WWE issues statement concerning LaMelo Ball's racial slur on 'Raw'

World Wrestling Entertainment has been forced to issue a statement concerning some of the language used during an appearance by LaVar Ball and two of his three sons on "Monday Night Raw."

During Dean Ambrose's entrance to interrupt the segment, 15-year-old LaMelo Ball was heard on the microphone laughing and saying "beat that n----- ass" on two occasions, encouraging his father - who had just taken off his shirt - to take on The Miz.

"The inappropriate language used by a guest during the 'Miz TV' segment was not scripted nor reflects WWE's values," the company said in a statement to The Los Angeles Times.

WWE has since posted a censored version of the altercation on its official YouTube page.