Former NWA World Jr. Champion in Honda Civic Comercial.

Former National Wrestling Alliance Junior Heavyweight Champion Rocky Romero has transcended the ring albeit in a Lucha Libre Mask. Romero who has held championship belts in Ring of Honor, Ultimate Pro Wrestling, CMLL Supra Ligra Championship and New Japan's IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship. Romero's wrestling career has led him to working for CMLL and AAA in Mexico, Ring of Honor and TNA in the United States, and in Japan with New Japan and Inoki Genome Federation. Romero participated at the first set of television taping for NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood.  Rocky Romero will be at Mach-1 Wrestling's Hall of Fame Cup Tournament where he'll be facing off against Ryan Taylor in the first round of the tournament.

NWA Pro/Mach-1 and SoCaluncensored.com Presents The Hall of Fame Cup-- First Entrant Announced.

"Azucar" Rocky Romero!

"The Hall of Fame Cup", honoring the recent inductees into the Socaluncensored.com Hall of Fame.

Super Dragon

Darren "Dynamite D" Mc Millan

NWA Pro/Mach-1 and Socaluncensored.com presents "The Hall of Fame Cup" Saturday May 21st at the Hod Chambers Gynamsium at Orange High School on 525 N. Schaffer St. Orange, CA 92866. Bell time is 5PM.

Tickets are $15.00 for adults, $10 for children and students w/ID.

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NWA Pro Wrestling Revolution returns to San Jose Nov. 20th

Pro Wrestling Revolution makes its final stop of 2010 in its hometown of San Jose. We close out the year with a great show full of talent from around the world. We have returning from Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) “1000 Guapo” Shocker and “1000 Fuerte” Strongman. Making his debut in Pro Wrestling Revolution, he is known in all the top wrestling markets, formerly from Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA), he is “Azucar” Rocky Romero!

The Pro Wrestling Revolution Heavyweight Champion Blue Demon Jr. brings home the gold and wastes no time, as he faces the Border Patrol, and nobody knows what can happen when you have them in the same place.

PRO WRESTLING REVOLUTION HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE

“Border Patrol” Derek Sanders

vs.

Blue Demon Jr.

PRO WRESTLING REVOLUTION TAG TEAM TITLES

Vaquero Fantasma & Oliver John

vs.

“1000% Fuerte” Strongman & “1000% Guapo” Shocker

PRO WRESTLING REVOLUTION JR TITLE

“Azucar” Rocky Romero

vs.

Mr. Wrestling IV

Famous B & Rik Luxury vs. El Dinamita & El Hijo del Chupacabras

Vinnie Massaro vs.”Polyester Express” Dyno’mite Dave

El Cazador del Alma vs. El Galactico

NWA Pro/Mach-1 Wrestling presents “The Carter” on Saturday, October 16th

NWA Pro/Mach-1 Wrestling presents “The Carter” on Saturday, October 16th at 7:00pm in Rialto, CA!

Main Event - NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship Match
"Scrap Iron" Adam Pearce (c) vs. M1W Champion: Willie Mack
- Holding a championship in an NWA affiliate such as M1W will automatically make one a contender for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship and here the M1W Champion Willie Mack gets the call and will get his shot at challenging Scrap Iron for the title.

M1W Heritage Tag Team Championship Match
RockNES Monsters (Johnny Goodtime & Johnny Yuma) (c) vs. Scorpio Sky & Joey Ryan
- Back in August, Scorpio Sky & Joey Ryan won a #1 contender match for the M1W Heritage Championship but due to an injury to Ryan, they have not been able to cash it in yet. With doctors clearance now for Ryan, him and Sky are taking their shot at the Monsters' gold.

"Pretty" Peter Avalon vs. Ruben Iglesias
- The Power Balance Band will be at stake in this match as Ruben Iglesias was enjoying an undefeated streak while wearing the Band, but has not enjoyed successes since Avalon stole it from him. On the flip side however, Avalon has put together a win streak while competing with the Band. Iglesias has demanded the Band back and Avalon has agreed to put it on the line in this singles match up.

Rocky Romero & TJ Perkins vs. Natural Selection (Brian Cage & Shaun Ricker)
- Both teams have been in the hunt for the M1W Heritage Tag Team Titles and have taken issue with each other at recent Friday Fight Nights. A win here could very well mean a shot at whomever are the champions at the end of the evening.

Plus all your M1W Favorites, such as: Jason Watts, Mikey Callahan, Nick Madrid, Kyle Webb, Cedric The Hitman, Josh Worthy, Jarek Matthews and More!


NWA Pro/Mach-1 Wrestling’s “The Carter” comes to you live from the Carter High School Gymnasium at 2630 North Linden Avenue, Rialto, CA 92377. Bell time 7:00PM, doors open at 6:30. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students w/ ID and children 12 and under.

*Card subject to change

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M1W info line: (714) 261-4861

Pro Wrestling Revolution - San Jose - November 20, 2010

Commercial for Pro Wrestling Revolution - San Jose - November 20, 2010

PRO WRESTLING REVOLUTION HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE

“Border Patrol” Derek Sanders

vs.

Blue Demon Jr.

PRO WRESTLING REVOLUTION TAG TEAM TITLES

Vaquero Fantasma & Oliver John

vs.

“1000% Fuerte” Strongman & “1000% Guapo” Shocker

PRO WRESTLING REVOLUTION JR TITLE

“Azucar” Rocky Romero

vs.

Mr. Wrestling IV

Famous B & Rik Luxury vs. El Dinamita & El Hijo del Chupacabras

Vinnie Massaro vs.”Polyester Express” Dyno’mite Dave

El Cazador del Alma vs. El Galactico

NWA Pro/Mach-1 Wrestling's Fiday Fight Night October 1st.

NWA Pro/Mach-1 Wrestling presents “Friday Fight Night” on Friday, October 1st at 8:05pm in Anaheim, CA!

M1W Non-Title Tag Team Match
RockNES Monsters (Johnny Goodtime & Johnny Yuma) vs. Rocky Romero & TJ Perkins
- With the tag team title scene heating up, Rocky Romero & TJ Perkins are looking to make a big splash by taking out the tag team champions in this non-title match and earn themselves a title shot against the Monsters or the number 1 contenders Scorpio Sky & Joey Ryan if they come out on top of their eventual battle for the belts.

James Morgan vs. Cedric The Hitman
- Since returning to his fan favorite status, James Morgan has tried to distance himself from his past and will battle his former hired assassin this week to show just how much of a changed man he is.

"Pretty" Peter Avalon vs. Mikey Callahan
- One week with the Power Balance Band, Peter Avalon is 1-0 and has an even bigger challenge this week and maybe the biggest of his career in Mikey Callahan.

Joey Ryan vs. Nick Madrid
- Joey Ryan has been injured and on the sidelines for a month now and is coming back from his injury five days ahead of schedule to take on one of his top students at M1W's Wrestling 101 in what will be a test to both his injured shoulder and his training to see if his own student can take the teacher.

Natural Selection (Brian Cage & Shaun Ricker) vs. Mike Rayne & Ridiculouso
- Natural Selection is actively trying to get back into the tag team title hunt and is looking to make a statement against any team that steps in their way.

Andrew Hellman vs. Ruben Iglesias
- Last week, in his first match since Avalon stole the Power Balance Band from him, Iglesias suffered a loss. Determined to show that his success isn't based on the Power Balance Band, Iglesias challenged the man who Avalon defeated last week to prove his point.


Brandon Parker vs. Kyle Webb
- Kyle Webb is 1-0 since David Troy left him on his own, but now has a tough task in taking on Brandon Parker.


NWA Pro/Mach-1 Wrestling’s weekly “Friday Fight Night” comes to you live every Friday from the American Sports Center at 1500 S. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92805. Bell time 8:05PM, doors open at 7:30. Tickets are $6 for adults, $3 for students w/ ID and children 12 and under.

*Card subject to change

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M1W info line: (714) 261-4861

NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood

NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood took place at a mecca of professional wrestling in Southern California, the Galaxy Theatre.  Over the last 10 years, the Galaxy has hosted mostly concert events, but also wrestling has infested the venue.  Over the years former WWE Developmental Ultimate Pro Wrestling called the Galaxy Theatre home.  And even Midget Wrestling has emanated from the Galaxy.  From the outside you wouldn't even know the venue was able to host a wrestling event.  But some of the biggest names in wrestling today have competed in a wrestling ring that venue.  John Cena, Samoa Joe, Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, Brian Kendrick, Paul London, and so many more.  NWA Pro Wrestling regulars like NWA World Champion Adam Pearce, Joey Ryan, Rocky Romero, and TJ Perkins spent much of the early 2000s at the Galaxy.  

What some would call a home coming, NWA Pro Wrestling brought WRESTLING back on the marquee.  And to be honest, it didn't feel like a television taping.  Which if you've attended a TV taping before, is a huge compliment.  Matches were allowed to go long.  I didn't have a stop watch, but there were several matches that seemed to go longer than the traditional five minutes.   The concert stage was used as the entrance ramp for the show.  With do NWA Banners on either side of the walk way.  Colt Cabana was electric in the ring and on the microphone.  When the show premieres on KDOC-TV or NWA Hollywood.com there will be a lot of matches that were a lot of fun.  My favorite matches in no particular order; NWA World Championship Match: Adam Pearce vs. Scorpio Sky, Joey Ryan vs. TJ Perkins, NWA Heritage Tag Team Champions RockNES Monsters vs. Los Luchas, and the Six Man Tag of Sky, Joey Ryan and Willie Mack vs. Pearce, Rocky Romero, and Claudio Castagnoli. 

Things that surprised me;

• C. Edward Vanderpyle was conspicuous by his absence.  Normally the right hand man of NWA World Champion Adam Pearce is all over ringside, but he was nowhere in sight.   
• The positive reaction Adam Pearce received once "Black Betty" hit the loud speaker.  Of course I was on my feet applauding the efforts of the man who successfully retained his Worlds Championship 5 times in the month.  But the entire crowd seemingly was vocal about their admiration of the Worlds Champion, that is until we were all shunned by the champ.  
• My daughter being excited about her first wrestling show.

The only thing that disappointed me is the little interaction between the Sheik and Adam Pearce.  I don't want to spoil the show, so stay tuned to see what happens.  Overall it was a very entertaining night at the Galaxy.  And I think it will translate well to television.  Of all the previous NWA Pro Wrestling attempts at television in the past, I think this one already comes off more well polished.  The roster is at another level and I think this show will be must see TV.

Damian Slater interview - Westside Pro Wrestling

Aussie Gold

Damien Slater, the Golden Boy of the Australian wrestling scene, NWA Pro star and current Warzone Champion has been wrestling since May 2003 and has wrestled all over Australia and in the United States. WPW’s Tez Himself got the chance to speak to the South Aussie as he prepares himself for the upcoming Warzone show on April 16.

WPW: You started wrestling as a teenager in South Australia for Joint Promotions Wrestling. How did you get your start?

SLATER: I’m not going to say that I was always a fan of wrestling because I wasn’t. I started watching back in 1999 and immediately became obsessed. I found out my Dad was playing Rugby with a local wrestler called Otto Von Hess in a company called PWSA. So my Dad took me to see him one night and I basically went to every local show after that. I had always wanted to go and train with PWSA at their Monster Factory with Col Dervaney but I lived about an hour away and my parents wouldn’t let me train unless I could find somebody to drive  me. So eventually in 2002 at age 14 I talked a friend into picking me up a couple of times a week and that’s my story.

It was such a privilege to train with one of the only old timers left in Aussie Wrestling. I got beat up every night man. I remember having to try my best not to vomit in my mate’s Dad’s car on the way home from EVERY training for about a year straight. These days kids wanna take the easiest route but I never for one second, even as an immature 14 year old, thought that wrestling should be easy.

Col taught me so much about professionalism and respect that is missing from a lot of current Aussie Wrestlers. I have a lot of love and respect for the guy that I can never truly pay back.

WPW: EPW’s Survival of the Fittest in 2005 saw you make your WA wrestling debut, in the past five years what have been your favourite matches in Perth?

SLATER: My five or so matches with Shane Haste are at the top by far. We have a chemistry that has only been matched thus far by wrestling Davis Storm. Any time I’m in the ring with those two I definitely feel like I’ve been in a war, and I feel on top of my game. I’d also put a match I had with Hartley Jackson for Monday Night Wrestling in the same category. We were both tired, beat up, had already wrestled about four times over the weekend and had a great 20 minute match in front of probably only as many people. My match with Rocky Romero from the NWA 2007 Tour is probably my favourite just for what it meant to me, though far from my best effort.

Other than that, some surprise packages have been my matches with Dan Moore and Marcius Pitsonopolous. I love the challenge of wrestling up and comers rather than established veterans, and I think those two matches delivered when nobody really expected much from them.

WPW: You have made two trips to the States first in 2007 and then early 2009. On your first trip you took part in the King of the Summit Battle Royal, as seen on the NWA Fiesta Lucha DVD, and in 2009 you got the chance to take part in a Shawn Michaels seminar while you were part of the Empire Wrestling Federation. Can you tell us about these experiences and others you have had during your time in the US?

SLATER: The Shawn Michaels seminar was a let down. Don’t get me wrong it was cool to meet him and wrestle a match (and lose teeth) for him, but he was really only there as a social visit and it wasn’t much of a seminar at all.

The Fiesta Lucha was amazing. I was 19, had barely been in the States for a week and we were put up for five days in a beautiful Vegas hotel, on the NWA’s dime and had an opportunity to share a locker room with a ridiculous amount of talent and great names. It was an eye opening experience to wrestle in a building that seats about 4000+ and for such a rabid Lucha audience. I remember it feeling surreal when I was sitting next to Billy Kidman as we put our gear on. I had his poster on my wall as a kid Haha.

But my best experience wrestling overseas was my 2007 trip. It was just me, TJ Perkins, Rocky Romero and Karl Anderson (Don’t worry I’ll pick those names up later) training every day for 3-6 hours. I’ve never learnt so much about wrestling in my life. Often we would train, go work out, spend the day playing video games at Rocky’s house and then hit the bars at night. I miss those days so bad. Unfortunately TJ has moved to Florida, Karl to Japan and Rocky to Mexico, so those memories are well behind us.

WPW: Are you planning on making a return to the States in the near future?

SLATER: 2011 is the year. I don’t think I’ll be returning to California though. We will just have to wait and see where I pop up but I do already have something sorted. I’m basically finishing my Sports Science degree this year and then I’m free to give it my best shot at making it in this crazy industry. Education is the only thing thus far that has kept me from going all out.

WPW: The 2009 PWI 500 list saw you come in at number 343. There were quite a few Aussies on the list last year. How does Australian talent get on the list?

SLATER: My understanding is that you have to be recommended. I’m pretty sure there’s a guy up in Queensland who works for PWI who put in last year’s recommendations. So honestly it really isn’t much of a list, but always an honour to get a bit of publicity and to be a Top 3 Australian in someone’s eyes.

WPW: WrestleClash 2 supercard saw you become the first ever Warzone Champion. Now, at Warzone 4 in April you make your first Warzone Championship defense against Shane Haste in Victoria. You have had some classic matches with Shane in the past and. Is it a big thing for you personally, for a SA vs. WA match to be headlining at Victorian show?

SLATER: It’s a huge thing. I have a special interest in Warzone wrestling and am confident that they will be the breakout of all the mediocrity in Melbourne wrestling as of late. Every single guy on the roster is a great talent with a good head and the boss is about the most down to earth guy I know. As for wrestling Shane, I’ve been waiting over a year to get this rematch and it will be a war. Nothing less. I owe it to myself.

As far as I believe it’s one of the only shows in recent years that has been Main Evented by two interstaters, so I guess that counts for something too.

WPW: Who would you like to compete against on the Australian scene that you haven’t had the opportunity to as yet?

SLATER: I’ve been fortunate enough to wrestle almost everybody I’ve wanted to wrestle in this country. I’d put Ryan Eagles and the Fitness Maniacs as three guys who I haven’t had the opportunity of wrestling and who would all be a perfect fit in EPW.

As for local guys… Chase Griffin and Jimmy Payne. Any time I think about this question those two names always pop up first. Adam Banks and Alex Kingston would also be up there.

WPW: You are one of the most travelled wrestlers in the country, regularly making appearances in WA, SA, VIC and QLD. Are you hoping to one day make wrestling your full time career?

SLATER: I’ve spent most of my free time in the last 7 ½ years throwing my body onto a hard mat and reducing myself to gyms at stupid hours. If I wasn’t looking to get a payoff then I’m a fool who has wasted most of his life. I guess I’m too stubborn to live an average life, so always have my sights set extremely high and a full time Pro Wrestler has a nice ring to it. If I don’t make it to where I want to be, at least I can say I spent my best years seeing Australia for free.

WPW: Thank you taking the time to speak with Westside Pro Wrestling, Damian.

SLATER: I’ll expect my cheque in the mail.

Check out Damian’s blog at http://www.epwperth.com/commentary/index.html

NWA Star Jumps Ship...

Former NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion has jumped ship. Rocky Romero who until recently was competing in Mexico has Grey Shadow has left CMLL to join AAA. Romero who had been a keystone in the Junior Weight Division in the NWA has competed in some of the largest wrestling promotions in the world. Romreo captured the CMLL World Super Lightweight Championship and under the guise of Black Tiger Mask IV, Romero had won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship and the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship. Making him champion in 3 different promotions, in 3 different countries. Romero who recently rejoined New Japan's ranks makes the jump to AAA as the curent reigning CMLL World Super Lightweight Champion. It is also being reported that Romero will join fellow NWA regular Sean Waltman in the new AAA stable called Degeneration MEX.

And then their was one... a NEW Australian National Champion

Eight wrestlers battled for top supremacy in a one night tournament. Mikey Nicholls defeated Jimmy Payne, Rocky Romero, and Bobby Marshall to becoming the first National Heavyweight Champion of Australia. A Championship that is on par with NWA UK's National Champion Johnny Moss, NWA Canada's National Champion Cole Bishop and of course the United States National Champion, Pepper Parks. This victory makes Nicholls a perennial opponent for NWA World Champion, Scrap Iron Adam Pearce.
The second night of the NWA Tour, Nicholls accepted the challenge of American Dragon, Bryan Danielson. Danielson is a World Champion contender in his own right was defeated by Everybody's favorite Superhero, Mikey Nicholls. The defeat of Bryan Danielson, lends instant credibility to the newly created title.

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NWA Pro: Australia (Perth in 2 Days, Adelaide in 3)

NWA Australia: National Title Tournament

Rocky Romero (Cuba) vs. Damien Slater (SA, Aus)
Jimmy Payne (WA, Aus) vs. Mikey Nicholls (WA, Aus)
Davis Storm (WA, Aus) vs. Bobby Marshall (WA, Aus)
Claudio Castagnoli (Switzerland) vs. Spike Steele (Vic, Aus)

USA vs Australia Steel Cage Tag Match
NWA World Tag Team Champions Joey Ryan and Karl "Machine Gun" Anderson w/C. Edward Vanderpyle vs "Jag" Hartley Jackson and EPW champion Shane Haste

Main Event
Sean "X-Pac" Waltman vs "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson

Night Number 2's card hasn't been released yet. However it can be assumed that it will feature the semi-finals and finals from Night 1. And maybe 2-3 more matches.

This will be an awesome event.

NWA Pro: Australia Tour 07

This tournament is shapping up to look phenomal. Claudio Castagnoli made a nice run in the Worlds Tournament, it could be expected he could repeat this task in the Auzzie Tournament.
Romero v. Slater: Romero will purely outclass Slater. Romero has been a champion just about everywhere he's wrestled. He will mop the floor with Slater.
Nichols v. Payne: Both men share 2 EPW Heavyweight Title reigns. Payne also won the EPW Invitation Tournament back in 2001. Nichols has more international experience, which is going to be needed considering the large international wrestlers in this tournament.
Storm v. Marshall: There may not be a better promo man in Australia than Bobby Marshall, but he will have his hands full with Davis Storm. Storm's resume has championship reigns. This will be a night for Marshall to prove his worth.
Steele v. Castagnoli: I have seen a lot of Steele via youtube. I've seen a lot of Castagnoli. And this match just might be the sleeper in the first round. Steele has a never say die attitude. Castagnoli is a wrestling machine. This match is going to off the charts.
My Predictions: 2nd Round--Romero v. Nichols, Storm v. Castagnoli
Finals--Nichols v. Castagnoli
Winner-- Nichols