This week’s NECW TV begins with the biggest announcement in NECW history - an emotion-packed moment for everyone associated with New England Championship Wrestling. You’ll see this historic announcement as the Quincy crowd saw it this past Saturday night at BIRTHDAY BASH 9.

The NECW Television Championship is on the line this week in a return match as “Superstar” Ryan Matthews puts the title on the line against “The Heat” Kris Pyro with Matthews’ grandpa, Robbie Ellis banned from the building.

We’ll also take you to highlights from this past Saturday’s main event, the steel cage match between NECW Triple Crown Champion, “The Enforcer” Max Bauer and “The Golden Greek” Alex Arion. You’ll see manager Sean Gorman’s attempt to interject himself in the match and what happened when he did, along with post match comments.

Plus words from the NECW Tag Team Champions, The Crown Jewels and “Mr. Fabulous” Tony Ulysses, Ryan Bisbal and Ivy and we’ll get post BIRTHDAY BASH 9 comments from NECW Triple Crown Champion, Max Bauer.

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A sold out crowd witnessed a historic event as New England Championship Wrestling celebrated its 9th anniversary with BIRTHDAY BASH 9: RAGE IN A CAGE at the National Guard Armory in Quincy, MA, this past Saturday night, August 8th.

Ring announcer, Chris Norman introduced the entire NECW locker room who surrounded the ring. Then, NECW ownership came out to announce the appointment of the first general manager in company history in former WWE/ECW referee and former New England promoter for the original ECW, Paul Richard. Richard hyped up the fans and then announced NECW President Sheldon Goldberg, who dedicated the night’s event to all of the company’s fans. Goldberg introduced a video announcement which was shown on the tron. The fans erupted as they saw NECW’s historic announcement – the signing of a television deal with Comcast SportsNet New England, with a weekly one hour broadcast to air Fridays at 4pm EST starting January 8, 2010.

In the opening contest, “The Heat” Kris Pyro countered NECW Television Champion “Superstar” Ryan Matthews’ Codebreaker attempt to a roll-up to score the pin fall and win the NECW Television Championship. Matthews’ grandfather “The Sports Illustrated Legend” Robbie Ellis was barred from the building for this rematch.

“The Talent” TJ Richter and “The Man No One Can Slam” Mr. Munroe came to the ring for Richter’s match. Richter again challenged the crowd about his body slam challenge. A surprising contender in NECW Ring Announcer, Chris Norman, attempted the slam to the huge cheers of the Quincy faithful. Unfortunately, “Stormin’” Norman was added to the list of those who tried and failed. Norman then brought out Richter’s opponent, “The Upset Kid” Nick Westgate. Westgate lived up to his moniker by pinning Richter with a flying schoolboy pin. Post match, Mr. Munroe grabbed Westgate in a brutal front face lock, swinging him around by the neck and then tossing him like a rag doll over his head. Westgate had to leave the ring with assistance of NECW officials.

In a mixed tag team challenge, Handsome Johnny’s tandem of “Sensational” Scott Levesque and Sammi Lane faced off with Puerto Rican stars Ryan Bisbal and Ivy. All four looked great in this match, with Ivy making a huge impression in her NECW in-ring debut. As the referee was distracted, watching Bisbal and Levesque, Handsome threw Sammi Lane her new Teddy Bear “Hugs”, which she blasted Ivy with. Ivy dropped to the canvas out cold. Sammi easily scored the pin fall after this. It took Ivy a few minutes to really come back to her senses after the match.

The next match was for the World Women’s Wrestling Championship. Reigning champion “The Portuguese Princess” Ariel, with Brendan Michael Thomas defended the coveted red and gold belt against the woman she defeated for the title well over a year ago, Alexxis Nevaeh. Alexxis was able to counter the Dariel into a small package which rolled around the ring as the two tried to score the fall. In the end, Nevaeh was able to hold the pin and regain the World Women’s Wrestling Championship, becoming the first two-time champion in the title’s history. After the match, BMT attempted to super kick Alexxis in anger, but she was able to duck and instead gave her own kick to the lower region of the “Prince of Pink”.

In a triple threat match, the 2009 IRON 8 Champion, Antonio “The Promise” Thomas, faced off with “The Real Deal” Brandon Locke and “The Natural” Scott Osbourne, with his manager “Rock God” Brett Adams. Thomas was able to overcome the onslaught of this duo to pin Osbourne and win the match. After the bell, Adams stated that while Thomas might have won the battle, the war had just begun and pointed to the entranceway announcing his newest client. As “The Promise” called out whomever this new client was, Brandon Locke snuck in from behind delivering a Lockedown. Then joined by Osbourne, Locke began to assault Thomas urged on by the “Rock God”. Adams then announced henceforth that the two would be known as “Real Natural”.

Next was a special Pat’s Pit segment. Pat “The Brat” Piper called out his rival Handsome Johnny, who came out with Sammi Lane. The segment quickly broke down to a contest of “Yo Momma” jokes. (yes, Yo Momma jokes). Piper schooled Handsome Johnny, who claimed he was only bested because he wasn’t prepared. The two agreed to have a rematch, this time in a karaoke-off on September 19th, much to the dismay of Lane.

In a rematch for the NECW Tag Team Championship, the reigning champions The Crown Jewels with “Mr. Fabulous” Tony Ulysses, defended against the team of Davey Loomis and Alex Payne. This time around, Payne and Loomis showed more continuity and gelled as a team. It appeared they had the title won, when Ulysses pulled referee Vinnie Lax from the ring to break up a pin attempt. Lax berated “Mr. Fabulous” and was met by a monumental lip lock! Disgusted, Lax disqualified the Jewels, awarding the match to the challengers, but leaving The Crown Jewels as the NECW Tag Team Champions.

While the steel cage was being set up, NECW Co-Owners Matt & Kyle Storm came to talk to the fans about a new signature NECW event debuting September 19 in Quincy – the 1st Annual NECW Tag Team Classic. This 8-team, single-elimination tournament would feature the NECW Tag Team Champions The Crown Jewels, with the titles on the line throughout the tournament. Also in the event would be Canada’s 2.0, the team of Battletoad (Stupefied & Bash Bison) also from Canada, “The Epic” Mike Bennett & Guy Alexander, and TJ Richter & Mr. Munroe. 3 more teams will be announced.

In the main event for the NECW Triple Crown Championship, a Steel Cage match where pin falls, submissions, or escaping the cage could be used to win, reigning and defending champion “The Enforcer” Max Bauer faced off with top contender “The Golden Greek” Alex Arion with manager Sean Gorman. Special guest referee for the match was former NECW Triple Crown Champion and 4-time NECW Tag Team Champion, DC DIllinger. The brutal cage match featured Arion getting brutalized by Bauer, until Arion was able to find a break and hit the champion with a low blow. The match raged on with both men seemingly refusing to win the match and instead trying to end the career of their opponent. Arion delivered three top tope splashes to Bauer, but was still unable to score the pin. Bauer countered with a number of “Enforcer Bomb” Fireman’s Carry face busters, again to no avail. Sean Gorman then tried to scale the cage to hand a chain to Alex Arion to use as a weapon, but was met at the top by DC Dillinger, a man he had managed to so many titles. Dillinger seemed on the same page with Gorman, until he instead blasted him with a big right hand dropping Gorman some 12 feet to the floor on to officials and referees. Arion was then able to use the chain, knocking out Bauer. “The Golden Greek” then began to make the slow climb over the top of the cage, but as he got to the top, “The Enforcer” sprung to life and met him. The two exchanged punches 15 feet above the fans, when Bauer stopped Arion and threw him on his shoulders delivering his Enforcer Bomb from the top of the cage for the pin fall and the win, retaining his championship and ending the 12-moth feud.

NECW returns to the National Guard Armory in Quincy, MA for the 1st annual NECW Tag Team Classic on Saturday night, September 19th with a 7 PM bell time. Tickets will be on sale Thursday, August 13th online at NECWwrestling.com, KC’s Sports Cards, 33 Temple Street, Quincy Center, MA or by calling 1-800-838-3006.

With mere hours to go before NECW’s BIRTHDAY BASH 9: RAGE IN A CAGE, there’s a new edition of NECW TV online.

With the anticipation at a fever pitch for Saturday night’s main event, we begin with words from Triple Crown Challenger, “The Golden Greek” Alex Arion, as he spells out his plans and determination to take the championship at BIRTHDAY BASH 9.

Last week, we saw NECW Television Champion, “Superstar” Ryan Matthews steal a victory from “The Heat” Kris Pyro. This week, Joe Matterazzo informs Matthews and his Grandpa, Robbie Ellis, of a new stipulation for the BASH 9 rematch laid out by the NECW Championship Committee.

In action this week, “The Prince of Pink” Brendan Michael Thomas, with the World Women’s Wrestling Champion, Ariel in his corner, takes on Puerto Rican sensation, Ryan Bisbal with the lovely Ivy in his corner, as BMT prepares for the prestigious Chikara Young Lions Tournament.

We’ll also have words from Antonio “The Promise” Thomas, “The Heat” Kris Pyro, and the NECW Triple Crown Champion, Max Bauer, along with a complete rundown of Saturday night’s big event, BIRTHDAY BASH 9: RAGE IN A CAGE.

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New England Championship Wrestling celebrates its 9th anniversary with a return to the National Guard Armory, 1000 Hancock Street in Quincy, MA this Saturday night August 8th with a 7 PM bell time for BIRTHDAY BASH 9: RAGE IN A CAGE!

The main event will be the long-awaited rematch between NECW Triple Crown Champion, “The Enforcer” Max Bauer and former NECW Heavyweight Champion, “The Golden Greek” Alex Arion with manager Sean Gorman in his corner.The coveted championship will be on the line in a match that will take place inside a steel cage. No feud in NECW history has been more bitter and more intense than this one. In fact, this battle could be so fierce that NECW officials announced a controversial special guest referee for this match in former NECW Triple Crown Champion, D.C. Dillinger.

World Women’s Wrestling Champion, “The Portuguese Princess” Ariel takes on former champion, Alexxis Nevaeh who has chased her goal of securing another shot at the title for the past year. Nevaeh knows she may never get another chance to take the red and gold belt and even though the champion’s agent, Brendan Michael Thomas will be at ringside, the challenger says she is 100% prepared for this match up.

The NECW Television Championship will be on the line in a return grudge match as Champion, “Superstar” Ryan Matthews squares off with “The Heat” Kris Pyro in a return grudge match. Last month, Pyro was robbed of his opportunity to take the title by Matthews’ grandpa, Robbie Ellis. This time Ellis will be banned from the building, evening the odds for the popular Kris Pyro as he turns up the heat on the NECW Television Champion.

NECW Tag Team Champions, The Crown Jewels (Darling Damon & Bad Boy Jason) with “Mr. Fabulous” Tony Ulysses in their corner have signed a return match for the championship with fan favorite, Davey Loomis and Alex Payne. Last month, The Jewels and Ulyssess humiliated Loomis and he is out to even the score with the veteran Alex Payne at his side.

In a special triple threat grudge match, 2009 IRON 8 Champion , Antonio “The Promise” Thomas battles “The Real Deal” Brandon Locke who viciously attacked Thomas after winning this year’s IRON 8 Tournament and “The Natural” Scott Osbourne with his controversial manager, the self-proclaimed “Rock God” Brett Adams.

We’ll also have a mixed tag team challenge match pitting “Sensational” Scott Levesque and Sammi Lane with Handsome Johnny in their corner against Puerto Rican sensations, Ryan Bisbal and Ivy.

“The Talent” T.J. Richter with Mr. Munroe in his corner faces “The Upset Kid” Nick Westgate in a return match.

In addition, we will have a live Pat’s Pit segment with Pat “The Brat” Piper, a major announcement from NECW officials and more.

Tickets are $12.00 in advance, $15.00 at the door. VIP Front Row tickets are $20.00 each. Kids under 12 are $9.00, available at the door.

Tickets can also be purchased at K.C.’s Sports Cards, 33 Temple Street, Quincy, MA or by calling 1-800-838-3006.

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NECW President, Sheldon Goldberg will be one of honorees to be inducted in the New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame, Class of 2009.

The New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame was established in January of 2008, and covers not only the New England area, but the entire East Coast as well. The event is scheduled to be held in East Providence, Rhode Island at the Brotherhood of the Holy Ghost Banquet Hall, also known as the Brightridge Club on Sunday, July 12.

Tickets are already available for this 6 (2pm-8pm) hour event for $20. The cost of the ticket will get you into the event, an Italian dinner, and a souvenir program. Tickets to this event are limited.

There will be an autograph session from 2:00pm until 4:00pm featuring Ox Baker among others and will be open to all ticket holders.

Dinner will be served from 4:00pm until 5:00pm. The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held from 5:00pm until 8:00pm.

The Induction ceremony will be hosted by New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame founder, Joe Bruen.

There will be a cash bar and you must be 21 years of age to purchase anything from the bar.

The list of honorees include: ”Mr.USA” Tony Atlas (inducted by TBA); ”The Wolfman” Jason Sanderson (inducted by Jeff Costa), ”Live Wire” Dave Padula (inducted by Jose Perez), Bobby Riedel (inducted by Jimmy Hart, Dickie Rodz, and Ted DiBiase), Gino Martino (inducted by Anthony Rufo), Ox Baker (inducted by Travis Funk and Wolfman Jason Sanderson), ”Lethal” Paul Lauzon (inducted by Shane Simons and Derek Molhan), The Power Company Twins, Dave and Dean (inducted by The Soul Brothers, Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake and Kevin Landry), Referee Slick Willie Jackson (inducted by Tommy Degnan), The Late “Superbad” Steve Bradley (inducted by “The Golden Greek” Alex Arion), ECWA founder, Jim Kettner (inducted by ECW’s Simon Diamond), Kevin Landry (inducted by his son Blaize, Power Company Twins and Johnny Idol).

NECW’s Sheldon Goldberg will be inducted by “Mad Dog” Matt Storm. Please contact Joe at hwfforever@yahoo.com for ticket sales. 15 of the $20.00 dinner tickets remain. $10.00 General admission tickets are also available. General admission tickets include entry to the event ONLY. $20.00 VIP tickets include the Italian Dinner, entry to the event and a souvenir program.

Dinner will include pasta/ziti, meatballs, grilled chicken, sausage, pizza, calzones, garlic bread, etc. It will not be buffet style.

In the event that Mr. Tony Atlas can not attend the event at last minute due to WWE scheduling, he will have his wife and an inductor there to accept the award on his behalf.

Tickets for this special event WILL NOT be sold at the door. Advance ticket sales only.

New England Championship Wrestling returns to live action on Saturday night, July 11 at the National Guard Armory, 1000 Hancock Street in Quincy, MA for RED, WHITE & BRUISED. Bell time is 7 PM.

On the heels of one of the greatest events in company history, NECW officials have signed a unique main event for RED, WHITE & BRUISED. Antonio “The Promise” Thomas, the 2009 IRON 8 Champion will face off against last year’s IRON 8 Winner, “The Golden Greek” Alex Arion. There is plenty of bad blood between these two, as Arion cost Thomas the Triple Crown earlier in the year by interfering in Thomas’ title match against “The Enforcer” Max Bauer. To add further to the intrigue, NECW officials have announced that this will also be a #1 contender’s match and the winner will go on to contend for the NECW Triple Crown Championship at BIRTHDAY BASH 9 on Saturday, August 8th.

Given the heinous actions of Alex Arion in trying to run down the NECW Triple Crown Champion, Max Bauer will not be wrestling on July 11th due to injuries suffered at the hands of “The Golden Greek.” Bauer will be at the event on July 11th with an announcement about his next defense of the championship.

NECW Tag Team Champions, The Crown Jewels, accompanied by “Mr. Fabulous” Tony Ulysses, were originally scheduled to take on the new team of rookie sensation, Davey Loomis and the 2 time former NECW Heavyweight Champion, Maverick Wild. However, Maverick Wild is out of action due to a back injury and his place will be taken by Florida’s J.T. Flash, a protege of WWE Hall of Famer, Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka.

NECW Television Champion, “Superstar” Ryan Matthews with his Grandpa, Robbie Ellis in his corner, will defend the title against “The Heat” Kris Pyro.

In a special World Women’s Wrestling Feature Match, it will be a six woman tag team challenge as World Women’s Wrestling Champion, “The Portuguese Princess” Ariel teams with Mistress Belmont and Sammi Lane to take on the team of Alexxis Nevaeh, Taeler Hendrix and the returning Amber.

Plus, “The Talent” T.J. Richter with Mr. Munroe in his corner, takes on Nick Westgate.

“Sensational” Scott Levesque with Sammi Lane in his corner, battles “The Devil’s Reject” Brandon Webb.

In a special young lion’s challenge match, Brendan Michael Thomas with World Women’s Wrestling Champion, “The Portuguese Princess” Ariel in his corner collides with Puerto Rican sensation, Luis Brisbol, as he makes his NECW debut.

In a special tag team showcase match, two new teams do battle, as The Red Devil Fight Team (Mikhail Ivanov & Aleksander Chekov) square off against Alex Payne & Matt Magnum.

All this, plus a live Pat’s Pit with Pat “The Brat” Piper and more.

Tickets are on sale now by clicking “EVENTS” above, in person at KC’s Sports Card, 33 Temple Street, Quincy Center, MA or by calling 1-800-838-3006.

The countdown is on. This Saturday night, May 30th, NECW presents the 6th Annual IRON 8 Championship and the final NECW TV before this huge event is now online, and it is a very controversial episode due to an incident that ends the program.

We begin with words from some of the competitors in this year’s tournament, as we recap some of the thoughts from Slyck Wagner Brown, Antonio Thomas and “The Real Deal” Brandon Locke on the eve of the IRON 8. We also have new thoughts from “The Heat” Kris Pyro on Saturday night event.

From there, Pat “The Brat” Piper’s latest Pat’s Pit gets unexpectedly pre-empted by Sammi Lane and Handsome Johnny.

A World Women’s Wrestling feature match is up this week featuring two competitors who will also be featured at this Saturday night’s IRON 8, as former WWW Champion, Alexxis Nevaeh collides with Mistress Belmont, now managed by Sean Gorman.

From there, we take you to the closing moments of the April 18th match between NECW Triple Crown Champion, “The Enforcer” Max Bauer and “The Golden Greek” Alex Arion, along with controversial and disturbing footage of what took place after the match, outside in the parking lot.

This episode is now available for viewing or download. Visit NECW.TV to watch the original weekly wrestling TV program produced especially for the Internet - always available free, on demand and worldwide!

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New England Championship Wrestling returns to the National Guard Armory, 1000 Hancock Street, Quincy, MA on Saturday night, April 18 with a 7 PM bell time for SPRING BREAKDOWN.

After the vicious post-match attack on NECW Triple Crown Champion, “The Enforcer” Max Bauer last month in Quincy, as he was facing Antonio Thomas, “The Golden Greek” Alex Arion got the attention of the champion and a rematch of the greatest title bout in NECW history was signed. Bauer and Arion will collide again at SPRING BREAKDOWN, but this time, Arion will have new manager, Sean Gorman in his corner.

After begging, pleading and cajoling NECW President, Sheldon Goldberg, the self-proclaimed “Superstar” Ryan Matthews gets his wish – a championship match in NECW with his beloved grandfather in attendance at ringside. New champion, “The Real Deal” Brandon Locke, who regained the title after chasing Handsome Johnny for over a year, makes his first defense of the title against the Matty Cat.

In a special challenge match, two of the top stars in the history of NECW go one on one for the first time, as Antonio “The Promise” Thomas battles former NECW Heavyweight Champion, Slyck Wagner Brown.

“The Natural” Scott Osbourne was scheduled to square off against Davey Loomis in a return grudge match. However, due to an injury, Osbourne will be unable to appear. He will be replaced by newcomer Isys Ephex, making his NECW debut.

“The Talent” T.J. Richter, along with Mr. Munroe, the man Richter claims no one can slam, have issued an open tag team challenge to any two men in NECW.

In a special World Women’s Wrestling Feature Match, former WWW Champion, Alexxis Nevaeh returns to action in Quincy, as she takes on another returning star in Mistress Belmont, who is now managed by Sean Gorman.

“Sensational” Scott Levesque, who debuted last month here in Quincy, returns tonight to take on young Nick Westgate. Levesque will have his mentor Handsome Johnny, along with Sammi Lane in his corner.

Also in action will be NECW Tag Team Champions, The Crown Jewels, “The Heat” Kris Pyro, a live Pat’s Pit with Pat “The Brat” Piper and more.

Tickets are on sale now at all FYE locations, K.C. Sports Cards, 133 Temple Street, Quincy Center, MA and online by clicking here. You can now order tickets by phone with Visa, Mastercard or Discover, any time 24/7 by calling toll free 1-800-838-3006.