Other News Torch Indy Weekend Preview: IWA-MS returns, Chikara "Trios," Scorpio, Strong, Delirious, Quackenbush
Feb 29, 2008 - 4:59:08 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
Hard to believe… but it’s been nearly four MONTHS since IWA Mid-South held its prior show. I was admittedly doubtful if the promotion would continue running. A poorly-booked and even poorer-attended tag tournament last May left the promotion scrambling for cash. They owe some TNA talent a lot of money. The heavily promoted Samoa Joe vs. Low Ki match promised for September never materialized.
So, I’m surprised, and a bit upbeat, about IWA-Mid South presenting its big “500th show” on Saturday. The lineup is decent, featuring Too Cold Scorpio vs. Eddie Kingston, and as I noted, this show has been “months in the making.” Check out the full lineup, featuring Human Tornado, Roderick Strong, Davey Richards and Ricky Reyes, below.
There is another huge show this weekend – the three-day Chikara Pro “Trios tournament” kicks off tonight and wraps up Sunday! The lineup tonight features Mike Quackenbush, Delirious, and Kingston. It appears that a lot of the wrestlers on the lineup tonight plan to be in IWA-MS on Saturday. Visit www.chikarapro.com to learn more.
I will be headed about 60 miles south, to Black River Falls, Wis., to see a show featuring Jerry Lynn, Austin Aries and Lacey. Unfortunately, Aries and Lynn will not be wrestling each other! I admittedly don’t know a lot of the guys on this card, so I’ll be seeing some new talent.
Steel Domain Wrestling used to be a dominant indy promotion in the Twin Cities. Nowadays, it typically runs one big show a year, and that is this Saturday, in Brookings, S.D. The lineup is stacked, with A.J. Styles vs. Christian Cage, James Storm vs. Jay Lethal, Abyss vs. Kip James.
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
Nothing new to report.
UPCOMING SHOWS
Chikara Pro, Feb. 29, Philadelphia, Penn., New Alhambra Sports & Entertainment Center, “King of Trios 2008,” day one, with El Dorado vs. the Colony, Brodie Lee & the Olsen Twins vs. Cheech & Cloudy & m.c. KZ, Las Chivas vs. Shane Hagadorn & Alex Payne & Rhett Titus.
GOUGE, Feb. 29, Raleigh, N.C., with Willie Watts vs. Tennessee Nord, Dick Foley & Seymour Snott vs. the Super Mario Brothers, KC McKnight vs. Eskimo Joe, Otto Schwanz vs. Charlie Dreamer, Wallabee Joe vs. Prince Kofi Jabba.
Steel Domain Wrestling, March 1, Brookings, S.D., at the Rainbow Arena, with A.J. Styles vs. Christian Cage, James Storm vs. Jay Lethal, Abyss vs. Kip James.
Chikara Pro, March 1, Philadelphia, Penn., New Alhambra Sports & Entertainment Center,” King of Trios 2008,” day two, with Tank Toland & Bobby Dempsey & Sara Del Rey vs. Gran Akuma & Chuck Taylor & Icarus, El Generico & Player Uno & Stupefied vs. Arik Cannon & Ryan Cruz & Darin Corbin, Mitch Ryder & Larry Sweeney & Shayne Hawke vs. Tim Donst & Drew Gulak & Andy Sumner.
IWA Mid-South, March 1, Joliet, Ill., at the Hartman Rec Center, with Eddie Kingston vs. Too Cold Scorpio, Roderick Strong vs. Drake Younger vs. Michael Elgin vs. Viking, Brain Damage & Deranged vs. mystery opponents, Necro Butcher vs. Danny Havoc, Human Tornado vs. Ruckus vs. Ash vs. Devon Moore vs. Sexxxy Eddie vs. Mickie Knuckles vs. Brandon Thomaselli vs. Dustin Lee, Jimmy Jacobs vs. Jack Thriller, Davey Richards vs. Toby Klein, Iron Saints vs. Ricky Reyes & Joker, Ace Steel vs. Dingo.
ECWA, March 1, Newark, Del., at the Greater Newark Boys’ & Girls’ Club, with Freak Nastty vs. Prince Nana, Aden Chambers vs. Mr. Scott Wright, The Logan Brothers vs. two other tag teams in a three-way, Glen Osbourne & Mega vs. J.J. Crew Guy & Mike Reed vs. Robere’ Shields & Tommy Trouble in a three-way tag match, Brian Soscia & Mozart Fontaine vs. the Valedictorians vs. Travis Blake & Chase Del Monte in a three-way tag match.
National Wrestling Superstars, March 1, Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., at the Elks Lodge, with Tony Atlas vs. Julio Dinero, plus Nicky Oceans defends the NWS title.
WPW, March 1, Black River Falls, Wis., at the high school, with Jerry Lynn vs. Ace Spade, Austin Aries vs. Zakk Neo, Lacey vs. Ann Brookstone, Steve Stardom vs. Maverick, Jake Classic vs. Renny D.
Hoosier Pro Wrestling, March 1, Columbus, Ind., at the 4-H Fairgrounds, with Ox Harley vs. Pastor Pain, Diceman Ronnie Vegas vs. Tom Van Zant, Average White Guy vs. Tarek the Great, Bobby Black & Troy Van Zant vs. Tommy Gage & TJ Kemp, Jeremy Hadley vs. Luis Rojas.
Pro Wrestling Riot, March 1, Port Richey, Fla., at Regency Park Civic Center, with the Heartbreak Express, the Lifeguards, Bruce Santee, Kory Chavis, Ray Beez, Ron Niemi, Amy Vitale, Michael Shane.
Vanguard Championship Wrestling, March 1, Virginia Beach, Va., at the Pembroke Bingo Hall.
NWA-Mountain States Wrestling, March 1, Whitesville, W.Va., with Stro, Billy Lit, Johnny Blast & Diablo Jr., the Bunkhouse Boys, Chance Prophet, Ricky Shane.
EWF, March 1, Marion, Ind., with Big Ric Cannon vs. Nate Phoenix, and matches with Bob, Just Justin, Charles Jackson, Hank Calhoun, Mike King, Andy Santos, Matt Cavins, Dylan Bostic, Locked N’ Loaded and more.
Chikara Pro, March 2, Philadelphia, Penn., New Alhambra Sports & Entertainment Center, “King of Trios 2008,” finals.
FunkdaFied Wrestling Federation, March 2, Middletown, Del., at the Everett Meredith Middle School, with Hate Breed, Nikki Oceans, Self Employed, the Gemini Trojans, the Dark Karnival, Fro Bro, Mad Dog and Ruff Rider.
EWF, March 7, Marion, Ind., with the return of Marty Jannetty.
Jersey All Pro, March 8, Jersey City, N.J., at the Golden Door Charter School, with Homicide & Hernandez vs. Teddy Hart & Samoa Joe, Archadia vs. Grim Reefer, Havoc & Monsta Mack vs. Slyk Wagner Brown & Eddie Kingston, and Delirious in action.
AAW, March 8, Berwyn, Ill., at the Eagles Club, with Jerry Lynn vs. Austin Aries vs. Josh Abercrombie vs. a mystery opponent, Zach Gowen & Krotch vs. Ryan Cruz & Darin Corbin, Ryan Boz vs. Dan Lawrence.
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, March 8.
Combat Zone Wrestling, March 8, Philadelphia, Penn., at the New Alhambra arena, with Vordell Walker vs. Joker, DJ Hyde vs. Whacks.
Devil Bhudakahn Memorial Show, March 8, Munhall, Penn., with the Beast vs. Powerhouse Hughes, Shirley Doe & partner vs. Super Hentai & partner, Sterling James Keenan vs. Mr. Wrestling III, Scottie Gash vs. Chris LeRusso vs. Bobby Shields, Jimmy DeMarco vs. Chris Taylor.
Pro Wrestling Ohio, March 8, Lakewood, Ohio, at the Masonic Temple.
NEPW, March 8, Paineville, Ohio, at the Hide Out Roller Rink, with J-Rocc vs. Shane Taylor, Lethal Impact vs. Tracy Smothers & Ray Rowe, Aaron Draven vs. Sami Callihan.
Whiplash Wrestling, March 8, Mayetta, Kan., at the Boys’ & Girls’ Club, with Chris & Kyle King vs. Dekin Cane & Enigma, JC Thunder vs. Justin Pain, Kid USA vs. Jaysin Strife.
American Championship Entertainment, March 8, Union City, N.J., with Jay Lethal vs. Mo Sexton, Robert Roode vs. Joe Hardway, A.J. Styles vs. Azrieal, Alexa Thatcher vs. Angelina Love.
VCW, March 8, Norfolk Va., at the Masonic Temple. Featuring Damien Wayne, Rex Sterling, Sonjay Dutt, the Barbarian and Christian York.
CWA Pro, March 8, Orangeburg, S.C., at the CWA Arena, with Raven, Sick Boy, Lodi, Timber, Phil Shatter.
Victory Pro Wrestling, March 8, Centereach, N.Y., with an appearance by Molly Holly, and matches with Pete Sell, Jason Static, Mack Daddy Flexx, Zombie, Javi-Air, Sabotage, Joe So Delicious, Don Tony, Nick Noshus, Jorge Santi.
World Women’s Wrestling, March 9, Somerville, Mass., at the Good Time Emporium, with Lexxus vs. Ariel, Mistress Belmont vs. Latasha, Della Morte vs. Jana, Sammi Lane vs. Barbie, Roxie Cotton vs. Amber.
StormForce Wrestling, March 14, Knightdale, N.C., at the rec center, with Team Macktion vs. Joey Silvia & a mystery partner.
EWF, March 15, Marion, Ind., with the debut of Ms. Traci Brooks.
Northeast Wrestling, March 15, Torrington, Conn.
IPW:UK, March 15, Broxbourne Civic Hall, with Chris Hero vs. Johnny Saint, plus Jimmy Jacobs and El Generico in action.
Ring of Honor, March 16, Philadelphia, Penn., at the armory.
X-Treme Intense Championship Wrestling, March 16, Pontiac, Mich., at the Eagle Theatre, with Buff Bagwell vs. Greg “the Hammer” Valentine, Mo Dread vs. The DBA, Gavin Starr & Keith Crème vs. Skull Ganz & Devil Dawg, Kid Hybrid vs. Joosh Abercrombie, Pat Tanaka vs. Kamala Jr.
APW, March 16, Martinsburg, W.Va., with Tammy “Sunny” Sytch making an appearance. Luke Hawx vs. the Cali Kid, Teddy Fine vs. Merek, JR840 vs. Silas Rayge, Jerkface vs. Marcus Smart, Solid Stud Jim vs. Mr. Huge, Killer Korbin vs. Prodigy.
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, March 21.
National Wrestling Superstars, March 21, Bergenfield, N.J., the VFW Hall, with the “king” and “queen” of the ring tournaments.
Absolute Intense Wrestling, March 21, Cleveland, Ohio, at Mulberrys, with Steve Corino vs. Jerry Lawler, Alpha Beta Duke vs. the Switchblade Saints, Tyler Black vs. Johnny Gargano, and matches with Sterling James Keenan, M-Dogg 20, Dios Salvador, Mike Tolar, Chris Cronus and more.
Full Impact Pro, March 22, Crystal River, Fla., with Roderick Strong, Nigel McGuinness, Delirious, Jay Briscoe, Tyler Black, Kenny King, Jason Blade, Sal Rinauro, Chasyn Rance, Seth Delay.
International Wrestling Cartel, March 22, Elizabeth, Penn., at Court Time Sports Center.
Pro Wrestling Syndicate, March 22, Yonkers, N.Y., with Sabu vs. Sandman, Tito Santana vs. Kamala, Angelina Love vs. Alexa Thatcher, and a 12-man tournament featuring Teddy Hart, Matt Cross, Jack Evans, Necro Butcher, Davey Richards, Ruckus, Kenny Omega, Devon Moore, Trent Acid and Kevin Matthews.
National Wrestling Superstars, March 22, Neptune, N.J., with the “kings” and “queens” of the ring tournament.
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