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MPW June 4th Recap Demolition Arrives, Jeremy Wyatt & Michael Strider Collide

Posted by flairwhoooooo on June 30, 2016

BBQ, music and laughter is what you would have walked up to even if you had planned to be one of the first people in line at Metro Pro’Wrestling‘s 6th anniversary show on June 4th. If you failed to drink a strong cup of coffee that morning you might have thought you were outside of Arrowhead Stadium with a bunch of wild fans. Come to find out Metro Pro fans aren’t too different from Chiefs fans in that they are loyal, loud and a little over the top. To no one’s surprise, it was the guys and gals of the Wrestle Talk Podcast and the WWE Universe Worldwide Chapter fantasy wrestling group. I expect that this isn’t the last time we will see or hear about this group. Especially since every Metro Pro show keeps getting better and better and this show was without a doubt better than the last and we are sure the next will be better than this one. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves because we have a lot of ground to cover as we breakdown this show. Just know this writer’s only goal is to make you wish you would have made this show and to get you fired up and exited for the next show coming up in July. So let’s get going!

The show inside the building kicked off with a match between the Math Magician and The Iceman (1/2 of Team Vintage).

This was a fun match where the fans especially the kids enjoyed themselves. Few things are as fun as counting along with the Math Magician when his music hits or even as he attempts to rally for a comeback. As fun as it is to count along with one guy it is just as fun to boo and heckle The Iceman. Who since has gone to “the dark side” has been on a slide. Sadly, (for him and Team Vintage) tonight was no different.

The Mathmagician was able to get the crowd behind him and pull off the big win in a match that lasted 6 minutes and 31 seconds. That was not the last time we would see the The Iceman this night.

Following the opening match the crowned was treated (I use that term loosely) to an appearance by President Michael Strider and his stunning partner in crime, Lucy Mendez. As you can imagine, they were met with a tremendous fan disapproval. Not more than 10 seconds in the ring Strider started bragging about how thanks to him Metro Pro fans would no longer have to see, hear or even have to worry about Jeremy Wyatt, all thanks to him and of course a little help with former ECW champion “The Man Beast,” Rhyno. All those who are familiar with the situation know what for over 2yrs Striders only goal has to rid Metro Pro wrestling of Wyatt, the undisputed fan favorite. It was also pointed out that Strider had a piece of what seemed like toilet paper on his shoe which he had Lucy remove for him in all of his arrogance.

In an attempt to get back to business Strider reminded that crowd that this wasn’t just any show but Metro Pro’s 6th anniversary show and that night we would have the pleasure of seeing him accept the MWR wrestler of the year award on the behalf of the recently fired Jeremy Wyatt. Also that we would get to see some great matches in round 1 of the tournament to crown a new Metro Pro Wrestling champion. And of course that the legendary tag team Demolition would be teaming with fan favorite ‘The Commission’ in the main even match of the night, and a whole lot more. The best part of this segment of the show according to most fans is when it was over.

We then moved on to some more in ring action. First up we had Jon Webb vs Kiyoshi Shizuka.

Where even though Davey Vega was ring side and in Shisuka’s corner, Jon Webb was able to pull off the win in just under 13 minutes. This advances Webb to round two of the Metro Pro Wrestling tournament to crown the new Metro Pro champion and left both Shisuka and Vega with a bad taste in their mouths.

Next we moved into some hard hitting tag team action where we had a team the we will affectionately call “The Beards” Redwing and Jay Howard vs long time bad guys and well known trouble makers the KC Kings. This match as good as should be expected but just as Redwing and Howie had things well in hand the man known as Ace Steele felt like he needed to come out and make his presence felt by hitting Howard over the head with his central states championship. Surprisingly though, that would not be enough as Redwing was able to get the 1,2,3 even though his partner was outside the ring and out for the count at that moment.

New comer Rory Fox caught almost everyone off guard with this energy and skill as he faced Metro Pro’s resident bad guy “The World’s Fittest Wrestler,” Mark Sterling. As you would expect the KC King Brothers were there and they played their usual role of heel-aids by helping Sterling secure the win after several attacks on Rory with referee Michael Case’s back turned. Though he gave a valiant effort this almost 3 on 1 affair, it ended with Mark Sterling getting the win in a little under 9 minutes and 30 seconds.

The match between Kraig Keesaman and Jake Dirden started days before they actually faced off in the ring. A few days earlier there was some back and forth on Twitter on who exactly would come out on top in this match and move on to round two of the Metro Pro’s Championship Tournament. The fans seemed to be split right down the middle and Dirden and Keesaman both confidently asserted that they indeed would be winning this match. To no ones’ surprise by the time the match started we quickly found out that even after all the trash talking Keesaman did on Twitter he still felt to bring his insurance policy The Iceman to the ring with him.

In the end it didn’t matter, Dirden was too much for both Keesaman and The Iceman and put Keesaman away with a in a little over 10 minutes.

After 4 incredible matches since their last appearance President Michael Strider and Lucy Mendez made their way back into the ring this time to except the MWR wrestler of the year award that Brian Kelley himself would be presenting. Just as Brian would reluctantly begin to hand the trophy over to Strider who at this point is nearly foaming at the mouth at the idea of being handed this award, Jeremy Wyatt’s music hits and the crowed in the Turner Rec Center. Wyatt made his way in the ring and did something surprising and turned his attention to Brian Kelley and expressed what most people in attendance that are familiar with MWR and that work that whole crew does already knew. That the work they do is amazing and has been a cornerstone in helping to elevate wrestling in the Midwest to a whole new level. Brian and his wife in particular have spent years traveling all over to show support and uplift that sport that we all love dearly. The crowd was 100% in agreement and Brian was given a well-deserved standing ovation which lasted well over 2 minutes. This really seemed to catch Brian off guard and the look on his face was priceless. Truly a highlight moment of the night and one to be remembered.

Wyatt then turned his attention to Strider and the two locked eyes as they have so many times before. You could cut the tension with a knife at this point.

Wyatt proceeded to inform Strider that he would be accepting the MWR award himself and that he had some new regarding a letter he had in his possession via the Board Of Directors. According to Wyatt this letter guarantees a match No holds barred match at the July 30th show. Not only that, if Strider refused to sign he would lose his job as President and Wyatt would take over that position. After throwing what would be comparable only to the fit of 5 year old spoiled brat, Strider was forced to sign it.

Only to be told a few seconds later by Wyatt that he lied about him losing his job and it was all made up to get him to sign it. This indeed may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back because only a few seconds later Strider removed his shirt and challenged Wyatt to jump back into the ring. Which almost seemed to be exactly what Wyatt was waiting for.

Fists and kicks lashed out and it got so out of hand that the whole locker room was forced to come out and break them up. Flashes of Undertaker vs Brock Lesner went through the minds many as this was all going on inside and outside the ring for what seemed like an eternity.

Once the ring was finally cleared we go the in ring action back underway and there was no time for anyone to catch their breath because the following match included the fabulous Riegal Twins vs the always game KC Wolves. The match was high energy and high flying, first we were treated to a front flip by Sterling Riegal over one of the ring posts right on top of both KC Wolfs then we got an amazing cross body where Logan Riegal, was by the estimation of many over 10 feet in the air!

Once the action got back into the ring the KC Wolfs did the unexpected and resorted to the low blow behind the refs back and the Wolves ended up getting the win.

We also had to other great matches before the main event the delivered the goods. We had a unification match between Steve Fender and Ace Steele.

This match was bring the belts ( Kansas State Championship,) (Central States Championship) together to crown one true champion.

After a lot of hot dogging and fooling with the ref the action got underway and Ace Steele was able to pull off the win with a little help from Redwing to retain the Central States title and to unify it with the Kansas State title.

Next, we had hot up-and-comer and recent graduate from the KC Pro Wrestling Training Center, Bobby Blackshire face off against former Metro Pro champion Derek Stone in a hard fought match where to Savvy Ol’ Vet ended up getting the win.

For the main event of the night we had the legendary Demolition team up with fan favorites “The Commission” to face a team full of stars to include Mike Sydal, Mark Sterling, Davey Vega and Kiyoshi Shizuka

This was a dream come true for many wrestling fans in the crowd. So many remember the legacy that Demolition left in there time in WWF and their title reign which is still the longest tag team championship reign of all time. The match did not disappoint and at one point there opponents couldn’t even decide who should go in the ring because they were so out matched by Demolition and the Commission. Near the end, something incredible happened, Axe and Smash decided to pass the torch to the next generation by helping Pierre and Gelistico set up the DEMOLITION DECAPITATION!

That as it always has been was enough to get the win and close out the show with a bang!

So at the end of the night, as awesome as it was there is still a lot of unfinished business. Lots of questions to be answered. Will this no holds barred match truly be the end of the rivalry between Wyatt and Strider? What other wrestlers will move on to round two of the tournament? Will Cobra Kai be back to defend their tag team titles, and if so, against who? One thing that is without a question is that some of the names that have already been released as scheduled to appear are the who’s who of pro wrestling to include Stevie Richards, Hype Gotti, Kevin Lee Davidson, and Sonjay Dutt. And that’s just what has been announced up to this point. Definitely a great time to be a fan in the Midwest because the local guys keep getting better and the stars that are being brought in are all class acts like Axe and Smash. That’s something that can’t be taken for granted. Nor is your chance to catch the next Metro Pro Wrestling show on July 30th at Turner Rec Center in Kansas City Kansas. See you there!

Rene Martinez, host of the Wrestle Talk Podcast with Joe and Rene

Twitter/Instagram/Snapchat: @WrestleTalkCast

Photo Credit – Brian Kelley Missouri Wrestling Revival

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: Ace Steel, AX, Bobby Blackshire, Brian Kelley, Davey Vega, Demolition, Derek Stone, ECW, Evan Gelistico, Graham Bell, Iceman, Jake Dirden, Jay Howard, jeremy wyatt, John Webb, Jon Webb, Kansas City Kings, KC Pro Wrestling Training Center, KC Wolves, Kiyoshi Shizuka, Kraig Keesaman, Logan Riegel, Lucy Mendez, Luke Langley, mark sterling, Math Magician, Metro pro Wrestling, michael strider, Mike Sydal, Pierre Abernathy, Redwing, Rhyno, Riegal Twins, Ring of Honor, ROH, Rory Fox, Smash, Sterling Riegel, Steve Fender, Stevie Richards, Team Vintage, TNA, Wrestle Talk Podcast, Wrestle Talk Podcast with Joe and Rene, WWE, WWE Universe Worldwide Chapter fantasy wrestling group | Leave a Comment »

Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat Keeps Order at World League Wrestling

Posted by flairwhoooooo on May 27, 2016

By Patrick Brandmeyer
Photos Brian Kelley

Of course, the special guest at WLW was a factor in my decision: Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat. I got started as a regular wrestling viewer after his most famous feuds with “Macho Man” Randy Savage and Ric Flair, but he was in the opener of the first pay-per-view that I saw via home video(SummerSlam 1991). I heard about the Savage and Flair feuds after the fact and got to see some of his classic bouts through home videos and WCW’s “All-Nighter” marathons. His career essentially ended in 1994 after being injured in his U.S. Title win over some nobody named Stunning Steve Austin, but he had a brief WWE comeback in a feud with Chris Jericho.

His son Richie briefly wrestled for WWE’s developmental system in Florida Championship Wrestling and then NXT, but injuries cut his wrestling career short. Steamboat was an eternal fan favorite for his entire career, despite a handful of temptations to stray to the Dark Side of The Force.

As set up at the April show, Steamboat had already been announced as the special guest but became the special guest referee for the night’s main event bout between Leland Race and Steve Fender. Also, WLW’s first Junior Heavyweight Champion was scheduled to be crowned on this night in a tournament final between Jon Webb and Jayden Fenix. The show had a strong turnout due to Steamboat’s presence…not competing with playoff hockey may have also been a factor. (Go Blues!) I looked after the Missouri Wrestling Revival merchandise table as Brian Kelley took photos at ringside…woo.

Your ring announcer was Brian Thompson; your referee was Richard White.

Roy Lewis vs. Cody Jones: This was my first time seeing Jones in action; I had seen him at previous independent shows but not in the ring. My initial thought was speculation on who Lewis would be losing to, then I immediately noted that he could have been facing Air Raid or something. However, this one was honestly a pick-’em with a rookie fan favorite against a relatively unknown rulebreaker. Lewis is one-third of the Troy Athletic Club with “The Freestyle Phenom” Jay Howard and “The Natural” J.A. Fair, but he usually flies solo when competing in this area. It was a fine underdog effort for Lewis who survived a lot of heavy artillery from Jones; Jones went to the top rope but missed a frog splash. Lewis capitalized with a La Majistral cradle for the flash pin in 8:12…ROY WINS~! He celebrated his first WLW win in grand fashion with Brian Thompson acknowledging it.

Justin D’Air vs. “The King Of Crossfit” Mark Sterling: D’Air has recently been sporting light-up wrestling boots, a la Naomi Night’s footwear in WWE; Sterling was emphatically unamused, so D’Air decided to poke fun at Sterling’s toe shoes. Hey, a feud over footwear would be far from the weirdest reason for an issue between professional wrestlers. At any rate, these guys had a solid competitive matchup; Sterling avoided a 450 Splash and D’Air rolled through for a relatively safe landing, but Sterling got the rollup pin with a handful of tights in 11:50(HEEL~!).

Stacey O’Brien & Lucy Mendez vs. Women’s Champion “Miss Natural” Heather Patera & Paloma Starr: Hey, a women’s division! While the “Divas’ Revolution” has seemingly cooled off to some degree, it’s been good to see women’s wrestling get a higher profile on the national stage. Despite their recent issues, Stacey and Lucy worked well together as a tag team. On the other side, the newer duo of Miss Natural and Paloma Starr had a few glitches in their teamwork, leading to a few shifts in momentum. Stacey had defeated Miss Monica at the April show to re-establish herself as the top contender to Miss Natural’s title. Stacey went old-school with her ring attire, going back to the plaid skirt ensemble. Things broke down near the finish and I felt like more than one person lost track of who was legal, particularly the referee. I could have sworn that Lucy and Natural were legal, but Stacey hit the backcracker on Paloma and got the three-count in 12:16…all righty then. It was a fine match, at any rate.

“Kickin'” Kyle Roberts vs. Karim Brigante(w/ Miss Monica Passeri): This stemmed from Karim physically abusing his valet at the April show, leading to Kyle making the save. In a pre-recorded video, Kyle told Karim that men don’t put their hands on women in America. The video promo prompted a sneak attack by Brigante in the locker room area, as well as a counter-promo. Brigante has struggled to pick up wins in the Midwest, though I think he won a battle royal at a WLW show elsewhere in Missouri. At any rate, Monica interfered on a few occasions and finally slipped a chain into the ring for her man to use; this brought out Stacey O’Brien for a brief Catfiiiiight(tm Joey Styles). The referee turned his attention to the action on the floor and missed Karim KOing Roberts with the chain, getting the tainted pinfall in 11:43. BUT WAIT~! The referee discovered the international object after the fact and ordered a restart to the match…Roberts immediately capitalized with an enzuigiri and rollup for the real victory in 0:12 of the restart (11:55 total).

“The Hybrid Ace” Jon Webb vs. Jayden Fenix, Jr. Heavyweight Title Tournament Final: General Manager Matt Murphy brought out the title belt under a cover; his intention was to unveil the championship before presenting it to the winner. Fenix came out to the usual Black Hand Warriors theme, but loudly proclaimed that he was NO LONGER associated with that group; since the BHWs are fan favorites in WLW, that established him as the heel in this bout. Given the eternal series of bouts between High Level Enterprise(Webb & Jack Gamble) and the Black Hand Warriors, these two know each other very well and had one of my favorite matches of the night. Unfortunately, it was marred by an indecisive finish as Fenix brought a chair into the ring…when the referee tried to stop Fenix from using the weapon, Fenix shoved him to the mat. That triggered a disqualification in 18:23 and Fenix whacked Webb with the chair anyway. Fenix continued his dispute with the referee, so Webb got a hold of the chair and nailed Fenix with it. So Webb is the first WLW Jr. Heavyweight Champion, right?…

…not so fast. Murphy voiced his disapproval of both men’s actions and said that the lineage of the new championship shouldn’t start that way. As a result, he declared that a no-DQ rematch would take place at the show on August 27th and the winner of THAT match would be the first Jr. Heavyweight Champion.

“The Legacy” Leland Race vs. “Superstar” Steve Fender, special guest referee Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat: In April, Heavyweight Champion Trevor Murdoch & Fender defeated Race and The Math Magician(one of these names is not like the others…) when Fender pinned Race; this match was set up to determine a top contender to Murdoch’s title. (Of note, neither Murdoch nor Tag Team Champions Michael Magnuson & Dave DeLorean were in the house on this night.) The match was good but the crowd response was a bit down; they were probably waiting until Steamboat had his “moment” before they got invested.

Several spots were obvious odes to Steamboat: Backflip out of an armwringer, armdrags, inside cradle counter to a bodyslam, etc. All it was missing was a cross-bodyblock off the top rope. Steamboat was bumped down and Fender hit the brainbuster(which was how he won the tag match in April), but Steamboat wasn’t available to make the count. When he did recover to count, Race kicked out at two-and-a-half…leading to the anticipated confrontation between Steamboat and Fender. Fender repeatedly shoved Steamboat until The Dragon finally retaliated with a shove of his own to assert his authority…at that point, the match continued and Fender’s loss of focus may have contributed to his downfall. The two traded near-falls until Race finally finished with the Go 2 Sleep in 19:36…woo-hoo.

I imagine Murdoch vs. Race will be the main event of the show in August…we’ll see how the rest of the card shapes up.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: Brian Kelley, Brian Thompson, Chris Jericho, Harley Race, J.A. Fair, Jay Howard, Jayden Fenix, Jon Webb, Justin D'Air, Karim Brigante, Kyle Roberts, LeLand Race, Lucy Mendez, Mark Stertling, Matt Murphy, Miss Monica Passeri, Miss Natural, Patrick Brandmeyer, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, Stacey O'Brien, Steve Austin, Steve Fender, Troy Athletic Club, WLW, World League Wrestling, WWE | Leave a Comment »

New Breed Wrestling Brings Back Wrestling to Sedalia, Missouri

Posted by flairwhoooooo on May 20, 2016

Missouri Wrestling Revival was excited to cover the return of pro wrestling in Sedalia, Missouri as the MWR Missouri Championship was on the line, a women’s tag match featuring 3 of the past MWR Female Wrestlers of the Year winners and the NWA Missouri Championship title bout.

Let us take a look at that historic evening.

Stacey O’Brien was presented the New Breed Wrestling Female Wrestler of the Year award by Wade Chism. Thanks to the chaos and complaining from Lucy Mendez and Miss Monica Passeri at the start of the night, we were able to get a photo of her with her award… Speaking of the rude

NWA Missouri Champion Evan Morris def. Mark Sterling

Steve Fender def. John E. Rock and Karim Brigante

Stacey O’Brien & Heather Patera def. Lucy Mendez & Monica Passeri

Cousin Gator vs. the Math Magician wrestled to a ten minute draw

Missouri Wrestling Revival Missouri Champion Ricky Cruz def. Leland Race by DQ

Leland Race & Ricky Cruz def. Steve Fender & Evan Morris.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: Cousin Gator, Heather Patera, John E. Rock, Karim Brigante, LeLand Race, Lucy Mendez, mark sterling, Math Magician, Missouri Wrestling Revival Missouri Champion, Monica Passeri, New Breed Wrestling, NWA Missouri Champion Evan Morris, Ricky Cruz, Stacey O’Brien, Steve Fender | Leave a Comment »

The End of an Era . . . Rhino ends Jeremy Wyatt’s Career and Takes the MPW Title

Posted by flairwhoooooo on April 28, 2016

By Brian Kelley
Photo Credit Brian Kelley

During the MWR Years no wrestler has been more successful in the Midwest by capturing titles, headlining matches and winning awards more than Jeremy Wyatt. His talents and skills earned him the nickname the Belt Collector as he won or challenged for just about every prestigious heavyweight championship in the area.

After an injury that at All American Pro Wrestling that threatened his livelihood that would have ended many lesser men in the sport, Wyatt returned to squared circle to somehow be better than ever. During the 2015 year Wyatt captured the 3XWrestling Championship as well as the Metro Pro Wrestling title on the way to an historic year where he was challenged by many of the best in the sport today. The victories would have been great for any wrestler but the fact that he had to win the matches against the likes of Christopher Daniels, Matt Striker, Matt Cage, Ricky Cruz, and Ace Steel or else see his career come to an end thanks to the evil Commissioner Michael Strider.

With Wyatt getting the last laugh during those epic battles Strider was sure that he had the answer to stop the reign of Wyatt when he signed the 60 minute Iron Man title Match in December against his often rival-often ally Mark Sterling. When the smoke cleared and the dust settled in overtime, Wyatt proved once again why he is had remained on top for so long.

2015 was a very embarrassing year for Commissioner Strider as he had proven unable to strip the title off of Wyatt. As a wrestler Strider was one of the very best in his era, and what made him so great was the desire to win, the never give up attitude that had earned him the love of the fans at one time. With a new year abound he signed one of the toughest baddest men in Ring of Honor today the Beer City Bruiser to deliver the pain on Wyatt in front of a packed house in January.

Wyatt was able to overcome the constant interference from Strider, Sterling to amazingly overcome the power of the Bruiser. Wyatt attempted to taunt Strider once again as he tried to get Strider to come out of retirement to face him one on one in what would have been a historic battle in front of two men who have once been both the most hatted and the most love men in Metro Pro Wrestling history.

Strider’s critics could very well point out many flaws of him as a commissioner, but he had already had a plan B in place as he quickly told Wyatt that his next challenge would come from the ECW Legend Rhino.

You could feel the buzz in the SOLD OUT Turner Rec Center that the man beast Rhino was in the house to do what so many before him was unable to do, defeat the MPW Champion Rhino. Unlike other match-ups prior to their match with the champion, Rhino would make no appearance prior to the war that would explode in Kansas on this night.

The ring would not be big enough early on as the two fought up and down the bleachers of MPW, as the fans ran for cover and tried their best to get a photo of the brutal action as the two me tore into each other. After several moments of intense action Wyatt dropped Rhino on his head with the lightning spiral and had him beat. Stride distracted referee Michael Crase right before the 3 count for what looked to be the win. Yet, Strider quickly got the referee’s attention to stop the count.

Wyatt let his temper get the best of him as he grabbed Strider, delivered a punch that popped the crowd. Seizing the opportunity with Wyatt’s back turned, Rhino drilled Wyatt with the Metro Pro Wrestling title belt. Strider who was arguing with the referee, quickly ordered him to turn around to count the final pin of Wyatt’s career.

With a shocked and stunned crowd watching Rhino becoming the 9th man to hold onto the Metro Pro Wrestling title, Strider celebrated in the ring like he had just won the title himself. As Wyatt laid there knocked out, Strider offered Rhino a 10,000 dollar bonus if he would drop the title and give it to Strider. Rhino would prove to be a mercenary that would earn his money and the legacy as the man that would end the career of Jeremy Wyatt.

Metro Pro Wrestling returns on June 4th and it has been announced that Strider has demanded that since Wyatt is now gone, Strider would be the man to accept Wyatt’s 2015 MWR Wrestler of the Year Plaque.

A special night for the fans as they will also have the chance to meet the tag team legends Demolition and the start of a 16 man tournament featuring many of the best wrestlers in the country to claim the vacant MPW Championship.

Till then let us take the chance to look at some of the highlights of the exciting June event that also featured the 2015 MWR Future Star presentation of Redwing

Steve Fender’s new championship, the exciting 6-man match between the Riegel Twins team up with Jon Webb vs. Mike Sydal and the Kansas City Kings, as well as Jake Dirden’s huge win against Mark Sterling, and so much more.

The Math Magician defeated Jay Howard and Benjamin Boone

Kiyoshi Shizuka ( w/ Geek Singh ) defeated Jaysin Strife

The Commission (Pierre Abernathy & Evan Gelistico) defeated Team Vintage (The Iceman & Kraig Keesaman)

Metro Pro Wrestling Central States Champion Ace Steel defeated Devin Thomas

Jake Dirden defeated Mark Sterling

Jon Webb & The Riegel Twins (Logan & Sterling) defeated The King Brothers (Jake & Ryan) & Mike Sydal

Steve Fender defeated Redwing to win the Metro Pro Wrestling Kansas title

Lucy Mendez defeated Angelus Layne

Rhino pinned Jeremy Wyatt to become the Metro Pro Wrestling Champion

MPW Commissioner Michael Strider paid Rhino 10,000 dollars for the Metro Pro Wrestling title.

Tickets now available for Metro Pro Wrestling‘s Sixth Anniversary show on June 4! Helping to celebrate will be legendary tag team Demolition! Get your tickets fast! http://www.metrowrestling.com/store/

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: 2015 MWR Wrestler of the Year, 3XW, 3XWrestling Championship, AAPW, Ace Steel, All American Pro Wrestling, Christopher Daniels, ECW, Jake Dirden, jeremy wyatt, Lucy Mendez, mark sterling, Matt Cage, Matt Striker, Metro pro Wrestling, michael strider, Mike Sydal, MWR, Redwing, Rhino, Ricky Cruz, Riegel Twins, Steve Fender, The King Brothers, WWE | Leave a Comment »

Missouri Wrestling Revival MO Champion Ricky Cruz vs Leland Race in Sedalia, Mo April 30th

Posted by flairwhoooooo on April 18, 2016

Ricky Cruz continues to be among the top wrestlers in the country in 2016 as he currently holds the MWR Missouri Championship. His title reign will be put to the test when he takes on the son of legendary wrestler Harley Race, Leland Race for the very first time EVER in Sedalia, Missouri.

There have been very few men in the MWR years to be as dangerous as Leland Race who recently battled the NWA Light Heavyweight Champion of the World in a classic match up in Troy, Missouri and now has his eyes set on Ricky Cruz.

This will not be a match that you will not want to miss. MWR will be on hand that very night to document history for this very time ever match-up!

New Breed Wrestling has been red hot since debuting in 2015 with a family friendly night of wrestling that everyone will love.

New Breed Wrestling will make its debut on Saturday April 30th at the Liberty Park Convention Hall, doors will open at 6 with a 7 pm bell time!

Tickets are available at Rent A Center of Sedalia

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and as always will be available at the door on the day of the show.

Tell your friends, tell your family, tell a stranger on the street and we’ll see all of you there!

In a historic first, we will be having a ladies tag team match when Miss Natural and Stacey O’Brien face off against Lucy Mendez and Miss Monica.

Cousin Gator, one third of the Guns and Beer Stable, will be taking on former WWE and TNA Superstar Trevor Murdoch.

In our main event of the evening The King of Chaos Ricky Cruz will be putting his MWR Missouri Heavyweight Title on the line against the Son of a Legend, Leland Race.

Beginning with our Sedalia show, ACTIVE AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY that present their military ID can receive a discount of $2 off either ringside or general admission tickets.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: Evan Morris, Guns and Beer, Heather Patera, Kyle Roberts, LeLand Race, Lucy Mendez, mark sterling, Miss Monica Passeri, Missouri Wrestling Revival, MWR, NBW, New Breed Wrestling, Ricky Cruz, Riegel Twins, Stacey O'Brien, Steve Fender, Trevor Murdoch | Leave a Comment »

MWR & KC Pro Wrestling Training Center Honor Redwing at Metro Pro Wrestling This Saturday

Posted by flairwhoooooo on April 5, 2016

Join Missouri Wrestling Revival and the KC Pro Wrestling Training Center this Saturday night at the Turner Rec Center in Kansas City, Kansas for Metro Pro Wrestling when they deliver an awesome night of wrestling with the best young stars in the country.

Join us to be a part of history as the head trainers of the top rated wrestling school in Kansas City, Trevor Murdoch and Derek McQuinn partner up to honor the MWR Future Star Redwing with the presentation of his plaque.

Redwing has been impressive in his very short time in the squared circle and currently is the Metro Pro Wrestling Kansas Champion. We believe that he has no limits of where he can go in the future and we are proud to have you join us as we show our support on one of wrestling’s hottest stars.

Redwing will be defending his MPW Kansas title against “Superstar” Steve Fender who will be looking to derail his rocket to stardom.

BUY TICKETS HERE

Special thank you to Jerry R Chavez for his permission to use his picture on the plaque

If you would like to sponsor the 2015 MWR Female Wrestler of the Year, Lucy Mendez then please contact Brian Kelley on Facebook or through e-mail flairwhoooooo@yahoo.com for details.

Our next Metro Pro Wrestling event is Saturday, April 9, at 7 p.m. inside Turner Rec Center in Kansas City, KS! Doors open at 6:15 p.m.

– Metro Pro Championship Match: Jeremy Wyatt (c) will defend his Metro Pro Championship against “The Gore Machine” Rhino!

– Central States Championship Match: Ace Steel (c) vs. Devin Thomas

– Mark Sterling vs. “Dirdey” Jake Dirden
– Kansas Championship Match: Redwing vs. “Superstar” Steve Fender
– Six-Man Tag Match: The Riegels Twins/Jon Webb vs. The King Brothers/”Yoga Monster” Mike Sydal

– The Commission vs. Team Vintage (Kraig Keesaman/Iceman)

– Women’s Match: Lucy Mendez vs. Angelus Layne

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
– Front Row: SOLD OUT
– General Admission: $15
– Kids 5-12: $10

MAY 14th!!!! MAY 14th!!!! MAY 14th!!!!

GRAND OPENING!!!

KURT ANGLE WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE

We hope you will join us for our huge grand opening. We want to invite you to come down and visit us. KC PRO is the Best Pro Wrestling School in the area. We can offer students and experienced wrestlers Knowledge, Fitness Training, and Opportunities that no one else can.

1. You will be able to train with our Head Trainer 3x WWE Tag Team Champion Trevor Murdoch
You will work with him everyday of your training to improve your skills and achieve your goals!

2. You will also work with a certified personal trainer that works at the school full time. Derek McQuinn will help you create a workout plan, nutrition program, and injury prevention.

3. We have a brand new facility. Enter through the front office. Open the door to see a brand new 18X18 ring, a grappling/chain wrestling area( whole floor area covered with 2′ wrestling mat), Stretching area. Walk through another door to our Gym. Complete with green Astro turf on one side of the room. You also have a complete weight lifting area or you can go over to the Cardio area. An again you have access to both of these gentleman (Trevor/Derek) through your whole Experience at KC PRO

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Wear the Dress …The Math Magician Defeats the Iceman

Posted by flairwhoooooo on April 1, 2016

The former fan favorite tag team of the Iceman and the Math Magician blew up in the end of 2015 when they failed to find success in New Breed Wrestling. The Iceman brutally attacked his former partner after a loss against The Riegel Twins leading to the Math Magician to challenge the Iceman in a match that he would risk losing his mask if he lost, but if he was to win the Iceman would have to wear a dress.

New Breed Wrestling returned in 2016 with a red hot crowd that came to their feet to see the former MWR Wrestler of the Year, Mike Sydal , the Vintage Kraig Kessaman and Kyle Roberts jump start the night in a triple threat match.

Kessaman and Sydal quickly teamed up on the young Roberts early on, but when it came time to get the win they were at a crossroads and all bets were off, still there are people that like these kind of bets online, and they go to sites as rivalo.com that allow people to do this. Roberts nailed several beautiful drop kicks on both men, but Sydal would pick up the win.

Italy’s finest Karim Brigante with Miss Monica Passeri was tested against the former WWE Superstar Trevor Murdoch in the second match.

The lovely Monica did everything that she could to distract Murdoch giving her man a much needed advantage against one of the most toughest men in the Midwest. Brigante pulled out all the stops hoping to pick up his biggest victories in his America tour, but it would have to wait another day as Murdoch hit his patented bulldog off the top rope and the 1-2-3.

The hottest tag team in the Midwest, the The Riegel Twins (Logan & Sterling) came face to face with one of the top tag teams during the MWR years when where challenged by Steve Fender and Mark Sterling. The Riegel’s are known for their high flying and fearlessness, so it looked as if the team of Fender and Sterling hoped to frustrate the rookies by working the legs and leaning on them often while using the ref to their advantage.

Just when it looked as if the speed of the Riegel’s would win out, a distraction from Fender lead to a roll up from Sterling and a handful a tights as they stole the win.

Just as her man Brigante was put to the fire against Murdoch, Monica Passeri went one on one with the two time MWR Female Wrestler of the Year, Heather Patera.

When Monica was not talking down USA and the fans ringside, she was impressive getting into the head of Patera on the way to a huge upset, thus putting her on the map in the Midwest in the female division.

In a tag team grudge match Ricky Cruz & Marc Godeker delivered a hard hitting bout against Leland Race and Cousin Gator. Back and forth the action went with the final moment coming when Godeker locked in an armbar submission to seal the win for his team.

The fans were loud and hyped all night and as the dress vs, mask match were announced by ring announcer Wendy Morris the fans came unglued. One group of fans were so excited that they planned ahead and brought their own pink tutu that got the crowd chanting wear the pink dress. As with any good promoter, they listen to their fans and NBW Promoter Scott Zie and commissioner Wade Chism went to the fans to get the tutu to add on to the stipulation if in fact, the Iceman would lose.

The action was intense from start to finish as the referee was forced to remind the Iceman continually that he had to win the match before he could unmask him. Outside the ring the Iceman pounded on the Math Magician but back in the ring the place exploded when the Math Magician leveled the Iceman with the F5 for the win.

With fans on their feet and celebrating the Math Magician, Scott Zie and Wade Chism held up the dress for the Iceman to put on.

The Iceman at first refused but Commissioner Wade Chism delivered the message that if he did not honor his contractual agreement that he would be suspended for a whole year. With no other choice the Iceman put on the Math Magician dress, and out of nowhere attempted to take a cheap shot on Chism, the Math Magician super kicked him and added insult to injury by putting on the pink tutu.

The night would end with an important battle royal for a chance to earn a first round bye to the upcoming tournament to crown the first ever New Breed Wrestling Champion. Each competitor threw caution to the wind as old rivals and friendships all clashed and often teamed up. Out of nowhere Steve Fender threw out the last man Ricky Cruz to earn the right to get the edge heading into the tournament that will begin on April 30th in Sedalia, Missouri.

New Breed Wrestling will make its debut on Saturday April 30th at the Liberty Park Convention Hall, doors will open at 6 with a 7 pm bell time!

Tickets are available at Rent A Center of Sedalia and Eldon, and as always will be available at the door on the day of the show.

Tell your friends, tell your family, tell a stranger on the street and we’ll see all of you there!

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: Cousin Gator, Heather Patera, Iceman, Karim Brigante, Kraig Kessaman, Kyle Roberts, LeLand Race, Marc Godeker, mark sterling, Math Magician, Mike Sydal, Miss Monica Passeri, MWR, New Breed Wrestling, Ricky Cruz, Steve Fender, The Riegel Twins, Trevor Murdoch | Leave a Comment »

Black Hand Warriors Back on Top at WLW

Posted by flairwhoooooo on March 25, 2016

By Patrick Brandmeyer
Photos Brian Kelley

WLW Ring Announcer Dan Gier

Justin D’Air vs. Mike Outlaw, Junior Heavyweight Title Tournament: WLW hadn’t created a new championship since 2001(!) when the Tag Team Titles were started. At the previous show, Jon Webb defeated Danny Adams and Ace Hawkins pinned Kyle Roberts to advance in the tournament; Webb vs. Hawkins will be one semifinal and this night’s matches would determine the other semifinal. This was the first meeting between these two in the St. Louis area, though they had faced each other in other parts of the country.

Outlaw was oddly reserved in his entrance and then went into full rulebreaker mode once the bell rang…it was the first time I had seen him in that role in person. Notably, Outlaw turned on D’Air after they lost the High Risk Wrestling Tag Team Titles to Logan & Sterling Riegel, so there was some backstory even if it was on the other side of Missouri. D’Air looked really good with several impressive aerial moves, including a ropewalk into a plancha off the top rope. D’Air rallied and went for the 450 Splash, but Outlaw raised his knees to block the move and rolled up D’Air with his feet on the ropes for the cheap pin in 11:51. Afterwards, Outlaw told the ringside fans that it was just what “outlaws” do.

Jon Webb vs. Karim Brigante (w/ Miss Monica Passeri): Good to see Brigante and Monica again…they had gone back to Italy for a little while, but recently returned to the Harley Race Dojo. Webb is an odds-on favorite in the Jr. Heavyweight Title tournament and has been expanding his arsenal in recent months; he pulled out an impressive rana counter to a vertical suplex in the match with Leland Race that just aired on their YouTube show. These guys have a really solid matchup; Monica did a fine job of jawing with the fans and interfering when the referee’s back was turned. She has wrestled in Italy (saw a few clips on YouTube) but I don’t think she’s competed in the States yet; I can only imagine the Missouri licensing headaches. Monica’s interference prevented a few chances for Webb to close things out, but it finally backfired as Webb knocked Karim into his valet, knocking her off the apron.

A few exchanges later, Webb finished with a superkick and Sliced Bread #2 in 8:39…woo.

Trevor Murdoch (w/ Tag Team Champions Steve Fender & Mark Sterling) vs. Roy Lewis for the Heavyweight Title: Per General Manager Matt Murphy, Murdoch has contractual freedom to hand-pick his challengers…notably, former champion Leland Race did not wrestle on this show (though I’m pretty sure I saw him in attendance).

Murdoch gave a big verbal buildup for his challenger (he’s WLW’s first Eagle Scout!), but it was obvious that he had picked the inexperienced Lewis with the expectation of an easy night. Lewis was psyched just to get the opportunity to be in the ring with the former WWE Tag Team Champion, but the enthusiasm went away in a hurry as he took a serious beating. The “welcome to wrestling, kid” initiation is continuing for Lewis, obviously. The fans chanted “We Want Leland”, prompting Murdoch to ask “What about Roy?”…heh. Lewis got a late rally, but Murdoch rolled through a cross-bodyblock for the win in 5:36…I think he was in the ropes and may have had a handful of tights as well, but I had trouble seeing from my vantage point.

The post-match beatdown ensued…all three Black Hand Warriors ran in to brawl with Murdoch and company, but they got the worst of the exchange and were a bit dinged up heading into their matches later in the night.

Heather Patera vs. Stacey O’Brien vs. Lucy Mendez for the Women’s Title: There was an altercation at the previous show that set up this match. Miss Natural and Stacey had battled for the past year or so, but Lucy is also a former WLW Women’s Champion and started her wrestling career with this promotion. In contrast to Dynamo Pro’s alignments, Miss Natural was the rulebreaker in this match while both challengers were fan favorites.

I was honestly disappointed that this match didn’t get more time; the match was good for what it was, but I think they’re capable of doing even better. Lucy and Stacey started fighting before Miss Natural was even introduced, kick-starting the bout as the champion bide her time and let the challengers fight it out.

There were some really good triple threat exchanges, including the obligatory Tower Of Doom spot with Miss Natural powerbombing Stacey as she superplexed Lucy. The finish saw Stacey hit the backcracker on Lucy, only for Miss Natural to toss Stacey out of the ring and steal the pin on Lucy in 6:15.

Jayden Fenix vs. “The Yoga Monster” Mike Sydal, Junior Heavyweight Title Tournament: The winner would move on to face Mike Outlaw in the semifinals. With Sydal in rulebreaking mode for the night, the winner seemed obvious; the Black Hand Warriors have built a pretty strong fanbase in Troy since even before their official turn to fan favoritism. There were a few scattered “Derek Jeter” chants for Fenix but they didn’t last. I haven’t seen Sydal in the heel role as often in recent years, but he’s very effective at it as he focused his attack on the arm. Sydal never had an opportunity to go for the Yogasault; Fenix won with a flying knee strike(a la Mr. Brie Bella) in 10:41.

They played a video on the TV monitors in the building to announce the special guest for the May 14th show: Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat! Very cool…will need to check the schedule and see if I’m free for that.

Elite Aggression (Superstar Steve Fender & “The Fittest Wrestler On Earth” Mark Sterling)(w/ Trevor Murdoch) vs. The Black Hand Warriors (Michael Magnuson & Dave DeLorean) for the Tag Team Titles: This feud stemmed from Fender and Dangerous Derek McQuinn cashing in Fender’s Harley Race Invitational Tournament opportunity after DeLorean and Jayden Fenix had won a four-team tournament for the vacant tag titles; Fender & McQuinn defeated the worn-down champions for the belts immediately after the tourney final. McQuinn suffered a recent injury and Sterling was allowed to substitute as Fender’s tag partner; I had honestly forgotten that Fender & Sterling had been Tag Champs in their own right in the past. Magnuson only recently returned to action, reuniting the original Black Hand Warriors tandem for this grudge match.

The match was clearly going long as they did the slow build, starting with a lot of quick tags on the Warriors’ side. While Fender & Sterling would seem to be the less-experienced duo, they had teamed in the past so their own continuity was on point as well. The champs were able to isolate DeLorean(disposing of his ever-present T-shirt) and then Magnuson, but the challengers finally regained control and cleaned house. They were able to get Sterling out of the game long enough for Magnuson to hit a Codebreaker on Fender, followed by DeLorean dropping Fender with a superkick and getting the pin in 25:12! We have NEWWWWW Tag Team Champions…Jayden Fenix came out to celebrate with his partners.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: Ace Hawkins, Danny Adams, Dave Delorean, Derek McQuinn, Elite Aggression, Harley Race, Harley Race Dojo, Heather Patera, Jayden Fenix, Jon Webb, Justin D'Air, Karim Brigante, Kyle Roberts, LeLand Race, Logan & Sterling Riegel, Lucy Mendez, mark sterling, Matt Murphy, Michael Magnuson, Mike Outlaw, Mike Sydal, Miss Monica Passeri, Missouri Wrestling Revival, MWR, Roy Lewis, Stacey O'Brien, Steve Fender, The Black Hand Warriors, Trevor Murdoch, WLW, World League Wrestling | Leave a Comment »

Mixed Tag Chaos, The Yoga Monster Mike Sydal and the return of Karim Brigante Highlights WLW’s Return to Excelsior Springs, MO

Posted by flairwhoooooo on March 18, 2016

Results courtesy of Brian Thompson

Missouri Wrestling Revival was on hand for the return on WLW in Excelsior Springs, MO as they continued their long tradition of supporting those in need.. This time it was help out the FBLA, as well as a young gentleman Greg’s medical bills.

The night started off with the return of one of Italy’s hottest young stars Karim Brigante who was escorted with Miss Monica. Though it has been a little over a half of a year since they returned back to the states, their arrogance and demeanor has not changed in the slightest.

Once the American national anthem ended Karim Brigante and Miss Monica entered the ring and issued an open challenge.

Never one to step down the challenged was accepted by Leland Race who shocked the young star in the first match for the victory.

In the second match Mike Sydal continued his winning ways by defeating the high flyer Kyle Roberts by masterfully working on his legs, thus slowing him down for the win.

Speaking of high flying, Justin D’Air has earned the reputation of being fearless and once again he showed that when he took the fight to the Black Hand Warriors, Dave DeLorean before being pinned.

Miss Natural Heather Patera has a stranglehold on the WLW Ladies Championship and with the rules on her side she was able to retain the title against Stacey O’Brien via countout. Yet adding insult to injury, Patera and Steve Fender taunted O’Brien and Leland Race to a rare WLW mix tag team match.

Patera and Fender used every trick in the book to get under the skin of O’Brien and Race, but it would not be enough as the fan favorites got the last laugh when Race pinned Fender with the GTS to end the night on a high note.

WLW Returns this Saturday Night in Troy, Missouri

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: “Miss Natural” Heather Patera, Black Hand Warriors, Dave Delorean, Harley Race, Justin D'Air, Karim Brigante, Kyle Roberts, LeLand Race, Mike Sydal, Stacey O'Brien, Steve Fender, WLW, World League Wrestling | Leave a Comment »

Dreams Are Made at the KC Pro Wrestling Training Center in Kansas City

Posted by flairwhoooooo on March 6, 2016

I know that some may have thought that I was crazy, driving close to six hours to cover the first ever KC Pro Wrestling Training Center Tryouts on a Sunday morning. To be honest, I was excited to see an area that is so red hot with wrestling as one of the best companies in the country, Metro Pro Wrestling, had endorsed the school and I have had the honor of covering the four trainers of the school for the past eight years in hundreds of the best matches of this era. As I came into the school, Trainers Derek McQuinn, Trevor Murdoch, Steve Fender, and Mark Sterling were instructing the students who have taken a chance on themselves to show the pros that they had the dedication, heart, and talents to become the future of pro wrestling. Students from not only Kansas City, but Oklahoma, Kentucky, and beyond made their way to the school.

The Tryouts were setup in a professional and positive environment from the four men who had all learned under the tutelage of Harley Race. Trevor Murdoch, of course, had made his way to the WWE, including training and wrestling in Japan; Steve Fender has enjoyed several tours of Japan; Derek McQuinn is a Professional trainer and recently a WLW trainer; and Mark Sterling, a former MWR Wrestler of the Year, has been all around the country and trained in camps with WWE, TNA and ROH while being considered around the Midwest as one of the top talents today. The students were pushed to excel during drills and given instructions on the proper techniques and safety in the ring. Metro Pro Wrestling Promoter Chris Gough was on hand to videotape the event as the students who had wrestled were allowed to showcase their skills as well give promos as the school will boast a complete foundation of what Promoters around the country will want, as well as what the WWE wants.

I was so impressed with the effort that the students gave and the desire of the trainers to help them improve. As the day came to an end, I said my goodbyes right as the students were about to meet with the trainers one on one for feedback on what they can do at the KC Pro Wrestling Training Center to improve and start the journey to be a top name someday. Aspiring wrestlers that were unable to be there on that day and want to become a pro wrestler, do not fear–know that you will be in good hands with the KC Pro Wrestling Training Center, so please do not hesitate to call them today.