NECW officials have announced the first round matchups for Saturday night’s (May 30) 6th Annual IRON 8 Championship, taking place at the National Guard Armory, 1000 Hancock Street in Quincy, MA.

Former 2 time NECW Television Champion, “The Real Deal” Brandon Locke will face up and coming star “The Heat” Kris Pyro.

Former 2 time NECW Heavyweight Champion, Maverick Wild will battle rookie star, Davey Loomis.

Former WWE star and former NECW Tag Team Champion, Antonio “The Promise” Thomas will take on “The Natural” Scott Osbourne.

And finally, former WWE star and WWE Tag Team Champion, Kenny Doane collides with fromer NECW Heavyweight Champion, Slyck Wagner Brown.

In addition, between the first and final rounds of the IRON 8, there will be a special mixed tag team grudge match, as NECW Triple Crown Champion, “The Enforcer” Max Bauer teams with Alexxis Nevaeh to square off against “The Golden Greek” Alex Arion and Mistress Belmont, managed by Sean Gorman.

Special guest, 8 time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, WWE & WCW Hall of Famer, Harley Race, will present the trophy to the winner of this year’s IRON 8.

A special autograph session with Harley Race takes place at the Armory at 5 PM. IRON 8 bell time is 7 PM.

Tickets are on sale here on the web site or call toll free, 1-800-838-3006.

This week’s NECW TV kicks off with the closing moments of the recent match between Slyck Wagner Brown and Antonio “The Promise” Thomas, the result of which would determine which of these two men would be invited to participate in the 6th annual IRON 8 Championship.

The NECW Tag Team Championship will be on the line this week as the new champions, The Crown Jewels (Darling Damon and Bad Boy Jason) square off against two men returning to NECW after a three and a half year absence in Guy Alexander and “The Epic” Mike Benett.

In addition, we will have words from Syck Wagner Brown, as well as “The Golden Greek” Alex Arion and his manager, Sean Gorman.

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Posted: Thursday, April 29, 2026

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