According to a report from Mike Johnson of PWinsider, Big Cass was involved in a backstage incident at the WrestlePro event this weekend.
Johnson says that according to multiple sources, Cass was acting “aggressive and erratic” backstage throughout the night. This caused several incidents and led to him being kicked out of the arena.
There was apparently a confrontation backstage between Cass and Joey Janela. Johnson says that Cass confronted Janela in a threatening manner and was looking for a fight. There is also a rumor that Cass slapped Janela but that is unconfirmed.
After they were separated, Cass was apparently going around backstage and accusing people of stealing a sweater for him. This eventually led to Cass getting into it with Pat Buck and spitting in his face. Here is an excerpt from Johnson about what happened next:
Buck, with no recourse as he was backed against a wall, punched Cass and took him down with that one punch. Buck then grabbed Cass and controlled him on the floor as other wrestlers stormed in and pulled Cass out of the room. We are told that the second Cass was down on the floor, his entire demeanor changed as he went from aggressive and threatening to questioning why he was hit and asking what was going on.
Local police who were in the building (the Rahway police station is next door to the Rahway Rec Center so whenever there is a wrestling show, there are tons of on duty and off duty officers who stop by to visit) were asked by WrestlePro to escort Cass from the building. Cass was removed and Buck’s farewell went on as planned.
The consensus in the locker room that Cass was completely unprofessional, especially given the fact that he was being given a chance by the promotion to come work as he was trying to redeem himself in the business. Some were so angry over the situation that there was a belief that had Cass remained in the locker room, there were wrestlers who were willing to physically throw him out (or worse) themselves but they were trying to be professional with someone who wasn’t being professional at all.
We will let you know if we hear anything more. Definitely hate to hear stuff like this.
On a related note, check out what Cass recently had to say about a possible return to WWE.