After 10 years of continuous operation, New England Championship Wrestling is closing its doors in its current form.

The company leaves behind a legacy of great talent, great moments and innovations that have altered the landscape of our industry.

While it’s with great sadness that I am leaving New England Championship Wrestling behind for now, I am extremely proud of all we have done and the lives that have been touched and changed for the better by something we did as a company.

Most importantly, I want to thank you - our fans, our friends and our colleagues - for sharing with us in this decade long adventure called New England Championship Wrestling.

I can still be heard as host of the Mouthpiece Wrestling Show, Saturday nights at 10 PM EST on AM 1510 WWZN Boston, as well as the other stations along our network.

The NECW Television show will continue with original episodes through the end of the calendar year on Comcast On Demand and online. Our web site will continue to offer DVDs of some of the great action we’ve presented in the past and some new content in 2011.

Thank you for supporting New England Championship Wrestling. Please continue to follow our site for more information and exclusive features.

The Mouthpiece Wrestling Show” with Sheldon Goldberg, Joe Matterazzo and Mike Johnson returns on Saturday, January 30 at 3:00 PM EST on WWZN 1510 AM in Boston.

Joe is off this week, and Mike Johnson calls in from the big Wrestle Reunion event in Los Angeles. We begin the show this week with a rememberance and tribute to the late Georgiann Makropoulos, the true first lady of pro wrestling. For those unfamiliar with Georgiann, tune in to get a glimpse into one of the most important people in pro wrestling, who never stepped foot inside a ring.

This week’s special guest is author Larry Matysik, the former assistant to NWA founder and president, the late Sam Munchnik, who went on to become the voice of St. Louis wrestling and later a booker and promoter, as well as having worked for the World Wrestling Federation as part of the company’s national expansion in the mid-80’s. Matysik has one of the most unique views of pro wrestling and he shares many of his experiences in the first of a two part interview airing this week.

Matysik is the author of 4 books on pro wrestling: Wrestling at the Chase, Brody, From the Golden Era: The St. Louis Record Book 1959-1983 and his latest, Drawing Heat the Hard Way: How Wrestling Really Works, all available from ECW Press via amazon.com and bookstores everywhere.

Make sure you join us this Saturday, January 30th at 3 PM EST on 1510 Am WWZN Boston. The Mouthpiece Wrestling Show kicks off a three hour block of fight talk on 1510 AM. We are followed by Mouthpiece MMA and The Mouthpiece Boxing Show.

“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 www.1510thezone.com.

“The Mouthpiece Wrestling Show” with Sheldon Goldberg, Joe Matterazzo and Mike Johnson returns on Saturday, December 19 at 3 PM EST on WWZN 1510 AM in Boston.

Mike Johnson is off this week, but we begin with a rundown of NECW Premiere TV Taping for Comcast SportsNet happening just hours after the show, as well as discussion of a few of the week’s top stoires.

Our special guest in the first of a two part interview is former wrestler, manager, commentator and TNA writer and agent, Dutch Mantell. Added to all his accomplishments in wrestling, he is the author of a new book called “The World According to Dutch” available at www.dutchmantell.com. This is an in-depth discussion with a man who an enormous wealth of experience and is one of the great storytellers in pro wrestling.

Make sure you join us this Saturday, December 19th at 3 PM Eastern. The Mouthpiece Wrestling Show kicks off a three hour block of fight talk on 1510 Am WWZN Boston. We are followed by Mouthpiece MMA and The Mouthpiece Boxing Show.

“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 www.1510thezone.com.

“The Mouthpiece Wrestling Show” with Sheldon Goldberg, Joe Matterazzo and Mike Johnson returns to the airwaves with a special live show this Thursday, December 10th at 7 PM EST on WWZN 1510 AM in Boston.

We will be live in person at the Golden Banana Gentlemen’s Club on Route 1 in Peabody, MA, so if you are close to the area, you can join us live. We wilkl be talking about all the latest news of the week in pro wrestling and, as always, whenever we are at the Golden Banana, there are bound to be surprises as well. We will be taking phone calls Thursday night as well.

Make sure you join us this Thursday, December 10th at 7 PM Eastern. The Mouthpiece Wrestling Show kicks off a three hour block of fight talk on 1510 Am WWZN Boston. We are followed by Mouthpiece MMA and The Mouthpiece Boxing Show. The shows will be replayed this week in their usual time slots, with the Mouthpiece Wrestling Show kicking things off Saturday at 3 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 www.1510thezone.com.

“The Mouthpiece Wrestling Show” with Sheldon Goldberg, Joe Matterazzo and Mike Johnson returns to the airwaves this Saturday, December 5th at 3 PM EST on WWZN 1510 AM in Boston.

This week we reminsce with famed Los Angeles wrestling announcer, writer, promoter and wrestling manager, Jeff Walton about the glory days of the Los Angeles wrestling territory in the wake of the passing last week of promoter Mike LeBelle. Jeff is also the author of the book Richmond 9-5171, which recounts his richly varied career in pro wrestling.

We will also have all the lastest news on everything going on in the worlf of pro wrestling.

Make sure you join us thsi Saturday, December 5th at 3 PM Eastern. The Mouthpiece Wrestling Show kicks off a three hour block of fight talk on 1510 Am WWZN Boston. We are followed by Mouthpiece MMA and The Mouthpiece Boxing Show.

“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 www.1510thezone.com.

“The Mouthpiece Wrestling Show” with Sheldon Goldberg, Joe Matterazzo and Mike Johnson will not be on this week due to Notre Dame Football.

Next week, there will be two shows. The first will be a Thanksgiving night special at 7 PM Eastern, as we present the first of a special two part interview with former WWE & ECW star Al Snow, who will be appearing for New England Championship Wrestling on Thanksgiving weekend.

The second part of the interview will take place in our regular Saturday afternoon timeslot at 3 PM Eastern on Saturday, November 28th.

Make sure you join us Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 26 at 7 PM Eastern and again Saturday afternoon, November 28 at 3 PM Eastern. The Mouthpiece Wrestling Show kicks off a three hour block of fight talk on 1510 Am WWZN Boston. We are followed by Mouthpiece MMA and The Mouthpiece Boxing Show.

“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 www.1510thezone.com.

“The Mouthpiece Wrestling Show” with Sheldon Goldberg, Joe Matterazzo and Mike Johnson returns to its old time slot this Saturday afternoon, November 14th at 3 PM EST on WWZN 1510 AM in Boston.

Joe is off this week, but Sheldon and Mike will discuss all the latest news of the week in pro wrestling.

Our guest this week will be former National Wrestling Alliance President and author, Howard Brody. We will be talking about Howard’s new book, “Swimming With Pirhannas: Surviving The Politics of Pro Wrestling,” one of the most unique pro wrestling books ever published. If you are looking for a fascinating look at the inner workings of pro wrestling, you don’t want to miss this week’s show.

The Mouthpiece Wrestling Show kicks off a three hour block of fight talk on 1510 Am WWZN Boston. Make plans to join us this Saturday at 3 PM EST, followed by Mouthpiece MMA at 4 PM EST and Mouthpiece Boxing at 5 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 www.1510thezone.com.

“The Mouthpiece Wrestling Show” with Sheldon Goldberg, Joe Matterazzo and Mike Johnson returns Thursday night, November 5th at 7 PM EST on WWZN 1510 AM in Boston with another live show fron The Golden Banana Gentlemen’s Club on Route 1 in Peabody, MA.

We will catch up on all the latest news with Mike Johnson and be joined by NECW General Manage and former ECW promoter and referee, Paul Richard. We will be taking your phone calls as well, and it being a live show, you never know what surprises will be in store.

Make plans to join us as The Mouthpiece Wrestling Show kicks off the now 4 hour Mouthpiece Fight Block at 7 PM EST Thursday night, November 5th followed by Mouthpiece MMA at 8 PM EST, TapOut at 9 PM EST and Mouthpiece Boxing at 10 PM EST. If you are in the area, you can join us live at The Golden Banana!

“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 www.1510thezone.com.

“The Mouthpiece Wrestling Show” with Sheldon Goldberg, Joe Matterazzo and Mike Johnson returns on Saturday, August 22 from 4 to 5 PM EST on WWZN Boston, 1510 AM.

Former AWA World Tag Team Champion, “Pretty Boy” Doug Somers joins the show this week and holds nothing back as he talks about his career. Doug talks about his start in wrestling, the formation of his legendary tag team with the late Playboy Buddy Rose with the late Sherri Martel as their manager. He dishes on the waning days of the AWA and much more.

Make sure you join us this Saturday at 4 PM EST for a special edition of ” The Mouthpiece Wrestling Show.”

“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 www.1510thezone.com.