Summary

A fan involved in CM Punk's altercation at the MGM Grand after WrestleMania 42 says he is looking for an apology, not legal action.

According to the account relayed from the incident, Bayley and AJ Lee were in a public area of the hotel shortly after midnight when the fan approached them with his phone out. Bayley pushed the phone down after telling him to leave, and Punk then stepped in and knocked the phone out of the fan's hand.

The confrontation happened in the immediate fallout from Punk's WrestleMania 42 main event loss to Roman Reigns. It also came during a chaotic stretch around WWE's hotel setup in Las Vegas, where fan access had already become part of the conversation during the weekend. That atmosphere was also hanging over other WrestleMania-week fallout, including the post-show crowd reaction to TKO.

Quotes

Quote from Bayley

"Go away, dude, get out of here"

Quote from the fan

"I want an apology, shake my hand, I'm not going to sue him or put him in jail. I just want an apology."

WrestleMania 42 fallout puts more focus on hotel security

CM Punk's confrontation with the fan is notable beyond the moment itself because security around WWE's hotel was already being discussed during WrestleMania week. With talent being approached in public areas late at night, this incident is likely to keep that issue in focus anytime WWE runs another major weekend built around one central hotel.

Sources

As reported by TMZ via NoDQ