From Missouri to the Mat: Dead Shot Wrestling Club Brings Big Dreams to South Texas

08/25/2025 12:59 PM

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Dead Shot Wrestling Club participated in the Mid-Summer Mat Bash in Coppell, finishing 1st in the silver pool and 9th overall out of 32 teams.
The program is run by Rudolfo "Rudy" Gonzalez and is open to wrestlers from various South Texas cities.
Gonzalez, a two-time state qualifier at Mission Veterans Memorial, credits his success and knowledge to wrestling in Missouri and aims to grow wrestling in South Texas.
The club, which has been running for three years, is based in Alton, Texas and is committed to building champions and having fun.
Gonzalez emphasizes the importance of exposing young wrestlers to competition, learning from losses, and providing good opportunities for success in Texas wrestling.

Dead Shot Wrestling Club, a relatively new wrestling club in South Texas, participated in the Mid-Summer Mat Bash in Coppell late last month.

The program, run by Rudolfo “Rudy” Gonzalez, is open to wrestlers from Sharyland, San Juan-Pharr, Mission, McAllen, LaJoya, Palmview, Rio Grande City and Edinburg, according to its Facebook page.

Dead Shot finished first in the silver pool and 9th overall out of 32 teams in Coppell.

Gonzalez was a two-time state qualifier at Mission Veterans Memorial. He was a third-place finisher in 2011 and his only loss in his senior season was against Bo Nickal from Allen in the semifinals.

After that season, Gonzalez went to St. Charles, Missouri, to wrestle at Lindenwood University starting in the 2011-12 season. Gonzalez credits his strong Missouri wrestling ties to the success of wrestling knowledge and growing wrestling in South Texas.

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