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Are there any active Midwest regional or lowa based pro wrestling circuits anymore?
I‘d love to go see a small show sometime.

Saw Piper wrestle for a local promotion at the Denver Rodeo grounds once years ago.
I know Seth Rollins has his own school in Davenport called "Black and Brave" (after Tyler Black and Marek Brave, the two people that own it). Omaha has a few small promotions come through that I know of, most of the time they'll get a former TNA/IMPACT star or GCW original star on the card but I'm not sure I've seen anyone famous from their WWE/AEW days yet.

Manders (former Iowa FB) used to wrestle in Iowa a lot at the Black and Brave promotion but I forget what it's called. I know I've seen his name for 3XW which is in Des Moines and SCW which, I think, is Keota. I think SCW was more recently and I might be mistaken but I think he announced he wasn't going to be wrestling there full time anymore as he searches out more exposure.

Fargo, ND has Timebomb Pro Wrestling which is picking up steam. They just had EFFY at one of their shows. Might be interesting to check out.

A good friend from my childhood is a pro-wrestling referee based in Minneapolis. He's known in the wrestling world enough to have been asked to ref for Joey Ryan's Bar Wrestling out in Baldwin Park, California before it shut down after the Joey Ryan allegations. I can ask him if you need more direction.
 
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Yeah, I see Manders vs Josh Alexander is the co-main on one of their shows just looking at their Twitter. I might have to go to that.
 
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Manders has been making more GCW appearances as well (he was on the Ric Flair Last Match card in the Bunkhouse match)...
He was on IMPACT, too, right? I don't watch IMPACT much, but I know I saw him in an IMPACT ring. I'd pay money hand over fist to see FTR take Manders under their wing as a trio. Let Wardlow do his own (awesome) stuff. Gimme FTManders
 
He was on IMPACT, too, right? I don't watch IMPACT much, but I know I saw him in an IMPACT ring. I'd pay money hand over fist to see FTR take Manders under their wing as a trio. Let Wardlow do his own (awesome) stuff. Gimme FTManders
Manders wrestled one match in IMPACT for the AAW World title in Cicero, IL


He's been teaming with Mance Warner in GCW...that would be a hell of a 4 some...
 
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Good Main Event. Danielson made Jericho look really good. Danielson getting the win next week vs Mox makes more sense. Save Mox vs MJF for later.
Danielson can get MJF booed. And really help him maintain the heel lane. Very few people can get u invested in the face over coming injury/ stacked odds, etc like Bryan can.
Don't get The Firm faction at all. Totally Mid.
 
You need someone for the mid card faces to fight...
Yeah I get that just they seemed to get too much TV time there. Segment went on forever. Don't see how this helps Paige or Morrison at all. Those two as a duo would work better. Morrison as Paige's Heavy or a heel tag team.
 
Yeah I get that just they seemed to get too much TV time there. Segment went on forever. Don't see how this helps Paige or Morrison at all. Those two as a duo would work better. Morrison as Paige's Heavy or a heel tag team.
Page and W. Morrisey. I was confused and thought Saraya and John Morrison joined AEW.
 
Page and W. Morrisey. I was confused and thought Saraya and John Morrison joined AEW.
That's kinda a problem with his character. 7 ft. Tall Jacked as hell. And can't remember his name. Not good. Team him with the Tightest Tits in the business is $$$$. Need more straight laned heels. Building up Ethan would be smart.
 
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That's kinda a problem with his character. 7 ft. Tall Jacked as hell. And can't remember his name. Not good. Team him with the Tightest Tits in the business is $$$$. Need more straight laned heels. Building up Ethan would be smart.
I do love me some Ethan Page AND W. Morrisey. AEW needs either more TV time (two hour Rampage?) or to make YouTube time a bigger deal.
 
I do love me some Ethan Page AND W. Morrisey. AEW needs either more TV time (two hour Rampage?) or to make YouTube time a bigger deal.
Well who are the legit heels? That folks care about.
MJF
Hobbs
Swerve
Lethal (. Kinda a joke at this point)
Jericho gets cheered. Same with Cole when he returns.

Big reason Wardlow can't get any momentum. Nobody to fued with. Paige and Morrisey chasing him would be good.
 
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Saraya has neck issues? WWE is really cautious about talent with neck problems. Has she wrestled for other promotions lately?
I thought it was similar to Bryan Danielson, where his doctors cleared him but WWE's doctors would not, being more protective. But recall her being 'cleared' while she was still in WWE, just not sure by whom.
 
I thought it was similar to Bryan Danielson, where his doctors cleared him but WWE's doctors would not, being more protective. But recall her being 'cleared' while she was still in WWE, just not sure by whom.
It's part of the reason I don't see Big E back in a WWE ring anytime this decade. Still kinda surprised Edge is working. But he rehabbed for years and now has a light schedule. Best case scenario I see for Big E maybe 5 yrs,?
 
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I think Saraya would be a boon for their women's division as a manager/stable leader as much as a wrestler. Much like Heyman for Reigns before they took the (heh) reins off of him.
 
Probably Wyatt, although it's funny because that was the character Kross had on Lucha Underground...
Pretty entertaining fan theories online that the 'White Rabbit' stuff will be Bray bringing his firefly funhouse characters to life as a stable, with Cross as Ramblin' Rabbit, Scarlett as Abbey the Witch, Lumis as Mercy the Buzzard and Braun as Huskus...not sure what they would do with it long term, but could be pretty fun.
 
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Pretty entertaining fan theories online that the 'White Rabbit' stuff will be Bray bringing his firefly funhouse characters to life as a stable, with Cross as Ramblin' Rabbit, Scarlett as Abbey the Witch, Lumis as Mercy the Buzzard and Braun as Huskus...not sure what they would do with it long term, but could be pretty fun.

 
good lord, I LOVE grand slam week in AEW. Both shows were awesome. I'm glad I didn't get tonight spoiled, especially that debut in the Sting/Darby vs. HoB match.
 
I think if it is Bray, they tease/build this another month, and debut it during sweeps on Smackdown.
They are long playing this, which should be a good ride, white-rabbit so far without knowing the delivery is the most unique build of anything in the last couple of decades....which makes me think it's Bray.

How do they make Alexa 10 feet tall?
 
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They are long playing this, which should be a good ride, white-rabbit so far without knowing the delivery is the most unique build of anything in the last couple of decades....which makes me think it's Bray.

How do they make Alexa 10 feet tall?
Those graphics they have on PPVs?
 
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