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Check out all the happenings
on the Independents for the week. From
title changes, to federation changes
you'll find it here. Any news you would
like to have posted, feel free to email
me.
USA!
Indy News: June
7/8
- 7/26
Spanky had to cancel out of a matchup
for Ring of Honor against fellow graduate
of the Shawn Michael's wrestling Academy
due to a title defense for Zero-One
in Japan. He will be replaced by Donovan
Morgan.
Bobb Eaton has opened a new site, www.bobbyeaton.com
and is starting a school called "Midnight
Xpress Institute of Pro Wrestling"
in Harrisburg, NC.
Steve Wilkos, head security for the
Jerry Springer show will be the special
guest referee for Beautiful Babes of
Wrestling show August 16th when Candie
& Vanessa take on Alexis Laree &
Sasha
East Coast worker Homicide will be traveling
to Japan to compete for Big Japan Wrestling
starting Friday, August 2nd where he
will be defending his JAP Heavyweight
title.
World Wrestling Alliance will be hosting
a 2 day training camp 8/3-8/4. The camp
will be taught by WWE development coordinator
Tom Pritchard. For more info visit:
www.wwanewengland.com
The Travel Channel will be doing an
extensive documentary on Ring of Honor
& the independents, covering in
depth Scoot Andrews, Xavier, Chris Daniels,
Spanky and Low Ki. Included will also
be production meetings & matches
when the documentary comes out on TV
IPW Hardcore Wrestling stars Mike Sullivan,
Lex Lovett, Fidel Sierra, Billy Fives,
Hack Myers and Vito Dennuci are currently
on a tour of Saudi Arabia along with
Kevin Sullivan, John Tenta, Barbarian
and Joe E Legend. The tour runs from
July 23rd-30th
Steve Corino, CW Anderson & PWF
official Mike Kehner are competing in
the Zero-One promotion, they will also
be taking part in their PPV 8/4.
Promoter Jason Hutto announced on his
promotions website Carolina Championship
Wrestling that he will be susepending
the promotion for the rest of the year
due to personal & financial problems,
he hopes to start it up again in 2003.
NWA Tri-State announced they will be
opening an affiliate promotion run by
Kenny McCoy entitled NWA Bluegrass which
will run shows in Kentucky and, down
the line West Virginia.
XWF is working as a booking agency now
for workers in their promotion including
Jimmy Hart, Bobby Heenan, Nasty Boys,
Kid Kash, Kiss Demon, Greg Valentine,
Hacksaw Duggan, Public Enemy, Konnan,
and British Storm. The site is: www.inyourfacebookings.com
WWE has dropped Les Thatcher's Heartland
Wrestling Association as a developmental
territory and released E.Z. Money, Mike
Sanders, Race Steele, Steve Bradley,
Jason Surgarman, Kim Nielsen, Chad Collyer,
Ron Waterman, Sharmell Sullivan, Flash,
BJ Payne & Jon Heidenreich (Big
Bad John). While Charlie Haas &
Lance Cade have been moved to Ohio Valley
Wrestling.
NWA Wildside stars Corsica Joe &
Chris Champion were both recently hospitalized
in Tennessee.
Insanity Pro Wrestling will be putting
on a show during the Vans Warped Tour
show in Indianapolis, IN on 7/25. Matches
include: Staple gun, thumbtack &
barbed wire rope
Ray Lloyd known as Glacier of WCW, will
be getting married Saturday July 13th.
Former WWE, UFC & NWA Heavyweight
Champion Dan "The Beast" Severn
will be recieving the 2002 Frank Gotch
award from the International Wrestling
Institute and Museum. The award is given
to a professional wrestler who represents
the sport in a fashion reminiscent of
the great Gotch. "Dan is truly
in the mold of Frank Gotch, and we are
honored to include him on the list of
Gotch Award winners, along with Bobby
Managoff and Tom Drake," said Mike
Chapman, director. Banquet tickets are
$50 each (includes admission to the
museum for the entire weekend) and seating
is limited. Admission to the inductions
at the museum on Saturday is $3 for
adults and $2 for students. For more
information, call the museum at 641-791-1517.
Other inductees include: Jim raschke
known as Baron Von Raschke, Ray Steele
& Ed Don George
XPW will feature an exploding ring 40
foot scaffold match, the first in its
kind. The loser of the match will be
that who falls off the scaffold and
into the ring, which will then explode.
Southern States Wrestling will be working
with Iron Ring Wrestling. The deal is
IRW will get two or three matches on
all SSW shows (half hour UPN affiliate
in tri cities), but SSW will retain
control of booking towns, angles, and
finishes, outside of the three or four
big shows IRW runs every year. So IRW
is getting their name and talents back
on TV, while Tankersley is providing
SSW with connections in the region to
various sponsors which he's made through
the armored car service he owns
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