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Championship Wrestling returns to Hampton High School This Saturday with Magnum TA

ByThe757Heater

Virginia Championship Wrestling returns to Hampton HighSchoolthisSaturdaynightMarch18thforthefirsttime since before the start of the global pandemic! This event is broughttoyoubyPriorityAutomotivewithaportionofthe proceeds benefiting the Hampton Crabbers Doors open at 6:30PMwithbelltimeat7:30PM.Ticketscanbepurchased onlineinadvanceatvcwprowrestling.com.

Not only is this the first VCW event at Hampton High in four years, but it’s also the first Hampton Roads appearance of the legendary Magnum TA in nearly two decades! Magnum TA was one of the brightest stars of Jim Crockett promotionsinthe1980’s Althoughatragiccaraccidentcut hiscareershort,theimpressionheleftonthesportisstillfelt today Born in Norfolk and raised in Chesapeake, Magnum is a true hometown sports hero. After listening to a recent interview with the legend, it’s clear he can’t wait to come back home to see his fans, friends, and family again! Fans willhaveanopportunitytogetanautographandhavetheir picture taken with Magnum TA both prior to bell time and duringintermission.

This event looks to be one of the strongest cards in VCW history! In the main event Logan Easton Laroux puts the Virginia Heavyweight Championship on the line against TheBoar.CommissionerGeorgePantasrevealedatVCW’s lasteventthatTheBoarwasalsoraisedinHamptonRoads, muchlikeguestofhonorMagnumTA Alsoliketheguestof honor,Boar’spopularityhasliterallyshakenbuildingssince his debut. Can Boar use that momentum to gore his way to theVirginiaHeavyweightChampionship?Notifthe“Champions of the 1%” has anything to say about it! Logan Easton Laroux may not be the most popular wrestler to compete in a VCW ring, but no one can deny he’s one of the most successful. Laroux has bested challenger after challenger since winning the richest prize in Virginia back in July of 2022. He’s indicated he has no intention of slowing down either SomethingisgoingtohavetogiveonSaturdaynight whenthesetwofinallycollidewiththegoldontheline!

Speaking of gold on the line, VCW Liberty Champion DirtyMoneyputshistitleupforgrabsinatriplethreatmatch withHamptonnative“ThePlatinumIcon”PhilBrownand “Greek God” Papadon These three men have quite a bit of history with one another. Brown and Money have been bothpartnersandrivalsoffandonfornearlytwentyyearsin VCW. “Greek God” Papadon won the VCW Liberty Championship from Phil Brown, and eventually lost it to Dirty Money Triplethreatmatchesarechaotic,asthefirstathlete tosecureafallwillbedeclaredthechampion Anythingcan happeninthisone VCWfansarecertainlyinforawildride!

VCW Tag Team Champions the Golden Pinky Society have found themselves in the cross hairs of The Reason and “The Director” Jerry Stephanitsis for quite some time However,nomatterwhatisthrownatthem,BenjaminBanks and“Diamond”VictorGriffhavemanagedtoremainchampions Last month in Norfolk, the GPS were assaulted once againwithasteelchairbyTheReason,astheywerewithin aneyelashofvictoryinaboutwithTheBatiri.Toaddinsult toinjury,TheBatiriandTheReasonheldabarelyconscious Benjamin Banks in place so that Stephanitsis could spear him ThisSaturdaynight,TheReason(with“TheDirector” inhiscorner)willgoone-on-onewithBenjaminBanks(with “Diamond” Victor Griff in his corner). This one has all the makings of a volatile situation It will be interesting to see whathappensnextbetweenallfouroftheseindividuals Women’sprofessionalwrestlingcontinuestohavearesurgenceinVirginia,asSavannahEvansandEricaLeighlockup inarematchfromthe2022LibertyLottery Evans,amember of the IMPACT Wrestling roster, has become a regular at VCW in recent months Leigh who is from Richmond, is thusfarundefeatedinaVCWring whichincludesavictory over Evans in their previous bout. These two are certain to have a competitive contest, as they look to wow the crowd onceagain.

Alsoonthecard,GinoMedinalocksupwithCalebKonley in a match that would very well steal the show on Saturday night. Medina is looking to regain some momentum after being defeated by Logan Easton Laroux in December Konley another IMPACT Wrestling star is going to wanttomakeastatementinhisfirstVCWmatchsince2018.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champion Tim Spriggs takes on DKVandu.SpriggsandVanduarebothmulti-sportathletes who spent some time training together Alex Divine steps in the ring with Saul Esparza. Divine and Esparza are two youngrisktakersthatarelikelytoleavefanswiththeirjaws on the floor Plus, more action and surprises as only VCW candeliver!

Virginia Championship Wrestling returns to Hampton High School this Saturday night March 18th with special guestMagnumTA!ThiseventisbroughttoyoubyPriority Automotive with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Hampton Crabbers Doors open at 6:30 PM with bell time at 7:30 PM. Tickets can be purchased online in advance at vcwprowrestling.com It’s going to be an electric night! I’ll seeyouatthematches!

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