NWA Pro/SoCal Pro Wrestling 2010 Year in Review RECAP - www.socalprowrestling.com

SoCal Pro Wrestling 2010 Year in Review RECAP - www.socalprowrestling.com

NWA Pro/SoCal Pro's Redemption 2010 Recap Music Video

Review of the NWA Pro/SoCal Rumble In Oceanside Oct. 16th 2010

How are you going to top this one Jeff?  Is what I heard as I walked through the hallway of the Oceanside Boys and Girls Club and it definitely go me thinking.  How does SoCal Pro find a way to draw such a large gathering to its monthly offerings.  Announced a few weeks prior to the 16th, SoCal Pro would be out the very popular RockNES Monsters.  I thought at the very least, their might be a drop off in attendance, but the crowd seemed pretty unaffected by.  Perhaps it was the SoCal Pro Rumble that got them there. or maybe folks were there to say good-bye to Chimera, regardless of what got them to the show, it was a hot crowd.

Kid Caramba returned to SoCal Pro in a match up with Angel Santos.  Caramba seems to get a large face reaction.  I'm not sure when the Kid started for SoCal Pro or where he started his training, but he is quickly becoming one of the crowds' favorite.  Santos continues to hold only disdain for the crowd and coincidentally that's how the crowd responds to him.  Santos is starting to get better with his ring presence.  I was really bothered the last time I watched him, because of his inability to make eye contact with the fans ringside.  I think he has worked on it.  He looked at a couple of fans and told them to shut up.  Which makes his heel shtick seem much more believable.  I don't have any complaints about his in ring work.  I think he has been progressing each show and you can see it..  And it is no disrespect to Caramba, but he looks young and fairly new in the ring.  But he too looks like he has really improved.  His connection to the crowd will really help him advance a long the way.  I sometimes feel that when I'm at a show, I would see the same match if it were 20 people or 200 people, but I don't think that is a successful formula.  Each match should be more unique.  There should be interaction with the live crowd.  The ability to get the fan to react what you do in the ring is nearly as important as your move-set.  In contrary fashion, both did a great job of connecting with the fans.  Santos walked away with the victory, but it wouldn't be the last we'd see of Caramba.

Originally scheduled to be a #1 Contenders Tag Team Match, "Lovin" Nic Lovin and partner Ric Ellis took on The Todd Chandler and Matt Twizted.  Twizted substituted for Aerial Star and had teamed with Chandler last month against Anchors Away.  Last month, Rick Ellis worked along side "Megastar" Tommy Williams and "Pretty" Peter Avalon in the opening six man tag.  Also last month, Nic Lovin got a victory over Kid Caramba with help from Avalon.  So going into this match there wasn't a clear cut favorite.  I believe Avalon would have made a better choice to team with "Lovin" but again he was another guy who was missed on this show.  But Ellis worked his butt off to help take your mind off of it.  Chandler and Twizted went back and forth a lot with Ellis and Lovin.  I enjoy watching Chandler quite a bit.  His offense is pretty crisp.  And some of his strikes in the corner look down right painful.  Ellis got the pin on Twizted.  And Lovin tried to place his pink cape on Ellis.  The dichotomy of Ellis iceman like personality and Nic Lovin's effervescence leads to quite the odd couple and could prove to be problematic for the reining tag team champions, the RockNES Monsters.

The next match of the night was certainly a high light for the fans at the Boys and Girls Club.  Originally scheduled to be a Tag Team bout of The Ballard Brothers versus The Lucha Express (SoCal Crazy and Chimaera), in what was to be Chimaera's final match, was changed for the better.  Pleasantly surprised was I when Johnny Paradise joining the Ballard Brothers as for one night only as Johnny Ballard (which is fitting, because he is billed from Cananda) taking on Crazy, Chimaera, and B-Boy.  I had seen B-Boy hundreds of times through out the years.  But never saw him in the heyday in San Diego, I guess this is about as close as I would get to that.  And I really enjoy SoCal Crazy's work.  There is no wonder for me why he appears in just about every indy in SoCal and Tijuana.  At the last show, Paradise and Crazy went toe-to-toe in a match that would spill out to the floor.  The bad blood between the two, have kept both of them out of contention for the SoCal Pro Title.  B-Boy's antics to start the show were pretty amusing, threatening to put the Canadian Flag down his shorts, driving the Ballards insane.  Eventually Chimaera would be the one to bury the flag in his pants.  Which got a great reaction out of the crowd.  Once the wrestling got serious, it was a pretty high impact match.  Referee distractions, goading their opponents into the ring, and sneak attacks to his partners kept Chimaera mostly on the wrong side of town being taken advantage of the sneaky Ballards.  When Chimaera did make the hot tag, B-Boy took over.  Using some weird forms of a Jedi Mind Trickery, a creative move-set and his opponents slow reactions, B-Boy got Shane and Shannon to hit moves on each other.  Like with an Ace Crusher that really had to be seen to believed.  B-Boy's fun didn't last long as Johnny would help even the odds.  And then it became all about the spots.  Crazy and Chimaera diving over and through the ropes to on awaiting heels.  B-Boys running dropkick into the corner as Crazy dives across the ring.  Chimaera is able to get the pinfall.  And after a brief celebration with SoCal Crazy and B-Boy, Chimaera stands alone in the ring and thanks the crowd.  A real classy moment for SoCal Pro.

 

Just when you think the announcement for  intermission would be called, Ricky Mandel comes out and demands his match with "El Chido" start right now.  The Oceanside Street Fight.  The last time these two squared off in the ring the rules were extremely relaxed.  Last month Canales finally cashed in and became champion of SoCal Pro at the expense of his former compadre, Mandel.  There fight circled the Boys and Girls Club gym before getting back into this ring for the finish.  This match would Mirror many of the same qualities of the last show.  Mandel was already geared up for the match.  Canales would essentially come to the ring in a pair of jeans.  The match didn't take long before it spilled into the ring.  A fan near ring side supplied a few unusual weapons to Canales, a Halloween Prop Butcher Knife that was busted into over the head of Mandel.  As the action spilled out into the crowd, all hell broke lose.  Canales in control would toss Mandel into the gym's concrete walls and stomp him around the arena.  The action again would circle the gym floor before ending up back in the ring.  But while on the floor a ladder came into play when Mandel took the upper hand and crashed the ladder on top of Canales.  The action became more increasingly difficult to watch because of where they wound up, but eventually Mandel would emerge with Canales in tow to the Merchandise stable, when Mandel would attempt to use a bag of chips to block Canales nose and mouth.  Once Canales was shoved into the ring, Mandel would toss a Chucky doll into the ring and would settle on a miniature scarecrow as his weapon of choice.  Now I don't want to be negative, but these choices of weapons were pretty weak.  I understand this is a family show, but my only complaint about this match is that a toy knife and a scarecrow are not adequate weapons.  You'd do more damage with your fists and feet than those things.  There was also supposed to be a spot where Canales would be handcuffed to the ropes and Mandel would beat him with a cane.  The only problem is the handcuffs never really stayed on and Canales had to try to make the cuffs work.  Eventually they would give up on the damn things and focus on beating each other some more.  Again there was a ton of intensity in the match and the crowd ate it up.  But the choice of weapons and the handcuff spot being blown kind of brought the match down for me.  Hector would pull off the victory with a Spinebuster type maneuver.  The post match celebration was pretty amazing though.  The show went to intermission and fans entered the ring side area to take pictures with and get autographs from the champ.  It was really impressive how many fans were flocking to the champion.  And it wasn't just kids, it was entire families, and adults as well.  Which kind of shows you the environment SoCal Pro is creating in Oceanside and just how over Canales is right now for them. 

The 20 Man Over the Top Rope SoCal Rumble was honestly a sigh to be seen.  When the video is released this will be the match you want to check out.  Much of the roster returned for the final.  The Rumble was patterned after the Royal Rumble.  Johnny Paradise drew number one and put up a great showing.  Jason Redondo drew number 2.  There were also a couple of debuts at the show, Duke, Syn, Dragon Force Kid, and Ryan Kidd.  The four newcomers to SoCal Pro were brutalized in the ring.  I'm not sure if this was some sort of freshman hazing, but you can tell the vets were having some fun with the new faces.  Early on Tommy Wilson was eliminated by Jason Redondo, but the referees ringside missed it.  And Tommy was able to sneak back into the ring and eliminate Redondo.  As the ring filled up, the action would migrate to either of the four corners of the ring and allowing the center of the ring to showcase action.  When Scorpio Sky entered the ring, he went right after Paradise.  It is the little things like that, that makes matches like this more exciting.  After Paradise was eliminated, Wilson ripped the mask off of SoCal Crazy and threw it over the top rope.  Which had Crazy leaping over the top after his mask.  That got a pop out of me, hadn't seen that before.  The Final Showdown came to Mandel, Wilson, and Kid Caramba.  Wilson and Mandel took this opportunity to punish Caramba.  And after it look like Caramba couldn't take anymore, Mandel held the Kid and Tommy lined up for his Mega Kick.  With the bulls-eye all over Caramba, Kid Caramba was able to dodge what would have ended Caramba's time in the rumble, forcing Mandel over the top.  An apologetic Tommy repeated said sorry to Mandel and promised to do it for THEM.  Caramaba had one of his familiar bursts of energy and attempted to toss Tommy over the top.  Caramba convinced he was the new #1 Contender celebrated overcoming such adversity.  And the fans were eating it up.  Unfortunately for Caramba and the fans in attendance, The Megastar was able to get back into the ring and launch the youngster over the top.  The Megastar Tommy Wilson briefly celebrated until Jason Redondo came out and we had a short scuffle.   

Overall I had a great time at the show.  I think SoCal Pro has put on another great show and I am looking forward to their next show on December 4th.  For more photos of the show, check out our facebook page.

NWA Pro/AWS Finale: Record Setting 3 Ring 159 Person Battle Royal

The Alternative Wrestling Show has officially closed its door.  The Finale saw new champions crowned but at the end of the night, all the championships became retired.  Johnny Goodtime defeated Johnny Paradise to retire the AWS Heavyweight Championship.  Sindarin captured the AWS Lightweight Championship from "Pretty" Peter Avalon.  And the AWS Tag Team Champions the Ballard Brothers successfully defended the titles against the Suburban Commandos to remain the final champions.  AWS Ladies Champion Christina Von Eerie was unable to defend her championship because of her commitments in AAA, but she will remain the last Ladies Champion of AWS. 

Scorpio Sky defeated SoCal Crazy and would go on to best 158 other people to stand tall at the end of the night. 

Thank You Bart!

March 23rd, 2002. The birth of the Alternative Wrestling Show would come with a co-promoted event with Fuerza Mexicana de Lucha Libre. The launch came at a very competitive time in Southern California Wrestling, active wrestling promotions at the time were Xtreme Pro Wrestling, Ultimate Pro Wrestling, Revolution Pro, Empire Wrestling Federation, World Pro Wrestling, West Coast Wrestling Alliance, Golden State Championship Wrestling, Car-Consumer Pro Wrestling, and seemingly more and more promotions opening up every day. The first event featured a total of six matches. "The Hardcore Kidd" Aaron Aguilera defeated King Jackal. B-Boy defeated Lil' Cholo. Profeta & Dr. Muerte defeated Principe Unlimited & Acero Dorado. Essa Rios bested Piloto Sucida. And in the Main Event, La Parka teaming with Shocker defeated Super Boy and Capitian Oro. A pretty impressive first showing for Bart. The year would be 2005 when Bart's Alternative Wrestling Show would join NWA Pro Wrestling along with the Inoki Dojo. The AWS would host the tournament to crown the first ever NWA Heritage Heavyweight Champion. After over a hundred events and a little over seven years of promoting events, Bart Kaptizke has decided to close the AWS Store and the Alternative Wrestling Show. What Bart has given to the wrestling fans of Southern California will continue to impact this area for years to come, be it something as simple as merchandise, a venue to train, or a venue to host a show. The things Bart has done for this scene are both tangible and intangible. Everyone from Alliance-Wrestling.com would extend our deepest gratitude to Bart. The last event from AWS will be this Saturday 7:30pm and you should make plans to attend this event. The Finale from AWS will feature over 120 Wrestlers in a Three Ring Battle Royal. Also scheduled are title defenses for Johnny Paradise, Peter Avalon, and the Ballard Brothers.


Here is the official statement from the NWA Executive Director Bob Trobich:

“The National Wrestling Alliance would like to congratulate Bart Kapitzke on his incredible run at AWS as a part of the NWA family. In honor of his attempt to close his operations with a record setting Battle Royal we would like to announce that all retired professional wrestlers are allowed to participate in one battle royal event per calendar year without losing their retired status.” 

On Monday of this week, I spoke to NWA Worlds Champion Adam Pearce for Alliance Radio. The interview was about several topics involving the National Wrestling Alliance, but also focuses quite a bit on Pearce's upcoming defenses in SoCal Pro Wrestling and Millennium Pro Wrestling. Adam also shares his gratitude for Bart and AWS. If you'd like to listen follow the link http://www.blogtalkradio.com/alliance-wrestling. Of course, I would be remiss if I didn't mention the great job that Lalo Ramirez did talking to Bart on Empire Wrestling Radio Saturday. You can still find the show here http://kcaaradio.celestrion.net/kcaa-podcasts/wrestling/20100612.html.  Check it out, it is a great listen and gives you a little bit of history of SoCal.


Thank You Bart!

NWA Pro SoCal Pro Wrestling Presents their 3 Year Anniversary

Location of show is:
Oceanside Boys & Girls Club
401 Country Club Lane
Oceanside, CA

NWA Pro AWS 8th Anniversary Show

Alternative Wrestling Show
8 Year Anniversary
March 21, 2010
The AWS Outdoor Arena
1965 E. San Jose Ave.
Rowland Heights, CA 91748
3:00 PM


Co-Main Event
Raven vs. Johnny Goodtime

Co-Main Event
AWS Heavyweight Title Steel Cage Match
SoCal Crazy © vs. Johnny Paradise

AWS Lightweight Title Match
"Pretty" Peter Avalon © vs. Scorpio Sky

AWS Tag Team Title Four-Way Match
Piloto Suicida & Hector Canales © vs. The Cutler Brothers vs. The Ballard Brothers vs. De La Wu

AWS Womens Title Triple Threat Match
Aiden Riley © (w/ Mondo Vega) vs. Candice Larae vs. Christina Von Eerie

Kikutaro & Kazma vs. Anchors Away

Dogs of War (w/ Buggy & Diablo) & Chimaera vs. The L.A. Fuckers

Sindarin vs. Johnny Yuma

NWA Pro & SoCal Pro Wrestling presents: March Madness

NWA Pro/AWS Presents: Moving up the Ladder

SoCal Pro Wrestling - New Year's Retribution: NEW CHAMPS!!!

SoCal Pro Wrestling - New Year's Retribution: Reaching New Heights
Oceanside Boys & Girls Club - January 9th 2010

1. Hector Canales defeated Chimaera
2. Nick Lovin defeated Jason Redondo with TNT & Tommy Wilson
3. The rockNES Monsters defeated The Ballard Brothers (c) to become the new SCP Tag Team Champions.
4. Scott Lost defeated Aerial Star
5. Ricky Mandel with C. Edward Vander Pyle defeated Extremo
6. Ladder Match: SoCal Crazy defeated Tommy Wilson (c) with TNT to become the new SCP Heavyweight Champion.

IF YOU MISSED THIS SHOW HERE IS A VIDEO RECAP OF WHAT YOU MISSED!

NWA SoCal Pro's 2nd Anniversary Music Video

SoCal Crazy vs. Scott Lost

B-Boy vs. Jason Redondo

Chimaera vs. Johnny Yuma

Cool Imagery & Tommy Wilson vs. Ballard Bros. & Todd Chandler with Trina Michaels

Johnny Paradise vs. Johnny Goodtime

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NWA Pro Wrestling's SoCal Pro presents: Live Wrestling Jan 9th 2010

NWA Pro's SoCal Pro Wrestling PREVIEW for Jan 9th 2010

Jan 9th 2010 SoCal Pro Wrestling PREVIEW - www.socalprowrestling.com

NWA Pro - SoCal Pro Wrestling Nov 14 2009 Recap Video

NWA Pro & AWS presents: Thanksgiving You A Beat Down

NWA Pro Wrestling and SoCal Pro Wrestling Present: Redemption

November 14th 2009
Oceanside Boys & Girls Club
401 Country Club Ln
Oceanside, CA

Show Tickets:
Adults: $15.00
Military: $10.00
Kids: $10.00
Doors: 6pm Belltime: 7pm

WE MOVE BACK INSIDE THE GYM AS:
SoCal Pro Wrestling Presents: REDEMPTION

SoCal Pro Heavyweight Championship
- Tommy Wilson (c) vs. SoCal Crazy

Non Title - Tag Team Match
- The Ballard Brothers (c) vs. Mystery Opponents

- Hector Canales vs. Johnny Paradise

Mirror Image Challenge
Ricky Mandel vs. Mystery Opponent

Handicap 3 on 2 Match
- Peter Avalon, Scott Lost & Jason Redondo vs.
Locura, Aerial Star

PLUS: Johnny Yuma & Much More!

NWA Pro Wrestling EWF & AWS presents: United Forces Music Video

Music Video By SoCalWatts63

3 Falls - 3 Titles Match
1st Fall: AWS Light Heavyweight Title (Scott Lost)
2nd Fall: NWA Heritage Title (Ryan Taylor)
3rd Fall: AWS Heavyweight Title (Scott Lost)

Ryan Taylor vs Scott Lost vs TJ Perkins

EWF Heavyweight Championship
Black Metal (c) vs Brandon Gatson

AWS Tag Team Championship
The Ballard Brothers (c) vs The L.A. F***ckers (Shamu Jr, & Piloto Suicida)

Skulu & Navajo Warrior vs Joey Ryan & The Plague

Grudge Match
Dan "The Man" Kobrick vs Terex

Bump & Grind vs Candice LeRae & Carla Jade

EWF Cruiserweight Championship
"Top Shelf" Jeremy Jaeger (c) vs "Zero Gravity" Chris Kadillak

Midnight Dynamite (Charles Mercury & Johnny Paradise) vs The Cutler Brothers

Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) & Liger Rivera vs Devon Willis, Roger Ruiz & Freddy Bravo

Also Scorpio Sky

DVD Avaiable At www.empirewrestlingfederation.com but also check out www.alternativewrestlingshow.com

NWA: SoCal Pro Wrestling Presents: SUPERCLASH '09

Tag Team Match
SoCal Crazy & Locura vs. SCP Heavyweight Champion Tommy Wilson & "Radiant" Jason Redondo

Oceanside Street Fight
Johnny Goodtime vs. "Scrap Iron" Adam Pearce
Stipulation: C. Edward Vander Pyle will be locked inside a cage at ringside.

Penalty Box Match for the SCP Tag Team Championship
Cool Imagery (Hector Canales & Ricky Mandel) (c) vs. The Ballard Brothers (Shane & Shannon Ballard)

Singles Match
Shane Haste vs. "The Professional" Scott Lost

Singles Match
"Rock 'N' Roll Rebel Soul" Johnny Yuma vs. Todd Chandler

Singles Match
"The Golden Greek" Marcius Pitsonopolous vs. "Pretty" Peter Avalon

NWA AWS Presents Together We Stand