MJF and Dax Harwood eject fan posing as extra talent
Added 2021-12-15 19:10:28 +0000 UTCA very unusual situation played out last week on Long Island at the AEW Dynamite show, backstage
Fightful has learned that building security for UBS Arena (not AEW's security) allowed a fan backstage, who was posing as an extra. Things quickly unraveled for him. The fan made his way into the locker room, and sat in Dax Harwood's seat, before being informed of such. He apologized, noting he was an extra, and then moved over to a seat that had belonged to the Blade of Hardy Family Office.
It became evident to people in the locker room that something was off, so they began questioning the person, who was applying his Jeff Hardy-style armbands. When asked who trained him, he stated "Jeff Hardy," who does not train wrestlers. Also, the person couldn't correctly identify who would have booked him for extra work, citing a name that doesn't do that job. We're told that MJF and Dax Harwood quickly ejected him from the locker room, and took him to a person who indicated the same fan had been kicked out of an AEW Boston show in October. The person also claimed to be a friend of Taz's, which was "clearly not true," said one talent backstage.
We're told there was no heat on AEW's security, as this wasn't their responsibility as much as it was the UBS building security. One source that we reached out to in order to confirm the story said that given the Seth Rollins situation recently, they're glad it got resolved without physicality, as things could have gotten very bad for the fan.
We've since been able to confirm that Jeff Hardy in fact did not train the individual.
Comments
Lmao.
Frankie Aguilera
2021-12-16 17:00:27 +0000 UTCOf all the people in the company you could’ve said you were friends with, you picked Taz lol
Joel Wood
2021-12-15 21:50:00 +0000 UTCThey need to start beating the shit out of these guys, maybe others will think twice
Marshall Enloe
2021-12-15 21:43:52 +0000 UTCDo you know of any physical indicators of the person? I met someone at the Kansas show equally weird saying he was recently hired as part of the ring crew by Sting and the Young Bucks.
Brent Degenhardt
2021-12-15 21:16:23 +0000 UTCAll joking aside, that could have been really bad. Imagine if the "fan" had more serious intentions, like physically harming or killing people. What if he had weapons or an improvised explosive in his bag? UBS security really needs to get their crap straight before someone gets seriously hurt or worse.
B. Joseph
2021-12-15 21:09:04 +0000 UTCFirst red flag; "I'm friends with Taz"
Geoffrey Gwyn
2021-12-15 20:05:25 +0000 UTCI'm just trying to picture in my head what getting escorted out by Dax would look like.
e d
2021-12-15 19:48:44 +0000 UTCWhat is with these psychos these days?
Jake from the Windy City
2021-12-15 19:34:45 +0000 UTCSomewhat reminds me of that Tough Enough participant that left the show and wound up getting backstage saying she worked in production
Brian Bayless
2021-12-15 19:25:19 +0000 UTCThese dorks lately. What is going on? Lol
Shaun V.
2021-12-15 19:18:25 +0000 UTCUBS Arena needs to get its act together quickly regarding security.
Kim Cee
2021-12-15 19:16:31 +0000 UTCAfter what happened with Seth Rollins this guy is LUCKY. Thankfully he left without an issue. My god lmao
Drew Nicholas
2021-12-15 19:15:59 +0000 UTCThis is nuts! Glad this didn't escalate into anything bad
Danny Valentin
2021-12-15 19:14:32 +0000 UTCSome Fans are weird lol
Colt Baudoux
2021-12-15 19:12:36 +0000 UTC
