5 First Round Matches Announced For AIW's Annual JT Lighting Invitational Tournament.

The prestigious JT Lightning Invitational Tournament is a two night professional wrestling tournament presented by Absolute Intense Wrestling celebrating the life of long time Cleveland area professional wrestling promoter James "JT Lightning" Haase who tragically died of cancer in 2011 at the age of 41.

The JT Lightning Invitational Tournament was created in 2012 to honor the memory of the late, great JT Lightning who launched the careers of many Cleveland based professional wrestlers throughout the 1990's and early 2000's. Since 2012 the tournament has become one of the most talked about independent wrestling events in the entire world and has featured some of the biggest stars in the industry and the 2017 tournament is shaping up to be the biggest tournament to date. The two night tournament will take place on May 26^th & 27^th in Cleveland, Ohio and will feature 24 of the very best professional wrestlers in the world including Former UFC Star “Filthy” Tom Lawlor, Former WWE Superstar Hornswoggle, Former WWE Superstar Super Crazy, Impact Wrestling Star Laredo Kid, The Host Of the Art Of Wrestling Podcast Colt Cabana, Cleveland’s Own Matt Cross, and many more!

The Official #JLIT2017 Hotel‬ is the Howard Johnson Inn Cleveland airport location 16644 Snow Road, Brook Park, Ohio the special #JLIT2017 weekend rate will be $55/night (after taxes) to reserve your room call (216)676-5200 and mention AIW when booking your reservation to receive the group rate.