Friday night, January 23, 2009
The Bellevue Plaza
325 Bellevue Avenue
Bellevue, IL
8 pm belltime
Tickets: $15 ringside & $10 bleachers


This show (originally scheduled for Jan 2) has been postponed for a few weeks
due to the events of the past week.  We are very sorry to have such a late
announcement about this but with everything that has gone on but we just feel
that the show would suffer if it were still done on Friday.

The show in Joliet is still going to occur on Saturday.

We are going to try to keep the lineup as close to the same on the 23rd as to
what it was.

Stay tuned to the message board for further updates.
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Out With The Old, In With The New
Saturday night, January 3, 2009
Hartman Rec Center
511 N. Collins Street
Joliet, IL
7:30 pm belltime
Tickets in advance: $20, $15, $10 (paypal to rottenwife@...)
Tickets at door: $25, $20, $15

IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title vs. Light Heavyweight Title

Dingo vs. Jason Hades

These
two men have dominated IWA Mid-South in 2008. Dingo has taken on all
challengers for his heavyweight title and defeated them all. He has
finally squashed the dreams of Drake Younger and beaten his biggest foe
for the final time. Drake can't challenge for the title again as long
as Dingo remains champion. Who is next in line to challenge Dingo? How
about the last man to defeat him in IWA? Jason Hades has been on an
equally impressive roll in IWA and even has a victory over Dingo before
Dingo won the title. Hades issued the challenge at the end of the
Candido Cup and Dingo promised to walk out with both titles in a
"cakewalk." Who will be the last man standing with all the IWA titles
when this one ends?

Grudge Match

Da Soul Touchaz (Trauma & Marshe) vs. The Soul Shooters

Da
Soul Touchaz (Marshe Rockett & Acid Jazz) won the 2008 Candido Cup
but in the process, Jazz broke his leg and dislocated his ankle. If
that wasn't bad enough, then the Soul Shooters (Dru & Q Skillz) ran
in and attacked the injured Jazz and Marshe before Trauma could run
them off. This time the Soul Touchaz know that the Soul Shooters are
coming. Which team will prove to have all the Soul in the IWA?

Battle of the Butchers

Necro Butcher vs. Bill the Butcher

Bill
the Butcher made quite the impression on IWA fans at the tryout show
and they immediately started thinking about how great a match vs. Necro
would be. Necro is always looking for a fight and is more than ready to
test the new kid on the block to see if he is all hype or the real
deal. Join us in Joliet to find out if Bill is ready to make the giant
leap and can stand toe to toe with the Necro Butcher!

Also on the card:

Strong Style Showdown

Roderick Strong vs. Michael Elgin

Roderick
won the Revolution Strong Style Tournament. Michael Elgin is a former
IWA Strong Style Champion. These two are probably hands down the
hardest choppers in IWA right now. Who will be able to come out on top
in this showdown between two of the toughest in the independents? Can
the Messiah of the Backbreaker get the bigger Elgin up for one of his
backbreakers? Can Elgin ground and pound the RSST champion? One thing
is definite...they are going to hit each other so hard that even the
fans in attendance will be able to feel it!

Battle For Positioning as Contender for IWA Title

Jimmy Jacobs vs. "New Horror" Sami Callihan

Sami
has been on an undeniable roll in IWA. He made it to the finals of TPI,
RSST and Double Death. While making it to the finals was quite an
accomplishment for Sami, he is pissed that he failed to win all three
times. He has made Ian Rotten submit and beat Mickie Knuckles in her
return from a broken leg. Now he has his sights set on Jimmy Jacobs.
Jimmy is the 2nd longest reigning IWA heavyweight champion in history.
He has come up short in his quest to get that title back against Chuck
Taylor and Dingo. The quickest way to get another shot is to beat the
man who made it to 3 tournament finals in IWA in a calendar year. Can
Sami continue on his roll and perhaps become a number one contender to
the heavyweight title or will Jimmy Jacobs use him as a stepping stone
to get back to where he wants to be?

much more to be added to this event...tickets on sale now by going to
www.paypal.com and sending your payment to rottenwife@...

Stay tuned to the message board for further details.
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In an effort to try and space out our larger events, we
will be switching around the dates for our bigger shows in cutting back
on some events. So the schedule will be as follows:

2009 King Of
The Death Matches will take place in Joliet, IL at the Hartman Rec
Center on Friday and Saturday night, March 6 & 7, 2009. Tickets
will go on sale for this event New Years Day at noon. 2 day passes for
this event for front row will be $65, all other tickets will be general
admission and will be $50 for a 2 day pass.

2009 Ted Petty
Invitational will be held June 5th and 6th, 2009 and tickets will go on
sale for that event the 1st weekend in March.

Then come October, we hope to have a hug 13 year Anniversary Show.

Before people start asking, there will be no Queen of the Death Matches, Double
Death, Strong Style, or Candido Cup in 2009.

Hopefully
this will give everyone the heads up and that this new format works out
well for everyone. Take care, have a safe and Merry Christmas.

Here are the first 7 for 2009 King of The Death Matches

The Necro Butcher
Danny Havoc
Dysfunction
Mad Man Pondo
Corporal Robinson
Devon Moore
D.J. Hyde
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