{"id":24948,"date":"2018-08-27T23:59:59","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T03:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=24948"},"modified":"2018-08-27T23:59:59","modified_gmt":"2018-08-28T03:59:59","slug":"match-point-warrior-wrestling-war-of-attrition-match-9-2-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/08\/27\/match-point-warrior-wrestling-war-of-attrition-match-9-2-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Match Point: Warrior Wrestling War of Attrition Match (9\/2\/18)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Match Point is an on-going series at Last Word on Pro Wrestling, where we look at intriguing matchups in indie wrestling and beyond. They may be dream matches, first-time\u00a0matchups,\u00a0or hotly anticipated rematches.\u00a0<\/em><em>Today\u2019s edition focuses on a massive eight man &#8220;War of Attrition&#8221; match to crown the inaugural Warrior Wrestling Champion, featuring eight massive superstars from the indies and WWE.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Warriors Wrestling (WW)<\/strong> is a new promotion out of Illinois, based in Chicago Heights, that just got its start this past May with it&#8217;s first event, that featured an NWA World Heavyweight Championship match between <strong>Nick Aldis<\/strong> and <strong>Sam Adonis<\/strong>, a <strong>Zelo Pro<\/strong> Women&#8217;s Championship match between champion <strong>Tessa Blanchard<\/strong> and <strong>Santana Garrett<\/strong>, plus matches featuring <strong>Alberto El Patron, Brian Cage, Pentagon Jr., Chelsea Green<\/strong>, and many more top indie stars. They return for <em><strong>Warriors 2<\/strong><\/em> this Sunday, September 2, where they&#8217;ll crown their first WW Champion. It&#8217;s being contested in a War of Attrition match, featuring eight competitors that are a literal who&#8217;s who of some of the elite talent in the world of wrestling outside of the WWE.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RAWTonight?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#RAWTonight<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWERAW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWERAW<\/a> THIS SUNDAY. Chicago Heights. The craziest main event you&#39;ve ever seen! If you&#39;re coming All In, STAY IN for an incredible show! Tickets at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bb2K9Ms32C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/bb2K9Ms32C<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6UBWf8EvHd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/6UBWf8EvHd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pro Wrestling Ventures (@ProWresVentures) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProWresVentures\/status\/1034262384481906690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 28, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>BRIAN CAGE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24957\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/BRIAN-CAGE-e1535428367654.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pedigree:<\/strong> IMPACT Wrestling X-Division Champion (current), 2x WrestleCircus Ringmaster Champion (current), WrestleCircus Sideshow Champion (current), World Series Wrestling (WSW) Champion (Australia), Lucha Underground Gift of the Gods Champion<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The F&#8217;N Machine&#8221; is exactly that. Athletically gifted for a man of his musculature, Cage is a wrecking machine and tearing up the indies, as well as appearing on TV with <strong>IMPACT Wrestling<\/strong> and <strong>Lucha Underground<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>FENIX<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24961\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/15326342_1895703680657649_3201148747926772745_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/15326342_1895703680657649_3201148747926772745_n.jpg 449w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/15326342_1895703680657649_3201148747926772745_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/15326342_1895703680657649_3201148747926772745_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/15326342_1895703680657649_3201148747926772745_n-420x420.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pedigree:\u00a0<\/strong>AAA Mega Champion (current), Lucha Underground Champion, 2x LU Gift of the Gods Champion, AAW Heavyweight Champion, PWG World Tag Team Champion, The Crash Cruiserweight Champion, LU Trios Champion, MLW Tag Team Champion (current)<\/p>\n<p>One of the most electric high flyers in the world, he wins gold as a singles or a tag partner alongside his brother, <strong>Pentagon Jr.<\/strong> This past Saturday, he won the AAA Mega Championship for the first time in career and is riding a momentum that&#8217;s carried through IMPACT, Lucha Underground, <strong>Major League Wrestling (MLW)<\/strong> and the rest of the world.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>JEFF COBB<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24963\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24963\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24963\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/DMWnv0-VoAAehGS-e1535428416207.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24963\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Mark Johnston<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Pedigree:\u00a0<\/strong>Lucha Underground Champion (as Matanza Cueto), PWG World Tag Team Champion<\/p>\n<p>He may be one of the least decorated champions in the match, but Jeff Cobb has been an absolute shooting star on the indie scene the past two years. A hybrid between ECW <strong>Taz<\/strong> and <strong>Brock Lesnar<\/strong>, Cobb is an athletic powerhouse who can suplex you till the sun comes up.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>AUSTIN ARIES<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24962\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-27-at-11.50.24-PM-e1535428433986.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"362\" height=\"600\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pedigree:\u00a0<\/strong>3x IMPACT World Heavyweight Champion (current), 2x Ring of Honor World Champion, 6x IMPACT X-Division Champion, IPW:UK World Champion, Defiant Champion, WSW Heavyweight Champion (current), DEFY Champion, IMPACT Tag Team Champion, ROH Tag Team Champion<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Belt Collector&#8221; will be looking to add another title to his trophy case. Following a muddled run with the WWE, Aries returned to the indie scene with a vengeance and is having arguably the most successful run of his career. He doesn&#8217;t look like he&#8217;s close to slowing down.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>PENTAGON JR.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24958\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24958\" style=\"width: 375px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24958\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/PENTA.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/PENTA.jpg 375w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/PENTA-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/PENTA-368x420.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: MLW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Pedigree:\u00a0<\/strong>Lucha Underground Champion (current), IMPACT World Heavyweight Champion, 2x PCW ULTRA Heavyweight Champion (current), AAA Latin America Champion, AAW Heavyweight Champion, The Crash Cruiserweight Champion, PWG World Tag Team Champion, MLW Tag Team Champion (current), AAA World Tag Team Champion<\/p>\n<p>Alongside his brother Fenix, Pentagon Jr. is one of the top stars in the indie world today. He appears on multiple television shows a week and works for just about every promotion outside of WWE, NJPW or ROH. Can go hardcore, aerial, technical or straight up\u00a0<em>lucha libre<\/em>, not to mention having one of the coolest characters in years.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>SAMMY GUEVARA<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24960\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/sammy-guevara-e1480044786998-600x445-e1535428462545.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/sammy-guevara-e1480044786998-600x445-e1535428462545.jpg 500w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/sammy-guevara-e1480044786998-600x445-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/sammy-guevara-e1480044786998-600x445-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/sammy-guevara-e1480044786998-600x445-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/sammy-guevara-e1480044786998-600x445-566x420.jpg 566w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pedigree:\u00a0<\/strong>AAA World Cruiserweight Champion (current), WrestleCircus Sideshow Champion<\/p>\n<p>One of the fastest rising young stars in pro wrestling, Sammy Guevara just won the AAA World Cruiserweight Championship this past Saturday at TripleMania XXVI. He&#8217;s exploded in the past year, working for MLW, IMPACT, <strong>DDT Pro<\/strong> in Japan, <strong>The Crash Lucha<\/strong>, AAA, and PWG, appearing in his first PWG <em><strong>Battle of Los Angeles<\/strong><\/em> in 2017.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>RICH SWANN<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24956\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24956\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/bcpnews-rich-swann-s-journey-from-rosedale-to-the-wwe-20170602-e1535428480691.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Pedigree:\u00a0<\/strong>WWE Cruiserweight Champion, 2x Full Impact Pro (FIP) World Champion, RevPro British Tag Team Champion, Dragon Gate Open The Owarai Gate Champion<\/p>\n<p>One of the bright spots of WWE&#8217;s <em><strong>205 Live<\/strong><\/em> division, Rich Swann held the WWE Cruiserweight Championship for 61 days. He returned to the indies and has signed with IMPACT Wrestling, where he&#8217;s showcasing the potential that many noted WWE was missing the boat on, with a MOTY candidate against Fenix. Now that the Swann has been unleashed, he&#8217;s going to show the world he can fly.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>REY MYSTERIO<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24959\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24959\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24959\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/REYM-e1535428499978.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Pedigree:\u00a0<\/strong>WWE Champion, 2x World Heavyweight Champion (WWE), 5x WCW Cruiserweight Champion, 2x WWE Intercontinental Champion, 3x WWE Cruiserweight Champion, The Crash Heavyweight Champion (current), 4x WWE Tag Team Champion, LU Trios Champion, 3x WCW Tag Team Champion, 3x WWA (Mexico) World Lightweight Champion, 3x WWA (Mexico) World Welterweight Champion.<\/p>\n<p>Seriously. It&#8217;s Rey Mysterio. We\u00a0<em>all\u00a0<\/em>know who Rey Mysterio is.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24964\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24964\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24964\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/all-in-1-696x392-e1535428591430.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24964\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: All In<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For those who are going to <strong>ALL IN<\/strong> on Saturday in Chicago, <a href=\"https:\/\/warriorwrestling.ticketleap.com\/warrior-wrestling-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">it may be worth your while to head up down the I-75 W for about 45 minutes to Chicago Heights the next day and catch another killer line-up.<\/a> Here&#8217;s a quick look at the rest of the card.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Frank the Clown &amp; James Ellsworth vs. RJ City &amp; David Arquette<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24953\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24953\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24953\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/DlpwLh5X4AErI42-e1535426303898.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Warrior Wrestling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>Darby Allin vs. Jay Bradley<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24954\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24954\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24954\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/DlpwmR4XoAIsa3O-e1535426352972.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"425\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Warrior Wrestling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>Sam Adonis vs. Colt Cabana<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24952\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24952\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24952\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/Dlpwio7X4AwhXKm-e1535426511753.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"425\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Warrior Wrestling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>Black Label Pro Championship: Jordynne Grace (c) vs. Tessa Blanchard<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24955\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24955\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24955\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/DlpwZX0XoAMXgSm-e1535426258935.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"425\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24955\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Warrior Wrestling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Match Point is an on-going series at Last Word on Pro Wrestling, where we look at intriguing matchups in indie wrestling and beyond. They may be dream matches, first-time\u00a0matchups,\u00a0or hotly anticipated rematches.\u00a0Today\u2019s edition focuses on a massive eight man &#8220;War of Attrition&#8221; match to crown the inaugural Warrior Wrestling Champion, featuring eight massive superstars from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":649,"featured_media":24951,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,6],"tags":[1774,215,290,757,694,535,234,347,1602,3345],"class_list":["post-24948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-north-america","tag-all-in","tag-austin-aries","tag-brian-cage","tag-fenix","tag-jeff-cobb","tag-pentagon-jr","tag-rey-mysterio-jr","tag-rich-swann","tag-sammy-guevara","tag-warrior-wrestling"],"modified_by":"Jamie Greer","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/649"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24948\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}