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Police said the man told Gaspard to buy him a beer, and the wrestler responded by telling him to ask more politely.
The man then brandished a realistic-looking BB gun, causing Gaspard to jump into action.
Surveillance footage from the store shows Gaspard shove the suspect, causing him to drop the weapon.
The video then shows Gaspard forcefully ejecting the man from the store and holding him until police arrived.
Gaspard said he did not know the gun was a fake until the suspect dropped it.
"I just kept thinking about how I wanted to make sure I got home to my son," he told Pro Wrestling Sheet. "I'm not dying in Florida."
Coral Springs police said the man was arrested on an armed robbery charge.