Weekend Report Part 1

Friday Night Lucha

The Texas Wrestling Association returned to Texas Wolverine All-Star Gym at 2000 S. Presa Friday night with a card of 5 matches, all contested under Lucha Libre 2 falls out of 3 rules. The referees for the evening were Mano Negro and Juan Diego.

In the first match, Berry faced "The Lone Star Kid" Ricky Rhodes. The match started with a hand shake as neither of these men portrayed traditional Rudo or Technico roles. Rhodes outweighed Berry by over 40 lbs and towered over him. Using his size advantage Rhodes took an early advantage winning the first fall with a superplex. In the second fall, Berry staged a comeback, resorting to a lucha style which seemed to confuse Rhodes with its rapid moves and reversals. In the end however, Rhodes size was too much for Berry who fell prey to a pedigree from Rhodes who won the match in 2 straight falls. After the match, Berry and Rhodes displayed their good sportsmanship by shaking hands once more.

The next match featured Ozzy Manson facing Gato Jr. Ozzy seemed overwhelmed by the rapid-fire offense of Gato in the early part of the match and when Gato scored a top rope neckbreaker, Ozzy found himself down by one fall. Manson reversed the momentum in the second fall, grounding the high flyer and submitting Gato with a viscous looking leg lock. Ozzy attempted to continue the momentum by attacking Gato Jr. outside the ring before the start of the third fall. Manson dominated the clearly hurt Gato throughout this fall, but when Ozzy went for his finisher, Gato was able to get the reversal with a roll up for the final pin. Outraged, Manson took a chair to Gato's knee and then ripping his mask to shreds. Gato Jr. needed to be carried to the lockerroom after Manson was finished with him.

The third match was between Muñeco Nexxus and Azteca Loro. Nexxus is a large and colorful character while Azteca is an athletic lean luchadore. Nexxus was the rudo in this match and was assisted in his efforts by Referee Juan Diego who made no effort to disguise his bias in the match. Nexxus scored the first pin following a powerslam. Azteca came back in the second fall, ripping the bright blue wig from the head of Nexxus. The more athletic Azteca chased Nexxus to the floor, then ascending to the top of the ring post, dove down atop Nexxus. Azteca made it back into the ring, but Nexxus was unable to beat the 20 count, giving Azteca the second fall. The third fall went to Nexxus who recovered enough to power through Azteca with a hard slam to the mat and the pin.

The fourth match was a tag match pitting the team of Comando & Gato Diabolico against El Zombi & Sol Azteca. Although Zombi has a long career as a Rudo, in this match he and Sol Azteca were the technicos. They worked well together in the first fall with Azteca scoring a submission victory over Comando. In the second fall, the rudos relied on much rulebreaking with support from Juan Diego and Gato submitted Azteca. The third fall was a case of "the revenge of the technicos" as Zombi and Sol Azteca took out their frustrations on Juan Diego as well as Comando & Gato Diabolico. When they had satisfied themselves, they teamed together to score submissions overtheirr opponents.

The Main Event was a tag match between the team of Lemus 2 & Brindis and the team of La Viagra and Mr. Muerte. The outrageous team of Viagra and Muerte seemed less focused than Lemus and Brindis in the first fall and fell prey to a double submission. The second fall was rather confusing as all four men battled in and out of the ring. Both Referees were involved in this match and Juan Diego continued supporting the rudos throughout. At the height of the action, Viagra was able to roll up Lemus and score the pin, evening the match at 1 fall each. The team of Brindis and Lemus seemed quite frustrated at this point and their teamwork seemed to suffer, while the team of Muerte and Viagra began clicking. The match ended with Viagra submitting Lemus. After the match, a clearly irate Lemus 2 challenged Muerte to a singles match. Muerte declined. Perhaps in the near future Lemus 2 will get his hand on Mr. Muerte.

In two weeks, on October 6th, TWA is bringing in several wrestlers from AAA in Mexico to face the wrestlers of TWA. The main event announced is Joiuito Flores & Crazy USA vs. Blue Angle & Brindis del Aire. Other luchadores scheduled to appear areTerroro del Norte, El Puma along with many of the TWA regulars.

Texas Wrestling Association
Texas Wolverine All-Star Gym
Friday September 22, 2006

Match # 1 - Berry vs. Ricky Rhodes (win 2 straight falls)
Match # 2 - Ozzy Manson vs. Gato Jr. (win 2 falls to 1)
Match # 3 - Muñeco Nexxus (win 2 falls to 1) vs. Azteca Loro
Match # 4 - Tag Match
Comando & Gato Diabolico vs. El Zombi & Sol Azteca (win 2 falls to 1)
Match # 5 - Main Event Tag Match
Lemus 2 & Brindis vs. La Viagra & Mr. Muerte (win 2 falls to 1)