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Wrestlers aim to take down domestic violence

Posted: Feb 28th 2012 By: mikeiles

One out of four women experience domestic violence across the nation. It's a serious problem affecting families and children in the largest cities, and smallest communities in Green Country.

It's estimated an act of domestic violence happens every nine seconds.
It's a problem some famous wrestlers plan to pin to the mat a lot longer than that.

Bill Foster, also known as Psycho Sailor stands at 5?9 and weighs 215 pounds. However, his purpose now is much bigger than he ever was in the ring.
The former Extreme Championship wrestling Star muscled his way to become a light weight champion. Now Foster is coming out of retirement to step into the ring with a foe he knows all too well.

"It's going to be 1, 2, 3, me walking out, you laying in the ring, Domestic Violence!," said Foster.

Behind the costume, Foster has a real heart for victims of domestic violence.
He saw the harsh realities of it growing up.

"It hurts my heart and it touches me, that's why I decided to stand up and instead of saying why I?m saying why not let's stand up and do something about this," said Foster.

Foster and other athletes from World Wrestling Entertainment like Doink the Clown and Chris Youngblood will be in Claremore Saturday night to raise money for a playground to go along with this building.

Helen Abrams, owner of Helen?s Salon, has been working to help the wrestlers put on the show. She is a former victim of domestic violence, this hair stylist now counsels customers who may experience abuse.

"One of the girls I do still have and she has not sought help yet and she comes in and lets me know her husbands still beating her. I think the hardest part is it's been four years," said Abrams.

That is why Psycho Sailor is coming out of retirement to show victims in Rogers County there is help.

All proceeds will go to safe net and helping them provide more services to victims of domestic violence.

The WWE superstars ?Wrestling with Domestic Violence? event is coming up
March 3rd at the Claremore expo center. It begins at 7:00 pm. Doors open at 5:30 pm.
General admission is $10 and floor seating is $15.