Man Dies At Wrestlemania Party After Cousin Puts Him In Chokehold

[Morbid]

Destrehan, LA — A man died at his own Wrestlemania party Sunday night after his teen cousin placed him in a choke hold. According to reports, 24-year-old Stephen Arceneaux III had invited friends to his home Sunday night to watch a gay wrestling soap opera called*Wrestlemania 28. *At some point during the festivities, Arceneaux and his 14-year-old cousin began wrestling on an inflated mattress. During the bout, the teenager, who weighed 110 pounds, got 220-pound Arceneaux in a rear-naked choke hold. For those of you unaware, this popular move is when you get behind an opponent and wrap yourself around them like an addiction. You then place a forearm around their neck while pushing on the back of their head with your other arm, subsequently cutting off their air supply. Witnesses told investigators that*Stephen Arceneaux had informed everyone he was no pussy and would not “tap out” or signal the teen to release the hold. He kept his word. After 30 to 40 seconds of not being able to breathe, witnesses say that Arceneaux turned blue from lack of oxygen. They told the teen to let go, which he did, but it didn’t matter much as Arceneaux had stopped breathing altogether. 911 was called while Arceneaux’s girlfriend unsuccessfully tried to revive him with CPR. Arceneaux would be rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The investigation is continuing, but so far no charges have been filed. “It’s bizarre,” said Sheriff’s Office spokesman Capt. Pat Yoes. “We’re still investigating it. But when you have violent horseplay like that, it just goes to show you that anything can happen.” Personally, I think I’d rather be dead than have to face my girlfriend, and my friend’s never-ending ridicule, after submitting to a 100-pound 14-year-old — who will probably never get over this.
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[Dakota Valkyrie]

A 24-year-old Destrehan man died Sunday night when, authorities say, he stopped breathing while wrestling with a young cousin on the floor. Stephen A. Arceneaux III, who lived at 9614 Red Church Lane in Destrehan, was pronounced dead at St. Charles Parish Hospital at 10:39 p.m. An autopsy was being performed in New Orleans on Monday.

According to St. Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne, Arceneaux had gathered with friends at a home on Murray Hill Drive to watch the pay-per-view event "Wrestlemania 28" on television when he and a 14-year-old cousin began to wrestle on an inflated mattress on the floor. The juvenile, who is 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs 110 pounds, placed his arm around the neck of Arceneaux, who was 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighed 220 pounds, in a move commonly known as a "rear naked choke hold" for 30 to 40 seconds.

Witnesses reported that Arceneaux said he would not give up or "tap out."

But at some point, someone noticed that Arceneaux was turning blue and told the youngster to release the hold. When he did, witnesses realized that Arceneaux had stopped breathing and dialed 911, shortly after 10 p.m.
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"It's bizarre," said Sheriff's Office spokesman Capt. Pat Yoes. "We're still investigating it. But when you have violent horseplay like that, it just goes to show you that anything can happen."

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Preliminary autopsy reports indicate that a Destrehan man who died while wrestling with his young cousin on Sunday asphyxiated, according to St. Charles Sheriff's Office spokesman Capt. Pat Yoes.

Complete autopsy results are still pending and the investigation is continuing, Yoes said. No arrests have been made, he said.

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[AngelFire]

I have a cousin that when I babysat him and his baby sister he would go into what I described as a trance and would go and do the wrestling moves he just saw on his sister. Damn it, every single time I baby sat him he would do those choke holds on his little sis. It was the funniest shit ever but tiresome after a while. Thank God no one ever died or passed out.

[biteme]

http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/...ile_wrest.html

http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/...ated_whil.html

Wow, 14, 5 foot 6 inch and 110lbs
Wonder what damage he could've done had he been 17, 6 foot 3 and 150lbs

[Robynne]

I can guarantee you that kid is devastated

[cubby]

All the men in my family are big 'rasslin' fans, my dad, stepdad, brothers, and half brother, and at least half of them thought it was FOR REAL! All the boys rolled on the floor putting wrestling holds on each other and their favorite was the sleeper hold and it sounds about like this one, the rear naked choke hold, I was always afraid someone was gonna die or I was gonna kill them when they'd start hollering at the TV, yep it's the south and that's what the good ole boys do!

But I am sure this boy is horrified that he accidentally killed his cousin, I'll bet they were best of friends and were just playing, just like hundreds of other times, and just playing too rough. Poor thing, I hope his family gets him counseling, I sincerely hope he's not charged with a crime, like manslaughter, that would be an injustice.

[malq]

I am no doctor, but how do you asphyxiate in 40 seconds? I held my breath for over 3 minutes once.
My understanding is the brain can start to die of hypoxia in 4-7 minutes.

[Dakota Valkyrie]

I am no doctor, but how do you asphyxiate in 40 seconds? I held my breath for over 3 minutes once.
My understanding is the brain can start to die of hypoxia in 4-7 minutes.

I'm no doctor either but am guessing that in this case it has little to do with blocking the airways. Rather, more to do with compression of the arteries in the neck which disrupt blood/oxygen to the brain. It only takes seconds of blocking the that blood flow to cause unconsciousness. If held too long or other damage is caused so that releasing the hold preventing restoration of blood flow, the brain may be too damaged to tell the body to breathe.

Improperly used choke holds have been blamed for many deaths. Somewhere around here is a case of a guy who used one on a roommate for a few seconds that resulted in death. Police departments have been sued for deaths resulting from them. It does happen and can happen within seconds but I'm only guessing on the exact mechanics.