PALMETTO, Fla. (WWSB) – When it involves the style of sports activities leisure that’s professional wrestling, it’s cut up down the center when it comes to reputation and those that aren’t followers. However, regardless of all of that there’s a professional wrestling firm based mostly proper right here on the Suncoast — Universal Championship Wrestling.

The promotion is predicated out of Manatee County and has solely been in enterprise since 2021. Two of the house owners, Heather Davidoff and Jeff Crean, inform ABC7 they’re pleased with the expansion they’ve seen when it comes to fan participation.

“Our crowd has just grown immensely over the last two years that we’ve been in business,” Davidoff stated.

“UCW is built on the idea that first and foremost, we want to entertain people,” Crean stated. “We want to bring families together.”

Crean can also be one of many wrestlers. He performs underneath the ring title Johnny Walker. Although the storylines of what he and his comrades within the ring do are scripted, what they put their our bodies by means of out and in of the ring isn’t.

“The guys do get injured,” Davidoff stated. “The ring really is steel, and wood and little bit of padding on top. No matter what you think wrestling is, it is a real sport with 200 plus pound grown men throwing each other onto steel and wood beams. There are injuries that happen.”

UCW is a smaller wrestling firm, however each Crean and Davidoff have massive goals for growth.

“I would love to see us every weekend in a different city,” Crean stated. “I would love to see us eventually in a different state.”

“We’re a family and you can feel it when you’re at our events,” Davidoff stated. “People know all of the wrestlers and they’re rooting for their family favorites.”

UCW’s subsequent massive present is in January on the Manatee County Fair. To discover out extra about UCW, go to their website.

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