Missouri Wrestling Revival

Dave Vaughn has his eyes set on the Classic Wrestling Championship, but who will he face. The current Champ Ricky Cruz defends against Ron Powers this Saturday Night !! – Photo Credit Mike Van Hoogstraat

Cruz Defends Title Against Powers Feb. 23

Dave Vaughn, with manager Travis Cook in his corner, is slated to challenge for the Classic Wrestling Championship On Saturday, March 9, at the East Carondelet Community Center.  And as of today it’s Ricky Cruz who is on the spot defending the Classic crown.Except that Cruz puts the title at stake against former kingpin Ron Powers

Next Saturday, Feb. 23 on an all-star SICW lineup at the Holy Rosary Gym  in Fairmont City, Illinois.  This is the rematch Powers has been demanding since dropping the title to Cruz last May. Therefore, if Powers beats Cruz, it will be Powers risking the Classic prize against Vaughn March 9.

 And where does all this leave the explosive Mr. Cook?  His other piece of talent, Ironman  Ken Kasa, has been claiming that HE is the true Classic Champion.  Cook bases this claim on the fact that not only did Kasa pin Cruz in a tag team match last December, but Kasa also won a controversial decision by disqualification over Cruz Jan. 19 in East Carondelet.

 Travis maintains that a rule protecting the champion from losing the title when disqualified is antiquated and was wrongly used by Cruz in the duel with Kasa.Thus, Ironman is the true champion according to Cook and is willing to risk the honor every time he steps into the ring.

 Is SICW promoter Herb Simmons trying to put Cook, Vaughn and Kasa under pressure by giving Vaughn the title match March 9?  But what if Powers knocks off Cruz Feb. 23?  Adding to the mayhem is that, titleholder or not, Simmons is likely to sign Powers for a battle against Bull Schmitt April 13 in East Carondelet.  Those two warriors want to destroy each other after a pull-apart donnybrook Feb. 9. 

 Even more, the well-known Flash Flanagan has invaded SICW and made clear his goal is to be number one by winning the Classic Championship.  Flash also is hot after Cruz whether Ricky is the champion or not based on some battles those two had in Puerto Rico. 

 Plus several other standouts are lurking in the background and may deserve title matches – combatants like Chas Wesson, Alexander Rudolph, Gary Jackson, The Big Texan, Heath Hatton, Kevin X and particularly Chris Hargas who is recovering from a shoulder injury sustained in an auto accident.  And even Jake Dirden, being sought by Japanese promoters for a tour, is getting better in each outing. 

 If this is so-called “old school” booking, it seems to be working to the fans advantage because every SICW match means something for the winner – and the loser!

NOTE: Jake Dirden and Alexandre Rudolph do not appear on this show, despite what we say.  Just ignore it.

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On our debut on Missouri Wrestling Revival, Ben Simon, Mikey G, and Drew Abbenhaus preview Elimination Chamber and how it will affect WrestleMania.  Also, the local scene is buzzing with  SICW’s St. Louis Legends night on May 11th.

The author of the new book The Strap: A Complete History of Sam Muchnick’s Missouri State Championship, Roger Deem, will be at the MMWA this Saturday, February 16, 2013, at the South Broadway Athletic Club in St. Louis. He will be selling and autographing the book ($22.95).

The stars of 3XWrestling are featured on this weekly Iowa-based television show. This episode features two recent bouts from Des Moines – Emperor Kwong with Chad Mylan battles the debuting Dave Vaughn and “Delicious” Devin Carter faces massive newcomer JD Riggs. To see the full event with these matches, visithttp://www.3XWrestling.com to order the 3XW Holiday Havoc 4 DVDs. 3XW TV can be seen weekly on CW affiliates in Iowa – 6 p.m. Saturday on KWKB Ch 10/20/25 in eastern Iowa and 1 a.m. Monday on KCWI ch 23/ch 9 (Mediacom) in central Iowa. More information at http://www.3XWrestling.com

Metro Pro Wrestling returns to Turner Rec Center in Kansas City, KS, on Saturday, March 9, for our next television taping for Metro Sports! Doors open at 6 p.m., and bell time is 7 p.m.

Match already announced:

– Metro Pro Title Match: Jeremy Wyatt vs. “Scrap Iron” Adam Pearce

More matches to be announced soon!

Buy your tickets now!

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Metro Pro Wrestling airs every Saturday night on Time Warner Cable’s Metro Sports at 11 p.m. The show replays several times during the week! Check local listings for details.

Time Warner Cable’s Metro Sports is a regional 24-hour sports network, and Metro Sports is the ONLY place you can see Metro Pro Wrestling! Catch us on:

• Time Warner Cable Kansas City Metro Sports SD Channel 30 or 310
• Time Warner Cable Nebraska • Comcast Cable Channel 44 & 258
• Knology of KS Cable – Lawrence 37
• Metro Sports 2 on Time Warner Cable Kansas City Channel 311
• Time Warner Cable Metro Sports HD on Channel 1310

Turner Rec Center is located at 831 S. 55th St, Kansas City, KS.
For more information, call Metro Pro at (816) 222-5455.

This week on the NBS TV, we continue with the ten most influential people in central Illinois wrestling series as MOAV5706 steps into the interview chair to talk with Bloody Harker Dirge. We look back at how Harker got into the sport nearly two decades ago, his evolution and transformation from Matt Maverick to Harker Dirge plus much more.

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PRODUCTION UPDATE: The editing process has begun! Looking at a Summer 2013 release. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT as this journey continues! – AP

“In each of us, two natures are at war — the good and the evil. All our lives the fight goes on between them, and one of them must conquer. But in our own hands lies the power to choose — what we want most to be, we are.”
– Robert Louis Stevenson

Two natures firmly at war: Colt “Boom Boom” Cabana and “Scrap Iron” Adam Pearce.

And so it was: Friends for half a lifetime, coming apart at the seams, and their journeys culminating in a series of battles so brutal, so filled with vitriol, that these seven battles could only be described by one word: HATE.

Seven different matches. Seven different stipulations. Seven different cities around the world.

This is the story of independent wrestling’s greatest rivalry.

This is SEVEN LEVELS OF HATE.

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