WWE superstar surprises Guelph, Ont. fan who didn’t have accessible seat
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A wrestling fan from Guelph, Ont. thought he was down for the count after winning tickets to a “once-in-a-lifetime” WWE event in Toronto.
A wrestling fan from Guelph, Ont. thought he was down for the count after winning tickets to a “once-in-a-lifetime” WWE event in Toronto.
At first, Mike “O’dah ziibing” Ashkewe couldn’t believe his luck in securing the highly-coveted prize from a Toys “R” Us contest for this weekend’s WWE Money in the Bank event.
“We’re thrilled,” he told CTV News. “[We were] excited for the event.”
Then, he tried to request accommodation.
“I need accessible seating, I’m in a wheelchair,” he explained. “Then Toys “R” Us said: ‘Hey, yep, that’s cool. We’ve got you covered.”
Ashkewe then reached out to a local cab company who went above and beyond to free up a wheelchair van on short notice.
The next day, everything changed.
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