(CNN) Pro wrestler Bret "The Hitman" Hart was on stage honoring his brother-in-law, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart and the tag team the two had formed in the mid 1980s, which was being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Saturday night.

As Hart was speaking at the ceremony in New York, a man rushed on stage and tried to tackle him.

But the attempt barely lasted seconds, as a swarm of wrestling stars came to Hart's rescue, leaping into the ring from all directions and pinning the man down. They included legends like Xavier Woods, Tyson Kidd, Drake Maverick and Curtis Axel, and Ronda Rousey's husband and UFC heavyweight, Travis Browne.

The attack on Bret Hart & Natalya.

What a disgusting act. #WWEHOF pic.twitter.com/3IwjyhMGzX — WΞ FIGHT. WΞ OVΞRCOMΞ. WΞ BΞLIΞVΞ. (@AhYezzir) April 7, 2019

The live broadcast cut out as Zachary Madsen, 26, jumped into the ring and grabbed Hart, 61, the NYPD said in a statement.

Hart was on stage with his niece, Natalya, Neidhart's daughter and also a WWE wrestler , who also fell to the ring floor as Madsen tackled Hart.