New England Championship Wrestling celebrated its 8th anniversary this past Saturday night, August 16th – BIRTHDAY BASDH 8: LARGER THAN LIFE – in front of a sold out house at the National Guard Armory in Quincy , MA .
In the opening contest, a special extended 15-minute time limit Television Championship match, NECW Television Champion, Handsome Johnny with Sammi Lane , wrestled “The Real Deal” Brandon Locke to a time limit draw. Locke requested another five minutes, but this time Sammi Lane told Handsome she “had something she rather be doing with him for five minutes” and the Television Champion excitedly left the ring in quick fashion.