10 Times Wrestling Fans Put Themselves In Harm's Way

1. An ROH Fan Champions CM Punk Against Samoa Joe

During their Ring of Honor days, Samoa Joe and CM Punk put on a trilogy of matches that hold up to this day as absolute classics. Any time the Samoan Submission Machine and the Second City Saint crossed paths, it more often than not delivered utter gold.

For one CM Punk fan, he decided to show off his loyalty to the Straight-Edge Superstar during one such Joe/Punk battle - and he got made to look like an idiot by the time all was said and done.

At this time, Samoa Joe was positioned as a babyface, while CM Punk was the dastardly "I'm better than you" heel. So, for this ROH bout, 99% of the fans were cheering on the Destroyer. The 1% that wasn't? That was the fella who stoically stood and stared Joe down while doing Punk's patented straight-edge pose.

Staring a hole through this fan, Joe did the classic fake-out, causing the unlucky lad to flinch and be mocked by the rest of those in attendance.

Shortly after, Punk went over to shake the fan's hand, only to be the classic heel and pull his hand away at the last minute.

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