Wrestling roundup sifts through the trash

Chris Ledermuller

Fans, normally the Wrestling Roundup runs once a week, but this is regarding something that disturbed me during last week's "Thunder" taping, which has nothing to do with the horrible show World Championship Wrestling foisted upon Long Beach.

Following Shane Douglas' main event victory over Sting, hundreds of fans chucked drink cups, popcorn, signs and plastic soft drink bottles at the ring. Quite a few hit the wrestlers, the referee, the announcing team and the crew. By the end of the night, the ring looked like a landfill.

Did this happen because Douglas won by cheating or out of disgust for being subjected to the abysmal program?

No. They did it because a few scumbags began throwing debris in the wrestlers' direction and a small mob of simpletons followed suit.

Throwing junk in the ring is dangerous and immature.

Flying objects can, and often do, hurt. This affects more than just the wrestlers. Sometimes the objects miss their intended targets and hit innocent fans instead.

What is worse, in this environment, is that the crowd may want to throw larger objects at wrestlers just to make an impact. What if people hurl chairs? Sound equipment? Small children?

Since the taping was over,  fans knew they could get away with the garbage throwing without the arena security guards collaring them at the event.

No wrestlers deserve such a churlish treatment, ever. Fans should never partake in such a dangerous and disgusting display.

Chris Ledermuller is a print journalism major at Cal State Long Beach