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Orange Crush to hold Superpower Slam benefit event for neurodivergent community

Posted on by Bryan Rose

A benefit show highlighting the neurodivergent community will take place next year.

Orange Crush announced on Tuesday that a benefit show highlighting the community called Superpower Slam will take place at the Melrose Ballroom in New York City on February 1. Tickets will go on sale at noon on Tuesday. Additional information can be found here.

“SUPERPOWER SLAM will bring together top names from art, entertainment, and professional wrestling to help raise funds for New York City’s first comprehensive resource hub and digital portal for neurodiverse children and their families, a place where families can access therapies, resources, and community support,” the press release reads.

In addition to ticket sales and live donations, Orange Crush will organize an exclusive art and experience sale featuring ROH Pure Champion Lee Moriarty’s first print edition in collaboration with EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop. The show is being organized by Game Changer Wrestling, Jersey Championship Wrestling, and the Little Oaks Center for Neurodevelopment. It will stream live on GCW’s YouTube channel.

Wrestlers confirmed for the event include Paul Walter Hauser, Matt Cardona, Effy, Joey Janela, Mad Dog Connelly, Manders &  Thomas Shire, Jordan Oliver & Alec Price, and Allie Katch.

Two AEW wrestlers part of upcoming Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg exhibition

Posted on by Joseph Currier

AEW stars Lee Moriarty and Thekla will have their art displayed at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg in 2027.

Wrestling publication Orange Crush announced today that it will present an exhibition titled “House Show: Power, Spectacle, and Pro Wrestling” with Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg in fall 2027. Moriarty, Thekla, and indie wrestler Danny Havoc will present works alongside other established artists.

In total, the exhibit will feature more than 50 works including paintings, sculptures, videos, photography, and performances.

“The show highlights how wrestling’s unique mix of theater, fiction, and reality resonates with contemporary art, drawing on themes of identity, gender performance, spectacle, and ritualized violence and care,” Orange Crush wrote.

Thekla’s painting — “Untitled (Women at the Garden)” — is of two women competing in a match, with Orange Crush noting that it captures “the layered performance of aggression, grace, and spectacle.”

Moriarty is also presenting an art exhibition in Los Angeles that opens this weekend and runs through October 18.

Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg is located on 255 Beach Drive NE in St. Petersburg, Florida.

The Briscoes to be inducted into Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame

Posted on by Joseph Currier

One of the greatest tag teams of all time is set to be inducted into the Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Game Changer Wrestling has announced that The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) will be inducted into the Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame over WrestleMania weekend this April. Mark Briscoe will be in attendance at the ceremony to accept the honor on behalf of himself and his late brother.

Jay & Mark started their careers as teenagers on the indies in Delaware. They’d go on to become one of the most decorated tag teams ever, including 13 reigns with the ROH Tag Team titles. The Briscoes were the first act ever inducted into the ROH Hall of Fame in 2022.

Jay Briscoe (Jamin Pugh) passed away in a car accident in January 2023. He was 38 years old. On the one year anniversary of his death, the Briscoe family honored Jay on AEW Dynamite last month.

Mark Briscoe (Mark Pugh) is signed to AEW and competes for both AEW and ROH.

Created by GCW and Orange Crush magazine, the Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame was first established in 2022. This year’s ceremony is taking place from the Sheraton hotel in downtown Philadelphia on Sunday, April 7. The ceremony will stream live on YouTube for free starting at noon Eastern time.

The late Trent Acid (Michael Verdi) has also been confirmed for this year’s Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame class. Acid is being inducted by his former Backseat Boyz tag team partner Johnny Kashmere.

Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame inductees —

Class of 2022:

  • Dave Prazak
  • Jerry Lynn
  • Homicide
  • LuFisto
  • Ruckus
  • Tracy Smothers

Class of 2023:

  • Cheerleader Melissa
  • Christopher Daniels
  • Excalibur
  • Jimmy Jacobs
  • Michael Modest
  • Paul London

Class of 2024:

  • Trent Acid
  • The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe)

Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame reveals first class of 2024 inductee

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame has revealed the first inductee for its 2024 class.

Created by Game Changer Wrestling and Orange Crush magazine, the Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame was first established in 2022. Its induction ceremony takes place as part of GCW’s The Collective during WrestleMania week each year.

The 2024 ceremony is being held at the Sheraton hotel in downtown Philadelphia on the afternoon of Sunday, April 7. It will stream live on YouTube for free.

Trent Acid is the first member of this year’s class. Acid will be inducted by his former tag team partner Johnny Kashmere. Known as The Backseat Boyz, they were a top indie tag team and held titles in numerous promotions including ROH and CZW.

Acid (real name Michael Verdi) passed away of a drug overdose in 2010. He was 29 years old.

Philadelphia was Acid’s hometown.

Acid becomes the 13th person to join the Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame. There were six inductees in both 2022 and 2023:

Class of 2022 —

  • Dave Prazak
  • Jerry Lynn
  • Homicide
  • LuFisto
  • Ruckus
  • Tracy Smothers

Class of 2023 —

  • Cheerleader Melissa
  • Christopher Daniels
  • Excalibur
  • Jimmy Jacobs
  • Michael Modest
  • Paul London

Class of 2024 —

  • Trent Acid

Filthy Four Daily: Smackdown, Collision, Jersey J Cup, Orange Crush, tons more!

Posted on by Bryan Alvarez

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including a special guest host, Adam Abdalla, to talk Smackdown, Collision, the NXT main event, the Jersey J Cup, Orange Crush and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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