An upcoming live professional wrestling event
On Saturday July 20, 2024, Kansas City Xtreme Wrestling is coming to Kansas City, Missouri to help give Kansas-Citians one final celebratory toast to this country now that the fireworks have long come and gone (unless you live in my neighborhood). Six explosive matches have been announced, including a three-way Iron man match for the Kansas City Xtreme Wrestling Kansas City Championship, and a challenge for the Kansas City Xtreme Wrestling Metro Championship. This show will be hailing from a new venue that (as far as I know) the company has yet to use in the past – The Kansas City “Ozark Armory”. Central States Wrestling used this venue in the past, and it gives the more intimate vibe that any armory gets but is a lot larger than the Independence Armory the company used in January.
7600 Ozark Rd
Kansas City, MO
64129
Tickets can be found HERE
The front row appears to be sold out, but tickets are still available as of this writing. KCXW is always an enjoyable time, and you rarely will find a company that values things like fan interaction more than them around here. Most of the talent is available, if not absolutely encouraging, things such as taking selfies, and most have merch available for you to take home. I am, of course, partial to getting autographed 8x10s and trading cards, and you’ll find plenty of that there. KCXW also has sponsors selling items at shows (which differentiates them from other companies) such as JT’s Crafts and For the Love of Paws, which I have bought stuff from in the past. Also don’t forget to talk to GrimmstalkeR, a local band that slaps pretty hard, they are always there.
For More about KCXW, check out their Facebook Page HERE, Their YouTube HERE. KCXW is also on Cagematch, HERE (although missing a few years). If you are a fan, make sure to drop likes, and reviews, or join their social media pages!
KC Championship 30 Minute Triple Threat Iron Man Match – “Big” Clay Huna VS “The Realist” Calvin Aldridge VS “Hard Luck” Hal Rogers (C)
The championship run of “Hard Luck” Hal Rogers has been marred in controversy ever since he unceremoniously cheated his way to victory way back in January in Independence, Missouri against the man formerly known as Bigg Dogg. He attacked the referee in no less than two separate matches that night, and he was able to win by using his patented pipe wrench and other forms of underhanded behavior. Then at KCXW Unleashed, he somehow swayed Bigg Dogg over to his side to screw over “The Marksman” Gerard Jaworksi, holding onto his belt that much longer. What shenanigans will he employ this time around? When the goal is to withstand a 30-minute onslaught of near falls against two other guys, some of his old tricks will simply not work, but I have a feeling that Hal Rogers is cunning enough to bend the rules… somehow.
The first of these competitors is “The Realist” Calvin Aldridge, who is no stranger to holding gold in KCXW. If he wins, he will be a 3X champion. “The Realist” stands by his record of very few pinfalls in his entire KCXW career and completely stands by the notion that he is somehow being “screwed” by being placed in a triple threat match against Rogers and Huna. Granted, I think any fan that has been to a KCXW show can attest that a lot of those pinfalls are due to other variables such as help from his two protégés James Moore and Blaire Dior. The one thing I couldn’t help but notice was that Aldridge completely and utterly brushes off “Big Brother” Clay Huna as a threat to himself, and that sort of passivity is what caused his huge loss at Unleashed against Tobias Storm. It will be interesting to see if we get the focused and determined version of The Realist in this match, or the unserious version relying on his goons.
Speaking of Clay Huna, it seems the “Big Brother” is determined to work his hardest and pry that championship away from both Rogers and Aldridge for himself in this match. In a recent interview, he stated that he has faced many challenges in his nine years of wrestling, and he’s now ready to prove that he can be the face of KCXW. Placing bets on something like this can be really hard, but I have seen what Clay Huna can do, and I have a feeling that he may just surprise everyone on July 20th in Kansas City.
Metro Championship Match – 2 out of 3 falls, falls count anywhere – El Diablo (C) Vs “The Aerial Attraction” James Moore
El Diablo and James Moore both seek to claim the title of KC’s best high-flyer, and that distinction might just be made this weekend with the KCXW Metro Championship also on the line. Both men are human highlight reels, as everything they do seems to be some sort of awe-inspiring feat of high-flying athleticism. The only real wildcards here, for an otherwise fair fight, are the inclusion of various outside parties likely to be “helping out”. Of course, I am speaking of the likes of the other members of the Main Attractions, Calvin Aldridge and Blaire Dior, who have had run-ins with El Diablo in the past. If Moore has help, El Diablo needs to make sure his crew, including his friend Merci, are also there to balance the scales a bit.
I recently had the opportunity to speak with El Diablo in an interview (which you can read HERE), and I even asked him about his ongoing “problems” with The Main Attractions, and The Aztec Demon from the year 3000 seemed to want to put the feud behind him, saying “When it comes to Calvin Aldridge and his goons known as the Main Attractions, El Diablo seeks no revenge. For the gods see all, and when fate comes knocking at their door.” He further elaborated that, despite that sentiment, he was ready for James Moore: “Never has El Diablo been a part of such a battle, but to train for this one I’ve traveled far and wide mastering the ways of this planet. Although I’ve continued to train hard for every battle as they come, this will be a new challenge for me. I feel if I continue to train and protect Earth realm, there should be no worry, come July.“
This ought to be a hell of a match, and as with many El Diablo matches, it will likely steal the entire show! They better have the roof firmly secured on that armory, as these guys are going to blow it completely off.
Tag Team Match – The United Patriots – Atlas Armstrong and Old Glory VS Lord Maximus Canine and ??? Mystery Partner
So, who is it going to be? What sort of mystery person will stoop so low as to team with a guy that betrayed his friends and allied with his sworn enemy simply because he wasn’t getting enough attention? Lord Maximus Canine, formerly a fan favorite under the moniker Bigg Dogg, does not care one bit what the fans think of his actions; the only thing he cares about is inflicting pain on The United Patriots and making money. And for what reason? He created the monster that is the rejuvenated and re-energized Old Glory by challenging him to a match, then betraying all he once stood for at Unleashed. He could have just let CK Cosmic drift off and leave the scene, but as if echoing Doctor Frankenstein, Canine may have just created his own undoing.
Atlas Armstrong stepped into this match after aligning with Glory following the injury or fatigue of The Marksman in an episode of Showcase. While both Armstrong and Old Glory have incredibly distinctive styles, they complement each other well and have recently shown their prowess on Showcase. I inquired about how these men were preparing in an interview with Atlas a few weeks ago, and he was pretty optimistic about the work they were doing: “Lots of cardio and heavy lifting with tag team practice, of course. Our athleticism is unmatched, but that’ll only go so far if we don’t know how to team with each other.” I have routinely expressed my belief that Atlas Armstrong is one of this area’s top newcomers and am excited to see what he does here. The pairing of himself and Old Glory could really be something special.
Handicap Match – Tobias Storm VS “The Iron Pitbull” Kenny Kingston and “The One Percenter” Richard Goldman.
I’m going to especially hype this match up for one simple reason – I am sponsoring it and Tobias better lay out Richard Goldman AND The Iron Pitbull here! This whole thing goes back to the times before my coverage of KCXW, a period of time where it seemed Goldman was bending over backwards to court Tobias into his managership and ride his coattails into some kind of underserved financial windfall he was expecting. He bought him alleged fine French suits and other lavish gifts and made whole segments designed to basically kiss his ass. After all of that, he basically didn’t help him very much at all when he was single-handedly taking out everyone in the Season of Xcellence Tournament, then expected him to just hand his belt to him to give to his new client, none other than Mr. Kingston. This resulted in a near beatdown, that was thankfully averted, and Tobias stood tall.
We have seen the training Kingston has been up to such as weightlifting, and getting some cardio in, but Tobias seemed to not be worried, poking fun at the amount of weight Kingston was lifting. To me, it almost seems like Kingston might be fleecing money off of Goldman as he keeps asking for more money for things like new watches, chains, and other flashy little perks. Goldman went as far as writing him a pretty substantial check under the pretense of a guaranteed job completion. Now, if I were Kingston I’d hang tight on blowing that money because there is a reason Tobias is known around here as “Pound for pound, the strongest wrestler around”.
Tag Match – The Xtremists – “The Chain Wrestler” Jude Vice and David Cattin VS Talon and Rad Rico Estevez
One might wonder why these two recent graduates from the XWC have fallen under the scornful eye of the ruthless misanthropes known as The Xtremists, but a recent interview with KCXW ring announcer Derek Houck seems to shed some light. In the interview, “The Chain Wrestler” Jude Vice stated “The silly is done, the soft is gone, because we are going to break Rico and Talon”. My guess is that they see them as unworthy of being in the ring for some reason, but I would caution them against that sort of mindset. I was there in Sedalia, MO last weekend when Talon had what many were saying was “the match of the night” against his rival Atlas Armstrong, and he is nothing if not the opposite of “soft”. Despite his size, the man moves like greased lightning and goes all out in his offense. Rad Rico had his debut at Unleashed and unceremoniously destroyed The Mauler, so much for him being “silly”.
Fans have been appalled by the recent actions of The Xtremists since their overall inception at KCXW Destiny when Lady Pride turned on her partner, Burt Candy, and launched him through a table. That was the opening salvo in their war against everything they feel KCXW has become, a place for friends, softness, family fun, and other terms that fly in the face of the word XTREME that the company was founded on. In the same interview with Derek, David Cattin claims to be “changing KCXW brick by brick”, and leaned into a pledge to even tackle the “wokeness” and “snowflakes” within the roster and crowd. Whatever has radicalized Mr. Cattin into parroting this toxic mindset is very unfortunate, and I hope that the KCXW roster stands up to all of this before it gets out of hand!
Grudge Match – Lady Pride VS “All Slay” Angel Shay
Speaking of The Xtremists, there is perhaps no other match on the card full of just absolute disdain, bordering on hate, than the rivalry between Lady Pride and “All Slay” Angel Shay. This feud is a splendid example of why indiscriminately attacking folks often blows up in one’s face, as Lady Pride has likely picked a fight with the wrong woman on the roster. This all started on the June 2nd episode of Showcase when Lady Pride provoked and attacked Shay after calling her to the ring. She mentioned their past being friends, and poked fun at her personal struggles including the death of her mother. The add insult to injury, all three of the horrendous members of The Xtremists beat her down.
Angel would get her revenge later on, sneaking up to Pride and attacking her at the gym with pure revenge in her heart. After brutalizing her with a kendo stick and forcing her head into the gym’s toilet, Shay isn’t playing nice anymore, and if I were Lady Pride, I’d consider taking a sick day on Saturday to avoid her wrath. As somebody who lost his mother as well, making fun of somebody’s deceased loved ones is just bottom of the barrel behavior, and I can’t wait to see Lady Pride get what she deserves. Let’s just hope Angel has a contingency plan for the tag-alongs that Pride is likely to have flanking her.
