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Shane Somers, also known by bis ring name "ShowTime" Shane Somers is an American professional wrestler. Somers held the National Wrestling Alliance's NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship three times and has also held the NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship. In addition to wrestling professionally, he has a mixed martial arts record of 4 wins 1 loss.
Respected as one of the few legit "tough" guys in the area in which he mainly competed.
Professional wrestling career[]
Somers began his professional wrestling career in the state of Arkansas wrestling for the Gibson Wrestling Federation (GWF) under the name "Primetime" Shawn Winters. He won the GWF's version of the world title three times and their tag titles twice. Somers had a falling out with the company and left the promotion due to a backstage incident.
Somers moved to the National Wrestling Federation (NWF) and defeated the Cowboy Kid for the NWF Heavyweight Championship. He held the title for six months before dropping it back to the Cowboy Kid.
After appearing in several promotions Somers moved to Missouri to Mid Ozark Championship Wrestling (MOCW) and formed a heel (villainous) tag team with Gunny Marvelous known as the L.A. Connection. They began a feud over the MOCW Tag Team Championship with the McCoy Clan and Eric Sparks and Mongoose. The team held the title at least five times. Their final reign came to an end in 2001 at the hands of the Searcher and Geno "The Exterminator". The L.A. Connection went on to become the NWA Missouri State Tag Team champions, holding the belts for several months until Marvelous left the company.
On March 30, 2002 Somers defeated the 7'2" Butch McClain to become the undisputed NWA Central States Heavyweight Champion.
He then went on to win the Missouri State title on three different occasions.
In my few one on one meetings with Somers (2004) he has been very kind and time allowing. He laughed a lot, and seemed to enjoy meeting the fans.
I spoke with Shane a few years back on Facebook.
He actually signed a photo I snail mailed him and wrote me a nice letter in return.
During our conversations I brought up how back in the day I seen him win and lose the Central States title 4xs only to be a one time title holder at that point in history.
Shane then explained that during his first run as Central States champion he would do a hot shot switch to pop a town and he would get it back the next night or the very same night. He believes he's real number is 9 combined with the 2 extra he won in NWA CCW. And, that back then the internet wasn't as predominately everywhere & those switches where never mentioned.
it's being mentioned here. Shane Somers is officially a 9 time NWA Central States Heavyweight Champion.
Somers was inducted into the Professional Wrestling Independent Missouri Hall of Fame in 2005.
Championships and accomplishments[]
- Gibson Wrestling Federation
- GWF Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
- GWF Tag Team Championship (2 times)
- Mid Ozark Championship Wrestling
- MOCW Tag Team Championship (5 times) - with Gunny Marvelous
- National Wrestling Alliance
- NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship (3 xs)
- NWA Missouri Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Gunny Marvelous
- NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (9 x's)
- National Wrestling Federation
- NWF Heavyweight Championship
- Other titles
- Professional Wrestling Independent Missouri Hall of Fame (Class of 2005)