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It doesn't matter if Trish is a face or a heel...if they concentrate on this Diva shit and show them as the important part of the show without having anything interesting for the current women's division to do, it will vaporize. Statement: The WWE was better off five years ago than it is now.

Wow, are Konnan and Road Dogg pimped out there or what?

Statement: Hulk Hogan will be on the card in some way, shape or form at WrestleMania 21. Rebuttal: There is no need for Hogan to be on the WM21 card. If he wasn't on the biggest WM ever, WM 20, why would Vince think it necessary to bring him back for WM21? Statement: Samoa Joe would be able to get over huge in the WWE if Vince ever signed him.

The show is ALREADY available at www.smartmarkvideo.com, so order it now! There will be a chat tonight at 11 eastern, 10 central, at groups.yahoo.com/group/iwamidsouth for anyone who wants to show up.

Any crowd estimates, guys? Man, those two TPI nights are going to be LOOOOOOOOOONG shows. I can't wait!

Here's the full wrapup: IWA Mid-South Wrestling, in association with NWA Midwest, returned to the Lincoln Center on Saturday night, August 21st for "An IWA Fairytale: The Hero vs. The Dragon." Here's what went down... Promoter IAN ROTTEN opened the show by announcing the first round pairings for the 24-man 2004 Ted Petty Invitational single elimination technical wrestling tournament, to take place on September 17th & 18th at the Lincoln Center. Chris Hero vs. "Lightning" Mike Quackenbush Jimmy Jacobs vs. Jimmy Rave (This match is now AJ Style vs. Jimmy Rave) "Spyder" Nate Webb vs. Hallowicked Nigel McGuinness vs. Double C BJ Whitmer vs. Petey Williams Chris Sabin vs. "Soul Assassin" Rainman Ray Gordy vs. Alex Shelley "Anarchist" Arik Cannon vs. Delirious (This match is now Cannon vs. Super Dragon) Todd Sexton vs. Danny Daniels Roderick Strong vs. Samoa Joe Salvatore Rinauro vs. Matt Sydal Austin Aries vs. CM Punk Additionally, Rotten announced that Brad Bradley & Ryan Boz would defend the IWA World Tag Team Titles in a three-way tag match during TPI weekend, against "The Wildcards" (Eddie Kingston & Black Jack Marciano) and the gigantic NWA Wildside duo of Tank and Iceberg. 1. JC BAILEY def. ICARUS (from Chikara Wrestle Factory in Pennsylvania) with the Bardstown Bam top rope legdrop in the opening contest. 2. TRIK DAVIS def. RYAN BOZ (w/ Jim Fannin) in an No Disqualification bout after a low blow followed by a roll up. Davis called Fannin out to the ring, issuing a challenge to any of his men for a No DQ match, and Boz accepted. Davis tried use of powder to the eyes, as well as trying to suffocate Boz with a plastic bag, before resorting to a low blow to score the three count. After the fall, BJ Whitmer and Danny Daniels hit the ring to join Boz and Fannin in issuing a post-match beating. Daniels soon retreated back to the locker room, wanting nothing to do with Fannin's orders. 3. JIMMY JACOBS wrestled DELIRIOUS to a double pin in their bout for Jacobs' IWA Light Heavyweight Title with a roll up and bridge which saw both wrestlers' shoulders counted down. Referee BRYCE REMSBURG was struck with an inadvertent missile dropkick from Jacobs, and was out of commission as Jacobs hit the Contra Code on Delirious, only for no referee to be there to count. TOMMY THOMPSON soon hit the ring to officiate the remainder of the match, and counted the double pin. A revived Remsburg stated moments later that he, as the official assigned to the match, agreed to go with Thompson's call in his place. The title was immediately declared vacant until a decision could be reached by IWA management in the locker room concerning the situation. 4. MATT SYDAL def. "Spyder" NATE WEBB to retain the NWA Midwest X Division Title after Webb was thrown off the top rope into an unintentional backflip, landed chest first on the canvas, and Sydal followed up with a shooting star press. DAVE PRAZAK then called Jacobs and Delirious back out to the ring and announced that the two wrestlers came to an agreement with IWA management moments earlier in the back, to where both men elected to withdraw from first round competition in the TPI tournament on 9/17 in favor of battling over the IWA Light Heavyweight Title, suspended from the Lincoln Center ceiling in a Ladder Match. Prazak stated that promoter IAN ROTTEN was going to make some phone calls and keep the fans posted as to who might take Jacobs' and Delirious' spots in the first round of the tournament. 5. "American Dragon" BRYAN DANIELSON def. CHRIS HERO via submission after divorce courting the arm of Hero off the top rope, followed by the Cattle Mutilation. Danielson picked Hero's arm as his target for the duration of the bout. After the match, "Anarchist" ARIK CANNON approached the ring and told Dragon to leave him and Hero alone. Cannon reminded Hero that he defeated Danielson on 7/31 in Highland, and now Hero couldn't do the same. Cannon left the ring with the mic, refusing to give it to Hero "so the fans wouldn't have to listen to him whine again about losing." 6. "Scrap Iron" ADAM PEARCE (w/ "The Hustler" Carmine DeSpirito) def. JUSTIN KAGE with a jumping piledriver. DeSpirito unveiled longtime ally Pearce as Kage's mystery opponent in Kage's initial IWA Mid-South appearance, and Pearce had some choice words for Kage as well as the fans of Highland on the mic before the match began. True to form, Pearce used his old school wrestling style, as well as a handful of tights, to gain the victory. IAN ROTTEN welcomed fans back from intermission by announcing that he had arranged by telephone for the replacements to fill the voids left by Jacobs and Delirious pulling out of TPI. He announced that "The Phenomenal" AJ STYLES will take Jacobs' first round position against Jimmy Rave, while SUPER DRAGON would take the place of Delirious in the first round against Arik Cannon. Rotten explained to the crowd that he had cut a deal with Jersey All-Pro Wrestling (which has Super Dragon booked on their 9/18 event), that in the event Super Dragon advances to the second round, IWA will provide Jersey All-Pro Wrestling with his replacement, out of the 12 men eliminated in the first round on 9/17. 7. NIGEL McGUINNESS & CHAD COLLYER def. BJ WHITMER & DANNY DANIELS in tag team action after Whitmer abandoned Daniels during the closing moments of the match, due to the growing tension between the two men. Not only did Whitmer deny Daniels a tag, but struck his now former partner in the head, leading to the victory for the McGuinness/Collyer duo. 8. "Anarchist" ARIK CANNON def. "The Notorious 187" HOMICIDE (w/ B-Boy) with a cradle for a quick pinfall victory in a very hard hitting bout. Homicide delivered numerous vicious headbutts during the match, but despite Homicide's brutal repertoire, Cannon's craftiness made the difference when it came down to the pinfall. After the match, after being denied a handshake by Cannon, Homicide went to give Cannon the Cop Killa, only to be saved from it by CHRIS HERO hitting the ring and talking Homicide into returning to the locker room. Hero reminded Cannon that he was the one responsible for plucking Cannon out of Minnesota wrestling obscurity and bringing him to IWA Mid-South, and that he needs to be more of a man about things if he wants to realize his potential. DAVE PRAZAK then brought out reigning NWA Midwest/IWA Mid-South Women's Champion LACEY for an in-ring interview. Lacey explained to the fans her injury (a torn MCL and dislocated kneecap) which has sidelined her from competition since early July. Prazak reminded her the IWA and NWA Midwest officials have been lenient with the 30 day title defense rule due to her showing in the title tournament. When Lacey speculated that she may need "another four or five months" of recovery time, Prazak informed her that she has roughly one month to prepare, because she will have to defend the title at the TPI weekend against one of her opponents in the finals of the tournament, MERCEDES MARTINEZ. 9. "Metalhead" STEVE STONE def. IAN ROTTEN when NWA Midwest promoter ED CHUMAN approached ringside and called for referee MICKIE KNUCKLES to end the match due to Ian's blood loss and inability to continue. As a result of the decision, Stone earns his spot back on the IWA Mid-South roster. After the match, Rotten went on a verbal tirade at Chuman, stating that IWA Mid-South is his company, and he knows what's in his own best interests. Rotten then declared that he and Stone would battle at TPI weekend in a match that the NWA will have no jurisdiction over, a non-sanctioned Falls Count Anywhere/Anything Goes match held under traditional IWA rules. 10. CM PUNK def. "The New Age Punisher" B-BOY (w/ Homicide) via submission with the human torture rack. Punk relentlessly focused on B-Boy's back for the duration of the match, softening him up for the finishing hold. Neither B-Boy nor Punk were able to connect with a shining wizard on their opponent during the match, which was a blend of submission wrestling and strikes. 12. MAD MAN PONDO def. "Mr. Insanity" TOBY KLEIN in a Fan Lumberjack Strap Match, following a senton off the ropes onto Klein, trapped under a fort constructed with multiple chairs. Sixteen fans were chosen at random from the ticket stubs to be at ringside armed with leather straps. Besides the fans with the straps, the men also utilized a staple gun and Pondo's stop sign during the match. The event was filmed with two cameras by Smart Mark Video for home video release, with commentary by Dave Prazak, CM Punk, Nate Webb, and Carmine DeSpirito. Mail order ticket information for the TPI weekend shows will be posted on the IWA web site this coming week for those who have not had the opportunity to purchase their tickets at a recent live IWA event. For all the latest IWA info, call the hotlines at 502-569-1701 in Louisville and 630-585-3958 in Chicago.

So the 2004 TPI is shaping up like this: -A two night, 24 man tournament for the IWA-MS world title, featuring: Chris Hero vs. Mike Quackenbush Samoa Joe vs. Roderick Strong CM Punk vs. Austin Aries Alex Shelley vs. Ray Gordy AJ Styles vs. Jimmy Rave Super Dragon vs. Arik Cannon Nigel McGuinness vs. Double C Hallowicked vs. Nate Webb Rainman vs. Chris Sabin Petey Williams vs. BJ Whitmer Plus Danny Daniels, Todd Sexton, and 2 other guys in the tournament in two more first round matches. (Hopefully we'll get those pairings after reading other live reports.) -Boz and Bradley vs. Tank and Iceberg vs. Wildcards for the IWA-MS tag titles -Delirious vs. Jimmy Jacobs in a ladder match for the IWA-MS LHW title -Ian Rotten vs. Steve Stone in an unsanctioned brawl that will be brutal and bloody as hell I'm sure This show is going to be AMAZING! I mean, are you kidding me? Samoa Joe vs. Roderick Strong? Talk about STIFF! People have been talking about that match for a a while. Super Dragon vs. Arik Cannon? That'll be fantastic! CM Punk vs. Austin Aries? They'll be facing each other for ROH on 9/11, so they'll be used to working together - this match should be great. And I REALLY want to see Chris Hero vs. Mike Quackenbush - I'm sure they've wrestled each other before, but their styles seem to go together well and I'm sure the match will be great. Plus Tank and Iceberg! Awesome! A ladder match and a brawl between Stone and Ian on the undercard? Terrific! Oh, and Lacey vs. Mercedes Martinez too...damn this show is going to be good.

Thanks for the results!!! Did Pondo vs. Klein take place?

I know about the Dreamer/Raven feud...but what were ECW's other great feuds and angles?

From the DOI board: (Slyk and April as tag champs???) From the ECW Arena. Attendance 250-300 approx. (Not an official count) Ruckus defeats Slyk Wagner Brown Tag Team Battle Royal for the newly created 3PW Tag Team Titles Slyk Wagner Brown & April Hunter Double Trouble (Rockin' Rebel & Jack Victory) Blue Meanie & Roadkill Pitbulls 2004 (Gary Wolfe & Mike Kruel) w/ Jasmin St. Claire Rob Eckos & Striker Slyk Wagner Brown & April Hunter win a tag team battle royal to become the 1st ever 3PW Tag Team Champions. CJ O'Doyle & Monsta Mack wrestled to a no-contest. April Hunter challenges CJ O'Doyle after the match and defeats O'Doyle in 2 minutes. Roadkill defeats Monsta Mack MAIN EVENT ELIMINATION MATCH for the 3PW Heavyweight Title © Joey Matthews vs. Chris Sabin vs. A.J. Styles vs. Christopher Daniels Joey Matthews pins Chris Sabin Joey Matthews pins A.J. Styles Christopher Daniels pins Joey Matthews to win the 3PW Heavyweight Title

Apparently Christopher Daniels is the new 3PW champ. According to the CZWfans board, Matthews pinned Styles and Sabin, and then Daniels beat Matthews to win the title.

Ian Knoxx vs. Adam Flash - Cage Match Amazing Red & Sonjay Dutt vs. Jimmy Rave & M-Dogg20 Ruckus & Sabian vs. The Maximo Brothers (SATs) Just an update that these three matches will be on the evening show.

Great stuff, I might have to pick this show up! I heard that the Musical only has one camera and is REALLY hard to watch. The matches were supposed to be great, but I'm interested to see your take on it. Looking forward to your next review!

Angle/Taker at WM21? I just don't see what that accomplishes for the future...neither guy is going to be wrestling full time in a few years anyway. Agreed about Guerrero. Smackdown needs to treat him carefully so he stays over as much as he was when champ. Losing a feud to friggin' Bradshaw really hurt him.

The lineups look good...though the one thing I haven't liked when watching CZW matches in the past is how many end with stupid run in or Russo-like finishes. I hope these shows are well booked, because the talent involved looks great so far.

I think TNA did some good things on this show, and other things that weren't so great: -Jarrett beating Kenney in a minute was kind of stupid, especially with Tenay talking about Kenney's "Never say die attitude" when he attacks Jarrett a minute later. Of course Jarrett lays him out with the guitar, REALLY making Kenney look dumb. -Good job of building to Jarrett vs. Hardy. I guess they might as well push it as the "biggest match in TNA history" huh? -The "charismatic enigma" Jeff Hardy? That's SO stupid. I'm not into Hardy as a legitimate title contender. -TNA is doing a really good job of making Monte Brown look like a real star. I understand he's not very good in the ring, but they should probably be pushing him like Goldberg, letting him wrestle short matches and get over as a monster. Have they been protecting him much lately? And did they really put Hardy over him a few weeks back? I don't remember what happened in that match. -Being a big IWA-Mid South fan, I love Petey Williams (who is the IWA-MS champ). He makes a great X-Division champ, and the Canadian Destroyer rules all. -Predictable but okay stuff with Abyss and Goldylocks, as Abyy has the "big man who gets pushed around by his manager so he'll snap and turn face soon enough" thing going on. I really wish Alex Shelley got more of a chance to show off his skills, though. Has he gotten much match time on PPV? -The Dusty/Russo/D'Amore stuff was pretty boring. I like Shane Douglas as a backstage interview guy, as he's always been great on the mic. I think he'd make a great manager as well. -Good six man main event. Any other thoughts or opinions?

I will flip out if PWG books Hero vs. Super Dragon.

Stole the results so far from the czwfans board: The TNA Spanish announce team do the cable theft thing this week. Recap video of last week airs. Raven enters and claims Sabu is faking the injury. Raven calls out Sonjay Dutt and he answers. It plays the story of the agile Sonjay against the brutal Raven. Done really well, Sonjay executing everything perfectly and Raven doing his part to make both of them look good. The crowd is completely dead, they neither boo or cheer the entire match. 2 cloaked figures are seen in the rafters and one points at the ring, and his hand/fingers were taped in black tape. 2 more cloaked figures are seen near the entrance. They said they were the same ones, but the cloaks looked different to me. The first ones were in slight green cloaks and these were in black ones. Sonjay ties Raven up in one of the dog collars and beats him with a trash can. Raven throws Sonjay off the top through a table on the outside. Raven goes to pick up Sonjay and Sonjay throws fire in Raven’s face, and then throws him over the top rope and the ref calls for the bell. Sonjay wins the match. Interview with Jarrett. Backstage promo with Team Canada. Petey Williams enters to face Chris Sabin for the X Division Championship. Pretty much a slow X Division match, with D’More running in as did Bobby Rude, and Dusty came out and chased D’More around. Williams gets the win with a Canadian destroyer. Promo with Tracy Brooks, Shane and Kazarian Triple X and AMW enter to face one another. Triple X gets the predictable win because it’s a best of 3 series. Interview with Monty Brown

Also, has anyone here seen any Chikara shows? What did you think of them?

#19 for the TPI is... Nigel McGuinness.

I agree. I also agree that he needs to stop using the spear as a finisher. It works for Goldberg, it works for Rhyno...but not for Edge. He's definitely on the way to turning heel...whether he'll be with Evolution/Christian/both remains to be seen.

Might as well add here that there's going to be an IWA-MS chat tonight at 10 eastern 9 central at groups.yahoo.com/group/iwamidsouth. They're going to announce the 19th guy in the TPI tournament.

Thanks for reading! And yeah, I agree with everything you said here. Danger was really good on commentary, and I loved her telling kids to sit down and shut up or ripping on other people in the crowd. I still have not seen Reyes/Romero work a match together, though when I catch up on my Ring of Honor completely, then I will.

Haha! I always mock that whenever my friends and I get together to watch wrestling. "ONE! TWO! HE GOT HIM! HE GOT---no, only 2." My favorite is Wrestlemania 13, when Vince gets SO ahead of himself in the four corners tag team match. It's down to the Godwins and Headbangers, and one of the Godwins puts a Headbanger in position for his Slop Drop reverse DDT and before he even HITS the move Vince says: "It's over folks! This will be it and the Godwins will move on to challenge the tag team champions tomorrow night on RAW - oh no, wait a minute!"

I was actually just going to post about this. I HAAAAAAAAAAAAATE it because all the GOOD near falls are ruined by it. They did it at Summerslam. As soon as Rey hits the 619, Cole says something like "they're going to do it! They're going to beat the Dudleys!" Then I immediately knew the Dudleys were winning. He also said it's over after Angle hit his second Angle Slam and after Eddie hit the frog splash, and both were then kicked out of, no surprise. Cole is the worst offender, but JR does it a lot too. I think they REALLY need to say "it's all over, this is history" once in a while when it really IS the end.