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Nov 21, 2007 - 4:16:22 PM
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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 PREVIEW, NEWS & NOTES
I’ll be off the rest of the week because of the holiday, so the weekend preview comes really early!
Once again, there will be two promotions going head-to-head in the Chicago area on Saturday. IWA Mid-South will be in Joliet, Ill., for its annual “Strong Style Tournament”, with Too Cold Scorpio, Brent Albright, B.J. Whitmer, and Eddie Kingston. Also, Amazing Kong vs. Mickie Knuckles. Only about 15 miles away, in Berwyn, Ill., AAW has a huge show with Tyler Black vs. Danny Daniels in an I Quit match, Jerry Lynn vs. Keith Walker, Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin vs. Truth Martini & N8 Mattson, and Austin Aries vs. Silas Young.
Sabu, Kip James, the Nasty Boys, Big Vito and Norman Smiley all will be on 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.
Homicide will wrestle for NWA Upstate on Saturday in Henrietta, N.Y.
In other news…
More on the Jake “The Snake” Roberts fiasco from Duluth, Minn., last Saturday. Here is what the Heavy on Wrestling promoter had to say: “When I met up with Jake Roberts Saturday he was intoxicated at 4pm. It wasn't to an extreme level but it was definitely noticeable. He and his buddy followed from the hotel to the sky dome and quickly set up to sell gimmicks. Throughout the night Jake proceeded to increasingly become more drunk while consuming numerous shots of tequila and mixed drinks. We did have a snake for him but the reptologist in charge of it felt Jake was not at a level to handle an animal safely. Jake proceeded to be rude to many fans. After purchasing a few action figures of himself from our gimmick tables he asked me for a bonus because we had a large crowd. I declined and started to wonder how I was going to get through the night. Jake was scheduled to be the main event but I made a very fly by night decision and threw him on before intermission and got him out of the arena.” He then added: “The match he had was not what he agreed to do and upset several Jake the Snake fans in attendance.” He finished by saying that Jake smoked marijuana at the gimmick table, and the venue got cited for a fire code violation.
Demolition will head to Pro Wrestling Unplugged on Dec. 15. Learn more at www.prowrestlingunplugged.com.
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
Bayou Independent Wrestling, Nov. 18, West Monroe, La.: Joey Spector defeats Sean Cordova & Braydin Payge, Chance Wyndam defeats Kristopher Haiden, Scott Murdoch & Victor Tadlock defeat Bomb Loco & El Medical, Don Juan defeats Viper Melina, Jeremy Young defeats Vordell Walker and Davey Richards, Richards then defeats Walker, Christie Sommers defeats Foxy Roxy, Andy Dalton defeats JT Lamotta.
XICW, Nov. 18,
UPCOMING SHOWS
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.
IWA Mid-South, Nov. 24, Joliet, Ill., with Too Cold Scorpio, B.J. Whitmer, Brent Albright, and Eddie Kingston. Also, Amazing Kong vs. Mickie Knuckles.
AAW, Nov. 24, Berwyn, Ill., the Eagles Club, with Tyler Black vs. Danny Daniels in an I Quit match, Jerry Lynn vs. Keith Walker, Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin vs. Truth Martini & N8 Mattson, Austin Aries vs. Silas Young, the Phoenix Twins vs. DP Associates.
NWA Upstate, Nov. 24, Henrietta, N.Y., at Minett Hall, with Jimmy Olsen vs. John McChesney, Homicide vs. Pepper Parks, Dunn vs. Cody Deaner, Cheech vs. Gabe Saint, Danny Doring vs. Colin Olsen, Cloud & Lee vs. the McCloud Brothers.
NWA Central States, Nov. 24, Cape Girardeau, Mo., at the armory, with Delirious vs. Dingo, Daizee Haze vs. MsChif vs. Rebecca Raze.
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, featuring James Wallace, J.P. Black, Tookie Tucker, Divine Diversity, Drake Evans, Guillaume DeSade.
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.
Blackball’d Wrestling Organization, Nov. 24, Phoenixville, Penn., with Rockin Rebel vs. Eric Cooper, Hard Candy vs. Salvation 2K7, Autumn Breeze vs. Boy Boy, Bazooka Joe & Wifebeater vs. Shawn Fury & Vinnie the Fixxer.
MCW Battleground, Nov. 24, Cottage Grove, Minn., at the armory, with the Prophet vs. Rob James, Thoruf Marius vs. Black Stallion, Craven Knyte vs. Kleck Michaels, Ryan Stone vs. Lorenzo Connors vs. Apostle 13, and a battle royal.
EWF, Nov. 24, Marion, Ind., 7:30 p.m., with Big Ric Cannon vs. Osyris, General Lee vs. Andy Santos.
Action Zone Wrestling, Nov. 26, Waipahu, Hawaii, at the FilCom Center, with Kris Kavanaugh vs. Mark Anarchy, Nebulous vs. Calor Futuro.
GOUGE, Nov. 29, Raleigh, N.C., at the Volume Eleven Tavern, with Luther Thesz vs. Cowboy Willie Watts, Wallabee Joe vs. El Mariachi, Trailer Park Heat & Sweet Ebony Assassin vs. the Super Mario Brothers, Seymour Snott vs. KC McKnight, Dick Foley vs. Ernie Nord vs. Scrapyard Dog vs. Leroy Zbyszko, Naudia vs. Cinnamon Snott.
Ring of Honor, Nov. 30, Dayton, Ohio, at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds, with Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. Davey Richards & Rocky Romero, Austin Aries vs. Roderick Strong, Bryan Danielson vs. Necro Butcher, Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black vs. Jack Evans & Ruckus vs. Brent Albright & BJ Whitmer in a four-way tag scramble.
New England Championship Wrestling, Nov. 30, Quincy, Mass.
Ring of Honor, Dec. 1, Chicago Ridge, Ill., with Delirious vs. Bryan Danielson, and the trios tournament.
East Coast Wrestling Association, Dec. 1, Newark, Del., at the Greater Newark Boys’ & Girls’ Club, with a “Hall of Fame” ceremony featuring Low Ki, Sebastian Night, The Iron Man, and Gary McLaughlin.
EWF, Dec. 1, Marion, Ind., with the debut of Too Cold Scorpio.
Insanity Pro Wrestling, Dec. 1, Indianapolis, Ind., the Salvation Army Community Center, 7 p.m., with Carlton Kaz vs. Dave Davidson.
NEPW, Dec. 1, Painesville, Ohio, at the Hide Out Roller Rink, with Chris Cronus vs. Kage, J-Rocc vs. Shane Taylor, Miller & Burke vs. Kumpf & a mystery partner, Ray Rowe vs. Mickey Gambino.
IPW Hardcore, Dec. 1, Pinellas Park, Fla., at the Boys’ & Girls’ Club, with Naphtali & Dagon Briggs & O.G. Scarface vs. the Vandalz, Frankie Capone & Pete Cannon & Pat Powers & Pat McGroin vs. Bill Pain & Butch Long & the Zout Brothers, Ron Niemi vs. Billy Fives.
SICW, Dec. 1, St. Louis, Mo., at the South Broadway Athletic Club.
FTW, Dec. 1, Highland, Ill., at the VFW Hall.
IWA Mid-South, Dec. 7, Plainfield, Ind., with Ian Rotten vs. Mickie Knuckles in Ian’s retirement match, plus Sandman to appear! Too Cold Scorpio vs. Mike Quackenbush vs. Chris Hero vs. Eddie Kingston in an elimination match for the heavyweight title.
International Wrestling Cartel, Dec. 7, Elizabeth, Penn., with A.J. Styles vs. Homicide vs. Christopher Daniels, Low Ki vs. John McChesney, Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley vs. Matt Cross & Josh Prohibition.
Jersey All Pro, Dec. 8, Rahway, N.J., “Seasons Beatings,” with B-Boy vs. Azrieal vs. Archadia, Homicide & Hernandez vs. Low Ki & Teddy Hart vs. Eddie Kingston & Slyk Wagner Brown, Jay Lethal vs. Human Tornado, Frankie Kazarian vs. “Crowbar” Devon Storm, A.J. Styles vs. Chris Hero, Monsta Mack & Havok vs. the Christopher Street Connection, Kenny Omega vs. Kevin Matthews.
Combat Zone Wrestling, Dec. 8, Philadelphia, Penn., “The Cage of Death,” with Drake Younger & Danny Havoc & Necro Butcher & Toby Klein vs. Brain Damage & DJ Hyde & Scott Vortekz & Dustin Lee in the cage, plus Sabian vs. LuFisto, Brodie Lee & Cheech & Cloudy vs. Andy Sumner & Drew Gulak & Nate Hatred, Maven Bentley vs. Lobo.
IWA Mid-South, Dec. 8, Joliet, Ill., “the lethal lottery.”
International Wrestling Cartel, Dec. 8, Elizabeth, Penn., the Court Time Sports Center, with Dennis Gregory vs. Raymond Rowe, John McChesney vs. Larry Sweeney, The Gambinos vs. Jason Gory & Shiima Xion, Delirious vs. Eric Young, plus Samoa Joe, Sandman, Shane Douglas!
Lethal Wrestling Alliance, Dec. 8, House Springs, Mo., at the Knights of Columbus Hall.
SICW, Dec. 8, East Carondelet, Ill., at the community center.
Pro Wrestling Syndicate, Dec. 9, Lake Hiawatha, N.J., with Necro Butcher vs. Sabu, Jay Lethal vs. Human Tornado, Justin Credible vs. Kevin Matthews, Eddie Kingston & Ruckus & Joker & Sabian vs. Bandido Jr. & Drake Younger & Louie Ramos & Steve Mack, and matches with Davey Richards and an appearance by Dr. Death Steve Williams.
Full Impact Pro, Dec. 14, Melbourne, Fla.
Insane Championship Wrestling, Dec. 14, Milwaukee, Wis., at the Sports Connection, with Austin Aries vs. Mickey McCoy, Arya & Shawn Daivari vs. Esteban Molina & Troy Walters, Drake Younger vs. Bobby Valentino, Mason Quinn vs. Brody Hoofer, Jayson Cash vs. Justin Credd, Chase McCoy vs. Jason Dukes, Silas Young & Kody rice.
Full Impact Pro, Dec. 15, Crystal River, Fla.
AAW, Dec. 15, Berwyn, Ill., the Eagles Club.
Pro Wrestling Unplugged, Dec. 15, Philadelphia, Penn., at New Alhambra Hall, with Demolition.
Independent Wrestling Federation, Dec. 15, West Paterson, N.J., a 16-man tournament featuring Tony Torres, Kevin Knight, Justin Corino, Frank Scoleri, Chris Steeler, Fred Samspon, Franciz, Travis Blake, Biggie Biggs, Jana and more!
Independent Wrestling Federation, Dec. 16, West Paterson, N.J., continuing a 16-man single-elimination tournament!
Bayou Independent Wrestling, Dec. 16, West Monroe, La., at the West Ridge Middle School, with Jon Heidenreich vs. Steve Anthony in a street fight, Davey Richards vs. Jay Lethal, Ikaika vs. Jeremy Young.
UPWA, Dec. 22, Wilmington, N.C., at the armory.
AWA World 1 Wrestling, Dec. 22, Dublin, Ga., at the Oconee Gym, featuring the Heartbreak Express vs. K1 Elite.
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