- 06/05/2007 (5:49:59 pm)
- Press Release
6/9 Brockton, MA…..
New England Championship Wrestling returns to the National Guard Armory, 98 Montauk Road in
The IRON 8 has become an NECW tradition and a landmark event in New England wrestling. Billed as “the ultimate test of skill, stamina and strategy,” the IRON 8 is an event like no other. 8 men are selected by the NECW Championship Committee. They are then paired into 4 one on one match-ups. The four winners of the opening round bouts then go on to face each other the same night in a four way, 45 minute iron man match. The man who scores the most pins or submissions in the 45 minute period is the winner and the 2007 IRON 8 Champion.
In order to win the event, a wrestler must be capable of wrestling for an hour – first against a top flight competitor on a one on one basis, then against 3 other opponents for 45 non-stop minutes in an all out battle for athletic supremacy.
The first round pairings have been drawn and the opening round IRON 8 match ups are as follows:
2006 IRON 8 Champion, "Die Hard" Eddie Edwards will face the Irish sensation, Gary Cassidy; Handsome Johnny will take on "Straight Edge" Brian Fury; Antonio "The Promise" Thomas collides with "The Real Deal" Brandon Locke; and "The Infamous" Bobby Fish battles Jason Blade.
In addition to the IRON 8 tournament, there will be one other featured bout – a
Also, there will be the official presentation of the new NECW Triple Crown Championship belt to current titleholder, D.C. Dillinger.
Tickets for the 4th annual IRON 8 Championship are on sale now at all FYE and Strawberries locations and online at www.NECWwrestling.com.