By Greg Anthony

Have you ever been sitting at the keyboard typing away and when you look up you’ve typed a bunch non seneschal gibberish? Not because your Maxx Corbin, but because your fingers weren’t on the home keys. So instead of “hi, how are you” you’ve typed “jo jpe str upiz”. It was just a slight mistake but the end result is so much different. Pro wrestling has its own home keys. Places you need to start before you start typing/telling your stories.

I try to pay attention close attention to booking philosophies. Lets face it pretty much every story that can be told in wrestling, has been. Teacher vs Student, Family vs Family, the underdog champion, the veterans last shot at a winner, the women coming between two friends. You hurt my wife, my girlfriend, my mother, my brother, my son, my dad, my dog! I’m the new kid on the block, the future, the upstart. You’re a genetic jackhammer? Its not my baby, its Tommy’s? It was me who ran you over with the car and/or hummer.

Anyone worth their salt in pro wrestling knows that in our sport/entertainment it is all about the story. Athletic as this is, was and forever will be its always about the story. It would be easy to go out every night and do all the cool stuff you know how to. People would leave the show satisfied maybe even respectful. But when you go out their and give them a story that they emotional invest in, then you can make them leave with any emotion you want. So if your story is lacking then what do you really have?

I’ve seen companies in this area and others they don’t seem to have their hands on the home keys. They want to have an invasion angle with a company that just started. Do the people love the company enough to care that someone is trying to destroy it? Taking a young talent and pushing him too much, too soon means that you’ve cut his worth to you in a long run.

What ever you are trying to accomplish, there is a blueprint out there. You don’t have to rip off an angle week for week but at least see how the story was laid out. See what avenues were used to accomplish their goals. Tweak and twist were needed to make a story that fits your unique situation. Because the stories may be alike but they are never identical, I promise and when “The Golden Boy” Greg Anthony makes a promise, its as good as gold.

Magnum Pro Press release.

 
MAGNUM PRO will return to action THIS Friday night December 18th at the Council Bluffs National Guard Armory. This will be the last show before the New Year so come out and help us celebrate with a bang. Already signed for this show is a HUGE return match between Justin Fowler and “Babyface” Tony Cortez. Those in attendance at the last show, and the boys in the back can attest to these two putting it all out there and having a great match last time with Fowler coming up short. Fowler wants another shot at the vet Babyface, and Babyface has been more than happy to oblige.

Also we will see the debut of the one and only Dean Dairy making his Midwest debut with MAGNUM. Dairy being the comical fellow that he is has asked to take on one of the Midwest’s mostentertaining wrestlers in the Yellow Dog!

In a teacher vs student battle it will be Dave Clark taking on one of his trainers Jaysin Strife. Dave knows Strife well, but Strife knows Dave better due to him teaching him all he knows. However, with Daves recent explosion onto the Midwest scene he may have a few tricks up his sleeve.

The Beautiful Bodies will be back in action as they will take on Joey Daniels, and the debuting Ryne Kensei. Joey and Ryne are two very good high flyers so it will be interesting to see how they tangle with the odd ball shennanigans of the Beautiful Bodies.

Come out and check out MAGNUM Pro live Friday December 18th. National Guard Armory, 2415 E. Kanesville Blvd. Doors open at 7 PM and the bell rings at 730 PM. Tickets are only $10 for adults and $5 for kids 12 & under. Check out the MySpace for more info and feel free to message with any questions.

Also before the show on Friday December 18th MAGNUM Pro will be holding a training seminar prior to the show that evening. The cost is $25 and will begin at 2 PM. Jaysin Strife will be hosting this seminar with help from upstart Dave Clark who has become quite well traveled in recent months. For those interested please send a message here so that we can get you signed up. If you have ever wanted an opportunity to try something new, or have come before and want to get a good refresher and get a jump start on things then what are you waiting for?!?!

And we NEED your help MAGNUM Pro is looking for energetic individuals who want to be apart of something in their local area. We are looking for huge fans of pro wrestling and people wanting to make an impact in their community. MAGNUM is looking for those who have connections with large groups of people, or those who can get out and help advertise the MAGNUM events. Not only that, but set up and tear down at shows and general overall help with the events being ran. If interested please send a message here or shoot an email over to magnum-pro@hotmail.com. We hope you will want to help us not only help you get ahead, but help us to be successful. Thanks to those who are interested.

Wrestling fans join us at Pro Wrestling Phoenix to end the year this Saturday with a bang!!.

A new Pro Wrestling Phoenix Champion will be crowned after Vic Victory was able to shock the wrestling world by defeated Jaysin Strife last month in his farewell match.

PWP has not sent word on how the title will be defended but the card is stacked with matches that you can not miss.

PWP Tag Team Champions Chris Havius and Donnie Peppercricket will have their hands full when the 2008 MWR Tag team of the Year The Northstar Express (Darin Corbin and Ryan Cruz)  comes back in town. The last time MWR and the Northstar Express was at PWP at the same time the Express defeated the LONRS (Mark Sterling and Darrien Sanders) for the titles in a Match of the Year candidate . Will history repeat itself?

In a match that will pit two of the most talented wrestlers today, former PWP Champion Jaysin Strife will take on The Anarchist“ Arik Cannon. If you were to tell me that this was the only match on the card I would tell you it was easily worth the price of admission.

Also in action will be one of the most underrated wrestlers in the Midwest today #1 Brett Young will go one on one with the Monster Abu Colossus. These two men have met before but a win could be the difference for a jump start to the title hunt in 2010.

MWR is always excited about new talent. Last year we stated that Mike Sydal, Zach Thompson, Ryan Slade, Amy Hennig, Aaron Matthews, Dustin Lane, Bao Nguyen and Brandon Aarons were the MWR New Wave of Stars in the Midwest. All of these fine wrestlers made a impact throughout the Midwest in big matches in 2009. One of the stars who is on the radar in 2010 is David Clark who will be action. MWR looks forward to seeing Clark live.

Also in action will be all of your favorite PWP Stars such as Babyface” Tony Cortez, Joey Daniels, Stephen Saint, Matty Star, “The Passion” Zac James, and more!!

Come early and sign up for a chance to win a free MWR T-SHIRT.

Then find out who will be crowned NEW Pro Wrestling Phoenix Heavyweight Champion? How will the new champion be determined?

Be at the Council Bluffs Armory on 12/19 to find out!!!
　

Saturday December 19, 2009

National Guard Armory
2415 E. Kanesville Blvd.
Council Bluffs, IA 51503

Doors: 6:30
Bell Time: 7:00

Front Row: $15
General Admission: $12

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ST Louis’s own Larry Matysik author of the new wrestling book Drawing Heat the Hard Way: How Wrestling Really Works (Photo credit Michael R Van Hoogstraat)

MMWA-SICW results from Fairmount City, IL on 11/28 –

Core lands a clothesline on Venom.(Photo credit Michael R Van Hoogstraat)

Venom would be able to miss this move but Core would fight through the mistake for the win. (Photo credit Michael R Van Hoogstraat)

*Core pinned Venom

MMWA-SICW Tag Champ The Big Texan.(Photo credit Michael R Van Hoogstraat)

Fan favorite Moondog Rover slows down The Big Texan. (Photo credit Michael R Van Hoogstraat)

*MMWA-SICW Tag Champ The Big Texan beat Moondog Rover by DQ

Jaysin Static takes it to the “Natural born fighter” Johhny Blade early on in the match. (Photo credit Michael R Van Hoogstraat)

Static goes full force in the corner on Blade. (Photo credit Michael R Van Hoogstraat)

Blade and Static goes toe to toe while the beautiful Aurora looks on. (Photo credit Michael R Van Hoogstraat)

In a battle of two of the rising stars in MMWA-SICE Blade came out on top on this night .(Photo credit Michael R Van Hoogstraat)

*Johnny Blade pinned Jaysin Static

The Big Texan leans on “The Great One.” Gary Jackson. (Photo credit Michael R Van Hoogstraat

Gary Jackson puts the boots to The Big Texan. (Photo credit Michael R Van Hoogstraat)

Looking for a Christmas gift for the wrestling fan in your life? You can not go wrong with either one of the St Louis Wrestling at the Chase DVD or Larry Matysik’s Drawing Heat the Hard Way: How Wrestling Really Works book. (Photo credit Michael R Van Hoogstraat)

*Gary Jackson fought The Big Texan to a double countout

Chris Hargas doing his best “Incredible Hulk impression. (Photo credit Michael R Van Hoogstraat)

Dave Vaughn feels the power of Hargas. (Photo credit Michael R Van Hoogstraat)

Vaughn hits a suplex into a bridge.(Photo credit Michael R Van Hoogstraat)

Vaughn tries to hold on. (Photo credit Michael R Van Hoogstraat)

*David Vaughn pinned Chris Hargas

Williams twist Espinosa’s arm (Photo credit Michael R Van Hoogstraat)

Oowww (Photo credit Michael R Van Hoogstraat)

Williams was on top of his game. (Photo credit Michael R Van Hoogstraat)

Espy tried to get a breather outside the ring but Williams did not let him. (Photo credit Michael R Van Hoogstraat)

PWI 500 Wrestler Brandon Espinosa had the fight taken to him on this night but would tough it out and earn a draw.(Photo credit Michael R Van Hoogstraat)

*MMWA-SICW Jr. Heavyweight Champ AJ Williams fought Brandon Espinosa to a time-limit draw

Battle Royal!!(Photo credit Michael R Van Hoogstraat)

Dave Vaughn survives. (Photo credit Michael R Van Hoogstraat)

*David Vaughn won a nine-man battle royal

We all remember the moment we learned there really was no Santa Claus. It was a little traumatic, but by then we kind of knew anyway and just needed to hear it said aloud, right? Wrestling fans have that same kind of experience when they learn wrestling is a work. But just like we suspend disbelief in Santa Claus at Christmastime (at least I do, Scrooge), we also do so when watching wrestling, movies, the evening news, and reality television.

Wrestling fans want to believe, even if just for a few precious moments. They want to get wrapped up in the drama. It’s no different than any other form of entertainment. To allow this, wrestling must be presented as legitimate competition and conflict. We have to make it believable.

The first step to lending believability to wrestling is not throwing stiff shots. Wrestling is a work — you are selling imaginary pain as legitimate. If you want to find out how tough you are, yell out, “Selena sucked!” at a Cinco de Mayo parade. Landing a stiff shot on a man who is standing there letting you hit him does not make you tough. It might impress Internet fans and writers, but when your opponent suffers an injury at your hands, you have not done your job no matter how many fans are on their feet at the end of the match.

What if I wrestled for WWE and I had a chance to work a dark match with you? If you threw a dozen stiff forearm shots that rattled my brain during the match, I’d think, I have to wrestle four nights every week. I’d be brain-dead in a month working with this idiot. If the Talent Relations rep sees potential in you and asks me what I thought about working with you, I’m going to say you were hard to work with and you might not get a job because of it. It’s nothing personal, but I have a family to feed and I wouldn’t want you around to put that at risk.

Many wrestlers don’t appreciate the long-term effects involved with taking shots to the skull: too many wrestlers rattle each others’ brains with striking blows. Sadly, there will be a lot more brain damage before wrestlers get over this stiff, wannabe-Japanese style. It’s easy to watch Japanese wrestling videos and imitate what you’ve seen, but I’ve worked with a couple Japanese guys whose years of taking stiff shots are evident in their slurred speech and vacant looks.

A good worked shot looks better than a real one, anyway.

The referee should be presented as the figure of authority inside the ring; you should work accordingly. One of the best things WWE has done for the business in recent years is give authority back to the officials (at least when it’s convenient for them). WWE sets the industry standard, and in this case we should all follow suit. If you don’t break a choke in the ropes or a double-team before the five-count, it’s a disqualification. If you don’t kick out before the three-count, you lose whether it was the planned finish or not. During a tag team match, each team can break up one pin attempt and after that they are disqualified for interference.

Do your part to work with the referee. When he wants to check you for foreign objects, you can debate for a few seconds with him, but let him check you. Don’t excessively break rules in front of him. If you’re not the legal babyface and you are distracting him while the heels double-team, make sure they are finished before you let him return his attention to the action inside the ring. Don’t put your hands on him. When you undermine his authority, you tell the fans that he’s a prop (a poorly used one, at that).
Another thing that adds a bit of realism to the business is emphasis on the rankings. It makes things seem more important and credible when each match affects the wrestlers’ positions in the Top Ten. It shows the fans what the wrestlers stand to gain or lose based on the match result, adding believability to wrestling.

Ask the average old-school guy how he feels about comedy in wrestling and he’ll tell you that there’s no place for it. I don’t completely agree, but I do believe that it should be done carefully. In order for comedy to work, it must be funny: most wrestling comedy I see isn’t funny. Comedy is usually done at the expense of believability, so do it in moderation and make it count.

I recently watched a Kevin Sullivan DVD from Kayfabe Commentaries where he recalled his favorite inter-gender match of all time. The match began, the man punched the woman, and she was knocked out. The end. I couldn’t agree more with Sullivan. Though Awesome Kong could probably beat up the average man, the general public still doesn’t believe that a woman can beat a man in a fight. If more than three-fourths of the human race believes something — fact or fiction — it’s as good as true. Thus, if a man sells for a woman in an inter-gender match, it’s detrimental to the believability of wrestling.

Effective selling makes people think you’re really hurt. When they see you at the convenience store after the match and you’re selling the same knee you sold during your match, they might buy the sell. Things like that add believability to the business. If you’re selling like the finishing move broke your neck and five minutes later you’re moonwalking to the autograph table, you insult the fans and crap on every match that follows.

To be believable, you have to believe what you’re saying, even if only while you are performing. I’ve seen wrestlers cut promos where I can tell they’re just pretending, and it’s annoying and not believable. You can’t expect to get the fans’ buy-in if you don’t buy it yourself.

Chapter 14: Creating a Match

There was a time when few things involving a match were discussed beforehand. The wrestlers just went out there and worked. Much of this was out of necessity, as the babyfaces and heels may have had separate locker rooms and entrances, leaving no way to communicate before meeting in the ring. Another reason they worked matches on-the-fly was because wrestlers liked to feel out the crowd to determine its needs as the match progressed.

These days, most wrestlers have every move, every hold, and every breath planned before they make their entrances. This is a bad idea. for many reasons.
As I said in an earlier chapter, great salesmen are great listeners. Let’s say you have this big spot-fest planned in the locker room. Your match begins, your first physical action is a simple lock-up, headlock, and headlock takeover: the crowd erupts. Why in the hell would you go through with the spot-fest? The crowd is already with you for simple wrestling, so there is why punish your body with big bumps or burn out the crowd with too many high spots?

When a public speaker who has every word memorized forgets a word, it throws off his whole speech—I’ve seen it and I’ve done it. The speaker struggles to find the word, then has to try to get back on track without losing his audience. The same applies with wrestlers. If they have a scripted match, any deviation from that script causes chaos. The best thing to do is to have a vague outline of the match in your head — what direction you want to go if things work out the way you expect — and fill in the spaces between.

Another reason why it’s important not to script your matches is injuries. During a match my rookie year, I was thrown into the position of leading an even greener rookie. I stuck to my training and didn’t talk out the match, save the comeback and finish. We were told to go twelve minutes, but three minutes into the match I spiked my foot on a backflip from the top rope (working barefoot, mind you), leaving my foot hyperextended and two toes dislocated. I had to structure the rest of the match to protect myself from further injury. Had we planned our match in advance, everything would have fallen apart. Instead, we had a decent match that the crowd loved and I didn’t make my injuries worse.

One of the biggest thrills of my career occurred during my first year, when I had a chance to work with one of my favorites, “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton. Before the match, I asked him what he wanted to do in the match. “I want you to keep your mouth shut and your ears open,” he said. Lesson learned.
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There has to be a leader and a follower in a match. I had some really good matches with Trevor Murdoch, but I always called the match. That’s not because I was better than him, but it’s what worked for us. I was the heel, which is who should lead a match in most cases. If Trevor thought he needed a hope spot, he’d let me know and I’d call one if he didn’t already have something in mind. If I drew a blank on something, I would tell him and he would take over.

Calling a match, you should look like you aren’t talking to your opponent. Some wrestlers prefer to call a spot or move while in a hold, which is usually okay if there is motion to distract fans’ eyes from your moving lips. If I was on top, I worked the hold and the follower moved his hands and arms in his sell.

I also liked to call things during a spot. If the babyface was selling for me while I clamped down on a reverse chinlock, I might call a hope spot where he fights up to his feet, gives me a shot or two, and I would tell him to give me a belly-to-back suplex. While in the air, I would tell him to charge me and that I intended to move. After taking the bump, I would feed to the corner and sell to my feet while he summoned the energy to charge me for a big shoulder-block in the corner. I’d move, he would hit the turnbuckles and sell while I regained control of the match.

Cut out unnecessary words while calling. Talk like a caveman. Here’s a simple spot: John has a headlock on Bill. Bill shoots John into the ropes and John hits Bill with a tackle. John hits the ropes and Bill drops down. When John comes off the opposite rope, Bill attempts a hip-toss, but John blocks it and misses a clothesline. Bill gives John a schoolboy roll-up for a one-count. Bill comes up to his feet and is clotheslined down to the mat by John.

John is calling the match, so here is how he should call it. John has the headlock on Bill. He wrenches the headlock and pulls Bill closer to an upright position while working the hold (he doesn’t lean over to Bill to call the spot—he brings Bill to him). Tackle, drop-down, I block hip-toss, you duck clothesline, schoolboy me.

John continues to work the headlock while calling, the motion and Bill’s selling distracting people from the fact that John is calling a spot. They execute the spot, and when John is rolled up, Watch the clothesline. John kicks out, comes up to his feet, and clotheslines Bill.

I’ve heard people call the first part of the spot many different ways, some too wordy like, You shoot me off, I will come off the ropes and give you a shoulder tackle. You take a bump. I will hit the ropes, you drop down and try to give me a hip-toss. I will block it and throw a clothesline. You duck the clothesline and roll me up with a schoolboy. I will kick out and you feed up into a clothesline.

Calling in the ring is easy if you visualize the spot. You should have an imaginary television in your head, broadcasting the future event (the spot) in your mind as it’s being called. Bill is doing that, so when John calls the spot, everything plays out in Bill’s mind. He knows that he needs to shoot John into the ropes because they are in a standing headlock position. He also sees that, since he bumps off the tackle, it will be him dropping down when John hits the ropes again. It sounds obvious, but the first time you see two wrestlers’ testicles collide because each thought he was supposed to be the one doing a leap-frog, you’ll understand how visualization can prevent problems like that.

When you do put together a match, it is all about give-and-take. Don’t be selfish: your opponent needs to look good as well, and don’t sacrifice the greater good of the match because there is a move you really want to make sure you hit.

Before an event in 2002, I was approached by four men — my partner and manager and our two opponents that night — who all wanted to open the match with the babyfaces circling the ring and cornering our manager. We (my partner and I) would both hit planchas on the babyfaces. The two men who came up with the spot beamed and waited for my reaction, but their expressions changed when I bluntly said, “No.”
“Why not?” one of the idea’s creators fumed. “It’s a hot way to start the match.”
“Because we haven’t been to this town before,” I said, “so nobody knows who is the babyface and heel. These fans don’t know the whole story behind our feud. To them, the two biggest men in the match are about to attack a poor, defenseless manager and then the two smaller guys do these nice moves over the top rope. Who do you think they’ll cheer?”

It made sense to two of the men, but the creators tried arguing the point and I wasn’t budging. We didn’t do the spot to open the match, and the two who argued it were mad about it. To be diplomatic, I put in the spot after we had a chance to establish the babyface and heel teams and gave our manager a chance to work up a little crowd hatred for himself as well.

There will be times when even the best wrestlers have mental lapses and want to do something that doesn’t fit. Don’t be shy about questioning it. One wrestler I know does this effectively by objecting with a question. For the aforementioned spot, he would have asked, “Do you think the fans will cheer the heels if that happens? The planchas look nice and the manager has done nothing to instigate the babyfaces, so do you think we could do this as some other point in the match?” I always feared misunderstanding or mixed messages, so I was always more blunt and, for that reason, I was often the bad guy in certain situations.

Maybe you’re putting together the match and you feel like you’re not getting enough offense to look strong. You should address this issue. Just make sure you know your place on the card. If you’re working as enhancement talent (once known as a jobber) for WWE, that is not the place to bring it up because your job is to get squashed.

NEXT WEEK: Chapter 15: Match Structure

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Be sure to check out content from my second book, I HATE IT WHEN … at http://ihateitwhentheblog.blogspot.com.
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I would like to thank Matt Murphy for taking the time to allow his great book The Professional Wrestler in the World of Sports-Entertainment to be a part of the MWR rotation. Each week you have been able to get an inside look at the sport that we love. If you want to be a wrestler or you already are and want to get to the top there is no doubt that this feature is one that is bound to help you out.

What I would like to ask is for everybody that has been taking the time to read this here at the MWR site to please go to Amazon.com and write a review giving your thoughts of Matt Murphy’s book. I feel as if this would be a great way for you and I too show our support to Matt and let the world know that one of our own in the Midwest is one of the best writers in the sport today.

MWR Fans lets support the promotions, wrestlers support each other and lets all continue to show the world that there is some great talent in and out of the ring in the MIDWEST Today.

Thank you
Brian “Flair” Kelley

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Pro Wrestling Phoenix returns to action on Saturday Night December 19th with – A CHAMPION RISES II!

Last month, Vic Victory’s dream became a reality, as he won the PWP Heavyweight Championship in his farewell match, and while it was an incredible night, we must look to the future – since Vic has now stepped away from the ring, the PWP Title is currently vacant….but not for long! On December 19th – a new champion will be crowned – the details on how exactly the champion will be determined are being kept confidential, but here are just a few of the incredible matchups you will see on that fateful night:

*** The former PWP Champion Jaysin Strife will take on “The Anarchist“ Arik Cannon is what is sure to be a phenomenal bout!!!

*** Former PWP Tag Team Champions, The Northstar Express return to challenge the new champions, Chris Havius and Donnie Peppercricket!!!

*** The mighty Abu Colossus will take on #1 Brett Young!!!

Also in Action: “Babyface” Tony Cortez, Joey Daniels, Stephen Saint, David Clark, Matty Star, “The Passion” Zac James, and more!!!

Who will be crowned NEW Pro Wrestling Phoenix Heavyweight Champion? How will the new champion be determined? Be at the Council Bluffs Armory on 12/19 to find out!!!

Saturday December 19, 2009

National Guard Armory
2415 E. Kanesville Blvd.
Council Bluffs, IA 51503

Doors: 6:30
Bell Time: 7:00

Front Row: $15
General Admission: $12

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www.Twitter.com/PWPwrestling

Zach Thompson shows off his skills. (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

Love him or hate him you have to respect Mike Sydals high flying ability. (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

Maddog McDowell delivers powerful blows in the corner on Knight Wagner (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

Knight Wagner questions Jordan McEntyre’s actions after he hit Aaron Masterson with the belt. (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

*Mad Dog McDowell & Aaron Masterson d. Devin Carter & Zach Thompson, Jordan McEntyre & Knight Wagner, and Rebelucha & Mike Sydal to win the MECW Tag Titles (four-way dance)

Brian Scrillla calls out Sarin Sinn. (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

Evan Money hits a beautiful dropkick. (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

Sinn has Evan Money in a bad spot. (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

Evan Money goes for the win off the top rope. (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

*Evan Money d. Sarin Sinn

Matt Mayday hooks up with MECW Newcomer Barry Ryte (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

The Ref warns Matt Mayday. (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

Barry Ryte impresses in his debut to knock off Matt Mayday for the MECW Great Plains trophy. (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

*Barry Ryte d. Matt Mayday to win the Great Plains title

Eric Allen with the ground and pound on MR K.(Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

Allen shows MECW Ring announcer MR K no respect. (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

The MECW fan favorites came to the aid of MR K. (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

With a little help from his friends, the MECW fans were more than happy to see MR K win the Peorian Pride Championship. (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

*Mr. K d. Eric Allen in a street fight

Devin Carter and Mike Sydal go one on one in arm wrestling?(Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

Zach Thompson keeps Rebelucha grounded. (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

Sydal is sent hard to the mat courtesy of Zach Thompson. (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

Two of the most exciting young stars in the Midwest in a test of strength and will. (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

Exhibited here is a perfect Double team by Carter and Thompson. (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

A hard fought win by Thompson and Carter. (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

*Devin Carter & Zach Thompson d. Rebelucha & Mike Sydal

Markus Crane takes it to fan favorite Nacho O'Reilly (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

A little bizarre but effective , Crane screeches before landing a shot on Nacho. (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

Markus Crane exits the ring. (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

*Markus Crane d. Nacho O’Reilly

Bailey Mannix assist Jimmy Rockwell with some situps prior to his match with the Champion Gabriel Brimstone.(Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

Brimstone powers Rockwell to the mat (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

Winner and still Champion Gabriel Brimstone (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

Bailey Mannix and Jimmy Rockwell have words after Rockwell is unable to defeat Brimstone for the MECW Indy title. (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

*MECW Indy Champ Gabriel Brimstone d. Jimmy Rockwell

Brian Scrilla prepared for war with Bailey Mannix. (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

Scrilla punishes Mannix in the corner. (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

Mannix takes pleasure in delivering pain to Scrilla.(Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

Mannix bullies Scrilla on the mat. (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

The Champion was vicious in his attack. (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

Zach Thompson nails Scilla with the belt to give Bailey Mannix the win. (Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

Still MECW Champ Bailey Manix.(Photo Credit Brian Kelley)

*MECW Heavyweight Champ Bailey Mannix d. Brian Scrilla (bullrope match)

At the  next show December 19, 2009 we our doing a toy drive if you bring in a new unopen toy you get a child in free. There is no limit to how many toys or how many children you bring.

Bell time @ 7:30pm doors open @ 6:30pm

Ticket price: adult: $ 8.00 at the door child: $6.00 at the door

102 Whitelaw Ave, Woodriver IL @ the Knights of Columbus hall in Woodriver IL or contact the KC. Hall @ (618) 254-2211 ask for Tom or Michelle (hall managers)

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The Kansas City Killers send a warning to Kahagas after taking out the Hooligans Neil Diamond Cutter as they head to Florida this Weekend at Coastal Championship Wrestling.