
Local professional wrestler James ‘High Octane’ Lanham and the ICW Central West wrestlers recently held the 2nd annual Emma Butler Memorial Wrestling Show in Cowra, NSW, to raise money for Emma’s Tongue Cancer Charity.
These shows are held in honour of James’ late girlfriend Emma, who tragically lost her life to tongue cancer at the age of 34 and having had none of the lifestyle choices or health risks that until recent years were associated with tongue cancer, and to raise awareness and funds for Emma`s Tongue Cancer Charity, a registered charity started by Emma`s family that raises money to purchase Holland Scopes. $1 from every ticket sold plus donations from the fans, matched payments and merchandise sales, contributed an amazing $1,417 to Emma’s Cancer Charity. The funds have been transferred to Emma’s charity and will be used to secure further throat scopes.
The Charity was recently informed that one of the scopes donated by the charity was successfully used to detect a case of oral cancer in the Central West early enough for the person to receive life-saving treatment. ‘’That`s what it`s all about’, says James. ‘’That`s the ultimate goal we have with these shows and Emma`s charity, to make sure we can stop people going through what Emma and everyone who loved her, especially her Mum, Dad and brother did’’.
Tickets for the 2025 Emma Butler Memorial Wrestling Show recently went on sale and are available here for those who wish to support Emma’s charity and enjoy a family-friendly night of wrestling.
Emma’s Tongue Cancer Charity and the Butler family are immensely grateful to all of the wrestlers who participated in the event, and the wrestling community, who turned out in force to make this a successful event, and who generously contributed towards supporting early detection of oral cancers.