Green gelatin covered the staff of the "New Tom Green Show" andfans Tuesday night at Dill Street Bar and Grill.
After hours of waiting outside and then another two hoursinside, Tom Green and sidekick Glenn "Hollywood" Humplick took thestage at 10 p.m.
"It's pretty outrageous that Tom Green is in Muncie," saidMuncie resident Digger Alsman. "It was worth the wait."
Ball State alumnus Joe Whetsel, donned in Longjohns, was cheeredon by audience members as he appeared on stage, prepared to wrestleHumplick and two microwrestlers.
Whetsel was partnered with P.O.D. (Pissed Off Dwarf). The teamof Whetsel and P.O.D. won against Humplick and Toad, "The World'sMeanest Midget."
"Joe had to win; he's a Ball State boy," said senior BradStuck.
"Muncie won over 'Hollywood' tonight," Green said. "I have tosay I'm with Muncie."
Whetsel, along with alumni Andy Bell and Jason Harris and seniortelecommunications major David Plough, won the "Why Should Tom andGlenn Come to Our Town " competition, which promised an appearanceby Green and Humplick in a hometown.
"I was surprised by all the entries and that Muncie got picked,"said Muncie resident Jasen Mills.
Mills and his wife Erin waited in line for two and a half hoursto see Green. The couple also brought along their copy of Green'smovie "Freddy Got Fingered" in hopes that Green would sign it.
After the match was over the wrestlers threw gelatin into theaudience and pulled Green into the tub of gelatin.
"The Jell-O was so cold," Whetsel said. "P.O.D. and I thought wewere going to get hypothermia."
Phil Wills, owner of Dill Street Bar and Grill, said 350 peoplewere allowed to enter the bar to see Green and Humplick.
It cost $5 to get in, and all the money went to the StudentAlumni Relations Team, who worked as security at the edge of thestage where the gelatin tub was, Wills said.
"This was the best five bucks I ever spent," Stuck said. "It'sGlenn and Tom for God's sake."
The microwrestlers who attended the event travel the countrywith a group of 20 microwrestlers who perform shows almost everyweekend.
"We have only had one show in three years not sell out," saidRingmaster Alvin, a graduate of Ball State's telecommunicationsdepartment.
This event was the first gelatin wrestling match for thewrestlers, Alvin said.
The microwrestlers planned to leave town after the match, butGreen and Humplick will participate in a parade today at 5:30 p.m.on Dave's Alley in downtown Muncie.
"Having (Green) in Muncie will hopefully get more famous peopleto come to Muncie," said senior Stephanie Pulfer. "This is anincentive for Letterman to come."
"Joe showed MTV what Muncie's all about," said senior TimSukits.
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