In a press conference held earlier today at Missouri Valley Wrestling headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, MVW Owner Ray McAvay announced the card for next month’s Evening of Champions show.
Evening of Champions is one of two MVW pay-per-view shows where Ray McAvay deviates from the rankings to book the challengers for the Men’s, Women’s, Men’s Tag Team, and Women’s Tag Team title matches. The challengers are usually wrestlers or tag teams who are booked for title matches based on merit throughout the year.
And with that, here is the card for MVW’s Evening of Champions:
MEN’S TITLE MATCH:
‘Redneck’ Bill Dickinson © vs. John O’Reilly
–O’Reilly had a ten-month Men’s title reign that lasted until May when Adam Ellis defeated him in Normal, Illinois.
WOMEN’S TITLE MATCH:
Victoria McGill © vs. ‘The Shadow Warrior’ Shizuko Yamazaki
–Yamazaki held the Women’s title for the first six months of 2022 before losing the title to McGill at the end of June.
MEN’S TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH:
The Stevens Dynasty © vs. The Dark Overlords of Wrestling
-Triple R and ‘No Frills’ Chris Escondido had a five-month run as the Men’s Tag Team champions that lasted until May when Bo and George Stevens won the belts at the house show in Normal, Illinois.
WOMEN’S TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH:
Jill Berg Enterprises © vs. The Missouri Valley Fight Club
-The Missouri Valley Fight Club started the year as the champions until The Pinups put an end to their sixth title run in March. The Pinups held the title for a month and a half until The Hanson Sisters won the belts in April. The Hansons then had a three-and-a-half-month run with the titles until JBE defeated them in August at the Des Moines, Iowa house show. All the while, the MVFC were consistently the #1 or #2 contender for the title throughout the year which is why McAvay gave the MVFC the nod.
MEN’S HEARTLAND TITLE:
Bracken Krueger © vs. #1 Contender
-Krueger is the current champion. He will have one more title defense on November 29th before Evening of Champions. If he retains, Krueger will then take on the #1 contender who comes out of the December 2nd through 4th matches at Evening of Champions.
WOMEN’S HEARTLAND TITLE:
Daryn Thompson © vs. #1 Contender
-Same situation here. Thompson is the current Women’s Heartland Champion and she will also have one last title defense on November 29th. If Thompson retains, she will meet the next #1 contender who comes out of the December 2nd to 4th matches.
McAvay added that two more matches will be added to the card in the next couple weeks.
UPCOMING MISSOURI VALLEY WRESTLING ROADSHOWS
November 18th – Columbus North High School Gym / Columbus, IN
-#4 vs. #5-WOMEN’S HEARTLAND: #4 Eva Perrin vs. #5 Madison Carter
-#4 vs. #5-MEN’S HEARTLAND: #4 Buckshot Henderson vs. #5 Ken Kardoucheian
-#3 vs. #4-WOMEN’S HEARTLAND: #3 Patty McBride vs. #4 TBD
-#3 vs. #4-MEN’S HEARTLAND: #3 ‘Big Don’ Dickinson vs. #4 TBD
November 18th – Buccaneer Arena / Urbandale, IA
–WOMEN’S TAG TEAM #1: The Pinups vs. Laney Harrison/McLean Oswald
-MEN’S #1: Absolute Zero vs. Cale McPherson
-WOMEN’S #1: Libertie Bell vs. Tammie Hardy
-#4 vs. #5 WOMEN’S TAG TEAM: #4 The Hanson Sisters vs. Bethany Stewart/Shelley Briscoe
-#3 vs. #4 WOMEN’S DIVISION: #3 Shizuko Yamazaki vs. #4 Kirsten Canfield
November 19th – Washington High School Gymnasium / Washington, IN
–#2 vs. #3-WOMEN’S HEARTLAND: #2 Debbie the Destroyer vs. #3 TBD
-#2 vs. #3-MEN’S HEARTLAND: #2 Scott Stevens vs. #3 TBD
November 19th – Knapp Center / Des Moines, IA
–WOMEN’S TAG TEAM #2: LATX vs. Svetlana Kovaleski/Kay Daniels
-MEN’S #2: Average Joe vs. ‘Rock Star’ Robbie Marrs
-WOMEN’S #2: Lauren Wade vs. Angelica Dugan
-WINNER-#5 MEN’S TAG TEAM DIV: #5 Main Street USA vs. The Shamrocks
-WINNER-#4 MEN’S DIVISION: #4 J.J. Bittinger vs. #1 Kenichiro Yamamoto
-#3 vs. #4 WOMEN’S TAG TEAM: #3 The Rose Warriors vs. #4 TBD
-#2 vs. #3 WOMEN’S DIVISION: #2 Lisa Barbosa-Stevens vs. #3 TBD
November 20th – Martinsville High School Gym / Martinsville, IN
–WOMEN’S TAG TEAM: TBD vs. TBD
-MEN’S: TBD vs. TBD
-WOMEN’S: TBD vs. TBD
–#1 CONTENDER’S MATCH-WOMEN’S HEARTLAND: #1 Tessa Martin vs. #2 TBD
-#1 CONTENDER’S MATCH-MEN’S HEARTLAND: #1 Kenichiro Yamamoto/J.J. Bittinger vs. #2 TBD
-#2 vs. #3-WOMEN’S TAG TEAM: #2 The Working Girls vs. #3 TBD
November 25th – Hyland Performance Center / St. Charles, MO
SEMI-FINALS OF THE CARMONDY CUP- ALL DIVISIONS
MEN’S SINGLES
-‘Rock Star’ Robbie Marrs vs. ‘Redneck’ Bill Dickinson
-Captain Jack vs. John O’Reilly
WOMEN’S SINGLES
-Victoria McGill vs. ‘The Shadow Warrior’ Shizuko Yamazaki
-Lisa Barbosa-Stevens vs. Daryn Thompson
MEN’S TAG TEAM
-The Kardoucheian Empire (Koley and Khourtney) vs. Kentucky Redneck Mafia (Cletus T. Johnson and Enos T. Johnson)
-The Stevens Dynasty (Bo and George Stevens) vs. Surf Express Bro (Bradlee Nelson and Bowie Abrams)
WOMEN’S TAG TEAM
-The Hanson Sisters (Andrea and Melissa) vs. Missouri Valley Fight Club: (Carrieanne McDermott and Harley Davisson)
-Jill Berg Enterprises (Sheline Carrigan and Prisoner #034291) vs. Bethany Stewart and Shelley Briscoe
November 26th – MVW’s Six-O-Five / St. Louis, MO
–WINNER-#5 WOMEN’S HEARTLAND DIVISION: #5 TBD vs. TBD
-WINNER-#5 MEN’S HEARTLAND DIVISION: #5 TBD vs. TBD
November 29th – Peoria Civic Center / Peoria, Illinois
-#2 vs. #3-MEN’S TAG TEAM DIVISION: #2 The Alabama Gang vs. #3 The Kentucky Redneck Mafia
–#2 vs. #3-MEN’S DIVISION: #2 John O’Reilly vs. #3 Captain Jack
-WOMEN’S HEARTLAND TITLE: Daryn Thompson © vs. #1 TBD
-MEN’S HEARTLAND TITLE: Bracken Krueger © vs. #1 TBD
-#1 CONTENDER’S MATCH-WOMEN’S TAG TEAM: #1 The Missouri Valley Fight Club vs. #2 TBD
-#1 CONTENDER’S MATCH-WOMEN’S DIVISION: #1 Yosemite Samantha vs. #2 TBD
-NON-TITLE: Women’s Tag Team Champion Jill Berg Enterprises vs. TBD
-NON-TITLE: Women’s Champion Victoria McGill vs. TBD
-MEN’S TAG TEAM TITLE: The Stevens Dynasty © vs. The Kardoucheian Empire
-MEN’S TITLE: ‘Redneck’ Bill Dickinson © vs. Ricky Stevens
December 2nd – Lynn Farrell Arena /Hastings, NE
December 2nd – Pershing Center / Lincoln, NE
December 3rd – Wilkert Event Center / Columbus, NE
December 3rd – QWest Arena / Omaha, NE
December 4th – Norfolk Senior High School / Norfolk, NE
December 9th – Del 5ive Event Center / Emporium, KS
CARMONDY CUP FINALS
December 10th – Athletics-Recreation Center / Valparaiso, IN
**December 18th – Evening of Champions / Wintrust Arena / Chicago, IL**