The sound of the bell and a bit of a crowd warm up and the wrestlers of Nickel City Wrestling are ready for the match. 

"Nickel City Wrestling started in 2016 kind of on a fluke," said Steven Stroh, the league’s owner. "We started small and we had high ambitions to do something bigger." 

Fast forward the angles three years and Stroh is packing the Polish Cadets for each match. 

"The level of dedication now is the reason that we keep growing," Stroh said. 

Having a lot of heart might be a reason, too. Stroh makes sure each event has a greater story line than the ones unfolding in the ring. 

"You have to create a real-life superhero," he said.

Each event doubles as a fundraiser for a different local charity, non-profit or family in need.  

"Just becoming a better human and hopefully that helps others do the same and realize it's not about how money you go to the grave with, it's about what you do while you're here," Stroh said. 

One organization Stroh has worked very closely with is The Silver Lining for Pit Bulls animal rescue group. 

"We take a lot of dogs from Korea from the Korean meat trade," said Skye Lipton, the group's president. "We do a lot of rehabilitation for all dogs and do our best to find them their forever homes." 

Litpon said not only does NCW help them save man's best friend, but it's helping stop the stigma. 

"It's still a fight and a challenge, and I don't like to use the word fight because when you talk about pit bulls people, think of fighting," Lipton said. "But that does exist and I think it's so important that we continue to tell the story." 

That lesson goes beyond four paws. Stroh said it's about accepting others, no matter their differences. That's the non-fiction story he hopes his wrestlers tell at each event. 

"You have to sometimes let stuff go and look toward to greater good," he smiled.