WFAC: A Smashing Success

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — In the Wrestling for a Cure footage, spectators sit around a black wrestling ring beneath the high windows of the Illinois Building. Several wrestlers are already in the ring, and a referee watches from the floor. For the 3CS crew, the July 13, 2024 show at the Illinois State Fairgrounds started before the first entrance and continued after the last match.

The Kansas City team helped set up and clean up and put about $1,000 toward travel and donations combined. In between, Skully_B, Sergeant Smash, Noah T. Diego, and Dillon Stylez competed in the Dusty Cameron Memorial Battle Royal. Diego entered first. John Boy eliminated Skully_B and Stylez, and Sid Holland eliminated Diego on his way to winning the match.

The battle royal carries the name of Dusty Cameron, who died of Burkitt’s lymphoma in 2003. In earlier coverage of the event, Wrestling for a Cure president Jason Wilhite summed up the reason for the fundraiser in four words: “We fight for kids.” The Springfield show continued that effort in support of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

The team’s work ran on two tracks that day. The wrestlers had a place in the battle royal, while the crew helped get the event ready and clear it afterward. Both were part of the same trip, and the roughly $1,000 in travel and donations reflects what 3CS put into taking part.

The trip also became part of the story 3CS brought home to Kansas City. A month later, Northeast News featured the promotion and its charitable work on the Northeast Newscast.