10 Times Wrestling Fans Put Themselves In Harm's Way

by Andrew Pollard

1. An ROH Fan Champions CM Punk Against Samoa Joe

Samoa Joe ROH Fan
ROHWrestling.com

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.

Samoa Joe ROH Fan
ROHWrestling.com

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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer and Presenter, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund and Eli Roth to Kevin Smith and the Russo Brothers, to Kevin Conroy and Frank Miller, to Bret Hart and Sting, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, and Brian Flynn, to many, many more. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is a long-standing season ticket holder and an FSA Award-winner for his time co-hosting the Fearless in Devotion podcast.