{"id":26977,"date":"2018-09-27T20:21:07","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T00:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=26977"},"modified":"2018-09-27T20:21:07","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T00:21:07","slug":"wrestlemania-week-indie-events-taking-shape-for-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/09\/27\/wrestlemania-week-indie-events-taking-shape-for-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"WrestleMania Week Indie Events Taking Shape for 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>WrestleMania<\/strong> week is not just the biggest weekend of the year for WWE fans around the world &#8211; it&#8217;s also a mecca for indie and international wrestling, with several days and nights devoted to showcase events from various promotions around the world. From bigger companies like <strong>NJPW, Ring of Honor<\/strong> and <strong>IMPACT Wrestling<\/strong> to indies like <strong>Game Changer Wrestling (GCW), EVOLVE, PROGRESS<\/strong> and more joining in on the action. This year continues that tradition for WrestleMania in the New York City\/New Jersey area, as the announcements continue to roll in from these promotions to start the advance ticket sales. For those who have never attended any of these, they&#8217;re usually VERY reasonably priced and loaded with the best of the best of the international indie scene. Here&#8217;s a look at all the non-WWE events already announced for next year&#8217;s WrestleMania week (for the best updates, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrJacobCohen\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">check out Jacob Cohen on Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>THURSDAY APRIL 4, 2018<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>WRESTLECON MARK HITCHCOCK MEMORIAL SUPERSHOW,\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After the huge ROH announcement yesterday, we received alot of emails about our plans.  Just to be clear, our Supershow is once again happening on Thursday night (same as last year). <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E6flxvyMNK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/E6flxvyMNK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WrestleCon (@wrestlecon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wrestlecon\/status\/1017791850722283520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>WrestleCon<\/strong>&#8216;s annual <strong>SuperShow<\/strong> is always a loaded affair and you never know who will stop by. With the WrestleCon itself a mixture of old school legends with emerging indie stars, the match ups can be intriguing &#8211; last year saw <strong>Joey Ryan<\/strong> face <strong>Jerry &#8220;The King&#8221; Lawler<\/strong>. It also featured such main event caliber matches as <strong>Jeff Cobb<\/strong> vs. <strong>Tomohiro Ishii<\/strong>, <strong>Rey Fenix &amp; Rey Horus<\/strong> vs. <strong>Flamita &amp; Bandido<\/strong>, <strong>Pentagon Jr.<\/strong> vs <strong>Joey Janela<\/strong> and <strong>Will Ospreay vs. Sammy Guevara vs. Shane Strickland vs. Adam Brooks<\/strong>, it&#8217;s actual main event was <strong>The Golden Lovers<\/strong> (Kenny Omega &amp; Kota Ibushi) vs. <strong>Chuck Taylor &amp; Flip Gordon<\/strong>. And the show also features <strong>Hiroshi Tanahashi, Minoru Suzuki, Tessa Blanchard, Brian Cage, Juice Robinson, Tenille Dashwood<\/strong> and lots more. There&#8217;s no doubt this year&#8217;s will be just as star studded, held at the New York City Hilton Midtown.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Joey Ryan asks Jerry Lawler to touch his...(NSFW)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xcXR3lTThlQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>MAJOR LEAGUE WRESTLING (MLW), FUSION TV Taping, 7pm, Melrose Ballroom, New York City<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You can add MLW to the list, Thursday April 4th, 2019 at 7 PM <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lIeKFpZdpA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/lIeKFpZdpA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jacob Cohen (@MrJacobCohen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrJacobCohen\/status\/1043176364034195458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Until it&#8217;s relaunch last year, Major League Wrestling (MLW) was primarily known as a wrestling podcast hub and every year they&#8217;d throw Walemania, a party with rapper Wale that featured lots of appearances from wrestlers. This year, MLW is holding it&#8217;s tapings for it&#8217;s\u00a0<em><strong>MLW Fusion\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>television show on the Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MLW Fusion Episode 22: War Games 2018\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cik45m2CsVs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>THE COLLECTIVE: GCW x<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>AIW, 11:59pm<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ICYMI:<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aiwrestling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@aiwrestling<\/a> joins <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheCollective?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TheCollective<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thursday &#8211; 4\/4\/19 &#8211; 11:59pm<br \/>Jersey City, NJ<\/p>\n<p>More info soon&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Who&#39;s next to join The Collective? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UpgvQl420H\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/UpgvQl420H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; GameChangerWrestling (@GCWrestling_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GCWrestling_\/status\/1044382016295383041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 25, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/08\/11\/game-changer-wrestling-continues-to-change-the-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Game Changer Wrestling (GCW)<\/strong><\/a> has announced <strong>The Collective<\/strong>, which appears to be a hive of indies putting on co-promoted events for the week. The first one, partnered with one of the top Midwest indies in <strong>Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW)<\/strong>, is at the midnight slot on Thursday. It will be interesting to see the line-up these two put up, as both field some amazing regular talents that are bonafide indie stars.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>FRIDAY APRIL 5, 2018<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>REV PRO AT WRESTLECON, 4pm<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Show announcement!  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RevProUK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RevProUK<\/a> will be back with us for a 3rd straight year holding down their traditional Friday 4pm timeslot.  Tickets will go on sale October 9th (Tuesday) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4RhGpY5sWR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/4RhGpY5sWR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WrestleCon (@wrestlecon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wrestlecon\/status\/1045427963880247302?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 27, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>England&#8217;s <strong>Revolution Pro (RevPro) Wrestling<\/strong> returns for their showcase at WrestleCon on Friday, as one of the afternoon shows, kicking off at 4pm. Expect them to feature at least a few NJPW stars through their IWGP Conception alliance, as last year saw Tomohiro Ishii defeat <strong>Zack Sabre Jr.<\/strong> for the RevPro British Heavyweight title, as well as Hiroshi Tanahashi &amp; Juice Robinson face RevPro&#8217;s <strong>Aussie Open<\/strong> (Kyle Fletcher &amp; Mark Davis) and Minoru Suzuki facing Jeff Cobb.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>GCW: JOEY JANELA&#8217;S SPRING BREAK 3, 8pm<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Write it down&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaveTheDate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SaveTheDate<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheLastOutlaws?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TheLastOutlaws<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GCW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#GCW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oazuGUOyNt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/oazuGUOyNt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; GameChangerWrestling (@GCWrestling_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GCWrestling_\/status\/1045113538304520192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 27, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/09\/26\/breaking-joey-janela-faces-long-road-to-recovery-from-massive-knee-injury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a crushing injury that may prevent him from performing<\/a>, <em><strong>Joey Janela&#8217;s Spring Break 3<\/strong><\/em> returns to it&#8217;s Friday before WrestleMania, but rather than it&#8217;s previous two midnight slots, it&#8217;s moving up to 8pm. GCW is producing the event for it&#8217;s third straight year and it&#8217;s proven to be one of the funnest shows of the week. Last year saw Janela vs. <strong>Great Sasuke<\/strong>, <strong>David Starr<\/strong> vs. <strong>Mike Quackenbush<\/strong>, <strong>Matt Riddle<\/strong> vs. <strong>James Ellsworth<\/strong> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/05\/03\/pco-the-redemption-of-pierre-carl-ouellette\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">historic <strong>WALTER<\/strong> vs. <strong>PCO<\/strong> first encounter<\/a>, while the first one in 2017 featured had Matt Riddle vs. <strong>Dan &#8220;The Beast&#8221; Severn<\/strong>, Janela vs. <strong>Marty Jannetty<\/strong>, <strong>Eddie Kingston<\/strong> vs. <strong>Matt Tremont<\/strong>, and the return of <strong>Glacier<\/strong>. This year&#8217;s will be another fun one.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>JOEY RYAN PENIS PARTY, 8:05pm<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Okay, we had our fun messing with you the last two days, but YES, the Penis Party is an actual live wrestling show that will have 10 matches. If you want to have fun during a long week of wrestling shows on a Friday night, this is a can&#39;t miss event. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NEEQOJp0Fs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/NEEQOJp0Fs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WrestleCon (@wrestlecon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wrestlecon\/status\/1045323369682534400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 27, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>WrestleCon announced earlier this week that <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/09\/25\/first-annual-joey-ryans-penis-party-announced-for-wrestlemania-weekend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">they were hosting the first annual Joey Ryan Penis Party<\/a> and everyone was excited (or outraged). A 10-match event that will probably have a similar feel to the <em>Joey Janela&#8217;s Spring Break<\/em> events, with fun random match-ups. Sadly, it&#8217;s running at the same time as <em>Spring Break 3.\u00a0<\/em>Either way, whichever one you don&#8217;t see live, you can catch on replay on one of the many streaming networks.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>SATURDAY APRIL 6, 2018<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>THE COLLECTIVE: GCW x IWS, 4pm<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ICYMI:<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IWSHardcore?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@IWSHardcore<\/a> joins <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheCollective?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TheCollective<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Saturday &#8211; 4\/6\/19 &#8211; 4pm<br \/>White Eagle Hall<br \/>Jersey City, NJ<\/p>\n<p>More info soon&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Who&#39;s next to join The Collective? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xVToj7ZQ26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/xVToj7ZQ26<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; GameChangerWrestling (@GCWrestling_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GCWrestling_\/status\/1045101723654729729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 27, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The afternoon show on Saturday is another of GCW&#8217;s Collective showcases, this time partnering with Montreal&#8217;s <strong>International Wrestling Syndicate (IWS)<\/strong>, a hard hitting Canadian indie that is a spiritual cousin to GCW. IWS is home to the likes of <strong>Tabernak de Team<\/strong> (Mathieu St. Jacques &amp; Thomas Dubois), <strong>Vanessa Kraven<\/strong>, <strong>2.0<\/strong> (Big Magic &amp; Scott Parker), and others, as well as the Canadian home of the on-going WALTER vs. PCO saga. This should be another hard hitting spectacle from GCW.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>NJPW x ROH: G1 SUPERCARD<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST ANNOUNCED: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ringofhonor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ringofhonor<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/njpwglobal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@njpwglobal<\/a> to bring their G1 Supercard to The Garden, Saturday, April 6, 2019. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 10th! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/G1Supercard?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#G1Supercard<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aXu2uVAKtg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/aXu2uVAKtg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MSG (@TheGarden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheGarden\/status\/1017530290087055360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It was one of the biggest announcements of 2018, that New Japan Pro Wrestling and Ring of Honor had booked a show not only in a traditionally WWE territory (New York City) and in a traditionally WWE venue (Madison Square Garden), but running head to head against <em><strong>NXT Takeover: Brooklyn V<\/strong><\/em>. Still too early to have any match announcements, but the event has already sold out.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>WHO&#8217;S LEFT TO ANNOUNCE<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26997\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26997\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26997\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/09\/Dn-ja14XkAA0gTx.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/09\/Dn-ja14XkAA0gTx.jpg 580w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/09\/Dn-ja14XkAA0gTx-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26997\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While that&#8217;s already an impressive slate of shows, there&#8217;s still some usual WrestleMania week participants yet to announce their events for the carnival. <strong>WWN<\/strong> &#8211; the parent company of EVOLVE and <strong>Shine<\/strong> &#8211; has announced their involvement for their annual More Than Mania festivities, and even announced the promotions involved. Apart from their own brands &#8211; EVOLVE, Shine, <strong>Full Impact Pro<\/strong>, <strong>Viva La Lucha<\/strong> and <strong>American Combat Wrestling (ACW)<\/strong> &#8211; they&#8217;re bringing in <strong>SHIMMER<\/strong> and <strong>Kaiju Big Battel<\/strong> again, as well as hosting the first ever American shows for Japan&#8217;s <strong>Dramatic Dream Team (DDT) Pro<\/strong> and Germany&#8217;s <strong>Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw)<\/strong>, not to mention their annual <em><strong>WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2018<\/strong><\/em>, that features stars from all the promotions involved. What they haven&#8217;t announced is the dates of each showcase.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IMPACT Wrestling<\/strong> joined in the WrestleMania week festivities in 2018 with their live Twitch special, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/videos\/247553403\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>IMPACT vs. Lucha Underground<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, that did huge numbers and brought a lot of exposure to the strides IMPACT had made over the previous few months. It&#8217;s likely IMPACT will do something else as a Twitch special again in New York &#8211; perhaps even <em>IMPACT vs. Lucha Underground 2<\/em> &#8211; but so far no official announcement has been made.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Aries vs Pentagon vs Fenix: FULL MATCH: IMPACT vs Lucha Underground | IMPACT! Highlights Apr 19 2018\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9HL1KgmJF3A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>PROGRESS Wrestling<\/strong> will be involved again, but so far no announcements have been made regarding where it would take place. They&#8217;ve also been a part of WWE&#8217;s <strong>WrestleMania AXXESS<\/strong> the past two years, showcasing many of their stars against NXT competitors. With NXT UK underway, that will most likely continue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wrestling Revolver<\/strong> has joined with WrestleCon to present <em><strong>Pancakes &amp; Piledrivers<\/strong><\/em> the past two years, their morning event that combines breakfast and wrestling for the perfect way to kick off the Saturday. Last year, the partnered with England&#8217;s <strong>Fight Club: PRO<\/strong> and Chicago&#8217;s <strong>All American Wrestling (AAW)<\/strong>, which saw\u00a0<em>joshi\u00a0<\/em>legend <strong>Meiko Satomura<\/strong> on US soil against <strong>Kimber Lee<\/strong> and <strong>Jessicka Havoc<\/strong>, <strong>The Lucha Brothers<\/strong> (Pentagon Jr. &amp; Rey Fenix) vs. <strong>Teddy Hart &amp; Jack Evans<\/strong>, and Jeff Cobb vs. <strong>Shane Strickland<\/strong>. No announcement yet about the third edition at next year&#8217;s festivities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW)<\/strong>, <strong>House of Hardcore<\/strong> and <strong>CHIKARA<\/strong> have run events in the past but so far no announcement, while many East Coast area indies, like <strong>House of Glory (HOG)<\/strong>, <strong>New York Wrestling Connection (NYWC)<\/strong>, <strong>Impact Championship Wrestling (ICW New York)<\/strong>, or <strong>Wrestling Has A Tomorrow (WHAT)<\/strong> have also not announced anything that weekend, but one would think at least a couple (maybe several together) would be interested in something in their backyard.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"[Free Match] Toni Storm vs. Timothy Thatcher | Beyond Wrestling (Intergender Mixed AEW WWE Timeless)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i2So7D1I20Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>One promotion who\u00a0<em>won&#8217;t<\/em> be in the area next year is Massachusetts&#8217; <strong>Beyond Wrestling.<\/strong> Last year they held the stellar co-promotion with <strong>Women&#8217;s Wrestling Revolution (WWR)<\/strong> <em><strong>Lit Up<\/strong><\/em>, which had a fantastic showcase of intergender wrestling, but this year they&#8217;ve decided to skip the event all together.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As of this very moment we have no plans to participate in any of the festivities next year, sorry. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AskBeyond?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AskBeyond<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hqw9mUheqr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/hqw9mUheqr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Beyond Wrestling (@beyondwrestling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beyondwrestling\/status\/1044682690103037954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 25, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WrestleMania week is not just the biggest weekend of the year for WWE fans around the world &#8211; it&#8217;s also a mecca for indie and international wrestling, with several days and nights devoted to showcase events from various promotions around the world. 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