UPDATED: Randy Orton Speaks About Arkansas Gym Altercation With Fan; Lance Storm Weighs In
Original: When Randy Orton says "No Pictures", he really means "No Pictures." Even when he doesn't actually say "No Pictures."
Orton had an altercation with a fan at a gym in Jonesboro, Arkansas before a Live Event there last night, according to NEA Report out of Northeast Arkansas. Anthony Martin, who says that he grew up a wrestling fan, was with his friends at The Trim Gym when they saw Orton working out. Martin asked Orton to take a picture with him, but Orton responded with a fist bump instead, pointing to his ear phones and saying that he couldn't hear Martin.
Martin left Orton alone, but he then decided to take a photo of him from across the room, which caused Orton to get angry. This is the photo in question:
Martin tells the story of what happened next: "He saw me snap the picture and came up to me got in my face and said, 'What the f**k are you doing? I said no **ddamn pictures! Are you f**king stupid?' I said, 'No. You said you couldn't hear me."
"Randy came over to Anthony, grabbed his hand and was belittling Anthony and pretty much was saying m'fer this, m'fer that," said Cody Halstead, a friend of Martin who was with him at the gym.
Orton continued his tantrum before eventually calming down. He told the men to "enjoy their workout" and then left. You can read the full article at NEA Report by clicking here.
UPDATED: Randy Orton took to twitter last night to give his side of the story … which seems to be the same as the original. Whatever happened, he's not denying it.
A fan weighed in with a gif, and Orton agreed:
But Orton's not entirely unreasonable, as this exchange with a fan proves:
And not that anyone asked, but former WWE star Lance Storm decided to throw his two cents in as well, lending his support to Orton: