Pro wrestling thrills North County fans. - The San Diego Union-Tribune
Pro wrestling comes to North County The ring is dimly lit. The heavy metal music is pounding. The crowd of about 90 people is restless and the show is about to start. In a moment, a colorful parade of characters with names like Big Duke, Dirty Doug, Sasha Darevko, Motros Jungle and SoCal Crazy will slap and slam each other into submission. It’s a two-hour spectacle that event organizer SoCal Pro Wrestling offers twice a month in North County. For many in the audience and some in the ring, it’s an escape from reality to a world where heroes and villains duke it out for supremacy. Many of the fans who gathered for one of the shows at the Escondido Sport & Fitness gym on a recent Friday...