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We turn off the lights in the gym and just have that one spotlight over the top of the mat. it lights up the whole match and the gym is packed full of kids. >> the madison daily leader, a local news outlet is streaming the event live on its website. michaels mother, heather, is up in the stands. >> i love watching michael wrestle. this was my chance to get to see him under the lights. >> in her excitement, she cant imagine her son facing anything more menacing than an opponent. michael and his c...

We turn off the lights in the gym and just have that one spotlight over the top of the mat. it lights up the whole match and the gym is packed full of kids. >> the madison daily leader, a local news outlet is streaming the event live on its website. michaels mother, heather, is up in the stands. >> i love watching michael wrestle. this was my chance to get to see him under the lights. >> in her excitement, she cant imagine her son facing anything more menacing than an opponent. mieskal and his c...

>> it is compared to homecoming for wrestling. we turn off the lights in the gym and just to have that one spotlight over the top of the mat. it lights up the whole match and the gym is packed full of kids. >> the madison daily leader, a local news outlet is streaming the event live on its website. michaels mother, heather, is up in the stands. >> i love watching michael wrestle. this was my chance to get to see him under the lights. >> in her excitement, she cant imagine her son facing anything...

This senior has been looking forward to it all night long. >> it is compared to homecoming for wrestling. we turn off the lights in the gym and just have that one spotlight over top of the mat. it lights up the whole match and then the gym is just packed full of kids. >> the "madison daily leader, a local news outlet, is streaming the event live on its website. michaels mother, heather, is up in the stands. >> i love watching michael wrestle. and this was my chance to get to see him under the li...

Looking forward to it all year long. >> it would be compared to, like, homecoming for wrestling. we turn off all the lights in the gym and just at that one spotlight over top of the mat. it lights up the whole match and then the gym is just packed full of kids. >> the madison daily leader, a local news outlet, is streaming its event live on the website. his mother heather is up in the stands. >> i love watching michael wrestle. this was my chance to get to see him under the lets. >> whiblg and h...

Mat and told people my heads bleeding. >> a light bulb shattered on michaels forehead. heather rushes down from the bleachers. >> i wanted to know how badly he was wounded and when i could see they had gone through a couple of small towels and he was bleeding right through them. >> right away i just wanted to get back out there and wrestle. it didnt even really phase me that the light had fallen on me. i just wanted to finish wrestling. >> instead michaels family rushed him to the hospital where...

It could have easily broken bones or we could have lost him. >> yeah. >> the video of michaels accident draws viewers to the madison daily leaders website and quickly goes viral. >> my brother actually took it and posted it on a whole bunch of websites for people to see. within a week, i went from five views and then it was like 300,000 and then it was like wow. >> michaels newfound fame earns him a nickname in his small south dakota town. >> people always call me hollywood and joke around. >> i...

Forward to it all yearlong. >> it had been compared to homecoming for wrestling. we turn off the lights in the gym and just have that one spotlight over the top of the mat. it lights up the whole match and then the gym is just packed full of kids. >> the madison daily leader, a local news outlet, is streaming the event live on its website. michaels mother, heather, is up in the stands. >> i love watching michael wrestle. this was my chance to get to see him under the lights. >> in her excitement...

We were close to the edge of the mat. >> the wrestlers need to reset. >> when you go out of bounds, you go back to the middle of the mat and start in referees position which is where you go on your hands and knees and the other person comes on top of you. >> michael gets in to position, but before his opponent approaches -- >> oh, holy --! >> the 80-pound spotlight falls 12 feet onto michaels back. >> i thought the guy was being really aggressive but then it was really bright. >> michaels mother...

This senior has been looking forward to it all night long. >> it is compared to homecoming for wrestling. we turn off the lights in the gym and just have that one spotlight over the top of the mat. it lights up the whole match and the gym is packed full of kids. >> the madison daily leader, a local news outlet is streaming the event live on its website. michaels mother, heather, is up in the stands. >> i love watching michael wrestle. this was my chance to get to see him under the lights. >> in ...