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Windy City Pro Wrestling is an American regional professional wrestling promotion originally based in Chicago, Illinois. Established as Windy City Wrestling by retired wrestler Sam DeCero in 1988, the promotion was one of several major regional territories in the Midwest, along with Dick the Bruiser's World Wrestling Association, during the late 1980s and among the oldest independent ...
The WCPW Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling heavyweight championship in Windy City Pro Wrestling (WCPW). It was the original top singles championship for the promotion before the creation of the WCPW League Championship in 1993 and its incorporation into the then newly created weight-class division as a legitimate heavyweight title (over 240 lbs).
The city of Chicago has been known by many nicknames, but it is most widely recognized as the "Windy City". The earliest known reference to the "Windy City" was actually to Green Bay in 1856. [ 1 ] The first known repeated effort to label Chicago with this nickname is from 1876 and involves Chicago's rivalry with Cincinnati .
Leonard Harris [1] (born December 6, 1977 [2]), better known by his stage name GLC (short for Gangsta Legendary Crisis [3]), is an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois. [4] He was formerly a member of the Go Getters.
Ryan Chiaverini (born 1977) [1] is an American television personality, and Midwest Emmy Award winning co-host of Windy City Live (now Windy City Weekend) on ABC Chicago ().He is also the Lead Sports Anchor at ABC7 Chicago replacing Jim Rose who retired in September 2023.
Windy City Riot (2024) was a professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on April 12, 2024, at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. [1] [2] It was the second event under the Windy City Riot chronology. Eleven matches were contested at the event, including two on the pre-show.
Motor City Wrestling (1989–1992) Championship Wrestling Federation (1996–1997) Northern States Wrestling Alliance (1997–1998) Hellfire Wrestling (1998) [1] Tom Cusati Tower City, Pennsylvania: Galaxy Wrestling Federation (1993) [1] B.A. Dalton (Wes Wilson) Mineral Wells, Texas: Texas Outlaw Promotions (1993–2003) [1] Allison Danger ...
City in a Garden (literal translation of city motto, Urbs in horto) [17] The City of the Big Shoulders [18] (from Chicago, a Carl Sandburg poem) The City That Works (by Mayor Daley, for example [19]) Mud City [20] The Second City [18] The White City (referencing the World's Columbian Exposition) [citation needed] The Windy City [18