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Read about it from Bard's perspective on his blog Sidelineland. The first NYC Wrestlefest took place in That year, Brawlmart brought together a handful of participants, including JackBouvier and 3 other guys. Every February, the gathering grew and continued to meet at the Hotel Pennsylvania in midtown Manhattan.

Many of those first NYC Wrestlefest participants continue to wrestle and return to the fest every year. A roster of attendees has always been at the heart of the fest, and it continues to be. Brawlmart maintains his roster of wrestlers who have confirmed their plans to participate with him.

Dozens of wrestlers gathered in their wrestling gear for the Beer Blast at the Eagle NYC, which has been sponsor of gay wrestling since the s. Wrestlefest NYC set a new record for attendance with over participants.

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It also attracted sponsors who saw what we were doing, and wanted to help. Thanks to MeetFighters. In the summer ofthe first Wrestlefest Canada was hosted in Toronto. Several group events offered opportunities for participants to socialize, amid countless privately arranged wrestling meet-ups. Thanks to Leanmachine94, Sunny Deleon, and others for organizing a great Wrestlefest.

See their website here. Even before Wrestlefest, NYC has been a gathering place for wrestlers for decades. The clubs offered wrestlers the opportunity to meet up for group matches, and to schedule private matches independently. They kept their members connected by newsletters, which provided updates and photos see sample newsletters belowand through directories with pictures and contact info.

If you have these or other items from our gay wrestling history, please get in touch to discuss how we can host and share them. Contact wrestlefestnyc gmail. Enjoy these pictures scanned from original copies of NYWC newsletters ranging from - Check out this New York Wrestling Club newsletter from For another look at our history, check out the film Stronghold by Victor Rook.

Submit materials to wrestlefestnyc gmail. NYC Wrestlefest History. This page made possible by the sponsorship of:. Wrestlefest Canada.