Big Indy Promotion Shuts Down - Details Inside

Following its show in Quincy, Massachusetts this past Saturday night, New England Championship Wrestling (NECW) officially shut down. The promotion had been active and running shows for ten years. We hope to have more shortly. Also, don't confuse this company with the Northeast Wrestling (NEW) promotion which is still up and running. This is the promotion that did Abyss vs. Tommy Dreamer from this past weekend. Also, Matt Hardy's first wrestling appearance since his release from WWE will be for Northeast Wrestling on January 15th in Poughkeepsie, NY. The show will be headlined by Jerry Lawler vs. Tommy Dreamer in a Steel Cage. I'm pretty sure I'm going to go to this event. I'll keep you posted as we get closer.

UPDATE: Sheldon Goldberg, the promoter for NECW, told the talent Saturday night that the promotion was shutting down for now at least. He said that two of his partners have broken away to restart the PWF, which merged with NECW four years ago. He said the company's been losing money since then and a TV deal that would have been their big break fell apart.

"After doing this for a litle over ten years straight withoiut a break, it's time to step back," he said. "The world has changed and promoting independent wrestling is becoming more and more difficult."

There are five weeks of TV that were shot last night, which will air on their local Comcast on Demand until the contract expires in December.