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Brian Damage
This is the 275th installment of the ‘Wrestling with Sin‘ series. A group of stories that delves into the darker, underbelly of pro wrestling. Many of the stories involve such subjects as sex, drugs, greed and in some cases even murder! As with every single story in the Sin series, I do not condone or condemn the alleged participants. We simply retell their stories by researching interviews, newspapers, magazines and various other sources of media.
Bad Dreamer
After ECW folded in 2001, one of the company’s top stars Tommy Dreamer went into a deep depression. He stuck with the promotion through good times and bad and had even invested all of his money and some of his parents money in trying to keep it afloat. When he saw that his former boss Paul Heyman was employed by WWE, Dreamer went into a mental tailspin. Dreamer had turned down a $750,000 a year contract with WCW to stay loyal to Paul and ECW.
Seeing Heyman on WWE television made Dreamer feel betrayed. What finally put Tommy over the top, was getting an offer to appear at Wrestlemania 17…only for the offer to get pulled at the last minute. Dreamer, who was unemployed and seeing Heyman employed finally snapped. The “Innovator of Violence” was going to truly live up to that moniker. He purchased a gun and planned to make his Wrestlemania debut whether invited or not.
According to Dreamer, his plan was to show up at the Houston Astrodome and murder Paul Heyman by shooting him in the back of the head…gangland style. He would then turn the gun on himself and commit suicide. Thankfully, before the event, Jim Ross called Tommy and offered him a job with WWE. Dreamer was able to snap out of his depression and realized he narrowly avoided disaster.
Leave Mia Lone
In June of 2019, wrestler Ivelisse Velez commented on how she was interested in getting another shot in WWE. She was previously under a developmental contract from 2011 to 2012. After getting cut from WWE, Ivelisse wrestled all over the world. When a fan suggested on social media that WWE resign Ivelisse and team her with current NXT wrestler Mia Yim…Mia simply responded with…”No Thanks.”
Apparently there has been some legitimate heat between the two women for several years. Ivelisse accused Mia of stealing her gimmick which caused a rift, but reportedly goes much deeper than that. It is heavily rumored that Ivelisse had an affair with Mia’s former boyfriend and fellow pro wrestler…Jay Rios. Mia Yim allegedly caught the Ivelisse and Rios having sex in the apartment the couple shared. The affair led to Mia and Jay Rios splitting up and causing a long bitter hatred between Yim and Ivelisse.
A Wee Bit of Trouble
Wee Willie Davis was a wrestler/promoter/actor/police officer who primarily competed in the 1940’s. During his active wrestling career, Davis was once sued by a wrestling fan. The fan accused Davis of slapping and fracturing the jaw of his fifteen year old son. Davis contended that that the teenager assaulted him first and he struck the boy not realizing his age.
The father of the boy claimed that his son was being accidentally pelted with peanuts meant for Wee Willie Davis. The boy allegedly flung the peanuts off of himself and they hit Davis who was at ringside. That is when Davis turned around and allegedly open hand slapped the boy…injuring him. No word how this lawsuit ended up.
A Frank Discussion
‘Fabulous’ Frank Monte was a journeyman wrestler who mainly competed in several NWA territories during the 1970’s. He was mostly a tag team specialist winning titles in places like Tennessee, Florida and the Gulf Coast. Monte did have a brief run in the WWWF, but was used as a preliminary wrestler. His final run came with Jim Crockett Promotions, where he was also used as enhancement talent before retiring from the business in 1983.
After his wrestling career ended, Monte focused in on a career as a bodybuilder. In 2019, Frank Monte was found dead at his home. The official determination was that Monte had committed suicide. He had apparently battled depression for years. Frank Monte was 75 years old at the time of his death.