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IWA Mid-South News for 07.03.05
--by Stacy McMackin, Moderator--


IWA Mid-South Wrestling, in association with NWA Midwest, presented "No
Blood, No Guts, No Glory 2005" at the National Guard Armory in Valparaiso, IN on
Saturday night, 7/2. Here's what went down...

The FANNIN FAMILY pulled up to the building in a limousine just as the line
of fans was about to file in. BRANDON THOMASELLI was out talking to some of the
fans in line and was jumped by Fannin's men, which put him on the sidelines
for War Games later in the night.

IAN ROTTEN opened the show by announcing that he had already made plans for a
backup member of his team, due to MARK WOLF turning on him Friday night in
Salem, injuring Ian's wrist. He said he'd wrestle injured, and his backup plan,
2004 King of the Death Matches CORPORAL ROBINSON, would take Brandon's place
in the match.

1. "Double C" CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI def. TJ DALTON in the opening contest.

2. MICKIE KNUCKLES def. RAIN & DAIZEE HAZE in a three-way match to retain the
IWA Women's Title after hitting the Shining Kawada Kick on Rain.

3. DANNY DANIELS def. "CK3" CONRAD KENNEDY III with a piledriver.

4. TANK def. EDDIE KINGSTON & CHRIS HERO in a three-way match to earn the
advantage for Team NWA in the War Games later in the night.

5. JOSH ABERCROMBIE def. TYLER BLACK & MAREK BRAVE in a three-way match
following the Phoenix Splash to retain the IWA Light Heavyweight Title.

6. DELIRIOUS wrestled CM PUNK to a sixty minute time limit draw. The match
saw more craziness, tomfoolery, and shenanigans than any of their previous
bouts, including a female Delirious emerging from under the ring, as well as one
of
the Golden Vampires. Post-match, several members of IWA-MS said farewell to
Punk on the mic, and Punk gave his parting words to the IWA-MS fans.

7. TRIK DAVIS & BRAD BRADLEY def. "Pomp & Circumstance" ACE ROCKWELL & SHAUN
TEMPERS in a tag team match.

8. JIMMY JACOBS def. MATT SYDAL to retain the IWA World Heavyweight Title
after clocking Sydal in the head with the heel of one of his dress shoes (Jacobs
wrestled the match in a suit) and then hitting the Contra Code.

9. "Team Ian" IAN ROTTEN & AXL ROTTEN & CHRIS HERO & CORPORAL ROBINSON & BULL
PAIN def. "Team Fannin" BJ WHITMER & EDDIE KINGSTON & MARK WOLF & JC BAILEY &
STEVE STONE and "Team NWA" ERIC PRIEST & CHANDLER McCLURE & VITO THOMASELLI &
SAL THOMASELLI & TANK in a double ring, double cage, three team War Games
match. The NWA team was eliminated first when Tank tapped out to a double leg
submission applied by both Hero and Ian. Fannin's team was eliminated when
several team members were all caught in submission holds on different sides of
the
cage by opposing team members, and Kingston tapped out to Hero's Hangman's
Clutch. Moments earlier, JC Bailey turned on Fannin's team and chairshotted
Eddie
Kingston. Post-match, Ian thanked JC Bailey for making the right decision for
his career path, and also thanked the fans for making IWA-MS what it is today.
Ian then extended the invitation for Jim Fannin to stay on in IWA-MS from the
business end of things. Fannin agreed, and said his managerial career has
come to a conclusion, and he will do everything possible to help Ian make IWA-MS
successful.

The event was filmed by Smart Mark Video for home video release, with
commentary by Dave Prazak, Trik Davis, Danny Daniels, and Mickie Knuckles. A
special
four camera setup was used to shoot the War Games match. Look for extensive
image galleries from both the Valpo and Salem shows to be posted late Sunday on
the IWA-MS message board. If you were at the show, head on over to the board
and post your thoughts!

IWA-MS returns to action next weekend, with an event on Friday, 7/8 in
Muscatine, IA, and Saturday, 7/9 in Hammond, IN.

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


FIRST SIXTEEN ANNOUNCED FOR 2005 TPI
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The first sixteen wrestlers who will participate in the "2005 Ted Petty
Invitational" tournament have been announced. They are...

1. AJ Styles
2. Chris Hero
3. James Gibson
4. Jonny Storm
5. Tyler Black
6. Robbie Brookside
7. Homicide
8. Marek Brave
9. Bryan Danielson
10. Super Dragon
11. Mike Quackenbush
12. Kevin Steen
13. Rainman (added 6/25)
14. Matt Sydal (added 6/26)
15. Alex Shelley (added 6/27)
16. Chris Harris (added 6/27)

The tournament will take place on 9/23 & 9/24 in Hammond, IN. Tickets are
already on sale for the event, and can be purchased at all of our live events.
For those outside of the area, tickets can be bought via mail order as well.
E-mail Patti at RottenWife@... for details.


"SOMETHING TO PROVE" DVD NOW AVAILABLE!
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The DVD release of the 6/11 Philadelphia, PA IWA-MS event "Something to
Prove" is now available. The double disc set features the entire event, plus
locker
room interviews, as well as two big bonus matches.

The show featured the epic Samoa Joe vs. Necro Butcher battle, as well as
three IWA-MS title changes! The bonus matches on the release include Chris Hero
vs. Ian Rotten from 5/04/02 in Dayton, OH, as well as Necro Butcher vs. Mr.
Insanity from 8/01/03 at the KOTDM in Clarksville, IN.

Visit www.smartmarkvideo.com to pick up your copy!



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, 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
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The Ringside Report with Dwight & Andre
(based in Chicago)
847-604-3769

The Gerweck Report Hotline
(new number, based in Chicago)
773-572-6302


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

07.08.05 Muscatine, IA @ National Guard Armory
07.09.05 Hammond, IN @ National Guard Armory
07.15.05 Midlothian, IL @ Park District Rec Center
07.16.05 Salem, 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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http://www.midwestwrestling.com/
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