WrestleCade
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Professional wrestling fan convention
| WrestleCade | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Venue | Benton Convention Center |
| Location | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Country | United States |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | Tracy Myers |
| Organized by | WrestleCade Entertainment |
| Website | http://www.wrestlecade.com/ |
WrestleCade, also referred to as WrestleCade Weekend is an annual professional wrestling fan convention organized by WrestleCade Entertainment which also owns America's Most Liked Wrestling (AML Wrestling). The convention has been held at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina since its inaugural event in 2012.[1] Also known as being one of the largest events on the independent circuit,[2] [3] [4] it has set several attendance records since 2014.[5]
Event history
[edit ]| Date(s) | Venue | City | Guests | Promotions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 25, 2012[6] | Benton Convention Center | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | WrestleCade | ||
| November 30 2013[7] | |||||
| November 29, 2014 | Scott Steiner, Rick Steiner, Vader, Sunny, Debra McMichael, Stevie Richards, Blue Meanie, Super Nova, Ted DiBiase, Ron Bass, Ricky Morton, Robert Gibson, Jim Cornette, | Also featured a roast of Jim Cornette | |||
| November 27-28, 2015[8] [9] | Stan Hansen, Bobby Heenan, Kevin Nash, Ricky Steamboat, Booker T, Stevie Ray, Brian Knobbs, George South, Jimmy Valiant | First multi-day WrestleCade convention | |||
| November 25-27, 2016 | |||||
| November 25-27, 2017[10] [11] [12] | WrestleCade AML QOC |
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| November 23-25, 2018 | |||||
| November 29-December 1, 2019 | |||||
| November 26–28, 2021[13] | WrestleCade AML TMN |
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| November 25-27, 2022 | WrestleCade AML TMN IPWF (Impact) |
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| November 24-26, 2023[14] [15] | WrestleCade AML TMN GCW |
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| November 29–December 1, 2024[16] | WrestleCade AML TMN TNA |
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| November 28–30, 2025[17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] | WrestleCade AML TMN 4th Rope |
Wrestling shows
[edit ]2012
[edit ]| Event | Promotion | Date | Venue | City | Main event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WrestleCade | WrestleCade | November 25 | Benton Convention Center | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Matt Hardy vs. Gunner in a 30-minute Iron Man match | [6] |
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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2013
[edit ]| Event | Promotion | Date | Venue | City | Main event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WrestleCade | WrestleCade | November 30 | Benton Convention Center | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Carlito (c) (with Jonny Fairplay) vs. Matt Hardy (with Reby Sky) in a Ladder match for the WrestleCade Championship | First WrestleCade show to be aired on pay-per-view |
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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2014
[edit ]| Event | Promotion | Date | Venue | City | Main event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WrestleCade | WrestleCade | November 29 | Benton Convention Center | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Matt Hardy (c) defeats Drew Galloway (with Jonny Fairplay) in a Last Man Standing match for the WrestleCade Championship | Highest attended independent event in North America for 2014.[8] [9] |
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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2015
[edit ]| Event | Promotion | Date | Venue | City | Main event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Annual Showcase Of Champions | WrestleCade | November 27 | Benton Convention Center | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Caprice Coleman (c) vs. Papadon vs. Ethan Carter III in a 3-way match for the AML Championship | |
| WrestleCade | November 28 | Matt Hardy (c) vs. Jeff Jarrett (with Karen Jarrett) for the WrestleCade Championship | [23] | |||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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2016
[edit ]| Event | Promotion | Date | Venue | City | Main event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Annual Showcase of Champions | WrestleCade | November 25 | Benton Convention Center | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Sonjay Dutt (c) vs. Cody Rhodes for the GFW NEX*GEN Championship | [24] |
| AML TV taping | AML | November 26 | Shane Williams (c) vs. Damien Wayne vs. Zane Dawson in a 3-way Lumberjack match for the AML Championship | |||
| WrestleCade: The Final 3 Count | WrestleCade | Matt Hardy (c) vs. Ryback for the WrestleCade Championship | [2] | |||
| Queens of Combat 16 | QOC | November 27 | Taeler Hendrix (c) vs. Su Yung for the QOC Championship | |||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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2017
[edit ]| Event | Promotion | Date | Venue | City | Main event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Annual Showcase of Champions | WrestleCade | November 24 | Benton Convention Center | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Jason Kincaid (c) vs. Chet Sterling (with J.J. Dillon) vs. Andrew Everett vs. Rey Fenix in a 4-way match for the MVW Heavyweight Championship | [25] |
| Wrestlecade Fanfest | WrestleCade AML |
November 25 | Zane Dawson (c) vs. White Mike for the AML Championship | |||
| WrestleCade SuperShow | WrestleCade | Eli Drake (c) vs. Jack Swagger (with Catalina Swagger and Dutch Mantel) vs. Johnny Impact in a 3-way match for the Impact Global Championship | ||||
| The Day After | AML | November 26 | Zane Dawson vs. Caleb Konley in a Lumberjack match for the AML Championship | |||
| Queens of Combat Super Show | QOC | Su Yung (c) vs. Mickie Knuckles vs. Samantha Heights in a 3-way match for the QOC Championship | ||||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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2018
[edit ]| Event | Promotion | Date | Venue | City | Main event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th Annual Showcase of Champions | WrestleCade | November 23 | Benton Convention Center | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Caleb Konley (c) vs. PJ Black for the AML Championship | |
| WrestleCade SuperShow | WrestleCade | November 24 | Nick Aldis (c) (with Kamilla Kaine) vs. Jake Hager (with Catalina Swagger) for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship | |||
| Queens of Combat 28: In Your Palace | QOC | November 25 | Su Yung (c) vs. Diamante for the QOC Championship | |||
| The Day After | AML | Caleb Konley (c) vs. George South for the AML Championship | ||||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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2019
[edit ]| Event | Promotion | Date | Venue | City | Main event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Annual Showcase of Champions | WrestleCade | November 29 | Benton Convention Center | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Rich Swann (c) vs. Matt Cross for the NGW Championship | |
| WrestleCade SuperShow | WrestleCade | November 30 | Nick Aldis and The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) vs. Thomas Latimer and The Latin American Exchange (Hernandez and Homicide) | |||
| Queens of Combat 39: In Your Palace 2 | QOC | December 1 | Diamante (c) vs. La Rosa Negra for the QOC Championship | |||
| The Day After | AML | Nick Aldis (c) vs. Shane Williams for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship | ||||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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2021
[edit ]| Event | Promotion | Date | Venue | City | Main event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Annual Showcase of Champions | WrestleCade | November 26 | Benton Convention Center | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, Kaun and Moses) (c) vs. Caprice Coleman, TIM and Zuka King for the ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championship | |
| WrestleCade SuperShow | WrestleCade | November 27 | Malakai Black vs. Buddy Matthews | |||
| Ladies Night Out 11 | TMN | November 28 | Ivelisse (c) vs. Chelsea Green for the Ladies Night Out Championship | |||
| The Day After | AML | Caprice Coleman (c) vs. Davey Richards for the AML Championship | ||||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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2022
[edit ]| Event | Promotion | Date | Venue | City | Main event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Throwback Throwdown III | IPWF (Impact Wrestling) | November 25 | Benton Convention Center | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Team Impact Provincial Wrestling Federation ("Cowboy" Colt McCoy, Tim Burr, Frank the Butcher and Giuseppe Scovelli Jr.) vs. Team Great Lakes Unionized Wrestling (Devon Damon, Neptune, Lord Humongous) and Manfred The Mad Mammal) in an eight-man elimination tag team match | |
| WrestleCade SuperShow | WrestleCade | November 26 | The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) vs. The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Michael Bennett) (with Maria Kanellis) | |||
| Ladies Night Out 12 | TMN | November 27 | Ivelisse (with Charlette Renegade and Robyn Renegade) (c) vs. Janai Kai for the Ladies Night Out Championship | [26] | ||
| The Day After | AML | Nick Gage (c) vs. George South for the GCW World Championship | ||||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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2023
[edit ]| Event | Promotion | Date | Venue | City | Main event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCW at WrestleCade Weekend | GCW | November 24 | Benton Convention Center | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Blake Christian (c) vs. Billie Starkz for the GCW World Championship | |
| WrestleCade SuperShow | WrestleCade | November 25 | The Hardys (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) vs. Heath and Rhino | [27] | ||
| Ladies Night Out 12 | TMN | November 26 | Angelica Risk (c) vs. Renee Michelle for the Ladies Night Out Championship with La Rosa Negra as special guest referee | |||
| The Day After | AML | Brad Attitude (c) vs. Axton Ray vs. Billy Brash vs. CW Anderson in a 4-way match for the AML Championship | ||||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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2024
[edit ]| Event | Promotion | Date | Venue | City | Main event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turning Point | TNA | November 24 | Benton Convention Center | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Nic Nemeth (c) vs. Eddie Edwards (with Alisha Edwards) for the TNA World Championship | [28] |
| WrestleCade SuperShow | WrestleCade | November 25 | Shelton Benjamin vs. Mike Bailey | [29] | ||
| Ladies Night Out 14 | TMN | November 26 | Angelica Risk (c-LNO) vs. Jazmin Allure (c-HP) in a Champion vs. Champion match for the Ladies Night Out Championship and Hurricane Pro Women's Championship | |||
| The Day After | AML | Brad Attitude (c) vs. Gustavo for the AML Championship | ||||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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2025
[edit ]| Event | Promotion | Date | Venue | City | Main event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th Rope Invades WrestleCade | 4th Rope | November 28 | Benton Convention Center | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Zilla Fatu and The Hardys (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) vs. Josh Bishop and The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows) | |
| WrestleCade SuperShow | WrestleCade | November 29 | The Hardys (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) (with D-Von Dudley) vs. The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier and Zachary Wentz) | [30] | ||
| Ladies Night Out 15 | TMN | November 30 | Shotzi Blackheart (with Black Dahlia) vs. Priscilla Kelly in a Last Woman Standing match | |||
| The Day After | AML | George South vs. Joey Janela in a Casket match | ||||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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References
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- ^ a b Snyder, Ronald (2017). Wrestling's New Golden Age: How Independent Promotions Have Revolutionized One of America's Favorite Sports. Sports Publishing. ISBN 978-1683580201.
Among the biggest of such conventions is WrestleCade, which took place annually between 2012 and 2016 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. More than 100 wrestlers representing many of the top independent promotions in the country gathered for the event, which included plenty of meet and greet and VIP experiences along with some quality wrestling action that included Matt Hardy defeating Ryback, Carlito over Jeff Jarrett and Kelly Klein, Taeler Hendrix, Kennadi Brink, and "Bullet Babe" Amber Gallows over Mandy Leon, Solo Darling, Faye Jackson, and Deonna Purrazzo in a Women of Honor match.
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Myers started AML Wrestling two years ago through an even bigger venture — WrestleCade, which takes place every Thanksgiving weekend and includes hundreds of wrestling stars from different generations. WrestleCade, which benefits the Christmas Toy Drive, is one of the largest independent wrestling events in the United States.
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The Thanksgiving-weekend independent wrestling show WrestleCade at Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem, organized by Tracy Myers, is annually among the nation's top independent shows and fan meet-and-greet events.
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Last year's three-day WrestleCade weekend brought almost 8,000 wrestling fans to our city from all over the world, and we're fortunate to have something of its magnitude held right here in our city. It brings in a lot of tourist dollars and, as of last year, helped us raise and donate 30,000ドル to the Salvation Army.
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