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Tuesday, May 22, 2007

CWE returns to Youngstown on 7/20 with Sabin, Hero, Claudio, Sweeney, more!

Championship Wrestling Experience presents "Culmination" on July 20!
Written by CWE Staff

Ladies and Gentlemen, we now have Mothers Day Meltdown in the books, and we are ready to move on to crown the first CWE Undisputed Champion.

So that leads us to the next event. The big one. Culmination. July 20th. This will be the semi-finals and finals of the CWE Unsiputed Title Tournament. 4 men. 1 belt.

Semi-Final Matches:

Chris Hero v Claudio Castagnoli . These men have traveled the globe together, and they know each other as well as any other two wrestlers could know each other. They have won tag team gold in virtually every promotion they competed in as a team [at the same time]. Now they will go up against each other one on one. Both men are two of the most popular wrestlers in the CWE, so it will be interesting to see who's side the fans will take.

Eddie Kingston v "Sweet n Sour" Larry Sweeney. These two as well have an extensive history together. Sweeney and Kingston trained together, but Sweeney developed a better than thou ego, and alienated most of his fellow wrestlers. They have fought since in some of the most hard hitting matches on the east coast.Kingston doesn't care what anyone thinks about him, and Sweeney seems to love the fans' disdain.

The winners of those two matches will meet to determine the first ever Championship Wrestling Experience Undisputed Champion!

But that's not all. As announced at Mother's Day Meltdown we are proud to announce:

That's right! TNA X-Division Champion Chris Sabin will be making his CWE debut July 20th against "MDogg20" Matt Cross! This should be a huge match! Cross has traveled all over the globe and taken on many opponents, but this very well might be Cross's toughest match-up to date. As soon as this announcement was made there was a rumbling of discontent. We can't say who it was at this point and time, but what we can say is that someone may be out with some interesting comments to make about this match-up.

Also, due to a confrontation backstage at Mother's Day Meltdown, which can only be seen on CWE home video, Culmination will see a long awaited one on one match between Johnny Gargano and Patrick Hayes. Both of these young guns are undefeated in CWE competition, but that will ultimately end on July 20th. This will be a man not to be forgotten.

Lastly, we have just got word that sooner rather than later we will have an opponent for the debuting bad-ass Raymond Rowe. Rowe has been on a path of destruction throughout NorthEast Ohio and Western PA over the last several years, and he is coming July 20th to begin his quest in the CWE ring!

We will have much more in the coming weeks, but for now we encourage everyone to pre order their tickets at our website www.championshipwrestlingonline.com so that they can get the best seats in the house. Front row seats are only $20, second row $15, and general admission just $10! Don't miss your chance to be part of this history making event Friday, July 20th, 2007 and the Jewish Community Center in Youngstown, Ohio!
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Labels: Championship Wrestling Experience, Live Event, Pro Wrestling

ACW News…Change in Show Schedule & 6/12 Talent Announcement

This just in….American Combat Wrestling’s show schedule has changed! Starting June 12th we will be running weekly shows once again. Every Tuesday ACW will be at Bourbon Street 4331 US 19N in New Port Richey just south of SR 54. Show Starts @ 9 PM. Doors open at 7:30 PM. 25 cent drafts and other drink specials. Go to acwflorida.com for more information. For June 12th Pain in Full, ACW has already signed--

ACW Heavyweight champion Ralph Mosca, The New Movement
(Austin Amadeus, “Raging Bull” Eddie Taurus, and “The G.O.A.T” David Mercury) , 2007 Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup competitor “the Natural” Kenny King, Scott Commodity, ACW Tag Team champions Josh Masters and Sedrick Strong (w/Fetish) , Ray Beez, Cousin Dale (w/Momma), ACW Cruiserweight champion Jason Moore, Jerrelle Clark, 2007 Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup competitor Sideshow, 2007 Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup competitor Nooie Lee, Dany Only, Nick Fame, Shan Hill, “Modern Revolution” Steve Madison (w/Big Bubba Madison) and Aaron Epic.

So be there when ACW returns to action Tuesday June 12th. Remember ACW is back online, so log onto www.acwflorida.com for information on our events at Bourbon Street Night Club. You can watch previous ACW shows on www.combat-tv.com. Like live music, then check out www.clubbourbonstreet.com for info on upcoming concerts.
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Labels: ACW, Alan Wojcik, Live Event, Pro Wrestling

2007 Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup Field is Complete!

The circle is now complete and the 2007 Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup field is locked.

On Saturday 5/19/07 at the Orange Armory in Orange, MA Chi Chi Cruz won a fatal-four way qualifying match over Dr. Reginald Heresy, Frankie Arion and Malice when Malice submitted to a Texas Cloverleaf.

Around the same time at the Alee Shrine Temple in Savannah GA, the AWA World-1 South Light Heavyweight champion Chasyn “Not Cocky” Rance defeated Naphtali.

Those two gentlemen join Sal Rinauro, Seth Delay, Chris Hero, Erick Stevens, Kenny King, Trik Davis, Krazy K, TJ Mack, Matt Cross, Allison Danger, Nooie Lee, Adam Flash, Sideshow, Billy Roc and Michael Elgin.

We shall be announcing the opening round pairings in the next few days so check out our MySpace pages http://groups.myspace.com/JPC2007 and
www.myspace.com/jeffpetersoncup or www.floridaindies.com for all things JPC related!

Friday July 13, 2007
Downtown Orlando Recreation Center
649 W. Livingston Street
Orlando, FL USA
Night 1 Main Event:
Rage in the Cage battle royal!!!!!!! 20+ person come as you are, bring your own weapons!

Saturday July 14, 2007
Jewish Community Center
9841 Scenic Drive
Port Richey, FL USA

Ticket information
Night 1
$10 General Admission, $5 Kids under 12, Add $5 for VIP entrance
Day of show, all tickets $2 more

Night 2
$10 General Admission, $5 Kids under 12, Add $5 for VIP entrance, Day of show, all tickets $2 more

2 Night VIP Ticket: $25

For more information:
call (727)512-0071

Participating in non-tournament matches in this huge 2-day event will be Francisco Ciatso, “The Marquee” Bruce Santee (w/ “Supermodel” Amy Love), Jerrelle Clark, Lex Lovett, “Iceman” Buck Quartermaine, Dagon Briggs (w/Se7en), the Heartbreak Express (“Superstar” Sean & “Fabulous” Phil Davis),Naphtali, Havoc plus the return of one of Florida’s most honored tag teams the former NWA World Tag Team Champions The New Heavenly Bodies, Chris Nelson and Vito DeNucci. Many more names will be added to this HUGE event in the coming weeks.

Want to buy previous tournaments? You can buy the 2003 event on www.highspots.com, the 2004 event on www.rfvideo.com, the 2005 event on www.rohwrestling.com in their store and the 2006 event on www.pwwf.com
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Labels: Alan Wojcik, Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup, Live Event, Pro Wrestling

Sunday, May 20, 2007

IWA Mid-South: Upcoming schedule of events...bell times, tix prices & more

To order tickets to any IWA Mid-South event, all you have to do is send a paypal payment to Patti at rottenwife@aol.com for the amount of the tickets. Make sure to include what show and how many tickets you want.

If you do not have a credit card or do not wish to make a payment over the internet, you can make a check or money order payment payable to MICKIE KNUCKLES and send it to:

IWA Mid-South
PO BOX 21476
Louisville, KY 40221

Here are the changes to the schedule:

Joker vs. Low Ki in Rock Island, IL on June 15th

Joker vs. Roderick Strong & Josh Abercrombie & Joey Ryan in Joliet on June 16th

Here is our upcoming schedule of events:

***5/25 & 5/26 - Midlothian, IL - Candido Cup Tag-Team Tournament - 7:30 pm
Don Preston Rec Center
14500 Kostner Avenue
2 Day passes: $70 front row, $60 second row, $50 third, $40 GA
*2 night, 16 team tournament for the vacant IWA Tag-Team Championship*
-Axl Rotten & Mickie Knuckles vs. Tracy Smothers & Ricky Morton
-The Iron Saints vs. The Havanna Pitbulls
-The North Star Express vs. 2.0
-SAT vs. All Money is Legal
-Arrogance vs. Low Ki & Homicide
-The Basham Brothers vs. Silas Young & Dysfunction
-BLKOUT vs. Davey Richards & BJ Whitmer
-Cheech & Cloudy vs. Super Dragon & El Generico

***6/15 - Rock Island, Illinois
Masonic Temple
420 18th Street
Bell time 8 pm - doors open 7:15 pm
Ticket prices - $20 and $15
-Low Ki vs. Joker

***6/16 - Joliet, Illinois
Hartman Recreation Center
511 North Collins Street
Bell time 8 pm - Doors open 7:15 pm
Tickets are $25 front row, $20 second row, $15 General Admission
-"The Ugandan Giant" Kamala vs. "Marvelous" Mitch Ryder
-Joker vs. Roderick Strong
-Joey Ryan vs. Josh Abercrombie

***6/22 & 6/23 - "2007 King of the Death Matches" - Plainfield, IN
Capital Sports Center
1915 Gladden Road
2 Day Passes: $70, $60, $50 & $40
-Mickie Knuckles
-Insane Lane
-Corporal Robinson (2004 KOTDM champ)
-Necro Butcher (2002 KOTDM champ)
-Drake Younger
-Brain Damage
-Deranged
-Mad Man Pondo (2003 KOTDM champ)
-Gypsy Joe
-Danny Havoc
-Tank
-Dysfunction
-Fukimoto

***6/30 - Philadelphia, PA - New Alhambra (ECW Arena) - 8 pm
Corner of Swanson & Ritner
Tickets: $35 front row, $30 second row, $25 third row, $20 GA
-NECRO BUTCHER/TOBY KLEIN vs. LOW KI/HOMICIDE
-Drake Younger vs. Hotstuff Hernandez
-Davey Richards vs. Chris Hero
-Chuck Taylor vs. Matt Sydal for IWA Heavyweight title
-Mike Quackenbush vs. Claudio Castagnoli in a 30 minute iron man match
-Super Dragon, Kevin Steen, & a Mystery Partner vs. Chris Bosh, Scott Lost, & Joey Ryan
-Tracy Smothers vs. "Black Machismo" Jay Lethal

***8/19 - San Antonio, TX - The Venue - 800 Lexington Ave.
-Low Ki & Hotstuff Hernandez vs. Necro Butcher & Masada

***9/8 - "Kings of Extreme" - Plainfield, IN
Capital Sports Center
1915 Gladden Road
Bell time 8 pm
Tickets $15

***9/28 & 9/29 - "2007 Ted Petty Invitational" - Midlothian, IL
*2 night 24 man tournament*
Don Preston Rec Center
14500 Kostner Ave.
2 Day Passes: Front row sold out, second row $70, $60, $50 & $40
-Chris Hero (2000 Sweet Science 16/TPI champ)
-Mike Quackenbush
-Claudio Castagnoli
-Alex Shelley
-Low Ki (2006 TPI Champ)
-Samoa Joe
-Davey Richards
-Matt Sydal (2005 TPI Champ)
-Eddie Kingston
-BJ Whitmer (2002 TPI Champ)
-Nigel McGuinness
-Joey Ryan

SAMOA JOE VS. LOW KI in round 1 on 9/28!!!!!!!

Please visit the IWA Message Board
(http://iwamidsouth.proboards19.com) for all your up-to-the-minute
updates!
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Labels: IWA-Mid South, Live Event, Pro Wrestling, Schedule

PWU 5/19 Results: 2 Cold Scorpio, Crazy 8 News, 4 Debuts

PWU was high energy all day Saturday starting with the 2 Cold Scorpio Clinic and ending with a big announcement for “The Crazy 8” on Saturday, June 16 in front of the largest crowd since January’s “Cuffed & Caged”.

* Almost two dozen participants has the chance to learn from a rare 2 Cold Scorpio wrestling seminar, sponsored by the XFC Wrestling Academy and PWU on Saturday afternoon.

2 Cold Scorpio made Pro Wrestling Unplugged his first return to wrestling since leaving the WWE. Scorpio gave hands on instruction, building on each participants’ strengths, while working on their unique challenges. A true professional, Scorpio shared his wealth of experience with each individual. Of course, we would see more of Scorpio on Saturday night.

*In a Team P.I.T. match, ”The Complete” Pete Hunter pinned Aramis under the watchful eye of “The REAL Pitbull” Gary Wolf, after Aramis was distracted by a run-in from former PWU employee, KJ Hellfire.

XFC Wrestling Academy head trainer Gary Wolf has taken Aramis and Hunter under his wing with his "Physically Intense Training". Hunter’s power and Aramis’ quickness lead for a great match, until former employee KJ Hellfire jumped the guardrail. Hellfire grabbed the mic saying since he’s not employed by PWU, he should be voted PWU Commissioner. Distracted by Security removing KJ, Hunter used a backslide on Aramis to get the pin. Both men shook hands after the match as a sign of respect.

* PWU Women’s champion Amy Lee and Sara Del Ray (w/ Doctor Don Bootz) defeated Annie Social and April Hunter, but Lee pushed around Del Ray after the match.

Before the match, Annie Social stormed the ring to attack Amy Lee. Hunter pulled off Annie, but Lee wanted no part of April and tagged in Del Ray. After Del Ray was punished by Hunter, Amy Lee refused to tag in. Del Ray snuck in a blind tag. Social tagged in to get a piece of Amy Lee but was stopped when trying to power Lee until she reversed a double team attempt from Del Ray and Lee and hit a big double clothesline. All four women enter the ring, but when Annie tried a sunset flip, Lee used he size to squash Social for the pin. After the match, Lee said she didn’t need any help and slapped Del Ray before running off with the Mad Doctor.

* Lucky showed a new attitude, using the ropes for added leverage to pin Drew Blood.

Both men appeared even after a high flying and technical flurry until Lucky slapped Blood across the face. Drew regained the advantage, even connecting with an Arabian Press on the outside. Blood hit a series of flying kicks and stiff shots, but was met with a brutal kick to the face by Lucky. Lucky used dirty tactics, but Blood hit a brutal Reverse Snapmare Driver. After hitting Lucky with a Shining Wizard in the corner, Drew missed a top rope senton. Lucky rolled Blood up for the pin, but uses the ropes for leverage.

* Johnny Kashmere (w/ “Discount” Dewey Donovan) defeated Zach McGuire after throwing powder in McGuire’s eyes and connecting with The Cradlebreaker

Kashmere started in on the crowd saying they discriminated against him because he's not handicapped like his opponent, the deaf high flyer Zach McGuire. Johnny tried to play games with McGuire, grabbing the mic and pretending to talk. But McGuire is deaf, not stupid. McGuire took control with his Lucha and hit a moonsault to the outside on Kashmere and Donovan. After some amazing high flying from McGuire, Kashmere hits a mid-air spear. Johnny went into a bag he carried to the ring. Kashmere pulls out a Bat-a-rang, but misses! The ref sees Kashmere with another object and while trying to block him, Johnny throws powder behind the ref’s back into McGuire’s face. Kashmere connects with The Cradlebreaker for the pin.

* John House’s “House of Unplugged” re-introduced JC Ryder to PWU, but in an open challenge, was defeated by the returning Detox!

JC Ryder plugs New Jersey as the place he pumps his fists, not his own gas and issues an open challenge. What appeared to be an elderly man came from behind and pinned Ryder. As House tried to find out who it is, the man pulled latex make-up off his face to show he is actually Detox! Detox lays out John House! Detox is back in Pro Wrestling Unplugged!

* In a violent Anything Goes Street Fight, PWU Tag champions All Money Is Legal defeat The SAT.

In revenge from an attack last month, AMIL battled The SAT as they walked down the entrance way. The SAT regained control and was vicious in their assault. The SATs used chairs, tables, and the guard rails to try and take out AMIL. Joel positioned Pusha for a Superplex onto a piece of broken table, but Pusha hit a Facebuster from the top. Murda hits a Spicolli Driver through the table section on Jose. AMIL wins back some of their Pride. The SAT DDTs one security member from the apron and sends another through a table. Jose tries to tell Philadelphia what he thinks, but Joel tells him “these people don’t deserve to hear us in English”.

* The Thomasellis (Sal, Vito, and Brandon) beat Teddy Fine, TJ Cannon, and Bruce Maxwell. After the match, Cannon and Maxwell attack Fine.

Fast paced action between Sal and Vito against the debuting Maxwell and Cannon start the match. After a spinning suplex, Maxwell tagged in Teddy. Fine fended off an assault from all three Thomasellis. TJ hit a tope to the outside, followed by Maxwell with a dive. But Fine was stopped with a doubleteam flapjack. The Thomasellis doubleteam their opponents until TJ hits an Asai moonsault and tags Fine in, taking out The Thomasellis. But as all six enter the ring, the Thomaselli’s dump TJ & Bruce on their heads and finish off Fine for the pin. After The Thomasellis leave the ring celebrating, Fine, Cannon, and Maxwell help each other up, just for TJ and Bruce to turn on Fine! After a 450 and a double stomp, Drew Blood makes the save.

* Tod Gordon talks Crazy 8 - Joey Matthews, 2 Cold Scorpio, Eddie Kingston, Sunny, and The Nasty Boys will be in action on 6/16. Gordon also introduces the crowd to some of the PWU Idol contestants.

Gordon shares the news so far on The Crazy 8 - Joey Matthews, 2 Cold Scorpio, Eddie Kingston, Sunny, and The Nasty Boys will be on hand Saturday, June 16 for the biggest event in wrestling today and at the Crazy Tailg8 Party before the event!

Tod calls some of the PWU Commissioner Idol contestants to the ring, including Mike Sanz, Cyrus Phoenix from Chicago, and the well-liked, well-endowed Kitty among them.

* 2 Cold Scorpio, former PWU Heavyweight champion, pins Z-Barr after a moonsault leg drop.

The packed New Alhambra Arena welcomed back the returning legend with a standing ovation. Despite pre-match disrespect from Z-Barr, the match started respectable with true catch as catch can wrestling at its best. Z-Barr finally connects a strong style forearm, but it just spurns Scorpio on, hitting a big dropkick on Barr, sending him to the floor. The two trade stiff shots back and forth, but Z-Barr slams 2 Cold to the mat. The two trade more shots until Scorpio hits a Hurricanrana to the outside. Z-Barr uses a chair and the guardrail, but Scorpio fights back, even kicking out from a reverse DDT. They went back and forth until Scorpio hits his trademark moonsault legdrop.

* Joker was pinned by Adam Flash, despite Flash tapping while in Joker’s triangle choke

Both these two have been engaged in intense battles in recent months at PWU and want to take out their frustrations. Starting at a lightning pace, Joker sent Flash outside with a dropkick. But after going for a suicide dive, Adam Flash hit a big forearm. Flash uses every cheap tactic to gain an advantage. Joker finally stopped Flash after some stiff headbutts, then a series of suplexes. Flash reversed with an enzuigiri, but when going for a clothesline, Joker rolled him into a triangle choke. Flash rolled Joker into a three count, but Flash began tapping at the 3.

* PWU World Heavyweight champion Devon Moore vs. Trent Acid went to a no contest after interference from Johnny Kashmere, Dewey Donovan, and Detox. Gordon announces the Crazy 8 match will be The Backseat Boyz vs. Devon Moore and Detox.

Trent was accompanied by Johnny Kashmere and “Discount” Dewey Donovan. But Moore was gunning right for Acid, with the intent to beat the hell out of him. The crowd was on their feet. Acid tried to escape, but Moore threw him back to the ring. This was just a brawl. Acid is finally sent to the outside by Moore. After battling in-ring, Moore knocked Trent out again, then hit a big splash to the outside. Trent fights back to hit a powerbomb on the outside. But as Devon regains the advantage back in the ring, Kashmere jumps in and chokes Moore with a rope. Out comes Detox to make the save. The match is declared a no contest, but PWU Owner Tod Gordon comes out and says next month The Crazy 8 match will be The Backseat Boyz against Devon Moore and Detox!

FINAL RESULTS:

* "The Complete" Pete Hunter def Aramis
* "Primetime" Amy Lee and Sarah Del Rey def Annie Social and April Hunter
* Lucky def Drew Blood
* Johnny Kashmere def Zach Mcguire
* All Money Is Legal def The SAT
* The Iron Saints def TJ Cannon, Bruce Maxwell, and Teddy Fine
* Too Cold Scorpio def Z-Barr
* Adam Flash def Joker
* Devon Moore vs Trent Acid ended in a No Contest

CRAZY 8 NEWS:
* In the Crazy 8 Match: PWU World Heavyweight champion Devon Moore and Detox vs. The Backseat Boyz
* Also featuring Nasty Boys, Sunny, Joey Matthews, 2 Cold Scorpio, and Eddie Kingston
* Fans can participate in The Crazy Tailg8 before the event, along side all the PWU stars

Stay up to date with all the latest and Experience the New Edge at ProWrestlingUnplugged.com.
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Labels: Live Event, Nate Stein, Pro Wrestling, PWU, Results, The Crazy 8

Saturday, May 19, 2007

[shimmerwrestling] SHIMMER TICKETS AT AAW TONIGHT IN BERWYN

SHIMMER - WOMEN ATHLETES News for 05.19.07

Upcoming Live Events:
- Friday, June 1st @ Eagles Club in Berwyn, IL (Title Tournament Night 1)
- Saturday, June 2nd @ Eagles Club in Berwyn, IL (Title Tournament Night 2)
- Sunday, July 1st @ Citrus County Auditorium in Inverness, FL

Headlines:
- AAW tonight in Berwyn; SHIMMER tickets available at intermission!
- Less than two weeks until the SHIMMER Champion is crowned!
- Tickets now available; make sure you don't get shut out!
- Volume 7 DVD now available at ROHwrestling.com!

AAW TONIGHT IN BERWYN - SHIM TIX AVAILABLE!
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All American Wrestling is back at the Eagles Club (6309 26th Street) in Berwyn, IL tonight, 5/19 for "Defining Moment." Below is all of the information on the card.

If you don't have your SHIMMER tickets yet for the Title Tournament double shot weekend (6/1 & 6/2), we'll have them available at intermission tonight in Berwyn!

AAW HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE- 2 OUT OF 3 FALLS

MAREK BRAVE(c)
vs
JERRY LYNN

Since winning the AAW title in November of last year Marek Brave has been without a doubt the most fighting champion in the company's history. Brave has defended the belt across the midwest in recent months and continues to add prestige to the title. Last month Jerry Lynn challenged Brave to a 2 out of 3 falls match to see who the better man truly is after their previous encounters have been marred with interference and controversy. After narrowly pulling off a win against Jay Ryan in April, Marek Brave has accepted the challenge and if he can defeat a star the caliber of Jerry Lynn twice in one night it will most definitely be the defining moment of his AAW career. These two men have been in the ring before and this may be one of the most closely contested title matches in AAW history.

6 MAN TAG

ERIC PRIEST, RYAN BOZ and DAN LAWRENCE
vs
DP ASSOCIATES- BERWYN BRANCH
BJ WHITMER, TRIK DAVIS and CONRAD KENNEDY III w/ Dave Prazak

Former tag team champs Boz and Lawrence team with the current Heritage champ Eric Priest to take on one of the most dangerous stables AAW has ever seen. Boz and the "Party Danimal" have had their problems with Trik and CK3 in recent months and after Priest and BJ Whitmer locked horns last month DP assocites triple teamed "The Gold Standard". Priest has made it clear he doesn't need any friends in the lockeroom to have his back but he shares a common enemy with Boz and Lawrence as they all want to get their hands on Dave Prazak's trio in the worst way.

CHRISTIAN YORK MAKES HIS AAW DEBUT

York makes his return to the Chicagoland area for the first time in years and has an open contract for this Saturday's event. Who will step up and challenge the former ECW star?

NO DQ- GRUDGE MATCH

JAYSON REIGN
vs
CHANDLER McCLURE w/ Jim Jesus and Ms. Mattano

Jayson Reign has been waiting for months to get his hands on JJ Inc's Chandler McClure. There's no where to run now as the arrogant youngster must face Reign in a no DQ anything goes match up. Reign is sick and tired of McClure trying to make a name for himself at his expense and has promised to show the AAW fans a side of himself rarely seen. This will be an intense match up where two men mostly known for their technical wrestling skills will fight it out and try to get a win by any means neccesary.

TAG TEAM CONTENDER'S MATCH

THE MICHIGAN INVASION
TRUTH MARTINI and N8 MATTSON
vs
BRYCE BENJAMIN and SHANE HOLLISTER

The MII was stunned last month when they dropped the tag titles to the unlikely duo of Zach Gowen and Krotch. Hollister and Benjamin are in the middle of a heated rivalry with the Phoenix Twins and Joey Eastman. Neither of these teams are in the best of moods and both need a win to get back on the tag team title hunt.

6 MAN TAG

DEREK St HOLMES, "KILLER" KRIS HYBRID and BONEBREAKER BROOKS
vs
"GRINGO LOCO" TYME PAIGE, CHARLIE MANSON Jr. and TONY RICAN

St. Holmes leads his new students into battle against the lucha specialsts Paige and Manson Jr with their partner Tony Rican. Rican has had several impressive showings in pre-show matches and has been called up to the main show. St. Holmes protege's will look to finally get in the win column.

Also:

What will be the next chapter in the Danny Daniels / Tyler Black issue?

What is Joey Eastman's next move as he guides the careers of the impressive Phoenix Twins?

Jay Ryan came up short in his title match against Marek Brave. What is next for the man from Cut n Shoot, Texas?

Krotch and Nikki will be in the building. What's on the horizon for one half of the unlikely tag team champions?

Skullkrusher had the AAW fans in a frenzy last month. Who will he have his sights set on this Saturday?

Silas Young has turned his back on the AAW fans. He will be in action but may be booed out of the building.

The impressive youngster Phil Atlas will also be in action.

All this and more as the road to Scars and Stripes III contines this Saturday night. Don't miss "Defining Moment" and see why AAW is….

"Professional Wrestling Redefined".

AAW - Professional Wrestling Redefined
presents
"Defining Moment"

Saturday, May 19th
7:30pm
Berwyn Eagles Club
6309 W. 26th St.
Berwyn, IL

Doors Open at 6:45pm
$15.00 Front Row
$12.00 General Admission
$1.00 Beers at the bar

TITLE TOURNEY LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AWAY! GET TICKETS NOW!
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We are less than two weeks away from SHIMMER - WOMEN ATHLETES crowning its first champion during two consecutive nights of tapings in the Chicago area. The last taping sold out, and we had to turn people away at the door. Do you have your title tournament tickets yet?

SHIMMER returns to live action on Friday & Saturday, June 1st & 2nd, at the Eagles Club (6309 26th Street) in Berwyn, IL. Bell time on Friday night is 7:30pm (Doors 7pm), and on Saturday night is 4pm (Doors 3pm).

Featured during the course of the weekend will be the 2 night, 16 woman, single elimination tournament to crown the SHIMMER Champion! The tournament will begin on Friday night, and conclude during the first half of Saturday's taping. After intermission on Saturday, we will then film another DVD release in the SHIMMER series!

Already signed to appear during the course of the weekend...

"The Jezebel" EDEN BLACK
CHEERLEADER MELISSA
ALLISON DANGER
SERENA DEEB
"American Angel" SARA DEL REY
LEXIE FYFE
DAIZEE HAZE
MALIA HOSAKA
JOSIE
LACEY of "The Minnesota Home Wrecking Crew"
"Your Soul's Tormentor" MsCHIF (with DAFFNEY)
PORTIA PEREZ
PORTUGUESE PRINCESS ARIEL
RAIN of "The Minnesota Home Wrecking Crew"
TIANA RINGER
"The Definition of Technician" CINDY ROGERS
NIKKI ROXX
ALEXA THATCHER

Sixteen wrestlers will appear as part of the tournament itself, with additional talent involved in non-tournament action on just the Saturday show. One of the sixteen tournament slots will be filled by a wildcard entrant. You will see some undexpected, unadvertised new faces added to the SHIMMER mix at the tapings as well!

Front row 2 night ticket packages are SOLD OUT. General admission 2 night ticket packages are still available at $30 each ($15 per night). You can either make payments via PayPal or via mail order (check or money order). To order tickets by mail order, email us at shimmernews@yahoo.com for details. To order tickets by PayPal, send payment to the DavePrazak@aol.com PayPal account, or use the Buy Now buttons at...

http://www.freewebs.com/shimmerwomen/tickets.html

We will also have ticket packages available at intermission tonight, Saturday, 5/19, at the All American Wrestling event in Berwyn, IL.

If any tickets remain on the day of each event, single night tickets will be offered for $15 at the door each night. We are not selling single night tickets in advance.

Mark your calendars! The first SHIMMER Champion will be crowned June 1st & 2nd in Berwyn!

Discuss the upcoming events in the following thread at The SHIMMER Forums...

http://shimmerwomen.proboards50.com/index.cgi?board=shimmer&action=display&thread=1175581119

PRODUCTION NOTES & MORE FROM FLORIDA
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Entry dated 05.17.07

I'm sitting in the production studio in Tampa right now, as we work on Ring of Honor's debut pay-per-view, "Respect Is Earned." This is a very exciting, and somewhat stressful time for all of us at ROH, as well as everyone at SHIMMER. Both companies are in the midst of their own stages of growth, with ROH moving to PPV and SHIMMER holding its first double shot weekend of live events coming up on 6/1 & 6/2 in Berwyn, as well as our first live show in Florida on 7/1.

There's some positive news and some negative news regarding SHIMMER DVD production at the moment. The negative news is that, with all of the hours we're putting into working on the ROH PPV edit, as well as several ROH DVDs shot during the month of April, I'm not going to be able to sign off on the final edit of the Volume 8 DVD in time for us to have copies on the merch table on 6/1 & 6/2. I'm very picky about the editing of our DVD series, and I didn't want to rush Volume 8 through without screening the final version myself first and making any final changes. As much as I would've loved to have 8 on the table tourney weekend (we could use the merchandise money!), it just wasn't in the cards with everything we have on our plate at the moment.

Since we get actual DVDs pressed (they're not just DVD-Rs we can burn immediately), there's approximately a two week process as far as getting our order completed, plus the time it takes to ship the boxes of DVDs after they are done being made. It's looking like we'll just barely miss the tourney weekend, and Volume 8 should be available the following weekend through ROH.

On the positive side of things, we now have a separate editor that will be focusing on the SHIMMER DVD series for us. Up until now, the ROH, FIP, and SHIMMER DVD editing has been done by one individual, and obviously the ROH shows take priority over its sister companies. A big part of why SHIMMER and FIP DVD titles have been released several months after they were filmed is because the ROH workload has been so huge that it left little time to get SHIMMER and FIP projects completed. Now that we have our own editor, the SHIMMER titles will be able to be edited and released basically at our discretion.

As soon as we complete "Respect Is Earned," I'll be able to sign off on Volume 8 and get that sent off for the DVDs to be made. We'll be working on the Long Island and Edison ROH DVDs on Thursday night, and I fly back to Chicago on Friday. This Saturday, I'll be at the AAW event in Berywn at the Eagles Club (and for those interested, I will have General Admission ticket packages available at intermission at the AAW show).

Early next week, Volume 9 will begin production. Next weekend, we're back here in Tampa for two FIP events, plus production on ROH's St. Paul and Chicago DVDs. That following Monday, Danger arrives in Florida and we put the finishing touches on the edit of Volume 9 and fly out Tuesday morning. The plan is to send off Volume 9 to be made as soon as the edit is complete. Some final local promotional work in Chicago will occupy the days that follow, until Friday and Saturday in Berwyn for the title tournament.

As you can tell, it's a very busy few weeks for us, and we have a ton to get accomplished during that time period... but we're doing our best to keep giving you a product you can be proud to support.

All of the tournament participants are set for their travel and are ready to head to Chicago for 6/1 & 6/2. Additionally, several other wrestlers will be involved in non-tournament matches during the course of the weekend, including some unexpected new faces appearing for us for the very first time.

For those wondering (and I know you're going to hate me for this), we're not going to be announcing the tournament participants or bracketing officially before 6/1 arrives. As we all learned through Jazz's family emergency last taping, things do happen that wind up changing the card at the last minute, and with over 20 wrestlers all traveling to Chicago that weekend, if we are forced to make any last minute changes to the bracketing and such, we need to have that flexibility to do so on the day of the show.

For the Volumes 9 & 10 taping, you showed such faith in our product that with only one announced match, we were able to sell out the Eagles Club for the live event. Tickets for the title tourney weekend are moving just as fast with no matches announced this time, and we're very appreciative of your confidence in us to deliver.

Look for a brand new SHIMMERwrestling.com web site to launch during the next few days, and if you don't have your tickets for the title tournament weekend yet and plan on attending live, make sure you get them while they're still available. Thanks everybody!

dp

GET FREE GLOSSY SHIMMER FLYERS BY MAIL!
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Much like we did before the Vols. 9 & 10 taping, we're sending out FREE full color glossy double sided flyer cards to everyone who is on the SHIMMER snail mail mailing list. If you received the mailing from the last taping, that means we have your address, you're already on our mailing list, and you will also receive this mailing. Yes, this offer is also open to SHIMMER fans that live outside of the United States.

If you have yet to send us your snail mail address, and would like to be added to the mailing list to get the free flyers, just E-mail your full name and address to us at shimmernews@yahoo.com and we'll get them out to you right away!

Also, if any of you are in the Chicagoland area and would like to help us spread the word locally about the Vols. 11 & 12 tapings by distributing a large amount of flyers in your area, please E-mail us and let us know, and we'll hook you up with tons of flyers if you think you can get 'em all distributed. Thanks everybody!

NEW OFFICIAL SHIMMER WEB SITE ALMOST READY!
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We're about ready to launch the brand new SHIMMERwrestling.com. Keep your eyes peeled to the web site during the next few days to check it out!

MsCHIF ARTICLE ON SLAM WRESTLING
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Jamie Melissa Kreiser's article on MsChif is up on the SLAM! Wrestling web site for everyone to check out...

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2007/04/16/4044063.html

VOLUME 7 DVD NOW AVAILABLE FOR WORLDWIDE SHIPPING!
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The seventh DVD release from SHIMMER - WOMEN ATHLETES is now available for immediate worldwide shipping at ROHwrestling.com! Volume 7 features several first time ever matches, including a hard hitting battle between the "Latina Sensation" Mercedes Martinez and "The First Lady of Hardcore" LuFisto, as well as Nikki Roxx vs. Lacey! Calgary's Nattie Neidhart faces "American Angel" Sara Del Rey, and Daizee Haze takes on Cheerleader Melissa, plus much more!

SHIMMER- WOMEN ATHLETES Vol. 7 (DVD)
Item# SH007

Description:
1. Tiana Ringer vs. Lorelei Lee
2. Cindy Rogers vs. Portuguese Princess Ariel
3. Lexie Fyfe & Malia Hosaka vs. Serena Deeb & Portia Perez
4. Rain vs. MsChif
5. Allison Danger vs. Amber O'Neal
6. Lacey vs. Nikki Roxx
7. Mercedes Martinez vs. LuFisto
8. Nattie Neidhart vs. Sara Del Rey
9. Cheerleader Melissa vs. Daizee Haze

Features:
Region 0 DVD. Will play anywhere in the world.

SALE! $14.95

Click on the link below to order Volume 7 from ROHwrestling.com.

http://www.rohwrestling.com/shoponline.asp?point=moreinfo&catid=252&id=2231

RETAIL SHIMMER DVD BARGAINS!
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SHIMMER's partnership with Big Vision Entertainment has put the SHIMMER DVD series in retail stores and in the hands of casual wrestling fans around the United States.

Currently, Vols. 1 through 3 are available in retail (in some retailers on their store shelves, and for some just via their web sites). Vol. 4 is scheduled for an August 7, 2007 retail release.

With the recent great success of Big Vision titles "Hardcore Homecoming" and "Forever Hardcore" in retail in the United Kingdom (ranked #1 and #3 respectively for this week), there's a strong chance SHIMMER and other Big Vision pro wrestling titles will have a retail presence in the UK at some point in the future as well.

Here are some bargains on SHIMMER DVDs in retail here in the States...

Vol. 1 at Walmart.com for just $8.49

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5293274

Vol. 1 at Blockbuster.com for just $7.59 (subscriber price)

http://www.blockbuster.com/catalog/movieDetails/290093

Vol. 1 at DeepDiscount.com for just $6.09

http://www.deepdiscount.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=5739308

Vol. 2 at FYE.com for just $5.95

http://www.fye.com/

Vol. 2 at DeepDiscount.com for just $6.09

http://www.deepdiscount.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=7952311

Vol. 3 at BestBuy.com for just $8.99

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=15487368&st=shimmer+wrestling&lp=2&type=product&cp=1&id=1623130

Vol. 3 at Blockbuster.com for just $7.59 (subscriber price)

http://www.blockbuster.com/catalog/movieDetails/338530

Vol. 3 at DeepDiscount.com for just $6.09

http://www.deepdiscount.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=8945223

Some other places you can find SHIMMER in retail...

http://www.amazon.com/

http://www.circuitcity.com/

http://www.frys.com/

http://shop.mtv.com/

http://www.samgoody.com/

http://www.suncoast.com/

SHIMMER HIGHLIGHT MUSIC VIDEO
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Nykk of The SHIMMER Forums put together an introduction music video for SHIMMER, which opened the April 7th taping on the video screen. He has uploaded the video to the web, and it can be viewed for free at any of the following links...

YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSrgrunOYQk

Daily Motion
http://www.dailymotion.com/nykk/video/x1nct0_shimmer-women-athletes

MySpace Videos
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2020629871

Post your thoughts on the video in the following thread at The SHIMMER Forums...

http://shimmerwomen.proboards50.com/index.cgi?board=shimmer&action=display&thread=1175939680

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CHIKARA's "Aniversario!" Main Event: 6-Man Tag Match!

CHIKARA's "Aniversario!" Main Event: 6-Man Tag Match!

Sunday afternoon, May 27th, we kick off our sixth year of live events...and we're rounding up the most diverse cast of players in the universe to make the event unforgettable! We've got talent from CMLL and LAW in Mexico, from IWS and ISW in Canada, from Kageki Pro in Japan and from Kaiju Big Battel...and wherever the heck they are from. So far, we've already confirmed these nine bouts for the card:

~KINGS OF WRESTLING - CIVIL WAR~
Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli & Larry Sweeney
vs.
F.I.S.T. (Gran Akuma & Icarus) & Chuck Taylor

~FIRST TIME EVER~
Incoherence (Hallowicked & Delirious) vs. BLK OUT (Eddie Kingston & Ruckus)

~KAIJU SHOW-CASE OF RESPECT: SOUTH PHILLY SCI-FI STREET FIGHTO~
Dr. Cube & Call-Me-Kevin
vs.
??? (2 Kaiju Fighters To Be Announced Tomorrow)

~TRIOS ACTION~
El Pantera & Lince Dorado & Equinox
vs.
Arkangel de la Muerte & Los Ice Creams

~TECNICOS COLLIDE~
Mike Quackenbush & Jigsaw & Shane Storm
vs.
The Colony (Fire Ant & Soldier Ant & Worker Ant)

~KAGEKI PRO SHOWCASE~
Dragon Yuki vs. Kagrra

~ONE ON ONE~
Create-A-Wrestler vs. Shayne Hawke

~TAG TEAM WARFARE~
UltraMantis Black & Hydra vs. The Olsen Twins

~SINGLES ACTION~
Retail Dragon vs. Brodie Lee

This past week, CHIKARA Commissioner Bob Saget paid a visit to Boston for a live appearance on his never-ending stand up comedy tour, but was ambushed by a square-headed autograph hound and would-be-world- conqueror most commonly known as Dr. Cube. Their brief encounter ended in tears, although whose tears were shed, we cannot say. What we can tell you is this - together, the CHIKARA Commissioner and the shadowy figure known as the Kaiju Big Battel Commissioner have come to an agreement. On Sunday, May 27th, the earth-shattering beasts of Kaiju will be coming to the ECW Arena with a mind for large scale property damage and destruction. By official decree of both promotions, Dr. Cube himself must be on hand. We will have all the official details announced by Friday.

If you're coming out to see us Aniversario weekend, save up your pennies! Exclusive Aniversario t-shirts will be available in VERY limited quantities at both shows, plus the two newest releases in our series of trading cards, and the first-ever CHIKARA baseball hat! Give all your extra moolah to us!
Join the rest of the CHIKARMY and come see us Aniversario Weekend, and to keep up to date with all things CHIKARA - visit our website and subscribe to our free, weekly podcast.

Aniversario? on Saturday, May 26th, 2007
Live @ American Legion Hall
935 Main Street (just a mile off the Rt 78 exit)
in Hellertown, PA!
Doors open at 7:00 pm. Bell time is 7:30 pm.

Aniversario! on Sunday, May 27th, 2007
Live @ the ECW Arena/New Alhambra
7 Ritner Street (on the corner of Swanson)
in South Philadelphia, PA!
Doors open at 3:30 pm. Bell time is 4:00 pm.

All seats just $15.00!

Our homebase: www.chikarapro.com
For our free, weekly video podcast : www.chikarapodcast.com
On MySpace! www.myspace.com/chikarapro
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CAPW News Update 5/17: Matches added to 6/3 event!

Cleveland All Pro Wrestling News: May 17, 2007

MORE MATCHES SIGNED FOR NEXT CAPW LIVE EVENT: SUNDAY, JUNE 3!

Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling returns to the famed Turner’s Hall, located at 7325 Guthrie Ave. in Cleveland, on Sunday afternoon June 3 with “A Hot Summer Night“. Doors open at 2 p.m. for our belltime of 3 p.m. This WILL be a taping for CAPW TV on Sports Time Ohio, so bring your signs, banners, and enthusiasm, and be prepared to have your image available in nearly 3 million homes in the state of Ohio, and nationwide on select systems. Tickets are available in advance at any of our ticket outlets, and also at the door the afternoon of the event. Get ready for three solid hours of the best professional wrestling in the area: Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling.

Just added to the card this week:

CAPW Jr. Heavyweight Title Match: Super Hentai vs. Shiima Xion
Super Hentai solidified his CAPW singles career at our last live event when he defeated Zach Gowen to capture his first singles gold in Cleveland, adding this accomplishment to an extensive list of other titles he’s captured around the world. However, Hentai finds himself the central focus of an extremely competitive division. The first of many deserving challengers is “The Future of Fashion” Shiima Xion, who certainly goes back a long way with Hentai. Not only were Hentai & Shiima a short-lived tag team combination here in CAPW before choosing to pursue careers in the singles ranks, but Hentai also was instrumental in Shiima Xion’s training to become a professional wrestler some years back. It’s a case of teacher vs. student on June 3 as Xion attempts to surpass his former mentor and become Jr. Heavyweight champion.

Grudge Match: JT Lightning vs. Marion Fontaine
JT Lightning & Da Munchies have spent the past several months claiming to be the “World Six-Man Tag Team Champions” despite the fact that particular title has been defunct for the past several years. To prove their point, they’ve presented a series of trophies, medals, and alleged accomplishments that are irrational and impossible to say the least. While you often can’t take what comes out of these men’s mouths seriously, one thing that must always be taken seriously is their ability and track record inside the ring. Marion Fontaine learned that lesson the hard way, as JT & Da Munchies absolutely obliterated him with countless knife-edge chops, turning Fontaine’s chest several different shades of red and purple. A rematch has been signed, but will the “Mega Star” be able to fend off JT’s uncontrolled aggression or will one-third of the mythical tag team champions make another statement?

Da Munchies vs. Shawn Blaze & Ponyboy TJ Dynamite
Da Munchies, Dick Trimmins & Too Cool Abdul, were also very instrumental in the massacre laid into Marion Fontaine, and Fontaine’s partners in Mega Sexy, “Simply Sexy” Shawn Blaze, and the team’s newest recruit Ponyboy TJ Dynamite certainly have not forgotten it. Blaze & Dynamite attempt to extract revenge for their partner in this tag team encounter. Four men who certainly are not well-liked by CAPW fans, but have quite a bit to fight for as far as pride is concerned.

Jessica Havok’s Open Challenge
In just a short time, Jessica Havok has already proven herself to be the most dominant physically imposing female to ever enter CAPW, so much so that JT Lightning was quick to sign her as his personal bodyguard. Havok has made quick work of just about everyone she’s been in the ring with, male and female, culminating at our past show when she defeated FOUR opponents in a row, before finally succumbing to a hellacious Gore from the “War Machine” Rhino. However, not even Rhino can keep Havok down as she is back and seeking more competition. Who will step up to the plate this month? Our sources hope to have more information in the upcoming weeks.

In addition to our main event, already signed:

CAPW Heavyweight Title: Tracy Smothers vs. The Blue Meanie
It’s a feud that has been ongoing for ten years and counting, and shows no signs of letting up. The Smothers/Meanie bad blood began back in the original ECW, with Smothers representing the Full Blooded Italians (FBI) and Meanie representing the Blue World Order (bWo). After a series of unforgettable wrestling contests, as well as dance-offs, nothing was settled. The rivalry was re-ignited two years ago after a falling out between the two stemming from the aftermath of the controversial first WWE ECW One Night Stand pay-per-view. They’ve battled each other all over the US and into Europe, but never have they met for a major singles title, but June 3 in Cleveland the stakes are raised as Meanie attempts to dance his way to CAPW gold, and Smothers attempts to capture any momentum he can leading into a potential ominous encounter with Bane.

B.E.T. vs. The Clash
Tyrone Evans and Josh Emanuel have formed a very formidable and intimidating duo to add to the already stacked CAPW Tag Team Division, calling themselves B.E.T. While we’re still unsure what exactly that stands for, their track record in the ring is something that cannot be mistaken. However, B.E.T. did not count on seeing a couple of old rivals come onto the CAPW scene shortly afterward: The team of Brian Bender & Ernie Ballz, collectively known as The Clash, followed B.E.T. into CAPW and were quick to make a challenge. These teams have met several times throughout Ohio in the past, but on June 3 their feud gets taken to the next level as it will be on display in CAPW for the very first time.
Many more matches to be announced in the coming weeks!

CAPW BIGGEST SHOW EVER COMING AUGUST 5!

Traditionally, CAPW provides its biggest and best live event of the calendar year during the summer as Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling celebrates its anniversary in style. This year, however, CAPW takes it one step farther. The announcement was made official this past Sunday that on Sunday, August 5, Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling makes its debut in the Plain Dealer Pavilion, located on 2014 Sycamore Street to celebrate our anniversary with “A Night of Legends”. It’ll be the largest, most star-studded happening in Cleveland All-Pro history! Come join the record-breaking crowd that will be on hand to witness all the biggest, best, and brightest stars from wrestling’s past, present, and future.

Following a wild altercation at our last live event, the evening’s main event has already been penciled in. Should Tracy Smothers escape our June 3rd live event still CAPW Heavyweight Champion, he will finally step into the ring one-on-one against the 6’8 300+ pound unstoppable Jason Bane. Smothers has been ducking Bane’s challenge and screwing him at every opportunity, culminating at our last event when Smothers was directly responsible for Bane losing his Television Title to Conrad Kennedy III, shattering Bane’s hopes of unifying CAPW’s two top singles titles for the second time. Now, Bane will face Smothers one-on-one, and there will be nowhere for Tracy to hide, no shortcut for him to take… because the match takes place inside a 15 foot high STEEL CAGE!

Much much more will be revealed about CAPW’s Plain Dealer Pavilion debut set for August 5th. Stay posted to our CAPW Newslines as well as CAPW.net for all the updated information!

CAPW ON SPORTS TIME OHIO

Every week, CAPW will deliver one solid hour of cutting-edge, intense, athletic wrestling action to STO viewers featuring a cavalcade of wrestling stars. See the best of national and international stars, past and present, as well as the brightest home-grown stars in the state of Ohio! The program will be hosted by play-by-play commentator Joe Dombrowski and color analyst Jamie Scott, who will bring you all the hot matches, backstage interviews, exclusive footage, and so much more each and every week on Sports Time Ohio! Here is the upcoming schedule for CAPW programming on Sports Time Ohio:

Saturday, May 19: 11:00 PM & 2:00 AM
Sunday, May 20: 10:00 PM & 3:00 AM
Monday, May 21: 3:30 AM

Sports Time Ohio is available to nearly 3 million homes throughout the state of Ohio and into surrounding states, and is also available nationwide on select satellite dish packages. Check local listings and channel packages for availability. For more information log on to www.sportstimeohio.com. For more information on Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling TV, be sure to read Michael Cash’s “Ca$h’s Corner” column exclusively at www.capw.net.

HOW TO WATCH CAPW NATIONWIDE

Direct T.V : Add the "Sports Pack" to your satellite service and get Sports Time Ohio.

Dish Network: Add the "Multi-Sports Pack" to your satellite service and get Sports Time Ohio

These packages only cost $6-$12 a month to add! Contact your satellite provider for more information.

HOW TO WATCH CAPW IN OHIO:

SportsTime Ohio: Affiliates and Channel Numbers
Cable / Satellite Provider System / Area # HD #
Armstrong Andover / Kinsman 47 177
Armstrong Ashland Area 68 177
Armstrong Boardman Area 68 177
Armstrong Meadville, PA 47 177
Armstrong Medina 55 177
Armstrong Orrville 56 177
Arthur Telephone Company NW Ohio 107
Ayersville Telephone Company Ayersville 36
Bryan Municipal Cable Bryan 96
BTC Multimedia Bascom 76
Buckeye CableSystem Erie County 57 653
Buckeye CableSystem Toledo 32 653
CableSuite 541 Conneaut 81
Clear Picture, Inc. Wooster 10
Cox Communications Parma 58 758
DirecTV Cleveland, Columbus, Youngstown 657
Dish Network All Areas of the Cleveland Indians TV Territory 431
Doyelstown Cable TV Doylestown 16
East Cleveland Cable East Cleveland 27
FJ Communications Fort Jennings 56
Glandrof Telephone Compnay Glandorf 107
GLW Broadband Wellington 37
Insight Communications Columbus Area 29 525
Kalida Telephone Kalida 56
Massillon Cable TV Massillon 11
NKTELCO New Knoxville Area 60
Oberlin Cable Co-op Oberlin 71
Olmsted Cable Olmsted 25
Orwell Communications Orwell 44
OTEC Communication Ottoville 56
Q1 Cable Columbus Grove / Leipsic 67
RTEC Communications Ridgeville Corners 91
Sat Star Communications Terrace at Northridge 69
Suddenlink Communications Nelson / Newton Falls 40
Time Warner Cable Akron / Canton / Mansfield / Youngstown 76 523
Time Warner Cable Greater Columbus Area 34 752
Time Warner Cable Northwest Ohio 25 757
Time Warner Cable Western PA 23 523
Time Warner Cable (formerly Adelphia) Ashtabula Area 30 798
Time Warner Cable (formerly Adelphia) Bryan 15
Time Warner Cable (formerly Adelphia) Cambridge 53
Time Warner Cable (formerly Adelphia) Canaan 53
Time Warner Cable (formerly Adelphia) Chillicothe / Jackson / Portsmouth / Waverly 73
Time Warner Cable (formerly Adelphia) Defiance 37
Time Warner Cable (formerly Adelphia) Erie, PA 21 702
Time Warner Cable (formerly Adelphia) Greater Cleveland Area 17 798
Time Warner Cable (formerly Adelphia) Logan 50
Time Warner Cable (formerly Adelphia) Lorain County 23 798
Time Warner Cable (formerly Adelphia) Macedonia 97 798
Time Warner Cable (formerly Adelphia) Marion 69
Time Warner Cable (formerly Adelphia) New Philadelphia 69
Time Warner Cable (formerly Adelphia) Newark 53
Time Warner Cable (formerly Adelphia) Port Clinton 17 798
Time Warner Cable (formerly Adelphia) Sharon, PA 71
Time Warner Cable (formerly Adelphia) Van Wert 74
Time Warner Cable (formerly Adelphia) Washington Courthouse 70
Time Warner Cable (formerly Adelphia) Waterville 37
Time Warner Cable (formerly Comcast) Elyria / Mentor 73 251
TSC Communications Wapakoneta 12
Vaughnsville Telephone Company Vaughnsville 158
W.A.T.C.H. TV Company Lima Area 104
Wadsworth Cable TV Wadsworth 77
WOW! Internet & Cable Cleveland Area 72 221
WOW! Internet & Cable Columbus Area 57 221

BECOME PART OF CAPW's GROWING LIST OF MEDIA ASSOCIATES

Do you have a website devoted to professional wrestling? Would you like to receive weekly Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling news updates? To be added to our exclusive press corps mailing list, please e-mail iwcmc_dombrowski@yahoo.com

CAPW ON MYSPACE!

Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling has joined the ever-growing community of MySpace.com, with an official page dedicated to all the news, personalities, and happenings of Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling. For more information, visit www.myspace.com/capw to befriend the hottest promotion in the state of Ohio today!

TO PURCHASE CAPW LIVE EVENT TICKETS PLEASE VISIT ANY OF THE FOLLOWING TICKET OUTLETS

Tickets for any and all CAPW live events are available at the following outlets. Tickets are always available at Turner's Hall the afternoon of the show as well.

Joe De's Pizza
3329 Fulton Rd.
Cleveland, Ohio
(216) 661-1990

West Side Metals Corp.
6400 Stock Avenue,
Cleveland, Ohio.
216-961-7297

Pit Stop Donuts,
4411 Clark Avenue,
Cleveland, Ohio.
216-631-3284

Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling has been the premiere brand of professional wrestling in the state of Ohio throughout it's over-thirteen year existence. CAPW utilizes a blend of the most talented and exciting local and national attractions today for a unique fan experience, featuring names such as Tracy Smothers, M-Dogg 20, Faith in Nothing, Johnny Gargano, Josh Prohibition, Irish Airborne, JT Lightning, Zach Gowen, Jason Bane, and many more. Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling can be seen weekly on Sports Time Ohio in nearly 3 million homes. For more information please visit www.CAPW.net.
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Labels: Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling, Joe Dombrowski, Live Event, Pro Wrestling

The Police to Perform at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., May 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Police World Tour will come to Atlantic City, the city that is always turned on, this November, presented by Best Buy, in association with Trump Entertainment Resorts. The show will take place on Saturday, November 3rd, 2007 at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall.
From their early beginnings, The Police were hailed as a maverick live band -- a group that galvanized an already impressive studio sound into something otherworldly when performing. Combining controlled energy and evocative melodies, Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers played with the improvisational instincts of a jazz trio and the raw energy of a punk-rock band -- a blend that made them one of the definitive rock groups of the'70s and '80s.
"We are thrilled to be able to present one of the world's most famous bands for a show that is sure to electrify Atlantic City," said Mark Juliano, Chief Operating Officer of Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc., the
co-presenter of the Atlantic City event. "The Police and Trump Entertainment Resorts are perfect partners to create a truly unforgettable evening for our guests."
Special guest Fiction Plane will join The Police for the North American portion of the tour, including the Boardwalk Hall event.
The Police World Tour is produced by The Next Adventure, A Live Nation Company, in association with RZO Entertainment, Inc. A portion of the proceeds from this tour will be donated to WaterAid, an international NGO founded in 1981 and dedicated to reducing poverty by improving access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene education. For information, visit: http://www.wateraid.org.
Doors are at 7:00pm show time is at 8:00pm. Ticket prices are $50, $100, $225 and $350. Tickets will go on sale Sat., May 26, 2007 at 10:00am. Tickets can be obtained by either calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-736-1420, on line at http://www.ticketmaster.com or in person at the Boardwalk Hall box office. For box office hours or more information please call 609-348-7000.
Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc owns and operates three properties in Atlantic City, New Jersey: the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort, Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino and Trump Marina Hotel Casino. Together, the properties comprise approximately 371,300 square feet of gaming space and 3,180 hotel rooms and suites. For more information, please visit http://www.trumpcasinos.com.
For complete tour & ticket information, fan club memberships and more visit: http://www.thepolicetour.com.

SOURCE Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc
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Thursday, May 17, 2007

Detroit Jazz Festival Announces 28th Annual Labor Day Weekend Event

Officials Unveil Artist Lineup, Annual Festival Poster, and New Festival Elements
Festival's Theme to Honor Midwest Jazz Roots Through "Challenge" Between Detroit and Chicago

DETROIT, May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Detroit International Jazz Festival (DJF) officials unveiled details for its 28th annual Labor Day Weekend extravaganza, which will honor the jazz roots of Detroit and Chicago through a friendly challenge between artists from each city. The '07 festival, billed as "The Rumble in the Great Lakes," will kick off Friday, August 31st, and feature Detroit's internationally-renowned jazz violinist Regina Carter and Chicago's Grammy-award winning jazz pianist and composer Herbie Hancock.
"Detroit and Chicago have produced some of the most prolific and influential jazz artists in the world," said Terri Pontremoli, DJF executive director. "We decided it was high time to highlight the musical contributions of both cities. For years, Chicago and Detroit have hosted competing jazz festivals on the same weekend, so why not have an out-and-out rumble?" Pontremoli added.
DJF officials revealed the full lineup of artists, many of whom have Chicago or Detroit ties such as Herbie Hancock, Kurt Elling (performing with the Wayne State Big Band), Mavis Staples, Otis Clay, Bettye Lavette, The Miracles, Curtis Fuller, Kenny Garrett, Ron Carter and Gerald Wilson.
"The Detroit/Chicago theme also gave us the inspiration to pull together some exciting musical projects like the 50th anniversary celebration of the great Johnny Griffin record, A Blowin' Session," Pontremoli added.
Mack Avenue artists Carl Allen and Rodney Whitaker will present a set with three tenors representing Chicago and Detroit. Nods to Motown include a performance by the Miracles, also celebrating their 50th anniversary, and a tribute to Marvin Gaye by the Michigan State University Big Band through a suite entitled "What's Goin' On?" Don Byron's performance will be centered on the music of Junior Walker.
Officials say fans can also look forward to interesting pairings such as Maria Muldauer with Jim Dapogny's Chicago Ensemble, Wendell Harrison's Chicago Connection and Steve Wood's tribute to Yusef Lateef.
There will be a heavy dose of "outsiders" as well, including Dave Brubeck, Patti Austin (who will perform her Avant Gershwin material with the Gerald Wilson Big Band), Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood, Poncho
Sanchez, Charles Tolliver, the Brubeck Brothers, Russell Malone, Bill Charlap, Stanley Jordan, Conrad Herwig and the Spanish Harlem Orchestra.
Pontremoli also introduced two new initiatives -- an annual visiting artist residency and a stage dedicated to emerging artists.
"It's a thrill to begin the artist-in-residence program with a native Detroiter who also just happens to be a MacArthur prize winner," Pontremoli says of violinist Regina Carter.
In addition to teaching at a jazz camp for middle school students under the auspices of Arts League of Michigan this summer, Ms. Carter will play in several different settings on Labor Day weekend: With her quintet, in a duo with Kenny Barron, and as a special guest with the Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. She'll also perform with students and participate in discussions in the festival's Jazz Talk Tent.
The Here and Now Stage will feature regional musicians and emerging national artists such as vocalist Sachal Vasandani, trumpeter Dominick Farinacci, 14 year-old saxophonist Grace Kelly, and vocalists Chiara Civello and Jennifer Sannon.
Based on the success of '06, the festival will again present a gospel Monday -- this year featuring Mavis Staples and Kim Burrell with Sean Jones, in addition to local gospel groups yet to be announced. Local jazz historians Jim Gallert and Lars Bjorn, buoyed by capacity attendance in the Jazz Talk Tent last year, are planning a full schedule of panels and meet-the-artist sessions. Herb Boyd, Tony Mowod and Ira Gitler will engage in discussions with national and local artists as well as other radio personalities and jazz writers.
DJF officials also announced other festival features which will include:
-- A family picnic area with daily performances of Hayes Greenfield's "Jazz-a-ma-tazz," in addition to story tellers and puppets.
-- A hip jazz garden in Campus Martius complete with tables, bars and large video screens. The video screens will play selections from the award-winning Jazz Icons series, produced by Reelin' In the Years
Productions. Detroit Jazz Fest is the exclusive site for the world premiere of the second series of vintage jazz concerts (the first set premiered at the annual International Association for Jazz Educators conference). Quincy Jones has called the series "an audio-visual treasure trove of the music that changed the world."
-- An art gallery tent will feature the Arts League of Michigan's exhibit Rock My Soul. In addition to
revealing the power-packed artist lineup and new festival features, DJF officials also unveiled one of its longstanding traditions -- the annual festival poster, this year created by Detroit rising artist Darcel Deneau.
"Darcel's beautiful piece truly captures the essence of our festival against the beautiful backdrop of Detroit," said Pontremoli. "The poster will definitely add to our promotional efforts and is sure to become a must-have as part of the wonderful collection of posters from years past."
To see a downloadable version of this year's DJF poster, please visit http://www.detroitjazzfest.com.
Festival organizers also announced the renewing of an old friendship with the Hotel Pontchartrain, the location of the revered P-Jazz series and Rapa House jam sessions of the past. Fans can look for nightly "after-hours" jam sessions, and a salsa party on Sunday night at the Pontch
-- which was announced as the official hotel of the DJF. As evidence of its commitment to strengthen the educational component of the festival, the DJF has forged partnerships with Wayne State University and Jazz @ Juilliard. The festival is sponsoring visiting artists Conrad Herwig and Sean Jones for Jazz Week at Wayne (July 23-28), and will feature a mini- residency with Juilliard jazz students on Labor Day Weekend. The Michigan School Band and Orchestra and the International Association for Jazz Education will be involved in the high school invitational.
In order to sustain the high quality of the festival and to maintain it as a free event, sponsorships are extremely important to the newly formed non- profit organization.
The festival welcomed back significant '06 sponsors such as Chase (Cadillac Square Stage), Carhartt(Pyramid Stage), Ford (Here and Now Stage) and Absopure (Waterfront Stage). Other major sponsors include MGM Casino, MotorCity Casino, Mack Avenue Records, Comcast, DTE Energy, and Big Boy. Budweiser Select is the sponsor of a pre-fest series which will take place Fridays in August at Bert's, Baker's, Cliff Bells and Memphis Smoke and feature some of Detroit's best musicians.
Wayne State University, Art Van, Aqua Fresh and Starbucks will also be sponsoring the festival this year. Both new and returning sponsors understand the value of getting their products and services before
Detroit's premier Labor Day Weekend audience, as well as supporting the 28-year tradition that creates cultural tourism for Michigan.
"It is great to see organizations step up and support one of the best free jazz festivals in the world," said Gretchen Valade, owner of Mack Avenue Records and main benefactor of the DJF.
Media sponsors in '07 include FOX 2, Detroit Newspaper Partnership, Hour Detroit Magazine, WEMU, WDET, WRCJ and Detroit Public Television.
"Detroit Jazz Fest is one of the most dynamic free jazz festivals in the world," Pontremoli added. "We plan to build on that reputation each year and are confident that this season will impress both new and old DJF
attendees -- who are among the most informed and enthusiastic jazz audiences anywhere."
For access to festival artists' official bios and photos, please visit http://www.detroitjazzfest.com.

SOURCE Detroit International Jazz Festival
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Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Complete card for CHIKARA's "Aniversario?" on May 26th is here!

Complete card for CHIKARA's "Aniversario?" on May 26th is here!

May 26 creeps ever closer, CHIKARA fans, and today we have the complete run-down of all 10 bouts scheduled for the card that evening. Wrestlers from across the US, Canada, Mexico and Japan will converge on the American Legion Hall to celebrate the close of our fifth year. Out in front is a singles encounter some two years in the making, as the Chikara Wrestle Factory head trainers will meet one-on-one in our main event:

~LONG TIME COMING~
Mike Quackenbush vs. Chris Hero
[1 fall to a finish]

~JUST ADDED TODAY~
The Colony vs. The Olsen Twins

~INTERNATIONAL TAG WAR~
CHIKARA's Campeones de Parejas Gran Akuma & Icarus
take on the Kageki Pro tag team of
Dragon Yuki & Kagrra

~REMATCH FROM APRIL~
Eddie Kingston vs. Hallowicked

~FIRST TIME EVER~
El Pantera & Lince Dorado vs. Claudio Castagnoli & Larry Sweeney

~FINAL DEFENSE FOR THE REIGNING CHAMP~
Young Lions Cup champion Maxime Boyer vs. Create-A-Wrestler

~ONE ON ONE~
CMLL star Arkangel de la Muerte vs. CHIKARA's Shane Storm

~HORMIGA CONTRA MONSTRUO~
Worker Ant vs. Hydra

~CANUCKS COLLIDE~
Player Uno vs. Shayne Hawke

~REMATCH FROM MARCH~
Equinox vs. Brodie Lee

If you're coming out to see us Aniversario weekend, save up your pennies! Exclusive Aniversario t-shirts will be available in VERY limited quantities at both shows, plus the two newest releases in our series of trading cards, and the first-ever CHIKARA baseball hat! Give all your extra moolah to us!
Join the rest of the CHIKARMY and come see us Aniversario weekend, and to keep up to date with all things CHIKARA - visit our website and subscribe to our free, weekly podcast.

Aniversario? on Saturday, May 26th, 2007
Live @ American Legion Hall
935 Main Street (just a mile off the Rt 78 exit)
in Hellertown, PA!
Doors open at 7:00 pm. Bell time is 7:30 pm.

Aniversario! on Saturday, May 27th, 2007
Live @ the ECW Arena/New Alhambra
7 Ritner Street (on the corner of Swanson)
in South Philadelphia, PA!
Doors open at 3:30 pm. Bell time is 4:00 pm.

All seats just $15.00!

Our homebase: www.chikarapro.com
For our free, weekly video podcast : www.chikarapodcast.com
On MySpace! www.myspace.com/chikarapro
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2 Cold Scorpio Clinic before PWU event on 5/19 at 7:30

2 Cold Scorpio Clinic before PWU event on 5/19 at 7:30
ProWrestlingUnplugged.com

2 Cold Scorpio returns to his adopted home, Pro Wrestling Unplugged, on May 19 for “Pride, Pain, & Punishment” at the New Alhambra Arena, 7 Ritner ST in
Philadelphia, PA at 7:30 pm.

Before PWU’s event, 2 Cold Scorpio will run a Training Seminar from 3-5 pm. Learn pro wrestling from an all time great - Former ECW and PWU Heavyweight
Champion, recently released from WWE.

Are you looking to start a career in pro wrestling as a wrestler, manager, valet, referee, or even writer? Are you already a wrestler looking to improve your craft? If YES, then this 2 Cold Scorpio Seminar is the chance of a lifetime and perfect for students/wrestlers of all skill levels, providing part lecture/part in-ring work.

E-mail agtjohnson@prowrestlingunplugged.com to reserve your spot. Cost is only $25 and walk ins will be welcome on a first come, first serve basis.

You can get your tickets for THIS SATURDAY’s PWU event in the Pro Shop at ProWrestlingUnplugged.com and in Philadelphia at Atomic City Comics (642
South) & Ontario ST Comics (2235 E. Ontario).

PWU Commissioner Idol contestants will be in the house and called to the ring from their seats to introduce them to the PWU crowd.

Experience the New Edge online at ProWrestlingUnplugged.com for exclusive news, Power Surge TV, upcoming event information, and new merchandise at the
Pro Shop.
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Detailed SPOILERS From TNA Impact

Please credit Alan J. Wojcik of http://alanwojcik.com if used.

These are the LIVE SPOILERS from two episodes of TNA IMPACT where found out the fate of the World Heavyweight and World Tag Team championships now that NWA Executive Director Robert Trokich has pulled the NWA belts from the TNA promotion. According to a NWA source the TNA officials were informed of this decision after the annual NWA convention in October. The NWA will be holding a worldwide tournament to crown their new champion, with the first round matches taking place in the next few weeks. The “mascot” was back shooting shirts out to the fans.

Possibly we will also find out some of the people who will be in the annual King of the Mountain match to be held in Nashville at Slammiversary. David Penzer informed us that “Fallen Angel” Christopher Daniels challenged anyone on the roster to a “First Blood” match during hour one of Impact.

Hour one news and matches:

We were joined at the opening of the show by the new World Heavyweight champion Kurt Angle. He was wearing the new title belt which kind of looked like an old WWWF title belt but it looked good. Angle said it took him months to get here and finally he was the World Heavyweight champion after fighting Samoa Joe, Sting, Scott Steiner and Christian Cage when Sting crashed the party. Sting admitted last night the Ankle Lock was the real deal and he needed some Advil, also admitting he tapped out to Kurt Angle. Sting said he had Cage pinned before he tapped out and he felt he was the true World Heavyweight champion. That of course brought out Christian Cage and Tomko. Cage said that Sting and Angle prided themselves on doing the right thing. Cage said he also had a legitimate claim to be the World champion even after Jim Cornette’s “5-1advantage.” Cage invoked the Chris Jericho clause using the TNA rulebook as his weapon. That didn’t happen when Jim Cornette made his presence felt. Cornette said one thing was certain about the match on the PPV, Cage was pinned and wasn’t the champion. He also said Sting tapped out and he wasn’t the champion either. He took the title from Angle’s hands and said the belt wasn’t Angle’s either. Cornette said that Andrew Thomas was not the referee of record so the match result was null and void. He then verbally ran down Cage, Angle and Sting while the fans chanted for Samoa Joe. Cornette said guys like Joe and Rhino were hungrier than the trio in the ring. Ten stars (with Rhino, Joe, Sting, Cage and Sting included) in TNA would be fighting until Slammiversary to earn the right to be in the King of the Mountain match.

Mike Tenay and Don West spoke to the home viewers about what went down in the ring. Jeremy Borash came out briefly introduce Japanese legend Antonio Inoki. He said in June there would be some kind of talent exchange. “Showtime” Eric Young and the mascot were hanging out in the fans. During the first hour we only saw one backstage segment and it was at the end of the show.

(1) The Motor City Machine Guns (World X Division champion “the Future” Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) defeated Jerry Lynn & Tiger Mask IV.

Sabin also came out with a new title belt. Sabin and Lynn picked up where they left off at Sacrifice, trading high impact moves. Lynn took control with a head scissor and tagged in Tiger Mask, which sent Sabin scurrying to his corner to tag Shelley. Shelley hit a jawbreaker but it didn’t work but the double team dropkick to the back into an STO worked. Tiger Mask countered a back suplex into a enziguri but he got hit by a Sabin Acecrusher. Lynn ended up on the floor as Sabin/Shelley hit machine gun like kicks to the head of Tiger Mask before getting the pin. After the bell they attacked Lynn but it backfired as Lynn was saved by Mr. Backlund. That didn’t last long as they took over on the former champion who was saved by “Black Machismo” Jay Lethal (sporting his new t-shirt.)

(2) In a “First Blood” match, “Fallen Angel” Christopher Daniels defeated Raven (w/Serotonin members Havok AKA “Hotshot” Johnny Devine, Kaz AKA Frankie “the Future” Kazarian and Martyr AKA Matt Bentley)

Daniels went to use the baseball bat but Raven used his kendo stick. Raven went to end it with a screwdriver to the head but Daniels escaped. Raven called for his chair but Daniels ended up using it as a weapon. Raven got it back but Daniels hit an enziguri. Daniels’s STO onto the chair was blocked but not the DDT into the chair by Raven. Raven splintered the Kendo Stick (not one owned by Kahagas as his kendo sticks NEVER break) and tried to cut open Daniels but a crotch shot stopped that. Daniels got the shards and split open Raven to win. Shockingly Serotonin did not interfere during the match but they did save Raven from further beating. Kaz said Raven needed to be disciplined so he demanded Raven kneel. Raven obliged but when Kazarian went to hit Raven, Martyr and Havok stepped in front. I guess Frankie Kazarian is out of Serotonin.

“Showtime” Eric Young and his army of friends made their way into the Impact Zone. Young got in the ring to say he wasn’t here to party, but to give thanks to Jeff Jarrett who taught him to believe in himself and do what is right. Next he thanked the fans for their support in his battles. He claimed he was a free man but that brought out Robert Roode and Ms. Brooks. Roode said hi hearing was going because he didn’t think he heard Young right. He threatened to fire Young but he said the rules have changed since Jim Cornette threatened a lawsuit. Roode said Young needed a good attorney because he was going to sue Young for all he was worth. Young took the envelope from Roode and wiped it on his butt. Young got decked but he fought back despite Ms. Brooks’ interference. The fans chanted for Jeff Jarrett but he was not in attendance. The mascot got Roode’s attention long enough for Young to get a chair and swing but miss hitting Roode.

Tenay and West spoke to the home viewers.

(3) In a KOTM qualifier, Kurt Angle defeated “War Machine” Rhino.

This was an interesting match from bell to bell. Angle and Rhino traded side headlocks and shoulder tackles but neither got total control as one would separate from the other before hand. Rhino got control with a TKO but got two as angle slid out into the Ankle Lock but Rhino countered out into a powerslam. Rhino went for and missed the GORE and Angle hit a German Suplex. Angle took Rhino over into a rear chinlock but Rhino fought to his feet hitting a clothesline and a corner spear. A Northern Lights Suplex got Rhino a two count and so did a spinebuster. Angle went up top but Rhino met him and brought Angle down in a superplex but got two for his effort. Angle escaped a belly to belly and hit Rhino with another German suplex before the singlet came down. Rhino got out of the Olympic Slam but his GORE was stopped and Angle won via the Olympic Slam.

On screen we saw Leticia Cline get from Jim Cornette the main event of hour two would be Sting against Samoa Joe. The Steiner Brothers came in with a table and asked for a match with Team 3D. I think Cornette agreed to an in-ring confrontation of some kind.

Hour two news and matches:

No backstage promos were played for the fans to watch.

Team 3D and their new belts made their way into the Impact Zone. Ray said the word on the street was the Steiner Brothers wanted to talk so he asked them to come out. Rick and Scott obliged to a mixed reaction. Team 3D said it was an absolute pleasure to be in the ring with one of the best tag teams in history. Scott didn’t want the fans or Ray’s opinion about how great they were, he wanted to talk about the lack of legacy in 3D’s hand. Scott said they were the first WCW Tag Team champions (sort of truth) and he felt the WCW 3D was talking about was the abortion Vince McMahon forced down the fans throat. He felt the ECW “World” Tag Team titles weren’t as word wide as the Steiner’s victory for the IWGP titles while 3D never left the Bingo Hall. Scott said Team 3D beat no one. Rick Steiner pulled out a long list of team they defeated in their career and it was a long list of wrestling legends. Ray felt Rick needed to not acknowledge the defeat of the Outsiders. He said they had respect for 3D not like some punks in the business. Scott bottom-lined it by saying 3D’s legacy didn’t mean SHIT! Devon said he didn’t like the treatment they were getting for putting the Steiner’s on a pedestal. Devon said yeah the Steiner’s have beaten everyone but not 3D. Scott challenged them to a match at Slammiversary. Ray accepted and wanted the absolute best the Steiner’s had to bring.

(1) Damaja and Basham (w/Christy Hemme) defeated Kip James and Lance Hoyt.

At Sacrifice Kip got his butt kicked by Basham/Damaja and with Hoyt he looked to exact some revenge. Kip had control of Basham but a blind tag to Damaja changed that. They made several tags wearing down Kip as Hoyt could only pace the apron. Kip survived the onslaught as Hoyt got rid of Hemme. In the end with Hoyt out of the match Damaja hit Kip with an inverted atomic drop and Basham hit a leg lariat takedown to win.

(2) “The Instant Classic” Christian Cage and Tomko defeated Latin American Xchange (“Notorious 187” Homicide and Hotstuff Hernandez w/Konnan on crutches)

Cage looked a little naked without the 10 pounds of gold around his waist. Instead of locking up with Hernandez, Tomko tagged out to Cage to begin the match. It worked in the favor of LAX as they took over on Cage with double team moves until Cage could tag out to Tomko who wasn’t affected by Homicide’s punches to the head. To the shock of many the non LAX fans cheered for them as Tomko hit Homicide with a throw away slam. Konnan and Hector Guerrero were talking at ringside as Cage got a two count on Homicide. Tomko hit a running powerslam but somehow Homicide escaped defeat. Hernandez made a blind tag and hit Cage with a slingshot shoulder block and a throw away choke slam. Homicide left the ring to confront Guerrero and it allowed Cage to escape a Border Toss when Tomko kicked Hernandez in the face. That set up a Cage Frog Splash for the win. Konnan and the LAX were ready to fight Guerrero when Rhino and “Wildcat” Chris Harris came out to even the odds up. To the surprise of no one LAX retreated from danger.

(3) In a KOTM qualifier, Samoa Joe defeated Sting.

This was the one of best of the 90’s taking on arguably one of the best in current time. The fans were split as some chanted Joe’s Gonna Kill you towards the Icon even as the show was at commercial. The match went on with neither man fully containing control as Joe escaped the Scorpion Death Lock and Sting escaped the Kokina Clutch. When Joe took over with some punches “Fallen Angel” Christopher Daniels came to ringside. Sting missed the Stinger Splash but Joe didn’t miss an enziguri. TV came back live as Sting asked Daniels to leave ringside. Joe wasted no time in going back on the attack as Daniels stayed ringside. Joe stretched out Sting on the mat but Sting fought to his feet but ran into a leg lariat that got Joe a two count. Joe locked in a Crossface like move but Sting fought out of that too but Joe tossed him to the mat before hitting an elbow drop for two. Sting countered out of a suplex and hit the Scorpion Death Drop. Daniels argued with Andrew Thomas and he tossed the bat to Sting. But Sting refused to use it and Daniels paid him back by hitting Sting in the back. Joe hit a Samoan Drop to win.

Matches taped for Xplosion and TNA Today:

(1) Senshi defeated LAX member “Notorious 187” Homicide when he countered out of the Cop Killa into a pin. The history on this one is Homicide trained Senshi (Low Ki) at the famous Dog House on Long Island.

(2) Petey Williams and “Showtime” Eric Young defeated Motor City Machine Guns (World X Division champion “the Future” Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) when Young rolled up Shelley who tried to block Williams from hitting Sabin with the Canadian Destroyer.

Announced matches for Slammiversary:

**In the King of the Mountain match for the new World Heavyweight championship, Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe vs. 3 other people TBD on the 5/28 TV taping.

***World Tag Team champions Team 3D (Ray and Devon) vs. the Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott)

I am guessing at Sting vs. “Fallen Angel” Christopher Daniels based on hour two’s events.
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