A professional wrestling referee was hospitalized after being stabbed during a live show, police said. The incident happened at the Providence Civic Center in Rhode Island on Wednesday night when a man attacked the match and hit one of the referees over the head with an aluminum chair before pulling out a knife and stabbing him.
Professional wrestling referee Brian Stann was hospitalized after he was allegedly stabbed in the neck during a planned attack. The incident took place at a WWE event, but it is unclear if the stabbing was an attempt to take out Stann or just a way to get attention.
Referee Lando Deltoro was hospitalized after being repeatedly stabbed by “Hannibal” Devon Nicholson, who wrestled at the show as “The Blood Hunter,” at the World Class Revolution “Christmas Star Wars” event in Irving, Texas, over the weekend. The idea for Nicholson’s battle with Carly Colon (Carlito) was always for Nicholson to assault the referee, but according to a ringside referee and wrestlers who talked with different news sites, Nicholson went too far and ended up stabbing the referee numerous times in the head with a spike.
Colby Cowperthwaite, a ringside referee, went into great detail about the event in a Reddit post. His explanation, as well as video of the violent encounter, may be seen here.
Wrestler Clayton Bloodstone told Fightful on the record, “They planned a blade spot, but Hannibal went it MUCH further.” “I assume the ref’s blade wasn’t cutting it, so Hannibal started repeatedly slashing him in the skull. The referee went to the hospital right away. We all assumed he was going to pass away. Many of the men in the back were obviously agitated as a result of it. Hannibal didn’t give a crap. He pretended as though it weren’t a huge problem. He spent almost the whole period leading up to his match in his RV. Carlito, who was working Hannibal, was told by the ref who reffed his bout that he was inebriated and advised him to be cautious and terminate the match as soon as possible.”
Deltoro has already responded, uploading a picture of himself after being discharged from the hospital. On Sunday, he wrote, “I’m recovering at home, although I’m still a little hazy and in a lot of pain. But I’ll make it. Thank you everyone for your kindness and support. I am a big believer in the law of reciprocity, which states that if you do good in the world, good will come back to you.”
I’m recovering at home, but I’m still a little hazy and in a lot of discomfort. But I’ll make it. Thank you so much for all of your love and support. I believe that if you put good into the world, good will come back to you #downbutnotout photo. twitter.com/0bE71rWbtP
— God’s perfect fool Lando Deltoro (@Elcucuyfeo) December 13, 2021
He added, “I can tell you that was a scene that went well off the tracks.” “He does not seem to be a safe worker, based on what I’ve heard thus far. And now I’ve seen it firsthand…”
He also spoke to a number of fans about the event, verifying that it was not part of a plot. A GoFundMe page has been set up to help Deltoro with his medical bills, and more than $3,000 has been donated so far. As additional information about the situation becomes available, we’ll update you.
UPDATE (12/14): Deltoro was rushed back to the hospital on Tuesday, according to his GoFundMe page. The text on the website said, “He’s now on his way back to the hospital. I will not provide an update until I have new information. Lando really needs all of our help right now, and we should keep praying for him.”
“Quick update, woke up and the whole left side of my head feels like it’s on fire and there’s drainage, obviously an infection so I’m heading in to have it checked at,” Deltoro said on Twitter. He then tweeted a picture of himself with a blood infection, which he said was caused by Nicholson’s gold paint on his spike.
Here are the facts about rumor control. My blood is infected, but the doctor doesn’t think it’s hepatitis C; instead, he believes it’s a response to the gold paint. I’ll be on high-dose antibiotics, and I’ll be accompanied by my loyal companion Sancho. twitter.com/Mdiv5T48iW
— God’s perfect fool Lando Deltoro (@Elcucuyfeo) December 14, 2021