BELOVED ENGLISH TEACHER -- BUT
HE WAS ALSO A MAJOR FAN AND
SUPPORTER OF PRO-WRESTLING.
THIS WEEK, MUSICK PASSED AWAY
AFTER SUFFERING AN
ANEURYSM. AND AS 13 NEWS
REPORTER NICKY WALTERS TELLS
US -- THE WRESTLING COMMUNITY IS
NOW RALLYING TO
HOST A FUNDRAISER FOR BEN'S
FAMILY.
"HE CAME UP TO ME AFTER THE
FIRST TIME HE SAW ME WRESTLE AND
HE SAID 'HEY MAN I REALLY
ENJOYED THAT MATCH I HOPE TO SEE
YOU
AROUND MORE'." THOSE WORDS OF
ENCOURAGEMENT FROM WRESTLING FAN
BEN
MUSICK AFTER A MATCH ALMOST 3
YEARS AGO -- STUCK WITH WRESTLER
CASEY KING. WHEN HE
HEARD WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH BEN
-- HE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING TO
HELP HIS FAMILY. "I HAVE A
GREAT
SUPPORT SYSTEM AROUND ME AND
PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE
DOING I'M NOT A PROMOTER BUT I
AM JUST TRYING TO HELP THE
MUSICK FAMILY OUT AS MUCH AS I
CAN. AND WHAT BETTER WAY THAN A
WRESTLING SHOW BECAUSE HE WAS
SUCH A WRESTLING FAN." HE'S
PUTTING TOGETHER A SHOW CALLED
"BENEFIT FOR BEN" -- WITH
MATCHES HE WOULD HAVE LOVED.
"I'VE CONTACTED
ALL OF HIS FAVORITES THAT I
COULD. I GOT A LIST FROM HIS
BEST FRIEND AND HIS GIRLFRIEND
AND I GOT AS MANY OF THEM AS I
COULD TO PUT
ON A SHOW." STANDUP "BECAUSE
OF COVID-19 FANS WON'T BE ABLE
TO ATTEND THE SHOW IN PERSON BUT
THEY'LL GET A LINK SO
THEY CAN WATCH IT FROM HOME."
"IF YOU WANT TO DONATE THE
MINIMUM 10 DOLLARS 'THE MODERN
WOODMEN OF AMERICA' IS
MATCHING UP TO 2,500 SO YOUR 10
DOLLARS IS ACTUALLY WORTH 20
DOLLARS TO THE FAMILY." FOR
CASEY KING AND THE
OTHERS INVOLVED WITH THE SHOW --
IT IS A WAY TO SAY THANKS -- TO
SOMEONE WHO NEVER HESITATED TO
LIFT OTHERS UP -- AND REMIND
THEM OF THEIR POTENTIAL. "HE
TRAVELED. HE WASN'T JUST COMING
TO SEE ME
BUT EVERY TIME HE'D BE AT A SHOW
THAT I WAS ON HE'D ALWAYS COME
UP AND BE LIKE GOOD JOB MAN I'M
GLAD TO SEE YOU ARE
GETTING OUT THERE. AND THAT
MEANS A LOT TO ME." ALL OF
THE PROCEEDS WILL GO TO BEN'S
FAMILY TO HELP WITH
MEDICAL BILLS AND FUNERAL
EXPENSES. IN ASHLAND I'M NICKY
WALTERS 13 NEWS
WORKING FOR YOU.
THE SHOW WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR
VIEWING ON SEPTEMBER 19TH.
WE'LL HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE
SHOW ON OUR WEBSITE
WOWK TV
COM.
