India, March 2 -- During the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) elimination chamber in Toronto, Canada, audience members booed when the national anthem for the US was played.

The crowd at the wrestling competition were booing as American singer Elizabeth Irving performed a rendition of the US national anthem "Star Spangled Banner", after America announced high tariffs of 25 per cent on the imports of several Canadian goods.

The elimination chamber takes place right before the beginning of the world's biggest wrestling spectacle, WWE Wrestlemania. During the event, Star Sports commentator Pat McAfee criticised the display of anti-US sentiment, saying, "It kind of sucks that it's in the terrible country of Canada that booed our national ...