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Submitted by Kyle Niblett on Sunday, August 26, 2001 at 10:32 PM EST
Please send all indy news to KyleSWA@aol.com! IPW "Paybacks Are Hell" Results (TV Taping for UPN 44) August 25th 2001 Florida Wrestleplex St. Petersburg, Florida Approx. Attendance: 250 People Main Event-IPW Hardcore Title-Cage of Death Match IPW Hardcore Champion Havoc defeated Kubiak and NWA member Chaos after he pinned Kubiak. Chaos was unable to break up the pin due to being handcuffed to the cage. That prompted NWA Florida wrestlers New Heavenly Bodies (NWA World Tag Champs), Lex Lovett (NWA World Jr. Heavyweight Champ), and IPW Lightheavyweight Champion Rod Steel to run out, only to be ran out of the building by the entire IPW locker room, causing a huge IPW chant to erupt. IPW World Tag Team Titles IPW World Tag Team Champions Shane Twins (w/Sir Ronald J. Niemi IV) defeated Quickiemart (w/Mark Zout & B.O.B.) to retain the titles Title VS Title NWA Florida Junior Heavyweight Champion Jet Jaguar defeated IPW Lightheavyweight Champion "Miami Pound Machine" Rod Steel by disqualification after NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion Lex Lovett interfered. After beating down Jaguar along with his NWA partner, Lovett then turned on Steel by whacking him with a chair! IPW Television Title IPW Television Champion "Fashion Police" Pat McGroin (w/Pat Powers) defeated "Marvelous" Mike Sullivan (w/Sir Ronald J. Niemi IV & XTC) by pinfall after interference from Cuban Assassin, Fantasy, Devin Nash, and Stormtrooper. Throughout all the chaos, Cuban Assassin laid out Sullivan with the Cuban Flag, making it easy for McGroin to pin Sullivan for the three count and the victory. After the match Rastaman made his return to IPW after a brief absence in WWC, and ran Cuban away from Ringside, embracing with Sullivan and showing the fans just how unified IPW really is. TV Title Top Contenders Match "Hot 'N Sexy" Sean Hill (w/Phil Latio) defeated Dr. Heresy. After the match Snowman attacked Latio, as Hill left his partner for dead by walking to the back. IPW Streetfight Stormtrooper versus Devin Nash was ruled a no contest by IPW senior official Star Stevens after IPW Television Champion "Fashion Police" Pat McGroin and Pat Powers interfered. WWC Puerto Rican Championship WWC Puerto Rican Champion Cuban Assassin (w/Fantasy) defeated Axis by pinfall after Mark Zout's interference backfired causing Axis to lose the match. Lightheavyweight Contenders Match Wrongful Death member Naphtali defeated "Uptown" Frankie Capone. After the match Capone's bodyguard Python and Kat Larue interfered, causing Snack Pack member Von Tankard and Destiny to come out and clean out the ring. Tag Team Grudge Match Wrongful Death members Dagon Briggs and Ashe Corvan defeated Justice and Kamikaze Kid by pinfall after a powerbomb/top rope spinkick combination of Briggs & Corvan. Before the show started, IPW owner Ron Niemi, IPW Commissioner "Honest" Eddie Edward, and Wrestleplex Owner Devin Nash came to ringside to thank the loyal IPW fans for the TV spot they have every Saturday night on UPN 44. Check out http://ipw-hardcore.com for more information, http://www.prowrestlingdaily.com for exclusive pictures, and email IPWhardcore@yahoo.com for sponsorship inquiries for their new television show! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- IPW presents 7th Avenue SLAUGHTER September 5th, 2001 Frankie's Patio (1920 East 7th Avenue) Ybor City, Florida Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door ***** Main Event-IPW World Heavyweight Title-IPW vs NWA ***** "Black Nature Boy" Scoot Andrews (Representing IPW-Champion) vs Former WCW Superstar AJ Styles (Representing NWA-Challenger) ***** IPW vs NWA 6-Man Tag Team Grudge Match! ***** NWA World Tag Team Champions Heavenly Bodies & NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion "Iceman" Buck Q VS Former IPW Tag Team Champions Southern Posse &* Former IPW Heavyweight Champion "Marvelous" Mike Sullivan (w/XTC) ***** IPW Hardcore Title Match ***** Havoc (Champion) VS "The NWA Mercenary" Chaos ***** IPW World Tag Team Titles ***** The Shane Twins with Sir Ronald J. Niemi IV (Champions) VS Quickiemart with Mark Zout (Challengers) ***** IPW vs NWA Cruiserweight Battle ***** Naphtali (Representing IPW) VS Jimmy Rave (NWA Wildside Junior Heavyweight Champion) Plus much, much, more including IPW Television Champion "Fashion Police" Pat McGroin, IPW Lightheavyweight Champion "Miami Pound Machine" Rod Steel, NWA Florida Junior Heavyweight Champion Jet Jaguar, 2001 NWA Super Junior Open Champion Lex Lovett, Devin, Stormtrooper, Snow, and Phil Latio! Tickets Available At: The Florida Wrestleplex 4055 35th Street North Suite 1 St. Petersburg, FL Discount Nutrition 4115 Gunn Highway Tampa, FL 813-264-7339 Abbey Chiropractic Center 1442 W. Busch Blvd. Tampa, FL 813-935-1118 1/2 mile west of Chamberlain High School BEST Insurance of Tampa Bay 3704 Euclid Avenue Tampa, FL 813-831-8111 Across from Briton Plaza --------------------------------------------------------------- Also don't forget to watch IPW Hardcore TV every Saturday at 2:30am on UPN 44 starting August 25th! --------------------------------------------------------------- To check out NWA Florida pictures from August 21st featuring Steve Corino and Sandman, go here: http://prowrestlingdaily.com/cgi-local/imageFolio.cgi?direct=INDY/NWA/8-21-01 --------------------------------------------------------------- Credit Http://ipw-hardcore.com! IPW on FOX 13! What a HIT! IPW Hardcore Wrestling and the Florida Wrestleplex was featured this past Friday, August 17th, on the highly successful 'Good Day Tampa Bay' on Fox 13. To say it was successful is an understatement! The crew must have liked what they seen as they went back to the Plex for almost a dozen live shots during the show! Way to go IPW! Check out some behind the scenes pics from the taping and the live shots by going here: http://prowrestlingdaily.com/cgi local/imageFolio.cgi?direct=INDY/IPW/IPW_TV_Shows/IPW_on_Fox13 --------------------------------------------------------------- PRO WRESTLING WEEKLY: Next Wednesday! Pro Wrestling Weekly Radio can be heard each week on WWBA 1040 am in the following Florida counties: Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Polk, Manatee, Sarasota, and all other surrounding counties from 7-8 p.m. every Wednesday Night. You can hear archives of the show at Audio Wrestling. PWW will be pre-empted on August 29th but returns September 5th as their guests will be the Sandman and stars from Incredibly Strange Wrestling. You can call in to the show in Hillsborough County by calling 813-289 1040, and in Pinellas County at 727-577-1040. --------------------------------------------------------------- Credit Http://ipw-hardcore.com! ∙ RUMOR HAS IT that one-half of the world famous Shane Twins, 'T-Bone' TODD SHANE, was running amuck in a Waffle House in the local Tampa area. It was in the wee hours of the morning in which he had an entourage of women along with four orders of delicious t-bone steaks. The women admitted to being 'love slaves of sorts' to the rugged Shane brother. His women, as he called them, barked their name upon Todd's request: Lacretia, Shandra, Chatwanda, Lawanda, and Pearl all said they love to 'Ride the Soul Train' with Todd. They said he was the 'Mackest of all Daddy-O's'. Todd just smiled and enjoyed his steak products. ∙ RUMOR HAS IT that Since being injured, SEIJIN AKKI has had some troubles adjusting to 'normal life' outside of IPW. From ordering McDonald's to feeding ducks in the park, situations have occurred everywhere. Speaking through a translator, Akki stated, 'I've been to the DMV and while they tried to take my picture for my license, the round eyed goons attacked me and went for my mask! What kind of country is this?' Akki-san is outraged, claiming that while at a Try-n-Save, he was oppugned again for his mask. 'We just can't help ourselves,' said Try-n-Save bagger boy Albert P. Flogg. 'We see that mask, instantly we need to see what's under it.' An around the clock lookout, much like the fabled UGN (Underground Godzilla Network), is making Akki's life miserable. ∙ RUMOR HAS IT that IPW Commish 'Honest' EDDIE EDWARDS was recently seen at a Tampa Bay Devil Rays baseball game. Clearly celebrating the launch of IPW TV, eyewitness testimonials place 'The Honest One' in possession of some rather plush seats, a couple of hot dogs, and as one on-looker called it, 'a Mt. Everest-sized pile of empty beer cups'. Two fans in attendance, Kayfabin' Ken Billings and William T. Wahtz claimed that after consuming refreshing beer after beer, Edwards verbally and physically accosted the two after a simple question: 'All I asked was where was he from. So he says Philly, and I go Philly? That place is a cesspool. So imagine my surprise when he starts to choke me out right there in section 104! It had to have been the beer, right?' Upon his subsequent ejection from the Trop, Edwards had this to say, 'Screw this place. All I did was raise a little hell. These marks are lucky I didn't whip out the batteries and start whipping them on the field like we do at the Vet.' With that, he leapt into an on waiting car and was seen last heading in the direction of Hooters. ∙ RUMOR HAS IT that The FCC has fined 'Hardcore Giant' RON NIEMI for excessive use of 'Old School Name Dropping' during the Cowhead radio program he visited with current NWA Junior Heavyweight champion Jet 'King of Filth' Jaguar. Spokesperson for the FCC, Sally Jo Wilson, said, 'Mr. Niemi's excessive and blatant disregard for name dropping is appalling and a direct violation of statue 234.4b.' Said Niemi, 'Dory Funk is rolling over in his grave right now! Why I have a mind to..' 'I don't think Dory is dead, Ron.' called out the Jaguar. Stopping dead in his tracks, Niemi just muttered 'Notafingah!' and stormed off. ∙ RUMOR HAS IT that after very minimal research and practically no eyewitnesses, it appears that a possible reason for the recent hostility between 'Uptown' FRANKIE CAPONE and DESTINY may have all started when Destiny criticized some of Frankie's ring attire, more specifically, his Patent-Pending Boa. It appears that Capone may have overheard Destiny making disbarring remarks such as 'He looks like a cracked-upped Huggy Bear from Starsky and Hutch.' which very well could have been the catalyst. 'I guess so, I mean I really don't remember that show too well,' claimed Amber Waves, local dancer who doesn't know either party. 'But if they are looking for some good clean 6 foot rule-abiding fun, then please tell them to come down to the Jiggly Room. Ask for me or my roommate Ashley, she`s good too." --------------------------------------------------------------- Autumn Armageddon 2001 "10 Years in the Making" September 15, 2001 Old Pine Community Center 401 Lombard St. Phila, Pa Here is your card so far ......... Main Event C.W. Anderson w/ Lou E. vs. TBA this week on Top Rope Radio L.A.W. Heavyweight Championship Jimmy Jannetty w/ Lily vs"Latin Heartthrob" Al Perez L.A.W. Light Heavyweight Championship White Lotus(Champ) vs. Maverick vs. Greg Spitz L.A.W. "Top Rope Radio" Championship Dr. Ruthless (Champ) vs. Patch w/ Lily L.A.W. Tag Team Championship S & M , Ty Street & Mongoose vs. Thrill Kill Kult Independent Dream Match Reckless Youth vs. "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels Grudge Match Rockin Rebel vs. Chubby Dudley * Rebel wins he gets a title shot * Chubby wins, Rebel leaves L.A.W. for good * Special Guest Referee Iggy Rose Himalya Playaz vs. Krash Krew w/ Lucky Larry w/ Cosmic Commander Tickets - Front Row $20 Gen Admission $15 * Look for the C.W. Anderson's opponent to be announced This Wednesday on Top Rope Radio !!!!!!!!!!!! Tickets are starting to go, 1/2 of the front row is gone, so get yours now.... So Far these outlets have tickets Comic Universe MacDade Blvd Folsom, Pa Ontario St. Comics Ontario St. Port Richmond, Pa More outlets announced next week Top Rope Radio ........................... With our 2nd week at our new time slot, things seem to be good, with people listening, on there way home from work, or at work, The station manager & program director, are highly impressed, with the following, of Top Rope Radio, and the show itself, so I need to thank everyone again, for your support. This week, we `ll be previewing AA 2001, as well as announcing C.W. Anderson`s opponent, maybe we `ll even have him on the phone, when we make the announcement. Also in the coming weeks,................... "Latin Heartthrob" Al Perez "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels much more !!!!!!!! Don `t forget every Wednesday from 4-4:30 PM, eastern time, once again Top Rope Radio at its NEW time on 1540 am in the Philadelphia area or on the Internet at WNWR.com or TopRopeRadio.com. L.A.W. Training Academy.............. Look for it to be open for September 1st in South Philly.......... Email lawbay@yahoo.com for details Merchandise ................... T-shirts & videos are available email for more info L.A.W. Hotline & Fan Forum Hotline............ Also we recently had a problem, with our hotline service, for some reason they changed our #, and didn't tell us.........so the new # is 215-701-4618........ For more info about LAW including special advertising opportunities call the L. A. W. OFFICE 610-505-7052 Or you can email Bay at lawbay@yahoo.com Thanks......... Bay Ragni Also don `t forget the interview conducted by Ken Tuccio with Bay Ragni. This really gives a good insight into what LAW is all about and the indy wrestling business in general. Check it out at www.tfhwrestling.com Tickets for "OCTOBER INVASION," BCW's debut in BARRIE, ONTARIO on SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2001, are on sale starting TODAY (THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2001) at all TICKETMASTER outlets, including online at www.ticketmaster.ca, and by phone. To purchase tickets online: https://ticketing.ticketmaster.com/cgi/purchasePage_ca.asp?event_id=10003314A085989B For further information about the show, fans can visit this specially-constructed website, dedicated to October Invasion: http://www.octoberinvasion.cjb.net. Emails can be directed to octoberinvasion@hotmail.com. ********************************************************** OVW TV TAPING 8/22/01 Aaron "Lurch" Wilson awlurch@hotmail.com -Overall a very average night in OVW to say the least, with the crowd down a bit because of the Kentucky State Fair. Calling tonights show are Jim Cornette and Dean Hill. Dean Hill announced that Big Show would be at Davis arena next week to take on Machine for the OVW Title. Later on he also announced that Rhyno and Chris Kanyon would be in the house as well. -Damaja & Rob Conway vs. Rico Costatino & Prototype -A very good opening match to start off the night with Rico and Rob Conway starting off with some very quickly paced wrestling. The crowd really is all over Kenny Bolin and Prototype, but for some reason they love Rico. Very interesting combination. The match comes to an end as Rico tries to hold Conway so Bolin can hit him with the Bolin Services briefcase but Synn comes down to the ring and sprays mace in the face of Bolin allowing Conway to get the low blow and Damaja pulling off the Brain Damage and picking up the win. -Winner Conway and Damaja via pinfall -Next Jim Cornette and Dean Hill come down to the ring and Cornette starts off on the mic telling a story about his recent trip to the gas station. The Station attendent then went on to ask Cornette who they had that was new in OVW. Cornette told him David Flair was there and the attendent responded with "David Flair Sucks Ass!" This is when Cornette told the OVW crowd what Eric Bischoff and Russo did to Flair by throwing him into the ring with no training on national TV trying to screw over Ric Flair. He then got David into the ring and asked him if he was willing to start from the bottom, doing ring crew if he has to and work his way to the top. Flair stated yes to all Cornettes questions and the show went to a commercial break. -Nick Dinsmore vs. Machine LUMBERJACK OVW TITLE MATCH - LUMBERJACKS: BOBBY EATON & RON WATERMAN -The match started off extremely high paced and technical with Machine getting thrown to Waterman and Eaton and getting tossed right back into action. The match was by far the best match of the night with the "Go Nick Go" chants echoing across the city. The show went to a commercial break with Machine pulling off a very unique insegurie as it came right back on the air. The match came to an end just as it looked as if Dinsmore had it in the bag but Johnny Spade and Big Bad John took out Eaton and Waterman and fought to the back as the referee got knocked out in the ring. Then a man dressed like Machine with the mask on came to the ring, hiding from the ref as Dinsmore is layed out with a chair by the real Machine. The imposter then makes his way into the ring and pins Dinsmore to retain Machine's belt. -Winner Machine via pinfall -Next Dean Hill interviews Bolin Services who comes out to new music this week. I didn't catch too much of this segment, but for the most part Kenny Bolin talks about a new member of Bolin Services coming in the next couple of weeks named Vic. She is apparently the trainer of Bolin Services. It would be my best bet that "Vic" is Victoria who is currently training in OVW. Expect Vic to make her OVW Debut with Bolin Services within the next few weeks. -Mark Henry & Randy Orton vs. Payne & Damien w/ Synn & Swail TV MAIN EVENT -A very good TV Main event with Orton and Damien starting off with some good in ring work. Damien is starting to improve in the ring as well as all the others. Henry is really impressive in the ring compared to where he was a couple of years ago. He will defenitely shock the WWF TV audience when he returns with his great improvements. The match came to an ende as Henry threw Payne into the ropes and did a leapfrog over him as Bolin made his way up to the ring and knocked him in the back with the briefcase, allowing Henry to Powerslam Payne and get the three count. After the match Leviathan as well as all of Bolin Services brawled in the ring as the cameras went off the air for another great week in OVW. -Winners Mark Henry & Randy Orton via pinfall -Don't foget to Visit The NEW BREED ONLINE Your number one source for Exclusive OVW Coverage http://thenewbreed.00server.com Email me at: AWLurch@hotmail.com In this update: 1. NECW Announces Pepsi Event Sponsorship for Agawam 2. Card Announced for NECW's Next Event, "BIG SLAM ON CAMPUS 2" at Vermont Technical College on Friday Night, September 7 3. Upcoming Event Schedule 4. New NECW Video Releases from TCTapes.net --------------------------------------------------------------------- NECW Announces Pepsi Will Sponsor Agawam Events New England Championship Wrestling is proud to announce that Pepsi Bottling Group has agreed to provide promotional support for NECW live events at Games & Lanes in Agawam, MA. NECW will be presenting its first event at Games & Lanes on Saturday night, Sepetember 22. The Pepsi sponsorship will be ongoing for all NECW events Games & Lanes. NECW President, Sheldon Goldberg said, "NECW is very proud and excited that Pepsi has seen fit to support our company. These types of arrangements are proof that New England Championship Wrestling is on its way to being one of the premiere regional promotions in America." ------------------------------------------------------------------- Card Announced for NECW's "BIG SLAM ON CAMPUS 2" Officials have released the card for New England Championship Wrestling's next event which will be a return to the Green Mountain State and Vermont Technical College for a big night of action on Friday night, September 7 at Judd Gym with an 8:00 PM bell time. The event, called BIG SLAM ON CAMPUS 2, will be topped by a special title bout by arrangement with Green Mountain Wrestling, as the Green Mountain Heavyweight Champion, Maverick Wild takes on top contender Zaquary Springate III. Both men have been at the top of their game in NECW action of late and this will be a hard fought contest. In other bouts, "The Golden Greek" Alex Arion will face one half of The Egomaniacs in Mike Steele. "Rocket" Fred Curry, Jr. gets the other half of that team, as he takes on Johnny Idol. The sensational Debonair Cruz will take on Aaron Morrison in his NECW debut. "Turbo" Tim Fury will see action against "The Ambassador of Style" J. Wood. There will be a ladies match on the card as Mercedes Martinez returns to NECW action to face Trinity H. Campbell, who made her first appearance at NECW's BIRTHDAY BASH. In a rematch from BIRTHDAY BASH, "The Alpha Male" Justin Powers returns to lock up with "Rapid Fire" Brian Jury. Tickets for BIG SLAM ON CAMPUS 2 are $10 in advance ($12 at the door), and $5 for students and kids under 12 ($7 at the door). For more information or to order tickets, call (802) 728-1319 -------------------------------------------------------------------- UPCOMING NECW EVENTS Friday Night, September 7: BIG SLAM ON CAMPUS 2 at Vermont Tecnical College, Randolph Center, VT - Bell time is 8:00 PM Saturday Night, September 22: Pepsi presents NECW's AUTUMN UNLEASHED at Games & Lanes, Agawam, MA (Tickets available on our web site)- Bell time is 7:30 PM Friday Night, October 26: Budweiser & WBCN present NECW's AUTUMN UNLEASHED at Good Time Emporium, Somerville, MA (Tickets available on our web site) - Bell time is 8:00 PM For complete event information, visit our web site at http://www.NECWwrestling.com. -------------------------------------------------------------------- New NECW Video Releases from TCTapes.net Now on sale are NECW's 1st anniversary show, BIRTHDAY BASH from August 10 and The Best of NECW, Volume 2, featuring the top NECW bouts from February of this year, through August's BIRTHDAY BASH. Order exclusively from TCTapes.net. For more details on these stories visit our web site at http://www.NECWwrestling.com Recent event @ Wrestlefest 4 in King, NC -Psychotic Kid def. Darkness -Dragon Kid and Brad Bruner wrestled to a draw in a 2/3 falls match when special referee 'Scottish Crippler' Willam Robertson threw out the last fall. -Dynamite Doug and Dirty Old Man wrestled to a countout with Evil Money -The Electric Gigolo lost to the Heavyweight Champion Scottish Crippler Willam Robertson via submission -The Deliciously Destructive Duo were stripped of their tag titles for failure to defend. National Wrestling Zone "Wrestle Fest-History in the Making" (press release) La Crosse, Wisc---(August 21, 2001)---The newly formed National Wrestling Zone officially announced today that there will be a special 1 day only ticket drive at the La Crosse Center. All General Admission tickets priced at $20 will be buy one get one half off. Local radio station COW 97 will be there on hand with special contests and give-a-ways. Also announced today by President Todd Tanner was that the National Wrestling Zone will be finalizing a local TV deal with UPN 23 based in La Crosse within the coming days. The TV show (to be called "Madness") will be a 1/2 hour in length and air on a weekly basis. Portions of Wrestle Fest-History in the Making will be used for Madness. For more information on the National Wrestling Zone visit the official website at www.nationalwrestlingzone.com. To charge tickets by phone call the La Crosse Center at (608) 789-4950. NWA Crowns New World Champ; Are Worlds Colliding in Florida? TAMPA - Former NWA Florida Junior Heavyweight Champion and "Super Junior Open" winner Lex Lovett captured the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title on Tuesday night with a hard fought victory over former champ Mike Thunder in a rematch of their recent Texas encounter. Despite outside interference from NWA Florida Junior Heavyweight Champion Jet Jaguar, who has been embroiled in a feud with Lovett, and IPW owner Ron Niemi, the self-proclaimed "Hardcore Giant," Lovett was able to secure a victory thanks to the help of NWA New England's "Boston Bad Boy" Jason Rumble, who helped lock the victory for Lovett. After the match Rumble asked Lovett for his hand to cement a world title match on October 13th as part of the NWA's "Battle of the Belts" 53rd Anniversary show. When Lovett shook hands with the Massachusetts native to accept, Rumble decked him and warned Lovett "never trust anyone from Boston." Also on the card, NWA World Heavyweight Champion "King of Old School" Steve Corino turned back the challenge of NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion "Iceman" Buck Q, when Corino caught Q with the "Old School Expulsion" after the match was restarted by NWA Florida senior referee Frankie Reyes. Prior to the restart, a battered and bloody Q. had been announced as the new NWA World Champion having pinned Corino, after Reyes had been temporarily impaired and Corino had been attacked and laid out by MECW's Sandman, who showed up at the event unannounced. However, after NWA President Howard Brody explained the circumstances to Reyes, despite protests by Bill Alfonso and Mark Gold (respectively Q's manager and financial advisor), the match was restarted, enabling Corino to gain the victory. In other matches, the NWA World Tag Team Champion Heavenly Bodies (Casanova Chris and Vivacious Vito managed by Gigolo Jimmy del Rey) successfully defended their belts against IPW's "Marvelous" Mike Sullivan (with XTC) and "Black Nature Boy" Scoot Andrews when they delivered the Veg-o-matic on Sullivan; The Shane Twins (with Ron Niemi) defended the Florida Unified Tag Titles (NWA Florida and IPW-Hardcore) with a victory over "Cuban Assassin" Fidel Sierra (with Fantasy) and "Extreme Shah" Hack Myers; Jet Jaguar retained the NWA Florida Junior Heavyweight Title with a victory over Pepe Prado and Jason Rumble when he pinned Prado; "Miami Pound Machine" Rod Steel defended the IPW Light Heavyweight title with a victory over Naphtali; Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling's Jason Sugarman and Jorge Estrada made their NWA Florida debut with a victory over IPW's Quickiemart; "Sexy" Sean Hill topped "Uptown" Frankie Capone; and in the opener NWA New England tag team champs Criminally Insane defeated Bruiser Layton and Townes. The next NWA Florida card at the Fort Hesterly Armory takes place on Tuesday, September 18th with NWA World Heavyweight Champ "King of Old School" Steve Corino facing "Black Nature Boy" Scoot Andrews; NWA World Tag Team Champs the Heavenly Bodies versus NWA Wildside's Total Destruction (Sean Royal and Rusty Riddle); newly crowned NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champ Lex Lovett making a title defense against an opponent to be named later; NWA Florida Heavyweight Champ "Iceman" Buck Q. takings on "Marvelous" Mike Sullivan; Florida Unified Tag Team Champs the Shane Twins (with Ron Niemi) meeting TCW's Jason Sugarman and Jorge Estrada; NWA Florida Junior Heavyweight Champ Jet Jaguar squaring off again with "Boston Bad Boy" Jason Rumble and this time IPW Light Heavyweight Champ "Miami Pound Machine" Rod Steel in a three-way dance; and Pepe Prado facing Barry Horowitz. Tickets will be $10, $12 and $15 and will made available soon. Don't forget to visit the NWA "Battle of the Belts" website at http://www.nwa-florida.com/botb.htm unior Title Match Protest Sparks Change; NWA Canadian Title Match Signed; Hotstuff Coming to BOTB TAMPA - Less than a week after it was announced that NWA Florida's Lex Lovett would defend the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship at "Battle of the Belts 2001" against NWA New England's "Boston Bad Boy" Jason Rumble, other junior heavyweights from around the organization issued protests to NWA President Howard Brody. "As of Saturday morning, August 25th, I have received three written protests seeking to remove Jason Rumble from the October 13th match against Lex Lovett," said Brody. "Each letter is accompanied by a letter of support from their promoter, including NWA Co-Vice Presidents Bill Behrens and Jim Miller. Each wrestler is asking that Rumble be removed from the match and instead they be inserted in his place, charging various reasons." Brody said that each wrestler had "somewhat of a valid complaint" and because their arguments were bona fide, he has decided to expand the match beyond the traditional one-on-one confrontation. Just which three wrestlers submitted grievances? "Tornado" Tony Kozina of NWA Pacific Northwest (Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling) is a two time former NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion; Jimmy Rave is the current NWA Wildside Junior Heavyweight Champion and recently pinned Lovett during a match in Georgia; and Brandon K. of NWA East claimed he never received the title shot he was promised when Vince Kaplack won the title a year ago in Nashville. Of the three, who gets the nod? "All of them," said Brody. "This will be the very first 'Frenzied Five-Way' to determined the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title. And as the late, great, Gorilla Monsoon would probably say, it's going to be sheer pandemonium." In other major announcements: Brody declared that the idle NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship would finally be filled on October 13th as two former champions would be vying for the vacant title when E.Z. Ryder of the NWA Canadian Wrestling Federation squares off with "Gorgeous" Michelle Starr of NWA ECCW. And citing "an inconsistency in the method of choosing a champion," Brody said that NWA National Heavyweight Champion Kevin Northcutt would face his number one Texas adversary at "Battle of the Belts 2001" in NWA-Southwest's Hotstuff Hernandez. For the latest "Battle of the Belts 2001" update, please visit http://www.nwa-florida.com/botb.htm or call the NWA Florida Hotline at 813-960-4168. HoPWF Tuesday Night Matches August 21, 2001 Results ---------------------------------------- Referee: ---------------------------------------- Mike DiMuzio Ben Salem, PA ---------------------------------------- ___________________________________ 1 Kevin Featherstone 245 lbs Washington, DC -vs- Gutterboy 245 lbs Seattle, WA ...Gutterboy got the pin on Kevin Featherstone at 6:28 following a roll up. ___________________________________ 2 American Jackass A "SMOOTH" 200 lbs Erie, PA -vs- John Rambo 267 lbs Bethlehem, PA ...John Rambo made American Jackass tap out from an armbar submission hold at 9:33. ___________________________________ 3 TRIPLE THREAT MATCH Mike Lawson 165 lbs Baltimore, MD -vs- Skagnetti 225 lbs Seattle, WA -vs- Leslie Leatherman 305 lbs Phoenix, AZ ...Leslie Leatherman got the pin on Mike Lawson at 14:28 following a sidewalk slam. ___________________________________ 4 JC "The Syracuse Hammer" 235 lbs Syracuse, NY -vs- Jesse Valentine 245 lbs Frederick, MD ...Jesse Valentine got the pin on The Syracuse Hammer at 7:15 following a roll up. JC was arguing with referee Mike DiMuzio about making slow pin counts and Valentine took advantage of the opportunity and rolled up JC for the three count. ___________________________________ 5 Nicholas Tide 210 lbs Ocean City, MD -vs- "Epic" Cashis Carter 210 lbs Fairfax, VA ...Nicholas Tide was disqualified at 8:49 after he hit referee Mike DiMuzio. ___________________________________ CELEBRITY'S LOUNGE Hosts: NWL Ladies Champion Madison NWL Cruiserweight Champion Flex Fenom HoPWF Heavyweight Champion Leslie Leatherman ___________________________________ 6 Jake "The Machine" Davis 235 lbs Phoenix, AZ -vs- -vs- John "Deadbolt" Holt 285 lbs Washington, DC ...Jake "The Machine" Davis used brass knuckles to get the pin on John "Deadbolt" Holt at 12:04, but referee Mike DiMuzio found the weapon after the match and reversed the decision. ___________________________________ 7 The Freak w/ J.R. Manitoba 147 lbs Orlando, FL -vs- Zero Tolerance w/ Mighty Biggs 280 lbs Des Moines, IA ...The Freak was disqualified at 7:13 after J.R. Manitoba interfered in the match. Zero Tolerance had just powerslammed The Freak and was going for the pin, when Manitoba entered the ring and attacked Zero Tolerance. Mighty Biggs got in the ring to make the save, and Zero Tolerance and Biggs demanded a rematch for next Tuesday, 8-28-01. Mighty Biggs also stated that he and J.R. Manitoba should be handcuffed together for this rematch. HoPWF president John Rambo informed the crowd that the match has been signed for next week! ___________________________________ 8 MAIN EVENT NWL/HoPWF CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE TRIPLE THREAT MATCH Winner gets both the NWL & HoPWF Cruiserweight belts! Johnny Dowe 200 lbs Atlantic City, NJ -vs- HoPWF Cruiserweight Champion Aidiean w/ J.R. Manitoba 220 lbs Athens, Greece -vs- NWL Cruiserweight Champion Flex Fenom w/ Madison 220 lbs Venice Beach, CA ...The crowd was expecting to see a unified NWL/HoPWF Cruiserweight champion, and that's exactly what they got when Flex Fenom hit Johnny Dowe and Aidiean with his "Phenomenal Flex Plex" finish maneuver. Flex Fenom covered Johnny Dowe for the pin at 12:56 to become the unified NWL/HoPWF cruiserweight champion! ___________________________________ NWL Franklin County Fair, Chambersburg, PA, Line Up - August 22, 2001 http://nwlwrestling.com/card1.html HoPWF Saturday Night Line Up - August 25, 2001 http://nwlwrestling.com/satcard.html HoPWF Tuesday Night Line Up - August 28, 2001 http://nwlwrestling.com/tuecard.html ___________________________________ www.NWLwrestling.com NWL PRESIDENT DickNWL@aol.com NWL BOOKER/INSTRUCTOR HoPWF PRESIDENT JRamboNWL@aol.com NWL/HoPWF WEBMASTERS Bob Fowle: BobNWL@aol.com / Micki D: MickiNWL@aol.com NWL/HoPWF PHOTOGRAPHERS BobNWL@aol.com / CathyNWL@yahoo.com NWL/HoPWF VIDEO CAMERA Tri Pod NWA-WILDSIDE NEWS 8/22/01 NWA WILDSIDE's "MR. DELICIOUS" JACEY NORTH traveled to NWA NEW ENGLAND for a series of shows recently and won and the lost the NWA NEW ENGLAND TV TITLE. "Mr. Delicious" faces Biggie Biggs at the NWA 53rd Anniversary show in Tampa for the NWA Virginia Heavyweight Title. NWA Wildside Junior Champion, Jimmy Rave will be competing for the NWA World Junior Title on that show. NWA WILDSIDE has great fans, proof of which can be found at three fan driven WILDSIDE sites: http://www.clubs.yahoo.com/clubs.nwawildsidefanzone http://www.bodyslamthis.homestead.com http://www.angelfire.com/wrestling2/nwawildside Thank you to these great fans. I encourage all Wildside fans to check out these great sites!!!!! TIM DIX has a new article up at NWA-WRESTLING.COM. Check it out. Sems Tim has Stardust on his mind. FRIDAY 8/24 at the NCW ARENA, NWA WILDSIDE returns with its only show for the week. Only $5 for adults anf kids under 12 are free. Recent Friday shows have seen appearances by LODI, YUNG YANG, KID ROMEO, DAN FACTOR, OMEN, and WILDSIDE regulars like RICK MICHAELS, JIMMY RAVE, BLACKOUT, LOST BOYZ, TNT, MIKE PITTMAN, SLIM J, COOTER CALHOUN, JOHN DALTON, GOTH, PSYCHO, and new comers LANCE CHRISTIANSON, SCOTTY CAGE, JEREMY V, JERRY LEWIS JR., NEMESIS, and lots more. Don't miss it. Heard from DAVID FLAIR recently, and he is working hard in OHIO VALLEY WRESTLING, holding wins so far over JASON LEE and DEAN MALENKO. Oh, and he has brown hair now. Former NWA WILDSIDE TV CHAMPION, ROBBIE RAGE, was backstage at the 8/18 TV taping at the NCW ARENA. RAGE continues to tour Japan on a regular basis. PRESENT WILDSIDE CHAMPIONS: JUSTICE NWA WILDSIDE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION BLACKOUT NWA WILDSIDE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS ADAM JACOBS NWA WILDSIDE TELEVISION CHAMPION JIMMY RAVE NWA WILDSIDE JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION ------------------------------------------------------------- NWA-Worldwide News is Brought to you by the: NWA-Worldwide Web Site http://NWA-Worldwide.com/ IWA MID-SOUTH NEWS FOR 08/22/01 ---------------------------------------------- Courtesy of www.iwamidsouth.com Tonight (8/22) is our next show. Remember all tickets are only $5 you won't find better wrestling for a better price anywhere! Let's take a jump ahead and look at some of the upcoming matches IWA has planned. This Saturday night (8/25) will be the Tracy Smothers vs. Rugby Thug Trent Baker and Jim Fannin handicap match for the IWA Mid-South heavyweight title. Ticket prices are $10 and $8. Saturday night, September 1, IWA Mid South kicks off Labor Day weekend with a big show. Already announced for this event, a 6 man tag team match pitting Ian Rotten, Corp. Robinson, and "The Whole Reffin' Show" Brent Blades against the trio of Mad Man Pondo, "Mean" Mitch Page, and "The King of the Vu" Jon Howard! But that's not all; this bout will be an exploding barb wire match! Ticket prices for this event are $15 and $10. On Friday night September 7th and Saturday night September 8th, IWA Mid South presents the second annual "Sweet Science Sixteen" tournament! Already signed to compete in this prestigious tournament: "King of the Independents" Reckless Youth, "Lightning" Mike Quackenbush, Terik the Great, American Kickboxer, Dino Bambino, "Scrap Iron" Adam Pearce, former ECW star Nova, and last years Sweet Science Sixteen winner, Chris Hero! More names will be announced in the coming weeks. This years field of 16 could be the greatest collection of independent wrestling talent under one roof all year long! But not only will you see some of the best technical wrestling in the world on these two dates, but two additional hardcore bouts have been signed as well. On Friday the 7th, Ian Rotten will take on arch-rival Mad Man Pondo in a "Barefoot Thumbtack Death Match!" Then on Saturday the 8th, you will see a "No Rope, Barb Wire, Pool of Leaches" match! IWA Mid South is offering a great discount on these two shows; if you buy a two day pass, tickets are only $25, $20, and $15. Single night passes are $15, $12, and $10. Then coming up on Saturday night September 15th, IWA Mid South is once again at the Creator's House of Hardcore for a huge show. You will see former WWF superstar and member of DX The Road Dogg face off with a member of the "Super Heroes," Chris Hero! Also, former ECW tag team partners collide as the hardcore chair swinging freaks Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten go one on one! Ticket prices for this show are only $10 and $8! Visit the message board for full results of the of Hardcore Hell and Back 2001. The message board is the best place for all the latest breaking news, but of course you can find that here as well. [The full brackets for the Sweet Science Sixteen Tournament are now up on the IWA message board, if you haven't seen them yet.] EXTREME HEAVEN 2001 VIDEOTAPES ---------------------------------------------- Tapes of 7/7's "Extreme Heaven 2001" event are now available on IWA home video. Witness a match of the year contender as six of the top scientific wrestlers in IWA battle it out in a thirty minute six man elimination tag team match as SUICIDE KID & COLT CABANA & TARIK THE GREAT face CM PUNK & CHRIS HERO & BJ WHITMER! See the battle of the Old School as CHIP FAIRWAY takes on STEVE CORINO. Watch "Rugby Thug" TRENT BAKER defend the IWA World Title against THE BLUE MEANIE with the lovely JASMIN ST. CLAIR. And see the IWA debut of the legendary ABDULLAH THE BUTCHER as he teams with IAN ROTTEN against MAD MAN PONDO and "Mean" MITCH PAGE in the main event. If you would like to order a copy, E-mail JFannin73@aol.com for further information. KING OF THE DEATH MATCH VIDEOTAPES ---------------------------------------------- Copies of the King of the Death Match 2001 Tournament are currently available for $40. It is a two tape set totaling over 6 hours, featuring some of the most violent death matches ever witnessed in pro wrestling. The KOTDM 2001 video is a multi-camera shoot of the event, which includes locker room interviews with the wrestlers, as well as commentary by Dave Prazak and Axl Rotten, as well as guest color commentators, including American Kickboxer, Jim Fannin, Chris Hero, and Richard X. Orders can be sent to: IWA Mid-South PO Box 21476 Louisville, KY 40221-0476 Any questions regarding orders can be E-mailed to JFannin73@aol.com. DIRECTIONS TO THE IWA HOUSE OF HARDCORE ---------------------------------------------- Directions to the IWA House Of Hardcore From Louisville: Take I-65 North to exit 6A. From there you will take exit 10B. This leads you into Charlestown, Indiana. Follow that road for about 7 miles (stay in the right lane because it will split with Indiana-3). Past the split, you will come across a gravel road next to a sign for IWA Wrestling. Take a right on that gravel road and the IWA House of Hardcore will be on your left side. If coming from the North: Take I-65 South to exit 6A. Then follow the directions above. --------------------------------------------- Visit the Official IWA Mid-South Web Site http://www.iwamidsouthwrestling.com/ --------------------------------------------- Call the IWA Mid-South Hardcore Hotline (502) 569-1701 --------------------------------------------- Post on the IWA Mid-South Message Board http://members2.boardhost.com/iwamidsouth/ Chaotic Wrestling returns to action on Friday, September 7th in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Matches already signed: CW Heavyweight Champion Gino Martino v. "Teen Idol" Aaron Stevens! CW Tag Team Champions Little Guido/Luis Ortiz v. Scarecrow/Jimmy Cash w/ Skunk O'Mally and Brittany Summer! CW Television Champion "Slyk" Wagner Brown v. Ali Muhammed! The Boston Brawler (w/ Boston Babe) v. Dukes Dalton! One Night Stand v. Jimmy Cash/Scarecrow w/ The Skunk and Brittany Summer! Rick Fuller/Mike Studd v. The Convict/Yankee Rebel! The Dynamic Kidd v. Cueball! Also, Ronnie D. Lishus, Short Sleeve Sampson, CW Light Heavyweight Champion Arch Kincaid, April Kincaid, and more! TICKETS FOR THE SEPTEMBER 7 CHAOTIC WRESTLING SHOW ARE NOW AVAILABLE. Portions of the proceeds will help to benefit the AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY and the program for BREAST CANCER AWARENESS. You can order your tickets on the Chaotic website, tickets.com or by submitting an e-mail chaoticfan319@cs.com. Tickets will also be available at the following locations: The Lawrence Knights of Columbus (978) 687 9834 WILMINGTON CENTER NEWS 422 MAIN ST. WILMINGTON MA WEST REAL ESTATE 314 MAIN ST. WILMINGTON MA WCTV STUDIOS MIDDLESEX AVE WILMINGTON MA across from Wilmington High School CVS PHARMACY MAIN ST MELROSE MA MELROSE BOWL MELROSE MA "Let the Chaos begin..." Chaotic Wrestling Inc. 9 Bartlet Street Suite 352 Andover, MA 01810 www.chaoticwrestling.com http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/chaoticwrestling NWL Franklin County Fair Franklin County Fair Grounds Chambersburg, PA Results ---------------------------------------- Referee: ---------------------------------------- Mike DiMuzio Ben Salem, PA ---------------------------------------- ___________________________________ 1 NWL HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH NO DISQUALIFICATION - NO TIME LIMIT challenger Jersey Devil 225 lbs Atlantic City, NJ -vs- champion John Rambo 267 lbs Bethlehem, PA ...Jersey Devil took the NWL Heavyweight Title belt and tried to hit John Rambo with the strap. Rambo ducked and nailed Jersey Devil with a martial arts kick to the face to get the pin at 11:37 to retain the NWL Heavyweight Title. ___________________________________ 2 TAG TEAM MATCH American Jackass & Mike Lawson combined weight: 385 lbs -vs- Gillberg & Doink combined weight: 490 lbs ...Gillberg got the pin on American Jackass at 12:53 following his spear and spike suplex finish maneuver. ___________________________________ 3 Jake "The Machine" Davis 235 lbs Phoenix, AZ -vs- HOUSE of PAIN Bully Gutterboy 245 lbs Seattle, WA ...Jake "The Machine" Davis was disqualified at 9:04 after Davis hit Gutterboy with a pair of brass knuckles. ___________________________________ 4 NWL LADIES TITLE "MIXED" MATCH If The Freak wins the belt, he sells it to the highest bidder in the crowd! The Freak 147 lbs Orlando, FL -vs- NWL Ladies Champion Madison Rodeo Drive - Beverly Hills, CA ...Madison hit The Freak with a "Tornado DDT" to get the pin on The Freak at 7:16 to retain the NWL Ladies Title. ___________________________________ 5 TAG TEAM MATCH Spazman Anthony & Aidiean w/ J.R. Manitoba combined weight: 465 lbs -vs- Rock & Roll Express Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson combined weight: 453 lbs ...The Rock & Roll Express won the match at 12:44 after Robert Gibson got the pin on Aidiean following double dropkicks by Morton and Gibson. ___________________________________ 6 12 MAN OVER THE TOP ROPE BATTLE ROYAL Featuring: Aidiean Spazman Anthony Jake Davis Flex Fenom Zero Tolerance The Freak Mighty Biggs American Jackass Freight Train Leslie Leatherman Gutterboy Mike Lawson ...The Battle Royal came down to Leslie Leatherman and Freight Train. Leslie Leatherman won the Battle Royal at 10:37 after he threw Freight Train over the top rope. ___________________________________ HoPWF Saturday Night Line Up - August 25, 2001 http://nwlwrestling.com/satcard.html HoPWF Tuesday Night Line Up - August 28, 2001 http://nwlwrestling.com/tuecard.html ___________________________________ www.NWLwrestling.com NWL PRESIDENT DickNWL@aol.com NWL BOOKER/INSTRUCTOR JRamboNWL@aol.com NWL WEBMASTERS Bob Fowle: BobNWL@aol.com / Micki D: MickiNWL@aol.com NWL PHOTOGRAPHERS BobNWL@aol.com / CathyNWL@yahoo.com NWL/HoPWF VIDEO CAMERA Tri Pod Big Buc Promotions End of Summer Press Release August 2001 Big Buc Promotions + Toms River East Girls Soccer Club Proudly Present PHOENIX CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING "FRIDAY NIGHT FIRE" Friday Night, September 28th, 2001; Bell Time 7:30 PM Toms River East High School Gym If you liked Phoenix Wrestling thus far, man do we have surprises in store for you! PCW is about to get many degrees hotter when we bring in one of the best wrestlers, and current WWF Star Tommy Dreamer!! If that's not enough we have many more stars that will be in the house on Sept 28th! Perhaps the best tag team of the nation will make a rare appearance in the NJ area as Nova and Kazarain, the team of Evolution will take on WCW star Crowbar and Chris Hammerick for the PCW Tag Team Titles. Phoenix Championship Wrestling's Heavyweight Champion Harley Lewis will be there to defend his heavyweight title against none other than WCW's The Wall. Along with these huge headlining matches our other PCW wrestlers will be sure to make history as Dr. Hurtz takes on Lupas in a Farewell to a friend match-up. Plus a "3 wishes" over the top battle royal. Along with that former tag champs the Backseat Boyz will be there. Plus : Prophet, Slayer, Ozzy, Little Ricky, Nicky Benz, Bilvis Wesley, Kara Slice, Brian Anthony, Donnie B, and other surprises!!!! Come join the fun Friday Night, Sept 28th in Toms River NJ! Tickets on sale : Rivoli's Italian Restaraunt 781 Fischer Blvd Giampappa's Pizza 888 Fischer Blvd Toms River H.S. East main office 1 Raider way FOR MORE INFO CALL 1 732 270 1678 or 1 732 581 9700 Tracy Takes The Lead! Sinn, The Sexy Monkey and Champagne Tied For Second! Lady Grapplers Violet Flame and Phoenix Make Their Canadian Debut at Proving Ground! Here are the results and point standings in the Apocalypse Wrestling Federation's Proving Ground Tournament from Wed. Aug. 22, 2001 at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. Day 6 of the 18 day Proving Ground Tournament was highlighted by the AWF debuts of three new talents including Masa Moo Nay and two female grapplers from the United States, the highly touted Violet Flame and Joey Knight's main squeeze Phoenix. Results: ------------------ 12:30 - Jaguar d. Danny Dynamic - Tracy and Fabian d. Felina and Champagne 3:30 - Fuego, Fabian and Champagne d. Jaguar, Sinn and newcomer Masa Moo Nay 6:30 - Felina upset Tracy - Sinn and Joey's accomplis, Phoenix, lost to Robin and our third newcomer Violet Flame. 8:30 - Wrestling Class Mark Menezes outlasted Bellisimo, Suave, Codfather, Masa Moo Nay, Fuego, Jaguar, Fabian, Champagne and Sinn in a 10-man battle royale. Points: ------------------ Miss AWF; Tracy- 40pts Sparkling James Champagne- 38pts Robin Knightwing - 38pts Sinn - 38pts El Fuego - 32pts Jaguar Singh- 28pts Codfather Billy Flynn- 26pts Felina - 26pts Angelo Bellisimo - 22pts Fabian Stokes - 18pts Amazing Grace- 16pts Danny Dynamic - 16pts Tony Mack - 14pts Urkov - 12pts Wrestling Classic - 12pts Enrico Suave- 8pts Sheik - 4pts David Diamond - 4pts Violet Flame - 4pts *** new to competition Masa Moo Nay - 4pts *** new to competition Phoenix - 2pts *** new to competition Joey Knight- 2 pts. (as AWF champion Joey will now have his point totals frozen) (AWF Proving Ground Results and Standings Courtesy of Mr. Joshua McLachlan.) *The Official KING OF INDIES 2001 ONLINE NEWSLETTER* by: Senior Media Editor, Jeremy "Jermz" Medeiros (August 22nd - August 27th 2001) "Only 9 weeks until King Of Indies 2001!!!" ------------------------------------------- *WELCOME TO THE KING OF INDIES NEWSLETTER* Welcome to the online newsletter devoted entirely to All Pro Wrestling's Annual King Of Indies Tournament. This will be a way to keep up with all the latest news and happenings for this Fall's huge event, which is already being called by some, the biggest show in the history of independent wrestling. This newsletter will be delivered in your e-mail every Wednesday night from now until October 24th (which is KOI Opening Day!), and it will be complete with all of the stats and facts you need to stay on top of what is going on with this huge event! It is never too early to begin planning your trip to the great city of Vallejo, California for your KOI Weekend Vacation. There are lots of things to do in this area, and you could easily make a week out of it. From Wednesday October 24th through Sunday October 28th, will be a wrestling fans dream week! ------------------------------------------- *RECKLESS YOUTH SUFFERS SERIOUS INJURY* It is being reported all over the internet that 2001 King Of Indies participant, Reckless Youth, has suffered a serious back injury, and could possibly be taken out of this October's tournament...and even worse, may have to consider permanent retirement. Reckless has a tear in one of the discs in his lower back, and is currently seeing a specialist, while doing physical therapy. This fantastic wrestling superstars career is currently in jeopardy. APW President Roland Alexander recently stated: "I really feel bad for Reckless and I wish him the very best and hope everything works itself out. This is a wrestler who has been one of the top 3 indy wrestlers in pro wrestling over the last 4 or 5 years but can't seem to get a break in this business. I was very much looking forward to having this great talent in the KOI 2001. He has offered for us to replace him in the tournament and I chose to give him the next 30 days to see what transpires with his health. As much as we would miss having him in the tournament, I think it is more important to make sure Reckless is healthy and that the injury does not get worse. I feel only Reckless knows how he feels and only he will be allowed to make that decision." You can remain posted on the latest information on Reckless Youth on www.allprowrestling.com, and right here in the KOI Newsletter. We wish him the best of luck in a full recovery, as do wrestling fans all over the world. A final decision will be made on his future in the KOI tournament within the next month. ------------------------------------------- *2 MORE KOI PARTICIPANTS ANNOUNCED* Over the past week, two more names have been added to the growing list of wrestlers who will compete in this years KING OF INDIES Tournament, to be held October 26th-27th in Vallejo, Ca. On Monday morning, it was announced that "The Anarchist" Doug Williams has been selected and confirmed to participate in what will be the biggest event in independent wrestling history. Then, this past Friday, it was confirmed that Frankie "The Future" Kazarian will also have a spot in the tournament. The "Sweet 16" is up to 10 official participants, with 6 spots remaining. Talk is heating up over at www.allprowrestling.com's message boards about who fans all over the country would like to see fill those final 6 spots. Here are the 10 men who will be on hand at this years KING OF INDIES= to take part in the two-night tournament: -"Black Nature Boy" Scoot Andrews -"Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels -"Scrap Iron" Adam Pearce -"State Of The Art" Jayson Reign -Reckless Youth -"Natural One" Michael Modest -"Future Legend" Donovan Morgan -Lo-Ki -"The Anarchist" Doug Williams -Frankie "The Future" Kazarian ------------------------------------------- *MORE INFO ON TWO LATEST KOI WRESTLERS* Here is some information and background on the two newest wrestlers to be named for the 2001 King Of Indies tournament, Doug Williams & Frankie Kazarian, courtesy of the "Voice Of APW", Joseph Lee... Name: DOUG WILLIAMS Height: 6 feet Weight: 220lbs. Years Pro: 8 Representing: Hammerlock Wrestling, United Kingdom Training: Hammerlock Academy Born In: Reading, England Title History: UWA (UK) Heavyweight Champion 1999 Accomplishments: 1992 National Judo Champion England (72kg), 4 Martial Arts Black Belt Ranks, Ranked as high as 180 in the PWI 500 Doug is a native of Reading, England and will bring a European flavor to our prestigious tournament. He has a solid foundation of martial arts like many of our other KOI =9101 competitors. Holding 4 black belt ranks tournament competition is certainly not an unfamiliar position for Williams to be in, as he was crowned National Judo Champion of England in 1992 in the 72kg weight class. Following his Judo Championship, Williams enrolled in and completed the Hammerlock Wrestling Academy in the UK making his professional wrestling debut in Folkestone, Kent, England in October of 1993. Since that time Doug has been one of the most prolific indie wrestlers in Europe battling it out with American stars such as 2000 King of Indies Christopher Daniels, Bryan Clark, Jim Neidhart, and Jake Roberts. A tournament like the King of Indies 2001 could be the perfect vehicle for Williams to launch himself into even greater success as a pro wrestler. His skill, physique, character and charisma make him a welcome addition to the 2001 King of Indies. You can follow the career of Doug Williams at http://www.dougwilliams.co.uk Name: FRANKIE KAZARIAN Age: 24 Height: 6=921" Weight: 220lbs Years Pro: 3 Hometown: Yucca Valley, CA Representing: UPW (Southern California) Finishing Move: Wave of the Future Training: Killer Kowalski Promotions Worked for: UPW, APW, UIWA, CCW, ACW, WPW, EWF, IWC, AWA, EWA,= NECW, CWA, ICW, MPW, PWA, ECWA, WWF Title History: UPW Tag Championship (w/ Nova) Frankie The Future Kazarian is no stranger to APW, west coast or east coast wrestling fans as he has wrestled for APW many times and travels the west and east coasts frequently wrestling for many other indie federations. He was born on August 4th, 1977 in Palm Springs, CA. Growing up in Yucca Valley, CA, at the tender age of seven, Frankie got his first glimpse of what would become his passion in life, professional wrestling. From that point until this very day, Frankie=92s life has revolved around wrestling. The action figures, the cd's, the magazines, the tapes, he had it all. His first heroes of the mat were guys like Ricky Steamboat and Tito Santana. As he grew older, eventually, Bret and Owen Hart, Shawn Michaels, Sean Waltman, and various others gave Frankie the inspiration to fulfill his life-long dream of becoming a professional wrestler. After researching wrestling schools all around the world, he, upon recommendation by none other then Bret Hart, chose ! the Killer Kowalski institute of professional wrestling. In early 1998, Frankie packed up everything he had, and drove over 3,000 miles to the northeast. When he arrived, he really had arrived. From the first day of training, he completely engulfed himself in the business. It was then that he learned that to rise to the top of this business, he must learn all styles, and truly become a chameleon of the sport. Walter "Killer" Kowalski was there with him every step of the way, as the two developed a great life long friendship. Having his first few matches in the New England area, Frankie was pretty much forced to return to the sunshine state. Upon his arrival, he began working with various independent promotions but quickly found a home in the EWF. Frankie continued to develop his own style, and quickly made a name for himself in Southern California. In May of 2000, Frankie began working with Rick Bassman's UPW. There he has worked with the best there is in California, and UPW including APW's top stars such as Michael M! odest, Donovan Morgan & Vincenzo Massaro. With several WWF dark matches under his belt, movies and television, Frankie is ready to continue his successful career with an appearance in the prestigious King of Indies Tournament 2001. You can follow Frankie Kazarian's career at http://www.upw.com This years installment of the premier indie wrestling tournament in the nation The King of Indies has been expanded to include 16 of the top indie wrestlers in the world and will be held over a two day period in Vallejo, California. The excitement surrounding KOI =9101 continues to grow with this announcement and will continue to grow in the coming weeks and months as more announcements are made about who the sweet 16 for KOI 01 will be. Amateur wrestling clinics, free mini camps, training sessions and more will take place during the day with Ribs-N-Wrestling Bar-B-Q, after-parties and other chances to rub shoulders with wrestling legends taking place during the evenings. In addition to all the festivities, picture/autograph sessions with Cauliflower Alley Club legends will make the Wrestlings Week of Legends an unforgettable experience for wrestling fans of all ages.As details become available they will be posted on the official King of Indies website at http://www.kingofindies.com As well as http://www.allprowrestling.com and also be sure to visit our friends and colleagues at http://www.caulifloweralleyclub.org ------------------------------------------- *KINGOFINDIES.COM HAS EVERYTHING YOU NEED* You can keep up to date with this years King Of Indies Tournament by visiting the official site at www.kingofindies.com. This is where you can check out all the information you may have missed in past online newsletters. It is your main source for all information on the biggest wrestling event of the year! Detailed profiles of all 16 participants are being added each and every time a new man is announced. You will be able to find anything and everything you need on tickets, hotels, restaurants, legends and most of all, the tournament itself! ------------------------------------------- Here are the quick NWA/ECCW Friday night results from Surrey, BC: Backyard Billy over "Southern" Comfort Ray Brooks - Brooks remains Jobber Champion Juggernaut over The Count Rockford 2001 over Luscious Layne Fontaine Johnny Canuck over "Gorgeous" Michelle Starr Chance Beckett over American Dragon - Chance remains NWA Canadian Jr Heavyweight Champion Backwoods Militia over Havoc & Scotty Mac - BWM remain NWA/ECCW Tag Team Champions Dr. Luther over Adam Firestorm - Luther remains NWA/ECCW Heavyweight Champion Ladies Choice over Honkytonk Man Next Surrey show is on Friday, September 14th featuring MATRATS Superstars, SCOTTY MAC, APOCOLPYSE, DAVE SWIFT and ORION. T R A D I T I O N...R U L E S! DAVE REPUBLIC republic@eccw.com HoPWF Saturday Night Matches August 25, 2001 Results ---------------------------------------- Referees: ---------------------------------------- Mike DiMuzio Bensalem, PA ---------------------------------------- Doug Rafferty Cumberland, MD ---------------------------------------- ___________________________________ 1 BATTLE ROYAL ...Spazman Anthony won the Battle Royal at 15:52. ___________________________________ 2 Malcolm Y 230 lbs Watts, CA -vs- Syck 210 lbs Chicago, IL ...Syck got the pin on Malcolm Y at 6:20 following a DDT. ___________________________________ 3 Nicholas Tide 210 lbs Ocean City, MD -vs- Mighty Biggs 510 lbs Hagerstown, MD ...Mighty Biggs sat on Nicholas Tide's chest to get the pin at 5:11. ___________________________________ 4 Aidiean 220 lbs Athens, Greece -vs- Zero Tolerance w/ Mighty Biggs 280 lbs Des Moines, IA ...Aidiean used his feet on the ropes to get the pin on Zero Tolerance at 8:28. Referee Doug Rafferty reversed the decision after Mighty Biggs and the fans explained what happened. ___________________________________ CELEBRITY'S LOUNGE Hosts: NWL Ladies Champion Madison NWL Cruiserweight Champion Flex Fenom HoPWF Heavyweight Champion Leslie Leatherman ___________________________________ 5 Mike Lawson 165 lbs Baltimore, MD -vs- Flex Fenom w/ Madison 220 lbs Venice Beach, CA ...Flex Fenom got the pin on Mike Lawson at 9:52 after Lawson missed a leg drop from the top rope. ___________________________________ 6 MAIN EVENT HoPWF HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE "BEST OF 3 FALLS" MATCH challenger Spazman Anthony 245 lbs Harrisburg, PA -vs- champion Leslie Leatherman w/ Madison 305 lbs Phoenix, AZ 1st Fall - Spazman Anthony got the pin on Leslie Leatherman at 6:59 following a low blow kick. 2nd Fall - Leslie Leatherman got the second pin at 8:44 following a low blow kick. 3rd Fall - Mike Lawson ran to ringside to distract referee Mike DiMuzio and Aidiean snuck in the ring and hit Leslie Leatherman with a pair of brass knuckles. Spazman Anthony went for the pin on Leslie Leatherman, but then Madison jumped up on the ring apron to distract DiMuzio. Flex Fenom ran to the ring and nailed Spazman with a pair of brass knuckles of his own, and placed Leatherman on top of Spazman for the cover. DiMuzio made the 3 count at 11:17 and Leslie Leatherman retained the HoPWF Heavyweight Title. ___________________________________ HoPWF Tuesday Night Line Up - August 28, 2001 http://nwlwrestling.com/tuecard.html HoPWF Saturday Night Line Up - September 1, 2001 http://nwlwrestling.com/satcard.html ___________________________________ www.NWLwrestling.com NWL PRESIDENT DickNWL@aol.com NWL BOOKER/INSTRUCTOR HoPWF PRESIDENT JRamboNWL@aol.com NWL/HoPWF WEBMASTERS Bob Fowle: BobNWL@aol.com / Micki D: MickiNWL@aol.com NWL/HoPWF PHOTOGRAPHERS BobNWL@aol.com / CathyNWL@yahoo.com NWL/HoPWF VIDEO CAMERA Tri Pod AWF Thanks CNE Paramedics and St. Michael's Hospital Staff Aug.25th, 2001 AWF Proving Ground Results from Toronto, Canada... The Apocalypse Wrestling Federation would like to extend our thanks to the CNE paramedics and St. Michaels Hospital staff for their excellent work in treating an injured Jaguar Vijay Singh on Saturday. Vijay appeared to have suffered an injury which left him knocked out and immobile following his loss to AWF Champion Joey Knight at the conclusion of Saturday's AWF programming at the CNE. The medical staff on hand at the CNE quickly rushed into the ring to tend to Jaguar and had him transported to St. Michael's Hospital in downtown Toronto for a diagnosis by a doctor. The AWF is happy to report that a series of x-rays administered at the hospital proved to be negative and that Jaguar was discharged and sent home to rest. The AWF is also pleased to report that Jaguar will indeed be ok but, against his wishes, he will not be allowed to continue on in the tournament until we are completely sure that he is at 100%. The following are the results and standings from day 9 of the Apocalypse Wrestling Federation CNE Proving Ground Tournament courtesy of Joshua McLachlan. Results ------------- 1 - Champagne and Tracy d. Mayhem and Felina 2 - Slade d. Jaguar and Fabian in a triple threat match 3 - Joey and Phoenix d. Robin and Violet Flame 4 - Jaguar and Mayhem lost to Fabian and Mark Menezes 5 - Tracy d. Felina 6 - Robin and Champagne d. Urkov and Joey 7 - Joey d. Jaguar to retain the title Points: ------------------ Miss AWF; Tracy- 60pts Robin Knightwing - 58pts Sparkling James Champagne- 58pts Jaguar Singh- 46pts Sinn - 44pts Fabian Stokes - 40pts El Fuego - 36pts Codfather Billy Flynn- 34pts Angelo Bellisimo - 34pts Felina - 32pts Tony Mack - 26pts Danny Dynamic - 22pts Amazing Grace- 20pts Wrestling Classic - 18pts Urkov - 16pts Violet Flame - 14pts Phoenix - 10pts Enrico Suave- 8pts Masa Moo Nay - 8pts Mayhem - 8pts Sheik - 4pts David Diamond - 4pts
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