Fight: Legendary wrestler Bret Hart attacked by a fan during a Hall of Fame inducement speech

The wrestlers came to the aid of Bret Hart when a fan broke through a barrier and wrapped his arms around the 61-year-old wrestler while he was delivering a speech from the Temple of the WWE fame in the ring at Barclays Center.

Hart was inducted into the Hall a second time, this time for his role in The Hart Foundation tag team with the late Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart.

He was not hurt in the incident that occurred as he climbed onto the podium alongside Neidhart's daughter, Natalya, also a wrestler. Zachary Madsen, identified by the authorities as a 26-year-old man from Lincoln, Nebraska, was quickly removed from the ring and arrested.

He faces two counts of third degree aggression, criminal trespbad and another charge of misdemeanor, according to CNN. Hart was able to finish his speech at the event, which took place the day before WrestleMania at MetLife Stadium.

According to CNN, Xavier Woods, Tyson Kidd, Drake Maverick, Curtis Axel and Travis Browne, a UFC heavyweight and married to Ronda Rousey, were among those who came to the rescue.

"I could not believe that safety had failed in the first place and that you know that Shane McMahon and Travis Brown were above him, the crowd went crazy booing," said Alan Fisher. , viewer, at the Associated Press. "Everyone cheered when one of the wrestlers hit it."

Davey Boy Smith Jr., Hart's nephew and son of British wrestler The British Bulldog, tweeted: "This" fan "was lucky that I was being held in. Rickson Gracie said," If we fight for Money, I will stop hitting you when you ask me. If we fight for honor, I will stop hitting you when I feel like it. "

Natalya thanked the people who intervened tweeting: "Bret is a cancer survivor, one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, he did not deserve to be attacked or lose his moment, nor to diminish my father We have found Track. "

"An overbearing fan surpbaded our safety in the ring and briefly entered the ring," WWE said in a statement. "The individual has been handed over to the proper authorities."