An absolutely wild scene broke out during the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony on Saturday night.
Bret Hart was attacked in the middle of the ring as he gave an induction speech for The Hart Foundation. The late Jim Neidhart’s daughter, WWE star Natalya, was in the ring with “The Hitman” when a man ran into the ring and rushed Hart.
I know what you’re thinking right now: “It’s wrestling. It’s fake.” But this wasn’t part of any script.
The WWE Network live stream cut away the moment the man made contact with Hart, which you can see here (via Twitter):
Fan video from inside Barclays Center showed the attack and immediate aftermath as security and a multitude of WWE wrestlers swarmed the ring. The video shows the first person to come to Hart’s defense was UFC fighter Travis Browne, who was in attendance with wife Ronda Rousey. You can see Browne come in from the left side, and he throws punches at the attacker while on the ground (via Twitter).
Hart finished his speech after things got under control, but what a crazy thing to happen.
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