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IWA Mid-South News for 06.12.05
--by Stacy McMackin, Moderator--


IWA Mid-South Wrestling held a matinee show at the New Alhambra Sports Center
(the former ECW Arena/Viking Hall) in Philadelphia, PA on Saturday afternoon,
6/11. Here's what went down...

1. JOSH ABERCROMBIE def. DELIRIOUS with the Phoenix Splash to win the IWA
Light Heavyweight Title in the opening contest.

2. "The Notorious 187" HOMICIDE def. CM PUNK (w/ his ROH students) with an
inside cradle. After the match, IAN ROTTEN thanked Punk for his contributions to
IWA-MS and wished him well in whatever he decides for his future in
wrestling. This Friday in Midlothian, IL, Punk will face D-LO BROWN in what
could wind
u p being of his final IWA-MS matches.

3. MICKIE KNUCKLES def. MsCHIF & ALLISON DANGER in a Three-Way Elimination
Match to win the NWA Midwest/IWA Mid-South Women's Title. Danger was the first
wrestler eliminated from the match after MsChif blew red mist in her eyes and
she couldn't continue. MsChif busted Mickie open with a running knee strike in
the corner with her spiked vest over Mickie's face. Mickie scored the deciding
pinfall following the shining kick to the face. IAN ROTTEN and several IWA-MS
wrestlers joined a bloody Mickie in the ring following her victory to
congratulate her on achieving her dream.

4. "Double C" CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI (w/ Jade Chung) def. "Wild Eyed Southern
Boy" TRACY SMOTHERS with use of a chain behind the referee's back.

5. "The Iron Saints" VITO & SAL THOMASELLI won a Six-Way Elimination Tables
Match to become the new IWA World Tag Team Titles. ERIC PRIEST came to the ring
first and informed the fans that SILAS YOUNG was unable to make it to
Philadelphia, but he got an ECW legend to be his partner, and introduced CHAD
AUSTIN.
They battled with the ROH students DAVEY ANDREWS & SHANE HAGADORN (who
entered themselves into competition at the last minute) for the first two
minutes,
before JIM FANNIN & JADE CHUNG'S duo of EDDIE KINGSTON & BJ WHITMER entered the
fray. Kingston eliminated both teams when he powerbombed Hagadorn on top of
Austin, who was laying on a table, simultaneously eliminating both teams.
Reigning champions TRIK DAVIS & RYAN BOZ were the next team to enter, followed
by
"The Iron Saints" of VITO & SAL THOMASELLI, and then BRANDON THOMASELLI & "The
New Age Punisher" B-BOY. All of the teams fought for the next several
minutes, with Whitmer hitting an exploder suplex through a table on Boz to
eliminate
the champs. Whitmer & Kingston were then eliminated when Brandon superbombed
Chung through Whitmer, who was laying on a table. Vito & Sal then scored the
deciding elimination when they hit the double stomp off the top rope to the
floor through a table on Brandon.

6. IAN ROTTEN & AXL ROTTEN & "Spyder" NATE WEBB def. MAD MAN PONDO & JC
BAILEY & "Mr. Insanity" TOBY KLEIN in a Hardcore Rules Six-Man Tag Team Match
when
Ian & Axl sandwiched the head of Pondo between two simultaneous chairhsots.
Ian explained to the fans that their original partner BALLS MAHONEY had decided
to not work the show due to wanting more money, but they convinced Webb to
participate. After the match, Ian assured the Philly fans that IWA-MS would
return in the future.

7. DANNY DANIELS def. "Anarchist" ARIK CANNNON in the first pairing of the
Gauntlet Series for an IWA World Heavyweight Title shot after a tombstone
piledriver.

8. CHRIS HERO def. DANNY DANIELS with the Hangman's Clutch in the second
Gauntlet Series pairing to earn the title shot.

9. JIMMY JACOBS retained the IWA World Heavyweight Title against CHRIS HERO
after throwing powder in his eyes and hitting the back senton off the top rope.

10. SAMOA JOE def. THE NECRO BUTCHER in the main event of the evening via
knockout following several knee strikes and a kick to the side of the head.
Afterwards, IAN ROTTEN told the fans he would give them a rematch between the
two
men.

NOTES: The event was filmed for VHS & DVD release by Smart Mark Video, with
commentary by Dave Prazak, Jim Fannin, Steve Mack, CM Punk, Tracy Smothers,
Allison Danger, and Eddie Kingston... Digital images from the show are on the
web...

http://www.freewebs.com/iwamidsouth/junephillypics.htm

IWA-MS returns to action this coming weekend, with events in the Chicago
area. Friday, 6/17 is in Midlothian, IL at the Park District Rec Center.
Saturday,
6/18 is in Hammond, IN at the Armory. Look for matches for both events to be
announced on the IWA-MS web site during the coming days.

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)

06.17.05 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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Call the IWA Mid-South Hardcore Hotlines
(502) 569-1701 Louisville
(630) 585-3958 Chicago
(317) 579-3230 Indianapolis
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Visit us on the web at http://www.iwamidsouthwrestling.com/
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http://www.midwestwrestling.com/
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