WWE Fan Ejected for Throwing Beer Bottle at John Cena on Video During WWE SmackDown

One fan took things too far during John Cena's appearance on Friday Night SmackDown as they wound up getting ejected from the Nutter Center for throwing a beer bottle in the ring.

As Cena was in the ring ordering announcer Mark Nash to properly introduce him to the crowd, a bottle was thrown that bounced on the canvas and hit the undisputed WWE champion on his kneepad.

Fan footage from the opposite angle showed the person who threw the bottle and security quickly coming over to take him out of the arena.

Cena actually used the moment to his advantage. He initially had Nash stop the introduction when the bottle hit the ring, picked it up and threw it out before ordering the ring announcer to keep going.

When Cena finally started talking, he said that fans are "reduced to throwing empty bottles of beer" because they know how important Backlash is to Randy Orton's career.

The initial reactions to Cena's heel turn were comparing it to Hulk Hogan joining the nWo in 1996. One of the hallmarks of WCW programming in the late-90s was fans throwing items into the ring.

There were famously cups, toilet paper and other items being thrown in and around the ring for Goldberg's victory over Hogan on Nitro when he won the WCW title for the first time.

Granted, there is a huge difference between the two situations. WCW fans often threw items in the ring because they were outraged at the creative direction of the company.

It's safe to assume fans in the Georgia Dome were ready to boo everything when they saw people coming down to the ring because nWo matches were notorious for interference leading to the heels winning.

Friday's situation with Cena just seemed to be about one fan trying to get himself noticed, and it wound up costing him a pretty nice seat for the show-closing angle that saw Orton attack Cena in the final build for their title match on Saturday.

There is no indication at this point if any charges have been filed against the fan, or if he will banned from any future WWE events.

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