TPI Results Thread

[Guest Jay Z. Hollywood]

Credit the czwfans.com fan board:

 

Ted Petty Invitational Night One results....

 

Attendance disappointing 150 at the most.

 

Jimmy Jacobs over Sal Rinauro

 

Nigel McGuinness over Brad Bradley

 

Ian Rotten over Mickie (subbing in for Tracy Smothers who had to no show) (Jay's note: Mickie is a very good women's wrestler, and I'd HIT THAT~! -but the no shows got THIS BAD? Damn.)

 

Jonny Storm over M-Dogg-20

 

AJ Styles over Todd Sexton

 

Sonjay Dutt over Nate Webb

 

Chris Hero over Arik Cannon

 

Alex Shelley over Chris Sabin

 

B-Boy over JC Bailey

 

Jimmy Rave over Colt Cabana

 

Danny Daniels over Ken Anderson

 

Jerry Lynn over Michael Shane

 

Brackets will be arranged for the next 3 rounds tommorrow night.

[Cuban Linx 0]

All the results went just as i expected, though that crowd figure is rather disappointing. Hopefully it picks up for night two.

[Nevermortal 0]

Those results:

 

SHOCKING

 

But seriously, Ian v. Mickie?

[Sandman9000 0]

Those results:

 

SHOCKING

 

But seriously, Ian v. Mickie?

Huss.

 

I'm also surprised at the lack of a deathmatch, especially when the company's "motto" is "come for the wrestling, stay for the lighttubes."

 

Last year had Corp vs. Necro in the Drunken Deathmatch, which was funny for Necro's one-liners and Corp just passing out in the middle of the ring. Night 2 had a six-man suckfest involving Necro, Corp, Webb, Pain, Rollin', and Tony.

 

I'd rather have Corp in there instead of Mickie and have him and Ian tech it up, but guess Corp wasn't there.

 

And what's the estimate on the number of tapes and DVD's this show will be? I'm thinking 2 for tapes, maybe 3 depending on the number of matches tomorrow, and 4-6 for DVD's.

[Nevermortal 0]

Do you guys think this is pretty much the last hurrah for the IWA:MS?

[JustJoe2k5 0]

IWA's Friday shows have always drawn small crowds, tonight will most likely have a much better turnout. And yes, I think this is IWA's last hurrah, because their future probably rested on how much this show drawed, and 150 fans probably didn't pay the price for A.J. Styles by himself.

[Guest Rob Naylor]

I think that 150 with ALL the fly-in for the show is a dangerously low number. The promoter had to have LOST a TON of cash on this show. I know that another site I frequent, ran and tried to coordinate a bus trip...but after numerous cancelled shows, building problems and cancellations etc..only two vans ended up going.

I'm SURE that last nights show was a good wrestling show. On paper, it doesn't look spectacular, but I will reserve judgment till I see it.

Mickie!!! in this thing is something I'm not even going to comment on.

Someone else made some comments on how the show looked bad over at CZW fans and IWA employee Steve Thompson told the guy that nearly all the matches (including M-dogg vs. Storm)were 4-5 stars and that if fans watch it and don't agree...that "they don't know dick about wrestling". That was above and beyond the worst shill for a show I've ever heard and it is one thing to put over a show after it is over and another to insult the prospective audience that would buy the show.

I think Night two is gonna far outshine night one with the several of the pairings looking incredible.

Edited November 8, 2003 by Rob Naylor

[LucharesuFan619 0]

Here are more detailed resutls, courtesy of the latest IWA-MS newsletter. And btw, does anyone know if there's a way to subscribe to that newsletter? I always have to go onto their site to get it. You know, the one that Stacy McMackin writes? Anyway...

 

AJ STYLES VS. JERRY LYNN ON NIGHT 2!

 

The show opened with a ten bell salute to MICHAEL LOCKWOOD, aka Crash Holly/Mad Mikey, who passed away earlier in the week.

 

1. "Barbaric Berzerker" JIMMY JACOBS (w/ Becky Bayless) def. SALVATORE RINAURO in the opening bout following the Contra Code.

 

2. NIGEL McGUINNESS def. BRAD BRADLEY with a dive through folding press.

 

3. IAN ROTTEN def. MICKIE KNUCKLES following the second Rotten Rush of the match. The bout was originally scheduled to be Rotten vs. TRACY SMOTHERS, but Smothers called minutes before belltime saying that he had a family emergency and had to turn around back toward home and would not be making it to the show. Rotten was to be granted a bye into the second round due to Smothers' absence, but Mickie made her way to the ring and said that she was trained as a wrestler, and if Ian had no opponent, she wanted to compete in the tournament against him herself. Rotten refused, and said Mickie would only be wrestling women from now on, and would face Rain during Saturday night's card. Mickie said she'd go back to the locker room without an argument, but "totally lost all respect" for Ian if he wouldn't wrestle her. After hearing that, Ian asked for the bell to ring and a very hard hitting bout ensued. After going toe to toe with her trainer, and surprisingly kicking out of several devastating maneuvers, Mickie suffered the pinfall loss. Post-match, Rotten and co-trainer CHRIS HERO congratulated Mickie on her determination.

 

4. AJ STYLES def. TODD SEXTON with the Styles Clash.

 

5. JONNY STORM def. M-DOGG 20 with a half nelson Michinoku Driver.

 

6. SONJAY DUTT def. "Spyder" NATE WEBB following the Phoenix Splash. Dutt also retained the IWA Light Heavyweight Championship by winning the match.

 

7. CHRIS HERO def. "Anarchist" ARIK CANNON (w/ Allison Danger) in just under 20 minutes of action via submission with the Hangman's Clutch, after first hitting Cannon with the Hero's Welcome. Cannon focused on the leg of Hero for the majority of the bout.

 

8. ALEX SHELLEY def. CHRIS SABIN via submission with the Border City Stretch, after first hitting Sabin with Shellshock.

 

9. B-BOY def. JC BAILEY after hitting the Shining Wizard in a brutal back and forth contest.

 

10. JIMMY RAVE def. "Classic" COLT CABANA with a backslide as Cabana was attempting to hook Rave for the Colt 45.

 

11. DANNY DANIELS (w/ Jim Fannin) def. "Kamikaze" KEN ANDERSON following a jumping piledriver. Daniels put his IWA World Heavyweight Championship on the line during the matchup. Daniels focused on Anderson's arm for most of the bout, capitalizing on Anderson's recent arm injury.

 

12. JERRY LYNN def. MICHAEL SHANE with the cradle piledriver in the final bout of the evening.

 

The tournament will conclude with all of the remaining rounds tonight, Saturday, November 8th at Salem High School (located at 700 N. Harrison St.) in Salem, Indiana. Bell time is 7:30pm. Tickets for Saturday's show will be available at the door, at a cost of $35, $30, $25, and $15 for the four seating areas.

 

Here's a look at the second round matchups for Saturday night...

 

SONJAY DUTT --VS.-- CHRIS HERO

 

"Barbaric Berzerker" JIMMY JACOBS (w/ Becky Bayless) --VS.-- IAN ROTTEN

 

JONNY STORM --VS.-- "The Next" ALEX SHELLEY

 

B-BOY --VS.-- NIGEL McGUINNESS

 

DANNY DANIELS (w/ Jim Fannin) --VS.-- JIMMY RAVE

 

AJ STYLES --VS.-- JERRY LYNN

 

Also, in addition to the tournament matches, fans will see the following non-tournament bouts on Saturday's card...

 

***Womens Match***

MICKIE KNUCKLES --VS.-- RAIN

 

***Six Way Elimination Match/Tag Rules***

CHRIS SABIN --VS.-- "Classic" COLT CABANA --VS.-- MICHAEL SHANE --VS.-- M-DOGG 20 --VS.-- "Kamikaze" KEN ANDERSON --VS.-- "Anarchist" ARIK CANNON (w/ Allison Danger)

 

BRAD BRADLEY & RYAN BOZ --VS.-- "Spyder" NATE WEBB & JC BAILEY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also, I want to give some really quick praise about AJ Styles. The guy is amazing, I wasn't at the show, but his match was said to be quite good, and he's going to work for another promotion today besides IWA, if I'm not mistaken (I think the other show is right near TPI), and then vs. Raven in CAPW tomorrow. That's what true passion is. He's not a wrestler just as a side job. He really gives his life for it. HAIL AJ.

Edited November 8, 2003 by LucharesuFan619

[PsychoDriver 0]

Sounds good... but not as good as last years.

[Guest Jay Z. Hollywood]

Eh, there's still one more night left. The second and third-round pairings/matches will make or break this show.

[Guest Jay Z. Hollywood]

Here's yet another report btw, courtesy Larry Goodman:

 

IWA Mid-South presented the first round of the annual Ted Petty Invitational Tournament last night. An appreciative crowd of 160 converged in Salem, Indiana hoping to see a weekend filled with the best technical wrestling on the US indie scene. They certainly got it on night one. Four and a half hours worth.

 

This is the fourth annual rendition of this tournament that was originally known as the Sweet Science 16. The field was expanded to 24 for this year's tournament. Several members of the originally announced field, including last year's winner, B. J. Whitmer were forced to cancel their appearances due to injury.

 

The high school gym in the sleepy southern Indiana town of Salem became the unlikely location for the tournament when IWA lost their regular building, just across the river from Louisville in Clarksville, at the end of the summer. IWA's King of the Death Match Tournament drew 300 per night to that building in August. It's not clear how much impact, if any, that the change in venue had on the crowd size. What was abundantly clear was that there was no such thing as a casual fan in this crowd.

 

(1) Jimmy Jacobs (with Becky Bayless) beat Salvatore Rinauro in 8:46. Jacobs has one of the most entertaining ring entrances going with his "Barbaric Berzerker" routine. Rinauro wanted to know "What the hell is a Huss?" Rinauro made fun of Jacobs' furry boots. Rinauro was the perfect opponent to sell for Jacobs' power offense. Rinauro caught the crowd's attention with a great ace crusher. Jacobs countered Rinauro's Whattamaneuver with a powerbomb. Jacobs hit a cobra clutch russian legsweep. Rinauro hit a top rope elbow for a near fall. Rinauro showed off his swivel hips to Bayless. Rinauro did a springboard off the top squarely into a high boot by Jacobs for a great looking finish.

 

(2) Nigel McGuinness beat Brad Bradley in 6:35. McGuinness was way over with this crowd. Bradley was a late replacement for Truth Martini. Bradley went heel, giving this match a stronger face/heel dynamic than most. But this was the kind of crowd that responded to great moves, regardless of who was delivering them. McGuinness dominated with an outstanding display of technique. Bradley got a pop for his high angle back suplex. Bradley hit a powerbomb for a near fall. McGuiness won it with a diving folding press.

 

Mickie Knuckles came into the ring and announced that since Tracy Smothers wasn't there (a severely disappointing moment for the Smothers marks like myself), she wanted into the tournament. Ian Rotten confirmed that Smothers wasn't going to make it due to a family emergency. (Smothers and Rotten were originally slated for a match on Saturday night, but it was added as a tournament match when Whitmer and Josh Prohibition dropped out due to injury.) Rotten told Knuckles that her days of wrestling guys were over. Rotten said he would take the forfeit. Knuckles said that caused her to lose all respect for Rotten. Rotten told the ref it was on.

 

(3) Ian Rotten beat Mickie Knuckles in 9:40. This was the most fearsome beating I've ever seen a women take from a man inside the squared circle. Rotten told Knuckles that he hoped she believed in God. Rotten didn't hold anything back. For that matter, he appeared to adding something extra. Rotten hammered Knuckles with headbutts and crossface forearms. This was some dark and twisted stuff. Rotten beat the hell out of Knuckles on the floor. Knuckles finally resorted to a low blow and got in a suplex. Rotten hit a dragon suplex and Knuckles got a foot over the ropes. Fans chanted "It's not worth it." Knuckles kicked out after getting dropped on her head with a devastating double underhook brainbuster. Rotten pleaded with Knuckles to stay down but that wasn't going to happen. Rotten got the pin with a double underhook brainbuster that was even sicker than the first one.

 

Rotten lead the crowd in a "Mickie" chant. Rotten and co-trainer Chris Hero gave Knuckles props for her guts. Rotten gave Knuckles a hug and asked her to shake his hand like a man. "You're one tough broad." Rotten said Rain didn't stand a chance against Knuckles on Saturday night. Rotten congratulated Knuckles for being the first woman to make it through the Ian Rotten Wrestling Academy.

 

(4) A. J. Styles beat Todd Sexton in 8:46. Am I biased towards Wildside? Hell yeah, but this was great stuff any way you cut it. Sexton came through with an impressive performance in what was, by far, the highest profile match of his career. The first big spot came after Styles took a bump over the top rope. Styles jumped to the apron with a forearm shot, but Sexton popped the crowd with an innovative neckbreaker across the middle rope. Styles did a picture perfect leapfrog-dropkick sequence and then, a backbreaker flipped into a gutbuster. Sexton pulled out a rolling reverse camel clutch. Styles turned Sexton inside out with a roaring lariat. The lariat and Sexton's bump were both off the chain. Styles connected with an overhead kick at the 5-minute mark. Styles blocked a superkick and hit the quebrada/inverted DDT for a near fall. Sexton used a corner version of the Gamebreaker, but Styles got a foot over the ropes. Styles blocked a superkick and took it home with the Clash. Sexton's performance earned a "please come back" chant from some of the fans.

 

(5) Jonny Storm beat MDogg-20 in 8:48. Disappointing. They had a tough act to follow and the some of the spots didn't click. They got the crowd into early with the first extended flipping and flying exchange of the night. Storm did a tope. Storm hit a corner quebrada for a near fall. Storm cut it off the first time, but MDogg came right back with the Arabian press to the outside. Storm did a blind reverse spring off the middle rope into a huracanrana. MDogg missed badly on a split legged moonsault. Finish looked deadly, as Storm pinned MDogg in spectacular fashion with a half nelson Michinoku driver.

 

Rotten talked to Storm about his rumored retirement. Rotten said he was a Storm mark and asked Storm to come back to IWA one more time, if he decided to hang it up. Storm did not disclose his plans.

 

Rotten put MDogg-20 over for having the cojones to do high risk moves after having the top rope break on him twice. Rotten referred to MDogg-20 as the next Dynamite Kid (Lord I hope not for M-Dogg's sake).

 

First intermission.

 

(6) Sonjay Dutt beat "Spyder" Nate Webb to retain the IWA Light Heavyweight Title in 11:50. Webb brought the crowd to life with his spirited (to say the least) ring entrance. Match got off to a fun start. They traded bizarre dance steps and tried to set a record for most consecutive standing switches. They were working at a lighting fast pace. Webb hurt his shoulder legit when Dutt did a series of swinging Catatonic like moves. Webb hit a moonsault over the ringpost. Dutt was right on the money with a missile dropkick. Words can't describe the move that ended up with Webb's head up Dutt's ass. Dutt did a variation of Rick Michaels' Double Shot. Dutt hit a springboard elbow drop for a near fall. Webb did a swinging sideslam type move and said he was going to the top. No water in the pool on Webb's tumbleweed. Dutt did an exploder to set up his finisher. Webb was able to block it at first but wound up taking a back bump. Dutt hit the Hindu press for the pin and a monster (well, at least given the size of the crowd) pop.

 

(7) Chris Hero beat Arik Cannon (with Allison Danger) via submission in 19:20. Too long. The response for Hero's introduction showed just how much respect these fans have for his ability. He is the only former winner in the tournament. Hero turned in a totally unselfish performance, working his ass off to make the much smaller Cannon look like a credible threat. The work itself was fine. The problem was that nobody was believing that Cannon had the slightest sliver of a chance to win. Hero's chain in the early going was stellar. Danger's presence at ringside was a plus, especially when she suggested that there was a match for the blue streak in her hair somewhere else on her person. They did a cool series of reversals with Hakushi's Nirvana Strangle that Hero turned into a nasty surfboard version. They did a battle of the backslides. Cannon hit a high angle back suplex. Cannon worked the knee with a single leg crab. Not a good choice for a small man to use on a much larger opponent. The crowd waited for the inevitable comeback by Hero. Danger slapped Hero and got a fan to blow on her palm. They started going back and forth. Cannon did the rolling germans. Cannon collided with Danger, and Hero did an ultra safe tombstone piledriver. Cannon used a desperation donkey kick to the nutsack. Hero applied the Hangman's Clutch for the tap out victory.

 

( Alex Shelley beat Chris Sabin via submission in 8:06. Awesome match. About as good as a match of this type and this length can be. They were both feeling it with the acrobatics. Sabin's athleticism was unsurpassed on this night. Crowd was really into Shelley. Great technical work in the early going. Shelley did a reverse crossface. Sabin did a kip up headscissors. Simultaneous armdrag block and they squared off. Shelley hit a hangman neckbreaker for two. Shelley did a double slingshot (outside-inside) legdrop. Sabin did twisting springboard forearm and Shelley bumped to the outside. Sabin hit a corkscrew pescado. Sabin hit an phenomenal slingshot huracanrana. Sabin stiff kicked Shelly in the back and applied a tripped out hammerlock submission. Sabin hit a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Sabin went to the Nirvana strangle but that move was played out after the previous match. Sabin nailed a slingshot springboard spinkick. A stiff exchange left both on the canvas. Sabin hit a catatonic style backbreaker for a near fall. Shelley came back with a release german. Sabin blocked an enzuigiri and hit one of his own. Shelley caught Sabin with a downward spiral as he came off the top for a great near fall. Shelley locked in a great looking submission, the Border City Stretch and Sabin tapped.

 

(9) B-Boy beat J. C. Bailey in 13:03. Sadomasochism as only IWA can do it. Bailey took a beating from B-Boy that was stiff beyond belief. The crowd seemed to be split right down the middle, with. some fans backing Bailey as the hometown hero and some plainly into seeing B-Boy beat the bejeezus out of somebody. B-Boy brought the thunder. Bailey's face looked puffy after absorbing an ungodly number of direct hits. In the midst of it, Bailey came back with a tope suicida and a missile dropkick. B-Boy swung Bailey off the apron and dropped him on his back. B-Boy then did a double stomp from the ring apron. B-Boy applied a stepover pretzel submission that looked like pure torture. Bailey made a valiant comeback, scoring a near fall with a guillotine legdrop. B-Boy cut that off with an exploder into the turnbuckles. Both down for a count of six. B-Boy with a brainbuster for a near fall. B-Boy dropped Bailey on his head with a sick back suplex, but Bailey got a foot on the ropes. B-Boy nailed the Shining Wizard for the pin. Rotten came to ringside and told Bailey, "the next time you let somebody hit you like that and not fight back, your ass is mine."

 

(10) Jimmy Rave beat Colt Cabana in 13:30. Match itself was good, but the most memorable thing was Cabana's comedy. He is supremely entertaining as a heel. Cabana was copying Rave's mannerisms during the introductions. "C'mon Jimmy, they came to see a wrestling tournament. Let's make them happy." They traded pin attempts. Cabana didn't like the way things were going and bailed. Rave locked on the cross armbreaker and Cabana got a ropes break. Cabana caught Rave with a powerslam as he came off the top. Rave did a crucifix pin into a crossface, Cabana went for the ropes again. Cabana made Rave pay for a telegraphed backdrop with a big kneelift. Cabana used a flying buttbump for a near fall. Cabana reached way back for a claw hold. Crowd loved it. Cabana did a bearhug into a cradle DDT. Cabana did more old school with a full nelson submission. Rave hit a Shining Wizard. Rave on the comeback, with a backbreaker across the knee and bridging back suplex. Cabana caught Rave in an arm submission as he came off the top. Rave hit From Dusk Til' Dawn. I think Cabana bit him to break the hold. Cabana went for the Colt 45 and Rave countered with a backslide for the pin.

 

Rotten asked Cabana if he would come back for a match tonight. Cabana agreed to it while staying in character.

 

Second intermission at the three and a half hour mark. Nobody seemed to mind.

 

(11) Danny Daniels (with Jim Fannin) beat Ken Anderson to retain the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title in 15:40. This match got off to a promising old school start but ran out of steam past the 10 minute mark. Daniels said he was putting the belt up, as a past champion had done in the tournament, to prove that he was a top competitor. It was all Anderson early. Daniels took an illegal time out. Fannin said that the champ could do whatever. Daniel got his knees up on Anderson's top rope dive. Two foot gut stomp. That seemed to be the move of the night. Daniels posted Anderson's shoulder and did a tornado divorce court. Daniels stayed on Anderson's injured arm. Both down after a mistimed tiger driver spot. Anderson bumped over the top on a Daniels dropkick from behind. Daniels did a plancha and missile dropkick back in for a near fall. Anderson came back with a TKO. Both down again. Daniels used a low blow. Daniels did a sunset powerbomb and jackknife pin attempt. They traded suplexes. Anderson did an overhead suplex with a bridge for a near fall. Daniels kicked Anderson low and hit a wicked jumping piledriver for the three count.

 

(12) Jerry Lynn beat Michael Shane in 17:45. This match succeeded in telling the kind of story that the previous match failed to deliver. Shane couldn't cope with Lynn's wrestling ability and went to the outside in frustration. "That's wrestling. The WWE fired me for it," said Lynn. Shane went to his playbook of heel tactics, but Lynn retained control with a drop toehold and La Magistral for a two count. Lynn grounded Shane big time. At 6:30, Lynn missed with a charge and Shane tossed him into a rude post bump on the shoulder. Shane started working on the arm. Lynn tried for a skin the cat and Shane knocked him to the floor. Shane posted the arm. Lynn shoved Shane into the post. Lynn hit his trademark slice legdrop on the apron. Lynn did a slingshot splash for a two count. Shane came off the top onto the arm. Lynn mounted a comeback. Tornado DDT for two. Wheelbarrow faceslam for two. 15 minutes gone. Shane instigated the first ref bump of the night. Shane used a low blow and small package but Lynn kicked out. Lynn hit a TKO but the ref got bumped again. Lynn was looking for the cradle DDT but his arm was giving him too much trouble. Shane catapulted Lynn's face into the turnbuckle and hit a superkick for a great near fall. Lynn hit the cradle DDT for the win.

 

NOTES: The brackets for tonight's second round matches were announced as follows: Jacobs vs. Rotten, B-Boy vs. McGuinness, Shelley vs. Storm, Daniels vs. Rave, Hero vs. Dutt. and Styles vs. Lynn. The other matches will include Knuckles vs. Rain and matches involving some of the wrestlers eliminated in the first round…IWA Mid-South returns to the national guard armory in Salem on Thanksgiving night with Daniels defending against Homicide.

[Guest OSIcon]

None of the second round matches really stand out as great on paper. I guess Sonjay/Hero looks the best on paper, though it could end up being a styles clash.

 

I don't really see the reasoning behind booking a Styles/Lynn match. Unless they are given a long time and are really motivated for whatever reason to put on something different, chances are the match won't be anything that there 900 other matches haven't been.

 

I hope McGuinness goes over B-Boy. Especially if those matches are listed in the order of the brackets. I would much rather see McGuinness/Shelley than Shelley/B-Boy. If those matches are in order (which they very well may not be), the semi-finals could be real good and the best round of the tournament. Hero/Jacobs and Shlley/McGuiness could both be pretty good and Styles/Daniels would be solid (Styles/Rave would prob. be better just for style reasons, but I don't see Rave going over the champion especially if the title maybe on the line).

[LucharesuFan619 0]

None of the second round matches really stand out as great on paper. I guess Sonjay/Hero looks the best on paper, though it could end up being a styles clash.

 

I don't really see the reasoning behind booking a Styles/Lynn match. Unless they are given a long time and are really motivated for whatever reason to put on something different, chances are the match won't be anything that there 900 other matches haven't been.

 

I hope McGuinness goes over B-Boy. Especially if those matches are listed in the order of the brackets. I would much rather see McGuinness/Shelley than Shelley/B-Boy. If those matches are in order (which they very well may not be), the semi-finals could be real good and the best round of the tournament. Hero/Jacobs and Shlley/McGuiness could both be pretty good and Styles/Daniels would be solid (Styles/Rave would prob. be better just for style reasons, but I don't see Rave going over the champion especially if the title maybe on the line).

U don't like the sound of AJ vs. Lynn?

[Nevermortal 0]

None of the second round matches really stand out as great on paper.  I guess Sonjay/Hero looks the best on paper, though it could end up being a styles clash.

 

I don't really see the reasoning behind booking a Styles/Lynn match.  Unless they are given a long time and are really motivated for whatever reason to put on something different, chances are the match won't be anything that there 900 other matches haven't been. 

 

I hope McGuinness goes over B-Boy.  Especially if those matches are listed in the order of the brackets.  I would much rather see McGuinness/Shelley than Shelley/B-Boy.  If those matches are in order (which they very well may not be), the semi-finals could be real good and the best round of the tournament.  Hero/Jacobs and Shlley/McGuiness  could both be pretty good and Styles/Daniels would be solid (Styles/Rave would prob. be better just for style reasons, but I don't see Rave going over the champion especially if the title maybe on the line).

U don't like the sound of AJ vs. Lynn?

Its been done to death.

[Guest OSIcon]

What Nevermortal said.

 

They have wrestled so many times before. Those matches tended to get repetitive at one point. What is the point of doing another match between them? Just so we can see the same exact match we've seen a million times?

[Guest Jay Z. Hollywood]

Results- reinterpreted from the czwfans board

 

Round 2:

Chris Hero def. Sonjay Dutt

Ian Rotten def. Jimmy Jacobs

B-Boy def. Nigel McGuinness

Alex Shelley def. Jonny Storm

Danny Daniels def. Jimmy Rave

AJ Styles def. Jerry Lynn

 

Semis

Chris Hero def. B-Boy

Alex Shelley def. Ian Rotten

Danny Daniels def. AJ Styles

 

Finals

Danny Daniels def. Chris Hero and Alex Shelley

 

BJ Whitmer interfered to help Danny Daniels, followed by Becky Bayless trying to stop Whitmer, and Jimmy Jacobs hitting the ring to save Bayless. Shelley was on the top rope looking to finish Daniels off, and Whitmer shoved Jacobs into the ropes, crotching Shelley, and Daniels hit his finish to win the 2003 TPI.

 

Nontourney matches

Mickie Knuckles def. Rain

Brad Bradley and Ryan Boz def. Nate Webb and JC Bailey

Colt Cabana def. Arik Cannon, Ken Anderson, M-Dogg 20, Chris Sabin and Michael Shane in an elimination 6way.

 

Sounds like a very solid tourney that put over Danny Daniels as a dominant champion. Only problem, from a markish perspective, is that last-minute replacement Ian Rotten put himself over the golden boy, Jimmy Jacobs and denying us yet another Shelley/Jacobs classic. Who knows, maybe his rationale was that Alex/Ian was a more "fresh" matchup and Shelley would get more of a "rub" from beating him.

Edited November 9, 2003 by DuskTillDawn

[JustJoe2k5 0]

So, one of the least talented guys in the tournament wins it just so he doesn't lose his IWA Heavyweight title. That sucks.

[Guest Rob Naylor]

I think Ian working with both Jacobs AND Shelley gives them both "rub" and was smart. Plus, Ian is a ham and I'm sure he got some speech out of the deal!!!

I don't believe ending a "Scientific" tourney with a bunch of interference is the smartest booking ever, as when I watched Les Thornton and Tony Charles, I don't remember a bunch of run-in's but hopefully it will build interest in whatever Ian's next show was, which I'm sure Ian tried to do.

I'm excited to see night two, in particular, looks like some nice matches.

[Guest trickstyle_360]

The tournament sounds great, can't wait to see B-Boy vs Hero and Sabin vs Shelley. I hope the prices for the TPI DVD on SMV isn't too steep. Oh, and Daniels > *.

[LucharesuFan619 0]

Here's results including the finishes, again thanks to the IWA-MS press release on its side...

 

1. MICKIE KNUCKLES def. RAIN with a northern lights suplex.

 

2. IAN ROTTEN def. "Barbaric Berzerker" JIMMY JACOBS (w/ Becky Bayless) with the Kentucky Roll.

 

3. "The Next" ALEX SHELLEY def. JONNY STORM with It Came From Japan.

 

4. DANNY DANIELS (w/ Jim Fannin) def. JIMMY RAVE with a jumping piledriver.

 

5. AJ STYLES def. JERRY LYNN with a three quarter nelson.

 

6. CHRIS HERO def. SONJAY DUTT with a jumping Hero's Welcome.

 

7. B-BOY def. NIGEL McGUINNESS with a shining wizard.

 

8. BRAD BRADLEY & RYAN BOZ def. "Spyder" NATE WEBB & JC BAILEY when Boz pinned Webb. Bradley had Webb in the Canadian backbreaker, and Boz came off the top rope with an elbow across Webb's chest, into a dominator by Boz, leading to the pinfall.

 

9. DANNY DANIELS (w/ Jim Fannin) def. AJ STYLES with a sitout tombstone piledriver.

 

10. "The Next" ALEX SHELLEY def. IAN ROTTEN via submission with the Border City Stretch.

 

11. CHRIS HERO def. B-BOY via submission with the Hangman's Clutch.

 

12. "Classic" COLT CABANA won a six way elimination match held under tag rules (only two men in the ring at a time). Order of elimination was "Anarchist" ARIK CANNON (w/ Allison Danger), "Kamikaze" KEN ANDERSON, M-DOGG 20, CHRIS SABIN, and finally MICHAEL SHANE.

 

13. DANNY DANIELS (w/ Jim Fannin) def. "The Next" ALEX SHELLEY and CHRIS HERO in a three way elimination match to retain the IWA World Heavyweight Championship, and become the 2003 Ted Petty Invitational winner. Before the match, Hero announced that he would put his Westside Xtreme Wrestling title on the line in the matchup. Daniels had put his IWA belt on the line in all of his previous tournament matches, and Hero challenged Daniels to put it on the line in the finals as well. Daniels agreed to do so. The first man eliminated from the match was Hero, when Shelley pinned Hero following Shellshock. As Shelley and Daniels then battled it out one on one, BJ WHITMER made his way to ringside. Seeing Whitmer potentially get involved in the contest, BECKY BAYLESS came to ringside to attempt to stop him from interfering in the bout. As Becky attempted to slap Whitmer across the face, Whitmer caught her, and set Bayless up for a piledriver on the floor, only to be cut off from doing so by JIMMY JACOBS. Meanwhile, inside the ring, Shelley had Daniels on his back, and was climbing to the top rope for a high flying maneuver. As Shelley ascended to the top turnbuckle, Jacobs had Whitmer backed up against the ringpost in the same corner as Shelley was. Jacobs came charging at Whitmer, who moved out of the way, causing Jacobs to collide with the ringpost, inadvertently taking Shelley's balance away from him on the top rope. Daniels then hit Shelley with a piledriver, followed by a second piledriver with Shelley's arms butterflied, and scored the pinfall.

 

 

Quick questions: What's a Border City Stretch and "It Came From Japan?"

 

"I think Ian working with both Jacobs AND Shelley gives them both "rub" and was smart. Plus, Ian is a ham and I'm sure he got some speech out of the deal!!!

I don't believe ending a "Scientific" tourney with a bunch of interference is the smartest booking ever, as when I watched Les Thornton and Tony Charles, I don't remember a bunch of run-in's but hopefully it will build interest in whatever Ian's next show was, which I'm sure Ian tried to do."

 

Shelley/Jacobs Best of 7 series begins in a few weeks, so there was no point of having them wrestle on this show.

[Guest Jay Z. Hollywood]

Larry Goodman's report:

 

 

 

Danny Daniels came out the winner of the 2003 Ted Petty Invitational Tournament, defeating Chris Hero and Alex Shelley in the three way finale of a show that featured a potential match of year candidate in the Hero/B-Boy semifinal match and an awesome reprise of Jerry Lynn versus A. J. Styles. Daniels defended and retained the IWA Heavyweight Title throughout the tournament. Shelley emerged as the new WXW Champion by pinning Hero in the final match. The live crowd of 150 was amped throughout a five hours show that is destined to become a must see tape for fans of technical wrestling. The fans were all about the quality of the work, but respectfully, like an early ROH crowd. The only thing I would have changed about this show was to put it in a smaller venue so heat could match the ringwork.

 

(1) Mickie Knuckles beat Rain in 7:30. Better than expected because Knuckle is so solid with the fundamentals. Knuckles turned it on after the 5 minute call and won it with a bridging northern lights suplex.

 

(2) Ian Rotten beat Jimmy Jacobs (with Becky Bayless) in 7:30 to advance to the semifinals. Rotten earned a "holy sh*t" chant by doing a headstand escape from a headscissors. Rotten exploited his size and power advantage in the early going. Jacobs got a single leg crab into an STF. Jacobs hit nine consecutive headbutts but Rotten powerbombed his ass. Rotten missed on a dropkick in the corner and Jacobs hit a cannonball senton for a near fall. Rotten used a reverse rolling cradle to score the pinfall.

 

(3) Alex Shelley beat Jonny Storm in 9:00 to advance to the semifinals. This was good. Storm looked tons better here than he did the night before. They did the dueling headstand slaps. Shelley hit a tope. Storm did a 619, a double springboard huracanrana for near falls. Shelly kicked out Storm's half nelson Michinoku driver finisher. Shelley won it with the It Came From Japan piledriver. "Please come back" chants for Storm.

 

(4) Danny Daniels (with Jim Fannin) beat Jimmy Rave in 11:33 to retain the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title and advance to the semifinals. Daniels said it was his night, so the title was on the line. Rave got the Fujiwara armbar, forcing Daniels to a ropes break. Daniels forced Rave to the ropes with a boston crab. Daniels hit a superplex, but it was Rave hooking the leg for the pin attempt. A great exchange built to Daniels hitting a piledriver for a near fall. Rave hit From Dusk Til' Dawn and Daniels was in trouble, but Rave released the hold after bumping heads with the ref. Daniels turned Rave's spinning headscissor prelude into a tombstone piledriver for the pin.

 

(5) A. J. Styles defeated Jerry Lynn in 15:07 to advance to the semifinals. One of the best matches I've seen live this year. You won't see better counter wrestling than this. They told the story of each knowing the other's big moves like a book, forcing them to pull out one great counter after another. They opened with lightning quick back and forth to set the tone. Riveting stuff. Styles did a cartwheel out of a monkey flip. Lynn tried the slice legdrop on the apron, but Styles kicked him to the floor and hit a tope con hilo. Lynn escaped the hangman neckbreaker, but Styles caught him with a Fujiwara armbar. Lynn back flipped Styles and decapitated him with a lariat. Lynn hit a killer Liger bomb. Styles tried for the Clash, but Lynn countered with a Novacaine for a near fall. Lynn hit an awesome german suplex off the second rope, with Styles doing a full rotation to take the bump on his chest. Great near fall. Lynn tried for the cradle piledriver and Styles pinned him out of nowhere with a ¾ nelson. The finish worked beautifully in the context of the story they were telling. Styles looked to be hurting from a rib injury suffered on the german.

 

First intermission.

 

(6) Chris Hero beat Sonjay Dutt in 10:15 to advance to the semifinals. Dutt cut an arrogant promo on Hero. Said his IWA Light Heavyweight Title was not on the line because he was "lean, cut and gorgeous" and Hero was not. Dutt looked like a terrier stuck in a dogfight against a German Shepherd. Hero used his size and superior technique to control his pint-sized opponent. Dutt scrambled away from a Hangman Clutch attempt. Dutt finally got a standing octopus. Hero hit a swinging backbreaker and brought Dutt off the middle rope with a cravate plex for a near fall. Hero dropped Dutt on his face from a shoulder mount and applied a standing version of the Hangman Clutch. Dutt got a flurry building to a top rope elbow, but Hero beat him with a jumping Hero's Welcome.

 

(7) B-Boy beat Nigel McGuinness in 8:10 to advance to the semifinals. A classic contrast of styles match, pitting B-Boy's striking skills against the technical wizardry of McGuinness. Crowd was split. One of many face vs. face matchups that worked because of the type of crowd this show attracted. McGuinness was in control most of the way. He did a London Bridge wishbone of B-Boys legs and got an STF. B-Boy caught McGuinness with a clubbing clothesline from behind at 6 minutes in. McGuinness matched B-Boys stiff shots with forearms of his own. B-Boy came off the second rope to take McGuiness down with a killer hangman neckbreaker. McGuinness got his boots up when B-Boy came off the top. B-Boy returned the favor and hit the Shining Wizard for the pin.

 

(8) Ryan Boz & Brad Bradley beat "Spyder" Nate Webb and J. C. Bailey in 8:39. Boz and Bradley made an impressive power team. Webb and Bailey launched a successful air attack early on. Bailey did a flip dive over the post. Webb followed with a moonsault over the post. Boz gorilla pressed Webb over the top to the floor. The heels got heat on Bailey, while Webb continually got bumped off the apron. Boz and Bradley hung Bailey hung upside down on a human swinging trapeze and spun him into a faceslam. A sickly innovative move that has to be seen to be believed. They hit a Dominator/top rope elbow deal in Webb for the pin.

 

(9) Danny Daniels (with Jim Fannin) beat A. J. Styles in 8:28 to retain the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title and advance to the finals. Styles came out selling the rib injury from the match with Lynn. Daniels used some cool moves to work on the injured body part. Styles hit the quebrada-inverted DDT to take over. Styles reversed Daniels to hit a tombstone piledriver for a near fall. Styles missed on a 450 splash that didn't do his ribs one bit of good. They did a great sequence where Daniels was able to fight off the Clash. Daniels hit a sitout tombstone piledriver for the pin. Standing ovation for Styles.

 

(10) Alex Shelley beat Ian Rotten in 12:52 to advance to the finals. This was way better than you might think. It produced the most extended matwork of the tourney, as Rotten used his size advantage to ground Shelley for most of the match. Rotten complained about Shelley's quickness. Rotten used a tarantula. At 8 minutes, Rotten's shoulder was rammed into the post. Shelley zeroed in on the injured body part. Shelley used a divorce court to set up a bridging hammerlock. Rotten came back with a bionic elbow and a clothesline while still selling the arm. Shelley maneuvered Rotten into the Border City Stretch for the tap out victory.

 

Rotten gave an emotional tribute speech honoring Ted Petty. Rotten said he belonged in the tournament because Petty was his friend. Rotten alluded to the drug related deaths of many wrestlers and said that wasn't the case with Petty. Rotten mentioned that along with being a great worker, Petty also built great rings, including all of the ECW rings. "As long as I have a wrestling company, baby, your ,memory will always stay alive."

 

(11) Chris Hero beat B-Boy in 17:17 to advance to the finals. This was one incredible match. B-Boy is freakin' amazing with his ability to generate cold blooded vicious strikes from such an unassuming physical presence. The dude does not miss. Everything is laid in stiff and right on target. In Hero, B-Boy was facing an opponent that was willing and able to match him blow for blow. Hero controlled B-Boy on the mat for the first five minutes. B-Boy took advantage of a break to beat on Hero, but Hero gave it right back. B-Boy popped the crowd with consecutive double stomps on the gut. B-Boy went to the mat working for submissions. Hero came back with headbutts. They were absolutely drilling each other with stiff shots here. The near falls to build to the finish were totally off the hook. Hero did a leglace piledriver for a near fall that had the fans coming unglued. Hero got another tremendous near fall with waterwheel slam into a Hero's Welcome. B-Boy fought back with a brainbuster. Hero escaped the shining wizard, but B-Boy broke him down with a back heel kick and a dropkick to the knee. SHINING WIZARD and Hero kicked out. B-Boy gave Hero a facelift and took his head off with a clothesline to set up another wizard. Hero escaped it and locked in the Hangman Clutch for the tap out. Fans chanted "Match of the Year" and the names of both wrestlers.

 

Rotten asked B-Boy to come back whenever he could to join him on a mission, "it might be a suicide mission," to bring back professional wrestling. Rotten said there were a whole lot of crappy feds to get rid off.

 

Intermission number two. Rotten got on the mic to put over the whole crew. Rotten made a veiled reference to OVW. "We're better than those sum#####es."

 

(12) Colt Cabana defeated Michael Shane, Chris Sabin, MDogg-20, Ken Anderson and Arik Cannon (with Allison Danger) in a six way elimination match (21:00). Match was done with tag team rules. MDogg eliminated Cannon with a shooting star press at 12:32. Shane superkicked Anderson a pin at 13:53. They did a cool four way submission spot. Sabin eliminated MDogg with a Psycho Driver (fisherman into a Michinoku driver) at 16:38. Sabin used Shane's back as launching pad for an enzuigiri on Cabana. Cabana took advantage of a Shane superkick to pin Sabin at 18:53. Shane with a top rope elbow for a near fall. Ref bump. Cabana got a visual fall with a powerbomb. Cabana won it with an Air Raid Crash.

 

(13) Danny Daniels (with Jim Fannin) beat Chris Hero and Alex Shelley in an elimination three way to win the Teddy Petty Invitational Tournament and retain the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title (22:28). In addition to Daniels putting the IWA title up, Hero put the WXW title on the line. This was very good, but it just didn't seem right to decide this tournament with a three way. All kinds of three way and double team spots. Hero was the one scoring the big near falls and submission attempts. n Shelley stunned the crowd by eliminating Hero with the Shellshock at 16:20. Shelley got the Border City Stretch locked for a great tease of a submission victory. Fans were chanting like crazy for Daniels to tap. Daniels used the move Slim J calls Anger Management for a near fall. Shelley hit a brainbuster off the middle rope and last year's tournament winner, B. J. Whitmer appeared at ringside. Bayless tried to slap Whitmer across the face to block any interference. Whitmer was ready to give Bayless a piledriver on the floor, when Jacobs cut him off. Jacobs charged at Whitmer and crashed into the post, crotching Shelley on the top turnbuckle. Daniels hit a piledriver and then a double underhook piledriver for the pin. Daniels tried to leave with both title belts, but the ref retrieved the WXW belt and awarded it to Shelley. Shelley clocked Jacobs with the belt. "I didn't bust my ass in four matches to have some goof in furry boots cost me the tournament." Shelley challenged Jacobs to a best of seven series to see who was the better man. Rotten said match number one would take place on the 11/21 Highland, In show and promised to do matches in seven different cities if the series went the distance.

 

NOTES: IWA Mid-South celebrate their 7th anniversary next weekend with shows in Scottsburg, In on 11/14 and Oolitic, In on 11/15. The Scottsburg show has Rotten vs. Bailey in a falls count anywhere, Daniels vs. Jacobs and Shelley vs. Lynn…C.M. Punk was visiting backstage…Rotten expressed a strong interest in working with Bill Behrens and NWA Wildside during the Q & A Saturday afternoon. Rotten said he was disappointed in the way things worked out with CZW and had negative comments on CZW owner, John Zandig…As per usual with IWA Mid-South shows, The TPI will be available from Smart Mark Video.

[LucharesuFan619 0]

Hero got another tremendous near fall with waterwheel slam into a Hero's Welcome.

I can't wait to see a clip of that spot...Damn, yo...

 

And BTW...is the IWA Ken Anderson the same one who worked some WWE dark matches/house shows under the same name, or was that another guy? Its just wierd thinking a guy from IWA (considering their rep w/ Cornette) would work for WWE, but a guy w/ that name did not too long ago.

Edited November 10, 2003 by LucharesuFan619

[Nevermortal 0]

Hero got another tremendous near fall with waterwheel slam into a Hero's Welcome.

I can't wait to see a clip of that spot...Damn, yo...

 

And BTW...is the IWA Ken Anderson the same one who worked some WWE dark matches/house shows under the same name, or was that another guy? Its just wierd thinking a guy from IWA (considering their rep w/ Cornette) would work for WWE, but a guy w/ that name did not too long ago.

No, its actually Jay Bower's brother.

[LucharesuFan619 0]

No, its actually Jay Bower's brother.

Yeah, that's what I figured...