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A college wrestling coach from South Dakota shares his story
about how World Wrestling Entertainment has influenced  his team’s
honorary coach, who is a big fan of John Cena:

My name is Boomer Fechko and I am the assistant wrestling
coach at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, S.D. We currently have a young man who lives in
the community that is mentally challenged. His name is Ian Ames. About a
year or so ago, our head cross country/track coach has taken Ian as an honorary
coach to the competitions.  Cross country
season is in the fall while track season is in the spring, which leaves Ian
open during the winter months. Our head
coach and I decided to bring Ian on as an honorary coach for wrestling and Ian
sits on the bench (in a DWU Wrestling coach’s shirt) with us during our home
matches. He has an absolute blast. Our wrestlers accept him in and do a great
job with him. Ian likes to be part of
the team so he asks if he can help out during the match, which we usually put
him in charge of handing the guys a water bottle as they come off the mat, and
he usually gives them a fist bump as well. The opposing team has caught on to what we are doing with him and they
even shake Ian’s hand when they come over to shake the opposing coaches’ hands.

Ian is a huge John Cena fan. He watches Monday Night Raw every single Monday and always talks about
it the next time we see him. Our
wrestlers have their own walk out music when they step on the mat to compete
and one of our wrestlers plays John Cena’s entrance music just for Ian. Ian goes nuts when the song is played. The experience our wrestlers, and us as
coaches, get from Ian being a part of this program is awesome and it seems that
Ian has a blast with it all as well. 

Thanks,

Boomer Fechko
Assistant Wrestling Coach
Dakota Wesleyan University

A special education teacher from Maryland incorporates the
theme music of recent Royal Rumble Match participant and co-host of World Wrestling Entertainment ’s new YouTube
show, “Are You Serious, Bro?,” Road Dogg:

My name is Josh Schechter. I’m a Special Education Teacher
at Longview School in Germantown, Md. Longview School is a special center in
the Montgomery County Public School system. The school serves students in
grades K-12 who have been diagnosed with Severe and Profound Disabilities. I
teach a class of middle school aged students. Every morning I do a musical warm
up with my students. I begin the warm up every day by reciting “Ohhhh You
Didn’t Know? You Better Call Somebody,” from the intro of World Wrestling Entertainment Alumni Road Dogg.
My students love it, and it always gets them in a great mood to start their
day.

I would also like to extend an open invitation to Road Dogg
to come and read a story to my students at his convenience the next time he
might be traveling through the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. I think my
students would really enjoy meeting him.

Sincerely,

Josh Schechter
Longview School
Germantown, Maryland

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