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NWA VENDETTA TO CROWN NWA WESTERN STATES HERITAGE CHAMPION TONIGHT

By Mike Johnson on 1/17/2015 1:59 PM

On Saturday, January 17, 2015, The National Wrestling Alliance and Vendetta Pro Wrestling present "Reflexion" at the Santa Maria Fairpark, Convention Center, 937 South Thornburg Street, Santa Maria, CA 93458.

Vendetta Pro Wrestling kicks off 2015 with a return to the Santa Maria Fairpark on Saturday, January 17, 2015 with a huge NWA event benefiting Tunnell Elementary School!
The National Wrestling Alliance--the oldest governing body which, since 1948, has historically been the largest league of independent wrestling promotions in the world--has selected Vendetta Pro Wrestling and Santa Maria, California to be host to the NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship Tournament! This will be a one-night, eight-man, single elimination tournament featuring some of the top stars in Professional Wrestling from around the world--including a number of stars familiar with Vendetta Pro and Santa Maria.

In addition to the tournament, the NWA/Vendetta Pro Tri-Force Championship--the ONLY three-man championship in the National Wrestling Alliance--will be on the line as new titleholder Jeckles The Jester defends against former Tri-Force Champ Vintage Dragon and current Vendetta Pro Underground Champion Sunami! Plus, the return of the Five-For-Fighting Elimination Tag Team match! The Ballard Brothers take on La Familia de Tijuana in a Battle of Borders Tag Team Match!

Hard-hitting, high-flying and exciting! City-to-City, Show-to-Show, this is Pro Wrestling! This Is Vendetta Pro!

Proudly based in Santa Maria, California.
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NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship
Single Elimination Tournament

Eight men have been entered, only one shall walk away as the new Western States Heavyweight Champion!
Four first round matches have been scheduled, which will be followed by two Semi-Finals, and the Championship Final.
In order to advance, a competitor MUST WIN his match!
The first round matches will have a ten minute time limit. Semis will have a twenty minute time limit. No time limit for the Final--There MUST BE A WINNER!

Six of the eight men entered into this tournament include:

* "Loverboy" Matt Riviera with WWE Hall of Famer James J. Dillon

Riviera is a former NWA Lone Star Tag Team Champion, and a former two-time NWA Elite Tag Team Champion.

* Former WWE Superstar "The Masterpiece" Chris Masters

Masters is a former WWE Superstar, former OVW Southern Tag Team Champion and former Vendetta Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Champion.

* Former WWE Superstar Brian Kendrick

Kendrick is a former two-time WWE World Tag Team Champion (1 "WWE" and 1 "World"), former TNA X-Division Champion, former NWA International Junior Heavyweight Champion and former two-time NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Champion.

* Former WWE Superstar Ricardo Rodriguez

Rodriguez is a former WWE Superstar, competed mainly in NXT as El Local, and was the first-ever Vendetta Pro Wrestling Tri-Force Champion (as Chimaera).

* Americos

Americos is a former NWA Elite Tag Team Champion and IHWE Dallas-Fort Worth Champion.