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Terry Taylor at TWE Show

Texas Wrestling Entertainment and the Texas Wrestling Academy continued the practice of bringing in the best talent development and evaluators in the country to run clinics for wrestlers in the area when Terry Taylor led a clinic Saturday. Terry Taylor is the Talent Relations Director for TNA and was on hand to offer his years of experience and knowledge to wrestlers interested in improving their skills. After the clinic a show was presented and wrestlers were able to perform in front of Taylor and the numerous fans who came out despite the threat of severe weather.

The first match saw the return of Brett Anthony who had impressed at When World's Collide last month. Anthony faced San Antonio favorite El Latino in a hard hitting match. Both men showed off their skills in this match with some resounding chops and some skillful chain wrestling. In the end, El Latino came out with the win in a reversal of a pin attempt.

Match number two was a rematch from WWC as Vicki and Simply Luscious renewed their rivalry. While there are women wrestlers who look good in the ring and those who don't and there are women who can actually wrestle and those who cannot, Vicki and Simply Luscious both fall into the category of women wrestlers who look good and can wrestle very well. This match clearly demonstrated their talents. The fans appreciated the match and when Vicki scored the pinfall the fans applauded both wrestlers.

In the third match, Cowboy James Claxton faced Nikko who recently received a tryout with WWE. Both of these men were impressive in the ring and they interacted with the crowd well. The crowd responded by cheering both wrestlers and the truly hard hits these big men gave each other. Nikko eventually gained the pin over the Cowboy in a match that could have gone either way.

The next match was probably the best match of the night as well as being the biggest moment. When Don Juan made his entrance to face Windwalker, several fans in the crowd gave a standing ovation. The fact that Don Juan (who is a big part of RCW's success) was able to come and work for a TWE show demonstrates the respect that he has for the business, for the fans, for his fellow wrestlers and for his self. The entrance was spectacular and highlighted Don Juan's Charisma. Windwalker's response was equally entertaining. The match itself was extremely well fought. The pacing was fast and the action was solid. Windwalker seems fully recovered from the injuries that slowed him down earlier in the year and even though these two had never faced each other before they combined to present a match that made both look good. When Don Juan won, fans showed both wrestlers their appreciation, not only for a great match, but for its significance.

The next match was for the TWE Texas Tag Titles currently held by Skitzo and Hector Navarro. Before the match, Challenger Brett Thunder reminded the fans and the Champions of the circumstances that allowed Navarro to win the belt in a match that had originally featured the team of Skitzo and Thunder. When Thunder had been injured in a match against the Children of Pain, Hector had stepped in and took his place. Thunder has never forgiven them for this. The fans seemed to support Thunder in this and when his tag partner for the night Gator came out and started the action the fans erupted. Gator is another wrestler who put aside past incidents to take advantage of the opportunity offered by TWE to perform in front of Terry Taylor. Skitzo and Navarro, who are used to wrestling as fan favorites adjusted quickly to the reactions of the crowd. The match was exciting and well fought. The challengers put up a good fight, but the champs experience as a team worked in their favor. Quick tags and changes may have confused referee Rick Porter who refused to count a pin by Gator over Navarro because, he said, Navarro wasn't the legal man in the ring. Gator disagreed but while he and Thunder argued with Porter, the champs were able to get the roll up for the three count and the victory.

The next match was a battle of Rudys as Mr. Beautiful Rudy Russo faced the CEO Rudy Gonzalez. This match was surprisingly even as both men had difficulty gaining an advantage over the other. Tempers seemed to flair a bit as the two thwarted the other's offensive, as pin attempts were reversed it was Russo who came out with the win.

The final match of the night, the Main Event, saw Bigg Dogg in an unfamiliar roll as a fan favorite, but the crowd was clearly receptive to him in this roll and when his opponent Jacob Ladder came to the ring spouting racist statements, the crowd united even more behind the Bigg Dogg. Ladder seemed honestly surprised that fans didn't share his opinion of his opponent. When Ladder offered a stick of Right Guard to him, Bigg Dogg had heard enough and the fight was on. The two big men showed some strong power moves but the conflicting styles failed to mesh and neither was able to sustain any offense for long. The end of the match was rather confusing as Ladder took advantage of a moment when the referee was distracted, hitting Bigg Dogg with a low blow, then diving out of the ring. When Rick Porter turned to him, Ladder proclaimed that Bigg Dogg had thrown Ladder over the top rope. The Referee accepted Ladder's word on this and disqualified Bigg Dogg. The match was over. Afterwards Ladder verbally assailed Rudy Boy Gonzalez and TWE, proclaiming that the real wrestling promotion in San Antonio is ACW which is running a show Sunday. Ladder challenged RBG to come and face him there and see.

Announced at the show is the July 29th TWE show at Splashtown. December 3rd is the date set for the big Star Warz show featuring members of the TNA roster. The venue for this show is not yet set. Also the August Gym Wars show has been moved to Saturday the 20th to accommodate some very special talent with whom Rudy is negotiating. When details are announced on the TWE webpage www.texaswrestlingentertainment.com they will be revealed here as well. Just understand, make plans to attend this show.

Texas Wrestling Entertainment
Bellaire Baptist Church Gym
Saturday July 22nd

Match # 1 - Brett Anthony vs. El Latino (win)
Match # 2 - Vicki (win) vs. Simply Luscious
Match # 3 - Cowboy James Claxton vs. Nikko (win)
Match # 4 - Windwalker vs. Don Juan (win)
Match # 5 - Tag Team Title Match
Challengers Brett Thunder & Gator vs. Champions Skitzo & Hector Navarro
Match # 6 - Rudy Russo (win) vs. Rudy Boy Gonzalez
Match # 7 - Main Event
Bigg Dogg vs. Jacob Ladder (win by DQ)

TWE invades ACW

The American Championship Wrestling show at the Venue on Lexington on Sunday July 23rd was the scene of a very significant event in local wrestling as members of Texas Wrestling Entertainment invaded the show in response to a challenge issued last night by ACW champion Jacob Ladder at the TWE show.

The show began as Ring Announcer Jeff Houston introduced former Champion Prince Fontenot, who has been absent for several months following his losing the belt when Jacob Ladder burned Prince's face. Prince demanded a chance to face Ladder and regain the belt, but Ladder came out and stated that to get that chance, Prince would have to face and defeat Tito Sanchez and Showtime Summers in a triple threat match. If, and only if Prince is successful then next month, Ladder would grant a rematch. With that agreed to the show began, as Houston introduced the first match.

The TWE crew made their presence known early as they interrupted the very first match between Cobra and Dragon X. The two wrestlers in the match were several minutes into a match which was evenly contested. When the two both hit cross body blocks and were knocked to the mat, Referee Alex Marrozos began a ten count. Before Alex could reach 10 however, TWE Texas Tag Champions Skitzo and Hector Navarro hit the ring, pounding on on the two fallen wrestlers and throwing them from the ring. Then TWE CEO Rudy Boy Gonzalez entered and addressed the crowd. Several fans in the crowd cheered the TWE Team as they challenged ACW to put the Tag Titles on the line to show which was the dominant promotion. They called for Jacob Ladder to come out and answer them. Instead of Ladder, Self-proclaimed commissioner Rachel came out and told them that to get that match, RGB had to agree to face Jacob Ladder in the main event. Rudy quickly agreed to that.

As the TWE crew went to prepare, the next match was announced. The Texas Heavyweight Championship was on the line as champion Darin Childs, accompanied by Rachel faced the man who has been a thorn in his side for several months, One Man Mike Dell. These two former partners have faced each other several times with Dell winning by count out or DQ the last two times. Childs was anxious to show that he was able to defeat Dell. These two men fought hard in and out of the ring. As Dell began to gain an advantage, and possibly a pin, Rachel pulled the referee from the ring. She then entered the ring. Dell, who apparently has had enough of Rachel's interference supplexed her and then turned to find Darin Childs waiting. As Childs tried to finish him off, One Man Mike Dell slipped out and rolled Childs up for the pin, winning the match and becoming the new ACW Texas Champion.

The next match was an outstanding match-up between El Latino and Spiro. The two wrestlers showed incredible sportsmanship throughout the match. [Spiro can currently be seen on www.wwe.com/shows/webshows/heat/ in a Heat match taped when WWE was in town this week. Spiro and Bio-Hazard faced the team of Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch. Check it out] El Latino and Spiro demonstrated an incredible array of technical mat wrestling. When Spiro scored the pinfall with a reversal, the two men shook hands to the appreciation of the fans.

Following the intermission the Inter-promotional tag match was set. TWE Champions Skitzo and Hector Navarro were putting their belts up against the belts held by the ACW Champions. The question was who exactly holds the ACW belts? Last month the team of Martin Styles and Rudy Russo defeated Renegade who had been left alone when Johnny Rage no showed. Today Russo came out alone with both belts. Russo proclaimed that last month was part of an elaborate plan which now culminated in the team "Ultimate Chemistry": Rudy Russo and Johnny Rage. This new team looked impressive as they squared off for the first time against the team of Navarro and Skitzo who have been together through some incredible matches in the last several months. Even ACW announcer Jeff Houston called Navarro & Skitzo's table match victory over the Children of Pain, Darin Childs & Jacob Ladder, at TWE's When World Collide the probable "Match of the Year." (This is high praise coming from Houston who works for promotions all over the state.) Russo's new focus and Rage's confidence led them to a solid match against the TWE champs, but the teamwork of Navarro and Skitzo began to take control and it looked like they might gain the victory when the Children of Pain came out to the ring and attacked both teams resulting in a double disqualification. Both teams keep their belts

The next match was the triple threat match for the number one contender to the ACW Heavyweight Championship currently held by Jacob Ladder. None of the men in this match particularly like one another and it showed throughout. No alliances were formed as it was every man for himself. Each man took advantage but none could gain control for long. When the action spilled out of the ring Summer's head was opened up and the intensity for all the men increased even more. When Prince superplexed Summers, it was Sanchez however who grabbed the opportunity to make the pin. Tito Sanchez is the new number one contender to the ACW Heavyweight Title.

The main event was next as TWE Owner Rudy Boy Gonzalez had the opportunity to face Jacob Ladder for the ACW Heavyweight Championship. The Ringside announce team of Chris Jordan and Jeff Houston expressed concern over what it would mean if RBG could take the belt. Since they are employees of ACW, it is understandable that they both were hoping to see Ladder keep the belt in ACW. If Ladder was expecting an easy match from Rudy Boy Gonzalez, it turned out to be a huge misjudgment. RGB showed that his skills in the ring are still good enough to push the larger Ladder around. Inspired by the cheers of fans Rudy focused on Ladders left arm and punished him for much of the mat. Ladder is not a man to be taken lightly however. Both men pounded on the other and when the fight spilled out into the crowd it became almost surreal. At one point Rudy grabbed a Santa hat from a child ringside and placed it on Ladder's head. The sight of Jacob Ladder wearing a Santa hat while battling Rudy Boy Gonzalez will be one of the lasting images from this year in San Antonio Wrestling. The match returned to the ring and the two continued to show surprising agility and stamina. As the two bounced back and forth the referee was hit hard accidently and sent to the mat. What happened next surprised everyone in attendance. Prince Fontenot came out and speared RBG and quickly as he had appeared, disappeared to the back again. Apparently, Prince's hatred for Jacob Ladder was outweighed by his desire to keep the ACW belts out of the hands of Rudy Boy Gonzalez. When the ref regained his composure, he counted Jacob Ladder with the pin over RBG and the ACW belt was safe. As Rudy Boy Gonzalez stated to end the show... "This thing is far from over"

American Championship Wrestling
The Venue
Sunday July 23, 2006

Match # 1 - Cobra vs. Dragon X (no decision - outside interference by Skitzo & Navarro)
Match # 2 - Texas Championship Match
Champion Darin Childs w/Rachel vs. One Man Mike Dell (win & new champion)
Match # 3 - Spiro (win) vs. El Latino
Match # 4 - ACW/TWE Tag Team Title vs. Title Match
ACW Champions Ultimate Chemistry - Rudy Russo & Johnny Rage vs. TWE Champions Skitzo & Hector Navarro (double disqualification - outside interference by C.O.P)
Match # 5 - Number One Contender to ACW Heavyweight Title - Triple Threat Match
Showtime Summers vs. Prince Fontenot vs. Tito Sanchez (win)
Match # 6 - Main Event - ACW Heavyweight Championship
Challenger Rudy Boy Gonzalez vs. Champion Jacob Ladder (win & retains title)