Stories From the Road: How A Groom Was Kicked Out Of His Own Reception

3:08 pm September 29, 2015

Stories From the Road: How A Groom Was Kicked Out Of His Own Reception!

This week, I'm going to dive in and tell you a story of how wrestlers kicked a groom out of his own wedding reception. I know what you're thinking… "How could you do such a thing?" Don't worry, you'll understand why at the end. The important lesson here is never mess with wrestlers (even if it's your wedding day!)

Back in 2010, I worked for a promotion in Lima, Ohio called WAR Wrestling. Their roster at that time had a collection of established talent (like Matt Mason, Dusty Dillinger, and Jock Samson) with a mix of up and comers (such as myself, Ashley Sixx, and a very young Ethan Page). After finishing a show there, we went to the nearby Howard Johnson Inn. At that time, they provided rooms for the wrestlers as part of their sponsorship. In addition, they had a lobby bar, which served as our after-show hangout. One of the draws of this place was karaoke. I think it's ingrained in every wrestler's DNA that you have to love singing karaoke, no matter how terrible you are (and about a good 99% of us couldn't carry a tune if it was super-glued to our hands!)

On this particular occasion, a wedding reception was held at this HoJo. Now, I can understand why a reception was held, since there are hotel rooms, a swimming pool, and a ping pong table all at one's disposal. But, if you're booking a reception in a hotel conference area while there's a wrestler after-party that loves them some karaoke and booze, then you should reschedule the whole day! I mean, we kinda ran things in there, after all…

At first, there weren't any incidents. It was just more people were dressed up at this bar than we were! That all changed when it was my turn to sing karaoke. I honestly cannot remember what song I sang (I'm going to guess Billy Ocean's "Caribbean Queen"), which totally would have won any singing competition ever invented. I heard a guy drunkenly yell "You suck!", but I paid no attention. After all, I had to hit those notes! I heard him faintly a couple more times yell "You suck! Get off the stage!" But, of course, I ignored the haters and did my thang! I had awards to win and girls' hearts to swoon, after all!

When the song ended, I went to speak with a couple of the wrestlers nearby, and had stated how there was a guy that kept yelling at me when I sang. I had just finished my sentence when that guy came into view, and bellowed out "YOU WANNA F***ING GO?!" What happened next was like something out of a Wild West movie, as all of the wrestlers swarmed to each of my sides, just waiting for something to happen! The guy, totally oblivious in his inebriated rage, continued to yell and motion closer to fight (really anyone whoever was closest at this point). His groomsmen held him back, and in the midst of the chaos, one of the bartenders had kicked him out! Mission accomplished, we kicked out a drunken idiot!

It was very shortly afterwards that I was clued in the guy who was yelling at me. It was the groom! So, to reiterate, a guy who was just married and partied at his own reception was kicked out of the bar. Now, I don't know about you, but I think that's a pretty great start to any matrimony. Add in the fact that the bride was flirting very heavily with one of the boys, and I think you have yourself a recipe for a happy marriage! (On a side note, the groom's father apologized to me for his son's stupor and behavior. You know you messed up when your FATHER apologizes to a stranger for your own drunken belligerence.)

After going to the promoter to make sure I wasn't in trouble for the near-fight (I wasn't), the rest of the night was socializing with the boys, regaling in the fact that the whole locker room came together to kick out a drunken groom to protect one of their own. That's the great thing about the business. In times where one of us is in danger, the entire locker room comes together. That's when I felt like I truly bonded and belonged in the back. But only if the groom had liked my awesome singing skills…

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