World Championships Local Marketing Committee Announced    New York, NY (April 5, 2001) - The World Championships of Wrestling  announced today the names of the individuals on the local marketing  committee assisting with the sales and promotions for the September 26-29  event to be held at Madison Square Garden.  Al Bevilacqua (Pt. Jervis,  N.Y.), Bill Crum (West Orange, N.J.), Jerry Seckler (Massapequa, N.Y.), Jack  Galloway (Boalsburg, Pa.), Gary Whipple (New Fairfield, Conn.), John Welch  (Liberty Corner, N.J.), Steve Erber (Allentown, Pa.), Stan Zeemer (Manheim,  Pa.), Carl Bennett (New City, N.Y.) and Steve Powell (Nazareth, Pa.) have  combined over 350 years of experience together in the wrestling community.  They will be working directly with USA Wrestling and NYC2012 to promote the  World Championships.    The committee includes ten of the most seasoned coaches and wrestling  experts in the four states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and  Connecticut.  The highest priority for the World Championships is to sell  tickets in that four state region.    Al Bevilacqua, MWA (Metropolitan Wrestling Association) Chairman of the  Board, Bill Crum, Executive Director of the MWA and Competition Manager for  the World Championships, and Jerry Seckler, Friends of Long Island Wrestling  Chairman, spearheaded putting this illustrious list of wrestling coaches and  supporters together.    "This is the opportunity we've been waiting for," said Al Bevilacqua,  Chairman of the Board of the MWA.  "The World Championships will give the  wrestling community of this area the chance to step up and show the world  how much the Northeastern U.S. supports wrestling."    The goal of the committee is to make the 2001 World Championships of  Wrestling the largest attended wrestling event in history.  The committee  will focus specifically on grassroots promotions and ticket sales in New  York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Connecticut.    "I'm thrilled to have such a distinguished group of experts in the local  wrestling community to lead our marketing efforts for the World  Championships," said Dan Doctoroff, President, NYC2012. "This exceptional  list of coaches and leaders in the wrestling community will definitely help  take this event to the next level."    The committee's first incentive for ticket buyers is a free World  Championships T-Shirt with every purchase of an all-session pass during the  month of April.  To take advantage of this offer, ticket buyers are asked to  call 1-866-NYC-2001 and ask for the "April T-Shirt Promotion."    The World Championships of Wrestling will take place September 26-29 at  Madison Square Garden.  Single session tickets start as low as $10.  All-session passes are priced as low as $99 for the eight total sessions,  with family packages starting at just $308. Individual session tickets can  be purchased from TicketMaster at 1-212-307-7171.  All-Session passes,  family passes and VIP Gold passes can be purchased by calling The Madison  Square Garden Box office at 1-866-NYC-2001.  For more information on the  World Championships check out www.themat.com/2001worlds.    For more information:       Tanya Benson, M-Streets Media  Phone:  (303) 758-5911  tbenson@mstreetsmedia.com