Wounded Iraq vet uses pro wrestling to regain his life
Pro wrestling has become the avenue for an Iraq war amputee trying to live out a dream
Apr. 7, 2012
Written by
Peter Smith
The Courier-Journal
Hundreds in the crowd chanted his name, pounding the risers with their feet. The stocky, 209-pound Michael Hayes stood in the ring, his trunks and prosthetic left leg sporting a matched set of green and brown camouflage.
Hayes’ rival, Mohamad Ali Vaez, with the chiseled physique of a personal trainer and a dramatic cascade of wavy hair, got the best of Hayes in the early going of their March 3 bout at the Davis Arena in Newburg — a warehouse-turned-staging area for Ohio Valley Wrestling, Louisville’s main venue for professional wrestling, with all its bombast and theatrics.
Vaez launched a rapid set of jabs, trapped Hayes against the ropes, staggered him to the mat with a deafening clang and put him in a headlock.
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