Posts Tagged ‘The Hooligans’

High Voltage Wrestling Complete Show (10-10-2009)

Posted by flairwhoooooo on January 27, 2017

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)

Click here to watch it

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2016 Missouri Wrestling Revival Tag Team of the Year – Alpha Class (Danny Adams & Paco Gonzalez)

Posted by flairwhoooooo on January 18, 2017

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Photo courtesy of Proving Ground Pro

Trained by former Ring of Honor World Champion Michael Elgin, Danny Adams and Paco Gonzalez, came together to form the tag team Alpha Class and quietly picked up huge wins in 2016. In January, the duo picked up a big win against former Dynamo Pro Wrestling Tag Team Champions Shawn Santel and Mauler McDarby otherwise known as the Professionals. They would challenge the DPW Champions High Level Enterprise, Jon Webb and Jack Gamble coming up just a little short, but that would not deter them in the least.

While making their way to Proving Ground Pro they picked up a huge win by defeating the much larger and powerful team of Blake Belakis and Nate Redwing, while backing that up with a win against Craig Mitchell & Kenny Sutra.

In August at Pro Wrestling Resurgence Alpha Class picked up a an epic win against two of the most successful tag teams in the Midwest in a triple threat match with The Submission Squad(Evan Gelistico & Pierre Abernathy) and 2.0 (A.J. Williams & Da’Marius Jones).

Proving that that win was not a fluke Alpha Class upset the Besties in the World, Davey Vega and Mat Fitchett. Less than a month later they not only defeated The Carnivore Club (Blake Belakis & Nate Redwing) to win the Proving Ground Pro Tag Titles, but successfully defeated them in a rematch for the title.

Back in St. Louis for Dynamo Pro Wrestling they would lose a hard fought title match against Straps Down University (Keon Option & Justin D’Air) before returning back to Proving Ground Pro to retain the titles against the Brother Reed & Micky Muscles. In the month of November they would retain their PGP Tag titles against the 3-time MWR Tag Team of the Year recipients Devin and Mason Cutter, the Hooligans.

Danny Adams and Paco Gonzalez proved that with great training, hard work and dedication they have a bright future and start the year off as Proving Ground Pro Wrestling Tag Team Champions but now they also lay claim as the 2016 MWR Tag Team of the Year.

Look for an exclusive MWR Tag Team of the Year Alpha Class artwork honoring her for their achievement from acclaimed artist Dartallion Allen Jr. in the future.

If you would like to sponsor the MWR Tag Team of the Year Plaques for Alpha Class then please contact MWR at flairwhoooooo@yahoo.com. The cost is $100.00 (two plaques) and you will receive a past MWR Yearbook, a Tyler Black (Seth Rollins rookie card) and a mention on the MWR Website.

2015 MWR Awards
Tag Team: High Level Enterprise (Jon Webb and Jack Gamble)

2014 MWR Year Awards
Tag Team: The Hooligans (Devin and Mason Cutter)

2013 MWR Year Awards
Tag Team: The Hooligans (Devin and Mason Cutter)

2012 MWR Year Awards
Tag Team: The American Bulldogs (Mark McDowell and Jon West)

2011 MWR Year Awards
Tag Team: The Kentucky Buffet (Matt Cage and Alex Castle)

2010 MWR Year Awards
Tag Team: Attitude Inc. (Guy Smith, Spencer Powers and Michael Shard)

2009 Awards
Tag Team: The Hooligans (Devin & Mason Cutter)

2008 Awards
Tag Team: The Northstar Express (Darin Corbin & Ryan Cruz)

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: 2016 Missouri Wrestling Revival Tag Team of the Year, A.J. Williams, Alpha Class, Besties in the World, Blake Belakis, Brother Reed, Craig Mitchell, Da'Marius Jones, Danny Adams, Davey Vega, Devin and Mason Cutter, DPW, Dynamo Pro Wrestling, Evan Gelistico, High Level Enterprise, Jack Gamble, Jon Webb, Justin D'Air, Kenny Sutra, Keon Option, Mat Fitchett, Mauler McDarby, Michael Elgin, Micky Muscles, MWR, Nate Redwing, Paco Gonzalez, Pierre Abernathy, PRO WRESTLING RESURGENCE, Professionals, Proving Ground Pro, Ring of Honor, ROH, Shawn Santel, Straps Down University, The Carnivore Club, The Hooligans, The Submission Squad, WWE | Leave a Comment »

Missouri Wrestling Revival Tag Team of the Year Stats

Posted by flairwhoooooo on December 23, 2016

If you are a tag team and would like to have a picture of your team send it my way on facebook or e-mail flairwhoooooo@yahoo.com

A.J. Williams & Da’Marius Jones

03/12/2016 – Mid-Missouri Wrestling Alliance -St. Louis, Missouri
MMWA Tag Champs Prince Moses & Damion Cortess fought A.J. Williams & Da’Marius Jones to a double countout.

04/23/2016 – High Risk Wrestling – Warsaw, Missouri
A.J. Williams & Da’Marius Jones def. Prince Moses & Matt Kenway.

06/25/2016 – High Risk Wrestling – Warsaw, Missouri
AJ Williams & Da’Marius Jones def. High Level Enterprise (Jack Gamble & Jon Webb) to win the vacant High Risk Wrestling Tag Team Titles.

08/20/2016 – Pro Wrestling Resurgence – Sauget, Illinois
The Alpha Class (Danny Adams & Paco Gonzalez) won a triple threat match with The Submission Squad(Evan Gelistico & Pierre Abernathy) and 2.0 (A.J. Williams & Da’Marius Jones.

Alpha Class (Danny Adams & Paco Gonzalez)

01/23/2016 – Dynamo Pro Wrestling – Wood River, Illinois
Alpha Class (Danny Adams & Paco Gonzalez) def. The Professionals (Shawn Santel & Mauler McDarby).

02/06/2015 – Dynamo Pro Wrestling – Fenton, Missouri
Dynamo Pro Wrestling Tag Champs High Level Enterprise (Jack Gamble & Jon Webb) def. Alpha Class (Danny Adams & Paco Gonzalez).

03/19/2016 – Proving Ground Pro – Petersburg, Illinois
Alpha Class (Danny Adams & Paco Gonzalez) def. Carnivore Club (Blake Belakis & Nate Redwing).

04/23/2016 – Proving Ground Pro – Havana, Illinois
Danny Adams & Paco Gonzalez def. Craig Mitchell & Kenny Sutra.

05/28/2016 – Dynamo Pro Wrestling -St. Louis, Missouri
Keon Option & Justin D’Air def. The Bite Club & Alpha Class (triple).

06/18/2016 – Proving Ground Pro – Havana, Illinois
Danny Adams & Paco Gonzalez pinned Everett Conners & Austin Blackburn.

The Alpha Class (Danny Adams & Paco Gonzalez) won a triple threat match with The Submission Squad(Evan Gelistico & Pierre Abernathy) and 2.0 (A.J. Williams & Da’Marius Jones.

08/28/2016 – Pro Wrestling Resurgence -Swansea, Illinois
Alpha Class (Danny Adams & Paco Gonzalez) def. The Bestiest In The World (Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett.

09/10/2016 Proving Ground Pro – Petersburg, Illinois
Alpha Class (Danny Adams & Paco Gonzalez) def. The Carnivore Club (Blake Belakis & Nate Redwing) to win the Proving Ground Pro Tag Titles.

10/01/2016 – Proving Ground Pro – Springfield, Illinois
Proving Ground Pro Tag Champs Alpha Class pinned Blake Belakis & Nate Redwing.

10/22/2016 – Dynamo Pro Wrestling – St. Louis, Missouri
Dynamo Pro Wrestling Tag Team Champions Straps Down University (Keon Option & Justin D’Air) def. Alpha Class( Danny Adams & Paco Gonzalez).

10/22/2016 – Proving Ground Pro – Havana, Illinois
Proving Ground Pro Tag Champions Alpha Class (Danny Adams & Paco Gonzalez) def. The BrotherHood (Brother Reed & Micky Muscles).

11/19/2016 – Proving Ground Pro – Petersburg, Illinois
Proving Ground Pro Tag Champions Alpha Class (Danny Adams & Paco Gonzalez) def. Zero Gravity.

11/23/2016 – Proving Ground Pro – Illiopolis, Illinois
Proving Ground Pro Tag Champions Alpha Class (Danny Adams & Paco) pinned The Hooligans (Devin & Mason Cutter)

Babewatch -Brandon Espinosa and Brandon Aarons

06/25/2016 – High Risk Wrestling – Warsaw, Missouri
Babewatch (Brandon Espinosa & Brandon Aarons) def. Evan Morris & Matt Kenway.

10/21/2016 – High Risk Wrestling –Warsaw, Missouri
Babewatch (MWR Missouri Champion Brandon Espinosa & Brandon Aarons) def. Jack Gamble & Matt Kenway to win the High Risk Wrestling Tag Team Titles.

12/02/2016 – High Risk Wrestling Warsaw, Missouri
HRW Tag Champs Brandon Espinosa & Brandon Aarons def. Danny Adams & Matt Kenway

The Bayside Bruisers (Jaysin Strife & KC Slater)

03/04/2016 – 3XWrestling – Des Moines Iowa
The Bayside Bruisers (Jaysin Strife & JC Slater) def. Adrian Alexander & Devin Thomas.

05/06/2016 – 3XWrestling –Des Moines, Iowa
The Northstar Express (Darin Corbin & Ryan Cruz) def. The Bayside Bruisers( Jaysin Strife & J.C. Slater).

05/14/2016 – 3XWrestling – Nevada, Iowa
The Bayside Bruisers (Jaysin Strife & KC Slater) def. The Convoy (Maddog McDowell & JD Riggs).
Flawless & Delicious (Brandon Wallace & Devin Carter) def. Bayside Bruisers (Jaysin Strife & JC Slater) to win the 2016 Jeff Thompson Memorial Tag Team Tournament.

The Bite Club (Rocket Mapache & Jackal)

04/23/2016 – Dynamo Pro Wrestling – Columbia, Missouri
The Dynamo Pro Wrestling Champions The Professionals (Shawn Santel & Mauler McDarby) (w/ Evan Morris) def. The Bite Club (Rocket Mapache & Jackal).

05/28/2016 – Dynamo Pro Wrestling -St. Louis, Missouri
Keon Option & Justin D’Air def. The Bite Club & Alpha Class (triple).

07/22/2016 – Dynamo Pro Wrestling – Collinsville, Illinois
The Midnight Society (Jayson Khaos & Billy McNeil w/ C.J. McManus) def. The Bite Club (Rocket Mapache & Jackal).

11/05/2016 – Gateway Elite Wrestling – Camdenton, Missouri
Mike Sydal & Kiyoshi Shizuka def. The Bite Club (Rocket Mapache & Jackal).

Black Hand Warriors (Michael Magnuson & Jayden Fenix).

03/05/2016 – Dynamo Pro Wrestling – Fenton, Missouri
Dynamo Pro Wrestling Tag Team Champions High Level Enterprise (Jack Gamble & Jon Webb) def. The Black Hand Warriors (Michael Magnuson & Jayden Fenix).

03/19/2016 – World League Wrestling – Troy Missouri
The Black Hand Warriors (Michael Magnuson & Dave DeLorean) def. Elite Aggression (Superstar Steve Fender & ” Mark Sterling( w/ Trevor Murdoch) to win the World League Wrestling Tag Team Titles.

Black Wrestlers Matter (Jon West & Griz)

01/15/2016 – 3XWrestling – Des Moines, Iowa
3XW Tag Team Champion Jon West & Griz def. Maddog McDowell & Devin Carter.

03/04/2016 – 3XWrestling – Des Moines Iowa
3XW Tag Team Champions Jon West & Griz def. Maddog McDowell & Devin Carter.

05/06/2016 – 3XWrestling –Des Moines, Iowa
3XWrestling Tag Team Champions Black Wrestlers Matter (Jon West & James Grizzle) def. Jay Maynard & Joey Edwards.

Carnivore Club (Blake Belakis & Nate Redwing)

03/19/2016 – Proving Ground Pro – Petersburg, Illinois
Alpha Class (Danny Adams & Paco Gonzalez) def. Carnivore Club (Blake Belakis & Nate Redwing).

05/21/2016 – Proving Ground Pro – Lincoln, Illinois
The Carnivore Club (Blake Belakis & Nelson Sixx) def. Team IOU (Nick Iggy & Kerry Awful).

09/10/2016 Proving Ground Pro – Petersburg, Illinois
Alpha Class (Danny Adams & Paco Gonzalez) def. The Carnivore Club (Blake Belakis & Nate Redwing) to win the Proving Ground Pro Tag Titles.

10/01/2016 – Proving Ground Pro – Springfield, Illinois
Proving Ground Pro Tag Champs Alpha Class pinned Blake Belakis & Nate Redwing.

The Commission/ The Submission Squad (Evan Gelistico & Pierre Abernathy)

01/30/2016 – Metro Pro Wrestling – Kansas City, Kansas
The Commission (Evan Gelistico & Pierre Abernathy) def. the King Brothers (Jake and Ryan).

04/09/2016 – Metro Pro Wrestling – Kansas City, Kansas
The Commission (Pierre Abernathy & Evan Gelistico) def. Team Vintage (The Iceman & Kraig Keesaman.

07/09/2016 – Pro Wrestling Championship Series Granite City, Illinois
Roscoe Eat Lisa def. The Submission Squad (Pierre Abernathy & Evan Gelistico).
The Alpha Class (Danny Adams & Paco Gonzalez) won a triple threat match with The Submission Squad (Evan Gelistico & Pierre Abernathy) and 2.0 (A.J. Williams & Da’Marius Jones.

07/30/2016 – Metro Pro Wrestling – Kansas City, Kansas
Metro Pro Wrestling Tag Champs The Kobra Kai Dojo (Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) def. Evan Gelistico & Pierre Abernathy, The Diamond Dogs (Graham Bell & Luke Langley) and Jake & Ryan King.

10/08/2016 – Metro Pro Wrestling – Kansas City, Kansas
The Commission (Pierre Abernathy & Evan Gelistico) def. The King Brothers (Jake and Ryan)

11/20/2016 – Pro Wrestling Resurgence -Swansea, Illinois
The Submission Squad (Evan Gelistico & Pierre Abernathy) def. Austin Blackburn & Matt Kenway.

12/03/2016 – Metro Pro Wrestling – Kansas City, Kansas
The Commission (Pierre Abernathy & Evan Gelistico) def. Kobra Kai Dojo (Davey Vega and Mat Fitchet) for the Metro Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship .

The Daniels Brothers (Joey & Paul Daniels)

01/16/2016 – Pro Wrestling Phoenix- Council Bluffs, Iowa
Pro Wrestling Phoenix Tag Team Champions The Daniels Brothers (Joey & Paul Daniels) def. The American Bulldog (Maddog McDowell & Jon West).

01/27/2016 – Pro Wrestling Phoenix- Omaha, Nebraska
Pro Wrestling Phoenix Tag Team Champions The Daniels Bros (Paul & Joey Daniels) (w Axel Greece) def. the team of Purple & Dalton Lee Roth.

03/12/2016 – Pro Wrestling Phoenix – Council Bluffs, Iowa
Pro Wrestling Phoenix Tag Team Champions (Paul & Joey Daniels) The Daniels Bros. def. Dalton Lee Roth & Purple.

03/22/2016 – Pro Wrestling Phoenix – Omaha, Nebraska
The Pro Wrestling Phoenix Tag Team Champions The Daniels Bros (Paul & Joey Daniels) def. Con Artiest & Blue Rocket.

04/16/2016 – Pro Wrestling Phoenix – Council Bluffs, Iowa
The Pro Wrestling Phoenix Tag Team Champions Joey & Paul Daniels (w Axel Greece) def. The Rising Phoenix Champion Zac James & Darren Russell by DQ.

08/25/2016 – Pro Wrestling Phoenix – Council Bluffs, Iowa
Pro Wrestling Phoenix Tag Team Champions The Daniels Bros Paul & Joey w/ Axel Greece def. Darren Russell & Duke Cornell.

Pro Wrestling Phoenix Tag Team Champions, Paul Daniels & Joey Daniels vs Darren Russell & Hype Gotti went to a No Contest.

11/17/2016 – Pro Wrestling Phoenix – Omaha, Nebraska
Darren Russell & Duke Cornell def. Paul Daniels & Joey Daniels to win the Pro Wrestling Phoenix Tag Team Championships.

Elite Aggression (Steve Fender and Mark Sterling)

02/27/2016 – World League Wrestling – Troy, Missouri
Steve Fender and Mark Sterling (Now known as Elite Aggression) def. Roy Lewis & Air-Raid.

03/19/2016 – World League Wrestling – Troy Missouri
The Black Hand Warriors (Michael Magnuson & Dave DeLorean) def. Elite Aggression(Superstar Steve Fender & ” Mark Sterling( w/ Trevor Murdoch) to win the World League Wrestling Tag Team Titles.

03/27/2016 – New Breed Wrestling – Eldon, Missouri
Steve Fender & Mark Sterling def. The Riegel Twins (Logan & Sterling).

High Level Enterprise

Dynamo Pro Wrestling Tag Champions Jack Gamble & Jon Webb def. Michael Magnuson & Danny Adams.
02/06/2015 – Dynamo Pro Wrestling – Fenton, Missouri

Dynamo Pro Wrestling Tag Champs High Level Enterprise (Jack Gamble & Jon Webb) def. Alpha Class (Danny Adams & Paco Gonzalez).

02/20/2016 – Dynamo Pro Wrestling – St. Louis, Missouri
Dynamo Pro Wrestling Tag Team Champions High Level Enterprise (Jack Gamble & Jon Webb) def. Justin D’Air & Keon Option to retain the Tag Team Titles.

04/02/2016 – Dynamo Pro Wrestling – Fenton, Missouri
Shawn Santel & Mauler McDarby def. Jack Gamble & Jon Webb to win the Dynamo Pro Wrestling Tag Titles.

04/23/2016 – High Risk Wrestling – Warsaw, Missouri
The High Risk Wrestling The Riegel Twins (Logan & Sterling) fought High Level Enterprise (Jack Gamble & Jon Webb) to a time-limit draw to retain the Tag Team Title.

05/07/2016 – Dynamo Pro Wrestling -Fenton, Missouri
High Level Enterprise (Jack Gamble & Jon Webb) def. The Professionals (Shawn Santel & Mauler McDarby) to win the DPW Championship.

06/25/2016 – High Risk Wrestling – Warsaw, Missouri
AJ Williams & Da’Marius Jones def. High Level Enterprise (Jack Gamble & Jon Webb) to win the vacant High Risk Wrestling Tag Team Titles.

07/16/2016 – Dynamo Pro Wrestling – Glen Carbon, Illinois
Dynamo Pro Tag Team Champions High Level Enterprises (Jack Gamble & Jon Webb) def. The Professionals (Mauler McDarby & Shawn Santel).

07/22/2016 – Dynamo Pro Wrestling – Collinsville, Illinois
Dynamo Pro Wrestling Tag Team Champions High Level Enterprise (Jack Gamble & Jon Webb) def. Keon Option & Big Jay Knight.

The Hooligans (Devin and Mason Cutter)

01/23/2016 – Proving Ground Pro – Petersburg, Illinois
The Hooligans (Devin and Mason Cutter) pin Roscoe Eat Lisa (Zakk Sawyers and Mikey McFinnagin) to retain the Full Impact Pro Tag Team Championship.

02/13/2016 – St. Louis Anarchy – Alton, Illinois
St. Louis Anarchy Tag Champs Evan Gelistico & Adam Caster def. The Hooligans, The Viking War Party & Team IOU.

05/20/2016 – St. Louis Anarchy – Alton, Illinois
Tag Team Title Contenders Tournament: The Hooligans (Devin & Mason Cutter) def. Team I.O.U.(Nick Iggy Kerry Awful).

05/21/2016 – St. Louis Anarchy – Alton, Illinois
Tag Team Title Contenders Tournament: Roscoe Eat Lisa (Zakk Sawyers & Mikey McFinnegan) def. The Hooligans (Devin & Mason Cutter).

11/18/2016 – St. Louis Anarchy – Alton, Illinois
The Hooligans (Devin and Mason Cutter) def. The Viking War Party (Alexander Rudolph and Jake Parnell).
11/23/2016 – Proving Ground Pro – Illiopolis, Illinois

Proving Ground Pro Tag Champions Alpha Class (Danny Adams & Paco) pinned The Hooligans (Devin & Mason Cutter).

K.C. Wolves/ The Diamond Dogs (Graham Bell and Luke Langley)

01/30/2016 – Metro Pro Wrestling – Kansas City, Kansas
Metro Pro Wrestling Central States Champion Ace Steel def. Central States Title against the K.C. Wolves (Graham Bell and Luke Langley).

06/04/2016 – Metro Pro Wrestling – Kansas City, Kansas
The KC Wolves def. The Riegel Twins (Logan & Sterling).

07/30/2016 – Metro Pro Wrestling – Kansas City, Kansas
Metro Pro Wrestling Tag Champs The Kobra Kai Dojo (Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) def. Evan Gelistico
& Pierre Abernathy, The Diamond Dogs (Graham Bell & Luke Langley) and Jake & Ryan King.

08/26/2016 – St. Louis Anarchy – Alton, Illinois
The Diamond Dogs (Luke Langley & Graham Bell) def. Jeff Gant & Matt Kenway.

The King Brothers/ Killer City Kings (Ryan & Jake King)

01/16/2016 – Pro Wrestling Phoenix- Council Bluffs, Iowa
Dalton Lee Roth & Purple def. The King Brothers (Ryan & Jake King).

01/30/2016 – Metro Pro Wrestling – Kansas City, Kansas
The Commission (Evan Gelistico & Pierre Abernathy) def. the King Brothers (Jake and Ryan).

02/13/2016 – Pro Wrestling Phoenix – Council Bluffs, Iowa
The American Bulldogs (Maddog McDowell & Jon West) def. The King Brothers (Jake & Ryan King).

06/04/2016 – Metro Pro Wrestling – Kansas City, Kansas
Redwing & Jay Howard def. The King Brothers (Jake & Ryan).

10/08/2016 – Metro Pro Wrestling – Kansas City, Kansas
The Commission (Pierre Abernathy & Evan Gelistico) def. The King Brothers (Jake and Ryan)

Kobra Kai Dojo (Davey Vega and Mat Fitchett)

01/30/2016 – Metro Pro Wrestling – Kansas City, Kansas
Kobra Kai Dojo (Davey Vega and Mat Fitchett) successfully defended their Metro Pro Tag Team Titles against the debuting Riegel Twins (Logan and Sterling).

08/28/2016 – Pro Wrestling Resurgence -Swansea, Illinois
Alpha Class (Danny Adams & Paco Gonzalez) def. Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett.

02/13/2016 – Mid-Missouri Wrestling Alliance -St. Louis, Missouri
Prince Moses & Damion Cortess def. The New Millennia (Brandon Espinosa & Ace Hawkins) to win the MMWA Tag Titles

05/14/2016 – Mid-Missouri Wrestling Alliance -St. Louis, Missouri
The Eternals (MWR Missouri Champion Brandon Espinosa & Ace Hawkins) def. The Family (Prince Moses & Damion Cortess) to win the MMWA Tag Team Titles.

09/10/2016 – Mid-Missouri Wrestling Alliance – St. Louis, Missouri
MWR Missouri Champion Brandon Espinosa won a handicap match against Evan Gelistico & Matt Kenway by DQ to retain the Tag Team Titles for himself and Ace Hawkins.

10/08/2016 – Mid-Missouri Wrestling Alliance – St. Louis, Missouri
The Raw Dogs (Matt Kenway & Jason Roberts) def. The Eternals (MWR Missouri Champion Brandon Espinosa & Ace Hawkins) to win the MMWA Tag Team Titles.

Prince Moses & Damion Cortess

Prince Moses & Damion Cortess def. The New Millennia (Brandon Espinosa & Ace Hawkins) to win the MMWA Tag Titles.

03/12/2016 – Mid-Missouri Wrestling Alliance -St. Louis, Missouri
MMWA Tag Champs Prince Moses & Damion Cortess fought A.J. Williams & Da’Marius Jones to a double countout.

04/23/2016 – High Risk Wrestling – Warsaw, Missouri
A.J. Williams & Da’Marius Jones def. Prince Moses & Matt Kenway.

05/14/2016 – Mid-Missouri Wrestling Alliance -St. Louis, Missouri
The Eternals( MWR Missouri Champion Brandon Espinosa & Ace Hawkins) def. The Family (Prince Moses & Damion Cortess) to win the MMWA Tag Team Titles.

The Professionals (Shawn Santel & Mauler McDarby)

01/23/2016 – Dynamo Pro Wrestling – Wood River, Illinois
Alpha Class (Danny Adams & Paco Gonzalez) def. The Professionals (Shawn Santel & Mauler McDarby).

02/20/2016 – Dynamo Pro Wrestling – St. Louis, Missouri
The Professionals (Shawn Santel & Mauler McDarby) def. C.J. Shine & Garrett Shanks.

02/27/2016 – Dynamo Pro Wrestling – Wood River, Illinois
Shorty Biggs & C.J. Shine def. The Professionals (Shawn Santel & Mauler McDarby).

04/02/2016 – Dynamo Pro Wrestling – Fenton, Missouri
Shawn Santel & Mauler McDarby def. Jack Gamble & Jon Webb to win the Dynamo Pro Wrestling Tag Titles.

05/07/2016 – Dynamo Pro Wrestling -Fenton, Missouri
DPW Tag Champs High Level Enterprise (Jack Gamble & Jon Webb) def. The Professionals (Shawn Santel & Mauler McDarby).

07/16/2016 – Dynamo Pro Wrestling – Glen Carbon, Illinois
Dynamo Pro Tag Team Champions High Level Enterprises (Jack Gamble & Jon Webb) def. The Professionals (Mauler McDarby & Shawn Santel).

10/15/2016 – Dynamo Pro Wrestling – Glen Carbon, Illinois
Straps Down University ( Keon Option & Justin D’Air) def. The Professionals (Shawn Santel & Mauler McDarby).

The Riegel Twins (Logan and Sterling)

02/27/2016 – High Risk Wrestling – Warsaw, Missouri
The Riegel Twins (Logan & Sterling) def. Mike Outlaw & Justin D’Air to win the High Risk Wrestling Tag Team Titles.

03/27/2016 – New Breed Wrestling – Eldon, Missouri
Steve Fender & Mark Sterling def. The Riegel Twins (Logan & Sterling).

06/04/2016 – Metro Pro Wrestling – Kansas City, Kansas
The KC Wolves def. The Riegel Twins (Logan & Sterling).

Roscoe Eat Lisa (Zakk Sawyers and Mikey McFinnagin)

05/20/2016 – St. Louis Anarchy – Alton, Illinois
Tag Team Title Contenders Tournament: Roscoe Eat Lisa(Zakk Sawyers & Mikey McFinnegan) def. The Viking War Party (Alexandre Rudolph & Jake Parnell).

05/21/2016 – St. Louis Anarchy – Alton, Illinois
Tag Team Title Contenders Tournament: Roscoe Eat Lisa (Zakk Sawyers & Mikey McFinnegan) def. The Hooligans (Devin & Mason Cutter).

07/09/2016 – Pro Wrestling Championship Series Granite City, Illinois
Roscoe Eat Lisa def. The Submission Squad (Pierre Abernathy & Evan Gelistico).

08/26/2016 – St. Louis Anarchy – Alton, Illinois
Roscoe Eat Lisa def. Evan Gelistico & Adam Caster to win the St. Louis Wrestling Tag Titles.’

11/18/2016 – St. Louis Anarchy – Alton, Illinois
Roscoe Eat Lisa def. Team IOU.

Straps Down University (Justin D’Air & Keon Option)

03/27/2016 – Dynamo Pro Wrestling – Wood River, Illinois
Keon Option & Justin D’Air def. The Viking War Party (Alexandre Rudolph & Jake Parnell).

05/07/2016 – Dynamo Pro Wrestling -Fenton, Missouri
Keon Option & Justin D’Air def. Billy McNeil & Jayson Khaos.

05/28/2016 – Dynamo Pro Wrestling -St. Louis, Missouri
Keon Option & Justin D’Air def. The Bite Club & Alpha Class (triple).

09/17/2016 –Dynamo Pro Wrestling – Glen Carbon, Illinois
Straps Down University (Keon Option & Justin D’Air) def. The Midnight Society (Billy McNeil & Jayson Khaos )(w/ C.J. McManus) .

10/15/2016 – Dynamo Pro Wrestling – Glen Carbon, Illinois
Straps Down University (Keon Option & Justin D’Air) def. The Professionals (Shawn Santel & Mauler McDarby).
Straps Down University (Keon Option & Justin D’Air) d. High Level Enterprise (Jack Gamble & Jon Webb) to win the Tag Team Titles.

Team IOU (Nick Iggy and Kerry Awful)

St. Louis Anarchy Tag Champs Evan Gelistico & Adam Caster def. The Hooligans (Devin and Mason Cutter), The Viking War Party (Alexander Rudolph & Jake Parnell) & Team IOU (Nick Iggy and Kerry Awful) .

02/14/20015 – St. Louis Anarchy -Alton, Illinois
Roscoe Eat Lisa (Zakk Sawyers and Mikey McFinnagin) def. Team IOU (Nick Iggy and Kerry Awful).

05/20/2016 – St. Louis Anarchy – Alton, Illinois
Tag Team Title Contenders Tournament: The Hooligans (Devin & Mason Cutter) def. Team I.O.U.(Nick Iggy Kerry Awful).

05/21/2016 – St. Louis Anarchy – Alton, Illinois
Team I.O.U. (Nick Iggy & Kerry Awful) def. Nick Cutler & Ken Phoenix.

05/21/2016 – Proving Ground Pro – Lincoln, Illinois
The Carnivore Club (Blake Belakis & Nelson Sixx) def. Team IOU (Nick Iggy & Kerry Awful).

08/26/2016 – St. Louis Anarchy – Alton, Illinois
Team IOU def. Danny Adams & Everett Connors.

11/18/2016 – St. Louis Anarchy – Alton, Illinois
Roscoe Eat Lisa def. Team IOU.

The Viking War Party (Alexander Rudolph & Jake Parnell)

01/23/2016 – Dynamo Pro Wrestling – Wood River, Illinois
The Viking War Party (Alexander Rudolph & Jake Parnell) def. Brandon Aarons & Garrett Shanks.
St. Louis Anarchy Tag Champs Evan Gelistico & Adam Caster def. The Hooligans, The Viking War Party & Team IOU.

03/27/2016 – Dynamo Pro Wrestling – Wood River, Illinois
Keon Option & Justin D’Air def. The Viking War Party (Alexander Rudolph & Jake Parnell).

05/20/2016 – St. Louis Anarchy – Alton, Illinois
Tag Team Title Contenders Tournament: Roscoe Eat Lisa(Zakk Sawyers & Mikey McFinnegan) def. The Viking War Party (Alexander Rudolph & Jake Parnell).

11/18/2016 – St. Louis Anarchy – Alton, Illinois
The Hooligans (Devin and Mason Cutter) def. The Viking War Party (Alexander Rudolph and Jake Parnell).

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St Louis Anarchy Goes Out with a Bang as NWL KC Attacks

Posted by flairwhoooooo on December 2, 2016

By Patrick Brandmeyer
Photos by Brian Kelley

Free NWL #FightSTL shirts, stickers, and more for the first fans through the door at St. Louis Anarchy’s awesome show.

-The show started with promoter Pierre Abernathy addressing the fans and acknowledging the fact that it was the final show for St. Louis Anarchy. He brought out National Wrestling League promoter Major Baisden; he got a mixed reaction, but he spoke to the fans about his vision for the NWL and seemed to have them on board.

–The Hooligans(Devin & Mason Cutter)(w/ Uncle Leo) d. The Viking War Party(“American Viking” Alexandre Rudolph & “Littlest Viking” Jake Parnell); the match broke down into a bar fight with the four sitting in chairs and punching each other. It finally came down to Devin simply pummeling Parnell to the mat and pinning him (15:53).

–“Dad Bod” Sean Orleans won a four-corner match with Cody Krash, Ken Lee, & Chris Crunk when he pinned Crunk after hitting a double Stone Cold Stunner on Crunk & Lee (6:03).

-Donovan Danhausen d. Slade Sludge with a sitout powerbomb (6:24).

–“Absolute” Ricky Starks d. Kiyoshi Shizuka(w/ Greg Jovi) after the Angel’s Wings(sitout Pedigree) (8:43). Before the match, Starks declared that Vince McMahon did not own him and he tore up the contract in his hand, saying that he would be a member of St. Louis Anarchy for life. (Err…)

–Kevin Lee Davidson d. Mike Outlaw after a Regal Roll off the second rope followed by the spinebuster (10:01).

-Cause members Evan Gelistico & Danny Adams brought out Everett Connors, who seemed to have amicably split from the group…however, tempers flared and Connors chased them from the ring.

-“The Savior Of Pro Wrestling” Jimmy Rave d. Everett Connors after the Ghanarhea(snap cradle Olympic Slam) (15:46).

–Angelus Layne & Austin Blackburn d. Evan Gelistico & Danny Adams when Blackburn pinned Gelistico with a Code Red (13:10). The building had a power outage during the match and the fans lit the ring with their cellphones so the match could continue!

–Aaron Solow won a triple threat match with Paco Gonzalez and Jason Roberts when he pinned Roberts after a cradle DDT (9:53); the power remained out for the duration of this match, but was finally restored before the next bout.

-Roscoe East Lisa(“Zesty” Zakk Sawyers & “The Big Mustache On Campus” Mikey McFinnegan) d. Team I.O.U.(“The Down-South Dandy” Nick Iggy & “The Music City Mutt” Kerry Awful) to retain the Tag Team Titles; Sawyers pinned Awful after he and McFinnegan delivered a spiked Air Raid Crash (16:38).

-“Gorgeous” Jordan Lacey d. “The Incredible Primal Prodigy” Matt Kenway (Look At Him) after the Jenna Jameson(swinging uranagi) (2:02). Gelistico & Adams attacked Lacey after the match, but the returning Adam Caster and Frankie Big Balls made the save! Caster addressed the fact that he had bought into Gelistico’s “bull$#!+”, but he had to retire from wrestling due to concussions and had cleared his head.

He introduced Frankie Big Balls as well as several personalities from SLA’s predecessor, the Lethal Wrestling Alliance: Jordan Taylor(former LWA President), Tim Pickerill(who did a lot of behind-the-scenes work for the LWA), and Mad Dog Daffronian(LWA ring announcer).

-“The Ace Of Anarchy” Davey Vega won a triple threat match with Gary Jay(w/ Dorian Victor & Mrs. Victor) and Mat Fitchett(C) to win the Heavyweight Title. Vega delivered his brainbuster onto the knee on Gary Jay, then hit the move on Fitchett as well and pinned the champion for the win (17:02)! Vega barely had time to celebrate his win as several competitors from the Kansas City side of the NWL attacked all three competitors; I saw Logan & Sterling Riegel), Jake & Ryan King, Kiyoshi Shizuka, and even Michael Strider!

The locker room emptied to run them off, ending with K.L.D. Awesome-Bombing one of the Riegels over the top rope onto the other K.C. interlopers! Major Baisden and Lucy Mendez stood with the St. Louis crew in the ring as Baisden admonished the Kansas City crew for interfering with the show.

The three competitors and Pierre Abernathy said their final words before the show officially wrapped up, closing the book on an era in St. Louis wrestling.

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One Promotion,Thousands of Memories- SLA has Their Last Event this Friday- Do Not Miss Out

Posted by flairwhoooooo on November 13, 2016

Photo Kari Williams

The end of an era will happen this coming Saturday in Alton, Illinois as St. Louis Anarchy will have their last event this coming Friday In Alton, Illinois . The National Wrasslin’ League (NWL, LLC) has acquired them with exciting events scheduled in 2017 (more details here).

If you have not been with MWR for the past 8 plus years you may have not known that the SLA foundation was built through a promotion called the Lethal Wrestling Alliance.The LWA featured a group of men and women that had the passion and work ethic to provide the fans with an exciting and fresh style of wrestling. This grass roots promotion offered an opportunity for many of the rising stars in the area to excell against several stars around the country, several of them that would go onto star in the main event of Wrestlemania.

Throughout the years the LWA would feature hardcore matches, comedy, wrestling classics and memories that shaped the sport in St. Louis for this generation and years to come. The transition from the LWA to the promotion now known as St. Louis Anarchy would find huge success in their home of Alton, Illinois with double shots on Friday and Saturday in front of some of the best fans in the country.

SLA will forever hold a place in my heart due to the wonderful fans that came to the events for all those years in an unforgettable atmosphere. The above photo is one of my personal favorites, an early LWA event in House Springs as we tailgated prior to a show where we enjoyed delicious food, beer and great friends. I have always loved to see the Lacey and Jackson family as well and supporting the hard working men and women that gave their blood sweat and tears for the fans and the sport that we love.

I would like to encourage all of my friends that we have met in the past to make their way to Alton, Illinois this Friday for one last memory of St. Louis Anarchy and if you have never experienced SLA then please come out to be a part of history as I expect this to be a night to never forget.

Congrats from MWR to everyone at SLA for their success as they look to make the NWL a huge success in 2017.

Brian Kelley
MWR Owner and Editor

For a great one on one interview with Pierre Abernathy about the LWA that was done in July of 2015 click here

Don’t miss live NWL STL wrestling events every other Thursday at the Casa Loma Ballroom, located at 3354 Iowa Ave in St. Louis, beginning with our first show on January 12.

Saint Louis Anarchy presents : Straight Outta Anarchy (Our final event)

Friday Nov. 18th live from the Spaulding Hall Club

Doors Open at 6:30pm , Show Starts at 7pm

Tickets on sale at link below or http://www.stlanarchy.com

Front Row: $15, Second Row $12, Gen Admission $10

All tickets $15 at door

Full Bar, $1 BEER and Jello Shots and Food.

Matches Signed:

Saint Louis Anarchy Championship Triple Threat: Gary Jay vs Davey Vega vs. Mat Fitchett

Jimmy Rave vs. Mr. Connors

Saint Louis Anarchy Tag Championship Match: Roscoe Eat Lisa vs. Team IOU

Rivals Collide : The Hooligans vs. Viking War Party

Andy Dalton returns from successful tour of Pro Wrestling NOAH

More matches coming Monday.

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St. Louis Anarchy May 2016 Night One Angelus Layne Returns, Fitchett Retains Title, TJ Perkins vs Davey Vega

Posted by flairwhoooooo on June 3, 2016

By Patrick Brandmeyer
Photos By Brian Kelley

Jojo Bravo vs. Sammy Guevara: Young Texas standout Guevara was making his SLA debut here. Jojo had been frustrated in his recent outings as officiating miscues had led to several losses. While the traditional face-vs.-heel structure often falls by the wayside in Anarchy(more on that in a bit), Sammy was decidedly the arrogant punk as opposed to the longtime favorite Jojo.

After a fine opener, Jojo won with a modified backslide in 9:33 and proclaimed “I still got it!” Good for him.

Angelus Layne made her first SLA appearance in quite some time. I’m a fan…she’s a cool person with a unique look compared to a lot of female wrestlers. Would like to see more women’s wrestling in the area in general, but I seem to mention that approximately once a commentary. At any rate, she said that her goal was to win the St. Louis Anarchy Title as she only had one prior title shot(when Gerald James was champion). That prompted an interrupted by The Cause(minus Adam Caster) and words were exchanged over who truly deserved a title shot(Angelus or Mr. Gelistico), setting up Angelus vs. Mr. (Everett) Connors for the following night’s show. Gelistico officially took up Heavyweight Champion Mat Fitchett on his open challenge for the evening.

“The Outlaw” Ken Phoenix vs. Kevin Lee Davidson: Phoenix has made a handful of appearances on Ring Of Honor television and this was his St. Louis-area debut. He had a rough time of it as he was attempting to be the fan favorite against K.L.D., who was decidedly the heel of the match but gets a lot of fan support in this area.

The match was good otherwise, but it had to suck for Phoenix as he did his best to play to the fans only to get a lot of boos from the K.L.D. supporters. Davidson won with his signature spinebuster in 6:25; that move tends to disrupt ceiling tiles in low-clearance buildings such as the Alton venue.

Heavyweight Champion Mat Fitchett came out to set the ground rules for his title reign. (Previous Gerald James had set it up that his defenses would be best-of-three-falls.) Fitchett’s rules were simple: No countouts, DQs, or time limits so a decisive winner would be established. Okay then…SLA has relaxed rule enforcement anyway, though they do have time limits(as established in the Gerald James-Davey Vega sixty-minute draw).

Paco Gonzalez, Mike Outlaw, Nick Cutler, & Jason Roberts vs. The Cause(Tag Team Champion Mr. (Evan) Gelistico, Mr. (Danny) Adams, Mr. (Everett) Connors, & Mr. (Austin) Blackburn): I don’t think co-Tag Champ Adam Caster was specifically advertised for the SLA weekend, but Blackburn probably saw more in-ring duty than anticipated. This was advertised as Paco recruiting a team of “upstarts” to fight The Cause; Outlaw was the only other known quantity on that side. I think I had heard Cutler’s name in the past(central Illinois guy?) but hadn’t seen much of him; apparently he and Roberts are both trainees of Michael Elgin.

The match was more competitive than I would have guessed and Blackburn tagged into the match out of a desire to prove himself…but that backfired as Paco pinned him after a Death Valley Driver in 10:40. Paco’s teammates left ringside as Paco confronted Gelistico, saying HE deserved a title shot(having given Gerald James a good fight recently)…that prompted a gang attack by The Cause until Jojo Bravo made the save.

Jojo and Paco challenged The Cause to a tag match for the following night’s show.

Roscoe Eat Lisa(“Zesty” Zakk Sawyers & “The Big Mustache On Campus” Mikey Mcfinnegan) vs. The Viking War Party(“American Viking” Alexandre Rudolph & “Littlest Viking” Jake Parnell), Tag Team Title Contenders Tournament:

This was part of a mini-tournament to determine the next challengers for The Cause with four fan-favorite duos competing for that right. While Sawyers has done week in recent months for both SLA and PWCS, he and McFinnegan were probably the underdogs in this matchup against the Vikings. The Vikings were their usual rambunctious selves, throwing chairs into the ring before the bell…Parnell headbutted the top turnbuckle until the pad fell off, then he threw the pad into the crowd and they played keep-away with it…heh.

Parnell tried to hide the pad in his tights…um, no. When he pulled the pad out of his tights, his driver’s license fell out…har har. (Do Vikings drive?) The Vikings tried to bum a smoke from Zakk before things officially got underway, to no avail. I’ve only recently seen more of the Sawyers/McFinnegan tag team, though they’ve been working together for quite a while now. They had a lot of false finishes between them, ending with McFinnegan getting the surprise pin on Parnell after an assisted Air Raid Crash in 12:40.

“The Leader Of The Pack” Stephen Wolf vs. “The Lone Star” Curt Stallion: Wolf was scheduled to face Trik Davis who was M.I.A. for the whole weekend as far as SLA was concerned. (This wasn’t directly addressed until the following night’s show.) All things considered, this show was pretty good about having face/heel matches as Stallion was in rulebreaker mode. This was a solid bout, though fans weren’t too familiar with either guy; Wolf won with a Blue Thunder Bomb in 12:40.

Gerald James(w/ Dorian Victor) vs. Jonathan Gresham: This was a battle of fan favorites as James has effectively turned face in SLA. Gresham has been getting a lot of attention in the Midwest in the past few years and also made a few appearances on Ring Of Honor television, upsetting Cedric Alexander and wrestling Roderick Strong for the T.V. Title. This shaped up to be a good battle between two smaller strikers, with Gresham having a slight edge in the technical aspect of the game as he focused his attack on James’ arm.

After the standard fighting-spirit exchanges and near-falls, Gerald got the win after a kick to the knee followed by a sliding forearm smash in 12:18. That seemed oddly short, all things considered. Cue mutual respect and all that.

Ricky Starks vs. Alex Castle: Starks made a lone appearance on NXT several months ago(as an unnamed-on-TV enhancement talent), so he’s gotten the big head and believes he’s inevitably WWE-bound. However, he competes on the indies FOR THE FANS~!…he’s clearly disingenuous, but he’s entertaining enough that the fans like him anyway.

That set him up as the fan favorite against the more traditional heel Castle. Starks blatantly copped a few familiar-looking moves and sequences, even saying “I’m sorry, I love you” before a superkick attempt(which missed). Starks won clean with a ropewalk DDT in 9:26, but the highlight was the post-match promo: Starks told Paul, err, TRIPLE H that his return to NXT would have to wait because he wanted to wrestle FOR THE FANS OF ST. LOUIS ANARCHY! He wants to continue to compete for the fans…wait for it…then, now, and forever. Forever…forever…forever…forever…forever…etc. Tremendous.

The Hooligans(Devin & Mason Cutter) vs. Team I.O.U.(“The Down-South Dandy” Nick Iggy & “The Music City Mutt” Kerry Awful), Tag Team Title Contenders Tournament: These teams have gone around the proverbial horn with each other on the Midwest independent scene, but this was my first time seeing one of their battles in person. This was the all-out brawl that you would expect, complete with one of the Hooligans’ favorite sequences:

They sit in chairs in a circle with the opponents and they just punch each other in the face as hard as possible. I know some people look down on the fighting-spirit sort of exchanges(“I’m going to let you hit me!”), so your mileage may vary on stuff like that. The exchange took place on the floor, leaving poor Brandon Tolle in a quandary about whether to count them out.

I.O.U. have worked as rulebreakers in St. Louis Anarchy despite being fan favorites in other promotions(which was how they competed in High Risk Wrestling last year), but then the Hooligans are likely to get cheered either way. I always joke that I lose track of which Hooligan is which, so I have to rely on the Bella System to figure it out: Wait for one to yell out the other’s name. (This was before the Bellas became distinctly different-looking.) This eventually got back into the ring and they traded the standard high-impact offense, ending out of nowhere as Devin pinned Awful with a sunset flip off the second rope in 11:31. The Hooligans were set to face Roscoe Eat Lisa on the following night’s show for the next shot at The Cause.

Mat Fitchett vs. Mr. (Evan) Gelistico for the Heavyweight Title: Gelistico seemed to play it straight for a while, despite being the obvious rulebreaker in the match, but SHENANIGANS~! were afoot in the big picture. Fitchett appeared to be on the verge of victory after a piledriver but Mr. Adams and Mr. Connors distracted the ref. Brandon Tolle ejected them from ringside, to the point that he physically chased them out the front door! In the meantime, Fitchett tilt-a-whirled into a DDT and went for a pin; that prompted Mr. Blackburn to make his entrance in a referee’s shirt to count two before stopping short. Gelistico decked the champion with the Rulebook and Blackburn nearly made the three-count, but Angelus Layne pulled him out of the ring and dealt with him in short order. Evan brought in a chair, but Fitchett turned the tables and hit a cradle piledriver on the chair…OW. Tolle returned to the ring just in time to make the three-count in 15:42…woo. Fitchett would go on to face the winner of the night’s main event…and he crossed paths with his longtime friend and tag partner Davey Vega in the aisleway.

Davey Vega vs. T.J. Perkins: TJP’s career has taken some interesting paths in recent years…he competed for Anarchy a handful of times, but TNA commitments took precedence as he held their X-Division Title as Manik(formerly Suicide). Since departing from that company, he has competed for EVOLVE and recently qualified for WWE’s Cruiserweight Classic…cool for him. Vega currently holds the All-American Pro and Metro Pro Tag Titles with Fitchett and recently made his Ring Of Honor debut in a dark match. However, the SLA Title has eluded him…he hasn’t held singles gold in quite a while(he’s been Lethal Wrestling Alliance Champion and NWA Missouri Champion in Dynamo Pro). Vega’s recent track record against national stars has been pretty good as he holds wins over such names as Chris Hero, Roderick Strong, and El Generico(whatever happened to THAT guy?).

It was a really good competitive battle between fan favorites and the audience wasn’t as invested in the match as I would have thought…hmm. In what came as a surprise to some in attendance, TJP got the tapout win with a modified heel hook in 16:14 and earned the title shot at Fitchett the following night…leaving Vega frustrated once again.

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MWR Super fan Jackson Cline’s Top Ten Favorite Wrestlers

Posted by flairwhoooooo on April 21, 2016

It was a great honor that my friend Jason Cline messaged me the other night to tell me that his son Jackson was reading the 2015 MWR Yearbook before he went to bed. What a honor, that he has enjoyed the book so much.

Jackson did have one concern, in the 2014 yearbook I had listed my top ten favorite wrestlers of all-time and he could not believe that I had not listed the very talented and highly entertaining Daniel Bryan.

In the 2015, I did have two very talented wrestlers Billy McNeil and Jordynne Grace list their favorite wrestlers in a great edition to the book. I mentioned to Jackson’s dad Jason that I would love to have Jackson’s personal top ten to add to the site.

Tonight I was thrilled to receive that list and am very happy to share them with you.

Brian I told Jackson about your offer to post his top ten list, when I got home today here’s what he had for me. Presenting the “official” top ten wrestlers and/or teams in his own words with mine in parentheses:

1)AJ Styles – “He’s awesome in the ring, and my dad always plays his theme songs in the car” (true on both accounts)

2)Michael Elgin – “He was my first favorite wrestler” (I started getting back into wrestling right when Elgin was moving up the card in ROH and Jack immediately latched on to him.

We’ve met him multiple times and he’s always been great to us.

3)Dalton Castle – “He is so unique in the ring” (Jackson loves the antics of Dalton’s boys, but he’s right about his ring style as well)

4)Red Dragon – “They are awesome singles wrestlers and when they tag they’ll kick your butt” (Can’t argue with that logic lol)

5)Davey Vega – “He’s great in the ring and a good guy” (Agreed 100% on both, Davey’s been nothing but great to us and he’s a very good wrestler.)

6)Mat Fitchett – “I always liked him but he moved up a lot when he beat Gary Jay” (The thing I love most about watching wrestling with Jack is getting to remember when I was his age and how I loved the good guys and hated the bad guys. When Fitchett beat Gary Jay he was so excited that it made a great match even better for me personally)

7)The Viking War Party – “Jake and Alex are hardcore” (Jackson LOVES to watch VWP fight The Hooligans probably more than any other matches, I struggle to keep up with him as he’s running around trying to see wherever they’re at while brawling outside the ring.)

8)The Hooligans – “I love it when they fight outside the ring” (See above)

9)Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson – “Nobody can deny The Bullet Club” (I watch a lot of New Japan, which means Jackson does as well. Now that they’ve made it to WWE Jackson wants to watch Raw and Smackdown.)

10)The Young Bucks – “I like their style and I like superkick parties” (what kid wouldn’t like The Young Bucks?)

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: AJ Styles, Billy McNeil, Bullet Club, Dalton Castle, Davey Vega, Devin Cutter, Doc Gallows, Gary Jay, High Risk Wrestling, Jackson Cline, Jason Cline, Jordynne Grace, Karl Anderson, Mason Cutter, Mat Fitchett, Michael Elgin, MWR Yearbook, NJPW, Red Dragon, ROH, St. Louis Anarchy, The Hooligans, Viking War Party, WWE, Young Bucks | Leave a Comment »

St. Louis Anarchy Holding Out on a Hero

Posted by flairwhoooooo on March 8, 2016

By Patrick Brandmeyer

Photos Brian “Flair” Kelley

Promoter Pierre Abernathy and Davey Vega started the show…Pierre told the fans that Chris Hero‘s flight had been delayed, but they were adding a match or two to the card to give him time to get to the building. As a result, I joked that the subtitle for Part 1 of Gateway To Anarchy could easily be “Holding Out For A Hero”,

Davey Vega acknowledged the passing of Darren Dean, who had competed for St. Louis Anarchy on a few occasions(usually teaming with Aaron Solo(w)). That segued into the ten-bell salute.

Justin D’Air & The K.C. Wolves(Luke Langley & Graham Bell) vs. Kevin Lee Davidson, Sean Orleans, & Kody Krash: This was K.L.D.’s debut and he made an immediate impression as D’Air and the Wolves did their best to prevent his entry into the match.

However, the big man got a tag and it was downhill from there for the opposing trio. The finishing sequence saw multiple dives until only Orleans was left in the ring…however, Orleans loudly proclaimed that he wouldn’t risk his neck with such a move. However, Bell got a hold of Orleans and Awesome-Bombed him over the top rope onto everyone else at ringside! K.L.D. finished Langley with his spinebuster finisher in 14:02, lifting Langley high enough that his head bumped a ceiling panel…the big man got over in a major way in his St. Louis Anarchy debut.

“The Money” Matt Cage vs. Paco Gonzalez: Cage wore a “Straight Outta My Closet” T-shirt in rainbow colors…heh. Paco finally got trunks and Cage acknowledged the wardrobe change by noting that he got his “big-boy pants”.

Paco went for the anklelock multiple times in the match, resulting in Cage limping in the late stages of the bout. That tactic led to his downfall as Cage countered the last anklelock attempt into a victory roll pin in 13:55. Alex Castle attempted another sneak attack, but Cage saw him coming and Castle backed off. That led to Cage speaking his mind about the implosion of the Kentucky Buffet tag team…he said that Castle let his other relationships get in the way of the team’s success. They did a good job of building to the following night’s last-man-standing match between the two.

Mike Outlaw vs. Christian Rose:

Oddly, it turned out to be the shortest match of the night as it was the only bout to go under ten minutes. Rose got the tapout win with the No-Leaf Clover (Liontamer-style Boston crab) in 8:36.

Stephen Wolf vs. “Buck Nasty” Bucky Collins: Hadn’t seen Bucky in several years(think he worked for High Voltage Wrestling a few times. Bucky’s an entertaining heel and the women in the audience were decidedly unimpressed by his mannerisms.

Buck Nasty won a good match with a crucifix bomb in 12:58.

“Zesty” Zakk Sawyers vs. Steve O. Reno:

Both guys were fan favorites in this one, though Reno seemed to be the subtle heel. It could have gone either way, though Zakk recently challenged Gerald James for the Heavyweight Title.

Sawyers stepped off the turnbuckles and jumped backwards into a Diamond Cutter variant, getting the pinfall in 14:51.

The Cause (Evan Gelistico & Adam Caster)(w/ Danny Adams, Everett Connors, & referee Austin Blackburn) vs. The Hooligans(Devin & Mason Cutter) vs. The Viking War Party(“American Viking” Alexander Rudolph & “Littlest Viking” Jake Parnell) vs. Team I.O.U.(“The Down-South Dandy” Nick Iggy & “The Music City Mutt” Kerry Awful) for the Tag Team Titles: This was the Anarchy debut for Iggy and Awful; they were in the rule breaking role with two very popular teams as the other challengers.

This was as chaotic as expected; I.O.U. would get a better chance to shine in their standard tag match on the Sunday show. Parnell attempted a tiger suplex on Caster that didn’t do either guy any favors. The Vikings dished out a huge pileup of humanity as Parnell hit a Codebreaker on Awful, then Rudolph choke slammed Iggy onto Awful as Parnell held Awful across his knees! Chaos broke loose at that point, allowing Mr. Gelistico to steal the fall on Iggy in 12:30.

Davey Vega vs. “The Rebel” Jeremy Wyatt (w/ Greg Jovi): Jovi interfered a bit, which led to Vega sliding out of the ring and wiping out the manager with a pump kick…bwahahaha. Wyatt focused his attack on the leg to potentially set up for his hanging half-crab submission hold…he got Vega in a figure-four leglock at one point, but Vega got to the ropes to escape.

Wyatt went for the hold again and Vega small-packaged him for the flash pin in 29:27(!). Surprisingly, Wyatt offered a post-match handshake and Vega accepted the gesture without incident…though Wyatt swiped a kid’s pizza on the way to the backstage area.

Intermission~! Given the length of the show, I indulged a bit and had a total of four sodas: Two Mountain Dews, a root beer, and a Pepsi. There’s your Official Ben Simon Concession Count(tm).

“The Big Mustache On Campus” Mikey McFinnegan vs. “Absolute” Ricky Starks: Starks was on cloud nine after his recent appearance on NXT…of course, that lasted all of about ten seconds and most of his TV time was being chucked out of the ring by Colin Cassady. He felt like he was on his way to bigger and better things and took on a decidedly arrogant attitude as a result…he even had an “I’m A Hugger” T-shirt that he personally received from NXT Women’s Champion Bayley Rose. McFinnegan tried on the shirt for size, much to Starks’ dismay.

They had a fine match, ending with Starks hitting the double-underhook faceplant in 11:58.

Jojo Bravo vs. “Dirty” Andy Dalton: Jojo’s been in a bit of a slump recently, partially due to questionable calls by the officials. Of course Dalton will take any opportunity presented to him, so that was right up his alley.

Bravo had the momentum, but a near-collision with the referee gave Dalton the opening to deliver an undetected punt to the Universal Weak Point(tm). Dalton rolled up Jojo for the win in 10:13, adding to Bravo’s existing frustration.

Chris Hero & Trik Davis vs. Danny Adams & Everett Connors (w/ Tag Team Champions Evan Gelistico & Adam Caster & Austin Blackburn): Right around 11:00 PM, Hero was ready to go for this penultimate match of the evening. Hero and Trik go way back, dating back to their early days in IWA Mid-South. If I was fantasy-booking, I would have liked to see him against Christian Rose…Rose’s style was compared to Hero’s for a little while. Perhaps that could happen down the line…hint hint.

The match got a lot of time. Hero hit the Death Blow(Rude Awakening setup into a roaring elbow to the back of the head) on Adams, then Davis followed up with a Diamond Cutter and Hero got the three-count in 24:23.

Gerald James (w/ Dorian Victor) vs. Mikey McFinnegan best-of-three-falls for the Heavyweight Title: James had held the title for a mind-blowing 862 days (over two years and totaling 28 months). Fitchett battled James on several occasions, winning some non-title encounters but never being able to unseat the champion.

That included one particularly humbling encounter when James beat him in two straight falls. Fitchett infiltrated the BOSS stable under the Dangerous Deveroux mask and nearly cost James the title to Davey Vega, but it was not to be…however, Fitchett earned one more title shot with his victory in the Anarchy Rumble in November. Notably, Victor went to the backstage area instead of staying at ringside for the main event.

They went right after each other from the opening bell, throwing huge bombs right out of the gate…knowing the people involved, that says a lot. Gerald won a quick first fall with the Michinoku Driver in a brisk 3:24. Fitchett lifted Gerald into a torture rack and dropped him into a reverse Go 2 Sleep(hitting the knee to the back of the head) for a near-fall, but hitting the move a second time was enough to even the score in 6:13.

Things got really wild in the final fall as Fitchett lawndarted Gerald into the wall, then hit the cradle piledriver in the ring for a near-fall. Gerald managed to fight back, but Fitchett countered a piledriver attempt on the apron by backdropping him onto the edge of the ring! Fitchett set the champion up on the turnbuckles, but Gerald came back with a flying DDT onto the edge of the ring…eep. Fitchett was left bloody, but incredibly managed to keep fighting…he delivered a cradle pildriver on the floor(!), then one more in the ring to FINALLY capture the title in 11:28!

Davey Vega celebrated with the new champion, who had to be assisted from the ring…we found out the following night that Fitchett had suffered a concussion. Dorian Victor and Christian Rose went to the ring to help the former champion…but out of nowhere, Rose turned on both of them! Rose locked James in the No-Leaf Clover, yelling at him “YOU LOST!” before leaving the “father and son” laying in the ring. After all of that, James addressed the fans…he said that whether they loved or hated him, he had hopefully earned their respect after his long title reign. He wasn’t sure how much longer he had to wrestle, but he’d keep fighting.

Purchase tickets here for the must see return show of St. Louis Anarchy.

Saint Louis Anarchy presents: Going Platinum
Live from Spaulding Hall Club in Alton IL (402 E 4th Street Alton IL)

Stage One: Friday night May 20th
Stage Two: Saturday night May 21st

Doors Open at 6:30pm, Show Starts at 7:00pm

Tickets (on sale March 1st)
Front Row: $15 per night in advance $20 day of show
Second Row: $12 per night in advance $15 day of show
General Admission: $10 per night in advance $15 day of show

$1 BEER, FULL BAR and FOOD
Please do not record show or stand on chairs.

STAGE ONE MATCHES SIGNED:
Saint Louis Anarchy Championship Match: Mat Fitchett (c) vs. Christian Rose

Number One Contender 4 Team Tag Team Tournament:
The Hooligans vs. Team IOU
Roscoe Eat Lisa vs. Viking War Party

First Time Ever in Anarchy: Trik Davis vs. Gary Jay w/ Dorian Victor

STAGE TWO MATCHES SIGNED:
The winners of Hooligans vs. IOU and REL vs. Vikings will face for shot at SLA tag team titles.

PACO vs. Andy Dalton

Talent Signed:

Saint Louis Anarchy Champion: Mat Fitchett
Saint Louis Anarchy Tag Champions: The Cause (Mr. Gelistico, Mr. Caster)

Davey Vega
Christian Rose
Gary Jay w/ Dorian Victor
Jo Jo Bravo
The Hooligans
Viking War Party
Andy Dalton
The Cause (Mr. Adams/ Mr. Connors)
Making his SLA debut: Sammy Guevara
Trik Davis
Roscoe Eat Lisa (Zakk Sawyers/ Mikey Mcfennegan)
Team IOU
PACO
Stephen Wolfe
4 Star Heros
Ricky Starks
Mike Outlaw
Alex Castle
Making their SLA debut: Beauty and the Beat (Steve Fierce/Rob Matter)

MORE TALENT TO BE ANNOUNCED LATER

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3XWrestling 10th Year Anniversary Filled with Kisses, Chains, Ladders and Chairs

Posted by flairwhoooooo on July 26, 2015

By Brian Kelley

For the past 10 years 3XWrestling has been thrilling fans in Iowa with family friendly action with 156 events. During that time they have showcased several of the top young stars in the country, former wrestling superstars and historic matches that have earned them a reputation as a must attend event in the area. Missouri Wrestling Revival was honored to cover the historic 10th year Anniversary event that started off with a chance for the wrestlers around the area to get the opportunity to learn from former WWE Superstar Trevor Murdoch during a pre-show seminar.

Students in Iowa took advantage of training with former WWE Superstar Trevor Murdoch.

When the doors open the wonderful fans of 3XW filled up so fast that the 3XW crew was seeking chairs for the fans at the arena. When the action started the fans were treated to a stacked night of wrestling that included a Dog Collar match between Maddog McDowell and Ryan Slade, where the loser would have to eat dog food, the first ever matchup between the former two time MWR Female Wrestler of the Year Stacey O’Brien and Malia Hosaka, Marek Brave challenge Kraig Keesaman for the 3XW Pure title, Devin Carter defend his wife’s honor against Rory Fox to go along with an epic dog collar ladder match between 3XWrestling Champion Jeremy Wyatt and Mark Sterling. I hope you enjoy these exciting photos of a night that will be remembered forever.

JC Slater with the elbow.

Devin Thomas soars on the way to victory.

Devin Thomas d. J.C. Slater.

Hype Gotti delivers a punishing blow.

Classic Double team.

The power of Nate Redwing is awesome.

-Hype Gotti & Adrian Alexander d. Eli Machete & Connor Braxton.

Stephen M. King looks to slow down Nate Redwing.

-Nate Redwing d. Stephen M. King.

Jeromy “Skeletor” Robb prepares the Alpo dog food for the loser of the match to eat.

Ryan Slade and Maddog McDowell.

Ryan Slade lands a blow with the steel chain.

Even though he lost the Maddog sampled a bite of the Alpo, but finds the taste a little dissatisfying.

-Mad Dog McDowell d. Ryan Slade in a dog collar match.

The powerhouse Derek Stone comes crashing from above.

Black Lives Matters attacks Trevor Murdoch and Derek Stone.

-Trevor Murdoch fought Derek Stone to a no-contest.

Jon West with the big leg drop.

Ray Stryker punishes Jon West.

Revenge.

–Black Wrestlers Matter(Jon West & James Grizzle) d. Jaysin Strife & Ray Stryker.

Rory Fox from above on Devin Carter.

Rory Fox finds himself in a bad spot.

Rory Fox hides an foreign object from the ref .

Fox was able to use the trickery to get the win, but the match was restarted once the ref found it on him after the pin fall as he taunted Carters wife.

-Devin Carter d. Rory Fox.

Marek Brave

Kraig Keesaman delivers a clothesline on the cocky Brave.

After Todd Countryman blinded Kessaman with an unknown powder substance to allow Black to hit the superkick for the win.

-Marek Brave d. Kraig Keesaman to win the Pure Wrestling Title.

Malia Hosaka catches O’Brien in the corner with a brutal swift kick.

-Malia Hosaka d. Stacey O’Brien.

3XW fan Amanda Elliott and friends thanks Jeremy Wyatt for the memories as he prepared for another war with Mark Sterling.

Marek Brave interferes on behalf of Mark Sterling, causing the Fittest Wrestler in the World, Mark Sterling to become the new 3XW Champion.

-Mark Sterling d. Jeremy Wyatt in a dog collar/ladder match to win the Heavyweight Title.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: 3XWrestling, Adrian Alexander, Black Wrestlers Matter, Connor Braxton, Derek Stone, Devin Carter, Devin Thomas, Eli Machete, Griz, Hype Gotti, J.C. Slater, Jaysin Strife, jeremy wyatt, Jon West, Kraig Keesaman, Maddog McDowell, Malia Hosaka, Marek Brave, mark sterling, MWR Female Wrestler of the Year Stacey O’Brien, Nate Redwing, Rory Fox, Ryan Slade, Stacey O'Brien, Stephen M. King, The Hooligans, Trevor Murdoch | Leave a Comment »

One on One with St. Louis Anarchy’s Pierre Abernathy

Posted by flairwhoooooo on July 12, 2015

Pierre Abernathy and Gary Jay

It is a pleasure to have with us today pro wrestler and owner of St. Louis Anarchy Matt Jackson, better known to wrestling fans as Pierre Abernathy. Since his debut in 2003, Pierre has made an impact in the wrestling scene in many aspects of the wrestling business. Pierre, thank you for taking the time to speaking with us at Missouri Wrestling Revival

Pierre: No problem, thanks for having me.

MWR: What was your first memories of pro wrestling and who did you look up to growing up?

Pierre: The first pro wrestling event I can remember watching live was WrestleMania VI with Hogan vs. Warrior.

I was a huge Hogan fan so when he lost that sucked for me. I can remember going to the STL arena watching all the WWF live shows and I was at the only show WWF did at the old Busch Stadium, so that was cool.

MWR: The first opportunity that I got to see you in action was in Lawrence, Kansas for NWA Central States Wrestling as you and Gary Jay lost a three way to Nick Tyson on September 30, 2006. At that point you had been wrestling a little over than three years. How did you get your start in pro wrestling and who were the most helpful in your success?

Pierre: I first got my start when I met Jordan Lacey, he bought a ring and we were going to train in it. The issue was that he didn’t have the training to train us and to his credit he knew that. Most guys would NEVER admit that they had no business training people but he did. We later met Adam Raw and Nick Tyson and they did our training.

Adam Raw- Photo Michael Van Hoogstratt

From there they started the LWA and we worked there and branched into Gateway Championship Wrestling. Unlike most guys, our trainers did not travel, so we didn’t have a lot of help getting out of town shots. It was Matt Sydal and Delirious who taught us in a 12-hour seminar that we needed to get in a car and get out of STL and make résumés and start sending them out and do seminars all over and that is what we did.

MWR: What early match that you had gave you the confidence to succeed as a pro wrestler?

Pierre: Honestly I can’t think of one match. I always had confidence in my promo work more than my wrestling at the start. I think if I had to pick a break out match, I had a three-way match with Gary and Dorian Victor kind of early on that I liked. Plus, working Gary every weekend in a new state we could feel ourselves growing as wrestlers every week.

MWR: You would be part of the group that would spearhead The Lethal Wrestling Alliance. Who else were involved and what is the legacy of that promotion?

Pierre: Honestly I didn’t have anything to do with the start of LWA. LWA was started by Adam Raw and Jordan Taylor. When Jordan went into the Navy it went into the committee of five guys: Adam Raw, Nick Tyson, Frank Cashion, Mike D and Tim P ( I don’t want to butcher the spelling of their last names).

Jordan Lacey has been a part of the most brutal matches in the modern era of STL wrestling. Here he wars it out against the former MWR Future Star winner Alex Rudolph.

So Tyson was supposed to write the shows and book the talent but he wasn’t doing it, so I would in the background write the shows and send them with him to meetings and no one would know about it and he would get the credit. Fast forward a few years, he was going to quit, so Raw was kind of freaking out thinking he would have to write the shows all himself. I had to tell him I was really doing it all this time, which shocked him and so then I started writing and booking talent from there. Years later when the others quit, it became myself, Raw and Jordan Lacey. In the end of LWA, it was just me and Jordan Lacey.

Many of the top rising stars int the sport has made their way to SLA.

MWR: Fans at LWA were blessed to enjoy some great matches featuring local talent against many of the top stars in the world. Not too long ago, Austin Aries was the TNA World Champion, Davey Richards was a Ring of Honor World Champion and most recently one half of the TNA Tag Team Champions with Eddie Edwards, and Samoa Joe is quite possibly the most talked about free agent in the world today, but they all entered the squared circle at LWA.

These matches along with other stars including Delirious, Mike Quackenbush and The Motor Machine Guns against LWA homegrown talents are featured on the DVD US vs. Them (click here to purchase). What memories stand out about this historic matches at LWA?

Pierre: There are tons of thoughts I have about that. The two big ones being the first “name talent” we ever used was Alex Shelley and our fans hated him with a passion because he was facing their guy in Nick Tyson and when Tyson tapped him out the legit emotion that came after is what this business is about to me: real emotion. The Second was Samoa Joe: A lot of people were saying behind my back (but I hear everything) that I was making a big mistake putting Dorian in that match and not Adam Raw, and to be honest at that time Raw was a better wrestler than Dorian—hell, Dorian was only a few years in, I think. However, Dorian grew from that match and it taught him how to step up… That’s my job: I have to force you to go outside of your comfort zone and step up to the plate, because if you can’t I need to know that before you fall on your face in maybe a way bigger situation. That night Dorian stepped up and grew from it.

MWR: You are a member of the famed Submission Squad with. Time has shown that you guys are among the most entertaining tag teams in the country, but early on in your career you teamed up with Evan Gelistico against Davey Vega and Gary the Barn Owl to showcase LWA for Chikara’s King of Trios 2009. In a weekend filled with top Indy wrestling stars like Bryan Danielson (Future WWE Champion Daniel Bryan), Austin Aries, and El Generico (WWE’S Sami Zayn) , the match would receive chants of “DON’T COME BACK!” Many men after that night may have given up, but it only shows how much heart that the four of you had, during that time. Many people snickered and counted you out, but you guys have had the last laugh by becoming among the most traveled talents in the country. Looking back what went wrong, what could you have done different and what advice would you have for a young wrestler that would experience such a situation?

Pierre: I would say that you cannot let what people say bother you. When that happened to be honest it didn’t bother me, it did more the other guys for different reasons. Vega because he lacked confidence anyway so that almost killed him, Gary because the ECW arena was his dream and we just got booed out of it and Evan because he loved the idea of working Chikara. I am telling the God’s honest truth that it didn’t bother me because I was expecting it the whole time. Here you have the biggest weekend of the Chikara calendar with legit stars from all over the world and then you have four dudes from a company in Missouri that none of them knew.. How were they supposed to treat us? Plus, we did ourselves zero favors because of the way we worked the match. We are known for our personalities and we showed zero of it and that is what sucked. However we made a lot of money after that match because people wanted to see if either A) we really sucked or B) they knew we didn’t and wanted to bring us out. So I would do it all again, plus we went back there in 2014 and killed it, so it came full circle for us.

MWR: As I mentioned you have traveled around the country, including Canada. What has been your personal favorite places to wrestle and why?

Pierre: I love most every trip but I’ll pick one place and say ACW in Texas. Texas was like my second home for many years and I love the fans and friends I made there. Some of my favorite memories came from hangouts I had in Texas.

MWR: For seven years the LWA was known for an alternative style of wrestling that combined strong style, hardcore, comedy and good times for the fans, but a new day came that saw you announce the merging with the Texas based promotion known as Anarchy Championship Wrestling (ACW). That decision has allowed the fans to see many of the top stars of the Texas area make their way to the Midwest, while giving the young stars in this area to grow by challenging themselves against other top talents that may not have a chance to work with. In your eyes, who have taken advantage of working in the land of Anarchy and who are some of the top young stars that fans should have their eyes on for the future?

Pierre: Since we started Anarchy, we have seen ACH become a top star in the USA and I won’t do what a lot of others do and try and take credit for that man’s success. His success has helped us grow, so thank you to him.

Gary Jay and Davey Vega are in my opinion the two top guys in the area and they prove that every time they work in a ring. The fact neither of them are under a contract is a shame. The Hooligans are guys you have seen grow in Anarchy. Christian Rose has been tearing it up other places for a while but our fans are finally seeing how good he is. Two guys who I think could be the next 2 big stars are Jo Jo Bravo and Mat Fitchett. Jo Jo has gotten really good really fast and it’s up to Fitchett how far he wants to go. He has been ready for a long time now. One guy to watch I think is Everett Connor; I call him my new project because he is a good kid with potential.

The only guy who I think may be worse now than he was when we started SLA is Evan Gelistico… [sarcasm]

MWR: The Submission Squad was ranked number 12 in 2011 in the MWR’S top 30 tag teams during the MWR years. Four years later, the SS is still running strong, even capturing the Metro Pro Wrestling Tag Team titles recently as the Commission.

Because LWA and later SLA did not have tag belts along with the outside travel, it may have hurt your rankings in the poll. That year a team that you guys know very well the Hooligans were ranked number one, and are currently the St. Louis Anarchy tag team Champions. What has made the Hooligans and the Submission Squad such a great rivalry?

Pierre: We just have good chemistry and we strive to do the same thing and that’s have a great match. We clicked since the first match we had at an IHW show in Dupo IL.

At one time we worked with the Hooligans at least once a weekend for like five months in a row, I think… Plus those guys love tag team wrestling as much as we do so it’s easy, The Hooligans are amazing talents.

MWR: SLA has recently been the home of double shot weekends in Alton, Illinois. You have promoted events for years, what are the advantages and disadvantages of having back to back events?

Pierre: Well it doubles the stress. I mean we have only done two, so I really do not know yet. I’ll say the advantage is for the fans as they will get 2 events a weekend instead of 1. As we keep going with this I am sure more advantages and disadvantages will come clear.

MWR: St. Louis Anarchy events have always been a can’t-miss show as talents around the world have been in action during each of your events. Men like Kyle O’Reilly, Michael Elgin, Chris Hero, the Young Bucks, Davey Richards, Akira Tozawa, and TJ Perkins have all appeared in the past. Who would you like to see that has not appeared yet?

Pierre: We used him in LWA but I really want to bring our fans Alex Shelley as he was supposed to work a show but got hurt. I am hoping to bring some more guys from overseas in. To be honest we will always use that name talent that people have come to think about when thinking of SLA but I am wanting to use more guys who are great but not maybe as well known…. Like there are Gary Jays and Davey Vegas all over the USA who are great but just can’t get breaks and I want to give them their breaks because you never know who could be the next ACH that you just are overlooking.

MWR: On August the 21st and 22nd, Circus Maximus 2015, an event what many fans say is THE event of the year for SLA? Circus Maximus has always delivered with a great mix of national talent as well as the top rising stars around the country. I am going to do a rundown of this years’ SLA talent pool for the double shot weekend and I would like for you to give your thoughts on them. We will start off with the current SLA Champion Gary Jay.

Pierre: Hardest working man in Anarchy, he tears down the house every time and then is the first person to lead people in tearing down the ring. He gives his all to the company and should be getting more chances outside it.

MWR: Tommaso Ciampa

Pierre: I’m looking forward to seeing him in SLA. He’s a tough dude so guys will have their hands full with him.

MWR: Davey Vega

Pierre: The “Ace of Anarchy” isn’t just a nickname, it is who Vega has become. He went from a guy who would legit vomit before a match to a guy who I know will always have one of the best matches on the show. He’s the man.

MWR: Mat Fitchett

Pierre: The Dirty Rook could be a star if he is able to really hit the road and do it. Sometimes though real life things are more important but he’s an awesome talent.

MWR: Jonathan Gresham

Pierre: He won’t be at Circus Maximus, but he’s an amazing hold for hold wrestler who stole the weekend at Gateway to Anarchy.

MWR: Jo Jo Bravo

Pierre: One of the top up and comers in Anarchy. He has held his own with some of the best in the world.

MWR: Christian Rose

Pierre: Great talker and wrestler and our fans are getting to finally see that. Plus, behind the curtain I love talking good and–even better–shitty wrestling with Rose more than maybe anybody.

MWR: Matt Cage

Pierre: He’s a lot like Rose in that he has been tearing it up other places and our fans will finally get to see more of that in Anarchy.

MWR: Angelus Lane

Pierre: The 1st lady of Anarchy. I am very proud of Layne. She has grown by leaps and bounds as a wrestler and she improves every event we have.

MWR: Viking War Party

Pierre: Going to have to buy me chairs if they keep breaking them. Both guys are awesome. Alex I have known since before he started, I am happy every time I see them work and get better and better.

MWR: Ricky Starks

Pierre: Big deal in Texas and I think he can do the same here so keep your eyes on him as I think he is going to do well.

MWR: The Cause: Mr. Gelistico, Mr. Raw, Mr. Adams, Mr. Everett

Pierre: We will have to see.

MWR: Zakk Sawyers

Pierre: The 2014 Anarchy Rookie of the year. He’s not a rookie but was in Anarchy and he stepped up huge. A hard worker in and out of the ring and really appreciates his spot on the roster and he earns it.

MWR: Mikey McFinnigan

Pierre: Kinda just starting to see what he can do. He will do well in Anarchy, he’s very entertaining.

MWR: Jeremy Wyatt

Pierre: The best LWA champion of all time. Jeremy is one of my favorite wrestlers and is a pure class act to deal with outside the ring. Jeremy makes no bones about his wrestling days coming to an end and I’ll be sad to see him go, but he’s a guy who will leave better than he came in and how many guys can honestly say that. He’s always done anything I asked him to do and I don’t think Jeremy knows how much I respect him and appreciate his run with the LWA title.

MWR: Steve O Reno

Pierre: Honestly, I worked him in ACW and I knew he was good. Other than that I have only seen his two matches in SLA and that is it. I think he is very entertaining and he can wrestle, too, so I think big things are on the horizon for him.

MWR: Bolt Brady

Pierre: I think his change in attitude will be good for him in SLA. I like making people do stuff they may not be used to doing. Bolt is a pro and will do great. He’s getting a lot of miles under him too which is awesome. I like Bolt a lot.

MWR: PACO

Pierre: In SLA, he became a star in one weekend. Taking Trik Davis to the limit and taking a hellish beating from Gary Jay. I think Paco is a hungry kid who will do big things.

MWR: Pierre, Thank you so much for joining us today, it is always a treat to get to speak with you. How can fans follow you and the world of St. Louis Anarchy?

Pierre: I am on Facebook under Pierre Abernathy and Twitter is @PierreAbernathy. You can like SLA on Facebook at Saint Louis Anarchy and on Twitter @stlanarchy. Thanks for the time!

Saint Louis Anarchy presents Circus Maximus 2015

Stage One: Friday August 21st
Stage Two: Saturday August 22nd

Live from Spaulding Hall Club in Alton IL (402 E 4th Street)

Doors Open at 6:30pm, Shows Start at 7:00pm

Tickets (PER NIGHT):

Front row: $15, Second Row. $12. General Admission. $10 in advance all tickets are $15 at the door

http://circusmaximus2015.brownpapertickets.com/

$1 BEER, FULL BAR AND FOOD. Please do not record show or stand on chairs

Also special guest musicians Mental Fixation (Stage 2 only)

STAGE ONE MATCHES SIGNED:

Main Event Trios Action: Team Anarchy: Davey Vega, Mat Fitchett, Angleus Layne vs. Team BOSS w/Dorian Victor and Greg Jovi: Gary Jay, Christian Rose, Jeremy Wyatt

Tag Team Titles on the Line: The Hooligans (c) vs. The Cause (Mr. Adams, Mr. Everett)

Zakk Sawyers vs. Tommaso Ciampa

Grudge Match: Alex Castle vs. Matt Cage

Jo Jo Bravo vs. PACO

Steve O Reno vs. Mikey Mcfinnigan

BOSS vs. Anarchy: Bolt Brady w/Greg Jovi vs. Ricky Starks

STAGE TWO MATCHES SIGNED:

Saint Louis Anarchy Championship Match (NO TIME LIMIT) Gary Jay (c)w/Dorian Victor vs. “Ace of Anarchy” Davey Vega

Mat Fitchett vs. Former ECW/WWE Star LITTLE GUDIO

Christian Rose vs. Tommaso Ciampa

Matt Cage vs. Zakk Sawyers

Sugar Dunkerton vs. Steve O Reno

TALENT SIGNED FOR CM WEEKEND:

Saint Louis Anarchy Champion: Gary Jay
Saint Louis Anarchy Tag Champions: The Hooligans
Davey Vega
Mat Fitchett
Tommaso Ciampa
Jo Jo Bravo
Christian Rose
Matt Cage
Angelus Layne
Viking War Party
Sugar Dunkerton
Ricky Starks
The Cause: Mr. Gelistico, Mr. Raw, Mr. Adams, Mr. Everett
Zakk Sawyers
Mikey Mcfinnigan
Jeremy Wyatt
Steve O Reno
Bolt Brady (stage one)
PACO (stage one)
Donovan Danhausen

MATCHES AND MORE TALENT TO BE ANNOUNCED LATER!!

Posted in St Louis Anarchy, Uncategorized | Tagged: ACH, ACW, Adam Raw, Akira Tozawa, Alex Shelley, Anarchy Championship Wrestling, Angelus Lane, Austin Aries, Bryan Danielson, Chikara’s King of Trios 2009, Chris Hero, Christian Rose, Commission, Davey Richards, Davey Vega, Davey Vega Gary Jay, Delirious, Dorian Victor, ECW, Eddie Edwards, El Generico, Evan Gelistico, Everett Connor, Frank Cashion, Gateway Championship Wrestling, GCW, he Motor Machine Guns, IHW, jeremy wyatt, Jo Jo Bravo, Jonathan Gresham, Jordan Lacey, Jordan Taylor, Kyle O'Reilly, Lethal Wrestling Alliance, LWA, Mat Fitchett, Matt Cage, Matt Sydal, Metro Pro Wrestling Tag Team, Michael Elgin, Mike Quackenbush, Mikey McFinnigan, Nick Tyson, NWA, Paco, Pierre Abernathy, Ricky Starks, Ring of Honor, ROH, Sami Zayn, Samoa Joe, SLA, St. Louis Anarchy, Steve O Reno, Submission Squad, The Hooligans, The Littlest Viking" Jake Parnell, The Young Bucks, TJ Perkins, Tommaso Ciampa, Viking War Party, WWE, WWE Champion Daniel Bryan, WWF, Zakk Sawyers | Leave a Comment »

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