MXW Pro Wrestling
Encyclopedia
MXW Pro Wrestling is an independent
professional wrestling
promotion
founded and operated by former ECW
manager
and color commentator Joel Gertner
. The company is based in New York, New York, but has presented the majority of its live events in Connecticut
.
, a weekly prime-time cable TV program which ran from 1999 to 2000 on the network currently known as Spike, Joel Gertner became active on the independent circuit
. After working with several promotions in the New York Tri-State and New England
regions, Gertner launched MXW Pro Wrestling in late 2004. Their premiere event was held at Crystal's Night Club in Bristol, Connecticut
on November 5, 2004 and featured an appearance by Matt Striker as Muscles Marinara and saw ECW Triple Crown winner Mikey Whipwreck
defeat Maverick Wild
and "Sudden Impact" Dylan Kage in the main event.
They returned to the same venue for their second show on January 30, 2005, at which Boogalou defeated Jay Lethal
in the main event. Following this event, the company went on hiatus for approximately one year.
and the MXW debuts of Plazma (Trent Barretta)
and Josh Daniels.
pin Cindy Rogers
in the first MXWomen's Match, Xavier pin the debuting "Hurricane" John Walters
, and the first MXW appearance of Antonio "The Promise" Thomas
. The Gaijin
Battle Series, an original MXW concept which spotlights American combatants who wrestle for different Japanese wrestling organizations in competition against one another, was launched at this show. In the final match of the evening, Josh Daniels, who represented Pro Wrestling Zero-One, defeated "Die Hard" Eddie Edwards
, who represented Pro Wrestling NOAH
, to earn one point for his Japanese home promotion.
Hall in Wallingford, Connecticut
. The main event was the Gaijin Battle X
match, in which Low Ki, who represented Pro Wrestling NOAH, defeated "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels
, who represented Pro Wrestling Zero-One, which tied the Gaijin Battle Series at one point for each promotion. Prior to the start of the show, Daniels participated in the first "Heroes With Heroes" event where he had lunch with fans during an hour-long question and answer session. Also featured on this show was the inception of the Lightning Match, a stipulation in which competitors must win within a ten minute time limit. In the first such contest, J.D. Michaels and Kristian Frost battled to a time limit draw when neither was able to achieve victory within the ten minute time frame. This event also marked the beginning of working relationships with several other independent promotions, including Pro Wrestling WORLD-1 and CHIKARA.
Following this event, MXW began producing a weekly 30-minute TV program known as "MXW Momentum," which was cablecast in the Waterbury, Connecticut and Wallingford, Connecticut areas.
. The MXW top 20 was determined by win/loss records during the period from April 1, 2006 through July 8, 2006 and the results of fan voting
(top 15 ballots) submitted to the company's website, known as the "MXW Fan 15". The at-large bids were the remaining candidates eligible for the top 20 that placed below the cutoff point, wrestlers that appeared prior to the April 1, 2006 event, and/or wrestlers that had not previously appeared in MXW.
Their sixth live event, "Golden Quest", emanated once again from Wallingford's Knights of Columbus Hall on August 25, 2006 and focused on the primary stage (first round) of the tournament. Eight tournament matches were announced and Eddie Edwards, Archadia, Luis Ortiz, Bobby Fish, John Walters, Josh Daniels and Jason Blade (who defeated Billy Kidman) were victorious in their primary stage matches. The eighth tournament match was to be Low Ki vs. Jay Lethal, however, as the curfew for the evening approached, the semi-main event was still ongoing between Frankie Kazarian
, Sonjay Dutt
and Azrieal
. Lethal ran into the ring, followed soon after by Low Ki, turning the three-way match into an impromptu 5-way encounter. The match was stopped by MXW officials after approximately thirteen minutes and Low Ki and Dutt were declared co-winners by Gertner. Their position in the tournament was never resolved.
Prior to Golden Quest, MXW had announced the September Scramble Tour, which was to be a weekend of live events scheduled to take place in Springfield, Massachusetts
and Albany, New York
in late September. However, due to Joel Gertner being hospitalized during this period, the shows were cancelled.
at the historic Washington Avenue Armory. This event was headlined by the debut of the Kings of Wrestling in two singles matches, collectively known as The Royal Relay, as well as the continuation of the MXW Championship Tournament. Claudio Castagnoli
wrestled Antonio Thomas in a first round tournament match and, in the main event, Chris Hero
wrestled Josh Daniels. Also debuting on this show were several stars from Montreal's International Wrestling Syndicate
, namely Beef Wellington, Sexxxy Eddy
, and Player Uno
. Additional contests saw Bobby Fish pin the debuting "Fabulous" John McChesney and Romeo Roselli
pin the debuting Slyk Wagner Brown.
at the Albanian-American Cultural Center. This event was headlined by a Gaijin Tag Battle, the continuation of the Gaijin Battle Series, in which the wrestler that scored the pinfall would earn two points for their Japanese home promotion. It was announced as Team Zero-One (Steve Corino
and Josh Daniels) vs. Team NOAH (Low Ki & Eddie Edwards), however, when Corino was unable to attend, the match was changed to Low Ki and Daniels vs. Team Sabotage (Eddie Edwards and D.C. Dillenger). Josh Daniels pinned Dillenger for the win, bringing the Gaijin Battle Series tally to Zero-One (3 points) and NOAH (1 point). Three first round tournament matches were held at this show. Ricky Landell
, Mercedes Martinez (who defeated Nikki Roxx), and Ron Zombie (who defeated Homicide
in an "all-out war" match) were victorious.
In October 2006, MXW announced a show entitled "Level Next" would take place on November 18, 2006 in New Haven, Connecticut
. The company would later cancel this event, citing non-committal status of the building. After these events, the company went on hiatus until early 2010.
in New Haven, Connecticut.
Independent circuit
In professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised promotions. They are roughly analagous to a minor league for pro wrestling, or community or regional theatre.Specific promotions on the...
professional wrestling
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
promotion
Professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. Promotion also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event...
founded and operated by former ECW
Extreme Championship Wrestling
Extreme Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001...
manager
Manager (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...
and color commentator Joel Gertner
Joel Gertner
Joel Gertner is an American Professional wrestling announcer and manager best known for his work in Extreme Championship Wrestling.-Early career:...
. The company is based in New York, New York, but has presented the majority of its live events in Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
.
2004-2005
After the cancellation of ECW on TNNECW on TNN
ECW on TNN was a weekly American professional wrestling television program that aired on The Nashville Network from August 27, 1999 to October 6, 2000...
, a weekly prime-time cable TV program which ran from 1999 to 2000 on the network currently known as Spike, Joel Gertner became active on the independent circuit
Independent circuit
In professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised promotions. They are roughly analagous to a minor league for pro wrestling, or community or regional theatre.Specific promotions on the...
. After working with several promotions in the New York Tri-State and New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
regions, Gertner launched MXW Pro Wrestling in late 2004. Their premiere event was held at Crystal's Night Club in Bristol, Connecticut
Bristol, Connecticut
Bristol is a suburban city located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States southwest of Hartford. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 61,353. Bristol is primarily known as the home of ESPN, whose central studios are in the city. Bristol is also home to...
on November 5, 2004 and featured an appearance by Matt Striker as Muscles Marinara and saw ECW Triple Crown winner Mikey Whipwreck
Mikey Whipwreck
John Watson , better known by his ring name Mikey Whipwreck, is a retired American professional wrestler best known for his career with Extreme Championship Wrestling where he became the third ECW Triple Crown Champion....
defeat Maverick Wild
Scott C. Despres
Scott Cameron Despres is an American professional wrestler, trainer and promoter. Known by the ring name Maverick Wild, he was one of the top stars of the New England independent circuit during the 1990s and early 2000s as a mainstay for International World Class Championship Wrestling, the...
and "Sudden Impact" Dylan Kage in the main event.
They returned to the same venue for their second show on January 30, 2005, at which Boogalou defeated Jay Lethal
Jay Lethal
Jamar "Jay" Shipman better known by his ring name Jay Lethal, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Ring of Honor , where he is the ROH World Television Champion...
in the main event. Following this event, the company went on hiatus for approximately one year.
2006
MXW returned in early 2006 and announced that their third show would be held on April 1, 2006 at Crystal's Night Club. This event included the first match between Jason Blade and XavierJohn Jirus
John Jirus is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Ring of Honor between 2002 and 2004 as Xavier. He is a former ROH Champion.-Professional wrestling career:Jirus trained under Tony DeVito before debuting in 1997...
and the MXW debuts of Plazma (Trent Barretta)
Trent Barretta
Greggory "Greg" Marasciulo is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, working on its SmackDown brand under the ring name Trent Barreta. He was one half of the Dude Busters tag team with Caylen Croft before Croft was released from his WWE contract...
and Josh Daniels.
MAYhem
They returned to the same venue for their fourth event and presented "MXW MAYhem" on May 27, 2006. Featuring a quadruple main event, this event saw Mercedes MartinezMercedes Martinez
Mercedes Martinez is a American professional wrestler, currently performing for Shimmer Women Athletes, as well as numerous independent promotions including World Xtreme Wrestling, Women Superstars Uncensored, and Full Impact Pro....
pin Cindy Rogers
Cindy Rogers
Cindy Rogers is a retired American professional wrestler. She is known for performing on the independent circuit for World Xtreme Wrestling and Shimmer Women Athletes, among others.-Professional wrestling career:...
in the first MXWomen's Match, Xavier pin the debuting "Hurricane" John Walters
John Stagikas
John Stagikas is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Hurricane" John Walters and in Lucha Libre USA as RJ Brewer, the kayfabe son of Arizona Governor Jan Brewer...
, and the first MXW appearance of Antonio "The Promise" Thomas
Tom Matera
Thomas "Tom" Matera is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Antonio Thomas. He is best known for his stint with World Wrestling Entertainment on the Raw brand as one half of The Heart Throbs....
. The Gaijin
Gaijin
is a Japanese word meaning "non-Japanese", or "alien". This word is a short form of gaikokujin , which literally means "person from outside of the country". The word is composed of two kanji: , meaning "outside"; and , meaning "person". Thus, the word technically means "outsider"...
Battle Series, an original MXW concept which spotlights American combatants who wrestle for different Japanese wrestling organizations in competition against one another, was launched at this show. In the final match of the evening, Josh Daniels, who represented Pro Wrestling Zero-One, defeated "Die Hard" Eddie Edwards
Eddie Edwards (wrestler)
Eddie Edwards is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for wrestling with Ring of Honor , where he is a former ROH World Champion. He also had previous reigns as a former ROH World Tag Team Champion with his partner Davey Richards as The American Wolves and as the inaugural ROH World...
, who represented Pro Wrestling NOAH
Pro Wrestling NOAH
is a major Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2000 by former All Japan Pro Wrestling ace Mitsuharu Misawa. NOAH is broadcast weekly in Japan...
, to earn one point for his Japanese home promotion.
InterPromotional Incident
On July 8, 2006, they presented their fifth event, titled "InterPromotional Incident", at the Knights of ColumbusKnights of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization. Founded in the United States in 1882, it is named in honor of Christopher Columbus....
Hall in Wallingford, Connecticut
Wallingford, Connecticut
Wallingford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 43,026 at the 2000 census.- History :Wallingford was established on October 10, 1667, when the Connecticut General Assembly authorized the "making of a village on the east river" to 38 planters and freemen...
. The main event was the Gaijin Battle X
X Division
The X Division is a high-flying, high-risk, fast-paced style of professional wrestling seen originally in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and since then in various NWA member promotions...
match, in which Low Ki, who represented Pro Wrestling NOAH, defeated "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels
Christopher Daniels
Daniel Christopher Covell is an American professional wrestler, best known in the United States by his ring name "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels. He is also known for performing under the ring name Curry Man. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , while also...
, who represented Pro Wrestling Zero-One, which tied the Gaijin Battle Series at one point for each promotion. Prior to the start of the show, Daniels participated in the first "Heroes With Heroes" event where he had lunch with fans during an hour-long question and answer session. Also featured on this show was the inception of the Lightning Match, a stipulation in which competitors must win within a ten minute time limit. In the first such contest, J.D. Michaels and Kristian Frost battled to a time limit draw when neither was able to achieve victory within the ten minute time frame. This event also marked the beginning of working relationships with several other independent promotions, including Pro Wrestling WORLD-1 and CHIKARA.
Following this event, MXW began producing a weekly 30-minute TV program known as "MXW Momentum," which was cablecast in the Waterbury, Connecticut and Wallingford, Connecticut areas.
Golden Quest
In late July 2006, MXW announced a 32-athlete single elimination tournament, comprising the MXW top 20 and 12 at-large bids, to crown the first MXW ChampionChampionship (professional wrestling)
A Championship or "title" in professional wrestling is a recognition promoted by professional wrestling organizations.Championship reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches, in which competitors are involved in scripted rivalries...
. The MXW top 20 was determined by win/loss records during the period from April 1, 2006 through July 8, 2006 and the results of fan voting
Preferential voting
Preferential voting is a type of ballot structure used in several electoral systems in which voters rank candidates in order of relative preference. For example, the voter may select their first choice as '1', their second preference a '2', and so on...
(top 15 ballots) submitted to the company's website, known as the "MXW Fan 15". The at-large bids were the remaining candidates eligible for the top 20 that placed below the cutoff point, wrestlers that appeared prior to the April 1, 2006 event, and/or wrestlers that had not previously appeared in MXW.
Their sixth live event, "Golden Quest", emanated once again from Wallingford's Knights of Columbus Hall on August 25, 2006 and focused on the primary stage (first round) of the tournament. Eight tournament matches were announced and Eddie Edwards, Archadia, Luis Ortiz, Bobby Fish, John Walters, Josh Daniels and Jason Blade (who defeated Billy Kidman) were victorious in their primary stage matches. The eighth tournament match was to be Low Ki vs. Jay Lethal, however, as the curfew for the evening approached, the semi-main event was still ongoing between Frankie Kazarian
Frankie Kazarian
Frank B. Gerdelman is an Armenian-American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Frankie Kazarian or simply Kazarian. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
, Sonjay Dutt
Sonjay Dutt
Retesh Bhalla is an American professional wrestler of Indian Punjabi descent, better known by his ring name, Sonjay Dutt. He is best known working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and is also known for his stints with Combat Zone Wrestling, Major League Wrestling, and other various independent...
and Azrieal
Federico Palacios
Walter Kirney is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for working under the ring name Azrieal for independent promotions such as Ring of Honor and Jersey All Pro Wrestling.-Total Nonstop Action Wrestling:...
. Lethal ran into the ring, followed soon after by Low Ki, turning the three-way match into an impromptu 5-way encounter. The match was stopped by MXW officials after approximately thirteen minutes and Low Ki and Dutt were declared co-winners by Gertner. Their position in the tournament was never resolved.
Prior to Golden Quest, MXW had announced the September Scramble Tour, which was to be a weekend of live events scheduled to take place in Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield is the most populous city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers; the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern...
and Albany, New York
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
in late September. However, due to Joel Gertner being hospitalized during this period, the shows were cancelled.
Capital Collision
The company returned on November 10, 2006 when they presented "Capital Collision" in Albany, New YorkAlbany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
at the historic Washington Avenue Armory. This event was headlined by the debut of the Kings of Wrestling in two singles matches, collectively known as The Royal Relay, as well as the continuation of the MXW Championship Tournament. Claudio Castagnoli
Claudio Castagnoli
Claudio Castagnoli is a Swiss professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, working in its developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling under the ring name Antonio Cesaro...
wrestled Antonio Thomas in a first round tournament match and, in the main event, Chris Hero
Chris Hero
Chris Spradlin is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Chris Hero. He is a mainstay of many independent wrestling promotions, including Ring of Honor, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla as well as Pro Wrestling Noah in Japan...
wrestled Josh Daniels. Also debuting on this show were several stars from Montreal's International Wrestling Syndicate
International Wrestling Syndicate
International Wrestling Syndicate was a professional wrestling promotion based out of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.It was formerly known as the Internet Wrestling Syndicate and before that as World Wrestling Syndicate. It was also home base to many independent wrestlers, such as Kevin Steen, El...
, namely Beef Wellington, Sexxxy Eddy
Eddy Dorozowsky
Eddy Dorozowsky is a Canadian professional wrestler and former promoter, best known by his ring name SeXXXy Eddy. He has competed several in North American independent promotions including Chikara, Combat Zone Wrestling, IWA Mid-South, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, Northern Championship Wrestling, Pro...
, and Player Uno
Player Uno
Nicolas Dansereau is a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ringname Player Uno, who currently competes most notably for the Chikara and Inter Species Wrestling promotions. He bases his gimmick, moveset, and attire around video games, more specifically games for the NES and SNES...
. Additional contests saw Bobby Fish pin the debuting "Fabulous" John McChesney and Romeo Roselli
Romeo Roselli
Giovanni Roselli best known as Romeo Roselli is a professional wrestler and actor best known for his stint with World Wrestling Entertainment on the Raw brand as one half of the "Heart Throbs" and is not to be confused with another wrestler by the name of Kid Romeo.-Career:Roselli began wrestling...
pin the debuting Slyk Wagner Brown.
Brass City Battle
Two days later, on November 12, 2006, MXW presented "Brass City Battle", its first live event in Waterbury, ConnecticutWaterbury, Connecticut
Waterbury is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, on the Naugatuck River, 33 miles southwest of Hartford and 77 miles northeast of New York City...
at the Albanian-American Cultural Center. This event was headlined by a Gaijin Tag Battle, the continuation of the Gaijin Battle Series, in which the wrestler that scored the pinfall would earn two points for their Japanese home promotion. It was announced as Team Zero-One (Steve Corino
Steve Corino
Steven Eugene "Steve" Corino is a Canadian professional wrestler, who currently works for Pro Wrestling Zero1, Ring of Honor and numerous other independent promotions. Corino is a former NWA World Heavyweight Champion and ECW World Heavyweight Champion.-Early years :Corino began wrestling in 1994...
and Josh Daniels) vs. Team NOAH (Low Ki & Eddie Edwards), however, when Corino was unable to attend, the match was changed to Low Ki and Daniels vs. Team Sabotage (Eddie Edwards and D.C. Dillenger). Josh Daniels pinned Dillenger for the win, bringing the Gaijin Battle Series tally to Zero-One (3 points) and NOAH (1 point). Three first round tournament matches were held at this show. Ricky Landell
Ricky Landell
Ricky Landell is an American former professional wrestler. He is best known for competing in various independent promotions, the most notable being Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX / Pro Wrestling Zero1 and AWA Superstars of Wrestling / Wrestling Superstars Live.-Debut :After training under...
, Mercedes Martinez (who defeated Nikki Roxx), and Ron Zombie (who defeated Homicide
Nelson Erazo
Nelson Rodriguez Erazo is an American professional wrestler of Puerto Rican descent, better known by his ring name, Homicide...
in an "all-out war" match) were victorious.
In October 2006, MXW announced a show entitled "Level Next" would take place on November 18, 2006 in New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
. The company would later cancel this event, citing non-committal status of the building. After these events, the company went on hiatus until early 2010.
2010
On February 22, 2010, MXW relaunched their website and announced their comeback event, entitled "Come What May". It will be headlined by a one night, sixteen man, random draw single-elimination tournament. It is scheduled for May 16, 2010 at Toad's PlaceToad's Place
Toad's Place is a concert venue and nightclub in New Haven, Connecticut, with two other short lived locations in Waterbury, CT and Richmond, VA.-History:...
in New Haven, Connecticut.
External links
- MXWwrestling.net - Official Website of MXW Pro Wrestling
- MXW Pro Wrestling Photos by Christine J. Coons
- MXW Pro Wrestling at Indy Wrestling News
- MXW Pro Wrestling at The Internet Wrestling Database
- MXW Pro Wrestling on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....