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ORION ’ S WISH TO BE A WRESTLER

Orion grew up admiring mixed martial arts fighters from afar and dreaming of being a wrestler himself . The 14-yearold has faced a number of life-threatening medical complications due to his Intractable Epilepsy . Nothing could bring him down when he learned Make-A-Wish Colorado was going to make his dream come true ! The “ Tadpole of Terror ” was born !
On Sunday , April 24 , Orion arrived in a limousine at MusclePharm , a local gym , with a large crowd of adoring fans ready to cheer on the Tadpole of Terror . Sporting a green mohawk and costume designed to intimidate his competition , he and his stepfather , Super Papa , teamed up to take down the elite Team Elevation fighters . “ The fighters could have done the bare minimum and still looked like heroes , but they went all out to make my son ’ s day amazing ,” Orion ’ s mom , Kai , shared .

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