What the Hay? Crazy stories from Arkansas.

I was there the night this happend, and a friend of mine almost got run over by a limo rushing wrestlers out of the parking lot. Craziest thing i have ever seen. People were getting wacked over the head with chairs and all kinds of stuff.

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ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

World Wrestling Federation performers and promoters, known for "casket matches" and body slams, say they're concerned about safety if they return to Little Rock after a ruckus this week by Arkansas wrestling fans.

"A little rowdy is one thing, but throwing things and injuring people is another," spokesman Jay Adronaco said Tuesday from the wrestling federation home office in Stamford, Conn. "These [wrestlers] have families to take care of and mortgages to pay and have to work the next day."

Monday night at Barton Coliseum, the wrestling federation canceled the final match of an eight-bout event after fans threw beer bottles, chairs, smoke bombs and wadded-up, ice-filled cups at the ring. One wrestler, Hunter Hearst-Helmsley, was hit in an eye, which became "very swelled up," Adronaco said.

Another wrestler, Shawn Michaels, warned fans to stop pelting the stage or the final match -- a tag team bout between the Nation of Domination and the Disciples of the Apocalypse -- would be canceled. But fans ignored him, and the wrestlers retreated to the dressing room. That infuriated the crowd and worsened the situation, according to police and others among the 6,000 in attendance.

"It looked like a full-fledged riot was about to break out," said Adam Duvall, 23, of Little Rock, who took his 14-year-old brother. "One lady got hit in the back of the head. I didn't see one security guard." A Jacksonville man who brought his 12-year-old son also complained about the lack of guards.

Security must be addressed at Barton Coliseum before the wrestling federation returns, Adronaco said. Little Rock police provided six officers, and the arena staffed the event with 25 guards. Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services reported one injury from a fight. Police said they arrested about 12 people on misdemeanor alcohol charges, including four or five juveniles. Officers made one disorderly conduct arrest.

"We did everything we could do," Officer Terry Hastings said. "But when you have 5,000 people getting rowdy, I'm not sure we have enough people in the Police Department." The wrestling federation also canceled a Sunday night event in Memphis after fans spit on and threw beer and garbage at wrestlers, including the hometown hero, Jerry "The King" Lawler, said Wade Keller, editor of Pro Wrestling Torch, a national newsletter based in Minnesota.

"They felt disrespected," Keller said of the wrestlers. In 10 years of covering wrestling, Keller said, he's never heard of cancellations two days in a row. He said wrestling federation officials may have been unusually cautious in Little Rock because of what happened in Memphis. Similarly, Jim Pledger, State Fairgrounds manager, and Claude Carpenter, secretary of the state Athletics Commission, which monitors wrestling, judo and tough-man competitions, said they've experienced no prior problems with wrestling.

Grounds crews arrived at 6 a.m. Tuesday, working feverishly to clean the arena for graduation ceremonies that evening for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. "It was pitiful," said Ruben Heredie, describing the mess he found when he came to work. At noon, about 50 garbage-filled boxes and bags lay by the entrance. Next to empty beer bottles were signs made by individual wrestlers' fans, including "Undertaker Fears Kane," "You've been stunned because Stone Cold says so'' and "Owwww have mercy Dude Love." The 328-pound Undertaker fought Rocky Maivia in the "Casket Match" Monday night, before the cancellation.

Organizers are puzzled about what touched off the melee. One person who attended said several fans arrived drunk. But don't blame the wrestlers, said Ron Turchi, an Athletics Commission inspector present for the event. "Without question the WWF did everything they could to do the match," Turchi said. "They didn't provoke anybody that I saw." He compared the flying objects to the Persian Gulf War.

"It was raining in there," Turchi said. "The big insult was when Danny Hodge, a wrestler from the old days, the '50s and '60s, was being presented the 'Living Legend' plaque. People were throwing things at him. "[Fans] didn't show police or security people any respect. One guy was clinging to the rails. He wouldn't leave." Pledger said the wrestling federation hasn't been to Barton since 1989, though a competing wrestling league, World Championship Wrestling, has visited Little Rock in recent years.

The state Farm and Ranch Club sponsored Monday's event, Carpenter said. Although fans complained about the cancellation of the last match, the wrestling federation has no plans to refund tickets, which cost $12 and $20. "I highly doubt that will change," Adronaco said.

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I was there as well. The fans got carried away, but they weren't doing anything that wasn't happening on TV during the attitude ara. What the fans failed to realize is that the wrestlers have the option of canceling matches when its not being recorded for TV.

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It seemed that night that a lot of people didn't realize Raw was taped a few days prior to Monday night and thought that the show was going to be Monday Night Raw as well, which led to a lot of people being mad as well.

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This

I was there and actually had a seat close to the ring. Chairs were being thrown at the ring. It was crazy. My friend and I were worried we were gonna get hit in the back of the head.

I'm going to add to this tonight, sold out show at Cain's Ballroom tonight in Tulsa, just had my first tag team with my buddy.

2 concert whores, drunk as can be, invited us back to hotel after teh show and had teh sex, but we switched chicks about mid way in.

The ole switcharoo is no gay right cuz they be bitches and vag is vag? Both were hot and wanted both? Idk man idk dont judge we all know shite happens at rock concerts especially Cain's.

Weird they said they were from Springfield too, I calls the bullshite and regret leaving my number though.

csb

I'm consulting the Bro Bible and I'm not sure that constitutes a 'tag team', usually that involves Mr. Wrestling I and Mr. Wrestling II style beating it up in the turnbuckles and some DP.

Girls pulling the swap is actually pretty common since whores are gonna whore, they want as much peen as they can get in an evening. Congrats on teh seks.

However, you should never regret life experiences and if these girls were a fun time you def. want to keep them around. Everyone needs an Ol' Reliable.