When a person walks into the Evansville Veterans Memorial Coliseum, the
overwhelming feeling of its rich legacy as it engulfs their senses. Having
housed many events in the past and present, such as music concerts, roller
derby, and professional wrestling, the woodworked trimming houses many
memories. On March 3, 2010, a new memory will take place that local wrestling
fans will love to possess, as Coliseum Championship Wrestling (CCW) presents
“Jamie Dundee’s Legends Showdown,” with doors opening at 6 p.m. CST for a meet
and greet of stars before the bell time of 7:30 p.m. CST.
From the 60s to the
90s, “The Coliseum” was a regular stop for the NWA/AWA/USWA/CWA grapplers.
Notable characters such as “Superstar” Bill Dundee, “The Rock N’ Roll Express”
Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson, Brian “Grand Master Sexxay” Christopher,
“Dangerous” Doug Gilbert, and Jamie “J.C. Ice” Dundee
have entertained fans around the tri-state area, giving what is arguably known
as the best wrestling in the history of the business. All of these stars, along with former WWE Tag
Team Champion, one half of the New Age Outlaws of Degeneration X, Brian “Road
Dogg Jesse” James, as well as some of the best talent the local area has to
offer, such as Johnny Punch and Rudy Switchblade (collectively known as
“Knuckles & Knives”), Cody Strong, and “Superb” Scott Sexton.
“This area is full of
wrestling history,” Jamie Dundee states, “and I wanted to bring back the
memories of it by having these pro wrestlers come back and remind people what
made them love professional wrestling in the first place with a setting that is
up close and personal, and give people time to meet some of their heroes and
have new memories. As long as it is a success, we will continue to run these
‘Legend Showdown’ shows once a month, as well as CCW running their shows weekly
on Wednesday nights for those people who need their professional wrestling more
often.”
Tickets are available
at the door for $20.00 Ringside, and $15.00 General Admission, with advance
tickets available by calling the Jamie Dundee wrestling school at (270) 577-1823.
Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and Bell
Time is 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.jamiedundee.com.
“As with last month’s
‘Legends Showdown,’” Jamie says, “this event promises to be great time for the
entire family, so bring yourself, your spouse, the kids, and your momma and
daddy to see some of your favorites of yesterday and today.”
This
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