Wrestling Fan Stands Up for Rights

It's a headbanger thrasher.

Nicole Pate loves wrestling.

I just love the sport.

And her favorite?

Stone Cold Steve Austin is my favorite.

And her favorite not only has a logo, Austin 316,

but also has a catchphrase, which is,

tall people, short people, and people with glasses.

The bottom line is, I can kick all your, you get the idea.

And so did her principal, who barred her from wearing the shirt to school.

And I was a tall, thin man. So Nicole stayed home for two days with Mom's OK.

I figured I had to stand behind her and let her take up her rights.

She had the right to wear the shirt.

And when Nicole's story made a national wrestling magazine, it attracted someone else's attention.

Before I picked up the phone, my uncle said, it's Stone Cold Steve Austin.

And I picked up the phone and it was him.

Then came the signed poster and the signed photos for her sisters and the free tickets to a Kentucky wrestling match.

He told me he was really proud of me for what I did,

for standing up for my rights.