Over two consecutive summers, the Tri-City Valleycats hosted pro wrestling at Joe Bruno Stadium. In July 2017, Northeast Wrestling presented "Wrestling Under The Stars", headlined by then-champion Cody Rhodes, who was also the Ring of Honor World titlist, defending the Northeast title vs. Jack Swagger (Jake Hager). Both men had left the WWE some time earlier, and Hager, under the name Jack Strong, would be the final champion of Lucha Underground as that series ended a year later.
This is also a rarity, as Jake's wife, Linda, accompanied him to ringside, only to be chased off by Cody's wife, Brandi, as you'll see. Hager & Rhodes would later surface in All Elite Wrestling, where Hager now wrestles under his birth name. Rhodes returned to WWE a year ago, and is expected to return at this year's Royal Rumble.
Right now, though, let's go back in time 5 1/2 years and let Jerry Strauss paint the word picture.
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