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From ChicagoWrestling.com: The Wild Cards beat the All-Stars. Arik Cannon came out and talked about Chris Hero crying too much after he loses a match. Hero came out and attacked him, and Cannon challenged Hero for later in night. Cash Flo was DQ¹d, giving Trik Davis a victory. Ace Steel beat Jimmy Jacobs with the Ace Crusher. Women's champion Lacey beat MsChif. Mad Man Pondo and Abdullah went to a no-contest. Ryuji Ito beat "Spyder" Nate Webb after a frog splash on a chair through a table. Arik Cannon beat Chris Hero with a roll-up; this was the best match of the night. Delirious beat Chris Sabin, another great match. Tag champions Ryan Boz and Brad Bradley beat Danny Daniels and BJ Whitmer, when Fannin went to throw a chain to Daniels, but Boz caught it and used it. IWA champion Petey Williams beat Alex Shelley with sharpshooter.

From the IWA-MS boards: 1-The Wilcards beat the All-Stars(?) not 100% on the name. Wilcards got decent heat from the crowd. Arik Cannon challenged Chris Hero to a match. Hero came out & suplexed Cannon to set up the match for later. 2-Trik Davis defeated Cash Flo by DQ when Cash Flo kept lifting Trik's shoulders off the mat & refusing to pin him. Trik took a LOT of hard chops & a nasty crotch first spot into the ringpost on the outside. 3- Ace Steel over Jimmy Jacobs in a solid match. 4- Lacey retains the woman's title over MsChif in what I thought was a good match. Lacey got in most of the offense on this one, which I found kind of surprising. 5- Abby & Pondo went to a no contest when they kept beating up the refs. Abby walked around with a fork for 10 minutes, Pondo bled like crazy. Same old, same old. Some people seemed to like it one idiot even chanted MOTY. I'm not kidding. It's official that chant no longer means anything, not that it ever did to begin with. I guess people just like to chant. Intermission to clean up all the blood. 6- Ito defeated Webb in a match where Ito's Big Japan death match title was on the line. Nothing special here but I believe internet wrestling celebrity/critic Todd Gerth was called out before the match by Webb. Webb said he knows Todd doesn't like him but a lot of other people do, then he had Todd come to the ring for a hug. It was sweet & almost brought a tear to my eye. Funniest thing was some dorky teenager thought Nate was talking to him & he went to the ring to get a hug, Nate being a nice guy gave him one. There was a terrible spot at the end with Nate that I don't feel like getting into, maybe someone else will post about it. It was awful. 7- Arik Cannon over Chris Hero in a really good match some people were on Hero & tried to get a "Let's Go Hero Let's Go Cannon" thing going like Hero & Joe last month but it just wasn't the same. Some people just like to chant against Hero no matter who he's wrestling. This match was very good & worth checking out. 8- Delirious over Sabin in a pretty good match. More intermission It is announced that at the next Highland show on July 31, AJ Styles will be there & so will CM Punk. 9- Boz & Bradley retained against Daniels & Whitmer after Fannin tried to throw Daniels a chain but Boz ended up catching it & decking Daniels for the win. Daniels wanted a rematch for the next show without Fannin. Daniels may be turning babyface as he was pretty over here. 10- Williams reatins his IWA title over Alex Shelley w/Zack Gowen. Zack is a pretty good heel butI think this match suffered because of all of his interference. Match was OK All in all a pretty good show.

I'm interested to see what Hero and Cannon do. I'm assuming that if they were just going to wrestle each other they'd announce it ahead of time. Should be another great show from IWA-MS.

Yes, we need to hunt down and arrest or kill all the terrorists... But not everyone over there is a terrorist, right?

Delirious vs. Sabin vs. Jacobs in an elimination match has been added to the card.

Sydal vs. Jacobs had to be cancelled due to Sydal's wrist injury. Too bad...but I'm sure the rest of the matches will make it a great show. Can't wait to see what guys like Jacobs, Hero, Sabin, and Cannon are doing on this show.

The show's name has been changed to "Survival of the Fittest". 1st round matchups (the format will be the same as the Shane Shamrock show) are: Danielson vs. Evans Homicide vs. Jay Briscoe Joe vs. Stryker Shelley vs. Mark Briscoe Walters vs. Aries Cabana vs. Acid

Ace Steel, Austin Aries, and the Wildcards have been added to this show. Doesn't look as good as the last show, but could really be a great sleeper show, IMO. Hopefully with the remaining guys we see some great matches.

Epic Encounter.

*Drools over show* Thanks for the reports, everybody. I can't wait to get the tape of this one.

Since it's officially now June 11th, I figured I'd bump this...

Are these shows any good? IWA-MS 3/28/03 Quote the Raven IWA-MS 5/7/04 - You've Gotta See This IWA-MS 7th Anniversary (Both nights) CZW Faceoff CZW Overdrive WORLD-1 2/6/04 WORLD-1 2/7/04 Thanks!

The ROH boards are down...never a good sign. I really hope this turns out to be nothing major and ROH can move on from this. I think a lot of people will be much more willing to buy tapes and DVDs knowing their money won't go to RF.

Just a side note here - has anyone ordered any DVDs of IWA-MS? I'm wondering how good the quality is.

Some more updates from IWA-MS... Looking ahead, past this Friday's IWA Mid-South Wrestling "One More Time" event in Lafayette, IN, there are three big shows on the horizon during the second half of June. Saturday, June 19th, NWA Midwest & IWA-MS present "A Butcher Loose In Highland" at the Lincoln Center (2450 Lincoln Street) in Highland, IN. Bell time is 7:30pm. Tickets are $20, $15, and just $10 general admission, and will be available at the door. Advance ringside seats are also currently available at the Lincoln Center box office. ***Non-Sanctioned Match/Anything Goes*** [2003 KOTDM] MAD MAN PONDO vs. ABDULLAH THE BUTCHER ***IWA World Heavyweight Title Match*** [Champion] PETEY WILLIAMS vs. "The Next" ALEX SHELLEY ***IWA Light Heavyweight Title Match*** [Champion] MATT SYDAL vs. "Barbaric Berzerker" JIMMY JACOBS ***IWA World Tag Team Title Match*** [Champions] BRAD BRADLEY & RYAN BOZ vs. DANNY DANIELS & BJ WHITMER "Spyder" NATE WEBB vs. Big Japan's RYUJI ITO TRIK DAVIS vs. CASH FLO Plus MsCHIF will get a Women's Title shot in Highland against the winner of LACEY vs. DAIZEE HAZE (to take place this Friday in Lafayette). Also, matches featuring CHRIS HERO, "The Future" CHRIS SABIN, "Anarchist" ARIK CANNON, DELIRIOUS, and more of your IWA favorites! Then, the very next weekend, Friday & Saturday, June 25th & 26th, is "King of the Death Matches 2004" at the Community Center Gym (235 Hoosier Avenue) in Oolitic, IN. Tickets are currently available at all upcoming events, and will be available at the door on the night of each show. Just added for KOTDM Night One, in non-tournament action, former IWA World Heavyweight Champion CM PUNK will take on NWA Wildside star RAY GORDY, making his IWA debut. Don't forget... IWA-MS is back at the Armory (5220 East 200 South) in Lafayette, IN this Friday night, June 11th for "One More Time." Bell time is 8pm. Tickets are $20, $15, and just $10 general admission, and will be available at the door. Ringside seats can be reserved by leaving a message on the IWA Louisville hotline voicemail at 502-569-1701. ***One More Time: Part One/No Time Limit*** CHRIS HERO vs. CM PUNK ***One More Time: Part Two/Steel Cage Match*** (As many falls as is necessary to end the Best of Seven) [3 wins] "The Next" ALEX SHELLEY vs. [2 wins] "Barbaric Berzerker" JIMMY JACOBS ***IWA Light Heavyweight Title Match*** [Champion] MATT SYDAL vs. AUSTIN ARIES ***IWA World Tag Team Title Match*** [Champions] BRAD BRADLEY & RYAN BOZ vs. "Ring Crew Express" DUNN & MARCOS ***IWA/NWA Midwest Women's Title/Knockout or Submission*** [Champion] LACEY vs. DAIZEE HAZE SAMOA JOE vs. "The Notorious 187" HOMICIDE "Wild-Eyed Southern Boy" TRACY SMOTHERS vs. "Anarchist" ARIK CANNON DANNY DANIELS vs. "Spyder" NATE WEBB Plus DELIRIOUS in action, and more! Driving directions to all IWA venues are currently available at http://www.freewebs.com/iwamidsouth/directions.html For the latest updates, call the IWA hotlines at 502-569-1701 in Louisille or 630-585-3958 in Chicago. ===================================================== More wrestlers have been confirmed for participation in the King of the Death Matches 2004 tournament, to be held on Friday & Saturday, June 25th & 26th, at the Community Center Gym (235 Hoosier Avenue) in Oolitic, Indiana. Just added to the already announced list of competitors are the following participants: * KOTDM 2002 winner THE NECRO BUTCHER * Former MAW World Heavyweight Champion, as well as KOTDM & Hardcore Cup veteran DYSFUNCTION * From ICP's JCW tour, "Hollywood" CHUCK HOGAN * Returning to IWA-MS, the giant MANSLAUGHTER With these four added, the KOTDM 2004 lineup looks like this so far... 1. Mad Man Pondo (2003 winner) 2. JC Bailey 3. "The Notorious 187" Homicide 4. Ryan Boz 5. Wifebeater 6. "Low Life" Louie Ramos 7. Corporal Robinson 8. 2 Tuff Tony 9. The Necro Butcher (2002 winner) 10. Dysfunction 11. "Hollywood" Chuck Hogan 12. Manslaughter A total of sixteen death match wrestlers will participate in the 2004 tournament. Plus, just signed for non-tournament action on Friday, June 25th at KOTDM Night One is former IWA World Heavyweight Champion CM PUNK. Mail orders for tickets to the KOTDM shows are now being accepted. Ringside seating is currently available at a cost of $50 for a weekend pass to both events. Fans sending ticket orders by mail will be given the best seating available at the time your order arrives. You may send check or money order (made payable to Jim Fannin) to: IWA Mid-South Wrestling, PO Box 21476, Louisville, KY 40221. Tickets in the lower priced seating areas for KOTDM have yet to go on sale. The last two rows of the bleachers in the Oolitic Gym will be sold for just $20 for a weekend pass ($10 per night). KOTDM tickets are available for purchase in person at all IWA Mid-South live events. Tickets will also be available at the door on the nights of the tournament if you are unable to purchase your desired seating in advance. Mark your calendars! June 25th & 26th! ================================================== Also, there's a nice interview with Chris Hero at: http://chicagowrestling.com/AL/Herointerview.htm

Of course. All the IWA-MS tapes (and other promotions shows) are at www.smartmarkvideo.com - I suggest you check out Simply the Best 5.

They've announced: Bryan Danielson vs. Jack Evans Samoa Joe vs. Matt Stryker Homicide vs. Jay Briscoe That leaves Shelley, Aries, Mark Briscoe, John Walters, Trent Acid, and Colt Cabana.

How many people (approx) were at this weekend's shows? It's too bad so few people come to see IWA-MS. Also, about how long was the six man match?

Why even have Smothers/Hamrick win the tag titles then? Just because they wanted to get their money's worth out of all the fly-ins?

Just so you know, it is released today. You can get it at fye.com for $14.99 - not too bad.

Maybe it's just me, but I really think this show sounds great. I like the booking of the show and now I really want to see both April ROH shows and this one too.

I think just whatever the Heat match was and some interviews.

At WM18, the sign said something to the effect of "These guys are fighting over shampoo."

What was the last WWE PPV where nobody bled?

It's sooooooooooo not going to be Misterio. Creative told him they don't have any ideas for him. You think they're suddenly going to push him to the main event? This is Vince McMahon's WWE, people.