New song by Scranton’s Motionless In White featured in WWE event NXT TakeOver: Orlando

Scranton metal band Motionless In White is once again providing an official theme song for an NXT TakeOver event, this time in Orlando, Florida on Saturday, April 1. Growing since its inception in 2012, NXT is a developmental division of the WWE. Motionless In White was the first-ever NXT Loud artist, providing theme songs for […]
WWE takes the ‘Road to Wrestlemania’ to Giant Center in Hershey on March 19

From a press release: After “WWE SmackDown” sold out the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, the WWE is bringing “Road to Wrestlemania” to the Giant Center in Hershey on Sunday, March 19 at 7 p.m. WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens, WWE United States Champion Roman Reigns, WWE Tag Team Champions Cesaro and Sheamus, WWE Women’s […]
Micro Wrestling Federation brings midget wresting to Leonard Theater in Scranton on Dec. 16

From a press release: All the fun and excitement of wrestling will come in a much smaller package when the Micro Wrestling Federation brings their live show to The Leonard Theater in downtown Scranton on Friday, Dec. 16. The event is 18+, and advance tickets are $15. Doors at The Leonard (335 Adams Ave., Scranton) […]
Are Cirque du Soleil and Philadelphia wrestling promotion CHIKARA spiritual cousins?

Global juggernaut Cirque du Soleil has revolutionized the circus arts in the last three decades, but it had less lofty aspirations at its start. Street performer, accordionist, and fire-breather Guy Laliberté joined forces with Gilles Ste-Croix and Daniel Gauthier after leaving college, and the earliest incarnations of what would one day be Cirque started marching […]
WWE Superstar ‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan performs one-man show at Radisson in Scranton on March 25
From a press release: WWE Hall of Famer “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan is one of the most popular American professional wrestlers of all time. People everywhere know his trademark 2×4, his battle cry of “HOOO!” and his “U.S.A.! U.S.A.!” chant. He has sold out stadiums, headlined Pay-Per-Views, and is now bringing his own comical one-man show […]