Last Week on Wrestling Night in the Heartland on HOTv:
-The Stevens Dynasty start the show in-ring. They demand MVW Owner Ray McAvay come out to the ring and ‘make things right’ after The Alabama Gang defeated them for the Men’s Tag belts last week.
-MATCH #1: Lisa Barbosa-Stevens defeated Debbie the Destroyer to retain her #4 contender ranking in the Women’s Division- Debbie remains the #1 contender in the Women’s Heartland Division.
-Kellie Burkowski interviews Coach Reg and the Hanson Sisters. They can’t wait to get another shot at Jill Berg Enterprises next Tuesday.
-Kellie then interviews Bracken Krueger. He is aware of John O’Reilly’s right hand and will try to negate in their upcoming match.
-Victoria McGill update. She is going to Japan for a couple of weeks for Bang! Wrestling’s tour. As a result, she will drop down to #4 in the Women’s contender’s rankings.
-Kellie interviews John O’Reilly. He knows how tough Bracken Krueger is and hopes his Cannonball Right Hand can win the day.
-MATCH #2: #3 Bracken Krueger defeated #2 John O’Reilly in a #2 vs. #3 Men’s Division match to move up to the #2 contender spot.
-The Kardoucheian Empire cut a promo from their Hollywood-style dressing trailer outside the arena. Kris Kardoucheian is not happy with the loss to Surf Express Bro and wants Ray McAvay to do something about it.
-Jill Berg Enterprises gather in the ring to celebrate their success: Women’s title, Women’s Tag Team title, and the Women’s Heartland title- all with Jill Berg Enterprises.
-MAIN EVENT-NON-TITLE: Women’s Champion Daryn Thompson defeated Lani Harlot
Cue the pyro
Missouri Valley Wrestling
Wrestling Night in the Heartland
Tuesday February 21st, 2023
Hulman Center
Terre Haute, IN
Announcers: Thunderbolt Smith and ‘Long Haul’ Rick Hall
Backstage Interviewer: Kellie Burkowski
Ring Announcer: Heather Cooper
Kelli Burkowski, Heather Cooper, ‘Long Haul’ Rick Hall, and Thunderbolt Smith
OPENING
Thunderbolt welcomes everyone to Wrestling Night in the Heartland. MVW is live tonight from the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Three matches tonight. Two of them are title matches. ‘Long Haul’ Rick Hall previews them all.
MEN’S DIVISION #1 CONTENDER’S MATCH: #1 Captain Jack vs. #2 Bracken Krueger
RICK HALL’S PREVIEW:
-Captain Jack and John O’Reilly have fought for and traded off the #1 contender’s spot in the Men’s Division for several weeks now. Tonight, a new name barges in and he has an eye on the big prize- The Men’s Title- Bracken Krueger.
-Krueger rolled through the Men’s Heartland Division, won the title, demanded a promotion/relegation match into the Men’s Division, won the match, and then took care of O’Reilly and Ricky Stevens. Tonight, he tries to take the next step against Captain Jack. A win tonight gets him a title shot against ‘Redneck’ Bill Dickinson in two weeks.
-Don’t count Captain Jack out. He’s wily and crafty and he’ll do everything in his power to slow Krueger down.
WOMEN’S TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: Jill Berg Enterprises (‘Canadian Cyborg’ Sheline Carrigan and Prisoner #034291) © vs. The Hanson Sisters (Andrea and Melissa Hanson)
HALL’S PREVIEW:
-Two months ago at the Carmondy Cup finals, JBE and the Hansons brought the house down with a great match in the finals. Last month at the St. Louis Supershow, the two teams battled in an epic forty-one minute match that saw the Women’s Tag champs barely survive.
-Tonight, they do it again. The Hansons are coming on strong. After the Carmondy Cup, they defeated Bethany Stewart and Shelley Briscoe, The Working Girls, The Missouri Valley Fight Club, and The Rose Warriors to set up the match tonight against Jill Berg Enterprises.
-Jill Berg Enterprises are riding high at the moment. Carrigan and Prisoner #034291 have held the title since August and they fought off the Hansons at the St. Louis Supershow. Now, they must do it again tonight.
WOMEN’S TITLE MATCH: Daryn Thompson © vs. ‘The Shadow Warrior’ Shizuko Yamazaki
HALL’S PREVIEW:
-‘The Shadow Warrior’ completed her rise back up the Women’s Division contender’s ranking with wins over Lisa Barbosa-Stevens, Yosemite Samantha, and Victoria McGill. She goes for her second Women’s title tonight.
-This is Daryn’s first Women’s Title defense. Like her friend Bracken Krueger, Daryn Thompson quickly made her presence known in MVW and she won the Women’s title from Victoria McGill at the St. Louis Supershow after finishing runner-up to McGill in the Carmondy Cup back in December.
We cut backstage.
NO QUARTER
Bracken Krueger warms up backstage for his match.
He’s joined by Women’s Champion Daryn Thompson (Bracken’s tag team partner in ‘No Quarter’) who walks over to him. Krueger asks her how she’s doing with Jill Berg Enterprises.
Thompson says it’s okay. Jill Berg does all the talking and all she has to focus on is destroying people in the ring. She then wishes Krueger good luck in his match.
Krueger thanks her and promises to give Captain Jack ‘no quarter’ tonight.
Thompson then exits and Krueger hops up and down to get loose.
CAPTAIN JACK INTERVIEW
Kellie Burkowski is also backstage. She brings in Captain Jack.
CAPTAIN JACK’S COMMENTS:
-He says can beat Krueger and then asks if that’s madness or brilliance. It’s remarkable how those traits coincide.
-No quarter? He asks (much to Kellie’s bewilderment) where the stories come from then.
-Jack finishes with this: “Bracken Krueger. This is the day you will always remember as the day you almost defeated Captain Jack.”
Cut back to the broadcast desk. Thunderbolt announces it’s time for our first commercial break.
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Next Show:
2/25- Chaos 24- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Back from break. Thunderbolt sends it to the ring where ring announcer Heather Cooper is stationed.
MATCH #1 MEN’S DIVISION #1 CONTENDER’S MATCH: #1 Captain Jack vs. #2 Bracken Krueger
Krueger walks slowly out on stage to Blues Saraceno’s ‘Kicking and Screaming’.
Bracken Krueger
“The Lakeshore Leviathan”
AGE: 30 / HT: 6’ 9” WT: 290 / HOME: Chicago, Illinois
ALIGN: Heel / STYLE: Power / FIN: Into the Deep (over-the-shoulder Fisherman’s Driver)
Krueger poses on stage. Then he begins to walk down the ramp towards ringside.
Then…
The opening organ introduction to the Billy Joel classic ‘Captain Jack’ plays…
Swaggering onto the stage hand in hand with Elizabeth Swayne, both Captain Jack and Elizabeth are dressed in pirate motif from head to toe.
Captain Jack
AGE: 41 / HT: 6’ 1” WT: 195 / HOME: Duck Key, FL
ALIGN: Tweener / STYLE: Entertainer / FIN: Skull End
MGR: Elizabeth Swayne
Captain Jack nods to the fans and walks towards the ring with Swayne following behind him.
Ron Martin will be the referee.
Ron Martin
Martin checks with the timekeeper’s table and this match is about to get under way.
Krueger rolls back and forth.
Rick Hall: Thunderbolt, Captain Jack is pulling out all the stops.
Thunderbolt Smith: Which is no surprise.
Krueger is back up. He and Captain Jack eye each other up in the center of the ring.
Rick Hall: Not at all. Jack’s had the better of the action against Krueger so far. That is a surprise.
Thunderbolt Smith: Women’s Daryn Thompson in the ring helping out Bracken Krueger and Captain Jack is down.
Captain Jack struggles to get back to his feet. Thompson grabs him by the hair and pulls him up.
Rick Hall: Thunderbolt, Thompson ran down when Krueger needed a spark. My question is… why hasn’t Elizabeth Swayne tried to help Captain Jack?
Thunderbolt Smith: Because Daryn Thompson would destroy her.
Thunderbolt Smith: That’s it! Bracken Krueger is your new number-one contender!
Heather Cooper: YOUR WINNER AT EIGHT MINUTES AND TWENTY-TWO SECONDS… AND THE NEW MEN’S DIVISION NUMBER ONE CONTENDER… BRACK-KEN… KRUUUUUUUUE-GER!
Martin raises Krueger’s arm in victory.
Rick Hall: This was not Bracken Krueger’s best performance. But Daryn Thompson’s timely intervention turned this match in his favor and he will be facing ‘Redneck’ Bill Dickinson in Wichita, Kansas two weeks from tonight for the MVW Men’s Title.
Thunderbolt Smith: All right, we’ve got more action for you right after these messages.
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Next Show:
2/24- ReVival 23 from Orlando, Florida
UPCOMING MISSOURI VALLEY WRESTLING ROAD SHOWS
February 24th – David S. Palmer Arena / Danville, IL
February 24th – Vadalabene Center / Edwardsville, IL
February 25th – Thornton Gymnasium / Aurora, IL
February 25th – Banterra Center / Carbondale, IL
February 26th – Decatur Civic Center / Decatur, IL
March 4th – MVW’s Six-O-Five / St. Louis, MO
March 7th – Charles Koch Arena / Wichita, KS
March 10th – Hinkhouse Gymnasium / Nevada, MO
March 10th – Warren Hearnes Center / Columbia, MO
March 11th – Kenneth E. Cowan Civic Center / Lebanon, MO
March 11th – JHQ Arena / Springfield, MO
March 12th – Helen Stephens Sports Complex / Fulton, MO
March 18th – MVW’s Six-O-Five / St. Louis, MO
March 21st – Joseph Gentile Center / Chicago, IL
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Back from break…
KARDOUCHEIAN EMPIRE IN-RING
Kris, Koley, Kourtney, and Ken Kardoucheian stand in the ring.
Kris, Ken, Koley, and Kourtney Kardoucheian
They are disgruntled after last week…
(LAST WEEK: The Kardoucheian Empire vs. Surf Express Bro)
–Bradlee Nelson connects with a backheel kick on Kourtney. Kourtney rakes the eyes and tags out to Koley Kardoucheian. Koley is greeted by a leg drop to the BACK OF THE HEAD! Nelson moves in for the kill. He goes top rope and it’s time to… FIRE IT UP! 1….2…3, it’s finished.
KRIS KARDOUCHEIAN’S COMMENTS:
-He did not hear back from MVW Owner Ray McAvay. Surf Express Bro were scheduled to wrestle the Stevens Dynasty in their match. Kris demands to know what the hell is going on here.
-Kris calls MVW’s treatment of his world-famous reality show sons unconscionable. Surf Express Bro didn’t deserve to be in that match- his sons did.
-Kris gives McAvay one last chance to ‘put this right.’ The Kardoucheian Empire are entitled to their title match against the so-called new champions and McAvay needs to make this happen. He’s waiting.
Back to the broadcast desk.
Thunderbolt reviews Jill Berg Enterprises’ comments on last week’s show…
(LAST WEEK: Jill Berg Enterprises Segment)
Jill Berg Enterprises gather inside the ring. CEO Jill Berg is in front with her longtime trusty assistant Jerry. New Women’s Champion Daryn Thompson is there. So are the Women’s Tag Team Champions Sheline Carrigan and Prisoner #034291 and Women’s Heartland Champion ‘Extreme Pizza Delivery Girl’ Tessa Martin.
Jill Berg: Behold… the best of the best!
BERG’S COMMENTS:
-JBE aggressively sought the acquisition of Daryn Thompson’s services and they won. Now, they are undisputedly the best group of wrestlers in MVW.
-The Hanson Sisters have no chance to beat Carrigan and Prisoner #034291. None. They won’t need 40 minutes to win this time.
-Jill Berg Enterprises… means business.
…and then The Hanson Sisters.
(LAST WEEK: The Hanson Sisters Interview)
Kellie has Coach Reg and the Hanson Sisters: Andrea, Melissa, and Charissa with her.
COACH REG COMMENTS:
-Andrea and Melissa can’t wait to get back in the ring with Jill Berg Enterprises.
-What’s been driving them the past couple of weeks? The chance at regaining the belts.
-It took over 40 minutes for JBE to beat us at the St. Louis Supershow. If it takes 50 minutes… 60 minutes… no matter how long it takes, the Hansons will find a way to beat Jill Berg Enterprises.
Thunderbolt sends it to the ring and Heather Cooper.
MATCH #2 WOMEN’S TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: Jill Berg Enterprises (‘Canadian Cyborg’ Sheline Carrigan and Prisoner #034291) © vs. The Hanson Sisters (Andrea and Melissa Hanson)
Cut back to the ring where Heather Cooper stands.
Heather Cooper: Ladies and gentlemen. Our next match will be one fall…
ONE FALL!
…and it will be for the MISSOURI VALLEY WRESLTING WOMEN’S TAG TEAM TITLE!
RAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Heather Cooper: Introducing first, the challengers…
Warren Zevon’s “The Hockey Song” comes on over the loudspeakers.
Coach Reg leads out Andrea and Melissa Hanson as Cooper introduces them.
The Hanson Sisters
– The hockey-loving Hanson Sisters always bring their hockey sticks to the ring and wear their thick black horn-rimmed glasses while dressed in their retro Charlestown Chief hockey uniforms.
Andrea Hanson
AGE: 27 / HT: 5′ 11″ WT: 160 / HOME: Red Lake, MN
ALIGN: Tweener / STYLE: Brawler-Goon / FIN: High Stick
Melissa Hanson
AGE: 28 / HT: 6′ 0″ WT: 164 / HOME: Red Lake, MN
ALIGN: Tweener / STYLE: Brawler-Goon / FIN: CHECK!-mate
THEME MUSIC: ‘Hit Somebody’- Warren Zevon
MANAGER: Coach Reg, Charissa Hanson
Then…
THUMP
THUMP
THUMP-THUMP-THUMP
The video screen shows the door to a dressing room in the back. A police escort is waiting at the door. One of the policemen knocks on the door.
Policeman: “Ms. Berg. It’s time.”
The door opens and eight male bodyguards walk out of the dressing room encircling CEO Jill Berg and her male assistant in the middle. Berg is busy talking on her cell phone. The man furiously scribbles down notes as the group makes their way toward the ring.
‘Canadian Cyborg’ Sheline Carrigan, Prisoner #034291, and ‘Extreme Pizza Delivery Girl’ Tessa Martin follow.
Jill Berg Enterprises
CEO: Jill Berg
Prisoner #034291
AGE: 44 / HT: 6’3″ WT: 185 / HOME: Des Moines, IA
ALIGN: Heel / STYLE: Monster / FIN: Two-Handed Choke Slam
Sheline Carrigan ‘The Canadian Cyborg’
AGE: 26 / HT: 6’0″ WT: 145 / HOME: Vilbank, SK
ALIGN: Heel / STYLE: Power-Technical / FIN: Canadian Destroyer
MOVESET: Roman Reigns
WITH:
‘Extreme Pizza Delivery Girl’ Tessa Martin
Corrina Romanov will be our referee…
Corrina Romanov
…and we will have the match after these commercial messages.
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SHOOT Project
Next Shows are- Ruination 38 and Revolution 188
HEARTLAND REPORT with KELLIE BURKOWSKI
Kellie reports on the two Heartland (house show) title matches that took place earlier in the show:
-Jennifer Colton had the Women’s Heartland Champion Tessa Martin all but beaten until her Jill Berg Enterprise colleagues Sheline Carrigan and Prisoner #034291 hit the ring and attacked Colton. The referee disqualified Martin but she retained the Heartland title.
-‘The Demi-God of HOW’ Scott Stevens had a less eventful title defense. He defeated challenger Buckshot Henderson to retain the Men’s Heartland Title.
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Back from break, the match has already started…
Thunderbolt Smith: Double teamwork by JBE on Melissa Hanson.
Rick Hall: We’ve already had a chair thrown in the ring. Both teams are double-teaming the other when they get a chance. It’s been the chaos that the Hansons thrive on.
Thunderbolt Smith: This is shaping up just like the last match at the St. Louis Supershow.
Carrigan is back in the JBE corner but now Prisoner #034291 is being double-teamed by the Hansons in their corner.
Rick Hall: Yeah it is.
Thunderbolt Smith: We’ve got to cut away for a commercial break. After these messages, we will be right back with the rest of this match.
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Next Show:
2/19-Showdown 146 from Las Vegas, NV
UPCOMING MISSOURI VALLEY WRESTLING ROAD SHOWS
February 24th – David S. Palmer Arena / Danville, IL
February 24th – Vadalabene Center / Edwardsville, IL
February 25th – Thornton Gymnasium / Aurora, IL
February 25th – Banterra Center / Carbondale, IL
February 26th – Decatur Civic Center / Decatur, IL
March 4th – MVW’s Six-O-Five / St. Louis, MO
March 7th – Charles Koch Arena / Wichita, KS
March 10th – Hinkhouse Gymnasium / Nevada, MO
March 10th – Warren Hearnes Center / Columbia, MO
March 11th – Kenneth E. Cowan Civic Center / Lebanon, MO
March 11th – JHQ Arena / Springfield, MO
March 12th – Helen Stephens Sports Complex / Fulton, MO
March 18th – MVW’s Six-O-Five / St. Louis, MO
March 21st – Joseph Gentile Center / Chicago, IL
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Back from break and the action continues…
Thunderbolt Smith: BIG TWO-HANDED CHOKE SLAM BY PRISONER #034291!
Rick Hall: Melissa Hanson can barely get back to her feet.
Prisoner #034291 exits.
Thunderbolt Smith: CARRIGAN COVERS!
Thunderbolt Smith: NEW CHAMPIONS!
RAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Prisoner #034291 can’t get there in time as Corrina Romanov calls for the bell.
Jill Berg hops onto the apron. She starts yelling and protesting. Romanov is unmoved.
Heather Cooper: YOUR WINNERS AT TWENTY-FOUR MINUTES AND FIFTY-SEVEN SECONDS… AND*NEW* MISSOURI VALLEY WRESTLING WOMEN’S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS! THE HANSON SISTERS!
RAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Thunderbolt Smith: After what Carrigan and Prisoner #034291 did earlier in the night to Jennifer Colton, there was some karmatic justice here in Jill Berg Enterprises losing the titles to the Hansons.
Rick Hall: Completely agree but Thunderbolt, this match was chaos and was right in The Hanson’s wheelhouse. It’s ironic that the pinfall took place in Jill Berg Enterprises’ corner.
Thunderbolt Smith: Prisoner #034291 was late to make the save.
Rick Hall: Very late to make the save.
RAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
MVW Owner Ray McAvay and his wife Stacee Perry-McAvay come to the ring.
Ray McAvay
With Jill Berg fuming at ringside with Carrigan, Prisoner #034291, and Tessa Martin, McAvay presents Andrea and Melissa Hanson with the Women’s Tag Team title belt.
Thunderbolt Smith: The Hanson Sisters are now the Women’s Tag Team Champions for the THIRD time!
The sisters hold up the title belts. JBE make a quick exit up the ramp.
NO QUARTER- PART TWO
Daryn Thompson warms up backstage when Bracken Krueger comes up to her.
Krueger turns the tables on their earlier conversation and wishes Thompson good luck in her match tonight. Thompson nods in return.
Krueger then tells her to give Shizuko Yamazaki ‘no quarter’ tonight.
Daryn Thompson: Don’t worry. I will.
Krueger exits and Thompson heads back to the Jill Berg Enterprises dressing room.
YAMAZAKI PREPARES
Shizuko Yamazaki is in her dressing room with lights dimmed down. Yamazaki looks up at the camera and says her father… an older gentleman steps into the shot- gave her the wisdom and courage she needs to defeat Daryn Thompson tonight.
Her father- a former wrestler of himself and leader of the Takeshi Samurais back in the day- bows his head.
Again invoking the spirit of the Takeshi Samurais, Yamazaki declares it is her destiny to win the Women’s title and her destiny to rule the Women’s Division.
THE KARDOUCHEIANS WAIT… AND WAIT
Kris Kardoucheian and his sons impatiently wait inside in their uber-expensive, Hollywood-style dressing trailer located outside the arena from everyone else for Ray McAvay to respond to his earlier remarks.
…
…
They are still waiting.
Back to the broadcast table. It’s time for our final commercial break. The Women’s Title match is coming up right after these messages.
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Right to the ring and Heather Cooper.
Heather Cooper: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. OUR MAIN EVENT TONIGHT WILL BE ONE FALL…
ONE FALL!
Heather Cooper: …AND IT WILL BE FOR THE MISSOURI VALLEY WRESTLING WOMEN’S TITLE!
Cooper introduces the challenger.
“Clock Strikes”- One OK Rock plays over the public address system.
‘The Shadow Warrior’ Shizuko Yamazaki walks out from the back. She’s dressed in full Japanese battle dress.
Shizuko Yamazaki “The Shadow Warrior”
AGE: 23 / HT: 5’4″ WT: 125 / HOME: Osaka, Japan
ALIGN: Face / STYLE: Martial Arts / FIN: Floatover DDT
Yamazaki poses on the stage. Then she heads down the ramp towards ringside.
Then… Heather introduces the Women’s Champion.
Daryn Thompson appears on the stage and poses on the stage for a few seconds.
Daryn Thompson
The Texas Technician, The Daughter of Dust
AGE: 28 / HT: 6’ 0” WT: 165 / HOME: Dallas, Texas
ALIGN: Heel / STYLE: Technical/submissionist / FIN: Legacy Lock (Anaconda vice)
Thompson holds up the Women’s belt and then makes her way down the ramp
Corrina Romanov will be the referee for this match.
Thunderbolt Smith: Kick out by Thompson.
Rick Hall: Great counter by Yamazaki after Thompson pounded down right hands on her. This has been pretty even so far.
Thunderbolt Smith: They lock up near the ropes.
Thunderbolt Smith: Yamazaki gets free and she gets back to her feet.
Rick Hall: Both women are using submission holds to try and wear each other down.
Thunderbolt Smith: Both women lock up again.
Thunderbolt Smith: Yamazaki taps out and Daryn Thompson retains the Women’s title.
Heather Cooper: YOUR WINNER AT TEN MINUTES AND THIRTY-TWO SECONDS… AND *STILL* THE MISSOURI VALLEY WRESTLING WOMEN’S CHAMPION… DARYN… THOMPSON!
Romanov returns to Thompson the Women’s title belt.
Rick Hall: Shizuko Yamazaki gave it her all tonight. Thompson finally wore her down and slapped on the Legacy Lock to finish Yamazaki off.
Thunderbolt recaps the results of all three matches tonight:
-#1 CONTENDER’S MATCH-MEN’S DIVISION: Bracken Krueger defeated Captain Jack
-WOMEN’S TAG TEAM TITLE: The Hanson Sisters defeated Jill Berg Enterprises © to become the new champions
-WOMEN’S TITLE: Daryn Thompson © defeated Shizuko Yamazaki to retain the title.
He then wraps up and we’ll see you next week.
THE KARDOUCHEIANS
Kris Kardoucheian and his sons have been waiting all night long in their Hollywood-style dressing trailer for Ray McAvay to respond to his earlier remarks.
There’s been no response.
Kris is not happy.
Kris Kardoucheian: Fine. If that’s the way you want it, Ray…
He motions to his sons.
Kris Kardoucheian: …let’s go boys.
Fade to black.
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