By Chris Vetter

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 RESULTS, NEWS & NOTES

Better late than never! I’m a few days behind after some busy things going on in my life. Here’s a quick rundown of what happened over the weekend.

Crowds were said to be quite sparse for the ROH shows on the west coast. Results are below. Chris Hero won the “Survival of the Fittest” tournament on Friday, in front of perhaps the smallest crowd in ROH history. Hero eliminated all five opponents in the six-way elimination finale to win the tournament.

In AAW, after Jerry Lynn retained the AAW title, he brawled with “Venom” Keith Walker, who was recently released from his WWE developmental deal. Walker is a muscular man, but I wrote a year ago – when he first signed his contract – that I didn’t think he was “WWE ready.” But, I’m glad to see he’s immediately back to work on the indy scene.

There’s a lot of big shows this weekend, with PWG heading to Europe for a three-show tour, and the HUGE JAPW “10th Anniversary show,” plus big events from Chikara Pro, IWA Mid-South, Northeast Wrestling, and Pro Wrestling Unplugged.

Speaking of IWA Mid-South, the promotion announced it does plan to run shows into 2008. Two weeks ago, the promotion hinted that its Dec. 7 show would be its final event. So, I certainly consider this to be good news!

Minnesota veteran Arik Cannon leaves for a six-week tour of Japan this week, and I wish him well!

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

Ring of Honor, Oct. 19, Las Vegas, Calif.: Roderick Strong defeats Brent Albright, Chris Hero defeats Karl Anderson, Rocky Romero defeats TJ Perkins, Austin Aries defeats Delirious, Claudio Castagnoli defeats Davey Richards, Nigel McGuinness vs. Bryan Danielson ended in a draw, Human Tornado defeats Tony Kozina and Shane Hagadorn in a three-way, Jimmy Jacobs & Necro Butcher defeat the Briscoes, Hero defeated Tornado and Romero and Aries and Strong and Castagnoli to win the “Survival of the Fittest” tournament.

SAW, Oct. 19, Millersville, Tenn.: Arrick Andrews defeats Damian Adams, AM Vision defeats Mason Raige, Sean Casey defeats Lennox Lightfoot, The Naturals defeat J-5 & Chris Bomb, the Maddox Brothers defeat Chris Michaels & Nore Havoc, TJ Harley defeats Apocalypse, Shawn Schultz defeats Drake Green, Sean Casey defeats Arrick Andrews, Hammerjack vs. Jason James went to a no contest, Vic the Bruiser & Kory Williams defeat the Naturals.

AAW, Oct. 20, Berwyn, Ill.: Cadillac Jones & Shawn Santana & Chris Able defeat Jordan McIntyre & the Family, Krotch & Dan Lawrence defeat Hunter Matthews & Knight Wagner, Silas Young defeats Tyme Paige, Shane Holister defeats Brandon Blaze, Truth Martini & N8 Mattson defeat Kris Hybrid & Bonebreaker Brooks, Tyler Black defeats Josh Abercrombie, Skullkrusher Rasche Brown defeats Arik Cannon, Derek St. Holmes defeats Hardcore Craig, Ryan Boz defeats Tony Rican, the Phoenix Twins defeat Ryan Cruz & Darin Corbin, Jerry Lynn defeats Jayson Reign, Keith Walker returned and challenged Lynn, Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley defeat Trik Davis & Conrad Kennedy III to retain the tag titles.

Ring of Honor, Oct. 21, San Francisco, Calif.: Chris Hero defeats Human Tornado, Roderick Strong defeats Claudio Castagnoli, Adam Pearce defeats Karl Anderson, Brent Albright defeats Delirious, Davey Richards & Rocky Romero defeats TJ Perkins & Tony Kozina, Jimmy Jacobs & Necro Butcher defeat Davey Richards & Rocky Romero, Bryan Danielson defeats Austin Aries, Nigel McGuinness defeats Jay Briscoe.

UPCOMING SHOWS

Action Zone Wrestling, Oct. 24, Waipahu, Hawaii, with Kris Kavanaugh & Sex Bomb Cholo vs. the Rage & Sabaki, Jimmy Jacobs vs. AkuA, Delirious vs. DDB vs. Kaniala vs. Mark Anarchy, Nebulous vs. Nijuu Ninkaku, Devilshock vs. the Old School Outlaws.

GOUGE, Oct. 25, Raleigh, N.C.

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Oct. 26, in France! El Generico & Kevin Steen vs. Super Dragon & Davey Richards vs. Arai & Taku Iwasa in a three-way tag match, Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness, Jack Evans vs. PAC, Austin Aries vs. Joey Ryan.

IWA Mid-South, Oct. 26, Plainfield, Ind., “the double death tag team death match tournament.” Teams include CJ Otis & xOMGx, Devon Moore & Joker, Brain Damage & Deranged, J.C. Bailey & Drake Younger, Mad Man Pondo & Necro Butcher, Ian Rotten & Insane Lane, Dysfunction & Vortekz, Freak Show & Prophet.

Chikara Pro, Oct. 26, Reading, Penn., at the Riverside Beneficial Assoc. Building, with Gran Akuma & Icarus vs. Delirious & Hallowicked, Mike Quackenbush vs. Lince Dorado, Claudio Castagnoli vs. Chuck Taylor, Eddie Kingston vs. Tim Donst, Equinox vs. Mitch Ryder, Jigsaw vs. Dragon Yuki.

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Oct. 27, in England! Bryan Danielson vs. Martin Stone, El Generico & Kevin Steen vs. Super Dragon & Davey Richards, PAC vs. Jack Evans, Austin Aries vs. Nigel McGuinness, Joey Ryan vs. Spud.

Chikara Pro, Oct. 27, Barnesville, Penn., at the Ryan Township Fire Hall, with Claudio Castagnoli vs. Larry Sweeney, Mike Quackenbush & Jigsaw vs. Cheech & Cloudy, and matches with Delirious, Gran Akuma Chuck Taylor, Icarus, Hallowicked, Crossbones.

IWA Mid-South, Oct. 27, Plainfield, Ind., “Queen of the Death Matches.” Competitors include Mickie Knuckles, LuFisto, Delilah Starr, Storm, Roxie Cotton, Lady Victoria, Rebecca Payne.

Jersey All Pro, Oct. 27, Rahway, N.J., the “10th Anniversary Show,” with Low Ki vs. Homicide, Rhino vs. Necro Butcher, A.J. Styles vs. Frankie Kazarian, Jay Lethal & Azrieal vs. Sabian & Ruckus, Eddie Kingston vs. Drake Younger, B-Boy vs. M-Dogg 20 vs. Joker vs. Bandido Jr. vs. Sal Rinauro vs. ???? in a six-way scramble, Grim Reefer vs. Archadia in a ladder match, plus Crowbar Devon Storm and Cryme Tyme.

Northeast Wrestling, Oct. 27, Milford, Penn., at Delaware Valley High School, with Kurt Angle appearing, Jerry Lawler vs. Joey Matthews, Abyss vs. Romeo Roselli, Jason Blade vs. Xavier, Josh Daniels vs. Ricky Landell, and a midget match.

Pro Wrestling Unplugged, Oct. 27, Philadelphia, Penn., at New Alhambra Hall, with Too Cold Scorpio vs. Devon Moore, Trent Acid vs. Justice Pain, Johnny Kashmere vs. Hellfire, TJ Cannon vs. Bruce Maxwell, Amy Lee vs. Annie Social.

New York Wrestling Connection, Oct. 27, Blue Point, N.Y., at St. John’s Orthodox Church, with Dickie Rodz vs. Mike Spinelli, Bruno Marciano vs. Papadon, Javi-Air vs. Alex Reynolds, Mikey Whipwreck vs. Tony Burma.

P.R.O. Wrestling, Oct. 27, Fairview Heights, Ill., with Brandon Keith vs. Adam Evans, Ricochet vs. Trik Davis, Chuck Taylor vs. Silas Young, Danny Daniels vs. Tyler Black.

Blackball’d Wrestling Organization, Oct. 27, Phoenixville, Penn., with Rockin’ Rebel & Killer Kramer & Bill Bain vs. Eric Cooper & Kage & IB Green, Massive Mike & Twisted Tate vs. Alan Cross & Jason Gotti, Din Mak vs. Kid Kaos vs. Mat Bomboy vs. Antonio Blanca, Chris Brown vs. Blahdeggo vs. Boy Boy.

Independent Wrestling Federation, Oct. 27, West Paterson, N.J., with Tito Santana & Tony Torres & Kevin Knight vs. Franciz & Travis Blake & Aaron Stride, Biggie Biggs vs. Bryan Harley in a strap match, Antonio Rivera vs. Chris Steeler, Steve Camacho vs. Justin Corino, Kareem West vs. Frank Scoleri.

Lethal Wrestling Alliance, Oct. 27, House Springs, Mo.

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Oct. 28, in Germany! Bryan Danielson vs. El Generico, Jack Evans vs. Ken Steen vs. PAC vs. Super Dragon, Absolute Andy & Steve Douglas vs. Thumbtack Jack & Bad Bones.

Independent Wrestling Federation, Oct. 28, West Paterson, N.J., with Tito Santana & Biggie Biggs & Antonio Rivera vs. Justin Corino & Frank Scoleri & Bryan Harley, Tony Torres vs. Franciz, Kevin Knight vs. Travis Blake, Steve Camacho vs. Chris Steeler, Jason Roberts vs. Dan Schwartz.

Eastern Wrestling Alliance, Oct. 28, Arbutus, Md., at the fire hall, with Derek Frazier vs. Core, Goldthumb vs. Mr. E. Machine, DJ Hyde vs. Niles Young, Tim Donst vs. Raphael Silva, Ray Alexander vs. Drew Gulak.

Ring of Honor, Nov. 2, Philadelphia, Penn., the armory, with Mitsuharu Misawa & KENTA vs. Takeshi Morishima & Naomichi Marufuji, Bryan Danielson vs. Austin Aries, Jack Evans & Ruckus & Jigsaw vs. Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black & Necro Butcher, Roderick Strong vs. Mike Quackenbush.

Ring of Honor, Nov. 3, New York, N.Y., the Manhattan Center, with KENTA vs. Mitsuharu Misawa.

Northeast Wrestling, Nov. 3, Scranton, Penn.

Pro Wrestling Unplugged, Nov. 3, Feasterville, Penn., at the Sportsplex.

Insanity Pro Wrestling, Nov. 3, Indianapolis, Ind., the Salvation Army Community Center, 7 p.m., with a super junior tournament featuring Josh Abercrombie vs. Jake Crist, Dustin Rayz vs. Billy Roc, Scotty Vortekz vs. Hallowicked, JC Bailey vs. Die Hard Dustin Lee, Louis Linaris vs. Dave Crist, Hex Gage vs. Drake Younger. In non-tournament action, Dave Davidson vs. Carlton Kaz, and Joey Owens vs. Ryan Rich.

Minnesota Independent Wrestling, Nov. 3, Chanhassen, Minn., at the American Legion, with Mitch Paradise, Brody Hoofer, Pete Huge, Matt Burns.

NEPW, Nov. 3, Painesville, Ohio, at the Hide Out Roller Rink, with Chris Cronus vs. Kwan Chang, Jesse Burke & Ryan Miller vs. Ray Rowe & J-Rocc, Aaron Draven vs. Zac Vincent, Sassy Stephanie vs. Viki Gambino vs. Angel Dust, Mickey Gambino vs. Jabari.

IWA Mid-South, Nov. 4, Joliet, Ill., the Hartman Rec Center, 1 p.m. show.

Maryland Championship Wrestling, Nov. 4, Dundalk, Md., with the Sandman! Also, Adam Flash vs. Christian York, Joey “Mercury” Matthews vs. the Bruiser, Danny Doring vs. Danny Jaxx, Patrick Brink vs. Tyler Hilton, the Ghetto Mafia vs. Tom Brandi & Jimmy Cicero, and matches with Derek Frazier, Josh Daniels, the Slackers, Ruckus, Sabian, Ryan McBride, Teddy Stigma.

EWF, Nov. 9, Marion, Ind., with WWE’s U-Gene.

Combat Zone Wrestling, Nov. 10, Philadelphia, Penn.

ECWA, Nov. 10, Newark, Del., “The Super 8” tournament, with Jerry Lynn, Rob Conway, Matt Cross, Human Tornado, Billy Bax, Rob Eckos, Brian Fury, and Matt Logan.

International Wrestling Cartel, Nov. 10, Elizabeth, Penn., the Court Time Sports Center.

World Women’s Wrestling, Nov. 11, Somerville, Mass., the Good Time Emporium with 3 p.m. belltime.

Chikara Pro, Nov. 16, Reading, Penn.

Chikara Pro, Nov. 17, Hellertown, Penn.

Pro Wrestling Unplugged, Nov. 17, Philadelphia, Penn., at New Alhambra.

Heavy On Wrestling, Nov. 17, Duluth, Minn., with Jake Roberts vs. Steve Stardom, Junior “Rikishi” Fatu vs. Mike Rollins, Christy Hemme & Brody Hoofer vs. Mitch Paradise & Ann Brookstone, Darin Corbin vs. the midget Bad Boy Brian, and Nate Bash vs. Ben Sailer vs. Joey Envy.

Chikara Pro, Nov. 18, Philadelphia, Penn.

Atomic Championship Wrestling, Nov. 23, Denver, Penn., with Glen Osbourne, Kage, Rockin Rebel, Twisted Tate, Rick Havoc, Shatter, Evan Leppy, Louis G. Rich, Alan Cross, Massive Mike, Vince Bono, Pretty fly 4 a White Guy, Dark Angel, Mikey X, Sgt. Steve, Big Poppa Chill, Frank the Tank, Johnny Law, Matt Real.

Pro Wrestling Unplugged, Nov. 23, Philadelphia, Penn., at New Alhambra Hall.

IWA Mid-South, Nov. 24, Midlothian, Ill., the Don Preston Rec Center, with Too Cold Scorpio, Brent Albright, and Eddie Kingston.

AAW, Nov. 24, Berwyn, Ill., the Eagles Club, with Tyler Black vs. Danny Daniels, Jerry Lynn vs. Keith Walker, Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin defend the tag titles, and the return of Austin Aries.

NWA Upstate, Nov. 24, Henrietta, N.Y., at Minett Hall, with Jimmy Olsen vs. John McChesney, Homicide vs. Pepper Parks.

FLWA, Nov. 24, Bloomington, Minn., the VFW, with Mitch Paradise vs. Big Brody Hoofer, Arya Daivari vs. Shimdog, JB Trask vs. Chadwick Wentworth III, Sammy Savard vs. Buck Zumhofe, Kenny “Sodbuster” Jay & Korrina Jay vs. Dan Jesser & Louisa Liece.

IWA East Coast, Nov. 24, Charleston, W.Va.

In Your Face Wrestling, Nov. 24, Rutland, Vt., at the Holiday Inn.

Planet Championship Wrestling, Nov. 24, Sarasota, Fla., the Robards Arena, with Apollo vs. Brent Dail, Sabu vs. Eddie Colon in a hardcore match, Nasty Boys vs. Norman Smiley & Hack Myers, Kip James vs. Big Vito, Mark Zout vs. Hector Guerrero, Ricky Santana vs. Barry Horowitz.

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