TWA Show Last Night

Texas Wrestling Association returned to the Texas Wolverine All-Star Gym Friday Night with a Lucha Libre show of four matches. Referee Juan Diego controlled the action in the ring with his usual Rudo favoring style.

The action got started with an American style match between Ricky Rhodes and Ozzy Manson. These two fighters know each other well so each was able to anticipate and counter the others move well. The fans were solidly behind Rhodes in this match and when Rhodes hit his finisher "The Rhodes to Nowhere" it looked like the match was over, but Diego's slow count allowed Ozzy to kick out. When Ozzy was able to roll up Rhodes in the corner and grab the ropes, Diego's count came much faster and Manson left with the victory.

The second match was a traditional lucha style tag match with 2 of 3 falls rules featuring the technico team of El Zombi and Agua Man facing the rudos El Gato Diabolico and El Diablo. Zombi, a 30 plus year veteran is best known for being a rudo most of his career, so in this match he found himself in an unfamiliar role. This may in part account for the advantage that the team of Gato and Diablo showed most of the match. The teamwork exhibited by the rudos allowed them to take the first fall with a double pin on Agua Man. In the second, the rudos pressed their advantage, even unmasking Zombi at one point. The Technicos recovered somewhat but not enough to avoid being defeated in the second fall when Gato pinned Zombi. The Technico's took the match in 2 straight falls.

Match # 3 was a trophy match between Chief Battu & Mr. Muerte to name the "Mejor Luchador" of TWA. Crowd support in this match was split between the technico Battu and the charismatic rudo Muerte. In the first fall, Muerte dominated Battu in a manner which was startling. When Muerte submitted Battu in the first fall it looked like there was no way that Battu would be able to comeback. The second fall started out the same way but as Muerte started to get cocky, Battu started coming back. When the action spilled out of the ring, Battu was able to gain the advantage, hitting Muerte with a skateboard at one point. When the two rolled back into the ring, Battu was able to get the pinfall, evening the match at one fall each. The final fall was highly contested between the two with each gaining the advantage until Battu was able to reverse Muerte and hit a powerslam from the top rope and gain the victory.

The main event was a tag match between for high energy wrestlers. The rudo team of Mini Diablo and Gato Jr. faced the technico team of Ave Fenix and Brindis. This match was non-stop action as each wrestler impressed with their skill and tenacity. The rivalry between Mini Diablo and Brindis was the focal point of this match as the pair were involved in each of the deciding pinfalls with Brindis scoring the first following a shooting star press off the top rope. In the second fall, the rudos came back as Mini Diablo hit Brindis with a frog splash off the top rope. All four men showed great offense in this match. The final fall was scored when Brindis hit Mini Diablo with a flip pile driver. Mini Diablo was so upset by this that he challenged Brindis one on one mask vs. mask. The two stepped into the ring and Brindis quickly repeated the flip pile driver. Ave Fenix counted the 1-2-3 but referee Juan Diego refused to count and Mini Diablo escaped to the back with his mask still in place. The two will face each other at the next show in two weeks.

Also announced for the September 8th show is a matchup featuring the exotico luchadors La Viagra and Florindo.

Texas Wrestling Association
Texas Wolverine All-Star Gym
Friday August 25, 2006

Match # 1 - Ozzy Manson (win) vs. Ricky Rhodes
Match # 2 - Tag Match - 2 falls out of 3
El Zombi & Agua Man vs. El Gato Diabolico & El Diablo (win 2 straight falls)
Match # 3 - "Mejor Luchador" Trophy - 2 falls out of 3
Chief Battu (win 2 falls to 1) vs. Mr. Muerte
Match # 4 - Main Event - Tag Match - 2 falls out of 3
Mini Diablo & Gato Jr. vs. Brindis & Ave Fenix (win 2 falls to 1)