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August 30, 2018

Velveteen Dream Appearing At Two Evolve Shows In September

NXT Superstar Velveteen Dream is scheduled to make very rare appearances outside of WWE in September. He will be working two Evolve events. Evolve has a close working relationship with WWE. Dream will wrestle at at EVOLVE 112 at the MCW Arena in Joppa, Maryland on September 7 and EVOLVE 113 at La Boom in Queens, New York on September 8. It has been revealed that Dream will be facing Austin Theory in Joppa and taking on Darby Allin in Queens. Velveteen Dream, a native of Washington DC, was trained by and worked for Maryland Championship Wrestling prior to signing with WWE.

July 13, 2018

ROH Dojo Announces Partnership with Four Other Major Wrestling Schools

The following comes from ROHWrestling.com:

The ROH Dojo is now officially open in Baltimore, MD and is an invite-only program for future ROH stars. With that, ROH is proud to announce its affiliation with four of the top, internationally-recognized wrestling schools in the world. The World Famous Monster Factory, Team 3D Academy, Maryland Championship Wrestling, and the Power Factory will provide a pipeline of talent and well over 150 years combined in professional wrestling among their trainers and lineages.

The World Famous Monster Factory has produced numerous World Champions seen on television since the late 1970s, with Larry Sharpe training some of the day’s top stars before the Monster Factory officially launched in Paulsboro, NJ 1983 under its historic name. The Monster Factory, led by Danny Cage, possess one of the longest and most accomplished lineages of alumni of any school in the country. Danny Cage continues to open doors all over the world for aspiring wrestlers with his state of the art facility.

For 11 years, Bully Ray and Devon have owned and operated Team 3D Academy in Kissimmee, FL, providing hands-on training from the most accomplished professional wrestling tag team of all time. Bully and Devon have most recently been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame and have produced many stars that have been seen on television for organizations all across the globe!

Since 1998, Maryland Championship Wrestling in Joppa, MD has served as a training home for some of the fastest-rising stars in professional wrestling. The host of the Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup each year, MCW has turned from one of the top showcases in the world for the brightest independent stars to one of the top producers of blue chip talent in the world. Head ROH Dojo Trainer Joey from Wrestling has led many of the most recent classes, building on the legacy created by owner Dan McDevitt and current trainers R.J. Meyer and Dean Gutridge.

Lastly, The Power Factory is the youngest school among the affiliates of the ROH Dojo but its trainers have nearly 40 years combined experience in professional wrestling. Ray Lloyd (aka Glacier) and QT Marshall lead the Power Factory in Norcross, GA, near Atlanta, GA! Lloyd and Marshall have state of the art facilities, as well as strength coaches and dieticians to help you get to the next level and have seen blue-chip prospects appear on international television in the just-under-one year they have been in existence!

These four schools will serve as partners for developing young talent who will train to learn wrestling, communication, and all other aspects needed to enter the ROH Dojo and become an ROH Star. Keep it locked in to ROHWrestling.com for the latest news on the ROH Dojo and if you are ready to begin your journey to success in professional wrestling, please contact one of our affiliates nearest to you!

April 23, 2016

Maryland Championship Wrestling Becomes MCW Pro Wrestling


Maryland Championship Wrestling is excited to become MCW Pro Wrestling. This change recognizes success in providing events throughout not only Maryland, but Delaware, Pennsylvania, and abroad, as well as the growth of an online platform via an on-demand subscription video network at MCWRageTV.com.

Maryland remains the home of MCW Pro Wrestling. MCW Pro Wrestling continues to influence the larger world of professional wrestling through developing professional wrestling stars, like World Wrestling Entertainment developmental talent Patrick Clark and recent Ring of Honor star Lio Rush, and top-quality wrestling events.

"We are extremely excited to launch a new era in MCW and to present a logo that accurately reflects our position in the marketplace and where we will be heading the future," said MCW Pro Wrestling co-owner Dan McDevitt.

In the last year alone, MCW Pro Wrestling has showcased legends of professional wrestling, including Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, Booker T, the late Rowdy Roddy Piper, Mick Foley, Matt and Jeff Hardy, Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, Billy Gunn, X-Pac, Chyna, and more, as well as provided a platform for internationally televised stars like Lucha Underground's Shane Strickland aka Killshot, Ring of Honor's Delirious and Jason Kincaid, and many young, developing stars of the future.

March 5, 2016

The Golden Age of Independent Wrestling Is Right Now: Don't Be Left Behind


There is an awakening. Can you feel it?

Last weekend, there were four independent wrestling promotions running within 45 minutes of each other in New York City - CHIKARA, SWA, House of Glory and NYWC. All four featured good live crowds and in the case of at least three of the events, they sold out. NYWC and House of Glory had so many fans, there weren't enough chairs with a number of fans choosing to pay to stand and watch the shows. In The Carolinas, there were multiple events with upwards of 1,700-2,000 fans showing up to see The Rock N' Roll Express battle the Powers of Pain in a Steel Cage for Big Time Wrestling while CWF Mid-Atlantic presented a 105 minute bout that everyone is raving about featuring Trevor Lee and Roy Wilkins. Multiple shows in California for promotions APW and Revolution Pro were sold out. Beyond Wrestling sold out two back to back shows in Rhode Island that received great reviews.

This weekend, Northeast Wrestling is expected to have close to 2,000 fans at their Wrestlefest event in Newburgh, NY. Pro Wrestling Guerrilla will present their latest big events, All Star Extravaganza in Reseda, CA that will undoubtedly draw raves and a sellout crowd. MCW in Baltimore will have another big house in Joppa, MD. There are countless other promotions running this weekend as well.

Wrestlemania weekend, there will be no less than TEN independent wrestling events with everyone from SHIMMER to EVOLVE to CZW to the NWA to VIP Wrestling to Queens of Combat to Kaiju Big Battel presenting shows. That number, by the way, does not include Ring of Honor. Most of these events, if not all, will be packed and will feature a lot of great in-ring wrestling. The biggest wrestling event of the year and ten events will be there as the alternative for the 100,000 fans in Dallas.

Mind you, none of what I wrote about mentions other promotions that are currently trying to build their foundation and brand name. AAW in Illinois. AIW in Cleveland. FIP in Florida. Tier 1 in NYC. WrestlePro in New Jersey. Atlanta Wrestling Entertainment in Georgia. Wildkat Sports in New Orleans. There are more quality independent wrestling promotions right now, at the same time, in the United States than at any point before this era.

Nor am I talking about promotions that can be seen in some vein, nationally, on cable. Championship Wrestling Hollywood. Paragon Pro Wrestling....or the countless ones that can be found on Youtube. Just this week, On Point Wrestling in New Jersey launched their own series online.

Now, let's open our scope to include Europe. WXW in Germany. OTT in Ireland. IPW-UK, Revolution Pro, PROGRESS in Great Britain. [Note from Mike: Or ICW, which many fans wrote me about after I neglected to list them here. Sorry!] The level of wrestling and the sheer amount of stuff out there is staggering, even for someone like me, who loves to follow as much as he can.

Holy sh**!

Don't say it's a revolution. Don't say it's aberration. There is no doubt about it. We are living in the golden age of independent professional wrestling, and it's pretty awesome.

So, why is it happening now? There's always been an independent, undercurrent to what mainstream professional wrestling is. Independent wrestling used to be a dirty word. Back in the territory era, anyone who didn't run without permission were considered "outlaw" shows and if those shows crossed the wrong promoter, The National Wrestling Alliance members would team up to trounce them.

When the WWF national expansion took place, suddenly the rules had changed. One, the territory rules no longer applied. Two, many of the smaller towns and venues that had previously been home to spot shows from the larger companies or now-defunct promoters were available. The era of the independents had begun.

Independents used to be, for the most part small, fly by night promotions. They ran shows that were pretty much the equivalent of the circus coming to town for a day. There would be a few names that fans recognized - The Jimmy Snukas, The Terry Funks, The Big Bossmans, The Abdullah The Butchers - either former nationally known names or renowned wild men who were their own men - responsible for drawing the house. Underneath would be a litany of locals, some talented, some not. Most of the locals never made it past that level. The promotions would come in, put on a show and be done. The shows might be good, they might be bad but most often, unless it was a specific promoters, it was likely a haphazard show. How haphazard? I once witnessed Terry Funk beat Abdullah the Butcher in a Texas Death Match...by DQ. These were shows designed to get money and get out. There was no foundation.

Now, following on the blueprint that promotions like ECW, IWA Mid-South and Ring of Honor created, we have independent promotions running regularly in the same venues, with the same talents, telling storylines that exist over multiple months. Some of them are still running and promoting the old grass-roots style and having great success with it. Big Time Wrestling and Wildkat Sports routinely draw good crowds without seeking online audiences. There are also companies building their momentum on DVD sales, digital downloads and streaming websites. We are seeing promotions making good money with multiple revenue streams. They aren't anywhere close to destroying WWE's place as the top wrestling company in the world, but they are making money for themselves and in many cases, thanks to t-shirt companies like ProWrestlingTees.com, the wrestlers have regular additional income coming in for themselves.

So, why are things so hot again? A cross-sectional check-in with independent promoters and personalities show that there's a number of different reasons that all seem to be hitting at just the right time.

October 18, 2015

Popular WWE Tough Enough Contestant Reportedly Signs with WWE, Reports to the Performance Center


A source close to Patrick Clark has told the Chad Dukes Wrestling Show that the popular former Tough Enough contestant has signed to a WWE developmental contract and is currently at the performance center. Adding fuel to the speculation, Clark was missing from this weekend’s MCW shows where he was advertised to appear and last night in Delaware, his tag team partner Lio Rush dropped the Maryland Tag Team Championship in a handicap match.

You can listen to The Chad Dukes Wrestling Show on Washington DC’s 106.7 The Fan Wednesday Nights at 7pm and on iTunes, Play.it, and at: http://chaddukeswrestlingshow.com/

June 4, 2011

Local Women Breaking Into Wrestling


Maryland Championship Wrestling isn't afriad of letting female performers hook 'em up in the ring.

The independent promotion looks to bring serious female wrestling matches to the forefront of their oranzation with local wrestlers like Jessie Kaye and Candie and up-and-coming regional in-ring talent like Aida Marie and Arlene.

MCW is even home to most likely the only female wrestling referee currently working the indy circuit in Tonya Stevens...More?

source: essex.patch.com

April 8, 2011

MCW to "Bodyslam Autism"


A local wrestling promotion will be delivering more than just suplexes and piledrivers this week. It will try to help "bodyslam autism" by raising money and awareness for the cause.

Maryland Championship Wrestling is holding a special show Friday, April 8th at the New Green Room in Dundalk, titled "Bodyslam Autism." MCW Commissioner "Wiseguy" Jimmy Cicero says his two young sons both have autism, and he's hoping this event will spread autism awareness into the professional wrestling industry.

Bell time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on April 8th. Tickets start at $25. For more information, check out www.marylandwrestling.com.

source: abc2news.com

January 2, 2011

MCW New Year's Xplosion Results


Ruckus def. Devon Moore

Jimmy Cicero def. Bobby Shields

Dan McDevitt came to the ring and offered Jimmy Cicero the job of Commissioner of MCW. Cicero accepted.

Ronni Zukko def. Cole Callaway

The MCW Anniversary tag team title shot was on the line in the next matchup. C-Fed would defeat Ramblin Rich to earn the title shot for FED-UP. After the match, "G-Fed" would appear to turn on C-Fed, as Rich, manager J.P. Callahan, and Jessie Kaye would join in on the attack of C-Fed. However, "G-FED" was actually Earl The Pearl in disguise. New Commissioner Jimmy Cicero would order everyone to leave, except Earl, who was ordered to compete in the next match, which resulted in a loss to "The Samoan Tsumani" Nui Tofiga.

Maryland wrestling fans were well aware of the issues that exists between members of The Hit Squad, Drolix and Kindred. Those issues would come to a head on January 1st, as newcomer James Anthony was able to score the upset over Drolix, after a miscue by Kindred. After the match, Drolix and Kindred would come to blows, thus ending the team for good.

Mia Yim def. Melissa Coates

Josh Daniels def. Alexander James

Cobian def. Tyler Hilton

Ryan McBride def. Christian York

source: mcw facebook

August 1, 2010

MCW Shamrock X Results

MCW Shamrock X: Mia Yim vs Mickie James

Former WWE Women’s Champion, Mickie James was victorious in her return to Maryland Championship Wrestling last night.

The Diva-turned-country singer defeated rookie, Mia Yim, with a DDT according to @FutureDivaSarah on Twitter.

The match was sort of a ‘full circle’ moment for James, who at the beginning of her career a decade ago, wrestled for MCW under the name Alexis Laree. Meanwhile, for Yim, the match marked the end of her rookie year in the industry.

source: diva-dirt.com

April 4, 2010

MCW Xtreme Rules Results

The Switchblade Conspiracy def. The Harbor City Hit Squad & Joel Maximo & Joe Ettell

Rich Swann def. CA Elliott

Ricky Blues Jr. def. Ricky Blues Sr.

Fed-Up def. Ronnie Zukko & Cole Calloway in a Texas Tornado Match

Ruckus def. Amazing Red

Tom Brandi def. "The Samoan Tsunami" Nui Tofiga in a Strap Match

Cobian & Ryan McBride def. Tyler Hilton & Adam Cole, earning McBride a shot at the MCW Title

MCW Tag Team Champions Team Macktion def. The Holy Rollers

MCW Heavyweight Champion Kent Brink def. Josh Daniels in a No Holds Barred Match

www.marylandwrestling.com

March 31, 2010

Interview with Kent Brink, MCW Champion

Kent Brink is defending his title as MCW Heavyweight Champion on Saturday. But he thinks he should have been at WrestleMania XXVI.

"Had I not made the mistakes I made in FCW, I have no doubt I would have wrestled at WrestleMania this past Sunday," Brink said.

FCW is the developmental wing of WWE, and Maryland native Brink worked there for nine months before being let go in March 2009. But Brink's ring skills were not the reason he was cut from FCW, and at 6-feet, 6-inches and 260 pounds of muscle he looks like the prototype for a big-bodied WWE superstar...More?

source: expressnightout.com

February 25, 2010

In the Camel Clutch: Maryland Championship Wrestling

February 8, 2010

MCW Anniversary 2010 featuring Al Snow


Full Card
Maryland Championship Wrestling

October 15, 2009

MCW Presents Legends of Maryland Wrestling


Saturday, November 7, 2009
7:00pm - 11:00pm
The Green Room
2401 North Point Boulevard
Dundalk, MD

August 15, 2009

MCW Summer Heat Results

August 12, 2009

Q&A with Patrick Brink

Kevin Eck of the Baltimore Sun conducted an interview recently with Maryland Championship Wrestling star and former WWE developmental talent Patrick Brink.

Brink, an Atholton graduate who grew up in Laurel, made a surprise run-in at last month’s MCW show four months after being released from his WWE deal. Brink, 28, made his return to the ring against Cobian (wth Van Hammer as special guest referee) at a MCW event at The New Green Room in Dundalk.

In the following interview, Brink, who wrestled as Kaleb O’Neal during his six-month stay in WWE’s Florida Championship Wrestling territory, discusses WWE’s developmental program, the circumstances that led to his release, his return to MCW and what the future holds for him. Click here.

August 8, 2009

Ron Simmons at MCW Signing



Fan report from Ron Simmons signing at Maryland Championship Wrestling.

July 17, 2009

MCW Summer Heat



Friday August 7th 2009
Summer Heat 2009
The New Green Room
2401 North Point Blvd.
Dundalk , MD
Doors open at 6 PM

www.marylandwrestling.com

July 13, 2009

MCW Shamrock Cup 2009 Results

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