{"id":22919,"date":"2018-07-31T14:29:03","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T18:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=22919"},"modified":"2021-01-08T17:42:13","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T22:42:13","slug":"cwa-puerto-rico-announces-its-biggest-event-in-history-marty-scurll-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/07\/31\/cwa-puerto-rico-announces-its-biggest-event-in-history-marty-scurll-confirmed\/","title":{"rendered":"CWA Puerto Rico Announces Its Biggest Event in History: Marty Scurll Confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Championship Wrestling Association (CWA)<\/strong>&#8216;s popularity is surging in Puerto Rico. The company that started 10 years ago in the small towns of Comerio and Aguas Buena, Puerto Rico &#8211; and in the mountains &#8211; will now have their biggest event in company history at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan on December 16.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cwapr\/videos\/1016720108501123\/<\/p>\n<p>Going there is a big step-up for CWA. The company&#8217;s largest crowd till this day was recently on May, when CWA had their <em><strong>Anniversary AXE<\/strong> <\/em>show in Dorado. The company is on the number two spot in Puerto Rico&#8217;s top promotion ranking, a spot that they have earned since being the only active promotion in Puerto Rico since Hurricane Maria.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Their Talent is Ready\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23073\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/07\/DT8zMlgV4AANMAc-1024x757-e1533061324281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"407\"><\/p>\n<p>For starters, the CWA Champion <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2017\/06\/16\/how-star-roger-is-getting-out-of-the-shadow-of-carlos-colon\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Star Roger<\/strong>, has exceed any expectation of any champion in Puerto Rico<\/a>, he is close the break the all-time record for a championship reign (655 days), which is held by <strong>WWE<\/strong> Hall of Famer <strong>Carlos Colon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mike Mendoza vs (c)El Sensacional Star Roger- CWA Championship Match (CKCW New World RIsing 2018)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wyej0W5RKOs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Young talents like <strong>Justin Dynamite<\/strong>, <strong>Rodrigo Garc\u00eda<\/strong>, <strong>Los Hermanos Rodr\u00edguez<\/strong> (son of <strong>Victor The Bodyguard<\/strong>) and others, are widely presented as key pillars in CWA that have attracted many fans in the island.<\/p>\n<p>By far, the company is the most active in Puerto Rico. Since Hurricane Maria, CWA has had more shows than <strong>World Wrestling League (WWL)<\/strong> and the legendary <strong>World Wrestling Council (WWC)<\/strong> combined.They also know which international wrestlers to bring in the island, with Anniversary AXE having <strong>CMLL<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong>Caristico<\/strong> and at one point trying to bring <strong>New Japan Pro Wrestling<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong>Zack Sabre Jr<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>A Villain Arrives in CWA<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23074\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23074\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23074\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/07\/01_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/07\/01_.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/07\/01_-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23074\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: NJPW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Puerto Rico Convention Center is CWA&#8217;s biggest challenge so far. To put in perspective how many fans can go to the Convention Center &#8211; depending on the event &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/07\/08\/bad-bunny-and-his-profound-love-for-pro-wrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bad Bunny attracted more than 20,000 fans to a concert<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, CWA will go for a modest number, but modest in the Convention Center will mean at least 1000 or 1,500 fans. The company is yet to announce a big name for the show, which will be Christmas Showdown, but is expected to do so in the upcoming days.<\/p>\n<p>A big name will be key for the company and CWA has shown that with only their roster, they can&#8217;t attract more than 250 fans. A huge name <a href=\"https:\/\/www.contralona.com\/single-post\/2018\/07\/30\/ULTIMA-HORA-Estrella-de-Ring-of-Honor-e-integrante-del-Bullet-Club-a-ser-parte-de-CWA-Christmas-Showdown-VIDEOS\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has just been announced for the show<\/a>, in the form of Bullet Club&#8217;s\u00a0&#8220;Villain&#8221;,\u00a0<strong>Marty Scurll.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Scurll, who recently was in Chile and won a championship for a show promoted by Hugo Savinovich, is one of the many international names that will join the gigantic show for CWA. Scurll has never wrestled in Puerto Rico and is keeping a long tradition of Ring of Honor wrestlers like <strong>Jay Lethal<\/strong> and <strong>Roderick Strong<\/strong> that have competed over the holidays for CWA. Expect to see more names from New Japan, ROH or other Indie promotions confirmed for this event.<\/p>\n<p>Other than that, CWA has the means and the right formula to bring fans to their biggest event in history. The company&#8217;s patient booking and good talent development has taken them far as one of the best wrestling companies in the island.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Championship Wrestling Association (CWA)&#8216;s popularity is surging in Puerto Rico. The company that started 10 years ago in the small towns of Comerio and Aguas Buena, Puerto Rico &#8211; and in the mountains &#8211; will now have their biggest event in company history at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan on December 16. 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