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Fighting Spirit Wrestling/Amaro Productions La Guerra
08.06.2013
Corona, New York, USA

Pre-Show:
Cloud won a Battle Royal

There was a tag match featuring The Hood vs. Snot. Extreme Tiger, Damian 666 and Bestia 666 hit the ring and beat up everyone. They declared it a no contest.

They held a ten bell salute in honor of the passing of Hector Garza
Main show:

Joe Ettell defeats Syler Andrews

FSW Primero Title Match
Talon (c) defeats Mr. 450 (w/Ivelisse Velez)

Three Way Dance
Extreme Tiger defeats Brian Cage and J-Sin

Five Way Match
Ricky Cruz defeats Logan Black and Noriega and Sam Shields and Slyck Wagner Brown

Bandido Jr. defeats Danny Demanto

Six Man Tag Team Lucha Libre Rules Match
Damien 666, Joker & Whiplash defeat Chicky Starr & EYFBO (Angel Ortiz & Mike Draztik)

Apolo defeats Chris Masters

Hiram Tua defeats Bestia 666

Six Man Tag Team Lucha Libre Rules Match
Los Fantasticos (BJ & Carlitos) & Savio Vega defeat Blue Demon Jr. & The Maximos (Jose Maximo & Wil Maximo) by DQ

Blue Demon Jr., Hiram Tua, Los Fantasticos (BJ & Carlitos) & Savio Vega defeat Bestia 666, Damien 666, Joker & The Maximos (Jose Maximo & Wil Maximo)

Results credit Cagematch.net

Post show notes are all credit to PWInsider.com who was their live.

Earlier tonight, PWInsider.com covered a Lucha show in Queens, NY promoted by Joel Maximo’s Fighting Spirit Wrestling and Amaro Productions. Amaro Production has in the past brought in talent to California indy promotions, paying the talent themselves. This was their first full-fledged show and they partnered with FSW on it.
As noted in the live report, the show, held at the ELMCOR Center in Corona (in a predominantly Mexican part of that neighborhood) did not draw well. With talent flying in from Mexico, Puerto Rico and elsewhere, the show drew in the area of 100-150 fans. How much of that was paid remains debatable as talents working the show brought friends with them, etc.

After the show, there was no money to pay the talent, which as you can imagine, led to a lot of pissed off wrestlers – and rightfully so. Amaro Productions and Joel Maximo were passing the buck back and forth on who was responsible for the costs. Amaro was asking where the live gate was and Maximo’s side responded by saying the show didn’t draw.

This led to some ugly confrontations. At one point, Brian Cage (who flew in from California) began screaming that he flew “5000 miles” and demanded his money.

Andy Leavine, the former WWE Tough Enough winner, was backstage (one source claimed that Leavine, who did not work the show, was booked by Amaro) and at one point, tried to prevent the FSW ring crew from taking the ring, with the idea that it would be held hostage until they were paid.

At one point, Savio Vega walked through the locker room saying “the money was stolen” and telling JR Amaro that he knew it wasn’t his fault, insinuating it was one the FSW side.

From speaking to the wrestlers, some were booked by FSW and some were booked by Amaro, who where the responsibility for who should have paid them falls into a grey area.

Former WWE star Chris Masters, however, decided both parties were at fault, writing via Twitter, “Attn Wrestling world Amaro productions and FSW in Queens NY just screwed a whole locker room out of money. Do not do Buisiness with them!” (credit PWInsider)

Update to the above

Joel Maximo of Fighting Spirit Wrestling contacted PWInsider.com to state that any talent he had personally booked for the “La Guerra” Lucha Libre show in Queens, NY were given checks by him tonight as they were informed they would receive when they were booked.
PWInsider.com has confirmed with one talent they were paid via check by Maximo. Maximo stated that the only outside talent beyond his regulars that he personally booked was Blue Demon Jr., who was also paid and will be doing a seminar for FSW tomorrow in Brooklyn, NY.

In regard to talents not being paid, Maximo’s side of the story was that any pay issues were specifically with talents brought in by Amaro Productions. Maximo claimed that at no time was he slated to pay any of those talents – just the talents he personally booked as part of the partnership for the show. Any others fell under Amaro’s umbrella.

Maximo stated there was “no theft” of money but when Amaro did not reimburse the FSW side for 1/2 of the venue rental and left the promotion having to cover the last minute costs of a sound system today, FSW (which was handling the ticket sales at the door) took their reimbursement from the live gate. That obviously left Amaro with no funds in which to pay the wrestlers they booked.

Maximo said he would be issuing an official statement tomorrow.

By chris gst

Long time indie wrestling fan. Started with ROH and just kept going.

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