Chiefs to bring Big Time Wrestling to NBT Bank Stadium
The Syracuse Chiefs are pleased to announce the debut of Big Time Wrestling to the Central New York Market at NBT Bank Stadium on Saturday, August 12th. Big Time Wrestling features appearances from WWE Hall of Fame wrestler "Sting", Scott "Big Poppa Pump" Steiner and Billy Gunn. More wrestlers will
The Syracuse Chiefs are pleased to announce the debut of Big Time Wrestling to the Central New York Market at NBT Bank Stadium on Saturday, August 12th. Big Time Wrestling features appearances from WWE Hall of Fame wrestler "Sting", Scott "Big Poppa Pump" Steiner and Billy Gunn. More wrestlers will be announced in the coming weeks.
Big Time Wrestling will feature a two-hour meet and greet event from 6 to 8 p.m. before wrestling starts at 8 p.m. on August 12th. A rain date has been scheduled for Sunday, August 13th. The night's wrestling program will feature at least seven matches with television wrestling stars.
"We do lots of non-baseball events here at NBT Bank Stadium that fly under the radar", said Chiefs general manager Jason Smorol, :but this will not be one of them. We are thinking outside of the box and using NBT for more and more events with good promoters."
The night's featured guests including Steve "Sting" Borden, widedly regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. Sting is a member of the TNA and WWE Halls of Fame who was voted "Most Popular Wrestler of the Year" four times by Pro Wrestling Illustrated readers, a record he shares with John Cena. Scott Steiner, a.k.a "Big Poppa Pump", a WCW World Heavyweight Champion, and Billy Gunn, an 11-time WWE Tag Team champion, will also appear.
"We are excited to bring our brand of professional wrestling to Syracuse" said Steve Perkins, President of Big Time Wrestling. "We are old-school wrestling entertainment and are happy to bring our show to a great wrestling town like Syracuse."
Tickets for Big Time Wrestling will initially go on sale to Syracuse Chiefs season-ticket and suite holders from Thursday, June 1st through Sunday, June 11th. They will then be open to the public beginning Monday, June 12th and running through the night of the show. Tickets range from VIP Floor seating at $75, which includes a post-event picture in the ring with a wrestler from the event, to $20 for 200-level Box Seats at NBT Bank Stadium. Tickets will increase $5 on the night of the show.
For more information and to purchase tickets when available, visit the Syracuse Chiefs' ticket office or buy online at either syracusechiefs.com or btwtickets.com