Wrestletown Brokers Deal With Local Businesses
Apr 4, 2015 22:27:05 GMT -5
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The Wrestletown Sun
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Wrestletown Brokers Deal With Local Business Owners: Townie-cam to be Introduced
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Wrestletown Brokers Deal With Local Business Owners: Townie-cam to be Introduced
by Clark Westfield, staff writer
Yesterday evening, a deal was reached between Wrestletown, the professional wrestling promotion that has established a base of operations in Holston, Pennsylvania, and local business owners of the Holston community. The deal, which was brokered following several days of undisclosed negotiations involving Wrestletown owner Dean Willard, Holston Mayor Hank Murdoch, and the Holston Chamber of Commerce, will result in participating businesses placing cameras, known as "townie-cams," on premises that will provide live feed to Wrestletown headquarters during Monday Night Live Events. This feed will usher footage directly to the Wrestletown production booth, and be made available to be incorporated into the show. Footage will circulate directly onto the "Wrestletron-- the large screen that hovers above the ring, and at various spots in the arena.
"This new deal will allow us to really merge the sport of professional wrestling with the entertainment and drama that comes with reality television," said Willard. "Thanks to the cooperation of local business owners, Wrestletown is set to become 'The Truman Show' meets 'Fight Club.'"
Many business owners were more than happy to oblige in allowing public feeds for their businesses. It is reported in addition to receiving substantial compensation, the potential network exposure that these participating businesses will recognize will increase revenue substantially. "Hell, my bar shows Wrestletown on Monday nights, two dollar draughts, and wings," said Steel Mill Tavern owner Chuck Savage. "Now, there's a chance that being at the bar, you'll wind up on the show. I'm all for that!"
"This is something that would work with no other professional wrestling organization in the world," added Willard. This town is so small that it works. The arena is literally on main street. The town has just over ten thousand people. Everyone knows everyone. Wrestletown is the glue that holds this town together. At the same time, given the exposure this town has received in the past (through the "Wrestletown" documentary), people outside of the Holston borders-- hell, people outside of the Pennsylvania borders-- are watching, paying attention, rooting not just for their favorite wrestler, but for their favorite 'townie.'"
Townie is a term that has been coined by the media, to represent the fanatical citizens of the Holston community who have centered their lives around this wrestling product, and there are a growing number of townies in Holston. With the birth of Dean Willard's Townie-Cam in local businesses and with it, the chance for local community members to gain recognition, it is likely that the number of townies will grow in the future.
