Killer Kowalski
The Walter "Killer" Kowalski Memorial Show was a professional wrestling memorial event co-produced by the Big Time Wrestling (BTW) and United States Wrestling Federation (USWF) promotions, which took place on October 26, 2008 at the Irish American Club in Malden, Massachusetts. The event was held in honor of Walter "Killer" Kowalski, who had died August 30, 2008, a little over three weeks after suffering a heart attack on August 8, 2008. All proceeds from the show were donated to the Walter "Killer" Kowalski Memorial Fund" to help pay for his medical bills; A wrestling memorabilia raffle was another attraction, and which included gift baskets (some filled with WWE t-shirts and DVDs), a broken autographed guitar by The Honky Tonk Man, and autographed Killer Kowalski action figures and photographs donated from wrestlers all over the world. Fans were also able to bid on memorabilia from Kowalski's wrestling career including an original pair of wrestling tights, boots and his mask. In all, over $7,000 was raised.