• Look Back In History
• Pmessages
• Quiz
• Stump The Staff
• Top Fifty
• Close

Reality Star and Pro Wrestler's Fundraiser Huge Success

Posted: Sep 22nd 2009 By: mikeiles

(Russellville, AR) ? Pro wrestler Matt Riviera, also a star of reality TV, is basking in the glow of a highly successful event that occurred recently in his hometown of Russellville, AR.

Dubbed ?Russellmania,? Riviera?s wrestling card not only thrilled fans, but also raised much-needed funds for the Boys and Girls Club of the Arkansas River Valley.

Held on September 12, Russellmania set an attendance record?packing over 700 people into the LV Williamson Boys & Girls Club building. Over 300 tickets were given away to elementary school kids.

?We raised over $2,600,? Riviera said proudly of the financial shot in the arm that the Boys and Girls Club of the Arkansas River Valley are now enjoying.

Riviera, who also wrestled on the card, said that legendary wrestler Buddy Landel told him something that was very poignant.

?Buddy said that his match at Russellmania was his best one since his Smokey Mountain days,? Riviera related.

Fans waited in line for the doors to open, and their patience was rewarded with non-stop action, which was met with raucous cheers.

?The crowd was amazing,? Riviera said. ?I can tell you that we wrestlers really fed off it.?

Riviera, fresh off a summer in which he starred in a VH1 reality show and helped produce a movie, was glad to help kids near his hometown.

?Always happy to give back,? he said. ?These are good, hard-working people.?

For more information about Matt Riviera, visit www.MattRiviera.com.

For more information about the Boys and Girls Club of the Arkansas River Valley, call 479-229-2982.

###

For Matt Riviera interview requests and/or questions about public appearances, contact Shannon Rose at (813) 960-8412; (813) 389-0801; or info@mediaproductions.tv

ABOUT ECLECTIC MEDIA PRODUCTIONS

Eclectic Media Productions was formed in 2007 by Shannon Rose. Our mission is to provide our clients with the best in Public Relations.

Our clients have appeared in Time Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Daily Variety, Howard Stern Show, CNN, FOX NEWS, TMZ, The Insider, and others.

Our motto is "Your One Stop to Take You to the Top!"

Tags: Matt Riviera, Buddy Landel