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Torch Indy Weekend Report: Jacobs vs. Mercury in AAW, Quackenbush, Shannon Moore, Chris Harris

Sep 9, 2008 - 4:02:00 PM


By Chris Vetter, torch contributor

Torch Indy Reporter Chris Vetter sees dozens of indy shows all over the Midwest, and regularly watches & reviews indy DVDs. His reports covering the entire U.S. Indy Scene are usually published exclusively here at PWTorch.com every Monday and Friday.

WEEKEND RESULTS, NEWS & NOTES

This has just been a slow stretch for indy wrestling.

In AAW in suburban Chicago on Saturday, Joey “Mercury” Matthews defeated Jimmy Jacobs, and the team of Josh Raymond (formerly Josh Abercrombie) & Keith Walker (released from WWE earlier this year) defeated ROH star Tyler Black and Silas Young (who also was released from WWE earlier this year.) Sounds like a good show.

Chikara Pro held a double-header in Pennsylvania over the weekend, and I have results of both shows. Claudio Castagnoli defeated Brodie Lee in a steel cage match in the former ECW arena to end night 2.

In other news…

Gail Kim will wrestle for Booker T’s Pro Wrestling Alliance Show on Sept. 18th in Pasadena, Texas. Also on the card are 2 Cold Scorpio and Chris Masters.

PWG has posted the lineup for its next big show on Sunday, Sept. 21, featuring Chris Hero vs. El Generico and Bryan Danielson vs. Davey Richards. The full lineup is below.

Chris Harris (Braden Walker) is taking indy dates since his release from WWE, and he will wrestle for Northern Wrestling Federation on Sept. 13th in Fort Wright, Kent.

Another recently released WWE superstar, Shannon Moore will appear at the Power Pro Wrestling show on Oct. 4th in Little River, S.C.

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

AAW, Sept. 6, Berwyn, Ill.: Ryan Cruz & Darin Corbin defeat Shane Holister in a handicap match to win the AAW tag titles, Arik Cannon defeats Krotch, Tyler Black defeats Ryan Boz, Matt Cross defeats Egotistico Fantastico, Rasche Brown defeats Hunter Matthews & Knight Wagner in a handicap match, CJ Esperza & Nick Brubaker & Brett Gakiya defeat Danny Daniels & Marek Brave & Trik Davis, Christian Able defeats Caden Ames, the Phoenix Twins defeat Chandler McClure & Jorden McEntyre, Joey Matthews defeats Jimmy Jacobs, Josh Raymond & Keith Walker defeat Silas Young & Tyler Black.

Chikara Pro, Sept. 6, Easton, Penn.: Icarus & Ultimo Breakfast defeat Tim Donst & Helios, Jimmy Olsen & Lince Dorado defeat Shane Storm & Eddie Kingston, Vin Gerard & Colin Delaney defeat Halcon Guerrero & Mitch Ryder, Mike Quackenbush & Pinkie Sanchez defeat Larry Sweeney & Claudio Castagnoli, Brodie Lee defeats Hydra, Jimmy Olsen & Lince Dorado defeat Icarus & Ultimo Breakfast, Gerard & Delaney defeat Sanchez & Quackenbush, Fire Ant & Soldier Ant & Worker Ant & Hallowicked defeat Ophidan & Amasis & Gran Akuma & Chuck Taylor.

Pro Wrestling America, Sept. 6, Inver Grove Heights, Minn.: Nate Bash defeats Johnny Goldengate, Udo defeats Skyler Steele, Mystik defeats Lisa Luoise, Buck Zumhofe & Jay North defeat GlamSlam, Lenny Lane defeats Black Stallion, Mitch Paradise defeats Asylum.

Hoosier Pro Wrestling, Sept. 6, Columbus, Ind.: Jamie Dundee defeats Dylan Bostic, Cousin Cooter defeats Pastor Pain, Ronnie Vegas defeats TJ Kemp, GT Vega defeats Colt Justice, Donny Idol defeats Fuji Brown, TVZ & Bobby Black defeat Shawn Cook & Marc Houston & Garry Cherry, Cousin Cooter defeats Ronnie Vegas.

Chikara Pro, Sept. 7, Philadelphia, Penn.: Gran Akuma & Chuck Taylor defeat Fire Ant & Worker Ant, Lince Dorado defeats Eddie Kingston, Player Uno & Player Dos defeat Mitch Ryder & Buck Hawke, Hallowicked & Delirious & Helios & Hydra defeat UltraMantis Black & Crossbones & TJ Cannon & Bruce Maxwell, Colin Delaney defeats Soldier Ant, Ophidan & Amasis defeat Cheech & Cloudy, Larry Sweeney defeats Icarus, Vin Gerard & Stigma defeat Mike Quackenbush & Tim Donst, Claudio Castagnoli defeats Brodie Lee in a steel cage match.


UPCOMING SHOWS

Ericules Wrestling Promotions, Sept. 11, Louisville, Tenn., with Tracy Smothers in action.

3XW, Sept. 12, Des Moines, Iowa, at inPlay, with Devin Carter vs. Arik Cannon, Jimmy Rockwell vs. Casanova, Darin Corbin & Ryan Cruz vs. Jeremy Wyatt & Tyler Cook, Kraig Keesaman vs. Mike Sydal, plus Gage Octane, Mark Sterling, Arya Daivari, Ricky Kwong, Maddog McDowell, Ryan Slade and more.

Prime Time Pro Wrestling, Sept. 12, Columbus, Ga., with Jerry “the King” Lawler and David Young in action.

Ring of Honor, Sept. 13, Tokyo, Japan, with Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black vs. Jay & Mark Briscoe, Nigel McGuinness vs. Bryan Danielson, Roderick Strong vs. Davey Richards, Austin Aries vs. Ryo Saito, Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino & BxB Hulk vs. El Generico & Dragon Kid & mystery partner.

International Wrestling Cartel, Sept. 13, Elizabeth, Penn., with Jerry Lynn vs. Johnny Gargano, Ray Rowe vs. Ricky Reyes vs. John McChesney in a three-way, Delirious & Daizee Haze vs. Dennis Gregory & mystery partner, Eric Xtasy vs. Vendetta, Jason Gory vs. Justin Idol.

Northern Wrestling Federation, Sept. 13, Forth Wright, Kent., with Chris Harris in action.

MCW Battleground, Sept. 13, Cottage Grove, Minn., at the armory, with Ben Sailer, Rob James, Thoruf Marius and more.

Central Empire Wrestling, Sept. 13, Oskaloosa, Iowa, with Trevor Murdoch in action.

MCW, Sept. 13, St. Paul, Minn., at the Salvation Army, with Derrick Fury vs. Ryan Cruz, Arik Cannon vs. Darius Dreams, Joseph Alexander vs. Ryan Cooke, Darin Corbin vs. Sethiroth, 101 Proof vs. Ed B.C. & John Fury, B3 vs. Jackal.

Universal Championship Wrestling, Sept. 13, Hartford, Kent., with Kip James.

Ring of Honor, Sept. 14, Tokyo, Japan, with Nigel McGuinness vs. Jimmy Jacobs, Bryan Danielson vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru, KENTA & Kota Ibushi vs. Naomichi Marufuji & Katsuhiko Nakajima, Kensuke Sasaki vs. Roderick Strong, Austin Aries vs. Tyler Black, Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. Takeshi Morishima & Davey Richards, Taiji Ishimori vs. El Generico.

Pro Wrestling Alliance, Sept. 18, Pasadena, Texas, with Gail Kim, Chris Masters, 2 Cold Scorpio in action.

Ring of Honor, Sept. 19, Boston, Mass., at Boston University, with Bryan Danielson vs. Claudio Castagnoli vs. Go Shiozaki, and matches with El Generico, Kevin Steen, Roderick Strong, Austin Aries, the Briscoes, Jerry Lynn, Delirious, Necro Butcher, Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black.

Jersey All Pro, Sept. 19, Tom Rivers, N.J., at the Intermediate South Middle School, with Rhino in action in an “Ultimate Rumble,” Jay Lethal vs. Kenny Omega, LAX vs. the Heavy Hitters, the Grim Reefer vs. Eddie Kingston, Nunzio vs. Xavier, Dan Maff vs. Danny Demanto, plus the 20-man rumble.

Showtime All-Star Wrestling, Sept. 19, Millersville, Tenn., at the Saw Mill, with Raven, Kid Kash, David Young and Chase Stevens in action.

Big Time Wrestling, Sept. 19, Newark, Calif., with Kaz and Michael Modest appearing.

Ring of Honor, Sept. 20, Philadelphia, Penn., at the former ECW Arena, with Jay & Mark Briscoe & Austin Aries vs. Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black & Delirious vs. the Necro Butcher, Nigel McGuinness vs. El Generico, Kensuke Sasaki vs. Claudio Castagnoli, Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Bryan Danielson, Brent Albright vs. Adam Pearce, and matches featuring Jerry Lynn, Go Shiozaki, Roderick Strong, Kevin Steen, Erick Stevens.

Chikara Pro, Sept. 20, Streamwood, Ill., with Mike Quackenbush & Hallowicked & Incognito vs. El Oriental & the Super Smash Brothers in a six-man lucha tag, Vin Gerard vs. Fire Ant, Da Soul Touchaz vs. Gran Akuma & Icarus & Chuck Taylor, Sami Callihan vs. Helios, Tim Donst vs. Buck Hawke, Egotistico Fantastico vs. Silas Young.

Jersey All Pro, Sept. 20, Jersey City, N.J., Kenny Omega vs. the winner of Friday’s rumble, LAX vs. James “Nunzio” Maritato & mystery partner, Da Heavy Hitters vs. the Nigerian Nightmares, Jay Lethal vs. Xavier, Dan Maff vs. Eddie Kingston, Danny Demanto vs. Chris Dickinson.

Showtime All-Star Wrestling, Sept. 20, Millersville, Tenn., at the Saw Mill, with Raven, Kid Kash, David Young and Chase Stevens in action.

Southern Championship Wrestling, Sept. 20, Sanford, Fla., with Matt Morgan in action.

New England Championship Wrestling, Sept. 20, Quincy, Mass.

AWESOME, Sept. 20, Bloomfield, N.J., with an appearance by Ted Dibiase, and matches with Tito Santana and “Mikey” from the Spirit Squad. Also, Mark Modest vs. Robby Morrison, Dan Rageous vs. Chris Banks in a ladder match.

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Sept. 21, Burbank, Calif., at the armory, **special 4 p.m. start, with Chris Hero vs. El Generico, Bryan Danielson vs. Davey Richards, Roderick Strong vs. Brandon Bonham, Joey Ryan & Scott Lost vs. the Young Bucks, Mikey Nicholls vs. TJ Perkins, Hook Bomberry vs. Johnny Goodtime.

Absolute Intense Wrestling, Sept. 21, Cleveland, Ohio, with Tyler Black in action, Sterling James Keenan vs. a mystery opponent, Johnny Gargano vs. Shiima Xion, Josh Prohibition vs. Dios Salvador, the Young Studs vs. Alpha Beta Duke, Da Latin Crime Syndicate vs. the Homeless Handicap Connection.

IWA Mid-South, Sept. 26, Joliet, Ill., at the Hartman Rec Center, “the Ted Petty Invitational,” with Mike Quackenbush, Dave Taylor, Arik Cannon, Egotistico Fantastico, Claudio Castagnoli, Roderick Strong, Tyler Black, Jimmy Jacobs, Delirious, BJ Whitmer, Ace Steel, Ricochet, Dingo, Jason Hades, Chuck Taylor, Jayson Quick.

World Wrestling Network, Sept. 26, Port Richey, Fla., “The Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup, Night 1”, at the Civic Center. Entrants include Gran Akuma, Jigsaw, Chris Jones, Chris Gray.

IWA Mid-South, Sept. 27, Joliet, Ill., at the Hartman Rec Center, “the Ted Petty Invitational” concludes!

World Wrestling Network, Sept. 27, Brooksville, Fla., “The Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup, Night 2,” at the National Guard Armory.

BIG Pro Wrestling, Sept. 27, Queens, N.Y., with Raven, Balls Mahoney, Spike Dudley, Homicide.

Northeast Wrestling, Sept. 27, Moscow, Penn., at the North Pocono High School, with Jerry “the King” Lawler, “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan, “Velvet Sky” Talia Madison and more.

NWA Upstate, Sept. 27, xxxx, N.Y., “the Upstate 8,” featuring John McChesney, Jimmy Olsen, Bobby Fish, Sonjay Dutt, Ricky Reyes, Lionel Knight, Orange Cassidy, Slyk Wagner Brown.

SPRY Wrestling, Sept. 27, Bolton, Ontario, Canada, with Garrett Graves vs. Ash, Sabian vs. Johnny Gargano, Rip Impact vs. Drew Gulak, Alex York vs. Rees, Asylum vs. Xtremo vs. Josh Alexander, Josh Prohibition vs. Cody Deaner.

XICW, Sept. 28, Warren, Mich., at the Ritz, with Necro Butcher vs. the DBA vs. Eddie Venom in a three-way, N8 Mattson vs. Jaimy Coxxx, Skull Ganz vs. Keith Crème, Devil Dawg vs. Gavin Starr, and a match featuring Zach Gowen.

East Coast Pro Wrestling, Sept. 28, North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, with Eugene Dinsmore and Joey Mercury Matthews in action.

Pro Wrestling International, Sept. 28, Indianapolis, Ind., at the Knights of Columbus, 2 p.m. belltime.

F1rst Wrestling, Oct. 3, West St. Paul, Minn., at the armory, with Arik Cannon, Cody O’Neill, Darin Corbin, Ryan Cruz, Horace the Psychopath and more.

National Wrestling League, Oct. 4, Martinsburg, W.Va., with Tito Santana and EZ Money in action.

Power Pro Wrestling, Oct. 4, Little River, S.C., with Shannon Moore, Jimmy Valiant, and Baby Doll appearing.

EWF, Oct. 4, Marion, Ind., with Jimmy Snuka, WWE’s Rosey, and Eugene Dinsmore.

Ring of Honor, Oct. 10, Coral Springs, Fla.

Big Time Wrestling, Oct. 10, Chicopee, Mass., with Mick Foley, Justin Credible and Antonio Thomas (of WWE’s Heart Throbs) in action.

Ring of Honor, Oct. 11, Orlando, Fla.

Big Time Wrestling, Oct. 11, Webster, Mass., with Tatanka and Ox Baker.

Tulalip Championship Wrestling, Oct. 11, Tulalip, Wash., with Eugene Dinsmore in action.


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RADICAN'S ROH DVD REVIEW SERIES: 10/9 "Clash of the Contenders" - Omega-Richards, Delirious-Aries
RADICAN'S DVD REVIEW SERIES: CHIKARA'S "Three Fisted Tales" - Castagnoli-Kingston, Colony-Portal
Torch Flashbacks
KELLER'S TNA DESTINATION X PPV REPORT 5 YRS. AGO (03-13-05): Jeff Jarrett vs. DDP, Styles vs. Daniels vs. R-Truth vs. Skipper, Jeff Hardy vs. Abyss
WWE WRESTLEMANIA COUNTDOWN - 2002 PPV Report (WM 18): Hulk Hogan vs. The Rock, Triple H vs. Chris Jericho, Undertaker vs. Flair
WWE WRESTLEMANIA COUNTDOWN - 2001 PPV Report (WM 17): Rock vs. Austin II, Undertaker vs. Triple H, TLC, Shane vs. Vince, Benoit vs. Angle
WWE WRESTLEMANIA COUNTDOWN - 2000 PPV Report (WM 16): Rock vs. Hunter vs. Foley vs. Big Show, Angle vs. Benoit vs. Jericho
WWE WRESTLEMANIA COUNTDOWN - 1999 PPV Report (WM 15): Steve Austin vs. The Rock, Mick Foley vs. Big Show, Brawl for All
WWE WRESTLEMANIA COUNTDOWN - 1998 PPV Report (WM 14): Steve Austin wins WWF Title, Undertaker vs. Kane, Mike Tyson, Pete Rose
VIP Exclusive Features
20 Years Ago PWTorch Newsletter Back Issue (2-22-90): New Format, Masa Saito beats Zbyszko for AWA Title in Tokyo, Sting injured, WCW contracts not renewed, more
20 Years Ago PWTorch Newsletter Back Issue (2-8-90): Horsemen turn on Sting, Keller's WCW Clash report, Quotebook, Columns, Comics, News, and more
3/20 Bruce Mitchell Audio Show (pt. 2): Top Ten Wrestlers of the 1970s, is Undertaker best gimmick ever, Richter-HOF, why booker recycle old ideas after they stop working, Ross, RVD-TNA, more (72 min.)
3/20 Wade Keller Hotline: Detailed Smackdown Analysis and thoughts Bischoff's reaction to ban on chairshots to the head (16 min.)
3/19 Wade Keller Hotline - The News: Ross's future, Linda McMahon campaign update, Rock vs. Austin for movie roles, Umaga, Tommy Dreamer, TNA-ECW, Impact replay rating (15 min.)
3/19 Bruce Mitchell Audio Show (pt. 1): Chairshots to Head WWE Ban, Jim Ross's potential future, TNA rants, rumor of TNA-ECW angle, more (59 min.)
Torch Trivia
TORCH TRIVIA 2/28: Which wrestler backed out of a WWA PPV in February 2002?
TORCH TRIVIA 2/27: Who said this quote about Hulk Hogan's athleticism 11 years ago?
TORCH TRIVIA 2/25: What said this quote about WWE's mid-1990s drug testing policy?
TORCH TRIVIA 2/24: What do you remember about the World Wrestling Network promotion from 15 years ago?
TORCH TRIVIA 2/22: Answer to who defeated Paul London on a TNA PPV from February 2003
TORCH TRIVIA 2/22: Who defeated Paul London on a TNA PPV from February 2002?
Torch Instant Polls
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PWTorch Free Podcast
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Annual Obituaries
SPECIALIST: List of Deceased Wrestlers for 1999 - Muchnick, Rick Rude, Owen Hart, Renegade...
SPECIALIST: List of Deceased Wrestlers for 2000 - Solie, Albright, Duncum, Tsuruta, Blue Demon, Al Costello
SPECIALIST: List of Deceased Wrestlers for 2001: Johnny Valentine, Terry Gordy, Chris Adams, Bertha Faye, Helen Hart
SPECIALIST: List of Deceased Wrestlers for 2002 (Wahoo, Thesz, Rocco, Mr. Wrestling)
SPECIALIST: List of Deceased Wrestlers for 2002 (Wahoo, Thesz, Rocco, Mr. Wrestling)
SPECIALIST: List of Deceased Wrestlers for 2003 (Hawk, Hennig, Blassie, Liz)