Not Counted Out Yet

Just beyond a Best Western in Wilmington, N.C., a red brick building sits to the left of seven orange barrels, loose gravel and a sign alerting visitors that the road ahead is not fit for use.

That building, the Coastline Convention Center, used to host wrestling shows. Seven years ago, Mark “Carnage” Perez was carried away from that brick building on a stretcher. In a summer 2002 match, Perez suffered a cut in the middle of his forehead, courtesy of Abdullah the Butcher’s hand and a fork.

“Whenever you wrestle Abdullah the Butcher, there’s going to be blood,” said the 47-year-old Fairfax resident. “Somebody’s getting cut.”...More?

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