By Chris Vetter, Torch Contributor

Torch Indy Reporter Chris Vetter travels thousands of miles each year to see dozens of indy shows all over the Midwest. His reports covering the entire U.S. Indy Scene are usually published exclusively here at PWTorch.com every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

WEEKEND PREVIEW, NEWS & NOTES

Undoubtedly, the biggest indy event of the year on the West Coast is the Pro Wrestling Guerrilla “Battle of Los Angeles.” The three-day, 24-man elimination tournament kicks off today and runs through Sunday. In some MAJOR indy news, Alex Shelley has been added to the lineup this week, as both Bryan Danielson and Super Dragon have withdrawn. This is major news because PWG was told earlier this year they would not have access to TNA talent anymore. Hopefully this is a sign that more TNA talent will make their way back to PWG in the future. SO, I’ve updated the lineups below.

No indy shows for me this weekend. I’ve finished watching CZW’s “Best of the Best 7” and an NIW DVD, and those reviews will be written some time next week. I’m currently wrapping up an AAW DVD from March, and that also will be written some time soon.

And you can always reach me with your indy results at chrisjvetter@hotmail.com. I request that you remember to say date, location (including building, city & state!), and full name of the promotion.

WEEKEND RESULTS

Planet Championship Wrestling, Aug. 25, Palmetto, Fla.: Stone Cates defeats Kennedy Kendrick, Barry Horowitz defeats Scott Davis, Rico Suave defeats Mark Zout, Hector Guerrero defeats Son of Sicily and the Hardcore Conquistador Tony and El Magnifico in a four-way, the Shane Twins defeat Francisco Ciatso & James Morrison, Brian Knobbs & Norman Smiley defeat Jerome Hendrix & Jayson Copely, Brent Dail defeats Apollo, Big Vito defeats Navy Seal.

XWE, Aug. 26, Holiday, Fla.: Bobby Wohlfert won a 20-man battle royal, Ricky Romeo defeats Jerome Hendrix, Milton & Carlton defeat Deakon Starr & Stone Cates, James Morrison defeats Son of Sicily, Raymond Snow & Michael Patrick defeat Pretty Fly & Vinndetta, Austin Darwin Downing defeats Barney Rumble, Heater defeats Mark Zout and Kennedy Kendrick and Devin Dalton, Bobby Wohlfert defeats Ricky Romeo, Big Vito defeats Torcher.

GOUGE, Aug. 30, Raleigh, N.C.: Eskimo Joe defeats Seymour Snott, Luther Thesz defeats Dick Foley, Otto Schwanz defeats Cowboy Willie Watts, the Doodley Brothers defeat Ernie Nord & Trent Wylde, Bobby Houston defeats Charlie Dreamer, KC McKnight & Jake Manning defeats La Flecha & Ishkara, Trailer Park Heat & Sweet Ebony Assassin vs. the New Age Sheepherders ended in a double countout.

UPCOMING SHOWS

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Aug. 31, Los Angeles, Calif., “Battle of Los Angeles, Night 1,” with Chris Hero vs. Joey Ryan, Austin Aries vs. Roderick Strong, Jimmy Rave vs. Matt Sydal, Claudio Castagnoli vs. Doug Williams, Tyler Black vs. Alex Shelley, Jack Evans vs. PAC.

IWA Mid-South, Aug. 31, Midlothian, Ill., the recreational center, with B.J. Whitmer vs. Jimmy Jacobs, Joker vs. CJ Otis, Josh Abercrombie & Nate Webb vs. Silas Young & Dysfunction, Chuck Taylor vs. Brandon Thomaselli.

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Sept. 1, Los Angeles, Calif., “Battle of Los Angeles, Night 2,” with CIMA vs. Human Tornado, Scott Lost vs. Shingo, Nigel McGuinness vs. Davey Richards, Necro Butcher vs. Kevin Steen, Dragon Kid vs. Susumu Yokosuka, El Generico vs. Tony Kozina.

Insanity Pro Wrestling, Sept. 1, Indianapolis, Ind., the Salvation Army Community Center, with Hillbilly Jed vs. Osyris, Jon Moxley vs. Billy Roc, and matches with Carlton Kaz, Scotty Vortekz, Ryan Rich, Dave Crist, Jake Crist, Sami Callihan, Diehard, OMG, the Mavericks, PT Hustla.

Insane Championship Wrestling, Sept. 1, Milwaukee, Wis., at the Sports Connection, with Skullkrusher Rasche Brown vs. Brody Hoofer, Justin Dredd vs. Mickey McCoy, Dysfunction & Arya Daivari vs. Esteban Molina & Troy Walters, Super Mario vs. Steve Stone, TC Washington vs. Chriz Black, Jasyon Cash vs. Silas Young, Fire and Ice vs. the Exctasy Express, Rob James vs. Jason Dukes vs. Chase McCoy vs. Mark Priebe vs. the Ninja, Bobby Valentino vs. Jason Hades.

Hoosier Pro Wrestling, Sept. 1, Columbus, Ind., the HPW Arena, with Ronnie Vegas vs. Pastor Pain, Ox Harley & Cousin Cooter vs. Zodiac & Grappler, Donny Idol vs. the winner of a battle royal, Troy Van Zant vs. Tom Van Zant, and the debut of Mark Houston.

Lethal Wrestling Alliance, Sept. 1, St. Peters, Mo., at the Vetta Sports Club, with Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin vs. Nick Tyson & Dingo.

Hawaii Championship Wrestling, Sept. 1, Kaneohe, Hawaii, at the Marine Corps Base.

Independent Wrestling Federation, Sept. 1, Paterson, N.J., with Tony Torres vs. Franciz, Kevin Knight vs. Nick Sabre, Mike Durnin & Steve Camacho vs. Justin Corino vs. Frank Scoleri, Antonio Rivera vs. Chris Steeler.

Revolutionary Championship Wrestling, Sept. 1, Jackson, Ohio, 7:30 p.m., with Trik Nasty vs. Tank Runyon, Dirk Extreme vs. C.O.Hustler, Flash Flury & Nikki Tyler vs. Onyx & Ricochet, Juggulator & Judas Thorn vs. Aaron Draven & a mystery partner, Ace Gigolo vs. Chuck Chronic, Randy Allen vs. Tyson Rogers, Chris Smith vs. Wes Cannon.

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Sept. 2, Los Angeles, Calif., “Battle of Los Angeles, Night 3.”

Independent Wrestling Federation, Sept. 2, Paterson, N.J., with Tony Torres vs. Franciz, Kevin Knight vs. Justin Corino, Mike Durnin vs. Frank Scoleri, Antonio Rivera vs. Chris Steeler.

Independent Wrestling Federation, Sept. 3, Paterson, N.J., with a battle royal winner to get a title shot, plus Kevin Knight vs. Travis Blake, Steve Camacho & Jana vs. Justin Corino & Frank Scoleri, Biggie Biggs vs. Bryan Harley.

Action Zone Wrestling, Sept. 5, Waipahu, Hawaii, the Filcom Center, with Dragon Gate wrestlers CIMA, Dragon Kid, Susumu Yokosuka, Shingo Takagi in action.

Pro Wrestling Syndicate, Sept. 7, Garfield, N.J., with Necro Butcher & Chris Hero vs. Samoa Joe & Eddie Kingston, Justin Credible vs. Reckless Youth in a best of three falls match, Sabu vs. Trent Acid, Jay Lethal vs. “the Genius” Lanny Poffo, Abyss vs. Monsta Mack, Crowbar vs. Michael Sane, Danny Demanto vs. Kenny Omega.

IWA Mid-South, Sept. 7, Plainfield, Ind., the Capital Sports Center.

Jersey All Pro, Sept. 8, Rahway, N.J., with Low Ki & Samoa Joe vs. Homicide & Hotstuff Hernandez, B-Boy vs. Jay Lethal vs. Azrieal vs. Grim Reefer, Frankie Kazarian vs. Chris Hero.

Combat Zone Wrestling, Sept. 8, Philadelphia, Penn., the Chri$ Ca$h memorial show.

AAW, Sept. 8, Berwyn, Ill., the Eagles Club, with Eric Priest vs. Arik Cannon, Jayson Reign & Chandler McClure, Phil Atlas vs. Danny Daniels vs. B.J. Whitmer vs. M-Dogg 20, Tyler Black vs. Nigel McGuinnes, the AAW debuts of Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley, and matches with Jerry Lynn, Jimmy Jacobs, the North Star Express, Marek Brave, Zach Gowen, Krotch and the Phoenix Twins.

IWA Mid-South, Sept. 8, Plainfield, Ind., the Capital Sports Center.

Hybrid Wrestling, Sept. 8, Frement, Ohio, the FCRC Arena, with A.J. Styles in action vs. Johnny Gargano, Faith in Nothing vs. the Canadian Superstars, Irish Airborne vs. the Cut Throat Crew, Billy Taylor vs. Josh Prohibition, Starless vs. Marion Fontaine, Luis Diamante vs. JT Lightning, Sean Tyler vs. Brian Lyndon.

International Wrestling Cartel, Sept. 8, Elizabeth, Penn., the Court Time Sports Center.

NEPW, Sept. 8, Painesville, Ohio, at the Hide Out, with Chris Cronus vs. Jabari, Luis Diamante vs. Killer Kumpf, and a ladies battle royal.

Tri-State Wrestling, Sept. 8, Vincennes, Ind., at Adams Coliseum, with the Blaze Brothers vs. Oblivion, Hank Hendricks vs. Drake Owens, Aaron Christopher & the Iron Chef vs. Bareback Jack & Chris Phoenix, P.V. Cales vs. Abolish, Joey O’Reily vs. Anubus.

UPWA, Sept. 8, Wilmington, N.C., with the debut of Chris Hamrick.

Maryland Championship Wrestling, Sept. 9, Dundalk, Md., at the MCW Arena, with Danny Doring & Orlando Brown & Jeff Blackshear vs. Danny Jaxx & Kelly Bell & Buzz Stryker, Joey Matthews vs. Adam Flash, Ruckus & Sabian vs. Tom Brandi & Jimmy Cicero, Derek Frazier vs. Josh Daniels, Tyler Hilton vs. mystery opponent picked by fans, Christian York vs. Nicky Benz.

IWA Mid-South, Sept. 9, Sellersburg, Ind., at Alley Cats Bowling Lanes.

Total Mayhem Pro, Sept. 9, Lake Hiawatha, N.J., the ECPW Arena, “the Tiger Khan Memorial Card,” with Teddy “the Tank” Reade vs. Malta the Damager, and a 30-man old-school battle royale, plus Ruffy Silverstein vs. Eric Adamz, the Patriot vs. Xavier, Judas Young vs. Damian Dragon, Ken Sweeney vs. Mad Dog X.

World Women’s Wrestling, Sept. 9, Somerville, Mass., at the Good Time Emporium.

Ring of Honor, Sept. 14, Detroit, Mich., at the Michigan State Fairgrounds, with the Briscoes vs. Bryan Danielson & Austin Aries, Rocky Romero vs. Jack Evans, Roderick Strong vs. Matt Cross.

NWA No Limits, Sept. 14, Blue Grass, Iowa, with Norman Smiley in action, plus Amazing Kong vs. MsChif, and matches with Shane Hollister, Josh Abercrombie, Marek Brave, the Mississippi Madman, Bryan Ash, Jeff King and more.

Ring of Honor, Sept. 15, Chicago Ridge, Ill., the fieldhouse.

Pro Wrestling Unplugged, Sept. 15, Philadelphia, Penn., at New Alhambra Arena.

East Coast Wrestling Association, Sept. 15, Newark, Del., the Greater Newark Boys’ & Girls’ Club, with Mr. Wright, the Valedictorians, the Chick Magnets and more.

3XW, Sept. 15, Des Moines, Iowa, the Steel Worker’s Union Hall, with Brian Ash vs. Gage Octane, Arik Cannon vs. Mark Sterling, Dan Lawrence vs. Bryce Benjamin, Ben Sailer & Nate Bash vs. Darin Corbin & Ryan Cruz, plus Devin Carter, Casanova, Zach Thompson, Aaron Masterson, Jimmy Rockwell, Ricky Kwong.

GOUGE, Sept. 15, Stem, N.C., the fire hall.

New Horizons Pro Wrestling, Sept. 15, Boonton, N.J., at the Elks Lodge, with Kyle Smiley vs. Donnie Johnson, Erik Andretti vs. Jasin Karloff, Dave Logan vs. Eric Alvarado, John Cannon vs. Boogalou, Jake Bishop vs. Ahmad Jihad Ahkbar, Josh Daniels vs. a mystery opponent.

UWA Hardcore, Sept. 21, Mississauga, Ontario, at St. John’s Hall, with Sonjay Dutt vs. Lionel Knight, M-Dogg 20 vs. Claudio Castagnoli.

UWF, Sept. 21, Richmond, Va., the Alltel Pavilion.

Mercury 1 Wrestling, Sept. 21, Green Bay, Wis., with Scotty Too Hotty vs. Darin Corbin, Shane Hills or Jay Ryan vs. Silas Young.

UWF, Sept. 22, Spotsylvania, Va., at Courtland High School.

Chikara Pro, Sept. 22, Philadelphia, Penn., at New Alhambra Arena, 7 p.m.

IWA-Mid South, Sept. 28, Midlothian, Ill., the Rec Center, “Ted Petty Invitational.”

IWA-Mid South, Sept. 29, Midlothian, Ill., the Rec Center, “Ted Petty Invitational.”

Full Impact Pro, Sept. 29, Crystal River, Fla., with the YRR vs. the Heartbreak Express & Black Market in a “War Games” match.

AAW, Sept. 29, Berwyn, Ill., the Eagles Club.

NWA Upstate, Sept. 29, Henrietta, N.Y., at the Minett Hall.

Absolute Intense Wrestling, Sept. 30, Cleveland, Ohio, with Steve Corino defending his title, Chris Hero vs. Tyler Black, Claudio Castagnoli vs. Starless, Tyrone Evans vs. Eddie Kingston, Sterling James Keenan vs. Romeo Vino.

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