Pro wrestlers deliver ‘Anarchy’ to Mac Court
By Dave Depper
Oregon Daily Emerald
American flags were held high. T
shirts bearing phrases such as
“Austin 3:16” and others showing
The Rock’s face were proudly worn.
Hard rock and rap blared over the
public address system.
There was no doubt about it:
McArthur Court was deep in the
clutches of “Anarchy at Piper’s Pit.”
The self-billed “biggest night of
professional wrestling that the state
of Oregon has ever seen” took place
Friday, and more than 2,000 adrena
line-crazed
fans looked
to be having
the time of
their lives.
“Anarchy”
was put on by
former pro
wrestling star “Rowdy” Roddy Piper
as a benefit for the University football
team.
Scheduled to kick off at 7:30 p.m.,
“Anarchy at Piper’s Pit” didn’t actu
ally begin until a few minutes after 8,
a delay that kept the crowd crazy
with anticipation. While the fans
were predominantly male, there was
an unexpectedly large number of
women and very young children.
After an amazingly out-of-tune
rendition of “The Star Spangled Ban
ner,” the nightkicked off with six 15
minute wrestling matches, led by the
“Mad Bomber” versus “Loose Can
non” Kenny Lush. Now, everybody
knows that pro wrestling is staged,
but these two guys could have done a
bit more work on their shtick. The
crowd was ruthless when dealing
with the inexperienced pair, booing
and yelling things such as “You
suck!” And worse.
Loose Cannon ended up winning,
but it was unclear whether anyone
cared.
The audience was much more ex
a a a a a a
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cited to watch Ultimate Fighting
champion Dan “The Beast” Severn
take on Big Mike. Uproarious ap
plause filled the room as it was an
nounced that Big Mike was a native
of Springfield. Sadly, the local hero
was defeated within minutes.
The next match was fraught with
controversy, as the star Honky Tonk
Man did not show up as advertised.
Instead, the crowd was treated to
Michelle Star, who was a male cross
dresser in a pink leotard. Star was
immediately hated by the crowd and
was defeated by Miss Pittsburgh, the
only female wrestler of the evening.
The match was rife with sexual in
nuendo, and many angry mothers
were seen escorting their young chil
dren out of the arena.
The evening really took off when
the stars came into play. The famous
Sabu stole the show with his amaz
ing backwards flips from the rope.
While chants of “Sabu!” filled the air,
he performed various amazing feats
of dexterity, culminating in his
breaking a table in half with his op
ponent on it.
Veterans Greg “The Hammer”
Valentine and “Maniac” Matt Borne
were attached at the neck by dog col
lars and a large chain, and the fight
was so vicious that Borne ended up
with blood streaming down his face.
But the most excitement was defi
nitely generated by the presence of
superstar “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan,
who entered the arena waving
around a gigantic American flag be
fore proceeding to kick the living
daylights out of “The Masked Cana
dian.”
After the regular matches, it was
time for the main event: The 20-man
“Rumble Royal,” with the prize
being a bag containing $5,000,
placed upon a pole high above the
ring. The match began with former
University football star Josh Wilcox
taking on Curt “Mr. Perfect” Hennig.
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“Hacksaw” Jim Duggan greets cheering wrestling fans Friday night at McArthur Court. Duggan won his match against the Masked
Canadian after narrowly escaping a sleeper hold. (Below) Honky Tonk Man, right, throws Miss Pittsburgh across the ring.
Every 60 seconds, a new wrestler
climbed into the ring, and before
long it was an absolute melee.
In short, everyone was eliminated
except for Wilcox and Hennig.
Wilcox ended up getting the money,
which was quickly stolen by
Hennig. However, the room erupted
with applause as “Rowdy” Roddy
Piper came out and saved the day.
People exiting the building were
bursting with excitement about the
night’s events.
“I was very impressed. The
wrestlers were outgoing, vicious,
and “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan
autographed my ticket. I love him,”
said Kevin Merwin, a junior who is
r
double majoring in Japanese and
accounting.
“Sabu rocked the house, Sabu stole
the show,” said Chris Thom, a sopho
more majoring in computer informa
tion science.
Not everyone was as satisfied with
the evening, though.
“I’m very disappointed that Honky
Tonk didn’t show,” said Kyle Wiest, a
sophomore majoring in mathematics.
This sentiment was echoed by many
other members of the audience.
However, the most telling com
ment came from an excited grade
schooler who screamed it repeatedly
throughout the course of the evening.
“Kick his ass, sea bass! ”
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