IWA East Coast’s Fight For Fattawn, a benefit for IWA EC owner, Michael Tawney, happened last Saturday at the Koontz Gym in Clendenin, and the plan was for me to present a long photo essay documenting the evening here today.

Unfortunately, a convergence of wind-induced power flickers, sportty internet (thanks, Optimum) and an onslaught of phone calls (not entirely telemarketers), has mucked things up to the point where we are well into the afternoon, and I’m just getting this stopgap post written and posted.

The extra-long photo essay, with pics taken by yours truly AND his lovely wife, Mel Larch, will run Friday as this week’s PopCulteer.

In the meantime, I have just a taste of the images coming your way. That’s the man himself, Michael Tawney, with your humble blogger somewhere above this text.

Below we have three random images of the action. I’ll have more details and captions and stuff Friday. I’m a bit frazzled today.

Don’t forget that you can still chip in on my friend’s GoFundMe page, and if you have a spare kidney, maybe hit him up. In case you haven’t heard, let me repeat this…

Michael Tawney, who is known and loved by many in Charleston from his time as the manager of The GameStop in The Charleston Town Center and even moreso as the manage of the Park Place Cinema, as well as his role as the promoter for IWA East Coast(where he is known as “Fattawn”), is currently in end-stage renal failure and is waiting on a kidney transplant.

He’s getting dialysis treatment and carefully being monitored while he awaits a donor kidney, and he could use some financial help.

His brother has organized a GoFundMe to help cover his living expenses, since he can’t work while he’s dealing with this situation, so if you know Michael from IWA EC or Park Place (or GameStop), please consider donating for one of the coolest people I know.

A little mayhem from the opening match, an over the top-rope battle royal.

Smokey C and Crowza in a Singapore Cane match that people will be talking about for years.

A wee taste of the action from the six-man ladder match main event, which saw a new IWA East Coast champion crowned!

Tomorrow I’ll be running our weekly list of STUFF TO DO, and then we’ll do the photo essay for IWA East Coast up properly on Friday.