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STEELTOWN PRO NEWS BULLETIN

Vol. 2, No. 09 – November 15, 2012 – SteeltownProWrestling.ca

CHRISTMAS CATASTROPHE IV

The fourth edition of Christmas Catastrophe takes place Saturday December 1 at the Casa do Minho Portuguese Centre at 1080 Wall Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.  This will be SPW’s final event of 2012.  Already signed is the 2nd annual Christmas Battle Bowl featuring every member of the SPW roster and James Beaver challenging SPW Heavyweight Champion Jethro Hawg.  Christmas Catastrophe IV is sponsored by Rent-A-Centre.

SteeltownPro will be hosting a silent auction during the event to raise money for the Children’s Wish Foundation.  In 2009, SPW donated $650 to the Children’s Wish Foundation.

AJ SANCHEZ IN MEXICO FOR LUCHA LIBRE AAA

AJ Sanchez left Canada earlier this week to make his Lucha Libre AAA debut in Mexico City, Mexico.  As part of a 2 week tour, Sanchez is set to train in various lucha libre gyms, learning from a variety of luchadores and compete on Lucha Libre AAA live events.  Everyone at Steeltown Pro Wrestling wishes AJ Sanchez the greatest of luck!

JETHRO HAWG BLOG

Current SPW Heavyweight Champion Jethro Hawg has penned another exclusive edition of his blog.  He talks about defending the SPW Heavyweight Championship, SPW’s schedule and recent injuries to the roster.  You can read the Jethro Hawg Blog at http://SteeltownProWrestling.ca!

2013 EVENTS CONFIRMED

Two events have been confirmed for 2013.  SPW returns to the Selkirk Memorial Hall in Selkirk, Manitoba on Friday January 11th.  SPW returns to the Centennial Hall in Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Manitoba on Friday February 8th.

WHO IS THE MOST POPULAR WRESTLER IN SPW?

On the main page of http://SteeltownProWrestling.ca you can cast your vote for who you think is the most beloved wrestler on the SPW roster.  Currently leading the pack is SPW Hardcore Champion Chip Fletcher followed by SPW Heavyweight Champion Jethro Hawg.

100th LIVE EVENT

SPW officials are planning to present its 100th live event in January of February 2013.  This milestone event will kick-off the road to the 5th Anniversary Show to be held in April 2013.  SteeltownPro will close out 2012 with 97 live events under their belt.

RUMOUR MILL

A few rumours have been circulating.  One is that a WWE Legend will be entering a SPW ring in early 2013.  Will this be a debut?  A returning legend?  We hope to have details before the end of the year!  The second is that SPW officials are discussing re-launching a weekly TV series.  From 2008 to 2010 SteeltownPro produced SPW iTV and in late 2010 produced SPW SHOWDOWN for GoFightLive.  The third is that current SPW Hardcore Champion Chip Fletcher and former SPW Tag Team Champion Cory Diamond have recently discussed plans to retire from wrestling.  Neither would confirm nor deny the rumours.

CHAMPIONS AND CONTENDERS

-SPW Heavyweight Champion: Jehtro Hawg; No.1 Contender: James Beaver

-SPW Provincial Champion: MARIUS; No.1 Contender: Danny Duggan

-SPW Tag Team Champion: SYKO & Son of Syko; No.1 Contender: Sons of Anarchy (Billy Blaze & Big Cliff Corleone)

-SPW Hardcore Champion: Chip Fletcher; No.1 Contender: Samuel

STEELTOWN PROSTARS ON TV

Several SteeltownPro stars have been featured on television throughout 2012 including Global TV, SHAW TV and NACTV.  Some of those that have made television appearance are Rob Stardom, SYKO, La Sombra, MARIUS, Shadow Xtreme, AJ Sanchez, Leo London, Sons of Anarchy (Billy Blaze & Big Cliff Corleone), Danny Duggan, Mike Mission and Kevy Chevy among others.

STEELTOWNPROWRESTLING.CA UPDATES

http://SteeltownProWrestling.ca is always being updated.  Recent sections that have been updated include: Connect, Roster, Champions, Timeline, Live Events, Training, online poll and featured video.  SteeltownProWrestling.ca is updated several times a week with live event information, results, previews and feature articles.