Louisville wrestling fans are in a quandary. In the wake of Tuesday night’s WWE Smackdown Live show, they must decide which independent show to attend on Friday evening.
The action starts at 6 pm at Waterfront Park, where OVW will present their third annual Run for the Ropes outdoor wrestling program. This will be the first Derby wrestling show under new owner Al Snow, who has already caught my attention by bringing back Mitchell Huff. OVW never disappoints, and fans on the waterfront can catch the action for the price of a Derby Pin.
Sixteen miles to the North, another promotion with 20+ years in the rear view mirror is going live on Powerbomb.TV at 6:45 pm. Faced with two other shows on the same night, Ian Rotten and IWA Mid-South are pulling out all the stops, bringing back “The Baddest Man Alive” Aaron Williams to face Nick Gage while the newly crowned tag champs the Gymnasty Boys vs. the Impact tag team champs, OVE.
Perhaps its fitting that on a night when OVW and IWA Mid-South go head to head, the upstarts at Prodigy Pro Wrestling (soon to be changing names) offer a main event pitting an OVW original against and IWA Mid-South original. After months of simmering tensions, Flash Flanigan will finally step into the ring with Hy Zaya for what should be a phenomenal main event. Bell time is 8 pm for this event, giving fans a chance to make their way across the bridge after the OVW show to catch most (if not all) of the action at the Jeffersonville Arena.
Who will win the matches? Who will win the war for butts in the seats? The real winner Friday will be the Louisville wrestling fans who get out and take advantage of any of these three amazing wrestling cards.
Support indy wrestling. Buy a ticket. Bring a friend. Buy merch. This is a truly great time to be a fan!