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BY COLIN MIXSON
They were a big hit!
The baddest warriors in
the universe took a brief hiatus
from their careers in televised
gladiatorial combat to
put a big smile on the faces
of Brooklyn Hospital’s smallest
patients on April 3, proving
the stars of World Wrestling
Entertainment have
big hearts to match their
bulging biceps.
“I like connecting with the
kids,” said pro-wrestler Wesley
Blake, whose signature
moves include the Running
Powerslam and the Springboard
Forearm Smash. “They
go through so much, it’s the
least we can do.”
The wrestlers, who include
fearless fi ghters Sasha
Banks, Bayley, Steve Cutler,
and Jaxson Ryker, in addition
to Blake, traveled from
exotic Florida to award the
Fort Greene medical center’s
diminutive champions with
the wrestling organization’s
highest honor — the WWE
title belt.
The suplex superstars,
who personally signed each
golden girdle before handing
them out to the triumphant
tykes, spent a few minutes
hobnobbing and playing
with the kids, at one point
donning surgical scrubs to
prevent spreading the fl u to
some of the hospital’s more
compromised patients.
“Putting smiles on these
kids faces and giving them
signed titles is what makes
me love my career in wrestling
even more,” said Banks,
known for her crippling
finishing move, the Bank
Statement.
The combatants were in
town for the smorgasbord of
battle that is WrestleMania,
a Jersey battle royal set held
April 7, proceeded by wrestling
events throughout New
York City.
A smashing success
Professional wrestlers bring smiles and coveted
belt to Brooklyn Hospital’s smallest patients