Bruiser Bedlam – The Insane Crime Life of Wrestling’s Ion Croitoru

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Peers would describe Canadian wrestler Bruiser Bedlam as the happiest guy in the locker room. "A smile on his face every time you saw him."

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Yet, the person he portrayed in the locker room was radically different from the man he truly was. This is the story of the crazy crime life of Ion Croitoru.

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"A ‘newcomer’ debuted in SMW in the spring of 1994 named Bruiser Bedlam. Looking at this man on television, I got the impression he wasn’t one to be trifled with."

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"We mentioned the tattoo he had across his giant stomach that read: True to the Crew. "

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Bedlam said, "It was better to do what they wanted and live for a while, than not, and die immediately."

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Cornette mentions that Bedlam was in prison for trafficking cocaine, but claims that Bedlam was just the messenger.

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