Question: In what city did Balls Mahoney begin his career in Assault Championship Wrestling?
Context: Jonathan Rechner (April 11, 1972 – April 12, 2016), better known by his ring name Balls Mahoney, was an American professional wrestler.  He is perhaps best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) during the late 1990s and early 2000s, where he was a three-time ECW Tag Team Champion, as well as working for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its "ECW" brand.  Mahoney last worked for American independent promotions. The ACW Television Championship was a secondary professional wrestling championship title in the American independent promotion Assault Championship Wrestling.  The first and only champion was Scotty Charisma who won a battle royal in Waterbury, Connecticut on July 19, 2003.  The championship was regularly defended throughout the state of Connecticut, and on its weekly television series "Assault TV", until the promotion closed in early-2004. Johnny Kashmere (born November 6, 1978) is an American professional wrestler, best known as one half of The Backseat Boyz, along with Trent Acid.  Kashmere has competed in Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Unplugged, Combat Zone Wrestling, Assault Championship Wrestling, Premier Wrestling Federation, NWA New Jersey and in Japan, Central America, Europe and Alaska. The Backseat Boyz were a professional wrestling foursome that consisted of Trent Acid and Johnny Kashmere who competed in Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Unplugged, Combat Zone Wrestling, Assault Championship Wrestling, the Premier Wrestling Federation, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, and Japan together.  They were the first team in history to hold both the ROH Tag Team Championship and the CZW Tag Team Championship. Daniel Michael Quirk (July 19, 1982 – May 28, 2005) was an American professional wrestler, known by his ring name Spider, who competed in several Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic independent promotions including Assault Championship Wrestling, Chikara, the Millennium Wrestling Federation, the National Wrestling Alliance, World Wrestling Alliance and World Xtreme Wrestling. The ACW Hardcore Championship was the top professional wrestling hardcore championship title in the American independent promotion Assault Championship Wrestling.  Ron Zombie was declared the first-ever champion in Meriden, Connecticut on August 24, 2001.  The championship was regularly defended throughout the state of Connecticut, most often in Meriden, Connecticut, until the promotion closed in early-2004. The ACW Tag Team Championship was the top professional wrestling tag team championship title in the American independent promotion Assault Championship Wrestling.  The first champions were Heavy Artillery (Apollo and Gunner) who defeated Mind and Matter the finals of a championship tournament held in Meriden, Connecticut on November 30, 2001.  The championship was regularly defended throughout the state of Connecticut, most often in Meriden, Connecticut, until the promotion closed in early-2004. The ACW Heavyweight Championship was the top professional wrestling championship title in the American independent promotion Assault Championship Wrestling.  The first-ever champion was Chris Hamrick who won the title in a championship tournament held in Meriden, Connecticut on August 24, 2001.  The championship was regularly defended throughout the state of Connecticut, most often in Meriden, Connecticut, until the promotion closed in early-2004. Fred Thomas Koury III (born May 19, 1977) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Flyin' Fred Curry Jr." Throughout his career, Curry wrestled on the independent circuit in the Northeastern United States for promotions such as Assault Championship Wrestling and New England Championship Wrestling.  Curry is a third-generation professional wrestler; the grandson of Bull Curry and the son of Fred Curry. Assault Championship Wrestling was an American independent wrestling promotion based in Connecticut and promoted by Jason Knight, a retired wrestler and manager, during the early 2000s.  The first major independent promotion to operate in Connecticut, Assault Championship Wrestling became important on the independent circuit particularly after the close of Extreme Championship Wrestling in 2002 and featured many former ECW veterans including Danny Doring, Kid Kash, Justin Credible, Little Guido, Tony DeVito, Balls Mahoney, John Kronus, Francine and Joel Gertner who acted as its commissioner.
Answer: Connecticut