Saturday night, May 1, New England Championship Wrestling presented the 7th annual IRON 8 Championship at Teamworks Indoor Sports in Somerset, MA.Due to injuries, Ryan Bisbal and Scott Osbourne were not able to compete in the IRON 8. Taking Ryan Bisbal's spot was his stablemate in Rican Havoc, "Punisher" Don Vega. Taking the place of "The Natural" Scott Osbourne was "The Payne Train" Alex Payne.
In the opening contest, "The Payne Train" Alex Payne defeated NY standout Dickie Rodz with a spear to advance to the IRON 8 finals.
"Sensational" Scott Levesque won his opening round IRON 8 match by making "Daddy Cat" DC Dillinger submit to a modified Indian Death Lock.
Handsome Johnny defeated "Punisher" Don Vega in a great match with a spin kick to advance to the finals.
In the final first round IRON 8 match, former ECW World Tag Team Champions The FBI, Little Guido and Tony Mamaluke were scheduled to face one another. Mamaluke first came out and declared that he owed much of the success in his career to Little Guido, but with no disrespect meant, he needed to forge ahead with his unique identity, the name he started wrestling under, CG Afi. The newly monikered CG Afi indeed forged ahead as he made his former tag team partner Little Guido submit to a half Boston crab for the win and advancement to the finals.
Intermission In the special Champions Challenge, NECW Triple Crown Champion "The Real Deal" Brandon Locke defeated NECW Television Champion "The Heat" Kris Pyro.
In the main event of the IRON 8 Championship, a 45-minute Iron Man match, Handsome Johnny defeated "Sensational" Scott Levesque, "The Payne Train" Alex Payne, and CG Afi; 2 Falls to 1 Fall for each of the competitors.
Source : Gerweck
