Dragon Gate USA and Evolve booker Gabe Sapolsky blogged about the ECW Arena at the Heyman Hustle website. "The Asylum Arena, formerly known as The ECW Arena, has always been called the wrestling equivalent of the place punk music was born, CBGB's," Sapolsky wrote. "The Arena is about to suffer the same demise that befell CBGB's. New ownership has taken over and is about to start a huge renovation that will forever change the venue. As fate would have it, EVOLVE will hold the last pro wrestling show there this Saturday night...

"The beginning of February will see all the interior walls torn down and every inch of the building redone. To my understanding, the grungy, intimate old bingo hall will be transformed into a pristine 3000 seat concert hall. The anything goes, wrestling friendly days will be over. The general public will call this an improvement. To those denizens of The Arena it will be an end of an era." To read the full blog, visit Heymanhustle.com/articles/news/23-news/167468-ecw-arena.

Powell's POV: Gabe also wrote about the responsibility he feels to deliver the building "goes out the right way." It's good to know that someone who worked in ECW and is passionate about that product is booking the final show at the venue. The Evolve show takes place on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. CT. You can order the Evolve event via online pay-per-view for $14.95 via WWNLive.com.

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