Fan EJECTED From WWE SmackDown For Throwing Beer Bottle At John Cena (WWE News)
There's no excuse for this kind of behaviour; WWE and John Cena weren't amused.
WWE ejected a fan during Friday's 'go home' episode of SmackDown heading into Saturday's Backlash PLE for throwing a beer bottle at John Cena. There's obviously no excuse for this kind of awful behaviour. It just shouldn't happen. Pro wrestlers shouldn't be at risk of flying objects of any kind whilst cutting promos or working matches inside the ring.
It's really as simple as that.
Remarkably, Cena was able to maintain his composure and actually work the bottle into his speech. It was crystal clear to anyone watching the show that he wasn't amused though. No wonder. WWE chiefs, including Triple H, were also surely furious behind the curtain. Again, nobody should have to put up with this - boos and chants are encouraged, but trying to cause physical harm to one of the performers? Not on.
It wasn't long before fan footage of the incident popped up on social media streams. There are various angles of it, and all of them show the bottle in question bouncing off John's right knee pad before hitting the mat and landing right at his feet. Immediately, he looked up with an angry look on his face before lifting the bottle and shaking his head.
The Perpetrator Was Ejected By Security And Loudly Booed
Security staff inside the building moved quickly to identify the person responsible and remove them from the crowd. It's worth noting that others in attendance for SmackDown booed the perpetrator heavily as they were ejected. In effect, somebody paid a staggering amount of money for a ticket, then found themselves missing a crucial part of the show because they couldn't behave themselves.
Ridiculous.
Getting right back on track and barely missing a beat, Cena addressed his upcoming match vs. Randy Orton at Backlash. A hooded man appeared from behind, and some thought it might be Randy. That was a swerve, but Orton did show up eventually to lamp JC with an RKO and leave him laying mid-ring as WWE's cameras faded to black.
It's a good thing that security staff (WWE's own and those on hand inside the arena) moved swiftly to deal with this problem. It's not something anybody should have to repeat ad nauseam, but yes: People obviously shouldn't throw anything at pro wrestlers. There's just no reasonable excuse for doing so.
Thankfully, on this occasion, Cena was unharmed.
Some on socials did ponder whether or not this was a staged stunt that was part of the show and designed to sell the hatred many now have for the recently-turned heel Cena, but reports from sites like Fightful suggest otherwise.