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 country. His reports covering the entire U.S. Indy Scene are usually published exclusively here at PWTorch.com every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

MIDWEEK NEWS & NOTES

Chris Sabin and El Generico have been added to IWA-Mid South’s TPI tournament on Sept. 23-24. Sabin is the 19th entrant and Generico is the 20th; there are four open slots remaining. The two-night, single-elimination tournament features James Gibson, Homicide, A.J. Styles, American Dragon and Alex Shelley.

IWA-Mid South announced the top matches for its next show on Aug. 19, featuring Chris Hero vs. Arik Cannon, and Ian Rotten vs. Eddie Kingston. IWA-Mid South also posted an ad on its Web site that they are seeking applications to be play-by-play announcers, as they need to replace Dave Prazak, who left the company last weekend.

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla has announced a two-day, 16-man tournament for Sept. 3 & 4, dubbed “Battle of Los Angeles.” The first announced match is Super Dragon vs. Kevin Steen. No other participants have been named yet.

Far North Wrestling in western Pennsylvania featured Austin Aries pinning B-Boy on Saturday in Butler, Penn. Check out this promotion at www.fnwwrestling.net. Results of that show are below.

Chris Kanyon returned to action Saturday for EWE in Tampa, Fla. Kanyon & Steve Madison went to a draw with Buck Quartermaine & Roderick Strong. While NWA Florida folded earlier this year, it appears there is no shortage of promotions, as EWE and Pro Wrestling Warfare have quickly replaced NWA Florida, using primarily the same roster as the defunct promotion. Check out www.eweflorida.com for more details.

A.J. Styles won a four-way elimination match Sunday in Cleveland, Ohio, in Extreme War. Results of that show are below.

Sabu wrestled in NWA Central States in Kansas over the weekend. Results are below.

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

Pro Wrestling Warfare, July 29, Sanford, Fla.: Steve Madison defeats Tommy Vandal, Mikey Batts defeats Johnny Vandal and Sedrick Strong in a three-way, The Saint defeats Josh Rich, Vordell Walker defeats Erick Stevens, James Gibson defeats Jeremy Lopez, Roderick Strong defeats Jay Fury, Frankie Capone defeats Dagon Briggs, Bruce Steele defeats Onyx.

Far North Wrestling, July 30, Butler, Penn.: Rockin’ Rebel defeats Scott Fowler, Lord Zoltan & The Mauler defeat the Gambino Brothers, Doink the Clown defeats Kris Krude, Lacey defeats Simply Lucious, Sterling James Keenan vs. CJ O’Doyle ends in a double DQ, Austin Aries defeats B-Boy,, Seth James vs. T. Rantula goes to a no contest.

NWA Central States, July 30, Lawrence, Kan.: “Nightmare” Nick Tyson defeats Billy McNeil, “Wild” Wade Chism defeats “Showtime” Darrien Sanders, Dingo defeats “Slim Sexy” Sean Vincent, Ryan Ash defeats Brett Young, “Krow” Craig Keesman defeats Jeremy Wyatt and Jaysin Strife in a three-way, Mark Sterling defeats Steve Fender, Sabu vs. Michael Strider went to a no-finsh when Steve Fender attacked Sabu.

Elite Wrestling Entertainment, July 30, Tampa, Fla.: Sedrick Strong defeats Johnny Vandal, Jacob & Jeremiah defeat the Market Crashers, Bruce Steele defeats Kahagas, The Saint defeats Tommy Vandal, Erick Stevens vs. Jay Fury went to a no-contest, Antonio Banks defeats Onyx, “Iceman” Buck Quartermaine & Roderick Strong vs. Steve Madison & Chris Kanyon went to a double DQ.

EWF, July 30, Marion, Ind.: Rastakahn defeats Hypnosis, Hank Calhoun defeats Fallen Dragon, Matt Shock & Rastakahn were co-winners of a battle royal, C.P. defeats The SiKness and Matt Shock in a three-way, Anarchy defeats Steve Amani.

United Championship Wrestling, July 30, Maynardville, Tenn.: Jesse Ellis & The Man Called Chester & J-Diddy defeat The Heavenly Bodies & Devin Driscoll, John Justice defeats Ryan Dookie, Trip defeats Jason Gaddy, Thorn & Shane Williams defeat Rich Kavana & Adam York, Big Hammer defeats Chester via DQ, Billy Marshal & The Freak defeat Joe Webb & Terry Cooley, J-Diddy defeats Lucas.

Extreme War, July 31, Cleveland, Ohio: Kris Chambers defeats Glenn Spectre, TACK defeats Brett Myers, Chris Hamrick defeats Rob Lover, Ryan Reicz won a battle royal, John Rotten & Ronnie Rotten & Suicide defeat Sheik Abdul Hassan & Hebrew Hammer & Michael Hellborn in a six-man hardcore match, Crawford Kincaide defeats Tracy Smothers, A.J. Styles defeats J-Rocc and Fabulous John McChesney and Dave DeMarco in a four-way elimination match.


UPCOMING SHOWS

Full Impact Pro, Aug. 5., Crystal River, Fla., with Homicide vs. Steve Madison, Ace Steel vs. CM Punk, Spanky vs. Samoa Joe, James Gibson vs. Tony Mamaluke, Sal Rinauro vs. Adam Pearce, plus Jimmy Rave, Azrieal, Roderick Strong, Antonio Banks, Ring Crew Express, Fast Eddie Vegas.

IWA-Mid South, Aug. 5, Rensselaer, Ind., with Sabu vs. Chad Collyer, Iron Saints vs. Ian & Axl Rotten.

Buckeye Pro Wrestling, Aug. 5, Middletown, Ohio, with Cody Hawk vs. Abyss in a last man standing match, plus Al Snow, Shark Boy, Nigel McGuinness and an appearance by Greg “The Hammer” Valentine.

Neo Pro Wrestling, Aug. 5, Cottage Grove, Minn., Majestic Flea Market, with “Playboy” Pete Huge vs. Dysfunction vs. John Johnson vs. Shimdog in a four-way.

Full Impact Pro, Aug. 6., Bushnell, Fla., with Homicide/Madison winner vs. Tony Mamaluke, Jimmy Rave & Eddie Vegas vs. Spanky & Sal Rinauro, plus CM Punk, Ace Steel, Roderick Strong, Rainman, Jay Fury, Jerrelle Clark, Ring Crew Express.

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Aug. 6, Los Angeles area, with A.J. Styles vs. Kevin Steen, Christopher Daniels vs. Chris Hero, Claudio Castognoli vs. Joey Ryan, Rocky Romero vs. Davey Richards.

IWA-Mid South, Aug. 6, Hammond, Ind. a “Lethal Lottery,” picked randomly by the fans, will determine all matches!

NWA Anarchy, Aug. 6, Cornelia, Ga., with Mikal Adryan vs. Biohazard in a non-title match, 3 Guys that Totally Rule vs. Alabama Attitude, Slim J vs. Krazy K.

WORLD-1, Aug. 6, Philadelphia, Penn., The Arena Bar inside AMF Boulevard Lanes, with Steve Corino vs. Mana.

Far North Wrestling, Aug. 6, Kittanning, Penn., with Abdullah the Butcher in action, plus T. Rantula vs. Seth James in a steel cage for the FNW title.

Chaotic Wrestling, Aug. 6, Methuen, Mass., with Low Ki vs. Handsome Johnny.

ACW/NWA-Wisconsin, Aug. 6., Oshkosh, Wis., with Quinson Valentino vs. Shane Hills, Adrian Serrano vs. Steve Stone, Dysfunction & Silas Young vs. Dinn T. Moore & Jose Guerrero.

NWA Indy, Aug. 6, Indianapolis, Ind., with “Wildcat” Chris Harris vs. Abyss in a no DQ match, plus Eric Young of Team Canada and “Spyder” Nate Webb in action.

IWR, Aug. 6, Detroit, Mich., the Detroit Contemporary, with Conrad Kennedy III vs. N8 Mattson, plus Chris Sabin vs. Gutter II.

Neo Pro Wrestling, Aug. 6, Plum City, Wis., the Pondview Ballroom, 6:30 p.m.

EWF, Aug. 6, Marion, Ind., 7 p.m., with Koko B. Ware.

NIW, Aug. 6, White Bear Lake, Minn., Doc’s Landing bar, 4:30 p.m., with Kid Krazy Kory James vs. Kamikaze Klecker.

EPW, Aug. 6, Hedrick, Iowa

All American Wrestling, Aug. 9, Belleville, Ill., the St. Clair County Fair, with Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, Cowboy Bob Orton.

All American Wrestling, Aug. 10, Pontoon Beach, Ill., Tri-City Speedway, with Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, Cowboy Bob Orton.

Ring of Honor, Aug. 12, Dayton, Ohio, with Matt Hardy wrestling!

New England Championship Wrestling, Aug. 12, Plainfield, Conn., Town Hall, with Chris Venom vs. Paul Lombardi.

Chikara Pro, Aug. 13, Philadelphia, Penn., former ECW Arena, 2 p.m. ** note start time ** prior to CZW show that night.

Ring of Honor, Aug. 13, Chicago Ridge, Ill., with Matt Hardy wrestling, plus Low Ki & Homicide vs. Samoa Joe & Jay Lethal.

International Wrestling Cartel, Aug. 13 Union Town, Penn., with A.J. Styles in action.

Combat Zone Wrestling, Aug. 13, Philadelphia, Penn., Viking Hall.

IWR, Aug. 13, Riverview, Mich., J Dub’s Sports Bar, with Conrad Kennedy III vs. Zach Gowen.

Ballpark Brawl, Aug. 13, Buffalo, N.Y., after the Buffalo Bison game.

Neo Pro Wrestling, Aug. 13, Lonsdale, Minn., South 40 Pub, free show!

Gateway Championship Wrestling, Aug. 13, Cape Girardeau, Mo., the armory, 8 p.m.

New England Championship Wrestling, Aug. 13, Framingham, Mass., Five-year anniversary show, with PRIDE vs. Sabotage in a TLC match, inside a steel cage. The card also features an eight-man “War Games” match.

AWF, Aug. 13, Chipley, Fla., T.J. Roulhac Center, 8 p.m., with Mr. I, Mr. Fantasy, Sexy Samantha, Dandy Jack, Confederate Kid and more.

UWS, Aug. 13, Kensett, Iowa

Ballpark Brawl, Aug. 14, Rochester, N.Y., with Abyss in action.

IPW, Aug. 14, West Bend, Iowa

IWA-MS, Aug. 19, Midlothian, Ill., Chris Hero vs. Arik Cannon, Homicide vs. Necro Butcher, and Ian Rotten vs. Eddie Kingston.

Jersey All Pro, Aug. 19, Hiawatha, N.J., ECPW Wrestling School, 8 p.m., “Worldwide taping,” with Jay Lethal, Homicide, Azrieal, Archadia, Bison Bravado, EC Negro, Rick Silver ESQ in action.

Gateway Championship Wrestling, Aug. 19, Overland, Mo., Wild Acres Gym.

WCICW, Aug. 19, Reading, Penn., with A.J. Styles in action.

NWA Rocky Top, Aug. 19, Knoxville, Tenn., the Expo Center, 8 p.m., Tom Pritchard vs. Jimmy Golden, Krissy Vaine vs. Melissa Coates, Midnight Express vs. Ricky Morton & Brad Armstrong.

EWE, Aug. 19, Fla.

ROH, Aug. 20, Morristown, N.J. Also, an afternoon “Do or Die V” show.

IWA-MS, Aug. 20, Location TBA.

Steel Domain Wrestling, Aug. 20, with Jerry Lynn, Monty Brown, Disco Inferno, Norman Smiley in action.

PWE, Aug. 20, Blain, Penn., at the Blain Fire Hall.

Superstar Wrestling Federation, Aug. 20, Beaver, W.Va., the Fire Department, 8 p.m., with Buff Bagwell, David Flair, D-Lo Brown.

Midwest Pro Wrestling, Aug. 20, Minneapolis, free show, grand opening of new training facility.

Gateway Championship Wrestling, Aug. 20, St. Peters, Mo., National Guard Armory.

ACW/NWA Wisconsin, Aug. 20, Denmark, Wis., at Planet Magic, 8 p.m.

EWE, Aug. 20, Fla.

NWA Cyberspace, Aug. 21, Wayne, N.J., with Jeff Jarrett vs. Abyss.

Wrestling Legend Fanfest, Aug. 21, Charlotte, N.C., with A.J. Styles in action.

Buddha show, Aug. 21, Minneapolis, Minn., the 10:29 Bar in northeast Minneapolis, with Arik Cannon.

IPW, Aug. 21, West Bend, Iowa

WrestleReunion, Aug. 26-28, Prussia, Penn., with Mick Foley slated to wrestle!

Pro Wrestling Unplugged, Aug. 26, Philadelphia, Penn., at the Animal House.

IWC, Aug. 26, Monroeville, Penn., the Sports Center, with Samoa Joe in action.

IWA-Mid South, Aug. 26, Herrin, Ill.

Neo Pro Wrestling, Aug. 26, Cottage Grove, Minn., Majestic Flea Market, day one of a two-day, 18-man cruiserweight tournament.

Pro Wrestling Warfare, Aug. 26, Sanford, Fla.

ROH, Aug. 27, Buffalo, N.Y.

NWA No Limits, Aug. 27, Muscatine, Iowa, with Ian Rotten & Axl Rotten vs. Eddie Kingston & a mystery partner.

Neo Pro Wrestling, Aug. 27, Winnebago, Minn., day two of cruiserweight tournament.

IPW, Aug. 27, Delta, Iowa

UCW, Aug. 28, Asheville, N.C., the Civic Center, with Buff Bagwell, Eric Watts and Scott Steiner.

IPW, Aug. 28, West Bend, Iowa

AWL, Aug. 30, Minneapolis, Minn., First Avenue club.

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Sept. 3, Los Angeles area, “Battle of Los Angeles, Night 1,” with Kevin Steen vs. Super Dragon in the first-round, plus A.J. Styles in action.

IWA-Mid South, Sept. 3, Philadelphia, former ECW Arena.

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Sept. 4, Los Angeles area, “Battle of Los Angeles, Night 2,” of a 16-man tournament.

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