Last fall in Olney, Illinois we were invited to the huge IWA Productions Super show with special guest Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Koko B Ware and the Honky Tonk Man as 500 plus enjoyed an exciting night of action.

For a recap of that exciting night of events be sure to pick up the upcoming Brian Kelley’s Missouri Wrestling Revival 2011 Year in Review book.

We caught up with WWE HOF wrestler Hacksaw Jim Duggan who had this advice for each and everyone of you fans.

This Saturday IWAP returns with special guest former WWE Star Lanny Poffo.

Please note: IWA Unlimited will not be running on May 13th due to Mother’s Day.

New Midwest Wrestling Official, Lucious P. CoTrane handed the order down just this morning that on May 19th, at SPORTSENTERTAINAMANIA 2 at Lanphier High School in Springfield, IL, the New Midwest Wrestling Championship would be on the line in a Ladder Match. Tyler Priegel, the reigning champion and Dodgeball Superstar, would defend against Ryan Phoenix.

Of course, this doesn’t come without controversy. When Phoenix lost the Championship to Priegel, it was LPC who declared that Phoenix would not receive a rematch for the championship. And to add to that, we here at the news offices don’t understand why LPC wouldn’t put any of his co-conspirators in the Sovereign Plan to go against Priegel for the title.

When asked, CoTrane had only this to say: “I’m all for fairness believe it or not. And yes, the New Midwest Wrestling championship is in my sights to grab before Justin Clark and Sage Ramsey start trading it between each other for the next couple years. But Priegel and Phoenix are two of the hottest competitors in New Midwest Wrestling. Phoenix is owed a shot, and truthfully, he’s ranked #1 whether I like it or not. All I’m saying is, those guys will go at it and the man who comes down with the belt will be the New Midwest Champion. We need a defined champion before we can go on with our next phase. Thanks and go away.”

Well, that seems cut and dry, but we’re definitely interested to see where this will go. Phoenix and Priegel are two gladiators, both ready to show why they should be Champion!

From the Pro Wrestling Phoenix website

1.) “American Bulldogs” Mad Dog McDowell & Jon West defeated “Cheap & Dirty” Preston Maxwell & “The Passion” Zac James. Cheap & Dirty came out and poked fun at the crowd, and Zac James commented how Mad Dog McDowell had to find yet another partner since he can’t seem to keep one. Mad Dog came out and introduced his partner, “American Fury”Jon West. Together they are bringing the force of the “American Bulldogs” to Pro Wrestling Phoenix. The Bulldogs got the win after a very impressive Fall Away Slam/ Moonsault combination.

2.) “The Omaha Chainsaw” SM King defeated Paul Daniels. Daniels was still angry with King for interfering in his match last month. King showed his mean streak however, and took control of the match. In the end King was able to nail the Chainsaw Bomb to get the pinfall victory.

3.) Joey Daniels defeated David Clark. Clark showed a new found focus, and was getting the crowd behind him in this one. This was a pretty back and forth battle, but Daniels was able to nail the Eye Of the Hurricane to get the pinfall, much to the crowd’s dismay.

4.) “The Heartland Foundation” Vic Victory & Darren “Thunder” Russell retained the PWP Tag Team Championship by defeating “The Heroes For Hire” Jimmy Rockwell & Zach Thompson. The Heroes like to joke around with the fans and their opponents by poking fun etc, but you could tell they were taking this opportunity to become PWP Tag Team Champions seriously. They used their tag team experience to get the edge on the current champs throughout a majority of the match, but the Heartland Foundation were able to hit a flying clothesline/spinebuster combination to make the pin and retain their title belts. After the match, Russell got the microphone and accepted the challenge laid out by the Beautiful Bodies the previous month. On May 19th at the 7th Anniversary Spectacular, Heartland Foundation will defend the PWP Tag Team Championship against the Beautiful Bodies!

5.) “Simply Ravishing” Ryan Slade w/ Manager Supreme Axel Greece defeated Jeff O’Shea. This was O’Shea’s biggest match to date, and although he held his own at first with the much more experienced Slade, he fell short when it came down to the wire, and one Canadian Destroyer later, Slade was the winner of the match. After the match, Axel Greece let the crowd know that Slade was on a path to the PWP Heavyweight Championship, no matter who was champion.

6.) Branden Juarez defeated Abu Colossus. This was an all out brawl as these two men fought their way to the entrance and back, striking each other back and forth the whole way. Colossus nailed his choke bomb finisher and was about to win the match, when Cheap & Dirty made their way to the ring, and as Zac James distracted the referee, Preston Maxwell attacked Abu, making him vulnerable to Juarez’s MDK finisher and got the pinfall victory. Afterwards, in a disgusting display, Cheap and Dirty wrapped a steel chair around Abu’s arm, and took turns smashing it. We know that Abu’s arm is damaged, we just don’t know how badly, but as soon as we hear the details, we will report it on our facebook feed

7.) “Showtime” Bradley Charles & Matty Star wrestled to a no contest, therefore SBC retained the PWP Heavyweight Championship. For those that don’t know, SBC cashed in his Anytime Anywhere Contract on Matty Star in February in a less than savory fashion. This was the first chance for Star to get his hands on SBC, and these two had one hell of a match! Unfortunately Matty Star accidentally superkicked the referee, and Branden Juarez took this opportunity to come to the ring and attack both men! The referee came to and called for the bell, as the locker room cleared out to restrain these men from attacking each other before serious injury occurred. SBC then proclaimed that neither man would get a title shot ever again because neither deserved it. Branden Juarez then said he is deserving of the shot, and was furious that he hasn’t already gotten one. Matty Star said he deserves a shot because he keeps getting screwed by interference etc. After conferring, referees had the match announced: Triple Threat Elimination for the PWP Heavyweight Championship: “Showtime” Bradley Charles defends against Branden Juarez & Matty Star on May 19th!

Thanks to all who attended! Our 7th Anniversary Spectacular is May 19th! Here is what we know so far!

* Pro Wrestling Phoenix Heavyweight Championship Triple Threat Elimination Match: ”Showtime” Bradley Charles defends Vs. Branden Juarez Vs. Matty Star

* ProWrestling Phoenix Tag Team Championship: ”The Heartland Foundation” Vic Victory & Darren “Thunder” Russell defend Vs.“The Beautiful Bodies” Brian Gott & Derek Cornell

* Also,we would like to officially announce the return of our Anytime Anywhere Contract Ladder Match! Participants will be announced over the next couple weeks on Facebook and Twitter so make sure to like us and follow us! We will also be announcing other huge matches as well!

You can get your tickets for April 21 early via PayPal! Just send $10 per ticket to ProWrestlingPhoenix@hotmail.com – please include your full name when ordering. As always, tickets will be available at the door on the day of the event as well.

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Rob just did an interview with the gang from Beat Down on http://www.1340wbgn.com/pages/775869.php and had a blast! Listen in live from 9-11 CST to hear it!

Anything and everything from the world of professional wrestling. Kelly Embry and Seth Burchett will provide in-depth analysis as well as interviews from all of your favorite wrestlers. The Beatdown Sunday 9pm-11pm

Jeff Vernetti is a long-time sports talk show host in St. Louis, appearing on both 590 The Fan and Sports Radio 1380 on a regular basis. He hosts a regular talk show and has covered all the big events, including, two World Series, MLB All Star Game, four Super Bowls, NCAA final four, and championship boxing. He traveled with the Rams as a reporter for two years and has also announced for regional MMA competitions.

You can catch Jeff Vernetti at SICW this May with special guest WWE HOF wrestler Gerry Brisco and his son rising star Wes Brisco .

SICW “Wrestling Explosion” can be seen every Sunday at noon on Charter Channel 89.

We are thrilled to have the very talented Jeff Vernetti as a part of our MWR Trading Card Set.

To book Jeff hit hime up on his facebook by clicking here. or via E-mail may contact him at jeff.vernetti@hotmail.com

#1 The Northstar Express Darin Corbin and Ryan Cruz – 2008 MWR Tag team of the Year

#2 Mark Sterling– 2009 MWR Wrestler of the Year

#3 The Hooligans Devin and Mason Cutter – 2009 MWR Tag Team of the Year

#4 MsChif – 2009 MWR Female Wrestler of the Year

#5 Mike Sydal – 2009 Pro Wrestling Illustrated Rookie of the Year —-SOLD OUT—

#6 Jeremy Wyatt – 2008 MWR Wrestler of the Year, 2008 & 2009 MWR Match of the Year (vs. Michael Strider, vs. Tyler Cook)

#7 Santana G – Midwest Sweetheart

#8 Kahagas – The Tokyo Monster

#9 Mephisto – Hardcore Favorite

#10 Tyler Black – Ring of Honor World Champion

#11 Sir Bradley Charles – Rising star trained by Lance Storm

#12 Brandon Espinosa – 2011 MWR Wrestler of the Year

#13 Dave Vaughn – The Wrestling Machine

#14 “The Future” Donovan Ruddick – The 6’9″ Monster

#15 Brandon Aarons – Current Triple Crown Champion in the Midwest

#16 Davey Richards – Arguably the best in the world today

#17 “Superstar” Steve Fender – First American wrestler to train in Pro Wrestling NOAH Dojo

#18 MR Late Nite – “Hollywood Super Agent”

#19 Eric Allen – The Pride of Peoria

#20 Eddie Edward – American Wolf

#21 Evan Money – The Pro Wrestling Kid

#22 Delirious – A Familiar Face from “The Edge of Insanity”

#23 Jason Jones – On the Path to Superstardom

#24 Tony Kozina – Rugged and Well-Traveled Veteran

#25 Jeromy Robb – Senior Referee at 3XW and MECW

#26 Sean Vincent– Canada’s Favorite wrestler

#27 Lucy Mendez – Midwest Latino Knockout

#28 Trevor Murdock – Former WWE Superstar

#29 Eric Davis –Senior referee at IHW and PWE

#30 Angel -ECW Original

#31 Jonathan Greshem– Electrifying young star

#32 Brett Young -#1

#33 Michael Crase Jr -Metro and NWA Dynamo Ref

#34 -U-Gene Dinsmore– Lovable fan favorite.

#35– Billy McNeil– Innovating high flyer.

#36 Mia Martinez – Mysterious and fiery, Midwest diva

#37 Mike Sydal – 2010 MWR Wrestler of the Year

#38 Stacey O’Brien-2008 MWR Female Wrestler of the Year

#39– Neil Diamond Cutter– Prince of Death

#40– Bloody Harker Dirge– God of Thunder

# 41– Brian Breaker– 2011 Pro Wrestling Noah tour

# 42 Brandon Schmitt -WLW and Metro Pro Ref

#43 The The Mississippi Madman– PWE Champion

#44 Dan Gier WLW Announcer

#45 B.G. James– 7 time World Tag Champion

#46 Rob Conway– 3 Time WWE Tag Champion.

#47 Larry Zbyszko- 2 time AWA World Champion

#48 Michael Barry – MR Saturday Night

#49 The Lumberjacks Abe and Gabe– Most decorated tag team in the Midwest

#50 Larry Matysik – Wrestling at the Chase announcer

#51 Jimmy Jacobs– ROH Superstar

#52 The Survivor Barry Ryte – Cancer Survivor

#53 Jessie Belle Smothers – Tracey Smothers daughter DING DING

#54 The Strong Style Devil’s – Bailey Mannix Eric Allen, Loveley Leon

#55 Ace Hawkins– Young High flyer

#56- Ryan Howe– WWE Tough Enough

#57- Misfitt Manners– Mizfitt Madness

#58- JB Payne-The Midwest Mauler

#59 Dave Hebner – Legendary Ref

#60 El Generico– The Generic Luchador

#61 Tony Atlas-MR USA

#62 MsChif– Raven Johnson Art card of the 2012 MWR Sexiest female of 2012

#63 Maddog McDowell– Fan favorite around the Midwest WOOF WOOF

#64 Michael Elgin– ROH Superstar

#65 KC Jackson– The Main Attraction

#66 Ron Powers – SICW Champion

#67 The Briscoe Brothers– The Baddest Tag team on the planet.

#68 OUTKAST– One half of the Bum Rush Brothers.

#69 Miss Natural– 5-time Harley Race’s WLW Ladies Champion.

#70 Bob Geigel– 3-times NWA president

#71 Chase King– Young star in St Louis.

#72 MWR/3XW Match Card Jeremy Wyatt vs Mark Sterling IRON MAN CARD

#73 Hellfire Symphony– The Great Malaki and The Great Cheyenne

For a complete list of Missouri Wrestling Revival trading cards as well as WWE , TNA and Japan sets check out the website Wrestling trading cards.com here.

To purchase MWR Trading cards:

1) Catch the star at a show to have them autograph the cards personally

2) Contact them via facebook or myspace

3) Send $1.50 in money order or check for each card at *

Brian Kelley

305 West 3rd Salisbury Missouri 65281

or Paypal at flairmwr@yahoo.com

*Checks will take longer to clear than money orders so expect time for that to happen. Make sure you list exactly what card you are wanting to have.

Please note that when purchasing MWR Trading cards from the wrestlers, that they decide the prices for their cards. We highly recommend that you get them from the stars themselves and let them know that you enjoy MWR.

These cards are limited and are not mass produced making them highly collectable.

The next person who makes a 1000 dollar contribution will not only get the 24″ x 48″ mixed media painting on wood of the heavyweight champion of your choice , but also this XVT championship belt. There are only two of them in the world, the other one owned by the champion. Even without that signifigance this is a belt which would cost nearly 1100 dollars…but when this belt is gone, no more will be made. If you’ve been holding out on making a big contribution, this is the time to make the move. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robschamberger/heavyweight-champions-of-the-world