Zach Gowan Working Tonight For...

[Phoenix Fury Legdrop 0]

...IWA Mid-South, as PWBTS reporter Jim Hall let loose that one of the surprises for tonight's Highland show is, in fact, the OLM.

[PsychoDriver 0]

Boo!

 

 

 

 

 

That about sums up my feelings on this matter, I think it's a waste of money and space.

[Nevermortal 0]

Put him in a handicap match with Boz & Bradley. Please.

[thuganomics 0]

Is it wrong of me to envision this man locked in a steel cage with the Rottens? That would be entertaining.

[Nevermortal 0]

Results (c/o IWA board):

 

IWA Mid-South Wrestling presented "Payback, Pain, and Agony" on Friday night, February 13th, at the Lincoln Center in Highland, Indiana. Here's what went down...

 

1. JOSH PROHIBITION & M-DOGG 20 def. "The Wild Cards" EDDIE KINGSTON & "Black" JACK MARCIANO in the opening tag team bout, following a swanton bomb by M-Dogg.

 

2. BJ WHITMER (w/ Jim Fannin) def. SHARK BOY with an inside cradle. Shark was able to hit the Dead Sea Drop on Whitmer, but Fannin placed BJ's foot on the bottom rope to break up the pin attempt. As Shark Boy then took his attention off Whitmer, and on Fannin (including pulling him into the ring and biting him on the ass), this gave BJ the opportunity to catch Shark off guard, and get the victory with an inside cradle.

 

3. MATT SYDAL def. PETEY WILLIAMS with a top rope moonsault belly to belly suplex to retain the IWA Light Heavyweight Championship. This matchup between two fan favorites saw Williams bust out a few more aerial maneuvers than he has in his earlier IWA contests.

 

DANNY DANIELS and JIM FANNIN interrupted DAVE PRAZAK's announcements between matches, confronting Prazak on when Daniels will be granted a rematch against JERRY LYNN for the IWA World Heavyweight Championship. Prazak said that several other wrestlers are deserving of title shots in IWA, and he'll have to wait his turn. Randomly TRIK DAVIS made his way to the ring and interrupted the conversation, taking the microphone. Davis said he was unhappy he didn't have a match on the show, particularly after his brutal match against Cash Flo on 1/17. Davis crazily asked Fannin for a rematch against Cash at the 3/6 Highland event, the idea of which brought about much laughter from Fannin and Daniels, and concern from Prazak, who said that it wouldn't be a good idea. Trik finally said that he's serious, and wants to prove himself in IWA, and promised that if he can't beat Cash Flo on 3/6, he'll leave IWA and never ask to be on another show again. Fannin then agreed to give him the match. As Davis returned to the locker room, discussion returned to Daniels wanting a title shot at Lynn. Daniels asked to face Lynn on 3/6 in Highland, since he knew that would be Lynn's next official appearance in IWA. Prazak finally agreed to give him Lynn on 3/6, but only on the condition that Daniels signs a contract stating that he will only receive that one single title shot. Daniels agreed, saying that all he needs is one opportunity to once again become IWA World Champ.

 

4. "The Future" CHRIS SABIN def. "Barbaric Berzerker" JIMMY JACOBS & ZACH GOWEN (w/ Alex Shelley) in a three way elimination match. The bout was originally scheduled to be Jacobs vs. Shelley in the sixth match in the Best of Seven Series, but Shelley was sidelined recently with a broken collarbone. IWA scheduled Sabin to take Shelley's place in the match against Jacobs, which didn't sit well with Shelley. Just as Sabin and Jacobs were about to lock up, Shelley's music hit and he came out to inform them that, in his opinion, Sabin was not even in his league to replace him in the match, and he brought his own replacement. Zach Gowen then made his entrance, and joined Shelley in berating several ringside fans. It was agreed that the match would become a three way, held under elimination rules. Gowen was the first man eliminated, following Jacobs' Contra Code. The final minutes of the match saw Sabin and Jacobs battle back and forth until Sabin was able to hit Jacobs with Future Shock for the deciding pinfall.

 

5. ADAM FLASH def. AUSTIN ARIES with a rollup and a handful of tights, just seconds after Aries missed a 450 splash off the top rope.

 

6. LACEY def. DAIZEE HAZE in the IWA Womens Division bout of the evening, following the implant DDT. The assigned referee for the bout was MICKIE KNUCKLES, who has faced both women in the past as a wrestler. Mickie called the match down the middle regardless, as both women put in a strong, hard hitting showing. Lacey focused on the shoulder of Daizee during the contest, utilizing several submission holds, before hitting the implant DDT for the victory.

 

7. DELIRIOUS def. "Anarchist" ARIK CANNON following the newly named Chemical Imbalance II (the sit down driver he defeated Matt Sydal and Nate Webb with in previous IWA outings). The two received a standing ovation from the crowd following the match.

 

8. SABU def. JC BAILEY & "Spyder" NATE WEBB in a three way dance. Bailey and Webb had been scheduled to compete on the card in a Texas Death Match, but IWA officials learned of Webb suffering an injury to his ribs during training just two days prior to the show, and made the decision that Webb would not be permitted to put himself at dangerous risk by having to participate in a grueling Texas Death Match when he's already hurt. After Bailey made his entrance, he grabbed the microphone and went off about how the IWA is just protecting Nate Webb, and he's just scared to face him again, which brought Webb out to the ring. Nate entered in his wrestling gear, with his ribs taped up, asking to have the match with Bailey. DAVE PRAZAK informed Webb that IWA management had already booked a suitable replacement to face Bailey in his place, and the company can't put him at risk of serious injury. After more bickering between Webb and Bailey, both men finally asked who this supposed "suitable replacement" is that's standing in the way of them having their match, and said they'd be willing to wrestle that guy too, if that's what it takes. Sabu then made his entrance, and the match was on, held under a one pinfall format. After Webb hit Bailey with the Fang (moonsault van terminator), Sabu pitched Webb out of the ring, and followed up by giving Bailey a triple jump moonsault to score the victory. After the match, Webb put over Sabu on the microphone, and assured Bailey that on 3/6 in Highland, he will get him one on one in the Texas Death Match.

 

9. DANNY DANIELS (w/ Jim Fannin) def. "The New Age Punisher" B-BOY follwing a tombstone piledriver. Daniels, in his first match back following surgery on his ear, wrestled wearing headgear. Daniels successfully avoided B-Boy's Facelift dropkick in the corner for the duration of the bout. As B-Boy went to give Daniels a shining wizard, Daniels pulled referee ART MENDEZ in B-Boy's path, knocking Mendez out of commisison. This allowed RYAN BOZ to hit the ring and attack B-Boy, just before second referee MICKIE KNUCKLES slid in the ring to make a count, but B-Boy was able to kick out at two. Moments later, Mickie was struck with a Daniels dropkick and was down, which allowed for ARIK CANNON to hit the ring, and surprisingly deliver the Glimmering Warlock to Daniels, rather than B-Boy (who he has to wrestle on Saturday night in Salem). Cannon's interference wasn't enough to earn B-Boy the victory, however, as Daniels was able to hit the tombstone piledriver and score the pin.

 

10. BALLS MAHONEY & IAN ROTTEN & MAD MAN PONDO & "Metalhead" STEVE STONE def. BRAD BRADLEY & RYAN BOZ & JIM FANNIN & CARMINE DeSPIRITO in a Texas tornado style eight man tag team match with the ring ropes wrapped in barbed wire. Fannin's men all came to the ring dressed in classic street fight gear. The match was a wild brawl which went all over the Lincoln Center. DeSpirito brought a fork into the match as a weapon, which wound up being utilized by a variety of those involved before all was said and done. Ultimately it was Pondo nailing Fannin with his stop sign, Mahoney giving Fannin the Nutcracker Suite, Rotten giving Fannin the Rotten Rush, and finally Stone giving Fannin the Stonesault which led to Fannin being pinned. Post-match, Fannin also took a brutal chairshot to the head from Balls. As the show came to a close, Ian Rotten thanked the fans for supporting IWA in Highland, and assured them that a lot is planned for future events at the venue.

 

NOTES; The event was filmed with two cameras by Smart Mark Video for home video release, with commentary by Dave Prazak, Eddie Kingston, and Arik Cannon... Attendance was 244, and the largest crowd thus far at the Lincoln Center... In addition to Jerry Lynn vs. Danny Daniels, Nate Webb vs. JC Bailey in a Texas Death Match, and Trik Davis vs. Cash Flo for the 3/6 event in Highland, it was also announced that IWA, continuing in its effort to restore dignity and athleticism to womens wrestling in the United States, will be holding a unique six way elimination match. Tag rules will apply, as only two women will be in the ring at a time, with one on each corner. Eliminations will occur until only one wrestler is left standing victorious. Participating in the match will be Daizee Haze, Rain, Mickie Knuckles, ODB, Lacey, and MsChif. 3/6 will also be an independent wrestling double header, as IWA teams up with Revolution Championship Wrestling to present fans in the region with two shows in one day. RCW's will be at 1pm in LaSalle, IL, while IWA's will be at 7:30pm in Highland. It was announced that RCW's Vito & Sal Thomaselli will make their IWA debuts on that evening.