Texas Wrestling Academy

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name=Texas Wrestling Academy


acronym=TWA
established=1999
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location=San Antonio, Texas
founder=Shawn Michaels Paul Diamond Rudy Boy Gonzalez Jose Lothario
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formerly=Shawn Michaels Wrestling Academy
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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 (who is the sole operator of the school now). The school has produced many well-known wrestlers such as Brian Kendrick, Paul London, Bryan Danielson, Lance Cade, Shawn Hernandez and Matt Bentley.

History

After briefly retiring from active wrestling in 1998 after back surgery, Shawn Michaels opened the "Shawn Michaels Wrestling Academy" in 1999 with Paul Diamond, Rudy Boy Gonzalez, and Jose Lothario.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|accessdate=2008-03-29] They also started a wrestling promotion to go along with the school called the Texas Wrestling Alliance (TWA).

In 2001 in San Antonio, Texas, Shawn Michaels was found passed out from dehydration at a TWA show. A few months later, Rudy Gonzalez became the sole operator of the company.

List of former students

*"American Dragon" Bryan Danielson
*Brian "Spanky" Kendrick
*Lance Cade
*Matt Bentley
*Paul London
*Simply Lusciouscite web|url=http://www.glorywrestling.com/gg/SimplyLuscious/SL.asp|title=Simply Luscious' profile|publisher=G.L.O.R.Y|accessdate=2008-06-15] - sole female graduate

References

External links

* [http://www.texaswrestlingentertainment.com/TWEHome.htm Official website]
* [http://www.texaswrestlingacademy.com/TWAgraduates.htm Texas Wrestling Academy graduates]