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Impact Wrestling Eli Drake, Lashley to meet fans at Crust & Crate

Meet Impact Wrestling Champ Eli Drake (pictured) and Bobby Lashley on Friday, Oct. 20, starting at 3 p.m. ET at Crust & Crate at 105-325 Marche Way in the Lansdowne Park area of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Meet Impact Wrestling Champ Eli Drake (pictured) and Bobby Lashley on Friday, Oct. 20, starting at 3 p.m. ET at Crust & Crate at 105-325 Marche Way in the Lansdowne Park area of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Photo By Jim Varsallone

IMPACT Wrestling and Crust & Crate Fast Fired Pizza Pub have announced a press conference for Friday, Oct. 20, starting at 3 p.m. ET at Crust & Crate at 105-325 Marche Way in the Lansdowne Park area of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

The two companies will announce details of the formal partnership over the next month, as IMPACT Wrestling will hold six back-to-back nights of high-flying pro wrestling action, kicking off Sunday night, Nov. 5, with Bound For Glory – the company’s premier annual pay-per-view, which will be broadcast live worldwide.

Bound For Glory will be at Aberdeen Pavilion in Ottawa, and there will be wrestling shows Monday through Friday, Nov. 6-10, at Aberdeen Pavilion for the company’s weekly TV show, which airs every Thursday nights on Pop TV in the United States as well as the Fight Network and GameTV in Canada.

IMPACT superstar Bobby Lashley and reigning IMPACT World Champion Eli Drake will attend the Press Conference, along with representatives from Crust & Crate, who will serve as the Title Partner with IMPACT Wrestling over the next month.

At the Press Conference, Crust & Crate Fast Fired Pizza Pub will unveil the first-ever IMPACT PIZZA – with Lashley and Drake set to eat slices from the inaugural IMPACT PIZZA, along with the IMPACT official signature beverage. George Hanna, President, Gabriel Pizza Franchise Corporation also will be available to discuss the launch of both the IMPACT PIZZA and Drink, which will be available exclusively at Crust & Crate from Nov. 4-10.

Crust & Crate will serve as the host for the official post-IMPACT party every night from Nov. 5-10, with nightly appearances by select members of the IMPACT roster.

The media and public are invited to the press conference and tasting, starting at 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 20. Lashley and Drake will be in Ottawa on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 19-20, and this will be their only autograph signing while in Ottawa.

Autograph signing in Ottawa

WHO: Bobby Lashley and Eli Drake

WHAT: IMPACT Wrestling Coming to Ottawa

WHEN: Friday, Oct. 20, starting at 3 p.m. ET

WHERE: Crust & Crate Fast Fired Pizza Pub

105-325 Marche Way, Ottawa

For more information, visit www.impactwrestling.com.

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About IMPACT Wrestling

IMPACT Wrestling is one of the world’s largest wrestling entertainment properties, creating more than 200 hours of original content annually across television and other digital platforms. IMPACT specializes in events, products, merchandise and music, as well as the management and promotion of professional wrestlers.

The roster features such greats as Eli Drake, Bobby Lashley, Moose, EC3, Eddie Edwards, James Storm, the high-flying X-Division, plus the lovely and lethal Knockouts, including Sienna, Rosemary and Gail Kim, as well as talent from international partner promotions such as Johnny Impact, Naomichi Marufuji and El Hijo del Fantasma.

Its highly successful flagship, IMPACT!, broadcasts in more than 120 countries around the world, including Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Pop (a joint venture of CBS Corporation and Lionsgate) in the United States, Fight Network and GameTV in Canada, Sony Six in India, Spike UK in the United Kingdom and SuperSport in Africa.

About Crust & Crate Fast Fired Pizza Pub

Crust & Crate is Ottawa’s favourite little pizza pub serving up fast fired Al Forno style pizzas and gastropub fare in a colourful, cocktail inspired, wine infused, craft beer loving environment. The décor – plank floors, weathered brick, open ceilings and stacked crates – has a unique old warehouse atmosphere.

Crust & Crate is a casual dining restaurant created by renowned Gabriel Pizza Franchise Corporation – known for its award-winning products, service and quality brand. Crust & Crate serves the national capital region with two locations at Lansdowne Park and Shopper’s City East.

Visit www.CrustandCrate.com for more information.

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This story was originally published October 17, 2017 at 4:19 PM with the headline "Impact Wrestling Eli Drake, Lashley to meet fans at Crust & Crate."

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