Earl Hebner feared for his life when he returned to Montreal, Quebec, Canada to serve as a referee during TNA Wrestling’s Slammiversary 2024 pay-per-view event.
During an X-Division title match, Mustafa Ali brought in Hebner to help him but Earl refused to call the match for Ali against ‘Speedball’ Mike Bailey.
On a recent edition of the “Reffin It Up” podcast, Earl recalled fearing that things would turn nasty when he returned to Montreal. He said,
“When they called me and asked me, I wouldn’t give them an answer. I said, ‘I don’t know. I could get killed over there going back.’ It had been so long since I had been there.”
Hebner also recalled coming out to boos at the event, saying he was booed more than Hulk Hogan was booed during RAW’s debut on Netflix.
By refusing to help Ali, Hebner seemingly redeemed his role in the Montreal Screwjob and shared that most of the fans …
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