{"id":13621,"date":"2018-02-03T19:26:12","date_gmt":"2018-02-04T00:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=13621"},"modified":"2018-02-03T19:26:12","modified_gmt":"2018-02-04T00:26:12","slug":"the-caribbean-report-wwc-fwr-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/02\/03\/the-caribbean-report-wwc-fwr-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"The Caribbean Report: WWC, FWR and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

WWC and WWL Still in a Blackout <\/strong><\/h2>\n

The two biggest companies in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, World Wrestling Council <\/strong>and World Wrestling League<\/strong> are still inactive. The promotions that dominated 2017 -especially WWL <\/strong>\u2013 haven\u2019t announced a show or a match since they went on shutdown following last year’s Hurricane Maria blasted the islands.<\/p>\n

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Photo: WWC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For the WWC<\/strong>, they announced that when they return, it’s going to be their road to the Anniversary show, which is the Puerto Rican version of WrestleMania <\/strong>(but 10 years older). Some reports state that they\u2019ll be returning on March. The key talents for the promotion right now is WWC Universal Champion Ray<\/strong> Gonzalez<\/strong>, Chicano<\/strong>, Puerto Rican champion Gilbert<\/strong> and PWI Rookie of the Year Runner-up Ray Gonzalez Jr<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Photo: WWL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the WWL side, things are a little bit tricky. They have started putting some angles together like their booker, Hector \u201cMoody\u201d Melendez<\/strong> and assistant Dennis Rivera<\/strong> appearing on video, discussing how Konnan<\/strong> and Manny<\/strong> Ferno<\/strong> \u2013 WWL\u2019s top heel right now \u2013 had taken over WWL and they need it to fix that. Also, the Puro Macho faction appeared on video attacking talents like WWL Six Man champion Allison<\/strong> on an indie show. They haven\u2019t announced their comeback, but reports point to March as well, since February is already here, and the only good date was 2\/17 \u2013 just 2 weeks away. Mecha Wolf 450<\/strong> confirmed that his schedule is full till May. That could mean either that WWL contacted him and set up some dates, that WWL is returning on May or that the promotion is going forward without him. Those last two are very unlikely.<\/p>\n

FWR Cancels and Reschedules for May\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Photo: FWR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In what is probably one of the biggest scandals in the Puerto Rican Wrestling scene in 2018 (and the first one probably), Florida Wrestling Revolution<\/strong> canceled their 2\/10 show in Orlando and moved it to May 19. For the occasional reader, that wouldn\u2019t be a big deal, as its common practice for promotions to cancel and to move shows to other dates, but, in this situation, there\u2019s more when you examine it.<\/p>\n

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Photo: FWR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When FWR<\/strong> broke the news about their cancellation, many fans wondered why they did it. Were the rumors about their turbulent organization true? Early information showed that to be true and more. It came to light that FWR was really in bad shape economically from the start. The promotion had bad logistics, with people inside the promotion confirming that there were more than 20 plane tickets in their books, a pre-sale that didn\u2019t fare to what they were expecting and a bad taste in their mouth when the killer of Bruiser Brody<\/strong>, Jose<\/strong> Gonzalez<\/strong>, was announced for the February show.<\/p>\n

Reports started to pile up, with debts of over $5,000 being revealed and talents raising their voice against their leader and his lies. When Ernesto – owner of FWR – called the Orlando Recreational Complex, he told the building that the show didn\u2019t fit the people that he was going to get to the show, when, in fact, the pre-sale in December was very weak, to the point that they already decided in that point in time to cancel the show.<\/p>\n

Talents like Star Roger<\/strong> and Cuervo<\/strong> started asking for the plane tickets, since the previous day, they were flying to Ohio and then to Florida, and since they heard that FWR\u2019s owner had cut a deal with Cleveland Knights Championship Wrestling<\/strong>\u2019s owner for the connection, it seemed obvious to start organizing their flight. It came to light that not only did FWR did not have an agreement with CKCW<\/strong>, but that they didn\u2019t even had the money to cover the tickets. Ernesto\u2019s excuse to some of the talents about the cancellation was that Cuervo and Star Roger had pressure him so much, that he decided to cancel the show.<\/p>\n

It was a mayhem in terms of logistic. Mexican promotion, AAA<\/strong>, told the FWR that even though they had cancel their show, they still needed to pay for some of the booking of their talents, like AAA Latin American champion Hijo del Fantasma<\/strong>, Texano Jr.<\/strong> & Psycho Clown<\/strong>. It\u2019s been reported that the main reason for the show in May, is to be able to find the money to pay that debt with AAA and postpone the payment.<\/p>\n

People like former TNA<\/strong> announcer Willie Urbina<\/strong> and Contralona TV\u2019s Joel Torres<\/strong> are owed more than $3,000 in work, which was confirmed by Ernesto Cruz<\/strong> himself.<\/p>\n

The whole situation has left a bad taste in people\u2019s mouth. It was an exciting new project, which featured some of the most exciting talents in the Caribbean, like Star Roger, Mike Mendoza<\/strong> and Cuervo, and some legends like former WWF\/E<\/strong> superstar Carlito<\/strong>, Savio<\/strong> Vega<\/strong> and Miguel<\/strong> Perez<\/strong> Jr.<\/strong> It has made people show distrust to this kind of project, that come with a lot of hype and end up disrespecting fans.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Justin Dynamite in CKCW<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Photo: Amaury Garcia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Championship Wrestling Association<\/strong>\u2019s brightest star and Puerto Rican champion, Justin Dynamite, was announced for the Cleveland Knight Championship Wrestling <\/strong>event \u201cNew World Rising\u201d.<\/p>\n

Justin Dynamite<\/strong>, who is being deemed as \u201cThe Future\u201d<\/a>, will be wrestling in a Dark Match in the 2\/9 show in Palma, Ohio. He holds the same record as CWA champion Star Roger, holding the CWA Puerto Rican title for over a year \u2013 he won it the same night that Roger beat Jay Lethal <\/strong>for the CWA title \u2013 and beating the likes of WWE NXT talent Lio Rush<\/strong>, Alex Cruz <\/strong>and just recently CWA Tag Team champion, Lynx<\/strong>.<\/p>\n