Vordell Walker Profile
Posted by David Damage on Sunday, October 9, 2011
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MOONEYHAM COLUMN: Old School Wrestling in town next weekend
By Mike Mooneyham
mooneyham@postandcourier.com
Mark your calendars for Oct. 16 when Old School Championship Wrestling returns to the Hanahan Rec Center.
For $10 admission ($5 for kids 12 and under), it’s one of the best deals in town.
Former WWE performer Luke Gallows (aka Festus and most recently a member of C.M. Punk’s Straight Edge Society) will headline the show against Savannah native Vordell Walker.
Walker, one of the top workers on the independent scene, made headlines several years ago when he backed down surly veteran Rick Steiner during a show in Florida. Steiner, who took liberties with the younger Walker during a tag-team match, apparently didn’t get the memo that Walker’s nickname was “Shooter.”
Steiner, who had a reputation as a bully in the ring and routinely worked overly stiff with less polished opponents, found out the hard way that Walker was nobody’s whipping boy.
Walker, an expert in mixed martial arts, carved out a reputation of his own that night.
Steiner shot on Walker during their first contact in the ring, delivered a stiff kick to his face and busted open Walker’s lip. The match deteriorated at that point, with Walker retaliating with some shoot kicks of his own, a guillotine chokehold and an assortment of moves from which the former University of Michigan standout had trouble escaping.
Walker later confronted Steiner and challenged him to fight “if that’s what he preferred,” with Steiner reportedly cursing and walking away from any further damage.
“Listen, if you want to finish this right now, let’s go on and fight and do it right now,” Walker told Steiner. “This is me and you right now.”
“I had him in any situation I wanted to have him in as far as submission or choke-wise,” said Walker. “But I really wanted to work this match out. It never ended up like that. I had to protect myself and try to teach him a lesson at the same time.”
Walker now has 10 years pro experience under his belt, and it’s unlikely that anyone will try to shoot on “The Shooter” anytime in the near future in a pro wrestling ring.
Also making his local debut at the OSCW show will be James Island product Pete Kaasa.
Kaasa, who has spent most of the past year training in Atlanta where he earned rave reviews working with the WWA4 promotion, is looking forward to his first match in his home city.
“I’m really stoked,” says Kaasa, who has been back in Charleston for two months but will be training in Atlanta this week in preparation for his upcoming match. The 27-year-old, who worked as heel Peter Kaasanova in Georgia, will return to the Atlanta area the following week for an Oct. 22 three-way match with Dragon Gate USA standout A.R. Fox and The Black Baron.
Several other bouts will highlight the Old School Championship Wrestling show here on Oct. 16. Solitude will defend his OSCW Universal title against John Skyler, while Asylum defends the OSCW world title against Josh Magnum.
Also making his return to Charleston on the show will be Adrian “Tank” Lewis. Lewis will take part in a Fatal Four Way match for the company’s hardcore title.
Bell time is 6 p.m., and gates open at 5 p.m.
For more information, call 743-4800.
By Mike Mooneyham
mooneyham@postandcourier.com
Mark your calendars for Oct. 16 when Old School Championship Wrestling returns to the Hanahan Rec Center.
For $10 admission ($5 for kids 12 and under), it’s one of the best deals in town.
Former WWE performer Luke Gallows (aka Festus and most recently a member of C.M. Punk’s Straight Edge Society) will headline the show against Savannah native Vordell Walker.
Walker, one of the top workers on the independent scene, made headlines several years ago when he backed down surly veteran Rick Steiner during a show in Florida. Steiner, who took liberties with the younger Walker during a tag-team match, apparently didn’t get the memo that Walker’s nickname was “Shooter.”
Steiner, who had a reputation as a bully in the ring and routinely worked overly stiff with less polished opponents, found out the hard way that Walker was nobody’s whipping boy.
Walker, an expert in mixed martial arts, carved out a reputation of his own that night.
Steiner shot on Walker during their first contact in the ring, delivered a stiff kick to his face and busted open Walker’s lip. The match deteriorated at that point, with Walker retaliating with some shoot kicks of his own, a guillotine chokehold and an assortment of moves from which the former University of Michigan standout had trouble escaping.
Walker later confronted Steiner and challenged him to fight “if that’s what he preferred,” with Steiner reportedly cursing and walking away from any further damage.
“Listen, if you want to finish this right now, let’s go on and fight and do it right now,” Walker told Steiner. “This is me and you right now.”
“I had him in any situation I wanted to have him in as far as submission or choke-wise,” said Walker. “But I really wanted to work this match out. It never ended up like that. I had to protect myself and try to teach him a lesson at the same time.”
Walker now has 10 years pro experience under his belt, and it’s unlikely that anyone will try to shoot on “The Shooter” anytime in the near future in a pro wrestling ring.
Also making his local debut at the OSCW show will be James Island product Pete Kaasa.
Kaasa, who has spent most of the past year training in Atlanta where he earned rave reviews working with the WWA4 promotion, is looking forward to his first match in his home city.
“I’m really stoked,” says Kaasa, who has been back in Charleston for two months but will be training in Atlanta this week in preparation for his upcoming match. The 27-year-old, who worked as heel Peter Kaasanova in Georgia, will return to the Atlanta area the following week for an Oct. 22 three-way match with Dragon Gate USA standout A.R. Fox and The Black Baron.
Several other bouts will highlight the Old School Championship Wrestling show here on Oct. 16. Solitude will defend his OSCW Universal title against John Skyler, while Asylum defends the OSCW world title against Josh Magnum.
Also making his return to Charleston on the show will be Adrian “Tank” Lewis. Lewis will take part in a Fatal Four Way match for the company’s hardcore title.
Bell time is 6 p.m., and gates open at 5 p.m.
For more information, call 743-4800.
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