JoeDirt 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2004 Here's what's announced so far: ======================================================== More matches were announced for two stops on the upcoming quadruple shot of events for IWA Mid-South Wrestling at the Columbus Day chat. Here are your lineups as they stand after the matches added at Monday's chat... --- Wed 10/20 Bloomington, Indiana National Guard Armory - 3380 S. Old State Road 37 ***TNA X Division Title Match*** [Champion] PETEY WILLIAMS vs. CHRIS SABIN vs. ALEX SHELLEY CHRIS CANDIDO vs. "The Phenomenal" AJ STYLES CM PUNK vs. SUPER DRAGON AUSTIN ARIES vs. "Sexy" ACE STEEL SAMOA JOE vs. RYAN BOZ --- Thu 10/21 Evansville, Indiana National Guard Armory - 3300 Division Street ***IWA World Heavyweight Title Match*** [Champion] "Anarchist" ARIK CANNON vs. AUSTIN ARIES ***Four-Way Special Attraction*** "The Phenomenal" AJ STYLES vs. PETEY WILLIAMS vs. CHRIS SABIN vs. "Fallen Angel" CHRISTOPHER DANIELS ***Battle of the Big Men*** SAMOA JOE vs. ABYSS ***Challenge Match/Collyer's Request*** NIGEL McGUINNESS vs. CHAD COLLYER CM PUNK vs. ALEX SHELLEY CHRIS CANDIDO vs. DANNY DANIELS RODERICK STRONG vs. "Sexy" ACE STEEL BJ WHITMER vs. SUPER DRAGON JC BAILEY vs. RYAN BOZ MERCEDES MARTINEZ vs. MsCHIF --- Fri 10/22 Lafayette, Indiana National Guard Armory - 5220 East 200 South "The Revolution 2004" Strong Style Tournament ***First Round Match*** SAMOA JOE vs. AUSTIN ARIES ***First Round Match*** BJ WHITMER vs. RODERICK STRONG ***First Round Match*** EDDIE KINGSTON vs. SUPER DRAGON ***First Round Match*** HOMICIDE vs. B-BOY Plus non-tournament matches will be featured --- Sat 10/23 Highland, Indiana Lincoln Center - 2450 Lincoln Street "IWA Mid-South's 8th Anniversary Show" ***Tag Team Grudge Match*** IAN ROTTEN & "American Dream" DUSTY RHODES vs. CHRIS CANDIDO & "Metalhead" STEVE STONE ***IWA World Heavyweight Title Match*** [Champion] "Anarchist" ARIK CANNON vs. "The Phenomenal" AJ STYLES ***IWA World Tag Team Title Match*** [Champions] EDDIE KINGSTON & BLACK JACK MARCIANO vs. HOMICIDE & B-BOY ***NWA Midwest/IWA Mid-South Women's Title Match*** [Champion] MERCEDES MARTINEZ vs. MICKIE KNUCKLES ***Six Man Tag Team Challenge*** SAMOA JOE & CM PUNK & "Sexy" ACE STEEL vs. AUSTIN ARIES & RODERICK STRONG & NIGEL McGUINNESS ***Grudge Match/Former Tag Team Partners*** DANNY DANIELS vs. BJ WHITMER Announced at Monday's chat as being added to the IWA-MS/NWA Wildside Challenge for 10/28 in New Albany, IN was MURDER ONE. He will join VITO & SAL THOMASELLI, TODD SEXTON, SETH DeLAY, SALVATORE RINAURO, ICEBERG, and TANK in representing NWA Wildside at that event. That card will also feature the "American Dragon" BRYAN DANIELSON vs. IAN ROTTEN bout that was signed on 10/7. Also announced at Monday's chat, for participation in 11/20's IWA Mid-South Women's Wrestling event in Highland, IN: California based competitor SARA DEL RAY. She joins a roster which thus far includes MERCEDES MARTINEZ, LACEY, TRACY BROOKS, MICKIE KNUCKLES, ARIEL, DAIZEE HAZE, and MsCHIF for the event. More matches for each of the four stops on the quadruple shot, as well as match pairings for the 10/28 IWA-MS/Wildside Challenge, will be announced at the TUESDAY NIGHT, OCT. 12TH chat at the Official IWA Mid-South Yahoo Group, located at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iwamidsouth/ on the web. The chat begins at 8pm Central/9pm Eastern. Be sure to join us! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phoenix Fury Legdrop 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2004 Added to Highland is Ryan Boz vs. Abyss (thanks to a DP post on DVDR), and an eight-man tag match that'll be announced tonight will take place in Lafayette. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phoenix Fury Legdrop 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2004 Just added to Lafayette: Daizee Haze vs. Mercedes Martinez AJ Styles & Ace Steel & CM Punk & Matt Sydal vs. Candido/Double C/Delirious/Arik Cannon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phoenix Fury Legdrop 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2004 (edited) Shelley and Petey just got pulled from Bloomington due to having to fly to Japan for Wrestle-AID. Their replacement match is Chris Daniels vs. Chris Sabin. Evansville is now Sabin vs. AJ vs. Daniels vs. Punk Edited October 13, 2004 by Phoenix Fury Legdrop Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeDirt 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2004 FULL LINEUPS FOR QUADRUPLE SHOT! ------------------------------------------------------------- IWA Mid-South Wrestling, in association with NWA Midwest, returns to action with another quadruple shot of events! The lineups have been announced. There has been a slight change in a few of the matches on the Bloomington and Evansville shows, as TNA management had to pull both Petey Williams and Alex Shelley from the shows due to their flight schedule for Wrestle Aid in Japan. As a result, the scheduled Williams vs. Sabin vs. Shelley 3-way in Bloomington now becomes Sabin vs. Christopher Daniels. The scheduled 4-way in Evansville with Styles vs. Sabin vs. Daniels vs. Williams will now have CM Punk in Williams' place (Punk was originally to face Shelley in Evansville). Here's all the card information for each stop, just over a week away! ------ WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20TH - BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA National Guard Armory - 3380 S. Old State Road 37 Bell time 7:30pm - Tickets $20 front row, $15 general ***IWA World Heavyweight Title Match*** [Champion] "Anarchist" ARIK CANNON vs. RODERICK STRONG "The Phenomenal" AJ STYLES vs. CHRIS CANDIDO CM PUNK vs. SUPER DRAGON "Fallen Angel" CHRISTOPHER DANIELS vs. CHRIS SABIN SAMOA JOE vs. RYAN BOZ "Sexy" ACE STEEL vs. AUSTIN ARIES MERCEDES MARTINEZ vs. TRACY BROOKS "Spyder" NATE WEBB vs. CHAD COLLYER "Double C" CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI vs. BRANDON THOMASELLI IAN ROTTEN vs. DAVEY ANDREWS EDDIE KINGSTON & BLACK JACK MARCIANO vs. EVAN STARSMORE & ANTHONY FRANCO SHANE HAGADORN vs. MATT TURNER ------ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21ST - EVANSVILLE, INDIANA National Guard Armory - 3300 Division Street Bell time 7:30pm - All seats $15 ***IWA World Heavyweight Title Match*** [Champion] "Anarchist" ARIK CANNON vs. AUSTIN ARIES ***Four-Way Special Attraction*** "Fallen Angel" CHRISTOPHER DANIELS vs. CM PUNK vs. "The Phenomenal" AJ STYLES vs. CHRIS SABIN ***Battle of the Big Men*** SAMOA JOE vs. ABYSS ***Challenge Match/Collyer's Request*** NIGEL McGUINNESS vs. CHAD COLLYER CHRIS CANDIDO vs. DANNY DANIELS RODERICK STRONG vs. "Sexy" ACE STEEL BJ WHITMER vs. SUPER DRAGON JC BAILEY vs. RYAN BOZ MERCEDES MARTINEZ vs. MsCHIF ------ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22ND - LAFAYETTE, INDIANA National Guard Armory - 5220 East 200 South Bell time 7:30pm - Tickets $20, $15, $12 "The Revolution 2004" Strong Style Tournament ***First Round Match*** SAMOA JOE vs. AUSTIN ARIES ***First Round Match*** RODERICK STRONG vs. BJ WHITMER ***First Round Match*** EDDIE KINGSTON vs. SUPER DRAGON ***First Round Match*** HOMICIDE vs. B-BOY ***Eight Man Tag Team Special Attraction*** CM PUNK & "Sexy" ACE STEEL & "The Phenomenal" AJ STYLES & MATT SYDAL vs. "Anarchist" ARIK CANNON & CHRIS CANDIDO & DELIRIOUS & "Double C" CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI RYAN BOZ vs. ABYSS MERCEDES MARTINEZ vs. DAIZEE HAZE EVAN STARSMORE & ANTHONY FRANCO vs. DAVEY ANDREWS & MATT TURNER "Spyder" NATE WEBB vs. SHANE HAGADORN ------ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23RD - HIGHLAND, INDIANA Lincoln Center - 2450 Lincoln Street Bell time 7pm, Ceremonies 6:30pm, Meet & Greet 3pm Tickets $40, $25, $20, $15 (the bleachers are back!) Meet & Greet and Anniversary t-shirt are exclusive to $40 ticket holders "IWA Mid-South's 8th Anniversary Show" ***IWA World Heavyweight Title Match*** [Champion] "Anarchist" ARIK CANNON vs. "The Phenomenal" AJ STYLES ***Tag Team Grudge Match*** IAN ROTTEN & "American Dream" DUSTY RHODES vs. CHRIS CANDIDO & "Metalhead" STEVE STONE ***IWA Light Heavyweight Title/First Blood Match*** [Champion] JIMMY JACOBS vs. DELIRIOUS ***IWA World Tag Team Title Match*** [Champions] EDDIE KINGSTON & BLACK JACK MARCIANO vs. HOMICIDE & B-BOY ***Six-Man Tag Team Attraction*** SAMOA JOE & CM PUNK & "Sexy" ACE STEEL vs. AUSTIN ARIES & RODERICK STRONG & NIGEL McGUINNESS ***NWA Midwest/IWA Mid-South Women's Title Match*** [Champion] MERCEDES MARTINEZ vs. MICKIE KNUCKLES ***Former Tag Team Partners Collide*** DANNY DANIELS vs. BJ WHITMER ***Six-Way Match/One Fall*** DAVEY ANDREWS vs. ANTHONY FRANCO vs. MATT TURNER vs. SHANE HAGADORN vs. EVAN STARSMORE vs. "Spyder" NATE WEBB MATT SYDAL vs. CHRIS SABIN "Double C" CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI vs. CHAD COLLYER RYAN BOZ vs. ABYSS Driving directions to each of the venues can be found at http://www.freewebs.com/iwamidsouth/directions.html Call the IWA hotlines at 502-569-1701 in Louisville and 630-585-3958 in Chicago CHEERLEADER MELISSA & CINDY ROGERS ADDED TO 11/20! ------------------------------------------------------------- IWA Mid-South Wrestling is happy to announce two new additions to the next IWA-MS Women's show, to take place Saturday afternoon, November 20th, at the Lincoln Center in Highland, Indiana. West coast based wrestler CHEERLEADER MELISSA has been signed to compete on the card, in addition to our event on Friday, November 19th in Lafayette. Melissa comes to us from All Pro Wrestling in California, and has competed overseas in Japan for the Arsion promotion, in addition to touring Europe. The esteemed Cauliflower Alley Club honred Melissa as a "Future Legend" at their 2004 banquet, and she is highly regarded as one of the top female wrestlers in North America today. For more info on Melissa, visit http://www.cheerleadermelissa.com/ and check out http://www.clickwrestle.com/ for some of her matches. East coast based competitor CINDY ROGERS has also been added to our 11/20 Highland women's card. Cindy is a product of New Jersey's Monster Factory, and regularly appears for Afa The Wild Samoan's WXW promotion in Pennsylvania, which featured Cindy as part of its Elite Eight women's tournament this past weekend. Visit http://www.maelstormm.com/cindy/ for more on Cindy Rogers. The 11/20 women's show roster now looks like this: NWA Midwest/IWA Mid-South Women's Champion MERCEDES MARTINEZ, former champ LACEY, TNA's TRACY BROOKS, east coast competitor and GLORY Champ ARIEL, DAIZEE HAZE, MICKIE KNUCKLES, MsCHIF, California's SARA DEL RAY, CHEERLEADER MELISSA, and CINDY ROGERS. Look for more additions to the women's show in the coming weeks! www.iwamidsouthwrestling.com www.midwestwrestling.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DeathBecomesYou Report post Posted October 14, 2004 Just wondering, the 10/21 match between Cannon and Aries, would that be a first time matchup or have they faced on the indies before? Looks like another great run of shows for IWA MS, the 8th Anniversary Show in particular looks cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phoenix Fury Legdrop 0 Report post Posted October 14, 2004 They've wrestled in Minnesota before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Copper Feel 0 Report post Posted October 14, 2004 with such little crowds and so many shows i gaurentee that nwa midsouth will no longer be around in a years time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ArchoanJB Report post Posted October 14, 2004 Crowds don't make money for ANY Indy fed. Its all about the tape revunue. This time last year they were having so-so cards and horrible attendence (averaged around 15-40). Finally they decided to go all out and now they are close to or actually making money due to Smart Mark Video and great looking cards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeDirt 0 Report post Posted October 14, 2004 Ian said in a recent radio interview that right now they're really hot and they're doing really well with sales at Smartmarkvideo.com. This is their 8th anniversary coming up...I think it's clear Ian is dedicated to keeping the fed going. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeDirt 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2004 Bump, since the first show of the quad shot is tonight. The card is: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20TH - BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA National Guard Armory - 3380 S. Old State Road 37 Bell time 7:30pm - Tickets $20 front row, $15 general ***IWA World Heavyweight Title Match*** [Champion] "Anarchist" ARIK CANNON vs. RODERICK STRONG "The Phenomenal" AJ STYLES vs. CHRIS CANDIDO CM PUNK vs. SUPER DRAGON "Fallen Angel" CHRISTOPHER DANIELS vs. CHRIS SABIN SAMOA JOE vs. RYAN BOZ "Sexy" ACE STEEL vs. AUSTIN ARIES MERCEDES MARTINEZ vs. TRACY BROOKS "Spyder" NATE WEBB vs. CHAD COLLYER "Double C" CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI vs. BRANDON THOMASELLI IAN ROTTEN vs. DAVEY ANDREWS EDDIE KINGSTON & BLACK JACK MARCIANO vs. EVAN STARSMORE & ANTHONY FRANCO SHANE HAGADORN vs. MATT TURNER NOTE: Andrews, Starsmore, Franco, Hagadorn, and Turner are CM Punk's students from the ROH wrestling school. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeDirt 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 Results so far: Austin Aries def. Sexy Ace Steel with a 450 splash Abyss def. Spyder Nate Webb with the Black Hole Slam ROH students: Shane Hagadorn def. Matt Turner Non-Title: Mercedes Martinez def. Tracy Brooks with a Fisherman Buster Chad Collyer def. Danny Daniels with the Collyer Cloverleaf Brandon Thomaselli def. Double C with an Air Raid Crash CM Punk made Super Dragon submit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PsychoDriver 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 CM Punk made Super Dragon submit Boo! Aside from that, it sounds pretty good, so far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodSpikeJenkins 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 How are the ROH students? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tawren 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 CM Punk made Super Dragon submit Say WHAAAAT? Can't wait to see this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeDirt 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 Super Dragon has to win in IWA-MS sooner or later, right? I'm guessing he beats Whitmer tomorrow night. The show should be ending fairly soon, hopefully we have the rest of the results in just a bit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeDirt 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 How are the ROH students? Most people at the ROH show said they were very green but did okay. Some were very small, though the "top student" Davey Andrews was pretty well built. I guess I'll see for myself how they are when I buy these shows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phoenix Fury Legdrop 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 Davey Andrews def. Ian Rotten after outside interference behind the ref's back from Steve Stone, Chris Candido, and Jim Fannin Non-Title: Wildcards def. Anthony Franco and Evan Starsmore TNA X-Division Title Match: Petey Williams def. Alex Shelly with a Styles Clash. After the match A.J. Styles stole the X Division Title from Petey Williams Christopher Daniels def. Chris Sabin with the Angel's Wings Somoa Joe def. Ryan Boz with a Rear Naked Choke Chris Candido def. A.J. Styles after outside interference behind the ref's back by Steve Stone and Jim Fannin. Styles gave a Styles Clash to Steve Stone, apparently landing on Stone's neck, don't know if any injury occured. Ian Rotten then helped a beaten down Styles, brawling with Chris Candido to the back. IWA World Title Match: Arik Cannon def. Roderick Strong with a Glimmering Warlock Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeDirt 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 Interesting booking. I really hope Candido did well in his match with Styles. You'd figure that would be a guy Candido could have a great match with if he still has some gas in the tank and has cleaned up, etc. Anyways, I'm interested to hear how big the crowd was and how good the matches were. I'm also interested to see Cannon vs. Strong where they're given more than 7-8 minutes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Copper Feel 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 super dragon jobbing to c.m punk? jeez what did dragon do to deserve this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thuganomics 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 I'm a little surprised that Styles/Candido happened as Candido's under WWE contract now and they don't like their people working with TNA workers. Nonetheless, I may have to pick up this show on tape as it looks solid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Last Free Voice Report post Posted October 21, 2004 Sounds like a pretty good show. But Punk's top student beating Rotten? Whatsupwitdat? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeDirt 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2004 Here's a review from someone at the IWA boards: =============================================== Austin Aries def. Sexy Ace Steel with a 450 splash Awesome match to start the quad shot. I have only seen Ace Steel a few times, and I like his style. This was a solid match. Some cool spots I haven't seen before. Brutal dropkick exchanges to the face in the corners. Abyss def. Spyder Nate Webb with the Black Hole Slam Nate started off with some good offense. Seemed to be taking the advantage, but then got caught and squashed by the black hole slam. ROH students: Shane Hagadorn def. Matt Turner Decent match. Pretty evident that they are just beginning, but I think they'll do well. Hagadorn won with a handful of tights. Non-Title: Mercedes Martinez def. Tracy Brooks with a Fisherman Buster Usual IWA women's match. They always are just as damn good as the men's matches. Good technical wrestling. Chad Collyer def. Danny Daniels with the Collyer Cloverleaf Another good match. Not really much to say about it, just good wrestling. Brandon Thomaselli def. Double C with an Air Raid Crash I really like both of these guys. They opened with a chain of every wristlock reversal in the book. Seriously, they put each other in different wristlocks for at least 3 minutes. CM Punk made Super Dragon submit with the Anaconda Device Dragon may have lost, but Punk took a stiff curb stomp (they all are pretty stiff though). Dragon almost had the pyscho driver. Don't remember what the anaconda device looked like, but it was cool. ROH student Davey Andrews def. Ian Rotten after outside interference behind the ref's back from Steve Stone, Chris Candido, and Jim Fannin Ian was pretty much killing Andrews, of course there was stiff palm strikes, brutal crossfaces, and concussion causing headbutts galore. Andrews' eyes were rolling a few times. Ian was about to finish things with the rotten rush, when fannin and goons ran out. Stone distracted and Candido hit Ian with a chain from behind. Then Ian talked about Candido's wife being a whore. Non-Title: Wildcards def. ROH students Anthony Franco and Evan Starsmore Decent tag match. Again, obvious that the students are still new. But good, solid wrestling. And of course the Wildcards worked the crowd amazingly well. TNA X-Division Title Match: Petey Williams def. Alex Shelly with a Styles Clash. After the match A.J. Styles stole the X Division Title from Petey Williams Awesome chain wrestling. Shelley had some messed up hair with little pony tails on the back half, but shaggy in the front. Williams went for the destroyer a few times, and Shelley hit the shellshock. Welcome Back: Christopher Daniels def. Chris Sabin with the Angel's Wings First time seeing Daniels live. Good wrestling. Good reversals. Good match. Samoa Joe def. Ryan Boz with a Rear Naked Choke Boz held up surprisingly well. Both got in their stiff shots. Joe hit the ole kick. Boz didn't really stand a chance. Chris Candido def. A.J. Styles, wearing the TNA X-Division Title to the ring, after outside interference behind the ref's back by Steve Stone and Jim Fannin. Styles gave a Style's Clash to Steve Stone, apparently landing on Stone's neck, don't know if any injury occured. Ian Rotten then helped a beaten down Styles, brawling with Chris Candido to the back. Great match. Candido is hilarious. Keeps telling everyone that he is trying to wrestle. Fannin says to finish him, and he says he is wearing him down. Inevitable interference happens. Stone took the Styles Clash Kazarian style, had to be assisted to the back. Ian and Candido brawled all over the place, Ian chased Fannin, the beat on Candido some more. Referee Tommy Thompson was punched in the scuffle. IWA World Title Match: Arik Cannon def. Roderick Strong with a Glimmering Warlock Great Strong style match. Many, many beautiful chops in this match. Stiff forearms. Great defense for Cannon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest McShady Report post Posted October 21, 2004 Here are my predictions for the Strong Style Tournament ***First Round Match*** SAMOA JOE vs. AUSTIN ARIES ***First Round Match*** RODERICK STRONG vs. BJ WHITMER ***First Round Match*** EDDIE KINGSTON vs. SUPER DRAGON ***First Round Match*** HOMICIDE vs. B-BOY ***Second Round Match*** Samoa Joe vs Roderick Strong ***Second Round Match*** Super Dragon vs Homicide ***Finals Match*** Samoa Joe vs Homicide Winner: Samoa Joe I'm really hoping for a Homicide/Super Dragon match. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeDirt 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2004 Courtesy Dave Prazak on Chicago Hotline ROH Student Davey Andrews def. Spyder Nate Webb and Ryan Boz in a 3 way match Nigel McGuinness def. Chad Collyer in a quick match after interference by Roderick Strong. Ace Steel made the save for Collyer, leading too... Ace Steel/Chad Collyer def. Nigel McGuinness/Roderick Strong in an impromptu tag match CM Punk def. Alex Shelley Non-Title: Mercedes Martinez def. MsChif by disqualification after MsChif blew green mist in the face of Martinez in front of the referee Non-Title: Wildcards def. ROH students Evan Starsmore/Anthony Franco and Delirious/Double C in a 3 way tag team match Chris Candido def. Danny Daniels Matt Turner def. Shane Hagadorn Samoa Joe and Abyss wrestled to a countout. Afterwards, Ian Rotten announced that at the next Evansville show that both wrestlers are booked for, it will be a Steel Cage match between Samoa Joe and Abyss Super Dragon def. B.J. Whitmer In a very unfortunate circumstance, during the Austin Aries/Arik Cannon match for the IWA World Heavyweight Title, Austin Aries delivered a viscious clothesline to Arik Cannon, breaking Cannon's collarbone. Although in pain, Cannon did finish the match, defeating Aries with his feet on the ropes. In the back, it was confirmed Cannon had broken his collarbone, and would be out of action for several months. As a result, Ian Rotten announced that the 4-way match between Petey Williams/A.J. Styles/Chris Sabin/Christopher Daniels would be to crown a new IWA World Heavyweight Champion A.J. Styles is your new IWA World Heavyweight Champion, defeating Petey Williams, Chris Sabin, and Christopher Daniels. After the match, Ian Rotten asked CM Punk to come out from the back, and announced that since Arik Cannon was to face A.J. Styles at the 8th anniversary show in Highland, and due to Cannon's injury, that it would now be A.J. Styles vs. CM Punk in Highland for the IWA World Heavyweight Title! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Copper Feel 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2004 so the phsycology devoid spot monkey won the gold. uh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeDirt 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2004 Gotta feel bad for Cannon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest McShady Report post Posted October 22, 2004 Damn you, Aries. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeDirt 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2004 From the IWA boards: "Some notes from the show........Cannon appeared to be hurt very badly. The unbelieveable thing is, he finnished the match. He did one hell of a job finnishing under the pain he was visibly in. In the four way match for the title, Sabin took a Canadian Distroyer and landed wrong. He was in some serious pain when the match was over and Chris Daniels had to help him to the back. Sabin's injury looked very similar to Steve Austin against Owen Hart at Summerslam. His legs looked limp. I hope it isnt that bad, but it sure didnt look good. On to the good stuff. First off, the 4 way and the Cannon/Aries match, pre injury, were plenty worth buying the tape. The 4 way was simply insane toward the end. Abyss and Joe was pretty damn good too, but it didnt last real long. I was totally impressed by Candido. His match with Danny Daniels was one of the best on the card. All in all you cant beat IWA live, period. Oh yeah, last but not least, Ian announced that CM Punk would take the place of Cannon at the Highland show. He said you cant get it in ROH and you cant get it in TNA, so you WILL get it in IWA." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cuban Linx 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2004 That really sucks about Cannon, he has really been picking up steam lately and i've been very much looking forward to him as IWA Champion. Depending how long he's out the Cannon/Hero storyline they've been building could be left out to dry as well, though i guess they can still focus on the Hero/Danielson and Hero/Joe elements of it until Cannon is able to return, and i'm sure Cannon will still be on the shows even if it's in a non-wrestling role. I'm not a huge fan of Styles as champion, though considering the bind they were in he was probably the best bet to give it too on short notice. I'd like to see Punk win it at the anniversary, but Ian has been extremely high on AJ for a long time so i'd expect Styles to probably get a decent run with it since he's booked enough that's he's more or less an IWA regular now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
