Author Topic: WWE Superstar Chris Jericho involved in incident with fan. --- POLL ADDED (Read 5321 times)

Karl Kox · « **on:** February 08, 2009, 09:23:47 AM »

According to pwinsider.com, Chris Jericho was involved in an incident with a fan after Saturday's house show in Victoria, British Columbia. Below are the two different links to the story and to video footage taken by fans.

http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=36380&p=1

http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=36382&p=1

Soundness · « **Reply #1 on:** February 08, 2009, 10:04:24 AM »

Quote from: Karl Kox on February 08, 2009, 09:23:47 AM

According to pwinsider.com, Chris Jericho was involved in an incident with a fan after Saturday's house show in Victoria, British Columbia. Below are the two different links to the story and to video footage taken by fans.

http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=36380&p=1

http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=36382&p=1

He fucking lost it and jacked that girl on the second video.:

After examining the video, though, I must speak in his defense. This was simply self-defense. He was surrounded by people, he had his back to the crowd, he didn't know who was grabbing him or why the hell they were grabbing him. As far as he would have known, someone was attempting to kill him. He had no way of knowing their intentions. He wouldn't have realized it was the girl, as there were many men there that were verbally hostile towards him, so he has every reason to suspect they may attack him. He shouldn't have gotten out of his car, but for anyone to grab him is a dire mistake. It his her fault for jumping on him like that. He didn't know who was doing what or why.

He should not have gotten out of his vehicle in such conditions, sure, but this was simply an act of self-defense.

wolfgang187 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 08, 2009, 02:02:03 PM »

WWE Issues Statement On Chris Jericho's Incident With Fans
By Daniel Pena
Feb 8, 2009 - 4:30:18 PM

WWE released a statement today to TMZ.com regarding Chris Jericho's incident with fans following yesterday afternoon's house show in Victoria, British Columbia. WWE is saying Jericho was "attacked by a mob."

According to the statement, WWE is working with local authorities to investigate the incident and "identify the man and woman who fled the scene" following the melee with Jericho outside of the arena.

Here is WWE's statement:

"After leaving a live event in Victoria, British Columbia on Saturday evening, Chris Jericho's car was attacked by a mob when he was stopped at a stop sign. Unable to proceed, Chris Jericho exited his car to ask the crowd to clear a path so he could continue through the intersection. A man and a woman physically and verbally assaulted Mr. Jericho. Arena and WWE security arrived to establish enough order to allow Mr. Jericho to re-enter his vehicle and depart. The local police arrived minutes later. Mr. Jericho was unharmed in the incident. The WWE is working with local authorities who are investigating the incident to identify the man and woman who fled the scene."

TMZ.com has video and more coverage of the incident at the following link.

wolfgang187 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 08, 2009, 02:03:22 PM »

Here is one report, courtesy of reader Danny Lo:

I just got back from the WWE RAW/ECW house show in Victoria BC. At the end of the show (which seemed to end pretty quickly and was about 1hour and 45 mins), a ton of fans were waiting outside by the exit ramp of the arena where the wrestlers arrive and leave. Chris jericho got into his car and had already left the exit ramp. Just as he was about to turn after a stop sign, a fan swarmed the driver's side , and proceeded to bang loudly on the window and repeatedly flashed middle fingers. Jericho then opened the door on the driver's side and tried to get the fan to leave, but the fan forcefully pushed it against jericho. This prompted Jericho to step out of the vehicle and a war of words began. This led to a ton of fans flocking over to where they were, and subsequently clogging up exiting traffic. I was not close enough to hear what was being said as I didn't want to associate myself with those fans but I could tell it was serious because Jericho's face was beet red. Then quickly jericho pounced on the guy and threw a couple punches (prompting the crowd to disperse and some shrieks of horror) before jumping into his rented car and speeding away. One of the WWE guys stayed behind and relayed the information to the cops. The security team that was recruited to control the crowd was absolutely pathetic in attempting to cool down the situation as well as controlling the crowd as a whole. Jericho also supposedly muttered "Can't the security do it's job properly?" or something to that effect In my opinion jericho is not at fault as what he was doing was self-defense, and to ward off idiotic fans.

Victoria has always had a bad string of luck regarding incidents with wrestlers. In 2005 a fan jumped the rail and tried to attack triple H after the main event, and in 2007 a couple fans nearly got into a fistfight with Jimmy Korderas and Tony Chimmel at ringside. WWE usually comes here every 2 years to this town, but I'm guessing this incident will get reported to WWE HQ and subsequently the wait will be even longer. It is quite sad and disheartening to see fans go to such lengths to piss off the wrestlers outside of the ring. During the show, sure that's what you get for paying but not as they're trying to catch a flight to the next city. The event was overall very entertaining but unfortunately this incident caused it to end on a sour note on a personal level.

Also...

I forgot to add some details. During the pre-match promo jericho built heat by saying that he could get into the stands and "beat the living crap out of any and all of the fans", and that he disliked canada. I guess some idiot took this way to seriously and decided to try him. Shows how ignorant and foolish some wrestling fans are.

MuscleMcMannus · « **Reply #4 on:** February 08, 2009, 03:25:42 PM »

Attacked by a mob? LMAO! Yeah ok

Soundness · « **Reply #5 on:** February 08, 2009, 03:34:13 PM »

Quote from: MuscleMcMannus on February 08, 2009, 03:25:42 PM

Attacked by a mob? LMAO! Yeah ok

Fucker about got mutilated!

MuscleMcMannus · « **Reply #6 on:** February 08, 2009, 04:02:37 PM »

Quote from: Soundness on February 08, 2009, 03:34:13 PM

Fucker about got mutilated!

wolfgang187 · « **Reply #7 on:** February 08, 2009, 05:35:27 PM »

Pro wrestler Chris Jericho punched a woman outside Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre after a World Wrestling Entertainment bout yesterday, an altercation captured by a witness on a cellphone camera and posted on YouTube.

Witnesses say the incident occurred when Jericho was surrounded by hundreds of people heckling him after he lost yesterday’s RAW Live WWE bout.

Victoria police confirmed there was an altercation outside the arena, but said the wrestler left before police had a chance to speak to him. Two fans were arrested but later released. Const. Theresa Tuttle said no charges have been laid and the incident is under investigation.

WWE issued a statement saying that Jericho’s car was “attacked by a mob” when he was attempting to leave the parking lot. It said when he got out of the car to clear a path, he was physically and verbally assaulted, until arena and WWE security arrive to re-establish order. The statement said the attackers fled the scene, but it made no mention of Jericho throwing a punch.

One witness said she saw the 225-pound wrestler spit in a woman’s face after she approached his white Chevy Tahoe and castigated him for losing the heavyweight championship to John Cena. With spit dripping down her face, the woman started hitting him, said Darshan Stevens, who watched from about a metre away. Jericho turned and punched her in the face, she said.

“I was really surprised that a pro wrestler would do that with everyone watching,” Stevens said. “And hit a girl, what are you thinking?”

Jericho took off, she said, just minutes before several Victoria police cruisers arrived.

The woman who was hit, 20-year-old Ashley Levey, said the altercation began when her boyfriend, Kalen Johl, heckled Jericho as he drove through the parking lot. Jericho got out of his vehicle, Levey said, and made a derogatory comment to Johl, who is South Asian. She said Jericho pushed Kohl first. Levey called Jericho a racist, so he spit on and punched her, she said.

Levey said she and Johl were later arrested but released without charge.

kderosa@tc.canwest.com

Soundness · « **Reply #8 on:** February 08, 2009, 07:11:49 PM »

"I didn't know he was really an asshole."

LOL

Nordic Beast · « **Reply #9 on:** February 08, 2009, 08:04:44 PM »

that bitch deserved that shit----what teh fuck is wrong with people spitting on him etc $:-\$

Thin Lizzy · « **Reply #10 on:** February 08, 2009, 11:09:35 PM »

Quote from: Nordic Beast on February 08, 2009, 08:04:44 PM

that bitch deserved that shit----what teh fuck is wrong with people spitting on him etc $:-\$

Another bitch who thinks having a vagina is a free pass to say and do anything she pleases regardless of how rude and disrespectful.

Skeeter · « **Reply #11 on:** February 09, 2009, 03:42:26 AM »

I still think the boyfriend yelling "He hit my fucking girlfriend" is really funny.

Nordic Beast · « **Reply #12 on:** February 09, 2009, 03:55:42 AM »

Quote from: Thin Lizzy on February 08, 2009, 11:09:35 PM

Another bitch who thinks having a vagina is a free pass to say and do anything she pleases regardless of how rude and disrespectful.

exactly

mass 04 · « **Reply #13 on:** February 09, 2009, 07:11:17 AM »

Jericho did nothing wrong. The inbred Canadian hicks and retard rent a cops are the ones at fault. Everyone who has ever met Jericho has nothing but good things to say about him.

Karl Kox · « **Reply #14 on:** February 09, 2009, 10:46:29 AM »

20 or 30 years ago this would not have been a big deal. You know how many times my old man and other heels from back then had to fight their way to and from the ring every night. Once when my parents were dating fans surrounded their car one night ( no telling what my dad did to piss them off ) and tried to turn it over. My old man had to fire his gun in the air just to get out of their.

leonp1981 · « **Reply #15 on:** February 09, 2009, 03:10:24 PM »

That is ridiculous, some fans take it far too seriously. "You're a disgrace to Canadian's, you muthafuker!", I mean, come on. It must be bad enough to have people heckle whenever they see you in the street, but then to have them grabbing you and spitting at you when you're 'off duty' is completely out of order. The WWE should boycott that place if they can't control their fans.

mass 04 · « **Reply #16 on:** February 09, 2009, 03:13:04 PM »

Quote from: leonp1981 on February 09, 2009, 03:10:24 PM

That is ridiculous, some fans take it far too seriously. "You're a disgrace to Canadian's, you muthafuker!", I mean, come on. It must be bad enough to have people heckle whenever they see you in the street, but then to have them grabbing you and spitting at you when you're 'off duty' is completely out of order. The WWE should boycott that place if they can't control their fans.

I look at it this way. Outside of the arena, he isn't Chris Jericho. He's a guy who put on a show, entertained the fans, and is going home after work. I'm all for kayfabe outside of the arena, but it got too "real" by a bunch of turds who give wrestling fans a bad name.

leonp1981 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 09, 2009, 03:14:36 PM »

Quote from: mass 04 on February 09, 2009, 03:13:04 PM

I look at it this way. Outside of the arena, he isn't Chris Jericho. He's a guy who put on a show, entertained the fans, and is going home after work. I'm all for kayfabe outside of the arena, but it got too "real" by a bunch of turds who give wrestling fans a bad name.

Exactly, they shouldn't go to that town again.

Karl Kox · « **Reply #18 on:** February 09, 2009, 03:21:02 PM »

I'm not so sure that he should have got out of the car.

Geo · « **Reply #19 on:** February 09, 2009, 07:29:40 PM »

how big of a loser do ya have to be to heckle a wrestler INSIDE the arena let alone OUTSIDE ?

Soundness · « **Reply #20 on:** February 09, 2009, 07:47:33 PM »

Quote from: Karl Kox on February 09, 2009, 03:21:02 PM

I'm not so sure that he should have got out of the car.

Karl,

What if you think
1) Jericho was wrong for getting out of the car, but
2) the girl was also wrong for jumping on him?

In other words, that both he and the girl are wrong.

Legally he's right for defending himself, even if he shouldn't have gotten out of the car. It's not illegal to get out of your car. Stupid, sure, but not illegal. It is illegal to attack him as the girl did, and in that case he had every right to defend himself, whether we agree with the manner in which he did that or not.

wolfgang187 · « **Reply #21 on:** February 09, 2009, 08:28:33 PM »

OH YEAH IT'S AN ACCEPTED PRACTICE IN CANADA TO HIT WOMEN WHO ARE ACTING STUPID

big L dawg · « **Reply #22 on:** February 09, 2009, 08:42:45 PM »

any women that acts like that isn't a women anyway.she's a dumb ass bitch and should be beaten daily.untill she learns some respect.

Karl Kox · « **Reply #23 on:** February 09, 2009, 09:48:42 PM »

Quote from: big L dawg on February 09, 2009, 08:42:45 PM

any women that acts like that isn't a women anyway.she's a dumb ass bitch and should be beaten daily.untill she learns some respect.

saying a women should be beaten daily is a little harsh.

northernlights · « **Reply #24 on:** February 09, 2009, 09:52:21 PM »

Quote from: wolfgang187 on February 09, 2009, 08:28:33 PM

OH YEAH IT'S AN ACCEPTED PRACTICE IN CANADA TO HIT WOMEN WHO ARE ACTING STUPID

I am from Canada and it is not an accepted practice here or in any other civilized country.

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