Mexican American Wrestling Show

MAW held a show tonight, Friday July 21st at the Sociedad Cruz Blanca and the card was packed with talent. Although I have missed the last 2 MAW shows, this was by far the best show I have seen of theirs yet. Several big names were involved as talent from throughout the State and Northern Mexico were in town. Every match on the card was good and the show progressed from match to match in an enjoyable fashion. Good work and kudos to all the people involved in making this show a success.

In the first match, Raiden faced off against J.J. Wakefield who received a cold reception from the crowd. The Referee Juan Diego clearly favored the rudos on this show and seemed more interested in taunting the crowd than in counting covers by the technicos or in reprimanding the rudos. This was fine with J.J. who took advantage of the favoritism to extract some measure of revenge on the partisan crowd. Raiden put in a gallant effort but was unable to overcome the slow counts by the ref or the underhanded tactics of Wakefield, It seemed inevitable by the end that J.J. Wakefield should leave with the victory.

The second match was a more traditional Lucha style match featuring technico Ave Fenix and rudo Mr. Muerte. This pair clearly knew each other and the moves and counters were fast and furious. More than once the action spilled out of the ring and into the crowd. Despite the solid action, referee Juan Diego once again played a part in the finish, ignoring a low blow by Muerte on Fenix, allowing Mr. Muerte to get the pin. After the match, the two argued for some time and it was agreed that at the next MAW show in 2 weeks, the pair would face off in the ring with no referee! This promises to be an exciting match.

The next match featured Berry in the role of Technico and newcomer Blakk Sabbath as the Rudo. The massive Blakk Sabbath dominated the cruiserweight Berry for most of the match eventually hitting him with a pounce and then "the Widowmaker" for the pin. It was an impressive debut for Sabbath.

The forth match was possibly the best match of a night filled with some very good matches. Jared Steele, who was in San Antonio last Monday appearing on WWE Raw, faced one of the most underrated wrestlers in the area, Virus. These two big men showed the crowd some heavy hits and some impressive moves and counter moves. The crowd was clearly behind Steele as Virus is one of those wrestlers fans seem to truly enjoy booing. Even the referee seemed to turn against Virus as the match went on, as Virus seemed to not appreciate any advantage Juan Diego tried to give him. In the end, Jared Steele scored the pin. Afterwards Steele celebrated by answering the crowds calls to chop the ref. Juan Diego is probably still feeling that chop.

Match number 5 was a featured tag team match with the local team of Renegade and Chief Batu facing the well traveled "Team Extreme"- Kit Carson and Chris Germany. As the referee checked Renegade and Batu for hidden objects, Team Extreme casually stowed a barb-wire wrapped baseball bat in their corner. Clearly this match was gonna be vicious and it was inevitable that someone was going to get hurt. That someone turned out to be Chief Batu who was injured in a tough spill outside the ring. Of course that baseball bat didn't help his condition. Left to face the opponents alone, Renegade put up a valiant effort, but it seemed in vain, until none other than Manny Villalobos appeared from the back to take Batu's spot in the corner. Team Extreme was so confident by this point that they not only accepted this change, they seemed to encourage it. These four men went at it tooth and nail, showing moves often reserved for cruiserweights. Just as it seemed the team of Villalobos and Renegade were taking control, Team Extreme crashed into the referee, earning them the disqualification. Germany and Carson argued that the contact was unintentional, but the referee had made his decision and awarded the match to Renegade and Villalobos.

The main event was a traditional Lucha Libre six-man tag team match. At first the technicos Universitario and Lemus 2 were introduced. When their opponents, Estrella Universal and Maverick came out, they brought with them a surprise. Their partner Globo Humano was a massive man, probably approaching 400 pounds. Not to be out done, the Technicos called out their partner, Gordo Lobo who easily had 50 pounds or more on Globo. These were two of the biggest men I have ever seen in a wrestling match! The rudos got off to a quick start in the first fall, heaping abuse on Universitario and on Lemus. The rapid offense paid off as the technicos soon found themselves down one fall to none. In the second fall, the match balanced out as all six men spent time in the ring and the technicos were able to reverse the momentum, gaining the second pinfall. The third and deciding fall saw action inside and outside the ring as the wrestlers exchanged double and triple team maneuvers. When the 2 big men faced off inside the ring it was groundshaking. As the Technicos were able to take advantage of a misstep by the Rudos, the third fall and the match went to the team of Lemus 2, Universitario and Gordo Lobo.

If MAW can continue on this success, fans of Lucha Libre should be looking forward to the next show at Sociedad Cruz Blanca in 2 weeks.

Mexican American Wrestling
Friday July 21, 2006
Sociedad Cruz Blanca

Match # 1 - Raiden vs. J.J. Wakefield (win)
Match # 2 - Ave Fenix vs. Mr. Muerte (win)
Match # 3 - Berry vs. Blakk Sabbath (win)
Match # 4 - Jared Steele (win) vs. Virus
Match # 5 - Tag Team Match
Renegade and Chief Batu (replaced by Manny Villalobos) (win by DQ) vs. Team Extreme - Kit Carson & Chris Germany
Match # 6 - Six Man Tag Match - Two Falls out of Three
Universitario, Lemus 2 & Gordo Lobo (win 2 falls to 1) vs. Estrella Universal, Maverick & Globo Humano

Details on Prime Time Wrestling

The following information was sent to The San Antonio Independent Wrestling Scene concerning the upcoming show in Victoria on July 23rd:

Prime Time Wrestling
SUNDAY, JULY 23RD
@ THE COUNTRY INN
9286 STATE HIGHWAY 185 S
VICTORIA, TX 77905
(361)572-9427

DOORS OPEN AT 2:30 P.M.
SHOW STARTS AT 3P.M.
ADMISSION IS ONLY $5.00 !!!

Appearing:
Heavyweight Champion - "The Smashing Machine" Ikaika

Tag Team Champions - "The Texas Treats" Don Juan & Chris Marval

Lightheavyweight Champion - Hector Montoya

Quinton Allen, Joey Spector and more!

More Lucha Libre News!

Yet another promotion is hitting the scenes in San Antonio. TWA (Texas Wrestling Association) is planning shows on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month (the weeks that MAW isn't running) @ 7:00 p.m. at the Texas Wolverine All-Star Gym 2000 S. Presa 210-531-0201

Tickets are $4.00 pre sale or $6.00 at the door. Matches announced include "Gato Jr. Y Agua Man - Lemus II & Battu Y Mr. Muerte & Comando - Semental Y Diablo - Ave Fenix & Brindis Y Mini Diablo & Imperius"

Of course with all wrestling shows "matches are subject to change"