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REY MYSTERIO, RICKY STEAMBOAT HEADING TO BORDER CITY WRESTLING

By Mike Johnson on 7/31/2017 8:44 AM

BORDER CITY WRESTLING AND ST. CLAIR COLLEGE TEAM UP FOR BIGGEST SHOW EVER! Rey Mysterio and Ricky Steamboat to headline BCW Excellence 2017! For Immediate Release July 26, 2017 Windsor, ON - Border City Wrestling and St. Clair College have teamed up to celebrate St. Clair's 50th Anniversary by bringing you their biggest event ever, BCW Excellence 2017! This historic event will emanate from Windsor's newest sports facility, the state-of-the-art St. Clair College SportsPlex on Saturday, October 14th. Belltime is 7:30pm. Fans from Windsor and around the world are already buzzing as wrestling's hottest free agent and three-time WWE World champion Rey Mysterio steps into a BCW ring for the very first time! That's right, don't miss the master of the "619" swinging into the "519"! "We are excited to have BCW as part of our momentous 50th Anniversary", says St. Clair Vice President John Fairley. "We are especially ecstatic to have a world-renowned Superstar the caliber of Rey Mysterio as part of our celebration. Rey has headlined WrestleMania, and now he will headline Excellence right here in Windsor!" Speaking of WrestleMania, Excellence is also being headlined by a man whose legend was cemented only miles away from Windsor at the Pontiac Silverdome during WrestleMania III, WWE Hall of Famer, Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat! The former World and Intercontinental Champion is the ultimate fan favourite and he says he will be ringside at Excellence to make sure the rules are respected. Steamboat promises anybody who crosses the line will feel the fire of The Dragon! "We are honoured to have bona fide legends like Mysterio and Steamboat as a part of Excellence" says Jeff Kavanaugh, the voice of BCW and St. Clair alumnus. "We haven't felt this kind of excitement since The Rock wrestled his only non-WWE match with us here 20 years ago!” Also featured on the card is current BCW Champion, the 400 pound “Monsta” Kongo Kong, BCW Tag-Team champions Phil Atlas & Brent Banks, independent stalwart Cody Deaner, Windsor's favourite son Aiden Prince, with many more huge announcements still to come! The road to BCW Excellence kicks off this Friday with an online only ticket presale at 10:00 am. Check out BorderCityWrestling.com, like us on Facebook.com/BorderCityWrestling, follow us on Twitter @BCWOnline or call the BCW Hotline at (519) 969-1245 for ticket and event information. For more information contact: Jeff Kavanaugh Media Relations (519) 992-7378 bcwtickets@hotmail.com About BCW Border City Wrestling has been Canada’s premier Professional Wrestling Promotion since 1993 and has been host to some of the World’s biggest wrestling superstars of all time including Bret Hart, Mick Foley, Kurt Angle, Edge, Christian, Rhyno, and even The Rock! About St. Clair College Over the past 50 years St. Clair College has grown to over 9,000 full-time students who take classes in over 100 degree, diploma and certificate programs. There are four campuses in Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent with state-of-the-art facilities in health sciences, engineering technology and skilled trades, business and I.T. and media, the arts, and design programs. In addition, thousands of part time learners take courses to upgrade skills and increase their knowledge. During its 50 year history, St. Clair College has graduated over 100,000 alumni who have gone on to contribute to the economic and social infrastructure of communities across the country and around the world.