Post by Onslaught Six on Jun 27, 2006 2:46:15 GMT -5
6/27/06: MWA officially closes its doors.
Due to financial and creative disabilities, as well as being unable to come to valid agreements with its sister company, California Pro Wrestling, the Maritime Wrestling Alliance project has officially been shut down.
All of the championship belts are currently in possession of the titled holders. In addition, Vertigo and John "LIFTOR" Curry own the SWF and MWA Heavyweight championships, respectively (The actual belts.) This is part of an agreement made in the early weeks of MWA that these two belts would still be in possession of them, should the NMHC Heavyweight Championship ever be split.
All of MWA's trademark properties, as well as its full tape library and contracts and such, have already been transferred to CPW.
Reportedly, the wrestlers were told in advance about this and made arrangements for future plans. As more information for other workers becomes available it will be posted here.
John "LIFTOR" Curry: Will reportedly be touring in Japan for several months, and has considered retirement.
"The Flame Enforcer" Ryan Kilst: Will be travelling with LIFTOR to Japan.
Mistress Jessica: Has been missing for the past four weeks.
Raven: Will be working for TNA Wrestling as he has been the past few months. Will not be going to CPW.
Chris Revolution: Reportedly will be shipping the NMHC Heavyweight Championship (which has now been officially vacated) to Riley in CPW. Reportedly he will be seeking work on the East Coast circuit (perhaps with Ring Of Honour) and will not be going to CPW.
John Curry had this to say:
"MWA had a good run of exactly one year. It was more of an experimental project than anything else. After SWF's little death, some of us just up and decided, 'Hey, this is pretty cool, let's keep doing it.' And we did. And over time, we fulfilled little personal goals we had set for ourselves. I let a true and well conclusion to my storied career take place. Ryan Kilst and Sephiru seemingly settled their differences over time. And in the process, we took two men who were virtual nobodies in this damned buisiness we call professional wrestling, and we rose them up into great, new, successful stars.
"In short, MWA helped all of us fulfill our own dreams. It was an outlet for all of our creative energies and such. And in January, CPW was created to act as a farm for the new MWA talent--a way for us to help people get better. Help wrestlers get ready for MWA. And in the process, CPW kind of became bigger than MWA, as MWA tapered off.
"MWA's very last show took place on Duality, the night directly following its one year anniversary. And that was it. There was never any concious effort to make it end after that, but there were some slight difficulties and such that led to its downfall.
"In the weeks and months following Duality, there was a descision to merge MWA and CPW. We decided on that. And just like we were in our entire year, we were very adamant about not changing the way MWA was. We wanted everything to be under our four flagged banner, and in our side of the country, with our rules and our name. And then...Slowly that began to change. The first to go was the rules. Then our location. And now, the name.
"In effect, myself and the rest of MWA's bigwigs decided it would be best to simply dissolve the company, selling all existing assets and such to CPW. In effect, CPW would absorb MWA. And that's what we decided on. And now, that's what has happened.
"This is the end of Maritime Wrestling Alliance. It was a good run, and I would like to thank everyone who was ever involved in the project--All of the wrestlers, the workers, the staff, the cameramen, the announcers, and the fans. This was a great experience, and one that I will remember for the rest of my life. I hope that everyone benefitted from MWA's existance, and that one day people will fondly talk about the little fed from the northeast that, for one year, was one of the most talked about independant promotions in the world.
"Part of me hopes that MWA will always continue on in some form--and, with the existance of CPW, it somehow always will--but another part of me knows that the days where the red and white 'V'-shaped logo adorned a purple ringmat in the center of a small arena filled with 20,000 screaming fans will never, truly, be here again. And that part of me rests well, because I know that in the year we did exist....
...I know that in the year we existed, we put on one hell of a show, that I hope will be remembered for years to come, in the memories of wrestlers, and wrestling *fans* alike."
Due to financial and creative disabilities, as well as being unable to come to valid agreements with its sister company, California Pro Wrestling, the Maritime Wrestling Alliance project has officially been shut down.
All of the championship belts are currently in possession of the titled holders. In addition, Vertigo and John "LIFTOR" Curry own the SWF and MWA Heavyweight championships, respectively (The actual belts.) This is part of an agreement made in the early weeks of MWA that these two belts would still be in possession of them, should the NMHC Heavyweight Championship ever be split.
All of MWA's trademark properties, as well as its full tape library and contracts and such, have already been transferred to CPW.
Reportedly, the wrestlers were told in advance about this and made arrangements for future plans. As more information for other workers becomes available it will be posted here.
John "LIFTOR" Curry: Will reportedly be touring in Japan for several months, and has considered retirement.
"The Flame Enforcer" Ryan Kilst: Will be travelling with LIFTOR to Japan.
Mistress Jessica: Has been missing for the past four weeks.
Raven: Will be working for TNA Wrestling as he has been the past few months. Will not be going to CPW.
Chris Revolution: Reportedly will be shipping the NMHC Heavyweight Championship (which has now been officially vacated) to Riley in CPW. Reportedly he will be seeking work on the East Coast circuit (perhaps with Ring Of Honour) and will not be going to CPW.
John Curry had this to say:
"MWA had a good run of exactly one year. It was more of an experimental project than anything else. After SWF's little death, some of us just up and decided, 'Hey, this is pretty cool, let's keep doing it.' And we did. And over time, we fulfilled little personal goals we had set for ourselves. I let a true and well conclusion to my storied career take place. Ryan Kilst and Sephiru seemingly settled their differences over time. And in the process, we took two men who were virtual nobodies in this damned buisiness we call professional wrestling, and we rose them up into great, new, successful stars.
"In short, MWA helped all of us fulfill our own dreams. It was an outlet for all of our creative energies and such. And in January, CPW was created to act as a farm for the new MWA talent--a way for us to help people get better. Help wrestlers get ready for MWA. And in the process, CPW kind of became bigger than MWA, as MWA tapered off.
"MWA's very last show took place on Duality, the night directly following its one year anniversary. And that was it. There was never any concious effort to make it end after that, but there were some slight difficulties and such that led to its downfall.
"In the weeks and months following Duality, there was a descision to merge MWA and CPW. We decided on that. And just like we were in our entire year, we were very adamant about not changing the way MWA was. We wanted everything to be under our four flagged banner, and in our side of the country, with our rules and our name. And then...Slowly that began to change. The first to go was the rules. Then our location. And now, the name.
"In effect, myself and the rest of MWA's bigwigs decided it would be best to simply dissolve the company, selling all existing assets and such to CPW. In effect, CPW would absorb MWA. And that's what we decided on. And now, that's what has happened.
"This is the end of Maritime Wrestling Alliance. It was a good run, and I would like to thank everyone who was ever involved in the project--All of the wrestlers, the workers, the staff, the cameramen, the announcers, and the fans. This was a great experience, and one that I will remember for the rest of my life. I hope that everyone benefitted from MWA's existance, and that one day people will fondly talk about the little fed from the northeast that, for one year, was one of the most talked about independant promotions in the world.
"Part of me hopes that MWA will always continue on in some form--and, with the existance of CPW, it somehow always will--but another part of me knows that the days where the red and white 'V'-shaped logo adorned a purple ringmat in the center of a small arena filled with 20,000 screaming fans will never, truly, be here again. And that part of me rests well, because I know that in the year we did exist....
...I know that in the year we existed, we put on one hell of a show, that I hope will be remembered for years to come, in the memories of wrestlers, and wrestling *fans* alike."
RIP
Maritime Wrestling Alliance
2005-2006
Maritime Wrestling Alliance
2005-2006
