Curiosity tugged hard on my psyche yesterday as I flipped through a community magazine, "The Corridor", and landed on a rather unusual full color, full page ad promoting a professional wrestling event at Riverside Church in Fort Myers, Florida. What an ironic combination I thought!
The intrigue won out and I attended today's event, a benefit for Verity Pregnancy and Medial Resource Center.
Never much of a wrestling fan, I still must admit that today proved to be extremely entertaining and the outdoor event lent itself as an excellent opportunity for a good, clean, fun family outing.
I thoroughly enjoyed the personas and characters created by the wrestlers and laughed hysterically at the performance they employed. I found it rather astonishing that so many of the fans appeared to take the fighting seriously, although many of those were kids.
The event promoter, Kingpin Promotions, ran the day as a Kingpin Cup Tournament with eight wrestlers. Local comedian, Jordan Owens, served as the event MC.
In the first round, Bully Bob Bronson defeated Omaha Hustler Funky Fresh, Jerome Hendrix beat Michael Patrick, Frankie Ciatso whipped Milo Beasley, and Superstar Steve Boz won by disqualification when his opponent, Tokyo Monster Kahagas, started beating him with a giant stick.
Enjoy the video below as Tokyo Monster Kahagas beats Superstar Steve Boz with a stick!
In the semi-final round, Bully Bob whipped Jerome Hendrix, and Superstar Steve defeated Frankie, the King of Florida Ciatso.
In between tournament rounds, we enjoyed a special Turbo-Weight Division match-up between South Florida's Joker and James "G.I. Jamm" Anthony. For most of the fight, Anthony appeared to have the upper hand but after a few long two counts by the cute ref, Leva, the Joker managed to turn things around and pin G.I.
Enjoy the video below of the match between South Florida's Joker and James "G.I. Jamm" Anthony
Finally, in the hard fought final match, Superstar Steve Boz decimated Bully Bob Bronson to win the cup and end the eventful day.
Not exactly my cup of tea, but certainly an entertaining afternoon of time well spent. I would highly recommend this fun filled family event, especially to parents of pre-pubescent boys. The young boys seemed to enjoy the sporting more than any others.
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