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This match was a lot of fun to watch. Asari has become another wrestler for me to keep an eye on during this project as shes really risen up there for me. Yagi had some incredible use of the armbar submission. Im really happy that I have seen this.

I thought this was so very awesome! This is really up there with the best character work of 2000. I loved how Villano III was still technically a rudo but gave his respect to the tecnicos and refused to do anything dastardly against them which put him at odds with Pierroth and Fuerza. I liked one moment after the first fall where the rudos were talking about what to do with Villano as he seemed to be on the side of the tecnicos which made 4 vs 2. They really stuck with the plan and even though the match went 2 straight falls for the tecnicos which I thought was smart, and what cemented the full face turn for Villano was the post match with the rudos electrocuting Villano which Ive never seen in lucha. This is one of my favorite matches of 2000. As far as the work went, pretty much everyone was good to great with the exception of Pierroth which kept it from being a truly top tier match of the year. That said this is very highly recommended!

IWA on WGN [taped on August 5, 1991] (aired on August 6, 1991) ⦁ Bob Caudel and Scott Hudson welcome us back to the this new episode of IWA on WGN, we will see some great action with a 6 woman tag match, Sabu will defend the Television championship against Art Barr, the new tag team of Al Snow and Wayne Shamrock will show the audience what they're made of and Brad Armstrong will be in action on this show. ⦁ After showing clips from the main event of the ESPN show, they bring out the very first IWA champion, Tully Blanchard. He told Caudel that this was a practice in inevitability. He will show that he will be a true world champion and will take on all comers. Caudel asked if he will give a rematch against Brad Armstrong from the finals of the title tournament, Blanchard said that since he is no longer in the top 10 rankings, he will not recieve a title shot. Just as they shift into another round of questions, Brad Armstrong comes up to the announce table and wanted to make a correction. "Unless my ears are decieving me, I swore I heard you say that you will take on all comers but then you said only those in the top 10. So which is it?" Bob Caudel interjects and mentions that in the IWA title bylines, Tully is correct in that he will defend against those in the Top 10. Tully grins and told Armstrong to enjoy being in the preliminary matches and walks away signifying the end of the interview. ⦁ Luna Vachon, Monster Ripper & Akira Hokuto defeated Miss Texas, Medusa & Bull Nakano with Vachon hitting a DDT on Medusa for the win. ⦁ Bob Caudel congratulates Luna, Monster Ripper and Akira Hokuto on their win tonight as well as their win from the big ESPN show. Luna says that she will continue her family's tradition of kicking butt and taking names and will prove she, along with the two she's with, are the toughest women in wrestling. Women aren't just prissy valets who just follow the men around and not do anything of their own. This is just the beginning of women showing that they can also be top stars in the wrestling world. ⦁ TV Championship: Sabu defeated Art Barr with a moonsault into a pinning combination. ⦁ The Fabulous Ones with Jim Cornette walk out to the announcers table as the new IWA tag team champions. Cornette said that he told everyone that The Fabs would come into this ramshackle part of the country, win the titles and beat everyone that there is to beat here. You will see these two superstars hold the straps for a very long time around their gorgeous waists. He will admit that those two Canadian punks, The Thrill Seekers, were scrappy and had some fire but at the end of the end of the day, they weren't even in their league and got treated as such and everyone should see the tape of the ESPN show for proof. ⦁ Al Snow & Wayne Shamrock defeated The Villanos with Al Snow landing a German Suplex on Villano III for the win. ⦁ Bob Caudel then makes a special announcement that they will be making their debut on PPV on September 21st called FALL SLAM. ⦁ Lightning Kid defeated Brad Armstrong as Eddie Gilbert and Eric Embry come out and interferes with Embry distracting the referee and Gilbert throwing a chain to Lightning Kid for him to knock out Armstrong and get the 3-count. All 3 beat down Armstrong and then pose as a unit as the show comes to a close. Live Show [August 5, 1991] ⦁ Buddy Landel vs. Brian Lee ⦁ Pirata Morgan vs. Art Barr vs. Javier Llanes vs. Felino ⦁ Sabu & The Wild Bunch vs. Tom Prichard & The Elminators ⦁ Chris Adams vs. Norman Smiley ⦁ Eric Embry & Eddie Gilbert vs. Jerry Lynn & Brad Armstrong Live Show [August 6, 1991] ⦁ PG-13 vs. The Eliminators ⦁ Scott Levy vs. Negro Navarro ⦁ Bobby Fulton vs. Chris Adams ⦁ IWA Tag Team Championship: The Fabulous Ones vs. Al Snow & Wayne Shamrock ⦁ Battle Royal: Aja Kong, Akira Hokuto, Candi Divine, Cynthia Moreno, Debbie Combs, Desiree Peterson, Leilani Kai, Luna Vachon, Medusa, Miss Texas, Monster Ripper ⦁ Eric Embry & Eddie Gilbert vs. Jerry Lynn & Brad Armstrong ⦁ IWA Championship: Tully Blanchard vs. Sabu Live Show [August 7, 1991] ⦁ PG-13 vs. The Eliminators ⦁ Billy Joe Travis, Doug Somers & DJ Peterson vs. The Villanos ⦁ Chris Adams vs. Tommy Rogers ⦁ Aja Kong vs. Miss Texas ⦁ Eddie Gilbert vs. Tom Prichard ⦁ Brad Armstrong vs. Eric Embry ⦁ IWA Tag Team Championship: The Fabulous Ones vs. The Thrill Seekers Live Show [August 8, 1991] ⦁ Pirata Morgan & Black Terry vs. Art Barr & Jimmy Del Ray ⦁ Billy Joe Travis vs. Brad Rhenigans ⦁ Luna Vachon, Monster Ripper & Akira Hokuto vs. Medusa, Miss Texas & Bull Nakano ⦁ PG-13 vs. The Thrill Seekers ⦁ Lightning Kid vs. Bobby Fulton ⦁ Brad Armstrong & Jerry Lynn vs. Eric Embry & Eddie Gilbert Live Show [August 9, 1991] ⦁ Steven Regal vs. Norman Smiley ⦁ The Villanos vs. Los Brazos ⦁ Battle Royal: Art Barr, Billy Joe Travis, Brad Rhenigans, Brian Lee, Buddy Landel, Chris Candido, Dean Malenko, Doug Somers, Iceman King Parsons, Jackie Fulton, Jimmy Del Ray, Jeff Gaylord, Negro Navarro, Scott Levy, Tom Prichard ⦁ Medusa vs. Monster Ripper ⦁ IWA Tag Team Championship: The Fabulous Ones vs. The Fantastics vs. The Wild Bunch ⦁ Brad Armstrong vs. Eddie Gilbert ⦁ IWA Championship: Tully Blanchard vs. Chris Adams IWA on ESPN (taped on morning of August 10, 1991) ⦁ Pirata Morgan defeated Dean Malenko by submission with the Saka Otoshi into the Pirata Lock. ⦁ Aja Kong & Akira Hokuto defeated Bull Nakano & Cynthia Moreno as Aja Kong hits a thunderous powerbomb on Cynthia Moreno for the win. ⦁ Black Terry, Felino & Javier Llanes defeated Brad Rhenigans, Brian Lee & Tom Prichard with Felino using La Casita on Brad Rhenigans. ⦁ TV Championship: Sabu defeated Wayne Shamrock by countout after hitting a tope suicida on Shamrock on the outside and crawling back in before the 10 count. ⦁ The Thrill Seekers defeated The Wild Bunch with Jericho hitting a brain buster on Billy Black for the win. Injury Report: Scott Levy was injured during a live show and might not return to action until February of 1992.

Top 10 Ranking: 1. Tully Blanchard [8-0-2] IWA CHAMPION 2. Eric Embry [7-3-3] 3. Eddy Guerrero [6-1-1] 4. Lightning Kid [6-4-2] 5. Stan Lane [4-2] TAG TEAM CHAMPION 6. Steve Kiern [4-2] TAG TEAM CHAMPION 7. Blue Panther [4-3-1] 8. Bobby Fulton [4-3-1] 9. Chris Adams [4-3-1] 10. Sabu [4-3-1] TV CHAMPION 11. Brad Armstrong [4-3-4] 12. Tommy Rogers [4-4-1] 13. Jerry Lynn [4-6-2] 14. Akira Hokuto [3-0] 15. Bull Nakano [3-2] NEWS UPDATE: ESPN is upset with the excessive use of blood in the tag title match and the monthly live show will probably be coming to an end but IWA will have a big announcement at the next airing of the WGN show about the future of big televised shows.

Ran Yu Yu is becoming one of the more interesting wrestlers of this project. I'm almost always intrigued by the matches she's in and they deliver for the most part too. I thought the venue was an interesting touch as it was pretty intimate with about 100 people in attendance. The matwork was pretty good and the striking was stiff. It was a very hard fought match as it seemed like every strike or submission had a sense of struggle to it which I really like in matches. I loved the ending with the forearm strike to Tsubasa as she was coming off the ropes.

IWA on WGN [taped on July 27, 1991] (aired on July 31, 1991) ⦁ Bob Caudel and Scott Hudson welcome us to another episode of IWA wrestling on WGN and we are 3 more days until we will finally get an IWA Heavyweight Champion and the first IWA Tag Team Champions on the live edition of the ESPN show. Tonight we'll see an 8 man tag match and a return match of the new TV champion, Sabu, defending his title against former champion Eric Embry. ⦁ Just as they are running the rest of the card down, Tully Blanchard and Medusa make their presence known at the announcers booth. ⦁ The Fabulous Ones & The Wild Bunch defeats The Fantastics & The Thrill Seekers when Billy Black hits Lance Storm with a moonsault for the pin. ⦁ Interview: Eddie Gilbert ⦁ TV Title Match: Sabu vs. Eric Embry ends in a 10-minute time limit. ⦁ Tully Blanchard & Medusa vs. Brad Armstrong & Monster Ripper ends in a Double DQ. Both teams end up in a brawl around the studio and as both are using chairs, the ref throws the match out and several refs come out to try to break them up. IWA on ESPN August 3, 1991 ⦁ 10-Women Elimination Match: Akira Hokuto, Aja Kong, Desiree Peterson, Debbie Combs & Luna Vachon defeats Bull Nakano, Candi Divine, Cynthia Moreno, Miss Texas & Leilani Kai with Luna Vachon being the sole survivor. ⦁ Order of Elimination: Candi Divine by Aja Kong, Lelilani Kai by Luna Vachon, Desiree Peterson by Bull Nakano, Cynthia Moreno by Bull Nakano, Bull Nakano and Aja Kong both counted out, Akira Hokuto by Miss Texas, Miss Texas by Luna Vachon. ⦁ TV Championship: Sabu defeats Tom Prichard with a tornado DDT. ⦁ Bob Caudel tries to get a chance to interview Sabu but Sabu walks to the back. ⦁ Medusa defeats Monster Ripper after Medusa uses a chain to hit Monster Ripper with and puts her feet on the ropes. Tully Blanchard comes out to celebrate with Medusa and helps her to the back ⦁ Bob Caudel interviews Brad Armstrong about his tournament finals match against Tully Blanchard later this evening. Armstrong said he will become the first champion of the IWA. ⦁ Eddie Gilbert, Eric Embry & Lightning Kid defeats Jerry Lynn & The Fantastics when Gilbert hits a DDT on Bobby Fulton to get the pinfall. ⦁ IWA Tag Title Tournament Finals: The Fabulous Ones defeats The Thrill Seekers in an incredibly action packed and bloody match. Chris Jericho gets slingshotted into the ringpost by Stan Lane and is busted open and bleeds a ton throughout the match. Steve Kiern also gets busted open after being tripped into the crowd barrier. The crowd really gets behind the Thrill Seekers and they valiantly try to finish the match with Lance Storm hitting a dropkick and Jericho landing a moonsault on Lane but getting kicked out at 2 3/4. Steve Kiern then hits an inverted DDT and picks up the win. ⦁ Interview: The Thrill Seekers. As Jericho has a bandage being put on his forehead before getting stitches, they were asked what they thought went wrong in the match. Lance Storm says that they will have to be much more aggressive the next time and if it's a fight the Fabulous Ones want, a fight is what they'll get. ⦁ IWA Title Tournament Finals: Tully Blanchard defeats Brad Armstrong to become the first IWA Champion. The crowd has been buzzing for this and the atmosphere had a big fight feel. The action was very mat based through a good portion of the match until Armstrong got the best of Blanchard until Blanchard slid out of the ring to slow the pace down. Blanchard got the best of Armstrong with running him shoulder first into the crowd barrier. Action returns to the ring as Blanchard works over Armstrong's arm and cuts him off any time he tries to make a comeback. Armstrong makes a comeback as he hits a series of punches and clothesline on his opposite arm but when he hits a near knockout Von Eric style discus punch with his bad arm, he collapses in pain. He eventually covers Blanchard but he kicks out at 2 1/2. Eric Embry and Eddie Gilbert come out to be by Tully's side. Armstrong has Tully tied up in the ropes and goes to rush towards him but Gilbert grabs him by the foot to distract him as Tully gets loose and hits a devastating backdrop suplex and gets the pinfall. The heels celebrate in the ring until Armstrong gets up and tries to fight the 3 of them until they overtake him. The Fantastics come out to help chase off the heels as they celebrate at the arena entrance.

I thought this was quite a refreshing match to watch. Ogawa is a wrestler that Ive come to really enjoy watching as hes so different from his peers at the time. I really enjoyed the use of counters that Ogawa used and forcing Misawa to rethink his strategy. With the time restraints on the match, I think it really helped from going overboard.

Unfortunately, I didn't get much out of this match. While I do like a surly bloody hair match, this was much too slow. It was like Salvaje and Perro were moving in slow motion. I didn't understand why they kept showing the kid and older woman (I'm assuming they're relatives). Not a bad match but disappointing.

I thought this was an incredibly fun match to watch. I was really won over by SUWA and Ricky Marvin. SUWA was such to everyone in the building from the fans to the referee to his opponents and even his team mates. Ricky Marvin was especially great in this as he was doing some really impressive high flying. I thought Champinger was pretty awful in the time he was in this match but thankfully it wasn't very long. The pacing of this was really great and not a slow or boring spot in this one.

IWA on WGN [taped on July 16, 1991] (aired on July 19, 1991) ⦁ Bob Caudel and Scott Hudson welcomes us back to another action packed week of IWA on WGN. We will have Eric Embry on board to defend the Television Championship against Villano III. Jerry Lynn will team up with the Thrill Seekers to take on The Fabulous Ones and Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert. In the main event, we will finally have the beginning of the semi-finals to the IWA Championship as Brad Armstrong faces off against Lightning Kid. ⦁ Before the first match, Bob Caudel brings Miss Texas out for an interview. This will be her second match on television for the promotion as she debuted on the ESPN show. Caudel asks her how she feels about the level of competition of women's wrestlers in this company and how she will fit right in. Miss Texas replies that everywhere she goes, she wins championships and this is no different. Since she has a bigger platform to work on, she's going to show the world that her attitude and talent is as big as Texas. ⦁ Miss Texas defeats Debbie Combs after hitting a tornado DDT from the corner and gets the pin. ⦁ Eric Embry comes to the announce booth to be interviewed by Bob Caudel. When asked about his ties to Eddie Gilbert and his loss in the title tournament, Embry reassured Caudel and the audience that their favorite Texas-Tennessee connection will remain and dominate the IWA, simple as that. Asked about his opponent tonight, Villano III, Embry says that he knows that the Villanos always have a trick up their sleave but he knows the game and will remain the IWA TV Champion. ⦁ TV Championship: Eric Embry vs. Villano III goes to a 10-minute time limit draw with Villano nearly getting a major pinfall. Both clotheslined each other and collapsed as the last few seconds ticked by before there was a winner. ⦁ Thrill Seekers and Jerry Lynn come out to be interviewed before their match and said that this match will be a warm up for next week's big 2 hour ESPN show. Jerry Lynn will help neutralize Eddie Gilbert while the Jericho & Storm will show that they can beat the veterans in The Fabulous Ones and win the tag titles. ⦁ Thrill Seekers & Jerry Lynn defeats The Fabulous Ones & Eddie Gilbert by DQ when Gilbert smashes Lynn with Cornette's tennis racket in front of the referee to stop the babyfaces from getting a pinfall win on Steve Kiern. The heels take over and beat down the younger babyfaces and stand tall. ⦁ IWA Title Tournament Semi-Finals Match: Brad Armstrong defeats Lightning Kid by submission with hitting a Russian legsweep while applying a three-quarter facelock. Armstrong will go on to the finals to face either Tully Blanchard or Chris Adams on the 2 hour ESPN show on August 3rd. IWA on ESPN July 27, 1991 ⦁ Wayne Shamrock & Al Snow defeats Scott Levy & Brad Rhenigans when Shamrock submits Rhenigans with an ankle lock. ⦁ Medusa defeats Desiree Peterson with a rollup pin. ⦁ Blue Panther, El Dandy & Felino defeats Black Terry, El Satanico & Pirata Morgan after El Dandy pins Pirata Morgan with a crossbody from the top rope. ⦁ TV Championship: Sabu defeats Eric Embry to become new TV Champion after hitting the triple jump moonsault for a shocking win. ⦁ IWA Title Tournament Semi-Finals Match: Tully Blanchard defeats Chris Adams with the slingshot suplex. Blanchard will go on to face Brad Armstrong in the finals on the 2 hour ESPN show next week on August 3rd.

This is so far my favorite of the tournament. I love the kind of slow burn in the beginning with the mat work and I liked CIMAs selling of the leg. The match really picked up with Sano hitting the release German and belly to belly and going into the Boston Crab which was a great pacing transition. I thought the Boston Crab spit was quite the battle. CIMA ultimately winning was great and really showed he had to work for it as everything leading up to it was a struggle.

I remember the title change getting a monster reaction in my house when we watched it live. It still holds up today. This really helped establish Jericho as a top guy for a while. The booking of this was phenomenal but I also thought where was Jericho or the APA when Hebner was being attacked. The match itself was very fun and both wrestlers cut an incredible pace.

The opening segment was really great and shows Villano IIIs tecnico turn. I love how the brawling starts just as Villano is making his way to the ring with Pierroth making a sneak attack with a bat. The pacing of this never let up which was great. I loved how Villano III may be a tecnico now, but he hasnt forgotten his rudo past to get one up on the dastardly bad guys. Atlantis and Shocker had good chemistry in this. Overall I loved this match and lucha trios never cease to entertain me.

I really liked this match as it was a lot of fun. I wasnt very familiar with the heavies side besides Saito but they did a great job. I thought Otani and Kanemoto were tremendous pricks in this and their performances along with Takaiwas performance was very very good. I loved the pacing that the match was in as it never got boring. The pop for the second fall was awesome! I thought Otanis selling was quite good in this. I do agree that the wrong team in this won.

Well, I had a bit of free time the last couple days and I got another week in the bag. IWA on WGN [taped on July 13, 1991] (aired on July 17, 1991) ⦁ The show opens with the camera team outside the arena and a black car pulls into the parking lot and a well dressed driver comes out and opens the back passenger door and out steps Tully Blanchard and surprisingly with Medusa. Cue TV show intro. ⦁ Bob Caudel and Scott Hudson welcome us to another edition of IWA on WGN. We have one of the most stacked matchups in IWA's short existence. We will see the IWA title tournament start the quarter finals and the tag title tournament begin the semi-finals bracket. The main story of this week's show is the main event that pits Brad Armstrong & Jerry Lynn against Lightning Kid & "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert. ⦁ Brad Armstrong and Jerry Lynn make their way to the interview stand. Caudel asked them how they plan to dispose of the team of Lightning Kid and Hot Stuff in the main event. Armstrong replied that they need to neutralize them and keep an eye on Gilbert as he cannot be trusted. Jerry Lynn said that the last couple years, him and Lightning Kid have fought across the country from Minneapolis to Chicago to Las Vegas to Texas. They will need to have a very solid win over them in order to have a lead in the rankings. ⦁ IWA Title Tournament Quarter-Finals Match: Chris Adams defeats Eric Embry after a superplex from the top rope. ⦁ Music Video: Hit and Run by Girlschool (for the women of IWA) ⦁ Bob Caudel brings out Tully Blanchard and Medusa out for an interview and asks what business they have together. Blanchard said that while it's really none of his business, he'll tell him anyway. He said that wrestling always needs a power duo and this is one. Medusa replied that they will dominate both of the rankings in the company and will bring more prestige and money to their brand. Blanchard says that their dominance will continue tonight as he takes out Sabu and then advances to the semi-finals and then the finals of the tournament. ⦁ IWA Tag Title Tournament Semi-Finals Match: The Fabulous Ones defeats The Fantastics after Jim Cornette throws a pair of brass knuckles to Steve Kiern and distracts the referee while they knock out Bobby Fulton and get the pin. ⦁ The Fantastics come to the announce table and tells Caudel and Hudson that they will get The Fabulous Ones and Jim Cornette back and it won't be pretty. ⦁ IWA Title Tournament Quarter-Finals Match: Tully Blanchard defeats Sabu with the slingshot suplex. Sabu tries to make an attack after the match but Medusa helps Blanchard escape and run to the back. ⦁ Before the match begins, Lightning Kid and Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert comes out for an interview and they talk about how they are going to win and show theses punks who the real men in this promotion are. They keep gloating until Armstrong and Lynn come out and a brawl begins and goes into the ring without ring announcing and the bell rings. ⦁ Lightning Kid & Eddie Gilbert defeats Brad Armstrong & Jerry Lynn after Eddie Gilbert lands a brainbuster and Lightning Kid hits a moonsault off the top rope. IWA on ESPN July 20, 1991 ⦁ Tom Prichard, Billy Joe Travis & Art Barr defeats Black Terry, El Satanico & Pirata Morgan after Art Barr lands an impactful frogsplash onto Pirata Morgan. ⦁ IWA Title Tournament Quarter-Finals Match: Lightning Kid defeats El Dandy after a dropkick from the top rope. ⦁ Miss Texas & Luna Vachon defeats Debbie Combs & Desiree Peterson with Luna Vachon hits a backdrop suplex on Debbie Combs for the pin. ⦁ IWA Tag Title Tournament Semi-Finals Match: Thrill Seekers defeats Wild Bunch in a shocking victory with Lance Storm hitting a superkick on Joel Deaton and Chris Jericho landing a beautiful moonsault for the win. ⦁ IWA Title Tournament Quarter-Finals Match: Brad Armstrong defeats Blue Panther after a very competitive and exhausting match with a thunderous lariat.

Just as an announcement, I'm going to take a short hiatus from posting this project. This month will be a pretty hectic one for me both work and personally. I'm also struggling with writing a couple of the storylines and have a bit of a writer's block. Now, that doesn't necessarily mean that I won't post all month. There may be a few times where I get the writing bug and have a bit of free time to post so there may be an opportunity. I thought I'd post just so that there's communication between me and those that read the thread (and thank you all for reading). Once November hits, I shall be back to my regular posting.

That was a lot of fun! Another for me is Undertaker vs Mankind Buried Alive Match which was always my favorite bout of theirs.

Oh yeah! Freddy from Memphis would definitely need to be included with the awesome music video and hilarious match against Buddy Landel. I would also include various Doug Gilbert Freddy matches from W*ING.

Not sure how to better title this thread but it'll do. Tomorrow begins October which has always been my favorite month and Halloween my favorite holiday. I usually reserve the month for various horror films and TV shows. I also thought it'd be a fun topic to wonder what wrestling matches, moments and promos that would fit the mood? I figured various matches from Halloween Havoc would fit such as Steiners vs Doom, Steiners vs Nasty Boys, Chambers of Horror Match, Vader vs Cactus Jack, the debut of the Yeti, Eddy vs Rey, etc. The first thing that came to mind was the Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels Hell in a Cell match from IYH: Badd Blood.

IWA on WGN [taped July 6, 1991] (aired July 10, 1991) ⦁ Bob Caudel and Scott Hudson welcome us back to another edition of IWA on WGN. We are continuing the road to determining who will win the IWA World Championship and Tag Team Championships. They show the graphics of Brad Armstrong, Tully Blanchard, Blue Panther and Sabu going to the quarter finals. Then The Fabulous Ones and The Fantastics going to the Semi-Finals in their tournament. Eric Embry will also be defending the TV Championship against Felino. ⦁ Eric Embry comes out for an interview. He said that he is the best TV wrestler out there and why anyone would even think of defeating or any promotion stripping him of the title is just ludicrous. They may just as well retire the belt. ⦁ IWA Title Tournament Round 1 Match: Lightning Kid defeats Chris Benoit ⦁ Interview: Lightning Kid. He mentions that he is the future of wrestling and his youth and speed will win the tournament. Asked about his business with Jerry Lynn and he stated that he will make sure he's no longer in his hair very soon. Brad Armstrong and Jerry Lynn shows up to have a word with Kid about being the wave of the future and reminds him that he's not the only one gunning for the IWA title. Kid seeing that he's outnumbered and his back to the wall, he says that they shall see what happens later in the tournament and slowly walks away. ⦁ Bob Caudel talks about how popular the luchadores on the roster and the overall high flyers have been to audiences since IWA debuted. The next video clip shows just what people are missing. ⦁ Music video: Kickstart My Heart by Motley Crue. ⦁ TV Championship: Eric Embry defeats Felino ⦁ Interview: Thrill Seekers. Asked how they feel about their chances in the tournament and their match against two experienced luchadores in Villano III and IV, Jericho says that they will bring their fire and spirit to surprise the fans and win the match. He said that you've only just seen the beginning of what they can do in this company and the wrestling world in general. ⦁ IWA Tag Title Tournament Round 1 Match: Thrill Seekers defeats The Villanos ⦁ IWA Title Tournament Round 1 Match: Chris Adams defeats Jerry Lynn ⦁ Lightning Kid interferes and costs Jerry Lynn the match. Both start to brawl once again until Brad Armstrong comes out to help out Lynn to chase Kid to the back. They both challenge Kid to a tag match next week with a partner of his choice. IWA on ESPN July 13, 1991 ⦁ IWA Title Tournament Round 1 Match: El Dandy defeats Chris Candido with the Dandy Roll. ⦁ Aja Kong & Akira Hokuto defeats Candi Divine & Cynthia Moreno with Aja Kong landing a massive powerbomb to Candi Divine for the pin. ⦁ IWA Tag Title Tournament Round 1 Match: The Wild Bunch defeats Wayne Shamrock & Al Snow when Billy Black lands a moonsault on Al Snow for the win. ⦁ Norman Smiley defeats Dean Malenko by submission with the Norman Conquest. ⦁ IWA Title Tournament Round 1 Match: Eric Embry defeats Eddie Gilbert with a flash cradle pin. Gilbert is visibly frustrated and looks to clash with Embry but surprises with a handshake and gets the house mic and congratulates Embry on his win and reminds that friends in this business are a hard thing to come across and reminds the audience that they need to know who the real elite are in the IWA.

Thanks. I'm still mulling it over and doing some research. I've been thinking of how I can make my writing and format more entertaining and I think once I'm through July with the tournaments and stuff, I'm gonna start implementing that. I've been watching early Monday Night Raws, Shotgun Saturday Nights and Memphis that has given me ideas of how to make a show more fluid.

More news and updates: IWA is looking to expand its women's division and create storylines and angles that pushes the wrestlers outside of being exhibition wrestlers. With this, IWA has successfully signed Miss Texas from USWA as well as Luna Vachon, Debbie Combs and Desiree Peterson from Stampede. IWA is looking to sign USWA tag team PG-13 to broaden the tag team ranks and possibly feud with the Thrill Seekers. While the IWA has made in roads into Japan with AJW, they are still trying to work with All Japan Pro Wrestling and Giant Baba to try to bring in more Japanese talent for shows. They are also looking to work with W*ING and FMW as they have several roster members that go back and forth.

News and departures: 2 Cold Scorpio and Chris Benoit will be leaving the IWA to focus on working international dates in mainly Japan but in Benoit's case, also in Mexico and Germany. The Thrill Seekers, Chris Jericho and Lance Storm, are looking to be gaining a small push in the very near future. While both are still under a year in the business, the front office is liking their work ethic and will continue to book them for the rest of the summer and possibly through the fall. IWA has just been able to sign a deal for more joshi workers from Japan to come to the U.S. and work on a limited basis such as Aja Kong who will be starting in the next week or so. IWA will be holding a special event on the weekend of September 14th, in which they will host several of Mexico's top stars, along with regular IWA talent, to put on a show. Names that are already confirmed are Los Temerarios (Black Terry, Jose Luis Feliciano, Shu El Guerrero), Apolo Dantes, Eddy Guerrero, El Hijo del Santo, Negro Casas, El Dandy, El Satanico, Emilio Charles Jr., Felino, Fuerza Guerrera, Javier Llanes, Negro Navarro, Los Brazos, Pirata Morgan, and Los Villanos. Bull Pain will be sent back to Memphis to continue more work there.

Yeah I would have been royally screwed if it came down to that. I would have to basically rework all the major plans for the year.

IWA on WGN [taped June 30, 1991] (aired July 3, 1991) ⦁ Bob Caudel and Scott Hudson welcome us back to IWA on WGN. They go over the big results that happened on last week's show on ESPN. They also announce that tonight is the first night of the IWA Heavyweight and Tag Team Championship Tournaments. ⦁ IWA Title Tournment Round 1 Match: Brad Armstrong defeats Buddy Landel with a Russian legsweep and applying a three-quarter facelock. ⦁ Brad Armstrong comes to the announce table to be interviewed by Bob Caudel. He is asked about the conclusion to the big match at last week's ESPN show. Armstrong comments that it the matter is still yet to be settled and whether it's against Eddie Gilbert or Tully Blanchard, he will settle the score. He was very grateful for having Terry Funk as his partner and if need be, they will team up again down the road. Right now, his focus is on winning the tournament and becoming the IWA Champion. ⦁ Music Video: Thunderstruck by AC/DC (Eric Embry) ⦁ TV Championship: Eric Embry defeated Al Snow at 6:25 with a neckbreaker. ⦁ Jim Cornette and the infamous Fabulous Ones come out for their first interview on IWA TV. Cornette says that their reputation speaks for itself but he will let Stan and Steve explain themselves for any doubters watching. Both men remind that they can outwrestle and outfight the best of them. In this tournament, no one will stand in their way of winning the tag titles. ⦁ IWA Tag Title Tournament Round 1 Match: The Fabulous Ones defeated The Eliminators with Stan Lane hitting a superkick on Perry Saturn and getting the win to move on to the semi-finals of the tournament. ⦁ IWA Title Tournament Round 1 Match: Tully Blanchard defeated 2 Cold Scorpio with the slingshot suplex. IWA on ESPN July 6, 1991 ⦁ IWA Title Tournament Round 1: Blue Panther defeats Tom Prichard with a cradle pin. ⦁ Akira Hokuto defeats Bull Nakano with a Northern Lights Bomb. ⦁ IWA Tag Title Tournament Round 1: The Fantastics defeats The Pitbulls with a Rocket Launcher. ⦁ IWA Title Tournament Round 1: Sabu defeats Art Barr via count-out after Sabu does a dive onto Barr and rolled into the ring right before the 10 count. ⦁ TV Championship: Eric Embry defeats Norman Smiley with a Fisherman suplex.