Major Backstage Update On Extreme Rising Events

Jun 4, 2012

— Here is the updated card for the June 29th Extreme Rising event in Corona, Queens…

* Jerry Lynn vs. Matt Hardy for the first time ever.
* Homicide vs. Devon “Crowbar” Storm for the first time ever.
* Stevie Richards vs. Luke Hawx
* Bestia 666 vs. Pesadilla in a Lucha bout.
* BLK OUT vs. The Dramatics
* Also appearing are the FBI, CW Anderson, Blue Meanie, Balls Mahoney and Pitbull Gary Wolfe.

— Here is the updated card for the June 30th Extreme Rising event in Philadelphia, PA…

* Jerry Lynn vs. Homicide
* The Gangstas vs. BLK OUT
* Stevie Richards vs. Luke Hawx
* Plus the Gangstas and all the talent booked for NYC.

— The lineups for the new shows reflect the original plan for the company; mixing known ECW talent with new talent that they feel can go in the ring. The plan was to eventually build to this over time, but after the issues with some of the talents that worked the debut show, they decided to seed up the process of getting the newer talent in.

— Bestia 666 is the son of Damien 666, who worked for the original ECW and WCW. Pesadilla is the nephew of former ECW World TV Super Crazy.

— The promotion has made overtures to a number of former ECW international talents about working future dates.

— One name being discussed for the official name of the promotion is Dangerous Championship Wrestling.

— Matt Hardy released the following promo for his upcoming appearance…