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IWA Mid-South News for 09.28.04
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by Stacy McMackin, Moderator

--EVANSVILLE CARD FOR 10/21 ANNOUNCED!!
--SEVEN WRESTLERS CONFIRMED FOR 10/22 STRONG STYLE TOURNEY!!
--IWA RETURNS TO NEW ALBANY 10/7!!

IWA Mid-South Wrestling will present six events throughout the state of Indiana during the month of October.

10/7 New Albany, IN @ National Guard Armory
10/20 Bloomington, IN @ National Guard Armory
10/21 Evansville, IN @ National Guard Armory
10/22 Lafayette, IN @ National Guard Armory
10/23 Highland, IN @ Lincoln Center
10/28 New Albany, IN @ National Guard Armory

The lineups for these events are still taking shape, and more matches will be announced during the coming weeks for each particular show.

Already finalized is the card for our return to the Evansville, IN National Guard Armory (3300 Division Street) on Thursday night, 10/21. Bell time is 7:30pm. All seats just $15.

***IWA World Heavyweight Title Match***
[Champion] "Anarchist" ARIK CANNON vs. AUSTIN ARIES

***Four-Way Special Attraction***
"The Phenomenal" AJ STYLES vs. PETEY WILLIAMS vs. CHRIS SABIN vs. "Fallen Angel" CHRISTOPHER DANIELS

***Battle of the Big Men***
SAMOA JOE vs. ABYSS

***Challenge Match/Collyer's Request***
NIGEL McGUINNESS vs. CHAD COLLYER

CM PUNK vs. ALEX SHELLEY

CHRIS CANDIDO vs. DANNY DANIELS

RODERICK STRONG vs. "Sexy" ACE STEEL

BJ WHITMER vs. SUPER DRAGON

JC BAILEY vs. RYAN BOZ

The night before the Evansville card, Wednesday, 10/20, IWA comes to Bloomington, IN at the Armory. Look for the Bloomington card to be announced on the IWA web site during the coming days.

Friday night, 10/22 IWA is back at the Lafayette, IN National Guard Armory (5220 East 200 South) for The Revolution 2004 Strong Style Tournament. Bell time is 7:30pm for this event. Tickets for this event are $20, $15, and $12 general admission, and will be available at the door. Ringside seats can also be reserved in advance by leaving your name and how many tickets you'd like held on the IWA Louisville hotline voicemail at 502-569-1701.

Seven of the eight competitors in The Revolution 2004 tournament have been confirmed: "The Notorious 187" HOMICIDE, SAMOA JOE, BJ WHITMER, "The New Age Punisher" B-BOY, "The King of Diamonds" EDDIE KINGSTON, SUPER DRAGON, and RODERICK STRONG. Non-tournament bouts will also be featured on the Lafayette show.

Saturday night, 10/23 is IWA's 8th Anniversary Show at the Lincoln Center (2450 Lincoln Street) in Highland, IN. Bell time for this event is 7pm. 8th Anniversary Ceremonies will begin at 6:30. Doors will open at 5:30. There will also be a late afternoon meet & greet at the Lincoln Center with all of the wrestlers on the show for ringside ticket holders.

Already confirmed for 10/23 in Highland...

***IWA World Heavyweight Title/Rematch from TPI***
[Champion] "Anarchist" ARIK CANNON vs. "The Phenomenal" AJ STYLES

***Tag Team Grudge Match***
IAN ROTTEN & "American Dream" DUSTY RHODES vs. "Metalhead" STEVE STONE & CHRIS CANDIDO

***IWA Mid-South/NWA Midwest Women's Title Match***
[Champion] MERCEDES MARTINEZ vs. MICKIE KNUCKLES

Plus many more matches to be announced in the coming weeks.

IWA will then present a second October event at the Armory in New Albany on Thursday night, 10/28.

All four events from this past week-- 9/15 Evansville, 9/16 New Albany, and 9/17 & 9/18 Highland, are now available on VHS release at http://www.smartmarkvideo.com/

Call the IWA hotlines at 502-569-1701 in Louisville and 630-585-3958 in Chicago.


NWA NO LIMITS THIS FRIDAY IN ROCK ISLAND, IL
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NWA No Limits Wrestling, an affiliate promotion of NWA Midwest, will hold their next event at the Masonic Temple (420 18th Street) in Rock Island, IL this Friday night, 10/1. Bell time is 7:30pm. Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 on the day of the show, and will be available at the door.

The event is titled "Saints & Sinners" and features a main event of CM PUNK battling "Fallen Angel" CHRISTOPHER DANIELS. Also appearing will be IAN ROTTEN, "Anarchist" ARIK CANNON, MATT SYDAL, "Spyder" NATE WEBB, RYAN BOZ, DANNY DANIELS, TRUTH MARTINI, TRIK DAVIS, BRYCE BENJAMIN, CHANDLER McCLURE, MICKIE KNUCKLES, and more NWA Midwest stars.

For more information on NWA No Limits, visit http://www.nlwrestling.com/


PHOTO GALLERIES FROM TPI NOW ON WEB
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Photographer Vince Jones has uploaded some of his best shots from the TPI week quadruple shot. Check 'em out.

http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/AlbumList?u=4213768

Additionally, over 130 digital images from the 9/18 IWA Mid-South women's six-way elimination match at TPI night two are now on the web. http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=4243158&a=31421999&sp=1


IWA-MS & BIG JAPAN TO RUN KORAKUEN HALL
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The date has been set for a groundbreaking event in IWA Mid-South Wrestling history, as we will co-promote an event for the very first time in Tokyo, Japan at the legendary Korakuen Hall. The event, to take place on October 14th, 2005, will be presented along with Big Japan Pro Wrestling, and will feature a death match tournament involving stars from both organizations. IWA Mid-South is currently working on a travel package by which IWA fans will be able to travel along with the wrestlers to Japan during the week that this event takes place. Keep your eyes peeled to www.iwamidsouthwrestling.com for further details as they become available, but mark your calendars... it all takes place October 14, 2005!


DEBUT OF IWA EAST COAST 10/5 NITRO, WV
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IWA East Coast will hold its first event on Tuesday night, October 5th, at the Community Center in Nitro, West Virginia. Bell time is 7pm. In the main event, it will be a Battle of the Butchers, and Abdullah the Butcher takes on The Necro Butcher. Also on the card will be Ian Rotten, Mad Man Pondo, Zach Gowen, Ryuji Ito, Daisuke Sekimoto, and many more. For further details, visit the official IWA East Coast web site at http://www.iwaeastcoast.com/


REPORTS & REVIEWS OF 2004 TPI TOURNAMENT
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Several writeups on the Ted Petty Invitational tournament events are available on the web. Below are a few links to check out.

DOD MARCH (both nights) http://www.pwbts.com/messages/11341.htm

LARRY GOODMAN (night one) http://www.chicagowrestling.com/otherarticles/goodman-tpi-night-1-04.htm

LARRY GOODMAN (night two) http://www.chicagowrestling.com/otherarticles/goodman-tpi-night-2-04.htm

KEITH LIPINSKI (night one) http://www.pwtorch.com/artman/publish/article_10019.shtml

KEITH LIPINSKI (night two) http://www.pwtorch.com/artman/publish/article_10023.shtml

JIM HALL (only night one) http://www.1wrestling.com/news/newsline.asp?news=19751&page=1

CHRIS V (both nights)
http://iwamidsouth.proboards19.com/index.cgi?board=IWA&action=display&num=1095784898


OFFICIAL RESULTS OF 2004 TPI TOURNAMENT EVENTS
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(Since "official results" of the TPI shows were not yet released in a newsletter, they can be found below, for Yahoo Group archive reference.)

IWA Mid-South Wrestling, in association with NWA Midwest, presented Night One of The 2004 Ted Petty Invitational Tournament on Friday, 9/17 at the Lincoln Center in Highland, IN. Here's what went down...

1. MERCEDES MARTINEZ def. LACEY to win the NWA Midwest/IWA Mid-South Women's Championship when Lacey's shoulders were counted down as a result of the pain inflicted from a leglock.

2. MATT SYDAL def. SALVATORE RINAURO following a moonsault belly to belly suplex off the top rope.

3. "Spyder" NATE WEBB def. HALLOWICKED with Soylent Green 2.

4. "Soul Assassin" RAINMAN def. "The Future" CHRIS SABIN with a Cobra Clutch/sitout bomb.

5. CM PUNK def. AUSTIN ARIES with the Pepsi Plunge top rope pedigree.

6. DANNY DANIELS def. TODD SEXTON with the Rubik's Cube.

7. JIMMY JACOBS def. DELIRIOUS in a Ladder Match to regain the vacant IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Title.

8. "Lightning" MIKE QUACKENBUSH def. CHRIS HERO with the Alligator Clutch.

9. "The Phenomenal" AJ STYLES def. JIMMY RAVE via submission with a modified version of an STF.

10. SAMOA JOE def. RODERICK STRONG following a muscle buster.

11. NIGEL McGUINNESS def. "Double C" CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI via submission with the Rings of Saturn.

12. "American Dragon" BRYAN DANIELSON def. ALEX SHELLEY with a roll up.

13. "Anarchist" ARIK CANNON def. SUPER DRAGON with the Glimmering Warlock shining enzugiri.

14. PETEY WILLIAMS def. BJ WHITMER (w/ Ji following the Canadian Destroyer front flip piledriver to retain the IWA World Heavyweight Title.

The event was filmed by Smart Mark Video for home video release, with commentary by Dave Prazak, Daizee Haze, CM Punk, Bryan Danielson, Samoa Joe, AJ Styles, and Nate Webb.

IWA Mid-South Wrestling, in association with NWA Midwest, presented Night Two of The 2004 Ted Petty Invitational tournament on Saturday night, 9/18 at the Lincoln Center in Highland, IN. Here's what went down...

1. CJ McMANUS def. BILLY McNEIL & THUNDERBOLT in a three-way opening match.

2. JIMMY JACOBS def. SALVATORE RINAURO to retain the IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Title.

3. "Metalhead" STEVE STONE (w/ Jim Fannin) wrestled IAN ROTTEN to a no-contest when CHRIS CANDIDO hit the ring and joined Stone and Fannin in attacking Rotten, until ICEBERG made the save.

4. "Soul Assassin" RAINMAN def. DANNY DANIELS with a cradle following a Daniels superplex.

5. SAMOA JOE def. NIGEL McGUINNESS via choke out.

6. HALLOWICKED & "Sweet & Sour" LARRY SWEENEY & JIGSAW def. GRAN AKUMA & ICARUS & TRIK DAVIS in a Chikara six-man tag team attraction.

7. "The Phenomenal" AJ STYLES def. MATT SYDAL with a Styles Clash off the 2nd turnbuckle.

8. MsCHIF def. MERCEDES MARTINEZ & LACEY & DAIZEE HAZE & MICKIE KNUCKLES & RAIN in a non-title IWA Women's Division Six-Way Elimination Match. MsChif pinned Martinez for the final elimination following the Desecrator.

9. "Anarchist" ARIK CANNON def. PETEY WILLIAMS with the Glimmering Warlock shining enzugiri to win the IWA World Heavyweight Title.

10. "Lightning" MIKE QUACKENBUSH def. "Spyder" NATE WEBB via submission with the Lightning Lock.

11. "American Dragon" BRYAN DANIELSON def. CM PUNK with the Cattle Mutilation/Arms Across America/double arm bridge submission hold.

12. "The Wildcards" EDDIE KINGSTON & BLACK JACK MARCIANO def. TANK & ICEBERG and BRAD BRADLEY & RYAN BOZ in a three-way tag team bout to become the new IWA World Tag Team Champions after The Wildcards hit the Public Enemy Drive-By on Tank for the pinfall.

13. SAMOA JOE def. "Soul Assassin" RAINMAN following a lariat.

14. "The Phenomenal" AJ STYLES def. "Anarchist" ARIK CANNON with a roaring lariat. Though Styles won the match to advance in the tournament, Cannon did not put the title on the line in the bout, so he remains champion.

15. "American Dragon" BRYAN DANIELSON def. "Lightning" MIKE QUACKENBUSH with a roll up.

16. BJ WHITMER def. TODD SEXTON, CHRIS SABIN, AUSTIN ARIES, ALEX SHELLEY, "Double C" CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI, and JIMMY RAVE in a Seven-Way Elimination Match. Whitmer pinned Rave for the final elimination in the contest.

17. "The Phenomenal" AJ STYLES def. "American Dragon" BRYAN DANIELSON & SAMOA JOE in a Three-Way Elimination Match to win The 2004 Ted Petty Invitational tournament. Danielson was the first man eliminated, via submission by Samoa Joe. Styles scored the deciding fall on Joe after giving him the Styles Clash.

The event was filmed by Smart Mark Video for home video release, with commentary by Dave Prazak, CM Punk, Salvatore Rinauro, Samoa Joe, AJ Styles, Nate Webb, Chris Candido, Steve Stone, and Ian Rotten.


Hotline Friends of IWA Mid-South
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The Ringside Report with Dwight & Andre
(based in Chicago)
847-604-3769

The Gerweck Report Hotline
(based in New York)
212-502-6636


IWA MID-SOUTH LIVE EVENT SCHEDULE
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(Event dates and locations subject to change)

10.07.04 New Albany, IN @ National Guard Armory (2909 Grant Line Rd)
10.20.04 Bloomington, IN @ National Guard Armory
10.21.04 Evansville, IN @ National Guard Armory (3300 Division St)
10.22.04 Lafayette, IN @ National Guard Armory (5220 East 200 South) "The Revolution 2004"
10.23.04 Highland, IN @ Lincoln Center (2450 Lincoln St) "8th Anniversary Show"
10.28.04 New Albany, IN @ National Guard Armory (2909 Grant Line Rd)
11.11.04 New Albany, IN @ National Guard Armory (2909 Grant Line Rd)
11.19.04 Lafayette, IN @ National Guard Armory (5220 East 200 South)
11.20.04 Highland, IN @ Lincoln Center (2450 Lincoln St)
11.24.04 Evansville, IN @ National Guard Armory (3300 Division St)
11.25.04 New Albany, IN @ National Guard Armory (2909 Grant Line Rd) "Wrestlefeast 2004"



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