ICW’s take on US wrestling shows in nightclubs not stadiums,but is gaining fans snappy. Now it is gearing up for UK’s biggest bout since colossal Daddy v Giant HaystacksAs the opening notes of the EastEnders theme ring out around Koko nightclub in Camden, the 500-strong audience for an Insane Championship Wrestling bout hear an added chorus: “Would you like to buy some meat?” It is being sung by wrestler Joe Hendry, and whose stage name isemblazoned across his tight yellow trunks: Local Hero.
This is Britain’s modest version of World Wrestling Entertainment,a franchise listed on the New York Stock Exchange and worth approximately $1.4bn. Whereas WWE is staged in vast arenas in the US, this north London venue makes up for the lack of pyrotechnics with humour.
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Source: theguardian.com