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Words and photos by REUBEN HEMMER

In 2018, Six Flags St. Louis held a “Co n Challenge” i contestants had to remain in a co n for 30 hours in order to win 300, a season pass and the co n they were confined to. The winners included local wrestler ahyman formerly known as Rammstein) and Olivia Crabtree, a then aint ouis niversity undergrad and sorority member. ahyman offered to buy Crabtree’s co n for 00, and since the coffin would have been a tough fit for her sorority house, she happily obliged. The two began a friendship after their shared co n e perience, and they have kept in contact ever since. ahyman used the pri e co ns earlier this month for a headlining “Co n atch” against the id issouri Wrestling lliance’s heavyweight champion enjamin “ r. traordinary” Trust at outh roadway thletic Club. opulari ed by The ndertaker, the wrestler wins the match by completely concealing their opponent in one of the co ns. ahyman came out the victor until he was ambushed by Trust and other wrestlers), Crabtree was reunited with her co n, and the two friends were able to catch up and reflect on their time in a casket. or decades, wrestling at outh roadway thletic Club has been one of the best cheap thrills you can find in t. ouis. The matches are always entertaining, and inflation hasn’t hit its bar yet, where draft beers are constantly flowing. n

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