r4g 0 Report post Posted June 12, 2004 -Ron Niemi has been hired to work in a backstage position for TNA Wrestling. Niemi has been working the gorilla position for the heel entrances at the Impact! tapings thus far. He was suggested for the position by Jimmy Hart. -Roderick Strong was given a dark match at the Impact! tapings last Thursday, teaming with Alex Shelley and Michael Shane, in a losing effort against Hector Garza, Chris Sabin, and Elix Skipper, in what was called the Match of the Night at the Impact tapings. Congrats go out to Roderick. -Also appearing weekly at the Impact! tapings is NWA Florida referee Billy Dalton reffing dark matches, as well as NWA Florida Booker Aaron Royal as timekeeper. -New auctions from the Jeff Peterson Cup are available at http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?View...5&since=-1&rd=1. All proceeds go to the Tarpon Springs Cops and Kids Foundation, as well as Bailee Cunningham, the young girl suffering from leukemia. For those of you who met Bailee over the weekend at the tremendously successful Jeff Peterson Cup, you know why us here at NWA Florida continue to post up auctions to benefit her. Please, bid often and with your heart. Thanks. -The NWA Florida Tag Team Champions, Mikey Tenderfoot and 2004 Jeff Peterson Cup Winner Justice, along with the newest member of 911 Incorporated "The Miami Pound Machine" Rod Steel, will be invading Combat Zone Wrestling tonight at the world famous ECW Arena (Viking Hall), as part of the Trifecta Elimination Tournament. Mikey, Justice, and Rod will face each other in a triple threat match, with the winner advancing to the finals of the Trifecta in another three way dance against the winners of the other two brackets. The full Trifecta Elimination Tournament looks like this: Trifecta Elimination Challenge II: Winner Will Receive the 12th And Final Slot In Best of the Best IV: NWA Florida Bracket: Justice vs. Rod Steel vs. Mikey Tenderfoot NWA Wildside Bracket: Jeremy V vs. Gabriel vs. Jay Fury Midwest - East - West Bracket: "Spyder" Nate Webb (from IWA Mid-South) vs. Jigsaw (from CHIKARA) vs. Excalibur (from Pro Wrestling Guerrilla) Best of luck to Rod, Mikey, and Justice tonight. Show the world what NWA Florida is all about! -As many of you may know, World-1 Wrestling, the American branch of Zero-One wrestling over in Japan, will be coming to Florida for the weekend of July 23rd, 24th, and 25th, in Tampa, Orlando, and a location yet to be determined. Rumor has that NWA Florida will be HEAVILY involved with this weekend. NWA Florida talent such as Bruce Steele, The Shane Twins & Ron Niemi, Lex Lovett, NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion Jerrelle Clark, and 2003 Jeff Peterson Cup Winner Justice are all currently in negoiations to appear for World-1 during this weekend swing of Florida. More news on this exciting oppurtunity later. -WWE Road Agent and wrestling legend Steve Keirn was at the Jeff Peterson Cup last weekend, scouting for the SmackDown! Brand of WWE, as word is they are looking for more Cruiserweights to add to that division. -Roderick Strong will be a part of the new promotion by Court Bauer and Teddy Hart, H2 Wrestling, on June 26th at The Roxy in Boston, Mass. Roderick will be in a tag match with his partner Alex Shelley vs. The Stampede Bulldogs of Harry Smith (son of "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith), and TJ Wilson. Best of luck to Roderick on yet another venture in the indy scene. -Congrats go out to Jeff "Bruiser" Bradley, who is making his long awaited return to IWA Japan. Bradley will be under the name of "The 21st Century Beast" Brother Kong during his tour with the IWA. Also scheduled to appear on this show is Road Warrior Animal and "Dr. Death" Steve Williams, who has just recovered from throat cancer. NWA Florida wishes Jeff the best of luck over in Japan. -Former NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion "The Modern Miracle" Steve Madison will be starting for New Japan Pro Wrestling on it's "SUMMER STRUGGLE 2004" tour. Madison will be undergoing a name and/or gimmick change upon arriving in Japan. Below are the dates for his tour(In parenthesis are the number of people the venue holds): SUMMER STRUGGLE 2004 7/4 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall (2,000) SXW 7/7 @ Fujimi Municipal Citizen Gymnasium (2,000) 7/9 @ Mie Prefectural Dream Dome Ueno 7/10 @ Shiga Prefectural Gymnasium (3,500) 7/11 @ Gifu Industrial Hall (4,500) 7/14 @ Yamagata Sports Center Sub Arena (1,500) 7/15 @ Akita Prefectural Gymnasium (3,500) 7/16 @ Odate Citizen Gymnasium (2,100) 7/18 @ Sapporo Teisen Hall (1,350) 7/19 @ Tsukisamu Green Dome (7,000) WPW 7/20 @ Asahikawa Local Industry Center 7/21 @ Kushiro Welfare Gymnasium (2,000) 7/23 @ Aomori Citizen Gymnasium (3,200) 7/24 @ Ichinoseki Bunka Center Gymnasium (2,500) Best of luck to "Mr. NWA Florida" Steve Madison!! -Check back next week for more News and Rumors out and about in NWA Florida. ----------- NWA Florida is really cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
