The Berwyn Police Department confirms that no stabbing occurred at the Ruthless Pro Wrestling event last month in Illinois.
An incident report was released to POST Wrestling after seeking records of the investigation by filing a Freedom of Information request.
The criminal investigations unit of the Berwyn Police Department investigated the March 28 incident at the Berwyn Eagles Club during a Ruthless Pro Wrestling show.
The day after, it was reported that a stabbing occurred with an allegation that a fan attacked and stabbed wrestler Krule / Mads Krule Krugger. The first video to emerge saw wrestlers and fans attacking the fan and removing him from the building. Subsequent clips revealed the fan approaching Krule at his merchandise table after the show, and Krule throwing the first punches before the fan was swarmed. The video did not show any sign of a weapon.
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Wrestlers Mickie Knuckles and Lou Nixon told the Cultaholic site that the stabbing occurred, but an anonymous source in the same story denied the stabbing. Since then, wrestler Gregory Iron also shared his firsthand account, and he didn’t see a stabbing, nor did anyone mention that after the fan was ejected.
Promoter Brett Lauderdale, who booked Krule on a GCW event last weekend, called it a “fake stabbing” as well.
Detective William Massuci of the Berwyn PD was tasked with the investigation after being alerted to the Cultaholic article.
Massuci contacted a person referred to as the manager of Ruthless Pro Wrestling, whose name is redacted. The March 28 event was the last show under previous manager Chris Kohlenberg, as the promotion is now being run by Rickey Shane Page, SHLAK, and Dred.
The unnamed manager stated the fan was “causing problems early in the night” and was intoxicated and warned by management to calm down or would be removed.
The fan agreed to calm down but approached Krule after the show and started causing more issues. The manager states that “the fan ended up attacking his wrestler and tackled him to the ground. The fan continued to punch the wrestler several times. Then the rest of the wrestlers/employees came in to help and got the fan off of him and escorted the fan out of the business.”
This account differs from one video clip (embedded above), where it shows Krule throwing the first punches, followed by the fan tackling Krule by another set of tables across the hall.
The manager states that “[Redacted] was not stabbed” in reference to Krule, who isn’t listed by his real name or alias in the redacted version of the report released to us.
The manager said he observed “two or three police officers there and assumed he did not need to call 911”.
The wrestler (Krule) was contacted at the airport on his way home and told the detective that “Some guy was causing problems all night and came up to him at the end of the night and struck him several times and tackled him to the ground. His peers then got the fan off of him and took matters into their own hands.”
The Berwyn Police Department has closed the case, stating there was no stabbing and that the wrestler doesn’t want to pursue any criminal complaints.
The Berwyn Eagles Club has stated it will not host pro wrestling events after its April 24 show with AAW, citing issues with its license to promote shows. A GoFundMe campaign has been launched by Jon Craft to raise $3,000 for “essential operating costs” to keep the Berwyn Eagle Club alive.
