Posted by flairwhoooooo on July 4, 2012
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Posted by flairwhoooooo on July 4, 2012
MO/IL Heavyweight Championship Gary Jackson (c) vs. Brandon Espinosa
Ace Hawkins vs. Jimmy D
Big Dave Osborne vs. Draco Verdadero
Recorded on 6/9/12
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Posted by flairwhoooooo on July 3, 2012
Circus Maximus 2012
Friday Night July 13th
From the Knights of Columbus Hall in Alton IL ( 405 E 4th Street Alton IL 62002)
Doors open at 6:30pm, Net Tapings at 6:45pm
Tickets: $10 in advance, $15 front row by calling 314-616-7981
Street Parking available, $1 DRAFT BEER
Saint Louis Anarchy Title Match (Tables,Ladders and Chairs Match) Dan Walsh © vs. Gerald James w/family
Anachy Championship Title Match: ACH © vs. Dingo (2 out of 3 falls match)
Davey Richards vs. Mat Fitchett
Anarchy Televised Title Match: Davey Vega © vs. Kyle O’ Reilly
FANS BRING THE WEAPONS: Darin Childs vs. Evan Gelistico NOTE: Due to building permits light tubes will not be allowed into the building. We encourage our fans to bring anything other than light tubes.
Johnny Gargano vs. Arik Cannon
American Joshi Championship Match: Angel Blue © vs. Serenity
The Hooligans (Devin and Mason Cutter) vs. MoJo Bravado (Jo Jo Bravo and Jordan Jensen)
Returning after his suspension for indecent exposure Darin Corbin will be back in action!!
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Posted by Admin on July 3, 2012
Paying his dues
He got stuck selling shutter shades…
by Josh Ray
admin@realmenrealdads.com
Former Owner and Editor of Missouri Wrestling Revival
Not pictured: Brandon Aarons.
Three years ago, when my time as an active Missouri Wrestling Revival member was coming to an end, I received an e-mail from a wrestling fan. A college student, he wanted to get some firsthand knowledge of what happened behind the scenes. He wanted to get involved.
Feeling generous, I offered to take him under my wing and show him a little of what I knew. Maybe I was feeling extremely benevolent, but if I recall correctly I just remembered two other people you may have heard of: Brian Kelley and Kari Williams. Both had contacted me in similar fashion years earlier, wanting to pitch in. I like to think they have made some great contributions since that time. Maybe this guy would be just like them. Then again, maybe Kari and Brian set the standard pretty damn high.
At the time, I was highly involved in High Voltage Wrestling Midwest (HVW) and knew I could introduce him to how a small show was run comfortably from there. I told him to meet me at the next HVW show, gave a good description of what I looked like (ridiculously good looking with washboard abs) and let it simmer. I received emails like this all the time, and didn’t really put too much stock in the possibility of him actually showing up.
When he contacted me a day or two before the show to confirm that things were set, my attitude changed. He seemed more dedicated than most, and we talked a bit about shadowing me backstage. There wouldn’t be much work for him, but the key was to get a better feel for how a show worked and how he should behave. I contacted Kari and Brian, letting them know we’d have some help. I then briefly sketched out some points to make with him on the day of the event. I wanted to show him how to introduce himself to everyone, stay out of the way, be respectful, and only believe 25 percent of what my buddies “TNT” Keny G or Magic Man had to say. I felt great about the show and felt confident I could teach the young guy a thing or two.
That really great feeling turned to nausea the night before the show. And vomiting. I can’t forget the vomiting. I caught some sort of stomach virus, and it was wreaking havoc on my body. Early the next morning I made the call to Kari and Brian, telling them there was a pretty good chance I wouldn’t be able to make the show. With popsicle in hand (I couldn’t hold anything else down in my weak stomach), I reminded them that the new guy would be there and to try to keep him busy. I knew both Kari and Brian would be entirely to busy to have him following them around, but I knew they’d be nice to him and find him something to do. I then followed up with a call to the young man, giving him an update.
That was the last I heard from him.
When I hadn’t received a followup email or phone call from him, I called Brian and Kari to make sure he even showed up to the HVW show in the first place. The guy was so respectful leading up to the event, so I hoped he hadn’t forgotten to extend his hand for a handshake and a “Thank you.” It all made sense after talking with my colleagues at MWR.
Brian didn’t remember much about the guy. He had been so busy that all he had time for was quick introductions and an explanation of Brian’s duties at the show, taking pictures, conducting interviews, and such. Kari remembered him more vividly than Brian, but was also busy taking notes for the event and getting quotes from those in attendance and the talent at the show.
“I couldn’t think of much for him to do for me,” she said.
I felt bad about him not being able to work behind the scenes a bit, but Kari, Brian, and I had all put in a lot of work to get to where we were. It took a long time for MWR to get respect, and at that stage we were still given some dirty looks. Matt Murphy once told me in one of my highly-valued conversations with him, “You act like a mark and you get treated like a mark.” Kari, Brian, and I had worked hard to build a rapport with the local scene and it showed. This guy was showing up for day one. On day one for me, I paid to get into shows to cover them.
I was curious, though, about whether he had done any work at all. Kari confirmed that she had in fact found something for him to do to be useful.
“We had him sit at the gimmick table, selling Brandon Aarons’ shutter shades.”
And with those words, the investigation received illumination. Selling Brandon Aarons’ shutter shades was probably a far cry from what this guy thought he’d be doing at the show. We had run another person away from the glamorous lifestyle of independent pro wrestling. I don’t think it ever crossed the kid’s mind that he was paying his dues. Most people don’t think they have to.
You can read more from Josh Ray on this site, or check out his blog projects Real Men, Real Dads (well established) and Shadow of the Nerd (just started).
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Posted by flairwhoooooo on July 3, 2012
If you are in the St Louis area and love to collect wrestling action figures, autographs and various wrestling memorabilia then this Sunday in Bridgeton, Missouri is the one stop place for you.
You can meet the man standing next to Hulk Hogan, ICON this Sunday at the Toy show..
Stop by and see our friend ICON of ICON art at his personal booth, to meet the artist himself, famous for his world renowned painting the History of Wrestling that was showcased at the WWE Wrestlemania art show as well as the WWE Magazine.
Fans will have an opportunity to purchase the “History of the Wrestling” painting poster for the one day only offer for the low low price of $15.00.
Get this awesome poster and have it autographed by ICON himself.
MWR fans will have a chance to purchase the brand new 2011 MWR Yearbook as well as the MWR Trading cards featuring the brand new MWR Trading card of Bruiser Brody!!
Hourly Door Prizes ($10 – $20 value) Include:
DVD’s, Limited Ed. Hot Wheels and Misc Collectible Toys
Machinists Hall
12365 St Charles Rock Road
Bridgeton, MO 63044
Adult Admission: $4.00
Children 16 & under free
Sunday: 9:00a – 2:00p
Early Bird @ 8:00a – $12.00
* FREE PARKING
The Show has over 180 tables and well over 100 dealers Buying / Selling / Trading Collectible Toys all in a 10,000 sq ft Main Room. Some of the toys represented include Hot Wheels, Star Wars, Barbie, comics, movie memorabilia (posters – autographs), Racing items, board games, action figures (science fiction – movie – television – wrestling), die-cast cars, model kits, trading cards, sports collectibles and too much more to list. The show was started to help promote the secondary market of collectible toys. The ToyMan Show is held 7 times a year and has been in business since 1990. It was founded with the idea of bringing collectors together and have fun while doing it
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Posted by flairwhoooooo on July 2, 2012
Bruiser Brody, say the name to anyone involved in wrestling around the world past or present and there are many different emotions involved with each person. Brody was a hero to many, a rebel to others and seen as an enemy to many that wanted to control him.
If Hulk Hogan was the most popular, if Ric Flair was the greatest then Brody very the master of providing fear in not only the fans but the wrestlers themselves. A man who stood up for what he believed in Brody as wrestling was heading to the cartoon world of “Sports entertainment”. Brody continued the legacy of pro wrestling as a brutal, exciting and often bloody contest. Standing 6’8″ while weighing 325 pounds Brody demanded respect as an athlete first and foremost.
Brody’s tours of Japan cemented him as a legend while his battles with the best of the best including the likes of Andre the Giant, Bruno Sammartino, Dusty Rhodes, Abdullah the Butcher and Antonio Inoki .
Brody was an instant draw for promoters for over 13 plus years including being a former NWA Central States Champion by defeating “Bulldog” Bob Brown April 10, 1980 Kansas City, KS and drew huge houses in St. Louis for Sam Muchnick’s NWA.
PWI ranked him #14 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the “PWI Years” in 2003. Brody was inducted into the St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame Class in 2007. Other awards included with the Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards 5 Star Match (1984) with Stan Hansen vs. Dory and Terry Funk on December 8, Best Brawler (1980–1984, 1987, 1988), Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996).
Before ECW, Brody could wrestle with the best of them, was the king of hardcore and truly underrated with his promo skills.
This card is the effort and work of three wonderful people Barbara Goodish, Larry Matysik, and Rob Schamberger.
While the men and women that I personally would dream of having in the MWR set from the start included Harley Race, Ric Flair, MsChif and Bruiser Brody I could not possibly do it without the permission of his wife Barbara Goodish.
Barbara Goodish– While myself and the fans lost a favorite wrestler during the tragic events in Puerto Rico during Frank “Bruiser Brody” Goodish murder, the hard part was that a family lost a loving husband, father and friend. When I picked up the book Brody: The Triumph and Tragedy of Wrestling’s Rebel, I have to be honest I was skeptical how interested I would be when I saw that she would be sharing the story with Larry Matysik. When the final page was turned I felt ashamed of myself for feeling that way as Goodish brought out the reality of the situation. You got to see the real side of the man Bruiser Brody the man inside. I knew I couldn’t just make a card and money out of Brody without the blessing of the love of his wife. I am honored that Barbara gave us her permission to do a card to honor her husband for our card set.
Larry Matysik- The voice of Wrestling at the Chase is loved and respected not only in St. Louis but around the country. The right hand man of NWA President Sam Muchnick was instrumental to making ST. Louis the heart of the sport. It would only be proper that Brody’s friend and author of his autobiography to do the Bruiser Brody MWR Trading card.
To purchase this great book click here.
Rob Schamberger– The card also features not only one but two photos of Brody from the hottest wrestling artist in the country Rob Schamberger. Schamberger like myself is a huge fan of Brody and stated that “I could draw Bruiser Brody all day long every day, if things went incredibly right in my life! There’s something about his energy, his intensity, his overall wildman look, that makes him a thrill to portray.”
This card is a must have for any fan of Bruiser Brody fan and it can be yours for only $3.00.
#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
#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 Card $3.00
#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
#74 Jeff Vernetti – SICW ring announcer
#75 Stacey O’Brien – 2 time MWR Female Wrestler of the Year
# 76 Michael Strider- Kansas City wrestling legend.
#77 Amanda the Blood Thirsty Vixen -Beautiful, Extreme and BloodThirsty
#78 Ricky Cruz– Puerto Rican Superstar
#79 Adam Pearce – 4-Time NWA World Champion.
#80 The All Night Express– Rhett Titus and Kenny King-Red hot tag team
#81 Marshall and Ross Von Erich– Sons of Legend Kevin Von Erich
#82 Frank Gotch– Undefeated World Champion. CARD $3.00
#83 Justice – The wrestler/biker on a mission
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.
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Posted by flairwhoooooo on July 2, 2012
Lumberjack Abe and MDAs counselor Ellen Turner at camp
They are two of the biggest men in the Midwest, and fans in the MWR coverage area have seen the Lumberjacks in the past pounding on the likes of arch rivals The Big Texan and Waco in the ring.
Recently the brother duo of Abe and Gabe took the time to use their hearts to meet the children of the annual MDA camp in St Louis. The 2012 theme was “Season of Hope”.
MDA Camp counselor Ellen Turner was kind enough to speak with us on the yearly program. She stated “ I have been working with the MDA going on 6 years now, the children are AMAZING. They make me laugh, they make me cry their truly my hero’s. While there is research going on to seek better treatments and cures for the more than 40 neuromuscular diseases, the camps allow the children a week to get attend to make new friends, catch up with old ones while having a fun filled week.
This year was another great year even with 103 degrees, the kids were happy to be there, during the week dinner was brought in from several sponsors including Texas Roadhouse, Lowes and a BBQ from Weber Chevrolet. Each day had a different them filled with various activities including a masquerade ball, and dances. “
Turner went on to say “ When you go home from seeing the event and how strong these children are as they go through their adversity of MDA it makes you realize how little some of our day to day troubles are.
When asked about the Lumberjacks Abe and Gabe, Turner replied they stayed from 1-4 and were wonderful with the children. We hope that they return next year to take part of the 2013 MDA camp.”
Lumberjack Abe stated “That the day was so rewarding being able to meet the children of the camp. You see these children who are suffering from Multiple Sclerosis at the camp and you would never know it as they are having the time of their lives with activities such as swimming, horseback riding, arts and crafts fishing, campfires and much more while working with the councilors and fellow campers.
Abe went on to say that “My brother and I were so honored when one of the children told us that his dad was a wrestling fan and wanted to have our autographs to surprise his dad when he came was going to give it to dad when he came to pick him up at the week. “
Both Abe and Gabe spoke on how they look to come back next year to meet the children in 2012, and hope to bring some other fellow wrestlers to the camp. The children also met several other heroes throughout the week such as firemen who offered the kids rides on a fire truck, the St Louis Cardinals mascot Fredbird comes to visits as does The Gateway Grizzlies Izzy, just to name a few.
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Posted by flairwhoooooo on July 2, 2012
Interview by Amber Wagner
Barely paying attention to the conversation, buried in his phone (which is usually his style), Executive Producer of New Midwest Wrestling Events, Justin Clark sat across the table from me. He’d been asked for weeks to do an interview for the site, but was hard to get one-on-one. With New Midwest Wrestling’s BLINDSIDE two months away (August 25th), he told me that he was trying to get the ball rolling as far as preparation goes. But he had a free hour and was able to grant this exclusive interview. I was shocked to see how open he was regarding New Midwest Wrestling business and the controversial air that seemed to loom.
AW: So, let’s start off with the obvious elephant in the room, the Tommy Arson situation. Arson and LPC seemed to pull a fast one on the matchmakers, most importantly you, and keep Arson’s involvement in the New Midwest Wrestling Championship Ladder Match a secret until they literally stole the title as a coup for the members of the Sovereign plan. Where do you stand with the ruling made that Arson is now Champion?
JC: I said it before, I’ve got egg on my face. I wasn’t paying attention to what was right under my nose. Arson was indeed signed in that match. I’m paying for it; trust me. But I’ve learned from it, and it cannot happen again.
AW: A few people have made claims that it seems that anyone can do what they want in certain matches. For example, the next ladder match New Midwest has, ANYONE can run up the ladder and win. And what happened last month is evident of that.
JC: But as I said, Arson was signed for that match. There are no contracts for this level of wrestling for the participants to assign. They just have to verbally accept to the terms laid out by the official, in this case LPC, and then that official does the paperwork on it. All CoTrane told anyone was that the first man to come down with the championship was the winner. He’s smarter than he looks sometimes.
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Posted by flairwhoooooo on July 1, 2012
The First Edition of The Ten Count (6-29-2012) with 3XW Tag Team Champion Jon West. Jon answeres ten questions related to his wrestling career.
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Posted by flairwhoooooo on July 1, 2012
Fan favorite Johnny Courageous will be the guest today on Ringsyders.
Last week, the duo became a tripod as the team received addition, Drew Abbenhaus to the team. Drew will be a correspondent with local wrestling as well as interviewing various subjects, completing stories and blogging for the website. Ringsyders is proud to have Drew as a fuul time member of the team!!
This week, the guys are joined by local wrestling pioneer, Johnny Courageous. Non local wrestling fans may recognize Johnny from his epic commercial battles with the Dirt Cheap Chicken, but most will know him as mostly the only openly homosexual wrestling on the local scene. We tackle many hot bed subjuects regarding this issue as well as many others.
Other hot topics include
-success for extreme reunion tour.
-UFC 148 Silva v Sonnen 2.
-Jericho returns.
-Guys do a TOP 5 indy wrestler countdown.
-Why Mike Sydal (brother of Evan Bourne) is a better alternative to his brother?
-more!!!
Good Heat/XPAC heat, the midwest heat wave, boxing 120, fantasy dream matches, why midwest is new hotbed of indy wrestling, and much more!!!
Tune in Sundays to RIngSyders hosted by Grandmaster Ben Simon, along with Mikey G The Ringmaster, and Drew (we gotta get him a nick name, FAST) from 5-7p on the #1 underground radio station on the planet, www.partyanimalradio.com
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Missouri Wrestling Revival 