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'WrestleFest 5' Set for Saturday in Joliet

Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle, more than 10 WWE stars and Hall of Famers will be at Aug. 9 event.

A Joliet-based independent wrestling organization will bring WWE stars to town this weekend.

Pro Wrestling Blitz will host WrestleFest 5 at the Joliet Park District Multipurpose Center, 3000 W. Jefferson St., on Saturday, Aug. 9.

The event will feature Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle, plus WWE Hall of Famer Booker T, Kevin Nash, Sabu, Scott Steiner and Tru TV star “Limo Bob,” to name a few.

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Doors open at 4 p.m.; bell is at 6 p.m.

Tickets are $35 for general admission and $20 for kids. Tickets for rows 1 and 2 are $50 each and include a meet and greet with Nash and Steiner.

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