{"id":80898,"date":"2019-06-03T13:44:47","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T18:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=80898"},"modified":"2019-06-03T16:20:34","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T21:20:34","slug":"roh-news-roh-investigating-alleged-fan-incidents-with-bully-ray-and-mandy-leon-roh-issues-statement-on-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/06\/03\/roh-news-roh-investigating-alleged-fan-incidents-with-bully-ray-and-mandy-leon-roh-issues-statement-on-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"ROH News: ROH investigating alleged fan incidents with Bully Ray and Mandy Leon, ROH issues statement on investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3863911281\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Ring of Honor has informed PWTorch they are conducting an internal investigation of a series of incidents between a fan and Mandy Leon and Bully Ray last night at their live event in Portland, Oregon that streamed live on Honor Club. After the show, a Twitter user that goes by the handle of &#8220;Osh Kosh Big Josh&#8221; (Josh Ketch) posted a series of tweets about his interactions with Mandy Leon and later Bully Ray.<\/p>\n<p>The fan said he was heckling The Allure at one point and he got into a verbal exchange with Velvet Sky and later he was spat on and face palmed by Mandy Leon.<\/p>\n<p>After his confrontation with Leon, the fan said he was confronted by security a short time later where he was brought backstage and left alone with Bully Ray, who confronted him about the incident with The Allure. Ray told the fan to treat the women with respect and then told him to go back to his seat when the exchange was over.<\/p>\n<p>PWTorch contacted ROH about the incident and ROH GM Greg Gilleland issued the following statement to PWTorch:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Ring of Honor prides itself for providing a safe environment for our fans to enjoy our live events, and experience world-class athletes perform at the highest level. We take these allegations seriously and will conduct a thorough investigation to make sure appropriate actions are taken to ensure all our live events can be safely enjoyed by everyone.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Below is a transcript of Ketch&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xIAMHOLLYWOODx\/status\/1135413375138009089\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweets<\/a> with his side of the incidents between him and Mandy Leon and later when he was taken backstage and confronted by Bully Ray:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>OK story time\u2026 I avoided saying anything until the show was over to avoid any further issue but\u2026 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.<\/p>\n<p>Show starts. Dark match is some local girls fighting. Allure interferes at the end. Velvet and I exchange words along with the rest of the Allure. Nothing crazy. Mandy Leon spits on me from the side. Not preferable but I honestly don\u2019t care. Segment ends.<\/p>\n<p>Side note. I love and respect like 99% of all wrestlers. I honest to god never try to make the show ABOUT me, get myself over, etc. My rule of thumb is to boo the bad guys and cheer the good guys. It\u2019s rare that I\u2019ll flip the script but I always decide to go along with the show.<\/p>\n<p>Some opening match happens. Wildly unimportant. Second match occurs and it\u2019s a local v a local. Allure interferes at the end. I\u2019m mouthing off to all the girls for no reason other than THEY\u2019RE THE BAD GUYS \u201cBoo\u2026 you\u2019re trash\u2026 get lost\u2026 no one wants you here\u2026 etc\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>At some point Velvet Sky seemingly loses her cool &amp; is challenging me to come in the ring. Tells me to suck it, calls me a pussy, etc No prob. Get your heat She calls me a virgin. I remind her she has sex with that fat turd Bully Ray. Call them the tramp stamp trio. End segment.<\/p>\n<p>She goes to the back. Fast forward about five minutes &amp; I get a tap on the shoulder \u201cHey, we\u2019re with security and need to talk to you about an incident that occurred\u201d Immediately I think of the Allure stuff but think that maybe Mandy got in trouble for spitting\/face palming me.<\/p>\n<p>Then I kinda think this is a joke and look around. No signs of a joke from my buddies or crew. I\u2019m SUPER perplexed and think there\u2019s maybe miscommunication because nothing so far was a big deal at all. I oblige and follow security.<\/p>\n<p>Security takes me legit backstage. I\u2019m still perplexed by the entire thing and was honestly very hesitant to follow them because they kept saying \u201cwe need to talk to you about an incident\u201d. No details behind just leading me into the back. What\u2019s happening? What\u2019s waiting for me?<\/p>\n<p>Get to the back and security is just asking me to be patient \u201cWhat\u2019s going on\u201d \u201cJust sit tight\u201d \u201cSure but what\u2019s up?\u201d \u201cHold tight\u201d Time was slowing down but this was all happening SO fast.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019m kinda taking a step back on this here. Security backs off and it\u2019s just us two.<\/p>\n<p>He said \u201chey. I heard there was incident tonight with you and some of the girls\u201d \u201cUh\u2026 yeah? I guess\u201d *I\u2019m so lost* \u201cSo here\u2019s the deal. You\u2019re done talking down to them. You need to treat them with respect. Don\u2019t be saying anything you wouldn\u2019t say to your mom, you got it?!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not trying to act tough. I was legit being intimidated with purpose and I wasn\u2019t about to get kicked out during match 3 so I just bit the bullet and said \u201csure\u2026 yes sir\u2026 yeah, I understand\u2026 yup\u2026\u201d He said \u201cEnd of convo. Go be a fan\u201d Security led me back to my seat.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the end in regards to a timeline of events. The whole thing is still completely unbelievable and surreal, honestly. I\u2019ve gone to live events for 15 years and been following wrestling for 22 years. Never once heard of something like this happening.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3589764498\"><div id=\"pwtor-1224371228\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Ring of Honor has informed PWTorch they are conducting an internal investigation of a series of incidents between a fan and Mandy Leon and Bully Ray last night at their live event in Portland, Oregon <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/06\/03\/roh-news-roh-investigating-alleged-fan-incidents-with-bully-ray-and-mandy-leon-roh-issues-statement-on-investigation\/\" title=\"ROH News: ROH investigating alleged fan incidents with Bully Ray and Mandy Leon, ROH issues statement on investigation\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":59140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5],"tags":[1308,5007,167,6344,1742],"class_list":["post-80898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-prowrestlingnews","category-news_roh","tag-bully-ray","tag-mandy-leon","tag-roh","tag-the-allure","tag-velvet-sky"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/04\/ROH-logo-600x400.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80898"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80915,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80898\/revisions\/80915"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}