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Yep.

Raw got a 4.1.

So who is it going to be? PLEASE tell me it's going to be MNM and not the Shane Twins. Regal/Tajiri vs. MNM at Backlash would be great.

The guys on PWInsider.com said that everyone is waiting for Vince to say it's time to do the draft. There are rumors that Vince wants to wait until they go to USA to do it, to pop a big rating for one of their first shows on that network.

I could see the Shane Twins or Morgan and Mordecai/Fertig/Vengeance/Seven called up very soon. Maybe Cappotelli and Jeter, too.

I'm sorry to go off-topic, but IWA-MidSouth is a JOKE, why would anyone go from WWE to a latchkey indy fed full of garbage wrestlers and never-will-be's. Don't even reference Zach Gowan, because we know why he was used in WWE...cheap heat. Molly will not go to an Indy Fed, she will end up in Japan wrestling other talented women, and making comparable money to what she made here. IWA uses a lot of great workers, a lot of the top guys on the indy scene. I don't see why Molly wouldn't work some indys now and then when she's not doing a tour in Japan, and IWA has better women's wrestling than 99% of the indies out there.

Apparently Victoria is on the chopping block as well, so I don't see the women's title lasting much longer.

It's sooooo not going to happen. Hogan is going to pin Daivari as HBK superkicks Hassan. End of story. Then the flag waving, posing and ear cupping will ensue.

Smackdown's roster is even worse...talk about nobody getting elevated...

Anything else interesting about the match? Or pretty vanilla, normal stuff?

Who was his partner?

Makes sense...Hogan doesn't have to do much work, Hassan doesn't have to do a job...everybody wins.

Just wondering if anyone here has ever applied to work there, or even wanted to. I have talked to one guy who was on the creative team for about three months back in early 2004 before, and that's it. Oh, and I know a guy who works on the production team currently as well. But has anyone here ever wanted to work there for a living?

I'm graduating from college in May so I need to get rid of some of this shit before I move. So hopefully you guys want to pick some stuff up. Prices are $7 shipped for the first tape, $12 for two, $15 for three. This includes shipping to anywhere in the U.S, but add a dollar to each price if its in Canada. Here's what I have: -IWA-MS Put Up Or Shut Up 1st gen, January 2004: (Hero/Daniels loser leaves town cage match, Chikara match, Webb vs. Delirious, Steel vs. Lynn, more) -IWA-MS Simply of the Best 5, + main event match from PWG 88 Miles Per Hour 1st gen -WCW 1999 year in review (a 2 tape set reviewing all the big PPV matches and angles that set them up throughout the year. Pretty cool stuff actually) -WWF Survivor Series 1991 1st gen -WWF Survivor Series 1993 1st gen -WWF Judgment Day 1998 1st gen -WWF RAW episodes for 6/28/99, 7/5/99, and 7/12/99 (one tape) -WWF Judgment Day 2000 1st gen PM me if you are interested in anything. I suggest you get the good stuff fast. I may add some more stuff later, so keep checking back. Thanks!

Nine tapes are gone just like that! If you want something, act fast!

The people who wanted the Over the Edge 99 + RAW is Owen episode never got back to me, so it's back up for grabs to whoever gets to me first and wants it. Still plenty of good stuff here and it all has to go! Added a tape with Fall Brawl 1997 and Spring Stampede 2000 on it! Fall Brawl 1997 is hard to find, so pick it up here for cheap!

Holy crap, check this out:

It's clearly Chuck Palumbo's tournament to lose.

Hilarious.

Oh my God Tyson Tomko's tights are disgusting. Tomko vs. Val right now on Heat.

Postponed this week for the UFC finale.

From the IWA boards: Matt Sydal wasn't allowed to wrestle by Ian due to a partial MCL tear. Emil Sitoci took his place. M-Dogg d. Jigsaw El Generico d. Sitoci Abercrombie d. Storm Dutt d. Fury Sweeney d. "Chicago area legend" Sonny Rogers. This was awful due to Rogers horrible mic & ringwork. Jade was hot though. Eddie Venom is a lucky man. Mickie d. McClure; McClure had her beat but was tired of Fannin's shit so he let Mickie pin him. Hats off to Mickie for working with the injured arm. Fannin didn't want to wrestle Mickie in her injured condition so he ended having to wear a dress for the rest of the night. Silas & Priest won a fourway tag over Whitmer & Kingston, Tyler Black & Joey Envy & Shane Tempers & Adam Jacobs (?). Cannon won a #1 contenders match over Daniels & Double C. This was good, especially when it was Cannon & Double C. Candido d. Ian Tank d. Boz Punk d. Delirious; good stuff in this one, lots of fun with the crowd. Punk put Delirious overon he mic afterward. Joe d. Bradley; another good match but this will be remembered for Joe's FUCKING AWESOME promo after the match. After Joe put Bradley over on the mic he talked about how some guys were fighters & some were bullies. He said on said he wanted to thank Ian for booking the match on June 11 against Necro Butcher because he was going to fight a bully. He went off on how Necro is an "untrained, pill popping, drunk piece of shit". He was REALLY pissed off becuse Necro took advantage of the ROH students at the CHIKARA tag tourney & said on Jne 11 he was going to beat the fuck out of him. Great promo filled with anger & hate. I wouldn't want to be Necro on any day but especially not on June 11. Aberrombie won the flippy tournament. All kinds of crazy stuff in this match. Abercrombie is by far the least talented of these four but they wanted one of there own to win I guess. Iron Saints d. Brandon & Trik; crazy bumps galore in this one including a crub stomp off the top of the ladder through a table on Brandon, unfortunately the table didn't break, it was sick. Jacobs d Hero; great match. Cannon came down afterward ended up getting into a pull apart with Hero, they'll wrestle on 6-18 in Highand. Very good show that really picked up in the second half as things weren't looking too good before the first intermission.

IWA Mid-South Wrestling returns to action this weekend with a loaded double shot of events in Midlothian, IL and Highland, IN. This Friday night, 4/8, IWA-MS debuts at the Park District Rec Center (14500 S. Kostner Avenue) in Midlothian, IL with "Spring Heat 2005." Bell time is 7:30pm. Tickets are $30, $25, $20, and just $10 general admission, and will be available at the door. ***IWA World Heavyweight Title Match*** [Champion] JIMMY JACOBS vs. CM PUNK ***IWA Light Heavyweight Title Match*** [Champion] DELIRIOUS vs. BRANDON THOMASELLI vs. JOSH ABERCROMBIE ***Six-Way/Winner Gets IWA World Title Shot in Highland*** DANNY DANIELS vs. CHRIS HERO vs. EDDIE KINGSTON vs. CHRIS CANDIDO vs. CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI vs. "Anarchist" ARIK CANNON ***IWA World Tag Team Title Match*** [Champions] BRAD BRADLEY & RYAN BOZ vs. "Iron Saints" VITO & SAL THOMASELLI vs. ERIC PRIEST & SILAS YOUNG ***NWA Midwest/IWA Mid-South Women's Title/Finishers Match*** [Champion] DAIZEE HAZE vs. MICKIE KNUCKLES ***Strong Style Challenge*** SAMOA JOE vs. IAN ROTTEN "Classic" COLT CABANA vs. "Sweet & Sour" LARRY SWEENEY TRIK DAVIS vs. "Wonderkid" JONNY STORM EL GENERICO vs. JIGSAW "The Tremendous" EMIL SITOCI vs. "Human Rulebook" CHANDLER McCLURE This Saturday, 4/9, IWA-MS returns to the Lincoln Center (2450 Lincoln Street) in Highland, IN for "Simply The Best 6." Bell time is 6pm. Tickets are $35, $30, $25, and $15 general admission, and will be available at the door. ***IWA World Heavyweight Title Match*** Winner of Punk/Jacobs to meet Winner of Six-Way ***Junior Tournament/First Round Match*** MATT SYDAL vs. EL GENERICO ***Junior Tournament/First Round Match*** JOSH ABERCROMBIE vs. "Wonderkid" JONNY STORM ***Junior Tournament/First Round Match*** SONJAY DUTT vs. JAY FURY ***Junior Tournament/First Round Match*** M-DOGG 20 vs. JIGSAW The winners of the four first round matches will meet in a four-way contest later in the night! ***Strong Style Rematch from 2/4*** SAMOA JOE vs. BRAD BRADLEY ***Tables & Ladders & Chairs Tag Team Match*** BRANDON THOMASELLI & TRIK DAVIS vs. "Iron Saints" VITO & SAL THOMASELLI ***Three Mins with Fannin Versus 30 Days of Managerial Services*** MICKIE KNUCKLES vs. "Human Rulebook" CHANDLER McCLURE "Sweet & Sour" LARRY SWEENEY has issued another open challenge! RYAN BOZ vs. TANK Plus, in action (either as part of the IWA World Heavyweight Title match, or in other bouts to be determined after Friday's show concludes): JIMMY JACOBS, CM PUNK, "Anarchist" ARIK CANNON, CHRIS CANDIDO, DELIRIOUS, CHRIS HERO, DANNY DANIELS, "Double C" CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI, "King of Diamonds" EDDIE KINGSTON, "Underwear Model" ERIC PRIEST, SILAS YOUNG, and "The Tremendous" EMIL SITOCI. Additionally, as part of the "Simply The Best 6" festivities, IWA Mid-South will be honoring a Chicago area legend with a special ceremony in Highland! Several last minute changes to the lineups had to be made as a result of a few developments. With Jimmy Jacobs winning the IWA World Heavyweight Title this past Friday in Herrin, IL, he will now be defending the title against Danny Daniels' original opponent for Midlothian, CM Punk. Unfortunately due to travel issues, B-Boy, Jack Evans, and Super Dragon will be unable to appear on this weekend's events. Dragon was only set to appear on Friday's card, and had to be back to California for an afternoon show on Saturday, which we were unable to make proper arrangements for. In the case of both B-Boy and Evans, we were under the impression initially that both wrestlers would be flying in from cities on the east coast for the weekend's events. Once their new travel information was brought to our attention, airfare prices out of Seattle (Evans) and San Diego (B-Boy) had skyrocketed to amounts which are out of our budget range. Trik Davis has agreed to team with Brandon Thomaselli against The Iron Saints in the TLC match on Saturday night to take B-Boy's spot, while Josh Abercrombie will now get the opportunity to participate in the Junior Tournament in the place of Evans. We will do our best to present two top quality events this weekend despite the changes. UPCOMING EVENT SCHEDULE ------------------------------------- 4/8 Midlothian, IL @ Park District Rec Center 4/9 Highland, IN @ Lincoln Center 4/22 Burlington, IA @ National Guard Armory 4/23 Muscatine, IA @ National Guard Armory 4/29 Valparaiso, IN @ National Guard Armory 4/30 Herrin, IL @ Civic Center 5/6 Midlothian, IL @ Park District Rec Center 5/20 Salem, IN @ National Guard Armory 5/27 Valparaiso, IN @ National Guard Armory 5/28 Highland, IN @ Lincoln Center 6/11 Philadelphia, PA @ Viking Hall Call the IWA-MS hotlines at 630-585-3958 in Chicago, 502-569-1701 in Louisville, and 317-579-3230 in Indianapolis. www.iwamidsouthwrestling.com www.midwestwrestling.com

Well it didn't take long for the MMA boards to get filled with posts saying Shamrock/Franklin was a work.

Evan Tanner on the fight: "Wow, what a fight!!! That was one of the best fights I've seen since I got involve in this sport. It would be an honor to train with either one those guys. Definitely don't agree with the decision."