This Saturday, August 21st Blood Sweat And Tears Wrestling returns for the first time since the start of the worldwide pandemic. Miamogue Yacht Club, 144 Seaview Ave, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06607.
Full coverage coming this weekend.
-Rick-
Connecticut
TONIGHT ON NCW BEHIND CLOSED DOORS SPOTLIGHT
Tonight Northeast Championship Wrestling with host a Tuesday spotlight match in additions to their weekly Behind Closed Doors series which streams Thursday nights at 7:00PM EST.
https://youtube.com/c/NortheastChampionshipWrestling
The Lumberjake will take on Blaze Bazuco.
TOS TRAINING DAY 29 TO STREAM LIVE
Test of Strength Wrestling “Training Day 29” it stream live on Facebook for the low cost of 4.99. There is a special deal if the first 15 people that purchase will be able to attend in person to watch The Firm vs Kowalski Guys, Steve Pena vs Mike Skyros for the K1 Classic Championship plus one more match. The event will take place May 2nd from the TOS Training Facility.
“Test of Strength presents Training Day 29.
Six Man Tag
The Firm vs The Kowalski Guys and ?
K1 Classic Championship
Steve Pena vs Mike Skyros (c)
Tag Team
Nevaeh Chantelle & Syd Morrigan vs Notorious Mimi & Karen Bam Bam”
Full coverage will take place for this event.
-Rick
WWE FASTLANE 2021 PODCAST
Mike and Greg from Top Rope Report dropped in to talk WWE FASTLANE
Also available on APPLE, SPOTIFY, IHeartRadio and wherever your podcasts are found!
THE PROFESSOR & CHAOS SHOW
The Professor Rick Del Santo & The Guardian of Chaos return to talk the world of professional wrestling. Including WWE, AEW, NXT, NWA and so much more!
Also available on Apple, IHeartRadio, Podbean, Overcast, Breaker, Podcast Addict, PocketCasts, RadioPublic, Youtube and ALL major podcasts applications!
WRESTLEVILLE LAUNCHES PODCAST
Previous PWZ guest and author Vinny Barry has launched a podcast via his website Wrestleville. Episode one features the Tokyo Monster Kahagus.
Barry is also coauthor of “Lance By Chance : Wrestling As A Von Erich”. The story of Lance Von Erich. Vinny Appeared on PWZ February 4th to promote the book and was quite an interesting conversation and story for both Lance and Vinny.
To check out the Wrestleville podcast click here.
VIDEO : NAWA EPISODE 156
Today at 12:00PM EST the NAWA premieres episode 156 on Their YouTube channel.
On this episode: –
NAWA TV TITLE “OMG” James Ryan vs “Next 2 Perfect” Adam James
NAWA Heavyweight Title Jonny Ryda vs George South
Plus much more!!!
-Rick
PARADISE ALLEY PRO WRESTLING TO STREAM SATURDAY ON FACEBOOK
PAPW announced vis Facebook that this Saturday’s event is sold out. However they took to Facebook to announce last night that the event will stream live on Facebook at 7:00PM EST for those that could not get tickets.
Full review and results will be posted.
-Rick
FAN POSTS TICKET STUB OF FINAL EVENT HELD IN NEW HAVEN COLISEUM
The New Haven coliseum was a building I practically grew up in. I witnessed so many hockey games as well as concerts in the building. My very first concert was attended there. Frank Sinatra, sometime in the early 1980’s with my grandmother. I also attended my very first pro wrestling event in the building. The April 1988 tapings of WWF Superstars of Wrestling.
I would go on to attend just about every show they had up until closings. From house shows to the Monday Night Raw era. Sadly the building is closed down and was demolished many years ago and is now a parking lot behind the Knights of Columbus headquarters.
A fan recently took to Facebook to post a ticket stub of the final event held in the coliseum. A WWE House show from the “Tour of Defiance” August 26th 2002.
It would be a number of years before any pro wrestling would hit the city of New Haven ever again. I recall attending an indie show by Connecticut Championship Wrestling some years later headlined by WWF/E veteran Tito Santana in a high school gym.
The Coliseum is surely missed by many and is the subject of the 2010 documentary “The Last Days of The Coliseum”. Recommended viewing to any and all that miss the great building. Many thanks to Hollis Martin for posting that ticket stub and inspiring this writing.
-Rick
DANNY HODGE PASSES AWAY
Slam Wrestling is reporting that pro wrestling legend Danny Hodge has passed away at the age of 88.
Hodge held several titles in the National Wrestling Alliance during the territory days including NWA International Tag Team Championship (with Wilbur Snyder), NWA United States Tag Team Championship(Mid-America Version) (1 time with Lester Welch), NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Tri-State version) (3 times), NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) (5 times) – with Skandor Akbar , Lorenzo Parente , Luke Brown(1), and Jay Clayton, NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (7 Times).
Our condolences to the Hodge family.
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