I want to give a shout out to my man, "The King of Old School", Steve Corino, for winning The NWA WORLD Heavyweight Title. The WWF, WCW, ECW and AWA World Heavyweight Titles have all fragmented from The NWA World Heavyweight Title, and The NWA World Title has been defended in North Korea. Steve Corino did an interview for me in January of 2000 and he's one of the first people that I mention when people ask me whom I've interviewed since he's a known man. Visit The Official Website of The King of Old School at www.stevecorino.com.

All of this edition of Indyvelopments comes straight out of Tim Larson's Upper Midwest Wrestling Newsletter. Tim's newsletter is great and to subscribe to it, send an e-mail to him at Larsontl1@aol.com and ask him to subscribe you to The Upper Midwest Wrestling Newsletter. To read back issues of The UMWN, visit The Official Website of The Wrestling Proctologist, Dr. Darin Davis at www.drdarindavis.com, if The Good Doctor goes for the glove, then start running! Tim hadn't had an interview in the last couple of issues, but he had two interviews in the latest issue. His interviews are great as well.

Packerland Pro Wrestling
4/7 Appleton, WI
Checkered Flag
Simple Machine, Riverside, Tweed, Lead, and Profane played between the matches. They helped rock the Checkered Flag in Appleton Wisconsin.

"The Heartbreaker" Tim Lash with manager Lance Wright and his valet Ecstasy (H) vs. "Tenacious" Terry Allen (F).
Started the show off with an intense match. In the end Terry Allen hit and Allen-ton Bomb to walk away with the win.

"Mad" Max Mastiff accompanied by The Lone Wolf (F) vs. Conan the Dark Rider (H).
In a one sided match the Dark Rider rode off with the victory totally destroying Mastiff.

Part of RATINGS, "The man only known as" The Assassin with manager Koz (F) vs. Mitch Blake the Flury (H)
For the NEW PPW State Title. In a fast paced match these 2 competitors blew up the house. They fought until 2 powerbomb's from The Assassin finished off Blake to win the PPW State Title.

The team of RATINGS, PPW Light Heavy Weight Champion "The Evolution" Lauden Payne and Trilogy (F) vs. Mike Masters and Valyk with valet Drusula (H).

In the first time as a team after a long heated feud T3 and LP showed Masters and Valyk why they combined to form Ratings. They gave the audience what they wanted by handing a loss to the Windy City boys with both LP and T3 pinning Masters.

PPW Women's Champion "Lethal" Lisa Wild (F) vs. Drusula (H) vs. Stephanie Star (H) for the Women's title.
In a brutal 3 way match. After Star gave Lisa about the stiffest kick I have seen ever, Lisa fought her way back to retain the Women's Title with a real injury and all.

PPW Heavyweight Champion Cobra (H) with the Snake Pit consisting of Mad Dog, Gorilla, Step Star and manager "Luscious" Lance Wright vs. "The Unstoppable One" Tony the Annihilator (F).

After interference from Mad Dog, Conan and Ratings came out to the aid of Tony. The match was on. Cobra took it to Tony and was in control for most of the match. In the end a power slam to Cobras already badly bruised ribs was all the snake could take. Tony the Annihilator won the PPW Heavyweight Championship. RATINGS then beat up all of Cobras snake pit members. RATINGS, Conan (Tony's Tag team partner), and Tony celebrated in the ring. Cobra fired his whole snake pit.

PPW Hard-core Champion The Lone Wolf (F) vs. "The Crazed Ninja" Poison (H). Poison pulled out all the stops with a Ninjaterminator across the ring. In the ultimate of hard-core matches we had a face and heel change. Poison walked out the champion after a gruesome match only to come back and set the title on fire. Lone Wolf freaked out and went nuts leaving to the crowd booing him.

Awesome show all in all.
-Submitted

North American Wrestling Federation
4/17 Kenosha, WI
at the Brat Shop, 8 p.m.
Referees: James Kennedy and Tony Leone. Special Guest Announcer: Mancow's Morning Madhouse "Freak"

1. Brandon Blaze and Ryan Rogue over Derrick St. Holmes Esq. and Mason Diggs with a double roll up in the middle of the ring.

2. Micheal Mercury III over Love Machine Matt Longtime with a sunset in from the outside and a quick 3 count by Tony Leone after Longtime slapped his ass.

3. Private Areah with Major Steven Payne over Mitchell Slater after Slater signaled for the moonsault, Areah grabbed him by the waist and threw him outside. Where he was DDT'd on the concrete by Payne and rolled in for the 1-2-3.

4. Krueger over Eric Hammers for the lightweight strap however rules in the book state that Krueger was too heavy. The match was Kevin's but the title was Hammer's. Hammers took it upon himself to issue a challenge to any LIGHTWEIGHT in the back. Kat answered the call.

5. Kat showed off some stuff that Hammers might have taken notes on and put him in begging situations numerous times. We all loved the bronco buster in the corner delivered by the Kat. Kat pulled off the victory with a Japanese sunset and was the new champ. However rule 1 dash 22 point whatever article something or other helped Hammers retain seeming how the belt is not an intergender belt. After the match the Kat tried to entertain her fans by getting naked however Rockin Randy, Electric Eric Freedom and Adrian Lynch put a stop to it. Randy went on to say that no one wanted to see puppies. Lynch disagreed and immediately became the fan favorite. When he tried to encourage Kat, Randy and Eric put the boots to him until "Mr. USWA, WWF, XFL" himself, Lawler made the save and issued the challenge for later that nite.

6. Buzzsaw Brad Hunter over Eric Freedom by Disqualification. After Freedom took a top rope huricanrana, Randy broke up the count for the DQ.

7. Lucca Brazzi with Tommy Rox over Alan Action Jackson. A little interference by Rox gave Brazzi the edge for the chokeslam.

8. Berlin bomber over Lord Humungous.

9. Adrian Lynch and Jerry Lawler over Rockin Randy and Eric Freedom. I honestly could not see most of the match because of some asshole standing in front of the camera but Lawler won it with a roll up.
-Submitted

North American Wrestling Federation
4/20 Jefferson, WI
At the Jefferson County Fairgrounds
It was the first nice weather night in months which led to a smaller crowd. Attendance was around 75. There was some confusion on the start time. The tickets and newspaper ad said that bell time was at 7:30 p.m., but the posters stated 8:00 p.m. I arrived at 7:00, and the doors did not open until 7:45 p.m. I was stuck in a narrow hallway with the widest variety of, well, I don't want to call them white trash, .people I have ever seen. That was a harrowing experience. The Star Spangled Banner played at 8:05 p.m., and we were off. The referee for the night was Jimmy "Insert joke about the size of his ass here" Kennedy.

Ryan Rogue/Brandon Blaze vs. Derrick St. Holmes/Mason Diggs
This was my first time seeing Rogue in action, and my first time seeing Diggs live. Hey, Mason has got new trunks. Like Tim Larson mentioned in his year-end awards, Diggs has come a long way since his long hair/alternative Billy Kidman look in AAW. Brandon Blaze has started to put some muscle mass onto his frame, and looked really good. He's an early candidate for Most Improved Wrestler of 2001. Plus, the teenage girls went bonkers for him. As far as the match went, Rogue and Blaze worked very well together. They hit a pair of somersault planchas off of the ring apron in stereo onto Diggs and St. Holmes. Back in the ring, they hit a sandwich dropkick to both sides of Diggs, and a Christian reverse falling DDT/top rope tackle onto Diggs. Diggs and St. Holmes turned the tide using offense such as a St. Holmes butterfly suplex with Diggs hitting a hot shot and a Hangman's neckbreaker. Despite the smallish number, the crowd was very hot for this match, as they were the majority of the night. The turning point of the match was when Diggs missed a swanton bomb from the top, and Rogue and Blaze took over a got a 2 count on a variation of total elimination. All 4 men were brawling in the ring when St. Holmes went to hit Blaze with the Book of Knowledge, however he hit Diggs instead, KO'ing him. Rogue hit a top rope dropkick on St. Holmes, and Blaze/Rogue scored a double pin for the win. Good match. Rogue was a little bit sloppy early on, but the match gelled toward the end. I was disappointed that I did not get to see Diggs' ultra-cool springboard spin kick to the opponent standing on the apron.

Iraqi Assassin Poonjab vs. "Superstah" Mike Mercury
Mike Mercury, hailing from Minoxicil, Michigan took on Iraq's Poonjab. Is it just me, or are Mercury's headbands getting smaller and smaller each time out? Or, it just might be his hairline keeps receding to make them look smaller. You be the judge. Merc worked the crowd well, getting good crowd response each time he threatened to take the mask off. The end of the match came when Poonjab missed a corner charge, and he turned around and was met by Mercury's old finisher, the flatliner/downward spiral for the pin.

Eric Freedom and Rockin' Randy Interview
Following that match, Eric Freedom, Rockin' Randy hit the ring for an interview. They then called out Adrian Lynch. They informed the crowd that at the last NAWF Kenosha show, Jerry Lawler and The Kat were there. The Kat wanted to get nekkid' in the NAWF ring, but Randy and Eric stopped her. Adrian Lynch wanted her to take her clothes off, which led to the main event where Lynch and Lawler beat Randy and Freedom. Randy and Freedom demanded an apology, but Lynch refused. Out came Luca Braatze, managed by Tommy Rox. He chokeslammed Lynch, and the beatdown began. Out for the save came Jake "The Milkman" Milliman and Tough Tom, which set up the main event.

Matt Longtime vs. Kevin Krueger
First off, the last time that I reviewed a Kevin Krueger match, I mistakenly stated that he was not the same guy who worked the Milwaukee area indies 10 years ago. I was wrong, and I apologize. Kevin Krueger was "GQ" long before Longtime was. Anyway, Longtime continues to gain cult status, receiving a mild pop, even though he was the heel. Krueger has the look of a very believable babyface. This was the most entertaining match of the night. Halfway through the match, Longtime stated that he was sorry to Krueger for attacking him before the bell, and offered him a handshake. Krueger fell for it, and got a boot in the gut for being gullible. Later in the match when Longtime tried the handshake again, it was him who took the boot to the gut. Krueger kept the advantage hitting a sweet pescado to the floor, and following that up with a Bret Hart-esque 2nd rope elbow and a 2nd rope fistdrop. Longtime took back over hitting a couple of leg drops, to which he yelled out, "Yeah, brother." like the Hulkster. The end of the match came when Krueger went for a small package, but Longtime grabbed the ropes stopping the momentum, and scored the pin holding the ropes. That was a nice, tight finish to the match. I am such a mark for Longtime. The little things that he does in the ring, like the way he interacts with the referee and the crowd are fantastic.

Subhuman w/Tommy Rox vs. The Black Luchador Super ??
Tommy Rox came out and cut a nice promo stating that he has taken the wrestler formerly known as Steel Phoenix under his wing, and he was now known as Subhuman. His opponent was The Black Luchador, Super something. I could not understand what ring announcer Andy Arbuckle stated. These 2 have worked each other under different personas, and they work well together. Tommy Rox worked the crowd well, getting good heat. Subhuman used good power moves like a gorilla press which he held for at least 5 seconds, which was dropped down into a fallaway slam. I've never seen that one. He also used a Baldo Bomb and a doctor bomb for 2 counts. The Black Luchador used his speed and quickness, hitting a standing moonsault, as well as a nice DDT. He got amazing height on a top rope bodypress. The end came out of nowhere, when Subhuman hit his torture rack into a neckbreaker for the pin. It was hard for the fans to get behind the Black Luchador when they did not know his name.

Kamikaze Ken vs. Kujo
Following the intermission was Kamikaze Ken, minus nipple ring, as he took on Kujo. In my opinion, the first match after intermission is hardest to get crowd support due to the break, but these guys did well. I was stoked to see Ken live, as I am a big fan of his work in ACW. The action in the match spilled to the outside of the ring as Kujo hit a nice leg lariat on Ken, sending both over the top rope. Outside the ring, Kujo tried a piledriver, but it was reversed into a back body drop. Kujo did keep the advantage, using his weight belt to whip Ken's bare back. Ouch!! Ken was able to get the strap away, and he whipped the hell out of Kujo. Inside the ring, Kujo used his power to dominate. He hit a nice variation of the Kryptonite Krunch for a 2 count, as well as a wicked short-arm clothesline. Ken used his speed, with his trademark jabs and spinning headscissors. The finish came when Ken went to the top rope, but was crotched. I thought for a moment that Kujo was going to go for the Mullet Cutter, but instead he went for a superplex. Ken pushed Kujo off and hit his Kenton bomb for the pin. He got insane height on the Kenton, and unlike Jeff Hardy, he made solid contact with Kujo. Good match.

Eric Hammers vs. Rough Ryder Rashaan
Hammers was the heel here, working the crowd into a frenzy. This was mainly a comedy match. Rashaan hit all of his trademark moves, including the Tajiri rebound handspring back elbow and his spinwheel kick. He did however miss his moonsault. Hammers advised the crowd that he was going to press Rashaan above his head. When he tried, Rashaan fell on him and got the pin. Good match for what it was.

The Gladiator Little Caesar vs. "Buzzsaw" Brad Hunter
These 2 have faced each other numerous times in their young career. Unlike when Shifty and Sheriff Johnny faced each other numerous times early in their career and you saw improvement in each match, these 2 put on an average match. Caesar got some heckles from the crowd by having "I love you" boxer shorts under his toga. The match was very slowed paced, which was a change from all the other matches. The end came when Caesar went to the top rope, but Hunter met him a hit a top rope frankensteiner for the pin.

Main event: Adrian Lynch, Jake "The Milkman" Milliman, Tough Tom vs. Luca Braatze, Rockin' Randy, Eric Freedom
Lynch has lost the remaining weight that he still had on, and he is a much more believable babyface losing all that weight. Jake, still looks exactly the same as he did 10 years ago. He is sporting the king of all mullets. Matt Byron would have been proud. Tough Tom looked good like usual. Braatze is a young guy, who was wearing a sleeveless button-up shirt with a tie. If you remember what Guido Falcone wore in the old Global Wrestling Federation, that's what Braatze was wearing. Prior to the match, we were all treated to a concert by Rockin' Randy, for no extra cost. The action was very fast paced in the match. Braatze's tie came back to haunt him as Tough Tom used it to pummel him senseless. Lynch took the majority of the abuse early on, falling victim to a Rockin' Randy piledriver. He was able to kick out. Lynch made the hot tag to Jake, who was a proverbial "house afire." He even hit a powerslam and jumping DDT. The tide was turned when Jake missed a 2nd rope headbutt. The heels then took over beating on Jake, something that he is very accustomed to. He was able to make the tag twice to stop the abuse, but Jimmy Kennedy was distracted, and did not allow the tag. Old school baby! The end came when all 6 men were brawling in the ring. Tommy Rox got involved in the match, but he got sandwiched by a train wreck in the center of the ring. Eventually, it was a Randy/Freedom double team on Lynch. They bounced off the ropes for a double clothesline, but Freedom was tripped up by Milliman. Lynch gave Randy a boot to the gut followed by a piledriver for the pin. Good, fast paced match. However, the ending would have been more believable if Lynch had not kicked out of a piledriver earlier in the match, but the same piledriver was able to pin Randy. Oh well. A solid night of wrestling action. The NAWF will be back in Jefferson sometime later in the summer.

-Tracy Thom

Plymouth Championship Wrestling
4/21 Sioux City, Iowa
at Dungeon at the Castle on the Hill

Match 1: Big Money Showtime vs. Faygo
These two new comers had some trouble in their match but I just expect it to be first time jitters. This match started out with Big Money getting the early advantage but it didn't last long after Faygo got a chair. Three chair shots was able to slow down Big Money and soon they were taking each other inside and outside of the ring. They may have made some mistakes but it didn't keep them from having a good match. Big Money Showtime was able to put Faygo through a table. Faygo came back and had his opponent in the middle of the ring when Big Money took the feet from behind him and hit a drop kick into the chair from the a corner just opposite of Faygo to get the win.
Winner: Big Money Showtime

Interview: Bart McCoy interviews Royce Reed with Ivy
Royce starts out by going after the crowd and then he went after McCoy due to the tone of his voice. This didn't last a long time for Maxx Kalifornia came out to the ring and hit the Last Ride on Ivy and then he made fun of the Militia and then told Eddie Vick to expect nothing less than a Grade A ass kicking.

Match 2: Chris Canada w/ Revelation vs. Shimdog
TV Title Defense. The commissioner came out and talked about the injury to Chris Canada at the LeMars show and was planning on stripping Canada of the title but Chris said that he will wrestle no matter what. But before the commissioner could draw a name out of his hat the Militia's Music played and Shimdog came out and Got Tino a match with Canada. Also, it did not take long for Chris to tap out after he was put into a half crab.
Winner: Shimdog

Match 3: Shimdog vs. Jonny Blaze
Beat the Champ match. Then the commissioner told Shimdog that he had to face the Beat the Champ wrestler since he was the TV Champ and the wrestler was Jonny Blaze. Jonny came out and took the fight to Shimdog. That advantage didn't last long for Royce gave a chair to Shimdog and he threw it to Jonny Blaze and then hit Blaze with a spinning heel kick into the chair. Then Shimdog hit a superkick along with some drop kicks and suplexes. Jonny Blaze though was able to come back and hit the 420 splash but only got a two count. At this time Revelation and pulled the ref out of the ring while he was making a two count for Shimdog who had Blaze pinned. This allowed Big Daddy Dolan of AWO and PCW's Brute Force, to come in and hit the Dolan Driver on Shimdog. Jonny Blaze then positioned Shimdog to hit him with the Purple Haze Legdrop to get the win and the TV championship.
Winner: "Purple Haze" Jonny Blaze

Match 4: Stevie Wallace vs. Terrence Turtle W/ Randi Gavin
Third Stipulation match of the best of three matches. I Quit Match. Match of the Night (1) Terrence Turtle was first called out and he told a couple of jokes, then Stevie came out and had the ref send Randi Gavin to the back since he didn't have the Superfriends. Then Stevie and Turtle started out by getting into a fist fight and having to be separated by the ref. They restarted the match and Stevie got the advantage and then hit a messed up version of Turtle's Downloader, followed by a head scissors submission maneuver reversed into a full crab submission hold to try to get Stevie to tap. Stevie was going after Turtle until Turtle came back and soon both went to the outside to get separate chairs. They came back in and had a chair fight where Stevie lost his chair and then took a couple of chair shots to the head. Wallace then came back and tried to knock Turtle silly like Mankind getting nailed in the head by the Rock. Stevie then had a chair shot blocked and Turtle explained about the keys to the handcuffs. Stevie then was able to come back but he went for a move of the top rope and got knocked off and landed badly on the ground and messing up his leg. After this he was easy prey to the Multiplier to give Turtle the win. Turtle then went to the back with Randi, who returned after the match, while Stevie got helped out by a member of the crowd and the Head of Security.
Winner: Terrenc Turtle

Interview: Curtis Briggs
Briggs was saying that he wanted to hand out some punishment so he challenged anyone out of the back. While Briggs was being interviewed the ring was being disinfected due to Stevie bleeding like no other.

"Crazy" Curtis Briggs vs. "Thunder" Chen Li
This was a two minute match that had Briggs handing Chen Li his life back to him. Curtis hit a belly to belly suplex and then Briggs hit a STIFF Tombstone Piledriver on "Thunder" only to be pinned after a swinging DDT, and then Briggs hit a Tombstone Piledriver on the ref.
Winner: "Thunder" Chen Li

Match 6: Eddie Vick vs. Maxx Kalifornia
Grudge Match - No Disqualification. This match started out with Eddie Vick getting the advantage along with hitting his headbutt to the groin, and then dominating until Maxx was able to put down Vick and then come back to play ball with Eddie's head with a chair. Kalifornia then went after Vick some more, and then the Ref got tired of pushing him around and hit Eddie's own finisher on Vick, which was followed by another group of chair shots after Vick went through the crowd to a landing. Then Kalifornia hit Vick a couple more times with the chair and then put him through a table. They made it back to the ring to see Kalifornia miss the faultline and get the Vickdamizer, but Eddie couldn't cover immediately due to being worn out. Then Maxx was able to kick out and then hit the faultline for the victory.
Winner: Maxx Kalifornia

Match 7: the "Legacy" Jake Holmes vs. Carlos Vega. Heavyweight Title match
Match of the Night (2) This match can be described in two words, controversy, powerbomb. Jake Holmes and Carlos Vega hit each other with everything but the kitchen sink in this match. Jake Holmes slowed the match down and also stalled by either throwing Vega outside or going outside himself. Then Carlos hit a couple of senton splashes. Then Carlos was able to hit middle rope jump onto Jake's ribs. Then these two hit about twenty powerbombs until Carlos pinned Jake Holmes for the victory and the Heavyweight Belt.
Winner: Carlos Vega

Match 8: Los Guapos vs. Real Hott w/ Royce Reed vs. the Wild Ones.
Elimination Tag Team Title match. Match of the Night (3)
These three teams went at it and Los Guapos and the Wild Ones started out the fight until Real Hott made it to the ring. Then Inferno and Rico Martin started out and Ricky Sprague was tagged in by Martin. Ricky Sprague then was kept in the ring and away from his tag partner. Then one point the ref was distracted and all the members of Los Guapos and Real Hott were pounding on Sprague. Ricky then finally tagged JT and he took out their opponents and then tagged in Travis Deal to wrestle Inferno Kid. The members of Real Hott tried to tag in the Wild Ones and Los Guapos but they couldn't, but finally they tagged in the Wild Ones who tagged in one member of each group. Then A member of Los Guapos and Real Hott were tagged in when it all fell apart for all the members of the three teams except for Ricky Sprague who went over the top rope to take out the wrestlers, this went on for each of the wrestlers except for JT Wilcox. It ended with Inferno Kid hitting a moonsault. Then both of the members of Real Hot got pinned by Cassanova. That eliminated Real Hott and then Cassanova got dropped by a version of a Juvidriver from the shoulders of JT Wilcox followed by the Ocean Sprague Splash for the Wild Ones to get the win.
Winner: The Wild Ones
-Submitted

AWA Superstars
4/21 Guymon, OK
Texas County Arena
Chaz Wilder beat Sid Fury ... Super Dolphin beat Danny Dominion ... Wilder & Stryder beat Psycho & Sandman ... Diva Adara James beat Sunny (J. Stewart) ... Patriot beat Sexy Ace Steel ... Dick the Bruiser, Jr. beat Jonnie Stewart.
1,643 Paid.

Pro Wrestling America
4/22 West St. Paul, MN
West St. Paul Armory, 4 p.m.

About 250 fans came to see the second PWA show at the West St. Paul Armory. The show opened with an awards presentation. Norman & Pat Keitzer, who were wrestling magazine writers in the early 1970s, were given the Larry Cameron spirit award named after the late PWA wrestler.

Match 1: Sheriff Johnny Emerald (h) pinned Shawn Daivari (f)
The Sheriff got on the mike to open the show and read the fans their rights. Daivari came out dressed like the Sheriff, mocking him on the mike. Slow first 3 minutes with both men ending up walking around on the floor. Things started to pick up when Deputy Daivari hit a dropkick to the chest of the Sheriff as he sat on the mat. At 7:30, Daivari missed a moonsault and Sheriff recovered to hit a pedigree and pin him at 7:45.

Match 2: Ashley Xavier (h) pinned Lacey (f)
These two have picked up the pace of their match, which makes it more entertaining. Xavier took several short cuts like pulling hair and choking. She bodyslammed Lacey once and tried a second time, but got caught in a small package for two. Finish came when Ashley hit a swinging neckbreaker and then used the ropes for leverage to aid the pin. Lacey chased Ashley back to the dressing room.

Match 3: Black Stallion (f) beat Shifty (h) by DQ
About 10 minutes into the match, Stallion tried to give Shifty a splash, but referee Ryan Johnson got caught in between and was knocked to the canvas. Stallion gave Shifty a version of the Oklahoma Stampede and counted the pin, but Johnson was still out. While Stallion was reviving Johnson, a rookie named Peace Maker tossed in Shifty's cruiserweight title. Shifty hit Stallion with the belt in front of Johnson and was DQ'd. Shifty ended up hitting the Peace Maker before leaving the ring.

Match 4: PWA champion Derrick Dukes (f) went to a draw with Matt Burns (h) in a table match.
The match started as a brawl around the arena. Burns took a cool bump over the top of a garage can. They ended up fighting in a shopping cart, hitting each other with chair and brawling all over. Dukes was helped by one of the promoters, Krystal Hiatt, who fought with Burns' new manager, General Chang. The finish came about nine minutes in with Burns put Dukes on a table in the middle of the ring, climbed to the top rope, only to be knocked down on his jewels in the corner. Dukes climbed up and gave Burns a belly-to-belly suplex onto the table. They both crashed through as the same time, causing the draw. This was the best match of the card by a long shot.

Match 5: TNT Tesdahl with Destiny (f) beat Mitch Paradise with Sheik Adnon Al Kaissey (h) by DQ
The two men tested strength early in a greco roman knuckle lock. Eventually Paradise took over on offense. Late, Tesdahl gave Paradise a splash in the corner and did a cart wheel, somersault and grabbed Paradise with his feet as he did a handstand. He flipped Paradise, who went to the Sheik and got his sword and hit Tesdahl for the DQ.

Match 6: Big Bad John Dodovich, Charlie Norris and Austin Aries (f) beat Jake Ricker, Big Daddy Hoofer and Ian Xavier (h)
Dodovich is a St. Paul bar owner who faced Paradise last show in a body slam challenge. The faces worked over Ricker early, but down the stretch the match mostly consisted of the heels beating up Aries while Big John and Charlie tried to get in the ring. Finish came when BBJ got the hot tagged and cleaned house. He then threw Ricker into Charlie's big boot and then BBJ gave him a splash and pinned him. In the meantime, Aries jumped from the top turnbuckle onto Xavier and Hoofer on the floor.
-Larson

Steel Domain Wrestling
4/27 Crystal, MN
Crystal Community Center
Ace Steel vs. Jerry Lynn ... Danny Dominion vs. Magnus Maximus ... Blood and Hater vs. Flex Appeal ... PT Lumpkin vs. Lenny Lane vs. Z ... Colt Cabana vs. Rikki Noga ... CM Punk vs. Nick Mondo.

Steel Domain Wrestling
4/28 West St. Paul, MN
West St. Paul Armory
Rikki Noga vs. Travis Lee ... CM Punk vs. Ace Steel ... Colt Cabana vs. Eric Priest ... Gage Octane vs. Brent Fillmore. Also scheduled are The Hater, Blood, Brad Bradley, Mortimer Plumtree and more.

Minnesota Independent Wrestling
4/28 St. Cloud, MN
National Guard Armory
Jerry Lynn vs. Magnus Maximus, Mitch Paradise vs. Lenny Lane, Pit Boss with McCoy Counterfeit vs. Robbie Thunder, K-Train vs. Big Daddy Hoofer, Autumn Hayzes vs. Lacey and more.

World All-Star Wrestling Alliance
4/28 Hoyt Lakes, MN

National Federation of Wrestling
4/28 Ladysmith, WI
at Mount Senario Fine Arts Center

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

Powerhouse Pro Wrestling
4/28 Kenosha, WI
at the Chat Room

AWO
4/28 Mankato, MN
at the National Guard Armory
Shimdog (c) v. Kaos [AWO Heavyweight Title Match] ... Stroker Ace Corbin & Playboy Aaron Corbin (c) v. Reign & Suiside ... Gator v. Griz in a Barbed Wire Match ... Griz v. Ozz ... Necromaster v. Havoc ... Redneck Justice v. Boyscout Billy Crookston ... Revelation v. Inferno (from PCW) ... Chris Canada (from PCW's Millennium Militia) v. Adam Drake.

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

All-Star Championship Wrestling
5/5 Green Bay, Wi
at the Watering Hole

Powerhouse Pro Wrestling
5/5 Hustisford, WI
at Fireman's Dance Hall

All-Star Championship Wrestling
5/11 Two Rivers, WI
at the high school

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

MidWest Championship Wrestling (MWCW)
5/12 Oskaloosa, Iowa
Mitch Paradise, T.S. Aggressor, Big Dog Barber, AWOL, Horace the Psychopath, Kamikaze, Pete Huge, Gage Octane, Brent Fillmore, Griz and more.

National Federation of Wrestling
5/12 Exland, WI

All American Wrestling
5/12 LaCresant, MN
at Lacresant Community Arena, 7:30 p.m.

Powerhouse Pro Wrestling
5/12 Stevens Point, WI
at Skipp's Bowl

Pro Wrestling America
5/13 West St. Paul
at the West St. Paul Armory, 4 p.m.
Fantasy manager night. 14 special fans will be allowed to manage on the card if they pay $100. For that, they will receive 10 tickets which they can sell or give away.
Entrants can call Ray at 612-724-4431.

Mid American Wrestling
5/18 West Allis, WI
at the Knights of Columbus
Fans Choose The Stipulations/Heavyweight Title Match: MAW Heavyweight Champion] Hardcore Craig vs. Ian Rotten .. Corporal Robinson vs. Dino Bambino ... Adrian Serrano vs. CM Punk, Scott DeMarc & Dave Prazak ... Classic Colt Cabana vs. Dysfunction Kurt Krueger ... The Skull Krusher vs. Derek St. Holmes, Esq. with Quentin ... Chuckie Smooth vs. Farmer Vic ... Frankie DeFalco vs. Matt Longtime.

All American Wrestling
5/18 Eau Claire, WI
Eau Claire Civic Center, 7:30 p.m.

NWA Midwest
5/18 Des Moines, Iowa

All-Star Championship Wrestling
5/18 Kiel, WI
at the Gravel Pit
Former WWF superstar Road Dogg Jesse James vs. Kujo

AWA Superstars of Wrestling
5/18 Jacksonville, FL

AWA Superstars of Wrestling
5/19 Key Biscane, FL

French Lake Wrestling Association
5/19 Big Lake, MN
at Hero's Sports Complex, 7 p.m.
Scotty Zappa vs. Rikki Noga ... Big Daddy Hoofer vs. The Pit Boss with the High Rollers ... Primetime with McCoy Counterfeit vs. Dr. Darin Davis ... J.R. the Punisher vs. Tony DeNucci ... Terry Fox vs. K-Train ... plus Autumn Hayzes, Chi-Town Thug and more.

Wrestle America 2000
5/19 Minneapolis, MN
at Grumpy's Bar on Washington Avenue

Great Lakes Championship Wrestling
5/19 Cedarburg, WI
at Circle B, 8 p.m.
Road Dogg Jesse James vs. Eric Freedom ... Iron Mike Samson vs. Adrian Lynch ... Adrian Serrano vs. Love Machine Matt Longtime ... The Militia vs. Humongous & Ice Walters ... Rockin' Randy vs. Allan Jackson ... Fujinaki vs. Mr. Browne

Iron Range Championship Wrestling
5/19 Virginia, MN
Miner's Memorial Arena
"Stunning" Jeremy Halberg vs. T-Rex. Also appearing: Nick Mondo, 'Tasty' Travis Lee, 'Black Top Bully' Barry Darsow, Wild Bill Irwin, Stanley Cup and Desert Fox.

Powerslam Productions
5/19 Delafield, WI
at Hogg Alley, 2:30 p.m.
Main Event: Tough Tom vs. Eric Freedom in a lumberjack match. Also on the card: The Southern Mississippi Militia, Jake "The Milkman" Milliman, Tom "Rocky" Stone, Rockin' Randy, Sgt. Medallion, Action Jackson, Richie Orgas, Ice Walters, Brandon Blaze, Chad Staples, Matt Dearth.

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

Midwest Pro Wrestling
5/25 Somerset, WI
at 93X Fest 2001

Midwest Pro Wrestling
5/26 Somerset, WI
at 93X Fest 2001

National Federation of Wrestling
5/26 Ladysmith, WI
Mount Senario Fine Arts Center

Midwest Pro Wrestling
5/27 Somerset, WI
at 93X Fest 2001

French Lake Wrestling Association
5/27 Mayer, MN
at Bootleggers Bar
Canceled. The FLWA is trying to find another venue for this show.

June
Powerhouse Pro Wrestling
6/1 Stevens Point, WI
at Skipp's Bowl

All-Star Championship Wrestling
6/2 Denmark, WI
at the Circle Tap
Hacksaw Jim Duggan

Extreme Trials II
6/2 Bloomington, Minnesota
Southern Open Submission Championships

Midwest Pro Wrestling
6/3 Minneapolis, MN
at First Avenue nightclub

Mid American Wrestling
6/3 West Allis, WI
at Knights of Columbus (1800 S. 92nd Street)

Minnesota Independent Wrestling
6/9 Fridley, MN
at the Main Event Bar

National Federation of Wrestling
6/9 Escanaba, MI
at Club Vertigo
Darkchild, Rayzor Blade, Amerikid, Tiny Tubbs, Peter B. Beautiful and many more.

French Lake Wrestling Association
6/10 Maple Grove, MN
at Alleygaters, 2 p.m.
Whakked (Dan Jesser & Hater) vs. Kenny Jay & Buck ZumHofe ... Kamikaze vs. Red Lightning ... Mitch Paradise vs. Chi-Town Thug ... Tony DeNucci vs. Rikki Noga ... Lenny Lane vs. Scotty Zappa ... Lacey vs. Ashley Xavier.

All American Wrestling
6/15 Eau Claire, WI
Eau Claire Civic Center, 7:30 p.m.

All-Star Championship Wrestling
6/16 Luxembourg, WI
at the Kewaunee County Fairgrounds

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

Minnesota Independent Wrestling
6/16 St. Louis Park, MN
at the St. Louis Park Parktacular

Mid American Wrestling
6/16 Muskego, WI
at KP's Classics

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

Pro Wrestling America
6/23 South St. Paul

Wrestle America 2000
6/30 Coon Rapids, MN
at Grumpy's

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.

Wrestle America 2000
7/4 Coon Rapids, MN
at Grumpy's

All American Wrestling
7/6 Eau Claire, WI
Eau Claire Civic Center, 7:30 p.m.

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

Minnesota Independent Wrestling
7/14 Fridley, MN
at the Main Event Bar

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

World of Wrestling
7/20 Two Harbors, MN
at the fairgrounds

Powerhouse Pro Wrestling
7/22 Kimberly, WI
at the Paper Festival

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

All American Wrestling
7/29 Eau Claire, WI
Eau Claire Civic Center, 7 p.m.

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

French Lake Wrestling Association
8/3 Litchfield, MN
Meeker Co. Fair at Meeker Co. Fairgrounds, 7:30 p.m.
FLWA has been signed Nick Bockwinkle. ... Main Event FLWA Heavyweight Title Match: Lenny Lane vs. Scotty Zappa. FLWA Tag Team Title Match: Whakked vs. Kamikaze Ken & Red Lightning. ... BOZO Suit Match: High Roller STX vs. Buck "Rock & Roll" Zum Hofe w/ Mago ... Ricki Noga vs. Tony DeNucci ... Mitch Paradise vs. Magnus Maximus ... Dr. Darin Davis vs. Iron Mike America.

Minnesota Independent Wrestling
8/4 Fridley, MN
at the Main Event Bar

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

All American Wrestling
8/17 Eau Claire, WI
Eau Claire Civic Center, 7:30 p.m.

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

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

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

Powerhouse Pro Wrestling
8/30 Mineral Point, WI
at Iowa County Fair

Powerhouse Pro Wrestling
9/1 Stevens Point, WI
at Skipp's Bowl

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

Minnesota Independent Wrestling
9/8 Fridley, MN
at the Main Event Bar

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.

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Midwest notes
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Who's who finished
Tim Larson's Who's Who in the Upper Midwest is finished. The 32-page magazine features about 300 profiles of who's who in the Upper Midwest along with 170 photos. In addition, the magazine has feature stories on Eric Hammers and Nick Mondo along with a few other items. It is sure to be a collector's item.
To order your copy, send $5 and your address to:
Tim Larson
PO Box 202,
Waconia, MN 55387.