{"id":73116,"date":"2020-07-23T11:22:25","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T15:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=73116"},"modified":"2020-07-23T11:22:25","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T15:22:25","slug":"press-release-new-wave-pro-announces-higher-ground-for-july-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/07\/23\/press-release-new-wave-pro-announces-higher-ground-for-july-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Release: New Wave Pro Announces Higher Ground for July 26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>New Wave Pro<\/strong> returns to action on Sunday, July 26<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with Higher Ground. The Terre Haute, Indiana, promotion is presenting its first live event since <em><strong>Steel City Madness<\/strong><\/em> all the way back in March 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The show stands to be one of the most ambitious in the company\u2019s decade-long history. Sunday\u2019s <em><strong>Higher Ground<\/strong> <\/em>event will be available via Video On Demand on <strong>IWTV<\/strong> shortly after July 26<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. A number of the company\u2019s previous shows are <a href=\"https:\/\/independentwrestling.tv\/search?q=new+wave+pro\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">also currently available on the popular streaming service<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stars such as New Wave Pro Champion <strong>Sam Knight, Justin Kyle, Cole Radrick<\/strong>, and <strong>Shiloh Greaves<\/strong> will be leading the charge as New Wave Pro returns to its old Arena home for the first time since 2019. In the interim, New Wave Pro moved to the Terre Haute National Guard Armory, where it enjoyed successive sell-out crowds before the pandemic forced wrestling to shut down entirely.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, with a new team at the helm, the company is harking back to its roots, and it wants <em>Higher Ground<\/em> to take independent wrestling to higher places. The <em>Higher Ground<\/em> concept aims to bring back the story-rich, crash-bang-wallop wrestling that made us all fans in the first place. With an emphasis on narrative as well as action, <em>Higher Ground<\/em> will offer memorable moments, high quality and an emphasis on young talent on the verge of breaking out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a mix of matches already confirmed and other talent who will be there without an assigned match, meaning anything could happen at <em>Higher Ground<\/em>. Confirmed matches are:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cole Radrick vs Shiloh Greaves<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aaron Atlas (c) vs Colt Storm \u2013 Ultra Rapid Championship match<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miles Morales vs Nate Matthews<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As well as Sam Knight and Justin Kyle, other talent confirmed to appear at <em>Higher Ground<\/em> include: New Wave Pro Crossroads Champion <strong>Percy Davis, Paragon, The Original Sins<\/strong>, and <strong>Tanner Keeler<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also important to note that New Wave Pro will be taking strict safety measures in regards to COVID-19 to ensure the show is safe and fun for audience, staff and wrestlers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Masks are compulsory \/ Social distancing seating in effect \/ Temp checks taken upon entry \/ Sanitizing stations set up \/ Ring cleaned after every bout.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All tickets are only $10. With audience attendance capped at 100, there are only a few left: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownpapertickets.com\/event\/4622653\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.brownpapertickets.com\/event\/4622653<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Wave Pro will return to the Terre Haute National Guard Armory on Saturday, September 12<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, for <em><strong>New Beginnings<\/strong><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a> for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. You can check out archived materials from New Wave Pro <a href=\"https:\/\/independentwrestling.tv\/search?q=new+wave+pro\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on IWTV<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Wave Pro returns to action on Sunday, July 26th with Higher Ground. The Terre Haute, Indiana, promotion is presenting its first live event since Steel City Madness all the way back in March 2020. The show stands to be one of the most ambitious in the company\u2019s decade-long history. 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