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THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2010
uperstars of Wrestling lay smackdown on Fort Huachuca
y Amy Sunseri
taff Writer
Hundreds of wrestling fans packed the stands Saturday
ight for the International Championship Wrestling 2010
uperstars of Wrestling’s 24th anniversary show. The fight
as held at Barnes Field House on Fort Huachuca.
“It’s a good show; we just do it for the troops and their
amilies,” said James Thomas, Family and Morale, Welare
and Recreation special events coordinator. This is
bout the fifth time FMWR has brought the ICW show
o post. Thomas says about 1,000 people attend each
how.
Ninety percent of the ICW shows are for the troops. “We
our for Armed Forces Entertainment and FMWR,” says
enry Hubbard, ICW business operations manager. Hubard
says since they started in 1986, they’ve put on aproximately
2,000 shows worldwide. ICW has a crew of
bout 20 wrestlers per show.
“It’s something to support the troops and the Families.
e want to put a smile on their face and take their minds
ff things that are going on in this world just for that moent,”
said Hubbard, noting it’s not about their company;
t’s about what they’re able to do for the troops.
“We just want to thank the troops; if it wasn’t for the
roops then we wouldn’t be able to do what we do,” Hubard
added.
Thomas says they’d like to see more Soldiers at events
ike these. He says they get a lot of folks from downtown
ut they’d like to see more Soldiers.
The next big event FMWR is hosting is, “Ticket to Ride,”
two-hour Beatles tribute concert. The show is June 5,
:30 p.m., at Sentinel and Warrior Fields on post. Admision
is free to everyone.
For more information call Thomas, 533-3354.
photoS by aMy SunSeri
ABOVE: FMWR has brought
the ICW show to Fort
Huachuca about five times;
at each show approximately
1,000 people have packed
the stands.
LEFT AND RIGHT: ICW wrestling
superstars show off
their best moves, Saturday,
at Barnes Field House on
Fort Huachuca. The show
was the International Championship
Wrestling’s 24th
anniversary show.
ABOVE: Cameron Kohler, 4, of Sierra Vista gets a hat autographed
by ICW wrestling superstar, Raven, Saturday, at
Barnes Field House on Fort Huachuca.