Water City WrestlingCon 2026 bringing big names to Oshkosh

Josh Binder and Dylan Postl watch as wrestlers get thrown out of the ring during ACW Wrestling practice in Oshkosh on April 11, 2018.

Dylan Postl (with his son Landon) talks to the wrestlers during a break in the ACW Wisconsin practice in Oshkosh, Wis. April 11, 2018.

Dylan Postl shows wrestlers Alex Rabe and Alex Thor the European uppercut during ACW Wisconsin practice in Oshkosh, Wis. April 11, 2018.

Oshkosh native Dylan Postl, who spent nearly a decade with the WWE, runs ACW Wisconsin. The company's annual WaterCity WrestlingCon is held at Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh.

"Life Is Short and So Am I: My Life Inside, Outside, and Under the Wrestling Ring" by Dylan "Hornswoggle" Postl was published in 2019.

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Dylan Postl, aka Hornswoggle, plans ACW Wisconsin pro wrestling night

Josh Binder (left) and Dylan Postl (right) pose for a photo. Postl, a 2004 Oshkosh West graduate, formerly known as Hornswoggle with the WWE, is putting on an event April 24, 2026, through ACW Wisconsin.

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Dylan Postl, aka Hornswoggle, plans ACW Wisconsin pro wrestling night

Josh Binder (left) and Dylan Postl (right) pose for a photo. Postl, a 2004 Oshkosh West graduate, formerly known as Hornswoggle with the WWE, is putting on an event April 24, 2026, through ACW Wisconsin.

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Dylan Postl, aka Hornswoggle, plans ACW Wisconsin pro wrestling night

Dylan Postl keeps an eye on wrestlers during ACW Wrestling practice in Oshkosh. Postl and his organization are preparing for Water City WrestleCon on April 21, 2018, at the Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh.

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Dylan Postl, aka Hornswoggle, plans ACW Wisconsin pro wrestling night

Dylan Postl, aka Hornswoggle, reacts after taking down an opponent during a tag team match at ACW Wisconsin WaterCity WrestleCon at Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh in 2018.

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Dylan Postl, aka Hornswoggle, plans ACW Wisconsin pro wrestling night

Dylan Postl greeted ACW Wisconsin fans before the start of the matches as part of All-Star Championship Wrestling #8, Sponsored by Evil Toy Slades held at the Masonic Center which donations are going to be used for a wheel chair ramp at the Masonic Center. Seven matches were on the ACW Wisconsin Card June 19, 2015.

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Dylan Postl, aka Hornswoggle, plans ACW Wisconsin pro wrestling night

Dylan Postl, bottom right, speaks to a group of wrestlers at the ACW Wisconsin training facility in Oshkosh. Postl spent nearly a decade with the WWE and co-founded ACW Wisconsin in late 2013.

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Dylan Postl, aka Hornswoggle, plans ACW Wisconsin pro wrestling night

Josh Binder and Dylan Postl watch as wrestlers get thrown out of the ring during ACW Wrestling practice in Oshkosh on April 11, 2018.

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Dylan Postl, aka Hornswoggle, plans ACW Wisconsin pro wrestling night

Dylan Postl (with his son Landon) talks to the wrestlers during a break in the ACW Wisconsin practice in Oshkosh, Wis. April 11, 2018.

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Dylan Postl, aka Hornswoggle, plans ACW Wisconsin pro wrestling night

Dylan Postl shows wrestlers Alex Rabe and Alex Thor the European uppercut during ACW Wisconsin practice in Oshkosh, Wis. April 11, 2018.

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Dylan Postl, aka Hornswoggle, plans ACW Wisconsin pro wrestling night

Oshkosh native Dylan Postl, who spent nearly a decade with the WWE, runs ACW Wisconsin. The company's annual WaterCity WrestlingCon is held at Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh.

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Dylan Postl, aka Hornswoggle, plans ACW Wisconsin pro wrestling night

"Life Is Short and So Am I: My Life Inside, Outside, and Under the Wrestling Ring" by Dylan "Hornswoggle" Postl was published in 2019.

OSHKOSH — For independent pro wrestling in Wisconsin, nothing compares to Water City WrestlingCon.

“Water City WrestlingCon is ACW Wisconsin’s, not only ours, but Wisconsin’s biggest independent wrestling convention and event in the state,” Dylan Postl, formerly known as Hornswoggle with the WWE, said. “We sell out every year at 1,500 (people). The convention center has been our home. This will be our sixth Water City WrestlingCon at the convention center. This will be our eighth Water City WrestlingCon, period.”

Poster for Water City WrestlingCon 2026.

Water City WrestlingCon will take place on Saturday, May 16, at the Oshkosh Convention Center and is being put on by ACW Wisconsin. Doors open at 4 p.m. with a meet and greet at 4:30 p.m. and showtime is at 6:30 p.m.

“All we want is you to enjoy a night out that’s different than a typical Saturday night,” Postl said. “Every guest you have the opportunity to meet and greet with.”

Tickets are still available online. General admission is what’s available.

Tickets can be purchased through this link.

It’s not just local wrestlers, as the likes of Mark Henry, Eddie Kingston and others will be performing in Oshkosh. For Josh Binder, a native of Oshkosh and Postl’s best friend, it will be his last time performing. Per ACW Wisconsin’s Facebook page, the main event will be Myles Mason against Shawn Priest for the ACW Heavyweight Championship.

Action from a previous Water City WrestlingCon.

“Every year we do a local talent versus a guest in multiple matches. I think this year we have four local talent versus guest matches,” Postl said. “To be able to give the local talent the opportunity to get in the ring, not only so that they can learn, but to just have it on such a cool stage and a cool feather in their cap.”

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This article originally appeared on Oshkosh Northwestern: Water City WrestlingCon returns to Oshkosh on Saturday, May 16