Missouri Wrestling Revival

By Brian Kelley

The Midwest is having a banner year in 2010. Davenport Iowa’s Tyler Black proudly wears the Ring of Honor World title and could very well be the best wrestler in the World today, TNA and WWE have both held PPV’S in St Louis to start the year.

Pro Wrestling Phoenix and 3XWrestling have each celebrated their 5 year anniversary and Metro Pro Wrestling this very weekend has brought Wrestling back to the limelight in Kansas City.

Oh yes, what a great year 2010 has been and it started out perfectly when Pro Wrestling Illustrated and their readers voted Midwest very own Mike Sydal as THE 2009 PWI Rookie of the Year.

Not a day goes by that people don’t ask me where is Mike Sydal. In 2009 he wrestled in almost every MWR Promotion but the former High Voltage Wrestling Livewire Champion and one half of the 3XW Tag team Champions with Zach Thompson has been plying his trade outside the coverage area.

Thanks to our good friend Scott Finkelstein I give you a recap of one of my favorites wrestlers and yours Mike Sydal from March 14th this year at Pro Wrestling Respect. Coming soon will be photos of his match with the one and only Christopher Daniels.

Sydals partner Alex Payne starts the night off for the team against Orange Cassidy (Photo Credit Scott Finkelstein)

Sydal takes the legs out from under Shane Hagadorn. (Photo Credit Scott Finkelstein)

Classic Mike Sydal (Photo Credit Scott Finkelstein)

Hagadorn is overwhelmed by the speed of Sydal. (Photo Credit Scott Finkelstein)

Wisely Hagadorn brings Sydal to his partner Orange Cassidy (Photo Credit Scott Finkelstein)

With the world knowing that he is the PWI Rookie of the year everyone is out to make a name for themselves against the talented Mike Sydal. (Photo Credit Scott Finkelstein)

Life does not look good for Sydal. (Photo Credit Scott Finkelstein)

Come on Ref!!(Photo Credit Scott Finkelstein)

Sydal has had enough. (Photo Credit Scott Finkelstein)

Alex Payne flies out of the ring onto Shane Hagadorn. (Photo Credit Scott Finkelstein)

Orange Cassidy gets twisted(Photo Credit Scott Finkelstein)

Payne hits a belly to back suplex on Cassidy.(Photo Credit Scott Finkelstein)

Sometimes you make that move that you wish you could take back.(Photo Credit Scott Finkelstein)

Hagadorn resorts to cheating to get the win. (Photo Credit Scott Finkelstein)

Mike Sydal in pain after the cheap shot from Shane Hagadorn. (Photo Credit Scott Finkelstein)

Shane Hagadorn and Orange Cassidy defeated Alex Payne and Mike Sydal when Hagadorn pinned Sydal after a Kidney Punch (possibly with an illegal object).

For all your Pro Wrestling Respect information check out their website here.