Harley Race's Wrestling Academy

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Harley Race Wrestling Academy
AcronymWLW
Founded1999[1]
HeadquartersTroy, Missouri
Founder(s)Harley Race

Harley Race's Wrestling Academy is a

professional wrestling promotion
World League Wrestling.

History

School

The Harley Race Wrestling Academy was operated by Harley Race.

professional wrestler, which requires anywhere between 300–500 hours of training, and professional wrestling referee
training, which entails 60 hours of training. It is now called "Attack the Mat" Wrestling school and is operated by Leland Race.

The school has two wrestling rings and weight room.[2] The school is attended mostly by men, but occasionally women join as well.[2]

The school initially put on local wrestling events that raised money for local charities in Missouri.[2] The wrestling school later began a running partnership with Pro Wrestling Noah that includes many of the program's talent touring with the Japanese-based wrestling promotion. YouTube celebrity OutlawDipper has stated in his previous videos that he attended this wrestling school and lived in Eldon, Missouri.

History of World League Wrestling

Logo of World League Wrestling.

In 1999, Race began World Legion Wrestling, (WLW), an

Houston Texas
.

Current champions

Ryan Drago in 2013 with the WLW Tag Team belt.
Championship Champion(s) Date Won
WLW Heavyweight Championship "Superstar" Steve Fender October 15, 2022
WLW Tag Team Championship Dysfunction (Brandon "Espy" Espinosa and Kyle Roberts) December 10, 2022
WLW Ladies Championship Vacant TBD
WLW Junior Heavyweight Championship Raheem De La Suede June 5, 2021

References

  1. ^ Sloca, Paul (April 12, 2000). "Learning from Harley Race, A dream fulfilled: Getting slammed at the wrestling academy". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved 2009-08-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Weber, Bruce (March 15, 2005). "Don't Let Your Head Flop, And Flip the Other Guy". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  3. ^ "Brochure". Harley Race's Wrestling Academy. Archived from the original on 2009-08-19. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  4. ^ a b Oliver, Greg (July 10, 2005). "Newton HOF set to grow by six". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved 2009-08-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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