New England Championship Wrestling returns to the National Guard Armory, 1000 Hancock Street, Quincy, MA on Saturday night, May 30 with a 7 PM bell time for the 6th Annual IRON 8 Championship.
The IRON 8 has become an NECW tradition and one of the area’s premiere wrestling events of the year. 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 2009 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 in an all out battle for athletic supremacy.
The eight men announced for this year’s IRON 8 are: former WWE Tag Team Champion and Spirit Squad member, Kenny Doane, “The Heat” Kris Pyro, former 2 time NECW Heavyweight Champion and the longest reigning champion in NECW history, Maverick Wild, former NECW Heavyweight Champion, Slyck Wagner Brown, former WWE star and a former NECW Tag Team Champion, Antonio “The Promise” Thomas, former 2 time NECW Television Champion, “The Real Deal” Brandone Locke, “The Natural” Scott Osbourne and Davey Loomis.
In addition, former 8 time World Champion, WWE and WCW Hall of Famer, Harley Race will be on hand to present the tournament winner with the IRON 8 Trophy. Harley Race will be signing autographs in the Armory at a special 5 PM autograph session. The autograph session is a separate ticket available below or in combination with a VIP Front Row ticket. The autograph ticket includes one personally autographed 8 by 10 photo. You may bring one additional item for Mr. Race to sign, any items over that will be charged at $5 each. Mr. Race will be available for Polaroid photos during intermission of the IRON 8 event.
In addition to the tournament, there will be a special mixed tag team grudge match pitting NECW Triple Crown Champion, “The Enforcer” Max Bauer and Alexxis Nevaeh against “The Golden Greek” Alex Arion and Mistress Belmont, managed by Sean Gorman.
First round match-ups in this years IRON 8 have been released by NECW officials. The first round will see:
“The Real Deal” Brandon Locke vs. “The Heat” Kris Pyro
Maverick Wild vs. Davey Loomis
Antonio “The Promise” Thomas vs. “The Natural” Scott Osbourne
Kenny Doane vs. Slyck Wagner Brown
Relive the excitement with pictures from the 2008 IRON 8 Tournament by clicking here.
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