Random News and Notes

TnT / IPWA / La Rancherita Announcements

The following bulletins (which have been edited for spelling, grammar and ease of reading) were posted recently on myspace:

From: TNT:TOUGH –N- TEXAS
Date: Feb 17, 2008 11:13 AM
Subject: T-N-T !!! NEW NEWS

Body: To all wrestlers TNT is no longer running shows at La Rancherita due to minor difficulties and TNT is no longer working with Bobby Garcia.

TNT is now looking for a new home to run show in San Antonio, but only at the request of Tito Sanchez, the founder of TNT. At the moment, he would like to say sorry to all the wrestling fans and wrestlers

For more details, go to the TNT Website at: http://www.tntchampionshipprowrestling.com/ for up-coming shows. And Thank you from the TNT family. We hope to see y’all at our next event.

From: International Pro Wrestling Alliance
Date: Feb 17, 2008 5:50 PM
Subject: International Pro Wrestling Alliance in San Antonio

Body: I.P.W.A welcomes the new general manager, Mr. Bob Garcia. With the coming of the new manager, we are also proud to inform you that I.P.W.A will run every two weeks at La Rancherita Night Club in San Antonio Texas.

From: Frank
Date: Feb 17, 2008 7:41 PM
Subject: T.N.T. PRO WRESTLING

Body: La Rancherita Nite Club
445 W. Old HWY 90
San Antonio, Texas
Is still having wrestling matches Thursday February 28, 2008 – Main Event will be Mark Von Erich in a Lumberjack Match vs. Texas Renegade.

For more info; call Bobby Garcia / Frank Torres
(210) 316-2589
(210) 214-1749

The Scene comments:

While it is too early to tell what this all means and how ugly this divorce will be, it should be noted that T-n-T wrestling ran 3 successful shows at La Rancherita with a variety of talent. Hopefully, they will have continued success at their new location.

IPWA is an established promotion which has run out of the Eagle Pass Boy’s and Girl’s Club. According to their myspace profile, Bobby Garcia will be in charge of the San Antonio shows, from which we can surmise that IPWA will continue to run shows in Eagle Pass as well as in SA. Hopefully, their entry into the San Antonio market will mean an influx of new faces.

Frank Torres is the proprietor of La Rancherita which has proven to be an enjoyable venue for wrestling in an area of town which has always supported wrestling. Hopefully, they will continue to succeed and benefit from the lessons learned during their association with T-n-T.

CWF Venue Change

Due to some vandalism at the original site, the venue for the Combined Wrestling Federation premier show has been changed to 5357 Glen Ridge (the former Big Lots building off Evers Road in Leon Valley.) Despite this setback, the plans are moving forward for this big show.

There will be a special meet & greet with the wrestlers starting at 5:00PM. Doors for the main show will open at 6:45 with a 7:15 bell time. The card announced so far includes: Petey Williams vs. Daivari, LAX vs. Rory Fox & Mike Foxx, The Return of Masada, RCW Tag Team Champions The Texas Treats (Chris Marval & Don Juan Valenz) defending against The Natural Athletes (Quinten Allen & Mike Dell), W4CW Champion The Sergeant vs. Rocky Morocco, PWI Champion Mojo vs. The Great Ryu, OSF Champion Ryan Genisis vs. The American Patriot, plus Johnny Rage vs. El Latino, The Houligans vs. Cobra and a special partner, and Hot Shot Joey Spector vs. Gabe the Babe.

For tickets call (210) 885-0175

CWF has also announced March 22nd as well as an appearance at the Low Low Car Show on March 30th. Beyond that, CWF plans on running the second and fourth Saturdays of every month for the rest of the year.

ACW Announces Dates & New San Antonio Location

Anarchy Championship Wrestling recently announced the highly anticipated return date and location for San Antonio. ACW will present “Dismember the Alamo” Sunday April 13. The show will be held at the site of the ACW Training Facility – The Texas Wolverine All-Star Gym 2000 South Presa. Doors open at 4:30 with the Bell Time set for 5:00 PM. Details will be announced soon.

Also on the ACW calendar is a special El Paso show on March 14 at the Bowie High School Gymnasium and 5 dates set for the Dove Springs Recreation Center 5801 Ainez Austin Texas. On March 29, ACW presents “Delusions of Grandeur.” The show will feature Lucha Superstar Mystico Incognito vs. JT LaMotta, Women’s Matches featuring Daffney, Rachel Summerlyn, Mschif & Miss Diss_Lexia, Arik Cannon vs. Awesome Andy, a four-way match for the ACW Tag Titles and much, much more. On May 24 ACW presents “Dissolution and Disintegration” with the return of Jerry Lynn as well as the debut of Shimmer Superstar Sara Del Ray vs. Rachel Summerlynn with several other matches still to be announced. Other Austin dates are July 19, September 6 and December 13.

MAW Returning to Cruz Blanca

Mexican American Wrestling is thrilled to announce their return to Sociedad Cruz Blanca 1619 W. Poplar 2 years ago MAW presented Lucha shows at Cruz Blanca and had tremendous success. Last year MAW was not as successful at a different location, so the return is good news for all parties.

Other Promotions

* SCW
Southern Championship Wrestling has a full calendar of events announced, including:
March 15th 7PM at the Garage Sports Bar in Castroville
March 16th 3PM at the Lone Star Saloon in Uvalde
March 22nd 6PM at Honey’s Family Pool Hall in Pleasanton
March 29th 7PM at The Texas Pride BBQ in Adkins
April 26th 7PM at the A & D Ballroom in Pearsall
May 3rd 3PM at the Lone Star Saloon in Uvalde
May 4th 6PM at Honey’s Family Pool Hall in Pleasanton

* TWE
Texas Wrestling Entertainment continues to run its weekly “Heroes” show every Wednesday at the TWE Main Event Center 9107 Marbach in San Antonio as well as several shows throughout south Texas including:
February 24th 7:30PM at the Silver Wings Ballroom in El Campo
March 1st 2PM and 7PM at the Richard M. Borchard Regional Fairgrounds in Robstown
March 7th 7:30PM at the American Legion Hall in Jourdanton
March 8th 7:30 PM at the Boy’s and Girl’s Club in Eagle Pass
March 30th 3:00 PM for the Wrestlemania Pre-game Slam at Fatso’s Sports Bar in San Antonio
April 5th 7:30PM at the Civic Center in Del Rio

* W4CW
Warriors 4 Christ Wrestling has published a Calendar on their webpage www.w4cw.com featuring San Antonio dates for the remainder of the year. Dates include March 8th, April 5th, May 10th, June 14th, July 12th, August 9th, September 6th, October 4th, November 1st and December 6th. W4CW runs at the Gathering of His Grace Church at 5351 Glen Ridge.

* PWI
Pro Wrestling International Entertainment returned to action this month. PWI runs every other Saturday at SPLACH Sports Bar 905 Nogalitos at 8PM. Their next show is this Saturday, February 23rd.

* TWA
The Texas Wrestling Association presents Lucha Libre shows on the 2nd and 4th Friday of every month with American Style Wrestling on the 3rd Friday of each month at the Texas Wolverine All-Star Gym 2000 South Presa.

* LLM
Lucha Libre Mexicana returned to Colt 45 (Applewhite & HWY 16 south of 410) yesterday with their first show of the season. LLM runs every Sunday starting at 4PM.