WWE Calls In Security As Wrestlers Mobbed By Fans Ahead Of Clash In Paris (WWE News)
WWE stars faced several scary fan incidents over the weekend.
With WWE Clash in Paris now officially in the books, some disturbing footage has made its way online from WWE's latest trip to France.
First up, Rhea Ripley took to X to issue a reminder that wrestlers are people, not to swarm them "like a pack of rabid zombies", and detailed a scary incident where she was mobbed by a group of "fans" who stopped her from getting in her Uber lift. Shortly after that post, footage of that incident appeared across various social media platforms, and Rhea followed this up on Instagram with a post simply stating, "Treat me like a human, or imma start acting like Rhea Ripley and no one's getting s**t".
Rhea Ripley getting absolutely swarmed by fans at Clash In Paris and her message to fans. Please be mindful of wrestlers’ boundaries and safety.
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Unfortunately, the Rhea Ripley incident wasn't an isolated one this past weekend, with Sheamus another WWE talent who was swarmed by fans in scary fashion.
Again, footage started to appear online last night of Sheamus having a mob close in on him, with the Celtic Warrior heard telling people to calm down as he did his best to make sure a young female fan was okay as bodies were being pushed and pulled in every direction.
Sheamus gets surrounded by fans before WWE CLASH IN PARIS.
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On top of this, CM Punk posted "Stop touching strangers. PLEASE." on his Instagram stories on Saturday, which seems to be another reference to crazed fan behaviour in France over these past few days.
Thankfully, it appears that WWE has addressed these issues by assigning security to follow talent, as seen in this clip of Roxanne Perez in Paris that has since circulated online. Of course, one has to ask why such security measures weren't put in place beforehand.
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Sadly, this isn't just a problem with Paris or France, for similar fan incidents have been scarily commonplace in recent years, with various wrestlers taking to social media on a far too regular basis to either politely remind fans that the wrestlers are human beings, or, in some cases, be a little more blunt and to the point with their frustrations.