Empire State Wrestling (ESW) returns to the Falling Leaves Festival at Jefferson Park in Salamanca, N.Y., on Friday, September 29, featuring former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) star Hurricane Helms. The event is free of charge and starts at 5 p.m.

Helms is well-known for his time with WWE, in which he held the WWE Cruiserweight Championship twice, the World Tag Team Championship twice, and the European and Hardcore Championships one time each. He had notable stints with World Championship Wrestling and Impact Wrestling, too. Locally, Helms was one half of the ESW Tag Team Champions with “Inferno” Johnny Adams.

The rest of the event will feature many of the top locally-based wrestling talent. Fan favorites such as Frankie Feathers, Kevin Bennett, Vince Valor and James Sayga are scheduled to appear. Devious villains like Kevin Blackwood and Danny Garcia will also be in action, among several others.