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RETURN TO THE NICW HOMEPAGE
Andy Flora Reports in
the Franklin News-Post
April 9, 2010
Special Reports
A Night for Sandy Scott (Mid-Atlantic Gateway)
April 10, 2010
Jim Nelson and
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Wrestlers to pay tribute to Scott
Friday, April 9, 2010 Franklin County News-Post Website Article
By ANDY FLORA - Special to The News-Post
American Championship Wrestling (ACW) returns to Rocky Mount at
Samuel M Hawkins-Central Gymnasium on the campus of Franklin County
High School for a special event to remember professional wrestling
legend Sandy Scott.
Scott passed away last month after battling pancreatic cancer.
Bell time is 8:15 p.m.
ACW competitors will pay tribute to Scott, who starred in the old
Mid-Atlantic territory and later relocated to Roanoke.
Also scheduled to attend the celebration of Scott's life are World
Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Hall of Famer Jimmy (Boogie Woogie
Man)Valiant, Ric McCord, Don and Rocky Kernodle and wrestling
broadcaster Rich Landrum, all of whom were part of the Mid-Atlantic
territory in the 1970s and '80s.
Three championship bouts are at the top of the card.
Read the rest of the article on the Franklin County News-Post
Website Article
Bad Dogs' reign of destruction continues
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
By ANDY FLORA - Special to The News-Post
The Bad Dogs continued their campaign of domination as American
Championship Wrestling (ACW) returned to Rocky Mount for a special
card Saturday night at Franklin County High School's Samuel M.
Hawkins-Central Gymnasium.
The night of wrestling was dedicated to the late professional
wrestling legend Sandy Scott who recently passed away from
pancreatic cancer.
To honor Scott, the ACW matmen joined many friends and former
competitors of Scott's in a ceremony before the in-ring action
began.
During the ceremony 1970s and '80s broadcaster Rich Landrum recalled
stories about Scott's life and his run through the wrestling
territories.
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Hall of Famer Jimmy (Boogie
Woogie Man) Valiant and Mid-Atlantic Wrestling legends Ric McCord,
and Don and Rocky Kernodle credited Scott with helping shape
professional wrestling in this area.
The tribute concluded with a special video put together by ACW
photographer Tom Brewer.
Read the rest of the article on the Franklin County News-Post Online
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