April 29, 2010

Welcome wrestling fans to a long overdue new edition of "The Ringside Report". General Grevas has had a plethora of computer issues lately which has made it quite hard to update this column as you might imagine. I do apologize for the lack of updates but enough about me. Last weekend was CyberClash 5.0 from my hometown of Norwood, Ohio and for those who missed it, the show lived up to its hype and then some. From top to bottom the show delivered in every possible way and its a night no one will soon forget. Andre Heart ended his career on the highest of high notes, defeating King Vu, Richard Phillips in a downright brutal street fight. The childhood best friends turned enemies threw everything except the kitchen sink at each other and despite being away from the ring for the past year, Andre reached down deep and somehow managed to earn the victory. 

Also at CyberClash, Jon Moxley retained his HWA Heavyweight Title against "The Madness" Chris Hall in a back and forth encounter that pushed both men to their limits. Madness told me after the match that despite not winning the title, he's eager to keep pushing and not fall out of championship contention. Madness is a determined man and losing the match to Moxley is only going to motivate him more in his quest for championship gold. The Noble Bloods lost to The Flying Mendoza Brothers via count out, thus keeping their titles. The Mendozas pushed the champs to their breaking point and showed to the world that they are indeed one of the premiere teams in the world. A rematch between these two teams is forthcoming and I for one would not be surprised to see new champions. Damian Daniels, filling in for Shank Barzini, defeated Gilbert in a matter of seconds. Daniels showed to the wrestling world that he's the real deal and not someone to take lightly. Jesse Emerson continued his winning ways, retaining his HWA American Luchacore Championship over Ron Mathis. Mathis, never at a loss for words, is still protesting the outcome. Why am I not surprised?

The first show after CyberClash was another action packed evening. The show was headlined by a tag match featuring all of the HWA's champions as The Noble Bloods defeated Jon Moxley and Jesse Emerson. After the match, Emerson and Moxley were at each others throats, prompting Emerson to challenge Moxley to a match next week, with the HWA Heavyweight Title on the line. This is a personal dream match for myself. Both Moxley and Emerson have been on fire so far in 2010 and are two of the pound for pound best wrestlers in the world right now. Even if I were a betting man, there's no way I could favor one man over the other. This contest has "instant classic" written all over it and is worth traveling from anywhere in the country just to see.

Sid A Mania continues to run wild all over the HWA. Is there a more popular wrestler in the HWA right now? Sid Fabulous has become the fans choice to rally behind and the crowd reaction to Sid can be downright deafening, no matter where he is competing. Sid defeated Jock Sampson at CyberClash and Ron Mathis just four days later. Sid's potential knows no limits and I'd love to see him get a shot at a HWA title in the near future.

Congratulations to Kyle Haven for earning his first career victories in singles competition. At CyberClash, Haven defeated Random Dragon in a bonus match and followed that up with a win over Tarek the Legend a few days later. Kyle Haven has certainly fought long and hard to gain respect in the HWA and earning these two impressive wins points him in the right direction. Kyle is a student of the game and has the passion and desire to make it in the wrestling business. Now that he's earned his first wins, its time for Kyle to step up to the next level and here's hoping that he can.

That's going to wrap up this edition of "The Ringside Report". Thank you for taking the time to read this column and as always, any and all feedback is welcomed and appreciated. Please feel free to email me at Grevas1984@aol.com with any feedback, comments or suggestions for this column or the web site in general. Stay tuned to HWAOnline.com for all late breaking news and developments. A new "1 on 1" interview with Ron Mathis should be up on the site in the next few days and as always, Mathis has a lot to say. The HWA has shows each and every Wednesday at The Sorg in Middletown, Ohio and next week will be headlined by HWA Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley defending his title against American Luchacore Champion Jesse Emerson in a match you won't want to miss. Thank you again and I'll see you at ringside!