Jun 22, 2026 · 47 min · 8 segments
In the Season 2 finale of Boots to Boots, Deonna and Steve look back on the incredible success of Battle for the Brave, the first-ever wrestling showcase they promoted in support of veterans and first…
Deonna PurrazzoHost
Steve MaclinHost
It's been about two weeks since Battle for the Brave, a wrestling showcase for heroes.
With set up and everything, we learned a lot of good things that we needed to change for the next time we do one.
We learned in the wrestling business that you always have the help there to set up, but never at the tear down, which is a go-to for the ring.
It ended up being me and you and a few other people from VPW doing that, which was a pain, but needed to be done.
But, um, it just overall, like we had some hiccups with the lighting, obviously the no AC in the Broadway building, but the fan stayed, we had seven 50 plus, it was a hot crowd.
It was a hot building, but I think people just knew what they were there to support.
I was more nervous for the opening ceremony and how that would be received with the bagpipes.
And originally there was supposed to be a lot of pipe and drum, but then it ended up being one person, which ended up working out.
worked out perfectly anyway, because he surrounded the ring, or he circled the ring, and then got there, and then they got to the color guard with the, what town is that, Elizabeth ROTC? No, it was the
It's been about two weeks since Battle for the Brave, a wrestling showcase for heroes.
With set up and everything, we learned a lot of good things that we needed to change for the next time we do one.
We learned in the wrestling business that you always have the help there to set up, but never at the tear down, which is a go-to for the ring.
It ended up being me and you and a few other people from VPW doing that, which was a pain, but needed to be done.
But, um, it just overall, like we had some hiccups with the lighting, obviously the no AC in the Broadway building, but the fan stayed, we had seven 50 plus, it was a hot crowd.
It was a hot building, but I think people just knew what they were there to support.
I was more nervous for the opening ceremony and how that would be received with the bagpipes.
And originally there was supposed to be a lot of pipe and drum, but then it ended up being one person, which ended up working out.
worked out perfectly anyway, because he surrounded the ring, or he circled the ring, and then got there, and then they got to the color guard with the, what town is that, Elizabeth ROTC? No, it was the
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