An incident outside of the arena allegedly took place recently where
a fan states that he was assaulted by Randy Orton.
Randy Orton Assaults Fan
On January 8, 2010, an incident took place between Randy Orton and a
teenage fan in Massachusetts.
According to reports, a 15 year old fan saw Randy Orton
outside of a Chinese restaurant called Kowloon. The fan went up to
Randy Orton, took a picture, and asked the former WWE Heavyweight Champion
to pose together for another picture.
Suffice it to say, things did not go well right after that point.
Newspaper reports show that the teenager, accompanied by his mother,
went to the Saugus police department and filed an assault charge against
Randy Orton. The charge is that Randy Orton spit on the kid and used
profanities towards him. A friend of the teenager has agreed to be a
witness.
The young man also stated that Randy Orton told him to "Sue me!"
As of right now, neither Randy Orton nor WWE have publicly responded
to these allegations. Sun Comes Up
Every morning, people across the planet know that if they looked towards
the east, they're going to see the sun come up.
When an incident involving Randy Orton is reported, most people just
roll their eyes and nod their head. Believe me, this is not the most
shocking bit of news that a wrestling fan can read.
For those of you that don't know, Randy Orton has a long history of
having incidents, both backstage and in his personal life. There have
been countless reports from wrestling fans about Randy Orton being a
bit of jerk in real life.
Randy Orton is never going to be confused with John Cena when it comes
to his relationship with wrestling fans.
People have tried to talk about Randy Orton growing more mature as of
late. Some even cite his new found fatherhood as a reason for his improvement
in behavior.
Everyone thought that he had taken quite a few steps forward.
Of course, when something like this happens, the entire business takes
a few steps backwards. Respecting the Wrestlers
On the flip side, though, wrestlers do get harrassed by wrestling
fans on a pretty frequent basis. We cannot automatically assume that
Randy Orton is totally to be blamed for his incident because wrestling
fans have a history of doing stupid things.
It wasn't all that long ago that we saw someone attacking Chris
Jericho outside of an arena. That individual was obviously unable
to grasp the reality of it all. The fan believed that the character
that Chris Jericho plays on camera is real.
These are the fans that make us wrestling fans look bad.
The wrestlers are real people. Their job requires them to constantly
be on the road. They sometimes want to clock out whenever they leave
the arena. However, some fans simply refuse to respect their privacy.
Closing Thoughts
No one really wins when something like this happens. Fans need to learn
to respect the wrestlers, and wrestlers need to learn to keep their cool.
The case isn't going to get very far. |
