In this month’s look through the SCU archive we have an interview with a wrestler transitioning from MMA, a wrestler who wants to transition to MMA, changes to CWFH, and an EPIC WAR show that was… epic. Click to look…
Santino Bros. Wrestling Academy Showcase “Heavy is the Crown” 9/22/17, The Elks Lodge of Downey The decision to hold such a big event at The Elks Lodge in Downey was a great idea for the Santino Bros. brass. Not only…
A collection of ring crew, students from the United Wrestling Network, and long time CWFH in ring talent put the ring up. All the while talent new and old meet and greet each other with a hand shake and a…
SoCal Pro “Super Clash 2017” 9/16, Boys & Girls Club of Oceanside The last time I was in Oceanside for SCP, it was for their 9-Year Anniversary Card. Although I haven’t been to any other SCP event before “Super Clash”…
Santino Bros. will be holding their next show, “Heavy is the Crown” on September 22nd at the Downey Elks Lodge in Downey, CA, which will be their first official show outside of their school in Bell Gardens in nearly two…
Every week I trash Championship Wrestling From Hollywood. In this article, I take a look at why their shows are awful.
#8 The Bakersfield Dome Located at 22nd and V Street, Strelich Stadium , or The Bakersfield Dome as it is now known, has been the center of Bakersfield’s wrestling scene for nearly 80 years. In fact, it is the oldest…
Ladies and gentlemen, the (Unofficial) SoCal 50 and (Unofficial) SoCal 51-75!
This is not Steve’s View #149. In Not Steve View’s #149, I talk about the case for Tito Escondido being SoCal Wrestler of the Year, and give a brief history of the AWS Light Heavyweight title.
This has been a touchy subject in the scene lately. It’s something that draws strong and powerful emotions. No, not politics, racism, gender issues, or religion. We’re talking about SoCal workers not being in PWG.
#9 – Ocean Park Arena In the 1930s, the place to find pro-wrestling on a Friday night was the Ocean Park Arena in Santa Monica. Located at 140 Pico Boulevard, the 2,400 seat arena opened in the late 1920s and…
California Xtreme Fighting presented CXF 9: Cali Kings, featuring three title fights and a fight card full of finishes.
In this month’s trip through the SCU archives we take a look back at the first show from one of the most influential promotions in Southern California’s wrestling history, a profile on one of the region’s best kept secrets, look…
Back in 2004 the French magazine C’est Enorme featured an article on wrestling in Southern California titled, translated from French, “SoCal Wrestling: Wrestling’s Heaven?”. The article talked about the abundance of wrestling in the area, and focused on promotions such…