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IWA Mid-South News for 06.18.05
--by Stacy McMackin, Moderator--

IWA Mid-South Wrestling, in association with NWA Midwest, returned to the
Park District Recreation Center in Midlothian, IL on Friday night, 6/17. Here's
what went down...

The show opened with IWA World Heavyweight Champion and NWA Indiana State
Champion JIMMY JACOBS taking the microphone and announcing that he did not deem
DANNY DANIELS worthy of a title shot, since he was eliminated in the Gauntlet
Series in Philadelphia. He was interrupted by ALEX SHELLEY, who reminded Jacobs
that he has several victories against him in IWA-MS competition, and wanted
the title shot. "Anarchist" ARIK CANNON interrupted their exchange, and
confronted Shelley about the derogatory comments he made while Cannon was out
with a
fractured collarbone. Jacobs proclaimed that none of them were worthy of a
title shot, and he would not defend the title at all, until IAN ROTTEN made his
way to the ring and told Jacobs the title must be defended. DANNY DANIELS
approached the ring and told Shelley and Cannon to settle their issue in a
match,
as he was scheduled to get the title shot. Ian announced that he would pull
himself out of his match against Cannon in order for the match with Shelley to
take place, and told Jacobs he would have to defend both of his titles against
Daniels.

1. "The Human Rulebook" CHANDLER McCLURE def. the returning MARK WOLF
following the Touchdown.

2. "The Iron Saints" VITO & SAL THOMASELLI def. TRIK DAVIS & RYAN BOZ to
retain the IWA World Tag Team Titles after a hitting a low blow on Davis while
the
referee was down.

3. BRAD BRADLEY def. "The Underwear Model" ERIC PRIEST following a lariat.

4. "Spyder" NATE WEBB def. MAREK BRAVE after Soylent Green.

NWA Midwest promoter ED CHUMAN made his way to ringside and annoucned that he
(and the NWA) had not sanctioned the IWA-MS event in Philadelphia, PA on
6/11, as it did not take place within the NWA Midwest territory, and it was not
cleared with Pennsylvania NWA promoter JIM MILLER either. As a result he
declared the NWA Midwest/IWA Mid-South Women's Title change invalid. MICKIE
KNUCKLES
approached the ring to take issue with Chuman's announcement. JIM FANNIN also
made his way to the ring, and argued that the only person who was going to
push around Mickie would be himself. Fannin layed Mickie out with a clothesline
and put the boots to her until IAN ROTTEN made the save. Chuman then stated
that he'd give Mickie a chance to keep the title, if she wins her match against
RAIN later in the evening.

5. RAIN def. MICKIE KNUCKLES via disqualification when JIM FANNIN entered the
ring and tackled Rain in order to get Mickie disqualified. Post match, ED
CHUMAN announced that due to Mickie losing the bout, she no longer had claim to
the NWA Midwest Women's Title, and the belt will go back to the previous
champion MsCHIF. An irate IAN ROTTEN came to ringside and told Chuman that he
didn't
care what the NWA had to say about it, Mickie won the title fair and square
in Philadelphia, and she is recognized as IWA Mid-South Women's Champion, belt
or no belt. Rotten officially proclaimed the NWA Midwest and IWA Mid-South
Women's Titles are separate entities from this point forward.

6. TYLER BLACK def. DELIRIOUS with a rollup in an upset victory, after
Delirious missed Shadows Over Hell.

7. "Anarchist" ARIK CANNON def. ALEX SHELLEY after hitting the Glimmering
Warlock (shining enzugiri) in an excellent display of both wrestlers' scientific
wrestling expertise.

8. JOSH ABERCROMBIE def. BRANDON THOMASELLI to retain the IWA Light
Heavyweight Title after hitting the Taliban Backpack lungblower off the top rope
as
Brandon was attempting a top rope Air Raid Crash.

9. JIMMY JACOBS def. DANNY DANIELS to retain both the IWA World Heavyweight
Title and NWA Indiana State Title after hitting the Contra Code. Daniels pinned
Jacobs, presumably to win the title but the referee caught Jacobs' foot on
the bottom rope and restarted the match. Jacobs quickly hit a low blow, followed
by the Contra Code, to score the pinfall. After the match, JERRY LYNN
confronted Jacobs about his tactics, and told him to have some respect for the
belt.
Jacobs insulted Lynn in response. IAN ROTTEN then granted Lynn's request for a
match against Jacobs in the future, which will have Daniels as the special
referee.

10. JERRY LYNN def. CM PUNK in the main event of the evening with the cradle
piledriver. Lynn focused on Punk's neck for the duration of the match, while
Punk worked over the abdominal region of Lynn. After the match, the fans gave
Punk a standing ovation, and chanted "Please come back," as well as "Thank you
Punk."

The event was filmed by Smart Mark Video for home video release, with
commentary by Dave Prazak, CM Punk, Jim Fannin, Trik Davis, and Mark Wolf.

IWA-MS returns to action tonight, Saturday, 6/18, at the National Guard
Armory (2530 173rd Street) in Hammond, IN. Bell time is 7:30pm. Tickets are $25,
$20, and just $15 general admission, and will be available at the door. The
Hammond Armory is located roughly two miles from the Lincoln Center in Highland.

Here's a look at the matches scheduled for tonight in Hammond...

***Special Attraction***
SABU vs. IAN ROTTEN

***IWA Light Heavyweight Title Match/2 out of 3 Falls***
[Champion] JOSH ABERCROMBIE vs. MATT SYDAL

***Rematch from Midlothian***
"Spyder" NATE WEBB vs. MAREK BRAVE

***Rematch from Midlothian***
MICKIE KNUCKLES vs. RAIN

DANNY DANIELS vs. TRIK DAVIS

"Anarchist" ARIK CANNON vs. CHAD COLLYER

"Underwear Model" ERIC PRIEST vs. "Human Rulebook" CHANDLER McCLURE

BRAD BRADLEY vs. EDDIE VENOM

Plus MARK WOLF, TYLER BLACK, RYAN BOZ, VITO & SAL THOMASELLI, and more IWA-MS
stars in action.


DIRECTIONS TO HAMMOND NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY
2530 173rd Street - Hammond, Indiana

Coming from the south (Louisville)...

Merge onto I-65 N.
Merge onto I-465 W via exit number 106.
Merge onto I-65 N via exit number 20- on the left- toward CHICAGO.
Merge onto US-30 W via exit number 253B toward MERRILLVILLE.
Turn RIGHT onto INDIANAPOLIS BLVD/ US-41.
Turn RIGHT onto 173RD ST.

Coming from the north (Chicago)...

Merge onto I-94 E toward INDIANA.
Merge onto CALUMET AVE. SOUTH (exit number 1, on the right)
Turn LEFT onto RIDGE RD.
Turn LEFT onto INDIANAPOLIS BLVD/ US-41.
Turn RIGHT onto 173RD ST.


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


KOTDM 97 REMASTERED DVD NOW AVAILABLE!
------------------------------------

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, International Wrestling Cartel, 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)

06.18.05 Hammond, IN @ National Guard Armory
07.01.05 Salem, IN @ National Guard Armory
07.02.05 Valparaiso, IN @ National Guard Armory
07.29.05 Herrin, IL @ Civic Center

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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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