Bret Hart Is Attacked at WWE Wrestling Event (and It Wasn’t Faked)

Instead he found himself in a Brooklyn courtroom.

Judge Laura A. Ward ordered Mr. Madsen, who faces assault and criminal trespass charges, held on $1,500 bail. She also granted two protective orders prohibiting Mr. Madsen from any contact with Mr. Hart and a member of the WWE security team who tried to separate Mr. Madsen from Mr. Hart.

Mr. Hart and the security officer both suffered injuries in the melee, and were treated at a hospital and later released, said Alexander Cane, an assistant district attorney in Brooklyn. Mr. Hart injured his hip as he fell to the ground and was treated at the scene, the police said. But he was able to finish his induction speech.

“An over-exuberant fan surpassed our security at ringside and made his way briefly into the ring,” a WWE spokesman said in a statement. “The individual has been turned over to the proper authorities.”

After Mr. Madsen was arrested, he told the police that “I just felt like it was the right moment,” Mr. Cane said. He had a ticket to the event but was not authorized to be inside the area cordoned off for the ceremony, Mr. Cane said.

In the courtroom, Mr. Madsen appeared to have scratches on his face, and wore camouflage pants, sneakers and a gray hooded sweatshirt. The attacker had been wearing similar clothing, along with a red, yellow and green hat with fake dreadlocks.

While arguing for bail, Mr. Cane said that Mr. Madsen has been arrested three times in Nebraska since December for stalking and violating protective orders. The Omaha World-Herald reported that Mr. Madsen is awaiting trial for violating a protective order against a mixed martial arts fighter who claimed Mr. Madsen had been stalking him.

Mr. Madsen’s public defender, Alysha Seroussi, told the judge he had no convictions and was employed until a few months ago after graduating from the University of Nebraska in 2015. She said that Mr. Madsen did not pose a flight risk, and that paying a $1,500 bail would be a “hardship” for his family.