"The Belfast Bulldog" Dave Dyer gasps for air during the battle royal at Speedway 95 in Hermon on Friday.

Dave Dyer practices bumping out of the ring over the pavement Friday at Speedway 95 in Hermon.

Dave Dyer, right facing, listens to his wrestling instructor, Alexander Lee, before the beginning of a pro wrestling show Friday at Speedway 95 in Hermon.

Alexander Lee, left, and Dave Dyer, right, talk and laugh before Dyer's pro wrestling debut Friday at Speedway 95 in Hermon.

Dave Dyer laces up his borrowed wrestling boots Friday on the race track before his pro wrestling debut at Speedway 95 in Hermon.

Lois "Gram" Thrasher, left, of Fairfield, laughs as she wears Tony Brenton's wig, center, before a pro wrestling show Friday at Speedway 95 in Hermon.

Larry Huntley, left, helps Tina Hogdon, with her husband Mark, to their seats Friday at Speedway 95 in Hermon.

"The Patriot" walks on to the race track and to the locker room before a wrestling show Friday at Speedway 95 in Hermon.

Scout Dyer, daughter of Dave Dyer, looks up at "The Maine State Icon" Ryan Michaels Colson before the beginning of her father's pro wrestling debut Friday at Speedway 95 in Hermon.

Wrestlers fill the ring for the battle royal to kick off the pro wrestling show to benefit Special Olympics on Friday at Speedway 95 in Hermon.

Lois "Gram" Thrasher, of Fairfield, offers her support during the battle royal Friday at Speedway 95 in Hermon.

"The Belfast Bulldog" Dave Dyer is brought to his knees during the battle royal Friday at Speedway 95 in Hermon.

"The Belfast Bulldog" Dave Dyer, right, writhes in agony during the battle royal Friday in Hermon.

"The Belfast Bulldog" Dave Dyer, right, walks away from the ring after being eliminated from the battle royal Friday at Speedway 95 in Hermon.

A wrestler gets thrown over the top rope during the battle royal Friday at Speedway 95 in Hermon.