Torch Flashbacks 5 Yrs Ago: Find out where today's stars were wrestling five years ago
Aug 15, 2002 - 1:15:00 PM
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The following is a reprint of the Torch Newsletter ETC. Newswire from five years ago this week.
-Jason Powell, Torch assistant editor
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Torch Newsletter Archive
By Wade Keller, Torch editor
ETC. Newswire
Originally published: Pro Wrestling Torch Weekly newsletter #452
Cover dated: August, 1997
INDEPENDENT HIGHLIGHTS
Week of July 13-19: United State Wrestling Federation: July 18 in Gloucester, Mass. at the O'Maley Middle School: "Superstars" Richard Byrne beat "Flyin'" Bryan Walsh, Star Warrior beat "Gorgeous" Chris Duffy, USWF Women's Champ Jamie West beat Violet Flame, "Iron" Mike Sharpe beat Doink the Clown, Bulldozer beat King Kong Bundy...
Omega Pro Wrestling (promoters Matt Hardy & Edith Simpson): Sanford, N.C. at the Armory (175): The show opened with Marty Gardner acknowledging his recent appearance on the Montel Williams talk show. T.C. Brimstone beat Rambunctious, Kid Dynamo & Wolverine (Jeff Hardy) beat Fuma & Black Skull, Mike Maverick beat Kid Vicious, Sweet Dreams (Mark Howard) beat Ice, Venom (Jason Ardnt) beat Champain via DQ, Surge (Matt Hardy) beat Willow of the Wisp (Jeff Hardy)...
American Championship Wrestling: July 19 in Fort Stewart, Ga. (500): Black Passion beat Black Widow (Rick Michaels), Blackjack Dalton beat Phil D'Carlo, Mr. Jones beat Wachee the Samoan via DQ, Scotty Piper beat Ethan Storm, Chief Red Thunder beat Rick Michaels, Jay Eagle (Jerry Bragg) & Johnny Red Cloud (Henry Long) fought Johnny B. Goode (Willard Williams) & Southern Rocker to a DCO, Chazz Rocco beat Greg Valentine to retain the ACW Hvt. Title. Manny Fernandez came to the show and asked if he could work. When there was no work for him, he sold merchandise instead...
Week of July 20-27: Empire Wrestling Federation: July 27 in San Bernadino, Calif. at the Boys & Girls Club, Cincinnati Red beat The Hangman, Bulldog Sampson beat El Ciclone Mexicana, Tim Patterson beat Cincinatti Red, Cruiser Eddie Williams & Iceman John Black fought to a DDQ, The Coronor beat Brian Rogers, "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniel won an eight-man elimination tag match when he pinned Suicide Kid. Return date: Aug. 30...
Jersey All-Pro Wrestling: July 25 in Bayonne, N.J. at Charity Hall: Slayer (w/Big Daddy Bad) fought Big Bobby G to a DCO, Chino Martinez fought Cybersex Billy Real to a draw, Nation of Immigration (Carjacker & Kane D) battled Helter Skelter and The Blood Angels to a no-contest in a three-way match, Adorable Anthony (the Howard Stern show "serial killer" mystery caller) (w/FooFoo) pinned C.J. Summers, Dave Desire pinned Sterling Rick Silver, Mars (w/The Freak) pinned Jersey Hurricane, Ace Darling pinned Don Montoya, East L.A. pinned Lost Boy Wolf and J.R. Styles in a three-way dance, Hubie Volk pinned Joe Rules, Chris Krueger pinned Middknight, "Mad Dog" Maxx Cage pinned "All Star" Nick Burke, Tony Devito pinned T.W. Burke, Gino Caruso pinned The Siberian Tiger...
Southeastern Championship Wrestling: July 26 in Camden, Ala.: Chris Michaels beat Jack Bass, Terry Hayes beat The Flame, Destroyer beat Billy Two Eagles, Superstars fought Nightmares to a draw, Terry Blanchard beat Scott Nash via DQ...
Inter-Continental Championship Wrestling: July 26 in Paris, Ark. at the Armory (promoter Tim Ford): Grim Reaper beat Steve Frost, Johnny Jett beat Billy Vick, "Wild" Bill Ash beat New York Nightmare, "Tiger" Treach Phillips Jr. beat Shane Cortez to retain the ICPW Lt. Hvt. Title, Texas Outlaws beat The Hillbillies...
Week of July 28-Aug. 2: National Wrestling Alliance: Aug. 2 in Yardville, N.J. at Imaginations (promoter Dennis Coraluzzo): Bobby G pinned Wolf of the Lost Boys, Nick the Overweight Lover pinned J.R. Ryder, Mr. Puerto Rico Soto beat Rik Ratchett (w/Donnie B. Deviously) via DQ, The Misfits (Harley Lewis & Derrick Domino, w/Angel) beat The Latin Lowriders (Julio Sanches & Don Montoya), Ace Darling pinned Twiggy Ramirez (w/Madona Wayne Gasey), The Great Caruso & Patch pinned The Blackwell Brothers (Bruiser & Butcher), King Kong Bundy pinned Salvatore Sincere (w/Tom Cusati) (Cusati called Sincere a glorifed jobber for the WWF), Reckless Youth (w/Donnie B.) pinned Devon Storm in a cage match where the only way to win was to use a finishing move off the top of the cage (a frog splash ended it after they brawled in the cage and all over the arena including the concession stands), and Buddy Landel pinned Pitbull1 in a short main event cage match. Landel was scheduled to face Doug Gilbert, but Coraluzzo explained before the match that Gilbert injured his shoulder in Louisville and would be unable to wrestle. He said they found a replacement. Pitbull1 then came out. The match ended so soon after the start because Pitbull1 suffered a major knee injury. The Misfits attacked Pitbull1 after the match and Pitbull2 made the save. The knee injury to Putbull1 could be career-ending. Return date: Sept. 6...
Gulf Coast Wrestling: Aug. 3 in Tampa Bay, Fla. at Dog Water Cafe (250): Lou Laciter, Disorderly beat Tourist via tapout, Gen X beat Lanny Poffo & Bulldozer Benton, Romeo Rosilini pinned Lebanese Assassin, Cuban Assassin beat The Gangster, Steve Sally & J.D. Slaughter & Tank beat Sivi Afi & Southern Posse, Sasquach beat Grave Digger to retain the Southern Title, Barry Horowitz beat Brett Wayne Sawyer to win the GCW Hvt. Title...
JAPANESE HIGHLIGHTS
New Japan: Aug. 2 in Tokyo at Sumo Hall, besides the G1 matches (see pg. 7), Dan Frye made his new Japan debut and defeated Kazuyuki Fujita at 6:40 with a leg and necklock. After the match Naoya Ogawa attacked Frye and officials, wrestlers, and Antonio Inoki ran in to break it up. That sets up the future Frye-Ogawa match...
Hiroyoshi Tenzan will replace Masa Chono in the title match Aug. 10 at the Nagoya Dome against Shinya Hashimoto. Chono had an operation and will be out a couple of months...
FMW: Aug. 2 in Tokyo at the Shiodome (3,750), Gladiator & Super Leather beat Headhunters, Hayabusa & Jinsei Shinzaki beat Hisakatsu Oya & Mr. Gannosuke, Kanemura pinned Masato Tanaka to earn the rights to face Atsushi Onita on Sept. 28 in a no rope barbed wire electric dynamite match...
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