FAN WHO ATTACKED SETH ROLLINS AT THE BARCLAYS CENTER SPEAKS OUT
  • 11/24/2021 (6:58:59 pm)
  • Bob Mulrenin

The latest WWE beef, pitting a star wrestler against a hardcore Brooklyn fan, was unscripted and sparked by a bizarre two-year dispute.

Fan Elisah Spencer 24charged wrestler Seth Rollins from out of nowhere after the grappler’s Monday night Barclays Center match with Finn Balor, taking the WWE star to the ground before staff and security subdued and carried the intruder away. He now faces criminal charges in the wild attack.

Spencer told the Daily News he was trying to assist Rollins’ rival during the Monday Night Raw show — and wanted to settle a beef dating back to 2019 over what appears to be a catfishing scam concocted by someone posing as the popular wrestler.

“I apologized to the WWE for my actions,” Spencer told The News at his Red Hook home. “I had a legitimate beef but as a grown man I could have settled it a different way … If I saw him today I wouldn’t attack him. I’ve moved on.”

Spencer told The News he first met Rollins at a meet-and-greet a few years ago, where he asked the wrestling star for help to launch his own career in the business. But things went south after he started communicating on WhatsApp and other messenger services with someone he remains convinced was Rollins.

“He was asking me to send him gift cards in exchange for money, mostly $500 or more to see if I was loyal,” he said. “He asked me to be a wrestling blogger for him. I wanted to work my way up.

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