Hot on the heels of our previous announcement regarding the signing of
Elite Pro Wrestling, Photographer Joe Geary and wrestler Liz Savage
comes another pro wrestler signing.

We are pleased to announce the partnership of Shadow Fire Promotions
with Sam Hayne. Hayne, named for the Celtic god of Death that people
would send animal sacrifices to at summer’s end in order to survive
the cold winter’s months ahead. The demon is also associated with the
Halloween celebration.

Sam Hayne debuted in this realm in 2000 against Shane Hills and was
trained by Chris Bassett. Hayne is feared by all and respected by
many for his fearsome appearance and ring dominance. Despite the
large body count he has left behind, Hayne has only won a championship
twice, the All-Star Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Championship.
Hayne’s second reign marked the retirement of the title, although
Hayne continues to wear the belt as a symbol of his power of
destruction.

Hayne’s path of destruction has carried him through several promotions
in the Midwest to include NWA Wisconsin, its predecessor All-Star
Championship Wrestling, Chicago’s Steel Domain (home federation of
Chicago’s Brad Bradley and C.M. Punk, now both competing in WWE), and
Minnesota’s MPW, among others.

Hayne claims Jerry Lynn as his favorite opponent.

Hayne was the mastermind in the destruction of All-Star Championship
Wrestling, forcing its renaming into NWA Wisconsin. Hayne still wears
the ACW Heavyweight Championship to this day, much to the chagrin of
ACW (now NWA Wisconsin owner Jason Jerry).

On June 17, at ACW’s “One Night Only”, which featured the return of
numerous veterans of the previous incarnation of the company, Hayne
was challenged for the title he never lost. Hayne again walked out
undefeated for the title.

On October 14, Hayne was challenged by returning ACW legend Horace the
Psychopath. At the last minute, their match was changed to a tag team
match with four ACW veterans: Horace, Hayne, Red Lightning and Adrian
Lynch. After a wild match that saw all four participants brawling
around the arena at some point, Red Lightning would end up being
pinned after a Samoan Drop from Horace. However, despite the loss,
Hayne’s ACW title was not on the line in the match.

Hayne is often accompanied by several of his followers, usually
wrestlers who have been converted by Hayne. Hayne is always escorted
by the lovely Mystique, who carries a fire staff that Hayne uses to
breathe fire with. It is unknown if Mystique is demon, like Hayne, or
a human disciple.

As for Hayne himself, it is similarly unknown what he looks like under
the mask. His outward appearance is that of a heavily built human
male. It has been theorized that the mask represents Hayne’s true
face, others think his face is badly scarred. Some believe Hayne to
be part demon, or a demon who has taken human form. Others believe he
is a human possessed by the Samhain demon.

No matter what the rumors are about Sam Hayne, the only true origins
of Hayne are known by only Hayne himself, and so far, he has yet to
explain anything about himself.

In any case, we are extremely proud to be working with Hayne. Look
for Sam Hayne links in Yahoo group (below), and for banner links on
our website soon to follow.

<a href="http://www.nwawisconsin.com/" target="_blank"><img
src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f50/DIESEL0759/NWA%20WI/NWAWIHayne.jpg"
border="0" alt="The final ACW Champion Sam Hayne"></a>
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