thePULSEBy Tim Branch
PWF Northeast Pro Wrestling is proud to announce that on Saturday September 24, 2011, they will host an all-day Team Fox event to benefit The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. The entire event takes place at Maironis Park, 52 South Quinsigamond Avenue, Shrewsbury. After a successful event last year, they wanted to do something bigger, better and with even more impact.
Kicking off the day will be the first-ever “Northeast Fan Fest,” will be aimed at the casual fan and the collector alike. Already scheduled to be on hand will be former WWE Intercontinental Champions The Honkytonk Man and Hall of Famer Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, ECW Originals Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten ~ known collectively as “The Hardcore Chair Swinging Freaks” ~ former WWE stars Straight Edge Society member Luke Gallows, former World Tag Team Champion Kenny (Dykstra) Doane (of the Spirit Squad), Antonio Thomas (of the Heartthrobs Tag Team), Star of Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC) & the Mixed Martial Arts World John “Doomsday” Howard, and many more. All stars will be available for autograph signings and pictures. Vendors will also be selling wrestling merchandise, collectibles, and more.
The main event of the Fan Fest will be an all-women’s wrestling event presented by IndyGurlz Wrestling, featuring some of the best female professional wrestlers in the world today, including an International women’s dream match of champion Mercedes Martinez battling the Canadian star Portia Perez.
The night will be capped off by PWF Northeast Pro Wrestling presenting “Convergence”, a professional wrestling event featuring local independent stars and nationally-recognized professional wrestling stars and legends. Former WWE stars Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, The Honkytonk Man, Luke Gallows, and Kenny Dykstra will all be in action. Ring of Honor stars “Brutal” Bob Evans and former NWA/ECW/AWA World Champion Steve Corino will battle, as will many of the stars of PWF Northeast Pro Wrestling including “Handsome” Johnny Hayes, PWF Northeast Tag Team Champions Da Hoodz, PWF Northeast Heavyweight Champ “The Real Deal” Brandon Locke and many more.
PWF Northeast’s Director of Special Events Spencer Jawitz has been a driving force in the planning of this event: “A few years back, my mother was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. To be able to combine something I love [pro wrestling] and supporting a charity my entire family supports… it was sort of a no brainer.”
Maironis Park is a full-service function hall; a cash bar and food will be available throughout the day, provided by the award-winning South Street Café based in Providence, RI.
Information about the event is available at www.pwfnewrestling.com and www.pwfnewrestling.com/teamfox2011.html.
To make donations directly to Team Fox as a part of this event, please visit: www.teamfox.org/siteapps/personalpage/ShowPage.aspx?c=bkIUJbNQKoLaG&b=6376247&sid=6nKzHOPtEgJOIWMrFjE
All gate admissions for the Northeast Fan Fest and PWF Northeast “Convergence” will be donated directly to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
PWF Northeast Pro Wrestling was initially founded in February 2002 as an offshoot of Steve Corino’s Premier Wrestling Federation and has regularly been promoting events under the PWF Northeast name (and from 2005-2010 under the New England Championship Wrestling banner) throughout the past 9 years.
Pictured Portia Perez (left) via portiaperez.com
