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| After briefly retiring from active wrestling in 1998 after back surgery, ] opened the ''Shawn Michaels Wrestling Academy'' on April 5, 1999, with Ken Johnson, ] and Rudy Boy Gonzalez.<ref name=stopper>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Wrestlemania20/2004/03/14/381421.html|title=Shawn Michaels, still the show-stopper|author=Jaya Roopansingh|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|access-date=2008-03-29}}</ref> | After briefly retiring from active wrestling in 1998 after back surgery, ] opened the ''Shawn Michaels Wrestling Academy'' on April 5, 1999, with Ken Johnson, ] and Rudy Boy Gonzalez.<ref name=stopper>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Wrestlemania20/2004/03/14/381421.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629151526/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Wrestlemania20/2004/03/14/381421.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 29, 2012|title=Shawn Michaels, still the show-stopper|author=Jaya Roopansingh|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|access-date=2008-03-29}}</ref> | ||
| They also started a ] to go along with the school called the Texas Wrestling Alliance (TWA).<ref name="stopper" /> | They also started a ] to go along with the school called the Texas Wrestling Alliance (TWA).<ref name="stopper" /> | ||
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American professional wrestling school | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. Find sources: "Texas Wrestling Academy" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2010) |
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| Acronym | TWA |
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| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | San Antonio, Texas |
| Founder(s) | Shawn Michaels Rudy Boy Gonzalez José Lothario Ken Johnson |
| Formerly | Shawn Michaels Wrestling Academy |
| Website | http://txwrestlingacademy.com |
The Texas Wrestling Academy (formerly known as The Shawn Michaels Wrestling Academy) is a professional wrestling training school that was operated by Shawn Michaels and Rudy Boy Gonzalez. The school has produced many well-known wrestlers such as Daniel Bryan, Brian Kendrick, Paul London, Lance Cade, MASADA, Shawn Hernandez, Matt Bentley and Milano Collection A.T.
History
After briefly retiring from active wrestling in 1998 after back surgery, Shawn Michaels opened the Shawn Michaels Wrestling Academy on April 5, 1999, with Ken Johnson, Jose Lothario and Rudy Boy Gonzalez.
They also started a professional wrestling promotion to go along with the school called the Texas Wrestling Alliance (TWA).
Tribute show
A tribute to Lance Cade, who trained at the SMWA, took place on March 5, 2011, at the Texas Wrestling Academy gym in San Antonio, Texas. Cade died on August 13, 2010, as a result of heart failure.
References
- ^ Jaya Roopansingh. "Shawn Michaels, still the show-stopper". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- "Lance Cade Tribute Show in San Antonio". wrestleview.com. 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
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