Missouri Wrestling Revival

CARBONDALE, Ill. – All American Pro Wrestling and the American Cancer Society will team up this Saturday October 8, 2011 for their 5th Annual Benefit Show at Herrin Middle School.

Doors will open at 6 p.m. and bell time is scheduled for 7 p.m. and all proceeds will benefit the ACS.

Since AAPW’s inception, fundraising and awareness have been a cornerstone of the company. At their first show on October 7, 2006, AAPW raised over $5,500 for the Milani Charitable Trust to help pay the medical bills for then 2-year-old Abby Milani who suffered sever injuries in a fire.

“Our first show wasn’t just about starting a wrestling promotion,” said AAPW Owner and Promoter Sean Chambers, “It was about helping a family in Herrin that had fallen on difficult times. Friends, family, and complete strangers came out to help the Milani family and we realized we had something special and could do more than just put on a wrestling show.”

AAPW and ACS teamed up in 2007 and there has been at least one show dedicated to raising money and awareness for the ACS.

“This has become a yearly event that I and many of the boys in the locker room look forward too,” said AAPW Heavyweight Champion Edmund “Livewire” McGuire. “It’s a night where anything and everything can happen and the best part it all goes to a great cause that will benefit people in our region.”

Tickets for the event are available online at allamericanprowrestling.com and will be available at the door. Ticket prices on the day of the event are $10 for adults and $6 for children 12 and under. There will also be a 50/50 raffle as well as a raffle for Saluki Football tickets donated by Saluki Athletics.

AAPW is a locally owned and operated professional wrestling company that is in its fifth year of operation. Recently AAPW launched a new television show “AAPW Collision” on WSIL TV-3. Local talent includes the AAPW Tag Team Champions Curly and Heath Hatton, Jay Spade, Mike Masters, Playboy Paul Rose, and the AAPW Heavyweight Champion Edmund “Livewire” McGuire.

For more information on upcoming television taping locations, tickets and news, visit allamericanprowrestling.com.