Breaking News: Chris Jericho Suspended

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The following is being reported by WWE.com:

Chris Jericho has been suspended indefinitely due to an irresponsible act of denigrating the Brazilian flag at a WWE live event in São Paulo on May 24. WWE has apologized to the citizens and the government of Brazil for this incident.

Editor's note: As we usually disclaim when anything is reported by WWE.com, this could be part of a story line, however, no other details have been provided aside from the above statement. We will have more on this story as it develops.

http://wrestlezone.com/news/255239-breaking-top-wwe-star-suspended-for-denigrating-brazils-flag

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According to several sources within WWE, the incident with Chris Jericho denigrating the Brazilian flag at WWE's 5/24 Sao Paulo live event, and his subsequent suspension, is completely legitimate and is said to be a major issue for WWE at the moment.

WZ has learned that Jericho was nearly arrested for the incident, and several within WWE feel the incident will irrevocably effect the company's relationship with the country of Brazil.

"This was not a case of Shawn Michaels sticking a Canadian flag up his nose," a source told WZ. "This is a different era, one in which you don't do things like this. You'd think WWE or Jericho would have learned from the mistake Dave "Fit" Finlay made."

We will continue to bring you the latest information on this story as it develops.

http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/255243-exclusive-details-on-y2j-flag-incident-jericho-nearly-arrested


UPDATE: Chris Jericho's suspension will last for 30 days.


Here is the video of the incident followed by the apology:




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Here is the latest news and notes on the Chris Jericho-WWE Brazil story:

- This is NOT a work by any means.

- Jericho was rushed to the airport late last night and they got him out of the country and into Ecuador ASAP. As of earlier this morning, he was in Ecuador. He's likely on his way back home now.

- WWE management met with and issued an apology to the Brazilian government last night and this morning.

- In Brazil, desecrating the flag is grounds for incarceration. It's against the law.

- Jericho was told by police and government officials that he had two choices - either apologize right then and there or be arrested and escorted out of the arena in handcuffs. They would have also shut the entire show down and sent fans home.

- Jericho has been pulled from the entire tour and has been suspended for 30 days. He will not be at the No Way Out PPV and the planned match with Randy Orton is off. They started the angle on RAW Monday and had planned to do a match between the two at the pay-per-view.

- This is something Jericho did completely on his own. WWE had absolutely no knowledge of this and it wasn't part of the script. A fan actually brought the flag and gave it to CM Punk as he was entering the ring.

- James sent this in: As a prosecutor here in the US, I have actually lectured to visiting Brazilian prosecutors when they came to Central Florida for international law enforcement training. We talked about the laws involving national flags of both our countries, and it is against the national law to desecrate the flag in Brazil (unlike the US where such a law would be unconstitutional). It is a misdemeanor level offense in Brazil.

- Brazil is completely different than the U.S, Canada, UK, etc. with their rules and laws, etc. It's against the law (entertainment or not) to desecrate their flag and Jericho did just that.

- UFC star Chael Sonnen was nearly banned from fighting in Brazil for simply trash talking the country.

- As noted earlier, WWE management was scrambling to "make things right" with Brazilian officials and promoters late last night.

-- WWE officials are hoping the media regarding this will die down but realize it's going to get worse before it gets better. The company also knows they had no other choice but to suspend him.

- As noted earlier, this is not a work and WWE management was extremely pissed off about the events that transpired Thursday night.

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Here is the latest news and notes on the Chris Jericho-WWE Brazil story:

- This is NOT a work by any means.

- Jericho was rushed to the airport late last night and they got him out of the country and into Ecuador ASAP. As of earlier this morning, he was in Ecuador. He's likely on his way back home now.

- WWE management met with and issued an apology to the Brazilian government last night and this morning.

- In Brazil, desecrating the flag is grounds for incarceration. It's against the law.

- Jericho was told by police and government officials that he had two choices - either apologize right then and there or be arrested and escorted out of the arena in handcuffs. They would have also shut the entire show down and sent fans home.

- Jericho has been pulled from the entire tour and has been suspended for 30 days. He will not be at the No Way Out PPV and the planned match with Randy Orton is off. They started the angle on RAW Monday and had planned to do a match between the two at the pay-per-view.

- This is something Jericho did completely on his own. WWE had absolutely no knowledge of this and it wasn't part of the script. A fan actually brought the flag and gave it to CM Punk as he was entering the ring.

- James sent this in: As a prosecutor here in the US, I have actually lectured to visiting Brazilian prosecutors when they came to Central Florida for international law enforcement training. We talked about the laws involving national flags of both our countries, and it is against the national law to desecrate the flag in Brazil (unlike the US where such a law would be unconstitutional). It is a misdemeanor level offense in Brazil.

- Brazil is completely different than the U.S, Canada, UK, etc. with their rules and laws, etc. It's against the law (entertainment or not) to desecrate their flag and Jericho did just that.

- UFC star Chael Sonnen was nearly banned from fighting in Brazil for simply trash talking the country.

- As noted earlier, WWE management was scrambling to "make things right" with Brazilian officials and promoters late last night.

-- WWE officials are hoping the media regarding this will die down but realize it's going to get worse before it gets better. The company also knows they had no other choice but to suspend him.

- As noted earlier, this is not a work and WWE management was extremely pissed off about the events that transpired Thursday night.

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