April 4, 2026

COMMUNITY LIVING’S SUCCESSFUL SHAKESPEARIAN WRESTLING FUNDRAISER THEATRE OF THE MIND AND BODY

BRACEBRIDGE — While Romeo and Juliet engaged in forbidden romance on the Rene Caisse stage Saturday night, across the hallway a different act played out here at centre court in the high school gymnasium.

Far from the star-crossed lovers, the Big Trouble in Bracebridge was the dramatic, grappling sounds echoing off the walls from the entanglement of pro wrestlers pounding and thudding on the plastic canvas.

A three-ring sporting circus within the four walls of the main ring.

Another popular fundraiser South Muskoka Community Living.

With 400-500 on hand hooting and hollering from the ringside seats and creature bleachers, it was theatre of the mind and body.

**The fundraiser and awarenss night for South Muskoka Community Living achieved its main goals while entertaining a crowd of 400-500 Saturday March 28 at BMLSS. PHOTOS Mark Clairmont MuskokaTODAY.com**

First up was the buff Scotty the Body taking down the towering wild man Tornado in the first taste of raw action, which was 30 minutes late in starting.

Then it was KC Spinelli showing newcomer Sidney West the ropes in a spirited women’s four-corner match.

Both bouts were before the headliner Canadian heavyweight champ Daddy Davis toyed with Anthony Darko in the main event. And Tyler Tirva and Cody Deaner squared off against the Scordinos in tag team. Among other square dances.

Dim the lights. … Suspending belief, it was then theatre of the mind over the body for the sporting kind who were treated to the best of both the athletic and dramatic arts, as The Tornado towers over Scotty the Body — for now.

The action was as much outside the ring — nearing into the laps of the screaming fans — as inside, where the drama drew wide eyes and ear-piercing roars.

But the real stars of the show were the fall guys — a.k.a. bad guys and gals — who not only took it on the chin, but on their shins, heads, backs and backsides and as they bounced side-to-side, from pillar to post on the receiving end of thunderous slaps, clasps and straight-armed body slams.

Had the house lights not been off as to prevent excited audience members — kids, moms, dads, teens and SMCL family members — to more clearly see through the façade shrouding each grapple and grasp within the ropes, the theatrics would have been more entertaining.

As it was for the organizers the evening importantly made money and brought about awareness for the local Community Living organizers, who put on as good a piece of theatre as the warring Montagues and Capulets families did across the hall — and without anyone getting seriously hurt.