Post by The Legendary Ring Troll {BLM} on Jun 20, 2020 10:24:37 GMT -5
So before all this hit the fan over the last couple days, I had a little experience at Rocket Pro Wrestling that suddenly came back to the forefront of my mind.
I went to my first RPW show in December. When there, a wrestler named Tyler Bodine had a merch table set up and a very young girl was helping him sell it. I remember she liked my Velveteen Dream shirt (🤦🏼‍♂️...) but didn’t think anything else of it. Went back two shows later, and she was sitting in front of me in the crowd this time. She was seated next to a large dude who looked like he could be a wrestler, but may just be a big dude. Anyways, when Bodine came out for his match, I hear her whisper to this other guy and say that Bodine is pissed cuz she’s here with this guy. Again, I don’t know her age, but she looked around 15-16. But every time I saw Bodine the rest of that night, he looked downright depressed.
At the time, I kinda felt bad for him. Now, I suddenly realized it looks like it’s just be another dude taking advantage of a young fan. I absolutely didn’t hear anything sexual in nature, but the whole thing seems really sleazy in retrospect. In my mind I’d like to think it was his sister and he didn’t agree with her choice in date, but second dude was absolutely in his 30s, so I dunno. Worst part is, that first show, I brought my daughter to the merch table to see if she wanted anything, and Bodine went out of his way to sign her light up foam thing AND sign an 8x10 photo for her for free. I really want to believe I’m reaching on this one.
I went to my first RPW show in December. When there, a wrestler named Tyler Bodine had a merch table set up and a very young girl was helping him sell it. I remember she liked my Velveteen Dream shirt (🤦🏼‍♂️...) but didn’t think anything else of it. Went back two shows later, and she was sitting in front of me in the crowd this time. She was seated next to a large dude who looked like he could be a wrestler, but may just be a big dude. Anyways, when Bodine came out for his match, I hear her whisper to this other guy and say that Bodine is pissed cuz she’s here with this guy. Again, I don’t know her age, but she looked around 15-16. But every time I saw Bodine the rest of that night, he looked downright depressed.
At the time, I kinda felt bad for him. Now, I suddenly realized it looks like it’s just be another dude taking advantage of a young fan. I absolutely didn’t hear anything sexual in nature, but the whole thing seems really sleazy in retrospect. In my mind I’d like to think it was his sister and he didn’t agree with her choice in date, but second dude was absolutely in his 30s, so I dunno. Worst part is, that first show, I brought my daughter to the merch table to see if she wanted anything, and Bodine went out of his way to sign her light up foam thing AND sign an 8x10 photo for her for free. I really want to believe I’m reaching on this one.