City turns to pro wrestling to bring kids and families back to downtown Windsor, says councillor

Border City Wrestling sets up downtown Coun. Renaldo Agostino says bringing Border City Wrestling to the streets of downtown is about bringing kids and families to the area.

An outdoor Border City Wrestling event is credited for bringing kids and families to downtown Windsor — something the councillor for the area said has been a challenge in the eyes of area residents.

"As soon as someone said that to me, I said 'watch.' Let's see what we can do," said Ward 3 Councillor Renaldo Agostino.

The result, according to Agostino, was an outdoor Border City Wrestling show called "Downtown Showdown", which took place Saturday afternoon on the 300 block of Ouellette Avenue.

According to Agostino, the event was put together on "less than two weeks" notice.

The outdoor BCW event was part of a wrestling-themed block party happening in Windsor this weekend.

"We're doing so many of these block parties. It's overwhelming. We just go from one to the next," said Agostino.

Earlier this month, soccer fans gathered in downtown Windsor for the Copa America final for a block party, following another one near Windsor City Hall for the NFL Draft back in April.

"So I asked, ‘what are we doing next?' Now, we've got pro wrestling."

Look at the video above to see how downtown Windsor transformed into a venue for live pro wrestling.