Author: Clint Dye

With a ring full of what the late Dusty Rhodes would describe as plunder last Saturday, March 26, AJ Smooth captured the Madhouse Wrestling Heavyweight Championship as it’s A Mad World. Smooth, his body beaten and bruised after a war with One Called Manders, reveled in the fact that he had just become the inaugural Madhouse Wrestling Heavyweight Champion. The two had just finished a “Match of the Year” front runner featuring broken doors, chairs, and barbed wire. Smooth’s brief celebration didn’t last long as a bloodied Manders dropped him with a vicious clothesline. The battle between AJ Smooth and…

Madhouse Wrestling Presents We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes. This Saturday, the Madhouse Wrestling era of independent pro wrestling in Iowa begins as they presents We all Go A Little Mad Sometimes. From the maniacal minds of Malice and Luke Raven, Madhouse Wrestling’s first-ever show takes place from the Countryside Wedding and Events Center in Knoxville, Iowa. Read about how Madhouse Wrestling came to be here. Not only will there be an action-packed night of wrestling, that will push the boundaries of how crazy a pro wrestling promotion can get, but a champion will be crowned. A key component…

Central Empire Wrestling – A Legendary Night When done right, a professional wrestling event can take its fans on an emotional rollercoaster. It’s these events, ones that get fans so emotionally invested in the stories being told, that become legendary in the realm of pro wrestling lore. Last Saturday, March 5, Central Empire Wrestling put on one of these shows. Aptly titled the Legendary Series, CEW gave their fans a show that will stand the test of time as one of their very best. It plucked at their heartstrings in numerous ways while setting the course for CEW’s biggest event…

Love him or hate, and boy, do the SCWPro fans hate him; there is no arguing that current SCWPro Heavyweight Champion Johnny Wisdom is in the midst of a legendary run. The champ, by hook or by crook, just keeps winning. As SCWPro Presents Luck is for Losers. He’s defended the title in numerous types of matches against a who’s who of SCWPro stars. Winning the “Lady in Red” from the 1 Called Manders got his reign off to a red hot start.  From there, he’s fended off the likes of the Shug, Mason Beck in a grueling series of…

CEW Presents Legendary Series. Two years ago, during the height of the pandemic, Central Empire Wrestling held two seasons of a Facebook live show called PowerSlam. During the season two finale, a triple threat match was held between current CEW Champion JT Energy and current Tag Team Champions Rory Fox and Jared Thumb. With the odds heavily stacked against him, things didn’t look good for Energy, but the arrival of Damien Saint changed everything. Focusing his attack on Rory Fox, Saint intervened, costing the former Champion his opportunity at holding the promotion’s top prize once again. Since that day, the…

IPW Presents A New Era. Back in January, Impact Pro Wrestling said farewell to the Forte Center in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. After seven years of running shows at what they call the “Forte Dome,” it was time for the promotion to move on to a new home. This Saturday, March 5, Impact Pro Wrestling begins “A New Era” when they hold their first show at the Franklin Junior High Event Center in Des Moines. The stars of IPW are ready to start the new era off with a bang during what will be an action-packed night of pro wrestling.…

Madhouse Wrestling Debuts March 26th: Embrace the Chaos “We all go a little mad sometimes” – Norman Bates (Psycho, 1969) In just a few short weeks, the Iowa independent pro wrestling scene is about to get a little nuts. You see, on Saturday, March 26th, Madhouse Wrestling makes their debut. Emanating from the Countryside Wedding and Events Center in Knoxville, Iowa, this show has the potential to be one of the wildest of 2022.  From the maniacal mind of Malice, Madhouse Wrestling is the opportunity for wrestlers to embrace their inner extreme and really let loose. Most fans know Malice as…

Fans of SCWPro, let’s take a trip back to April 2021, and now SCWPro Presents Heartbreak. The venue is Bierstube Bar and Grill in Moline, Illinois. The event, SCWPro Reborn. It was the first time, due to the pandemic, the stars of SCWPro were performing in front of fans since September of 2020. The night was filled with action-packed matches; each wrestler had an extra skip in their step being in front of fans once again. Headlining the show was the 1 Called Manders versus Johnny Wisdom for the SCWPro Heavyweight Championship. For 15 months, the 1 Called Manders reigned…

On December 27th, 1998 WCW Starrcade 1998 took place. RetroView fans, we are back with our next trip down WCW memory lane. Today we continue our look at WCW’s biggest event of the year Starrcade and its 1998 variation. This was the night WCW made the somewhat controversial decision to end Goldberg’s undefeated streak in the most dubious of ways. Also, the Cruiserweight division shines on this show, and Eric Bischoff and Ric Flair have a “match.” The show begins with a fantastic video hyping up the main event of Goldberg versus Kevin Nash for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.…

After the referee’s hand hit the mat for the third and final time Saturday, January 15, the fans inside the Forte Center erupted. It was a this point when fans bid a fond Farewell to the Forte. Fans young and old joined in on the celebration as long-time Impact Pro Wrestling favorite James Jeffries wrangled the championship away from his student who had lost his way, Bryce Jordyn. It was a moment of euphoria – a moment that was a bittersweet-but-storybook ending to seven years of Impact Pro Wrestling at the Forte Center. Since 2015, Impact Pro Wrestling, a promotion…