Not everything in pro wrestling is scripted.
A pro wrestling fan attacked a WWE Superstar on live television on Monday after he fell for an internet scam.
It wasn't the wrestler who messed with the fan. The person was pretending to be a wrestler. The fan is thought to have been a victim of catfishing.
If you were watching Monday Night Raw last night, you may have seen an odd moment between pro wrestler and actor Seth Rollins.
The athlete was speared on the floor by another person as he was making his way up the entrance ramp to the backstage area.
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This happened on TV. The television cameras cut away when they realized it wasn't part of the show, but the brawl still happened in full view of the crowd.
It's possible that Tweet has been deleted.
The footage of the fan pulling at the pro wrestler's hair and holding him on the floor quickly went online, showing how long the fan held him on the floor. A few fan videos show the man being escorted out of the arena.
According to the report, Spencer was arrested Monday night and charged with "attempted assault and attempted violation of arts and cultural affairs."
The fan's account on social media started spreading quickly. The account appears to belong to the suspect based on years of images and videos and a history of posts.
Spencer initially responded to Mashable, saying he would provide a statement, but did not respond to future messages.
In a video posted to the account from inside the arena before the show started, Spencer can be seen discussing his plans with a group of people sitting in his section that he seems to know.
Spencer, who doesn't appear on camera, can be heard saying, "I know how I'm going to do this now." "Knock him out when he comes out."
Spencer has a camera and he shows his vaccine card on it a few times.
Spencer claims he used to be cool with the wrestler until a business deal went the wrong way.
Spencer followed up by posting a bunch of pictures on his social media accounts that he claims show his interaction with the wrestler on online platforms.
Spencer and the fake Seth Rollins had a conversation. The picture was posted to the social media site.
Spencer seems to believe he is talking to the real Seth Rollins. It's clear that he's not.
Spencer doesn't seem to know he is being catfished.
Someone pretending to be someone else online is called catfishing. A bad actor will often target an individual and make them believe that they are talking with someone who has stolen their identity.
The performer's real name isn't displayed in the account, even though it's the name of the performer. Spencer appears to know that Colby Lopez is the real name of the man.
Spencer posted a picture of his contact with "Seth Rollins." The photo is from the social media site, the caption is: Credit: IG
Spencer says that in messages from the year 2019, the account of the wrestler's wife asked him if he could borrow money to get in touch with her.
The scam was from a fake person. The picture was posted to the social media site.
It's not clear what reason the Rollins account gives for asking a stranger to send him money. It's not clear if Spencer sent him money or how much. The messages follow the same patterns found in online money order and bank check scam.
The fraudster starts his scam in these pictures. The picture was posted to the social media site.
In a separate conversation, Spencer was told that he would be getting a check. Spencer would be told to cash the check and send the money to another person. The extra leftover sum? Spencer could keep it as a reward for helping out. Spencer would be on the hook for the money he sent to the person who the scam was asking him to send it to if the check was fake. A version of this seems to be what happened.
Spencer seems to have caught on to the scam, but still believes he is talking to the real Seth Rollins. The picture was posted to the social media site.
Spencer deposited the check that was sent to him by the account. Spencer told the account that he was going to the police because the checks were fake. He claims that his significant other was arrested because of the fraud.
Spencer posted a picture of a fake check. The picture was posted to the social media site.
In Spencer's videos of the event, he and his friends all seem to believe that Spencer has a relationship with the real Seth Rollins. As if the pro wrestler knew Spencer and what he looked like, they speculated as to what he would do when they saw him.
It's clear that Spencer is a victim in this situation, as he will be facing charges for tackling the real Seth Rollins at a live event.
The past few years have shown what people believe when they see it online. There's a big difference between media literacy and the internet, from the huge global issues of conspiracy theories and misinformation to the small events like a pro wrestling fan who thought his favorite star was scamming him.
People will continue to be fooled by bad actors online.
This isn't the first time a person has been catfished by a person pretending to be another person.
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In a radio interview, the wrestler spoke about how he knows many people who are not him who try to scam people by pretending to be him. In one instance, a woman showed up at the real home of the wrestler claiming to be in a relationship with him.
"Anything can happen in the World Wrestling Federation" was one of the slogans used by the World Wrestling Federation.
It's true that anything can happen in the wrestling ring.
