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UPDATED: Harry Smith Reportedly Throws Coffee at Jake Roberts at WrestleCon

April 7, 2018 | Posted by Jeffrey Harris

UPDATE: Wrestlezone.com reportedly spoke to Harry Smith on the incident, and Harry Smith explained why he attacked Jake Roberts earlier today at WrestleCon.

Harry Smith is claiming that Roberts refused to apologize for some “disparaging comments” Roberts made about Smith’s father, The British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith, in some recent podcast appearances. Harry then later went to confront Roberts at his WrestleCon table, and Roberts declined to speak to Smith about the situation.

After that, Harry stated that he asked Roberts to step outside to settle their issues in a fight. That’s not considering that Roberts is 62 years old and has had a number of health issues. Harry then says that Roberts then started to swear and told Harry to “F*** off.”

This was apparently what triggered Harry to throw the coffee cup into Roberts’ face. He stated that Roberts’ daughter then tried to fight him, stating, “Jake and his daughter were acting inappropriate and wanted to start a scene.” Harry is also claiming that Roberts tried to offer him drugs at the 2012 WrestleCon, which is something else Harry Smith had issues with Roberts over.

There are still no details yet updating Roberts’ condition after the incident, or if Smith is going to be arrested or brought up on charges for assault.

ORIGINA: PWInsider reports that an incident took place earlier today between NJPW star Harry Smith and WWE Hall of Famer Jake Roberts at Wrestlecon. According to witnesses, Smith approached a table where Roberts was signing autographs. Then, Smith reportedly threw a cup of hot coffee in Roberts’ face.

Witnesses describe Smith as walking up to the table without saying a word and throwing the coffee on Roberts’ face. Security then cleared the area and authorities were called. After that, Smith then left the venue before they could speak to him.

There are no details yet on what sparked the incident or the condition of Roberts’ after having hot coffee thrown on his face. Smith was advertised to appear on House of Hardcore later tonight.