Celebrities are usually calm and controlled around other celebrities and the common public. Rarely do we see celebs lose their cool as they have a thousand cameras pointing at them at any given point. But that doesn’t mean that celebrities have never gotten into physical altercations with other people. Many such fights have taken place and plenty of them have been recorded. For example when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars or when Conor McGregor swung a cane toward rapper Machine Gun Kelly. One such altercation which has gone viral on the internet recently has been that of Pat Sajak with a contestant on Wheel of Fortune.
On a recent episode, Pat Sajak beat a contestant during the show, but not in the game but with his moves. What happened and why did Sajak tackle a contestant? Read on to find out more details about the episode and the chain of events that took place.
Pat Sajak Tackles A Wrestler After Perfect Game
Wheel of Fortune is an American game show. It involves contestants solving word puzzles similar to Hangman and winning cash prizes. On Tuesday, March 21 episode, Fred Jackson was the contestant who was playing the game. While describing himself, he said that he was a bar trivia host, a professional wrestler as well as a drama teacher. The man was a man of many talents as he also had the perfect game by answering all the questions correctly.
Jackson said that even though professional wrestling does contribute much to his earnings, he likes to participate in the sport for fun. Jackson won all the rounds and won the Hawaiian-themed show. After Jackson’s win, Pat Sajak made sarcastic comments and called Fred a ‘brute’. He then said, “Just because he’s a professional wrestler… you want me to body slam him for you?”. The audience then screamed yes in unison.
Fred was emotional following his significant ‘Wheel of Fortune’ game win after the host stated that he had won the bonus round and would get $75,800. While Fred Jackson was basking in his win’s glory and was emotional, Pat Sajak comes around and tackles him. He tried to bend his arm behind his back and with the other hand grabbed his face, sort of putting him in a headlock. The audience was shocked by the move.
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Reactions To The Incident
There were many mixed reactions to the move made by Pat Sajak on the game show. One person commented about the episode saying, “Not only another Perfect Game, but another showdown with Pat vs. another contestant.” Another person commented saying, “What was with Pat at the end?” While yet another commenter wrote saying, “Don’t fall Pat.”
A viewer also cautioned how the scene should not have happened. They wrote, “I would never wrestle a contestant like Sajak was doing if I was the host of Wheel of Fortune I do handshakes literally.” Many others found the episode entertaining enough. A person wrote, “That was a good one!! The end was so funny.” While another one wrote, “It was fun to watch.” Yet another commenter wrote, “Probably one of the most entertaining WOF episodes!”
Pat Sajak has been in hot waters for his behavior multiple times, especially on his show. He has been hosting the show Wheel of Fortune since 1981. In one of the episodes, he also brought a fake fish for a contestant to hold. She was terrified of fish and scared to hold them. He has also made many snarky remarks on the show which have landed him in trouble.
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