CARLYLE - The Canadian Wrestling's Elite (CWE) stormed Carlyle with another entertaining event on April 29 at the Carlyle Memorial Hall.
They did not disappoint the crowd, which was very vocal throughout the evening.
Based out of Winnipeg, CWE is on The Point to Prove Tour 2024, and Carlyle was their fourth stop, following an event in Estevan the night before. The 17-day tour brings action to many communities in the area, and if anyone missed the action in previous southeast stops, they will be in Carnduff on May 4.
As the wrestlers warmed up in the ring, The Matriarch was also on hand, practising with her boyfriend, Levi Night of Carnduff. She is from Edmonton and wrestles in that area.
The first match up had (The Headline) Shaun Martens facing off against crowd pleaser CAM!!iKaze. As Martens slipped out of the ring several times to avoid the destruction from CAM!!iKaze, the crowd began to jeer Martens for being a chicken. CAM!!iKaze, from Medicine Hat, Alta., took the win with a quick pinfall.
Kevin O’Doyle, known as the Boston Bruiser, received welcoming jeers as he entered the ring, while “The Mighty” Leon Lokombo had the crowd in his corner. The crowd encouraged Leon to get the win, but Martens interfered in the match to give the Boston Bruiser the win, much to the dislike of the audience.
The third match had Carnduff’s own Night taking on seven-time CWE champion (Hot Shot) Danny Duggan, who continuously hollered USA, which had the crowd in a uproar. Knight distracted Duggan with his dance moves, but it was not enough to get Knight the win.
The special match of the evening brought former WWE star Savio Vega to the ring, battling it out with The Lion Warrior Bobby Sharp. With the crowd eagerly voicing their thoughts, and Vega taking the upper hand, Duggan came out to help Lion Warrior in hopes of a win. This did not happen, and Vega triumphed with a victory.
Vega said he was a little boy when he first got a glimpse of professional wrestling on T.V. When he saw the matches on the screen, it was something that he wanted to do as a career.
His dreams came true in 1994 when he became a World Wrestling Federation superstar under the stage name Kwang, where he wore a mask, and it was only known that he came from Puerto Rico.
One year later he would get rid of the mask and become Savio Vega. He worked for the WWF until 1999.
In 2000, Vega started his own business called International Wresting Association Puerto Rico (IWA), and continued with this until 2011, when the company closed down.
He always stayed in the wrestling industry through other avenues, and in 2019, reopened the IWA Puerto Rico and still has the business today, with over 40 wrestlers working for him.
Vega speaks passionately about his life, how he has loved the opportunity to travel the world and meet wonderful people throughout his career.
The second-last match for the evening had Yorkton’s Bull Bodnar going head to head with CWE favourite The Zombie Killer, Mentallo. This match went into the crowd, with some young boy's eyes opened wide when the wrestlers took a seat right beside him. This match went to Mentallo.
A special eight-man tag team closed off the evening. Duggan, Martens, the Bruiser and the Lion Warrior took on Vega, Lakomko, Night and CAM!!iKaze.
There were bodies flying everywhere and this had the crowd providing cheers and shouting.
Vega and his team took this win, which was very pleasing to the crowd.
