Hide's 100-word story for August 2, 2025

Hide wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on August 2, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Old Man Benson was the greatest wrestler who ever lived, according to the papers. His real name, Josh Elkins, died the second he put on his dentures and glasses and stepped into the ring. His fans went wild when he spit his fake tooth out during time out, always into the crowd. The molar would inevitably wind up on Ebay mere minutes later. He had broken countless fake canes on his opponents, making the stock value of canes.com rise exponentially. Old Man Benson will go down as one of the greatest lightweight champs we’ve ever seen in wrestling history.

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