NECW presented the winter tradition, GENESIS 9, Saturday, February 27 at the South Shore Field House in Pembroke, MA in front of a very vocal and energetic crowd.

In the opening bout, a one-fall four-man match with the winner being named the number one contender for the NECW Television Championship, “Sensational” Scott Levesque defeated Ryan Bisbal after a flagrant low blow behind the ref’s back. Also competing in the match were Alex Payne and “The Talent” TJ Richter, accompanied by Mr. Munroe and Mr. Mini-roe.

NECW Television Champion “The Heat” Kris Pyro defeated “The Natural” Scott Osbourne, with “Rock God” Brett Adams, to retain the title following a frog splash.

In what was truly a “GENESIS moment”, Pat’s Pit started with a bang as the Boston Gaelic Fire Brigade bagpipes and drums played Pat “The Brat” Piper to the ring. Piper called out Handsome Johnny to settle their score. It was obvious that Piper had tampered with the ballots for the wrestlers representing them, as Handsome Johnny was chosen by Piper to represent himself, and much to Handsome’s surprise, Jason Blade made a return to represent Pat Piper. Jason Blade countered Handsome Johnny and scored a roll-up out of a head scissors to win the match and to assure Pat Piper that Pat’s Pit would continue on, and “A Handsome Moment” would never see the light of day.

Next up, “The Golden Greek” Alex Arion, with “The Manager of Champions” Sean Gorman was scheduled to face off with “The Daddy Cat” DC Dillinger. Just as the bell rang, Arion forearmed referee Rob Teutel and lost the match by disqualification. As Arion and Gorman left the ring laughing that they had officially participated in the match, NECW had no recourse on them. NECW General Manager Paul Richard came to ringside and announced that he wasn’t going to allow that decision to stand. The match would be restarted and now was a “No Disqualification” bout. Dillinger and Arion then tore into each other, brawling all over the South Shore Field House venue. Finally, Dillinger hit a huge big boot to the face of Arion. He went for the cover, but then pulled Arion up. Dillinger again hit a big boot. Once again, he picked Arion up. At this point, people in the crowd were yelling for him to do it one more time. Dillinger obliged. Instead of going for a pin, he exited the ring and got the ring bell. Dillinger waited for Arion to get to his feet and then leveled “The Golden Greek” with the bell, as Arion had done to him months earlier. 3 Seconds later, Dillinger’s hand was raised by the referee. Sean Gorman left the ringside area in disgust well before Arion even recovered.

After intermission, the NECW Tag Team Champions The Crown Jewels, Bad Boy Jason and “Mr. Fabulous” Tony Ulysses came to the ring and announced that Darling Damon would not be there due to a family emergency and therefore both the Texas Tornado match and the Tag Title defense were canceled. The team of Rican Havoc, Jose Perez and Don Vega, came out followed by NECW General Manager Paul Richard. Richard announced that the Texas Tornado match WAS off… but he saw two Crown Jewels in the ring and the titles would still be on the line. Rican Havoc looked to have the titles wrapped up, when “Mr. Fabulous” hit Don Vega with the Puerto Rican flag for the blatant disqualification. Rican Havoc wins the match, but The Crown Jewels retain the titles.

The next match was the first ever World Women’s Wrestling Toxic Waltz for #1 contendership to the WWW Title. Champion Alexxis Nevaeh sat at ringside doing commentary for the match with Joe Matterazzo and Caleb Seltzer. The first two women chosen at random to enter were Taeler Hendrix and Kimaya. Taeler hit a high head kick to win the first fall. Kimaya picked Sammi Lane as the next competitor. Sammi attempted to use her Teddy Bear (which at this point is assumed to be loaded with something), but Taeler ducked and scored another high head kick to win the second fall. Sammi sent out Amber as the next opponent. Amber evened her score with Taeler, hitting an enziguri for the win. Taeler said that they were now 1-1 in their feud, but she knew someone who Amber never had beaten, former WWW Champion “The Portuguese Princess” Ariel. Amber held her own with Ariel, but soon fell to the Dariel ace crusher. Amber then called out Puerto Rican sensation Ivy. Ivy managed to counter the Dariel after some great action with a backslide to win the next fall. Ariel called out Nikki Valentine, who was pinned a few minutes later again by Ivy. This brought out the final woman of the match, Mistress Belmont, with “The Manager of Champions” Sean Gorman. Belmont attacked Ivy and pummeled her for the next five or so minutes. Ivy countered an attempted slam into a pinning combo and was able to score the pin fall and become the #1 contender to the WWW Championship. After the match, Belmont again attacked Ivy and placed her in the crossface chickenwing submission. Alexxis Nevaeh ran to the ring and chased off Belmont, before helping her friend and now top contender to her feet.

The main event of GENESIS 9 was up next as “The Real Deal” Brandon Locke with “Rock God” Brett Adams got his shot at the NECW Triple Crown Championship held for nearly two years by “The Enforcer” Max Bauer. Bauer seemed to have the match in hand, basically having his way with Locke. As Bauer went to the top rope, Adams grabbed his leg. Senior Official Rich Bass went and began threatening Adams with ejection. Bauer then hit the ropes and accidentally collided with Bass, who tried to get out of the way, but twisted his knee. Everyone in the match looked a bit confused as Bass angrily told NECW management that “he heard a pop” and was then helped from the ring. While this was occurring, “The Rock God” attempted to attack “The Enforcer”. Bauer gave him a huge chokeslam for his troubles. Bauer then delivered the same crushing move to Brandon Locke. Ref Rob Teutel ran to the ring for the pin, but Locke kicked out at 2. Locke’s “Real Natural” stable mate, “The Natural” Scott Osbourne, ran out and was quickly dished out over the top rope by Bauer. Bauer grabbed Locke and placed him up in the position for the Bauer-bomb and delivered the move. As the pinfall was about to be counted, Sammi Lane came to the ring and put Locke’s foot on the rope in front of the referee. Teutel exited the ring and began to admonish Lane, while Bauer looked at her confused as to her presence and involvement. Osbourne returned to the ring as Bauer lifted Locke for another Bauer-bomb and leveled him with the Triple Crown belt. As the ref turned around, he saw Locke on top of Bauer and counted the pin fall. Amidst the controversy “The Real Deal” Brandon Locke did what no one else could do for the last two years. He is now the new NECW Triple Crown Champion.

GENESIS 9 will be available on DVD online and at live events later this month. NECW returns to live action on Saturday night, March 30 at the National Guard Armory in Quincy, MA for another television taping. Tickets for that event will be on sale this week.

Photos from GENESIS 9

With GENESIS 9 in the history books, 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 else here online.

We kick this week off with the announcement that there is a new NECW Triple Crown Champion. “The Real Deal” Brandon Locke brought the near 2 year title reign of Max Bauer to a halt in one of the most controversial title bouts in NECW history. We have words from the new champion, along with his manager, ‘The Rock God” Brett Adams and “The Natural” Scott Osbourne.

In ring action begins with the sensational Ryan Bisbal taking on an impressive newcomer in Biff Busick. From there, it’s World Women’s Wrestling action, as Mistress Belmont, managed by Sean Gorman, squares off against Taeler Hendrix.

In our TV main event, it’s the return to in-ring competition for Handsome Johnny, with Sammi Lane in his corner as he takes on the popular “Epic” Mike Bennett.

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

The show is available for download: http://www.necw.tv/episodes/NECW-CSN-9.wmv (right click > save as)

With just days before one of NECW’s biggest events of the year, GENESIS 9, this Saturday night, February 27 at the South Shore Field House in Pembroke, MA, 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 else here online.

This week’s action kicks off with “The Talent” T.J. Richter, accompanied by Mr. Munroe and Mr. Mini-Roe, as he takes on ewcomer, Vinny Marseglia.

Pat “The Brat” Piper has the two main event participants in this week’s Pat’s Pit, as NECW Triple Crown Champion, “The Enforcer” Max Bauer meets “The Real Deal” Brandon Locke face to face before their championship match at GENESIS 9.

Caleb Seltzer talk to Taeler Hendrix about the most unique women’s bout ever presented, the first ever Women’s Toxic Waltz, to take place this Saturday at GENESIS 9 and end up involved in an unexpected confrontation.

And in our TV main event, the NECW Tag Team Championship is on the line as the reigning champions, The Crown Jewels defend against Rican Havoc members, Ryan Bisbal and Jose Perez.

All this, plus a full rundown of all the matches scheduled to take place this Saturday night at GENESIS 9 and more.

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

The show is available for download: http://www.necw.tv/episodes/NECW-CSN-8.wmv (right click > save as)

NECW TV Taping • February 20th • Quincy National Guard Armory

Saturday night, February 20th at the National Guard Armory, 1000 Hancock Street in Quincy, MA with a 7 PM bell time. NECW presents its monthly television taping for Comcast On Demand.

All matches that night will be taped for NECW’s new weekly TV program online and on Comcast On Demand.

Some of the stars featured will include, NECW Triple Crown Champion, “The Enforcer” Max Bauer, NECW Television Champion, ‘The Heat” Kris Pyro. The NECW Tag Team Champions, The Crown Jewels, #1 Contender “The Real Deal” Brandon Locke, “The Natural” Scott Osbourne, NECW Television Champion, “The Heat” Kris Pyro, D.C. Dillinger, World Women’s Wrestling Champion, Alexxis Neveah, Taeler Hendrix, Mistress Belmont, Ivy, Ryan Bisbal, Rican Havoc’s Jose Perez and Don Vega, “Iron” Rey Keijimura, Handsome Johnny, “Sensational” Scott Levesque, Sammi Lane, plus a live Pat’s Pit with Pat “The Brat” Piper and much more.

Tickets for the NECW Television Taping are $12 in advance, $15 at the dooor. Kids under 12 are $9 each. Tickets are on sale now in person at K.C.’s Sportscards, 33 Temple Street, Quincy, MA. You can order online below or charge by phone at 1-800-838-3006.

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The stars of New England Championship Wrestling will be in attendance at a very special personal apperance as the American Hockey League’s Lowell Devils take on the Portland Pirates on Saturday, January 16 at 1:30 PM at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell, MA.

World Women’s Wrestling Champion, Alexxis Neveah and NECW Television Champion, “The Heat” Kris Pyro will be among the NECW stars signing free autographs during the game.

The first 2,000 fans in attandance will receive a bobblehead of Devils star BenWalter. Plus, there will be great kids activities such as face painting, video games and more in the Lowell Devils Kids Zone.

This is a great family event and there is a special ticket deal for NECW fans. Tickets are just $11.00 each and can be ordered online at http://www.lowelldevilshockey.com. On the main page, under the Redeem Your Doscount Code section, click the link and use special offer code: NECW.

To order by phone or for more information, call Michael Harold at 978-458-PUCK x2006 or e-mail mharold@lowelldevilshockey.com.

New England Championship Wrestling made a triumphant return to the National Guard Armory this past Saturday night, November 21st in front of an enthusiastic near sellout crowd for the 2009 TOXIC WALTZ.

The evening began with a short video tribute to a New England wrestling legend, the late “Boston Bad Boy” Tony Rumble, who passed away ten years ago last week.

In the opening match of the night, NECW Television Champion, “The Heat” Kris Pyro retained his title in a very competitive match against Brendan Michael Thomas.

“The Natural” Scott Osbourne with “The Rock God” Brett Adams defeated “The Devil’s Reject” Brandon Webb.

In a special World Women’s Wrestling Tam Team Challenge Match, the team of World Women’s Wrestling Chgampion, Alexxis Neveah and Ivy defeated Sammi Lane and newcomer Kimaya, when Sammi Lane tried to use the stuffed bear, Hugs, to hit Ivy, but hit Kimaya instead.

NECW Triple Crown Champion, Max Bauer defeated ‘The Talent” T.J. Richter wkith Mr. Munroe and Mr. Mini-ro.

In a 6 Man Tag Team Grudge Match, Rican Havoc (Ryan Bisbal, Don Vega and the returning, Jose Perez) with Ivy in their corner defeated NECW Tag Team Champions, The Crown Jewels & “Sensational” Scott Levesque with “Mr. Fabulous” Tony Ulysses in their corner.

In a live Pat’s Pit, Pat “The Brat” Piper and Handsome Johnny discussed the final challenge in their ongoing battle for control of the NECW interview segments. The two agreed that next month in Quincy the feud would be settled in a wrestling match and that each man would select 5 wrestlers they would pick to represent the other. A choice will be drawn from a hat for each man and those two picked would square off with the winner getting control of the interview segments.

In The Toxic Waltz main event, a 10 man gauntlet match to determine the number one contender for the NECW Triple Crown Championship, it was a night of surprising match ups. The rules were that the loser of each fall picked the winner’s next opponent. Each fall took place under no disqualification rules.

The first two men to start were picked at random by NECW officials prior to the first bell. Surprisingly enough, tag team partners Alex Payne and Davey Loomis were selected to face each other. Loomis took the victory relying on his quickness and amateur skills. Payne was disappointed, but proud of his partner and chose “The Talent” T.J. Richter as the next opponent.

T.J. Richter defeated Davey Loomis, when Mr. Munroe hit a huge forearm to the back of Loomis as he was coming off the ropes. Richter spun the stunned Loomis into a neckbreaker for the victory. Loomis, upset at Munroe’s interference, picked him as Richter’s next opponent.

T.J. Richter defeated Mr. Munroe after he ordered Munroe to lay down for him so he could advance in the match. At first, Munroe wasn’t buying in to Richter’s orders and even Mr. Mini-ro yelled at the massive bodyguard. Munroe angrily picked Richter up looking like he was going to slam his employer, but instead fell backward and layed down for the three count, allowing Richter to advance. Richter called out his next opponent, NECW Television Champion, “The Heat” Kris Pyro.

“The Heat” Kris Pyro defeated T.J. Richter after numerous attempts at interference from Mr. Munroe and Mini-ro, Pyro reversed Richter’s neckbreaker into a backslide for the victory. Richter then called out “Sensational” Scott Levesque, who came to the ring with Handsome Johnny.

Levesque began the match with a cheap shot on Pyro and had the NECW Television Champion at a disadvantage most of the way, when Pyro hit his version of the Afterburn seemingly out of nowhere to advance. Levesque was flipping out over the loss, when Handsome Johnny chose “The Natural” Scott Osbourne as Pyro’s next opponent.

“The Natural” Scott Osbourne defeated “The Heat” Kris Pyro in a closely fought match when Osbourne pinned Pyro with his feet on the ropes for the win. Pyro then brought out former NECW Triple Crown Champion, D.C. Dillinger.

D.C. Dillinger defeated “The Natural” Scott Osbourne in spite of attempted interference by “The Rock God” Brett Adams. Osbourne and Adams trash talk Dillinger on the outside and is them jumped from behind by Osbourne’s pick, his tag team partner, “The Real Deal” Brandon Locke.

“The Real Deal” Brandon Locke defeated D.C. Dillinger when Brett Adams hooked Dillinger’s leg coming off the ropes. Dillinger went to grab Adams, but Scott Osbourne ran back out while the referee was distracted and snapped Dillinger’s neck over the top rope. Dillinger, reeling from the attack, walked right into the waiting Locke who hit him with the Locke Down for the pinfall. With the 10th man being a wild card and anyone in or out of NEWCW, after Dillinger started to come around, he said that there was a time when Sabotage ruled NECW, and while Eddie Edwards is in Japan, there was a third member of Sabotage at one time, and he brought out Jason Blade as the final man in THE TOXIC WALTZ.

In the final fall, Jason Blade came out strong and looked to have the match won after hitting Locke with a superkick. Locke had his feet on the ropes and when Blade tried to set him up for it again, Locke caught him and spun him into the Locke Down to win the 2009 TOXIC WALTZ.

After the match, Locke, Osbourne and Brett Adams all took turns working over Blade when NECW Triple Crown Champion, Max Bauer came in to make the save. Bauer and Locke stared each other down to end the night.

Photos from the event are available here.

It was a big two event weekend for New England Championship Wrestling with AUTUMN UNLEASHED.

On Friday night, October 23, 2009, NECW made its debut at Teamworks Indoor Sports Complex in Somerset, MA with all NECW recognized championships up for grabs.

The evening began with a special showcase match that saw Vinnie Nero defeat Matt Magnum with a small package.

Ryan Bisbal with Ivy pinned “The Talent” TJ Richter with Mr. Munroe.

In Pat’s Pit with Pat ‘The Brat” Piper, “Rock God” Brett Adams and “The Real Deal” Brandon Locke came out claiming that they would win the NECW Triple Crown from “The Enforcer” Max Bauer. Bauer took exception and came to the ring. A heated exchange ensued leading up to the night’s main event.

Mr. Munroe was disqualified in his match with “The Devil’s Reject” Brandon Webb for refusing to release a chokehold. After the match concluded, the lights in the building went out. When they turned back on, Webb had disappeared.

World Women’s Wrestling Champion Alexxis Nevaeh retained her title, pinning Ivy following a top rope drop kick.

NECW Television Champion “The Heat” Kris Pyro pinned Brendan Michael Thomas with the Afterburn 2.0 to retain the championship.

DC Dillinger defeated “Sensational” Scott Levesque accompanied by Sammi Lane by pinfall.

Davey Loomis and Alex Payne appeared to have the NECW Tag Team Titles wrapped up following a tag team maneuver, but The Crown Jewels and “Mr. Fabulous” Tony Ulysses fled the ring choosing to lose the match by count out, but retaining the championships.

In the main event, NECW Triple Crown Champion “The Enforcer” Max Bauer defeated “The Real Deal” Brandon Locke with “Rock God” Brett Adams following a big boot.

The following night, Saturday, October 24, 2009, NECW returned to the National Guard Armory in Quincy, MA for night two of NECW’s AUTUMN UNLEASHED.

In a rematch of the previous night’s Showcase Match, Vinnie Nero faced off with Matt Magnum. This time, Mr. Munroe and T.J. Richter came to the ring and Munroe laid waste to both men for a No Contest.

NECW Television Champion “The Heat” Kris Pyro pinned Chris Camaro with the Afterburn 2.0

Davey Loomis accompanied by his tag partner Alex Payne pinned “Royalty” William King after a belly-to-belly suplex.

In a World Women’s Championship rematch, Alexxis Nevaeh retained the red and gold belt, pinning Mistress Belmont following the top rope dropkick.

Handsome Johnny and Pat “The Brat” Piper came to the ring for their pie eating contest. Both men and Sammi Lane were blindfolded. Handsome won the contest 5 pies to none, as Piper chose not to eat any. The two will have a rubber match to decide the feud. They will meet in Pat’s Pit on November 21st in Quincy to discuss terms of the match.

In a non-title contest, the team of Don Vega and Ryan Bisbal with Ivy defeated the reigning NECW Tag Team Champions The Crown Jewels with “Mr. Fabulous” Tony Ulysses after Bisbal hit Bad Boy Jason with a top rope flying body press. After the match, the champions began to beat down the challengers. From the crowd a hooded individual jumped the guardrails with a steel chair sending the Jewels scrambling. When he threw back his hood, the crowd was surprised by the NECW return of the “East Coast Intensity” Jose Perez.

NECW President, Sheldon Goldberg announced that “The Golden Greek” Alex Arion was suspended indefinitely for his vicious attack on DC Dillinger the previous month. Manager Sean Gorman came to the ring and protested, threatening legal intervention, to no avail.

D.C. Dillinger was scheduled to face “Sensational” Scott Levesque with Handsome Johnny and Sammi Lane in his corner. Handsome Johnny bowed out claiming gastro-intestinal distress. Dillinger went on to win the match with a huge Mafia Kick. After the match Lane hit Dillinger from behind, but D.C. instead grabbed her and planted a huge kiss on Lane.

“The Talent” TJ Richter and Mr. Munroe came to the ring for another Body Slam challenge, as Richter put $5000 of his money on the line that no one could slam Mr. Munroe. Once again, Richter went to pick someone from the crowd and picked someone who was less than 4 1/2 feet tall. In fact, this man barely came up to the waist of Munroe, yet the man attempted to slam Munroe two times to no avail. Richter began to berate and joke at the height of the young man, but then apparently changed his tune. Suddenly Richter offered the man a job. The crowd was yelling not to do it, but the young man hugged Richter. “The Devil’s Reject” Brandon Webb then came to the ring for his match with Richter. The two tore into each other, but Richter was able to win the encounter with a neck breaker.

In the main event for the NECW Triple Crown Championship, “Enforcer” Max Bauer defended against “The Real Deal” Brandon Locke, accompanied by his partner “The Natural” Scott Osbourne and manager “The Rock God” Brett Adams. Locke and Bauer battled all over the ringside area, leaving it in shambles, before Bauer was able to lift Locke up attempting his coup de gras, the “Bauer-bomb”. Osbourne quickly slid into the ring and attacked the champion, getting Locke disqualified. The team of Real Natural beat down the Triple Crown Champion until the unlikely intervention of D.C. Dillinger caused them to flee. Dillinger stood in the ring with a rather surprised looking Max Bauer and handed him the Triple Crown Championship belt.

NECW returns to live action on Saturday night, November 21st at the National Guard Armory in Quincy, MA for the 2009 TOXIC WALTZ. NECW will also make its debut in Plymouth, MA the night after Thanksgiving for KNIGHT OF CHAMPIONS at the Plymouth Memorial Hall in Plymouth, MA as the first night of a two night Thanksgiving Weekend Spectacular. The second event of the weekend will take place at Teamworks Indoor Sports, 732 Lees River Avenue in Somerset, MA.

New England Championship Wrestling presented it’s 1st annual NECW TAG TEAM CLASSIC in front of another great crowd at the National Guard Armory in Quincy, MA on Saturday night, Sepetmber 19th.

In a pre-show, “Showcase Challenge Match,” where new talent get the chance to tryout for a spot on the NECW roster, The Great Malaki with def. The Sensational Masked Stretcher.

Antonio “The Promise” Thomas is announced and addresses the crowd. Thomas says he suffered a Grade 3 concussion last month at the hands of “The Natural” Scott Osbourne and “The Real Deal” Brandon Locke and would not be able to wrestle in the main event for the NECW Triple Crown Championship as scheduled. Thomas made a promise to return, though he could not say when.At that point, Thomas was interrupted by a video message from “The Rock God” Brett Adams from his hotel suite in Hollywood. Adams rubbed it in about Thomas being put out of action.

Before Thomas could respond, NECW Tag Team Champions, The Crown Jewels, (“Bad Boy” Jason and “Darling” Damon) came out. Jason said that he suffered a pulled groin (claiming he “slipped on a shell” while modeling underwear at a photo shoot in), and that The Crown Jewels would be unable to participate in a tournament setting. He then announced that his partner, Darling Damon, as one half of the NECW Tag Team Champions and therefore automatically considered a ranked contender for the Triple Crown, would be taking Thomas place in the Triple Crown Championship Match. NECW event producer, “Mad Dog” Matt Storm then came out to confirm that Damon would be taking Thomas’ place and that when Thomas was cleared to return to action, he would automatically be considered the number one contender. Storm added that while The Crown Jewels did produce a doctor’s note that said Bad Boy Jason could not participate in a tournament setting, the champions appearance in the tournament is a mandatory title defence and that The Crown Jewels would indeed defend their titles against the winner of the NECW Tag Team Classic at the end of the night – after Damon wrestles Max Bauer.

In the first opening round match of the TAG TEAM CLASSIC, “The Natural” Scott Osborne and “The Real Deal” Brandon Locke defeated the Canadian duo of Stupefied & Twiggy in an action-packed battle that could have gone either way.

In the second opening round match, “The Epic” Mike Bennett and Guy Alexander took the fall over “The Talent” T.J. Richter & Mr. Munroe.

In the third opening round bout, Mikhail Ivanov and Aleksander Chekov, “The Red Devil Fight Team” made their debut defeating Davey Loomis and Alex Payne.

Then, D.C. Dillinger came out to make an announcement, saying that after BIRTHDAY BASH, everyone wonders where he stands. Dillinger calls out “The Manager of Champions” Sean Gorman and tells him he’s fired. Gorman starts to argue with Dillinger. Finally, Dillinger grabs Gorman by the neck, and “The Golden Greek” Alex Arion rushes in through the crowd. Arion viciously attacks Dillinger with the help of Gorman, who produces a set of handcuffs and locks Dillinger’s wrist to the ring ropes. With only one hand to defend himself and little mobility, Arion resumes his attack with a folding chair. Arion and Gorman start to leave when Dillinger defiantly spits at Arion. Arion and Gorman return to the ring and beat down Dillinger some more. Again, they start to leave, but once again Dillinger spits at Arion. Arion then grabs the ring bell from the timekeeper and nails Dillinger with it in the head. Officials manage to free Dillinger, who gamely refuses assistance and limps to the back.

In the final first round tournament match, Ryan Bisbal and Don Vega (with Ivy, waving a Puerto Rican flag) defeat Canada’s 2.0 (Shane Matthews and Jagged) in another exciting bout.

After intermission, the semi final round took place leading off with, “The Natural” Scott Osborne and “The Real Deal” Brandon Locke going to a double count out against “The Epic” Mike Bennett and Guy Alexander. With both teams eliminated from the tournament, the winner of the second semi-final wins the tournament and faces The Crown Jewels for the titles later that night.

Ryan Bisbal and Don Vega (with Ivy) defeat The Red Devil Fight Team to win the 1^st annual NECW Tag Team Classic. Bisbal took a bad fall to the outside during the match, but still managed to pin Ivanov, even while his leg was injured and repeatedly worked on by the Russians.

“The “Enforcer” Max Bauer retained the NECW Triple Crown Championship over “Darling” Damon (with “Bad Boy” Jason).

Pat “The Brat” Piper defeated “Handsome” Johnny (with Sammi Lane) in a Karaoke Battle. Johnny makes the lame excuse that he lost only because he had a cold, so Piper tells Johnny to pick a challenge. Johnny says, “Let’s have a pie-eating contest.” Piper accepts and that will take place next month in Quincy.

The Crown Jewels retained the NECW Tag Team Championship over Ryan Bisbal and Don Vega with Ivy. Vega comes out alone at the start of the match, due to Bisbal’s injury. With Vega getting worn down, Bisbal comes limping out to the ring with Ivy behind. The challengers come back and appear close to taking the victory. At that point, Damon picks up Ivy and starts carrying her offstage, distracting Bisbal. During the resulting commotion, Jason nails Vega from behind and pins him for the victory.

NECW returns to live action Friday, October 23, 2025 in Somerset, MA, and Saturday, October 24, 2009, in Quincy. The Quincy event will be a TV taping.

Photos from the event can be viewed here.

In front of a sold out crowd on the occasion of its 9th anniversary, New England Championship Wrestling announced tonight that it will be making its television debut with a weekly one hour broadcast on Comcast SportsNet New England beginning January 2010.

At the start of NECW’s BIRTHDAY BASH 9: RAGE IN A CAGE, All of NECW stars and staff surrounded the ring. NECW’s owners addressed the crowd and played a video of the official announcement from NECW ownership and management, along with Comcast SportsNet executives.

In making the announcement, NECW Co-Owner & Promoter, Sheldon Goldberg said, “I do not hesitate to say that this is the biggest moment in the 9 year history of our company. Since New England Championship Wrestling was founded back in August of 2000, one of our most important goals was to find a vehicle to bring our brand of professional wrestling to television viewers throughout New England.

This announcement today doesn’t just give NECW that vehicle. It gives us the Rolls Royce of vehicles. Comcast SportsNet is the premiere name in regional sports television and we could not be happier to make our television home here.”

New England Championship Wrestling will be airing on Friday afternoons from 4 to 5 PM EST beginning Friday, January 8, 2010.

Comcast SportsNet is available throughout the six New England states in approximately 4.8 million homes and nationally in roughly 38 million homes.