I will have another Indyvelopments on Sunday with some exclusive match results and if I'm lucky, I'll have a few interviews for The Columns Section here at The Ring Post as well.

Be sure to check out The Official Website of Tony D. at www.cpol.net/tonyd/. Also, check out my monthly articles about The Central States Area of The NWA at Kayfabe Memories. This month's article is about Stan Hansen and it concerns a match that he had in 1984 in Kansas City with Baron Von Raschke, The Master of The Claw Hold, Inspiration for Magazines.

The following is from The Upper Midwest Wrestling Newsletter. To subscribe, e-mail Tim Larson at Larsontl1@aol.com and tell him that you want to subscribe to The Upper Midwest Wrestling Newsletter. To read back issues, visit The Official Website of Dr. Darin Davis at www.drdarindavis.com because The Good Doctor has an archive of The UMWN on his website.

March
Wrestling
3/4 Beloit, WI
Dave Storm beat Steve Storm in a family feud. ... Deryck St. Holmes Esquire beat Hot Rod Bell by using the Book of Knowledge. ... Lifeguard Sonny Rogers beat Jimmy Blaze. ... CM Punk and Colt Cabana beat Danny Dominion and Ace Steel with Dave Prazak in a great high flying match. Rockin Randy over Doink the Clown with outside interference by Adrian Lynch. This set up the grudge tag match later. ... Pint of Dynamite over Lil Josh in a midget match. ... Main event changed to King Kong Bundy and Doink versus Rockin Randy and Adrian Lynch. Ref Jimmy Kennedy took a bump and was unable to count when King Kong Bundy had Lynch down for the five count, Major League umpire Larry Young hit the ring (actually took the stairs) to make the count. Attendance 832

Midwest Pro Wrestling
3/17 Bloomington, MN
Bloomington National Guard Armory, 7:30 p.m.
A group from the ACW Wisconsin promotion came down to be part of the show. Things started with some DJ guy saying absolutely nothing if interest. MPW has added steel fencing to separate the wrestlers from the paying customers. It says here that this fencing is unnecessary. It's a distraction and takes away from the coolest thing about small time wrestling; the closeness and immediacy of the proceedings. On that note, MPW also is suffering from creeping cameraitis, now with two persons blocking my view of the ring.

1.) Mason Diggs (face) pinned Cujo (heel). Cujo worked the crowd hard coming in, pausing to get in the face of individual fans. He's loud. He wore short blonde hair, a big chain, and barked. His wrestling style is strong in the "punch the guy, stomp the mat" school. Mason Diggs is a trad. clean cut baby with zits on his back. He wrestles a little like Mike Stormwolf. The pair did a good top rope flip out of the ring. Cujo hit a powerbomb from the corner and then connected with a top rope head butt. Diggs came back with a top rope moonsault, (more of a head butt, really) and finished his man off with a floatover DDT and a guillotine leg drop. Good opener. The locker room watched.

2.) "Straightedge" Eric Hammers (face) pinned Sheriff Johnny Emerald (heel). Emerald came out with coffee and donut, and cut on the crowd. At the bell, Emerald went for a collared elbow hookup, but Hammers dropped down for a waistlock. The pair continued with the classic wrestling exchange of hookup, head lock, shoulder block, and "running the ropes" with Hammers first going over Emerald, then under, finally taking the Sheriff down with an arm drag. Textbook. SJE then bailed out of the ring and Hammers jumped onto him. Eric's Martial Arts style jacket rendered Johnny's "Pork Chop" chest slap impotent. Later on, a double head butt stunned both competitors, and caused Eric Hammers' boot to become untied. Though dazed and unable to get up, Eric reached deep inside himself and found the wherewithal to retie his boot, a feat which drew applause from the awestruck audience. Near the end, Emerald got in his Pedigree finisher, but had to resort to using the extra leverage of the second rope, which the referee saw and stopped the count. He followed that with a fisherman's suplex pin try, but that too failed. Hammers then came back with a frogsplash to get the three count. Good match. Eric Hammers comes across as legit tough.

At this point the lame DJ came out and called out Lacey. Four Green Bay heels and a ring slapper then came out, talked trash, and then, in some sort of homage to Patty Hearst, kidnaped Lacey.

3.) Mike Mercury (heel) pinned "The Truth" Austin Aries (face). I didn't take many notes for this one because when Austin works, if you blink you'll miss something. Mike Mercury has a less bulky look than some of the other invaders. Aries tried his Tajiri flip off the corner but the bounce from the ropes wasn't right and he faltered. Later, with Mercury out of the ring, Aries tried for a baseball slide kick, but the referee, Mr. Marvin, was standing in his way. This man's performance wasn't very good. In this space last time out, I posed the question: "Who benefits from the latest schisms in local wrestling?" Someone must benefit I suppose, but it's the customers who are harmed. Shawn Daivari, Jake Ricker, Darin Davis, Thor, and Ashley Xavier were all present at the show and could have put on the stripes. The referee was slow of movement, unsure of his role, and seemed genuinely upset that these two were fighting one another. His pin counts were weak. Rant off. Mike Mercury connected with a frog splash and a DDT, but got the win only after giving Austin a chair shot to the gut.

4.) Mike Stormwolf and Playboy Pete Huge (faces) pinned Cruel and Unusual (Big Daddy Hoofer & Ian Xavier, heels). Given what happened last timeout, I was guessing Stormwolf and HvS would work tag this time, but Playboy Pete got the call. At the start Pete challenged Xavier to come out and then ran away to tag in Stormwolf. For a time I thought that Huge might turn on his partner, but he fought nobly throughout, including a spinning heel kick that landed hard. Late in the match, after a hot tag Stormwolf got in his drop kick, and then pandemonium reigned. At the end Stormwolf took command putting a floatover DDT/bulldog/facebuster on Xavier and getting the pin. After the bell Ian did a face first Greg Valentine style bump and exclaimed "I want my Mommy!"

5.) Sam Hayne (w/ Mistress Lilith, heels) pinned Helmut von Strauss (face). Sam Hayne came out and did a fire breathing stunt. He wears a black mask with white horns and a skull design on the face, which generated chants of "La Parka" from the crowd. Helmut got a big pop coming out. Hayne took control early with full hanging, vertical suplex, a powerbomb, and what I guess was a Mexican surfboard. Later, he dived through the ropes onto von Strauss. Helmut came back with the second rope, fallaway elbow, his kick series, and a missile drop kick. It wasn't enough though, as Hayne hit a top rope huracanrana and got the three count.

6.) Black Stallion (face) pinned Adrian Lynch (w/ Sheik Adnan al-Kaisse, heels). This was the first match after the intermission, and the crowd was kind of quiet, but attentive. Black Stallion hit a twist of fate early. The Sheik didn't have his ghutra with him, so he wore what looked to be a T-shirt wrapped around his head. BS won with a small package. Lynch wrestled on his own, not taking part in any of the invasion angles.

7.) Shifty (face) defeated "Kamikaze Ken" (heel) by DQ. This "Kamikaze Ken" should not be confused with another one who wrestled for NPW last year. This Anderson has short blonde hair and wrestles with a nipple ring. To paraphrase Gerald Ford: If Verne Gagne were alive today, he'd be turning over in his grave. At the end Shifty put his signature blockbuster finisher on Ken, but Sam Hayne came in to break up the pin, and Anderson was DQ'ed. After the bell Shifty double clotheslined the heels.

8.) Mitch Paradise (face) pinned "God's Gift" Kevin Krueger (w/Mike Mercury, heels) Krueger looks older than the rest of the ACW clan. Early on Krueger caught a Paradise boot and did a big back bump and flipped out of the ring. Krueger tried a top rope splash but Mitch caught him in midair and gave him a fallaway slam. Later Sam Hayne and Ken Anderson came out too, and during a choke slam try they came in and attacked Mitch. Well, actually "Kamikaze" Ken beat on Krueger at first. Talk about missing a spot! Shifty and Black Stallion came out to help Mitch clean house, and then Shifty dove off the top rope onto the four cheeseheads standing outside the ring. A good show, despite a few frustrations, with a lot going on. -doc d'X

North American Wrestling Federation
3/23 Jefferson, WI
Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 8 p.m.
AWA Legend Jake "The Milkman" Milliman, WCW's Tuff Tom, Rockin' Randy, Eric Freedom, Adrian Lynch, Matt Longtime, "Straight Edge" Eric Hammers, Derek St. Holmes, esq, local hero Tank Thomas.

All-Star Championship Wrestling
3/23 Rockwood, WI
at the Big Apple

All-Star Championship Wrestling
3/24 Kiel, WI
Gravel Pit

All American Wrestling
3/24 Eau Claire, WI
Eau Claire Civic Center, 7:30 p.m.
Hannibal, 'Big Dog' Dave Rose, The Bull, Mad Wolverine, Tank, Trailer Trash Tim, Ryan Rogue, J - Rock, Prep Boyz, Horace the Psychopath, Weird Cookie, Angel Armoni, Tony DeNucci, Billy Wild, The Natural, Mortimer Plumtree and many more!

Powerslam Productions
3/24 Waukesha, WI
at the Sunset Bowl, 7:30 p.m.
Trevor Adonis vs. Tough Tom ... Plus 5 big matches featuring Southern Mississippi Militia, Eric Freedom, Rockin' Randy, Sgt. Medallion and more.

Mid American Wrestling
3/24 West Allis, WI
at the Knights of Columbus
Fans Bring The Weapons/Heavyweight Title Match: MAW Heavyweight Champion: Hardcore Craig vs. Ian Rotten ... Shoot Fighting Grudge Match: Adrian Serrano vs. CM Punk ... Tag Team Title Match: MAW Tag Team Champions "Double D" Jason Dukes & Frankie DeFalco vs. Derek St. Holmes & George W. Gable ... Britney Spears' Boyfriend Chuckie Smooth vs. Danny Dominion ... Corporal Robinson vs. Sick Nick Mondo ... Matt Longtime vs. Classic Colt Cabana.

Wrestle America 2000
3/24 Minneapolis, MN
at Grumpy's

Pro Wrestling America
3/25 West St. Paul, MN
at the West St. Paul Armony, 4 p.m.
TNT Tesdehl, The PWA World Champion Derrick Dukes, Austin Aries, Black Stallion, Sheriff Johnny Emerald, Shifty, Charlie Norris and the pro debut of John Dodovich who is a former Kansas City Chiefs player and owner of Big John's bar.

All American Wrestling
3/31 Brokaw, WI
Shawn's Bases Loaded (Wausau, WI) 7:30 p.m.
Hannibal, 'Big Dog' Dave Rose, The Bull, Mad Wolverine, Tank, Trailer Trash Tim, Ryan Rogue, J - Rock, Prep Boyz, Horace the Psychopath, Weird Cookie, Angel Armoni, Tony DeNucci, Billy Wild, The Natural, Mortimer Plumtree and many more!

Steel Domain Wrestling
3/31 West St. Paul, MN
at the West St. Paul Armory

April
French Lake Wrestling Association
4/5 Kimball, MN
Kimball High School, 7:30 p.m.
Mitch Paradise vs J.B. Trask ... Scotty Zappa vs. Adrian Lynch ... Dr. Darin Davis & Chi-Town Thug vs. Whakked ... Horace the Physchopath vs. Magnus Maximus ... Lenny Lane vs. The Pit Boss

Western Wrestling Alliance
4/6 New Brighton, MN
at American Legion in New Brighton, MN @ 7pm

World League Wrestling
4/7 Chariton, IA
at Chariton High School, 7 p.m.

All-Star Championship Wrestling
4/7 Green Bay WI
at the Watering Hole

Mid American Wrestling
4/7 West Allis, WI
at the Knights of Columbus

Packerland Pro Wrestling
4/7 Appleton, WI
Checkered Flag

Midwest Pro Wrestling
4/14 Bloomington, MN

All American Wrestling
4/14 Rice Lake, WI
Elks Lodge, 7:30 p.m.

North American Wrestling Federation
4/17 Kenosha, WI
at the Brat Shop, 8 p.m.
Jerry Lawler, Kat, Berlin Bomber, Matt Longtime, Brandon Blaze, Brad Hunter, Rockin' Randy, Adrian Lynch, Electric Eric Freedom, Derek St. Holmes, Esquire.

Mid American Wrestling
4/20 West Allis, WI
at the Knights of Columbus
Hardcore Cup Night 1

Mid American Wrestling
4/21 West Allis, WI
at the Knights of Columbus
Hardcore Cup Night 2

Steel Domain Wrestling
4/28 West St. Paul, MN

Minnesota Independent Wrestling
4/28 St. Cloud, MN
Jerry Lynn vs. Hellraiser Gutts, Mitch Paradise vs. Lenny Lane, Charlie Norris vs. Matt Burns, Lacey vs. Ashley Xavier, Black Stallion vs. Austin Aries and more.

All American Wrestling
4/28 Brokaw, WI
Shaun's Bases Loaded, 7:30 p.m.

May
Western Wrestling Alliance
5/4 New Brighton, MN
at American Legion, 7 p.m.

World League Wrestling
5/12 Keokuk, IA
Keokuk High School, 8 p.m.

MidWest Championship Wrestling (MWCW)
5/12 Oskaloosa, Iowa

Midwest Pro Wrestling
5/12 Bloomington, MN
Bloomington National Guary Armony, 7:30 p.m.

Mid American Wrestling
5/18 West Allis, WI
at the Knights of Columbus

French Lake Wrestling Association
5/19 Big Lake, MN
at Hero's Sports Complex, 7 p.m.

Great Lakes Championship Wrestling
5/19 Cedarburg, WI
at Circle B, 8 p.m.
Main event will feature former WWF tag, IC, & hardcore champion, The Road Dogg Jesse James. Plus all the regular stars of GLCW: Iron Mike Samson, Love Machine, The Militia, Tough Tom, Ice Walters, Adrian Lynch, Fujinaki, Eric Freedom, Rockin Randy, and Eric Freedom.

All American Wrestling
5/25 Brokaw, WI
Shaun's Bases Loaded, 7:30 p.m.

French Lake Wrestling Association
5/27 Mayer, MN
at Bootleggers Bar

June
All-Star Championship Wrestling
6/2 Denmark, WI
at the Circle Tap

Midwest Pro Wrestling
6/9 Bloomington, MN
Bloomington National Guary Armony, 7:30 p.m.

French Lake Wrestling Association
6/10 Maple Grove, MN
at Alleygaters, 2 p.m.

All American Wrestling
6/16 Brokaw, WI
Shaun's Bases Loaded, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota Independent Wrestling
6/19 St. Louis Park, MN
at the St. Louis Park Parktacular

Celtic Wrestling Federation
6/23 Maplewood, MN
at Aldrich Arena, 7 p.m.
Tito Santana, Honky Tonk Man, One Man Gang, Typhoon, Buck ZumHofe, Scotty Zappa, Lenny Lane, JB Trask, Chi-Town Thug and more

July
French Lake Wrestling Association
7/3 Winona, MN
Star Spangled Spectacular, Steamboat Days, Winona State University, McCowan
Gym, 7 p.m.
Mitch Paradise vs. Dr. Darin Davis ... Scotty Zappa vs. Chi-Town Thug ... Magnus Maximus vs. Horace the Pyschopath ... FLWA Midget Title match: Beautiful Bobby vs. Little Kato ... Whakked vs. Blood & Primetime w/ The High Rollers ... plus special Appearance by JR "the body double" Bonus.

All-Star Championship Wrestling
7/13 Spencer, WI
at the high school

French Lake Wrestling Association
7/15 Maple Grove, MN
at Alleygaters, 2 p.m.

Midwest Pro Wrestling
7/28 Bloomington, MN
Bloomington National Guary Armony, 7:30 p.m.

All American Wrestling
7/28 Brokaw, WI
Shaun's Bases Loaded, 7:30 p.m.

August-September
All-Star Championship Wrestling
8/2, Luxemburg, WI
Kewaunee County Fair

French Lake Wrestling Association
8/12 Maple Grove, MN
at Alleygaters, 2 p.m.

All-Star Championship Wrestling
8/24, ??, WI
Crawford County Fair

Midwest Pro Wrestling
8/25 Bloomington, MN
Bloomington National Guary Armony, 7:30 p.m.

All-Star Championship Wrestling
8/25 Denmark, WI
at the Circle Tap

All American Wrestling
8/25 Brokaw, WI
Shaun's Bases Loaded, 7:30 p.m.

French Lake Wrestling Association
9/2 Mayer, MN
at Bootleggers Bar

National Federation Of Wrestling
9/1-2 Exeland, WI
Labor Day weekend show with Tiny Tubbs, Darkchild, Rayzor Blade, Red Lightning, Haystacks Hastings, Dan Armstrong, El Supremo and many more

Midwest Pro Wrestling
9/22 Bloomington, MN
Bloomington National Guary Armony, 7:30 p.m.

NOTE: You never know when promotions are going to cancel. Before traveling a long distance, be safe and try to double check that the card is still on.

Ultra Championship Wrestling, based in Rapid City, S.D., is working on an outdoor wrestling show at the Sturgis Rally this year. They have a few spots open on the card so if you plan to hit the rally this year, drop them a line at: BookingInfo@ultrachampionshipwrestling.com. ... Ultimate Pro Wrestling on March 14 in Santa Ana, CA for its monthly Galaxy Theater show had Nova & Frankie Kazarian b Hardkore Kid & Adam Pearce. ... Combat Zone Wrestling last Saturday in Sewell, NJ, had Justice Pain & Reckless Youth b Trent Acid & Nick Mondo ... Harley Race's World League Wrestilng Saturday night in Versailles, MO before 500 fans saw Che Physique beat Heather Savage. ... RINGS ran on Saturday night in Council Bluffs, IA, with the following results: Joe Doerksen b Scott Ventimiglia, Rich Franklin b Travis Fulton, Naoyuki Kotani b Curtis Brigham, Bobby Hoffman b Zane Frazier, Matt Hughes b Brett Al-azzawi, Chatt Lavender b Laverne Clark, Kerry Schall b John Dixson, Jermaine Ander b Masaya Kojima, Jeremy Horn b Griffen Reynaud. ... Need a demo tape? Contact jamesk123@hotmail.com for help. ... Last weekend, Lenny Lane teamed with Mikey Whipreck in Tyler, Texas, to face local wrestlers Joe and Samir. Lenny has been updating his site regularly. Check it out at www.lennylane.com. ...

The following is from The IWA Mid-South Newsletter. E-mail iwamidsouth@yahoogroups.com to subscribe. Visit The IWA website at www.iwamidsouth.com.

The King of the Death Matches videos are complete and will be available at the show this Saturday night. Rico and myself went ahead and just made them from the one camera top view like all our other tapes instead of waiting to get the editing and everything else put on them. The decision was strictly business on this as we felt that people that had already ordered the tapes had waited long enough for them to be done. The tape is 3 and a half hours long and includes all the matches from those two nights plus taped interviews from the dressing room that the live fans didn't get to see. Since the tape does not have the two camera angles, the price has been dropped to $20 for the King of the Death Match tapes. Since the preorders were for $35, those people get a certificate for one free video along with the King of the Death Matches to make up for the price difference.

Since the tapes are finished, mail orders are also being accepted for the King of the Death Matches 2000 tape.

Send $20 plus $3.50 for a total of $23.50 with the check or money order made payable to Jim Fannin to:

IWA Mid-South
PO BOX 21476
Louisville, KY 40221-0476