The following is courtesy of Mike Johnson of PW Insider. Though Sheldon Goldberg is a strong supporter of womens wrestling and I wish him the best of luck, I am skeptical of the success of this promotion. History has shown that for a womens promotion to be successful, it needs to be a stand alone promotion so the owner can concentrate on that promotion alone. That's why SHIMMER has a good chance to be successful. Like Michelle Starr of Supergirls, Sheldon will have to divide his attention and NECW will be his priority as it should be. I would prefer to see him do what Afa does in WXW and put on one or two shows under the NECW banner and then see what the demand is. If the demand is there and there's money to be made, no problem. But he doesn't know yet if the demand is really there and SHIMMER has a huge edge with it's ROH DVD deal. They're not depending on the live gate.
New England Championship Wrestling returns to live event action on Sunday, March 5 with the world premiere of a new women's promotion, World Women's Wrestling (Triple W for short). Bell time will be 3:00 PM for this event, which takes place at Good Time Emporium, 30 Assembly Square Drive in Somerville, MA.
"Based on the positive response to the women's events we've held in 2005, I felt that a full-fledged women's promotion was the right thing to do for our business," said NECW President, Sheldon Goldberg. "Women's wrestling is one area where NECW has been the clear leader in the region and this was the next logical step."
"There will still be women's matches on the regular NECW shows, but there will also be a mixed tag team division in WWW, so both companies will operate hand-in-hand with each other," said Goldberg. There will be a WWW championship introduced in May and a mixed tag team championship will be introduced at a later date. The status of the NECW Women's Championship is currently "under review" by NECW and WWW officials.
The main event for the WWW premiere will be an NECW Women's Championship match as Violet Flame defends that title in a triple threat elimination match against former champion, Mercedes Martinez and #1 contender, Nikki Roxx. Other stars including, Ariel, The Diva Killers, "Pryme Tyme" Amy Lee, Tanya Lee, Amber, Missy Sampson, Jade, Alere Little Feather and more will be appearing. More details on stars and match-ups will be available in the weeks to come.
Advance tickets for the WWW premiere are on sale now at all Strawberries locations and online at www.NECWwrestling.com.
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