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July Wrasslin' |OT| ALT+CTRL DELETE DELETE DELETE NERO, IT'S OVAH!

Bizazedo

Member
I might get banned a little early for posting in a Kotaku topic on gaming-side, but dammit, I feel very strongly about helping people with disabilities.

If it happens, know that I will return (I can't imagine it'll be a perm) and carry out my end of the CM Punk bet.

You didn't post anything bad, I thought. Closed before maybe you could? :).

As someone *in* a wheelchair, I was reading that thread with morbid fascination.

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Wrestling AND wheelchair related, hit the ROH show in Baltimore on Friday. The venue they used was an indoor soccer field. Previously, they had oriented the ring and entrances so that I could go around the side of the building and enter on the floor for my seats.

Last Friday, I was elated to have ringside seats. I have NEVER had ringside seats or first row anything to any event due to the wheelchair, but this time? I did. Picked a corner just to make sure I could get there and just let people deal with it otherwise, but I was psyched. Hid it from friends who went with, but I was.

Got there and they had decided to reverse the ring and entrance orientation, meaning a wall now blocked my entrance. While waiting for them to figure things out, chatted a little with Silas and Baby-tista, and then went around to a different entrance where some of their ring crew / wrestlers in training had to pick up my 200+ lb chair and 200+ lb me and get me inside past a high threshold.

Exciting!

At the end, was able to exit through where I normally did (by going through where the wrestlers entered and exited for matches) where I got to see Christopher Daniel directing traffic / telling them to move a table out of the way. Also exciting.

Show was good, too. My corner had the least activity of all 4 corners and none of the wrestlers / managers came close when patrolling the outside to banter with, but it was still cool. Also the first time outside of a real arena like the Wells Fargo Center that I got to see the whole show.

Fuckers always standing up during tense moments at flat venues normally :(.
 
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Deleted member 47027

Unconfirmed Member
You didn't post anything bad, I thought. Closed before maybe you could? :).

As someone *in* a wheelchair, I was reading that thread with morbid fascination.

****

Wrestling AND wheelchair related, hit the ROH show in Baltimore on Friday. The venue they used was an indoor soccer field. Previously, they had oriented the ring and entrances so that I could go around the side of the building and enter on the floor for my seats.

Last Friday, I was elated to have ringside seats. I have NEVER had ringside seats or first row anything to any event due to the wheelchair, but this time? I did. Picked a corner just to make sure I could get there and just let people deal with it otherwise, but I was psyched. Hid it from friends who went with, but I was.

Got there and they had decided to reverse the ring and entrance orientation, meaning a wall now blocked my entrance. While waiting for them to figure things out, chatted a little with Silas and Baby-tista, and then went around to a different entrance where some of their ring crew / wrestlers in training had to pick up my 200+ lb chair and 200+ lb me and get me inside past a high threshold.

Exciting!

At the end, was able to exit through where I normally did (by going through where the wrestlers entered and exited for matches) where I got to see Christopher Daniel directing traffic / telling them to move a table out of the way. Also exciting.

Show was good, too. My corner had the least activity of all 4 corners and none of the wrestlers / managers came close when patrolling the outside to banter with, but it was still cool. Also the first time outside of a real arena like the Wells Fargo Center that I got to see the whole show.

Fuckers always standing up during tense moments at flat venues normally :(.

I feel pretty strongly about people dealing with any disabilities and making things more inclusive should be a key part of all kinds of shit, the responses in that thread of people not giving a fuck had me incensed. I would say no good would come of it, but goddammit, hopefully someone stopped for a second and will think about it.

That's an awesome story, glad they were happy to help out so you can get a good-ass experience when others may unwittingly contribute to making it shitty. I love live wrestling, for real. A shitty live show can be great if you attend.


My name is "Dumbbell Fuck"
 

Zach

Member
I just remembered I went to a RAW (at the BOK Center, NVM) six or seven years ago when I wasn't into wrassle with Local Pro Wrestler Friend, Ex-MMA Friend, and Ex-Girlfriend's Dad with ALS Who Uses a Wheelchair. We had ADA seats, so we didn't have anyone in front of us, which was nice.

This story couldn't be more on-topic.
 

notworksafe

Member
I might get banned a little early for posting in a Kotaku topic on gaming-side, but dammit, I feel very strongly about helping people with disabilities.

If it happens, know that I will return (I can't imagine it'll be a perm) and carry out my end of the CM Punk bet.

Godspeed, friend
 
I just remembered I went to a RAW (at the BOK Center, NVM) six or seven years ago when I wasn't into wrassle with Local Pro Wrestler Friend, Ex-MMA Friend, and Ex-Girlfriend's Dad with ALS Who Uses a Wheelchair. We had ADA seats, so we didn't have anyone in front of us, which was nice.

This story couldn't be more on-topic.
How did that work? Did they have elevators? We wanted to attend a show last month but with me being in a wheelchair, we weren't so sure if we would have sets accommodating to our needs especially since it was last minute.
 
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Deleted member 47027

Unconfirmed Member
I just remembered I went to a RAW (at the BOK Center, NVM) six or seven years ago when I wasn't into wrassle with Local Pro Wrestler Friend, Ex-MMA Friend, and Ex-Girlfriend's Dad with ALS Who Uses a Wheelchair. We had ADA seats, so we didn't have anyone in front of us, which was nice.

This story couldn't be more on-topic.

I think I was at that show. Might have been before I got back into the wrassles.

What rooms are you people posting from, holy shit.

I'm assuming Aiii is taking a shit and Menome is posting from the litter box
 

Zach

Member
How did that work? Did they have elevators? We wanted to attend a show last month but with me being in a wheelchair, we weren't so sure if we would have sets accommodating to our needs especially since it was last minute.

There will definitely be an elevator. All venues have to be ADA-compliant. Whether or not the seats are available or sold is a question you'd have to ask.

It's a Clickhole meme, just go with it.

I guess my name will be... Desk Yawn.
 
There will definitely be an elevator. All venues have to be ADA-compliant. Whether or not the seats are available or sold is a question you'd have to ask.



I guess my name will be... Desk Yawn.
Yeah that's what it was. Maybe we'll try to go next month. I'll have to call ahead for disability purposes, I guess.
 
Maybe it's just me but I find it weird that people are just now learning that Nero is Hardy's actual middle name. I've known this for over ten years now due to my cousin being in love with him. A random thought of mine.
 

Menome

Member
Context: May 17, 1999. Some time I can't be bothered checking.

Seems I missed an entire Al Snow storyline that was on Sunday Night Heat. Bugger.
 

Zach

Member
Yeah that's what it was. Maybe we'll try to go next month. I'll have to call ahead for disability purposes, I guess.

Nowadays you can usually access ADA seating online. You may just need to hunt around for a link or button ("Need ADA Seats?", "Click here for accessible seating", etc.).

That being said, if you can get someone on the phone from the venue's box office, I imagine that would be the most helpful.
 
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