Rickey Shane Page, part of the new ownership of Ruthless Pro Wrestling, says he is in contact with the Berwyn Eagles Club and has offered to assist in helping the venue.
Page is among the new ownership group, which assumed control of RPW after its last card on March 28 from outgoing owner Chris Kohlenberg.
The March 28 event was marred by an incident after the show involving wrestler Krule with a fan, who approached the wrestler and had allegedly been causing disturbance throughout the event. Video of the exchange shows Krule throwing the first punches and the two proceeding to run into a merchandise table. The fan was subsequently attacked by those in attendance and thrown out of the Berwyn Eagles Club.
It was stated by two wrestlers that the fan stabbed Krule, but the Berwyn Police Department ruled no stabbing occurred after investigating and closing the case, per a records request by POST Wrestling.
Page briefly addressed the incident last week on the Blvd Bullies podcast, claiming he didn’t see what happened and said if Krule was wounded, it might have been from the death match he had with SHLAK on the card.
The wrestler/owner has come under criticism for handling of the incident, although he stated the show was run by the former management, and he didn’t take over until after.
Page issued the following on Tuesday evening:
For those of you asking me to make a statement, as I said when interviewed by BLVD Bullies last week, before I left for a planned vacation, I didn’t witness the incident in person. I was on the other side of the room and while I knew there was some sort of commotion, my view of the incident was obstructed. I apologize if my tone came off as dismissive. I did not become a co-owner of RPW until after the “Omega” event. Because of this, I am not involved or privy to any investigations or details of those investigations. I have not contributed to the current narrative regarding the incident. Any implication that it was somehow a “work” or “storyline” is patently false. Check the sources. I have remained in contact with the management at Berwyn Eagles and have offered to assist them in any way to make sure that they are able to continue their legacy of hosting the wrestling shows Chicago deserves. I look forward to continuing working with them in any capacity going forward.
The Berwyn Eagles Club has stated it won’t be hosting any more wrestling events after AAW’s card on April 24, and a GoFundMe campaign was launched by Jon Craft to provide financial assistance.
Game Changer Wrestling was directly affected, losing its June 20 date at the venue and moving its show to Indianapolis, Indiana.
