A special MWR Mission Statement.
Posted by flairwhoooooo on November 23, 2008
I would like to introduce myself to those who do not know me. My name is Brian Kelley, and I am living a dream working with Missouri Wrestling Revival. I was hooked the moment I saw All Star Wrestling that included stars such as Harley Race, Bulldog Bob Brown and Rufus R Jones. When Ric Flair came on my screen to do a promo the addiction to the sport was cemented. I truly love pro wrestling and feel honored to be a small part of the sport today.
In the very short time that the site has been in existence I have met fellow fans, wrestlers, referees, photographers as well as promoters that I hope will remain friends even if they are not part of the business.
Through the past year my soul mate Dubray and I have made our way to over 30 wrestling shows, in the Midwest. With the closest shows being 3 hours from us, that is something of which I am very proud of. I support all types of pro wrestling, old school, new school, hardcore, just as long as it respects the business and the fans.
While MWR owner and one of my best friends Josh Ray is overseas serving our country, I will do my best to keep the site up and going till he comes back. I am proud to be working beside the very talented Kari Williams, a young lady whose writing skills far outweigh mine. Peter Hahn and Kenneth Scott, the St Louis Wrestling Community along with the voting staff for the MWR awards provide invaluable contributions to the site.
This past year has seen some exciting coverage from MWR that has included the MWR 100, the monthly awards, as well as the Josh Ray’s fresh take on the rankings system for the Missouri Wrestling Revival cup. MWR T-shirts have been made, with the hopes of getting the name of the website out there so the fans can know of a place to come to find out about organizations and wrestlers in the Midwest.
Recaps of shows are one of my favorites here at MWR, not only do you get to see the results, you are able to know the story behind the feuds. MWR Spotlights gives the readers and me a chance to know who to look out for and how they got here.
I am thrilled that we have teamed up with 3XW and PWP for the Future release of the MWR “Best of the Midwest” series to be put on DVD. With matches that have included Tyler Cook vs. Shane Hollister and The LONRS vs. The Northstar Express the release is sure to live up to the billing of the Best of the Midwest. We hope to work with other organizations to feature their respected companies and wrestlers in 2009.
On a personal note, I am a single parent of a teenage son, who is my number one priority. Surprisingly enough, he has no interest in pro wrestling but I believe we have to each find our happiness. Josh is a great son, who is on the A + program, a Varsity football player that won his schools defensive player of the year as well as a member of Drama. I am also blessed in the fact that I have wonderful family in my life, two basset hounds and a girl who can handle my obsession with pro wrestling.
To everyone that has supported us in the past year, a thank you just isn’t enough. For those who have kept their distance or may have had doubts, we believe in the old saying ” Respect is not given it is earned”. We will continue to work hard and look to earn your respect.
I hope that everyone has patience with me as I try to fill the very talented shoes of Josh Ray. I have a lot to learn about working the site, but I am passionate about it so I will give a 100 percent. If you ever have any questions, comments, complaints or suggestions on how we can improve the site then please let me know.
Sincerely
Brian “Flair” Kelley
Missouri Wrestling Revival 
Rich (NBWA Myspace) said
Nice to meet you Brian, if there is anything I can do to help you out just let me know.
Rich
Sara Ray said
Brian,
You and Dubray are two of the nicest people I have ever met. There is no doubt in my mind that you are going to do a great job with the site. You already are :o) Take care!
Sara
Gary Giaffoglione said
Brian,
We have talked about wrestling and other things in life and in those talks we share this passion of wrestling whether its being a fan or promoting, or training or even being blessed to be able to capture the action with a camera. For some this passion and understanding of this amazing event is difficult to explain, but having this association with excellent folks like you and the family type relationships with so many wrestlers can’t be put into words. I have covered several types of sporting events but none of them come even close to the excitement of capturing the action of a Wrestling Event… I’m not much of a writer or by any means a good speaker… I just talk from the heart… Thanks for all that you do… hope to see you and Dubray soon… God Bless
Gary Giaffoglione
Mr G HotShots
PWP