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WRESTLING OPEN RETURNS ON IWTV.LIVE TONIGHT, FIRST NEW JAPAN LOWELL MATCHES ANNOUNCED, NECW & MORE

By Mike Johnson on 2024-10-17 12:23:00

Tonight's Wrestling Open on IWTV.Live from Worcester, MA will feature:

*Channing Thomas vs Ryan Clancy.

*Allie Katch vs Ivy Malibu.

*Ray Jaz vs Seabass Finn.

*Ricky Smokes vs Ichiban.

*Big Business vs Bobby Orlando & Pedro Dones.

*Tina San Antonio & Tiara James vs Gabby Forza & LMK

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New Japan Pro Wrestling announced the following matches for their Friday 11/8 return to Lowell, MA:

*NJPW Strong Openweight Champion Gabe Kidd vs. Kosei Fujita.

*Lio Rush vs. Mustafa Ali.

*KENTA vs. Ryohei Oiwa.

*David Finlay vs. Kevin Knight.

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The night before in Peabody, MA, will be the NECW: The Lost Matches Theatrical screening -

New England Championship Wrestling proudly presents a unique pro wrestling event – a theatrical presentation on the big screen entitled New England Championship Wrestling: The Lost Matches Live!

This world premiere event, presented in association with Proving Ground, will be presented at the Peabody Black Box on Thursday evening, November 7 at 7:00 PM.

NECW promoter Sheldon Goldberg has assembled eight matches from the NECW archives that were either never released on video or are unavailable on YouTube. These matches have been assembled into a big screen presentation with a special introduction by PWInsider’s Mike Johnson, plus guest commentary from MLW and Lucha Libre AAA’s Joe Dombrowski and New Japan Strong’s Veda Scott.

The matches include local legends, local stars before they became famous and a couple of Hall of Famers for good measure.

“This collection of matches is truly representative of the rich history of New England Championship Wrestling,” says Sheldon Goldberg. “It really represents the 20 plus year history of the company and shows why NECW was one of the greatest New England area independent promotions of its era.”

The matches are as follows:

1. DC Dillinger vs. Jason Blade

November 30, 2007, National Guard Armory, Quincy, MA

2. Team Handsome (Scott Levesque & Sammi Lane with Handsome Johnny) vs. Brandon Locke & Taeler Hendrix

March 21, 2009, National Guard Armory, Quincy, MA

3. WWE Hall of Famer Tony Atlas & SWB vs, Jeremy Prophet & Genesis

September 28, 2013, Sports Zone, Derry, NH

4. Doug Williams vs. Matt Taven

October 23, 2011, Irish-American Club, Malden, MA

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5. Mercedes Martinez vs Kurt Adonis

March 23, 2001, Vermont Technical College, Randolph, VT

6. Antonio Thomas & WWE Hall of Famer Tito Santana vs. “Masshole” Mike McCarthy & Beau Douglas

September 28, 2013, Sports Zone, Derry, NH

7. The Crown Jewels vs. Rican Havoc

May 15, 2010, National Guard Armory, Quincy, MA

8. “Masshole” Mike McCarthy vs. “Pure Talent” Chris Escobar

October 15, 2015, The Phan Zone, Hampstead, NH

In addition to the matches, there will be a live question and answer session following the video with Sheldon Goldberg and special guests to be announced.

Tickets for this unique event are just $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Advance tickets can be purchased on the NECW website at NECW.tv/events.

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