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According to the referee who had his head stapled up, that wasn’t a ‘work’ Saturday night at a World Class Pro Wrestling event in Irvin, Texas when wrestler Devon Nicholson, who goes by “Hannibal,” started ramming a spike into his head multiple times as blood started splattering.
The spike attack, which came after Hannibal’s match against “Carlito,” did so much damage that referee Lando Deltoro needed multiple staples to close up gashes received when Hannibal went to work.
“Recovering at home, still a big fuzzy and pain, yes lots of pain. But I’ll live. Thanks you all for out pouring of love and support. I am a firm believer that if you put good out into the world, good will return to you,” Deltoro wrote Sunday on Twitter.
From what Deltoro wrote about the situation, it sounds like he agreed to some sort of attack, but not to the point where an emergency room was needed to close up multiple gashes.
“This is the ref that got stabbed, I can tell you it was a spot that went way off the rails. From what I’m hearing now he is not a safe worker. And now I have first hand knowledge,” Deltoro tweeted to someone concerned over the violence.
“Defiantly not a work,” the ref added.
I’m not about “Cancel Culture”, but promotions need to STOP booking “Hannibal”, AKA “Blood Hunter”. There’s been numerous accusations of sexual harassment & several incidents of him legit injuring people. He’s a reckless liability that’s all about himself & getting YouTube views. pic.twitter.com/AfB2hc5LiF
— The Slop Drop (@TheSlopDrop1) December 12, 2021
Lando here, Izzy is right it was defiantly not a work. pic.twitter.com/K0SZ1cLJe5
— Lando Deltoro God’s perfect idiot (@Elcucuyfeo) December 13, 2021
According to Dirt Sheet Radio, which tracks the wrestling industry, police were called over the incident:

Recovering at home, still a big fuzzy and pain, yes lots of pain. But I’ll live. Thanks you all for out pouring of love and support .
I am a firm believer that if you put good out into the world, good will return to you #downbutnotout pic.twitter.com/0bE71rWbtP— Lando Deltoro God’s perfect idiot (@Elcucuyfeo) December 13, 2021
I’m sure it wasn’t a work. This dick head has been doing this for years. He tried out for WWE and was told get fucked because he can’t wrestle and the asshole tried suing them. He has a YouTube channel where he interviews real wrestlers and his show sucks because he literally talks like a retard. He’s a huge guy like 6-5 270 and this is just what he does, basically bullies other much smaller inexperienced wrestlers on the independent circuit. He’s even severely assaulted many fans through the years. He’s a legit douche bag.
Not condoning it but if your the referee for a bunch of roided up psychos, don’t act surprised when they start acting like psychos. Also, this ain’t shit. Look up New Jack. RIP New Jack.