Yesterday I received "Who's Who In The Upper Midwest" by Tim Larson. In case you haven't noticed my mentioning it every week, it's a 32 page magazine with 170 pictures and over 400 short bio's of just about all of the workers mentioned below. It's worth the $5 JUST for the two pictures of Alexis! Plus there's articles on "Sick" Nick Mondo and "Straight Edge" Eric Hammers. Did you know that The Blessed Reverend Axl Future made his wrestling debut in 1992 against Tough Tony Ramone? You would, if you had your own copy of "Who's Who In The Upper Midwest." The address is below.

This entire edition of Indyvelopments (except for the link gimmick at the bottom) comes from Tim Larson's Upper Midwest Wrestling Newsletter (which is why I mentioned Who's Who). An archive of The Upper Midwest Wrestling Newsletter can be found at the Official Website of The World's Greatest Proctologist, Dr. Darin Davis.

Results
April
All American Wrestling
4/28 Brokaw, WI
Shaun's Bases Loaded, 7:30 p.m.
Lauden Payne defeated Triogy ... Jason Dux beat Judge Jesse ... Venom beat Ratt ... The Bull defeated Prep Boy Timothy ... Mad Wolverine beat Hannibal ... The Armonis beat Switch & Horace the Psychopath to win the AAW tag team titles ... The Natural defeated "Big Dog" Dave Rose to win the hardcore title.

All American Wrestling
5/25 Brokaw, WI
Shaun's Bases Loaded, 7:30 p.m.
Trilogy & J-Rock defeated Lauden Payne & Judge Jesse ... Mike "The Bull" Geuke beat Vennom ... Switch defeated Prep Boy Tim w/ Cherry ... Mad Wolverine defeated Kamikazi in a no DQ submission match ... Killer Claw defeated Romeo Valentino ... Horace the Psychopath beat Hannibal w/ Rain ... Big Dog Dave Rose won a 12-man battle royal ... In a hardcore title house of pain match with florescent tubes attached to ropes and a florescent light log cabin in the ring saw The Natural beat Big Dog Dave Rose.

Plymouth Championship Wrestling
6/2 Sioux City, Iowa
at the Castle on the Hill
Terrence Turtle beat Inferno ... Johnny Blaze beat JT Wilcox ... Ricky Sprague beat Eddie Vick ... Los Guapos beat Big Money Showtime & Faygo ... Legacy Jake Holmes beat Terrence Turtle in a world title match ... Stevie Wallace with Xtacy beat Chris Canada ... Maxx Kalifornia beat Travis Deal.

Midwest Pro Wrestling
6/3 Minneapolis, MN
at First Avenue nightclub, 6 p.m.
Cruel & Unusual defeated Travis Lee & City Slicker Jake Ricker ... Helmut Von Strauss pinned Adrian Lynch with a small package. ... Black Stallion pinned Sheriff Johnny Emerald. After the match, Stallion put the Sheriff through a table at ringside. ... Shifty pinned Shawn Daivari to retain the MPW cruiserweight title in the best match of the night ... Mitch Paradise pinned Kevin Krueger to retain the MPW heavyweight championship after delivering a top rope elbow drop. About 250 in attendance.

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Minnesota Independent Wrestling
6/9 Fridley, MN
at the Main Event Bar
Lenny Lane, Big Daddy Hoofer, Mitch Paradise, Chi-Town Thug, Rikki Noga, K-Train, Robbie Thunder, Johnny Parks, Hater, Scotty Zappa, Scott Free, Pit Boss and McCoy Counterfeit.

Plymouth Championship Wrestling
6/9 Lead, Iowa
on Central St (right off Floyd Blvd.) for Leeds Days (it's an outdoors show).
7 p.m.

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.

Powerhouse Pro Wrestling
6/15 Kenosha, WI
at The Chat Room 7:30 p.m.

Total Destruction
6/15 Sioux Falls, S.D.
at the Ramkota Exhibit Hall
Shoot-fighting

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
Johnny Parks vs. Robbie Thunder with McCoy Counterfeit ... Mitch Paradise vs. Lenny Lane ... Southern Mississippi Militia vs. Big Daddy Hoofer & Rikki Noga ... K-Train , Dan Jesser, Autumn Hayze and more.

Mid American Wrestling
6/16 Muskego, WI
at KP's Classics
Hardcore Craig vs. Ian Rotten. EXPLODING BARBED WIRE MATCH!

Plymouth Championship Wrestling
6/16 Sioux City, Iowa
at the Castle on the Hill

All-Star Championship Wrestling
6/22 Green Bay, WI
Beat the Heat 2001

Pro Wrestling America
6/23 South St. Paul

AWA Superstars of Wrestling
6/23 Phoenix, AZ
Dusty Rhodes vs. Jonnie Stewart in a steel cage match.

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

Plymouth Championship Wrestling
6/30 Sioux City, Iowa
at the Castle on the Hill

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.

Great Lakes Championship Wrestling
7/7 Ashippun, WI
at Firemen's Picnic

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

Extreme Brawl 6
7/13 Kenosha , WI
Shoot-fighting

Extreme Trials
7/13 Bloomington, MN
Shoot-fight. Main event Dan Severn vs. Lenn Walker

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

All American Wrestling
7/14 Spirit Lake, Iowa, 8 p.m.

Plymouth Championship Wrestling
7/14 Sioux City, Iowa
at the Castle on the Hill

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

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

Superstars of Wrestling
7/21 Eagle Grove, Iowa

Steel Domain Wrestling
7/21 West St. Paul, MN
at the West St. Paul Armory
Lenny Lane, Danny Dominion, Tony DeNucci, Travis Lee, Eric Priest, Magnus Maximus, Hellraiser Blood, Scotty Zappa, Brad Bradley, Rikki Noga, CM Punk, Colt Cabana, Nick Mondo, Ace Steel and more.

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

Packerland Pro Wrestling
7/28 Appleton, WI
At the Checkered Flag

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

Plymouth Championship Wrestling
7/28 Sioux City, Iowa
at the Castle on the Hill

Extreme Challenge Trials
7/28 Clinton, IA
at The Pig Pen, 2 p.m.
Shoot-fighting

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
at the Meeker Co. Fair at Meeker Co. Fairgrounds, 7:30 p.m.
FLWA has been signed Nick Bockwinkle to appear. ... 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 ... 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

Plymouth Championship Wrestling
8/11 Sioux City, Iowa
at the Castle on the Hill

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.

Plymouth Championship Wrestling
8/25 Sioux City, Iowa
at the Castle on the Hill

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

All American Wrestling
9/7 Eau Claire, WI
Eau Claire Civic Center, 7:30 p.m.
Night of Champions

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.

Around the horn
On September 1 and 2 at the All State Arena in Chicago, Mean Gene Okerlund, Bobby Heenan, Roddy Piper, Honky Tonk Man, Ken Patera, Jerry Lawler, The Kat, Curt Hennig, Terry Funk, Hacksaw Duggan, Jimmy Hart, The Nasty Boys, Bruno Sammartino, Superfly Snuka, Jake Roberts, Iron Sheik, Nikolia Volkoff, Mad Dog Vachon, Tito Santana, The Bushwhackers, Jim Neidhart, Tony Atlas, Greg Valentine, Cowboy Bob Orton, Earthquake, Typhoon, Jumpin' Jim Brunzell, One Man Gang, Disorderly Conduct, Nick Bockwinkle, Harley Race, Brutus Beefcake, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Terry Taylor, Lou Thesz, Verne Gagne, Paul Orndorff, Killer Kowolski, Crowbar, The Barbarian, The Road Warriors Hawk and Animal, Madusa, Stevie Ray, Vampiro, Kanyon, Leia Meow, King Kong Bundy will be at a fantasy camp. Camp participants will go head to head with an All Star in a featured match. There will be demonstrations, coaching and insider stories. Breakfast and lunch will also be served with the wrestlers. There will be free autographs, videos and pictures. There will be 10 rings. Camp participants will receive their own personalized video of their interview, entrance, and featured match against an All Star. Register at 800-781-7000. ... On June 1 in Charlestown, Indiana, the King of the Death Matches 2001 was held. Dave Prazak was on commentary, while Craig Smith was one of the referees. Here are the results: Suicide Kid def. Richard X (Barbed Wire Bat Match); Mark Wolf def. Uncle Honkey (Barbed Wire Board Match); Rollin Hard def. Deranged (Barbed Wire Board Match); "Rugby Thug" Trent Baker def. Tower of Doom (Thumbtack Match); Corporal Robinson def. Chris Hero (Thumbtack Match); Hido def. Bull Pain (Barbed Wire Bat Match) - Hido badly injured his elbow; Axl Rotten def. Shank Dorsey (Barbed Wire Salt Match); Mean Mitch Page def. Paul E. Smooth (Barbed Wire Salt Match); Too Tuff Tony def. Mr. Insanity (Four Corners of Pain Match); Necro Butcher def. American Kickboxer (Four Corners of Pain Match) - Chris Hero interferes.; Ian Rotten def. Peter B. Beautiful (Fans Bring the Weapons Match); Sick Nick Mondo def. Cash Flo (Fans Bring the Weapons Match). ... On June 2 for Extreme Wrestling Federation, Peter B. Beautiful defeated Drago for the EWF Hardcore Title. PBB was then pinned by Anarchy just seconds later to lose the title. Wisconsin referee Craig Smith also worked the show. Show was headlined by current WCW Cruiserweight Champion "Sugar" Shane Helms. ... Midwest Pro Wrestling Inc. will have an open house on Friday and Saturday, June 15 and 16 at its training center located at 7600 W. 27th , Suite #217, St., St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Food & refreshments will be served, MPW merchandise will be available. Personal training and nutrition information will be available plus fantasy camp on Saturday. ... In Minneapolis, June 4, at the Target Center, several Minnesota independent wrestlers worked in matches. Taka Michinoku pinned Johnny Parks after a Michinoku Driver 2. Live Wire Johnny Parks has worked in Australia for the last few years and has been working the Minnesota indy scene for the last five months. Shelton Benjamin & Brock Lesnar with Jesse Ventura in their corner defeated Scotty Zappa & Marcus (Magnus) Maximus. Benjamin hit his 360 splash. Lesnar hit a shooting star press on Maximus to score the pin. Steve Blackman pinned Steve (Primetime) Lumpkin after a sidewalk slam. ... On Tuesday in Grand Forks, N.D., for the WWF in what were said to be pretty good dark matches, Mitch Paradise faced Scotty Zappa and Magnus Maximus faced Brock Lesnar. ... Adam Pearce will be on Dave Meltzer's internet audio show on Wrestling Observer Live at http://www.eyada.com on June 15.