The Bold and the Beautiful fans react to Will's punch: "That was a Bill Spencer move"

The Bold and the Beautiful writers intensified the feud between Will and RJ this week when Will gave RJ a gut punch for continuing to pursue Electra. B&B fans are weighing in with their reactions to the punch. Here's what they have to say.

Electra chose Will on The Bold and the Beautiful

RJ touched Electra's arm after she told him she wants Will on The Bold and the Beautiful | Image: CBS

We know it's never right to assault someone. But that doesn't mean we don't understand what B&B's Will (Crew Morrow) was feeling when he gut-punched RJ (Brayan Nicoletti). RJ's been chasing Electra (Laneya Grace) for months. At Bikini, she finally told him she had made her decision. Will is her future. Facebook fans are reacting to the sucker punch that Will gave RJ.

"The punch was necessary," one fan remarked. "RJ put his hand on Electra's arm, and you can tell she felt uncomfortable. Electra already told RJ no." That post, at press time, garnered almost 800 likes.

One fan replied, "RJ having consent and boundary issues needs to be properly addressed." Many fans agreed, as that post garnered over a hundred likes.

"You know she felt weird, because she got up and walked," another fan noted.

"RJ obviously is used to getting his way and doesn't understand boundaries," still another fan commented.

"Once he saw that Will and Electra came together, he should have stayed away from them!" another fan said.

"RJ doesn't understand [the word] no," still another fan pointed out.

"RJ has had it coming for weeks," one fan remarked.

Another fan agreed, saying, "RJ asked for it when Will warned him to stay away from Electra. RJ answered, or what? Got his answer!" That post garnered over 300 likes and laughing emojis.

Despite the many fans who defended Will's actions, not all of the Facebook fans approved. One fan commented, "Will was out of line. Two wrongs don't make things okay."

Another fan stated, "You shouldn't lay your hands on anyone ever."

"He barely tapped him!"

RJ was in pain from Will's punch on The Bold and the Beautiful | Image: CBS

One Facebook fan posted a four-word reaction to Will's punch, and that reaction garnered over 400 likes and laughing emojis. The fan said, "He barely tapped him!"

"I laughed so hard," another fan replied. "That was a lame punch."

"RJ deserved that baby punch!" another fan remarked.

"If that punch hurt RJ, then he is a big wuss," one fan said. "Will didn't even draw his arm back to hit him. LOL"

"Oh, my goodness. He barely touched him, and he's acting like he's dying," one fan commented.

"That blow was too low to hit a rib," another fan observed.

One fan remarked, "That's just the writers' way to cause problems between the Spencers, Logans, and Forresters."

"Will just did what we ALL want to do to creepy RJ," one fan remarked.

"If Will didn't do it, I would have, right through the television!" another fan cried.

One fan even speculated, "I wonder if [RJ] has a medical condition."

Another fan wondered the same thing, saying, "Ruptured spleen. Calling it. LOL"

"So cops will come knocking for Will," still another fan guessed.

If RJ really does suffer a serious medical injury, or if he presses charges against Will, then Will is going to be in a world of trouble. It looks like we're in for some big-time drama next week on B&B!

Like father, like son

Will is starting to take after his dad on The Bold and the Beautiful | Image: CBS

Wait until Bill (Don Diamont) finds out his son slugged Ridge's (Thorsten Kaye) son. Not only will he be happy about it. He will probably want to throw Will a party to celebrate! Bill relishes every opportunity he can find to stick it to Ridge, "the dressmaker."

"That was something Bill would have done," one fan said, adding laughing emojis.

"That was a Bill Spencer move," another fan agreed.

"Will is DEFINITELY Dollar Bill, Jr," still another fan noted.

"Wow, just like his dad!" yet another fan said.

"That punch has been a long time coming!" one fan remarked. "That's the Bill Spencer side of Will I've been waiting to see." That post earned almost 250 likes and laughing emojis.

While Bill will be pleased as punch (pun intended) that Will socked RJ, Katie (Heather Tom) will probably be horrified that her son resorted to violence to teach RJ (his own cousin) a lesson. Plus, this war between the cousins will cause her own feud with Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) to escalate. As Brooke remarked in Friday's B&B episode, "I can't believe my sister raised Will to be violent." Really, Brooke! She's one to talk. She should have raised RJ not to be a stalker and not to interfere in his cousin's relationships. Last but not least, she should have raised him to understand that no means no.

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