The infamous wrestling story
18Jun09
I usually forget to tell people about my articles, but I love this one. Every so often I write a story I feel no one else would find. When I decided to check into what happened to the wrestling shows that used to run at Somerville’s Good Time Emporium, this… is definitely not where I thought I’d end up.
First, the ref disarmed wrestler “Psycho” of his hula hoop.
The other Chaotic Wrestling fighters wore Lycra shorts and knee pads. Psycho, a reported 192 pounds and 5 feet 10 – plus a few inches of hot-pink hair – wore a straitjacket under a yellow singlet stamped with a happy face….
- Somerville/Good Times sidebar
You haven’t truly lived until you’ve spent a weekend night watching live local pro wrestling.
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djd
Filed under: my brilliant career | 1 Comment
I really enjoyed this article. It’s amazing to read what these guys will put themselves through physically for a minute chance at stardom, especially when you factor in how many headlining professional wrestlers are done in by drugs, painkillers and the psychological breakdowns of living a nomadic, 300+ day life on the road.