A fan, Josh Ketch at this past weeekend’s shows posted the following on Twitter:
OK story time… I avoided saying anything until the show was over to avoid any further issue but… this honestly soured my to ROH in a big way. Honest to god story that can be backed up by about half a dozen people… https://t.co/8ECk6ewxJ3
— xIAMHOLLYWOODx (@xIAMHOLLYWOODx) June 3, 2019
Essentially after some interactions with the Allure from their seats, the fan was asked to come backstage where security and Bully Ray talked with him. Here is his description:
“Suddenly BULLY RAY comes out from a back room. Full on gear since he was in the opening segment of the show and he looks PISSED. Much bigger than me so I’m kinda taking a step back on this here. Security backs off and it’s just us two…He said “hey. I heard there was incident tonight with you and some of the girls”
“Uh… yeah? I guess” I’m so lost
“So here’s the deal. You’re done talking down to them. You need to treat them with respect. Don’t be saying anything you wouldn’t say to your mom, you got it?!
I’m not trying to act tough. I was legit being intimidated with purpose and I wasn’t about to get kicked out during match 3 so I just bit the bullet and said “sure… yes sir… yeah, I understand… yup…”
He said “End of convo. Go be a fan”
POSTwrestling.com is reporting that Ring of Honor’s General Manager Greg Gilleland issued the following statement about Josh’s experience:
ROH has always taken fan-first approach, with fan experience being at the forefront of all of our live events. We consider this to be very serious and will be conducting an internal review over the next 48 hours to determine the appropriate actions.