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Wrestlers of African Descent in Windsor's Wrestling History with Jamie Greer

DATE: Thursday, February 20th, 2024
TIME: 7:30pm – 8pm
LOCATION: 401 Riverside Dr. W, Windsor, ON

COST: This event is part of AWE at Night.

  • Current AWE Members: Free admission to Art Windsor-Essex
  • Non-Members: $20

Accessibility: Accessibility and accommodation requests must be made at least two weeks in advance of the event. Please contact shinch@artwindsoressex.ca for questions.

Join writer and wrestling historian Jamie Greer for a deep dive into the untold stories of Wrestlers of African Descent in Windsor’s rich wrestling history! From hidden trailblazers to WWE Hall of Famers, Greer uncovers over a century of ring warriors who made their mark. Experience the history of Windsor’s wrestling scene—where legends were made and history was written!

Jamie Greer is a Windsor musician and writer, who for nearly 20 years was a music journalist/historian for multiple publications in the city. In 2016, he turned to writing about his childhood love, professional wrestling, writing for the likes Last Word on Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Illustrated. During the pandemic, he began researching Windsor’s connection to pro wrestling, including having two Windsorites in the WWE Hall of Fame, and uncovered over 100 years of history, including a nearly 60-year run of cards at Windsor Arena. This research will be utilized in an upcoming book, “Killers, Butchers, Cry-Babys & Canadian Destroyers: The History of Pro Wrestling in Windsor, Ontario”. Buy the book.

Pictured: Killers, Butchers, Cry-Babys & Canadian Destroyers: The History of Pro Wrestling in Windsor, Ontario, Canada by Jaime Greer.

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