Extra Extra: The Secret Lives Of Pro Wrestling Referees

Scott Heins

Published Aug 21, 2016

Modified Aug 21, 2016

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Trump's campaign is "wrestling" with its own immigration plan.
On this Summerslam day, dig into the secret lives of pro wrestling referees.
In other wrestling news, Mongolia's Olympics coaches were penalized for stripping during a bronze medal match.
Buying local could be contributing to workplace exploitation.
Carmelo Anthony got emotional after Team USA trounced Serbia.
A Florida Uber driver was arrested and charged with raping three women.
Lou Pearlman, the boy band manager genius who helped create N*SYNC, LFO, and the Backstreet Boys has died.
Sir Ian McKellen turned down a nerdy Facebook exec's $1.5m offer to officiate his wedding dressed as Gandalf from Lord of the Rings.
And last but not least, get a load of this adorable baby monkey:

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Scott Heins

Scott Heins is a freelance photo and video journalist based in New York City, and a frequent contributor to Gothamist + WNYC. His work often centers around labor rights, housing, and policing. In 2018-2019 he traveled to four states while covering a wave of public school teachers strikes, with work featured in The New York Times, The Intercept, Getty Images, Splinter, and Bloomberg Photos. Scott is a dues-paying member of the National Writers Union's Freelance Solidarity Project.

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