Wrestlers gather inside the Harmony House during an event promoted as The Horror Show by Extreme Wrestling Force, in Webster , NY on Oct. 7, 2023. Many of the wrestlers double as crew for set up and clean up. The promoters decided to set the ring up in a “lowboy” style meaning that the ring sits lower that it usually would, because the lights hanging from the ceiling could be hit by the wrestlers.
Wrestlers Tommy Kennedy “Buckwild Tommy K” and Mike Van Slyke “Brute” backstage before their tag-team match begins as part of the billing on “The Horror Show” in Webster , NY on Oct. 7, 2023. Van Slake states “ I don’t fit in cars, or on planes or in most things, but I fit in wrestling.”
Matt Walter is helping to set up the wrestling ring during the “Horror Show” put on by Extreme Wrestling Force, in Webster , NY on Oct. 7, 2023. Part of the set up is the tighten straps that run under the ring and make everything tight. Walter has been a lifetime fan of professional wrestling and enjoys being part of the security team at the event. “ I get to know and interact with all the wrestlers in a way that normal fans don’t” states Walter.
Dick Greco “Hardcore” relaxing in the basement of the Harmony House before his match begins, in Webster , NY on Oct. 7, 2023 Greco muses that people’s characters are either an extension of their real persona or, like in his case, the exact opposite. The match that he has scheduled for tonight is against “Dirty Ron” and is the first match in three years that Greco is not supposed to bleed in. “Hardcore” is known for be slammed into thumbtacks, beaten with bats covered in shark teeth.
A schedule for the nights matches during “Horror Show” event in the basement of the Harmony House in Webster , NY on Oct. 7, 2023. The Harmony House was historically used for singing competitions such as barbershop quartets.
Dick Greco “Hardcore” shows his back and all of the scars that he has gotten over the years of wrestling in Webster, NY on Oct. 7, 2023. Greco claims that he refuses to get any stitches or go to the hospital unless there is a broken bone involved, instead he just uses anti-bacterial soap. Greco showed several places under his skin where he still had pieces of glass imbedded from previous matches.
Ambulances are required at all of the wrestling events, due to the high probability that someone will get hurt.
Dick Greco "Hardcore" and his manager “High Pitch Will” on their way to the ring at The Horror Show in Webster , NY on Oct. 7, 2023.
Mikey Gordon “Dirty Ron McDonald” prepared to enter the right for his match against Dick Greco "Hardcore"at Extreme Wrestling Forces event The Horror Show in Webster , NY on Oct. 7, 2023.
"Dirty Ron McDonald vs Hardcore and High Pitch Mike"
"Dirty Ron McDonald" jumps from the top rope onto "Hardcore"
What separates this type of location wresting is truly how close you get to be to the action that is taking place, often the crowds are moved out of the way by the security team when they know something is about to happen. in Webster , NY on Oct. 7, 2023.
The last thing to be done at the end of night is to break down the ring, the canvas is often stained by blood and sweat. Webster , NY on Oct. 7, 2023.
