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Wrestler Hannibal responds after brutally stabbing referee in head with ‘iron spike’ in horrific scenes
Both men have addressed the incident (Picture: Youtube /@Infinite Pro Wrestling)
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Wrestler Hannibal has responded after stabbing a referee and leaving him needing staples in his skull.
The wrestler- whose real name is Devon Nicholson – was facing former WWE superstar Carlito at a World Class Pro Wrestling Event in Irving, Texas over the weekend when things went badly wrong.
Using the stage name The Blood Hunter, Nicholson won the bout and then was seen – in footage shared on social media – striking referee Lando Deltoro with what seemed to be an ‘iron spike’ from the ring.
The official – who was left bloodied by the brutal attack – was pulled out of the ring and rushed to hospital where he received treatment for the head injuries.
Deltoro later shared photos of his scars, and revealed he was ‘recovering’ after the incident.
He tweeted: ‘Recovering at home, still a big fuzzy and pain, yes lots of pain. But I’ll live.
The match took place over the weekend (Picture: World Class Pro Wrestling)
‘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. (sic)’
He later added: ‘I had heard that I could have said “stop” at anytime.
‘I just wanted to say that’s it’s very hard to talk when there is a 300lbs man’s knee on your back and then being put in a choke hold while being stabbed repeatedly in the head with an iron spike, passed out shortly after. (sic)’
Meanwhile, Hannibal – who has over 300,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel – has responded to the claims and insisted Deltoro was ‘hired to bleed’ and could have stopped the attack himself.
He said in video: ‘his referee was supposed to bleed from razor blade cuts. I assume he actually cut himself with the razor blades.
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‘He gave no indication to me – and you people can watch the footage – zero indication to me in the ring that he wasn’t just selling and was legitimately hurt.’
Meanwhile, WCPW CEO Jerry Bostic has said in his own video statement that Hannibal has been banned from the company’s events in the future.
He said: ‘World Class moving forward will not be associated with Devon Nicholson.’I cannot and will not condone what happened last night.’
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