{"id":62315,"date":"2020-02-09T21:26:31","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T02:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=62315"},"modified":"2020-02-09T21:26:31","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T02:26:31","slug":"texas-is-forever-adds-more-names-for-wrestlemaniaweek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/02\/09\/texas-is-forever-adds-more-names-for-wrestlemaniaweek\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Is Forever Adds More Names For #WrestleManiaWeek"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the new events taking place this coming WrestleMania Week as part of The Collective, is the multi-promotional branded event, Texas is Forever. The Texas indies have become a rising force in the past few years, providing much top tier talent and amazing new prospects to the national (and international) stage. On Thursday April 2, \u00a0<strong>Inspire Pro<\/strong>\u00a0(Austin),<strong>\u00a0Sabotage Wrestling<\/strong>\u00a0(Austin),<strong>\u00a0Heavy Metal Wrestling\u00a0<\/strong>(San Antonio),\u00a0<strong>New Texas Pro Wrestling<\/strong>\u00a0(Abilene), and\u00a0<strong>Lucha Brutal\u00a0<\/strong>(Dallas) team up to present a huge card featuring some familiar faces and some faces that should be more familiar. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2020\/01\/28\/texas-indies-unite-for-texas-forever-during-wrestlemania-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Earlier this month, we saw three big names announced<\/a> in <strong>&#8220;Filthy&#8221; Tom Lawlor, Hyan<\/strong>, and <strong>Ricky Starks<\/strong>, and in the past few days, we&#8217;ve seen four more announcements.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Allie Kat<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62316\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/02\/TIF1-e1580845041437.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\"><\/p>\n<p>One of the breakout stars of 2019, <strong>Allie Kat <\/strong>cut her wrestling teeth in the Texas indies starting in 2015. While now she competes for the likes of <strong>CHIKARA, Game Changer Wrestling (GCW), RISE Wrestling, SHIMMER<\/strong>, and much more, she started out with the likes of <strong>Anarchy Championship Wrestling (ACW), Inspire Pro<\/strong>, and others.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Allie Kat vs. Shazza McKenzie - Limitless Wrestling (Womens Wrestling, WSW, Chikara, WWR)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oTGeGBKfboY?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<h3><strong>Chandler Hopkins<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62317\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/02\/TIF2-e1580845059318.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\"><\/p>\n<p>Originally starting his home state Oklahoma indies in 2015, he became a regular in Texas in 2017 with <strong>Metroplex<\/strong> and then added Inspire Pro and Heavy Metal Wrestling. This January, he made his <strong>Major League Wrestling (MLW)<\/strong> debut against <strong>Low Ki<\/strong> and now he looks to break out in 2020.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;The Machine&quot; Brian Cage VS &quot;The Young Gun&quot; Chandler Hopkins\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yx4vsNDKmr0?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<h3><strong>Ruben Steel<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62318\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/02\/TIF3-e1580845077174.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\"><\/p>\n<p>A tough hombre from San Antonio, <strong>Ruben Steel<\/strong> is no stranger to danger. A veteran of Heavy Metal Wrestling, he&#8217;s gone toe to toe against hardcore legends like <strong>MASADA<\/strong>. He&#8217;ll be coming for blood.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Masada vs Ruben Steel (Texas Death Match) - Heavy Metal Wrestling 04\/20\/19\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XzNo4qagk4M?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<h3><strong>Mysterious Q<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62592\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/02\/EQNvPDDUUAAXPL7-e1581300196432.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mysterious Q<\/strong> is a veteran of the Texas indies, debuting in the late 2000s. Originally starring for Cypress, Texas&#8217; <strong>World of Wrestling (WOW)<\/strong>, he joined <strong>Booker T<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong>Reality of Wrestling (ROW)<\/strong> in 2013 and has remained with them, as well as working with Inspire Pro and Heavy Metal. He&#8217;s the reigning 2x ROW Television Champion and is a former 2x ROW Heavyweight Champion and 2x ROW Texas Champion.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Shigeyuki Kawahara<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62593\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/02\/EQTWiwvWsAEImDe-e1581300214708.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Shigeyuki Kawahara, <\/strong>the youngster from Sapporo, Japan, has been working in the Texas indies for the past few years, becoming more of a Texas indie star than a Japan one. A regular with Heavy Metal, he&#8217;ll be showing his wares on a national stage over WrestleMania Week.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shigeyuki Kawahara \u6cb3\u539f\u6210\u5e78 VS Thomas Shire \u30c8\u30fc\u30de\u30b9 \u30b7\u30e3\u30a4\u30a2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gqZSEtjcQs4?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<h3><strong>EFFY<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62319\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/02\/TIF4-e1580845091993.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\"><\/p>\n<p>For years, <strong>EFFY<\/strong> was Florida&#8217;s best kept secret, but he&#8217;s exploded in 2019 as one of the best characters in the industry. He&#8217;s worked Texas indies like Inspire Pro, Heavy Metal, and Sabotage the past couple years, but now he returns to\u00a0<em>Texas Forever<\/em> to help shed a spotlight on Texas&#8217; explosive scene.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FULL MATCH Su Yung vs Effy for the FEST Wrestling Championship\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OHFYrmjlAhE?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>Stay tuned to the<a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a> for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world.\u00a0 We provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. GCW&#8217;s events usually appear live on <a href=\"http:\/\/fite.tv\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FITE.TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the new events taking place this coming WrestleMania Week as part of The Collective, is the multi-promotional branded event, Texas is Forever. The Texas indies have become a rising force in the past few years, providing much top tier talent and amazing new prospects to the national (and international) stage. 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