Ontario Book Launch! “Mad Dogs, Midgets and Screw Jobs: The Untold Story of How Montreal Shaped the World of Wrestling”
We here at C*4 are very excited to announce that this Saturday night, at “Level Up 2013”, the writing team of Patric Laprade and Bertrand Hébert will be present to officially launch their new book “Mad Dogs, Midgets and Screw Jobs: The Untold Story of How Montreal Shaped the World of Wrestling” in Ontario!
The book is a complete history the Montreal wrestling territory, and is a must read for any and all fans.
Included in the book:
- Over 200 exclusive pictures covering a 100 years of history
- Biographies on such wrestling legends as the Rougeaus, Mad Dog Vachon, Édouard Carpentier, Little Beaver, Jos & Paul Leduc, Yvon Robert, Dino Bravo, Sky Low Low, Abdullah the Butcher, Gino Brito, Killer Kowalski, Andre the Giant and Rick Martel
- Reviews of the days of Eddie Quinn, the war between All Star Wrestling & Grand Prix, the rise and fall of International Wrestling, the arrival of Hulk Hogan and the WWF and how wrestling evolved on TV
- The complete history of women’s wrestling in Montreal
- Details on some of the saddest pro wrestling tragedies to ever occur in the Montreal territory
- The most comprehensive and complete history on the world famous 1997 Montreal Screwjob
- The complete timeline of every title change of the Montreal Athletic Commission title from 1936 to 1987
- Exclusive interviews from: Gino Brito, Billy Two Rivers, Frenchy Martin, Rick Martel, Sunny War Cloud, Sylvain Grenier, Paul Vachon, Raymond Rougeau, Jacques Rougeau Sr, Carl Ouellet, Nelson Veilleux, Jacques Rougeau Jr, Maurice Vachon, Édouard Carpentier, Marc Blondin, Jimmy Garvin, Ronnie Garvin, Luna Vachon, Len Shelley, Gilles Poisson, Abdullah the Butcher, Neil Guay, Joanne Rougeau, Fernand Ste-Marie, Milt Avruskin, Sir Oliver Humperdink, Guy Hauray, Paul Leduc, René Goulet, Jackie Wiecz and Maryse Ouellet.
Again, if you’re a wrestling fan – and have any interest in the history of wrestling in the Quebec territory (which also influenced and included the Ottawa area, historically) – pick up this book!
Copies will be available to be signed by the authors, and will be $20.
Pick one up this Saturday night!
-LIVE PRO WRESTLING!-
Saturday, March 9th, 2013
C*4: Capital City Championship Combat
Presents
“LEVEL UP 2013”
@
Knights of Columbus Hall
260 McArthur Road,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
VIP Tickets – $20 – Doors at 7:00PM
(Includes First Choice Seating and a bonus match!)
Advance Tickets available at the venue NOW!
General Admission Tickets $15 – Doors at 7:30pm
Show starts at 8:00pm
Event is all ages – Alcohol sales with valid ID.
Stay up to date with all of C*4’s recent news, and event info by visiting www.c4wrestling.com
Main Event
“Ronin’s Rules”
C*4 Champion
“Ronin” Josh Alexander
Vs.
“Hacker” Scotty O’Shea
Semi-Main Event
Six Man Tag Team Match
Ring of Honor World Champion
“Mr. Wrestling” Kevin Steen
&
The Super Smash Brothers
(Player Uno & Stu Grayson)
Vs.
C*4 Tag Team Champions
T.d.T
(Mathieu St. Jacques & Thomas Dubois)
&
Shawn Spears
Special Challenge
“Speedball” Mike Bailey
Vs.
“Unbreakable” Michael Elgin
Tag Team Challenge
Checkmate
(Lionel Knight & Christopher Bishop)
Vs.
“MVP” Michael Von Payton
&
”All Ego” Ethan Page
Three-Way Dance
“Superstar” Shayne Hawke
Vs.
“Rocksteady” Alex Vega
Vs.
“Dirty” Buxx Belmar
Number #1 Contendership Match
The Afterparty
(Cecil Nyx & Chaz Lovely)
Vs.
Banks & Rukin
Special Guest Referee: Twiggy
Giant “The REAL Vanessa Kraven” Tiger
Vs.
Vanessa Kraven
THIS SATURDAY NIGHT!