"A friend says a 9-year-old New York City boy might have been imitating a video game character when he apparently made a plastic parachute and jumped to his death from his apartment building's roof. Police say Domori Miles likely cobbled a plastic bag and rope together before flying off the 13-story Brooklyn building Tuesday. The items were found on the ground near his body. Ten-year-old friend Shakar Murrel says Domori was a fan of the wrestling game "WWE SmackDown vs. Raw" and loved wrestler Jeff Hardy's swan dives (FoxNews)."
Sad story, but I have to say that I hadn't heard a random kid trying to copy wrestling in awhile. It used to be almost every month there would be a story about some kid doing backyard wrestling and breaking his neck, or his buddy smashing his face in jumping off a roof. Good to see kids are at least still outside, but is wrestling even cool anymore. Seems like it is kind of dying out. A couple years ago it was really big, but it seems like I don't hear that much about it anymore. Maybe I am just getting older...
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