Various News: CZW’s Tournament Of Death, Big Benefit Event

— Combat Zone Wrestling’s annual Tournament of Death event is set for Saturday, June 13. The event will be held at the Markland Acre Farms and will begin at 2PM. Below is the updated VOD iPPV card:

* Fans Bring The Weapons Match: CZW Owner DJ Hyde vs. NOI’s ‘Wrench’ Conor Claxton vs. Nick Gage
* Pits & Strips Match: ‘Bulldozer’ Matt Tremont vs. Josh Crane
* Barbed Wire Boards Match: Ron Mathis vs. OI4K’s Jake Crist
* Light Tube Bundles Match: Ricky Shane Page vs. NOI’s Danny Havoc
* Non-Tournament Scaffold Match: NOI’s Devon Moore vs. OI4K’s Dave Crist
* Non-Tournament LOL (Ladders, Orange Sacks and Legos) Match: NOI’s Lucky 13 vs. OI4K’s Eric Ryan
* Also the Semi-Final and Final Rounds

— The Tampa Jewish Community Center has issued a press release stating that the organization will be holding a Fan Fest and fundraiser event to raise funds for to preserve a piece of wrestling history, the Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF) Wall of Fame at the Fort Homer Hesterly Armory. The Tampa JCC will hold the the event at the JCC facility. Various wrestling superstars of past and present will be on hand, including Chris Jericho, Sheamus, Kofi Kingston, Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, and many more.

Below is the full press release:

HONORING TRUE LEGENDS OF PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING
**Tampa JCC Fan Fest to raise funds for Championship Wrestling from Florida Wall of Fame**

(Tampa, FL) In the hopes of preserving a piece of Wrestling History, an event will be held on June 11, 2015 at 6:30PM EST for the Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF) Wall of Fame at the Fort Homer Hesterly Armory. The fundraiser and fan fest will take place at the Jewish Community Center facility.

Come join the wrestling greats of today and yesterday that signed on including Chris Jericho, Roman Reigns, Kofi Kingston, Sheamus, Ric Flair, Brian Blair, Dean and Joe Malenko, Robert and Ron Fuller, Danny Miller, Rocky Johnson, Dory & Terry Funk, Paul Orndorff, Greg Valentine, Ricky Steamboat, Kevin Sullivan, Buddy Colt, Jerry Brisco, Ron Bass, Hector Guerrero, Steve Keirn, Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake, J.J. Dillon, Tiger Conway Jr. and more.

Long before there were the Bucs, Lightning or Rays came to St. Pete, and even before the Tampa Bay Rowdies and Tampa Bay Bandits played in the Big Sombrero, pro wrestling was king in Tampa, drawing huge, raucous crowds to the Fort Homer Hesterly Armory. The venue was one of several in Florida and fans from all over the state would watch and cheer on heroes and villains.

Now, Jody Simon of Tampa, the son of The Great Malenko, is working with the Tampa Jewish Community Center & Federation to organize a fundraiser to commemorate the history of wrestling at the armory, which is being renovated with plans to reopen as a campus of the JCC late next year. The fan fest will kick off a fundraising campaign to pay for a permanent display of photos and memorabilia at the new JCC celebrating Tampa’s and the armory’s wrestling history.

Jack Ross, executive director of the JCC said he is proud that the son of a Jewish wrestler is organizing the event. While Simon said there is no shortage of photos, fight programs and memorabilia available for display, Ross indicated that the size and prominence of the display will depend on the amount of funds raised.

Come on out and join the stars while supporting the History of Professional Wrestling!

Thursday, June 11, 2015 @6:30 – 9:30PM Est
Tampa Jewish Community Center & Federation
13009 Community Campus Drive Tampa, FL 33625

Tickets will be $60 Adult & $38 Children

Please visit the following site for more info: www.jewishtampa.com or call 813-264-9000

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