[Pyramid_Head]

20 year old Scott Hoffman, who is from New Jersey, is under arrest after allegedly killing his girlfriend’s 18 month old boy after using wrestling moves on the child. The man claimed he used The Rock Bottom and The Last Ride, used by pro wrestlers The Rock and Undertaker, respectively.

The man claims he performed the Last Ride move on the child and he missed the bed, causing the child to hit the floor where he was knocked unconscious. The child was rushed to a local hospital but diagnosed with a collapsed lung and possibly broken neck and unfortunately passed away later.

WWE issued the following statement to The Patriot News in response to the story:

WWE's statement.

“There is no excuse for a 20-year-old grown man to assault an 18-month old child, no matter what. Using a flimsy excuse about emulating a wrestling maneuver does not absolve Brandon Hoffman of this abhorrent crime. The death of Bryson Shoemaker is a tragedy, and WWE offers its condolences to the child’s mother, Sierra Shoemaker.”

[Mr Poo]

Oops..



Fuckin' idiot.

[Illusion]

There is no excuse for a 20-year-old grown man to assault an 18-month old child, no matter what.

There's no excuse for a 20 year-old grown man to be watching pro wrestling period.

[spudigitti]

this is why prisons have communal showers

[OhJstFkOffAlrdy]

Sucks to be this dude. He was probably just playing with the kid and was too stupid to be extra-careful about it. Now he's facing a negligent homicide rap at the very least.

[rheedork]

People who fuck up with kids have the nicest time in prison, just sayin'. At least the US gives hefty sentences.

[OhJstFkOffAlrdy]

Originally Posted by rheedork ↗

People who fuck up with kids have the nicest time in prison, just sayin'. At least the US gives hefty sentences.

That's not always true. Depending on factors such as his criminal record (or lack thereof), his expression of genuine remorse before the court, requests for leniency by the victim's mother, etc., it's possible thay he may only serve a few years in actual prison and spend the rest of his time on probation.

And if he does get sent to prison, he can request protective custody AKA administrative segregation. He would basically be in solitary most of the time and the rest of the inmates would think he's a coward/bitch, but he'd be a lot safer than he would be in general population.

[OhJstFkOffAlrdy]

Oh, and I keep forgetting to say that WWE's statement is fucking douchebaggery at best. They should've just kept their mouths shut on the subject and let the justice system do its job.

[DiamondSmiles]

Originally Posted by Metal Mike ↗

Sucks to be this dude. He was probably just playing with the kid and was too stupid to be extra-careful about it. Now he's facing a negligent homicide rap at the very least.

I'm going with he is a dumb ass who probably thinks it's not predetermined, but should not have been rough housing with a baby. NO excuses!

In the old days, when it was decent, I'd drop guys off at different entrances.

Bruno Sammartino wouldn't let opponents sit together in bars.

[OhJstFkOffAlrdy]

Originally Posted by diamondsmiles ↗

I'm going with he is a dumb ass who probably thinks it's not predetermined, but should not have been rough housing with a baby. NO excuses!

There's no law against playing with your kids, or someone else's kids if that parent gives you permission. Intent to harm the child needs to be proven for any serious charges to stick in court. This guy better also hope that the child's mother testifies that it was indeed an accident.

Was he careless and stupid? Probably. But does that necessarily mean that what he did was criminal? No.