SICW Promoter Herb Simmons spotlighted on BND.COM
Posted by flairwhoooooo on May 5, 2013
SICW action with Ron Powers and Ricky Cruz
East Carondelet mayor promotes wrestling, weight loss
By TERI MADDOX — News-Democrat
Herb Simmons grew up with a mother and grandmother who loved watching Pat O’Connor and Dick “the Bruiser” battle it out in the ring.
Professional wrestling helped the whole family survive hot summer nights in East St. Louis public housing.
“We would take our black-and-white television outside,” said Herb, 59, of East Carondelet. “All the neighbors would sit on the grass or bring their lawn chairs, and we’d watch ‘Wrestling at the Chase.'”
The legendary St. Louis TV show influenced Herb to grow up and work as a professional wrestling promoter for more than 40 years.
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SICW wrestling returns this weekend with wrestling at the Argosy Casino with the legends on May 10-11
Then a week later SICW returns with former WWE Stars Butch Reed and Trevor Murdock
Plus check out this great story
Wrestling with reality: Monthly bouts in East Carondelet really get a hold on fans
East Carondelet steps back in time one Saturday a month, reviving a spectacle made popular by the St. Louis TV show “Wrestling at the Chase” in the ’60s and ’70s.
Professional wrestlers in Spandex briefs rumble in the ring, shout insults at their opponents and rile up crowds with inflated egos and charged rivalries.
“I love it,” said Stella Schmid, 87, who never misses a match at East Carondelet Community Center. “I love everything about it.”
The former village clerk used to go to wrestling shows at Kiel Auditorium with her late husband, Edward. They met “King Kong” Brody at Dupo High School in 1984.
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Margaret463 said
Thanks brian, you didnt need to post it, but I appreciate it.