Shane Mercer looks down on Bob Bradburn "Sinister" after being thrown off the top of the bus at a POR deathmatch wrestling event in Timberville, VA, on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. “My character is a chapter of my life; I wanted to get out. I was feeling trapped,” deathmatch wrestler Bob Bradburn reflects about his person, Sinister, who he describes as a demon, bound to hell until he collects enough souls to be set free. “But when is enough, enough?" he asks Bob is a man who straddles the worlds of deathmatch, faith, and family. I've done some shitty things in life, I learned that and I've grown from it; I looked in the mirror and didn’t know who was looking back at me.” The reasons why wrestlers like Bob willingly put their bodies on the line are as complex and varied as the individuals themselves. Wrestling has been an integral part of Bob's life for as long as he can remember. He inherited his passion for wrestling from his mother, Liz Stevenson, affectionately known as "Mamma Liz," who took him to his first wrestling match when he was just a few months old.