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Aug 15, 2008 - 3:46:34 PM
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By Chris Vetter, torch contributor
Torch Indy Reporter Chris Vetter sees dozens of indy shows all over the Midwest, and regularly watches & reviews indy DVDs. His reports covering the entire U.S. Indy Scene are usually published exclusively here at PWTorch.com every Monday and Friday.
WEEKEND PREVIEW, NEWS & NOTES
Ring of Honor returns to the Midwest this weekend, with a show tonight in Cleveland, and Saturday in Chicago. Full lineups are below.
Meanwhile, Chris Sabin, Alex Shelley and Jake “the Snake” Roberts are on the lineup for the International Wrestling Cartel show on Saturday in Newville, Penn.
Too Cold Scorpio and Trevor Murdoch are slated to wrestle for IWA Mid-South on Saturday in Portage, Ind. With the ROH show that night, a lot of the top, regular IWA Mid-South talent is unavailable.
In other news…
Shimmer Women’s Athletes returns to Berwyn, Ill., on Oct. 19th for another taping, and promoter Dave Prazak reports that he only has two front-row seats left. The Shimmer tapings are a blast, and they have become the hottest ticket in the Chicago wrestling scene in recent years. It’s absolutely amazing.
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
UPCOMING SHOWS
Ring of Honor, Aug. 15, Cleveland, Ohio, with Nigel McGuinness vs. El Generico, Roderick Strong & Brent Albright vs. Go Shiozaki & Chris Hero, Austin Aries vs. Tyler Black, Erick Stevens vs. Claudio Castagnoli, the Briscoes vs. Jimmy Jacobs & a mystery partner, Bryand Danielson vs. Kenny King, Kevin Steen vs. Jigsaw, Delirious vs. Rhett Titus.
UWA Hardcore, Aug. 15, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, “Final Event Ever,” with Lionel Knight vs. Josh Prohibition, Nick Watts vs. the Blue Jabroni in a fans-bring-the-weapons match, Matt Cross vs. Christopher Bishop.
Pure Wrestling Association, Aug. 15, Kitchener, Ontario, at Elements Night Club, with Buff Bagwell and Steve Corino in action.
Heavy On Wrestling, Aug. 15, Proctor, Minn., at the Powerhouse Bar, with Ben Sailer & Nate Bash vs. Joey Envy & Arik Cannon, Black Stallion vs. Big Brody Hoofer, Horace the Psychopath vs. Prophet vs. Ryan Cruz, Arya Daivari vs. Venom, and appearances by Baron Von Raschke, WCW’s Daffney and ODB.
3XW, Aug. 15, Des Moines, Iowa, at inPlay, with Maddog McDowell, Jimmy Rockwell, Aaron Masterson-Slade.
Ring of Honor, Aug. 16, Chicago Ridge, Ill., with Nigel McGuinness & Claudio Castagnoli vs. Bryan Danielson & Austin Aries, Jimmy Jacobs vs. the Necro Butcher, Brent Albright vs. Go Shiozaki, Erick Stevens vs. Chris Hero, Tyler Black vs. El Generico, Kevin Steen vs. Kenny King.
International Wrestling Cartel, Aug. 16, Newville, Penn., with Jake “the Snake” Roberts vs. John McChesney, Sexual Harassment vs. Gambino Brothers, Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley vs. Shiima Xion & Jason Gory.
IWA Mid-South, Aug. 16, Portage, Ind., at Woodland Park, with Trevor Murdoch vs. Nick Gage, Bobby Fish vs. Michael Elgin, Egotistico Fantastico vs. Scotty Vortekz, Sami Callahan vs. 2 Cold Scorpio, Dingo vs. Drake Younger.
Jersey All Pro, Aug. 16, Bayonne, N.J., with Dan Maff vs. Danny Demanto, Grim Reefer vs. Bandido Jr. vs. Corvis Fear, the Heavy Hitters vs. Nigerian Nightmares, Chase Del Monte vs. Chris Dickinson.
ICWF Pro Wrestling, Aug. 16, St. Petersburg, Fla., at Chiq’s Bar, with Ms. TNT making an open challenge, and matches with Frankie Fontaine, Danny Darling, Joshua Masters, Eddie Taurus, Ray Beez, Pretty Fly, Mark Zout.
New England Championship Wrestling, Aug. 16, Quincy, Mass., at the armory, with Max Bauer vs. Big Rick Fuller vs. D.C. Dillinger in a three-way, PRIDE vs. Fred Curry Jr. & a mystery partner, Handsome Johnny vs. Brandon Locke, Ariel vs. Lexxus, Eddie Edwards vs. Jason Blade, Scott Osbourne vs. Makoto, Team Nightmare vs. Richter & Matthews & Damon & Rumble in an eight-man elimination match.
Metropolis Wrestling Federation, Aug. 16, Brooklyn, N.Y., with Killian Whyte & Necro Black vs. Dirty Dan Dillinger & DJ Mario Valentino vs. K-Von Brown & Corey Thorr in a three-way tag match, Cherry Delight vs. Jessie Stanson, Shaolin Assassin vs. Mimic, Tony Blaze vs. Tiberias.
Pro Wrestling Phoenix, Aug. 16, Council Bluffs, Iowa, at the armory, with Abu Colossus vs. Brett Young, Hype Gotti & Tony Cortez vs. Jaysin Strife & Vic Victory, Tyler Cook vs. Zac James, Mark Sterling vs. Arik Cannon, Chris Havius vs. Stephen Saint, Darrien Sanders vs. Ryan Cruz, Jeremy Wyatt vs. Arya Daivari.
Pure Wrestling Association, Aug. 16, Hamilton, Ontario, LLW Fight Factory, with Steve Corino vs. Reggie Marley vs. Michael Von Payton vs. Juan Ortiz in a four-way, Ricky Reyes vs. George Terzis, Portia Perez vs. Nicole Matthews, Warhead vs. Rees Reynolds, Eddie Osbourne vs. Alex Balboa, Easy E vs. Super Kamikaze vs. Scotty O’Shea.
Pro Wrestling Xtreme, Aug. 16, Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada, with Rhino in action.
IWA Mid-South, Aug. 17, Joliet, Ill., with Too Cold Scorpio vs. the Necro Butcher, Jason Hades vs. Jayson Quick in a cage match.
Northern Lights Wrestling, Aug. 17, Minneapolis, Minn., at the 1029 Bar, with Jerry Lynn vs. Aaron Corbin vs. Cory O’Neill, Ian Xavier & Spiderbaby vs. Buddah & a mystery partner, and matches with Black Stallion, JB Trask, Johnny Goldengate, Zero Kincaid, Rico Havana, Shimdog and Renny D.
Pure Wrestling Association, Aug. 17, Milton, Ontario, the Hardball Cafe, with Buff Bagwell and Steve Corino in action.
National Wrestling Superstars/WSU, Aug. 22, Neptune, N.J., at Shark River Hills Firehouse Hall, with Sal Sincere, Angel Orsini, Portia Perez, Trixie Lynn, Mikey Pacifica.
Global Championship Wrestling, Aug. 23, Irondale, Alab., at the Zamora Shrine Temple, with Ric Flair in attendance!!!
Full Impact Pro, Aug. 23, Fla., with Go Shiozaki vs. Erick Stevens, Tyler Black vs. Kenny King, Black Market vs. Dark City Fight Club in a weapons match, and the return of the Necro Butcher!
National Wrestling Superstars/WSU, Aug. 23, Bellevue, N.J., at the Knights of Columbus Hall, with Sal Sincere, Angel Orsini, Portia Perez, Trixie Lynn, Mikey Pacifica.
Pro Wrestling Renaissance, Aug. 23, Muncie, Ind., at the Delaware County Fairgrounds, with Tank Toland in action, Drake Younger vs. Jayson Quick, and matches with Jon Moxley, Osyris, Sean Casey, Dusty Dillinger, Louis Linaris, Hillbilly Jed, Big Ric Cannon, Jake Omen and more.
In Your Face Wrestling, Aug. 23, Rutland, Vt., at the Holiday Inn.
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Aug. 30, Reseda, Calif., at the American Legion Post, with Chris Hero vs. Low Ki vs. Necro Butcher vs. Eddie Kingston, Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black vs. Matt & Nick Jackson, El Generico & Kevin Steen & Susumu Yokosuka vs. Jack Evans & PAC & Roderick Strong, Rocky Romero vs. Alex Koslov, Scott Lost & Joey Ryan vs. Phoenix Star & Zokre, Candice LeRae vs. Chucky Taylor, Vin Gerard vs. Scorpio Sky, Hook Bomberry & TJ Perkins vs. Ash Riot & Mark Davis.
River City Wrestling, Aug. 30, San Antonio, Texas, at the Silverado Rodeo, with Hotstuff Hernandez, Sicodelico Jr., Don Juan & Chris Marval, Scott McKenzie & Danny Matthews, Skitzo, the Big Dogg, Kevin Douglas and more.
EWF, Aug. 30, Marion, Ind., with Troy Miller, Jay West, Jack Hammer, Dusty Bottoms, Bob, Just Justin, Nate Phoenix, Osyris, General Lee, Matt Cavins.
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Aug. 31, Reseda, Calif., at the American Legion Post, with Chris Hero vs. PAC, Low Ki vs. Rocky Romero, Eddie Kingston vs. Necro Butcher, Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black vs. Jack Evans & Roderick Strong, Kevin Steen & El Generico vs. Matt & Nick Jackson, Scott Lost & Joey Ryan vs. Vin Gerard & Chuck Taylor, Alex Koslov vs. Susumu Yokosuka, Scorpio Sky vs. TJ Perkins.
Cleveland All Pro Wrestling, Sept. 6, Cleveland, Ohio, with Nigel McGuinness vs. Raymond Rowe, Shane Taylor vs. Kenny Hendrix, J-Rocc vs. Michael Hutter, Lamont Williams vs. Nightmare, Shawn Blaze vs. Eric Ryan.
Xtreme Intense Championship Wrestling, Sept. 7, Palomino, Mich., with the Devil’s Own vs. the Ringside Revue for the tag titles, Josh Raymond vs. Fifth Element.
Ring of Honor, Sept. 13, Tokyo, Japan, with Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black vs. Jay & Mark Briscoe, Nigel McGuinness vs. Bryan Danielson, Roderick Strong vs. Davey Richards, Austin Aries vs. Ryo Saito, Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino & BxB Hulk vs. El Generico & Dragon Kid & mystery partner.
MCW Battleground, Sept. 13, Cottage Grove, Minn., at the armory, with Ben Sailer, Rob James, Thoruf Marius and more.
Ring of Honor, Sept. 14, Tokyo, Japan, with Nigel McGuinness vs. Jimmy Jacobs, Bryan Danielson vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru, KENTA & Kota Ibushi vs. Naomichi Marufuji & Katsuhiko Nakajima, Kensuke Sasaki vs. Roderick Strong, Austin Aries vs. Tyler Black, Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. Takeshi Morishima & Davey Richards, Taiji Ishimori vs. El Generico.
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