If there's one way to generate heat in Seattle, it's by ripping on the city for not having a NBA team.
Kevin Owens and Elias knew what they were doing on Raw when they brought up Seattle and their lack of a professional hoops squad.
Fellow WWE superstars took notice of the crowd reaction following Elias' comment. You can view the entire segment in the video above.
Seattle had a basketball team up until 2008 when the team was moved to Oklahoma City. The Supersonics won one NBA Championship during their time in Seattle.
Even though Seattle no longer has a NBA team, their WNBA team is doing very well. The Storm just won the WNBA Championship and were gifted a custom WWE Title from Triple H.
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