Photo Credit Rene “the Knight Owl” of the Wrestle Talk Podcast
Hollis Giroux defeats Ace Hawkins for the MWR Missouri Championship
This past weekend at KCXW Mayhem, the MWR Missouri Champion Ace Hawkins defended his title against the young up-and-comer Hollis Giroux at the Ararat Event Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Hawkins, a former Pro Wrestling Illustrated Rookie of the Year and a man that has used his speed and wrestling skills to win titles around the Midwest, was matched move-for-move in a stunning battle that saw Giroux’s hand raised with the title of the new MWR Missouri Champion.
I would like to thank Ace Hawkins for his State title reign, as he took on challengers at the top promotions around the Midwest. A rematch with Giroux promises to be worth the price of admission alone and we hope to see these two go to war again.
Giroux is a star at KCXW and Cape Championship Wrestling. This title reign should allow fans around Missouri to see what I see now: a man that is capable of delivering entertaining matches night in and night out. The best is yet to come and I look forward to covering his title reign against the top talents in the State of Missouri.
Who would you like to see Hollis defend his title against at your promotion?
How about Dynamo Pro Wrestling: vs. Adrian Surge?
World League Wrestling: vs. Rex?
MMWA Wrestling: vs the first MWR champRicky Cruz?
Kansas City Xtreme Wrestling: vs the Marksman?
New Breed Wrestling: vs The Iceman?
Ringside Championship Wrestling: vs Kyle Roberts?
Cape Championship Wrestling: vs Austin Lane?
Keep up with MWR for all the details of when, where, and whom Hollis Giroux wrestles as the details come in.
RCW Christmas Crash 2018 featured an incredible main event full of chaos and excitement as KarimBrigante MonicaPasseri defended the MWR Missouri Championship against 2-time champion Ace Hawkins with wrestling legends “Cowboy” Bob Orton and “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton at ringside. Post match madness featured Miss Monica Passeri and Branae getting into the mix!
Experience it again courtesy of this RCW Ringside Edition TV special feature from Fort Leonard Wood, MO!
-Mike Outlaw d. Camaro Jackson after the Mafia Kick to retain the D-1 Title (10:49).
-”Mr. Excitement” Christopher Adams d. Geoffrey Hyde with the full nelson slam (7:29).
-”Big Vik” Viktor Von Stein d. Will Meyers after the Legdrop O’ Doom (8:02).
-”Double R” Ricky Rodriguez d. Tag Team Champion Jimmi LaFleur by DQ when LaFleur refused to stop punching Rodriguez on the mat at the five-count (7:00). Jackal hit the ring with a bullrope to run off LaFleur.
-”The Caramel Bear” C.J. Shine d. Outtkast by countering the Case Study with a crucifix for the three-count (8:59).
-Xavier Shadows d. Jackal after Viktor Von Stein hit Jackal behind the referee’s back, leading to Shadow winning with a pump knee (8:22). Afterwards, the Agents Of Chaos seemingly reconciled their differences and laid out Jackal.
-”The Ace That Sets The Pace” Ace Hawkins d. The Snitch after the somersault Ace Crusher to retain the MWR Missouri Title (11:28).
-”Lights Out” d. “The Wind Of Destruction” Makaze in a no-DQ loser-must-retire match to win the Heavyweight Title. Surge overcame interference by The Agents Of Chaos to win with the spinebuster and become a two-time champion (26:20)! Makaze left his mask in the ring as the new champion celebrated his win.
As you all are aware the Supershow will air live on FITE TV. Our commentary team of Asa Gray and Ken Murphy always do a excellent job. But we wanted something a little bit extra and special for this event. So Former WWE Star and Lucha underground head commentator Matt Striker will be live at CCW’s SUPERSHOW 3 to call all the action.
Matt will also be at Comic con Saturday and will be at the Supershow with a very special photo op next to him at the announcers table for only $10.
The Wise Church (C)
VS.
The Steiner Brothers!
6-Man Tag Team Grudge Match
House 100
Justin “The Juice” Smart
and
The L.A. Hustlers (w/ Seanán Young)
VS.
Dalton Anthony,
“Mr. Fun Size” Marko Stunt,
and a
Mystery Partner
If House 100 wins, Dalton Anthony leaves CCW! If Anthony’s team wins, he gets five minutes alone in the ring with Seanán Young!
CCW Women’s Championship
“The Little Blue Dragon” Seishin (C)
VS.
RoH Star
“The Gatekeeper” Kelly Klein
“The Fallen Angel” Christopher Daniels
VS.
“Best of the Best” Austin Lane
CCW Pure Openweight Championship
Hollis Giroux (C)
VS.
“Farmer” Billy Hills
Tag Team Attraction!
SCU (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky)
VS.
The Besties in the World
Iron Man Match for the MWR Missouri Championship
“The Ace That Sets the Pace” Ace Hawkins (C)
VS.
Brandon “Espy” Espinosa
Scramble Match!
Winner gets a shot at any CCW championship at any time!
Dexter Roswell, Derrick King, D’Mone Solavino, Gregory Iron, Joey O’Riley, Barackus, and more!
Special appearance by
Road Warrior Animal!
Doors Open at 5pm • Special Early Bell Time: 6pm
Advance Ticket Prices:
$25 Front Row
$22 Second Row
$17 Third Row
$15 General Admission
Ticket prices will increase day of show.
Card subject to change.
With 350 plus fans in Fort Leonard Wood, MissouriKarim Brigante defended his Missouri Wrestling Revival Missouri belt in a classic with Ace Hawkins at Ringside Championship Wrestling. With the stakes so high RCW Promoter Brian Thompson brought in legends Cowboy Bob Orton and Bobby Eaton to sit ringside prepared to present the title to the Champion.
In a match that has RCW fans rocking it would Ace Hawkings capturing the MWR Title with his patented Ace Crusher for a record 3rd time.
Congrats to the new Champ Ace Hawkins.
Look for a recap of this event in the future at MWR.
The next show is Saturday 12/8 in St. Louis, MO:
-Moondog Rover vs. The Big Texan – Texas Death Cage Match
-The Iceman & The Math Magician vs. Guerrilla Warfare(The Big Texan & Waco) – Multi-State Tag Team Titles.
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This past weekend saw one of the biggest matches of the year as it was “Title vs. Title in Green Ridge, Missouri at Harley Race’s World League Wrestling. Italian Wrestling Association (IWA) Champion Jack Gamble took on the MWR Missouri Champion Karim Brigante on a frigid November evening in a match that lived up to expectations.
On one side, you had the MWR Missouri Champion Brigante. He has wrestled around the world with a desire to be the best in the sport. That respect for the sport brought him to the United States to train with the eight-time World Champion Harley Race. During his time with Race he has made multiple trips to the United States to work with WLW and promotions around the country. In 2017, he reached the mountaintop at WLW by defeating Leland Race and “Superstar” Steve Fender for the title. He has also participated in four of the annual camps that have involved WWE, NOAH, ROH and others. Brigante’s pop-up elbow-smash to the face of his opponent is beautiful. In March, at WLW Night of Champions 3, Brigante captured the MWR Title by defeating the former PWI Rookie of the Year and two-time MWR MO Champion Ace Hawkins.
The other side of the ring was Jack Gamble. Midwest fans know him better as one half of the tag team High Level Enterprise with partner Jon Webb. They are former three-time WLW Tag Team and two-time Dynamo Pro Tag Team Champions that were honored with the MWR Tag Team of the Year in 2015. The hometown fan favorite also wisely graduated under the watchful eye of Race while participating in the WLW/NOAH/ROH camps during his early career. His talent earned him an invite to train at the Pro Wrestling NOAH Dojo in Japan two different years.
Gamble showed his heart and dedication when he was able to return from a horrific car accident that threaten his career in 2013. Though it is true that he has found huge success in tag team action in 2018 Gamble has set his sights on singles gold. In the past calendar year prior to this weekend he had challenged for the MWR MO belt on two different occasions, the first against Hawkins at WLW and the last time at Dynamo Pro against Brigante, just coming up short each time. In September, Gamble defeated former 2-time MWR MO Champion Brandon Espinosa in a match that proved that he was much more than a tag team specialist then picked up a DQ win against the WLW and IWA Champion Webb in October. His biggest single win to date came on November 3rd when he captured the IWA belt from Webb in a three-way that also included Brigante who was also wanting to recapture the IWA title a belt he held earlier this year before losing it to Webb. Gamble’s superkick into a spin-out powerbomb is a deadly combination that is delivered with quick speed and precision.
Brigante with a victory already against Gamble in singles competition and 8 title defenses of the MWR title entered the bout with what many would believe may have had the edge. Gamble’s confidence though seemed to have been at an all-time high as the two had a classic battle with the fans clearly on Gambles side throughout the match. In the final moments of the match it looked as if Brigante was going to lock a submission leg lock but Gamble quickly pushed Brigante away and like lighting hit his patented superkick into the spin-out powerbomb to retain his IWA Championship and become the sixth man to hold the MWR Missouri Championship.
Jack Gamble celebrated via Twitter at @JackGambleHLE
The KING of Italy! The King of Missouri! I am now the @IWAItaly1 heavyweight champion and the MWR Missouri Heavyweight champion!!!
WWE Hall of Famer “Cowboy” Bob Orton has been added to RCW Christmas Crash as a special guest. Don’t miss your chance to meet the legend himself on Dec. 15th at Nutter Fieldhouse!
Ringside Championship Wrestling is coming to Fort Leonard Wood, MO with a holiday bash like never before with RCW Christmas Crash 2018 on Saturday, Dec. 15th!
GRUDGE MATCH
Kyle Roberts vs. “Superstar” Steve Fender’s Mystery Surprise
AMERICA vs. ITALY
Ace Hawkins vs. Karim Brigante with Miss Monica Passeri
LADIES ACTION
Bra’nae vs. Monica Passeri
TAG TEAM EXCITEMENT
Alpha Omega vs. Derek Stone and Brandon Aarons
TRIPLE THREAT MATCH
Air Raid vs. “Iceman” Howard Moritz vs. Rex Fults
SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCE
NWA/WCW Legend “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton of the Midnight Express!
Missouri Wrestling Revival 