Coastal Championship Wrestling

Rumble at Wahoo’s
4/3/11

I’ve been watching wrestling since I was 12-years-old. I started watching out in Colorado with the AWA have been hooked ever since. There are a lot of us out there. Come on, you’ve seen it when they do an intro, the music hits, the wrestlers waits a few seconds for the crowd to either start cheering or booing (depending on whether you’re a good guy or bad guy), they come out of the tunnel or through the curtain all hyped up. Where do you think the NFL got the idea of doing their introductions of the teams for big games? Down here, we have a local wrestling school and organization, Coastal Championship Wrestling (CCW – http://www.ccw.ms/) and they have put on good shows every time I’ve gone.

The most recent show they had was at JC Wahoo’s Sports Bar and Grill (by the way, try the blackened fish tacos, best I’ve ever had) where CCW will put on a show outside in the parking lot for $5 to $10 and afterwards, you go in and watch the WWE PPV for that night. Last night, the PPV was Wrestlemania.

The show that I watched had seven matches that progressively got better. That usually happens at the CCW shows. I will say, if you’ve ever been to a minor league basketball game, baseball game or anything from the minors, you know the feeling. Some people are on their way up, others are on their way down or they’ve found a spot their most comfortable and don’t plan on moving. CCW is the same. One of the wrestlers I talked to, Pablo Marquez has been wrestling for 20 years and knows that the WWE or TNA isn’t in his future but works with the younger wrestlers. He passes on his experiences of traveling the world and what he’s learned.

One thing with CCW is that you can meet the wrestlers either before or after the matches. Almost all of them are approachable, they offer up autographs and pictures. They make every fan feel welcome and appreciated. I know for a fact, that can’t be said for a solid number of other sports figures. After the main event, which had The Black Heart teaming with The Beast, taking on The Red Devil Fight Team, I talked to The Black Heart. He wears a black cover over his head so you can’t see his face at all. I asked him what he enjoyed about wrestling, “. . .” (He’s not much of a talker) I asked a little more about how I thought the match went even in the loss, “. . .” (I figured I’d quit with what I got). I have never been disappointed at one of the CCW shows, and of the fans I talked to, neither have they. This is a good value if you enjoy wrestling or are looking for an inexpensive night out. In my humble opinion, go cheer and boo, they’ll thank you for it.