Report: Talent share thoughts on security issues during WWE WrestleMania 42 weekend
WWE WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas is officially over; however, several concerns regarding security issues popped up soon after the PLE weekend.
According to a recent report by Fightful Select, several WWE stars raised their concerns about the lack of proper security at official talent hotels. When asked about the situation, several wrestlers responded to Fightful with, “What security?“
A WWE source claimed that certain fans crossed boundaries during meet-and-greet sessions, where they attempted to initiate hugs with the talents. This was strictly not encouraged, not just for personal reasons but also due to health factors.
Another wrestler claimed to believe that things were worsening because of the sky-high ticket prices set by WWE under TKO and Fanatics. The wrestler believes they are no longer financially accessible to fans who want to meet them and normally pay for meet and greets. The “inaccessible prices” could be a reason behind the fans getting aggressive.
“A lot of fans use their kids to get us to sign things,” a former WWE Champion said. “If we don’t, they put phones in our face and try to guilt trip us.” Another WWE superstar claimed, “It’s WrestleMania, and there are wrestling fans in town. What do people expect?“
Throughout the weekend, there were several security concerns, including Sean Waltman getting assaulted, Booker T getting filmed inside a bathroom, CM Punk’s heated fan altercation, Drew McIntyre voicing his opinion on fan behavior, Royce Keys protecting his personal space, and Damian Priest confronting a fan who refused to respect women’s wrestlers’ personal space. The incidents were not just limited to these few.
Talents across the board from multiple locker rooms unanimously agreed that WWE and TKO should provide on-site security to talents during major events when the wrestlers are staying at a centralized location. While wrestlers arrange for their own accommodations, WWE provides and takes care of hotels during bigger events like WrestleMania. Despite this, multiple WWE Superstars chose to stay at different locations to avoid the rush of fans. Fightful was told that it made arranging travel more difficult.
A WWE staff member jokingly said, “I think we should be allowed to superkick one annoying fan a day.” The overall sentiment amongst the talents is that TKO and WWE should spend the money to protect their talent, or instead start paying for the talent to get security themselves.
Another top women’s talent told Fightful, “It’s Vegas, we were fucked from the beginning. WWE never actually pre arranges good security . It’s like they wait until shit happens, then they do damage control or add security. We love the personal security teams, and they did as much as they could but hotel security was busy taking care of the problems you already have in Las Vegas.”
WWE has not yet officially shared a statement regarding the situation as of this writing.
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