Be sure to keep up with the latest IWA Mid-South news by going to:

www.iwamidsouthwrestling.com

or by visiting the IWA Mid-South message board at

http://iwamidsouth.proboards19.com/index.cgi?board=IWA

You can also join us on myspace at: www.myspace.com/iwamidsouth
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The 2007 Ted Petty Invitational DVD will be ready this weekend at the
events in Joliet, IL. If you are not able to join us in Joliet, you
can still order the TPI dvd by going to www.paypal.com and sending a
payment of $45 to rottenwife@... and pick up almost 9 hours of
wrestling action. If you would prefer to pay by check or money order,
make it payable to MICKIE KNUCKLES and send to:
IWA Mid-South
PO BOX 21476
Louisville, KY 40221-0476
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Saturday October 13th, 2007
Hartman Recreation Center
511 N. Collins Street
Joliet, IL
Bell time - 4 pm; Doors Open - 3:30 pm
Ticket prices: $20 front row; $15 general admission ($5 off if you
also buy tickets for the 11th anniversary night show right after this
show)

IWA vs. Elite Pro Challenge - Best of 7

ElitePro: Jason Hades vs. IWA-MS: "Pure Dynamite" Billy Roc

Two of the best up-and coming light heavyweights in the midwest will
collide in what should be a fast-paced matchup. Billy Roc has already
successfully defended the honor of IWA-MS against ElitePro, being a
member of the successful 8-man tag team at the ElitePro Showcase.
Jason Hades has broke out in both ElitePro and IWA-MS with his dreaded
"Killswitch" finisher and has chosen to represent ElitePro in this
special singles challenge.

ElitePro: "The Human Highlight Reel" Acid vs. IWA-MS: Chuck Taylor

Two of the best natural athletes in either promotion, Acid and Chuck
Taylor are considered by many to be the faces of their respective
promotions. Taylor is fresh off losing the IWA World Heavyweight
Championship to Mike Quackenbush and Acid is ready to show the
independent wrestling world that he's one of the very best in the
midwest. This match above any other could be the "show-stealer" as
both men are incredibly athletic and talented.

ElitePro: Dysfunction vs. IWA-MS: Ricochet

Dysfunction will represent ElitePro as their champion in this unusual
matchup. One of the premier "hybrid" style wrestlers in the country,
Dysfunction will have to find a way to ground one of independent
wrestling's best high-flyers.

ElitePro: Kimberly Kash vs. IWA-MS: Mickie Knuckles

This is a rematch from the ElitePro Showcase, which saw outside
interference from The Night Breed and J.D. Hughes. At the end of the
match, Kimberly Kash walked out with the IWA MidSouth Women's
Championship, a belt Knuckles prizes dearly. Many fans expected Kash
to fold under the intensity of Mickie, but Kash showed she had fight
and stood her ground. But as IWA-MS fans well know, if there's one
woman in the world you don't want to cross, it's "The Walking Episode
of COPS".

ElitePro: Team Taliban ("Prince" Arya Daivari & Jake O'Neill) vs.
IWA-MS: The Iron Saints (Sal & Vito Thomaselli)

The Iron Saints are the proud owners of both the IWA MidSouth and
ElitePro Tag Team Championships. But in this Best-of-Seven Challenge,
they have decided to side with the promotion where they first broke
out as a major independent tag team. They have assured Ian Rotten that
they will wrestle the match as they always do, to win. For Team
Taliban, this is an enormous opportunity for the two up-and-comers to
score the biggest upset either promotion has seen in quite some time.

ElitePro: "The Real Deal" Jay Jensen vs. IWA-MS: Deranged

Two of the toughest men in their respective promotions, Jay Jensen and
Deranged could very well be the hardest-hitting of the seven matches
in the series. Deranged, known most for his work in deathmatches, has
been impressive against so-called "strong style" wrestlers recently.
Jensen prides himself on his toughness and this will certainly be a
test of just that.

ElitePro: "The Impact Bully" Brandon Thomaselli vs. IWA-MS: "Th
Undisputed King of Hardcore" Ian Rotten

Many of the wrestlers in the IWA MidSouth locker room have long made
mention of the fact that a young Brandon Thomaselli never got his
"initiation" match into IWA with promoter Ian Rotten as so many of
them before him had. With Ian retirement from wrestling just about 2
months away, time was running out for Brandon to get was has been
coming to him for nearly four years. Not only must Brandon try to
survive his first singles match with Ian Rotten, he must do what his
brothers have decided NOT to do - defend ElitePro Wrestling.

You can go to www.paypal.com and send payment to Patti at
rottenwife@... in order to get your tickets early for this event.
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Part Two of the Joliet, IL Doubleheader:

Saturday Night October 13th, 2007
Hartman Recreational Center
511 N. Collins Street
Joliet, IL
Bell Time: 8 pm; Doors Open at 7:15 pm
Ticket Prices: $25, $20 & $15 ($5 off if you purchase tickets for the
IWA vs. ElitePro afternoon show for a total savings of $10 if you
purchase tickets to both shows)

Some people have been wondering about the incident with Ed Chuman at
the TPI and what our relationship with the NWA means to the Amazing
Kong vs. Mickie Knuckles match. Ian called Ed Chuman this week to talk
with him about still doing the match. Chuman told us that since we are
no longer a part of the NWA, we could NOT have the match. Ian then got
phone calls from the buildings in Plainfield, Midlothian and Joliet
saying that Ed Chuman had called them and informed them that we no
longer had the right to use the NWA insurance policy during our shows.
With our current financial situation, we are not capable of carrying
our own insurance. Ed Chuman called Ian and basically railroaded us
into signing a 3 year contract with the NWA to remain a part of the
NWA organization so we could still continue to run shows since the
buildings would not let us run without insurance. Not only did we have
to sign a three year contract with Chuman, we also had to make some
other concessions for the NWA. In return, we get to have insurance and
continue running shows AND we get to have the Mickie vs. Kong match at
the Strong Style Tournament. We can not do it on this show due to
contractual obligations that Kong already has. Enough with the
depressing news, now onto most of the lineup for our 11th Anniversary
show!

IWA'S 11th Anniversary Show

NWA World Tag Team Title Match

Joey "Magnum" Ryan & Karl "The Machine Gun" Anderson vs. The Iron Saints

The NWA World Tag Team Champions will make a title defense at our
anniversary show as the team of Ryan and Anderson defend the straps
against the IWA Mid-South and ElitePro Tag Team Champions, Vito & Sal
Thomaselli. Can the hometown heroes bring home the World Tag Titles in
front of their home crowd?

NWA Midwest X Division Title Match

Jason Dukes vs. Ian Rotten

Ian Rotten is not your typical X Division wrestler but then again
neither is the champion Jason Dukes. Ian decided that if he is going
to be forced to put Jason Dukes onto IWA shows and actually have him
in a match, he might as well make it a one time thing and take the
match himself and kill Dukes. What better way to turn the tables on Ed
Chuman after being railroaded by him than taking his title and
destroying his "little friend" in the process?

Barbed Wire Boards/Barbed Wire Bat Match

Insane Lane vs. Freak Show

These former tag team partners had a falling out in Sellersburg, IN at
"Beginning of the End" when Freak Show was trying to bring an earlier
retirement to Ian Rotten after Ian dislocated his knee and was left
defenseless in the match. Freak Show kept trying to attack Rotten and
not let Ian get to his planned retirement in December. Insane Lane had
finally had enough of all the hatred and animosity towards him due to
his association with Show and refused to continue the beating. "We
came here to win, not to injure him and leave him unable to provide
for his wife and kids." With that statement and a punch, Six Feet
Under was no more and Lane left Freak Show to fend for himself. Now
Freak Show wants to "beat some sense" into Insane Lane and show him
what a mistake he made. Will Joliet be able to handle this war?

Pinfalls Count Anywhere Grudge Match

Trailer Park Boyz (Josh Abercrombie & Nate Webb) vs. Milwaukee's Best
(Dysfunction & Silas Young)

This feud is between Josh Abercrombie and Dysfunction and their
partners have gotten involved mostly because Dysfunction cheats and
Josh has decided to have his tag team partner watch his back. Will
Josh & Nate win one for the Trailer Park or will Dys & Silas pull out
the victory and make Milwaukee proud?

Deranged vs. Brandon Thomaselli

This one isn't a qualifying match for the Strong Style Tournament but
it definitely could be viewed as a trial match for both of these guys
to prove that they belong in the tournament. "The Impact Bully"
Brandon Thomaselli broke Vortekz jaw with a forearm and well he prides
himself in being a bully. Deranged wants to step into the strong style
genre and prove that he can be just as devastating outside of the
death match style as he is in it. Who will prove superior in this
contest of hard hitting sluggers?

Roderick Strong vs. Eddie Kingston

Eddie Kingston is the defending Strong Style Tournament champion and
is coming off an unbelievablely hard fought victory over Chris Hero at
the 2007 TPI in a Last Man Standing match. Roderick Strong is
undoubtably one of the toughest men in the wrestling business to go
along with one of the hardest hitters. This matchup will definitely
show whether Eddie Kingston will be a favorite to repeat in the
upcoming 2007 SST.

B.J. Whitmer vs. C.J. Otis

B.J. Whitmer is a former Strong Style Tournament Champion, Ted Petty
Invitational Champion and IWA Mid-South World Heavyweight Champion.
C.J. Otis would love nothing more than to have a resume that
impressive. He has earned the monicker "Strong Style Superman" and
wants to prove that fact to B.J. on one of the biggest stages in
IWA...the 11th Anniversary Show.

6 Way Elimination Match

Devon Moore vs. Jason Hades vs. Justin Dredd vs. Troy Walters vs.
Lucky vs. J.C. Ryder

Plus much more to be added.

You can go to www.paypal.com and send payment to Patti at
rottenwife@... to purchase tickets for this huge day of
doubleheader wrestling action in Joliet.

Remember, if you purchase tickets to BOTH events, you get a discount
of $10 off the tickets so you can get general admission to both shows
for just $20 or front row for $35!!!!
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2007 Double Death Tag Team Death Match Tourney
Friday Night October 26th
Capital Sports Center
1915 Gladden Road
Plainfield, IN

Already announced:

1. C.J. Otis & xOMGx

2. Devon Moore & "Cambodian Axe Murderer" Joker

3. Vulgar Display of Power (Brain Damage & Deranged) - former IWA
Mid-South Tag Team Champs

4. J.C. Bailey & Drake Younger - J.C. Bailey came over to Ian's house
and asked for forgiveness and apologized for the things that he did to
lead to his firing. After a long discussion between the two, Ian
decided that he would forgive J.C. and allow him back into the fold.
This team immediately becomes one of the favorites no matter who else
is added to this tournament.

5. Mad Man Pondo & Necro Butcher - JCW Tag Team Champions

2007 Queen of the Death Matches
Saturday Night October 27th
Capital Sports Center
1915 Gladden Road
Plainfield, Indiana
Bell Time: 8 pm - Doors Open at 7 pm

Already announced:

1. Mickie Knuckles - The defending Queen will be in this tournament to
defend her crown and she wants to take on all comers. The Walking
Episode of Cops is looking to add a few more ass kickings to her list
of accomplishments before she does battle with Amazing Kong at the SST
and tries to become the NWA World Women's Champion

2. Lufisto - everyone was very disappointed when she got injured last
year after a brutal match against Necro Butcher and was unable to
compete in the QOTDM. LuFisto has been waiting for a year to get the
opportunity to be healthy and ready to prove that she is the rightful
Queen.

3. Delilah Starr - Delilah was the original Queen of the Death Matches
in IWA Mid-South as she was the inspiration that led to the current
Queen, Mickie Knuckles, deciding to get into professional wrestling.
Delilah wants to prove that nothing can compete with the original and
that she is still the true Queen.

4. Storm - Storm hails from the independents in the Alabama area and
loves to do battle in thumbtacks and barbed wire. She has faced Freak
Show one and one and now she is ready to make a huge impact on the
world of professional wrestling by coming out of nowhere to stun the
world and win the Queen of the Death Matches and with the element of
surprise on her side, she just might pull it off!


Front Row Two Day Passes are on sale right now: $60 per person

You can purchase tickets by going to www.paypal.com and sending
payment to rottenwife@...

or

You can pay via a check or money order made payable to MICKIE KNUCKLES
and send it to:

IWA Mid-South
PO BOX 21476
Louisville, KY 40221-0476

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Simply the Best 8

Sunday afternoon, November 4th, 2007
Hartman Recreational Center
511 N. Collins Street
Joliet, IL
1 pm bell time

More information to be posted on this event in the coming days.

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Saturday November 24th, 2007
Don Preston Recreational Center
14500 Kostner Avenue
Midlothian, IL
Bell Time: 7:30 pm; Doors Open: 6:45 pm
Ticket prices: $25 front row, $20 second row, $15 GA

2007 Revolution Strong Style Tournament


We have three names to announce for this event:

1. "Last of a Dying Breed" Eddie Kingston - the reigning Strong Style
Tournament champion

2. Too Cold Scorpio

3. Brent Albright

Just added:

NWA World Women's Title Match

The NWA World Women's Champion Amazing Kong will take on IWA Mid-South
Women's Champion Mickie Knuckles in one of the most requested matches
that we have ever had...men's or women's. This will be a hard hitting
battle like never seen before in the women ranks. Will "The Walking
Episode of Cops" be able to handle being in there with a woman that is
so much bigger than her for the first time since she was maybe a
rookie? Will all the death matches and wrestling all the boys prove to
be more than enough to ready Mickie for the opportunity of a lifetime?
What better named show than the Revolution Strong Style Tournament to
have this match?

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Friday Night, December 7th, 2007 - SHOW #500
Capital Sports Center
1915 Gladden Road
Plainfield, IN
8 pm Bell Time - Doors Open at 7 pm
Ticket prices are $30 front row; $25 second row; $20 bleachers

Main Event - Ian Rotten's Retirement Match

Ian Rotten vs. Mickie Knuckles

Ian's career has spanned 17 years and he has traveled the world and
wrestled in such companies as ECW, USWA and Global that gave him
television exposure and helped build his name. He started IWA
Mid-South 11 years ago when he moved to Kentucky after he fell in love
with Patti. This will mark the end of an era as he wrestles his final
match and who better to face in that match than his final student that
graduated the Ian Rotten Wrestling School. Ian and Mickie have had
many memorable matches in more than just IWA Mid-South but I don't
think anyone will forget the 2003 TPI or the 2006 KOTDM or even the
match after that in Streamwood. This one is going to be something to
remember even more than those other matches as Ian has promised to
bring the house down on his final night inside a wrestling ring.
Hopefully everyone will come out and support IWA Mid-South and give
Ian a great sendoff into retirement.

Also appearing on this show...

Former WWE/ECW/WCW Superstars - Sandman and Too Cold Scorpio

"Lightning" Mike Quackenbush - IWA Mid-South World Heavyweight & World
Light Heavyweight Champion

Chris Hero

The stars are coming out in full force for this event to be a part of
this special night as IWA celebrates its 500th show and Ian Rotten's
retirement all wrapped up into one. Make sure you join us for this
huge party!

Tickets are on sale right now for this event.

You can go to www.paypal.com and send payment to Patti at
rottenwife@...

You can also send a check or money order made payable to MICKIE
KNUCKLES to:

IWA Mid-South
PO BOX 21476
Louisville, KY 40221-0476

Stay tuned to the message board for further announcements on this huge
event as we intend to make this one to remember.