by JD
Friday August 4th, 2023
-Wrestling Night in the Heartland, Lock and Loaded Results
-Updated Rankings
-Six-O-Five Preview
-Tuesday’s House Show Preview
-Upcoming MVW House Shows
Wrestling Night in the Heartland Results:
-Ricky Stevens is ready to challenge ‘Redneck’ Bill Dickinson for the Men’s title next Tuesday
-MATCH #1: Tammie Hardy defeated Blair Willamson and will face Kelly Lynn Smith on Saturday’s MVW 6:05 show for Smith’s #5 ranking in the Women’s Heartland Division.
-Stevens Dynasty patriarch Cary Stevens hypes up the Stevens Dynasty upcoming match against Men’s Tag Team champion The Alabama Gang next Tuesday. He says The Alabama Gang are distracted by other belts; the Stevens Dynasty are focused on the MVW Men’s Tag Team title.
-MATCH #2/NON-TITLE: Men’s Tag Team Champions The Alabama Gang (R.G. Jenkins/Mark Hendry) defeated Bob Zardoz and John Wack in just over sixteen minutes
-Jenkins apologizes for the lackluster effort and tells the fans they know what needs to be done in the next two weeks- defeat Dan Ryan and Jatt Starr for the PWA Tag belts, defend the Men’s Tag title against the Stevens Dynasty.
-Kellie Burkowski interviews Jill Berg Enterprises CEO Jill Berg who claims that JBE is poised to become the dominant force in MVW’s women’s wrestling.
-MATCH #3- Victoria McGill (Jill Berg Enterprises) defeated Lisa Barbosa-Stevens in a #2 vs. #3 match in the Women’s Division. Tori now will challenge ‘The Shadow Warrior’ Shizuko Yamazaki next Tuesday night in a #1 contender’s match.
-Women’s Champion Jennifer Colton shows up on stage and cuts a promo on Tori McGill, even referencing McGill’s failed marketing as the ‘Face of JBE’ last year.
-MAIN EVENT:/NON-TITLE: Men’s Champion ‘Redneck’ Bill Dickinson defeated Bo Bevans-Down at the Barn.
-The Kardoucheian Empire (full partners with the Sports Entertainment Corporation) attack Dickinson after the match. The rest of the Alabama Gang come to his aid as does Surf Express Bro (Bradlee Nelson/Bowie Abrams) and the show ends with a brawl.
Lock and Loaded Results:
-MATCH #1: Buckshot Henderson retained his #4 ranking in the Men’s Division after defeating Ken Kardoucheian (#1 ranked contender-Men’s Heartland Division) in a promotion/relegation match.
-After the match, Sports Entertainment Corporation CEO ‘Sports Entertainment Genius’ Mr. McMann… of whom The Kardoucheians are partnering with in MVW… does not look pleased at the way Ken lost the match.
-Kellie Burkowski reviews Tuesday night’s Wrestling Night in the Heartland show.
-MATCH #2: Laney Harrison and McLean Oswald defeated The Rose Warriors in a #2 vs. #3 Women’s Tag Team Division match
-MAIN EVENT: Women’s Champion Jennifer Colton defeated Debbie the Destroyer in a non-title match.
MISSOURI VALLEY WRESTLING RANKINGS
As of August 1st, 2023
MEN’S SINGLES
MVW Champion: ‘Redneck’ Bill Dickinson (The Alabama Gang)
#1 Contender: Ricky Stevens
Contenders
#2- Captain Jack
#3- John O’Reilly
#4- Buckshot Henderson
NEWS:
-Buckshot Henderson retained his spot in the Men’s Division with his win over Ken Kardoucheian.
-This Tuesday night in Carbondale, Illinois, it will be ‘Redneck’ Bill Dickinson defending the Men’s Title against Ricky Stevens of the SEC. Also on Tuesday’s show, Captain Jack and John O’Reilly meet in a #2 vs. @3 match in the Men’s Division.
Heartland Champion: Luke Woods
#1 Contender: Ken Kardoucheian (Kardoucheian Empire/SEC)
Contenders
#2- Absolute Zero
#3- Randy Barrington
#4- ‘Rock Star’ Robbie Marrs
#5- Matt Taylor
NEWS:
-Absolute Zero up to #2 in the rankings with his wins in the three-way match last Friday night followed by his victory over Randy Barrington on Saturday. Absolute Zero ran into Ken Kardoucheian on Sunday and it was Kardoucheian bouncing back from the Saturday loss to Buckshot Henderson who will face Luke Woods on Tuesday night for the title.
-Matt Taylor will face the possible drop to the Non-Division when he faces Cletus T. Johnson tomorrow night on MVW’s 6:05 show. A loss drops Taylor out of the Heartland Division. A win keeps him in and denies Johnson promotion up to the Heartland Division.
Non-Division:
Cletus T. Johnson (Kentucky Redneck Mafia)
Aaron Gray
Dave Mann
*Bergman’s Barn Men’s Champion* Richie Park
NEWS:
-Cletus T. Johnson of the Kentucky Redneck Mafia emerged from the pack of four in the Non-Division to earn a match that could see him rise up to the Men’s Heartland Division. Cletus beat Aaron Gray on Sunday after knocking off Richie Park on Saturday to reach the final. Cletus meets Matt Taylor tomorrow on MVW’s 6:05 show in a promotion/relegation match.
MEN’S TAG TEAM
Tag Team Champions: The Alabama Gang (R.G. Jenkins/Mark Hendry)
#1 Contender- The Stevens Dynasty (Bo and George Stevens)
Contenders
#2- Surf Express Bro (Bradlee Nelson and Bowie Abrams)
#3- The Kardoucheian Empire (Koley and Kourtney)
#4- The Shamrocks (Tom Flynn and Sean O’Grady)
#5- Kings of the Wild Frontier (Boone Daniels and Crockett Davies)
NEWS:
-If the tension between the Alabama Gang and the Stevens Dynasty wasn’t already ratcheting up in advance of their showdown next Saturday in Wichita, Kansas, The Stevens Dynasty may be in even a worse mood after their loss Thursday night to sVo’s Rebel Society at X-PRO’s Aftershock 008.
-MVW Men’s Tag Team Champions The Alabama Gang face PWA Tag Team Champions Dan Ryan and Jatt Starr this Sunday at High Octane Wrestling’s #97Red pay-per-view show in a title match. R.G. Jenkins and Mark Hendry beat sVo’s Blood Money tag team and then PRIME’s Masters of the Moscowverse to get to a title match.
-The Kings of the Wild Frontier defeated Bob and Brett Murray for the Murray’s #5 contender’s ranking in the Men’s Tag Team Division but it doesn’t look like they’ll be out of the rankings for long. MVW has loaned out The Kings of the Wild Frontier and the young tag team will be going to SHOOT to compete. This means the Murrays will be promoted back to the Men’s Tag Team Division.
Non-Division
Bob and Brett Murray
The Lumberjacks (Dave Strack and Dan Poole)
“Bergman’s Barn Men’s Tag Team Champion” The Bookworms (Dean Barnes/Terry Noble)
No Quarter (Bracken Krueger and Daryn Thompson)
NEWS:
-Bob and Brett Murray’s stay in the Non-Division will be brief as they will go back up due to the Kings of the Wild Frontier heading to SHOOT in the short term. There is no word on who will be signed to take their place.
WOMEN’S SINGLES
Women’s Champion: Jennifer Colton
#1 Contender: ‘The Shadow Warrior’ Shizuko Yamazaki
Contenders
#2- Victoria McGill (Jill Berg Enterprises)
#3- Lisa Barbosa-Stevens
#4- Debbie the Destroyer
NEWS:
-Victoria McGill moved up quickly two places in the rankings this past weekend with wins over Debbie the Destroyer and Lisa Barbosa-Stevens. Next Tuesday in Carbondale, Illinois, Tori and ‘The Shadow Warrior’ Shizuko Yamazaki will battle it out for the #1 contender’s ranking and a title shot against Women’s Champion Jennifer Colton in two weeks.
-Barbosa-Stevens and Debbie the Destroyer each fall back one spot. Debbie the Destroyer will face a promotion/relegation match for her #4 ranking against either Yosemite Samantha or current Women’s Heartland Champion ‘Extreme Pizza Delivery Girl’ Tessa Martin.
Women’s Heartland Champion: ‘Extreme Pizza Delivery Girl’ Tessa Martin (Jill Berg Enterprises)
#1 Contender: Yosemite Samantha
Contenders
#2- Amberly Stanton
#3- Queen of the Trailer Park’ Lani Harlot
#4- Felicia LaBarbara
#5- Kelly Lynn Smith
NEWS:
-Amberly Stanton won the three-way match last Friday over Felicia LaBarbara and Kelly Lynn Smith to move up to #3 from #4 and then followed that up with another win on Saturday, this one over ‘Queen of the Trailer Park’ Lani Harlot to move up to #2. Stanton’s run came to an end on Sunday at the hands of the #1 contender in the Women’s Heartland Division- Yosemite Samantha. Yosemite Samantha will now face the Women’s Heartland Champion Tessa Martin next Tuesday for the title.
-Harlot and LaBarbara each fell back on spot. Kelly Lynn Smith remains in the drop zone and must defeat Tammie Hardy tomorrow night on MVW’s 6:05 show to remain in the Heartland Division.
Non-Division:
Tammie Hardy
Savannah Smith
Blair Williamson
*Bergman’s Barn Women’s Champion* Allison Chambers
NEWS:
-Tammie Hardy defeated Blair Williamson on Saturday and then Savannah Smith on Sunday to earn a chance at moving up into the Women’s Heartland Division. Smith defeated Allison Chambers on Friday night to get to the Sunday match. Hardy and Kelly Lynn Smith meet tomorrow night for the #5 ranking in the Women’s Heartland Division.
WOMEN’S TAG TEAM
Women’s Tag Team Champions: The Hanson Sisters (Andrea and Melissa)
#1 Contender: Jill Berg Enterprises (Sheline Carrigan and Prisoner #034291)
Contenders
#2- Laney Harrison and McLean Oswald
#3- Rose Warriors: (Geena the Warrior Princess and Eliza Rose)
#4- The Working Girls (C.J. Lewis and ‘Queen Cool’ Leah Iris)
#5- LATX (Raquel Ramirez/Christina Garcia)
NEWS:
-The Rose Warriors picked up two wins and consequently moved up two places to #3 in the rankings with The Working Girls and LATX each dropping back one spot. Laney Harrison and McLean Oswald prevailed on Sunday over Geena and Eliza Rose and they challenge Jill Berg Enterprises next Tuesday in a #1 contender’s match. The winner gets a title match against Women’s Tag Team Champions The Hanson Sisters two weeks later.
Non-Division:
Red State Nation (Victorious Veronica Vincent and Kay Daniels)
Russian Assets (Svetlana Kovaleski and Nikita Kalashnik)
Bethany Stewart and Shelley Briscoe
*Bergman’s Barn Women’s Tag Team Champion* The Rollins Sisters (Kelsie and Kennedi Rollins)
NEWS:
-Red State Nation aka Triple V and Kay Daniels, survived the weekend and they will take on LATX coming up for a chance to move up into the Women’s Tag Team Division. Red State Nation defeated Russian Assets on Sunday to clinch the top spot in the Non-Division and a promotion/relegation match against the #5 ranked contender in the Women’s Tag Team Division- LATX. Red State Nation reached the Sunday match with a win on Saturday over Bethany Stewart and Shelley Briscoe while Russian Assets knocked off the Bergman’s Barn Women’s Tag Team Champion The Rollins Sisters on Friday night.
THIS WEEKEND AND TUESDAY:
August 5th – MVW Six-O-Five / St. Louis, MO
–#3 WOMEN’S TAG TEAM NON-DIVISION: Rollins Sisters vs. Bethany Stewart/Shelley Briscoe
-#3-MENS NON-DIVISION: Dave Mann vs. Richie Park
-#3-WOMENS NON-DIVISION: Allison Chambers vs. Blair Williamson
–WINNER-#5 WOMEN’S HEARTLAND DIVISION: #5 Kelly Lynn Smith vs. Tammie Hardy
-WINNER-#5 MEN’S HEARTLAND DIVISION: #5 Matt Taylor vs. Cletus T. Johnson
August 8th – Banterra Center / Carbondale, IL
-#2 vs. #3-MEN’S TAG TEAM DIVISION: #2 Surf Express Bro vs. #3 The Kardoucheian Empire
-#2 vs. #3-MEN’S DIVISION: #2 Captain Jack vs. #3 John O’Reilly
-WOMEN’S HEARTLAND TITLE: Tessa Martin © vs. #1 Yosemite Samantha
-MEN’S HEARTLAND TITLE: Luke Woods © vs. #1 Ken Kardoucheian
-#1 CONTENDER’S MATCH-WOMEN’S TAG TEAM: #1 Jill Berg Enterprises vs. #2 Laney Harrison/McLean Oswald
-#1 CONTENDER’S MATCH-WOMEN’S DIVISION: #1 Shizuko Yamazaki vs. #2 Victoria McGill
-NON-TITLE: Women’s Tag Team Champions The Hanson Sisters vs. #3 The Rose Warriors
-NON-TITLE: Women’s Champion Jennifer Colton vs. #3 Lisa Barbosa-Stevens
-MEN’S TITLE: ‘Redneck’ Bill Dickinson © vs. Ricky Stevens
UPCOMING MISSOURI VALLEY WRESTLING ROAD SHOWS
August 11th – Clinton High School Gymnasium / Clinton, OK
August 11th – Cook Center / Dodge City, Kansas
August 12th – Chisholm Trail Coliseum / Enid, OK
August 12th – Charles Koch Center / Wichita, KS
August 13th – Expo Square Pavilion / Tulsa, OK
August 19th – MVW Six-O-Five / St. Louis, MO
August 22nd – Special Show from the Field of Dreams / Dyersburg, IA
August 25th – Show Me Center / Cape Girardeau, MO
August 25th – C.Allen korf Memorial Gymnasium / Hannibal, MO
August 26th – Gibson Arena / Rolla, MO
August 26th – Joseph Gentile Center / Chicago, IL
August 27th – Black River Coliseum / Poplar Bluff, MO
September 5th – McLeod Center / Cedar Falls, IA
September 8th – Hutchinson Sports Arena / Hutchinson, KS
September 8th – Nellis Hall / Coffeyville, KS
September 9th – Del 5ive Event Center / Emporium, KS
September 9th – JHQ Arena / Springfield, MO
September 10th – Cook Center / Olathe, KS
September 19th – Ford Center / Evansville, IN
September 24th – Heartland PPV – Indiana Farmers Coliseum / Indianapolis, IN
September 29th – Cheyenne County Community Center / Sidney, NE
September 29th –Lambert Fieldhouse / West Lafayette, IN
September 30th – Wilkert Event Center / Columbus, NE
September 30th – Peoria Civic Center / Peoria, IL
October 1st – The Viaero Center / Kearney, NE
October 10th – Knapp Center / Des Moines, IA
October 13th – Hale Arena / Mason City, IA
October 13th – Griffon Indoor Sports Complex / St. Joseph, MO
October 14th – Surf Ballroom / Clear Lake, IA
October 14th – Landon Arena / Topeka, KS
October 15th – Five Flags Center / Dubuque, IA
October 24th – Athletics-Recreation Center / Valparaiso, IN
**December 17th – Evening of Champions – Wintrust Arena / Chicago, IL
