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UPDATED: More on Details Jericho and Lesnar’s Backstage Altercation: Vince McMahon Scolds Jericho, More

August 22, 2016 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas
Brock Lesnar WWE Image Credit: WWE

UPDATE: Pro Wrestling Sheet has more on the Chris Jericho/Brock Lesnar backstage altercation at the end of SummerSlam. According to the site, Jericho was repeatedly asking people in the gorilla position at the end of the main event if the Brock Lesnar/Randy Orton finish was planned but wasn’t getting answers because backstage footage was still being shot.

According to the site’s sources, when Jericho confronted Lesnar, Lesnar kissed Jericho on the forehead and said “Kiss me back, p**sy.” Jericho didn’t back down and instead stepped directly up to Lesnar, who had his hands behind his back as he said “hit me or kiss me, bitch.” That’s when things got physical and everyone came in to break them apart.

When Vince McMahon arrived, he started to usher Lesnar away and told Jericho to be more professional. When Jericho said Lesnar was the unprofessional one for shooting on Orton, McMahon replied, “It’s a work! What’s wrong with you?” The two sides then went their separate ways.

The site reports that those backstage believe Jericho had the right intentions, but handled things wrong.

ORIGINAL: The Wrestling Observer reports that there was a big backstage altercation between Brock Lesnar and Chris Jericho at the end of SummerSlam. The site says that according to multiple sources, Jericho came to the gorilla position at the end of the main event, in which Lesnar bloodied Randy Orton, and asked producer Michael Hayes if that was the planned finish.

When Hayes didn’t respond, Jericho reportedly said “That’s bulls**t” just as Lesnar was returning backstage. Lesnar apparently misinterpreted the comment as referring to the match itself and according to two separate sources either called Jericho a “p**sy” or told him to shut up and mind his own business. The two went face to face and began to have words, during which Lesnar pushed Jericho with his fingers and Jericho responded by going forehead to forehead. One version of the story says that Lesnar pushed Jericho against the wall.

Either way, the two ended up tangled against the wall and Lesnar told Jericho to punch him or kiss him. Triple H jumped in at that point and broke things up, only to have them go at it again. Vince McMahon then got between them. Jericho was yelling about Lesnar and McMahon said it was all a work and to be professional.

Triple H told McMahon that Lesnar started the fight and Jericho was standing up for himself. Jericho got angry when he saw Orton’s condition, as he was concerned for his health. Orton assured Jericho that he knew what was planned.