Missouri Wrestling Revival would like to invite you for a great night of wrestling as the NWA World Champion Adam Pearce will be in the House taking on the Tokyo Monster Kahagas. Santana G returns to the Midwest to take on Christina Von Eerie , NWA Missouri Champion KC Karrington plus the Dynamo tag team tournament continues.
Yet, that is not all. To the first 90 fans that purchase a ticket for this historic night of wrestling will receive a FREE MWR rockstar button as you come through the door. There is more….When you receive the button from MWR Fan relations Dubray Tallman be sure to look on the back of the button to see if you happen to have a color on it.
The color will determine your prize. You could win a MWR T-Shirts MWR Trading cards, WWE Trading cards, candy and more.
Thanks to promoter Herb Simmons and wrestling historian Larry Matysik plans for their annual anniversary show that is held each year in May is already shaping up to be another great celebration. The popular television program “Wrestling at the Chase” first aired in May of 1959. Now 53 years later MWR’s good friend Promoter Herb Simmons and Larry Matysik are continuing to make sure the fans remember those golden days of Wrestling by arranging to have another all-time great make a special appearance on Saturday May 19th at the East Carondelet Community Center, Jerry Brisco will be returning to the St. Louis area and will be at the show to meet and great all the great fans of the SICW-MMWA.
Jerry Brisco joins the list of several other greats that have helped celebrate the annual show, such greats as Harley Race, Baron Von Raschke, Rocky Johnson, Bob Orton, Ted Dibaise, and Dory Funk Jr have made appearances for Herb and Larry. Even though its two months away we here at MWR are pleased to be the first to announce this information to the fans. When you attend the show on April 21st in East Carondelet we suggest you get your tickets for the May 19th show. Herb Simmons has in the past had other surprises on the anniversary night and he has informed me this year will be no different.
Matt Murphy is the first graduate of and former lead instructor at eight-time NWA World Champion and WWE Hall of Fame inductee Harley Race’s Wrestling Academy.
His talents have earned him the rare opportunity to wrestle in Japan for Pro Wrestling Noah and make appearances on WWE TV. He has held titles around the Midwest, and been in the ring with a who’s who of wrestling greats.
When an auto accident sidelined him in what looked to be the end of his career, Murphy’s talent would be focused towards producing his Amazon bestselling autobiography The Somebody Obsession: A Nobody’s Desperate Journey to Stardom.
With the love of the business still in his heart Murphy was destined to return to the ring. This time it was not as a wrestler but as commissioner for the upstart wrestling promotion Metro Pro Wrestling. Metro Pro Wrestling promoter Chris Gough a graduate of MU and a former employee of WWE, saw quickly the great mind that Murphy had and quickly put Murphy in charge.
As the year progressed, that decision on Gough would come to bite him as Murphy’s ego would get the best of him. During some of the key moments of Metro Pro Wrestling in 2011, the commissioner seemed to have himself involved. In August, Murphy would shock the MPW fans as he cost Michael Strider the MPW title when he nailed his former friend with a chair thus giving Derek Stone the easy pin.
If that wasn’t enough, Murphy would be the center of attention as the NWA Worlds Champion Adam Pearce defended his prestigious title against Strider.
The dream of becoming a NWA World Champion looked to have become true as Strider had hit his patented Strider Spiral -Photo credit Brian Kelley
It looked as if history had been made, Strider had pinned the Champion of the World after nailing a Strider spiral, the ten pounds of gold was around his waist, the local legend Michael Strider celebrated with his father who was at ringside that night, the fans had erupted and the internet was a buzz that Strider a mans man had become “The Man”……..But
Murphy, still the commissioner demanded that the match be started due to Pearce’s feet being on the ropes. Murphy taunted Strider with the words “Do you want to be a man or win the belt like that?”. With the fans chanting “keep the belt keep the belt” , Strider unwisely let the ref restart the match and moments later Pearce was the one that had used the feet on the ropes to retain the title and celebrate with Murphy before running back home to California.
Not too long ago Murphy assisted the NWA World Champion Adam Pearce to retain the NWA Worlds champion. Now it is Murphy who will be looking to bring the belt back to its home in the Midwest against his former friend Pearce.-Photo credit Brian Kelley
The end of the year would be a life changer for Murphy as 2011 ended with a bang, literally. Michael Strider ended war with the Strider Spiral followed by a sick chair shot, which blasted him on top of the head hard enough to leave a half-dollar-sized bruise on his spine.
Murphy would go on to say after the match that he “ was sore as hell for a couple weeks, but any questions I had as to whether my neck could withstand the rigors of pro wrestling were answered when I healed just fine.”
That match and the holidays marked a new era for the man who started his career as a beloved fan favorite, as in 2012 he vowed to make amends to his fans and his friends fellow wrestlers the Brotherhood ofTrevor Murdock and Bull Schmitt. As of to date that question that the Brotherhood trust him, has yet to be answered.
Yet, at the last Metro Pro Wrestling, Matt Murphy was able to capture one of the biggest wins in his career when he surprisingly defeated the much heralded 5.0 Matt Riviera. Though Riviera may in fact have 5 million dollars to his name and is among the top wrestlers for this year’s Cauliflower Alley Club Future Legend award, it still wasn’t enough to overcome Murphy’s wrestling expertise.
Matt Murphy was on fire in March as he upset 5.0 Matt Riviera in his debut for MPW -Photo credit Brian Kelley
Wrestling expert, Jonathan Metz was impressed but not overly surprised with this huge win for Murphy. Metz stated “Murphy has long been considered one of the top stars in the Midwest, with wrestling magazines touting him to make an impact with stars such as CM Punk before the car accident. Now with almost a full year of training and his endurance improving with each passing day, he could very well be one to watch in 2012. Murphy is smart enough to know the history and honor it is to not only receive an opportunity for the NWA World title but to actually win the same title that his teacher Harley Race once owned, It could be one of the greatest comebacks in modern wrestling for a man who not to long ago was seen as a man who was marked under , what could have been.”
In less than two weeks , Matt Murphy will look across the ring to see the man who he helped retain the NWA World Championship last fall against Michael Strider.
Will the Metro Fans witness a magical moment in the making? How does former MPW Champion Michael Strider feel about this?
The night before in St Louis Pearce meets Kahagas for the NWA World title, will it be Murphy vs. Kahagas instead?
If Pearce the most active NWA World Champion in recent memory is able to survive the Tokyo Monster Kahagas, is he prime pickings for Murphy?
The very next day in California for NWA Hollywood, Pearce is scheduled to defend the title against Colt Cabana, will NWA Hollywood have to rush to get the airfare ready for Murphy to defend against “BOOM BOOM” Colt Cabana.
There are many scenarios in this equation during the second week of April for the NWA World title. If you are one to say that because Pearce has a match set with Cabana then there is no way that Pearce is going to lose then all you have to do is look back at the NWA history to see Flair defeating Dusty Rhodes in Kansas City therefore changing the title picture completely and setting up Flair and Race instead of Rhodes and Race.
Buy your tickets now, you may never know what will happen.
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Doors open at 6 p.m., and bell time is 7 p.m.
Appearing in action on April 7, 2012, inside Turner Rec Center in Kansas City, KS:
– Former TNA Knockouts Santana G and Christina Von Eerie – “Tokyo Monster” Kahagas – Metro Pro Title Match: Jeremy Wyatt (c) vs. Michael Strider – Dingo vs. “The Danimal” Dan Walsh
“Ringsider’s special WM Edition from 3-5pm with Ben Simon actually IN Miami; special guests Kevin L. Cates (Kevin Sharp/X) before his LAST match in the area April 6th at Dynamo Pro; as well as good HEAT/XPAC heat, and so much more; LESNAR back in WWE??
The Tokyo Monster Kahagas is at it once again, and has his eyes set on the Midwest in less than one week. Though his bags will be heavier than before as just moments ago he was able to defeat Chance Prophet for the NWA National Championship at NWA Ring Warriors HUGE battle of the Belts Supershow tonight in Ft Lauderdale, Florida
The match was the third encounter between the two warriors, and with the action being so intense in the past that Chief Operations Officer Larry Brannon for NWA ring Warriors had no other choice but to put the two men in a Russian chain four corners weapons matchto settle the war.
When the dust settled it was the man who will be here in just over a week in St Louis, Kahagas.
Next Friday Kahagas will invade the Midwest with the National title around his waist and his eyes set on the World Heavyweight title currently held by Scrap Iron Adam Pearce. The night of action that you will not want to miss will be on April 6th, 2011 in Glen Carbon Illinois for NWA Dynamo wrestling as the first NWA WORLD TITLE match will be held in the St Louis area in over fifteen years.
Can Kahagas capture both the NWA National Championship and the NWA World Belt in the same week??
Missouri Wrestling Revival fans know Knight Wagner from his exciting matches at MECW, 3XW, PWE and other quality promotions around the Midwest. As one third of the Awesome Threesome with partners Jordan McEntyre and manager Eryn the Manager he has been able to capture the AAW Tag Team Titles.
We are going to share with you his first four video features aptly named Knightlife. Please be sure to subscribe to his channel as he has stated he may put these up frequently. If you love wrestling and want to get an understanding on one of the top young talents in the Midwest today I highly recommend that you subscribe to keep up with Knight Wagner.
AAPW Champion Edmund "Livewire" Mcguire- Photo Credit Brian Kelley
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Heath Hatton- Photo Credit Brian Kelley
HARRISBURG – Southern Illinois-based All American Pro Wrestling will be hosting a special benefit show to support victims of last month’s deadly tornado in Saline County.
AAPW, the region’s premier professional wrestling organization, has been built upon a foundation of community support. The company began in 2006 with a fundraising show to support the victims of a house fire in Herrin.
“The devastation and destruction caused by the tornadoes is still hard to believe,” said Chris Hagstrom, promoter and executive producer for AAPW. “We know the recovery process will be long and slow, and we want to do even the smallest part to help out.”
AAPW is partnering with Southern Illinois Relief, the non-profit organization spearheading Hands Across Harrisburg, to present a special matinee show at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 14. The Hands Across Harrisburg event runs from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Saline County Fairgrounds in Harrisburg and will feature musicians performing on three stages, games, a silent auction, vendors and more.
Admission to the event is $10 with proceeds supporting the recovery effort.
“We at Southern Illinois Relief are really excited to have All American Pro Wrestling be part of this event,” said Patrick Beasley, president of the organization. “It really means a lot to the people in the communities who have been affected in the last few months. AAPW will be providing entertainment for people of all ages.”
Stars scheduled to appear at the show include AAPW Heavyweight Champion Edmund “Livewire” McGuire, AAPW Tag Team Champions Matt Cage and Christian Rose of Team Overkill, Heath Hatton, Team XXX of Jay Spade and Joey O’Riley, “The Masterpiece” Mike Masters, Elitism of Brandon Espinosa and Ace Hawkins and more.
For those unable to attend the event, donations toward the recovery effort can be mailed to Southern Illinois Relief at PO Box 116, Pittsburg, IL 62974.
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