A referee in an indie wrestling match is reportedly coping with a “mind damage” after an in-ring accident prompted a scary scene Thursday throughout an OVW present in Louisville, Kentucky.
Referee Dallas Edwards appeared to endure vital head trauma and seizure-like signs after inadvertently taking a blow to the top by wrestler Brendan Balling throughout a match towards Tony Evans. In a daunting scene caught on video, Edwards goes down laborious after taking the brunt of a top-rope maneuver from Balling, slamming the again of his head on the mat. Balling instantly checks on Edwards after which the match continues across the fallen referee, nonetheless moments later Edwards seems to start convulsing contained in the ring.
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He’s then dragged and kicked into the nook by Evans, earlier than the severity of the state of affairs seems to daybreak on the performers and the present is halted, with medical private attending to Edwards.
A girl recognized as Edwards’ girlfriend issued an announcement Friday morning indicating that Edwards had been hospitalized and asking the wrestling neighborhood to “maintain Dallas in your ideas.” Edwards was reportedly “awake, coherent, and in good spirits.” An image of Edwards smiling whereas giving a thumb’s-up from the hospital mattress was posted.
“Please maintain Dallas in your ideas as your day begins. I’m not going to supply way more data right now besides to the events who already know, however final night time resulted in a mind damage that’s being monitored and can proceed to be monitored by medical doctors right here.
“Seeing all of the help you guys have already given is superb and I didn’t wish to depart everybody with out some form of replace.”
In a follow-up publish on Fb, Balling referred to as Edwards “probably the greatest refs I’ve ever had” and stated that he felt “horrible” concerning the botched maneuver that led to Edwards’ hospitalization.
(Brendan Balling, Fb)
All prayers to Dallas. Not solely probably the greatest refs I’ve ever had however probably the greatest guys I’ve been capable of meet throughout my time at OVW. Apparent accident, however can’t assist however really feel horrible about every thing. Dallas can be again and higher than ever and so will I. Thanks to everybody. See you Sunday.
OVW, brief for Ohio Valley Wrestling, is a long-running impartial wrestling promotion based mostly in Louisville and based in 1993. The corporate is finest identified for serving as the first developmental territory for the WWE from 2000-08. It presently serves as a developmental territory for TNA Wrestling.