The WWE icon has spent all these years as a wrestling referee worrying about a bat being used as a weapon, but it would be the flying creature that actually got him.

Robinson’s standing in the industry underscores why the update drew such a reaction. He began refereeing in the 1990s and joined World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1997, where he became known as “Little Naitch” in a storyline aligned with Ric Flair and the Four Horsemen.

Legendary WWE referee Charles Robinson spent Wednesday morning in the hospital after getting bitten by a bat. In a post on Instagram, Robinson shared a photo of himself in a hospital bed, along with the caption: "Great way to start the morning, 2 a.m. and got bit by a bat. That's right, a bat! Four hours later in the ER and six shots."