In less than a year “DirdEY” Jake Dirden has accomplished more than many wrestlers can only dream of. The Dynamo Pro Wrestling student has sought out the toughest of men to battle while trying to learn from the best that the sport has to offer.
With a natural talent and a great look wrestling promoters in the Midwest have been clamoring to get him in the ring, while fans have been thrilled to see that happen. Standing at 6’8″ and weighing in a total of 253 pounds he has traveled to the top promotions in the Midwest including Ohio Valley Wrestling, Metro Pro Wrestling, Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling, 3XWrestling, Mid Missouri Wrestling Association and Dynamo Pro Wrestling.
Dynamo Pro owner “Evil” Jim Yount, who has worked with the likes of Evan Bourne (Matt Sydal), Delirious, Dingo, MsChif and Daizee Haze had this to say about Dirden “From day one of his training, I could tell he had the “it factor”. I knew he would be going places. We are extremely proud of him and all that he has accomplished in such a short time.”
TNA GUTCHECK ST. LOUIS 10-27-12 – Photo credit TNA Website.
Dirden took part in TNA’S Gut Check in St. Louis on October of 2012, shortly after that he traveled to Eldon Missouri, for Harley Race’s annual WLW/ WWE and Pro Wrestling Noah camp. He was chosen from the trainers to take part in the weekend show at the end of the camp to see if he could impress them in live action as much as he did during the weekend long camp. The results was in after an impressive match against Mizfitt Manners the powers to be at Japan’s Pro Wrestling NOAH quickly offered Dirden the opportunity to work with them in 2013.
This past weekend inside a Dynamo Pro ring in Glen Carbon, Illinois, Jake Dirden was able to defeat Ricky Cruz, a man who in the past year and half has only been defeated clean in the ring once. This win should give him the confidence as he heads to Japan to train in one of the most respected, hardest working dojos in the world.
So mark your calender for this day in history as the time has come this week for the Dirden to invade Japan, and just as his Midwest opponents have found out that Jake Dirden is a man that will leave his mark wherever he goes.
SICW fans got their wish in October when Travis Cook told them that he would not be in attendance in East Carondelet, Illinois for the November show. The fans happiness would not last when Cook went on to make an agreement with the former Classic Wrestling Champion Ron Powers to manage his men for the night.
One fact remains with Powers and that is, you can never be sure what he will do, a loose cannon in every sense of the word. While the fans thought he would be out their to manage Cook’s men Dave Vaughn and Ken Kasa.
The Wrestling machine looks better than ever in a battle with red hot Heath Hatton, Photo Credit Brian Kelley
Powers took it on himself to offer his service to the likes of Max Archer, Bull Bronson, Jake Dirden, Alex Rudolph and his fellow henchman The Big Texan in battle against current champion Ricky Cruz.
Powers and his men did not show the usual savvy of Cook as Archer and Kasa each got disqualified for outside interference. When Powers offered his service to Rudolph, the young powerhouse decline him, only to see Gary Jackson seizing the opportunity for an edge to have Powers in his corner.
Two St Louis legends, Ron Powers and Gary Jackson join forces for one night only against Alex Rudolph- Photo Credit Brian Kelley
Jackson’s 3 rules applied in this
1. He came out to win
2.He refuse to lose.
3.He will cheat if he has too
4. Don’t forget the rules
Classic Gary Jackson footage.
So with that said thought Powers and Jackson often enemy’s joined forces to pick up another impressive victory in his historic career.
Ron Powers bring the pain on the champion. – Photo Credit Brian Kelley
Powers had the experts wandering if he was scouting for more muscle but one thing was sure his number one goal was to send a clear cut message to Ricky Cruz that he had his eyes set on the CWC title as he brutally assaulted Cruz during the match.
Sean Vincent for the save – Photo Credit Brian Kelley
If it would not have been for Power’s former right hand man Sean Vincent, he may have very well have taken Cruz out for good…Thankfully men like Chris Hargas, Heath Hatton and Chaz Wesson came out to stand the ground on Powers, Vaugn, Texan, Waco, and Bronson to insure that the Classic Wrestling Champion stood to fight another day.
A good thing that Vincent and former one half of the Old School Warriors Chaz Wesson has the back of the current Classic Wrestling Champion Ricky cruz’s back on this night. Photo Credit Brian Kelley
This weekend SICW is back in action with the return of the Old School Warriors.Keith Smith and Chaz Wesson to challenge the deadly duo on The Big Texan and Waco.
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