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HoPWF
Training Center

...Offering students the opportunity to wrestle weekly, since April 1997!

HoPWF stars can now be seen competing on TV. worldwide, nationally and on the independent professional wrestling circuit.

Superior Pro Wrestling Training Center/HOUSE of PAIN
Formal Training Class - Mon., Tues., Thurs. school open 7:00pm - 11:00pm
Informal "Open Gym" Training - school/weights available to members upon request. Weds., Fri., Sat., Sun. 24 hr request required.

Welcome to the National Wrestling League - Superior Pro Wrestling Training Center/HOUSE of PAIN (NWL SPWTC/HoP). The Neil Superior Pro Wrestling School was founded in 1991 by Neil Superior, who tragically passed away in 1996. In 1997, John Rambo (who was a very close personal friend of Neil's) took over operations of the school by request from NWL Owner/President Dick Caricofe. On April 1, 1997, the NWL SPWTC/HoP "advanced era" was started and instructor John Rambo began offering students the opportunity to put what they have learned to immediate use in the HoPWF (HOUSE of PAIN Wrestling Federation, a developmental training league for the NWL). Since that time, many schools have adopted the practices and training methods. There is no "learn how to wrestle, then go out and try it" here. You learn all the techniques and skills required to make it in the business, along with all the needed out of ring politics and respect. As soon as a student is ready, they're given the opportunity to take part in the weekly "Thursday Night Matches" practice sessions. These are training classses where students jump right into an actual wrestling match (before a crowd of their classmates and instructor John Rambo). This is the best way to learn how to "work" and become a true professional. Performing in front of your peers and teacher is much different than performing for wrestling fans. A student receives more accurate and helpful constructive criticism with this approach, making it much easier to go out and represent the NWL SPWTC/HOUSE of PAIN in the best professional manner possible. Bottom line, we want every student to be the best they can be. The greater success a student achieves, the better our reputation becomes as a top notch training facility for future pro wrestling superstars.

Over the past 25 years, our graduates and students have wrestled actual matches against top names such as:

Afa & Seika, The Wild Samoans
The late Yokozuna
Headshrinker Samu
Fatu
Mankind
Bushwhackers
Jake the Snake Roberts
Diamond Dallas Page
Lita
Micky James
Sua Vachon
Matt Hardy
Honky Tonk Man
The late Kerry Von Erich
King Kong Bundy
Rock & Roll Express
Hacksaw Jim Dugan
Rasta the Voodoo Man
Bam Bam Bigelow
The Fantastics
Iron Shiek
Ivan Koloff
Marcus Buff Bagwell
Jerry Lawler
Gangrel
Virgil
Gillberg
Sal Sincere
Paul Orndorf

Matt Hardy
Ivan Putski
Rocky Johnson
Million Dollar Man Ted Debiase
George The Animal Steele
Outlaw Ron Bass
Cowboy Bob Orton
Kamala the Ugandan Giant
Larry Zybisco
Terry Funk
The Headbanggers
Cousin Luke
Sgt. Slaughter
Big John Studd
Matt Borne
Jimmy Superfly Snuka
The late Rick Rude
Kevin Von Erich
Brutus the Barber Beefcake
Al Perez
Doink the Clown
Buddy Landell
Nicolai Volkoff
Scott Putski
The late "Fly Boy" Rocco Roc AKA Cheetah Kid

...and many other big name stars
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