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The Spellbinder aka Phantasio is appearing at today's Memphis Wrestling TV taping.
Florida star Bob Cook is the latest name set for the 2027 edition of TMart's The Gathering in Charlotte, NC. Previously announced have been El Canek, Alex Wright, Perry Saturn, Pete Gas, Marty Jannetty and former WWE Diva Cherry.
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity will be staged this November in Hernodon, VA by Th NextStop Theatre. The production will run from 11/5-11/29. Promotional material for their staging of the Kristoffer Diaz written play, which was nominated for a 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama: "Step into the ring for The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, a Pulitzer-Prize finalist comedy that body-slams the world of pro-wrestling, pop culture, and the performance of identity. Told through the eyes of Macedonio “The Mace” Guerra, a gifted wrestler stuck being paid to lose to a bigger-named star in the ring, this knockout satire takes on cultural stereotypes, media spectacle, and the courage it takes to say no. A bold, tour-de-force comedy that leaves it all on the mat!" The play was first produced in Chicago in 2009 and had runs Off-Broadway and in a number of additional markets since. The production features a wrestling ring onstage as well as Titan-tron like screens for ring entrance videos, but is more focused on the backstage aspects of the business. A number of names that will be familiar to hardcore fans are name-dropped in the dialogue but one doesn't need to be a wrestling fan to understand or appreciate the drama of the story. If you get the chance, I absolutely suggest seeing the show.
Dave Herro's Great Lakes Championship Wrestling will be returning to Milwaukee next year for the 2027 Crusherfest. They present the annual festival bi-annually, located near where the city's Crusher statue is situated. There are usually live wrestling events and Q&As. Beyond the wrestling events, the two-day festival features Mr. Saloon Competition. Participants will have the opportunity to compete in events like keg holding, trivia, throw-the-drunk, sausage eating, and beer drinking, all in the pursuit of being crowned Crusherfest's Mr. Saloon. The event also features food trucks, vendors and more. Crusherfest has been held regularly in Milwaukee since 2019, coinciding with the city unveiling the statue honoring the former AWA World Champion, Reggie "The Crusher" Lisowski.
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