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Netflix Cup co-host Bert Kreischer has gone viral for tackling a female protester who ran onto the Wynn Golf Course in Las Vegas, where the streamer’s inaugural live sporting event was taking place.
The comedian told Deadline that everything happened so fast, and that he barely remembered what happened by the time someone at Netflix approached him after the event to let him know that he was “going viral.”
“I literally, honestly didn’t even think about it,” he shared. “I really don’t have a recollection of it, other than being in production mode and being like, ‘Hey, you can’t get in the shot.”
Kreischer told the outlet that he initially feared something terrible would transpire once he saw the protesters, noting that their energy was “so fucking crazy.”
“It was such an interesting thing because they had all these celebrities in the pit lane, is what they called it, and I was supposed to do interviews with everyone,” he continued. “When those people came running out, this is going to sound really crazy, I kept thinking to myself when I was sitting there, ‘Man, this is where that [Vegas] shooting was. This is crazy. If you’re going to do a shooting, you could kill a ton of celebrities right now”
Kreischer aimed to minimize contact with the protester, explaining that he “thought it was just like [he] was moving one of [his] daughters.”
“I was just like, ‘Here we go,'” he added. “I wasn’t going to touch her body, so I was kind of trying to grab her arms and move her away — and man, that snapshot looks totally different. It looks like I fucking leveled her.”
According to the Daily Mail, protesters were voicing their opposition to the Iditarod dog-sled race held annually in Alaska. Liberty Media, the owner of Formula One, has ties to and has been a sponsor of the race for years. Those who wished to protest took the opportunity to do so at the event due to the presence of F1 drivers from Netflix’s Formula 1: Drive to Survive, who were competing against PGA stars from Full Swing.
Kreischer discussed his eventual realization of what the protesters were at the event for.
“All I remember saying is like, ‘Were they protesting the Iditarod?’ Then, I was like, ‘Wow, that’s crazy. Did I really just put my foot in the political ring regarding the Iditarod?’” he recalled while laughing. “Like, I have no feelings about the Iditarod, ever, and all of a sudden I’m like, ‘Fuck that! The Iditarod is a mainstay of North America. Not on my watch, baby.”
Along with Kreischer, The Netflix Cup, which took place and streamed live on Tuesday (Nov. 14), was also emceed by Kay Adams, Joel Dahmen, and Marshawn Lynch. The event is available to stream on Netflix.
