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An American pro-wrestler’s over-the-top reaction to a traffic stop may have been part of the act, but RCMP have confirmed the stop itself was very real.

On Saturday, WWE wrestler Lacey Evans posted to Twitter a video of the stop south of Edmonton. In it, she acts aghast as a friendly Mountie hands over her South Carolina licence and a speeding ticket.

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“Do you know who I am?” she asks, to which the officer replies: “I have no idea.”

“Welcome to Edmonton,” he concludes, walking back to his cruiser.