Dot Net reader who sat near the fans involved in the Chris Jericho altercation describes their behavior during the WWE house show

Dot Net reader Kelly Nelson attended the WWE house show event in Victoria, B.C. on Saturday and sent the following note.

I woke up this morning thinking that the WWE house show I attended in Victoria yesterday afternoon was a rather uneventful experience--very short and something probably best enjoyed by 8-12 year olds these days.

I guess I was wrong. I guess this will turn out to be a very memorable trip for Chris Jericho, and perhaps the whole WWE if this becomes a messy legal situation. I wanted a memorable show, but not in this way.

Anyway, the idiots who attacked Jericho were sitting close to myself on the floor for the whole show. Actually sitting isn't a good way to describe the male idiot (around 16-20 years old I'd say), who is your typical gangsta-wannabe, and who was wearing a merch-table WWE belt all afternoon, reacting to all the heels as if the whole show was a shoot and constantly running up to the front row and calling them pussies and such.

For example, at one point during the Beth Phoenix vs. Kelly Kelly match, Santino Marella began taunting a young fan in the front row. Next thing you know, the male idiot comes running to the kids rescue and, totally serious, gets in Santino's face, challenging him to a fight.

I was surprised security did not kick him out at this point. Afterwards I could hear him explaining to a security guard, "Didn't you see what he did to that kid? You can't do that," (I'm not totally sure what Santino said or did to the kid, maybe somebody else caught it) as if he believed the whole situation was as real as the fights that I'm sure he tries to pick outside of his local 7-11 on Friday nights. At this point I was almost tempted to pull the idiot aside and ask, "You do know this is a performance, right?"

So Jericho, as far as I can figure, was attacked by a real honest-to-God true believer, just like the guys who used to stab and punch wrestlers in the old territory days. I didn't think, unless they happen to be mentally challenged, such fans still existed. The idiot and his girlfriend (who I thought was at most 14-15 years old) were also huge John Cena fans, which is likely why they targeted Jericho after the show.

Powell's POV: The woman was actually 20 years-old. The story posted in on TimesColonist.com does not say how old the male fan was. By all accounts, the male fan started the incident with Jericho outside the building by pounding on his car. The couple was charged with assault, but Jericho left town and has not been charged. I can't say I'm surprised by Kelly's description of the male fan given his actions outside the building. That said, I've yet to read any eyewitness reports or view any videos that justify Jericho striking the female fan.