Wrestlers go for record

Fifty DVDs and 72 hours later, this weekend’s Wrestling With Hunger fundraiser in Port Coquitlam appears to have been a record breaker.

The non-stop wrestling event, which benefited the SHARE Family and Community Services Society, ran for a total of 72 hours, 1 minute and 50 seconds.

The continuous effort of the 20 wrestlers taking part was mirrored by the community’s generosity, as 3,021 pounds of food were donated on top of about $900.

“It was outstanding,” said event organizer Dave Teixeira. “We had churches, businesses and individuals all dropping off food throughout and we pretty much had one person from the public at all times, which was bizarre.”

The non-stop wrestling event at the Hyde Creek Recreation Centre began at 2 p.m. on Thursday and wrapped up shortly after 2 p.m. Sunday afternoon.

But that’s not to say that Teixeira and others associated with the event feel as though the job is done.

“The goal of this is to write a manual, a how-to, if you will, so that we can provide this to wrestling promotions all around the world so they too can raise money and food for their local food banks,” he said.

Teixeira said he’s now in the process of sending all the event info — specific documentation and upwards of 50 DVDs full of wrestling — to Guinness Book of Records staff to verify the event as the longest pro-wrestling show ever.

John Kurucz - Coquitlam Now