The Mouthpiece Wrestling Show” with Sheldon Goldberg, Joe Matterazzo and Mike Johnson returns Saturday night, May 1 at 10 PM on The Mouthpiece Radio Network, over the air on our flagship station, AM 1510 WWZN Boston along with WGAM 1250 & 900 AM in Manchester & Nashua, NH, WARL 1320 AM in Providence, RI and Southeastern MA and WIFI 1490 AM in New Jersey, covering Atlantic City and Philadelphia, PA.

This week we cover the WWE Draft, recent releases, the Monday night ratings and much more in an all new edition of the show. There’s a lot of news to cover and this show will bring you up to speed.

So make sure you join us Saturday night, May 1 at 10 PM EST on AM 1510 WWZN Boston, WGAM 1250 & 900 AM in Manchester & Nashua, NH, WARL 1320 AM in Providence, RI and Southeastern MA and WIFI 1490 AM in New Jersey, covering Atlantic City and Philadelphia, PA.

The Mouthpiece Wrestling Radio Show, part of the 3 hour Mouthpiece Fight Block on the Mouthpiece Radio Network. “The Mouthpiece Wrestling Show” is also available on iTunes, Podcast Alley and other podcast sites as a free download.

WWZN is a 50,000 watt AM station in Boston, streamed live on the Internet at 1510thezone.com.

Previous episodes of the Mouthpiece Wrestling Show are available in the multimedia area.

New England Championship Wrestling returns to Teamworks Indoor Sports, 732 Lees River Avenue, Somerset, MA on Saturday night, May 1 with a 7 PM bell time for the 7th Annual IRON 8 Championship.

The IRON 8 is 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 from both inside and outside the NECW ranks. 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.

This year’s field includes 2 former WWE stars. The eight men announced for this year’s IRON 8 are: former NECW Television Champion, Handsome Johnny, former NECW Triple Crown Champion and a 4 time NECW Tag Team Champion, D.C. Dillinger, “Sensational” Scott Levesque, “The Natural” Scott Osbourne, former WWE & ECW Original star, Little Guido, NECW standout and former IWA Puerto Rico Light Heavyweight Champion, Ryan Bisbal, former WWE & ECW Original Star, Tony Mamaluke and protégé of WWE Hall of Famer, “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase, Dickie Rodz.

The first round pairing have been drawn and are as follows:

Handsome Johnny draws his protégé, “Sensational” Scott Levesque

D.C. Dillinger faces “The Natural” Scott Osbourne

Former tag team parters face off as WWE & ECW Original star, Little Guido takes on Tony Mamluke

Ryan Bisbal squares off against Dickie Rodz

Winners face off in the main event, a 4 way, 45 minute Iron man match - most pinfalls or submissions in 45 minutes wins the match and is declared this year’s IRON 8 Champion.

In addition to the tournament, there will be a special “Champion’s Challenge match pitting NECW Triple Crown Champion, “The Real Deal” Brandon Locke, managed by “The Rock God” Brett Adams, against current NECW Television Champion, “The Heat” Kris Pyro. Only the Triple Crown will be on the line, as Pyro tries to cap an incredible year in NECW by taking the promotion’s top prize.

Tickets for NECW’s 7^th Annual IRON 8 Championship are $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Kids under 12 are $9. Advance tickets can be purchased at Teamworks and online at NECWwrestling.com. Fans can also charge tickets by phone, 7 days a week, toll free at 1-800-838-3006.

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Just days away from the 7th Annual IRON 8 Championship, the latest edition of New England Championship Wrestling is now available to New England area Comcast cable subscribers via Video On Demand and to everyone online.

This week’s show comes from the South Middle School in Brockton, MA. We begin with one of the participants in this year’s IRON 8, “Sensational” Scott Levesque, the protege of Handsome Johnny, as he sees action against up and coming star, Vinny Marseglia.

We’ll have a special report on the induction of NECW General Manager, Paul Richard to the 2010 class of the New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Our TV main event is a preview of an opening round match in Saturday’s IRON 8 Championship as D.C. Dillinger collides with “The Natural” Scott Osbourne.

We’ll also have an NECW 101 on the IRON 8, a complete rundown of all the opening round pairings and much more.

To watch New England Championship Wrestling on Comcast Video On Demand, go to the Get Local/Sports/Sports Networks & Shows folder and look for New England Championship Wrestling.

The show is available for download: http://www.necw.tv/episodes/NECW-CSN-17.wmv (right click > save as)

Story by Lauren Ellis

As soon as his entrance music hits, fans of all ages scream and cheer. The current NECW TV Champion Kris Pyro emerges from the curtain and radiates passion and excitement. He feeds off the audience like gas to a flame. Pyro, whose nickname is “The Heat,“ is far from the biggest guy on the NECW roster. However, what he lacks in physical size, he more than makes up for in ring skills and personality. NECW president, Sheldon Goldberg, recently said “Kris Pyro is one of those talents that create an immediate connection with the audience. He’s one of the most popular wrestlers in NECW history.”

Kris was born in New Bedford Massachusetts in 1985. For as long as he can remember, he has been a huge wrestling fan. He grew up admiring wrestlers like Shawn Michael, Ric Flair and Rey Mysterio. Like a lot of kids who watched the sport, he dreamed of one day being in the ring himself performing for fans. In 1999, Pyro made the call and began training in New Bedford under Brickhouse Baker , “Sweet” Scott Ashworth and “Nightmare” Nick Steele – all former NECW stars.

After training, he began wrestling all over New England and joined the NECW roster in November 2008, making his debut at The Toxic Waltz against Brendon Michael Thomas and also facing Brandon Locke in another match that evening.

Pyro showed the audience that night how much heart he had and gained a lot of respect from the fans and his peers. In May 2009, Kris was one of eight men entered into the IRON 8 Championship Tournament. Pyro considers this one of the biggest accomplishments in his career to date. Although he didn’t win that night, he made his mark in NECW. After less than a year in the promotion, “The Heat” beat Ryan Matthews in August 2009 to become the NECW Television Champion. He has been successfully defending his title for the last 8 months taking on any challenger that comes his way.

Kris Pyro’s success is not a coincidence. His arsenal of moves which include “The Afterburn” which is a tilt-a-whirl Headscissors driver and “The Five Star Frog Splash” make him a tough competitor to any of his opponents. His style is very reminiscent of Rey Mysterio’s to which he has been called “The Rey Mysterio of NECW.” When mentioned to Kris his response was, “That is a huge compliment to me considering that Rey is one of my idols and I do think we have a lot of the same style.” “The Heat’s” comparison to Mysterio goes beyond the ring with both men having a huge fan base. Kris calls his “The Ring Of Fire” and quotes “my fans are the ‘The Ring of Fire’, they surround the ring each time I step into it and they know I’m gonna light it on fire when I perform”. He said his fans inspire him each time he performs and in particular his number one fan named Alex who has been going to all of his shows over the last two years.

“Pyro, in a lot of ways, epitomizes the spirit of NECW,” says Sheldon Goldberg. “He is a local kid who worked his way up and paid his dues. Once he had the chance to perform in NECW, and more people finally saw him, he caught on instantly because people identify with him.”

Pyro has already achieved so much in his short time in NECW, but has many more goals to achieve in the company. His future goals include winning the coveted Triple Crown Championship and winning the IRON 8 Tournament. For the kid who grew up dreaming of being like his heroes on TV, he has made a name for himself in NECW and throughout New England. Now kids watch NECW on Comcast on Demand at home and dream of one day being like their hero, Kris Pyro.

The Mouthpiece Wrestling Show” with Sheldon Goldberg, Joe Matterazzo and Mike Johnson returns tonight, Monday, April 19 at a special 7 PM start time on our flagship station, AM 1510 WWZN Boston. The show will be heard this Saturday, April 23 at 10 PM EST on the other stations along the Mouthpiece Radio Network: WGAM 1250 & 900 AM in Manchester & Nashua, NH, WARL 1320 AM in Providence, RI and Southeastern MA and WIFI 1490 AM in New Jersey, covering Atlantic City and Philadelphia, PA.

Former WWE Diva and star of the current NBC TV series, Celebrity Apprentice, is our special guest this week. We’ll be talking to Maria about her experiences in WWE from entering the Diva Search to training at Ohio Valley Wrestling to her thoughts on the current state of the women’s division in WWE. We will also hear about her Celebrity Apprentice feud with Cindy Lauper, as well as her new endeavors in the world of pop music and her new CD called Sevens Sins which is available now on iTunes.

Plus, Mike Johnson fills us in on all the news of the week in pro wrestling and more.

So make sure you join us Monday night, April 19 at 7 PM on AM 1510 WWZN Boston and this Saturday night, April 23rd at 10 PM EST on WGAM 1250 & 900 AM in Manchester & Nashua, NH, WARL 1320 AM in Providence, RI and Southeastern MA and WIFI 1490 AM in New Jersey, covering Atlantic City and Philadelphia, PA.

The Mouthpiece Wrestling Radio Show, part of the 3 hour Mouthpiece Fight Block on the Mouthpiece Radio Network. “The Mouthpiece Wrestling Show” is also available on iTunes, Podcast Alley and other podcast sites as a free download.

WWZN is a 50,000 watt AM station in Boston, streamed live on the Internet at 1510thezone.com.

Previous episodes of the Mouthpiece Wrestling Show are available in the multimedia area.

The latest edition of New England Championship Wrestling is now available to New England area Comcast cable subscribers via Video On Demand and to everyone online.

Last week, we witnessed a huge upset victory by Ryan Bisbal in a 20 man over-the-top-rope battle royal. Bisbal’s win makes him the #1 contender for the NECW Triple Crown Championship, and he gets his shot at the title against “The Real Deal” Brandon Locke this week in one of the greatest bouts ever presented by NECW on TV.

This week’s action begins with two up and coming stars in NECW facing off one on one as Vinny Marseglia takes on Matt Magnum.

We’ll have reaction from Alexxis Neveah over what took place two weeks ago when she lost the World Women’s Wrestling Championship under questionable circumstances to Mistress Belmont.

We’ll announce the first two competitors in the NECW Breakthrough Bash, and three more competitors will be announced for the 7th Annual IRON 8 Championship Taking place Saturday, May 1 at Teamworks Indoor Sports in Somerset, MA.

All that, plus words from the NECW Tag Team Champions, The Crown Jewels, D.C. Dillinger and more.

To watch New England Championship Wrestling on Comcast Video On Demand, go to the Get Local/Sports/Sports Networks & Shows folder and look for New England Championship Wrestling.

The show is available for download: http://www.necw.tv/episodes/NECW-CSN-16.wmv (right click > save as)

The Mouthpiece Wrestling Show” with Sheldon Goldberg, Joe Matterazzo and Mike Johnson returns live Saturday night, April 17 at 10 PM EST on WWZN 1510 AM in Boston, along with WGAM 1250 & 900 AM in Manchester & Nashua, NH, WARL 1320 AM in Providence, RI and Southeastern MA and WIFI 1490 AM in New Jersey, covering Atlantic City and Philadelphia, PA.

This week we welcome an all time legend in Ivan Koloff. A former WWWF World Heavyweight Champion, multi-time NWA World Tag Team Champion, along with numerous other titles held throughout his stellar career, Koloff will forever be remembered by fans in the Northeast as the man who ended the first championship reign of Bruno Sammartino. We cover that subject and much more in an interesting visit with ”The Russian Bear.”

Plus, Mike Johnson will have all the news of the week in pro wrestling and more.

So make sure you join us this Saturday night, April 17th at 10 PM EST on 1510 Am WWZN Boston, as well as WGAM 1250 & 900 AM in Manchester & Nashua, NH, WARL 1320 AM in Providence, RI and Southeastern MA and WIFI 1490 AM in New Jersey, covering Atlantic City and Philadelphia, PA.

The Mouthpiece Wrestling Radio Show, part of the 3 hour Mouthpiece Fight Block on WWZN AM 1510 in Boston is now in syndication with the launch of the Mouthpiece Radio Network.

The shows can be heard Saturday nights from 9 PM to Midnight with Mouthpiece Boxing leading off at 9 PM EST, Mouthpiece Wrestling at 10 PM EST and Mouthpiece MMA at 11 PM EST

“The Mouthpiece Wrestling Show” is available on iTunes, Podcast Alley and other podcast sites as a free download.

WWZN is a 50,000 watt AM station in Boston, streamed live on the Internet at 1510thezone.com.

Previous episodes of the Mouthpiece Wrestling Show are available in the multimedia area.

The latest edition of New England Championship Wrestling is now available to New England area Comcast cable subscribers via Video On Demand and to everyone online.

This week’s edition is another “must see” episode featuring another unique main event. This week starts out with the other side of a confrontation that took place two weeks ago when one half of the NECW Tag Team Champions, Bad Boy Jason collided with one half of top contenders, Rican Havoc in Don Vega. This week, the other half of the NECW Tag Team Champions, Darling Damon takes on the other half of Rican Havon in “That Freakin’ Rican” Jose Perez.

We’ll have words from Sean Gorman who can now accurately call himself “The Manager of Champions” as he is accompanied by the new World Women’s Wrestling Champion, Mistress Belmont.

Pat “The Brat” Piper welcomes Davey Loomis and Alex Payne in “Pat’s Pit” with an interruption by an uninvited guest.

“The Rock God” Brett Adams, manager of Real Natural - “The Natural” Scott Osbourne and NECW Triple Crown Champion, “The Real Deal” Brandon Locke has an announcement.

We’ll have words from Handsome Johnny, along with Sammi Lane and “Sensational” Scott Levesque.

Our TV main event, is a first-ever NECW 20 man over-the-top-rope Battle Royal, with the winner getting a crack at NECW Triple Crown Champion, “The Real Deal” Brandon Locke next week on television.

All that plus an announcement on the NECW BREAKTHROUGH BASH, strong words from the former NECW Triple Crown Champion, Max Bauer and more.

To watch New England Championship Wrestling on Comcast Video On Demand, go to the Get Local/Sports/Sports Networks & Shows folder and look for New England Championship Wrestling.

The show is available for download: http://www.necw.tv/episodes/NECW-CSN-15.wmv (right click > save as)

A new selection of New England Championship Wrestling merchandise is now available in the shop section. New DVDs including GENESIS 9 and the 2009 TOXIC WALTZ along with new NECW logo merchandise.

New NECW merchandise now available »

The Mouthpiece Wrestling Show” with Sheldon Goldberg, Joe Matterazzo and Mike Johnson returns live this Thursday night, April 8 at 7PM EST on WWZN 1510 AM in Boston. This special time this week is due to a Saturday pre-emption for Red Sox Baseball.

The Mouthpiece Wrestling Radio Show, part of the 3 hour Mouthpiece Fight Block on WWZN AM 1510 in Boston is now in syndication with the launch of the Mouthpiece Radio Network.

In addition to the flagship station, WWZN AM 1510 in Boston, we can now be heard on WGAM 1250 & 900 AM in Manchester & Nashua, NH, WARL 1320 AM in Providence, RI and Southeastern MA and WIFI 1490 AM in New Jersey, covering Atlantic City and Philadelphia, PA, with more stations to come.

The shows can be heard Saturday nights from 9 PM to Midnight with Mouthpiece Boxing leading off at 9 PM EST, Mouthpiece Wrestling at 10 PM EST and Mouthpiece MMA at 11 PM EST

This week we welcome one of classiest and most decorated starts in wrestling history, Rick Martel. A former AWA World Heavyweight Champion, 2 time WWF Tag Team Champion and WCW Television Champion, along with many other titles through the course of his career. Martel, who many fans remember as “The Model” in the WWF, will reminsce about his career he gets ready to appear at the New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame inductions next weekend.

Mike Johnson will have all the news of the week in pro wrestling, plus updates on a big NECW fundraising event this weekend and more.

So make sure you join us this Thursday night, April 8th at 7 PM EST on 1510 Am WWZN Boston. The other station along the new Mouthpiece Radio Network will carry the show at its normal date and time.

“The Mouthpiece Wrestling Show” is available on iTunes, Podcast Alley and other podcast sites as a free download.

WWZN is a 50,000 watt AM station in Boston, streamed live on the Internet at 1510thezone.com.

Previous episodes of the Mouthpiece Wrestling Show are available in the multimedia area.