Pro Wrestling Illustrated

the STRAIGHT SHOOTER

THERE ARE INHERENT dangers in wrestling. Inside the ring, bodies are slammed, twisted, stretched, and bent. Injuries are part of the game.

But sometimes the worst injuries don’t happen inside the ring or in front of a crowd of fans. Sometimes, they happen on a lonely stretch of highway in the middle of nowhere.

Ask an independent wrestler how many miles they put on their odometer every year, and they’re likely to say 15,000 or 20,000 miles is a good estimate. Sometimes a lot

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