Lone Star Wrestling Announces First Show, "King of the Canvas" concept

Thomas Cox, Co-President and Chairman of Lone Star Wrestling in Corpus Christi, has announced the first show date for the promotion.

The show will occur on February 21, 2009 and will hail from the Molina Neighborhood Center on the corner of Old Brownsville and Horne Roads, the former home of United Championship Wrestling.

"We wanted to bring Lone Star Wrestling to a small venue that would only hold a maximum of about 1,000 people, to signify the humble beginnings of any wrestling promotion," said Cox. "We will be starting traditions that night, and we will be evaluating talent for our championship rankings."

When asked what kind of talent the Lone Star Wrestling roster boasts, Cox answered with a smile. "LSW's roster will boast the best talent from around the state of Texas, starting with the talent from Corpus Christi. We also have talent coming in from Houston and San Antonio for this first show. Names like 'Party Boy' Bacon Johnson, The Sixth Street Sinners, Quinten Allen, Zen Zen, and the return of a former Corpus Christi champion, as well as many more will be what LSW boasts."

The show will be unique as well, as Cox mentions. "The first LSW show is being called, 'The King of the Canvas'. We will begin with a 13-man over-the-top battle royal to kick off LSW's entry into the competition in Corpus Christi. The mystery number 13 entrant will be the aforementioned returning champion. The battle royal will continue until only four men are left in the ring. Those four men will come back later in the night in the main event to battle it out in a double elimination round robin match until one man, the 'King of the Canvas', is left standing. The other competitors not in the main event will be put into other matches during the night."

There are some competitors on the LSW roster who have already gone down with injuries training for Lone Star Wrestling. "We have two wrestlers on the roster who will not be able to compete on the first show, those being Mr. Prestigious and 'Big' John Tubbz, who is returning to the Corpus Christi scene after a few years of not being in competition. Tubbz injured his ribs while training, and Mr. Prestigious injured his knee and both men will be out for a couple months," explained Cox.

LSW has already signed some key positions in the broadcasting division of the company. Rob Boscamp, current Managing Editor of the Island Waves Student Newspaper on the campus of TAMUCC, has been training his voice under Cox and has signed on to provide play-by-play commentary for all LSW events. The color commentary position has yet to be filled. Directing the production of all LSW events will be Justin Shirley, currently working in the equipment division with the Corpus Christi Icerays hockey team. The cameraperson positions have yet to be filled. LSW's senior referee position has been filled by referee Marty Green, with referee Johnny Jay serving as a secondary referee. Cox is expressing interest in hiring another referee, if possible.

Lone Star Wrestling is an independent wrestling company based in Corpus Christi, Texas. LSW is available for any function and/or fundraising opportunity. LSW can be reached at lonestar.wrestling@yahoo.com.

NWA-SW/GCWA Results

NWA-SW/GCWA
Dalila's Special Events Center, Corpus Christi, TX
December 18, 2008

(Results courtesy of Barry)

Match # 1 - Andy Dalton (win) vs. Chris Marval
Match # 2 - Skitzo (win) vs. Mr. Right
Match # 3 - Jimmy Vegas (win) vs. Brandon Collins
Match # 4 - Big Dogg vs. Don Juan (win)
Match # 5 - Main Event Tag Team Match
Lance Rock & Matthew Palmer vs. Hotstuff Hernandez & Ben Galvan (win)