This was a Six-Way match also involving Dylan Starr, Spector, Tony Montana, and Chico Torres. Hood #2 vs Manual Villalobos. [40], The TASW Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling heavyweight championship in Texas All-Star Wrestling. This message board Big Daddy Yum Yum (TASW Heavyweight Champion), Estrella Galactica (TASW Cruiserweight Champion), This page was last edited on 11 October 2020, at 15:16. This was a Fatal Four-Way Steel Cage match also involving Nick Daniels and “Sexy” Steve DeMarco. Many fans were so enthusiastic at the events that many wanted to participate themselves prompting Murphy to open a small gym in the back of the Humble Bingo Arena in 1996. Shai cost the team the match when he slammed the cage door on his partner. Want to know more as told from the wrestlers The inaugural champion was Killa Kate, who defeated Phoebe & Livi Loca on September 7, 2019 to become the first TASW Womens Champion. Scoby Gober's original partner, T-Bone, was also unable to attend the show and replaced by Bones. [22] Later that year, the promotion held a memorial show for one of its former stars and official announcer, Brother Icarus, at the arena on October 4, 2003. In addition to its Houston-based roster, Texas independent wrestlers Rasta Savage and Necro Butcher also regularly competed in the promotion. It is the oldest independent promotion in the state of Texas[1][2] and one of three based in the Greater Houston area along with Booker T's Reality of Wrestling and Lone Star Championship Wrestling. Title declared vacant when ZenZen is unable to appear. [4], Humongous defended the TASW Heavyweight Championship against Abdullah the Butcher at the Humble Bingo Arena on March 22, 1997. [15][16] Hoffman also made a return at the "Rumble in Humble" where he unexpectedly won the TASW Cruiserweight Championship in a Three-Way Dance with Bones and "Loverboy" Joey Corman. [36], In February 2008, the Houston Chronicle also covered the Texas All-Star Wrestling's 15th-annual "Humble Rumble" where a photo was taken of "BLT" Bubba Lee Travis and an 8-year-old child attending the event with his father. Defeated Mr. X to win the vacant championship. No team has ever won the championship more than once. [15][16] Hoffman also made a return at the "Rumble in Humble" where he unexpectedly won the TASW Cruiserweight Championship in a Three-Way Dance with Bones and "Loverboy" Joey Corman. It was the first successful independent promotion in Texas and, with the exception of occasional events held by Tugboat Taylor at Hofheinz Pavilion, remained the only organization in the entire state for nearly a decade. Within two years, this eventually evolved into the present-day training facility and wrestling school where many of the top wrestlers on the Texas "indy" circuit would be trained, most notably, Shawn "Hot Stuff" Hernandez. [4] Murphy and his then tag team partner rented out a bingo hall by U.S. Route 59 in Humble, Texas and promised the owner, Casey Musick, $500 plus the proceeds from the concession stand. Steve Demarco's second reign was the shortest in the history of the title as he lost it minutes after he won it. [27] Also that summer, Jim Duggan returned to the promotion[28] and, at the August 7th "Tomball Streetfight" supercard,[29] defeated TASW Heavyweight Champion Zen-Zen for the title. Overall, there have been 50 reigns shared between 38 wrestlers, with eight vacancies. It is the main cruiserweight championship title established in TASW, having been introduced in 1994, and remains the oldest active championship in the state of Texas.[1]. Defeated Wardog and Rasta Savage to win the vacant championship. Hoffman was a reporter for the Houston Chronicle and donated his prize money to charity. same week as the changeover to American Force, Belt Gallery | Old [8] Older veterans such as "Mean" Mike Tatum, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan and Kamala the Ugandan Giant also had short stints in the promotion. [1], The inaugural champions were Natural Born Killers (Rico Suave and G.Q. It is the main cruiserweight championship title established in TASW, having been introduced in 1994, and remains the oldest active championship in the state of Texas.[1]. Interviews... | KM Store The title is declared vacant when Hoffman surrenders the title to TASW owner Bob Murphy. Stories | KM Back in the early eighties, Texas and in particular, San Antonio were hot beds of professional wrestling. ", "TASW NEWS - Thursday, September 28, 2000", "TASW Tag Team Champion 2-Badd and Shai's reign end", "TASW Results - Saturday, August 14th 2004", "Independent Wrestling Results - November 2004", "Independent Wrestling Results - January 2007", "Independent Wrestling Results - March 2007", "TASW Results - Saturday, July 7th, 2007", "TASW tag team champions "Ruthless" Ryan Davidson & "Rockstar" Robbie will defend the belts on 2/11 in Galveston against "Sexy" Steve DeMarco & TASW champion Mysterious Q. It not only remained the only major "indy" promotion in the state during the 1990s but is one of the oldest wrestling promotions in operation in the United States. On January 10, 2004, the team wrestled High Impact Wrestling Tag Team Champions The Outlawz in a. [23] Ken Hoffman, who had wrestled him two years before, wrote a column in memory of his passing. Overall, there have been 42 reigns shared between 31 wrestlers, with eight vacancies. 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Reviews Jag is stripped of the championship when he fails to appear for a scheduled title defence. To [25], The promotion was praised by The Galveston County Daily News, the oldest newspaper of record in the state of Texas, as "the best-run independent group in the state" and crediting Bob Murphy for keeping TASW out of the well-publicized feuding seen among rival Texas promotions. Samoa Joe, Harlem Heat 2000 (Big T and Stevie Ray) from World Championship Wrestling, and Tammy Lynn Sytch, Christy Hemme and Daivari from World Wrestling Entertainment have all made appearances for the promotion as well as older wrestlers such as Abdullah the Butcher, Kamala and "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, the latter holding the promotion's heavyweight title in 2003. Currently she is the only person to have held the championship. The title was vacated when Bubba Monroe left the promotion. Pierce after putting referee Ray Jay Johnson in a chokehold and the title is vacated. Triple Threat Elimination Match also involving Phoebe & Livi loca to crown the first ever TASW Womens Champion. Click here. This item will only be visible in searches to you, your friends, and admins. It is the oldest independent promotion in the state of Texas and one of three based in the Greater Houston area along with Booker T's Reality of Wrestling and Lone Star Championship Wrestling. It not only remained the only major "indy" promotion in the state during the 1990s but is one of the oldest wrestling promotions in operation in the United States.