Dutch Mantel's latest blog recalls the night Ole Anderson was stabbed by a fan. "After a brutal match with Mr. Wrestling Tim Woods and Dino Bravo, was attacked by fans on his way back from the ring with one of them pulling a knife and cutting Ole so badly across his chest and arms that he had to undergo an emergency 4 hour surgery to close wounds. He received close to 100 stitches to close the wound.

"The attacker ended up being an elderly senior citizen who was 82 years old at the time and had long harbored a dislike for Ole. The man was arrested and charged with aggravated assault. The old man was sentenced to jail for 6 months suspended, due to his age likely, and given 5 years probation. But his most severe punishment was being permanently banned from attending matches at the Greenville Memorial Auditorium FOR LIFE.

"The man was quoted as saying later, that he could have put up with the jail term but what really hurt him was the lifelong ban from attending the matches. He died a few years later and at his funeral, his family quoted the judge's decision as the catalyst that hastened the man's death." To read the full blog, visit DutchMantel.com.

Powell's POV: Other blog topics include a wild baby story, a fan falling out of the balcony during a Memphis match, the night a WWE Hall of Famer dropped a deuce underneath a wrestling ring, and another WWE Hall of Famer who had a brick thrown through his car window. By the way, Dutch's new book is now available. You can find the signup information by using the link above.

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