Overview
- A front‑row Eric André handled Jacob Fatu’s Ula Fala during a Bloodline segment on WWE Raw and Fatu responded by dragging him over the barricade and attacking him in the ring.
- Roman Reigns initially did not intervene on camera but then signaled approval for Fatu to continue, after which Fatu executed two top‑rope splashes onto André.
- WWE officials and Raw general manager Adam Pearce said André trusted Fatu to keep the spot safe, and André needed assistance backstage and was described as in pain after the segment.
- In interviews and at a film premiere in the days since, André rejected a Roman Reigns T‑shirt, said he is recovering and warned he will learn to fight and seek revenge.
- The incident has drawn attention because André is promoting a Netflix film and is set to co‑star with Reigns in the upcoming Street Fighter movie, which raises questions about celebrity cross‑promotion and performer safety on live wrestling television.