People have been wondering about whether Jimmy Jacobs will show up to
take on The Barbarian this Friday after the announcement on the net
that he had torn his ACL.

This led to Jim Fannin posting the following on the IWA message board:

6 to 9 months does not sound like a career ending injury to me. I love
BJ and all that he has done for me in the past but that does not
qualify for the bounty. It makes me happy but not happy enough to pay
the bounty.

Now on to Jimmy Jacobs...

He has been wrestling on a bad knee since at least before the match
against Josh Abercrombie in Midlothian. It was bandaged up heavily
during that match and he has been limping around ever since.

If Jimmy Jacobs was any kind of a man at all, he would still honor his
booking for April Blood Showers and wrestle one more match on a bad
knee...the ACL can't get torn again if it is already torn right? I
remember watching Perry Saturn do top right elbow drops with his leg
in the brace after he tore his ACL. Like I said, he's been limping
around and coasting and taking paydays from companies for 4 months now
on a bad wheel so what is one more match.

If Jimmy Jacobs wants to get revenge on me so damn bad, he'll show up
in Plainfield and take his medicine like a man. I told him in
Midlothian what he needed to do and that was follow the course of the
man from Godfather 2 that took his own life for betraying the Family
because it was the honorable thing to do. Well if he has a weak
stomach and can't cut his own wrist, he can still show up and let The
Barbarian finish him off once and for all so he can regain some of his
dignity.

I'll say this in closing and leave it at that...if Jimmy Jacobs wants
a job waiting for him in IWA if and when his knee gets better, he
needs to show up in Plainfield. I gave him his job back when Ian
refused to do it. I can take it away from him just as easily. If Jimmy
Jacobs wants a job, he better not NO SHOW on Friday night. NO
SHOW...NO JOB. That is how I see it.

See you in Plainfield Jimmy Jacobs...or else we will hunt you down and
kill you in your hospital bed after your surgery. The choice is yours.
Take it like a man or take it like the bitch that you are.

Good Day.
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That infuriated Jimmy Jacobs enough to lead to this announcement:

Jimmy Jacobs has called me and said that due to what Fannin put on the
board earlier today calling his manhood into question, that he will
indeed make the show this weekend and do everything that he possibly
can to shut up Fannin once and for all and get his revenge for the bat
shot, being fired and having to watch his back everywhere that he goes
due to the bounty placed on his head.

The Barbarian vs. Jimmy Jacobs will take place in Plainfield so there
is no need to announce a replacement match for The Barbarian.

I do not know the severity of his injuries suffered against BJ and he
didn't go into full details with me on the phone in between all the
cussing and yelling. Maybe he is taking some time off after this
weekend or perhaps the injury isn't as bad as the newswire made it out
to be but he has promised to make this show and finish the war with
Jim Fannin.
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So there you have it folks...Jimmy Jacobs will indeed be in Plainfield.
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Here is the rest of your up to date news from IWA Mid-South.

Newest information in this update:

The Backseat Boyz have pulled out of the Candido Cup. They will be
replaced by Cheech & Cloudy (Up In Smoke). Also added to the
tournament is "Milwaukee's Finest" Dysfunction & Silas Young

We will be debuting in Joliet, IL on Saturday night May 12th with the
IWA return of "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles vs. Tiger Mask IV

Tiger Mask IV vs. Matt Sydal has also been added to the show in
Philadelphia on 6/30

Samoa Joe vs. Low Ki has been announced for the first night of TPI on
9/28! Get your tickets for that on April 28th - only 13 front row
tickets remain!

Eddie Kingston is the 9th participant announced for TPI courtesy of
his victory over Joker and Ricky Reyes last night in Midlothian.

3 matches have been added to the April 28th lineup in Midlothian for
April Blood Showers 2007 - The Final Chapter.

Read all the upcoming lineup notes for full details and we will see
you at the shows!

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IWA Mid-South returns to action in Plainfield, Indiana on Friday night
with APRIL BLOOD SHOWERS 2007:

April 6, 2007
Capital Sports Center
1915 Gladden Road
Plainfield, IN
Belltime 8 pm - Doors open 7 pm
Tickets are $20 & $15

Main Event - Barbed Wire Cage for the IWA Death Match Title
Drake Younger (champ) vs. Ian Rotten

Drake will put his Death Match title on the line against the
undisputed King of Hardcore and 2 time KOTDM champion Ian Rotten. They
were a successful team at the Double Death Tag Team Death Match
tournament under the name of "Old & Younger" but this time they will
do battle in Plainfield, one on one. Will Ian Rotten be passing the
torch to the "Younger" part of the tag team or will the teacher be
able to outlast the student? The only thing known for certain is that
this match will definitely live up to the name of the show!

Bounty Challenge
The Barbarian vs. Jimmy Jacobs

Jimmy Jacobs will have to take on his childhood hero and fight for
life if he wants to be able to leave Plainfield, Indiana on his own
two feet. Jim Fannin has made it his life's mission to end the career
of Jimmy Jacobs as revenge for the heinous act committed by Jimmy
Jacobs. The Barbarian has agreed to do the dirty work for an increased
price of $5,000 that Fannin has agreed is worth it. Will Jimmy be able
to live to fight another day or has his past finally caught up with him?

Taipei Death/Pit of Glass Death Match
Tank vs. Freak Show

This match has just been added to the lineup:

Home Run Derby Death Match - Barbed Wire Bat, Water Jug Bat, Thumbtack
Bat and more
Deranged vs. Insane Lane

Light Heavyweight Contender Match
Devon Moore vs. Ricochet
This match was supposed to occur in Midlothian last time but it ended
up being changed and many fans said that they wanted to see it happen.
You'll get your chance to see what Ricochet can do against the PWU
champion.

Tag Team Warfare
Hillbilly Jed & Indiana Kidd Jr vs. Vortekz & Diehard Dustin
These two teams want to lay claim to the final spots for the Candido
Cup and decide who the best independent team from Indianapolis is. A
victory in this match could go a long way for both teams.

Strong Style Matchup
Davey Richards vs. Joker


3 More matches will be announced soon for this huge event.

See you in Plainfield and you better bring an umbrella because it will
be raining blood!
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***4/14 - Shelbyville, IN - *Fundraiser show*
Southwestern Consolidated Schools
3406 West 600 S - fundraiser for the senior class
-Demolition Ax vs. Bull Pain
-Honky Tonk Man vs. Mitch Ryder
-Greg "The Hammer" Valentine vs. Ian Rotten

***4/22 - San Antonio, TX - "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
800 Lexington Ave
-Necro Butcher vs. Homicide
-Low Ki vs. Hotstuff Hernandez
-Davey Richards vs. Roderick Strong

***4/28 afternoon - Midlothian, IL - April Blood Showers 2007 - Final
Chapter - 2 pm BELLTIME
Don Preston Rec Center
14500 Kostner Avenue
-Josh Abercrombie vs. Brandon Thomaselli - Indian Strap Match for the
IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Title
-CJ Otis vs. Drake Younger - No Ropes Barbed Wire, Barbed Wire Boards,
Barbed Wire Bat Match
-Ian Rotten vs. Steve Corino - stips TBD
-Iron Saints vs. North Star Express - Double Dog Collar Match
-TPI Tickets go on sale!!!!

***5/12 - Joliet, IL - A Phenomenal Invasion 2
Hartman Recreation Center
511 Collins St
-The IWA return of AJ Styles vs. Tiger Mask IV!!!!

***5/25 & 5/26 - Midlothian, IL - Candido Cup Tag-Team Tournament
Don Preston Rec Center
14500 Kostner Avenue
*2 night, 16 team tournament for the vacant IWA Tag-Team Championship*
-Ian Rotten & Mickie Knuckles
-The Iron Saints (Vito & Sal Thomaselli)
-North Star Express (Ryan Cruz & Darin Corbin)
-LOW KI and HOMICIDE
-Tracy Smothers & Ricky Morton
-Up in Smoke (Cheech & Cloudy)
-SATs (Joel & Jose Maximo)
-All Money is Legal
-Chris Bosh & Scott Lost
-2.0 (Jagged & Shane Matthews)
-BLK OUT (Joker & Sabian)
-BJ Whitmer & Davey Richards
-Basham Brothers
-Kevin Steen & El Generico
-Milwaukee's Finest (Dysfunction & Silas Young)
...plus 1 more team to be announced.


***6/22 & 6/23 - "2007 King of the Death Matches" - Plainfield, IN
Capital Sports Center
1915 Gladden Road
-Mickie Knuckles
-Insane Lane
-Ian Rotten
-Necro Butcher
-Drake Younger
-Brain Damage
-Deranged


***6/30 - Philadelphia, PA - New Alhambra (ECW Arena)
Corner of Swanson & Ritner
-NECRO BUTCHER/TOBY KLEIN vs. LOW KI/HOMICIDE
-Drake Younger vs. Hotstuff Hernandez
-Davey Richards vs. Chris Hero
-Tiger Mask IV vs. Matt Sydal

***9/28 & 9/29 - "2007 Ted Petty Invitational"
*2 night 24 man tournament*
-Chris Hero
-Mike Quackenbush
-Claudio Castagnoli
-Alex Shelley
-Low Ki
-Samoa Joe
-Davey Richards
-Matt Sydal
-Eddie Kingston

SAMOA JOE VS. LOW KI in round 1 on 9/28!!!!!!!

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