New Champs Emerge at Hallowed Ground

Sarasota, Fla - In the wake of Halloween around the corner, All-Star Wrestling Association (ASWA) put together an energizing event with Hallowed Ground at Sarasota High School. The show was highlighted by four championship matches with one changing hands and another being inaugural. Moses Mayhem would retain the ASWA Florida Heavyweight Championship against Zachary Magnus, while Jake Cross retained the FTW No Limits Championship in a hardcore match against Chase McCoy. Meanwhile, The Real Drago would win the ASWA Sunshine State Championship off of The Bounty Hunter while The Cheese defeated Mike Orlando to become the inaugural ASWA National Champion.

Bruce Osborne vs Sam C:

The opening match started with Bruce Osborne making his ASWA debut in the ring and showing off heat to the crowd. Answering the call to the match against ‘The Omen’ was one half of the Rewind Society in Sam C.

As the match commenced, Sam C would get the crowd hyped and even frustrating Osborne. Eventually, Osborne would take advantage on Sam C’s neck and back only for Sam C to mount a comeback before eventually pinning Osborne with the DMT.

Yoseph Raganov vs Just Kurt:

‘The Bear’ Yoseph Raganov was looking to bounce back after his losing to The Bounty Hunter in a submission match for the ASWA Sunshine State Championship. Raganov was not the only one looking to bounce back as Just Kurt was looking to get back in the winning column after falling to Zachary Magnus at Stars and Stripes.

As the match commenced, Kurt would try to utilize his speed to counter against Raganov’s power. Raganov would take advantage by targeting Kurt’s leg, but a mounted comeback for Kurt would lead to a victory for him following a Samoan Drop.

Strawberry Creamin (Christian Anderson and RJ Kent) vs RDS (Cruz Rivera and J Villa):

Tag team action would then come into play as RDS (Cruz Rivera and J Villa) were looking to extend their winning streak after defeating Colt Manson and Jack Maguire at Stars and Stripes. Accepting the challenge was none other than the FTW/NWA Territory Tag Team Champions Strawberry Creamin (Christian Anderson and RJ Kent).

Both teams showed off speed and high flying abilities with RDS grounding Anderson before making a hot tag to Kent, who would try to clean house. As Strawberry Creamin would go for a double team, RDS would take advantage from a distraction from Colt Manson, who stopped Kent from preventing RDS hitting the Spanish Train on Anderson to win the match. After the match, Manson, who feuded with RDS for the last couple of shows, would eventually join forces with Rivera and Villa.

*Moses Mayhem vs Zachary Magnus (ASWA Florida Heavyweight Championship):

In the first of four title matches, Moses Mayhem was looking to keep his momentum going after his last two title matches against Big Rig Colton and Javan Dymond were in success. Mayhem would be ready for another challenge as Zachary Magnus would challenge him.

'The Doctor' would utilize power of his caliber against Mayhem, which would lead to him knocking out the referee and hitting Mayhem with a low blow and the title for a close two-count.

Mayhem would not let the title slip through his fingers as he would hit the Truck Stop Spear on Magnus for the three count to retain the title. 

Nima Gore vs Allie Recks vs Gretta:

Nima Gore was looking to gain her momentum in her next match after defeating Shamar Amor at Stars and Stripes, but her match was going to be an extra challenge as she would face Allie Recks and debuting Gretta. At first, Recks tried to join forces with Gore only to change her mind and try to align with Gretta, however Gretta would not be amused as she would turn the tables on Recks. Both Gore and Reck would try to fight back against one-quarter of TVMA, but it would be to no avail as the 6-6 giant would hit a chokeslam on Gore for the win.

*The Bounty Hunter vs The Real Drago (Russian Chain Match for the ASWA Sunshine State Championship):

After intermission, Hallowed Ground would continue with its second title as The Real Drago (accompanied by Yoseph Raganov) would take on The Bounty Hunter (accompanied by Matthew Roblez) in a Russian Chain match for the ASWA Sunshine State Championship.

Both wrestler would continue to push each other's limits Raganov and Roblez trying to stop each other from utter distractions. In the end, Drago proved why he was the strongest link in the match as he touched all four corners to win the ASWA Sunshine State Championship.

Mike Mondo vs Javan Dymond:

In a battle of power and a grudge match, 'The Unbreakable' Javan Dymond was looking regain momentum after his last two matches. He would be put to the test against the former NWA World Heavyweight Champion, two-time Ohio Valley Wrestling Heavyweight Champion and one-time WWE World Tag Team Champion in Mike Mondo.

Both wrestlers showed off power and strength in their match and it looked like Mondo was going to be the potential victor in his ASWA debut, but Dymond would not relent and mount a comeback with power of his own.

As Dymond his signature swinging side slam, it looked like he was going to get the win, but ultimately time was not on his side as 15 minutes elapsed and the match would end in a draw.

Not happy with the outcome Dymond pushed to restart the match. But as the referee was about to ring the bell, Mondo would walk out of the ring and refuse to let the match restart.

*Jake Cross vs ‘Psycho’ Chase McCoy (Hardcore Match for the FTW No Limits Championship):

After defeating Jake Cross in a non-title lumberjack match at Stars and Stripes, 'Psycho' Chase McCoy was looking to finally take the FTW No Limits Championship off of Cross. McCoy would accept the challenge in a hardcore match.

Cross was looking to avenge the loss from last show and pushed McCoy to his limits, which included the use of kendo sticks, cookie sheets, trash cans, trash can lids and steel chairs.

Cross would eventually gain extra advantage as Zachary Magnus, who fell to Moses Mayhem earlier in the show, would hand Cross a pair of restraint cuffs and would finish McCoy with a corner death valley driver through a door for the win and retain the championship

The Cheese vs Mike Orlando (Tournament finals to determine the inaugural ASWA National Championship):

In the main event and final championship match, Mike Orlando and The Cheese would put their friendship to the test in the finals of the ASWA National Championship Tournament to determine the inaugural ASWA National Champion.

As the match commenced, both would bring in entertainment to the match with their senses of humor. In the end, The Cheese would be the victor as he rolled up Orlando to become the inaugural ASWA National Champion.

After the match, both wrestlers showed sportsmanship with Orlando buckling the belt around The Cheese's waist.

Final Match Results:

1. Sam C def Bruce Osborne

2. Just Kurt def Yoseph Raganov

3. RDS def Strawberry Creamin

4. *Moses Mayhem def Zachary Magnus to retain the ASWA Florida Heavyweight Championship 

5. Gretta def Allie Recks and Nima Gore

6. *The Real Drago def The Bounty Hunter in a Russian Chain Match for the ASWA Sunshine State Championship.

7. Mike Mondo vs Javan Dymond ended in a draw

8. *Jake Cross def Psycho Chase McCoy in a hardcore match to retain the FTW No Limits Championship

9. *The Cheese def Mike Orlando to become the inaugural ASWA National Champion

Up Next:

ASWA returns to action as they host One Fall on two occasions. Night one will take place at the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Sarasota on November 14, while night two will head to the SSG Michael Wayne Schafer Memorial Building in Spring on November 21. Both shows will start at 6 pm with the doors opening at 5 pm.

ASWA Set for Hallowed Ground

After a success with Stars and Stripes last month, All Star Wrestling Association (ASWA) is set for their next monthly show as they host Hallowed Ground at the Edward K. Howell Gymnasium at Sarasota High School in Sarasota Saturday night, October 24 at 6 pm. Doors will open at 5 pm.

Match Card^:

The Cheese vs Mike Orlando (ASWA National Championship)

'Pyscho' Chase McCoy vs *Jake Cross (Hardcore Match for the NWA Fight The World No Limits Championship)

Mike Mondo vs Javan Dymond

*The Bounty Hunter vs The Real Drago (Russian Chain Match for the ASWA Sunshine State Championship)

Nima Gore vs Allie Recks vs Gretta (Triple Threat Match)

*Moses Mayhem vs Zachary Magnus (ASWA Florida Heavyweight Championship)

R.D.S ('The Shark' Cruz Rivera and J Villa) vs Strawberry Creamin (Christian Anderson and RJ Kent)

Roze Allday vs Just Kurt

Sam C vs Bruce Osborne

*Indicates the current champion

^Match card is subject to change

Last Time Out:

ASWA hosted their last show Star and Stripes at the Fraternal Order of the Eagles on September 12. There it was highlighted by The Bounty Hunter retained the ASWA Sunshine State Championship against Yoseph Ragnadov in a submission match, Moses Mayhem retained the ASWA Florida Heavyweight Championship against Javan Dymond and The Cheese defeated The Real Drago by disqualification in the semifinals of the ASWA National Championship Tournament).

Additionally, they hosted Rock n' Wrestling on September 20 at Joyland in Bradenton that featured current AEW wrestler Chris Jericho.

ASWA National Title Tournament Set:

The finals for the ASWA National Championship has officially been set between Mike Orlando and The Cheese, both strong fan favorites.

Orlando would first face Bison and would win via referee's stoppage before defeating Orion in an earlier show.

Meanwhile The Cheese won his matches back-to-back by disqualification. After defeating The Bounty Hunter at Slam Jamboree, he would then defeat The Real Drago in the semifinals after both wrestlers interfered in each other's matches.

Settling The Score:

After costing each other in the ASWA National Championship Tournament, the feud between The Bounty Hunter and The Real Drago will finally be settled in the ring in a Russian Chain Match with the ASWA Sunshine State Championship on the line.

It started with Bounty Hunter losing his tournament match at Summer Slamboree to The Cheese by disqualification after The Real Drago attacked the Cheese. Following The Bounty Hunter's submission match win against Yoseph Ragnadov at Stars and Stripes for the ASWA Sunshine State Championship, Drago would then attack him again only for him to retreat afterwards. The Bounty Hunter would then get revenge on Drago by costing him a win in his match against The Cheese in the ASWA National Championship Tournament semifinals later in the show before challenging Drago to a Russian Chain Match, which he accepted.

The Russian Chain Match rules are as followed - both wrestlers will be strapped and tethered to a 15-foot chain. There are no pinfalls, submissions, disqualifications or countouts and the only the way to win is when one wrestler touches all four corners in the ring simultaneously. If the wrestler is stopped, then they must restart from the first corner. 

Mayhem on the Move:

For Moses Mayhem, he is coming off of a successful title defense against Javan Dymond at Star and Stripes and is looking to keep the ASWA Florida Heavyweight Championship with him after winning it at the Summer Slamboree.

Standing up for the challenge is 'The Doctor' Zachary Magnus. Magnus is coming off of winning his last match against Just Kurt at Stars and Stripes.

Gore's Triumphant Challenge:

For fan favorite Nima Gore, she is looking to carry the momentum into her triple threat match against Allie Recks and Gretta. Gore is coming off returning to the ring after a much need break. She returned at Stars and Stripes where she defeated her closest friend Shamar Amor in singles action.

Recks, who was the inaugural Superstars of Wrestling Federation (SWF) Women's Champion for 1,029 days and was known to have several matches against big names such as Natalia Markova (NWA), Tasha Steelz (TNA), Kiera Hogan (TNA), Angelia Love (TNA/ROH), Tenille Dashwood (TNA/WWE) and Jordynne Grace (TNA/NXT/WWE), makes her return to ASWA. This will be her second match in 2026 as she fought at Pride of Wrestling's POW 43: Agent of Chaos on January 17 where she fell to Katalina Perez for the POW Women's Championship.

Gretta, who is entering her second year in professional wrestling, has predominately been competing for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and will be making her ASWA debut. In her last match, she won a tag team with Tiffany Nieves against Jazmin Allure and Monica Monroe on Reality of Wrestling's Platinum Gold Rush. Her last singles match win was at NWA Power - Hard Times 6 against Natalia Markova.

Psycho Reign in Sight:

For 'Psycho' Chase McCoy, he is looking to finally dethrone Jake Cross and begin his reign as the new NWA Fight The World No Limits Championship. McCoy defeated Cross in a lumberjack match at Stars and Stripes to earn a shot at the championship. For Cross, he will be defending the title for the second time after defeating Javan Dymond in a hardcore match at Summer Slamboree.

Dymond in the Rough:

Despite losing his last two matches, Javan Dymond continues to show consistency and toughness even through the losses. He looks to bounce back with a win over his opponent in Mike Mondo.

Mondo, who has been wrestling since 2002, will be making his ASWA debut. The former NWA World Heavyweight Champion, two-time Ohio Valley Wrestling Heavyweight Champions and WWE World Tag Team Champion last match won was a six-man tag team match with Slade and Carson Bartholomew Drake as a part of the Federation of Champions where they defeated Bryan Idol, Silas Mason and Thom Latimer at NWA Power 281.

Promotions:

To celebrate Halloween, ASWA will be having a costume contest for all ages where fans can win prizes, including free front row tickets to the next show.

Additionally, any student in the state of Florida that show their school ID at the door will be given a 50% discount for general admission tickets. Students can also use the promotion code 'Student50' to discount their tickets.

ASWA Shows Success With Summer Slamboree

​Sarasota, Fla - For their live show, All-Star Wrestling Association (ASWA) put on a banger with Summer Slamboree at the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Sarasota. Matches highlighted included Moses Mayhem winning the FAW Territory Heavyweight Championship, The Bounty Hunter retaining the FAW Sunshine State Championship and Jake Cross retaining the NWA FTW Hardcore Championship.

12 Man Iron Man Rumble (winner secures a spot in ASWA National Championship):

The show opened with the 12-man Iron Man Rumble where the winner would secure a spot in the tournament for the ASWA National Championship.

James Wolfe and KJ Mack would start off the match. After Colt Manson, Cruz Rivera, Kurt Johnson, Andres Reyes, Shamor Amor and J Villa entered the ring, Jackson would be the first one eliminated by Villa.

Mack would then eliminate Wolfe before being eliminated by Zach Magnus and Manson was eliminated by Ronin Lavoe. Soon Cruz, Reyes and Villa would eventually play the numbers game as the group known as RDS would eliminate Lavoe, Amor, Ethan Tornado and Magnus.

The final four wrestlers left were Rivera, Reyes, Villa and Maguire. RDS would triple team Maguire and would get him into the rope to eliminate but it would ultimately backfire as Villa would eliminate Rivera and Reyes before Maguire eliminated Villa to win the battle royal and advance to the ASWA National Championship Tournament.

Kendall Ryann vs Leela Hall vs Madisyn Maxxwell:

The next match saw women’s action as Kendall Ryann would take on Leela Hall and Madisyn Maxxwell.

As the match started, all three wrestlers would argue with each other and try to test each other’s strength.

Soon, The Headline would take advantage and put a strong offense on both Ryan and Hall. It would send Ryan outside the ring and lead her focus on Hall. Ultimately, Hall would come out victorious as she pinned Maxwell with an inside cradle.

The Real Drago vs Ethan Tornadeau (ASWA National Championship Tournament First Round):

The opening match of the ASWA National Championship Tournament was set similar to David vs Goliath as The Real Drago would take on Ethan Tornado, who earlier fought in the Iron Man Rumble. Tornado would utilize his speed to gain momentum but Drago’s power would be too much for Tornado as Drago would win via submission with a Full Nelson.

Bison vs Mike Orlando (ASWA National Championship Tournament First Round):

In a wave of cheers between two fan favorites, the next round in the tournament was a power game between Bison and Mike Orlando but it would ultimately be cut short after Orlando hit Bison with a hard clothesline that would cause worry. The referee was left with no choice but to end the match as the Mean Green would advance via referee’s stoppage.

Big Rig Colton vs Moses Mayhem (Match for the vacant FAW Territory Championship):

For the first of three championship matches, Big Rig Colton and Moses Mayhem would be the ones to fight for the vacant FAW Territory Championship.

Both fan favorites would use their technical skills to work with Mayhem have a slight power advantage. Ultimately, Mayhem would come out on top as the ‘Midwest Mack Truck’ utilized a spear to win the championship.

After the match, both men would show their respect with a handshake.

Jack Maguire vs Orion (ASWA National Championship Tournament First Round):

After winning a battle royal earlier to qualify for the tournament, Maguire was looking to move on in the tournament. His opponent was a tough one in Orion.

Maguire would get off to a hot start and lay offense on Orion through his speed. The momentum would stop as Orion would put offense of his own into play and target Maguire’s upper body.

Despite a mounted comeback and several rollups from both wrestlers, Orion would come out on top as he hit a spinning muscle buster for the finish.

Rewind Society (VHS And Sammy D) vs RDS (J Villa and Andres Reyes w/Cruz Rivera):

RDS were looking to avoid two losses in one night so to keep themselves on the right track, they would face off against Rewind Society.

As the match started Villa and Reyes would find ways to prevent VHS from making the tag to his partner. Eventually, VHS would make a hot tag to Sammy D and he would clean house. As he went for the pin, Rivera would interfere and prevent the referee from getting the three count which would then see him getting ejected from the match. The distraction played crucial for Rewind Society as they hit Reyes with the Hyper Combo Finish for the win.

*Bounty Hunter vs The Cheese (FAW Sunshine State Championship):

In the second championship match of the show, The Bounty Hunter was looking to keep the FAW Sunshine State Championship with him at all times. The challenger was none other than the Sultan of Swiss, The Cheese.

As the match progressed, Cheese would bring numerous cheese slaps to the mix as he would hit Bounty Hunter with slice after slice of cheese singles. This would push Bounty Hunter to an aggressive side and mount a flurry of offense.

Heading towards the end of the match, Bounty Hunter would put The Cheese in a knee bar hoping to make him tap out but the match would end in chaos as The Real Drago would attack The Cheese and cause a disqualification win for him. Despite the win, Bounty Hunter was able to retain his championship.

*Jake Cross vs Javon Dymond (Hardcore Match for the NWA Fight The World No Limits Championship):

In the main event and the final championship match of the show, Jake Cross was looking to keep his title by any means necessary, even in a hardcore match. His opponent that answered the call was ‘The Unbreakable’ Javon Dymond.

The matched started off strong for Dymond as he utilized trash cans, trash can lids and a steel chain that he wrapped around his arm and hand. Cross would try to hit Dymond with the same chain, but it would have zero effect on him. Eventually, Cross tried everything he could to keep Dymond down from a diving leg drop on a garbage can and a baseball bat to the gut and throat to hitting him with a glass bottle and trash can lid but they would only get to a two count.

Dymond would then bring in a table to place in the corner but it would backfire as Cross hit a shotgun dropkick on Dymond through the table for the win and retain his championship.

Final Match Results:

1. Jack Maguire wins the Iron Man Rumble to secure a spot in the ASWA National Championship Tournament

2. Leela Hall def Kendall Ryann and Madisyn Maxxwell

3. The Real Drago def Ethan Tornadeau (ASWA National Championship Tournament)

4. Mike Orlando def Bison (ASWA National Championship Tournament)

5. *Moses Mayhem def Big Rig Colton to win the vacant FAW Territory Championship

6. Orion def Jack Maguire (ASWA National Championship Tournament)

7. Rewind Society (VHS and Sammy D) def RDS (Andres Reyes and J Villa)

8. The Cheese def *Bounty Hunter via DQ. Bounty Hunter retains the FAW Sunshine State Championship

9. *Jake Cross def Javon Dymond in a Hardcore Match to retain the NWA FTW Championship

Up Next:

Stay tuned for the next show. Time and date are to be determined.