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If a
Federation or Wrestler is featured for
a TV or radio segment, or has appeared
in a newspaper or magazine clipping,
you will hear about it here. Media news
posts all Media reports the Indies are
making.
Media
Report: June-September
Quiet Storm, SAT & "Black Nature
Boy" Scoot Andrews all debuted
for the promotion this week. Andrews
dominated Storm & won with the Forces
of Nature. SAT also debuted taking on
the Flying Elvises, they will be mainstays
for the promotion.
AJ Styles will be appearing on Pro Wrestling
Weekly Radio hosted by Shannon Rose
& Barry Horrowitz. You can listen
1-2pm at: http://www.internet-ad.com/wwba.asx,
call 1-877-355-1040 to speak with AJ,
or you can email at pww1040@yahoo.com.
The Miami Herald had a story on a mixed
tag team match pitting Davie, FL mayor
Harry Venis & Kevin Sullivan vs.
Sweetwater, FL mayor Jose "Pepe"
Diaz & Joe Gomez for a local Florida
indy fed. Estimated crowd of 500, despite
the downpour of rain during the event.
Missouri's KLPR Channel 11 news will
feature a story on their 9 0' Clock
news on MsChif called "Scientist
by Day, Wrestler by Night", focusing
on her career as a genetic researcher
at Washington University in St. Louis
on "human genome" experiment
& her nighttime profession as a
professional wrestler
The Pittsburgh Gazette had a story in
their 6/25 edition of Afa Anoai, son
of Afa the Wild Samoan, going to University
of Pitt where he will be defensive linesmen.
Anoai was ranked among the top 100 recruits
in the country, and his coach quoted
as saying he is the best defensive linesmen
hes ever coached. Afa has been working
the indies for several years, most notably
WXW.
The Police Athletic Legion is filing
a lawsuit against Gino Moore who promotes
NWA shows in the NJ area. The PAl claim
the 3, who promoted under the name Sports
Enteratinment group (SEG), used their
name to collect $20,000+ donations.
To read the article click here
Big Time Wrestling was featured on the
front page of the June 21, 2002 edition
of the Spanish language newspaper "La
Semana – Informativa del Metroplex".
Discussed in the article are the differences
between the wrestling on TV today and
Big Time Wrestling, the Mission Statement
of Big Time Wrestling, and how Wade
Goodman, Spokesperson for Big Time Wrestling,
got into Professional Wrestling, or
Lucha Libre as they call it in Spanish.
With the exception of a misidentification
of Prof. Takada as actually being Wade
Goodman, the article was very well written.
There is an article in the Detroit Metro
Times on Michigan indy promotion Independent
Wrestling Revolution. To read the article
click here
September 2002 issue of Pro Wrestling
Illustrated features an article
on Sean O' Haire & his time in OVW,
a WWE farm league, the debut of Head
of Security at the Jerry Springer show
for Maryland Championship Wrestling
& a disturbing photo of Gillberg
& Doink the Clown I thought I should
mention.
September 2002 issue of The Wrestler
features A Point/Counterpoint article
on the debuting NWA: TNA, A profile
on Canadian Mainstay & this years
competitor in the Suer 8 tournament
Bobby Rude, a column from East Coast
indy star Mike Quackenbush on his recent
match with Eddie Guerrero, an article
on former ECW competitor Jeff Peterson
on his battle with cancer
Summer 2002 issue of Rampage Magazine
features a Declaration of the Independents
where the staff gives their picks for
their favorite indy stars who should
make it to the big time. Featured:
Sabu, Steve Corino, Adam windsor, Onryo,
Superboy, Danny Doring, Christopher
Daniels, Slyk Wagner Brown, Francine
& Sandman. There is also an article
on Maryland Championship Wrestling &
The Hart Brothers School of Wrestling
KRON news Channel 4 aired a story this
past Tuesday live from the APW Garage
in Hayward, Ca. The short story, hosted
by KRON's Henry Tenenbaum, focused on
the APW Boot Camp and featured such
superstars as Robert Thompson, Melissa,
American Dragon, Nikki, James Choi and
APW President Roland Alexander. APW
would like to thank KRON for coming
to the APW Garage and doing a story
on the number one training school in
the country today, The APW Boot Camp.
Scottie Wrenn, Rick Michaels, Tony Stradlin
& Gabriel from NWA Wildside appear
as Vince McMahon's Security guards at
the beginning of WWE Smackdown Thursday
The Lexington Hearld Leader has an article
on Lexington indy wrestler and Southeastern
Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Champion
"The Reason" Mark Masters.
To read it, click here
July 2002 issue of The Wrestler has
an article on AJ Styles & what he
could bring to the WWE Cruiserweight
division, a tribute column by East Coast
mainstay Mike Quackenbush on Russ Haas,
and an article on Leviathan claiming
he will be "the most dangerous
main in wrestling." There is also
correspondant reports on OVW & HWA.
October 2002 Issue of New Wave Wrestling
has a interview with April Hunter, who
recently was given a WWE tryout at their
training camp.
PWI Supercards 2002 has an in depth
spotlight on the WWA: Revolution PPV
& the ECWA Super 8 tournament.
Lady Victoria, as well as Mercedes from
Cincinnati will be on doing a segment
for the Jerry Springer show. They will
be a mother duaghter team.
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