WrestleCon | |
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Status | Active |
Frequency | Annual |
Location(s) | Various |
Country | United States |
Founded | 2012 |
Organized by | Highspots |
Website | http://www.wrestlecon.com/ |
WrestleCon is an annual professional wrestling fan convention held each spring since 2013 by Highspots, a digital professional wrestling retailer. The event features guest appearances, question-and-answer sessions, and live matches.
Traditionally, WrestleCon takes place during the weekend of, and either in or near the host city of WrestleMania - the flagship event of WWE and considered the biggest wrestling event of the year.
The inaugural WrestleCon was a collaboration between Highspots and WWNLive.com, taking place April 5–7, 2013 at the Meadowlands Expo Center in Secaucus, New Jersey during WrestleMania 29 weekend. [1] The convention included appearances by Bruno Sammartino, Paul Orndorff, Demolition, Tito Santana, The Iron Sheik and more. It also featured live wrestling from five promotions – EVOLVE, Combat Zone Wrestling, SHIMMER, CHIKARA, and Dragon Gate USA. [2]
In 2014, WrestleCon emanated from The Sugar Mill in New Orleans, Louisiana, and featured appearances by Bill Goldberg, Roddy Piper, Edge, and Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart together as the Hart Foundation. WWNLive and its affiliated promotions did not participate in WrestleCon in 2014, [3] with the live wrestling portion of the convention being the inaugural WrestleCon Supershow headlined by Kevin Steen, Jeff Jarrett, Colt Cabana, Chris Hero, Drew Gulak, Masato Tanaka, The Suck Me Crew and more.
Beginning in 2018, the annual WrestleCon Supershow was rechristened the Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow in honor of Mark Hitchcock, an artist and wrestling fan who assisted in DVD production for Highspots [4]
Originally scheduled for April 2–5, the 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]
Due to the lingering pandemic, WrestleCon was not held in 2021. It returned in 2022 during WrestleMania 38 weekend.
In 2022, Impact Wrestling, since reverted to its past branding as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, began promoting events as part of WrestleCon, partnering with different promotions to produce "Multiverse" shows.
Event | Date | City | Venue | Main Event |
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WrestleCon Supershow (2014) | April 5, 2014 | New Orleans, Louisiana | The Suger Mill | Masada defeated D. J. Hyde [6] |
WrestleCon Supershow (2015) | March 28, 2015 | San Jose, California | San Jose Airport Hotel | Rob Van Dam and Sabu defeated The Hardy Boyz (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) in a No Disqualification tag team match [7] |
WrestleCon Supershow (2016) | April 2, 2016 | Dallas, Texas | Hyatt Regency Downtown | Jeff Hardy won a Six-Person Monster's Ball Match, also including Abyss, Andrew Everett, A. R. Fox, Trevor Lee, and Pentagón Jr. [8] |
WrestleCon Supershow (2017) | March 31, 2017 | Orlando, Florida | Wyndham Orlando Resort | The Hardy Boyz (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) defeated The Lucha Bros (Pentagón Jr. and Rey Fénix) |
Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow (2018) | April 5, 2018 | New Orleans, Louisiana | The Sugar Mill | Golden☆Lovers (Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi) defeated Chuck Taylor & Flip Gordon |
Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow (2019) | April 4, 2019 | New York City, New York | Hilton New York Midtown | Will Ospreay defeated Bandido [9] |
Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow (2020) | April 2, 2020 | Tampa, Florida | The Ritz | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow (2022) | March 31, 2022 | Dallas, Texas | Fairmont Dallas | The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) defeated The Rottweilers (Homicide and Low Ki) |
Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow (2023) | March 30, 2023 | Los Angeles, California | Globe Theater | El Hijo del Vikingo (c) defeated Black Taurus and Komander to retain the AAA Mega Championship |
Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow (2024) | April 4, 2024 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 2300 Arena | Paul Walter Hauser defeated Sami Callihan in a Philly Street Fight |
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