Tony Scarpone at C2E2 2016

Tony Scarpone is the man behind Pro Wrestling Blitz, an independent wrestling company which usually runs shows in Joliet, IL.  Scarpone has been a fixture on the Chicago wrestling scene for many years.  I'd say he is a retired wrestler, too, but do wrestlers really retire?

It's no secret I am a loyal and staunch supporter of Resistance Pro wrestling, but I also believe there is room in the business for more than one company.  Competition is good.  Technically, these two companies compete, but their fan base, location, style and many other factors are different.

In any case, Scarpone and Blitz put on excellent shows.  Their production values might be second to none, at least in this area.  Some of their main wrestlers, like Grin, have pretty big followings and deservedly so.

Scarpone has always been good to me and I respect what he has done with Blitz.  If you happen to be around the Joliet area, you might want to check out a Blitz event.  Head to PWBlitz.com for more info, including their next event.

Tony Scarpone and me in Chicago, IL-March 2016.

Happy National Pro Wrestling Day

Today is National Pro Wrestling Day.  I kid you not.  It really is.

While there are a few people whom I would like to wrestle in honor of National Wrestling Day, I am not sure what the protocol is for celebrating this day.  Therefore, I am on my own.  In light of this, I will just present some of the sights of my last year of covering the Chicago area independent wrestling scene.

My wrestling coverage really started with Resistance Pro Wrestling.  Brothers Jacques and Gabe Baron and the entire R Pro crew have been totally awesome to me.  We have gotten unprecedented access and complete cooperation at all R Pro events.  I love the Baron families and the whole extended R Pro family.

My partner in crime on most of the wrestling coverage has been Scott Beatty.  Whether he is the heel of a host on an internet show or interview segment or whether he is just my bud Scott, he is always good for a laugh (or an argument).  It is always interesting around Scott.  At Premier Pro Wrestling, we got to have some fun in the ring after the show.

Pro Wrestling Blitz's owner Tony Scarpone is a great guy.  He loves the coverage we give Blitz.  Really he does.  He has often shown me how much he appreciates what we do.

POWW's Psychotic Jimmy Blaze has always been cooperative to us and has allowed us to roam the floor during events.  Some of his wrestlers have given me good-natured (I think) ribbing (yeah, KC, Trevor and Stonewall, that means you).  Even the fans at POWW recognize the JohngysBeat.com crew.

As I wrote, KC often gives me good-natured ribbing.  Hmm...maybe I need to rethink this.

Even up at Supreme Wrestling Entertainment in Wisconsin, Sexy K.C. ribbed me.  K.C. and Silk E. Fine did leave me $20 for gas money to get home.  I really need to rethink this K.C. situation.

AAW's Tony Rican invited us to cover AAW.  Tony is one of the nicest guys out there.  We only hit one AAW show in 2012, but I know we plan on increasing that number in 2013.

Matt and I even ventured north of the border to attend GLCW's Blizzard Brawl.  It was a great time hanging with Matt and meeting Rikishi, Brian Christopher and Scotty Too Hotty with him was just "Too Cool" to describe.

Last and not least, we made some great friends.  R Pro's Eric St. Vaughn is not a good guy in the ring, but he is always willing to give us an interview or pose with his ESV supporters.  

On the Beat with Tony Scarpone of Pro Wrestling Blitz

We met Tony Scarpone at a wrestling show and he invited us to attend a Pro Wrestling Blitz event.  As I have written over the last couple days, we attended our first show there last Saturday...and we walked away very impressed.
I will be honest and say I didn't know much about Scarpone or Pro Wrestling Blitz, but I was eager to learn more and experience it all in person.  Scarpone and the entire Pro Wrestling Blitz organization treated us well.  Despite running the show and being involved in two matches, Scarpone still found time to talk to Johngy's Beat to get this relationship started.  Scarpone talked to Scott Beatty (the Bobby Heenan of Johngy's Beat) about owning and running Blitz and what Blitz has to offer fans.  Lastly, Scarpone mentioned that Pro Wrestling Blitz will be at Throttle Fest, the midwest's largest 3 day bike rally, on June 1-3.
We look forward to learning more about Pro Wrestling Blitz as we attend more events in the future.  As we learn, we will present it here and you will learn with us and enjoy the personalities of Pro Wrestling Blitz.
After you watch the video below, you can check out the Tony Scarpone Facebook page to learn more about him and see updates.  Finally, be sure to check out PWBlitz.com and the Pro Wrestling Blitz Facebook page to get all of the info on this wrestling organization.