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CTV News
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Calgarians trade teddy bears for pics with Chris Jericho at Owen Hart Foundation event
The OHF/AEW Kensington BBQ Block Party featured legendary Canadian wrestler Chris Jericho, posing for pictures with anybody who had a stuffed teddy bear to hand off. The Owen Hart Foundation and All Elite Wrestling tagged up in the Calgary community of Kensington on Tuesday night to help kids in need. The OHF/AEW Kensington BBQ Block Party featured legendary Canadian wrestler Chris Jericho, posing for pictures with anybody who had a stuffed teddy bear to hand off. Jericho pointed out that for some, a teddy bear is maybe a simple thing – you get it, say thanks and stick it in a corner somewhere. But for others, he said, it could be something very, very important. 'It can become a No. 1 companion for a kid,' Jericho said. 'I used to have a stuffed giraffe that was my companion.' The Owen Hart Foundation 'was established in 2000 in memory of celebrated Canadian wrestler Owen Hart to help provide opportunities for hard-working people who have limited resources but unlimited potential.' OHF/AEW Kensington BBQ Block Party The OHF/AEW Kensington BBQ Block Party featured legendary Canadian wrestler Chris Jericho, posing for pictures with anybody who had a stuffed teddy bear to hand off. For Jericho, being there on Tuesday to help was a 'full-circle moment.' Jericho, originally from Winnipeg, lived and trained in Calgary with the Harts. 'Owen was a great guy, as we know, but also to me personally, he was a very big influence as a wrestler and one of the reasons I got into wrestling in the first place,' he said. As the evening progressed, the pile of teddy bears grew bigger and bigger. 'Calgary's a really great community – (Calgarians) always come out,' said Martha Hart, Owen Hart's widow and founder and director of the OHF.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Fozzy and Chris Jericho set to rock Belvidere this weekend
BELVIDERE, Ill. (WTVO) — Fozzy and lead singer Chris Jericho, of WWE fame, will be in Belvidere to perform on May 11th. The performance will be at The Apollo Theater, located at 104 North State Street, at 6:30 p.m. The band gained recognition for its heavy metal sound, starting in 2000 with their self-titled album. Since then, Fozzy has released six other albums, including its latest offering from 2022, Boombox. Anyone interested in attending the performance can buy tickets . Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Chris Jericho to headline South Milwaukee's Crusherfest with band Kuarantine
South Milwaukee may be Crusher Country, but on May 31 Crusherfest is Jericho. Chris Jericho, who has wrestled for World Wrestling Entertainment and most recently All Elite Wrestling, will not be in the ring but instead on stage with his band Kuarantine. Jericho has long balanced being a pro wrestler and a rock star as the frontman for his other band Fozzy. Kuarantine first debuted in May 2020, according to the Crusherfest website, with its inaugural release 'No No No' hitting No. 25 on the Billboard mainstream rock charts. The band's single, 'Silver Spoon,' released in 2022, entered the Billboard mainstream rock charts as the second most added song, the Crusherfest website reads. 'They seem like really nice guys,' Crusherfest Chairperson Peggy Clark said of speaking with representatives of Kuarantine. She said everyone was super responsive and 'they've been nothing but amazing.' Crusherfest, the bi-annual festival in South Milwaukee celebrating the life of pro wrestler Reggie 'Da Crusher' Lisowski, is happening May 31-June 1 at the Bucyrus Commons, 1101 Milwaukee Ave. The last Crusherfest was held in 2023. The first Crusherfest happened in 2019 when the life-sized bronze statue of South Milwaukee native Da Crusher was revealed. The statue was the result of a GoFundMe campaign. Crusherfest, originally planned as a yearly event, has encountered a few hiccups from the pandemic to construction at the event space, which led to it becoming bi-annual. Clark said talks are still happening to possibly hold it every year. 'I think it's something we'll look at because the excitement is crazy,' she said. Organizers aren't done with this year's event yet with Clark teasing 'one more big surprise coming.' She said, 'This might be the biggest one yet.' That big announcement could come in a few weeks around when the Countdown to Crusherfest fundraising event is held at the Bucyrus Club, 1919 12th Ave., from 3-10 p.m. May 3. The event will feature food and a full bar along with raffles and auctions. Clark highlighted a few items up for grabs include a chair autographed by Da Crusher and Mad Dog Vachon, a book autographed by John Cena and a Hurricane (the wrestler) Funko Pop. Live wrestling is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., according to the event page. Clark said this year organizers put more focus into the music. Here is the band schedule for the event: Saturday, May 31: Larry Lynne, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Blues Addiction, 2 to 4 p.m. Bad Behavior, 4 to 6 p.m. Richrath Project 3:13, opening for Kuarantine featuring Chris Jericho These last two bands have a $25 reserved seating ticket with only 150 reserved seats available. Seating assigned on first purchase basis. A Kuarantine meet and greet is scheduled immediately after the concert on the stage. Only 50 $150 meet and greet tickets will be sold, which grant purchasers a picture with their camera and an autographed item of their choosing. Clark said 18 meet and greet tickets sold within the first few hours of availability on April 16. Tickets are on sale on and will be picked up on the night of the concert. Photo ID is required for ticket pick up. Sunday, June 1: Polka Mass, 10:30 a.m. to noon featuring the music of Jeff Winard Jeff Winard, noon to 2 p.m. The Squeezettes, 2 to 4 p.m. Addiction, 4 to 6 p.m. Crusherfest has hosted many wrestling legends over the years and this year is no different. The following have been announced for this year's event: WWE Hall of Famer Tito Santana Former WWE (then WWF) Superstar Steve Keirn WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Hart Former WWE and ECW wrestler Tommy Dreamer Former AWA and WWC tag team the Texas Hangmen AWA interviewer Ken Resnick Former AWA, ECW and WWE wrestler Al Snow Former WWE wrestler Scotty 2 Hotty and Keagan Garland (his son in his rookie year of pro-wrestling) Visitors to Crusherfest can enjoy shopping at various vendors selling everything from vintage clothing to handmade art. Clark said Crusherfest doesn't charge vendors who participate in the event. 'We charge them a deposit but if they show up, they get it back,' she said. Clark noted this year will have a more diverse lineup of food adding in Chinese, French cuisine, and other 'really neat options.' Food trucks signed up include Atwood Hwy BBQ and Sweet Delight selling kettle corn, according to the Crusherfest website. Clark said many food trucks sold out in 2023 with between 40,000 and 45,000 visitors. The Mr. Saloon competition returns on June 1 featuring keg holding, trivia, throw-the-drunk, sausage eating and beer drinking. The winner gets a championship belt. Clark said about a half dozen people have signed up already, which is more than competed in the event its first year in 2019. For more information on the festival, go to Contact Erik S. Hanley at Like his Facebook page, The Redheadliner, and follow him on X @Redheadliner. This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Chris Jericho to headline Crusherfest with band Kuarantine
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Fozzy celebrates 25 years with concert in Springfield, MO
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Heavy metal band Fozzy will be hitting Springfield on their current tour. According to a Facebook post from The Riff, Fozzy will be on stage at The Riff on Thursday, April 17 at 7:00 p.m. Fozzy is celebrating their 25th anniversary with a tour across the U.S. Fozzy will be joined with special guests Lilac and The Nocturnal Affair. Tickets can be purchased here. The event is a part of Q102's Queen City Concerts Series. Fozzy's frontman—professional wrestler, actor and podcaster—Chris Jericho, is joined by Rich Ward, Billy Grey, PJ Farley, and Grant Brooks to form one of the most successful rock acts in the world today. Fozzy's website stated, 'With five consecutive TOP 20 singles, Fozzy is steadily becoming one of the most successful bands on Modern Rock Radio, with their breakthrough massive smash song 'Judas' achieving Gold Record status of 500,000 units sold in February of 2022!' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-02-2025
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'Nothing about it that was safe': WWE Elimination Chamber's audacious history of spectacle and brutality
Twelve competitors, four plexiglass holding pods, and one gigantic cage structure. It can only mean one thing — it's time for the WWE Elimination Chamber on the road to WrestleMania. What makes the Chamber one of the best matches in WWE? As with the Royal Rumble, it's largely the fact that — unlike a lot of things that happen in wrestling — the basic dramatic concept at the heart of it makes sense in the real world. In fact, it's easy to imagine a parallel version of the Chamber working on a show like 'American Gladiators' or even 'MrBeast.' Sure, it would have to feature fewer body slams and moonsaults, but the concept of competitors entering at random intervals (and then going head-to-head until only one is left standing) just works in a way that surpasses the vast majority of wrestling stipulations. Then there's the structure itself. Given that the first cage matches took place in the late 1930s, you might think wrestling promotions would've exhausted every possibility with steel structures by the early 21st century. After War Games in the 1980s and Hell in a Cell in the 1990s, things were certainly looking that way. And then along came the Elimination Chamber — all 10 tons of it — in 2002. How was the epic creation first received? While wrestlers aren't exactly averse to hyperbole, there's something about the reactions of the competitors (which were shown on WWE's "Ruthless Aggression" documentary in 2021) which suggest they weren't exaggerating. Just look at how Triple H and Chris Jericho described the moment when they spoke to ESPN back in 2017. 'We saw it for the first time, and we were like, 'Oh God! Who built this?' It was the most horrible thing ever,' Triple H said. The heir apparent to the WWE admitted he may have had a hand in designing the Chamber — having sketched his vision on a napkin — but he was still taken aback by the fearsome structure in front of him. As we now know, the initial design was far from perfect. Indeed, in the same interview, Chris Jericho explained how it was clear that the Chamber hadn't been built by someone with a wrestling background. 'It was very clunky. It was very dangerous,' he said. Those dangers became horrifyingly clear in the debut match when a botched offensive move by Rob Van Dam almost took Triple H out of action entirely. In an interview back in 2002, Van Dam explained how the design of the pod caused him to miscalculate his jump, leading to his shin crushing the throat of 'The Game' and injuring his larynx. The latter went on to spend the night in the hospital. Other talents have spoken out about their painful memories of those early Chamber matches. Just this month, JBL (John Charles Layfield) — no one's idea of a soft performer by any means — told the "Something to Wrestle" podcast that he was grateful to have competed in the old structure only once. 'There was nothing on that structure that didn't hurt,' he said. 'It looked like a terrific idea. The original idea — there was nothing about it that was safe. Everything on that thing hurt, and nothing made a noise, so it's the worst of everything.' The original Elimination Chamber had other problems, too. Its circular shape (and the fact that it was reinforced with two miles of metal chain) made it a nightmare to transport. Meanwhile, the sheer height of the 16-foot cage proved to be a problem in sports arenas with large scoreboards hanging over the ring. In 2017, WWE unveiled its second iteration of the Chamber, featuring square fencing, a higher ceiling, and more space for an aerial camera above the ring. Changes were made around the ring as well, most notably replacing the punishing steel grates with a solid floor, which softened the impact of moves performed on the outer perimeter. The tweaks made the Chamber safer without diminishing its high-stakes feel. As for how competitors utilize the structure to its full effect, WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels offered perhaps the best advice when he reflected on winning the first Chamber match back on "WWE Confidential" in 2002. "The first thing that started going through my mind was, 'What can we do with this thing that the fans haven't seen before?'" Michaels explained. Although for "The Heartbreak Kid," who was still adjusting after a long period of absence, that largely meant volunteering to take some seriously hefty bumps on that famously unforgiving steel grating around the ring. Naturally, the first Elimination Chamber match set a benchmark for other wrestlers to find new and more exciting ways to use their environment to create carnage. Some became instant classics, like Goldberg spearing Chris Jericho through the plexiglass pod in 2003 — a moment that proved the Elimination Chamber could match the brutality of the legendary Hell in a Cell, and would go on to inspire similar spots for the likes of Nia Jax and Otis. Then there are the high-flying spots, with superstars using the plexiglass pods — or even the cage itself — to up the ante. Jeff Hardy's supersized Swanton Bomb in 2008 stands out on that front, as does The Undertaker hurling MVP from the top of a pod in the same match. More recently, Brock Lesnar's stomach-churning F5 to Austin Theory in the Chamber in 2022 was another monster spot. Big bumps were one thing, but the Chamber also proved to be the perfect playground for ultra-athletic wrestlers to strut their stuff in gravity-defying stunts. Just think of Kofi Kingston leaping onto the walls 'Spider-Man' style for a swinging DDT, John Morrison plunging from the ceiling, or Tiffany Stratton's exquisite moonsault in Perth last year. With its game-show feel, the Chamber doubles as an exquisite setting for telling epic in-ring stories. Just look at the 'triple finisher' combination used to topple John Cena in 2009 to give one example. Or The Undertaker dominating the field in 2008; Kevin Owens stamping his authority in 2015; or Santino Marella teasing the upset of all time in 2012. Will this year's event make the same impact? Looking at the quality of the two Chamber matches, you'd struggle to pick a better combination of superstars to give it a good shot. The WrestleMania 41 stipulation, with the winners facing Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and (likely) Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley at April's two-day mega-event, ensures that both matches feel important without being dominated by one clear favorite (as was the case last year). Are there really any stories that haven't been told already, even in that most imposing of wrestling cages? Saturday night, we'll find out. But the fact that we can even ask that question after more than two decades of WWE Elimination Chamber matches proves just how brilliant this concept really is.
