Dennis Coralluzzo Invitational
The Dennis Coralluzzo Invitational was a professional wrestling memorial event produced by the NWA New Jersey promotion, which took place on September 26, 2009 at the Wayne PAL in Wayne, New Jersey; It was held in honor of Dennis Coralluzzo, a longtime New Jersey wrestling promoter and one-time president of the National Wrestling Alliance, who had died on July 25, 2001 after suffering a fatal stroke. As part of the event, his family were present to accept his posthumous introduction to the NWA Hall of Fame. The event was sponsored by Smash Fight Wear, a mixed martial arts equipment manufacturer, and open to the general public free of charge. Twelve professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's card, with two including championships.
The main event was a standard wrestling match of a tournament final for the NWA New Jersey Television Championship between Crowbar and Judas Young, in which Crowbar won the vacant championship. Other participants included Justin Corino, Monsta Mack, Danny Demanto, Dan Maff, B-Boy and Josh Daniels. Another featured match was The Powers of Pain versus The Varsity Club. The vacant NWA New Jersey Television Tag Team Championship was won by Fire Power after defeating The Spirit Squad, and Rik Ratchett beat Biggie Biggs. Other wrestlers such as Afa, Jr., Lance Cade, and Mike Mondo were among those originally scheduled to appear for the memorial show but later had to cancel their appearance.Results
September 26, 2009 in Wayne, New Jersey Tournament bracket
This was a one-night tournament held on September 26, 2009. The tournament brackets were:
