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How is it like Russo? I see no viagara on poles, no Judy Bagwell, no one turning on their tag team partner, no blood falling from the ceiling...

Rebuttal: This match is 9/8, and I don't think TNA's make or break day is 9/8. I want to see how they do on monthly PPV's first. But I agree with you...TNA is nearing it's last stand. Statement: TNA officials are right when they say that having squash matches on Impact is the best way to get talent over. (I'm sure I'll get a response here!)

Me too. And come on, it's not like this is booking genius here. It's just simple wrestling booking...maybe that's lost on the Smackdown writers.

Cowardly heel champion hasn't been done for a while Because the last two times they tried it (consecuative years) it failed. Relying on a tactic because it worked 20 years ago (even though it failed two years ago) is bad business EXACTLY. Like JBL as champ or not, if they're gonna go with it, they need to make him credible, or else this whole title reign is worthless.

Cowardly heel champion hasn't been done for a while so it has the potential to see tickets. lord knows it sold them like hotcakes in Memphis SINCE THE DAWN OF TIME. But this isn't Memphis anymore, and this isn't the Honkey Tonk Man's IC title reign. I just see it working better nowadays if the heel champion is actually SOMEWHAT credible.

I hate Bradshaw in his neck brace thingy, looking like a buffoon. I HATE having the "cowardly heel champion" thing, especially when it's your main champion. It doesn't do ANY good. It didn't do any good for Angle during his first title reign...he only got over as a badass later when he started breaking Angle's, and therefore got over as a serious threat. It didn't do any good for Jericho in his heel run. If you're going to book JBL as champion, at least book him STRONG. That way, down the road, people might actually want to PAY to see him lose his title. I just think having the cowardly bumbling heel as the MAIN champion of your company just doesn't work.

The Rock: "Chris Jericho, you come to the WWF and you think you're a big star...why? Because you spent your time down south beating some jabronie named JUVENTUD?"

MATCH ONE: Monsta Mack vs. CJ O'Doyle: Mack comes out to RVD's old ECW music for some reason. Mack gets a "you fat fuck" chant from the Philly fans. He gets on the mic and says "I may be fat, but you're ugly, and I can get skinny, buddy." Brawl to start, and O'Doyle hits an edge-o-matic type move for 2. He goes up top, but Mack catches him with a big clothesline. and does a COCKY PIN for 2. He snapmares O'Doyle and chops the back of his neck. O'Doyle fights back, but can't knock the big man down. Chinlock by Mack, and then a backbreaker. Mack goes to a surfboard. O'Doyle fights back with a weird chinbreaker that does nothing for him. Mack takes off the forearm pad and lariats O'Doyle for 2. Mack heads up and hits a TEN STAR FROG SPLASH, but picks up O'Doyle before the three count. He heads up top, going for a VAN TERMINATOR...but falls on the ropes. O'Doyle heads up top but Low Ki runs out and crotches O'Doyle and hooks the Dragon Clutch on O'Doyle for the DQ at 5:40. This all happened because they needed to but Ki on early so he could get to Ring of Honor by the end of the night. Match was alright but blah. * Ki calls out Jerry Lynn to do their match RIGHT NOW. MATCH TWO: Low Ki vs. Jerry Lynn: Lynn comes out saying he's not ready to wrestle yet...but cleanly shaved! Lynn ties up his boots in the ring but Ki jumps him, kicking and choking him. They go to the floor and trade chops. Lynn sends Ki into the guard rail, but Ki returns the favor. Lynn then backdrops Ki onto the guard rail chest first. They trade more chops. Ki rolls Lynn in, but gets caught with Lynn's leg drop in the ropes move while Ki is on the apron. Irish whip, and Ki pretends to blow out his knee, which nobody buys. He catches Lynn with a springboard kick to the head. He chokes Lynn out in the ropes. Lynn tries a sunset flip, but Ki blocks and comes off the ropes with an elbow. Ki hits some kicks to Jerry's face. Ki hooks Lynn in the dragon clutch while in the ropes, using all of his five count. Ki goes to a chinlock/sleeper move as they rest. Lynn fights back and hits his springboard sunset slip powerbomb for 2 on Ki. Ki misses a kick and Lynn hits a clothesline. Lynn floats over on a suplex with his inverted DDT for 2. GREAT counter by Ki out of the cradle piledriver into an armbar submission on Lynn. He goes for a dragon clutch, but Lynn rolls him up for 2. Great near fall. Ki hits another springboard kick and then the Tidal Crush kick on Lynn in the corner. Ki Krusher countered into a rollup for 2. They trade a bunch of two counts and Ki uses the ropes so the ref kicks his hand free and Lynn gets the rollup for the win at 9:56. Kind of disappointing they only got ten minutes. The first six or so were them just going through the motions, but it picked up a bit at the end, even though the match had absolutely no psychology. They've had much better matches before. **1/2 MATCH THREE: Rob Eckos and Strikerman vs. Double Trouble (Jack Victory and Rockin' Rebel): Matt Striker does a gimmick where he acts like a different wrestler from the past at each show. This show he comes out as a Sandman ripoff, and does a pretty funny job with it, carrying out a Singapore cane and a case of Budweiser. He chugs some beer and dumps beer on some of the fans. He does the "crush the beer can on his head" bit, except with a full can, and knocks himself out. His partner Eckos gets mad, so Striker pours beer on him. From what I've heard, Striker has easily been the showstealer at 3PW shows recently. Victory and Rebel are announced as "weighing 1000 pounds counting their egos." Rebel does the New Age Outlaws "Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls..." opening, which is sort of funny. FINALLY the match starts. Rebel locks up with Eckos and heels it up to start. Striker tags in and light up a cigarette. He blows smoke in the face of Rebel, who oversells it like crazy. Victory tags in and gets a smoke from Striker. Victory takes Striker's beer, so they trade arm wringers to fight over the beer, while puffing on cigarettes at the same time. If you haven't noticed by now, this is a total comedy match. Striker pulls out some "weed" and rolls himself a joint. Victory tosses his cigarette and steals a puff of the joint, and then Rebel comes in and smokes some too. Eckos comes in and everyone tries to get him to smoke up, but he puts out the joint on the turnbuckle so everyone beats him down! The announcer: "Is that a heel turn?" The ref steals the bag of weed and pockets it. Something resembling a match starts. Eckos gets a flying cross body on Rebel for 2. Striker takes off his wig and shirt revealing a Dudleys-like shirt. He puts on some glasses and heads to the top rope, hitting a WAZZUP headbutt to the groin of Rebel. He tells Eckos to get the tables, but all they can find is a little dinner tray table. Double Trouble turns the tables (pun intended) and 3D's Striker through the tiny table (kind of) but Eckos breaks up the pin. That's just classic. Striker puts his Sandman attire back on and dishes out some Singapore Cane shots, and then hits the White Russian leg sweep on Rebel. He then hits Eckos by mistake. Rebel covers, and Striker just shrugs and drinks some beer, and Rebel and Victory win. Well...can't really rate it as a match, but it was some good comedy if you have some sort of a sense of humor and aren't just some completely jaded, pissed off, bitter Smart Mark. No rating. After the match, Eckos is pissed and Striker, doing the whole "you never take anything seriously" thing, saying Striker has one more chance to take things seriously or else they won't be friends anymore. Striker dumps beer on a really big girls chest as he leaves. Now we get a wet t-shirt contest with April Hunter, Jasmine St. Clair, and Talia. It's kind of funny, since the last segment showed lots of kids in the crowd. "Um, Grandpa? I'm going to the bathroom now and I won't be back for a while." Talia and Jasmine get in a catfight and Gary Wolf comes in and gives Talia a DVD. MATCH FOUR: Damian Adams vs. Ruckus: As the match is about to start, the 3PW champ Joey Matthews comes out and does some pretty good heel mic work. He says he's going to give a world title shot next month to the winner of this match. Obviously after Lynn got hurt and Ki cancelled, that didn't end up happening. Ruckus hits a handspring twisting something to start, and then a handspring move into the corner right into a Rocker Dropper for 2. Ruckus misses a move off the top, and Adams hits an overhead belly to belly. Adams hits a back drop suplex for 2. Adams hits an enzuigiri for 2. Ruckus back flips and hits a cool swinging neckbreaker. Back up, and he gets a back body drop and dropkick on Adams for 2. Ruckus hits a swinging reverse bulldog-type move for 2. Ruckus tries a slingshot in the corner but Adams catches him and slams him for 2. Adams gets a chair, but the ref steals it away from him. Adams tries to use a chain but Ruckus ducks and hits a backflip kick. Ruckus hits a twisting senton move off the top (no idea what he calls it) for the pin at 6:30. Nothing going on here, folks. Some of Ruckus' spots are nice, but Adams wasn't very good at all. * MATCH FIVE: Pitbulls 2004 (Gary Wolf and Mike Kruel) w/Jasmine St. Clair vs. Roadkill and the Blue Meanie: Brawl to start, and the heels get clotheslined out. Meanie and Kruel go at it in the ring, with Meanie getting an inverted atomic drop and bulldog for 2. Roadkill tags in, and they hit a double slam and double headbutt for 2. Roadkill catches Kruel on a cross body and slams him, and then hits a pump splash/elbow for 2. Meanie tags in, and Jasmine trips him up, allowing the heels to take advantage. Typical heel tag team stuff ensues, none of it very exciting. Kruel comes off the top with an elbow to the back of Meanie for 2, but then goes right to a LONG chinlock sequence. Meanie counters a whip and hits his DDT. Good thing, too, because he looks really blown up. Roadkill tags in and hits some body slams and then a double clothesline off the second rope. Sideslam/leg drop combo by Roadkill and Meanie gets 2. Roadkill splashes both Pitbulls in the corner. Meanie and Roadkill both head up top, but Roadkill gets shoved off and goes through a table (!) and Meanie misses his moonsault. The Pitbulls try to hit a double team blockbuster on the Meanie, but Wolf can't hold Meanie up and they botch the move HORRIBLY. The crowd boos, but that's the end at 8:15. REALLY slow formulaic tag match here. One or two nice spots, but really not very good at all...not that you'd really expect it to be. *1/4 MATCH SIX: Joey Matthews vs. Slyk Wagner Brown w/April Hunter (3PW title match): Tie up, and Matthews gets a quick rollup for 2, and then taunts and stalls. He's a pretty good heel, really. The criss cross, and Slyk gets a hip toss and then clotheslines Joey out. Matthews spits at Slyk and gets him to chase him, and then beats him down when Slyk slides back inside the ring. Slyk hits his press slam and moonsault combo for 2. Matthews dumps Slyk outside and whips him into the guard rail. Back in, and Joey hits a clothesline off the top for 2. Wagner catches Joey on a boot to the face try, and flips him into a leg submission, but Joey gets the ropes. Joey guillotines Slyk on the ropes and clotheslines him for 2. Joey works over Slyk, but Slyk gets a quick cradle for 2. Slyk hits a few clotheslines and then a big DDT on Joey for 2. Slyk hits his swinging sitdown uranage for 2. Leg lariat for 2. Matthews tries something, but Slyk hits a sitdown powerbomb for 2. They fight on the top rope, and Slyk shoves Matthews off, but Matthews shoves the referee into the ropes to crotch Slyk, and Matthews gets a hurricanrana off the top for 2. Joey gets a chair, but April Hunter fights with him over it, and Slyk accidentally hits a baseball slide kick on her. Joey BASHES Slyk with a chairshot on the outside. He rolls him inside and only gets a 2 count. Matthews then hits a double arm DDT for the three count at 15:00. They tried to make this a great match, but their was no psychology and only one or two good nearfalls. Still, better than most of the stuff tonight. **1/4 MATCH SEVEN: Christopher Daniels vs. AJ Styles (no time limits): The story here is that these two wrestled to a 30 minute draw back in May, and want to settle things now with no time limit...hence the title of the show, "No Limits". Quick rollup by Daniels for 2, then Styles gets a few two counts before Daniels clotheslines him down. They have a really quick opening sequence with Daniels getting hip tossed to the floor. Daniels stops Styles on a dive attempt, but then gets kicked down, and Styles hits a pescado to the floor. I like the quick start to the match. They brawl on the floor, trading shots. They almost get counted out, and both slide back into the ring. Styles arm drags Daniels and works the injured shoulder as the match finally slows down. Daniels keeps fighting out, but Styles keeps arm dragging him and going back to the shoulder. AJ really needs a little more variety to his arm work then just holding it in an arm bar. Daniels comes off the second rope, but gets arm dragged and Styles goes back to the arm again. At 9:00 Styles tries his springboard into a reverse DDT, but Daniels just shoves him off the ropes and to the floor. Daniels comes out and hits a uranage into a backbreaker on the floor. Daniels finally takes over and starts to work the back of Styles with really simple stuff, like body slams, a gutwrench suplex, a whip into the corner turnbuckles, and a back body drop. Daniels snapmares Styles and kicks him in the back a bunch. Styles fights out and hits the ropes, but Daniels hits a sidewalk slam for 2. Styles then gets caught coming out of the corner and Daniels hits a spinebuster for 2. A very WWE-styled match so far from these two, really. Daniels suplexes Styles a few times and then goes to a chinlock. Styles fights out but Daniels catches him and brings him to the top rope in a fireman's carry, but Styles slips out an hits a sunset flip powerbomb. Styles hits a discus clothesline and the springboard into a reverse DDT for 2. Styles hits a neckbreaker for 2. Daniels then ends up on the apron and they fight over a suplex, with Styles finally just kicking Daniels off the apron and to the floor. Styles then hits a CRAZY somersault plancha onto Daniels to a big "HOLY SHIT!" chant from the fans. Styles rolls Daniels back in and tries a springboard move, but Daniels pulls the ref in the way to keep Styles from doing the move, and then shoves Styles off the apron. He takes a GREAT bump off the apron into the guard rail. Daniels sets up two chairs and slams Styles onto them. Back in, and Daniels tries a suplex, but can't because of his shoulder, so he switches sides to use his other arm to suplex Styles. Cool stuff. Daniels tries another suplex, but AJ rolls him up for 2 and then gets a sunset flip for 2. Daniels then hits a big clothesline for 2. The Fallen Angel goes to a Boston Crab to keep working AJ's back over. AJ almost gets the ropes, so Daniels pulls him back and rolls him into a bow and arrow stretch. Awesome stuff. Daniels hits a fallaway slam on Styles for 2. He then sets AJ up top and tries a superplex, but AJ blocks and crotches Daniels on the top rope. Styles then hits a uranage off the top rope! Both men are down and out. Back up, and Styles hits a clothesline and a kick. They fight over a suplex, and AJ hits his cradle back suplex for 2. AJ hits a brainbuster for 2. Daniels uses Styles' moonsault into a reverse DDT move! Cool. It gets a 2 count. Daniels whips AJ to the ropes and hits a blue thunder driver for 2. Daniels hits a uranage and heads to the top rope for the BEST MOONSAULT EVER~! AJ rolls out of the way, but Daniels lands on his feet. They counter each other's finishers until AJ hits the ANGELS WINGS ON DANIELS FOR 2! The crowd is REALLY buzzing by this point. AJ goes for the Styles Clash but Daniels backdrops out of it and then hits the Last Rites...FOR 2! Daniels tries again, but AJ counters into a discus lariat. They fight back to their feet and trade shots. Daniels narrowly avoids the Styles Clash, and then rolls up Styles for the pin using the ropes at about 35:00. I really wish they had a better finish, but that was EASILY the best match of the night. The funny thing is that there was very little wrestling. However, the psychology was good (the only match of the night to have ANY), and the action and work in this match was terrific. ***3/4 Standing ovation for both guys after the match. Final thoughts: Well folks...this show wasn't very good. Low Ki/Lynn was rushed, only getting 10 minutes. The Styles/Daniels match was great, but they've had plenty of matches before you can watch on better shows. The Striker stuff was amusing, but not enough to carry the show. If I lived in Philly I wouldn't mind going to a 3PW show now and then...but I just can't see becoming a regular buyer of their tapes. Their last show's 4-way match was supposed to be very good, though, so we'll see where they go from there. But they really need to find their own identity and their own stars, especially in Philly's crowded wrestling scene.

Got these off the Rajah forum, hope they're legit: Velocity: 1) Scotty d. Akio (Maybe a dark match?) 2) Dupree d. Haas 3) Jindrak d. Fuanki 4) FBI d. Bashams 5) Bubba d. Hardcore Holly Smackdown: -Segment where Angle and Reigns trick Eddie into destroying Teddy Long's car -RVD d. Kenzo Suzuki -Kidman d. Chavo with the SSP -Teddy announces Angle vs. Eddie 2/3 falls next week on SD. And tonight...Angle vs. Rey! -Booker d. Cena with a rollup, feet on ropes -Heyman introduces Heidenreich, who beats up Josh Matthews -Angle d. Rey in a long match -Taker d. Orlando Jordan via DQ

Statement: Sonjay Dutt, after his upset win a few weeks back, should be pushed over Sabu in the feud with Raven.

It looks like it's good old fashioned territory wars time, folks. Ian Rotten, who had been booking CCW, was let go by CCW officials so they could have someone else book. Rotten has responded by scheduling a show for 9/15, right before the TPI, CCW's home base, Evansville, Indiana. Not positive, but I think CCW has a show that night. Here's the official announcement: ===================================================== IWA Mid-South Wrestling, in association with NWA Midwest, debuts at the National Guard Armory (3300 Division Street) in Evansville, Indiana on Wednesday night, September 15th with "A Phenomenal Invasion." Bell time is 7:30pm. All seats $15. Already signed for the event is former NWA World Heavyweight Champion and TNA X Division Champion "The Phenomenal" AJ STYLES taking on MATT SYDAL in a rematch of one of the most talked about bouts in IWA during 2004, plus PETEY WILLIAMS to defend the IWA World Heavyweight Title. Also on the card: CHRIS HERO, BJ WHITMER, DELIRIOUS, DANNY DANIELS, CORPORAL ROBINSON, CASH FLO, DAIZEE HAZE, MICKIE KNUCKLES, and more of your IWA-MS favorites in action. IWA heads to Evansville with a fully loaded lineup of stars on 9/15! More card information will me made available during the coming weeks. IWA's Evansville debut will be just two days prior to IWA Mid-South's 5th annual Sweet Science technical wrestling tournament, "The 2004 Ted Petty Invitational." Mark your calendars for what is shaping up to be a huge week of IWA-MS action!

Rebuttal: Can Tomko cut a promo like Brown can? Besides, TNA is building up Brown properly, like a monster, whereas Tomko is doing nothing for the WWE. As a former football player, Brown can get them some main stream attention on shows like Cold Pizza and the Best Damn Sports Show. He's not super talented in the ring, but he has a lot more going for him than Tyson Tomko. Rebuttal on Michael Shane: He's not a great flashy worker, but he's solid and plays a decent heel. I don't see why there's not room for him, as long as he's not pushed down our throats. Statement: One of TNA's first few montly PPV's should be the second X-Cup.

This one made me laugh. I've learned that any women who doesn't want to take her clothes off for a big crowd is just an uptight bitch, and that it's COOL for girls to be slutty. I've also learned that you should never hand a chair/chain/sledgehammer/etc to somebody you trust to finish your opponent off, because they'll always turn on you.

Another one before Summerslam 1999...Test is doing an interview about how he's taking out all the Mean Street Posse and is coming for Shane, and calls all the MSP "buttsniffers". That just seemed so odd everyone in the room I was watching the show with just burst out laughing.

From PWTorch: NA PPV REPORT AUGUST 25, 2004 LIVE FROM NASHVILLE, TENN. -Frankie Kazarian, Michael Shane, and Traci told viewers not to steal cable. I still can't over the sheer stupidity of having heels tell viewers not to steal cable. I can't over the sheer counterproductiveness of drawing attention to cable theft in the first place. It just tells everyone who paid that they're paying on an "honor system" and if they didn't know already, there's a way to get the shows for free. InDemand should order TNA to stop drawing attention to the issue. -A highlight package aired of recent angles and feuds. -They went backstage live to Scott D'Amore demanding to Larry Zbyszko that Dusty Rhodes get banned. D'Amore compained about getting banned from ringside. He said everyone should be treated equally. Zbyszko said he needs to talk to Vince Russo. D'Amore said he thought Zbyszko would help, but if he needs to he'll go find Russo himself. 1 -- FRANKIE KAZARIAN & MICHAEL SHANE (w/Traci) vs. PSICOSIS & LA PARK Tenay said the Asylum was jam-packed with fans. Word must be spreading that TNA is moving out of that building next month. At 4:00 when La Parka tagged in, he got too cute with a dance giving Kazarian a chance to take control. La Parka came back quickly and dove onto Kazarian at ringside. Shane hit La Parka from behind with a chair at ringside as Traci distracted him. Shane and Kazarian dominated for several minutes and finished off Psicosis thanks to Traci distracted La Parka by hitting the leg sweep/superkick combo. WINNER: Shane & Kazarian at 9:23 when Shane pinned Psicosis. STAR RATING: *3/4 -- Nice opening ten minute match. -D'Amore and Team Canada charged to the ring and demanded to speak to Russo or they wouldn't leave the ring. Russo told D'Amore to set up an appointment to see him, not demand to see him on live TV. When he tried to leave the ring, Team Canada stopped him. Russo told D'Amore if he bumped into him again, it's be the last time he bumped into anyone. Oh, goodie, an executive acting like a tough guy on TV. Eventually Konnan, B.G. James, and Dusty Rhodes came to the ring. Russo got in Dusty's face and said he's going to instill a riot in the people if he keeps up his "shenanegans." "As much as this kills me," Russo said, "you have been out of control and given me no choice. As of tonight you are suspended and banned from this building." Team Canada celebrated on the rampway and began singing the Canadian National Anthem. Tenay and West wondered about the implications of that suspension on the six-man tag match scheduled for later with Dusty. West said Russo has been taking things too personally. Russo told Dusty the decision was made and it was time to accept it and get out of the ring.

I see them going around ten minutes...I also see them doing some sort of draw, so we get a triple threat match next Wednesday.

LOL. THE STEEL MOP! HE HIT HIM RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES WITH THAT SOLID STEEL MOP!

It'd be really nice if the X-Division guys actually got some storyline or character development, too. But we have to make time for the Dusty/Russo angle, which will OBVIOUSLY lead to a great blowoff match.

In an interview with usavanguard.com, Hulk Hogan said that he is considering starting his own wrestling promotion: "I’m getting ready to do a VH-1 show on a consistent basis with my family. Fox and ABC have pitched shows to do a reality wrestling show. And I was like 'How in the hell do you do a reality wrestling show?' And basically the premise of starting out in minor league wrestling doesn’t mean anything to anybody. Basically, they approached me with Hulk Hogan with one foot in the glue factory. All of a sudden, he takes his foot out and saves the art form. Because of some of the guys who want to work for me that used to work for me when I ran Turner’s company like Goldberg, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and Sting want to work for me. The whole thing is that everyone knows that the WWF means wrestling but so does one name: Hulk Hogan. And the public opinion is to start my own thing like the past is now the future type deal. That with Goldberg and Sting and Stone Cold and Nash, we could probably take over pretty easily. I’m thinking about it. We may go back to the old days again for a while." --Ahhh, Hogan interviews.

Anyone else remember the Steve Blackman promo right before Summerslam 1999 where he stared at Terry Taylor the whole time? That made me laugh. "Shamrock...this has to end one way....[finally looks at the camera] ...OR ANOTHER!"

Just as a quick reminder...how good were the "44 Ways..." and "Rocktoberfest" shows? I seem to remember that Rocktoberfest was very good, but don't know anything about the other one.

Statement #1: The WWE should book Velocity and Heat like they used to book Heat back in 98-99, with at least one big match each show and even some occasional angle development or a big in-ring interview, instead of using it as a "squash match and clip show" show. Statement #2: The WWE writers give us no reason to care about 90% of the roster.

Maybe she got hurt by having to carry her gigantic funbags aroun-sorry, sorry, that was just too easy.

As a followup to the inital announcement of the IWA-MS 9/15 Evansville Armory card, a few additional matches have been confirmed. Here's your up to the minute lineup for that event... ***IWA World Heavyweight Title Match*** [Champion] PETEY WILLIAMS vs. CM PUNK ***Rematch From Simply The Best 5*** "The Phenomenal" AJ STYLES vs. MATT SYDAL ***Tables Match*** [2003 KOTDM] MAD MAN PONDO vs. [2002 KOTDM] THE NECRO BUTCHER Plus CHRIS HERO, DELIRIOUS, BJ WHITMER, DANNY DANIELS, CORPORAL ROBINSON, CASH FLO, DAIZEE HAZE, MICKIE KNUCKLES, and more stars to be added during the coming weeks. To clear up any questions concerning the situation between Ian Rotten and CCW in Evansville earlier this week, Ian would like the fans to know that this situation is by no means "part of the show," or setting up any sort of CCW vs. IWA event. Ian was informed via answering machine message on Tuesday that "it's time for a change" at CCW, and he was being let go as booker, but was invited to stay on as a wrestler. He decided that the fans of Evansville deserve the option of seeing the shows he can give to them as a booker, and at this point the only way to do that is to bring full fledged IWA-MS events to town. Fans who might have any further questions about the situation are more than welcome to ask Ian himself on 9/15, and he'd be happy to give everyone honest answers. IWA looks forward to adding Evansville, Indiana to its schedule, and providing a town with great wrestling history with the very best product possible. It all begins 9/15!

Are they just on cruise control until 9/8? Or until the 11/7 PPV? I was telling a friend the other day how I KNEW the AMW vs. XXX match would be a no contest with interference by the Naturals. It's lack of creativity by the TNA booking team that amazes me. Remember when Kazarian and Shane had their ladder match to see who would face Chris Sabin for the X-title and Sabin interfered for a no contest (which set up Ultimate X1)? I mean come on...use some CREATIVITY here, people!