Former ECW star Balls Mahoney and The Outpatient (real name John Kissel) were both charged with disorderly conduct when police were called to a New Brunswick, New Jersey restaurant after a fight between the two.

Mahoney and the Outpatient both claimed to police that they were working the fight to build interest in an upcoming wrestling match, but after reviewing surveillance footage from the eatery's security cameras, police still charged the pair.

The police were called after one of the wrestlers apparently brandished a knife.

The situation was picked up by the NBC New York affiliate as a news story.

PWI