The first edition of All-Stars of Wrestling has come and gone, and even though only a hundred and twenty-four people came to The Wrestle-Plex in Austin to see the show as it was taped, we here in the LARIAT offices believe that it was a smashing success! Not only that, but we feel like everyone who paid their five bucks got to see a great wrestling show, filled with the kind of hard-hitting action that the Texas fans have come to know and love over the years!
We understand that in building a promotion from the ground up it takes a lot of hard work from everyone involved to get people to take notice, and that’s exactly what we plan to do. From the grassroots campaign of fans and wrestlers papering the streets with fliers for our shows, to the overwhelming amount of meet-and-greets and other fan-friendly promotions, to our on-screen product, we feel like we’re meeting the needs of our market, and hope to expand weekly as our product and core audience grows!
Speaking of our debut episode of ASoW, if you missed it, you missed a great one! The tag team division looks like it’s going to flourish here, as opposed to some other places where they just can’t seem to find the right formula. We’ve got some young, hungry teams, and they’re all looking to prove themselves to the LARIAT faithful and wrestling fans around the globe!
And then there was the Battle Royal for the Lonestar Television Title, in which Rich Mahogany, a long-shot who also wrestles for the DREAM Wrestling promotion, managed to steal a win after Dusty Griffith and Frank Dylan James had a falling out. Rich was unavailable for comment after the show, as he had to “celebrate with The Ladies,” his words, not ours, but we did manage to catch up with Frank Dylan James as he rampaged through the locker rooms after the battle royal. He had the following to say:
“That rat baysterd went off an’ won him a Summer Games last year an’ lef’ ever’body else behind! I thought he was mah friend, an when we needed ‘im th’ most toward the end of Cascadia he done run off back ta Japan to play with them little yella hippies! Then he wants ta come on down ta Texas an’ thank ever’thang’s jes peachy, but then he tosses me outta that Battle Royal when ah wadn’t lookin! Is’at what’cha really wan’t as the ‘face of perfessional rasslin’ around here?”
Dusty Griffith couldn’t be reached, as he has a heavy touring schedule and he had to be out of Texas pretty quickly to get to his next booking in the innovaPRO promotion Missouri. With both of these guys entered into the Pride of Texas Heavyweight, expect sparks to fly when and if these two behemoths set eyes on each other from opposite sides of the ring!
And, speaking of the Pride of Texas Heavyweight Title Tournament, we’ve got those promised seedings for said tournament right here:
1. Dusty Griffith
2. Frank Dylan James
3. Erik Ledger
4. Tavares Bayle
5. Wyatt Bronson
6. Kazuo Akamatsu
7. Jaret Haskeer
8. Thom Rhodes
And while we’re ranking things, we’ve also got a points table for the Texas Heritage Tag League after the first round matches:
1. Osaka Hate Crime (5)
2. Superior FT (5)
3. The Firebirds (5)
4. Pine Street Posse (0)
5. Dirty Rydas (0)
6. Hell Riders
And while we’re doing these awe-inspiring little lists, how about some “Top Three” Lists from last week’s All-Stars of Wrestling!
Babyface Crowd Reaction:
1. Wyatt Bronson
2. Dusty Griffith
3. The Firebirds
Heel Heat:
1. Frank Dylan James
2. Osaka Hate Crime
3. Rich Mahogany
Hardest Hitters:
1. Frank Dylan James
2. Dusty Griffith
3. Wyatt Bronson
Well, that’s about it for this edition of the LARIAT Newswire, keep it locked and loaded right here for the lineups for this weekend’s All-Stars of Wrestling, to be released very likely before the day is out!
