10 Wrestling Road Stories That Defy Reality
They're equal parts comedic anecdote and eye-opening cautionary tale, and damn it, they're all so compelling...
5. Worked Into A Shoot
Drugs and alcohol are oftentimes blamed for the downfall of many (not just wrestlers), but what about boredom? General malaise and listlessness can lead to trouble, as Barry Windham learned one fateful day down in The Sunshine State. Windham, Steve Keirn, and Bill Alfonso were en route to a card in Florida and periodically would stop during the endless trip in order to fire Windham's brand new pistol at various inanimate objects.
To cut right to the chase, Windham got shot in the leg. There are different recollections of events, as Windham remembers Keirn dropping the gun, causing it to accidentally discharge, plugging Windham's limb. Alfonso claimed that a bullet ricocheted off a pole, and caught Windham's leg on the rebound. But both versions agree on thing: Windham used a pocket knife to dig the bullet out, before tying a bandana around the wound, before painfully venturing onward to the event, where he wrestled Harley Race (who is deadlier than any firearm) without receiving any sort of treatment. Remember that time you called out of work because you had a headache?
Written by Justin Henry
In addition to writing lists and commentaries for Cultaholic, Justin is also a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine, and is co-author of the WWE-related book Titan Screwed: Lost Smiles, Stunners, and Screwjobs.
