By Chad Murphy, Torch Team Contributor

Indy News

IWF Press Release: (Edison, NJ)- As part of our Community Outreach Program, the Independent Wrestling Federation proudly announces it will host its second annual "IWF Charity Bowling Challenge" this summer.

This year's festivities take place Saturday, August 10, 2002, 5 pm, at Brunswick Edison Bowl, 1695 Oak Tree Road, Edison, NJ. Proceeds benefit "The Imus Ranch" for Kids with Cancer.

Ring Of Honor Press Release: PHILADELPHIA- RF Video presents Ring Of Honor is sorry to say that Spanky has had to cancel out of his August 24th commitment to Ring Of Honor due to a scheduled title defense for Zero-One in Japan. However, Ring Of Honor is very pleased to announce that Donovan Morgan will replace Spanky and take on American Dragon in a pure wrestling grudge match on August 24th at the Americal Civic Center in Wakefield, MA just ten miles outside of Boston. Tickets, directions, bus trip info from Queens, New York and anything else you need to know about the show can be obtained at RFVideo.com, ROHwrestling.com or by calling 215-891-9404.

Another big match has just been added to the Boston area event as The Natural Born Sinners of Homicide & Boogalou will take on former ECW world tag team champions Tony Mamaluke and James Maritato. This stems from a locker room incident at the July 27th "Crowning A Champion" event where Boogalou asked Maritato if they could talk shooting. Mamaluke implied that the only shooting Boogalou and Homicide knew about was shooting guns in the street. NBS then issued a challenge to shoot in the ring and it was accepted for August 24th.

RG Promotions Press Release: Beginning in September, Road Dogg Jesse James will once again be hitting the independent scene. The former WWF Tag Team, Intercontinental and Hardcore Champ is exclusively available through RG Promotions for any independent shows, autograph appearances or dojo camps at indy schools. For more information, contact RG Promotions directly online at RGPROMOTIONS2000@CS.COM or visit us on the web at www.rg-promotions.com

Indy Highlights

TRCW: Tatanka retained the TRCW International Title against The Axe.

PWI: Pro Wrestling NOAH's Takao Omori & Maxx Justice defeated Michael Modest & Donovan Morgan.

MDW: Luna won the Blackberry Rumble to win the 'Blackberry King' title. Gangrel (w/Luna) defeated Brock Singleton (w/Sasha Thrillbilly).

NWA Southwest: Doink the Clown defeated Psycho Simpson.

Indy Results

SCWA. July 24, 2002. Cartersville, Georgia.

Johnny Slater (w/Destiny Starr) defeated Dark Angel. Prime Time Brian defeated Slater (w/Destiny Starr). SCWA Title match: Vic Violent and Hard Body Harrison fought to a double disqualification. Prime Time Brian won a Battle Royal for the SCWA Championship

[Thanks to David Wills]

Northern Wrestling Federation. June 26, 2002. Cincinnati, Ohio.

Chad Allegra defeated Dregen. Jay Donaldson and Zodiac #1 wrestled to a No Contest. The Warlock defeated Danny Montgomery. Dregen & Tyr defeated Chad Allegra & Jay Donaldson. BoneKrushers Champion Zodiac #2 defeated Matthew Parks. Stamp Lickage defeated Honest Bret.

World Of Hurt Wrestling. July 26, 2002. Schenectady, New York.

The Amazing Spiderman defeated Orgazmo (w/Sexecutioner). Suisykon defeated "Bad Religion" Maxx Burton & "White Lion" Jim Tanner in a 3 way match. Kid Vegas defeated Brian Miller to retain the Cruiserweight Title. Thornn (w/Steve Kruz) defeated Moondog Mutt (w/Moondog Mange). Outcast Killas: Oman Tortuga & Diablo Santiago defeated Frat Pack: Brian Immaculate & "Homerun" Kevin Dunn (w/Marty "The Party" Vain). Shockwave defeated Nick Neighborhood. U.S. Title Match: Eric Everlast (w/Marty "The Party" Vain) defeated "Spanish Fly" Ricky Dominguez (w/Kenny Casanova) via disqualification. Dominguez retains the U.S. Title. Mikey Mudd defeated Jacked Jimmy Cash (w/Scott Scarsdale) in a Hardcore match. With the Tag Team Title on the Line: Wild Things: Hoss, Punk, & Texas Outlaw defeated The Hardcore Society.

Great Lakes All-Pro Wrestling. July 26, 2002. Rockwood, Michigan.

The Scufflin' Hillbillies defeated The Heretics. Petey Williams, Max Damin, & Paul Chance defeated Ashten Top Dog, Richard Cross, & Alex Shelley. The Untouchables defeated The Suicycos. The Gravedigger defeated Eddie Venom. Rocky Reynolds defeated Vilak to retain the NWA Junior Heavyweight Title. The CIA defeated Bobo Brown, Jason Max, & Chris Valentino. Ricky James defeated Pierce Havok. Pierce Havok won a battle royale.

Correspondent's report said that Alex Shelley wrestled the second half of the six man match with a broken jaw that will put him out for 4-8 weeks.

Atlantic Coast Championship Wrestling. July 27, 2002. Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Romeo Diablo defeated Sage. Playboy Tripp defeated Cold Cash D. Hangtime defeated Tre-G. ACCW TV Champion The Stro retained the title via disqualification against Granite. ACCW Tag-Team Champions Dave Renegade & John Thundercrowd defeated The Trailor Boyz.

Northern Wrestling Federation. June 27, 2002. Wilmington, Ohio.

Brian Beech defeated Zodiac #2. Dozer defeated Stamp Lickage. Taxi defeated Chad Allegra. Damien and the Average White Guy wrestled to a Time Limit Draw. Brian Beech defeated Dozer. The Bomb Rob Williams and Roger Ruffen wrestled to a No Contest in their Falls Count Anywhere Match. Dregen defeated Jay Donaldson. Brian Beech defeated Taxi.

Oklahoma Championship Wrestling. July 28, 2002. Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Vinnie Valentino defeated Smash Hanson to retain OCW Heavyweight Title. Michael Faith defeated Splash Jackson (w/ Manservant). Rocco Valentino defeated Butch Dalton in a 'Loser Wears A Dress At Their Next Match' to retain OCW TV Title. 'Mountain Man' Terry Montana defeated Shadow Of Death to regain the OCW Hardcore Title. Big Daddy Moore & Brandon Groom defeated Luc LaPointe & Dexter Hardaway. Brian Lakewood defeated Manservant (w/ Splash Jackson) via disqualification. 'Human Hate Machine' defeated Tyler Bateman, Ryan Styles & Grenade in a Four Corners Elimination match to retain the OCW Light-Heavyweight Title.

KAPOW! July 28, 2002. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Reckless Youth, Ichabod Slayne, & Hallowicked defeated Mike Quackenbush, Mr. Zero, & UltraMantis. Jeff Rocker, Rapid Fire Maldonado & Sinister X were the last three men left in a battle royal and will wrestle each other in the main event. Rob Eckos defeated Drew Blood. Larry Winters & Tony Stetson (w/Don E. Allen) won a three-way match against Christian York & Joey Matthews (w/Alexis Laree) & The Well Hung Warriors (w/Valentina). The PR Swat Team defeated Sudden Impact. Valentina defeated Alexis Laree & Fever & Allison Danger to become the first KAPOW! Womens champion. New Wave defeated Kevin Matthews. Dr. Ruthless defeated Patch. Deranged defeated Ghost Shadow. White Lotus defeated Quiet Storm. Jeff Rocker defeated Rapid Fire Maldonado, & Sinister X to become the first KAPOW! Heavyweight champion.

Top Rope Championship Wrestling. July 31, 2002. Elmwood, Manitoba, Canada.

Darien Kharisma defeated AJ Sanchez. Rob Stardom defeated Gene Swan. Showtime Robby Royce defeated Pete Moss. Alex Rain defeated Big Cliff. Showtime Robby Royce & JP Kaos defeated The Gnarly Hippy & Scott E Smooth. Darien Karisma won a battle royal.

StarSouth Championship Wrestling Alliance. July 31, 2002. Cartersville, Georgia.

Vicious (w/Destiny Starr) defeated Miniature Melvin. SCWA Light Heavyweight title: Little Goldberg defeated Vicious (w/Destiny Starr). NWF Light Heavyweight title: Ted The Dragon (w/Rowdy Jackson) defeated Mr. Excitement. Hardbody Harrison defeated Dark Gable. SCWA Tag Team titles: Mr. Hughes & Hardbody Harrison defeated TC Carter & Johnny Slater (w/Destiny Starr) via disqualification.

Next show is Wednesday night August 7, 2002 at The Skating Rink Parking Lot in Cartersville, GA.

[Thanks to David Wills]

NWA Southwest. August 1, 2002. Fort Worth, Texas.

Doink the Clown defeated Psycho Simpson. Instant Heat defeated Texas Trailer Trash via disqualification to retain the NWA Texas Tag Team championships. J.P. Black defeated Steve DeMarco to win the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship. Hotstuff Hernandez defeated Devastator & Razor Fixx to retain the NWA National Heavyweight Championship.

Top Rope Championship Wrestling. August 1, 2002. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Big Steve Cox defeated AJ Sanchez. Darien Karisma defeated Big Cliff. The Juggernaut defeated Hot Hot Johnny Devine. Gene Swan & Alex Rain defeated The Chemical Cowboys. Showtime Robby Royce & JP Kaos defeated The Gnarly Hippy & Scott E Smooth in a TLC Match. Tatanka retained the TRCW International Title against The Axe.

NWA East. August 2, 2002. McKeesport, Pennsylvania.

Jimmy Anjel defeated Devin Devine. Axel Law defeated CJ Sensation, Glenn Spectre, Lance Dayton,
Scott Venom and Sterling J. Keenan in an elimination match to retain the NWA East "X" Title. Bison & Dale Price defeated the Premiere Players. JB Destiny & Spiffy Sean Stylez defeated Kid Country & Charlie Mansun. As a result, APWF Promoter Chris Lash must leave the NWA forever. Brandon K defeated Sterling James Keenan. Devin Devine & Nikita Allanov defeated NWA East Brass Knuckles Champion Bigg & Kid Cupid. As a result, Devine won the Brass Knuckles Title by pinning Bigg. NWA East Heavyweight Triple Crown Champion Paul Atlas defeated NWA East Three Rivers Champion Mad Mike. Crusher Hansen & Scotty Gash defeated NWA East Tag Team Champions Brandon K & Dirk Ciglar via disqualification.

Pro Wrestling Iron. August 2, 2002. Fairfield, California.

Lars Dauger defeated Bart Blaxon. Ric Thompson & Apollo Kahn defeated Jett Taylor & Hook Bomberry. Tony Jones defeated Doc Schultz. Vito Thomaselli & Solo Snuka defeated Boom Boom Comini & J.J. Perez. Bison Smith & Tommy Drake defeated Danny Dominion & Ace Steele. Pro Wrestling NOAH's Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa defeated British star Doug Williams & Vinny Massaro. Pro Wrestling NOAH's Takao Omori & Maxx Justice defeated Michael Modest & Donovan Morgan.

IWF. August 3, 2002. Woodbridge, New Jersey.

Travis Blake defeated Erik Andretti. Tony Flo & Shawn Donavan defeated Hadrian & Pierce St. John. Hasheem defeated TNT after interference by Roman. Kevin Knight defeated Roman (w/Mr. Mike Winner).

SECW. August 3, 2002. White Oak, Tennessee.

The RPA defeated the PWO. Menace defeated Blade to retain the SECW Lightheavyweight title. Jason B defeated Evan Bates and Rich Kavanna in a triple threat match. Dave Pillman defeated Robbie Race to retain the SECW Heavyweight title. The Death Row Inmates defeated Shane Williams and Scotty Hanson to become the new SECW Tag Team Champions. Johnny Raynor and Blade fought to a no-contest in a lumberjack match.

Northern Wrestling Federation TV Taping. August 3, 2002. Dayton, Ohio.

NWF Heavyweight Champion, Rob "The Bomb" Williams defeated "The Boogie Man" Jimmy Valiant. Tri State Champion Brian Beach retained his championship when he beat Zodiac #2. Stamp defeated Zodiac #1. Sin-D defeated Peaches via disqualification. Taxi defeated Jay Donaldson. Dregen defeated The Bruiser.

[Thanks to Dale Grow]

ACWA. August 3, 2002. South Brunswick, New Jersey.

8-man Tournament for ACWA Heavyweight Title: Round 1: Don Montoya defeated Ryan Wing. Roman defeated Chino Martinez. CJ Summers defeated Orphan. Hadrian defeated Kevin Knight.

Semi-Final: Don Montoya defeated Roman. Semi-Final: Hadrian defeated CJ Summers.

Non-Tournament: Reckless Youth defeated Kevin Knight by disqualification

Tournament Final: Hadrian defeated Don Montoya to win the ACWA Heavyweight Title.

IWF & Sports Entertainment Group (SEG). August 3, 2002. Woodbridge, New Jersey.

Travis Blake defeated Erik Andretti. Tony Flo & Shawn Donavan defeated Hadrian & Pierce St. John. Hasheem defeated TNT. Kevin Knight defeated Roman (w/Mr. Mike Winner).

Mason-Dixon Wrestling. August 3, 2002. West Virginia Blackberry Festival. Nutter Fort, West Virginia.

Luna won the Blackberry Rumble to win the 'Blackberry King' title. Death & Destruction defeated the Batten Twins. Gangrel (w/Luna) defeated Brock Singleton (w/Sasha Thrillbilly). OX defeated Punchy McGee. Daron Smythe & Dash Bennett defeated Zubov & Nikita Allanov. Kevin Mears defeated J.R. Slam and Mr. X in a three way dance. The Latin Tornado defeated Johnny Blast (w/Just'n Kace).

Piedmont Championship Wrestling. August 3, 2002. Forest City, North Carolina.

Max Cortez (w/Felonie) defeated Gar. Danny Denucci defeated The Grappler. Venom defeated Brett Paige. Leo Allure defeated Lightweight Champion Steve Michaels via disqualification. Danny Denucci defeated Dr. Feelgood to win the North Carolina title. Luke Brody defeated Boris Dragoff in a dress match which was also beard vs. beard. Heavyweight Champion Mike Draven defeated Tim Wright.

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