What was the backstory of Reylson going to UFC 1 in Denver armed? What was his problem with the event or Rorion? I have also seen the video of Carlson calling him an asshole, trouble maker, why the problem with his own brothers?
Armed? With a metal box?
Reylson is Carlson's brother, not the same as Relson which is Royces brother.
Carlos sr had a shitload of kids, they did not all get along as adults. No telling what his issue was or with whom, IF it's a true story.
it was actually in Art Davie's book but forgot details. IIRC Rorion had Big John McCarthy serve as his armed bodyguard because of the Reylson threat. Davie couldn't believe what a shitstorm the Gracie family was as far as drama.
Rorion and I saw Elaine McCarthy's husband John in the hotel lobby on Monday, and Rorion offered him a job. I'd never really gotten to know McCarthy all that well at the academy, but he had always struck me as a quality guy. "Would you mind guarding the championship medal for the week?" Rorion asked. McCarthy accepted, and since he was a highly respected LAPD officer, I had no doubt that our medal would be safe. When I told Kathy about this later that day, she laughed, and said that McCarthy was going to have his hands full. I asked why, and Kathy told me that in addition to McCarthy serving as a training partner for Royce in Denver, she'd heard rumors that Rorion had enlisted McCarthy as his private security guard. Apparently, Rorion's cousin Reylson Gracie (the son of Carlos) had been making some threats. And from the gossip that Kathy had heard from her staff, Rorion was concerned that Reylson was going to show up in Denver looking for the type of fight that didn't involve jiu-jitsu, but perhaps bullets. I stopped Kathy, and said to her that I didn't even want to know if any of this was true. There was already far too much for me to worry about, without getting involved with yet another Gracie Family melodrama.
From art Davies book
From big johns
Behind the scenes, Rorion was dealing with much more than mounting his first UFC event. On more than one occasion, Rorion called me to his hotel room to discuss his issues with his family. The UFC was a reunion of sorts for many members of the Gracie family, some of whom had flown in from Brazil. A few of Rorion's relatives weren't pleased with the way he'd trademarked the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu name in the United States and felt he was trying to monopolize jiu- jitsu here. Rorion had even legally stipulated that his brother Rickson add his first name to his own academy so it wouldn't be confused with Rorion's. Rorion told me he'd been physically threatened by one older fam- ily member, and he asked if I thought he should hire security or if I could get him a gun. I'd thought Rorion had all the answers, but in the end he wanted what I had. There's nothing better for self-defense than a gun. I didn't fulfill his request, of course. The night of the show, a few of Rorion's friends stood within earshot of him, just in case a confrontation erupted outside the cage. It was the first time I saw these little cracks that are present in all families, whether they're a martial arts dynasty or not.