Town striker James Norwood’s first foray into the world of wrestling - aside from his famed goal celebration GIFs - will take place in Harwich on Wednesday 18th September.

Norwood Mania is being organised by the International Pro Wrestling League and takes place at the Kingsway Hall in Harwich (6.30pm doors, 7pm bell).

The event, which features six live matches and a raffle, is raising money for Cancer Research with further information and tickets available here.

The striker, whose wrestling-themed celebration GIFs have gained international attention this season, explained how Norwood Mania came about when speaking on the Sky Sports WWE Lock Up podcast last week.

“I've been invited onto a wrestling show as a guest enforcer in a couple of weeks," he said.

"Somebody came to me and said they would put on an event for a charity of my choice and I said I'd love to do it for Cancer Research. He said we can do 10 matches and it would be somewhere near Ipswich.”

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Bildestoned added 10:56 - Sep 3 I've got 14-1 on a sprained ankle and 7-2 on a broken wrist.
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Dissboyitfc added 11:55 - Sep 3 Is he going to get in the ring and do wrestling? If so utter madness, will end in tears, surely the club will not allow this to happen!
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hollywoodginge added 12:32 - Sep 3 Calm down folks, enforcers are common in the entertainment but don't get involved in the wrestling physically.
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SouperJim added 12:33 - Sep 3 Jesus wept, not this again. He will not be wrestling. An "enforcer" just follows a wrestler to the ring, ponces about and winds the crowd up etc. The club are not going to allow him to put himself in harms way.
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Bluearmy71 added 13:48 - Sep 3 Glad u wrestling buffs explained that cos I was like WTF, cheers!!
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BrianTablet added 15:40 - Sep 3 That solves the mystery of Jonathan Douglas's role for us.... He was a 'football enforcer'
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Cakeman added 21:27 - Sep 3 Quality comment BrianTablet 😂
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