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Torch Indy Midweek Report: Briscoe injury; Honky Tonk Man; LAX in JAPW; huge IWC lineup

Apr 24, 2008 - 5:51:15 PM

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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 RESULTS, NEWS & NOTES

I’ve had a few days off, so my report is a bit late, but I think I have all the results I’m getting…

One of the biggest stories coming out of the ROH doubleshot weekend is that Mark Briscoe has torn some ligaments in his wrist, and will be out of action for SIX months. I wish Mark well in his recovery! ROH has announced that Austin Aries will help Jay Briscoe defend the titles while Mark is sidelined.

In JAPW, Kenny Omega defeated Frankie Kazarian to retain the JAPW title, while LAX defeated the Rock N’ Rave Infection. The crowd was said to be small for JAPW, somewhere between 350 and 400. Results are below.

Honky Tonk Man wrestled all three days over the weekend, and was on the winning end each night. Results are below.

In other news…

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla has signed a deal with Big Vision Entertainment to release DVDs! This is huge news for PWG, as the California-based promotion is perhaps the second-largest indy promotion in the U.S., behind ROH. The deal means PWG DVDs will be available in retail outlets, beginning July 15th, with the appropriate name, “PWG Sells Out.”

Speaking of PWG, I’ve updated the lineup below for their tag tournament May 17 & 18. Because of Mark Briscoe’s injury (mentioned above), the team won’t compete in the tournament, and they’ve been replaced with Shane Matthews & Jagged. Jay Briscoe will still compete in singles action.

IWC out of the Pittsburgh area has its huge annual “Super Indy” show on Friday, April 25th, and I’ve updated the entire lineup below, which features Sandman, Jerry Lynn, Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, Delirious and more! Learn more at www.iwcwrestling.com.

Congratulations to pro Wrestler Nate Webb (perhaps best know for his role on Wrestling Society X) for making the Indianapolis Mustangs semi-pro football team. Webb has appeared in ROH (briefly!), and is perhaps best known for his hardcore and highflying antics in IWA Mid-South and CZW.

Amazing Kong has been pulled from the NWA Upstate Anniversary show on May 17 because she will be on a TNA house show.

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

Independent Wrestling Federation, April 18, West Paterson, N.J.: Antonio Rivera defeats Evan Schwartz, Tony Torres defeats Dan Marques, Jana defeats Jennifer, Biggie Biggs defeats Frank Scoleri, Kareem West defeats Matt Saxon, Mike Jenkins defeats Bryan Harley, Honkey Tonk Man & Kevin Knight defeat Travis Blake & Franciz & Chris Steeler in a handicap match.

Jersey All Pro Wrestling, April 19, Rahway, N.J.: Style & Finesse defeat BQE, Alexa Thatcher defeats Nikki Roxx, Grim Reefer defeats Archadia and Azrieal and Eddie Kingston in a four-way, Devon Storm defeats Bandido Jr., the Heavy Hitters defeat the Gemini Trojans, Danny Demanto defeats Teddy Hart via countout, Homicide & Hernandez defeat Jimmy Rave & Lance Hoyt, Kenny Omega defeats Frankie Kazarian to retain the JAPW title.

Lethal Wrestling Alliance, April 19, Fairview Heights, Ill.: Pierre Abernathy & Johnny Vinyl & Davey Vega defeat Evan Gelistico & Gary the Barnowl & XXX Jordan Lacey, Kazukai defeats Anthony Brock, Steven Kennedy defeats Adam Rich, Hunter Matthews defeats Jordan McEntyre, Jeremy Wyatt defeats Brandon Espinosa, Dorian Victor defeats Intrepidus, Donovan Ruddick defeats Shorty Biggs.

AWF, April 19, Isanti, Minn.: Thoruf Marius defeats Dakota Darsow, Angel Armoni defeats Billy Blaze, Arik Cannon & Aaron Corbin defeat Cody & Cory O’Neill, Lenny Lane defeats Black Stallion via DQ, Tony Denucci defeats Adam Evans, Scotty Too Hotty defeats Big Brody Hoofer.

GOUGE, April 19, Allensville, N.C.: El Mariachi defeats Billy Kool, Stan Lee defeats Maverick, Seymour Snott defeats Prince Kofi Jabba, Wallabee Joe defeats Leroye Greene, Frankie Fontaine & Trailer Park Model defeat Sideshow Phil & Capt. Black Sparrow, Cowboy Willie Watts defeats Tennessee Ernie Nord.

National Wrestling Superstars, April 19, Kearney, N.J.: Nicky Oceans & Corey Havoc defeat Travis Blake & Mikey Pacifica, Franciz defeats Kevin Knight, Princess Jana defeats Alere Little Feather, Vicious Vin defeats Kevin Knight in a lumberjack match, Ryan Blackheart defeats Biggie Biggs, Honky Tonk Man defeats Ace Darling.

EWF, April 19, Marion, Ind.: Wildman Rogers & General Lee defeat Tank Bruiser & Ben Brody, Mike King defeats Syndrome, Andy Santos defeats Ace Mob, Matt Cavins defeats Hank Calhoun, Osyris defeats Virus, Nate Phoenix defeats Rodney Fultz, Just Justin defeats Dylan Bostic, Bob defeats Dark Lion, Big Ric Cannon defeats Dusty Dillinger.

XICW, April 20, Warren, Mich.: Mo Dread defeats Tim Horner Jr., Mo Dread defeats Pete Aiden, Mo Dread defeats Evan Epic, Mo Dread defeats Malibu’s Most Wanted, Necro Butcher defeats Mo Dread, Jeff Brooks defeats Johnny Dynamo, Skull Ganz & Devil Dawg defeat the Suicycos, Ganz & Dawg defeat Levi Blue & Joe Byrd, Eddie Venom defeats Pat Tanaka, Jaimy Coxxx defeats Kamala Jr., Kid Hybrid defeats Izzy High (American Kickboxer), Keith Crème & Gavin Starr defeat Jimmy Jacobs & Zach Gowen, Petey Williams defeats N8 Mattson, the DBA defeats the Necro Butcher.

Independent Wrestling Federation, April 20, West Paterson, N.J.: Franciz defeats Playboy Vik Voorhees, Justin Corino defeats Antonio Rivera, Jana defeats Joanna, Kevin Knight defeats Chris Steeler, Dan Marques defeats Jason Roberts, Travis Blake defeats Tony Torres, Honky Tonk Man & Biggie Biggs & Mike Jenkins defeat Frank Scoleri & Bryan Harley & Evan Schwartz.

UPCOMING SHOWS

UXW Pro Wrestling, April 23, Orlando, Fla., at the Central Florida Fair, with Jake “the Snake” Roberts, Steve Corino, Big Vito, Norman Smiley, the Heart Break Express, Vordell Walker, Mike Tobin, the Masked Maniac, Ray Beez.

C-Pro Entertainment, April 24, Newberry, S.C., at the Newberry College, with Rikishi and Chris Masters in action.

International Wrestling Cartel, April 25, Elizabeth, Penn., at the Court Time Sports Center, “the Super Indy” tournament, with first-round matches of Hentai vs. Ricky Reyes, Davey Richards vs. Troy Lords, Altar Boy Luke vs. Shiima Xion, Jerry Lynn vs. Jason Gory. In non-tournament action, Sandman vs. Dennis Gregory, CJ Sensation vs. Michael Façade, Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley vs. Sexual Harassment, Amazing Kong vs. Daizee Haze, Larry Sweeney vs. Delirious vs. Bryan Alvarez vs. Ruckus in a four-way.

Mainstream Wrestling Entertainment, April 25, Windsor, Nova Scotia, with an appearance by Jazz.

Shimmer Women’s Athletes, April 26, Berwyn, Ill.

Full Impact Pro, April 26, Crystal River, Fla., with Black Market vs. the Dark City Fight Club, and matches with Nigel McGuinness, Roderick Strong, Jay & Mark Briscoe, Austin Aries, Delirious, Tyler Black, Seth Delay, Jason Blade, Sal Rinauro and Chasyn Rance.

National Wrestling Superstars, April 26, Manville, N.J., with the “Chris Candido Memorial J-Cup”, featuring first-round matches of Devon Moore vs. Mikey Pacifica vs. Minyon, Nicky Oceans vs. Sabotage vs. Fantastic Maxx, Rhett Titus vs. Unbreakable Andy vs. Drew Blood, Jorge Santi vs. Golden Lynx vs. Brett Thunder. Also on the show will be Scotty Too Hotty.

EWF, April 26, Marion, Ind., with the return of Jimmy Jacobs. Also on the show will be Ric Cannon, Just Justin, Nate Phoenix, Bob, General Lee, Wildman Rogers, Dylan Bostic, Charles Jackson, Mike King.

New York Wrestling Connection, April 26, Deer Park, N.Y., at the community center, 8 p.m., with Dickie Rodz & Mikey Whipwreck vs. Rob Eckos & Tony Burma, Eugene Dinsmore & Maverick & Joey Braggiol vs. Mike Reed & Blake Morris & Alex Reynolds.

New England Championship Wrestling, April 26, Quincy, Mass., at the armory, with Rick Fuller vs. Max Bauer vs. Antonio Thomas in a three-way, Fred Curry & Chase Del Monte vs. Dan Freitas & Brian Nunes, Eddie Edwards vs. Alex Arion, Brandon Locke vs. Scott Osbourne, Lexxus vs. Amber, Ryan Matthews vs. Makoto, Kristian Frost vs. Brandon Webb.

ICW Pro Wrestling, April 26, Wilmington, N.C., at the armory, 7 p.m., with Ivan Kolaff vs. Mean Marc Ash, Major DeBeers vs. Trailer Park Heat.

ACW, April 26, Smokestown, Penn.

Combined Wrestling Federation, April 26, San Antonio, Texas, with Homicide & Hernandez.

Metropolis Wrestling Federation, April 26, Brooklyn, N.Y., with Bobby V vs. Vince Steel, Necro Black vs. Dirty Dan Dillenger, Mario Valentino vs. Corey Thorr, Killian Whyte vs. K-Von Brown.

Ultimate Championship Wrestling, April 26, Shady Hills, Fla., at the VFW hall, 7 p.m., with Steve Madison vs. Scott Davis, Travis Funk vs. Ray Beez, Buck Quartermaine & Mike Sullivan vs. Jumbo Barretta & Ricky Romeo, Eddie Taurus vs. Chris Culo.

All American Wrestling, April 27, Abbeville, La., with John Heidenreich in action.

IWA Mid-South, May 2, Joliet, Ill., at the Hartman Center, with 2 Cold Scorpio vs. Roderick Strong, Delirious vs. Jimmy Jacobs, Chris Hero vs. Egotistico Fantastico, Claudio Castagnoli vs. Michael Elgin, Danny Havoc vs. Drake Younger, Mickie Knuckles & Rachel Summerlynn vs. Sara Del Rey & Daizee Haze.

IWA Mid-South, May 3, Joliet, Ill., at the Hartman Center, with 2 Cold Scorpio vs. Claudio Castagnoli, Chris Hero vs. Brodie Lee, Chuck Taylor vs. Vito Thomaselli, B.J. Whitmer vs. Michael Elgin, Dingo vs. Jason Hades, Danny Havoc vs. Corp. Robinson, Devon Moore & Mickie Knuckles vs. Cheech & Cloudy, Ernie Osiris vs. Jaysin Strife.

Northeast Wrestling, May 3, Thiells, N.Y., at North Rockland High School, with Booker T, Jerry Lawler, Samoa Joe, Joey Matthews.

AAW, May 3, Berwyn, Ill.

Lethal Wrestling Alliance, May 3, House Springs, Mo., at the Knights of Columbus Hall, with Delirious vs. Pierre Abernathy.

Mid-States Wrestling, May 3, Harrison, Ark., at the Fairgrounds Indoor Expo Building, with Jason Jones vs. Stephen E.

National Championship Wrestling, May 3, York, Penn., with Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart, Ricky Morton Axl Rotten, Doink the Clown.

Pro Wrestling Fusion, May 3, Fort Pierce, Fla., at the St. Lucie County Fairgrounds, 7:30 p.m. with Freedom Ryder vs. Bruiser Bradley, the Shane Twins vs. the Loggers, Roderick Strong vs. Erick Stevens, Bruce Santee vs. Vordell Walker, Jerrelle Clark vs. Nooie Lee.

WXW, May 3, Coplay, Penn., with Bruce Maxwell & TJ Cannon vs. All Money Is Legal.

Hoosier Pro Wrestling, May 3, Columbus, Ind., at the 4-H Fairgrounds, with Dylan Bostic vs. Luis Rojas, Cousin Cooter & Fast Eddie vs. Big Jon Wall & Brandon Styles, Bobby Black vs. Shawn Cook vs. Jeremy Hadley, Donny Idol vs. Fuji Brown, Ox Harley vs. TJ Kemp, Jill vs. Reggie, Ronnie Vegas & Pastor Pain vs. the Van Zants.

GOUGE, May 3, Apex, N.C., at the Iron Horse Saloon.

Planet Championship Wrestling, May 4, Palmetto, Fla., with Andrew “Test” Martin vs. Brent Dail, Konnan vs. Ricky Santana, King Haku vs. Kevin Sullivan, Fidel Sierra vs. Hector Guerrero, Barry Horowitz vs. “Glamour Boy” Shane, Mark Zout vs. Francisco Ciatso.

IWA Mid-South, May 4, Joliet, Ill., at the Hartman Center, “Volcano Girls 2”, with Daffney, Mickie Knuckles, Sara Del Rey, Rachel Summerlyn, Kimberly Kash, Hailey Hatred, Daizee Haze and more!

Prime Time Wrestling, May 4, Belleville, Mich., with Sid Vicious, Petey Williams, Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, Johnny Devine, Eric Young, Robert Roode.

Funkdafied Wrestling Federation, May 4, Christiana, Del., at the fire hall, with Honky Tonk Man vs. Sal Sincere, the Patriot vs. Z-Barr, the Dark Karnival vs. Black N’ Nerdy.

Ring of Honor, May 9, Manassas, Va., with Roderick Strong & Rocky Romero & Davey Richards vs. Takeshi Morishima & Go Shiozaki & Naomichi Marufuji, Bryan Danielson vs. Tyler Black, Austin Aries vs. Erick Stevens, Jimmy Jacobs vs. Jay Briscoe.

F1rst Wrestling, May 9, Minneapolis, Minn., at the First Avenue night club, with Arya Daivari vs. Ryan Cruz, Aaron Corbin vs. Darin Corbin, Thoruf Marius vs. Big Brody Hoofer, Joey Envy vs. Cody O’Neill, Arik Cannon vs. Shane Hollister, Pete Huge vs. Kamikaze Klecker vs. Zero Kincaid vs. Bret O’Brian, Danny Daniels & Silas Young vs. Ben Sailer & Nate Bash.

National Wrestling Superstars, May 9, Sayreville, N.J., at the Knights of Columbus Hall, with Danny Doring vs. Eugene Disnsmore, and matches with Nicky Oceans, Chris Adams, Corey Havoc, Joey Janella.

International Wrestling Conference, May 9, Ottawa, Kan., with Chance Prophet, Mike Dibiase, the Paladin, Dan-O-Mite.

Ring of Honor, May 10, Manhattan, N.Y., at Hammerstein Ballroom, with Jay Briscoe & Austin Aries vs. Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black, Bryan Danielson vs. Naomichi Marufuji, Takeshi Morishima vs. Necro Butcher, Roderick Strong vs. Erick Stevens vs. Go Shiozaki.

International Wrestling Cartel, May 10, Elizabeth, Penn., at Court Time Sports Center.

Combat Zone Wrestling, May 10, Philadelphia, Penn., at the New Alhambra arena, “Best of the Best,” with Stupefied, Spyral BKNY, LuFisto, Sabian, Pinky Sanchez, Josh Prohibition, Chuck Taylor, Ricochet, Drew Gulak.

National Wrestling Superstars, May 10, North Middletown, N.J., St. Catherine’s Church, with Eugene Dinsmore, Danny Doring, Julio Dinero, Shane O’Brien, Joey Janella, Corey Havoc, Dan Rageous and more.

Main Event World League, May 10, Alliance, Ohio, with Jake “the Snake” Roberts in action.

Eastern Pro Wrestling, May 16, Swansea, Mass., with Scotty Too Hotty in action.

Chikara Pro, May 17, Hellertown, Penn., at the American Legion Hall.

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, May 17, Burbank, Calif., the “DDT4” tag tournament, with Super Dragon & Davey Richards vs. El Generico & Kevin Steen, Kota Ibushi & KAGETORA vs. Joey Ryan & Scot Lost, Jack Evans & Roderick Strong vs. Ronin & Scorpio Sky, Jagged & Shane Matthews vs. Phoenix Star & Zokre, Jay Briscoe vs. TJ Perkins, Hook Bomberry vs. Nemesis.

Combat Zone Wrestling, May 17, Smyrna, Del., “Tournament of Death,” with Drake Younger, Brain Damage, Danny Havoc, Nick Gage, Pinky Sanchez, Danny Demanto.

NWA Upstate, May 17, Henrietta, N.Y., at Minett Hall, with Jimmy Olsen vs. Danny Doring, Ricky Reyes vs. AJ Styles, Portia Perez vs. Sara Del Rey, Gabe Saint vs. Cheech, Pepper Parks vs. Sabian, the Star Foundation vs. Triple X & Super Assassin & Mastiff, Dunn & Marcos vs. the McCloud Brothers vs. Rhythm & Booze.

Eastern Pro Wrestling, May 17, Danielson, Conn., with Scotty Too Hotty in action.

Supreme League of Wrestling, May 17, Mattoon, Ill., at the Burgess-Osbourne Auditorium.

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, May 18, Burbank, Calif., the “DDT4” tag tournament concludes! In non-tournament action, Austin Aries vs. Jay Briscoe, Human Tornado vs. Necro Butcher, TJ Perkins vs. Brandon Bonham.

Chikara Pro, May 18, Philadelphia, Penn., at New Alhambra Sports & Entertainment Center.

XICW, May 18, Warren, Mich., at the Ritz, with Buff Bagwell & the DBA vs. Gavin Starr & Keith Crème, Zach Gowen vs. N8 Mattson, Roughhouse Rob vs. Greg “the Hammer” Valentine, Jeff Brooks vs. Kid Hybrid.