Saint Louis Wrestling

The NWL debuts at the O’Fallon Elks Lodge in O’Fallon, Mo. on Friday, September 29.

The main event is going to be wild: a tornado match that pits Jack Foster & Dingo against The Foundation, Ace Steel and Michael Strider.  Anything goes; there are no disqualifications.

Note that Jeremy Wyatt is no longer scheduled for the tornado headliner.

NWL St. Louis Championship
^#4Maverick (c) vs. Anthony Gutierrez

Tornado Tag Team match | No Holds Barred
Ace Steel & Michael Strider vs. Jack Foster & Dingo

^#1Dak Draper vs. Thor Theriot
Mike Outlaw vs. Leo Howlett
Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett vs. Buddy Shepherd & Skyler Beckett
Christian Rose vs. Sean Orleans
Gary Jay vs. Jet Royal

Bell at 7.  Full price general admission tickets are $20.

Herb Simmons’s SICW returns to the East Carondelet Community Center on Saturday, September 16.

Main Event
Flash Flanagan & Ken Kasa vs. Chris Hargas & Steve Fender

Gary Jackson vs. Johnny Blade
Heath Hatton vs. “Cowboy” Marc Houston

Bell at 7.  Tickets are $12.

If Gary Jackson beats Ace Hawkins on Saturday, September 9, at the South Broadway Athletic Club, “The Night Train” will be the State king for the first time in 14 years.

Jackson has not challenged for this version of the Missouri title, which was inaugurated in October 2015.  He has won his last four matches, beating: A.J. Williams, The Big Texan (twice), and Da’Marius Jones.

Not to be an afterthought, Ace Hawkins is defending for the second time since beating Brandon Espinosa in July.

Also on the card, the MMWA’s big belt and the 205 lb. class prize are to be defended in three-way matches.

MWR Missouri Heavyweight Championship
^CAce Hawkins vs. Gary Jackson

MMWA Championship
Moondog Rover (c) vs. Brian James vs. The Big Texan

MMWA Cruiserweight Championship
Deacon Cash (c) vs. Justin D’Air vs. Sean Vincent

C.J. Shine vs. Da’Marius Jones
Brandon Espinosa vs. Hollis Giroux
Johnny Park vs. A.J. Williams

Bob Backlund will be in attendance.  Bell at 8.  Tickets are $9.

St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame Information

Before the wrestling, come to South Broadway for the 2017 St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, where Bob Backlund and the late Édouard Carpentier will be honored.

Bob Backlund’s speech is at 4 P.M.  The hour includes a Q&A session.  Admission is $10.  For an additional $10, meet Bob and get his autograph.

The Race Wrestling Arena in Troy, Mo. hosts a huge main event on Saturday, September 9.  After their 25 minute (including overtime) draw last month, Leland Race and Jon Webb are set to meet again, but this time in an Iron Man match.

Race’s title is on the line, meaning that Webb could walk out with the heavyweight and junior heavyweight titles.

The wrestler who has scored the most falls at the end of the 30 minute mandatory time limit will be the winner.

WLW Heavyweight Championship | Iron Man match (30)
^#9Leland Race (c) vs. ^#2Jon Webb

WLW Ladies Championship
Miss Monica (c) vs. Stacey O’Brien

Harley Race Invitational Tournament Semifinals | Matches TBA
Karim Brigante, Jayden Fenix, Warwick Stephans, Kyle Roberts

Bell at 7.  Tickets are $10.

NWL STL returns home to Matteson Square Garden in St. Peters for its second event at the rink on Saturday, August 26.

The main event pits the two NWL city champions, Dak Draper and Maverick, against two longtime area favorites, Gary Jay and Davey Vega.

Also on the card, “Super” ACH is set to debut against Mike Outlaw.  ACH is very excited to debut for the NWL.

Main Event
^#1Dak Draper & ^#2Maverick vs. Gary Jay & Davey Vega

^#6Jack Foster & Dingo vs. Jeremy Wyatt & Michael Strider
ACH vs. Mike Outlaw
Skyler Beckett vs. Emmett DuBois
Anthony “Sharkbait” Gutierrez vs. Clayton Fox
Thor Theriot & Jet Royal vs. Cornell Douglass & Castle
Javy Torres vs. Leo Howlett
Dante Poe vs. TBA

Bell at 7.  Tickets are $20 at the door.  A flash sale for half-off tickets is available here until Wednesday at midnight.

Ace Hawkins and Justin D’Air meet in the co-main event at Dynamo Pro’s card at Concordia Turners in Saint Louis on Friday, August 25.

The bout will be Hawkins’s first defense of his inter-promotional Missouri Championship of his second reign.  This will be D’Air’s second shot at the belt.

Also on the card, Brandon Aarons puts his promotional title up for grabs for the fifth time against “The Millennial” Danny Adams.  This is Adams’s first DPW title opportunity.

Read the title announcement and rules

MWR Missouri Heavyweight Championship
^CAce Hawkins vs. Justin D’Air

Dynamo Pro Championship
Brandon Aarons (c) vs. Danny Adams

Adrian Surge vs. Everett Connors
Savanna Stone vs. Miss Monica vs. Rahne Victoria

Bell at 8.  Tickets are $12.

Moondog Rover takes on Curtis Wylde in the main event of SICW’s card at the East Carondelet Community Center on Saturday, August 19.

The bout will be a dog collar match, where both men are joined at the neck by a 10 foot strap.  The winner is decided by pinfall or submission and there are no disqualifications.

The winner will gain the managerial services of Wylde’s wife, Wyldefyre.  Wyldefyre has expressed a fondness for the Moondog over the past several months, much to the dismay of Curtis.

Strap match | Referee: Wyldefyre
Moondog Rover vs. Curtis Wylde

Ken Kasa vs. Steve Fender

Manny Fernandez will also be in attendance.

Bell at 7.  Tickets are $12.

Moondog Rover has tasted the big MMWA gold and leather for the first time and he likes it.  His first challenge is Saturday, August 12 at the South Broadway Athletic Club.

The Big Texan will challenge for the heavyweight crown for the first time since December 2012.  Texan is coming off two consecutive singles losses to Gary Jackson, but he did win the Hillsdale battle royal last Saturday.

MMWA Championship
Moondog Rover (c) vs. The Big Texan

MMWA Cruiserweight Championship
Deacon Cash (c) vs. Frodo Meyer

^fmrBrandon Espinosa vs. JD Wilk
Gary Jackson vs. Da’Marius Jones

Bell at 8.  Tickets are $9.

World League Wrestling returns to their home arena in Troy, Mo. on Saturday, August 5.

The main event pits the heavyweight champion against the junior heavyweight champion as Leland Race takes on Jon Webb.  Plus, the quarterfinal round of the 2017 Harley Race invitational tournament will be decided.

Main Event
^#3Jon Webb vs. Leland Race

Harley Race Invitational Tournament | Quarterfinals
^fmrBrandon Espinosa
Karim Brigante
Rex
Steve Fender
Kyle Roberts
Jack Gamble
Jayden Fenix
TBA

Bell at 7.  Tickets are $10.

The families of Hillsdale, Mo. may be surprised to find body-slamming heavyweights tangle right outside their doors on Saturday, August 5.

This free outdoor event, promoted by SICW and the MMWA, in conjunction with the Hillsdale Police, is half wrestling event and half community service event.

School supplies and items, such as bicycles, will be awarded to children in the area.  Non-residents are also welcome to attend the event on Jesse Jackson Ave.

Matches have yet to be announced.

Bell at noon.  The event is free, but chairs will not be provided.