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The Lockup

S A NATIVE New Yorker and lifelong resident of the Northeast, as well as a lover of pro wrestling history, November 19, 2015, was a dark day for me personally. That was the day that the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum, which had been a fixture of upstate New York for 16 years, announced that it would be moving to Wichita Falls, Texas. I loved visiting the place and exploring its incredible collection, and was saddened that it was moving out of reach of myself and so many other fans in the most populous region

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