BROCK LESNAR dared Chris Jericho to "punch me or kiss me" in a backstage brawl after Randy Orton's head was split open at SummerSlam.

WWE legend Y2J thought Lesnar had gone too far in smashing down brutal elbows to the temple of the Viper.

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And he saw red when Lesnar appeared behind the curtain following the bloody conclusion of last Sunday's main event.

Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer claimed Jericho was furious that Lesnar had overstepped the mark in opening up a gash on Orton's head that needed to be stapled shut.

They then got into a shoving match and it was then that Lesnar challenged Jericho to land a punch or plant a kiss on his cheek.

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Another report from Pro Wrestling Insider claimed Lesnar was supposed to "knock out" Orton and that the blood was not in the script.

They say Lesnar "made a comment that exacerbated the situation with Jericho then confronting Brock".

Jericho has previous instigating a fight in the locker room: he once took on Goldberg and won.