Reader wants pro wrestling counted out of neighborhood
Reader Walt Lersch, sent us an e-mail about an incident in the Hazelwood neighborhood last Saturday (6/16) evening.
To the editor:
Saturday evening when driving home from dinner I noticed something going on
in the Northwest corner of the vacant Albertson’s parking lot at N.E. 122nd Avenue
and Halsey Street. I dropped the family off at home and returned to see
what was going on.
There was a Boss Hawgs banner and Budweiser banner draped around the wrestling ring. The announcer stated that this was a preview of the full show which would take place at the same location the next day from Noon through the evening.
The Perfect Cup Espresso shop located in the parking lot seems to have provided support by making electric power available for the event.
The power was used for the (public address) sound system and/or the popcorn concession.
Before too long, someone began yelling for people to get to their cars because tow trucks were starting to tow cars. Sure enough, Retriever Towing (who has signs posted around the perimeter of the parking lot) was starting to tow vehicles away.
Pandemonium broke out, with much yelling and screaming. One of the tow truck drivers radioed his dispatcher and requested police involvement.
I left several minutes later. There were more tow trucks from multiple
companies than I had ever seen in one place before. Retreiver Towing seemed to be the most assertive. There were three police cars.
The type of “wrestling” that was going on here is not a kind of entertainment I enjoy. I don’t think open professional wrestling displays of this type are in the best interest of the families in the area or the neighborhood in general.
It is noisy enough with all of the vehicle traffic. We don’t need to add a loud public address system going all day and into the night. We shouldn’t have to be concerned about event participants or spectators taking their bad acting and/or hostilities out into streets.
It’s a real disincentive for me to patronize businesses that sponsor events like this.
Sincerely,
Walt Lersch
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