During their show, you could see such themes as nobility, loyalty, jealousy, treachery, ego-tripping, restraint and just plain preening all play out in the five mostly tag-team bouts.  Television titles were on the line.  Belts were retained and lost.  Bodies flew through the ropes, over the ropes and sometimes got outright tangled and strangled in the ropes as the drama unfolded.

Much of the crowd was familiar with the dastardly deeds of the heels and obliged with boos and hisses as Hector de Oro strutted around the arena, insulted ladies who tried to give him what-for about his manners and staged linebacker tackles on faces before they could even enter the ring.  

Perhaps the standout moment of so many arresting ones was Uncle Deebo Rydael’s managing to get a sneaky but sure pin-down win despite incurring some painful damage.  Stevon Remson easily retained his title after an open challenge. The battle royal threatened to Drew Gaffney, due to some overly cooperative refereeing, stole the Texarkana Television Championship from nice guy Mox Mosely who was thrown to the dusty floor twice.  Hector de Oro misbehaved often, no doubt on his way to presidential politics.

The entire evening was lively and engrossing and this reporter hopes to tool over to Texarkana and see some matches as well as welcome Hype & Glory to Hope again in the near-future. Let’s keep wrestling in Hope a regular thing.