A sell out crowd was on hand as New England Championship Wrestling presented the 5th Annual IRON 8 Championship Tournament, Saturday night, May 31 at the National Guard Armory in Quincy, MA.The evening began when all 8 competitors were announced to the ring and posed together as a group with the 2008 IRON 8 Championship trophy. The competitors were Gran Akuma, “The Golden Greek” Alex Arion, “The Real Deal” Brandon Locke, “Japanese Nightmare” Kahagas, “Exotic” Kristian Frost, Julio Dinero, “The Natural” Scott Osbourne, and defending champion “Die Hard” Eddie Edwards.
In the opening semi-final tournament contest, Gran Akuma defeated “The Exotic” Kristian Frost with a cross-arm pinning combo to advance to the IRON 8 Final.
