By Chris Vetter

Torch Indy Reporter Chris Vetter travels thousands of miles each year to see dozens of indy shows all over the Midwest. His reports covering the entire U.S. Indy Scene are usually published exclusively here at PWTorch.com every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

WEEKEND PREVIEW, NEWS & NOTES

The weekend preview comes a day early, as I’m out tomorrow.

One of the biggest indy events each year is the ECWA “The Super 8” tournament, and that will take place this Saturday. The tournament this year features a mix of established wrestlers and relative unknowns, with Jerry Lynn, Rob Conway, Sonjay Dutt, Human Tornado, Billy Bax, Rob Eckos, Brian Fury, and Matt Logan comprising the field. Learn more at www.ecwaprowrestling.com. Dutt was added to replace an injured Matt Cross. I'll pick Human Tornado to win the tournament.

Full Impact Pro has a show tonight in Crystal River, Fla., featuring Roderick Strong vs. Claudio Castagnoli, Davey Richards vs. Jack Evans, and the Briscoes defending their tag titles. FIP had to cancel its planned show for Saturday.

International Wrestling Cartel returns to Elizabeth, Penn., this Saturday at the Court Time Sports Center, with Dennis Gregory vs. Chris Hero, Davey Richards vs. Larry Sweeney vs. Azrieal, and matches with Delirious, Ricky Reyes and Brent Albright. I’m a big fan of IWC, and you should check this promotion out at www.iwcwrestling.com, and buy some DVDs!

In other news…

Northeast Wrestling is boasting a paid crowd of 2,800 fans for its “Electric City Slam” show on Saturday, featuring Kurt Angle defeating Christian Cage. Results of this big show are now below.

I also now have results below of the Pro Wrestling Unplugged show from last weekend.

And you can always reach me with your indy results at chrisjvetter@hotmail.com. I request that you remember to say date, location (including building, city & state!), and full name of the promotion.

WEEKEND RESULTS

Northeast Wrestling, Nov. 3, Scranton, Penn.: Gus Harlacher defeats Supreme Lee Great, Doink the Clown & Talia defeat Rob Eckos & Alere Little Feather, Sgt. Slaughter & Todd Bargella & David Dean defeat Romeo Roselli & Ricky Landell & Brian Anthony, Samoa Joe defeats A.J. Styles, Xavier defeats Jason Blade, Jerry Lawler defeats Joey “Mercury” Matthews, Kurt Angle defeats Christian Cage.

Pro Wrestling Unplugged, Nov. 3, Philadelphia, Penn.: Blue Meanie & Bosom Buddies defeat Hellfire & Hoodiez, Gangrel defeats Justice Pain, All Money Is Legal defeat the Angus Brothers, Eddie Kingston defeats Z-Barr, the Sandman won a battle royal, JC Ryder defeats Lucky, Jim “the Anvil” Neidhard defeats Scotty 2 Hotty, Too Cold Scorpio defeats Devon Moore to become the PWU champion.

IWS, Nov. 3, Montreal, Quebec: Beef Wellington defeats Viking, Shayne Hawke & ExesS defeat Sexxxy Eddy & LuFisto, Jimmy K defeats Kid Kamikaze, Jimmy Stone & Dan Paysan defeat Fred la Merveille & Kenny the Bastard, Player Uno & Stupefied defeat Jagged & Shane Mattews, Crazy F’n Manny defeats Twiggy, Christopher Daniels defeats Max Boyer.

UPCOMING SHOWS

Full Impact Pro, Nov. 9, Crystal River, Fla., with Roderick Strong vs. Claudio Castagnoli, Black Market vs. Heartbreak Express, Davey Richards vs. Jack Evans. Also, Jay & Mark Briscoe will defend their tag titles.

EWF, Nov. 9, Marion, Ind., with WWE’s U-Gene & Osyris vs. Ric Cannon vs. General Lee, Just Justin vs. Andy Santos vs. Jake Omen vs. Scotty Young, Locked N’ Loaded vs. Dark Lion & Matt Cavins, Nate Phoenix vs. Hank Calhoun, Hillbilly Jed vs. Bob.

KYDA Pro, Nov. 9, Manassas, Va., at the Prince William County Fairgrounds.

Combat Zone Wrestling, Nov. 10, Philadelphia, Penn., with Ruckus vs. any former champion, Brain Damage vs. Necro Butcher, D.J. Hyde vs. Joker, Drake Younger & mystery partner vs. the Naptown Dragons, Niles Young & Derek Frazier vs. Jon Dahmer & Danny Demanto, Cheech & Brodie Lee vs. Team Andrew.

ECWA, Nov. 10, Newark, Del., “The Super 8” tournament, with Jerry Lynn, Rob Conway, Sonjay Dutt, Human Tornado, Billy Bax, Rob Eckos, Brian Fury, and Matt Logan.

International Wrestling Cartel, Nov. 10, Elizabeth, Penn., the Court Time Sports Center, with Dennis Gregory vs. Chris Hero, Davey Richards vs. Larry Sweeney vs. Azrieal, John McChesney vs. Troy Lords, Shiima Xion & Jason Gory vs. the Gambinos, Ray Rowe vs. Ricky Reyes, Delirious Hentai vs. Brent Albright & Sebastian Dark.

National Wrestling Alliance, Nov. 10, Hammond, Ind., the civic center, with Blue Demon & LA Park vs. Nicho el Millionario & Super Parka, Adam Pearce vs. Sean Waltman, Karl Anderson & Joey Ryan vs. Los Luchas, Cassandro vs. Cobra II vs. Rocky Romero in a three-way, Misterioso & Magno vs. El Dandy & Incognito, U-Gene Dinsmore vs. Jason Dukes, Rasche the Skullkrusher vs. Tyler Black.

ACE, Nov. 10, Union City, N.J., with Jay Lethal vs. Alex Shelley, Joe Hardway vs. Mo Sexton, Style & Finesse vs. Team Yea!

Revolution Championship Wrestling, Nov. 10, Otway, Ohio, at the old elementary school.

UPWA, Nov. 10, Wilmington, N.C., at the armory, with Dr. Luv vs. Dave Dawson, Marc Ash vs. Scotty Saber, Josh Hunter vs. Mack Truck, Pete Nixon vs. K.C. McKnight.

NWA Championship Wrestling, Nov. 10, Richmond, Va., at the Ground Xero Wrestling Academy.

Action Zone Wrestling, Nov. 10, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Nov. 11, Burbank, Calif., at the armory, with Bryan Danielson vs. Jack Evans, Super Dragon & Davey Richards vs. Scott Lost & Joey Ryan, El Generico vs. Roderick Strong, Chris Hero and a mystery partner vs. Human Tornado & a mystery partner, Scorpio Sky & the Young Bucks vs. Claudio Castagnoli & TJ Perkins & Rocky Romero, Karl Anderson vs. Ronin.

World Women’s Wrestling, Nov. 11, Somerville, Mass., the Good Time Emporium with 3 p.m. belltime.

IWA Mid-South, Nov. 16, Plainfield, Ind., with Jimmy Jacobs vs. Drake Younger, Deranged vs. CJ Otis, Jack Thriller vs. Pat Tanaka.

Chikara Pro, Nov. 16, Reading, Penn., with Delirious & Hallowicked & Tim Donst vs. Sabian & Joker & Eddie Kingston.

Pro Wrestling Renaissance, Nov. 16, Bellefontaine, Ohio, with Jake Crist vs. Conrad Kenney III, Dave Crist vs. N8 Mattson, Sami Callihan vs. Johnny Gargano, Josh Abercrombie vs. Marion Fontaine, Truth Martini vs. Billy Roc, Dustin Lee vs. Carlton Kaz, Scotty Vortekz & xOMGx vs. American Kickboxer & Tarek the Great.

Chikara Pro, Nov. 17, Hellertown, Penn., with Chris Hero vs. Equinox, Delirious & Hallowicked vs. Cheech & Cloudy.

Pro Wrestling Unplugged, Nov. 17, Philadelphia, Penn., at New Alhambra, with Too Cold Scorpio vs. Joey Matthews, Trent Acid vs. Devon Moore, and matches with Sandman, Gangrel, Justice Pain, Z-Barr.

Heavy On Wrestling, Nov. 17, Duluth, Minn., with Jake Roberts vs. Steve Stardom, Junior “Rikishi” Fatu vs. Mike Rollins, Christy Hemme & Brody Hoofer vs. Mitch Paradise & Ann Brookstone, Darin Corbin vs. the midget Bad Boy Brian, and Nate Bash vs. Ben Sailer vs. Joey Envy.

Insane Championship Wrestling, Nov. 17, Milwaukee, Wis., at the Sports Connection, with Mason Quinn vs. Silas Young, Drake Younger vs. Mickey McCoy, Bobby Valentino vs. Matt Longtime, Fire & Rice vs. Esteban Molina & Troy Walters, Arya Daivari vs. Justin Dredd vs. Jason Hades, Danny Scott vs. Jayson Cash, Brandon Blaze vs. Chase McCoy.

HHPW, Nov. 17, Boonton, N.J., with an 8-man tournament featuring Eddie Guappo, Boogalou, Papadon, Flex, Joe So Delicious, Jake Bishop, Dizzie and Spyder. In non-tournament matches, Lo Ryda vs. Benny Martinez, Jasin Karloff & John Cannon & Cremator vs. Erik Andretti & two mystery partners, Cindy Rogers vs. Nikki Roxx.

Chikara Pro, Nov. 18, Philadelphia, Penn., “Season Finale,” with Lince Dorado vs. Mitch Ryder, Claudio Castagnoli vs. Chris Hero, Eddie Kingston vs. Hallowicked in a falls count anywhere match, Larry Sweeney vs. Bryan Alvarez, Mike Quackenbush & Jigsaw & Helios vs. Shayne Hawke & the Osirian Portal, Los Ice Creams & Tim Donst vs. Gran Akuma & Icarus & Chuck Taylor, Delirious & Cheech & Cloudy vs. MIYAWAKI & Hasegawa & Pantera, the Colony vs. Shane Storm & the Super Smash Brothers.

Atomic Championship Wrestling, Nov. 23, Denver, Penn., with Glen Osbourne, Kage, Rockin Rebel, Twisted Tate, Rick Havoc, Shatter, Evan Leppy, Louis G. Rich, Alan Cross, Massive Mike, Vince Bono, Pretty fly 4 a White Guy, Dark Angel, Mikey X, Sgt. Steve, Big Poppa Chill, Frank the Tank, Johnny Law, Matt Real.

Pro Wrestling Unplugged, Nov. 23, Philadelphia, Penn., at New Alhambra Hall.

IWA Mid-South, Nov. 24, Midlothian, Ill., the Don Preston Rec Center, with Too Cold Scorpio, Brent Albright, and Eddie Kingston. Also, Amazing Kong vs. Mickie Knuckles.

AAW, Nov. 24, Berwyn, Ill., the Eagles Club, with Tyler Black vs. Danny Daniels in an I Quit match, Jerry Lynn vs. Keith Walker, Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin vs. Truth Martini & N8 Mattson, Austin Aries vs. Silas Young, the Phoenix Twins vs. DP Associates.

NWA Upstate, Nov. 24, Henrietta, N.Y., at Minett Hall, with Jimmy Olsen vs. John McChesney, Homicide vs. Pepper Parks, Dunn vs. Cody Deaner, Cheech vs. Gabe Saint, Danny Doring vs. Colin Olsen, Cloud & Lee vs. the McCloud Brothers.

FLWA, Nov. 24, Bloomington, Minn., the VFW, with Mitch Paradise vs. Big Brody Hoofer, Arya Daivari vs. Shimdog, JB Trask vs. Chadwick Wentworth III, Sammy Savard vs. Buck Zumhofe, Kenny “Sodbuster” Jay & Korrina Jay vs. Dan Jesser & Louisa Liece.

IWA East Coast, Nov. 24, Charleston, W.Va.

In Your Face Wrestling, Nov. 24, Rutland, Vt., at the Holiday Inn, featuring James Wallace, J.P. Black, Tookie Tucker, Divine Diversity, Drake Evans, Guillaume DeSade.

Planet Championship Wrestling, Nov. 24, Sarasota, Fla., the Robards Arena, with Apollo vs. Brent Dail, Sabu vs. Eddie Colon in a hardcore match, Nasty Boys vs. Norman Smiley & Hack Myers, Kip James vs. Big Vito, Mark Zout vs. Hector Guerrero, Ricky Santana vs. Barry Horowitz.

Blackball’d Wrestling Organization, Nov. 24, Phoenixville, Penn., with Rockin Rebel vs. Eric Cooper, Hard Candy vs. Salvation 2K7, Autumn Breeze vs. Boy Boy, Bazooka Joe & Wifebeater vs. Shawn Fury & Vinnie the Fixxer.

Action Zone Wrestling, Nov. 26, Waipahu, Hawaii, at the FilCom Center, with Kris Kavanaugh vs. Mark Anarchy, Nebulous vs. Calor Futuro.

GOUGE, Nov. 29, Raleigh, N.C., at the Volume Eleven Tavern, with Luther Thesz vs. Cowboy Willie Watts, Wallabee Joe vs. El Mariachi, Trailer Park Heat & Sweet Ebony Assassin vs. the Super Mario Brothers, Seymour Snott vs. KC McKnight, Dick Foley vs. Ernie Nord vs. Scrapyard Dog vs. Leroy Zbyszko, Naudia vs. Cinnamon Snott.

Ring of Honor, Nov. 30, Dayton, Ohio.

New England Championship Wrestling, Nov. 30, Quincy, Mass.

Ring of Honor, Dec. 1, Chicago Ridge, Ill.

EWF, Dec. 1, Marion, Ind., with the debut of Too Cold Scorpio.

Insanity Pro Wrestling, Dec. 1, Indianapolis, Ind., the Salvation Army Community Center, 7 p.m., with Carlton Kaz vs. Dave Davidson.

NEPW, Dec. 1, Painesville, Ohio, at the Hide Out Roller Rink, with Chris Cronus vs. Kage, J-Rocc vs. Shane Taylor, Miller & Burke vs. Kumpf & a mystery partner, Ray Rowe vs. Mickey Gambino.

IPW Hardcore, Dec. 1, Pinellas Park, Fla., at the Boys’ & Girls’ Club, with Naphtali & Dagon Briggs & O.G. Scarface vs. the Vandalz, Frankie Capone & Pete Cannon & Pat Powers & Pat McGroin vs. Bill Pain & Butch Long & the Zout Brothers, Ron Niemi vs. Billy Fives.

IWA Mid-South, Dec. 7, Plainfield, Ind., with Ian Rotten vs. Mickie Knuckles in Ian’s retirement match, plus Sandman to appear! Too Cold Scorpio vs. Mike Quackenbush vs. Chris Hero vs. Eddie Kingston in an elimination match for the heavyweight title.

Jersey All Pro, Dec. 8, Rahway, N.J., “Seasons Beatings,” with B-Boy vs. Azrieal vs. Archadia, Homicide & Hernandez vs. Low Ki & Teddy Hart vs. Eddie Kingston & Slyk Wagner Brown, Jay Lethal vs. Human Tornado, Frankie Kazarian vs. “Crowbar” Devon Storm, A.J. Styles vs. Chris Hero, Monsta Mack & Havok vs. the Christopher Street Connection, Kenny Omega vs. Kevin Matthews.

IWA Mid-South, Dec. 8, Joliet, Ill., “the lethal lottery.”

International Wrestling Cartel, Dec. 8, Elizabeth, Penn., the Court Time Sports Center.

Pro Wrestling Syndicate, Dec. 9, Lake Hiawatha, N.J., with Necro Butcher vs. Sabu, Jay Lethal vs. Human Tornado, Justin Credible vs. Kevin Matthews, Eddie Kingston & Ruckus & Joker & Sabian vs. Bandido Jr. & Drake Younger & Louie Ramos & Steve Mack, and matches with Davey Richards and an appearance by Dr. Death Steve Williams.

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