Ace Hawkins def. Brandon Espinosa in a no-DQ match to regain the MWR Missouri Title for the second time.
The referee accidentally got superkicked by Espinosa, so he wasn’t available to make the count after Espy caught a suicide dive and turned it into a brainbuster on the floor.
Espinosa tried to set up for a brainbuster onto a set-up chair, but Ace fought out of the move and delivered a somersaulting Ace Crusher onto the chair. Ace hit several big moves in a row, ending with a jumping DDT for the victory (18:20)!
The South Broadway Athletic Club and MMWA Wrestling crown a champion as Moondog Rover and Ace Hawkins face off in the final of a tournament that began in January.
Also on the card, Brandon Espinosa defends his MWR Missouri Heavyweight title against Deacon Cash.
*If Espinosa makes weight limit, Cash’s belt is on the line as well. Espinosa has expressed he has no intention to drop weight for this match up.
It’s Christmas in July! Come win our fabulous door prizes! Tickets are $9, and only $4 for kids.
South Broadway Athletic Club
2301 S. 7th Street, St. Louis 63104
Photos: Brian Kelley
Results Credit: Ben Simon and Patrick Brandmeyer
Heavyweight Title Series: Da’Marius Jones d. J’Mal Swagg with the Paydirt (5:49). (Jones 3 points, Swagg 2 points)
-Garrett Shanks d. A.J. Williams(w/ B.T. Daramola) by DQ when B.T. attacked Shanks (1:12); newcomer Frodo Meyer made the save, setting up a tag match.
-Garrett Shanks & Frodo Meyer d. A.J. Williams & B.T. Daramola when Shanks pinned B.T. after an Eye Of The Hurricane (6:56). Williams & Da’Marius Jones turned on B.T. after the match.
-Damion Cortess d. Flaming Freddie Fury after a modified Olympic Slam (2:57).
The former MWR Missouri Champion Brandon Espinosa prepares to watch the MWR title defense of Barackuswith SBAC TV. Barackus defeated Espinosa the month before and was set to face one of Espinosa’s proteges Ace Hawkins.
-Heavyweight Title Series: “The” Ace Hawkins d. Barackus with a somesrsault Ace Crusher to win the MWR Missouri Title (7:26). (Hawkins 5 points, Barackus 3 points)
THE Ace Hawkins sends a message to the former MWR MO Champion that is his time in 2017 to be the man.
-Heavyweight Title Series: Brandon Espinosa d. Moondog Rover via sunset flip (12:38). (Espinosa 3 points, Rover 0 points)
-“Da Bomb” Brian James & Leone Mephisto d. “Night Train/Gorgeous/Great One” Gary Jackson & The Big Texan; James hit Jackson with a chain before finishing him with the sitout gourdbuster (13:58).
A great place to celebrate your birthday is at a wrestling match like this young lady in the middle with her friends.
-Jayson Khaos d. “The Enforcer” Jimmy D after a sliding lariat (3:55).
-Deacon Cash d. Varik Morgan in a last-man-standing match to win the vacant Cruiserweight Title; Morgan was unable to answer the ten-count after a chair beatdown by Cash (17:56).
-Heavyweight Title Series scoreboard:Ace Hawkins 5, Da’Marius Jones/Barackus/Brandon Espinosa 3, J-Mal Swagg 2, Moondog Rover 0.
Missouri Wrestling Revival was on hand for a packed house (att. 548) at the historic South Broadway Athletic Club on Feb 11th. The monster Barackus defended his Missouri Wrestling Revival MO title for the first time since defeating Brandon Espinosa in January. His opponent was dangerous “The” Ace Hawkins, who has set his sights (for quite some time) on the MWR Missouri Championship.
Early on, Barackus showed the electric crowd his awesome power and fearsome attack, as he hammered home clotheslines and bodyslams left and right. Though Hawkins’s raw talents had won him the Pro Wrestling Illustrated Rookie of the Year award in 2011, six years later he has shown that experience mixed with speed and talent is why he is still considered one of the most exciting young stars in the sport today.
During the match, Hawkins took a beating, but was able to keep his composure to stay alive, but it looked like the end was near when Barackus locked on the claw. With the force of a mac truck, Barackus lifted Hawkins up in the air and onto the mat with the clawhold slam for what looked to be the 1-2-3 from the referee Nick Ridenour and a roar of the SBAC fans.
Barackus went to celebrate his victory with the title that was handed to him. However, referee Nick Ridenour had quickly let the fans, MMWA ring announcer Ben Simon and Barackus know that Hawkins had his feet on the ropes. As the referee went to return the MWR MO title back to Ben Simon, Hawkins went low with a kick to the groin that would end Barackus’s title reign mere seconds later.
Hawkins would not be done for the night as he would later use his new belt to level the former MWR Missouri Champion Brandon Espinosa with the strap, sending a message that he is not going to fear anyone in 2017.
Hawkins is a wanted man by both the monster Barackus and the former MWR Wrestler of the Year Brandon Espionsa. First though he will have to see if he can retain his title when he travels to Warsaw, Missouri to take on HRW Mayhem Champion Justin D’Air in a title vs. title match at High Risk Wrestling this Saturday night, February 18.
More details on the HRW Warsaw event and Ace Hawkins as they come in to MWR.
Updated:
Video courtesy of Timothy Miller
MMWA 2/11/17 Championship Series/MWR Missouri Championship.Barackus VS Ace Hawkins
