It’s a jacked weekend of indie wrestling with Spark Joshi and Mayhem on Mills

Ring that damn bell on Saturday AND Sunday.

By Matthew Moyer on Wed, Oct 11, 2023 at 12:53 pm

It’s a jacked weekend of indie wrestling with Spark Joshi and Mayhem on Mills (2)

Decades ago, wrestling legend Terry Funk (RIP) urged journalist Dave Meltzer to keep a close eye on Japanese women's wrestling, feeling that these athletes were pushing pro-wrestling forward.

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It’s a jacked weekend of indie wrestling with Spark Joshi and Mayhem on Mills

It's 2023 now and Funk is still prescient, and you'll get a chance to check this out for yourself when new promotion Spark Joshi comes to town for an East-meets-West clash that includes Sumie Sakai, Ram Kaichow, Emi Sakura and Saki as well as Kilyn King, Dani Mo and Kelsey Raegan. (5 p.m. Saturday, Engelwood Neighborhood Center, 6123 LaCosta Drive, eventbrite.com, $45-$100)

Want more? Local fed Mayhem on Mills comes to the Milk District's Sideward Brewing for a jacked card featuring the champ KiLynn King (busy weekend!), Serpentico, Culture Inc. and many more promising fighters. Ring that damn bell. (5 p.m. Sunday, Sideward Brewing, 210 N. Bumby Ave., instagram.com/mayhemonmills, free)

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