Thanks to
TTX and
cruefan68 for the comments this week. Welcome back to the Heartland!
Heartland Wrestling Association:
Pro Wrestling Mid-America
March 21, 2020 (Card #974)
Ervin Center, Austin, Texas
EpicDave: Hey, fans! Welcome to Austin, Texas for a tremendous night of Heartland Championship Wrestling. The boys of
Pro Wrestling Mid-America are here in the capital of the Lone Star State with a full slate of hard-hitting action in store for you. The new
Southland Heavyweight Champion, VADER, will be defending the title tonight against the very popular
JUNKYARD DOG in our Main Event. Plus- we are one week away from the biggest show of the year. That’s right, fans-
Dawn of Destiny 2020 is going down next Saturday night, and we will have plenty of updates for you throughout the evening. So relax, grab yourself a cold one, and enjoy the show!
RICK MARTEL pinned TED DIBIASE***** after a Vertical SuplexEpicDave: Another impressive win for Martel! That takes him to 2-0 here in the PWMA. Fans- as I mentioned, next week at
Dawn of Destiny 2020 the card is loaded. Our own
PWMA Heavyweight Championship will be on the line when the magnificent champion,
JIMMY 'SUPERFLY' SNUKA defends against
NICK BOCKWINKEL!THE KILLER BEES (B. BRIAN BLAIR & JIM BRUNZELL) defeated THE VACHON BROTHERS (MAD DOG***** & BUTCHER) when Blair put away Mad Dog with a SleeperEpicDave: Stellar tag team work by the Killer Bees! It was back and forth for a while in that bout before the Bees were able to take control against Mad Dog and Blair put his lights out. Folks- there is a terrific tag team match set for
Dawn of Destiny 2020 that I can't wait to see. It will be Two Out Of Three Falls for the
Atlantic Tag Team Championship when
THE ROAD WARRIORS throw down with
ARN ANDERSON & TULLY BLANCHARD. That will be a tremendous battle! Also from the
Atlantic Wrestling Federation, you will see a No Disqualification Grudge Match between former tag team partners
IRON SHEIK and
NIKOLAI VOLKOFF!GREAT MUTA**** (w/GARY HART) pinned KERRY VON ERICH***** after a jumping spin kickEpicDave: Are you kidding me? Hart and Muta pulled out all the stops in that match- even
THE GREAT KABUKI was involved out there. Why that didn't lead to a disqualification is beyond me. But fans- if you want to talk about controversy- we've seen all sorts of shenanigans recently out at
West Coast Championship Wrestling. The
Ring Of Honor Tag Team Champions, THE WORLD'S GREATEST TAG TEAM, just got taken out by
KYLE O'REILLY & BOBBY FISH. Tonight, it is my unfortunate duty to announce that
CHARLIE HAAS will be unable to defend the title as a result of his injuries. So- the championship has been vacated- even though O'Reilly and Fish stole the belts.
The crowd boos.EpicDave: There will be a tournament to crown new tag champions- and we'll hear more about that next week at
Dawn of Destiny 2020. Also, the
Ring Of Honor Heavyweight Championship will be defended next week when
JAY WHITE heads to Cincinnati to put the title on the line against a former champion,
CW ANDERSON. THE DYNAMIC DUO (CHRIS ADAMS*** & GINO HERNANDEZ) defeated PLAYBOY BUDDY ROSE** & DOUG SOMERS****** when Hernandez pinned Somers with a Backward Elbow DropEpicDave: Another fine match-up. Both teams looked sharp in that one- but when Somers ate two Superkicks from Chris Adams, that was the beginning of the end. Fans, I am definitely looking forward to action from
Heartland Ladies' Wrestling next week. Bitter rivalries have developed between the top contenders- and there will be a three-way Special Challenge Match to set things straight. You will see
CHEERLEADER MELISSA in the ring against
TESSA BLANCHARD and
ANGELUS LAYNE with a lot of pride at stake. And perhaps the most bitter of all the ladies' issues will also go down next week at
Dawn of Destiny 2020 when
SHERRI MARTEL and
SARAYA KNIGHT collide once again with the
Heartland Ladies' Championship on the line. Things have gotten incredibly nasty between those two ladies, and it's all going to come to a head next week!
BRUISER BRODY*** pinned VERNE GAGNE******* after Verne missed a turnbuckle chargeEpicDave: An age-old rivalry plays out again! Those two battled for over 15 minutes- only to have the whole thing end on a mental mistake by Verne. What can be said- Gagne was exhausted and he went for broke. Tonight, the gamble didn't pay off and the win goes to the Bruiser. All right, fans- I am pleased to report that the remainder of tonight's action can be seen on the
Epic Sports Broadcasting Network!THE EAST-WEST CONNECTION (ADRIAN ADONIS*** & JESSE 'THE BODY' VANTURA******) defeated DAVID********* & KEVIN** VON ERICH when Adonis pinned David after a BulldogEpicDave: Wow! That match went on for 30 minutes! I thought David was finished on more than one occasion during that match- but he showed a lot of resilience. Kudos to Adonis & Ventura for finally getting the win. Definitely worth checking out the broadcast on the Epic Network!
GRUDGE MATCH- NO DISQUALIFICATION:
THE CRUSHER* defeated TERRY GORDY*** via the Stomach ClawEpicDave: That was a crazy brawl! Crusher put Gordy through a table in the ring! I think Gordy was out cold before the Stomach Claw ever happened. That was a big win for Crusher in the midst of their brutal feud with the Freebirds. But next week at
Dawn of Destiny 2020 it will be
DICK THE BRUISER & THE CRUSHER facing
THE STEINER BROTHERS for the
NWA World Tag Team Championship!MAIN EVENT: SOUTHLAND HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
VADER***** (c) pinned JUNKYARD DOG**** after a Vader BombThe title bout was more competitive than expected as JYD took the fight to Vader. But Vader used his size and power to wear down the challenger. Both men were gassed, and both made mistakes, but it ended when JYD missed a charge into the turnbuckle. After JYD slammed into the buckle, Vader picked up JYD for the Vader Bomb and the win.
VADER RETAINS THE SOUTHLAND HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
EpicDave: Congratulations to Vader! That was a tough fight- but Vader gets the win and retains the
Southland Heavyweight Championship. Junkyard Dog certainly put up a good battle, but the better man tonight was Vader and he holds on to the title. All right, fans- we're done here. Thanks for checking us out tonight! As you know by know- we are one week away from
Dawn of Destiny 2020! We've announced a lot of great matches for next week's spectacular- but the top match of all will be the Main Event when
THE 'MACHO MAN' RANDY SAVAGE defends the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship against
THE 'NATURE BOY' RIC FLAIR. That's our show, and I AM OUTTA HERE!
PWMA Heavyweight Champion:
JIMMY 'SUPERFLY' SNUKAPWMA Tag Team Champions:
DICK THE BRUISER & THE CRUSHERSouthland Heavyweight Champion:
VADER