In Orlando, a wrestling fan took a shot at me in 1972. I think I was wrestling Bearcat Wright. The bullet missed me and hit a wrestling fan in the neck. The cops wrestled him to the ground and took the gun away from him. I get out of the ring and I see the cops have this black guy in handcuffs. I had no idea what was going on. By that time, here comes the ambulance screaming up and they run up with a stretcher. I asked, "What happened?" They told me the guy took a shot at me and was trying to get up closer for another try.
They take the guy to the station house. He was a local guy, so they released him on his own recognizance. He went to court for a preliminary hearing a couple of weeks later and the judge dismissed all charges against him. The judge then blamed it on me and said I incited a riot because I was cheating!
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