Continuing on with matches from the Illinois Building at the IL State Fairgrounds in Springfield from Wrestling For a Cure - in action it's the duo of Steven Bishop & Adrian Angel taking on Tyler Bodine & Kyle Kincaid, and the Rocket Pro Heavyweight title is on the line as Chris Logan defends against Marshe Rockett and Justa Mazing! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cBigtENLX0
Today we head back to Alton, IL at Pro Wrestling Epic for a women's triple threat match between Rachel Armstrong, Kenzie James and Savanna Stone!
Also an editorial comment on identity politics threatening women's wrestling!
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This week we check out the main event from PWE in Alton as the heavyweight champion Blake Steel takes on challenger Brandon Aarons who said he would retire if he did not come out of the weekend as the champion.
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This week we finish up our episodes in Petersberg at the former Proving Ground. In action it is DaCobra taking on the final PGP Franchise champion Mike Outlaw! Also a quick takes segment with the Mad Conservative!
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This week we head out to Mattoon, IL for Zero One Supreme ahead of their Labor Day Weekend event on Sept. 2nd - in action this week Frank Wyatt takes on two opponents in a handicap match and a fatal four-way between Jake Parnell vs. JD Wilk vs. Jake St. Patrick vs. Jordan Perry for the Z1 World Jr. Heavyweight title!
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On the program this week, we head to Auburn, IL for exclusive matches taped for PWCI at Pinfall Academy at a private party - in action, Hatta takes on Ray Rodgers and the second bout Bryan Ealey takes on Vilhelm Amory.
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On today's program we head back to Springfield, IL for another pair of matches from Pinfall Academy! In action it will be Mayor Kincaid to take on Mad Dog Connelly and The Madd Hatta defends the PWA Tag Titles solo against Kidd Riot!
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This past weekend Konami made a surprise announcement they were re-releasing Lethal Enforcers II The Gunfighters, in refurbished cabinets, ROM upgrade chips for existing arcade owners, and Steam users. Health officials however are crying foul over the updated game.
In 1992 the original Lethal Enforcers hit the arcades where players assumed the role of a Chicago police officer fighting against a criminal organization invading the city, first encountering them at a bank robbery then proceeding through six different stages. The home versions were bundled with a revolver-shaped light gun known as the Konami Justifier.
The game gained controversy for its use of photo-realistic imagery and was one of the video games part of the 1993 Congressional hearings on video games, led by senators Joe Lieberman and Herb Kohl. Toy stores pulled the game off the shelves in response to Lieberman claiming the red and blue guns looked too much like real revolvers. Along with Night Trap and Mortal Kombat, which were also part of the hearings, the Genesis version was one of the first video games to be rated MA-17 by Sega's Videogame Rating Council. Compared by today's standards, the game is extremely tame when looking at Mortal Kombat 11.
In the sequel, the game took on a wild west theme where you are out again to stop a bank robbery from a band of outlaws then putting a stop to their attempts to heist a stagecoach and a train.
Some programmers at Konami frustrated over the endless lockdowns and being constantly told to wear a mask came across this 27 year old arcade game during a week of playing many past titles. When they started playing they began joking with each other about the mask wearing enemies and became inspired to do an unprecedented ROM update.
While the game plays exactly as the original, the update adds a number of enemy taunts not in the original game. This feature however is activated via the Konami goroawase code. Insert a credit, then fire the left gun five times, the right gun seven times, and the left gun three more times and press start. If successful, the title screen changes from The Gunfighters, to the Mask Shamers.
While the Centers for Disease Control demanded Konami recall the game fearing it would encourage violence against those who enforce mask mandates, numerous arcade owners who themselves have been struggling to survive with several key gaming centers throughout the country forced out of business rushed to update their machines burning and installing new ROMs to take out their frustrations over the pandemic restrictions.
Health officials say this game sends the wrong message by having players shoot people who advocate wearing masks, however video gamers welcome this release of their pented up frustration over the pandemic.
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The year 2021 has come to a close, it is now time to look back at the top ten wrestling news stories of the St. Louis area. To be eligible for the list, the story should involve a figure from or strongly connected to downstate Illinois or Missouri, the story took place in downstate Illinois or Missouri, or the story has a direct effect on the downstate Illinois or Missouri scene.
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