Southern Riot
RUCKUS of the BLK MOBB
NEW YORK TIMES account of the FABULOUS FREEBIRDS/BLK MOBB race riot
Michael Hayes got hurt, I believe, to the point where it wasn't part of the act. Blood began to flow, and they immediately began to hit a little harder than they were supposed to, or something. And Hayes got, obviously, a little pissed off . . . And he grabbed Ruckus, -- and this just couldn't be in an act. (Things were beginning to be thrown by then, I believe). Hayes just put his right arm around Ruckus’ head, and from the middle of the ring, ran him right into a ringpost. Head-first, the top of his head. And the blood was now pouring down Ruckus’ face. The people started coming down the aisle towards the ring, and that's when you're in trouble. And it got totally out of hand. I've covered riots in other sporting events other than that. That was the worst riot situation I was ever in, because -- had we not gotten the hell out of there, we could have been very seriously hurt. Those big wooden chairs were flying towards the ring.
* Gordon S. White, Jr., sportswriter for the NY Times
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