KPFT is a listener-sponsored community radio station in Houston, Texas, which went on the air on March 1, 1970 as the fourth station in the Pacifica radio family. Larry Lee brought the idea to Pacifica to establish listener-supported radio in Houston as an alternative to main-stream broadcasting. The station airs a variety of music and Progressive news, talk and call-in programs. Prominent persons who have been regulars on KPFT include science educator David F. Duncan and humorist John Henry Faulk.

KPFT also broadcasts its signal live on their HD-1 channel (64k), Rice Radio on HD-2 and related alternate programming on HD-3. Radio Maria Hispana (Houston) the local unit of Radio Maria USA, airs Spanish-language programming for the Hispanic Catholic community on KPFT's subcarrier.

KPFT was one of three US radio stations to introduce Al Jazeera English with Pacifica stations in Berkeley and New York on December 7, 2010. ^[1]

KPFT commenced broadcasting on the 90.1 FM frequency with the song "Here Comes the Sun" from the Abbey Road album by The Beatles.

Violence against the station[link]

The station's transmitter was bombed and destroyed on May 12, 1970, two months after going on the air. The new station was off the air for three weeks until repairs could be made. Five months later, on October 6, 1970, while the station was broadcasting Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant," the transmitter was bombed yet again and the damage was significantly more extensive.^[2][3] The second bombing took KPFT off the air for three months. No other U.S. radio station or transmitter has been bombed.^[4]

On January 21, 1971, KPFT management invited Guthrie to visit the Houston studios, where he performed "Alice's Restaurant" live as the station commenced transmitting yet again.

After months of inactivity by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and local police, Pacifica took the initiative to mount a media campaign designed to draw attention to the unsolved case and seek support for pressuring authorities to act. Federal agents ultimately arrested a member of the Ku Klux Klan, Jimmy Dale Hutto, and charged him with the KPFT bombings, as well as with plotting to blow up radio stations KPFA and KPFK. Hutto was convicted and imprisoned in 1971.

In the early morning hours on August 13, 2007, a bullet was fired into the studio, breaking a window and narrowly missing a woman's head. No one was injured. The shooting followed a week-long fundraising drive; since the shooting, one of the windows was covered with the KPFT banner and the front entrance locked.^[5]

On July 16, 2008, a man demanded access to KPFT's studios. After being rebuffed, he punched out a window pane on the back door with a knife. The man was apprehended without resistance, and promptly arrested.^[6]

On June 28, 2010, somebody cut the power lines to the station's transmitter, leaving the station only available online. Damages were reportedly approximately $10,000. Power was restored the following day and broadcasting resumed.

Raj Mankad wrote at OffCite that the KPFT bombings were part of a larger campaign of "threats and acts of violence against progressive and radical institutions in Houston," including underground newspaper Space City! ^[7]

References[link]

External links[link]

• KPFT website
• KPFT Program List
• Rare movie concerning the dynamiting of the KPFT transmitter in 1970
• Video of bombing
• KPFT News Contributor -- Houston Not-For-Profit News
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KPFT
• Radio-Locator information on KPFT
• Query Arbitron's FM station database for KPFT

Robert Reed (1932–1992) was an American stage and television actor.

Robert Reed may also refer to:

• Robert Reed (bishop) (died 1415), British Roman Catholic bishop
• Robert Reed (author) (born 1956), American science fiction author
• Bob Reed (football) (born 1943), American football player
• Bob Reed (baseball) (born 1945), American baseball player
• Bobby Reed, fictional character
• Robert Reed, Lord Reed (born 1956), Scottish jurist
• Robert Rentoul Reed (1807–1864), American politician, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
• Robert H. Reed (born 1929), general in the United States Air Force
• Rob Reed, keyboardist with Welsh progressive rock band Magenta

See also[link]

• Robert Read (1814–1896), Canadian businessman and politician
• Robert Reid (disambiguation)

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Ray Benson
Ray Benson performing in April 2008
Background information
Birth name	Ray Benson Seifert[1]
Born	(1951-03-16) March 16, 1951 (age 61)[2]
Origin	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genres	Western Swing, Country Music
Occupations	Singer, Songwriter, Producer
Instruments	Guitar[3]
Years active	1969–present
Associated acts	Asleep at the Wheel
Website	www.raybenson.com

Ray Benson (born March 16, 1951) is the front man of the Western swing band Asleep at the Wheel.

Ray Benson performing in April 2009

In 1970, Benson, a Jewish ^[4] native of Philadelphia, formed Asleep at the Wheel with friends Lucky Oceans and Leroy Preston. The group relocated to Austin in 1973 after a suggestion from Willie Nelson .

Since then, the group has released more than 20 albums and earned 9 Grammy awards. Though the band's lineup has changed greatly over the years (about 90 people have been part of Asleep at the Wheel at some point), Benson has always remained at the helm as the band's driving force.

In addition to his work with Asleep at the Wheel, Benson is also an accomplished producer whose credits include albums by Dale Watson, Suzy Bogguss, Aaron Watson, James Hand and Carolyn Wonderland; also single tracks for Willie Nelson, Aaron Neville, Brad Paisley, Pam Tillis, Trace Adkins, Merle Haggard, and Vince Gill.

In 2003, Benson released his first solo album entitled Beyond Time.

Benson is also a founding member of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation, which raises money to help aging R&B artists, and a member of the board of directors of the SIMS Foundation, which provides low-cost mental health services to Austin musicians and their families. He is also a trustee for the Texas chapter of NARAS, a board member of St Davids Community Health Foundation, Board member and founding member of Health alliance for Austin musicians (HAMM).

Benson is 6 feet, 7 inches tall with size 16 EEE feet.

"A Ride With Bob"[link]

In the Spring of 2005, Ray Benson and Asleep At The Wheel began the production of "A Ride With Bob" that follows the travels of legendary singer/songwriter Bob Wills. A Ride With Bob includes the live performance of 15 of Wills’ most well-known songs in a plot that interweaves Ray Benson’s present day with various stages in Wills’ storied career. The play continues to tour throughout the country.

Awards[link]

Benson has been presented numerous awards throughout his career. Most recently, the 16th Annual Midsouth Regional Emmy Award for the making of "A Ride With Bob", an Honorary Junior Member of the United States Secret Service, and the Darrel K. Royal Music Patron Award by The Texas Heritage Songwriters' Association. In 2007, the Austin Chronicle recognized Benson for Male Vocals, Band of the Year, Songwriter, Record Producer, and for the Country Genre. Benson was inducted into the Austin Music Hall of Fame in 2002, was given The Texas Music Association Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996, and recognized as an Outstanding Producer by the National Academy of Recording Arts in 1988. He has also been given numerous Citations of Achievement by Broadcast Music, Inc. for his work in the country music field. Ray Benson has been one of the strongest names in Country Music for the last forty years. Ray Benson has earned 9 Grammy awards in 4 different decades.

Willie and the Wheel[link]

In February 2009, Asleep at the Wheel and Willie Nelson released "Willie and the Wheel," a western swing collaboration suggested by veteran producer Jerry Wexler. Nelson has a long-time interest in western swing and had toured with the band in 2007.^[5] Paul Shaffer and Vince Gill also perform on this album.

References[link]

External links[link]

• http://www.aridewithbob.com
• http://www.raybenson.com
• http://www.asleepatthewheel.com
• http://www.bismeauxstudio.com

Vince Bell
Background information
Birth name	Vince Bell
Born	(1951-09-16) September 16, 1951 (age 60) Dallas, Texas
Genres	singer-songwriter, alternative country
Occupations	Solo artist, songwriter
Instruments	Singer, guitar
Associated acts	Stephen Bruton, John Cale, Guy Clark, Steve Fromholz, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Lyle Lovett, David Mansfield, Geoff Muldaur, Bob Neuwirth, Mickey Raphael, Bill Rich, Fritz Richmond, Eric Taylor, Lucinda Williams, Victoria Williams, Townes Van Zandt
Website	Vince Bell official site

Vince Bell is a Texas singer-songwriter who has appeared on the PBS television program Austin City Limits^[1] along with NPR broadcasts such as Mountain Stage, World Café and Morning Edition. His songs have been performed and recorded by Little Feat, Lyle Lovett and Nanci Griffith.

Early career[link]

During the mid 1970s at the Anderson Fair nightclub in Houston, Texas Bell met and became friends with Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark, both of whom he later called his mentors. On 21 December 1982 he almost died from head and other severe injuries received during a car wreck in Austin, Texas. His recovery lasted more than six years. In 2004 Bell told an interviewer, "Learning the guitar the first time was a bitch. Learning the guitar the second time was cruel."^[2]

Recordings[link]

Bell's first album Phoenix was produced by Bob Neuwirth and released in 1994. The tracks were recorded in San Francisco with session musicians including Geoff Muldaur, Fritz Richmond, David Mansfield, Mickey Raphael and John Cale. Lyle Lovett and Victoria Williams contributed background vocals. Rick Mitchell of the Houston Chronicle praised the album, writing, "Phoenix adroitly mixes elements of folk, blues and country in an acoustic setting. But it's Bell's alternatingly oblique and soul-baring lyrics that make the album a captivating listen."^[3] In the New York Times, Neil Strauss wrote that the lyrics "were filled with images of misshapen monsters and twisted metal, paralysis and victory, loneliness and introspection".^[4]

Bell's second album Texas Plates was released by Paladin/Warner in 1999 but was not a commercial success. In 2001 Bell independently released Live in Texas and in 2007 he released Recado through SteadyBoy Records.

Discography[link]

• Phoenix, Watermelon, 1994
• Texas Plates, Paladin, 1999,^[5] In Music We Trust 20, June 1999.
• Live in Texas, VinceBell.com, 2001
• Recado, SteadyBoy/VinceBell.com, 2007^[6]

References[link]

1. ^ IMdB, Vince Bell, retrieved 19 July 2008
2. ^ Boyd, Jinelle: ""Jinelle Boyd Interview with Vince Bell". http://www.mytexasmusic.com/interviews/050304_vincebell.html.  MyTexasMusic.com, May 3, 2004.
3. ^ Mitchell, Rick (1994-10-20). "Vince Bell's pain was real". Houston Chronicle. p. 3. 
4. ^ Strauss, Neil (1995-06-27). "Poetry, Monsters and Metal in the Dark World of Vince Bell". New York Times. p. C16. 
5. ^ Steininger, Alex. review of Texas Plates
6. ^ Dave Lifton, review of Recado, blogcritics.org.

External links[link]

• Vince Bell official site
• Vince Bell's MySpace page
• Daryn Kagan profiles Vince Bell Requires Flash.
• Vince Bell's artist bio at the H.A.A.M. (Houston Association of Acoustic Musicians) website^{[dubious – discuss]}
• “Introducing the Vince Bell "Handmade Hardtop Acoustic Dreadnaught Line”: lutier Vince Pawless describes custom-making a guitar for Vince Bell^{[dubious – discuss]}

Larry Winters
Ring name(s)	Larry Winters Mr. X
Billed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Billed weight	230 lb (100 kg)
Born	April 14 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Debut	1982

"The Living Legend" Larry Winters (born April 14) is a semi-retired American professional wrestler and trainer who competed in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and East Coast independent circuit during the 1980s and 90s. He has wrestled in the American Wrestling Association, the National Wrestling Alliance, National Wrestling Federation, Pro Wrestling USA and the World Wrestling Council.

Winters was also one of the top stars of Joel Goodhart's Tri-State Wrestling Alliance. He and his tag team partner Johnny Hotbody, as the Dog Pound, were the first TWA Tag Team Champions. However, it was his feud with D.C. Drake that brought him national attention in the wrestling world. One of the earliest displays of modern "hardcore wrestling", Bill Apter wrote "professional wrestling would be forever changed due to this escalated level of violence" after watching their first match in 1990.

He was one of many former TWA wrestlers later brought into Eastern Championship Wrestling by Tod Gordon. Teaming with one-time rival Tony Stetson, the two feuded with The Super Destroyers (Doug Stahl & A.J. Petrucci) and The Suicide Blondes (Chris Candido, Johnny Hotbody and Chris Michaels) over the ECW Tag Team Championship before turning on each other. Winters is also credited for training several future ECW stars including Donn E. Allen, Glen Osbourne and The Sandman.

Career[link]

Early life and career (1983-1990)[link]

A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Larry Winters made his professional debut in 1982. That year, he traveled to the Midwestern United States to appear for Ohio Championship Wrestling's debut show in Maple Heights on November 6, 1982. A three-day weekend supercard, others who appeared on the card included Luis Martinez, J.W. Hawk, J.R. Hogg, Zoltan the Great, Bobby Colt, The Beast and Bobo Brazil who was crowned its first champion.^[1] While there, he faced one of his first major opponents, Malcolm Monroe and his manager "Mad Dog" Marcial Bovee, in Akron.^[2]

Around 1985, Winters began wrestling for the American Wrestling Association in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Feuding with "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko,^[3] he later earned the same sobriquet which he used for the majority of his career. Other notable opponents included Nick Bockwinkel, Kendo Nagasaki^[4] and Jimmy Garvin. His match with Garvin was later released as part of Wrestling's Greatest Matches series.^[5] Winters also took part in tag team as well as singles matches. During the summer of 1985, he teamed with various partners against The Long Riders (Bill & Scott Irwin),^[6] Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens, and The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts).^[4]

He also made several appearances for short-lived Pro Wrestling USA, specifically shows co-promoted by the AWA and the National Wrestling Alliance, facing Buddy Roberts and Boris Zhukov.^[7] On November 24, 1985, at an interpromotional show for AWA and Jim Crockett Promotions, Winters lost to Boris Zhukov at the Civic Center in Baltimore, Maryland.^[8]

During the next two years, Winters wrestled for the NWA^[9] as well as the World Wrestling Council,^[10] World Grand Prix Wrestling.^[11] and the National Wrestling Federation. On October 2, 1987, Winters wrestled NWF Heavyweight Champion D.C. "Mad Dog" Drake at the Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida.^[12] A year later, he and DC Drake were featured in a special documentary on violence in professional wrestling, Scar Wars, which also included Jules Strongbow and Abdullah the Butcher.^[13][14]

Between 1988^[15] and 1989, Winters regularly did shows for promoter Jim Crockett in Baltimore. It was during this period that Winters met Joel Goodhart who was then involved with the Squared Circle Fan Club fan club which organized bus trips to NWA and independent shows in the Baltimore area. When Goodhart opened the Ringmasters Wrestling School in Northeast Philadelphia, Larry Winters was hired as its the head trainer.^[16]

In the summer of 1990, Winters toured Canada with IWA Championship Wrestling facing David Isley and Jim Folger.^[17] He also faced his old rival Larry Zbyszko in the Montreal-based Lutte Internationale.^[18]

Tri-State Wrestling Alliance (1990-1992)[link]

Joel Goodhart began promoting wrestling shows and, following the formation of the Tri-State Wrestling Alliance in 1990, Winters became one of its earliest stars. Hoping to rekindle their rivalry in the NWF, Winters was paired against D.C. Drake in a series of wild matches. In their first match together, the brawl reached the balcony level and Winters threw his opponent over the rail and onto the cement floor. Bill Apter, editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated, wrote the following month that "professional wrestling would be forever changed due to this escalated level of violence".^[19] Indeed, similar TWA feuds between Cactus Jack and Eddie Gilbert, Abdullah the Butcher and The Sheik, and Tony Stetson and Johnny Hotbody were equally as violent and, in part, inspired the modern style of "hardcore wrestling" later seen in Extreme Championship Wrestling.^[16]

On January 27, 1990, Larry Winters beat D.C. Drake in a "stretcher" match at the TWF's Winter Challenge supercard in Philadelphia.^[20] On March 31 at Spring Spectacular, Winters lost to Drake in an "I Quit" match lasting 37 minutes.^[21] This match was later named by DeathValleyDriver.com as one of the top matches of the decade.^[22] On June 9, Winters met Drake in a 6-man elimination tag team match pitting himself, Rockin' Rebel and Tony Stetson against D.C. Drake, Johnny Hotbody and Mondo Kleen at Summer Sizzler. Although Stetson had been eliminated by Johnny Hotbody early in the match, Winters went on to pin Kleen, Hotbody and Drake to win the match.^[23]

At Autumn Armageddon, Winters took part in a 20-man "reverse cage battle royal" held at Philadelphia's Penn Hall on September 15. The battle royal included "Bounty Hunter" Max Thrasher, The Cheetah Kid, Crybaby Waldo, Ghetto Blaster, Ron Shaw, Top Gun, Triton and was won by Rockin' Rebel.^[24] He and Drake later teamed up to beat Jimmy Jannetty & Rockin' Rebel at the Original Sports Bar on December 4, 1990.^[25] Winters returned to Original Sports Bar two months later where, on February 24, 1991, he won a battle royal.^[26] On March 2, he participated in a "ringmaster rumble" at Winter Challenge II which was won by JT Smith.^[27]

Teaming with Johnny Hotbody as The Dog Pound, they defeated The Confederacy (Rockin' Rebel & Jimmy Jannetty) at Spring Spectacular II in Philadelphia on May 18, 1991, to become the first TWA Tag Team Champions.^[28] On August 3, The Dog Pound teamed with TWA Heavyweight Champion D.C. Drake at Summer Sizzler II in a 6-man tag team "elimination" match against J.T. Smith, Tony Stetson and C.N. Redd. Bam Bam Bigelow was the special guest referee. Although Drake lost the heavyweight title to Smith,^[29] they ended up winning the match when Winters pinned Stetson.^[30] Winters and Hotbody lost the tag team titles a month later to The Blackhearts (David Health & Tom Nash) at Autumn Armageddon II on September 21, 1991. DC Drake was substituting for Winters and was the man pinned when the titles changed hands. The promotion closed four months later.^[31]

Eastern Championship Wrestling (1992-1993)[link]

Days after Goodhart announced the close of the Tri-State Wrestling Alliance, Winters met with Steve Truitt, Bob Artese and Tod Gordon for a meeting at Gordon's Philadelphia office. They all decided to continue promoting events without Goodhart and began organizing the future Eastern Championship Wrestling. Winters accepted a position as its first booker.^[32] While head instructor of Goodhart's wrestling school, Winters had trained several future ECW stars such as Donn E. Allen, Glen Osbourne^[33] and The Sandman.^[34]

Though he proved competent in the role, creative differences between Winters traditional booking style and Gordon's more radical approach led to his eventual replacement by Eddie Gilbert who had the necessary contacts and experience needed by the young promotion.^[32] In a 2003 shoot interview, Gordon claimed he was upset with a racial-based angle which occurred during the main event of ECW's first show at Philadelphia's Original Sports Bar.^[35] Winters and Johnny Hotbody fought DC Drake & JT Smith to a double disqualification.^[36] Originally, they were supposed to spraypaint JT Smith white and DC Drake black. Instead, the two left the black paint in the locker room and only painted Smith white. Upset that he was "worked by the boys", Gordon took over as booker until bringing in Eddie Gilbert later that year.^[37]

At ECW's second-ever event, once again at the Original Sports Bar, D.C. Drake and J.T. Smith defeated Winters and Hotbody a month after their last match on March 24, 1992.^[38] Over the next few weeks, Winters won victories over Stevie Richards, Derrick Domino^[39] Max Thrasher^[40] and King Kaluha.^[41] On June 23, Winters lost an intergender handicap match with Tony Stetson and Vivacious Veronica against Johnny Hotbody, former students Don E. Allen and The Sandman, and Peaches.^[42] Winters lost to The Sandman in a single match on July 14. The following night, he and Johnny Hotbody co-won a battle royal and later fought each other to a double disqualification. On August 11, Winters lost to Hotbody in a tournament final to crown the first ECW Television Champion.^[36][43] Hotbody broke his ankle during the match and the title was vacated afterwards.^[44][45][46] A month later, Winters was featured in Wrestling Superstars.^[47]

Briefly teaming with Jimmy Jannetty, the two feuded with King Kaluha & Scott Summers until early-October. He also wrestled Terry Taylor during the summer. That same month, they fought Chris Michaels & Damien Stone to a double disqualification on October 24. With Tony Stetson, Winters faced Michaels and Stone in a rematch two months later in Morrisville, Pennsylvania and defeated them via countout on December 19, 1992. They also defeated Michaels in a tag team match with The Samoan Warrior at Cabrini College in Radnor on March 12, 1993. That same night, he entered a championship tournament for the ECW TV title but lost in the quarter-finals to "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka.^[36] Prior to the match, Sunka introduced Eddie Gilbert as his manager. This match was later broadcast on on the debut episode of Hardcore TV the following month.^[48][49]

Deciding to team full time with his old TWA rival, he and Stetson feuded with The Super Destroyers (Doug Stahl & A.J. Petrucci) over the ECW Tag Team Championship including putting up the hair in exchange for a title shot, and finally beat them for the titles^[50] in Radnor on April 2. Their reign lasted only one day as the lost the titles to The Suicide Blondes (Chris Candido & Johnny Hotbody) the following night in Philadelphia.^{[36][49][51][52]} On May 14, Winters lost a 6-man tag team match with Glen Osbourne and Tommy Cairo against Hot Stuff International (Eddie Gilbert, Dark Patriot and Don Muraco).^[53]

Shortly after losing the tag team titles, Stetson unexpectedly turned on Winters while participating in a 16-man battle royal for the ECW Pennsylvania Championship. On June 19, Winters lost to his former partner in a First Blood match at ECW Summer Sizzler at the ECW Arena in South Philadelphia.^[54][55] Winter continued feuding with Stetson for the next two months. Allied with The Sandman, they beat Stetson and Rockin' Rebel in a tag team match and also fought Stetson to a no-contest. In his last appearance, Winters defeated Rockin' Rebel with Stetson in his corner. Winter was one of the many original ex-TWA wrestlers let go from the promotion by Paul Heyman in order to bring in his own wrestlers. Tod Gordon claimed that Winters was released due to his age and his reluctance to engage in more "hardcore"-style wrestling.^[37]

He came back later that year and wrestled for a short time as the masked wrestler Mr. X. On October 16, he fought Tommy Cairo in North East, Maryland^[56] and teamed with Don E. Allen to beat The Hell Riders in Morrisville a week later.^[57] His final match was against The Lumberjack at the ECW Arena on December 4, 1993.^[58]

Semi-retirement and the independent circuit (2002-2008)[link]

After nearly ten years in retirement, Winters began wrestling for local independent promotions in the Philadelphia area. On March 3, 2002, Winters defeated Jeff Rocker for the Cutting Edge Wrestling Federation but lost to Tony Stetson in a lumberjack match for Liberty All-Star Wrestling on April 20.^[59] Within three months, however, Winter reunited with Stetson in KAPOW Wrestling to defeat The Badstreet Boys (Christian York & Joey Matthews) and The Well Hung Warriors (Mark Smart & Greg Spitz) in a 3 Way Dance on July 28.^[60] A month later, he took part in a two-day card for the Universal Wrestling Federation. On August 16, 2002, Winters defeated Scotty Ice and, the following night, lost to The Sandman.

In 2007, Winters made several appearances for Tod Gordon's Pro Wrestling Unplugged. On October 27, he and one-time rival Larry Zbyszko appeared as a guest on Johnny Kashmere's Batcave segment. That same night, he managed The Best Around (TJ Cannon & Bruce Maxwell) in their victory over The Bosom Buddies (Teddy Fine & Drew Blood) to win the vacant PWU Tag Team Championship. He also managed the team in separate single matches on November 17, 2007. Winters finally joined The Best Around in a 6-man tag team match to defeat Team P.I.T. (Gary Wolfe, Aramis & Annie Social) on January 19, 2008. In one of his last appearance with the promotion, he wrestled The Blue Meanie in Philadelphia on March 15, 2008.^[61]

TWA Reunion Shows (2009-)[link]

On October 24, 2009, Winters was one of several former TWA stars who took part in the Tri-State Wrestling Alliance Reunion Show^[62] at the Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees, New Jersey. With former tag team partner Johnny Hotbody in his corner, he defeated Jimmy Jannetty.^[63] Former TWA manager Hunter Q. Robbins III was also at ringside scouting Winters.^[64]

At the end of the year, a second reunion show was held at St. Matthew's Baptist Church in Williamstown, New Jersey, to collect unwrapped toys for the Toys for Tots program. Winters won his match against King Kaluha via countout.^[65] Also headlining the show were The Blue Meanie, Steve Corino and Tony Stetson.^[66] On January 31, 2010, he and other TWA wrestlers appeared for "Wiseguy" Jimmy Cicero's "Bodyslam Autism Show"^[67] at the Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees.^[68] Winters faced mixed martial artist "Sensei" Paul Lopresti.^[69]

After their bout, Winters "invaded" Lopresti's dojo and criticized both his opponent and martial arts in general. As the dojo regularly films its training and sparring sessions, his disruption was caught on tape and made widely available on Youtube and similar video sharing websites. A rematch was signed for the two to meet in a tag team match at the next TWA show in Vorhees on April 11.^[70][71] In a tag team grudge match, Winters and his partner Cujo the Hellhound lost to Lopresti and Michael Bruno when Lopresti forced Cujo to submit. The event was to help raise money for the Adopt a Pet organization.^[72][73]

Winters is scheduled to participate in a Ringmaster Rumble, featuring wrestlers from the original TWA Ringmasters Wrestling School, at the next TWA card held at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania on June 5, 2010.^[74]

In wrestling[link]

• Finishing moves
  • Cannonball Splash

• Managers
  • Woman^[75][76]

Championships and accomplishments[link]

• Eastern Championship Wrestling

• ECW Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Tony Stetson^[77][78][79]

• National Wrestling Federation

• NWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[77]

• Tri-State Wrestling Alliance

• TWA Tag Team Championship (1 time, first) with Johnny Hotbody^[77][80]

• United States Wrestling Federation

• USWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[77]

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• PWI ranked him # 253 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1993
• PWI ranked him # 251 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1992
• PWI ranked him # 366 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1991

References[link]

External links[link]

Professional wrestling portal

• Online World of Wrestling profile
• Genickbruch profile
• Cagematch profile
• ProfightDB profile