Shane Somers, also known by his ring name

Ring name

A ring name is a stage name used by a professional wrestler, martial artist, or boxer. While some ring names may have a fictitious first name and surname, others may simply be a nickname, such as The Undertaker.-Wrestling:...

 "ShowTime" Shane Somers, is an American professional wrestler

Professional wrestling

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. Somers held the National Wrestling Alliance

National Wrestling Alliance

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's NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship

NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship

The NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship was the secondary singles championship in the National Wrestling Alliance's St. Louis Wrestling Club and Central States Wrestling promotions in the 1970's and 1980's...

 three times and has also held the NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship

NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship

The NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship a professional wrestling championship that currently serves as the main title for the National Wrestling Alliance promotion, NWA Midwest. For most of its existence, however, the title was defended in the NWA affiliate Central States Wrestling from...

. In addition to wrestling professionally, he has a mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

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 record of 4 wins 1 loss.

Professional wrestling career

Somers began his professional wrestling career in Arkansas

Arkansas

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 wrestling under the name "Primetime" Shawn Winters (one match).

After appearing in several promotions Somers moved to Missouri to Mid Ozark Championship Wrestling (MOCW) and formed a heel

Heel (professional wrestling)

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 (villainous) tag team with Gunny Marvelous known as the L.A. Connection. They began a feud over the MOCW Tag Team Championship with the McCoy Clan and Eric Sparks and Mongoose. The team held the title at least five times. Their final reign came to an end in 2001 at the hands of the Searcher and Geno "The Exterminator". The L.A. Connection went on to become the NWA Missouri State Tag Team champions, holding the belts for several months until Marvelous left the company.

On March 30, 2002, Somers defeated the 7-foot 2-inch Butch McClain to become the undisputed NWA Central States Heavyweight Champion.

He then went on to win the Missouri State title on three different occasions.

Somers was inducted into the Professional Wrestling Independent Missouri Hall of Fame in 2005.

Championships and accomplishments

• Mid Ozark Championship Wrestling
  • MOCW Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Gunny Marvelous

• National Wrestling Alliance
  National Wrestling Alliance
  The National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948...
  
  
  • NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship
    NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship
    The NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship was the secondary singles championship in the National Wrestling Alliance's St. Louis Wrestling Club and Central States Wrestling promotions in the 1970's and 1980's...
    
     (3 times)
  • NWA Missouri Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Gunny Marvelous
  • NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship
    NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship
    The NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship a professional wrestling championship that currently serves as the main title for the National Wrestling Alliance promotion, NWA Midwest. For most of its existence, however, the title was defended in the NWA affiliate Central States Wrestling from...
    
     (1 time)

• National Wrestling Federation
  National Wrestling Federation
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  • NWF Heavyweight Championship
    NWF Heavyweight Championship
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• Other titles
  • Professional Wrestling Independent Missouri Hall of Fame (Class of 2005)