A Real Part of Arguably Fake Pro Wrestling

(Jeffersonville, Indiana) And most folks think that professional wrestling is phony fun.

A former professional wrestler is suing his opponent and the Indiana-based promoter who arranged their bout last year, claiming his foe was supposed to lose their match but had other ideas and kicked him so hard in the crotch that one of his testicles ruptured and had to be removed.

John Levi Miller, 23, contends in his lawsuit filed Monday that Clinton Woosley was the “heel,” a term used to describe the designated villain or loser, of their match last June, The Courier-Journal of Louisville, Ky., reported. He says Woosley, who wrestles under the name Guido Andretti, declined his invitation to map out the fight, as is customary, and instead said he understood the plan and that “it would be OK.”

However, Miller says Woosley tried to win and kicked him hard in the crotch.

In pro wrestling, I'm thinking that injury goes with the territory and participants probably signed indemnity agreements. I'd suggest this case, however worthy, probably won't go far.

Tip: slwlion