Scenic City Wrestling Invitational To Raise Money For Lights For East Hamilton Baseball Field

  • Friday, July 22, 2016

The “Scenic City Invitational” will be a 16-man, two-night wrestling tournament with proceeds going for lights for the East Hamilton Middle-High School baseball field.

Shows will be at East Hamilton on Ooltewah-Ringgold Road on Aug. 5 and 6 at 7:30 p.m. each night. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Josh Massey said, "We have invited 16 of the top pro wrestlers off the independent circuit to Chattanooga. Some have wrestled for WWE, TNA, Ring Of Honor, New Japan Pro Wrestling, Puerto Rico, China, Canada, England, and Mexico.

"One wrestler, however, is from right here in Chattanooga. Gunner Miller garnered major attention from WWE in just over one year of pro wrestling. He is a former four-year started at UTC.

"The other 15 wrestlers include: Chris Hero (known as the top independent pro wrestler in the world right now and currently in England), Matt Riddle (former UFC fighter turned pro wrestler with a 7-3 record in UFC), Lio Rush (Ring of Honor Top Prospect Winner), Corey Hollis and John Skyler (currently wrestling for NXT which is WWE’s developmental territory), Mikael Judas (former TNA Star and wrestler for Puerto Rico), Jimmy Rave (last year'ss Scenic City Invitational Winner and Ring Of Honor Wrestler), Kyle Matthews (known as the best wrestler in the state of Georgia), Joey Lynch and Ray Fury (both relatively young but up and comers that deserve the opportunity), Chip Day (wrestled across the country and known as wrestling’s best-kept secret), Anthony Henry (one of the most sought after wrestlers to perform in the United States), Odinson (wrestling three years but one of the fastest rising stars in wrestling), Drew Delight (a veteran of the area), and Billy Buck (one of the better characters in wrestling and had tryouts with Ring of Honor and WWE).

Admission is $10 each night.

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