Author: Ben Simon

Ron Powers and Vic the Bruiser meet for the top prize in SICW on Saturday, December 10 at the East Carondelet Community Center.  The bout promises to be a good, old-fashioned wrestling match.

At least, that’s what promoter Herb Simmons would promise to the squeamish.  This affair will be violent, as both Powers and Vic are known to hurt their opponents, more than simply beating them in matches.

The ninth consecutive defense for Powers tops the final 2016 card for any Greater St. Louis promotion.

Classic Wrestling Championship
Ron Powers (c) vs. Vic the Bruiser

Ken Kasa vs. “Superstar” Steve Fender

Jimmy Hart and Kongo Kong are scheduled to appear.  Bell at 8.  Tickets are $12.

Most champions dream of leaving at the top of their games.  Retiring as champion: what could be better?  That’s what just happened fourfold at MMWA Wrestling… sort of.

MMWA Heavyweight Champion Kevin Lee Davidson, MMWA Junior Heavyweight Champion Everett Connors, MMWA TV Champion Danny Adams, and MMWA Tag Team Champions Matt Kenway & Jason Roberts have left the company.  The reason is unknown and the parting isn’t amicable.

The MMWA has announced that the TV and tag team titles will be shelved, but the main singles title will be up for grabs in 2017.  The 220 lb. Junior Heavyweight crown will be on the line this Saturday, December 3 at South Broadway.

Also, Brandon Espinosa makes the 15th defense of his inter-promotional State laurels against former MMWA kingpin Da’Marius Jones on the card.  This is Jones’s first shot and you can bet that his 2.0 stablemate A.J. Williams will be watching.  We will need a good referee for this one!

Read the title announcement and rules

Missouri Heavyweight Championship
^CBrandon Espinosa vs. Da’Marius Jones

MMWA Junior Heavyweight Championship (vacant)
Deacon Cash vs. TBA

Gary Jackson vs. Barackus
Ace Hawkins vs. Jim Hoffarth
Moondog Rover vs. B.T. Daramola
J’Mal Swagg vs. Damion Cortess
Garrett Shanks vs. Jimmy D

Bell at 8.  Tickets are $8.

Never before has Dynamo Pro Wrestling hosted an event at The Ready Room quite like this.

On November 26, Ricky Cruz and Jake Dirden meet for the final time.  Cruz will retire this year, and this is his last match in Greater St. Louis.  In the other corner, Dirden has signed an exclusive contract with the mighty startup NWL STL, and will rampage through Dynamo Pro no more.

Mike Outlaw defends the Dynamo Pro Title for the fourth time against Brandon Aarons.  Oh, and did I mention: Brandon Espinosa defends his MWR Missouri strap against “Raw Dog” Matt Kenway too!

Read the title announcement and rules

Missouri Heavyweight Championship
^CBrandon Espinosa vs. Matt Kenway

Dynamo Pro Championship
^#6Mike Outlaw (c) vs. Brandon Aarons

^#1Ricky Cruz vs. ^#7Jake Dirden

Bell at 8.  Tickets are $10 with a $2 surcharge for minors.

The South Broadway Athletic Club hosts MMWA Wrestling on November 12.  Four big matches sit atop the card and make this one a can’t-miss.

Brandon Espinosa and Ace Hawkins were best friends and tag team champions, known most recently as “The Eternals.”  That is no more, due to Hawkins being accused of abandoning Espy in title defenses.

Now, a different belt is at stake: the Missouri Heavyweight Championship.  And, it’s the lucky 13th defense for Espinosa.

The main event pits A.J. Williams against Kevin Lee Davidson for the former’s MMWA Heavyweight Title.  KLD fights not only for himself, but for everyone who has been beaten by the 2.0 group (Williams, Jones, and Daramola).

Read the title announcement and rules

Missouri Heavyweight Championship
^CBrandon Espinosa vs. Ace Hawkins

MMWA Heavyweight Championship
A.J. Williams (c) vs. Kevin Lee Davidson

Elimination Tag Team match
Gary Jackson, Jim Hoffarth, Damion Cortess, & Deacon Cash vs. Brian James, Barackus, Matt Kenway, & Jason Roberts

Dog Collar Strap match
Moondog Rover vs. Jimmy D

Danny Adams vs. Everett Connors
J’Mal Swagg vs. Da’Marius Jones
Brandon Aarons vs. Super Electro

Bell at 8.  Tickets are $8.

Harley Race’s World League Wrestling rumbles into Troy, Mo. at the Race Arena on November 5.

WLW promises to reveal its next big guest and the date the superstar will appear.  The guest is said to have been a champion in multiple promotions.

Indeed, Race’s stature in the industry has provided amazing appearances over the years, like Ric Flair, Bret Hart, Terry Funk, and Mark Henry.

Main Event
^#8Kyle Roberts vs. Steve Anthony

Leland Race vs. Jayden Fenix
Stacey O’Brien vs. “Miss Natural” Heather Patera
Steve Fender vs. Rex

Bell at 7.  Tickets are $10.

The Swansea Village Fire Department will host another SICW card on November 5.  They just can’t keep the wrestling out of the firehouse!

The two headlining matches are sure to be out of control, so it’s necessary that a combination of Swansea firefighters and a steel cage contain the competitors.

Steel Cage match | Two-out-of-three falls
Ron Powers & Gary Jackson vs. Attila Khan & Brandon Espinosa

Lumberjack match
Ken Kasa vs. Curtis Wylde

Bell at 8.  Tickets are $12.

For the second year, Dynamo Pro teams up with 4 Hands Brewing Co for a full card of pro wrestling outside the brewery, complete with music and food vendors.

Representatives from 4 Hands and from Strange Donuts have drafted their favorite Dynamo Pro competitors.  Watch as they wage war for glory!

Just announced is Brandon Espinosa vs. Jake Dirden.  Being that this is a singles bout in Missouri, this match is for Espy’s State title.  Espinosa’s ninth defense will be his most difficult.

Read the title announcement and rules

Missouri Heavyweight Championship
^CBrandon Espinosa vs. ^#3Jake Dirden

Festivities begin at noon.  Bell at 1.  This is a free, outdoor event.  Bring a chair or you’ll be standing.

The East Carondelet Community Center hosts SICW on Saturday, October 15.  The main event has the potential to be a classic.

Ron Powers is the greatest SICW champion in its modern history; by cumulative title defenses, the big man is at a record 15 (six in this reign).  Ken Kasa has earned a shot at the belt he owned for a year in 2013-14.

Classic Wrestling Championship
Ron Powers (c) vs. Ken Kasa

Sean Vincent vs. Vic the Bruiser

Bell at 8.  Tickets are $12.

Mike Outlaw and Brandon Aarons headline a strong Dynamo Pro card at the Sports Academy in Glen Carbon, October 15.

The bout is Outlaw’s second defense in this reign, and it is the first time that Outlaw and Aarons have wrestled for the belt.

Also on the card, the two other promotional titles are on the line, including a contenders’ tag match, where the winning team challenges for the belts later in the evening.

Dynamo Pro Championship
Mike Outlaw (c) vs. Brandon Aarons

Dynamo Pro D-1 Championship
Outtkast (c) vs. Elvis Aliaga

Dynamo Pro Tag Team Championship
High Level Enterprise (Jack Gamble & Jon Webb) (c) vs. winners of eliminator match

Tag Team Title Eliminator
Straps Down University (Keon Option & Justin D’Air) vs. The Professionals (Shawn Santel & Mauler McDarby)

Angelina Love vs. Angelus Layne
Rocket Mapache vs. Ric Maverick

Bell at 8.  Tickets are $12.

The South Broadway Athletic Club and MMWA Wrestling host a full card of wrestling on October 8.  At intermission, the 2016 class of the St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame will be inducted.

That class includes: Kerry, David, & Kevin Von Erich, “Big” Bill Miller, John Paul Henning, and referee Charles Venator.  Lacey and Hollie Von Erich will accept the induction for their father Kerry.

Four titles are on the line on the actual card.  Gary Jackson attempts to pry the MMWA big crown from the “2.0” faction, represented by A.J. Williams.  Also, Espinosa & Hawkins are set to defend their tag team title for the first time.

MMWA Heavyweight Championship
A.J. Williams (c) vs ^#2Gary Jackson

MMWA TV Championship
^#10Brian James (c) vs Danny Adams

MMWA Junior Heavyweight Championship
Everett Connors (c) vs J’Mal Swagg

MMWA Tag Team Championship
Brandon Espinosa & Ace Hawkins (c) vs. Matt Kenway & TBD

Barackus vs Jim Hoffarth
Da’Marius Jones vs Kevin Lee Davidson

Bell at 8.  Tickets are $8.