CZW Shockwave was just announced today
THE EAST COAST INDY WRESTLING UPDATE #9, by John (Sunday, September 28, 2003)
Table of Contents:
- SOURCES
- EAST COAST INDY WRESTLING IN INTERNATTIONAL INDIES NEWS
- EAST COAST INDY WRESTLING TIDBITS
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- UPCOMING EAST COAST INDY WRESTLING EVVENT SHILLS
- COMBAT ZONE WRESTLING (CZW) NEWS
- IWA MID-SOUTH HARDCORE WRESTLING (IWAA-MS) NEWS
- MAJOR LEAGUE WRESTLING (MLW) NEWS
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- NWA - TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION (NWA-TNA) NEWS
- RING OF HONOR (ROH) NEWS
- XTREME PRO WRESTLING (XPW) NEWS
- MULTIMEDIA OF THE WEEK
- SHILLS OF THE WEEK
SOURCES
1Wrestling.com, Bob Barnett, CZWWrestling.com, DVDR, Gerweck.net, IWAMidSouthWrestling.com, JAPW.net, Jeremy Borash, Masanori Horie, MLW.com, NWATNA.com, NWA-Wildside.com, PuroresuFan.com, PWTorch, ROHWrestling.com, Wade Keller, Wrestling Observer
EAST COAST INDY WRESTLERS IN INTERNATIONAL INDY INDIES NEWS
- On 10/3, "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan will
make his highly anticipated, first in-ring appearance in Japan
(outside of WWF/E) in over a decade when he wrestles Masahiro
Chono on the New Japan Ultimate Crush 2003 show. For info
regarding Hogan's recent negotiations with NWA-TNA, please scroll
down to the NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE - TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION
(NWA-TNA) NEWS section.
- IWA-MS' Mad Man Pondo and 2 Tuff Tonyy are currently touring
with Big Japan.
- Los Maximos/The S.A.T. (Joel Maximo && Jose Maximo) will
finish working on a World Japan tour on this coming Tuesday.
They've been working under the alias of, "Six Point
Four." IPW Hardcore's Lex Lovett and Steve Madison also
worked on the tour.
- In the main event of the 9/29 IWA Jappan 10th Anniversary Show
at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall, MLW star "Dr. Death" Steve
Williams will wrestle Tiger Jeet Singh.
- The 10/10 - 10/18 ZERO-ONE tour will feature Low Ki, Steve
Corino, Tom Howard, Hardcore Kid (Aaron Aguilera), and The
Predator (Sylvester Terkay).
- D'Lo Brown, Mike "The Gladiator&" Awesome, Jeremy
Lopez, Malice (a.k.a. Gigantes), Bull Buchanan, and Mexican stars
Dr. Wagner Jr. and Silver King will be working on an All Japan
tour in October. Jimmy Yang was scheduled to work on the tour,
but his appearances will probably be cancelled due to his recent
signing of a WWE developmental deal. For more info on that WWE
acquisition, scroll down to the MAJOR LEAGUE WRESTLING (MLW) NEWS
section.
- IWA-MS' Ace Steel will debut in Pro WWrestling NOAH later this
year, while Chris Hero will return to Europe next month (October)
to compete on a tour in Germany.
- According to CZWWrestling.com, ";In
conjunction with the Nu-Wrestling Federation, Zandig will be
heading to Italy on September 27, 2003 to promote the up-coming
live event at the Palasport Arena in Pistoia, Italy on October
25, 2003. Zandig will address the media and foreign press,
lead instructional wrestling clinics to evaluate some European
talent, and discuss future plans in Europe."
- Current co-Heartland WWrestling Association Tag
Team Champion Chet "The Jet" Jablonski will wrestle on
an upcoming tour in Puerto Rico. His final HWA show before the
tour will be the Tuesday Night Showcase on 9/23.
EAST COAST INDY WRESTLING TIDBITS:
- The Providence Journal posted an article about
the recent death of Anthony "Pitbull #2" Durante (of
ECW, XPW, and 3PW fame) and of his wife at http://www.projo.com/news/content/projo_20030927_wdead27.cfd66.html
. TheDay.com (Connecticut) also posted an article (at
http://www.theday.com/eng/web/newstand/re.aspx?reIDx=F9115141-5685-41ED-B26C-9603C404CC9D
) about the incident reported that a drug overdose is suspected
as being the cause of the deaths.
- For more info on MLW's Jimmy Yang siggning a WWE developmental
deal, scroll down to the MLW (MAJOR LEAGUE WRESTLING) NEWS
section.
- According to Gerweck.net, Abdullah thhe Butcher is appearing in
the rap music video of the Atlanta local group, The Youngbloodz.
Part of the video was filmed in Abby's restaurant and shows him
cooking there.
- The Daily Southtown newspaper of Illinois has
published an article at
http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/yrtwn/swest/296swyt2.htm that announces the intention of Illinois to pass new
pro wrestling-related safety legislation.
- Dover, DE - home of CZW's Racks &; Billiards event venue -
has enacted legislation that has banned CZW from running there
again in the future.
- The Cincinatti, OH-based Heartland Wrrestling Association is
currently seeking unpaid interns for the fall, spring, and summer
semesters/quarters. For more info, check out HWAOnline.com.
- The Daily Nonpariel has published an obituary for former-East
Coast indy wrestler Paul "Chip Douglas" Mason at http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=10194767&BRD=2554&PAG=461&dept_id=507134&rfi=6 .
- Although this isn't directly East Coaast-related, I must let it
be known - UK sensation and former-FWA, CZW, PWF, and ROH
performer JODY FLEISCH has announced his retirement from pro
wrestling. Fleisch - along with The Amazing Red - was hailed by
many as the next Rey Mysterio Jr. and has had classic matches
with Doug Williams, Low Ki, Christopher Daniels, Trent Acid, and
especially his ultimate rival, Jonny Storm. No reason for his
retirement is known yet, but I will release more info on this
news in the future.
UPCOMING EAST COAST INDY WRESTLING EVENT SHILLS
- For the recently announced card
of CZW Shockwave, scheduled for 10/25 in Pistoria, Italy, scroll
down to the COMBAT ZONE WRESTLING (CZW) NEWS section.
- The IWA promotion of Puerto Rico begiins running live shows in
Florida in October. The shows will feature Apollo, Rey Gonzalez,
Vampiro, Dutch Mantell, and others.
- IWA Mid-South Hardcore Wrestliing returns to the National
Guard Armory in Salem, IN on Thursday, 10/2 with "The Huss
Man Cometh." The show will feature: IWA World Heavyweight
Title/Best 2/3 Falls - Danny Daniels (c) vs. Jimmy Jacobs; IWA
Light Heavyweight Title/TLC Match - Sonjay Dutt (c) vs. JC
Bailey; Intergender Challenge - Mickie Knuckles vs. Cash Flo;
Tracy Smothers vs. Hy-Zaya; Colt Cabana vs. Alex Shelley;
Corporal Robinson vs. Steve Stone; Brad Bradley vs. Chuckie
Smooth; Ian Rotten, Chris Hero, "Spyder" Nate Webb,
Chris Sabin, Truth Martini, and others will also appear. Check
out IWAMidSouthWrestling.com for more info.
- The two-night NWA Virginia King of Viirginia Tournament - which
was postponed due to Hurricane Isabel - has been rescheduled for
Friday, 10/3 (part 1) and Saturday, 10/4 (part 2), both shows of
which will be held at the Bellemeade Community Center. Also, NWA Virginia will hold its Rural Rumble show at
Prince George County High School. For more info, check out
NWAVirginia.com.
- The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) of
ROH will wrestle a dream match vs. B-Boy & Super Dragon on
the Saturday, 10/4 PWG "Are You Adequately Prepared To
Rock?" show in LA, CA. For more info, check out
ProWrestlingGuerrilla.com.
- CZW Uprising will occur on Saturday, 10/11 at Viking Hall/The
ECW Arena in South Philadelphia, PA with the following card: Dog
Collar Match - Nick Gage vs. Nate Hatred; CZW Junior Heavyweight
Title - Ruckus (c) vs. Derek Frazier; Jimmy Rave vs. Tony
Mamaluke; Deranged vs. ROH's Azriel; Sonjay Dutt vs. Truth
Martini (making his CZW debut); the CZW returns of B-Boy and
Homicide; Women's Match - Mercedes Martinez vs. Bianca; the
debuts of IWA-MS' Jimmy Jacobs and Alex Shelley; and more! For
more info, check out CZWWrestling.com.
COMBAT ZONE WRESTLING (CZW) NEWS
- CZW Uprising will occur on Saturday, October 11
at Viking Hall in South Philadelphia, PA with the following card:
Dog Collar Match - Nick Gage vs. Nate Hatred; CZW Junior
Heavyweight Title - Ruckus (c) vs. Derek Frazier; Jimmy Rave vs.
Tony Mamaluke; Deranged vs. ROH's Azriel; Sonjay Dutt vs. Truth
Martini (making his CZW debut); the CZW returns of B-Boy and
Homicide; Women's Match - Mercedes Martinez vs. Bianca; the
debuts of IWA-MS' Jimmy Jacobs and Alex Shelley; and more! For
more info, check out CZWWrestling.com.
- CZW Shockwave will mark CZW's debut sshow outside of the U.S. It
will be held on 10/25 at the Palasport Arena in Pistoia, Italy
and will feature: CZW World Heavyweight Title - The Messiah (c)
vs. John Zandig; Tables Match - Nate Hatred vs. Nick Gage; CZW
Ironman Title - Trent Acid (c) vs. Ruckus; Ladder Match - B-Boy
vs. Sonjay Dutt. For more info, check out CZWWrestling.it or
NUWrestling.com.
- CZW will run a free show on Saturday,, 10/4 at Performance
Dodge, Inc. in Woodbury, NJ. The show will feature - among others
- Homicide. For more info, check out CZZWWrestling.com.
- Tickets for CZW Cage of Death V (scheeduled for Saturday,
12/13/03 at Viking Hall) can be reserved by going to http://www.czwwrestling.com/Tickets/cod5.html
.
- You can download a trailer of the upccoming
"Unscarred" documentary about Nick Mondo on
NickMondo.com.
- Dover, DE - home of CZW's Racks &; Billiards event venue -
has enacted legislation that has banned CZW from running there
anymore.
IWA MID-SOUTH HARDCORE WRESTLING (IWA-MS) NEWS
- For the full card to IWA-MS' Thursday, 10/2
show in Salem, IN, scroll up to the UPCOMING EAST COAST INDY
WRESTLING EVENT SHILLS section.
- Courtesy of the IWAMidSouthWrestling..com: "We [IWA-MS]
return to the Oolitic Gym in Oolitic, IN for the first time since
1999 on Saturday night, October 11th. Further details will be
made available soon.
IWA Mid-South will make its debut at the Lincoln Center, located at 2450 Lincoln Street, in Highland, IN (just outside of Chicago) on Friday night, October 24th. Bell time is 7:30pm Central. Tickets are $20, $15, and $12, and will be available at the door. Tickets for this event will go on sale at the venue on Monday, September 29th.
Already signed for 10/24 in Highland...
- JC BAILEY vs. SABU
- 'Classic' COLT CABANA vs. 'Barbaric BBerzerker' JIMMY JACOBS
- CHRIS HAMRICK vs. ALEX SHELLEY
Also on the card: DANNY DANIELS, TRACY SMOTHERS, CORPORAL ROBINSON, RYAN BOZ, BRAD BRADLEY, DYSFUNCTION, CHUCKIE SMOOTH, THE NECRO BUTCHER, 'Spyder' NATE WEBB, BJ WHITMER, MATT STRYKER, CHRIS SABIN, TRUTH MARTINI, STEVE STONE, HY-ZAYA, and more.
Then IWA will return to the National Guard Armory in Tell City, IN for the first time in a long time on Saturday night, November 1st."
- The 2003 IWA-MS King of
the Deathmatches Tournament will air on Samurai! TV in Japan on
Monday, 9/22 from 10:00 - 11:00 pm. It will be then replayed the
next day from 7:00 - 8:00 pm, Sunday, 9/28 from 3:00 - 4:00 pm,
and two more times in October.
- IWAMidSouthWrestling.com has created a new, easier-to-use (than
it's previous board) message board for it's fans to interact. The
new board can be found at www.iwamidsouth.proboards19.com .
- 19 of the 24 participants in the secoond annual IWA-MS Ted Petty
Invitational Tournament (scheduled to occur on 11/8 and 11/9)
have been announced as B-Boy, Colt Cabana, Chris Hero, Jimmy
Jacobs, Chris Sabin, Jonny Storm, Trent Acid, AJ Styles, Danny
Daniels, Sonjay Dutt, Nigel McGuinness, Truth Martini, Matt
Stryker, JC Bailey, Alex Shelley, Dino Bambino, BJ Whitmer, Jimmy
Rave, and Jerry Lynn. The other 10 will be announced sometime in
the next week.
- IWA-MS recently announced that it willl return to Illinois as it
makes its debut in the city of Lafatette the National Guard
Armory on Saturday, November 22. More information on this show
will be announced in the coming weeks.
- IWA-MS' Ace Steel will debut iin Pro Wrestling NOAH later
this year, while Chris Hero will return to Europe next month
(October) to compete on a tour there.
- Mad Man Pondo and 2 Tuff Tony are currrently touring with Big
Japan.
MAJOR LEAGUE WRESTLING (MLW) NEWS
- Jimmy Yang has signed a
developmental deal with WWE. He was said to have impressed
officials with his match vs. Tommy Dreamer that aired on WWE
Sunday Night HeAT a few weeks ago. Yang worked as a Jung Dragon
under the name of Yung Yang in WCW and held the Hardcore Title.
Due to this recent turn of events, his All Japan tour
scheduled for October will probably be cancelled.
- According to an MLW official, the reason that Juventud
Guerrera & Super Dragon served as Los Maximos' opponents last
weekend at WAR GAMES was because Los Maximos' originally
scheduled opponents, Mexico's Most Wanted (Damien 666 &
Halloween), were stuck in San Diego, CA due to flight problems.
- Matt Rite (a.k.a. Stryker form the Neew York indy circuit) was
coughing up blood after his six-man tag team match a few weeks
ago at WAR GAMES, but was said to be alright and will apparently
become a regular in MLW.
- MLW Underground TV will be debbuting in a new market
shortly. It could be yours, so stay tuned!
- In the October 15 Baseball Magazine
Sha and October 17 Weekly Gong Magazine, there will be
extensive coverage of MLW's September 26 RELOAD event from New
York City including 4 color pages in each publication! Also, the
Mexican publication Super Luchas recently
covered the promotion and so did the highly circulated Japanese
magazine Weekly Fights. MLW will also be featured in a
soon-to-be-published Japanese book about wrestling.
- MLW will add a platform that is higheer than the top ring rope
to each ringpost on 10/24 in hopes of producing a new dimension
in high-flying.
- MLW hopes to begin running shows outsside of Florida in
November. One of those shows will most likely be in Dallas, TX
and for that show, MLW is rumored to be bringing in a six-sided,
Toryumon-style ring.
- PJ Friedman will be featured iin the upcoming CKY DVD
(?).
- MLW has been unable to book Super Craazy and Ricky Marvin due to
visa problems.
- (courtesy of Wade Keller of the PWTorrch) Sabu was personally
responsible for contacting MLW and telling them that he had
decided to work for them instead of the other show that he was
booked for on 9/19. He took Jerry Lawler's spot in the WAR GAMES
match on that show. MLW had contacted Jeff Hardy, Scott Hall, and
the Legion of Doom/Road Warriors about appearing in the spot, but
couldn't come to terms with any of them.
NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE - TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION (NWA-TNA) NEWS
- Next Wendesday's TNA PPV will feature: AJ
Styles & Vince Russo vs. Dusty Rhodes & Jeff Jarrett; Kid
Kash & Abyss vs. America's Most Wanted; the TNA in-ring debut
of Ekmo Fatu (formerly WWE's Jamal) as he teams w/ Sonny Siaki
vs. Shark Boy & Mad Mikey (formerly WWE's Crash Holly); TNA X
Division Title - Michael Shane (c) vs. Jerry Lynn; The Sandman
makes his return to TNA; and more. Check out NWATNA.com for more
info.
- Upcoming pre-TNA PPV dark match datess: Don Juan on 10/1, Rudy
Boy Gonzalez and Masada on 10/15, and Caprice Coleman on 11/12.
- During his recent appearance on the BBubba Sponge Show, Hulk
Hogan said that he met with the Jarretts two days before about
possibly participating in NWA-TNA.
- With Dutch Mantel becoming a booker ffor the promotion, TNA is
rumored to featuring the X Division less than before, as Dutch
apparently wants to bring in some larger-sized wrestlers. Also,
Dutch is said to take no crap from those young wrestlers who he
deems to have egos. One person close to him says that "He
hates young guys who complain and won't be afraid to put them in
their place." America's Most Wanted is rumored to be two of
those who may be affected by Dutch's attitude, as they are said
to have reputations of "boo boo facing." Read the last
tidbit in the below section featuring Wrestling Observer's news
on TNA for more about that matter.
- Rick Santel of The Black T-Shirt Squaad separated his shoulder
during his match on last week's PPV, so he is expected to be out
for awhile.
- Ray Taylor (a.k.a. The Big Boss Man) was backstage at
Wednesday's PPV. Taylor is said to still be under WWE contract,
though, so he was apparently just visiting friends.
- Johnny Swinger underwent emergency suurgery for a ruptured
appendix on the morning of Wednesday, 9/24.
- TNA Xplosion will begin airing on thee popular DirectTV Sports
Package channel in October. Expect news on October 4 about
Xplosion airing in New York City and Long Island.
- D'Lo Brown will be working on an All Japan tour in October.
- Christopher Daniel's wife gave birth to a daughter on the
morning of Friday, 9/26.
- Vince Russo and Glenn Gilberti (formeerly Disco Inferno) are
apparently responsible for writing most of the content on the
recent NWA-TNA events, with Jeff Jarrett supervising their
booking. Scott D'Amore - who is known as the promoter of Border
City Wrestling in Cananda - has also been contributing ideas
recently.
- GAORA (Channel 302 on Satellite SkyPeerfectTV in Japan) - which
televises AJPW, Michinoku Pro, Toryumon, K-Dojo, GAEA, and JD
Star - is negotiating with NWA-TNA to purchase the rights to air
its program in Japan.
- Several TNA stars, including Jeff Jarrrett and America's Most
Wanted (Chris Harris & James Storm), will be in Myrtle Beach
at the Convention Center for a big, nearly sold out, show.
The below tidbits are courtesy of the Wrestling Observer:
- "Teddy Hart's backstage reputation wasn't
as bad as the reputation that preceded him, but didn't do himself
any favors at the finish vs Juvi. Juvi used the Juvi driver for
the big pop and finish and right after 3 Hart nipped up and
started walking around looking for cheers, instead of selling the
finish. People were amazed by his lack of sense. He also got some
negative feelings, because they thought he was kicking out of too
many moves in the Guerrera match, but that wasn't his fault as
the match was layed out by Guerrera. The feeling was that Hart
had very impressive high spots and was a good worker, but due to
the expense of flying him in from Calgary, it is questionable if
he will be brought back."
- Nosawa has impressed TNA executives iin his first two PPV
matches and it is therefore very likely that he will continue
work for TNA when his schedule permits.
- Antonio Pena - owner of Mexico's AAA promotion - came to
Nashville on 9/17 to try and close a talent trading deal. Also,
one of the AAA wrestlers, Kato, wrestled a dark match before the
9/17 PPV and Jeremy Borash called his showing
"impressive."
- TNA is hopeful to announce a video gaame deal soon. It is
rumored to be with EA Sports. A deal for distribution of TNA
dolls is also rumored to be in the works.
- "Jeff Jarrett has received mostlly cheers, but isn't happy
with the noticeable boos he has received on the 8/17 show. The
company said the boos came from the heel section of fans that
hasn't been around in several weeks, but came back because they
thought Raven, who is their favorite, had to win the title this
time. The company was unhappy with them in the past and Bob Ryder
has spoken to them about their reactions. Dave has heard
different versions of what he said, but the company's take is
they set aside seats for the fans and had no problems, but about
6 weeks ago, Ryder told them the company is going in a different
direction with strong face vs heel storylines and that he thought
they should play into it. They complained and stopped coming, but
a few started trickling back and most were back for 8/27.
Jarrett, upset that they were booing him, as well as Harris and
Storm, told Bert Prentice to tell them they weren't welcome at
the shows. Storm was really upset, because he injured his neck,
and they were taunting him as he was being helped
backstage."
- The TNA Volume 2 theme song CD is avaailable for pre-order on
NWATNA.com. The track listing for the CD is:
1. My World Remix
2. 3 Live K feat. 3 Live Kru
3. Guilty
4. Down With The Brown
5. I Am Remix
6. KK Rocks
7. Yalla Never Forget feat. Elix
8. Funk With
9. Down In The Catacombs
10. Symphonic Anarchy
11. TNA Theme
12. Scream
13. Deep
14. Snap This
15. XXX Gonna Give It
16. FU System
17. Machine
18. Modern Oz
19. Skinn
20. Dodging Bullets feat. Goldylocks
The below tidbits are courtesy of Jason Powell's VIP section in the Pro Wrestling Torch:
- "WWE showed last minute interest in
signing Johnny Swinger, Simon Diamond, and Trinity [recently].
WWE quickly found out that Trinity had signed a TNA contract
several months ago, so those discussions broke down quickly. The
word in the TNA locker room is that the WWE official who
contacted Swinger and Diamond wanted them to put off signing
their TNA contracts so that they could negotiate with WWE.
Swinger and Diamond told TNA wrestlers that they later received a
phone call from a WWE official who informed them that the company
would not be making an offer because Vince McMahon doesn't like
to negotiate under deadlines."
- "There was a backstage incident between Raven and Jim
"Sinister Minister" Mitchell after the Sept. 17 show
relating to the rough shave Mitchell gave Raven following the
[recent] hair vs. hair main event match. Before the show, Jeff
Jarrett gave Raven and Mitchell instructions in front of several
wrestlers in the locker room. One wrestler overheard Mitchell ask
Jarrett if there was a certain way he should hold the clippers
when he cut Raven's hair. Jarrett told him to simply press down
until the hair started coming off. However, Mitchell held the
clippers the wrong way and left Raven's scalp a bloody mess. When
Raven got backstage, Mitchell approached him to apologize. Raven
took a swing at Mitchell, although observers say it looked as if
Raven thought better of punching Mitchell and actually pulled the
punch as he would in an actual match. Raven yelled at Mitchell in
front of the other wrestlers and went so far as to say that he
doesn't want to work with Mitchell in the future because he makes
too many mistakes. Mitchell tried to apologize later in the
evening, but Raven wiped some blood from his own head and then
pie-faced Mitchell with his bloody hand. Although Raven was very
upset the night of the show, the latest word is that he and
Mitchell have already made peace and will continue working their
program in TNA. The backstage take on the Raven-Mitchell incident
has been that while the wrestlers understand Raven was upset
about his head being cut, he should not have lashed out at him in
front of the rest of the locker room. Raven and Mitchell have
been friends for a number of years dating back at least to the
time both spent in WCW, so I don't expect much to come of this
situation, especially since they've already kissed and made
up."
Wade Keller of the PWTorch recently said about
the matter, "Raven's backstage reaction to James Mitchell [a
few weeks ago] didn't endear him to the wrestlers any, as most
felt that he crossed the line with what he did. One wrestler said
there's no doubt that Mitchell screwed up with the clippers, but
there's no excuse for Raven's continued unprofessional behavior.
'He's a condescending asshole who is just bitter about being
dropped by WWE. He has a real chance to help the younger guys. He
does try to help them, but people don't take his advice to heart
because his demeanor is so bad and so negative.' Another wrestler
said Raven has 'become our version of DDP or Kevin Nash,' two
people Raven has spoken out about."
- "In addition to his on-air dutiees, Terry Taylor has
apparently taken on the role of TNA agent. More than one wrestler
has praised Taylor for the way he gives wrestlers the finishes.
Although fellow agent Scott D'Amore is popular with the
wrestlers, the general opinion is that Taylor does a better job
than D'Amore of giving out finishes because he is more specific
with what he wants out of the wrestlers."
- "The wrestlers seem to understannd the reason for (Jeff)
Jarrett having his own locker room, meaning there is no sign of
the jealousy that existed when some top WCW wrestlers had their
own locker rooms. The main reason seems to be that Jarrett is not
just a wrestler, he also works in the office. Wrestlers also know
that Jarrett also uses the locker room as an office to conduct
private meetings with talent, and he and his father Jerry meet
privately in the room prior to each show."
- "America's Most Wanted (Chris Haarris & James Storm)
have the reputation for "boo boo facing" whenever they
are scheduled to lose matches. Wrestlers say that was certainly
the case on Wednesday night when they found out they would not be
winning the three-way number one contender's match. One wrestler
said the demeanor of Harris and Storm totally changed once they
were told the finish of the match. There have been rumblings in
the past that once Harris and Storm find out they are losing,
their main interest goes from putting together the best match
possible to making sure they get in all of their own spots. All
of that said, there were no reports of Harris and Storm having
problems when they were asked to put over Johnny Swinger and
Simon Diamond for the NWA Tag Titles at the Aug. 27 show."
RING OF HONOR (ROH) NEWS
- Abdullah the Butcher will make his ROH return
and his first appearance in the Boston area in several years on
the 11/29 ROH show.
- WWE stars Steven Richards and Zach Goowen were in attendance at
the recent Glory By Honor II show in South Philly, but neither
was used, although Richards was spotted with CM Punk before the
show. Tommy Dreamer also made an appearance after the Punk/Terry
Funk match and put over Funk in a promo.
- From now on, ROH will use Ticketmasteer as another outlet to by
tickets to ROH events. Tickets will continue to be sold through
RF Video's offices and ROHWrestling.com, also. For a direct link
to the ticket info page for upcoming ROH shows on
Ticketmaster.com, go to http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/883536/
.
- ROH will hold a fan convention beforee its Elizabeth, NJ show on
3/13/04, the day before Wrestlemania. There will be special
guests at the convention that won't be on the show. For dealer
table info, e-mail [email protected].
- The matches currently scheduled for tthe 10/16 Boston, MD show
are: ROH World Heavyweight Title - Samoa Joe (c) vs. Jay Briscoe;
ROH Tag Team Titles - The Backseat Boyz (c) vs. Izzy & Dixie
of Special K; Four Corner Survival Match - Homicide vs. Mark
Briscoe vs. John Walters vs. Xavier; AJ Styles vs. CM Punk;
Justin Credible vs. Raven; Field of Honor - BJ Whitmer vs. Colt
Cabana, Dan Maff vs. Jimmy Rave, and Matt Stryker vs. Chris
Sabin; The S.A.T., HC Loc, Joey Matthews, Danny Doring, and
others will also compete. Check out ROHWrestling.com for more
info.
- Teddy Hart has been signed for the 100/25 NY and 11/1 NJ shows.
The 11/1 show - which will be the only upcoming ROH show with a
Showcase card - will feature Special K and others in a Tag Team
Scramble Steel Cage Match.
- Tryouts for the the ROH Wrestling Traaining School in Langhorne,
PA will begin in the third week of October and will cost $50.
Serious 18 or older applicants only.
- ROH is rumored to enter a new market beginning in October.
- News regarding ROH's return to Ohio wwill be released in a week
or two.
- Bryan "American Dragon" Dannielson is rumored to
return to ROH this Fall.
- Jim Cornette will return to ROH on 111/1 in NJ and will serve as
the manager of ROH World Heavyweight Champion Samoa Joe.
MULTIMEDIA OF THE WEEK
- Be sure to check out the Video Clips section of
Assault Championship Wrestling's web site, AssaultWrestling.com.
The section, which can be found at http://www.assaultwrestling.com/clips.htm,
features a variety of video clips in various formats pertaining
to the history of ACW, a promotion that has currently features
Justin Credible, Tony DeVito, Slyk Wagner Brown, Abunai, Kappa
Tappa Kegga, and others. In the past, ACW has features many
big-name wrestlers, including Chris Hamrick, Chris Chetti, Balls
Mahoney, Julio Dinero, Steve Corino, and Tommy Dreamer.
AssaultWrestling.com also provides fans with the opportunity to
view past and present ACW TV episodes. The current episode can be
found at http://www.assaultwrestling.com/thisweek.htm,
while past episodes are archived at http://www.assaultwrestling.com/tvarchives.htm.
- The Multimedia section of NickMondo.ccom - the official web site
of CZW star "Sick" Nick Mondo - features various video
clips of Mondo in action in CZW and even IWA-MS. Among the clips
is a music video of CZW TOD2 and of a Mondo vs. Ric Blade match.
NickMondo.com also features a dowloadable trailer for the
upcoming "Unscarred" documentary about Mondo's career.
SHILLS OF THE WEEK
- Check out the ONLY IWA Mid-South fansite, IWA
Primetime, at http://www.freewebs.com/iwaprimetime/index.htm
. It features news, wrestler bios, tape reviews, downloadable
theme songs, info, polls, and more.
- The VHS versions of Best of XPW TV Voolume 1, the VHS and DVD
versions of Best of XPW Deathmatches Volume 1, and the VHS and
DVD versions of XPW New Year's Revolution 2002 are available for
pre-order from Best Buy.
- Obsessed With Wrestling - your absoluute number one source for
pro wrestler bios and information on the Web - has relaunched
with a brand new LAYOUT and a new server. It can now be found at
Combat-Honor.com or ObsessedWithWrestling.com. Check it out and
enjoy!
- Those looking to show their support ffor the assanine
allegations against XPW co-owners Lizzy Borden and Rob Black can
use any of the following banners in their signatures on message
boards or on their web sites:
http://www.houseofxtreme.com/free.gif
http://www.xpwtv.com/support_roblizzy.jpg
http://www2.freepichosting.com/Images/67182/2.jpg
http://www.houseofxtreme.com/duh.jpg
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