Chicago based promotion AAW has released a statement regarding their future following the cancelation of their June 10th event “Crush & Destory.”
AAW was forced to cancel the event due to the venue being shut down by the city of Chicago. Irving Hall was shut down by the city the previous night following Freelance Wrestling’s “Freelance vs The World 9” event. The venue didn’t have the proper license to host events of any type of amusement to the public.
This was a huge loss for the promotion and the talent scheduled that night. They stated that for the first time in AAW history, a venue owner’s neglect has brought on the biggest financial hardship they have ever faced. “We have been doing business with the owner of the Logan Square Auditorium/Irving Hall since 2015 and it is sad to say, the trust has been broken.”
On top of these events, a few weeks prior they were informed by 115 Bourbon Street that they could no longer have events there because the venue’s insurance company was bought out by a bigger company and they were forced to cancel future pro wrestling events.
With all those issues aside, AAW has announced their future events will take place at the Berwyn Eagles Club. Their next event “Never Say Die” will be on July 15th and stream live on Highspots TV.
You can check out the full statement below.
To start this out, I would like to say THANK YOU to everyone for their support after the incident with Irving Hall this past weekend. It was overwhelming to see the wrestling community come together and have our backs.
For the first time in AAW history, a venue owner’s neglect has brought on the biggest financial hardship we have ever faced. We have been doing business with the owner of the Logan Square Auditorium/Irving Hall since 2015 and it is sad to say, the trust has been broken.
A few weeks prior, we were informed by 115 Bourbon Street that we could no longer have events there. Their insurance company was bought out by a bigger company and they were forced to cancel all boxing, MMA, and pro wrestling events. This wasn’t easy news to take but we will move forward.
These last few days have been tough, stressful, and emotional for everyone in AAW.
We WILL move forward in a positive direction and keep giving you the very best in professional wrestling in the Chicagoland area.
The Berwyn Eagles Club has stepped up and taken on as many dates on our schedule as possible.
Updated Schedule:
July 15th – Berwyn Eagles Club – Berwyn, IL
August 31st – Berwyn Eagles Club – Berwyn, IL
October 28th – Berwyn Eagles Club – Berwyn, IL (JLMT Double Header)
December 30th – Berwyn Eagles Club – Berwyn, IL
We are still looking to fill the November 25th date somewhere. We will keep you posted
If you had season tickets at Logan or Bourbon, we will honor your seats at the Berwyn Eagles Club.
Tickets for July 15th go on sale Monday morning at 10:00am at aawpro.ticketleap.com.
If you own a business, podcast, or anything else and would like to advertise/sponsor AAW, please contact us at admin@aawrestling.com.
Thank you again for your continued support, we won’t let you down.