They are the Dudleys of their generation in the Midwest. They would go on to capture the MMWA-SICW title so many times that wrestling expert Patrick Brandmeyer stated that to figure out the history of the MMWA-SICW tag titles all you have to do “Just fill in the blanks in between the Lumberjacks reign.”
Lack of title defenses during the MWR years hurt them in their legacy but a great match with the 2009 MWR Tag Team of the Year The Hooligans only added to their legacy.
The Lumberjacks were featured for the MMWA-SICW 50 year anniversary the St Louis Dispatch put the brothers on the front page of a great look at wrestling in St Louis. Members of the Missouri Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Ron Powers in 2011 has been big, bad and just plain mean. To start the year he would turn on his best friend Danny Boy Hawkins giving him a beat down that was hard to watch. He would follow that up by taking Danny Boy’s Classic Wrestling Championship title while ending his career.
He was just getting started, after taking out Danny Boy he has set his sights on MMWA-SICW promoter Herb Simmons. When Simmons brought in Cowboy Bob Orton, Ted Dibiase and Dory Funk Jr so that the fans could have a chance to meet some of the all-time greats, Ron Powers in some demented way took offense to that.
In an odd pairing to say the least, Sean Vincent, the cocky and brash Canadian has been one of Powers henchmen in all of his evil deeds. Powers jealousy and rage has not only been targeted towards the legends but also newcomer LaMarcus Clinton who the fans have quickly gotten behind. Powers would challenge the high flying youngster to a match. Clinton was quickly put on the spot against one of the best ever in the Midwest in his very first year. The weight, the experience and brute strength of Powers would be too much for Clinton as Powers would get the win….but after the bell was rung; Powers continued to attack Clinton thus forcing the ref to reverse the decision in favor of the young star Clinton.
Last month in East Carondelet, Power’s ego would be front and center once again when he challenged anyone to an arm wrestling match. A MMWA-SICW security employee came out but stood no chance of beating power. Out came wrestler Pete Madden who gave it his all but quickly fell to the monster Powers when out of the back came young Chris Hargas.
Hargas one of the young studs of MMWA-SICW was fired up but not as angry as the champ seem to be as he looked on the other side of the table knowing that Hargas was in awesome shape. After several moments of stalling Powers and Hargas sat down to decide who the top arm wrestler was. At first it looked like another win for Powers but Hargas fought and never gave up until it looked as if he had Powers beat. Yet before MMWA-SICW Commissioner Keith Smith could call the victoryPowers had snapped.
Brutally attacking Hargas with chair shot after chair shot while Sean Vincent antagonized and assisted the champ. Powers quickly sent a message to Hargas that he was not amused.
Later that night during a CAC Championship match between Ron Powers and Chaz Wesson, Hargas had regrouped and though you could see he was in pain, was fired up coming through the door and after Powers. The locker room had to be emptied to separate the two and regain peace.
Ron Powers lifts Chaz Wesson with ease. (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)
Keith Smith tries to protect Hargas.
Check out the fans in the next two photos who are in shock and some that are enraged at the actions of Ron Powers . (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)
That leaves us to this month; Chris Hargas is set up to team up with Chaz Wesson to take on Ron Powers and Sean Vincent.
We caught up with Ron Powers and Sean Vincent moments after Hargas and Powers were separated and they had this to say.
MMWA-SICW returns August 20th in East Carondelt with a co-main event featuring two of the very best in the country when Gary Jackson meets Mark Sterling.
Get your tickets and come out of the heat into the AC at MMWA-SICW in East Carondelet.
One of the most underrated is the tag team division makes their home in St Louis. When the Ego Express of Steven Kennedy and KC Karrington enter the ring together it Is magical. There were able to defeat the Northstar Express in an exciting matchup in their home turf and they are twice the team now than they were back then. The Egos also had great matches with several of the best in the game including the LONRS, the Hooligans, the Bum Rush Brothers and Vinyl and Vega.
As with many young tag teams, the problem is that each man had a desire for singles glory. Currently Karrington is the NWA Missouri Champion and Kennedy who is coming off an injury is still by his partners side as the two are currently causing trouble at NWA Dynamo.
She was the first ever Missouri Wrestling Revival female wrestler of the year, a former WLW champion and is poised for a shot at MsChif’s NWA Midwest Women’s Championship in Glen Carbon on Friday August the 12th at NWA Dynamo Pro Wrestling.
Stacey O’Brien has been heating up all year since her comeback taking on the very best that the Midwest including Lucy Mendez, Santana G, and Miss Natural.
Can the Catholic schoolgirl end MsChif’s Decade of Desecration and take the NWA Midwest Women’s championship?
The very next night in Kansas City Kansas Stacey O’Brien will have no time to rest as she will meet her arch rivals Lucy Mendez, Miss Natural and MsChif in a four way ladies match at Metro Pro Wresting.
Till then enjoy a great photo collage of Stacey O’Brien from Harmony Hardy.
Two friends, Sir Bradley Charles and NWA Kansas Champion Tyler Cook at Metro Pro Wrestling are having major problems getting on the same page. To make matters worse, SBC lost a match against Jeremy Wyatt with the stipulation being that he would become a member of Steven J Girthy’s Girthy Management agency.
On multiple occasions Cook has attempted to assist his friend SBC only to see it backfire and hurt the young star.
MPW cameras caught up with Tyler Cook and SBC and here is what went down.
Metro Pro Wrestling returns to Turner Rec Center in Kansas City, KS, on Saturday, August 13, for their next television taping for Metro Sports! Doors open at 6 p.m., and bell time is 7 p.m.
Matches announced so far:
– Metro Pro Television Title Match – Michael Strider (c) vs. Derek Stone
– #1 Brett Young vs. “The Human Wrecking Ball” Pete Madden (w/ The Magic Man)
– Champion vs. Champion – Jeremy Wyatt vs. Tyler Cook
– Bull Schmitt vs. Mark Sterling
– Women’s Four-Way – MsChif vs. Stacey O’Brien vs. Lucy Mendez vs. Miss Natural
– Sir Bradley Charles vs. Superstar Steve Fender
– Triple Threat Match – Tyler Cook vs. Rebelucha vs. Ryan Drago
– Mad Dog McDowell vs. Domino Rivera
Keep checking back for more updates on the August 13 card!
Metro Pro Wrestling airs every Saturday night on Time Warner Cable’s Metro Sports at 11 p.m. The show replays several times during the week! Check local listings for details.
Turner Rec Center is located at 831 S. 55th St, Kansas City, KS.
For more information, call Metro Pro at (816) 222-5455.
The LONRS were once mentioned highly in the first ever MWR Tag team of the year award as the awards committee voted them second to the Northstar Express. . The LONRS would become the first and only team to win tag team championships at MWR Promotions in Illinois and Iowa as they accomplished that for AAPW and PWP.
Sterling brought to the table great wrestling knowledge while Sanders would deliver punishing kicks sending the message that the LONRS were to be feared.
Sanders would leave the sport for an MMA career while being replaced with #1 Brett Young as the New LONRS. They would have moderate success before they would go their separate ways.
It has been announced that Mat Fitchett , one of the Midwest hottest young stars will be able to showcase his skills to the world during Chikara’s “Young Lions Cup IX – Night 1” on August 27th.
The camera has trouble catching up with the speed of Matt Fitchett (Photo Mike Van Hoogstraat)
For the fans that would like to go cheer on one of the hottest young stars today, all you have to do is buy tickets here and take the trip to The Palmer Center 4100 Green Pond Road in Easton, PA Bell time = 7:00 PM : : Doors = 6:30 PM
Will this be the end result for Fitchett’s opponent at the end of the tournament at 2011 Chikara "Young Lions Cup IX ?? (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)
Dave Hebner was called on to maintain order during the battle between Stacey O’ Brien and Santana G in Caseyville Illinois in April ( Photo Credit Mike Van Hoogstraat)
We just got word this weekend that legendary referee Dave Hebner was having surgery today in his hometown of Virginia.
Recently Dave Hebner was seen at MMWA-SICW meeting fans while signing autographs and taking photos this past June.
Rhino and Dave Hebner having some fun. (Photo Credit Mike Van Hoogstraat)
We would like to wish our friend Dave a speedy recovery so that we can see him at the matches in the near future.
Ethan Wright and The Cancun Kid may be new to the scene but the fact that they were able to defeat Mark Sterling and Steve Fender for the WLW tag team titles where many could not speaks volumes. High flying mixed with a great ground game that was tested at the Harley Race’s Wrestling Academy has this exciting tag team set for many years to come.
The years have passed by for Dory Funk Jr. and he may look older but he still has the “IT” factor. After a great six man, two out of three falls match against Ron Powers, Sean Vincent and Kevin X fan favorite Danny Boy joined Funk Jr.s partners Gary Jackson and Chaz Wesson in celebration for their victory. (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)
Dory Funk Jr. Hits Cloverleaf Radio’s Long List of Guests after A Wonderful Interview where he covered his Start in Pro Wrestling, His NWA Title Match with Gene Kiniski (And The 4 Years That Followed), His WWE Hall of Fame Induction, Legends of Wrestling & Smackdown Vs. Raw Video Game, His WWF Career, His Recent St. Louis Event with MMWA-SICW & More.
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