It was previously reported that a fan rushed to the ring and tried to tackle Bret Hart during last night’s WWE Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony while The Hitman & Natalya were in the middle of their induction speech. The camera would then switch to a blank screen but come back to several Superstars and officials checking on Bret & Natalya, while it appeared that the fan was being held down to the side, then taken away as fans booed him and chanted “asshole” at him. Drake Maverick then asked the fans to not pay the man any attention, then Bret & Natalya asked the fans if they could get back to their speech.
Word from The Barclays Center is that several people laid hands on the man as he was being taken out. RAW Tag Team Champion Dash Wilder, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Travis Browne (boyfriend of RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey), The New Day, Titus O’Neil & Bret Hart himself, reportedly got a few stiff shots in on the unidentified man.
WWE issued a statement on the incident and said that the man has been turned over to the proper authorities. You can check out their statement below:
“An over-exuberant fan surpassed our security at ringside and made his way briefly into the ring. The individual has been turned over to the proper authorities.”
Literally on the verge of tears. Some horrible bastard fan just rushed the the ring and rugby tackled poor Bret Hart. #WWEHOF pic.twitter.com/DPGUVrmmpK
— Gorilla Position (@WWEGP) April 7, 2019
Here’s the full exchange of the fan attacking Bret Hart.
Travis Browne (Rousey’s husband and former UFC fighter) and the New Day both reacted very quickly and deserve a lot of praise. #WWEHOF pic.twitter.com/T0fzLq5grz
— Chris Toplack (@christoplack) April 7, 2019
Holy shit, fan jumped the ring tackled Bret Hart and dash wilder fucked him up with an upper cut off cam, the whole roster piling the ring, LEGEND DASH pic.twitter.com/JnmJSuBoqE
— gregory tomos sage (@GEEsage) April 7, 2019
The attack on Bret Hart & Natalya.
What a disgusting act. #WWEHOF pic.twitter.com/3IwjyhMGzX
— WΞ FIGHT. WΞ OVΞRCOMΞ. WΞ BΞLIΞVΞ. (@AhYezzir) April 7, 2019
Bret Hart’s attacker get mad his face smashed in by what looks like Dash Wilder. #WWEHoF #WWE #BretHart #Attack #WrestleMania credit to my boy Martin Endersby via FB pic.twitter.com/dO6Ckhk5Jt
— dRAIL2k3 (@dRAIL2k3) April 7, 2019
HOLY SHIT. Someone just ran in the ring and tackled Bret Hart! #WWEHOF#WWE pic.twitter.com/ujbFVAVzn8
— Jon Sosis (@FunnyJS) April 7, 2019
🙁 pic.twitter.com/qCNK5jo8LP
— Brian The Guppie (@briantheguppie) April 7, 2019