| Nov. 15th, 2009 @ 07:58 pm What went on with that altercation... |
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I think I'll just go ahead and write what transpired Saturday night at the MWR show in Granite City so no one has to play "post office"...and when you read the following know that I'm putting responsibility on one person and one person alone - that being Eric Allen. You might have read my prior comments elsewhere about this wrestler claiming to be the Pride of Peoria despite having never wrestled in the city for any promotion much else had anything to do with making wrestling what it was in Peoria. The guys who are the pride of Peoria wrestling in my book are guys like Ryan Phoenix, Brett Gakiya, CJ Esaprza, Axis, Nick Brubaker, Big Pappa, Dan the Man, the Catalyst Cory Carter, Josh Powers, Andy Roberts, Stumpy, Justin MacIntyre--anyone else I haven't mentioned. Several more that travel up there from Springfield. The guys who came down from Chicago - Prince Mustafa Ali, Gilbert Lewis. The guys who no longer wrestle - Jester, Chris Hazard, Kyle Rich, Party Boy Ray Hez, Raul Montenegro, Scott Keyes, Johnny Justice...and here's a sneak preview of the CI Hall of Fame in 2010 - I am going to take the idea that was given to me early this year by another Peoria wrestler and nominate Apocalypse for the CI Hall of Fame because he had a major role in getting wrestling established in that city. AHEM! Hey, why are you giving me a dirty look for displaying real passion here???
So...to the MWR event, once this person came out to the ring with his belt -- which he actually lost it a few weeks ago to Brandon Aarons, so technically he's not even "champ of Peoria" anymore -- I yell at him he's not the Pride of Peoria, I rattle off a bunch of names above who are the true pride of Peoria - and Keny G wraps his arms around me to hold me back (wasn't gonna go anywhere). Now I think I know what I can and can't do as a fan (though certain people like Benjamin Taylor insists I don't), and a fan doesn't go getting physical with the wrestlers, and the wrestlers do not get physical with the fans. Now I've seen fans that have gotten physical with the wrestlers, and the wrestler has every right to defend themselves. On the flip side however, the wrestler is not to get physical with the fans which I've been seeing certain wrestlers getting dangerously close to breaching that line more and more - and I may start pointing out the offenders cause we can't be having that. Allen cheats to win against Devin Carter then comes to stand in front of me, which I stand up and exchange banter. He pokes me in the chest and walks away which prompted me to yell don't touch me. I sit down, he comes back toward me and I stand back up going "what the heck???" He challenges me to talk more s***, I answer, he gives me a shove and spits in my face to which I pick up a chair ready to defend myself and Keny G wraps his arms around me again as he finally leaves. Josh Ray comes over asking what happened - he missed it. I think I got an apology from Keny (and Josh) - he was offering me to cut a promo against him or something and comps for the next HVW show...I'm not sure. Nonetheless, I was not a happy camper on top of having been overworked and underslept the past several days.
So there ya go...that's what happened. He got physical with me, I haven't gotten to give him a receipt for it.
Now to the promoter of Metro East Championship Wrestling, whoever you are - I'm calling on you to book Peoria talent for the express purpose of beating the crap out of Eric Allen (of course it has the side benefit for the Peoria wrestler in getting their names out in a new area) - and this won't be a one and done deal, I'd have in mind feeding him opponents of increasing difficulty so he has to deal with Peoria for months and months on end. Allen is a douche, clear and simple.
ADD: Someone insists I'm making him a "bigger star" by posting this thing. I know for a fact a wrestler would have several FEWER places to work if they attacked a fan. And Bischoff's book is a bunch of bunk... |
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