Does this look like somebody who’d have a severe drug problem?
38-year old pro wrestler Travis Tomko (aka “Tyson Tomko” or just “Tomko”) has topped Houston Astros outfielder Jordan Schafer getting arrested for marijuana possession at a Cheesecake Factory as the month’s most random and least baller sports-world arrest by robbing a CVS Pharmacy of its Oxycodone, then going to a local Chili’s restaurant to ask for a soup spoon, ground up all 178 pills and inject them into his body. It also tops “Booker T once robbed a Wendy’s” as the best WWE fast food tragedy.
According to the police report, obtained by TMZ, Tomko went to a nearby Chili’s … where he asked his waitress for a spoon. When the server brought him a teaspoon, he asked for a “deeper spoon” … and when he got it, he took it to the men’s room … where he remained for 30 to 40 minutes.
Cops were eventually tipped off … and when they arrived on the scene, one officer says Tomko had “needle marks and blood running down his arm” … and had just flushed something down the toilet.
Tomko was taken into custody — and allegedly told police he has a “severe drug problem.”
To his credit, I spent 40 minutes in the bathroom the last time I was at Chili’s, too. He was taken to a hospital, then immediately taken to jail.
Tomko spent five years in TNA Wrestling and held one-half of their tag team championships, making him at least as good of a wrestler as Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Pacman Jones. He’s spent a lot of time in Japan, as well, but is best known for his seven-or-so years in World Wrestling Entertainment and that one time Christian asked him to “drop a beat” so he could battle rap John Cena and was refused. According to this report, that might’ve been the only time he’s ever said “no”.
Before becoming a wrestler, Tomko was a bodyguard for Limp Bizkit, and you can see him milling about in the “My Generation” video, so at least it’s comforting to know that getting sent to jail for shooting up 200 off-brand drug store painkillers in the worst of the family restaurants isn’t the saddest thing that’s ever happened to him.
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The bass player from Coheed & Cambria (he was immediately fired afterward) was also arrested stealing pills from CVS a while back. Addiction is sad.
The BeeJ and I tried desperately to make a joke about this (preferably involving “I want my babyback babyback babyback”) but all we could muster was:
Tomko: “PHARMACIST! DROP ME A BAG! OF DRUGS!”
Pharmacist: “But you’ve done so little of note.”
Tomko “…”
Pharmacist: “…”
Tomko: /uncomfortable feet-shuffling
Pharmacist: /throat clearing
(on a serious note I hope he gets the help he needs because addiction is terrible and I never thought he was that bad in the ring)
Sheesh, LadyCop has been busy this month.
Given TNA’s drug addict-friendly policy, and love of anything related to WWF, I imagine this is going to lead to a rehash of the Ken Patera/McDonald’s/Bobby Heenan angle.
Taz: “Tomko was so very hungry for drugs, Mike. Is that such a crime? Especially when it was that no-good Bobby “The Brain” Heenan who put him up to it!”
Tomko: “You sold me up the river, Heenan. You put me behind bars, and never once came to visit me! I had a lot of time in there to think about the Bobby Heenan types of the world, types like yourself, and you’re gonna get what’s coming to you.”
Bobby Heenan: “I don’t know who you are. Why am I here? I’m almost 70 years old and I have cancer.”
Hulk Hogan: “What ‘cha gonna do, brother, when the totally still a draw Hulkster runs wild on you?.”
Eric Bischoff: “WCW! NWO! Monday Night Wars!” *Does 26 consecutive heel/face turns.*
Kurt Angle: “Tomko! I just want to know one thing — do you have any more of that oxycontin, and if so, can I borrow some for a friend… yeah…”
Tomko: *Passed out in corner of ring with needle sticking out of arm.*
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He had everything he needed to shoot up but the spoon? He could have have stopped at the souvenir section and shot up with a Jacksonville Jaguars spoon!
Sad to see test 2.0 get in trouble with the law. Hopefully he can get the help he needs in jail.
I can just picture booker t getting caught robbing a wendy’s after he asked the cashier if he/she could dig being robbed like a sucka, followed by a spin-a-rooni, leading to his arrest