On Saturday, the locally owned wrestling company will present “Rise of the Cobra,” its final event for the calendar year, at Northwest Arena on Saturday from 2:30-5 p.m.

“Rise of the Cobra” is the third Southern Tier Wrestling event to be held at Northwest Arena in the company’s less than two years of operation. Jon Osterdahl, co-promoter and head writer for Southern Tier Wrestling, said the arena is one of Jamestown area’s premier venues for wrestling events such as these.

“The arena has become kind of a home for Southern Tier Wrestling,” Osterdahl said. “They always treat us very well, and we always get a good turnout. The last time we came through there we had about 800 people show up, which is incredible. I think Jamestown is really enjoying what we’re putting on for them; our numbers are trending in the right direction and we’ve been getting bigger and better crowds for every event.”

Saturday’s event will feature a number of live pro-wrestling matchups between several current and rising stars in the independent and professional wrestling circuits. Among the more notable appearances are: former WWE superstar Santino Marella, who will make a special guest appearance and sign autographs; “Big Time” Bill Collier, who will be defending his heavyweight title; and Rico Cruz.

Jon Osterdahl, co-promoter and head writer for Southern Tier Wrestling, is pictured with STW’s new heavyweight title belt. The belt is a replica of Andre the Giant’s 1987 WWE title.

Also featured will be matchups between: J-Rocc and Asylum; Ezra Elwood and Cyclone Jones; and Brandon Thurston & The Patron Saints of Professional Wrestling versus Vince Valor, Vinnie Moon, James Sayga and Daniel Garcia. Another bout for the tag-team championship will be held between The Divine Alliance and defending champs The Homewreckers in Southern Tier Wrestling’s first-ever table match, in which the first team to put their opponent through a table will win.

General admission tickets to “Rise of the Cobra” are $10 and can be purchased in advance by calling the arena box office at 484-2624 or online at jamestownarena.com. Also available are VIP tickets for $30, which include front-row seating and a one-of-a-kind Southern Tier Wrestling 8×10-inch photo signed by Marella.

For more information, visit jamestownarena.com or find Southern Tier Wrestling and the “Rise of the Cobra” event page on Facebook.