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November 16th, 1984

Wrestling Extravag

The Good, the Bad, and the Midgets
will be coming to Douglas College on
November 28. The event features live
professional. wrestling matches, with a

 

by JANE MUSKENS

 

minimum of five fights. There will be a
double-main event, a  semi-main
event, and a Mix and Match event,
with a portion of the proceeds going to
support our college’s athletic clubs.
One of the main events will feature
bad guy Star Ryder, a wrestler from
Texas, against fan favourite Snake
Williams. :
When asked about his opponent,
Ryder stated, ‘‘I respect him for his
ability in the ring, but our styles are
different. I'll try and break his leg and
he’ll probably try and break mine.
There’s just one difference; he likes
the fans:and | couldn’t care less.’’
Not only does Ryder dislike the fans,
but the fans aren’t too keen on him,
either. ‘‘I’ve had 20,000 fans throw
coke bottles and orange peels at me,

FANS?

You don’t have to go to the
Colosseum in Rome to wonder how it
must have felt to be slaughtered
before a roaring crowd. All you have to
do is travel down to Bellingham,
Washington.

The Douglas College Royals Hockey
team went down to Bellingham on
November 9, to play an exhibition
game against the Western Washing-
ton University team. Even though the
Royals were defeated by a score of 11
to 2, the score in itself is irrelevant, in
a game which was brutal and vicious,
and that was just the fans.

Before a crowd of approximately 250
beer guzzling, fanatical students, the
Royals received a tremendous amount
of verbal abuse. The students shouted
obscenities, screamed, booed, and
taunted certain Royal players during
the game.

On the ice there were a few fights
which got out of hand, and the
referees, on at least a dozen occasions
or more, had to break up heated
encounters between opposing players.
The penalty box was rarely empty.

The devotion that these American
college students had to their team was
incredible. At home games, here at
Douglas, thirty fans at any game,
whether Basketball or Hockey is
considered a large crowd. The average
turnout is usually much smaller, and
the people who do attend are often
family and friends of the players. |
have yet to see a large group of
Douglas students cheering on one of
our teams.

College students in the States may
have one over us here in Canada. As
fans, they really come out and support
their hockey team, but they also have a
great time doing so. The atmosphere
at the arena was like a big party. You
could smell the beer as you passed a
large sign which read ‘No Alcohol
Beyond this Point.’’ They even know
how to perform the wave with four
cheering sections.

 

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and in L.A., a few stabbed me with a
nail file.’’

Whereas Ryder realizes that there is
no love lost between him and his
opponent Snake Williams, Williams is
going into the ring because of a
personal vendetta.

Williams has held a grudge against
Ryder ever since he back-stabbed a
close friend of his in a fight in Puerto
Rico. ‘‘I’ll have a really good go at
him, and will not hesitate to fight fire
with fire.’’

As for his expectations on the 28th,
Williams stated, ‘‘We’ll probably both
be getting into breaking bones and
smacking.’’ Nevertheless, Williams
also realizes that Ryder is a ‘‘tough
opponent’’ and ‘‘needs to be
watched. ’’

The other main event staged that
evening will include a popular Van-
couver wrestler, Diamond Timothy
Flowers, against Mad Dog Moretti.

Flowers, who has fought against
Moretti before, stated ‘‘We usually
get disqualified because we get out of
hand, but I’ll be happy to get another

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shot at him. He’s a fantastic wrestler,
but I’m better, and on the 28th I'll
prove it.’’

One of the highlights of the evening
will be the Midget wrestling, featuring
Jumping Joe against Little Brutus.

Promoter Darrel Coreman of Uni-
versal Sports Corp. hopes to use
Douglas College as his base for
promoting ‘‘the largest and most
significant matches in B.C.’’ Coreman
stressed that in order to do this ‘‘we
need the support of students,’’ and
that bringing professional wrestling to
D.C. is an event from which the
“entire school can benefit.’’

If there is a good turnout, Coreman
plans on hosting several more fights
here at D.C., and the proceeds will
then go to the various departments at
the college.

Students will get a discount rate at
all the events, and in. turn will be able
to support their college.

Tickets will go on sale next week and
can be purchased from Betty Lou
Hayes, Athletic Coordinator, in office
1338.

 

“I like the taste of a cold beer on a hot day,
but | certainly don’t think you have to get the gang
together with a couple of cases of beer just to celebrate

the fact you've had
a bit of exercise?”

JOHN WOOD

OwMAC SILVER MEDALLIST

Health Santé et
and Welfare Bien-étre social
Canada Canada

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