Competition continues to heat up along with the summer temperatures, as 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 starts out with a restart of match we tried to bring you last week, the second first round match up in the Breakthrough Bash. It’s a three way bout between Vinny Marseglia, “H2O” Ryan Waters and “Iron” Rey Kejimura.

Pat “The Brat” Piper has another Pat’s Pit. This week’s guest is Alex Payne who finally made good on his promise to bodyslam the man T.J. Richter said could not be slammed Mr. Munroe.

We’ll have words from the new NECW Tag Team Champions, Rican Havoc, who won the titles on last week’s show. We’ll also hear from Amber and D.C. Dillinger.

The NECW Television Championship is on the line in a return grudge match in our TV main event this week, as Champion “The Heat” Kris Pyro battles former best friend, the self-proclaimed “King of New York” David Cash.

All this plus a rundown of all the action set for this Saturday night in Quincy, MA 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-23.wmv (right click > save as)

“The Mouthpiece Wrestling Show” with Sheldon Goldberg, Joe Matterazzo and Mike Johnson returns Saturday night, May 22 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 catch up a former star from the days of WWF Superstars of Wrestling and Wrestling Challenge, Reno Riggins. Reno was one of those stars you’d see getting beaten week in and week out by the top stars of the day. We’ll talk to him about breaking into wrestling, his WWF experience and his current work as the promoter of one of the top independent companies in the country - the Tennessee based Showtime All Star Wrestling.

We’ll also talk about all the latest news in the wrestling world as well as exclusive details on NECW’s upcoming 10th anniversary celebration, BIRTHDAY BASH 10.

So make sure you join us Saturday night, May 22 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.

Mark your calendars! Fans of NECW will be gathering for a special three night spectacular celebration of our 10th anniversary! BIRTHDAY BASH 10 will consist of three events held over 3 nights - Friday, August 6, Saturday, August 7 and Sunday, August 8.

More details on location and tickets will be released in the coming weeks, but circle those dates on your calender, as NECW will present an unforgettable 10th birthday celebration!

It’s a jam packed hour featuring two championship matches and more, as 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 begins with another Bodyslam Challenge as ‘The Talent” T.J. Richter has something in mind this week as he dares someone to bodyslam the massive Mr. Munroe.

The World Women’s Wrestling Championship is on the line as the current titleholder, Mistress Belmont squares off against Ivy.

We’ll hear from the man who tried to collect the $10,000 bounty on the head of Max Bauer, Brian Milonas.

We’ll have highlights from the recent rematch that took place between the NECW Triple Crown Champion, “The Real Deal” Brandon Locke and Ryan Bisbal and a challenge that came out of that encounter.

The NECW Tag Team Championship is up for grabs in our TV main event in a special 4 way match up, as current champions, The Crown Jewels face Alex Payne & Davey Loomis, the team of “H2O” Ryan Waters & Matt Magnum and #1 contenders Rican Havoc.

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-20.wmv (right click > save as)

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 kicks off with the 2010 IRON 8 Champion, Handsome Johnny, in action for the first time since winning the IRON 8 tournament, as he faces the debuting “Heart Attack” Tommy Mack.

We’ll have words from Sean Gorman, the manager of the World Women’s Wrestling Champion, Mistress Belmont.

Pat “The Brat” Piper is back with another Pat’s Pit featuring the NECW Triple Crown Champion, “The Real Deal” Brandon Locke along with his manager, “The Rock God” Brett Adams and a shocking an unexpected confrontation occurs involving the former Triple Crown Champion, Max Bauer.

We’ll have highlights from the 7th Annual IRON 8 Championship, plus the announcement of the next competitor in the Breakthrough Bash.

The NECW Television Championship is up for grabs in our TV main event, as champion “The Heat” Kris Pyro goes one on one against former best friend, the self-proclaimed “King of New York” David Cash.

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-19.wmv (right click > save as)

Saturday night, May 1, New England Championship Wrestling presented the 7th annual IRON 8 Championship at Teamworks Indoor Sports in Somerset, MA.

The night began with the announcement of some changes to the tournament line up.

Due to injuries, Ryan Bisbal and Scott Osbourne were not able to compete in the IRON 8. Taking Ryan Bisbal’s spot was his stablemate in Rican Havoc, “Punisher” Don Vega. Taking the place of “The Natural” Scott Osbourne was “The Payne Train” Alex Payne.

Both substitutions occurred only hours before the event, giving both men a decided disadvantage in their preparation for the tournament. Due to the last minute changes, some opening round match-ups were adjusted for seeding.

The show opened with a 20 minute live music set by Tester, the band who wrote and performs “King of the World”, the official theme song of the 7th annual IRON 8 Championship.

In the opening contest, “The Payne Train” Alex Payne defeated NY standout Dickie Rodz with a spear to advance to the IRON 8 finals.

“Sensational” Scott Levesque won his opening round IRON 8 match by making “Daddy Cat” DC Dillinger submit to a modified Indian Death Lock.

Handsome Johnny defeated “Punisher” Don Vega in a great match with a spin kick to advance to the finals.

In the final first round IRON 8 match, former ECW World Tag Team Champions The FBI, Little Guido and Tony Mamaluke were scheduled to face one another. Mamaluke first came out and declared that he owed much of the success in his career to Little Guido, but with no disrespect meant, he needed to forge ahead with his unique identity, the name he started wrestling under, CG Afi. The newly monikered CG Afi indeed forged ahead as he made his former tag team partner Little Guido submit to a half Boston crab for the win and advancement to the finals.

Intermission saw another 20 minute set by Tester.

In the special Champions Challenge, NECW Triple Crown Champion “The Real Deal” Brandon Locke defeated NECW Television Champion “The Heat” Kris Pyro. This match was fantastic, with Locke securing the win after delivering “The Locke-down” off the top rope. After the match, “The Hi-Lite” Davd Cssh stormed the ring and added insult to injury, leveling Pyro with a vicious chairshot to the head.

In the main event of the IRON 8 Championship, a 45-minute Iron Man match, Handsome Johnny defeated “Sensational” Scott Levesque, “The Payne Train” Alex Payne, and CG Afi; 2 Falls to 1 Fall for each of the competitors. CG Afi got the first fall of the match by submission. Alex Payne later pinned Levesque with a cradle suplex. Handsome Johnny won his first fall with a moonsault onto Payne. Levesque pinned Handsome Johnny by holding the tights. That particular fall led to Handsome and his protégé arguing about how it was supposed to be a clean match and how Levesque cheated. Payne and Afi brawled out a side door of the building and were seen/heard fighting throughout the area before returning to ringside with minutes left in the match. Handsome Johnny got the final fall of the match when Sammi Lane, who was at ringside for commentary, tried to intervene in the argument of her two charges. Levesque attempted to use her allegedly loaded Teddy Bear to knock out Handsome Johnny. NECW Senior Official Rich Bass saw this and grabbed the bear from Levesque, who then turned around right into a Handsome Johnny Spin Kick for the go-ahead fall.

The show ended with Handsome Johnny celebrating his win as Tester played “King of the World” and Handsome joined the band and sang along that he was now “King of the World”.

NOTE: Handsome Johnny and Alex Payne mark the two largest men to ever compete in an IRON 8 Finals to date. Both are roughly 40 pounds more than any other competitors in tournament history. Being touted as the ultimate test of skill, stamina, and strategy is taken to another level with men this size surviving the 45-minute regulation period.

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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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 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.