IWA-MS results 1/23

The attendance was higher tonight than it was for the first show so we are happy to see the numbers going in the right direction. Of course, we aren't satisfied with those numbers but we are encouraged that it could build to a nice town for us.

Here are detailed results from the show:

1. Trik Davis def. Shane Hollister

This was a very good opening contest and Hollister was very impressive in his debut even in a losing effort. Hollister received a please come back chant from the IWA regulars that made the trek down to Bellevue.

2. The Hooligans def. Ryan Phoenix & Stephen Saint

3. Egotistico Fantastico def. Juice Robinson

Juice continues to be very impressive but Ego got the victory with the springboard reverse direction moonsault. Ego wrestled with his left shoulder/chest heavily bandaged due to the fireball he was hit with last weekend by Trik Davis & Prince Mustafa Ali (Smooth Operations.) Trik came out after the match and attacked Ego's injured chest with a chair until being run off by Shane Hollister and Yellow Dog. Yellow Dog then issued a challenge to Trik Davis for later in the night since Chuck Taylor was unable to make it to Bellevue due to having the flu.

4. Devon Moore def. Tyler Black

Tyler cut a promo before the match about how he got his start in IWA and gave his history with IWA...how he lost the loser leaves IWA match at the 2006 TPI and has hardly been used at all in IWA after the 6 months had expired. He proclaimed his desire to become an IWA regular again and how after he "beats this punk tonight," he "wants a heavyweight title shot." Tyler was quite dominant for the majority of the match and seemed to be on his way to victory until Jimmy Jacobs came out and put Devon's foot on the rope to break the pinfall. This distracted Tyler and let to a shouting match between the former Age of the Fall partners and allowed Devon Moore to recover and nail Tyler with a superkick to get the victory.

5. Mickie Knuckles def. Rain

This match was mostly technical based unlike their previous wars in 2005 that were the hardest hitting women's matches in IWA history. The technical got thrown out the window though half way through and it turned into a fight. Mickie gets the victory following a vicious knee lift with the titanium rod reinforced leg that knocked Rain unconscious. Rain needed help back to the dressing room and Mickie only partially looked concerned about knocking out Rain.

6. Necro Butcher def. Ricochet

This was an outstanding big man/little man matchup that saw Necro just totally destroy Ricochet in the early going beating him from one side of the building to the other. Fans were beginning to worry for Ricochet's well being and safety. Ricochet was able to control the action for quite a while after the rocky start by using his quickness and agility. He gained several near falls on Necro using this gameplan to where the crowd thought they were going to see the upset. Ricochet made a costly mistake though as he went high risk and climbed to the top rope and jumped off towards Necro. Necro drilled Ricochet in the face with a wicked right cross in mid air and gained the victory by pinning the stunned Ricochet.

7. Trik Davis def. Yellow Dog

Trik didn't quite know how to handle dealing with the unorthodox nature of the Yellow Dog but he did gain the victory with a rollup and a handful of the Yellow Dog's tail and trunks for leverage.

8. Dingo def. Jimmy Jacobs to retain the IWA Mid-South World Heavyweight Title

Jim Fannin was the ring announcer for the match and Dingo pinched his cheek as he had a very worried look on his face before doing the intros. They then exchanged thumbs up before the start of the match. The match started with a very respectful display of catch as catch can style of wrestling and clean breaks. The mutual respect slowly evaporated following several shoving matches and heated exchanges. It turned into a brawl around the building that saw Dingo get busted open. Jimmy had the upper hand as they returned to the ring until Tyler Black came out to ringside and starting to try to get into the ring to go after Jimmy for costing him earlier in the night vs. Devon Moore. As Jimmy argued with Tyler Black, Jim Fannin started sneaking closer to the ring from the commentary table and slid into the ring and then delivered a running double axe handle to the base of the neck. Jacobs forward momentum pushed him into the ref which caused the ref to tumble to the floor. The ref got up and tried to run off Tyler Black. Fannin grabbed the ref and threw him back into the ring as Dingo was hitting a fisherman's suplex onto Jimmy Jacobs for the pinfall victory.

Ian Rotten left the commentary table and came to the ringside area and started yelling at Fannin asking why he interfered. Fannin claimed that he did nothing and was at the commentary table with Rotten the entire time. At this point, The Hooligans run out and attack Ian. Mickie comes to try to save Ian but Rain comes out right behind Mickie and they continue fighting. Fannin grabs Dingo and says that if Ian wants to be in love with Jimmy Jacobs that they aren't going to help him fight off the Hooligans. They leave as Jimmy Jacobs comes to with a chair to chase off The Hooligans and Rain.

Jimmy Jacobs cuts a promo saying that Jim Fannin has interfered in his matches for the last time and that it is going to come to an end. He says that Fannin may have done a lot for IWA but he doesn't put his body on the line like him and the other WRESTLERS do. He then says that by the looks of things, he now has Ian Rotten and Mickie Knuckles on his side in the war.

Ian Rotten then tells Jimmy that the time has come for Fannin to show whether he has any balls or not and stop getting other people to fight his battles for him. It is time for Jim Fannin to fight Jimmy Jacobs one on one. Jimmy was on his knees begging Ian to make the match. Ian said that since Fannin wasn't a WRESTLER that he couldn't make him do the match but that he had faith that enough buttons could eventually be pushed to where the Fannin would agree to the match.

Ian then turned his attention to The Hooligans and told them that on Feb 6 in Bellevue that they were going to pay for calling Ian and Axl old men last weekend. "This 38 year old fat scarred up old man is going to kick your asses on the 6th!" and made the match of The Bad Breed vs. The Hooligans.

The match was then made for Rain vs. Mickie Knuckles in a pinfalls count anywhere match for February 6th in Bellevue as well.

Stay tuned to the message board for further details about the return to Bellevue on Friday night February 6th.

That's NEXT show...

I don't understand why Peoria has "been burned by some bad indy shows" these show have seen, Arik Cannon, Prince Ali, Mason Beck, Dingo, Bret Gaikya, Cj Esparza, Tony Rican, Kyle Rich, North Star Express, Mississippi Madman, Bobby Houston, Ego, Jason Hadees, and I'm sure I am missing some. I think it's the post of bad publicity that keeps fans from checking these shows out. But to each his own, everyone is entitled to an opinion and that is just mine.

Yeah, you better give MCC specific details or else he'll...misreport something about you. I think that's about the biggest threat he could make.

uh ohh.. he's gonna run you out of wrestling just like he did to Falcon Ben

Why would u think Chris Hero would draw more than that. really who is Chris Hero in the world of wrestling.

the show in question had zero promotion... like even the local guys working the show didnt know about it until the day before. the show had hero, claudio, nigel, danny daniels, tyler black, marek brave, arik cannon, and nate webb. those are just the ones i can remember. but when no one knows about the show its hard for people to show up.