MWR Dubray Tallman presented the 2011 MWR Female Wrestler of the Year plaque at AAPW- Photo Credit Brian Kelley
The first show of the year for MWR was at All American Pro Wrestling where the fans were hanging from the rafters. The AAPW card appropriately named “Main Event” was filled with stars around the world and in the Midwest.
We were thrilled to be in Marion, Illinois on that night as AAPW supported MWR as Dubray Tallman presented Stacey O’Brien with the 2011 MWR Female Wrestler of the Year plaque. During the award presentation O’Brien’s rival and opponent Rebecca Raze took offense to the honor that was bestowed upon O’Brien and attacked her as she was thanking the fans.
Thankfully, Dubray Tallman was able to get out of the ring without any injuries as the Irish Catholic schoolgirl was on the defense early on in her first match of 2012. Quickly the AAPW fans rocked the house to try to help O’Brien get on the offense.
A big right clothesline from Stacey O'Brien takes down Raze. (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)
Raze delivered an impressive showing against her arch rival but she soon found out that the women she met four years ago had improved greatly under the watchful eye of Harley Race.
Much to the fans delights Stacey O’Brien would capture her very first win of 2012 in her debut at All American Pro Wrestling.
Past Winners 2010 Amy Hennig 2009 MsChif 2008 Stacey O’Brien
Special thank you goes to Jay Ray for his help assisting us with the collage of the MWR Plaques for 2011
This week on the NBS TV they head back to World League Wrestling this time in Mt. Vernon, IL for action from that event.They feature a ten-man battle royal and mixed tag action between Brian Breaker & Lucy Mendez vs. Jack Gamble & Stacy O’Brien.
Casanova entertains the 3XW fans during a match with SBC (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)
Early in their time as undergraduate students at Iowa State, Matt Erickson and Terry Sindelar were in the same marketing class. They didn’t know each other at the time.
Just a few short years later, Erickson and Sindelar found themselves inside a wrestling ring in front of 200 people, attached by connecting dog collars.
Devin Carter pounds into Zach Thompson. (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)
“The crowd was extremely into it,” said Erickson, who performs under the name Casanova. “That dog collar match is one of my favorite matches of all time. Everything came off exactly how we wanted it to.”
Tag Team Titles: 11/16/08 – “Our Time To Shine 2008” with Pierre Abernathy – Pinned former champions The Garza Brothers in a 4-way match which also included Team Smurf & Troubled Youth.
Tag Team Titles (2): 01/17/2010 – “Guilty by Association 4” with Pierre Abernathy – Defeated former champions Jerry Lynn & Scot Summers.
St. Louis Anarchy Title: 12/12/10 – “Delusions of Our Childish Days 2” – The former Lethal Wrestling Alliance Title was declared the “St. Louis Anarchy” Title and the current champion, Evan Gelistico became the first champion.
2010 Tag Team of the Year (with Pierre)
Other Titles Held:
LWA Champion, LWA Medallion, LWA Tag Title (w/Pierre), XWO Heavyweight Champion, WBW Tag Team Champion (w/Pierre), GCW (w/Pierre), PPW (w/Gary), HVW Trios (w/Pierre, Vega), Dalmatian Spotting Contest Winner from 2003 and so far undefeated
Notable Feuds and Alliances: (In his own words) Alliances: Submission Squad, Bearded Men from Space Station 11, Sexual Dynasty
Foods: Pizza, grilled chicken with pineapple, cookie dough ice cream, and so much more. I’m surprised I’m not a huge fat ass!…Wait…what? Feuds? It’s too late I’ve already written out my favorite foods and I don’t use backspace…DEAL WITH IT!
Personal History: (In his own words) Born to a life on the streets and swaddled in the finest of Sunday paper comics for diapers, I lived most of my life by the strict rules of Calvin and Hobbes. Those two rad dudes changed me from a walking infant thug to the most intellectual and devious man you read before you. I am a machine and ain’t nothing gonna stop me from reaching my goals.
Hey 3XW fans, to commemorate this special event with the 25 year return of the NWA title and its first-ever champion crowned in Des Moines, Asteroid Belt Company is pleased to have a small part in this historic event.
The “NWA 3XW” title has been created and will be raffled off at the show on January 27th. This belt will be signed by both champion Adam Pearce and challenger Jeremy Wyatt. It has the date and place on it as well to mark the event. Tickets will only be $2 each or 3 for $5.
The match of a lifetime comes together with the chance of a lifetime…doncha dare miss it!
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If wrestlers in the Midwest actually used a resume to be able to get booked into a match or on a card, there would be very few that could duplicate the accomplishments of Matt Murphy.
Matt Murphy can proudly state that he is the first student of Harley Race’s World League Wrestling Academy, a stamp of approval from the former 8-time NWA Worlds Champion. He would go on to wrestle around the country against some of the biggest stars in the sport including CM Punk, Bobby Eaton, Mark Jindrak, Chris Hero, Naomichi Marufuji, Kenta, and Takeshi Morishima.
His knowledge and respect for the sport would be honored by Race himself when Murphy was named as the lead instructor for the Academy from 2000 to 2002.
He is one of the few men in the todays sport in the Midwest who have had a chance to wrestle in Japan, a feat that he would be able accomplish on three occasions for Pro Wrestling Noah. Murphy has worked with WWE and appeared on WWE programming twice.
He has been listed in Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s Top 500 on two occasions and was named one of the top thirty prospects in professional wrestling by Wrestle America magazine in 2002.
On December 2002, Murphy was in a car accident that derailed his wrestling career. He was the producer and announcer for the World League Wrestling T.V. show from 2007 to 2008
2008, Murphy released “The Professional Wrestler in the World of Sports-Entertainment.” . In 2011, Murphy’s autobiography “The Somebody Obsession: A Nobody’s Desperate Journey to Stardom” reached #1 in the wrestling category on the Amazon Kindle bestseller list.
Metro Pro Commissioner Matt Murphy reminds Domino Rivera that Domino is still the Metro Pro Administrative Assistant
In 2011, Murphy would return to the ring, this time as Metro Pro Wrestling’s of 2011 as the commissioner. In August 2011, Murphy attacked fan favorite Michael Strider and announced his return to the ring, igniting a feud with Strider.
In November 2011, he defeated “The Golden Boy” Greg Anthony to win the Traditional Championship WrestlingJunior Heavyweight Title in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, then lost it back to Anthony during their rematch two weeks later.
Matt Murphy’s love and talent for the sport has allowed him to be a top wrestler, a best selling author, a producer and announcer, and a commissioner. In the past he has been kind enough to let MWR feature his bookThe Professional Wrestler in the World of Sports Entertainment” by Matt Murphyon this very site. Each link of that book and more of Matt Murphy can be found here, and if you are a wrestler or a just a fan is a must read.
With all that talent that Murphy can assist a promotion, I am excited to say that he is now taking bookings for the months of February-April. You can e-mail him at: mjhmurphy@gmail.com
Let us take a look at one of my very favorite matches from “ALL THAT” Matt Murphy. In this match up he takes on Ace Steel in a IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Title match took place June 14, 2002 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Poodoo the Cow and his tag team partner Dash Rando have thrilled fans at IHW, Underground Wrestling and Juggalo Championship Wrestling. You can have a chance to meet the ultra popular Poo Doo the Cow this Sunday at the WWE Royal Rumble After party!!
Party Animal Radio is bringing you The Rumble After Party
Hosted By: PooDoo the Cow
This fun night will be the perfect end to your night! This is the spot to be before and after each WWE event at Scottrade Center and this night will be NO DIFFERENT!!!
… So come hang out with local and national wrestlers and who know who else is gonna attend??!?!
Former Attendees of our after parties include:
The Miz
Kofi Kingston
Primo Colon
Jack Swagger
Hornswaggle
Alicia Fox
Gail Kim
Heath Slater
Justin Gabriel
Evan Bourne
Zack Ryder
Alex Riley
Charlie Haas
Shelton Benjamin
Cover charge is only $5
ALL AGES til 12 midnight
Autographs available
No guarantees on talent
During the Christmas season, MWR looks around the Midwest at the fifteen promotions that we cover to find matches that we have never seen. Some we know may never happen but there is always that hope that somewhere, sometime they will meet.
During the very first show of the year for the 2011 MWR Promotion of the Year, Metro Pro Wrestling a Christmas wish will be granted when the Midwest Tag Team Champions The Heroes for Hire ( Zach Thompson and Jimmy Rockwell will go toe to toe with the 2009 MWR Tag Team of the Year and was named the number one Tag team during the MWR years Devin and Mason Cutter, the Hooligans.
The Hooligans- Photo Credit Brian Kelley
When the dust settled this past year during the MWR awards committee’s voting, Heroes for Hire was voted the first runner up while the Hooligans was only one behind them at 2nd runner up.
This match will be the debut for Kansas City fans of the Hooligans, a team that has earned rave reviews for the past three years. Trained by former WWE Star Curtis Hughes, they are old school with quick tags mixed with the high impact new age attack that has allowed them to capture belts around the Midwest.
Heroes for Hire- Photo Credit Brian Kelley
The Heroes for Hire have been the tag team champions since they defeated the Beer City Bruisers on April 9th, 2011. Since then they have only getting better than ever defending the titles around the Midwest against some of the very best teams they can find.
Yet, in less than three weeks they will challenged like never before when they meet two men who have been involved in death matches but are much more than a team that brings the pain, they are men with a purpose to be the top tag team in wrestling today.
With their eyes set for Kansas City and the chance to prove themselves on Metro Pro Wrestling TV against the fan favorites Heroes for Hire, the champs better be ready for a war.
The Heroes for Hire will need to use their speed and support from the fans to give them the edge to retain their titles in the very first meeting of the Heroes for Hire and The Hooligans !!!!
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