Jim Ross Discusses Fan Attack On Roman Reigns,”NXT Takeover: Brooklyn” Sellout

Once again, WWE Hall of Famer and former play-by-play man Jim Ross has taken to his blog at jrsbarbq.com to offer his input on the week that was in wrestling.

One of the main topics discussed was the incident that occurred between a fan and Roman Reigns during this weekend’s WWE Live Event in Victoria, British Colombia, Canada. As previously reported, a fan threw a replica Money in the Bank briefcase into the ring, striking Reigns in the head. The fan has since been banned from all future WWE events for life, but no legal actions were taken.

Ross feels that the fan should have received a harsher punishment, saying:

“It takes a real idiot to get physically involved in a pro wrestling match as a ‘fan’ and I use that term loosely did in Victoria, B.C. with Roman Reigns over the weekend. I think the guy should have been jailed and not just banned for life from WWE events as how is that going to be legislated? The ignorant person is lucky this happened in this era and not in a previous generation or his penalty would have been handled on site, in the back of the arena, for better or for worse. Cowboy Bill Watts enjoyed being the judge, jury and executioner when unruly, often times inebriated fans got physical with the talents. These fans got assaulted, I’m not condoning this, and then they still went to jail.”

Good ol’ JR also goes on to discuss the recent announcement made by WWE COO Triple H that the upcoming “NXT:Takeover” Brooklyn event was sold out:

“Congrats to WWE NXT for selling out the Barclay Center in Brooklyn the night before Summer Slam and at the same time as our RINGSIDE w/ Jim Ross Show in NYC at the Gramercy Theater. NXT is an amazing success story that poses an interesting conundrum for WWE and that is how do they introduce all the young talents that are ready to be called up in a manner that is impactful and memorable? These ‘introductions’ are critical to the process. I’d estimate that approximately 14,000 fans will sell out the Barclay Center three nights in a row for WWE themed events which is an amazing accomplishment.”

For the rest of this week’s edition, including comments on WWE “SummerSlam”, Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker and TNA, click here.

Editor’s Note:

I agree with Ross’ comments on the fan’s punishment being too lenient. I don’t know if jail time is the answer, but he should have received something more than just a life time ban. Kudos to Reigns for keeping his cool during that situation as well, and not making matters worse. I have always been a huge fan of JR, and his blog is always an interesting read.

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