2011 Texas Wrestling Calendar **UPDATED**

8 July

Texas Wrestling Association

Texas Wolverine All-Stars Gym - 1334 S Flores - San Antonio - 7:30pm

NWA-Houston

VFW Post 8905 - 21902 HWY 290 - Cypress, TX - 7:30pm

9 July

Texas All-Star Wrestling

Kingdom Arena - 3702 FM 1960 - Houston, TX - 7pm

Texas Independent Wrestling League

Rice Hall - 101 Kings Court Rd - Rice, TX - 7pm

Victory Crown Championship Wrestling

South Side Music Hall - 1135 S Lamar St - Dallas, TX - 7:30pm

16 July

Pro Wrestling Elite

Cliff Nelson Rec Center - 4600 W Bardin Rd - Arlington, TX - 6:30pm

Metroplex Wrestling

MetroFlex Gym MidCities - 1820 Reliance Parkway - Bedford, TX - 7:30pm

Pro Wrestling Alliance

Clear Lake Community Center - 16511 Diana Ln - Houston, TX - 7:30pm

Attack N Destroy

Champions Life Centre - 3031 FM 2920 - Spring, TX - 7:30pm

17 July

Anarchy Championship Wrestling

Mohawk - 912 Red River - Austin, TX - 5:30pm

23 July

Texas All-Star Wrestling

Silver Wings Ballroom - 4100 Hwy 105 - Brenham, TX - 8pm

24 July

Rio Grande Valley Wrestling

Brownsville Parks & Rec Center - 1338 E 8th St - Brownsville, TX - 7pm

29 July

** CANCELLED ** Coastal Wrestling Federation

Coastal Coliseum - 2401 25th St - Texas City, TX 7pm

30 July

Gulf Coast Power Pro Wrestling

National Guard Armory - 511 Grigsby - Port Neches, TX - 8pm

2011 Texas Wrestling Calendar **UPDATED**

13 May

Texas Wrestling Association

Texas Wolverine Academy - 1334 S Flores - San Antonio, TX - 6:45pm

NWA-Houston

VFW 8905 - 21902 Hwy 290 - Cypress, TX - 7:30pm

North Texas Wrestling Alliance

Big Show Auction - 622 Seven Points Blvd. - Seven Points, TX - 8pm

14 May

Pro Wrestling Alliance

Clear Lake Community Center - 16511 Diana Ln. - Houston, TX - 7:30pm

Coastal Wrestling Federation

Coastal Coliseum - 2401 25th Ave N - Texas City, TX - 7:30pm

15 May

Anarchy Championship Wrestling

Mohawk - 912 Red River - Austin, TX - 5:35pm

Wrecking Ball Wrestling

Lake View Lodge - 1801 Flat Creek Rd. - Athens, TX - 6pm

20 May

Texas All-Star Wrestling

Kingdom Arena - 3702 FM 1960 - Houston, TX - 8pm

21 May

NWA-Southwest

Longhorn Harley-Davidson/Buell - 2830 West I-20 - Grand Prairie, TX - 2pm

Texas All-Star Wrestling

Nacogdoches County Expo Center - 3805 NW Stallings Dr. - Nacogdoches, TX - 7:30pm

27 May

Texas Wrestling Association

Texas Wolverine Academy - 1334 S Flores - San Antonio, TX - 6:45pm

28 May

Coastal Wrestling Federation

Coastal Coliseum - 2401 25th Ave N - Texas City, TX - 7:30pm

Total Championship Wrestling

SoccorZone South Austin - 9501 Manchaca Rd - Austin, TX -

4 June

River City Wrestling

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church - 1630 Goliad Rd. - San Antonio, TX - 8pm

Texas All-Star Wrestling

Kingdom Arena - 3702 FM 1960 - Houston, TX - 8pm

10 June

Texas Wrestling Association

Texas Wolverine Academy - 1334 S Flores - San Antonio, TX - 6:45pm

NWA-Houston

VFW 8905 - 21902 Hwy 290 - Cypress, TX - 7:30pm

11 June

Pro Wrestling Alliance

Clear Lake Community Center - 16511 Diana Ln. - Houston, TX - 7:30pm

Attack N Destroy

Champions Life Centre - 3031 FM 2920 - Spring, TX - 7:30pm

12 June

Anarchy Championship Wrestling

Mohawk - 912 Red River - Austin, TX - 5:35pm

24 June

Texas Wrestling Association

Texas Wolverine Academy - 1334 S Flores - San Antonio, TX - 6:45pm

25 June

New School Federation

Lone Star Sports Bar - 2370 FM 93 E - Temple, TX - 8pm

26 June

Anarchy Championship Wrestling

Hooligan's 13920 N I-35 - Live Oak, TX - 3:30pm

2 July

River City Wrestling

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church - 1630 Goliad Rd. - San Antonio, TX - 8pm

8 July

Texas Wrestling Association

Texas Wolverine Academy - 1334 S Flores - San Antonio, TX - 6:45pm

NWA-Houston

VFW 8905 - 21902 Hwy 290 - Cypress, TX - 7:30pm

9 July

Texas All-Star Wrestling

Kingdom Arena - 3702 FM 1960 - Houston, TX - 8pm

16 July

Pro Wrestling Alliance

Clear Lake Community Center - 16511 Diana Ln. - Houston, TX - 7:30pm

17 July

Anarchy Championship Wrestling

Mohawk - 912 Red River - Austin, TX - 5:35pm

22 July

Texas Wrestling Association

Texas Wolverine Academy - 1334 S Flores - San Antonio, TX - 6:45pm

Results: WoW: "Spring Stampede"

World of Wrestling presents "Spring Slampede"

March 11, 2011

VFW 8905 - Cypress, TX

Being an "avid" fan of indie wrestling in Texas means you drive. A lot. Since this last October (2010) when I started keeping this blog, I have been making at least one trip to Austin (175 miles (all mileages one way)) and one trip to San Antonio (210 miles) every month. So far this year (2011), I have driven 220 miles to Corpus Christi (Robstown) and made my longest drive (so far) of 250 miles to Balch Springs (just outside Dallas). But not one of those trips or hell, even all of them combined, is as big a pain in the ass as a 30 mile drive across Houston at 5:30 p.m. on a Friday afternoon. Never, ever again! From now on, I'm treating this (the trip to a WoW show) as a full blown road trip. I am going to leave early and spend the afternoon shopping and hanging out in the Cypress area and then have a leisurely dinner. That way I might actually be in a good mood when I get to the show. Well, if not a good mood at least I won't want to kill anybody.

Anyway... to the wrestling. It's another good crowd (350+) for the WoW. If the audience size keeps growing, someone is going to have to start keeping an eye out for the fire marshal. No worries tonight though. As usual, the ring announcer is the ever dapper Tony Brooklyn.

News: New Millennium Wrestling Cancels March Show

According to the New Millennium Wrestling Facebook page, the March 26th show in Balch Springs has been cancelled due to the owner Will Riggs being cast in an upcoming production of "The Fantasticks". The March 26 show was the one where the Iron Sheik was scheduled to appear. It (their Facebook page), further states that the Iron Sheik will be brought back when the NMW gets back up and running after the "Fantasticks" production closes. I have no idea when that will be.

jmr

Texas Wrestlers On Monday Night Raw

Some Texas wrestlers made a brief appearance on tonight's Raw (3/7/2011) acting as WWE security personnel who come down to the ring to escort Vickie Guerrero out of the building (following the John Morrison / Dolph Ziggler match). I recognized three of the four as Girard St. Christopher, "Rockstar" Robbie Gilmore, and Alex Reigns, all Texas based indie wrestlers. I'm guessing the fourth man was also a Texas talent but I just didn't recognize him.

jmr

** Update (03/16/2011) **
This is a YOUTUBE link to the Morrison / Ziggler match from RAW 3/7/2011. Security comes down at about the 7 minute mark. If anyone recognizes the unknown (to me anyway) fourth man please add it in the comments.

Results: TASW - "18th Annual Humble Rumble"

Texas All-Star Wrestling presents the "18th Annual Humble Rumble"

March 5, 2011

Coaches Sports Bar - Humble, TX

 

The "Humble Rumble" is an annual event held by Texas All-Star Wrestling in -- where else? Humble, Texas. This year (2011) the card is being held at Coaches Sports Bar outside on the patio. I mention this because it was cold. Cold and windy. Just down the road one of those bank time and temperature signs reads 49°. Now the patio area at Coaches has a (lit) fire pit and those portable patio heaters but unfortunately for me as I was running late, by the time I got there all of the 75+ fans at the show had already surrounded the heat sources. From where I was sitting I could see the action just fine, but it was cold. Well, at least the show started almost right on time.

Ring announcer "Diamond Dawg" starts us off by welcoming everyone to the show and then informs us that there's nine matches on the card. In my head I'm already doing the math; nine matches plus two intermissions (TASW uses two intermissions during a show) equals me freezing my ass off. And hey, there's more good news... we're going to start the show with a promo. The TASW champion Dylan "Super" Starr is out and issues an open challenge for any former TASW champion to face him (Starr) for his title.

We have a challenger and it is... Bones? Here's a guy who's been gone so long (2 years) that I don't even remember him. Anyway, Bones doesn't want to wrestle Starr, he wants to be the referee for the match. He has someone else in mind to face Starr. Some bad country music blares out over the PA and out comes the real challenger Bubba Lee Travis. For some reason Starr is okay with all of this and so later this evening the champion Dylan Starr will square off against challenger Bubba Lee Travis for Starr's TASW Heavyweight Championship.

Results: NMW - "Royal Pains"

New Millennium Wrestling presents "Royal Pains"

February 26, 2010

Balch Springs Recreation Center - Balch Springs, TX

This is New Millennium Wrestling's first show of 2011 and it looks to be a notable one. Headlining is Jerry "The King" Lawler in a singles match against Matt Riviera (wrestler, actor, reality TV personality). Also on tap for tonight is two title matches as well as the first two inductions into the NMW Ring of Honor (their hall-of-fame).

The (relatively) new home arena of New Millennium Wrestling is just outside of Dallas in the city of Balch Springs, Texas. This is my first time to a NMW show (Dallas is a four hour drive from Houston). The Balch Springs Recreation Center is a decent enough facility. The crowd looks to be around 250. Lance Romance is here broadcasting his Playaz Perspective as a pre-show on www.lanceromance.com (Ustream).

As ring announcer Nigel Rabid starts the introduction to the first match he is interrupted by the Dark Circle. Well, Apoc anyway. Apoc informs us that Tim Storm missed his flight and so the Dark Circle won't be defending their titles tonight. This brings out the Big Time Playas (Scott McKenzie and Danny Matthews). According to Matthews the deal was the Playas were to face "whoever holds the tag titles" and Apoc is holding the titles. (He was holding both belts.) Apoc who isn't about to face these two guys alone, announces he has a backup plan. Michael Barry will be joining the Dark Circle (at least for tonight) and subbing for Tim Storm.