Break the Barrier indie wrestling festival smashes into GSW Arena in Old Forge on June 11
“WWE SmackDown Live” sold out the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Township last year (with “WWE Monday Night Raw” coming back this June), and smaller promotions like Big Time Wrestling have stopped in the area over the years (like those classic CYC matches), so it’s safe to say that wrestling is as […]
‘WWE Monday Night Raw’ returns to Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre for 1st time in 8 years on June 5
From a press release: For the first time in eight years, “WWE Monday Night Raw” will take over the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre on Monday, June 5 at 7:30 p.m. The flagship wrestling show is part of the longest-running episodic television program on cable TV and airs live on Mondays at […]
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 […]
‘WWE SmackDown’ sells out Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, Undertaker makes big announcement
From a press release: The SMG-managed Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Township was jam packed last night for the 900th episode of “WWE SmackDown Live,” which was broadcast live to the country on the USA network. The sold-out show was the first live televised show for the venue since it hosted “WWE […]
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) […]
WWE lays SmackDown on Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Nov. 15
From a press release: The WWE is returning to the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre with “WWE SmackDown Live” on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 7:15 p.m. Experience the action live and in person as WWE broadcasts the show to the world – here is your chance to see your favorite WWE Superstars […]
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 […]
