Hits, Misses and Hisses

The greatest day of Mark Bravura's wrestling career was the day he was attacked by an angry mob.

It happened in Memphis. At the time, Bravura was wrestling as a "heel" -- a bad guy -- with a local professional league. In a typical dastardly move, he suddenly turned against his tag team partner, vanquishing him with the aid of a metal folding chair.

The crowd went berserk. And that's when the wrestling got real. "Fans started coming over the railing to try to get me," Bravura recalled fondly. He fought and kicked his way out of the arena, relishing the chaos as pure compliment. "The security guards had to walk me to my car."...More?

source: washingtonpost.com