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Impossible-Car2486 Mar 23, 2026 +2004

Could you imagine picking a fight with that mountain?!?!?

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THEbaddestOFtheASSES Mar 23, 2026 +712

Plenty of people will gladly take an ass whopping from a celeb when they can sue and get a possible payday out of it.

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Mattrad7 Mar 23, 2026 +272

For a couple mill I will let literally anybody beat the piss out of me.

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Horror_Response_1991 Mar 23, 2026 +101

Ok good luck with this fighter 🦍

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Mattrad7 Mar 23, 2026 +96

Hey I said beat the piss outta me not dismember me and possibly* eat me.

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fatninja7 Mar 23, 2026 +25

I don't think he'd eat you

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NobodyLikedThat1 Mar 23, 2026 +81

Then why am I slathered with BBQ sauce?

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the-original-erk Mar 23, 2026 +19

To shreds you say?

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Titty2Chains Mar 23, 2026 +8

Well, how is his wife holding up?

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lfreckledfrontbum Mar 23, 2026 +8

Oh, to shreds you say

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Big_Boss_Wask Mar 24, 2026 +3

"So I'm sitting there, barbecue sauce on my titties..."

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casulmemer Mar 23, 2026 +8

I’ll eat him

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SwvmpThing Mar 23, 2026 +3

That is gorilla slander

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Business_Door4860 Mar 23, 2026 +13

Gotta be honest. Tyson would probably leave you permanently handicapped.

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St0n3yM33rkat Mar 23, 2026 +15

Most of the money you would receive from taking a beating from, say....Brock Lesnar, would mostly be going to cover your medical treatments and the massive cost of the countless surgeries you're going to need to be put back together.

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HitmanClark Mar 23, 2026 +3

A dangerous gamble given the potential for brain or other injury, or even death.

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Prior-Chip-6909 Mar 23, 2026 +3

Jake Paul?

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ProsaicPugilist Mar 23, 2026 +13

🎵I’ll smile in the courtroom/ and buy you a wardrobe 🎵

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TVCasualtydotorg Mar 23, 2026 +29

Given the neighbourhood, I can't imagine the other guy was in need of a payday that desperately.

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joec_95123 Mar 23, 2026 +23

Given the neighborhood, I'm inclined to believe the neighbor is used to getting his way and doesn't like it when people don't do what he says.

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mydaycake Mar 24, 2026 +5

Ding ding ding High level management or executive somewhere and not used to be told no

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allothernamestaken Mar 23, 2026 +9

Like that dumbass who baited Mike Tyson on a plane

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Advanced_Zucchini_45 Mar 23, 2026 +14

Ya but that dude has money. Its a VERY wealthy neighborhood

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THEbaddestOFtheASSES Mar 23, 2026 +20

Plenty of rich people search for every loophole they can find just to avoid paying their share of taxes. Never underestimate the greediness of people. Especially the rich ones.

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Western-Corner-431 Mar 23, 2026 +22

People like this can never have enough money

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areallyreallybadboy Mar 23, 2026 +9

He probably steals coasters

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essdii- Mar 23, 2026 +5

I honestly think that was the thought process of the guy.

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gildedbluetrout Mar 23, 2026 +60

Seems incredible lol. How tf do you look at that individual and go, *yeah this could work out*. Today in terrible decision making. Also that’s it: he forever gets to be the guy Alan Richson / Reacher decked.

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JimmyDweeb47 Mar 23, 2026 +40

It’s wild how much the average untrained dude overestimates their abilities in a fight and underestimates how bad potential repercussions can be This Onion article regarding the topic is hilarious https://theonion.com/report-average-male-4-000-less-effective-in-fights-th-1819576624/

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The5Virtues Mar 23, 2026 +5

It really is wild how overconfident people are. The phrase “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth” is very true. Most people have this weird idea that fights in reality are like we see in movies, but real fights are short, messy, and whoever takes the first hard hit tends to lose all their steam. The only time I’ve seen fights keep going is when people have had too much alcohol to numb their senses. Even then often that just means somebody takes a hit, they don’t feel it, but they fall like a cut log all the same.

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Aggressive_Noise6426 Mar 23, 2026 +31

Do you know how many men out there who think they can take on a bear or a tiger?

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ragepuppy Mar 23, 2026 +9

I think it's impossible for people to comprehend that amount of muscle and the speed+power it produces unless they've gone looking for close footage of it. Any guy who says he could beat a bear needs to watch 2 grizzlies fight and then say it again. For a tiger, try to capture and bathe an ordinary house cat against its will, then imagine it being 2 orders of magnitude larger

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hiimred2 Mar 23, 2026 +3

Anyone who thinks this just needs to go to a zoo and see how large these animals are instead of thinking about what the numbers on a computer screen say. A 600+ pound cat is F****** HUGE, it's more than 3 times the size of the largest dog anyone has ever seen in their life, and most people have at least seen some giant ass great danes or newfies or some shit. A grizzly bear is the size of a small car, and runs as fast as ones driving around commercial 35mph speed limit roads. There's a reason humans used spears and throwing weapons to conquer the lands, getting into close quarters combat even with a weapon against beasts like this is a death sentence even if you do some lethal damage back with your machete or whatever stabbing it in the eye or gouging its belly as it literally rips your face off.

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-Nightopian- Mar 23, 2026 +8

Reacher could take a bear or tiger.

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Titanbeard Mar 23, 2026 +3

I could 100% fight a bear or a tiger. I have no doubts about my abilities. Winning? Oh, hell no.

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OperationClear588 Mar 23, 2026 +9

I mean the other dude isn’t a small guy either. They’re almost the same height, Alan probably has 20 or 30 pounds on him

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Circle_Breaker Mar 23, 2026 +3

The guy looked almost as big as Ritchson

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GroovyFrood Mar 23, 2026 +5

Yeah, but does his job require him to work out and be strong or is he the kind of big that was football star in college but now runs dad's used car businesses big?

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NoSail16 Mar 23, 2026 +36

I was born in a super rural area where toughness was valued over intelligence. I got out, but even 30 years later, I don’t have an inner voice that says don’t fight because that person is too big and dangerous. I intellectually know it is unwise. But my nervous system screams “fight to the death”. It’s brain damage growing up in some places.

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WickerPurse Mar 23, 2026 +18

You given me an amazing perspective on my sibling with this statement. Thank you.

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NoSail16 Mar 23, 2026 +16

No worries. Glad it’s helpful. Literally years of therapy and medication to find out my neurological systems send me faulty signals. EMDR and daily commitment to thinking differently. I wish the best for anyone this resonated with.

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GaryOaksAlcoholism Mar 23, 2026 +7

It's dangerous to second guess yourself if you feel threatened. You land on answers and keep trying things in rapid succession to avoid danger/death because you are an animal that has a strong biological imperative to survive. It's why self defense is a "not guilty" plea. If Alan felt threatened or felt his children were threatened then it really doesn't matter how the neighbor saw the situation. It's unreasonable to expect Alan to let time pass so he can think of a nonviolent resolution and honestly that's not his responsibility in the moment. He transformed a threat into a non threat and then showed discipline by staying his hand. The neighbor doesn't have an innate right to confront Alan. He doesn't have any rights to say whatever he wants, act abrasive towards Alan, and he definitely doesn't have the right to try and intimidate Alan away from riding through shared streets. He believed he did and was proven wrong. If anything, Alan is showcasing how you handle bullies who are physically threatening you (by defending yourself) and that scares a lot of people because they want protection and impunity to bully others. In short? That neighbor should've behaved himself.

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ModMiniWife34 Mar 23, 2026 +2

I like to phrase it as: Rise above your Raisin’

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K_Linkmaster Mar 24, 2026 +2

It's a common experience, especially if you are a bit different. Also if you are tall people just want to fight too.

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Fast-Eddie-73 Mar 23, 2026 +86

I watched the video. The guy that started is big, too. It's hard to tell, but when Alan is up on him, they are almost the same height and close to the same build. This dude is a bully. He thought Alan would be an easy win. I want to know the before. When Alan picks up his bike. It's still in gear and does a donut. I think the guy jumped in front of him acting tough or threw something and Alan thought it was a danger to his kids.

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HereToFixDeineCable Mar 23, 2026 +21

Whiskey throttle! Definitely curious what started it all. Neighbor makes a motion like "you keep driving around and around"...

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Lets_Kick_Some_Ice Mar 23, 2026 +38

This is a well to do neighborhood and an entitled Karen didn't like Reacher riding on his motorcycle. He admitted that he flipped Reacher off in an earlier encounter and Reacher returned the gesture. In this encounter, the neighbor was conveniently light on the details. I'm thinking he did something dangerous that prompted Reacher to stop and ditch his bike to go beat his ass.

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marmot_scholar Mar 23, 2026 +18

I found the TMZ story in another post. The dude did not in fact like Ritchson riding the motorcycle "at dangerous speeds" 2 days in a row. So...he ran up and shoved him off the bike and dared him to hit him. Ritchson gets up to drive off, and he shoves him off the bike again. Allegedly, of course. The video I saw started mid-ass-kicking

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pandaho92 Mar 23, 2026 +2

I thought the same about the guy, he didnt look like a slouch and the house i assume is his in the video looked a very nice house

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obroz Mar 23, 2026 +12

Other guy looks pretty big as well

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Calm-Driver-3800 Mar 23, 2026 +6

Dude is a super soldier ranger with a silver star for carrying his dead brother miles to an army base. He also defeated an ai mech the size of a house with some rocks and a john deere tractor. Also he’s huge.

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Underkiing Mar 23, 2026 +11

Big guys often get targeted by assholes for fights.

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Hosni__Mubarak Mar 23, 2026 +2

I’m about Alan Richson’s size, if you removed the daily weight lifting regiment he does (so in shape, but not jacked). I’ve had a few people try to start fights with me and they were all hilariously smaller than me. Like a 5’3” (probably 150 lbs) guy once tried to shove me and he nearly fell over in the process. I haven’t been in a fight since grade school (where I at least fought back), but the few adults that tried to fight me felt like I was getting attacked by a sixth grader or something.

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Full_metal_pants077 Mar 23, 2026 +3

I believe a good deal of society has completely forgotten violence is only one split second away due to years of internet discourse participating where you can say what ever you want with no consequences. Although things devolving into violence isn't Ideal humans need to understand ppl will smash your shit if you say things that lit their fire. Many troubled youth are aching for a chance to take their rage out on others.

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drukqsx Mar 23, 2026 +3

Bot comment? This was the top comment on the post I saw about this last night.

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Curleysound Mar 23, 2026 +4

Jealous resentment is weird

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Senior-Procedure-748 Mar 23, 2026 +466

Who the f*** is picking a fight with that guy lmao

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Amazing_Karnage Mar 23, 2026 +150

Just wanted to say that myself. Jesus Christ, even if I had two shotguns and he was zip-tied to an oak tree I wouldn't pick a fight with this mountain of a human being.

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Lokitusaborg Mar 23, 2026 +107

I met him back in 2016. He really is a nice guy. He was bullied as a kid and it shows how he treats people. This guy has it coming if he could rile Alan up like that….especially in front of his kids.

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TheCa11ousBitch Mar 23, 2026 +17

I won’t be even slightly surprised if the neighbor did something that endangered the kids. Pushed one, threw something, grabbed their handlebars, jumped in front of one making them swerve… whatever. I can’t see a man with his positive reputation just wailing on a dude in the middle of the street, mid day, with his kids. Not saying AR was right to do it. Violence of any kind was likely unjustified, unless he was actively intervening in a physical attack. Doesn’t mean that it won’t be understandable when the details come out.

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Lokitusaborg Mar 23, 2026 +29

I believe violence can absolutely be justified. We have this issue where people with positive values and a high moral compass care about doing what is right; and we have people who manipulate and take advantage of those people, believing that they can do so with impunity. They are called bullies. Having a strong man of conscience and conviction, one who can and will use violence in an appropriate way is a virtue. In this article, the neighbor was seen as pushing Alan’s bike to the ground twice, baiting him to hit him. Bullies should not win, and they only understand one language. If more bullies were afraid of getting punched in the mouth for stepping out, perhaps they would think twice before being bullies. AR sure as hell metered himself. The guy got immediately back up and continued his behavior, getting in his face and jawing. That is what a bully does, and he was lucky he ran into a man of restraint and values.

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GhettoRamen Mar 23, 2026 +5

Seriously, if he or his kids are being A&B’d, he’s supposed to be the “bigger man”? It’s a nice idealistic thought, but we live in the real world where crazies can escalate or take your life away in a heartbeat. I’m the last person to choose violence but I absolutely believe in the right to defend yourself. Bullies don’t stop when you ignore them, they stop when they’re afraid of you or the consequences.

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Inconspicuous_Shart Mar 23, 2026 +5

People have pointed out the dude's pressure washer drug out all the way to the road in the video. There's speculation he may have been spraying them as they drove by.

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PsychologyOk1593 Mar 24, 2026 +3

There's a video showing the entire altercation and it's 100% started and escalated by the neighbor, not Alan Ritchson. From a legal standpoint, the neighbor is seen running in front of Alan Ritchson's bike, intentionally causing him to swerve and fall. The neighbor then yells at him and continues to confront him even as Ritchson tries to walk away and deescalate the situation. When Ritchson gets back on his bike and tries to leave, the neighbor AGAIN steps in front of him multiple times and then pushes him over. At that point Ritchson finally reacts and defends himself, and of course that's where the neighbor and TMZ start the story in order to cause controversy. Ritchson tried to walk away without a problem but was physically attacked a second time and defended himself. Now, from a "street" standpoint, all of what I just wrote was happening in front of Alan Ritchson's two kids, which is something 99.9% of fathers/men would never put up with.

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TrashPandaPatronus Mar 23, 2026 +8

Being zip tied to a tree up against a dude with two shot guns is right where Reacher thrives best.

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TechnicolorViper Mar 23, 2026 +21

Plenty of people will gladly take an ass whopping from a celeb when they can sue and get a possible payday out of it, according to the baddest of the asses.

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garbagetruc Mar 23, 2026 +14

Maybe that one dude from S3 that's like Reacher but 20% bigger

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jrh1128 Mar 23, 2026 +6

Paulie!

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OctoDagon Mar 23, 2026 +2

When I saw him, I knew we were going to see them go at it. Fun episode.

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star_dragonMX Mar 23, 2026 +2

Zangief?

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Xralius Mar 23, 2026 +8

People love to try to fight big guys. It's a known thing. There's a primal urge in some guys to take down the biggest guy. Honestly it's probably some latent evolutionary thing in dudes / some level of "little man syndrome" even if the smaller guy isn't that small. I don't get in fights because I'm not a psycho, but as a normal height guy I feel that urge sometimes, like "wouldn't it be cool to fight this giant mountain person." No. No it wouldn't be.

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WakeNikis Mar 23, 2026 +1111

He might not have started it, but he sure did end it.

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Zetavu Mar 23, 2026 +323

Daring someone famous to hit you so you can sue them, d***** move. Actually assaulting them so you can pretend they assaulted you? What's lower than d***** on the scumbag scale?

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Circle_Breaker Mar 23, 2026 +49

Looking at the guys house I doubt he hurting for cash and needs to set up scenarios to sue people.

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Risky_Stratego Mar 23, 2026 +100

Yeah wealthy people are never greedy scumbags lol

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Swinfog_ Mar 23, 2026 +5

I was going to say the same thing. Rich people aren't known to ever think they have enough

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ToughSpinach7 Mar 23, 2026 +27

Don't most people live above their means? For all we know he's in crippling debt

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SlyyKozlov Mar 23, 2026 +7

Yea, I grew up in an area with plenty of people who were "house poor" from buying houses too big/too nice taking up 80% of their paychecks/salaries.

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No-comment-at-all Mar 23, 2026 +23

And then fulfilled duty to retreat rather than escalate further, which he clearly has means to, and maybe a potential motive.

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Sir_Myshkin Mar 23, 2026 +6

It’ll be the next Alan Ritchson movie plot where all his neighbors are secretly government assassins and try and kill him in one night. It’ll be like Home Alone, but with murder.

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gildedbluetrout Mar 23, 2026 +24

Straight to the top, you filthy animal.

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the-final-frontiers Mar 23, 2026 +2

bro that souns like a quot from reacher lmao

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jim45804 Mar 23, 2026 +438

So the neighbor made Alan fall down on his bike, then pushed him back down when he tried to get up. That's an ass whoopin'.

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luigiamarcella Mar 23, 2026 +177

With his kids right there. Yeah if that’s how it went down, no sympathy.

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Existing_Set2100 Mar 23, 2026 +103

Picking a fight with a roided up 6’4 250 lbs guy is also a choice.

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lanceturley Mar 23, 2026 +91

I used to think *Reacher* was a ridiculous show, because why are all these small town hicks and random thugs picking fights with a guy who looks like **that?** Turns out there really are people that stupid.

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Jaiden207 Mar 23, 2026 +40

I am one of those giant guys. It happens way too often and is hella obnoxious. I tend to try and let things brush but the amount of times I’ve been minding my own business and some dude sucker punches me is much higher than I’d like it to be.

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aspophilia Mar 24, 2026 +8

They are trying to prove their manhood by pretending they are not scared of a guy twice their size.

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SpaceChook Mar 24, 2026 +4

People f****** shoulder bumping you outta nowhere.

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Jaiden207 Mar 24, 2026 +5

Omg yea. All the damn time

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Mr_Wh0ever Mar 23, 2026 +502

Yeah, I figured something was off about this. Glad to know that there's more to the story.

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LakeEarth Mar 23, 2026 +13

The fact that the video started in the middle of the altercation was a red flag.

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FiveUpsideDown Mar 23, 2026 +216

That’s what I suspected. The neighbor claiming he just wagged his finger at Ritchson and screamed for him to slow down sounded off. Why didn’t he just file a noise complaint? Why is the neighbor confronting a man on a motorcycle in the street? It makes more sense that the neighbor went to the street to confront Ritchson. Ritchson gave him an educational beat down, then drove off.

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king_lloyd11 Mar 23, 2026 +51

He didn’t complain about the noise. He complained about the alleged speeding, which I don’t buy at all

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Far-Earth-886 Mar 23, 2026 +7

I also don’t buy a parent letting their kids speed on their mini bikes, especially when you’re all riding together. This guy just wanted to manage the noise and ended up starting a fight and getting his ass beat

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brianlefebvrejr Mar 23, 2026 +25

I hate these people who scream, but they were speeding! How do you know? Do you have a radar gun? Did you think they were speeding because it was loud? Yes there are times we can presume someone is speeding in relation to other things, but sometimes 30 can look like 90 in a 20 zone

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LitterBoxBlues Mar 23, 2026 +29

Remember the 90’s Toyota Celica commercial? There’s an old guy yelling at a parked one to slow down. Good times.

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ScaryGent Mar 23, 2026 +9

I do remember that one. "Looks fast".

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Ok-Temporary-8243 Mar 23, 2026 +19

Noise complaints don't do jack shit lol

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Amoner Mar 23, 2026 +9

One doesn’t do anything, multiple start building a case

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C-House12 Mar 23, 2026 +10

Educational beat down? Noise complaint? Really?

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No_Use_9652 Mar 23, 2026 +16

Stories about people being violent and technically in the right bring out a special type of internet badass. The “I would have punched the drill instructor in the face” type.

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king_lloyd11 Mar 23, 2026 +56

> Ronnie told us Alan was riding his motorcycle through the neighborhood at excessive speeds for two days straight. He said he finally confronted Alan about his dangerous motorcycle habits Sunday, sparking their violent altercation. > for two days straight As soon as you speak in hyperbole in combination with an overly specific timeframe, I automatically don’t believe you. Also, if he was travelling at “excessive speeds”, this loser wouldn’t have been able to make it out into the middle of the street to confront him. Highly doubt he’s speeding if he’s playing follow the leader with his kids following him. More likely than not, I’d assume this guy thinks his street should be absolutely quiet at all times, and doesn’t think someone should ride a noisy motorcycle through it on…**checks notes**…a weekend afternoon. Yeah I’m glad dude got sonned lol

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openupimwiththedawg Mar 23, 2026 +5

“Speak in hyperbole in combination with an overly specific timeframe”….so well said. I’m sorry, but I’m using this from now on. This is one of those things that have always raised red flags for me, but I never quite knew how to articulate it. You’re frikin awesome

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brianlefebvrejr Mar 23, 2026 +6

People are dumb, loud and going 35 in a 25 may look fast but in all actuality isn’t that excessive compared to what cars do. Also it’s a bike, if he’s zooming around it’s usually the biker who gets fatally hurt in an accident. More likely than not d*** head probably got mad at the noise disturbing his quiet afternoon.

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soundeng Mar 23, 2026 +3

I figured something was off when I saw his bike laid down in the street. You don't just drop a bike and jump a guy.

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AgelessJohnDenney Mar 23, 2026 +10

Yeah, the placement of the bikes didn't make sense for the "He was speeding, I yelled, and he crashed" story. Ritchson's kids were on their bikes right behind his own bike at the point of the video. If Ritchson was speeding when he went down, the kids would have presumably been going at a relative speed to him. Makes no sense that they were able to stop behind Ritchson's bike. They would have gone past the accident before they could stop and ended up in front of the bike. It was pretty clear that the bikes were at a stop when Ritchson's went down, or at the very least were driving at reasonable speeds. This story lines up with that way more.

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New_Simple_4531 Mar 23, 2026 +2

Whoever took the video either didnt get the first part or edited it out on purpose.

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Ritchie_Whyte_III Mar 23, 2026 +288

The guy knocked Richardson off his bike and then pushed him when he tried to calmly get up. Everyone talking like Richardson should be in "full control of his bike" and handled the situation better like he is f****** Jack Reacher. The dude is an ACTOR, not some special forces commando. His kids were there. His adrenaline would be through the roof and an aggressive man that just assaulted you is near your kids. I've crashed a few bikes and sometimes "Is my bike in neutral or first gear?" is not the first thing on your mind.

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ThasMyPurseIDunnoU Mar 24, 2026 +2

I think he handled it about as well as you could. I mean, he didn't go apeshit on the guy. He tried to be the bigger man and leave. The guy kept pressing the issue to the point where he forced the confrontation. I mean, if you try to leave and a guy keeps pushing you off your motorcycle, you are at risk of physical harm. Clearly, that that point, leaving is dangerous to you, so you are fully within your rights to defend yourself from an active threat.

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NyriasNeo Mar 23, 2026 +107

"As a result, Alan crashed, falling off his motorcycle and suffering cuts and bruises, as well as a minor injury to his finger, our sources say." So basically self-defense. The neighbor picked the wrong guy to harass.

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FinalFantasyXgod123 Mar 24, 2026 +7

He probably got away with it against smaller dudes in the past. But this time messed with a giant and got handled.

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SandersonEye Mar 23, 2026 +44

I feel like the video aligns more with his story than the neighbors, even the quickest tempered gang banger is gonna shift the bike to first and hit the stand before getting off. Or maybe he saw red and just jumped right off… either way someone is crazy here.. who the f*** would punch a guy that size in front of his kids?

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Xralius Mar 23, 2026 +15

Some guys have a weird instinct to pick a fight with the biggest guy possible. I feel that sometimes personally, but of course I would never act on it. My theory is it's some sort of weird evolutionary wiring that's crisscrossed.

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Coriolanuscangetit Mar 23, 2026 +28

If I were going to pick one person not to f*** with, it would probably be Reacher.

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NeitherAlexNorAlice Mar 23, 2026 +163

Holy c*** I think I finally have oversaturated myself with celebrity news. I kid you not, I just woke up from a dream talking to Ritchson about this exact incident. For what it's worth, dream Alan was agitated and said he was doing whatever it takes to protect his kids. Dream me agrees with his stance, but real life me denies violence. For what it's worth, we were both outside a middle eastern tailor store waiting to get fitted for a robe.

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Dowager-queen-beagle Mar 23, 2026 +71

This is canon for me now

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TheWhooooBuddies Mar 23, 2026 +18

Interesting. Christopher Walken was trying to sell me an old Buick last night. Gotta be the Seinfeld before bed.

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milkymaniac Mar 23, 2026 +8

What were the options?

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PickleInDaButt Mar 23, 2026 +2

I told Chapell Roan f*** those kids trying to instigate something as I ate store brand Frosted Flakes

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Tankie_Hater_859 Mar 23, 2026 +10

I choose to believe this happened and Alan had a similar dream.

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Any_Doughnut_3666 Mar 23, 2026 +4

Have you considered the possibility you are a betazoid trapped in a tyken's rift and the dream is really a coded message from another psychic species with instuctions to fill the rift with hydrogen?

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TrashPandaPatronus Mar 23, 2026 +2

I wonder about this a lot.

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whichwitch9 Mar 23, 2026 +4

This is the only narrative about Alan Richardson Ill accept now. Did you wake up before seeing if the robes were on point or not?

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Xralius Mar 23, 2026 +5

I bet you looked snazzy in those tailored robes.

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Data_Chandler Mar 23, 2026 +2

Sounds like a freak convergence of 2 parallel universes if you ask me. (No one did)

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Boatsssandhoesss Mar 23, 2026 +99

His bike was laying at the start of the video and he wasn’t expecting it to be on when he tried to get it upright. I’m assuming the neighbor knocked him off or caused him to fall off? I can imagine laying down my bike to get off and argue but who knows.

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Popular_Patience6877 Mar 23, 2026 +23

it literally says on the link

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FungusGnatHater Mar 23, 2026 +13

The link that says the source wasn't present when this happened.

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Active_Track_5925 Mar 23, 2026 +34

“ assumptions kill in a investigation “

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alexhaase Mar 23, 2026 +7

That's why you don't mess with the Special Investigators!

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notthatgeorge Mar 23, 2026 +37

Another story where there's comment sections, says he races through that neighborhoods and the neighbors are fed up with it. Maybe some of those neighbors will release ring cameras

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Ares__ Mar 23, 2026 +12

Id like to know what "racing" is, cause when I was a teenager I owned a gas scooter that could do like max 15mph and I had a neighbor that claimed we were racing around and hated the sound of thing. People really hate bikes and the sound.

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jadedflames Mar 23, 2026 +42

Honestly this feels like one jackass challenged another jackass to a duck measuring contest and didn’t account for Alan being a giant. edit: I acknowledge the autocorrect but think it’s funny so I’m leaving it. 🦆

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Jam_Dev Mar 23, 2026 +34

But would you rather fight 100 duck sized Alan Ritchsons or 1 Alan Ritchson sized duck?

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ScarletSpider85 Mar 23, 2026 +8

How do I upvote this more than once?

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MissSassifras1977 Mar 23, 2026 +10

It's not all is quacked up to be. 🦆

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jim45804 Mar 23, 2026 +7

Wait until he gets the bill 🦆

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James0100 Mar 23, 2026 +10

Here’s an upvote for committing to the duck.

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otherwiseguy Mar 23, 2026 +11

Nobody is going to "race through the neighborhood" with their two small kids on mini bikes behind them. Anyone that doesn't have the emotional regulation to not attack a person as they are riding by *with their kids* is not a person whose story I trust.

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BigVelcro Mar 23, 2026 +25

Insecure guys are probably trying to square up with this guy everyday

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Xralius Mar 23, 2026 +3

Exactly. There's a primal urge in some guys to fight tall / strong dudes. I personally feel it sometimes (I don't fight people at all and I'm nice to everyone, I'm not a psycho). It's probably some aspect of "little man syndrome", something evolutionary as well, like crisscrossed wires to address a threat / achieve status.

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MrBorden Mar 23, 2026 +11

Speaking also as a motorcyclist, if someone made moves to try and knock me off, you're gonna get a knuckle hammering, no two ways about it.

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NCPackerBacker Mar 23, 2026 +6

Gotta be an easier way to make money than getting embarrassed in 2 million views

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Derpykins666 Mar 23, 2026 +5

Imagine trying to pick a fight with Alan Ritchson a man who's cast in movies because he's so ripped and huge that he's typecast as a mega soldier character.

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BigManOnCampus100 Mar 23, 2026 +5

Bro is 6'4 and a solid 230lb of muscle. What kind if crazy a****** tries pushing him off his motorbike twice!? No wonder Alan beat his ass.

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3006mv Mar 24, 2026 +3

Someone that wants to sue a celebrity for a payoff?

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Heyniceguy13 Mar 23, 2026 +4

Dude runs up on Alan while he’s riding the motorcycle and jumps in front of him, then proceeds to push Alan twice. Play stupid games…

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whichwitch9 Mar 23, 2026 +14

Yeah, the biggest tell was that nobody was arrested and even the dudes own kids weren't reacting to the neighbor getting beat. If he seriously pushed a guy off a motorcycle while he was riding, he deserves the beating. That's incredibly dangerous. If he has a problem with speed, there's like a dozen other things you can do without getting physical

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BuffaloWhip Mar 23, 2026 +11

Another big clue is that the neighbor has to cross the street after the “fight” to go home, and continues to try to escalate after Ritchson is back on his bike. You don’t get to claim being the victim if you had to travel to get to the fight, and you definitely don’t get to pretend to be the victim when you continue to run your mouth while the other guy is leaving.

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Bumblebeetuna789 Mar 23, 2026 +5

Who owns the dirt bike on the road? So it's ok for angry neighbor to ride on the street but not Alan and his kids?

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brobasaur93 Mar 23, 2026 +3

That was my first observation when only the neighbors side was out. The neighbor has a lifted truck and a dirt bike. The noise wasn’t his motive since he owns two things on par as obnoxious

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theshiyal Mar 23, 2026 +2

Guarantee it’s the guy who started it. I mean you ca see the pressure washer he drive halfway down his driveway to wash his own dirtbike in the road.

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Bumblebeetuna789 Mar 23, 2026 +3

So he can rip around on his dirtbike but others cant?

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Extremelycloud Mar 24, 2026 +4

Sure as f*** ended it though

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37Philly Mar 24, 2026 +3

Guaranteed that neighbor had a few beers in him before the brawl.

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jonnyhatesyou Mar 24, 2026 +2

if it wasn't for the house in the background, I'd have thought he had some meth in him.

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gornky Mar 23, 2026 +17

I hope all the people in the other thread talking about his "roid rage" and how he is "clearly an a******" walk back their comments. But they won't.

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HighWest48 Mar 23, 2026 +12

you mean losers on reddit jumped to conclusions?? no wayyyy

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Advancedsnark Mar 23, 2026 +9

Why? The article is quoting a person close to the actor, not a credible witness. It’s a fluff article.

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indianm_rk Mar 23, 2026 +13

This is based on “sources close to Ritchson.” Right now nobody really knows who instigated what.

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Frostsorrow Mar 23, 2026 +3

The man is one of the nicest celebrities out there right now. I'm not sure I'd even believe a video of him sucker punching someone.

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Ares__ Mar 23, 2026 +3

TMZ is hilarious, post original story claiming one thing and post a follow up story with "those idiots at TMZ are wrong and here's the real story".

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Rogue_Ninja_Taco Mar 23, 2026 +3

Can you imagine if the neighbor tried to go up against that guy that was bigger and taller than Reacher in the last season?

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Onelastkast Mar 23, 2026 +3

Neighbors setting him, it seems…

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maldinisnesta Mar 23, 2026 +3

Figured. Alan is a good dude.

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TheRealMitchConnor Mar 23, 2026 +3

He thought it was Tom Cruise' Reacher.

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KageBushin77 Mar 24, 2026 +2

Golden comment.

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WeGottaTalkAboutYT Mar 23, 2026 +3

That makes me very thadd

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kiwiguy187 Mar 23, 2026 +3

To have a guy that big decide to kick your ass in front of his kids, you have to have done something.

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Aggravating-Lie7411 Mar 23, 2026 +3

The neighbor is just a moron. Pushed him off the bike twice and he must not of realized there were cameras with what he tried telling police. Actors are humans to dude, especially Alan. Quit acting entitled

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kg19311 Mar 23, 2026 +3

Now that Chuck Norris is gone, nobody can fight this guy and win.

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RestaurantFamous2399 Mar 23, 2026 +3

Dudes motorbike was on its side facing the wrong way in the middle of the road. The neighbour definitely did something.

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kabalongski Mar 23, 2026 +3

Maybe the neighbours are in on it together. One drew the short stick and had to instigate the ass whoopin’ and the other got to record the video and sell it to TMZ.

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Mr1worldin Mar 24, 2026 +3

Whats insane is that so often people criticize the plausibility of untrained bad guys constantly picking fights with Reacher who is a giant of a man, but then this actually happened to Alan.

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Recent_Mirror Mar 23, 2026 +7

From the video, he looks in control too. Ritchson is not “beating the c*** out of him”. He is trying to keep him down/hurt him enough so he stops fighting. Some people are just assholes. I hope that Alan isn’t one of them.

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ohsinboi Mar 23, 2026 +4

Starting a physical altercation is too far for sure, but assholes driving through a neighborhood with really loud motorcycles is such an annoying thing to have to live with

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FinalFantasyXgod123 Mar 24, 2026 +2

I agree but you could have a conversation with him or call the cops if he doesn’t seem reasonable. Starting a physical fight with a 6’4 250 dude is not a smart play from any standpoint.

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blodsbroder7 Mar 23, 2026 +5

Pushed him off his bike TWICE in front of his kids. Dude is super lucky Alan was trying to defuse. I know dudes that would straight up murder you just for trying to knock them off their bike. Neighbor is a huge pos, feel bad for Alan and his family here

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28008IES Mar 23, 2026 +3

Neighbor clown let it simmer for two days instead of just approaching the guy like a normal person and communicating his issue.

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Burquetap Mar 23, 2026 +2

Nobody messes with Reacher 🤣

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FrodoFraggins Mar 23, 2026 +2

TMZ accepting and posting the video missing the lead up is pretty shitty. It was clearly a setup

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Wings-N-Beer Mar 23, 2026 +2

I figured there was valuable context missing from the video. Often is. Ritchson is a good guy.

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Warm-Promotion6119 Mar 23, 2026 +2

The neighbor inside before Filming his jackass intro. Cause ain’t no way that was going to go his way

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mcbeardsauce Mar 23, 2026 +2

Until I find out otherwise I’m on Ritchsons side. Dude has been through a lot in his life and I don’t think he’d risk it all for some idiot unless there was something provoked

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Murktree420 Mar 23, 2026 +2

As a man who’s 5’8 who’s pretty stocky I can attest to the bigger you are the bigger the target on your back. I got a 6’2 homie who’s a body builder. He gets shit everytime he leaves the house. I don’t understand why grown ass men are so hell bent on testing someone bigger than them. Mind your business and keep it moving

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Kingevel Mar 23, 2026 +2

Clearly the neighbor hadn't watched War Machine beforehand.

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djh_van Mar 23, 2026 +2

Goes to show you: when you see a video posted that shows a perspective, what are we not seeing? What happened before the video started? What would a different angle show?

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AAA_Dolfan Mar 23, 2026 +2

I mean there is a reason they edited the video the way they did. Neighbors trying to spin it

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dawgfan24348 Mar 23, 2026 +2

Picking a fight with Thad Castle is certainly a choice

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mooseman077 Mar 23, 2026 +2

He will always be Thad Castle in disguise

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Traumatized_banana Mar 23, 2026 +2

Who the hell is dumb enough to start a fight with Kevin Castle!?

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vols2thewalls Mar 23, 2026 +2

It's crazy so many famous people live in Nashville now... Outside the music industry of course.

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Eastern-Celery-4321 Mar 23, 2026 +2

as usual with these videos i can’t see shit 🤷🏻‍♂️

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TheSilverFoxwins Mar 23, 2026 +2

Imagine picking a fight with the incredible hulk.

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Rottenjohnnyfish Mar 24, 2026 +2

The guy tha had the shit kicked out of him is MAGA. Go figure.

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No_Contribution_4298 Mar 24, 2026 +2

Warms my heart to see some idiot get the ass whooping he deserves.

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Constant_Cultural Mar 24, 2026 +2

He definitely has to lay off the steroids

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