The following was sent out today…
URBAN WRESTLING FEDERATION TO PARTNER WITH JSR MERCHANDISING TO PRODUCE FULL LINE OF CLOTHING AND PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS
New York – June 1 – The Urban Wrestling Federation, which delivers unprecedented entertainment by combining the worlds of hip hop music and professional wrestling, announced today that it has signed a deal with JSR Merchandising to produce a complete line of products bearing the UWF imagery.
The collection, which includes street wear items like hats, shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts and more will be available at all live events, in retail stores nationwide and will be available for online ordering through UWF, JSR and other internet outlets.
Created by television and live events veteran, Steve Karel, the UWF promises to raise the action bar of professional wrestling providing a level of entertainment never before seen. The debut UWF match, ‘First Blood,’ will take place at New York’s famed Hammerstein Ballroom at 311 West 34th Street in Manhattan on June 3rd and will be filmed for a dynamic national pay-per-view special, which will first air on Sunday, June 26th at 8:00pm edt (5:00pm pdt) with an encore presentation at 11:00pm edt (8pm pdt). Additional airings will occur on national cable and satellite networks including iN DEMAND, DIRECTV, DISH Network, TVN Ent, etc. New episodes of Urban Wrestling Federation will air on Pay Per View in September and November. Tickets for the live event are now available at www.TicketMaster.com and at the Hammerstein Box Office.
JSR Merchandising, is a full service entertainment merchandising company founded in 1989. JSR provides clients with retail, tour, mail order and online merchandise services on a global scale. JSR’s other major clients include Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Janet Jackson, Phish, Jackson Browne, Crosby, Stills and Nash, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Cartoon Network, and Masked Republic Lucha Libre. JSR’s headquarters and factory are located in Dover, NH.