Belton Speech and Debate Presents New Breed Wrestling! Anthony Bennett from WWE Cruiserweight Classic leads the charge!
On this great night of professional wrestling, you will see local New Breed wrestlers in action, such as Pop-Con Champion Curt Gannon, US Champion Branae, Calvin Aldridge, Jayden Dominic Rose, Kyle King, Mark Sterling and The Iceman!
Also appearing are John Rockhold (as seen on CZW Media), Anthony Bennett (WWE Cruiserweight Classic), Mike Sydal (as seen on Ring of Honor, 205 Live, Impact Wrestling!, and Japan’s Dragon Gate) plus Franco Varga (as seen on All Japan Wrestling, Fight UK, PCW, Beyond Wrestling and current Infinite Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Champion!
Tickets are available at Mary’s Cookies in Belton at 420 Main Street or by visiting the link on this event page! Tickets will also be available at the door on the 18th.
This past weekend at the Harley Race Wrestling Arena, Superstar Steve Fender and Brandon Espinosa defeated Kyle Roberts and Warwick Stephans to win the vacated WLW Tag-Team Championships. The new tag team Champions Fender and Espinosa were able to win the belts despite miscommunication between the two at that saw them come to near blows during several key moments of the contact .
If these two can get on the same page, they could very well hold onto these belts for a long time as both of them are two of the top wrestlers during the MWR years. Fender was one half of the first ever WLW Tag Team Champions back in 2001 with Matt Murphy. Since then he has held onto the belt with several partners throughout the years including Ace Steel, Mason Hunter, Mark Sterling, Bao Nguyen and Dangerous Derek just to name a few. Espinosa is no stranger to tag team success with partners Brandon Aarrons, Mike Sydal and Ace Hawkins.
WLW returns to Richmond, Missouri this coming Saturday. Be sure to keep up with MWR updates on the new Champions and WLW Stars.
The summer is heating up and the action is even hotter. With more promotions running than ever before the amount of matches have increased a ton. Unfortunately, that means that injuries happen at the worst of times. This year we already saw one half of the multi time MWR Tag team of the Year the Hooligans go down in a freak accident as they were tearing it up in Florida.
So though we do not claim to know all the injuries in the area that have our favorites down and out as well as those we like to boo let’s take a look at some of the most recent stars that the injury bug has bitten.
Makaze – He is a Gateway Championship Wrestling legend and arguably the most influential masked wrestler in the MWR coverage area. His talents go well beyond the inside of the squared circle as he has been a big part of helping out the training of many of the stars that you see today. A veteran of the ring for over 19 years, in 2017 Makaze has been as active as ever. Makaze was a favorite to win the Dynamo Pro Wrestling’s The Riot on the River tournament on July 7th in Grafton, Illinois. Yet on June 17th at SNPW against String Bean, Makaze suffered a broken collarbone and is expected to be out for two months.
Mark Sterling /Max Edwards – Sterling is a former MWR Wrestler of the Year and one of the most active wrestlers in the Midwest for the past ten years. Match of the Year awards, Iron Man matches and wars against legends and superstars would take its toll on anyone. Sterling (also wrestling as NWL KC’s Max Edwards) Word had been leaked that he was working injured as of late as it has showed in his performances against the likes of Jack Foster and Dak Draper. After challenging for the WLW Championship against Leland Race, Sterling sent word to the wrestling world that he has a herniated disc in his neck, and will be out indefinitely.
Jax Royal – Jax and his brother Jet are two of the most popular young wrestlers in the Midwest today. We had believed that their feud with the Howlett’s and Blood Brothers could very well set the standard in the MWR coverage area for tag team wrestling. Recently a bad fall during a high risk move that would take out his knee. Jax went into surgery and is expected to be back in 4-6 months.
Greg Anthony– MWR got a ton of fan hits early on thanks Greg Anthony’s the Golden Circle articles. Most recently Greg Anthony has been a force in the NWA and even made his way to the area for High Risk Wrestling and NWA Central States Wrestling. We were shocked to hear that the Anthony announced that he would need open heart surgery right away. The amount of prayers and best wishes from the wrestling community for Anthony showed what is right in the world of wrestling.
Many wrestlers fight through injuries all the time as the action is fierce and dangerous. Our best wishes goes out to all of these men and to those that are continue to battle through the pain to wrestle. Have fun and steal the show but always be safe.
The main event for the event on June 17th is signed and it is for the World League Wrestling Heavyweight Championship! Leland Race will face off against Mark Sterling! Tickets are available at http://www.harleyrace.com/vadertime.html for the wrestling event and the Meet and Greet! Purchase them now while you can!
Plus two of the top young stars battle it out. The WLW Jr. Heavyweight Champion Jon Webb defends his title against “The” Ace Hawkins
Way back in the day myself, along with Josh Ray had a chance to work with wrestling promoter TNT Keny G with High Voltage Wrestling in Granite City, Illinois. The promotion was filled with many of the top stars, many that are among the top stars of today. Thanks to my good friend Josh Ray, he shared with us video from one of those shows.
Brian Kelley
With that said, here is the current Mayor of Lebanon, Missouri , ring announcer and the man that started MWR.
On October 10, 2009, I booked and did video work for a High Voltage Wrestling show in Granite City, IL. As part of the video work, I also commented on the matches/event. This is the complete show, released on Youtube. Check it out!
Josh Ray
HVW Heavyweight Championship Match: Kahagas (HVW Heavyweight Champion) vs Eric Allen
Matt Cage w/ Magic Man vs Mississippi Madman
Santana G vs Mia Martinez
Jeremy Wyatt vs Neil Diamond Cutter
HVW Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals: Hooligans vs Submission Squad
Max Archer vs Cabal
Survival of the Fittest Match for the HVW Livewire Championship
Mark Bland vs Donovan Ruddick
Title vs Title Match: Kahagas (HVW Heavyweight Champion) vs Mark Sterling (NWA Central States Champion)
Mike Outlaw continued his rise to be one of the top young talents in the Midwest in 2016 by seeking out the toughest competition he could find. Starting the year off Outlaw challenged Brandon Espinosa in a hard core match before setting his sights to St. Louis Anarchy. Though Outlaw would struggle in the win department at SLA, he quickly earned the respect and love of their passionate fan base.
He would team up with Justin D’Air in a tag team classic at High Risk Wrestling against the Riegel Twins (Logan & Sterling) for the vacated Tag Team Championship. Due to the loss, the two friends quickly became enemies that were set for a brutal ending later in the year.
Outlaw, a former Dynamo Pro Wrestling Champion would set his sights on regaining the title against his archrival Jake Dirden. During this time he entered the WLW Jr. Championship tournament, losing to Jayden Fenix, who would go on to lose to Jon Webb in the finals.
In June, Outlaw would enter the High Risk Wrestling Mayhem tournament defeating Jake Dirden in the first round. In the triple threat finals, Outlaw won the championship over former PWI Rookie of the YearAce Hawkins and Kiyoshi Shizuka.
In July, he challenged MWR Missouri Champion Brandon Espinosa at MMWA in a hard fought contest, just coming up short. Two weekends later, Outlaw earned the biggest win of his young career when he pinned Ring of Honor superstar Delirious. In August, Outlaw, would add his second Dynamo Pro Wrestling title to his resume by defeating Jake Dirden. A title he would hold until December when Brandon Aarons. Outlaw would end the year losing a thrilling last man standing match against D’air at High Risk Wrestling.
Outlaw would wrestle throughout the Midwest for Dynamo Pro, Saint Louis Anarchy, PWCS, MMWA, Proving Ground, WIA, New Breed Pro, Metro Pro, High Risk Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Resurgence . He would have killer matches with the likes of Davey Vega, Gary Jay and fellow young star Kevin Lee Davidson. His hard work would pay off as he now heads into 2017 as a full time NWL contracted superstar, now named Dez Wellston.
2015 MWR Awards Wrestler: Jeremy Wyatt
2014 MWR Year Awards Wrestler: Ricky Cruz
2013 MWR Year Awards Wrestler: Jake Dirden
2012 MWR Year Awards Wrestler: Adam Pearce
2011 MWR Year Awards Wrestler: Brandon Espinosa
2010 MWR Year Awards Wrestler: Mike Sydal
2009 Awards Wrestler: Mark Sterling
2008 Awards Wrestler: Jeremy Wyatt
Look for an exclusive MWR Mike Outlaw / Dez Wellston exclusive artwork honoring him for his achievement from acclaimed artist Dartallion Allen Jr. in the future.
If you would like to sponsor the MWR Wrestler of the Year Plaque for Outlaw/ Wellston then please contact MWR at flairwhoooooo@yahoo.com. The cost is $50.00 and you will receive a past MWR Yearbook, a Tyler Black (Seth Rollins rookie card) and a mention on the MWR Website.
Missouri Wrestling Revival 