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IWA Mid-South News for 06.10.05
--by Stacy McMackin, Moderator--


We're just a day away from IWA Mid-South Wrestling's debut in Philadelphia,
PA. The show will be part of a double header this Saturday, 6/11, at the New
Alhambra Sports Center (the former ECW Arena/Viking Hall, at the corner of
Swanson & Ritner), with a show later that evening promoted by Combat Zone
Wrestling. Bell time for the IWA-MS card is 2pm. Tickets will be available at
the door.

This show is a groundbreaking event in IWA-MS company history, as it marks
the first time the promotion will hold an event further east than Ohio. Fans on
the east coast have a rare opportunity to see the IWA-MS product live and in
person without having to travel to the middle of the country! The IWA-MS crew
is proud to be a part of what should be an unforgettable weekend of pro
wrestling on the east coast.

The main event features an intriguing first time ever match between Samoa Joe
and Necro Butcher. IWA-MS management put the match together at the request of
wrestling fans who wondered just what would happen if one of the craziest
hardcore wrestlers in the world today was put in the ring with one of the
hardest
hitting, most intimidating big men in the sport. Both are former IWA-MS
tournament winners, with Joe walking away with 2004 Revolution Strong Style
Tournament honors, and Necro having won the 2002 King of the Death Matches
Tournament. Joe cut an intense promo concerning the forthcoming bout back on 4/9
in
Highland, IN, citing that he wasn't happy to hear about Necro "unprofessionally"
roughing up two of the Ring of Honor wrestling school students during a recent
match. Nobody knows what to expect out of this match. Will it turn into an all
out brawl around the building, with Joe getting more hardcore than he
typically does? Will Necro try to go hold for hold, move for move with Joe
inside the
ring? We will find out Saturday afternoon.

There will be a Six-Man Tag Team contest held under Hardcore Rules (whatever
the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission will allow) pitting "Bad Breed" of
Ian & Axl Rotten, along with their partner Balls Mahoney, against three
lunatics of the death match style in Mad Man Pondo & JC Bailey & "Mr. Insanity"
Toby
Klein. During a weekend that celebrates ECW's past, Ian's team are certainly
out to prove that they are the kings of Philadelphia street fights in this
matchup. Word from Pondo's camp is that their team has an unexpected trick up
their sleeve for the match that will give them an added advantage come Saturday.

IWA World Heavyweight Champion Jimmy Jacobs will defend the title against the
winner of a three man Gauntlet Series between three former champs in Chris
Hero & Danny Daniels & "Anarchist" Arik Cannon. It was Daniels who Jacobs won
the title from on 4/1 in Herrin, IL, and in the time since, Jacobs has refused
to give Daniels a rematch for the belt. Cannon is also out to reclaim the title
which technically he never lost, as he was stripped of the belt during late
2004 upon suffering a cracked collarbone which kept him sidelined for four
months. Hero is a multiple time former IWA champ who is eager to once again
represent the company as champion. All four of these mean desperately want to
walk
away from Philly wearing the strap, and Jimmy Jacobs has proven thus far in his
title reign that he is willing to do anything necessary to remain champion.

The unorthodox masked competitor Delirious will put the IWA Light Heavyweight
Title on the line against the winner of the 4/9 "Simply The Best 6" junior
heavyweight high flyers tournament, Josh Abercrombie. Delirious has successfully
held onto the title since regaining it from Jimmy Jacobs during late 2004.
Abercrombie has yet to wear IWA-MS an IWA-MS title in his career, despite
quickly rising among the junior ranks of the promotion. This is a key
opportunity
for Abercrombie to continue to move up the ladder.

MsChif will put her IWA Women's Title on the line against two challengers in
a three-way bout on Saturday afternoon. Her former tag team partner and east
coast standout Allison Danger will get her first IWA Women's Title shot on her
"home turf" of Philadelphia. Additionally, IWA-MS trainee Mickie Knuckles will
continue her war with MsChif, and get a chance to walk away wearing the belt.
Knuckles and MsChif have had a wild series of matches in recent months--
falls count anywhere, no DQ, submission only, and the first IWA-MS women's steel
cage match. It wasn't until 4/30 in the cage that Mickie was finally able to
score a victory over MsChif in their series. Will MsChif be able to hold onto
the title in her first defense since winning the belt back on 5/7 from Daizee
Haze? Will Danger be able to shoot to the top of the highly competitive IWA-MS
Women's Division with a key victory here? Will Mickie realize her dream of
holding the title that represents the promotion she calls home? Three very
determined female athletes will struggle for the title on Saturday.

As if MsChif and Jimmy Jacobs didn't have their hands full with multiple
challengers coming after their respective titles in Philly, the IWA World Tag
Team
Champions of Trik Davis & Ryan Boz have an even tougher task in front of them
with four challenging teams coming after their belts. It will be a Five-Way
Elimination Tables Match. Two teams will start off, with a new team entering
the match every two minutes. Once one member of a team is put through a table,
his team is eliminated. The team standing at the end will be the champs. The
Iron Saints, Eric Priest & Silas Young, Brandon Thomaselli & B-Boy, and Jim
Fannin's duo of BJ Whitmer & Eddie Kingston will be participating in the match.
This could be one of the craziest table breaking exhibitions ever seen!

A special attraction bout, which on any other card would be a main event,
will pit former IWA World Champ CM Punk, accompanied by his students Davey
Andrews & Shane Hagadorn, against "The Notorious 187" Homicide. While these two
men
have met in other promotions, this will be the first singles match between the
two in IWA-MS competition. Quite simply, it's a match between two of the best
wrestlers on the indie scene today.

In a match dubbed by experts as "Ultra Mega Swiss Homicide," it will be
veteran wrestler "The Wild Eyed Southern Boy" Tracy Smothers taking on rising
star
"Double C" Claudio Castagnoli. The match should be a memorable first time
affair, between two very different personalities.

Here's a look at the full card for Saturday afternoon in Philly...

***Main Event/First Time Ever Meeting***
[2004 Revolution Winner] SAMOA JOE vs. [2002 KOTDM Winner] NECRO BUTCHER

***Six-Man Tag Team Match/Hardcore Rules***
IAN ROTTEN & AXL ROTTEN & BALLS MAHONEY vs. MAD MAN PONDO & JC BAILEY & "Mr.
Insanity" TOBY KLEIN

***IWA World Heavyweight Title/Gauntlet Series***
[Champion] JIMMY JACOBS to defend against the winner of a Gauntlet Series
with CHRIS HERO & DANNY DANIELS & "Anarchist" ARIK CANNON

***IWA Light Heavyweight Title Match***
[Champion] DELIRIOUS vs. JOSH ABERCROMBIE

***IWA Women's Title/Three-Way Match***
[Champion] MsCHIF vs. MICKIE KNUCKLES vs. ALLISON DANGER

***IWA World Tag Team Titles/Five-Way Elimination Tables Match***
[Champions] TRIK DAVIS & RYAN BOZ to defend against four other teams. Two
teams will start the match, with a new team entering the fray every two minutes.
When one wrestler is put through a table, his team is eliminated. The team
standing at the end will be IWA World Tag Team Champions. The challenging teams
are...
"The Iron Saints" VITO & SAL THOMASELLI
"Underwear Model" ERIC PRIEST & SILAS YOUNG
BRANDON THOMASELLI & "The New Age Punisher" B-BOY
BJ WHITMER & "King of Diamonds" EDDIE KINGSTON

***Special Attraction Match***
CM PUNK vs. "The Notorious 187" HOMICIDE

***Ultra Mega Swiss Homicide***
"Wild Eyed Southern Boy" TRACY SMOTHERS vs. "Double C" CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI

Smart Mark Video will be filming the event for home video release on VHS and
DVD, so to our fans in our home territory who can't make it out to Philly for
the show, you'll be able to catch all the action on video very soon.

Again, bell time for the event is 2pm. Tickets will be available at the door.
If you live on the east coast, don't miss your chance to check out an IWA-MS
event in person on Saturday afternoon!

LOOKING AHEAD: 6/17 Midlothian, IL @ Park District Rec Center (CM Punk vs.
D-Lo Brown, Samoa Joe vs. Ian Rotten in a Falls Count Anywhere Match)... 6/18
Hammond, IN @ Armory (Sabu vs. D-Lo Brown)... 6/24 Salem, IN @ Armory... 6/25
Vincennes, IN @ Armory... 7/2 Valparaiso, IN @ Armory (Double ring, double cage,
three team War Games match headlines "No Blood, No Guts, No Glory 2005")

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


KOTDM 97 REMASTERED DVD NOW AVAILABLE!
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The 2 disc remastered edition of the 1997 King of the Death Matches
tournament is now available from Smart Mark Video. It features the entire
tournament,
digitally re-edited from the original camera tapes, plus a bonus match from
December of 1996 between Ian Rotten and Mad Man Pondo. The release features an
optional 2005 commentary track with Dave Prazak, Trik Davis, Chris Hero, Allison
Danger, Bryce Remsburg, and Mickie Knuckles.

Check out the New Releases at www.smartmarkvideo.com to pick it up.


IWA-MS MATCHES AVAILABLE AT CLICKWRESTLE.COM
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For those who may be unaware, IWA Mid-South has been in partnership with the
ClickWrestle.com service for the past several months to provide wrestling fans
with full matches for download online. Select matches are available for
download on a pay-per-minute basis, as well as a set price to download a full
match. We currently have over 30 IWA-MS matches available for viewing on the
site,
and provide ClickWrestle.com with new footage (both recent and from the past)
on a regular basis.

The majority of ClickWrestle.com's customer base are fans of women's matches,
and as a result, the majority of our content on the site features the IWA-MS
women's division. We also provide them with occasional men's matches. We plan
to expand our working relationship with ClickWrestle.com during the coming
months.

Other promotions that feature content at ClickWrestle.com currently include
All Pro Wrestling, NWA Wildside, and Revolution Pro. Be sure to pay a visit to
ClickWrestle.com and take a look at what they have to offer.

http://www.clickwrestle.com/


Hotline Friends of IWA Mid-South
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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)

06.11.05 Philadelphia, PA @ New Alhambra Sports Center
06.17.05 Midlothian, IL @ Park District Rec Center
06.18.05 Hammond, IN @ National Guard Armory
06.24.05 Salem, IN @ National Guard Armory
06.25.05 Vincennes, IN @ National Guard Armory
07.02.05 Valparaiso, IN @ National Guard Armory

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(502) 569-1701 Louisville
(630) 585-3958 Chicago
(317) 579-3230 Indianapolis
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