Legendary Wrestling Association... LWA

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LEGENDS WRESTLING ASSOCIATION

Welcome to my new fed... the Legendary Wrestling Association. This is a fed I've been wanting to try for a while. My fed consists of LOE Expansion VII as well as Thesz/Tragos HoF set 1... plus Red Bastion and Billy Red Lyons. That gives me 20 of the best technical wrestlers to build this federation on. The emphasis in this fed is "old school" wrestling... lots of holds, submissions and strong technical wrestling. These are tough men, and this is a tough sport. Only the strong will prosper. I plan on rotating talent in every so often as needed. Initially there is only the LWA World Heavyweight Title to compete for, but I will be adding a Tag Team Title in the near future. 

The first few months will consist of house shows to get a sense of how the rankings will shake out. Then the title struggle will begin. Win and losses count as this is done in a shoot style. 

Anyway, here we go...

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LWA House Show
Wilmington, DE

Baron von Raschke vs Jack Brisco
Baron von Raschke def. Jack Brisco with his BRAIN CLAW.

Rod Fenton vs Fritz von Goering
Rod Fenton def. Fritz von Goering via DQ after a wild brawl outside the ring!

Red Bastien vs Jerry Brisco
Jerry Brisco def. Red Bastien with his FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK.

George Hackenschmidt vs Billy Red Lyons
George Hackenschmidt def. Billy Red Lyons with his RUSSIAN BEAR HUG.

Dick Hutton vs “Strangler” Evan Lewis
Dick Hutton def. “Strangler” Evan Lewis with his ABDOMINAL STRETCH.

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LWA House Show
Philadelphia, PA

Jim Londos vs Terrible Turk
Jim Londos def. Terrible Turk via DQ after hitting Londos with a chair.

Bob Roop vs Henry Irslinger
Bob Roop def. Henry Irslinger via Count Out after Roop delivered a suplex outside the ring!

George Tragos vs “Strangler” Ed Lewis
George Tragos def. “Strangler” Ed Lewis with his Grecian Sleeper Grip.

Frank Gotch vs Danny Hodge
Frank Gotch def. Danny Hodge with his reverse nelson.

Great Gama vs Dan Severn
Great Gama def. Dan Severn with his gut wrench throw and pin.

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Upcoming LWA House Shows

Camden, NJ
Dan Severn vs Baron von Raschke
Bob Roop vs Danny Hodge
Dick Hutton vs "Strangler" Ed Lewis
Frank Gotch vs Jim Londos
George Hackenschmidt vs Henry Irslinger

Brooklyn, NY
Terrible Turk vs Fritz von Goering
George Tragos vs "Strangler" Evan Lewis
Billy Red Lyons vs Jerry Brisco
Great Gams vs Jack Briscoe
Rod Fenton vs Red Bastien

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LWA House Show
Camden, NJ

Dan Severn vs Baron von Raschke
Dan Severn def. Baron von Raschke with his CHOKE SLEEPER

Bob Roop vs Danny Hodge
Bob Roop def. Danny Hodge with his SHOULDER BREAKER

Dick Hutton vs “Strangler” Ed Lewis
“Strangler Ed Lewis def. Dick Hutton with his STRANGLER'S HEADLOCK

Frank Gotch vs Jim Londos
Frank Gotch def. Jim Londos with his reverse nelson.

George Hackenschmidt vs Henry Irslinger
Henry Irslinger def. George Hackenschmidt with his airplane spin and pin

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LWA House Show
Brooklyn, NY

Terrible Turk vs Fritz von Goering
Fritz von Goering def. The Terrible Turk with his BACKBREAKER and pin.

George Tragos vs “Strangler” Evan Lewis
“Strangler” Evan Lewis def. George Tragos with his STRANGLEHOLD.

Billy Red Lyons vs Jerry Brisco
Jerry Brisco def. Billy Red Lyons with his FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK

Jack Brisco vs Great Gama
Jack Brisco def. The Great Gama by Count Out after Brisco delivered his gut wrench backbreaker outside the ring!

Rod Fenton vs Red Bastion
Red Bastien def. Rod Fenton with his double knee lift and pin.

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Taken from the Miami Herald:

Brooklyn, NY
Last night the lights shown bright, as a fledgling wrestling promotion packed the Brooklyn Civic Center. The Legendary Wrestling Alliance was in town for a unique wrestling show unlike anything seen in the last 70 years. Brainchild of LWA president Steve Bennett, the new federation has gone in a direction that would make our grandparents proud. The stars of the LWA are some of the most accomplished armature wrestlers in the world. You are more likely to see a hammerlock instead of a clothesline, a spinning toe hold instead of a stunner and a win by submission instead of a pinfall. It's as if a LWA show is a step back in time, to a simpler age, a time where wins and losses matter and competition is valued over flash. No ear-splitting pyro here nor the bright lights of giant video screens. Just plain old wrestling competition. Tough Men, who compete in the LWA for the love of the sport and big-time prize money. 

"We are in a unique position here in the LWA..." stated Bennett. " We feature the absolute best in pure wrestling competition. We have wrestlers from around the world, honestly competing for the right to be called the best at what they do."

Is the Legendary Wrestling Alliance for everyone? Perhaps not. There are major promotions across this country who would love to see the LWA fail. In this pandemic world, money is tight. The average family's entertainment dollar is finite. Can the LWA carve a niche for themselves in this ever-changing market?

"I think we can. That drives us even more..." Bennett suggested. "People get tired of the flash and the same old bankrupt storylines from the same old promotions. It's about the fans. It's about what they want. We think we provide an amazing option. We're just looking for a chance." As Bennett looks over the packed house... "I think the LWA is heading in the right direction. And THEY agree."

We shall see.

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Press release from LWA Headquarters
Havre de Grace, MD

The Legendary Wrestling Association would like to announce the creation of the LWA Light Heavyweight Division. This division will consist of wrestlers in the 160 lbs through 210 lbs weight class and will feature some of the best athletes the LWA has to offer. With the creation of this new division, we have also created the LWA World Light Heavyweight Championship. The initial wrestlers in the light heavyweight division include:

Danny Hodge
George Tragos
Jerry Brisco
Jim Londos
"Strangler" Evan Lewis
Frank Gotch
Henry Irslinger
Rod Fenton

In addition, the LWA would like to announce that all LWA title matches will consist of the best 2 of 3 falls stipulation. These best 2 of 3 falls matches will have a 1 hour time limit and will provide a definitive winner to these epic matches.

Finally, the LWA governing body would like to address the rumors of new LWA signings. As of this moment, we are in discussions with a number of wrestlers who are looking to compete in the LWA. At this point all discussions are in the preliminary stages only. We will not comment on these wrestlers, but will issue the press releases as the signings are made final.

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LWA House Show
Queens, NY

Great Gama vs George Hackenschmidt – Heavyweight Singles
Great Gama def, George Hackenschmidt with his GAMA THROW and pin.

Henry Irslinger vs Danny Hodge – Light Heavyweight Singles
Danny Hodge def. Henry Irslinger with his Boston Crab submission

Jack Brisco vs Dan Severn – Heavyweight Singles
Dan Severn def. Jack Brisco with his CHOKE SLEEPER submission

Jim Londos vs Rod Fenton – Light Heavyweight Singles
Jim Londos def. Rod Fenton with his crotch lift & slam

Red Bastion vs Dick Hutton – Heavyweight Singles
Red Bastien def. Dick Hutton via DQ after a wild brawl outside the ring!

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LWA House Show
Stamford, CT

Baron von Raschke vs “Strangler” Ed Lewis – Heavyweight Singles
Baron von Raschke def. “Strangler” Ed Lewis with his back suplex and pin

Frank Gotch vs George Tragos – Light Heavyweight Singles
George Tragos def. Frank Gotch with a roll-up and pin

Bob Roop vs Billy Red Lyons – Heavyweight Singles
Bob Roop def. Billy Red Lyons with his spinning neckbreaker and pin

Jerry Brisco vs “Strangler” Evan Lewis – Light Heavyweight Singles
Jerry Brisco def. “Strangler” Evan Lewis with his OKLAHOMA SIDE ROLL

Fritz von Goering vs Terrible Turk – Heavyweight Singles
Terrible Turk def. Fritz von Goering with his neck wrencher submission