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The Reading Chamber of Commerce is hosting Reading Rumble, a pro-wrestling event, at Reading High School April 27.
Ben Wheeler, assessor for RMCC, said Championship International Wrestling will be providing the entertainment by bringing live pro-wrestling to the gymnasium of Reading High School.
RMCC hopes Reading Rumble will draw visitors to the city and build a stronger community.
“Reading is a fun place to be,” Wheeler said. “We have had various events throughout the year to bring in people, and this is a low cost entertainment event that gives people something to do in Hillsdale County.”
Phil Monahan, event coordinator for CIW, said Reading Rumble will open its doors at 6 p.m. and the event begins at 7 p.m.
Monahan said the event will have wrestlers such as the “Amish Assassins” and the “Great Tiger” going head to head in the ring. The main event of the night will be CIW heavyweight champion the “Sinister Samurai,” personally known as “Malice,” going up against the “Amish Giant,” personally known as “Perry Mast.”
Wheeler said tickets are available for purchase in Hillsdale at Checker Records, and in Reading at Lone Ranger Cafe, Razorbak Outdoors, and Reading City Hall. It is $20 for VIP tickets, which give attendees access to a meet and greet with the wrestlers beginning at 5 p.m. Front row seating is also available for VIP ticket holders.
According to Wheeler, general admission tickets are priced at $13 for adults and $10 for children. Tickets purchased at the door on the day of the event will be two dollars more.
Monahan said he was happy to coordinate with RMCC because Reading is an old friend of CIW.
“We used to run a yearly show in Reading for the fire department and we would fill up the gym every year,” Monahan said. “Our last one was around 2006 or 2007 –– until they chose a different fundraiser.”
Wheeler and Monahan encouraged people to attend Reading Rumble and said it will be an event people will not see anywhere else.
“I think it’s a great entertaining option for families, and I would love for people to come to Reading,” Wheeler said.
