Shocking moment legendary wrestler Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart, 61, is tackled to the floor by a fan who jumped the barriers during his WWE Hall of Fame speech
- Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart is OK after the former wrestler was tackled by a spectator
- Hart was giving a speech at a Hall of Fame ceremony on behalf of his late friend
- The fan was able to jump the barriers, rush the ring and wrestle Hart to the floor
- Hart was uninjured the fan was arrested after security subdued him with force
This is the shocking moment Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart was tackled to the floor by a spectator while he was giving a speech during the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony.
Hart, who was being inducted for the second time – this time as part of the tag team The Hart Foundation along with the late Jim ‘The Anvil’ Neidhart – was standing at the podium alongside Neidhart’s daughter when a fan charged him.
The man was promptly subdued by several people who came to Hart’s defense on Saturday night and taken into custody by police at the Barclays Center.
Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart, who was being inducted for the second time – this time as part of the tag team The Hart Foundation along with the late Jim ‘The Anvil’ Neidhart – was standing at the podium alongside Neidhart’s daughter when a fan charged him
Not part of the show: Hart, who was being inducted for the second time – this time as part of the tag team The Hart Foundation along with the late Jim ‘The Anvil’ Neidhart – was standing at the podium alongside Neidhart’s daughter when a fan charged him
The man was promptly subdued by several people who came to Hart’s defense on Saturday night and taken into custody by police at the Barclays Center
Hall of Fame wrestler Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart during his prime in 1994
A law enforcement official said a 26-year-old man was in custody and facing criminal charges.
The official was not authorized to discuss to the case and spoke on condition of anonymity.
Several shocked onlookers posted footage of the incident online. The induction event resumed after the fan was taken into custody.
‘An over-exuberant fan surpassed our security at ringside and made his way briefly into the ring,’ WWE later said in a statement.
‘The individual has been turned over to the proper authorities.’
After the individual was arrested, Hart, 61, finished his speech off and appeared to be uninjured.
Bret Hart’s brother Owen Hart, a fellow wrestler, died in 1999 after a stunt went wrong and he plunged 78ft to his death during a pay-per-view event in Kansas.