FIGHTS: RCW SuperShow '13 teeters between fun and insanity

GENITAL MUTILATION, POORLY RUN CONCESSION STAND MAR WILD EVENT

by Bowie Ibarra

River City Wrestling has been a constant provider of pro-wrestling action for over ten years now.  As the Texas wrestling revival grows in strength, RCW has always been around, and is benefiting from the attention Texas wrestling is currently receiving.

On this night, it was the presence of TNA SuperStars at the event, joining with the already talented roster of the organization, that made the event wild and fun.  Here are some notes from another fun, yet out of control, event.

RETURN OF DINGO WALLABY

-- It was good to see Dingo Wallaby back from neck surgery.  We'll see soon if he chooses to compete again.  He did a good job announcing in spite of a poor sound system in the Aztec Soccer Arena.

LOW RIDER vs. STRAIGHT EDGE DUDE

--  Straight Edge Dude entered to a unique pick of a song:  Justin Beiber's 'Baby'.  Hmmmm....
--  Low Rider would power up in the ring by pantomiming taking a hit from a jay.  Now, wait a second.  This has become interesting, because 'straight edge' dudes are supposed to kick the asses of anyone doing drugs or drinking beer.
--  Straight Edge Dude wins, but then jumps the rail to get in the face of a fan.  It was a sign that things were going to get wild.

SIX MAN MATCH

--  A big six man match followed up the opening match, featuring the reunion of Dingo Wallaby with Honky Kong.

-- Ryan Oshun was a part of the team, too, and seemed to relish being with the good guys.

--  A third talent joined, too, who was said to be one of the students of the RCW school of wrestling.

-- The sleazy Joey Spector was a part of the heel faction, and man he looked like he put on some weight for the winter.  He was just as sleazy and gross as I remember him, and it was good to see him in action again.  He teamed with 'Twix' Rob Love and Jerimiah Jones.

ALISSA FLASH vs. KYRA MYA

--  Alissa Flash returned to RCW looking for answers as to why she was stripped of the RCW International Title.  Instead, she was greeted by the mammoth Kyra Mya and the Samoan Islander from Norman, Oklahoma, Michael Faith.  Its then that Sicodelico, Jr., joined Alissa at ringside.  The ringside partners were soon ejected, however, and things got out of hand.

--  Alissa took it to Kyra, who couldn't seem to get things going.  Alissa smashed Kyra with trash cans outside the ring, turning the match hardcore and taking out her aggression on being stripped of the International Title on the massive Mya.

-- Back in the ring, a masked 'large luchador' made it to the ring and trashed Alissa with a swirling slam, giving the win to Mya.  Thanks a lot, ref.

GRUDGE MATCH
'Ring King' Don Juan vs. Hernandez

--  Hernandez shows up jacked as usual in sweat pants and street shoes.  But he did paint his body blue with the superman logo emblazed across his chest.

-- Hernandez let a local fan dressed as Aquaman enter the fray and beat up on Juan.  Good old RCW-style fun.

--  After faking an injury, Don Juan jumped Hernandez and messed him up.  When he took the mike, he said how great he was.  That's when Rob Terry entered the ring to everyone's surprise and jacked up Don Juan with a power move.

 

Then Joey Ryan came in and joined in on the RCW wackiness.

 

 

That's when things got completely out of hand with the arrival of Aces and 8s.

 

 

Okay, three bad dudes on one bad guy.  People cheering.  TNAs in town.  I get it.  Get in some moves, lets have some fun.

 

 

Fans are overjoyed, now calling for the table.  Okay, well, still three bad guys.  Still just Don Juan, this is a little much, but okay.

 

 

Then the Aces and 8 hammer comes out, and now things are a little out of hand.  Are we really going to cheer for Aces and 8 to mutilate Don Juan's genitals with a hammer blow?  Is this Looney Tunes?  No, that's a real dude in there, and though this is still clearly theatre, the bloodlust that came over this crowd kind of chilled me.

 

 

Look, its one thing if a dude signs up for a hardcore match.  I get it.  Whatever happens to him he had coming.  You signed up to wrestle Masada, Onita, Cactus Jack, whatever.  You signed up for it, you deserve the brutality of whatever weapon gets used in there, and I'll watch it.

 

Don Juan might have deserved to get punked out by some of TNAs big stars, but he didn't sign up to have his eggs scrambled.

 

Time to go to the concession stand while these crazy bikers celebrate cracking a dudes nuts open in front of the now rabid RCW fans.

 

 

THE WAR OF ATTRITION AT THE CONCESSION STAND

 

This concession stand was the worst concession stand I have ever had a chance to wait in line for at an indy wrestling event.  Two people with their heads up their asses looking at the crowd like they never saw or expected this kind of crowd.  What is wrong with this place?  How do you not have people, at least four people, ready to go for the large crowd they had to have seen last month.

 

Then, one of the concession stand people bailed on the stand and left one poor high school sophomore with no gloves on to grab chips from the bag to put cold cheese on and put in a microwave(!!) because they were not ready with cheese in crock pot?

 

Boo this stand.  I'll just have a beer instead of a Frito-Pie.  20 minutes to get one beer.  Fix that, Aztec Soccer stadium.

 

RCW PHOENIX TITLE MATCH

"Most Interesting Wrestler in the World" Mitch Baxter vs. 'Centerfold' Matt Palmer

 

-- A great matchup.  It was cool to see Centerfold branch out in to other territories, and I think he did a great job against newbie Baxter.  The fans really liked him and I think were prompted by the section I was in.  Baxter takes the win with a cheating roll up.

 

--  I had fun telling Mitch Baxter's mom was a slut, because, well, she does bang out guys for money on film when she's not managing her son to wrestling victory.  Don't ask me how I know that, however.

 

 

RCW TITLE MATCH

'The Samoan Oklahoman' Michael Faith vs. Sicodelico, Jr.

 

--  Sicodelico, Jr., arrives at the ring in full Aztec Warrior themed regalia.

 

-- FAith arrived to the ring with Mya in tow for the match and put on mask to mock Sicodelico, who didn't take kindly to it.

 

--  The fight spills outside the ring and gets crazy!  Here are some snaps.

 

--- It was basically two on one in the match, and Sico lost to the Samoan Oklahoman.

 

All in all, I still had a good time.  RCW always delivers, and though I couldn't get behind the genital mutilation with the other fans, I still had fun.  That's why I pay my $10 to go to the shows.  RCW always delivers a good time.

 

Thank you for taking the time to read the blog.  If you liked it, show some support for ZombieBloodFights.com by picking up the combat sport themed book 'Pit Fighters: Baptism by Fire', a great story featuring a Mexican luchador who crosses over into MMA.  Available for .99 cents for Kindle and $7.99 paperback.  Get it today.

 

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BOWIE V. IBARRA is the author of the 'Down the Road' zombie horror series from Permuted Press and Simon and Schuester.  His combat sports themed book, PIT FIGHTERS: BAPTISM BY FIRE, features a luchador from Mexico who transitions to mixed martial arts competition.  It is available in paperback and on Kindle for .99 cents.

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FIGHTS: A Collection of Alberto Del Rio's MMA fights

by Bowie V. Ibarra

As a follow up to one of the all-time most read blog entries about Alberto Del Rio, a Facebook post today prompted me to remind people about Del Rio's MMA career.

To verify some of the fights, we at ZombieBloodFights.com were surprised to see that not only had Del Rio had more fights since the last time we checked, but a winning MMA record (9 wins, 5 losses).

The people that say the dudes he won against were all tomato cans can kiss our asses because he still had the courage to participate in a money fight, even a money fight against Mirko 'CroCop' Filipovic during the height of his career on three weeks notice.  That's still more than Brock Lesnar (5-3), Bobby Lashley (7-2), and Yuji Nagata (0-2).  Until you can amass that kind of record stepping into a pit to face off against a dude with a puncher's chance at giving you concussion or locking you out, ZombieBloodFights.com will basically wipe our asses with your opinion.

Check out his official stats page at the home for MMA news, Sherdog.com, here.

The best thing about Alberto Del Rio participating in MMA is that he actually fought with HIS MASK ON!  How awesome is that?  Japan fight sports commissions understand and respect the tradition of lucha libre and looked the other way when he wanted to fight under his mask.

It is exactly the kind of real-life lucha exploits I created with a character years ago named El Aire in my combat sports-themed book called 'Pit Fighters: Baptism by Fire'.  In it, a lucha libre legend from Mexico decides to try his hand in MMA.  And like Del Rio, he does alright.

Noted 'Down the Road' author and MMA
enthusiast, Bowie Ibarra.
Okay, Marco Ruas.  Bowie Ibarra is
Marco Ruas.

And one of the funny things that is also super cool is that Del Rio was trained by Marco Ruas, the vaunted master of Vale Tudo who chopped down 'The Polar Bear' Paul Varlens in the finals of UFC 7, his debut in the states, and also would not reveal his age. 

He's fought greats from the early days of mainstream MMA such as Remco Pardeau, Oleg Taktarov, and Maurice Smith.  Check out his highlight video here.

He also looks like me.  In fact, he is me.  I am Marco Ruas.

 

Okay, maybe it was a stretch.
Circa late 1990s

With that said, it is ZombieBloodFights.com distinct honor to compile a selection of available videos of Dos Caras, Jr./Alberto Del Rio's MMA fights!

Here's one of his most high profile fights.  It's a fight he took on just over two weeks notice.  It was in Japan's 'Pride Fighting Championship' spinoff, 'Bushido'.  It's made doubly awesome because it reveals that he entered to the arena's with his uncle, Mil Mascaras music, from his run in Japan many, many years before.  There again, honoring family and tradition.

Not only that, but his dad, Dos Caras, mask and all, is ringside with him, as well as his cousin (or is it his uncle), Sicodelico (Jr?).

Check out Dos Caras, Jr., go up against one of the most dominating fighters in MMA during the height of the Croation fighter's career.

Dos Caras, Jr. vs. Mirko 'CroCop' Filipovic

 

 

You're probably wondering how Alberto did in his first MMA match.  Well, like all MMA competitors who are talented, he made a splash, putting his Greco-Roman skills on display.

 

Check him out here in his first MMA fight in Deep 2nd Impact

 

Dos Caras, Jr. vs. Kengo Watanabe I

 

 

 Dos Caras, Jr. brings some fury in the grudge match at Deep 4th Impact

 

Dos Caras, Jr. vs. Kengo Watanabe II

 

 

Here's another fight for the Deep Organization, at 9th Impact

 

Dos Caras Jr. vs Hiroyuki Itou

 

 

 Here's his battle at Deep 6th Impact

 

Dos Caras, Jr. vs. Tatsuaki Nakano

 

 

 I need everyone to know that Dos Caras, Jr., beat Brad Kohler.  I cannot find the video, but this video of the devastation Brad Kohler can bring is a testament to Del Rio's skill

 

The legendary Brad Kohler video of him providing Steve Judson a concussion

that will last forever

 

 

 

 For the final one, its a preshow and post-show segments of his fight against Judoka Nakamura at a Pride show.  I remember the fight, it went to a decision.  I remember really wanting Dos Caras, Jr., to stay busier.

This segments notable because the focus the camera away from his face, and he talks about the mask being important and how he had to adjust it for MMA competition.

 

 

In short, if anyone questions Alberto Del Rio's street cred about not only being a great lucha libre star, pro-wrestler, and shoot fighter, this blog should have adequately shut down any argument against it.  His is, indeed, a true legend of lucha libre, and his story is still being written.  That's the awesome part!

 

 I hope you enjoyed the collection, and if you are a fan of Del Rio, lucha libre, and the masked tradition, and I urge you give the story, "Pit Fighters: Baptism by Fire" a chance.  It's available at Amazon.com for $7.99 paperback and .99 cents on Kindle.

The lucha libre star in the story is a fun character, and I think you will enjoy his fighting style in the pit, and how he also honored lucha libre's sacred masked tradition in the cages and money fights of NHB/MMA competition.

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Yeah, that's definitely Bowie Ibarra

 BOWIE V. IBARRA is the author of the 'Down the Road' zombie horror series from Permuted Press and Simon and Schuester. 

His combat sports themed book, PIT FIGHTERS: BAPTISM BY FIRE, features a luchador from Mexico who transitions to mixed martial arts competition.  It is available in paperback and on Kindle for .99 cents.

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