It's been going on too long friends. The anger has built up to such an intense level. Thankfully, Overtime School of Wrestling has provided a relief valve.
For the purposes of this story, I have an irrational hatred of Bulgaria. This is an invented rivalry topped only by my distaste for baseball player Randy Winn. You know what that link won't tell you? How much I hate Randy Winn.
But the point is, the Beroe Wrestling Club is getting mashed on June 20 if it dares show up to Neuqua Valley High School. At least that will happen if The Heat Index knows the history of Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, and come on, we think that's been established.
Stara Zagora is a settlement that dates back to 5th or 6th century B.C. The main streets are filled with lime trees that provide an enchanting citrus fragrance in the spring. This smell has apparently angered the great conquering forces of history.
Founded by the Thracians, this ancient city has passed through the hands of the Romans, the Byzantines and the Ottomans. During the liberation war from Ottoman rule, Stara Zagora was burnt and ruined. Nice.
The city was rebuilt in 1879 with the singular mission of someday making it to Naperville to wrestle on June 20.*
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