From Local 12, WKRC CBS Cincinnati NewsWWE Wrestlers Arrested For Local Cab FightLast Update: 1/28 5:27 pm
VideoTwo WWE wrestlers face charges in Northern Kentucky after a fight at a gas station.
Erlanger Police were called to the Shell station on Buttermilk Pike in Crescent Springs on Wednesday morning around 4:45 a.m. Police say someone called for help with two men fighting in a cab.
When officers got there they arrested 35 year old Gregory Shane Helms, also known as "Hurricane Helms" in the wrestling world. He and his companion, 39 year old Christopher Irvine, also known under the WWE name "Chris Jericho", are charged with Public Intoxication.
Local 12 has learned the two men left KJ's bar in Crescent Springs just before their arrest. The two men were part of a WWE event on Tuesday night at US Bank Arena.
The entertainment news website TMZ.com says several people were in the cab with Helms and Jericho when things allegedly got violent and that cops tell them Helms struck three people -- including Jericho, a man and a female passenger.
Police say Helms ran away but later came back. He admitted he'd had a lot to drink in a short time.
No one wanted to press charges for the fight. But police say the two wrestlers were too drunk to let go. Both men were released on bond.
Helms, who hails from North Carolina, has won a number of professional wrestling titles including the European Championship and the Cruiserweight Championship.
Irvine, who's hometown is in California, has won the WWA World Tag Team Championship and was named Wrestler of the Year in 2008. He once laid claim to being the undisputed world champion after beating Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock in 2001.