Fight Factory Wrestling has once again raised thousands for charity with their annual Bodyslams to Cancer show.
The Lincoln promotion announced on October 29 that a total of £3,659.10 was raised for Sophie’s Journey, a charity that provides free holidays to children in Lincolnshire who are battling cancer. On top of proceeds from ticket sales to the show, money was also raised via t-shirt sales, raffle prizes and online donations.
Fight Factory announced the news on social media, thanking everyone who contributed in one way or another:
Well what can we say except thank you!! To every single person who bought a ticket, t shirt, raffle ticket, made a donation to the go fund me, provided a raffle prize and most importantly the wrestlers who gave up their time and put their bodies on the line to create an absolutely epic 13th #bodyslamstocancer . We are so very proud of our achievement and very pleased to say that we have raised a whopping £3659.10
Fight Factory Presented Great Night Of Action With Bodyslams To Cancer
Taking place in front of a packed crowd at The Drill, FFW gave the fans a night full of surprises, title changes and a lot of laughs to raise money for a great cause. The surprises began with the opening match as KD came out of retirement and Lori made the trip over from Belgium for one night only.
While Heavyweight Champion Joey Slade was able to retain his title over Brad Adder, there were three championship changes. First, AJ Loeve and Zac Rowe defeated Act Two to win the FFW Tag Team Championships. Following Eliza Roux vacating the Ladies Championship, Kiya defeated Tilly Rose to win back the title she was first awarded at Rise of Champions. In the penultimate match of the show, Damien Valentine and Will Jackson finally faced of in a match that was 20 years in the making. Valentine defeated Jackson to win the European Championship.
The main event saw Carter win the Dee Mansell Memorial Rumble for the second year in a row. As a result of the victory, Carter now has a guaranteed opportunity at a championship of his choosing.
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