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Larry Sternshein
6/18/08
There has never been a match quite like the one we're going to witness
on Saturday.
Marek Brave and Tyler Black hate each other more than any other two
people I've seen in wrestling. What began as a bit of professional jealousy
has raged into a full out war between the two former friends. The only
difference this time is that Tyler Black is the one that has the fans behind
him.
It was a year and a half ago that the roles were reversed. Tyler Black,
then current AAW Heavyweight champion, finally met face to face in a
barbed wire ropes match. Earlier in the year, Tyler Black turned on his
friend and tag partner upon winning the AAW Heavyweight title. The fans
couldn't believe that the fan favorite would join up with the hated Jim Jesus.
Marek Brave wanted retribution so the barbed wire rope match was signed
for Windy City Classic II. Tyler Black betrayal fueled the rage behind Marek
Brave's eyes. With the fans behind him, and after nearly killing each other,
Brave was able to pin Black and win the title.
Deep down inside, winning the title wasn't enough. Marek Brave wanted to
end the career of Tyler Black. However, Brave felt that he had to do what
was right for the fans. Meanwhile, Tyler Black's career was not over. In fact,
his career began to flourish. Black began wrestling for other high profile wrestling
promotion. While Black was gaining fans from around the wrestling world, here at
home, Marek Brave saw a change.
Going into 2007, Jerry Lynn was arguably the most popular superstar on the roster.
Jerry Lynn's legend has been well documented. His vast history in the sport
endeared him to the eyes of the fans. The fans showed more support for Jerry Lynn
and less support for Marek Brave. Behind the scenes, Jerry Lynn was the exact
opposite of what the fans saw. In reality, he had been working with JJ Inc. They
devised a plan where Brave would be suckered in by the sportsmanship. Brave, feeling
that's what the fans demanded, acted accordingly.
The show was called Defining Moment but it wasn't the defining moment for Marek Brave.
Jerry Lynn won the belt by cheating. Marek Brave suddenly found himself on the outside
looking in. Brave didn't understand why having done the right thing led to losing the belt
and his hated rival breaking out as a superstar in the business. It was at this point that
Brave left and nobody could contact him.
Knowing that he couldn't put his heated rival out of wrestling forever and losing the belt
because he was too nice of a guy, Brave went crazy. He became consumed with
ending Tyler Black's career once and for all. It wasn't until he got a call from an
unlikely source.
JJ Inc were fed up with Tyler Black. They knew that there was only one way they
were going to get rid of him forever. That would be to bring back the one guy
that was consumed with so much jealousy, that he would stop at nothing to end his
career for good.
So the stage is set for Saturday June 16th, the final confrontation between Tyler Black
and Marek Brave. This time the match will be a Stairway to Hell match. High above the
ring there will be barbed wire and whomever can use the ladder to get to it, can use it
however they see fit. If their previous encounters are any indication, this will be the
most violent match in AAW history.
Marek Brave is going to do anything he can to end Tyler Black's career. Black is going
to do anything he can to get his hands on Jerry Lynn and JJ Inc. There isn't enough room
in AAW for the both of them and when the smoke clear, only one will be left. The fans owe
it to themselves to see how this plays out.
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01/08/08
5. Eric Priest's gold standard year.
WHAT: Eric Priest defeats Jimmy Jacobs to become the AAW Heritage Champion
WHY: Not only did it cause Jimmy Jacobs to be fired from AAW but it jump started a career that had been stalled the year previous. Eric Priest claims himself to be the Gold Standard of Professional Wrestling and he earned it this year.
Eric Priest had had seven successful and dominate wins since becoming the Heritage Champion. He's currently the longest running Heritage Champion in AAW history. Priest also is arguably the most popular wrestler in the entire AAW. By having the fans and the skill behind him, 2008 looks to be another positive year for the Gold Standard.
4. The Rise of the Pheonix Twins
WHAT: The Pheonix Twins become one of the most successful tag teams in AAW
WHY: In a year filled with great feuds, the Pheonix Twins, Tweek and Dash, feud with Adrenaline Overdose, Bryce Benjamin and Shane Hollister, was one of the highlights. That feud culminated at the September 29th AAW show where they had one of the most exciting fights of 2007 when they battled in a TLC match.
In addition, the Twins had one of the most impressive win/loss records in the tag team division. The multitude of victories and the gutsy TLC performance, the fans have slowly taken to the Twins. Despite their devious manager, Joey Eastman, Tweek and Dash have rallied the fans behind them because of their gutsy performances. In one of the most talked about matches of the year, they narrowly defeated the dominate tag team champions, the Murder City Machine Guns. 2008 is looking good for the Twins.
3. The Premiere Wrestling Destination in the Midwest
WHAT: The top wrestlers in the world have used AAW of the place to be in the Midwest.
WHY: AAW already had the top talent in the Midwest scene. It was only a matter of time before the rest of the world caught up. And caught up they did. 2007 saw the debuts of many wrestlers who have decided to make their presence felt full time.
Jimmy Jacobs, having found a loop hole in his contract, brought in Arik Cannon and the North Star Express, Darin Corbin and Ryan Cruz. Quickly this foursome has made their impact in the AAW. In addition, AAW has seen the debut of Josh Abercrombie, Christian York, Joey Matthews, and Chris Hero.
Without a doubt the most impact is from the Murder City Machine Guns. Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin took no time in winning the AAW Tag Team Championships from DP Associates: Berwyn Branch in September, the Murder City Machine Guns have had four successful title defenses and don't look to lose the straps any time soon. With all the great talent entering AAW in 2007, who are we going to see in 2008?
2. Feud of the Year: Danny Daniels and Tyler Black
WHAT: Danny Daniels and Tyler Black spend the better part of the year at each others throat
WHY: Danny Daniels and Tyler Black were both members of JJ Inc when 2007 began. Dissension happened early in the year when Danny and Tyler lost to two falls to nothing in their match against Dan Lawrence and Ryan Boz. Not long after that, Danny appeared to enter a bit of a depression relating to the death of his father. This caused him to be late to a few events infuriating Black. Black felt that he should more loyal to JJ Inc.
Their feud escalated when Tyler peed on the grave of Danny Daniels. He crossed the line and Danny was going to make him pay. These two beat each other up at every opportunity until it was time to settle the score once and for all. At Windy City Classic III, they had one of the most brutal "I Quit" matches in AAW history. In the end Danny Daniels made Tyler Black pass out due to the interference of Jerry Lynn.
It turns out that Danny Daniels and Jim Jesus, leader of JJ Inc, were in cahoots the entire time. The win resulted in Danny Daniels and Jim Jesus winning a large sum of money in a bet and it also brought Jerry Lynn into JJ Inc. Tyler Black will have all of 2008 to get revenge.
1. Jerry Lynn wins AAW Heavyweight Championship
WHAT: Jerry Lynn defeats Marek Brave to win AAW Heavyweight Championship
WHY: The fans loved Jerry Lynn and what he brought into AAW. His wrestling skills, his heart and his dedication to the fans were all factors that carried him throughout AAW. Or at least, that's what the fans thought. AAW soon learned that Jerry Lynn is the most selfish person on the entire roster.
Lynn knew that by being nice that it could get him to lure Merek Brave into giving him a two out of three falls match. Once he got that match, he also knew to win it he would have to be aggressive. In the end, Jerry Lynn cheated Brave to win the belt but also announced his hatred for the fans. All he cared about was winning the AAW Heavyweight title and now that he had it, he was going to do everything it takes to hold on to the strap.
Jerry Lynn, due to his experience, knows that his opponents have to beat him; he doesn't have to beat them. This makes it difficult for anybody to get the one up on Jerry Lynn. Now that we know that Jerry Lynn is aligned with JJ Inc, nothing can stand in the way of Jerry Lynn holding onto the title all throughout 2008 and beyond.
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12/13/07
Tyler Black got everything that he had coming to him. For nearly two years Tyler Black has done some of the most shocking things in AAW history. He turned on his best friend, desecrated a grave site, and cursed the fans and blamed them for his problems. It may be a shock to some when Jim Jesus aligned himself with Danny Daniels again but we all should have seen it coming. But is it possible for the fans to get behind Tyler Black?
I contemplated writing a story about Danny Daniels prior to the Windy City Classic III. Against my better judgment, I decided that I was going to hold off until after the show. For the past year, weve seen Danny Daniels go from being one of the most hated men in AAW to becoming a fan favorite. Something didnt sit right with me because in my estimations Danny Daniels didnt deserve the fans trust.
The only reason why JJ Inc and Danny Daniels were fighting was because Danny Daniels was late showing up to events. Due to some very poor advice from his manager, Tyler Black was the one lashing out at Danny Daniels. Instead of Tyler Black climbing up the ladder to achieve a title shot, he spent the better part of the year in a feud with Danny Daniels. At Windy City Classic III, it became evident that Jim Jesus and Danny Daniels were in cahoots the entire time.
This makes me wonder why the fans were so willing to put all their support behind Danny Daniels because Danny never really seemed to care about the fans. Ill never forget the interview Danny Daniels gave explaining that he brought Jim Jesus into AAW because they wanted to control the promotion. I dont remember Danny Daniels apologizing to the fans for all the evil things hes done. All Danny seemed to care about was the destruction of Tyler Black.
Tyler Black has done a lot of terrible things in his time in AAW. The reason was very clear. Tyler Black wanted to win the AAW Heavyweight title and he didnt care at what cost. But at least there was no deception between Black and the fans. The fans didnt like this rule breaker but they could at least understand what Tyler was all about. After his war with Danny at Windy City Classic III, there was no denying the heart that Tyler Black has.
In order for Tyler Black to be accepted by the fans with open arms, he will have to apologize to them. He doesnt have to give up the goal of becoming the Heavyweight champion. All Tyler Black has to do is to win the belt the honorable way. He can choose to take the path Danny did. Danny Daniels only cares about himself and doesnt care who gets in his way to get it. Danny has always been that way. The fans remember a time when Tyler Black was a good kid. I know that Tyler Black can remember those times.
This Saturday Tyler Black needs to decide what kind of man that he is. Will he choose to continue a life of a rule breaker or will he embrace the fans once again? Wrestling fans are some of the most forgiving people in the world. If Tyler Black is honest with himself then the fans will be honest with him. Its time to come to the good side of the fence Tyler Black. It might be the only chance Tyler Black has to defeat his enemies and win what he knows is rightfully his, the AAW Heavyweight Championship.
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10/19/07
It might be the most ridiculed match the bookers of AAW have made since the beginning. You can see the collective head scratching from the fans when the match was announced. I don't think the fans have anything to worry about because this match will turn a lot of heads.
Jayson Reign, while generally liked by the fans, isn't considered to be a main challenger for the Heavyweight title. Reign spent most of his time in the beginning working in an unsuccessful team with former partner Marco Cordova.
It wasn't until Jayson Reign got mixed up with JJ Inc and Chandler McClure that he began to breakout in AAW. There is a reason why the September 8th card was called Reign of Violence. Along with heated Rival Chandler McClure, the fans were treated to an intense fans bring the weapons match.
In a great irony, Jayson Reign was looked at from current champ Jerry Lynn as just another hardcore wrestler. Well before AAW was formed, Jayson Reign was considered one of the top technical wrestlers in the Chicagoland area.
Reign began his career with Windy City Pro Wrestling where he quickly shot to the top of the light heavyweight division. He even was their League champion until defeated by current TNA Superstar Chris Daniels.
Shortly after leaving Windy City Pro Wrestling, his stock around the country began to rise. Reign spent time in Midwest Championship Wrestling where he was involved in two of the greatest matches in Chicago history. Teaming up with former rival Chris Daniels, he won the finals of a prestigious tag team tournament against TNA star Senshi (Low Ki at the time) and Airborne.
These matches got the attention of ECPW Promoter Jim Kettner. ECPW had been running the hugely successful Super 8 tournaments that were designed to showcase up and coming talent. Jayson Reign was able to defeat Tony Kozina in the first round only to lose in the second round to Senshi.
Unfortunately, nagging injuries and a general disenfranchised outlook of Indy wrestling, Jayson Reign took a leave of absence from wrestling. But the itch was too hard to scratch and Jayson eventually returned.
It's tough to know just what Jayson Reign's legacy could have been if he choose to stick with wrestling during the "boom" periods of Indy wrestling. His coming match against Jerry Lynn for the AAW title isn't just about winning the belt. Jayson Reign must prove to himself that he can still hang with the best. He might not be able to win the title but he may just end up winning the fans.
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Here are my predictions for Saturday's huge Massacre on 26th Street
AAW Heavyweight Championship
Jerry Lynn (c) vs. Jayson Reign
Winner Jerry Lynn
AAW Heritage Championship
Eric Priest (c) vs. Arik Cannon
Winner Eric Priest
AAW Tag Team Championships
Murder City Machine Guns (c) vs. Trik Davis & Conrad Kennedy III
Winner Trik Davis & Conrad Kennedy III
Tyler Black vs Josh Abercrombie
Winner Josh Abercrombie
Ryan Boz vs Tony Rican
Winner Ryan Boz
Absolute Answer vs Michigan Invasion
Winner Michigan Invasion
Silas Young vs Tyme Page
Winner Silas Young
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9/27/07
AAW HAS NOT GONE UNNOTICED IN THE WORLD OF WRESTLING
Its been a while since Ive written my last column for aawrestling.com. Ive spent the last few months traveling the globe scouting talent for AAW.
Since I began attending AAW shows, theyve made the largest leap in creating their own identity in the ever crowding world of professional wrestling. Their advancement has not gone unnoticed. These advancements have not gone unnoticed as wrestlers from around the world are making plans for AAW to be their top priority.
The biggest impact shown has to be from a relative newcomer is Jimmy Jacobs. Since arriving in AAW hes been telling everybody that he was going to take over and be the superstar of AAW. Not many took him seriously and were glad when Billy Whack, AAW Commissioner at the time, booted him out of AAW.
Turns out Jimmy Jacobs had a plan this whole time. He took the time off to heal from an injury and began to recruit an army.
SURPRISING ADDITIONS?
Many people have compared Jimmy Jacobs to a cult leader. While he might be small in statue, his charisma is larger than Jim Jesus ego. Jimmy Jacobs is the pied piper of AAW.
Arik Cannon and the North Star Express (Darin Corbin & Ryan Cruz) were the first to be brought into AAW from Jimmy Jacobs. These are three of the best wrestlers in the entire country. However, none of those men have ever been the most trust worthy.
This is why it was such a shock last month when Ryan Boz discovered Dan Lawrence had been talking to Jimmy Jacobs.
Dan Lawrence has been one of the most popular wrestlers in AAW since the beginning. His team with Ryan Boz was dominating for several months when they held the AAW tag team titles. To his fans, including myself, Dan Lawrence is AAW.
If Jimmy Jacobs has recruited Dan Lawrence into his army, it would throw a damaging blow into the fabric of AAW. If Dan Lawrence could be convinced to join with Jimmy, who would be next?
WHO CAN YOU TRUST?
Ill never forget the night that Tyler Black turned his back on his best friend and the fans. Those fans saw what they thought was there friend and they stabbed them in the back. It takes a long time for something like that to heal.
Everything appears to be heading in the same direction. If Dan Lawrence turns his backs on the fans, are the fans going to trust anybody again?
Its dangerous for AAW because if Jimmy Jacobs can convince most of the wrestlers to join his side then the promotion the fans love wont be the same. If Dan Lawrence is the next to join Jimmy Jacobs army, Jimmy brand of poison could infect other loyal AAW wrestlers.
Dan Lawrence should be ashamed of himself. If he doesnt denounce Jimmy Jacobs on Saturday, the future of AAW will be in trouble.
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5/16/07
With so many wrestlers' well over 250 pounds in AAW, it is a surprise to many that Marek Brave has successfully defended the heavyweight title seven times. So it goes in the world of professional wrestling as the size of a wrestler's heart means as much as the size of their muscles.
"I knew after beat Tyler Black for the heavyweight tile in November at Windy City Classic II, that I would have to continue to wrestle guys bigger than me," Marek Brave says. "It's scary but that's why I spend all my time away from the ring trying to better myself both physically and mentally."
Having the busiest schedule of any AAW champion on the companies past, Brave will need all the training to get by Jerry Lynn on May 19th. It marks the first one on one defense for Marek Brave since defeating Matt Cross on February 17th.
"Mentally it's much different to wrestle one on one matches than the multiple man matches I've defended the belt in lately," a concerned sounding Marek says. "Especially since this title defense against Jerry Lynn is two out of three falls.
This will be the third time Jerry Lynn has appeared in a match with Marek Brave since Brave won the title. Jerry Lynn has the definite advantage this time compared to the first time they locked up.
Riding on the high of Brave's big win over rival Tyler Black, Brave had to prove to everybody that he was worthy of that belt. It didn't help that he got an unwanted assist from Chandler McClure.
"I felt that I had the match won but Chandler [makes bing sound] stuck his nose where it didn't belong", said a confident Jerry Lynn. "I'm going to make sure this time nobody will interfere in our contest."
Lynn's second opportunity against Marek Brave was March 3rd at the Third Anniversary show. Only this time it involved two other men which inhibited Lynn from getting the pinfall on more than one occasion.
The rematch has been set for this Saturday and the biggest concern for either man is the two out of three falls stipulation. Not only does Lynn have to beat Brave to win the belt, he has to do it twice.
Two out of three falls is a difficult match, one that Jerry Lynn has been involved with many times in the past. Brave hasn't had to wrestle in many two out of three fall matches which put Lynn squarely in the driver's seat.
"I have experience and I have the desire that I'm not sure Marek Brave has," declares Lynn. "I will walk out of the Berwyn Eagles Club the new AAW Heavyweight Champion."
Marek Brave disagrees.
"What I lack in size and experience, I make up for in heart. My determination to prove to the critics that I deserve to be the heavyweight champion is what makes me different than any wrestler I've faced," a confident Marek Brave says. "This show will be my defining moment."
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3/07/07
Going into this weekend's Third Anniversary show, four wrestlers, all with different wrestling styles, feel they have Marek Brave's number.
Chandler McClure, Jerry Lynn, Matt Cross and Tyler Black wrestle in two qualifying matches. Chandler McClure wrestles Jerry Lynn while Tyler Black takes on Matt Cross. The winners of the two matches advance into the Final Four main event match.
What make this year particularly unique is each man has already had an opportunity to wrestle Marek Brave in the past five months.
In November, Tyler Black lost the AAW Heavyweight title to his former tag partner. Ever since then, Tyler Black has been obsessed with taking out Marek and regaining what he feels is rightfully his.
In order to get to Marek, he must first advance against Matt Cross. MDogg20, Matt Cross, has been a sensation throughout the wrestling world ever since making his AAW debut last July. It looked as if Matt Cross could have beaten Marek for the title last month but Tyler Black interfered causing him to lose. Not only does Cross feel he has the best chance against Brave but he wants to get his hands on Tyler Black for costing him his shot.
Chandler McClure is another wrestler whose stock has been on the rise since joining JJ Inc. last year. Not only does he have issues with Marek Brave, but his hate for Jerry Lynn is well documented. This fight is going to get personal as both Jerry Lynn and Chandler McClure wrestle each other for a spot in the match.
Those four aren't the only wrestlers that feel they have what it takes to dethrone Marek Brave as the champion. To determine the last spot in the final four match, AAW will hold a battle royal. Everybody in the lockeroom is invited into the match.
Eric Priest, by far, is the favorite to win the battle royal. 2006 was a miserable year for Priest due to never winning the big one. Now he has his best opportunity since March of last year when he last challenged for the AAW title.
Priest has shown a surprising mean streak since 2007 began assaulting both fan favorites and hated men a like. It's that attitude that could carry him to his first singles title in AAW.
Despite having already defeated the four men in the qualifying matches, each man knows first hand what it will take to win the belt. The odds are severely stacked against Marek Brave when he defends his title against three other wrestlers including one he has no way to prepare for.
Pick whatever clichι you want, but Marek Brave will not be the AAW Heavyweight title after March 10th. His luck has just run out.
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2/08/07
As we begin a new year in AAW, I thought it would be fan to take one last look at 2006, arguably the greatest year in AAW history. When guys wrestle, it's not always about entertaining the fans. These guys want to win and ascend the ladder to the top of AAW. I took the time to sort through all the show results and compile a win/loss record for everybody that wrestled in AAW this year. There are some surprises and some that aren't a surprise. As you will see, the best record in 2006 was Marek Brave with an astonishing .909 win record in AAW. I encourage everybody to go to the AAW message board and discuss some of the stats and any corrections to the list. For example, The Lady Thrillas are sometimes just referred to as Lady Thrillas and not which wrestlers worked as the Lady Thrillas that night. Mostly, everything is correct. Enjoy and let your opinions known in the official AAW message board.
Ace Steel (4-4-1 .500)
L vs. Eric Priest (Audition: 2/25/2006)
W With Silas Young & Jayson Reign & Marco Cordova vs. Jason Dukes & Derek St. Holmes & Weston Benton & Eric Priest (Fade to Black: 4/15/2006)
W With Silas Young vs. Weston Benton & Derek St. Holmes (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
L With Silas Young vs. Chandler McClure & Eric Priest (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
W vs. Jason Dukes (Civil War: 8/12/2006)
L vs. Jimmy Jacobs (Nightmare on 26th St: 10/21/2006)
W vs. Rasche Brown (A Monster's Rage: 11/4/2006)
D vs. Silas Young (Windy City Classic II: 11/25/2006)
L With Silas Young vs. Jimmy Jacobs & Rasche Brown (Twisted Christmas: 12/16/2006)
Ami Zane (0-1-0 .000)
L with Chandler McClure vs. Bryce Benjamin & Lucas (Fade to Black: 4/15/2006)
Arik Cannon (0-1-0 .000)
L Marek Brave (Day of Reckoning: 9/23/2006)
Ash Sanchez (1-0-0 .1000)
W With Shane Hollister & Chris Styles vs. Mikey Lovemuffin & Krotch & Woody (Enforcer's Fundraiser: 2/18/2006)
Bailey Mannix (1-7-0 .125)
L vs. Dan Lawrence (Enforcer's Fundraiser: 2/18/2006)
W with Zero vs. Jayson Reign & Marco Cordova (Final Four: 3/25/2006)
L vs. Dan Lawrence (Fade to Black: 4/15/2006)
L With Zero vs. Weston Benton & Derek St. Holmes vs. Lady Thrillas vs. Jayson Reign & Marco Cordova (Point of No Return: 5/13/2006)
L With Zero vs. Tyme Paige & Charlie Manson Jr. (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
L With Weston Benton vs. Tyme Paige & Charlie Manson Jr. (Scars and Stripes: 7/15/2006)
L With Zero vs. Jayson Reign & Marco Cordova (Civil War: 8/12/2006)
L vs. Stu Early (Hostile Intentions: 9/9/2006)
L With Tyme Paige vs. Truth Martini & N8 Mattson (Day of Reckoning: 9/23/2006)
Botch (0-2-0 .000)
L vs. Keith Walker (Chaos Theory: 1/14/2006)
L vs. Ryan Boz (Fade to Black: 4/15/2006)
Boy Toy Brian (0-1-0 .000)
L With Frankie the Face vs. Bryce Benjamin & Weston Benton (Enforcer's Fundraiser: 2/18/2006)
Brandon Thomaselli (0-1-0 .000)
L vs. Danny Daniels vs. Josh Abercrombie vs. Dan Lawrence vs. CJ Otis vs. Trik Davis (Audition: 2/25/2006)
Bryce Benjamin (6-7-0 .461)
L With Jason Dukes vs. Stu Early & Michael Prader (My Bloody Valentine: 2/4/2006)
W With Weston Benton vs. Boy Toy Brian & Frankie the Face (Enforcer's Fundraiser: 2/18/2006)
L vs. Chandler McClure (Final Four: 3/25/2006)
W With Lucas vs. Chandler McClure & Ami Zane (Fade to Black: 4/15/2006)
W vs. Jason Dukes (Point of No Return: 5/13/2006)
L With CJ Otis vs. Truth Martini & N8 Mattson (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
W vs. Chandler McClure (Scars and Stripes: 7/15/2006)
W With Robert Anthony & Keith Walker & Marek Brave vs. Eric Priest & Danny Daniels & Tyler Black & Chandler McClure (Civil War: 8/12/2006)
L vs. Eric Priest (Hostile Intentions: 9/9/2006)
W vs. Jason Dukes & Trik Davis (Day of Reckoning: 9/23/2006)
L With Stu Early & Rasche Brown vs. Chandler McClure & Michael Prader & Jim Jesus (Nightmare on 26th St: 10/21/2006)
L vs. Chandler McClure (A Monster's Rage: 11/4/2006)
L With Shane Hollister vs. Truth Martini & N8 Mattson (Twisted Christmas: 12/16/2006)
CJ Otis (1-5-0 .166)
L vs. Danny Daniels vs. Brandon Thomaselli vs. Dan Lawrence vs. Trik Davis vs. Josh Abercrombie (Audition: 2/25/2006)
L With Bryce Benjamin vs. Truth Martini & N8 Mattson (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
L With Ryan Boz and Dan Lawrence vs. Truth Martini & Eddie V & N8 Mattson (Civil War: 8/12/2006)
L vs. Zach Gowen vs. Eddie V vs. Jason Dukes (Hostile Intentions: 9/9/2006)
W vs. Woody McGuire (Day of Reckoning: 9/23/2006)
L vs. Eric Priest (Day of Reckoning: 9/23/2006)
Chad Collyer (0-1-0 .000)
L vs. Trik Davis (Windy City Classic II: 11/25/2006)
Chandler McClure (10-8-0 .555)
L vs. Silas Young vs. Jason Dukes vs. Weston Benton vs. Marco Cordova (Chaos Theory: 1/14/2006)
L vs. Ryan Boz (My Bloody Valentine: 2/14/2006)
W vs. Shane Hollister (Audition: 2/25/2006)
W vs. Bryce Benjamin (Final Four: 2/25/2006)
L With Ami Zane vs. Bryce Benjamin & Lucas
W- vs. Robert Anthony (Point of No Return: 5/13/2006)
W With Eric Priest vs. Stu Early / Robert Anthony (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
W With Eric Priest vs. Ace Steel & Silas Young (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
L With Eric Priest vs. Ryan Boz & Dan Lawrence vs. Jimmy Jacobs & Zach Gowen (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
L vs. Bryce Benjamin (Scars and Stripes: 7/15/2006)
L With Eric Priest & Tyler Black & Danny Daniels vs. Robert Anthony & Keith Walker & Marek Brave & Bryce Benjamin (Civil War: 8/12/2006)
L With Danny Daniels vs. Tyme Page & Charley Manson Jr. (Hostile Intentions: 9/9/2006)
W vs. Stu Early (Day of Reckoning: 9/23/2006)
W With Michael Prader & Jim Jesus vs. Stu Early & Bryce Benjamin & Rasche Brown (Nightmare on 26th St: 10/21/2006)
W vs. Bryce Benjamin (A Monster's Rage: 11/4/2006)
W with Derek St. Holmes & Zero & Michael Prader & Jason Dukes vs. Charlie Manson Jr. & Tyme Page & Jayson Reign & Krotch & Gary Havoc (Windy City Classic II: 11/25/2006)
L vs. Jerry Lynn (Windy City Classic II: 11/25/2006)
W vs. Nigel McGuiness vs. Jayson Reign vs. Trik Davis (Twisted Christmas: 12/16/2006)
Charlie Manson Jr. (7-5-0 .583)
W vs. Tyme Paige (Enforcer's Fundraiser: 2/18/2006)
W vs. Tyme Paige (Audition: 2/25/2006)
L vs. Tyme Paige (Final Four: 3/25/2006)
W With Tyme Paige vs. Truth Martini & N8 Mattson (Fade to black: 4/15/2006)
L with Stu Early & Tyme Paige vs. Truth Martini & N8 Mattson & Eddie V (Point of No Return: 5/13/2006)
W with Tyme Paige vs. Bailey Mannix & Zero (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
L with Tyme Paige vs. Zach Gowen & Jimmy Jacobs (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
W with Tyme Paige vs. Bailey Mannix & Weston Benton (Scars and Stripes: 7/15/2006)
L vs. Tyme Paige vs. Jimmy Jacobs vs. Shane Hollister vs. Derek St. Holmes vs. Steve Stone (Civil War: 8/12/2006)
W with Tyme Page vs. Danny Daniels & Chandler McClure (Hostile Intentions: 9/9/2006)
L With Tyme Paige & Krotch & Gary Havoc & Jayson Reign vs. Derek St. Holmes & Michael Prader & Jason Dukes & Zero & Chandler McClure (Windy City Classic II: 11/25/2006)
W with Tyme Paige vs. Derek St. Holmes & Jason Dukes (Twisted Christmas: 12/16/2006)
Chase Richards (1-1-1 .500)
D vs. Zero (Chaos Theory: 1/14/2006)
W vs. JJ Drake (2/4/2006)
L vs. Zero (4/15/2006)
Chris Hybrid (0-1-0 .000)
L With Jeff Brooks vs. Stu Early & Hunter Matthews (Twisted Christmas: 12/16/2006)
Chris Styles (1-0-0 .1000)
W With Ash Sanchez & Shane Hollister vs. Mikey Lovemuffin & Krotch & Woody (Enforcer's Fundraiser: 2/18/2006)
Dan Lawrence (11-6-0 .647)
L vs. Trik Davis (My Bloody Valentine: 2/4/2006)
W vs. Bailey Mannix (Enforcer's Fundraiser: 2/18/2006)
L vs. Danny Daniels vs. Brandon Thomaselli vs. Josh Abercrombie vs. CJ Otis vs. Trik Davis (Audition: 2/25/2006)
L vs. Trik Davis (Final Four: 3/25/2006)
W vs. Bailey Mannix (Fade to Black: 4/15/2006)
L vs. Mississippi Madman (Point of No Return: 5/13/2006)
W With Ryan Boz vs. Danny Daniels & Trik Davis (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
W With Ryan Boz vs. Truth Martini & N8 Mattson (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
W With Ryan Boz vs. Eric Priest & Chandler McClure vs. Zach Gowen & Jimmy Jacobs (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
W With Ryan Boz vs. Tweek and Dash Phoenix (Scars and Stripes: 7/15/2006)
L With Ryan Boz & CJ Otis vs. Truth Martini & N8 Mattson & Eddie V (Civil War; 8/12/2006)
W With Ryan Boz vs. Truth Martini & N8 Mattson (Hostile Intentions: 9/9/2006)
W With Ryan Boz vs. Zach Gowen & Eddie V (Day of Reckoning: 9/23/2006)
W With Ryan Boz vs. Marco Cordova & Jayson Reign (Nightmare on 26th St: 10/21/2006)
L With Ryan Boz vs. Truth Martini & N8 Mattson vs. Tweek & Dash Phoenix vs. Marco Cordova & Jayson Reign (A Monster's Rage: 11/4/2006)
W With Ryan Boz & Zach Gowen vs. Truth Martini & Eddie V & N8 Mattson (Windy City Classic II: 11/25/2006)
W With Ryan Boz vs. Danny Daniels & Tyler Black (Twisted Christmas: 12/16/2006)
Danny Daniels (6-9-0 .400)
W vs. Tristin Hayze (Chaos Theory: 1/14/2006)
W vs. Silas Young (My Bloody Valentine: 2/4/2006)
W vs. Gary Havoc (Enforcer's Fundraiser: 2/18/2006)
W vs. Dan Lawrence & Brandon Thomaselli & Josh Abercrombie & CJ Otis & Trik Davis (Audition: 2/25/2006)
L vs. Tyler Black & Silas Young & Eric Priest (Final Four: 3/25/2006)
L vs. Silas Young (Point of No Return: 5/13/2006)
L With Trik Davis vs. Dan Lawrence & Ryan Boz (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
W With Eric Priest vs. Robert Anthony & Keith Walker (Scars & Stripes: 7/15/2006)
L With Eric Priest & Tyler Black & Chandler McClure vs. Robert Anthony & Keith Walker & Marek Brave & Bryce Benjamin (Civil War: 8/12/2006)
L With Chandler McClure vs. Tyme Page & Charley Manson Jr. (Hostile Intentions: 9/2/2006)
W- vs. Tony Scarpone (Day of Reckoning: 9/23/2006)
L vs. Marek Brave vs. Truth Martini vs. Shane Hollister vs. Trik Davis vs. Jason Dukes (Nightmare on 26th Street: 10/21/2006)
L vs. Marek Brave (A Monster's Rage: 11/4/2006)
L vs. Egotistical Fantastico (Windy City Classic II: 11/25/2006)
L With Tyler Black vs. Ryan Boz & Dan Lawrence (Twisted Christmas: 12/16/2006)
Darrin Corbin (0-1-0 .000)
L with Ryan Cruz vs. Jayson Reign & Marco Cordova (Day of Reckoning: 9/23/2006)
Dash Phoenix (0-2-0 .000)
L With Tweek Phoenix vs. Ryan Boz & Dan Lawrence (Scars and Stripes: 7/15/2006)
L With Tweek Phoenix vs. Ryan Boz & Dan Lawrence vs. Jayson Reign & Marco Cordova vs. Truth Martini & N8 Mattson (A Monster's Rage: 11/4/2006)
Derek St. Holmes (4-8-1 .333)
D With Weston Benton vs. Marco Cordova & Jayson Reign (My Bloody Valentine: 2/4/2006)
L With Weston Benton vs. Marco Cordova & Jayson Reign (Audition: 2/25/2006)
L vs. Ryan Boz (Final Four: 3/25/2006)
L With Jason Dukes & Weston Benton & Eric Priest vs. Silas Young & Jayson Reign & Marco Cordova & Ace Steel (Fade to Black: 4/15/2006)
L With Weston Benton vs. Jayson Reign & Marco Cordova vs. Lady Thrillas vs. Zero & Bailey Mannix (Point of No Return: 5/13/2006)
L With Weston Benton vs. Ace Steel & Silas Young (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
L vs. Jimmy Jacobs vs. Shane Hollister vs. Tyme Paige vs. Charlie Manson Jr. & Steve Stone (Civil War: 8/12/2006)
W vs. Weston Benton (Hostile Intentions: 9/9/2006)
W vs. Hunter Matthews (A Monster's Rage: 11/4/2006)
L vs. Tracey Smothers (A Monster's Rage: 11/4/2006)
W vs. Weston Benton (Windy City Classic II: 11/25/2006)
W With Chandler McClure & Zero & Jason Dukes & Michael Prader vs. Tyme Paige & Charlie Manson Jr. & Krotch & Gary Havoc & Jayson Reign (Windy City Classic II: 11/25/2006)
L With Jason Dukes vs. Charlie Manson Jr. & Tyme Page (Twisted Christmas: 12/16/2006)
Devon Fury (0-2-0 .000)
L vs. Ryan Boz (Chaos Theory: 1/14/2006)
L with PT Hustla vs. Machine / Stu Early (Enforcer's Fundraiser: 2/18/2006)
Double Dragon #1 (0-1-0 .000)
L with Double Dragon #2 vs. Trik Davis & Mississippi Madman (Fade to Black: 4/15/2006)
Double Dragon #2 (0-1-0 .000)
L with Double Dragon #1 vs. Trik Davis & Mississippi Madman (Fade to Black: 4/15/2006)
Eddie V (2-4-0 .333)
L vs. Stu Early (Fade to Black: 4/15/2006)
W With N8 Mattson & Truth Martini vs. Stu Early & Tyme Page & Charlie Manson Jr. (Point of No Return: 5/13/2006)
W With N8 Mattson & Truth Martini vs. CJ Otis & Dan Lawrence & Ryan Boz (Civil War: 8/12/2006)
L vs. Zach Gowen vs. Jason Dukes & CJ Otis (Hostile Intentions: 9/9/2006)
L With Zach Gowen vs. Ryan Boz & Dan Lawrence (Day of Reckoning: 9/23/2006)
L With N8 Mattson & Truth Martini vs. Ryan Boz & Zach Gowen & Dan Lawrence (Windy City Classic II: 11/25/2006)
Eric Priest (10-6-0 .625)
W vs. Jayson Reign (Chaos Theory: 1/14/2006)
W vs. Ricky Thomas (My Bloody Valentine: 2/4/2006)
W vs. Ace Steel (Audition: 2/25/2006)
W King of the Hill (Audition: 2/25/2006)
L vs. Tyler Black vs. Danny Daniels vs. Silas Young (Final Four: 3/25/2006)
L With Jason Dukes % Derek St. Holmes & Weston Benton vs. Silas Young & Jayson Reign & Marco Cordova & Ace Steel (Fade to Black: 4/15/2006)
W With Chandler McClure vs. Stu Early & Robert Anthony (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
W With Chandler McClure vs. Ace Steel & Silas Young (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
L With Chandler McClure vs. Dan Lawrence & Ryan Boz vs. Jimmy Jacobs & Zach Gowen
W With Danny Daniels vs. Robert Anthony & Keith Walker (Scars and Stripes: 7/15/2006)
L With Danny Daniels & Tyler Black & Chandler McClure vs. Robert Anthony & Keith Walker & Marek Brave & Bryce Benjamin (Civil War: 8/12/2006)
W vs. Bryce Benjamin (Hostile Intentions: 9/9/2006)
W vs. CJ Otis (Day of Reckoning: 9/23/2006)
L vs. Keith Walker (Nightmare on 26th St: 10/21/2006)
W vs. Steve Stone (A Monster's Rage: 11/4/2006)
L vs. Zach Gowen (Twisted Christmas: 12/16/2006)
Frankie the Face (0-1-0 .000)
L With Boy Toy Brian vs. Bryce Benjamin & Weston Benton (Enforcer's Fundraiser: 2/18/2006)
Gary Havoc (3-3-0 .500)
L vs. Danny Daniels (Enforcer's Fundraiser: 2/18/2006)
W vs. Lady Thrillas (Scars and Stripes: 7/15/2006)
W vs. Mississippi Madman (Civil War: 8/12/2006)
L vs. Zero (Nightmare on 26th St: 10/21/2006)
W with Shane Hollister vs. The Lady Thrillaz (A Monster's Rage: 11/4/2006)
L with Tyme Paige & Charlie Manson Jr. & Krotch & Jayson Reign vs. Chandler McClure & Derek St. Holmes & Zero & Michael Prader & Jason Dukes (Windy City Classic II: 11/25/2006)
Hunter Matthews (1-3-1 .250)
D vs. Krotch (Hostile Intentions: 9/9/2006)
L vs. Jimmy Jacobs (Day of Reckoning: 9/23/2006)
L vs. Derek St. Holmes (Nightmare on 26th St: 10/21/2006)
L vs. Michael Prader (A Monster's Rage: 11/4/2006)
W With Stu Early vs. Jeff Brooks & Chris Hybrid (Twisted Christmas: 12/16/2006)
Jason Dukes (2-12-1 .142)
L vs. Silas Young vs. Chandler McClure vs. Weston Benton vs. Marco Cordova (Chaos Theory: 1/14/2006)
L With Bryce Benjamin vs. Machine & Stu Early (My Bloody Valentine: 2/4/2006)
W vs. Silas Young (2/25/2006)
L vs. Silas Young (Final Four: 3/25/2006)
L With Derek St. Holmes & Weston Benton & Eric Priest vs. Silas Young & Jayson Reign & Marco Cordova & Ace Steel (Fade to Black: 4/15/2006)
L vs. Bryce Benjamin (Point of No Return: 5/13/2006)
L vs. Silas Young (Scars and Stripes: 7/15/2006)
L vs. Ace Steel (Civil War: 8/12/2006)
L vs. Zach Gowen vs. Eddie V vs. CJ Otis (Hostile Intentions: 9/9/2006)
L vs. Bryce Benjamin vs. Trik Davis (Day of Reckoning: 9/23/2006)
L vs. Marek Brave vs. Truth Martini vs. Shane Danny Daniels vs. Shane Hollister vs. Trik Davis
(Nightmare on 26th St: 10/21/2006)
L vs. Tyme Page (A Monster's Rave: 11/4/206)
W With Derek St. Holmes & Zero & Chandler McClure & Michael Prader vs. Jayson Reign & Tyme Page & Charlie Manson Jr. & Havok & Krotch (Windy City Classic II: 11/25/2006)
L With Derek St. Holmes vs. Charlie Manson Jr. & Tyme Page (Twisted Christmas: 12/16/2006)
Jayson Reign (6-8-0 .428)
L vs. Eric Priest (Chaos Theory: 1/14/2006)
W With Marco Cordova vs. Derek St. Holmes & Weston Benton (My Bloody Valentine: 2/4/2006)
W With Marco Cordova vs. Derek St. Holmes & Weston Benton (Audition: 2/25/2006)
L With Marco Cordova vs. Zero & Bailey Mannix (Final Four: 3/25/2006)
W With Marco Cordova & Silas Young & Ace Steel vs. Jason Dukes & Derek St. Holmes & Weston Benton & Eric Priest (Fade to Black: 4/15/2006)
W With Marco Cordova vs. Lady Thrillas vs. Weston Benton & Derek St. Holmes vs. Zero & Bailey Mannix (Point of No Return: 5/13/2006)
L With Marco Cordova vs. Zach Gowen & Jimmy Jacobs (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
L With Marco Cordova & Stu Early vs. Truth Martini & N8 Mattson & Eddie V (Scars and Stripes: 7/15/2006)
W With Marco Cordova vs. Zero & Bailey Mannix (Civil War: 8/12/2006)
W With Marco Cordova vs. Darrin Corbin & Ryan Cruz (Day of Reckoning: 9/23/2006)
L With Marco Cordova vs. Ryan Boz & Dan Lawrence (Nightmare on 26th St.: 10/21/2006)
L With Marco Cordova vs. Truth Martini & N8 Mattson vs. Dan Lawrence & Ryan Boz vs. Tweek & Dash Phoenix (A Monster's Rage: 11/25/2006)
L With Krotch & Tyme Paige & Charlie Manson Jr. & Havoc vs. Zero & Chandler McClure & Michael Prader & Derek St. Holmes & Jason Dukes (Windy City Classic II: 11/25/2006)
L vs. Chandler McClure vs. Nigel McGuiness vs. Trik Davis (Twisted Christmas: 12/16/2006)
Jeff Brooks (0-1-0 .000)
L With Chris Hybrid vs. Stu Early & Hunter Matthews (Twisted Christmas: 12/16/2006)
Jeffery Hightower (0-1-0 .000)
L vs. Mike Maxim (Twisted Christmas: 12/16/2006)
Jerry Lynn (2-4-0 .333)
L vs. Jimmy Jacobs (Chaos Theory: 1/14/2006)
L vs. Jimmy Jacobs (My Bloody Valentine: 2/4/2006)
L vs. Tyler Black vs. Jimmy Jacobs (Fade to Black: 4/15/2006)
W vs. Jimmy Jacobs (Point of No Return: 5/13/2006)
W vs. Chandler McClure (Windy City Classic II: 11/25/2006)
L vs. Marek Brave (Twisted Christmas: 12/16/2006)
Jim Jesus (1-0-0)
W with Chandler McClure & Michael Prader vs. Rasche Brown & Bryce Benjamin & Stu Early (Nightmare on 26th St: 10/21/2006)
Jimmy Jacobs (12-5-0 .705)
W vs. Jerry Lynn (Chaos Theory: 1/14/2006)
W vs. Jerry Lynn (My Bloody Valentine: 2/4/2006)
W vs. Ryan Boz (Enforcer's Fundraiser: 2/18/2006)
W vs. Nate Webb (Final Four: 3/25/2006)
L vs. Tyler Black vs. Jerry Lynn (Fade to Black: 4/15/2006)
L vs. Jerry Lynn (Point of No Return: 5/13/2006)
W With Zach Gowen vs. Jayson Reign & Marco Cordova (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
W With Zach Gowen vs. Tyme Paige & Charlie Manson Jr. (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
L With Zach Gowen vs. Dan Lawrence & Ryan Boz vs. Eric Priest & Chandler McClure (Gold Rush 6:10:2006)
L vs. Marek Brave vs. MDogg20 vs. Trik Davis (Scars and Stripes: 7/15/2006)
W vs. Shane Hollister vs. Derek St. Holmes vs. Tyme Paige vs. Charlie Manson Jr. vs. Steve Stone (Civil War: 8/12/2006)
L vs. Silas Young (Hostile Intentions: 9/9/2006)
W vs. Hunter Matthews (Day of Reckoning: 9/23/2006)
W vs. Silas Young (Day of Reckoning: 9/23/2006)
W vs. Ace Steel (Nightmare on 26th Street: 10:21/2006)
W vs. Silas Young (A Monster's Rage: 11/4/2006)
W With Rasche Brown vs. Ace Steel & Silas Young (Twisted Christmas: 12/16/2006)
JJ Drake (0-1-0 .000)
L vs. Chase Richards (My Bloody Valentine: 2/42006)
Josh Abercrombie (0-1-0 .000)
L vs. Danny Daniels vs. Brandon Thomaselli vs. Dan Lawrence vs. CJ Otis vs. Trik Davis (Audition: 2/25/2006)
Krotch (0-1-1 .000)
L With Mikey Lovemuffin & Woody McGuire vs. Chris Styles & Ash Sanchez & Shane Hollister (Enforcer's Fundraiser: 2/18/2006)
D vs. Hunter Matthews (Hostile Intentions: 9/9/2006)
Lucas (1-0-0 .1000)
W With Bryce Benjamin vs. Chandler McClure & Ami Zane (Fade to Black: 4/15/2006)
Keith Walker (4-2-0 .666)
W vs. Botch (Chaos Theory: 1/14/2006)
W vs. Robert Anthony (My Bloody Valentine: 2/4/2006)
L With Robert Anthony vs. Danny Daniels & Eric Priest (Scars and Stripes: 7/15/2006)
W With Robert Anthony vs. Marek Brave vs. Bryce Benjamin vs. Eric Priest & Tyler Black & Chandler McClure & Danny Daniels (Civil War: 8/12/2006)
W vs. Eric Priest (Nightmare on 26th St: 10/21/2006)
L vs. Tyler Black (A Monster's Rage: 11/4/2006)
Marco Cordova (5-6-0 .454)
L vs. Silas Young vs. Jason Dukes vs. Chandler McClure vs. Weston Benton (Chaos Theory: 1/14/2006)
W With Jayson Reign vs. Weston Benton & Derek St. Holmes (My Bloody Valentine: 2/4/2006)
W With Jayson Reign vs. Weston Benton & Derek St. Holmes (Audition: 2/25/2006)
L With Jayson Reign vs. Zero & Bailey Mannix (Final Four: 3/25/2006)
W With Jayson Reign & Silas Young & Ace Steel vs. Jason Dukes & Derek St. Holmes & Weston Benton & Eric Priest (Fade to Black: 4/15/2006)
L With Jayson Reign vs. Jimmy Jacobs & Zach Gowen (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
L With Jayson Reign & Stu Early vs. Truth Martini & Eddie V & N8 Mattson (Scars and Stripes: 7/15/2006)
W With Jayson Reign vs. Zero & Bailey Mannix (Civil War: 8/12/2006)
W With Jayson Reign vs. Darrin Corbin & Ryan Cruz (Day of Reckoning: 9/23/2006)
L With Jayson Reign vs. Dan Lawrence & Ryan Boz (Nightmare on 26th St: 10/21/2006)
L With Jayson Reign vs. Truth Martini & N8 Mattson vs. Ryan Boz & Dan Lawrence vs. Tweek & Dash Phoenix (A Monster's Rage: 11/25/2006)
Marek Brave (10-1-1 .909)
D With Tyler Black vs. Michael Prader & Stu Early (Chaos Theory: 1/14/2006)
W With Tyler Black vs. Truth Martini & N8 Mattson (Chaos Theory: 1/14/2006)
W vs. Trik Davis (Point of No Return: 5/13/2006)
W vs. Tyler Black (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
W vs. MDogg20 vs. Trik Davis vs. Jimmy Jacobs (Scars and Stripes: 7/15/2006)
W With Robert Anthony & Keith Walker & Bryce Benjamin vs. Eric Priest & Tyler Black & Chandler McClure & Danny Daniels (Civil War: 8/12/2006)
L vs. Nigel McGuiness (Hostile Intentions: 9/9/2006)
W vs. Arik Cannon (Day of Reckoning: 9/23/2006)
W vs. Danny Daniels vs. Truth Martini vs. Shane Hollister vs. Trik Davis vs. Jason Dukes (Nightmare on 26th St: 10/21/2006)
W vs. Danny Daniels (A Monster's Rage: 11/4/2006)
W vs. Tyler Black (Windy City Classic II: 11/25/2006)
W vs. Jerry Lynn (Twisted Christmas: 12/16/2006)
MDogg20 (0-1-0 .000)
L vs. Marek Brave vs. Trik Davis vs. Jimmy Jacobs (Scars and Stripes: 7/15/2006)
Michael "Machine" Prader (6-2-0 .750)
L With Stu Early vs. Tyler Black & Marek Brave (Chaos Theory: 1/14/2006)
W With Stu Early vs. Bryce Benjamin & Jason Dukes (My Bloody Valentine: 2/4/2006)
W With Stu Early vs. PT Hustla & Devon Fury (Enforcer's Fundraiser: 2/18/2006)
W With Stu Early vs. Truth Martini & N8 Mattson (Audition: 2/25/2006)
W With Chandler McClure & Jim Jesus vs. Stu Early & Bryce Benjamin & Rasche Brown (Nightmare on 26th St: 10/21/2006)
W vs. Hunter Matthews (A Monster's Rage; 11/4/2006)
L vs. Robert "Egotistical Fantastico" Anthony (A Monster's Rage: 11/4/2006)
W with Chandler McClure & Derek St. Holmes & Zero & Jason Dukes vs. Jayson Reign & Krotch & Tyme Paige & Charlie Manson Jr. & Havok (Windy City Classic II: 11/25/2006)
Mike Maxim / Mikey Lovemuffin (2-3-0 .400)
L vs. Tristan Hayze (My Bloody Valentine: 2/4/2006)
L With Krotch & Woody McGuire vs. Chris Styles & Ash Sanchez & Shane Hollister (Enforcer's Fundraiser: 2/18/2006)
W vs. Shane Hollister (Fade to Black: 4/15/2006)
L vs. Zero (Hostile Intentions: 9/9/2006)
W vs. Jeffrey Hightower (Twisted Christmas: 12/16/2006)
Mississippi Madman (2-2-0 .500)
W with Trik Davis vs. Double Dragons (Fade to Black: 4/15/2006)
W vs. Dan Lawrence (Point of No Return: 5/13/2006)
L vs. Shane Hollister (Scars and Stripes: 7/15/2006)
L vs. Gary Havoc (Hostile Intentions: 9/9/2006)
MsChif (1-0-0 .1000)
W vs. Rain (Civil War: 8/12/2006)
N8 Mattson (8-6-0 .571)
W With Truth Martini vs. The Black Ninja & Shane Hollister (Chaos Theory: 1/14/2006)
L With Truth Martini vs. Tyler Black & Marek Brave (My Bloody Valentine: 2/4/2006)
L With Truth Martini vs. Michael Prader & Stu Early (Audition: 2/25/2006)
L With Truth Martini vs. Tyme Paige & Charlie Manson Jr. (Fade to Black: 4/15/2006)
W With Truth Martini & Eddie V vs. Stu Early & Tyme Paige & Charlie Manson Jr. (Point of No Return: 5/13/2006)
W With Truth Martini vs. Bryce Benjamin & CJ Otis (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
L With Truth Martini vs. Ryan Boz & Dan Lawrence (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
W With Truth Martini & Zach Gowen vs. Stu Early & Jayson Reign & Marco Cordova (Scars and Stripes: 7/15/2006)
W With Truth Martini & Eddie V vs. CJ Otis & Dan Lawrence & Ryan Boz (Civil War: 8/12/2006)
L With Truth Martini vs. Ryan Boz & Dan Lawrence (Hostile Intentions: 9/9/2006)
W With Truth Martini vs. Tyme Paige & Charlie Manson Jr. (Day of Reckoning: 9/23/2006)
W With Truth Martini vs. Dan Lawrence & Ryan Boz vs. Jayson Reign & Marco Cordova vs. Tweek & Dash Phoenix (A Monster's Rage: 11/4/2006)
L With Truth Martini & Eddie V. vs. Zach Gowen & Dan Lawrence & Ryan Boz (Windy City Classic II: 11/25/2006)
W With Truth Martini vs. Bryce Benjamin & Shane Hollister (Twisted Christmas: 12/16/2006)
Nate Webb (0-1-0 .000)
L vs. Jimmy Jacobs (Final Four: 3/25/2006)
Nigel McGuiness (1-2-0 .333)
W vs. Marek Brave (Hostile Intentions: 9/9/2006)
L vs. Tyler Black (Day of Reckoning: 9/23/2006)
L vs. Chandler McClure vs. Jayson Reign vs. Trik Davis (Twisted Christmas: 12/16/2006)
PT Hustla (0-1-0 .000)
L with Devon Fury vs. Machine / Stu Early (Enforcer's Fundraiser: 2/18/2006)
Rain (0-2-0 .000)
L With Shane Hollister vs. The Lady Thrillers (Final Four: 3/25/2006)
L vs. Ms Chif (Civil War: 8/12/2006)
Rasche Brown (1-2-0 .333)
L With Bryce Benjamin & Stu Early vs. Chandler McClure & Michael Prader & Jim Jesus (Nightmare on 26th St: 10/21/2006)
L vs. Ace Steel (A Monster's Rage: 11/4/2006)
W - with Jimmy Jacobs vs. Ace Steel & Silas Young (Twisted Christmas: 12/16/2006)
Rhyno (1-1-0 .500)
W Battle Royal (Scars and Stripes: 7/15/20006)
L vs. Tyler Black (Scars and Stripes: 7/15/2006)
Ricky Thomas (0-1-0 .000)
L vs. Eric Priest (My Bloody Valentine: 2/4/2006)
Robert Anthony (3-5-0 .375)
L vs. Keith Walker (My Bloody Valentine: 2/4/2006)
L vs. Chandler McClure (Point of No Return: 5/13/2006)
L With Stu Early vs. Eric Priest & Chandler McClure (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
L With Keith Walker vs. Danny Daniels & Eric Priest (Scars and Stripes: 7/15/2006)
W With Keith Walker & Marek Brave & Bryce Benjamin vs. Eric Priest & Tyler Black & Chandler McClure & Danny Daniels (Civil War:8/12//2006)
L vs. Tyler Black (Hostile Intentions: 9/9/2006)
W vs. Michael Prader (A Monster's Rage: 11/4/2006)
W vs. Danny Daniels (Windy City Classic II: 11/25/2006)
Ryan Boz (13-4-0 .764)
W vs. Devon Fury (Chaos Theory: 1/14/2006)
W vs. Chandler McClure (My Bloody Valentine: 2/4/2006)
L vs. Jimmy Jacobs (Enforcer's Fundraiser: 2/18/2006
W vs. Derek St. Holmes (Final Four: 3/25/2006)
W vs. Botch (Fade to Black: 4/15/2006)
L vs. .Tyler Black (Point of No Return: 5/13/2006)
W With Dan Lawrence vs. Trik Davis & Danny Daniels (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
W- With Dan Lawrence vs. Truth Martini & N8 Matteson (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
W With Dan Lawrence vs. Jimmy Jacobs & Zach Gowen vs. Eric Priest & Chandler McClure (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
W With Dan Lawrence vs. Dash and Tweek Phoenix (Scars and Stripes: 7/15/2006)
L With Dan Lawrence & CJ Otis vs. Michigan Invasion (Civil War: 8/12/2006)
W With Dan Lawrence vs. Truth Martini & N8 Mattson (Hostile Intentions: 9/2/2006)
W Dan Lawrence vs. Zach Gowen & Eddy V (Day of Reckoning: 9/23/2006)
W With Dan Lawrence vs. Marco Cordova & Jayson Reign (Nightmare on 26th Street: 10/21/06)
L with Dan Lawrence vs. Michigan Invasion vs. Jayson Reign & Marco Cordova vs. Dash and Tweek Phoenix (A Monster's Rage: 11/4/2006)
W- With Dan Lawrence & Zach Gowen vs. Michigan Invasion (Windy City Classic II: 11/25/2006)
W With Dan Lawrence vs. Danny Daniels & Tyler Black (Twisted Christmas: 12/16/2006)
Ryan Cruz (0-1-0 .000)
L with Darrin Corbin vs. Jayson Reign & Marco Cordova (Day of Reckoning: 9/23/2006)
Shane Hollister (4-8-1 .333)
D vs. The Black Ninja (Chaos Theory: 1/14/2006)
L With The Black Ninja vs. Truth Martini & N8 Mattson (Chaos Theory: 1/14/2006)
W with Chris Styles & Ash Sanchez vs. Mikey Lovemuffin & Krotch & Woody McGuire (Enforcer's Fundraiser: 2/18/2006)
L vs. Chandler McClure (Audition: 2/25/2006)
L With Rain vs. Lady Thrillas (Final Four: 3/25/2006)
L vs. Mikey Lovemuffin (Fade to Black: 4/15/2006)
L vs. Tyler Black (Point of No Return: 5/13/2006)
W vs. Mississippi Madman (Scars and Stripes: 7/15/2006)
L vs. Jimmy Jacobs vs. Derek St. Holmes vs. Tyme Paige vs. Charlie Manson Jr. vs. Steve Stone (Civil War: 8/12/2006)
W vs. Trik Davis (Hostile Intentions: 9/9/2006)
L vs. Marek Brave vs. Truth martini vs. Trik Davis vs. Jason Dukes vs. Danny Daniels (Nightmare on 26th St: 10/21/2006)
W With Gary Havok vs. The Lady Thrillaz (A Monster's Rage: 11/4/2006)
L With Bryce Benjamin vs. Truth Martini & N8 Mattson (Twisted Christmas: 12/16/2006)
Silas Young (9-6-1 .600)
W vs. Jason Dukes vs. Chandler McClure vs. Weston Benton vs. Marco Cordova (Chaos Theory: 1/14/2006)
L - vs. Danny Daniels (My Bloody Valentine: 2/4/2006)
L vs. Jason Dukes (Audition: 2/25/23006)
W vs. Jason Dukes (Final Four: 3/25/2006)
L vs. Tyler Black vs. Eric Priest vs. Danny Daniels (Final Four: 3/25/2006)
W With Jayson Reign & Marco Cordova & Ace Steel vs. Derek St. Holmes & Jason Dukes & Weston Benton & Eric Priest
W vs. Danny Daniels (Point of No Return: 5/13/2006)
W with Ace Steel vs. Weston Benton & Derek St. Holmes (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
L With Ace Steel vs. Eric Priest & Chandler McClure (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
W vs. Jason Dukes (Scars and Stripes: 7/15/2006)
W vs. Trik Davis (Civil War: 8/12/2006)
W vs. Jimmy Jacobs (Hostile Intentions: 9/9/2006)
L vs. Jimmy Jacobs (Day of Reckoning: 9/23/2006)
L vs. Jimmy Jacobs (A Monster's Rage: 11/4/2006)
D vs. Ace Steel (Windy City Classic II: 11/25/2006)
L With Ace Steel vs. Jimmy Jacobs & Rasche Brown (Twisted Christmas: 12/16/2006)
Steve Stone (0-2-0 .000)
L vs. Jimmy Jacobs vs. Shane Hollister vs. Derek St. Holmes vs. Tyme Paige vs. Charlie Manson Jr. (Civil War: 8/12/2006)
L vs. Eric Priest (A Monster's Rage: 11/4/2006)
Stu Early (6-6-1 .500)
D With Michael Prader vs. Tyler Black & Marek Brave (Chaos Theory: 1/14/2006)
W With Michael Prader vs. Bryce Benjamin & Jason Dukes (My Bloody Valentine: 2/4/2006)
W With Michael Prader vs. PT Hustla & Devon Fury (Enforcer's Fundraiser: 2/18/2006)
W With Michael Prader vs. Truth Martini & N8 Mattson (Audition: 3/25/2006)
W vs. Eddie V (Fade to Black: 4/15/2006)
L vs. Zach Gowen (Fade to Black: 4/15/2006)
L With Tyme Paige & Charlie Manson Jr. vs. Truth Martini & N8 Mattson & Eddie V (Point of No Return: 5/13/2006)
L With Robert Anthony vs. Eric Priest & Chandler McClure (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
L With Jayson Reign & Marco Cordova vs. Eddie V & Truth Martini & N8 Mattson (Scars and Stripes: 7/15/2006)
W vs. Bailey Mannix (Hostile Intentions: 9/9/2006)
L vs. Chandler McClure (Day of Reckoning: 9/23/2006)
L With Bryce Benjamin & Rasche Brown vs. Chandler McClure & Michael Prader & Jim Jesus (Nightmare on 26th St: 10/21/2006)
W With Hunter Matthews vs. Jeff Brook & Chris Hybrid (Twisted Christmas: 12/16/2006)
The Black Ninja (0-1-0 .000)
D vs. Shane Hollister (Chaos Theory: 1/14/2006)
L With Shane Hollister vs. Truth Martini & N8 Matteson (Chaos Theory: 1/14/2006)
Tony Scarpone (0-1-0 .000)
L vs. Danny Daniels (Day of Reckoning: 9/23/2006)
Tracy Smothers (1-0-0 .1000)
W vs. Derek St. Holmes (Nightmare on 26th St: 10/21/2006)
Trik Davis (5-9-0 .357)
W vs. Dan Lawrence (My Bloody Valentine: 2/4/2006)
L vs. Danny Daniels vs. Dan Lawrence vs. Brandon Thomaselli vs. Josh Abercrombie vs. CJ Otis (Audition: 2/25/2006)
W vs. Dan Lawrence (Final Four: 3/25/2006)
W With Mississippi vs. Double Dragons (Fade to Black: 4/15/2006)
L vs. Marek Brave (Point of No Return: 5/13/2006)
L With Danny Daniels vs. Dan Lawrence & Ryan Boz (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
L vs. Marek Brave vs. Jimmy Jacobs vs. MDogg20 (Scars and Stripes: 7/25/2006)
L vs. Silas Young (Civil War: 8/12/2006)
L vs. Shane Hollister (Hostile Intentions: 9/9/2006)
L vs. Bryce Benjamin & Jason Dukes (Day of Reckoning: 9/23/2006)
L vs. Marek Brave vs. Danny Daniels vs. Truth Martini vs. Shane Hollister vs. Jason Dukes (Nightmare on 26th St: 10/21/2006)
W vs. Zach Gowen (A Monster's Rage: 11/4/2006)
W vs. Chad Collyer (Windy City Classic II; 11/25/2006)
L vs. Chandler McClure vs. Nigel McGuiness vs. Jayson Reign (Twisted Christmas: 12/16/2006)
Tristin Hayze (1-1-0 .500)
L vs. Danny Daniels (Chaos Theory: 1/14/2006)
W vs. Mikey Lovemuffin (My Bloody Valentine: 2/4/2006)
Truth Martini (8-7-0 .533)
W With N8 Mattson vs. The Black Ninja & Shane Hollister (Chaos Theory: 1/14/2006)
L With N8 Mattson vs. Tyler Black & Marek Brave (My Bloody Valentine: 2/4/2006)
L With N8 Mattson vs. Michael Prader & Stu Early (Audition: 2/25/2006)
L With N8 Mattson vs. Tyme Paige & Charlie Manson Jr. (Fade to Black: 4/15/2006)
W With N8 Mattson & Eddie V vs. Stu Early & Tyme Paige & Charlie Manson Jr. (Point of No Return: 5/13/2006)
W With N8 Mattson vs. Bryce Benjamin & CJ Otis (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
L With N8 Mattson vs. Ryan Boz & Dan Lawrence (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
W With N8 Mattson & Zach Gowen vs. Stu Early & Jayson Reign & Marco Cordova (Scars and Stripes: 7/15/2006)
W With N8 Mattson & Eddie V vs. CJ Otis & Dan Lawrence & Ryan Boz (Civil War: 8/12/2006)
L With N8 Mattson vs. Ryan Boz & Dan Lawrence (Hostile Intentions: 9/9/2006)
W With N8 Mattson vs. Tyme Paige & Charlie Manson Jr. (Day of Reckoning: 9/23/2006)
L vs. Marek Brave vs. Danny Daniels vs. Shane Hollister vs. Trik Davis vs. Jason Dukes (Nightmare on 26th St: 10/21/2006)
W With N8 Mattson vs. Dan Lawrence & Ryan Boz vs. Jayson Reign & Marco Cordova vs. Tweek & Dash Phoenix (A Monster's Rage: 11/4/2006)
L With N8 Mattson & Eddie V. vs. Zach Gowen & Dan Lawrence & Ryan Boz (Windy City Classic II: 11/25/2006)
W With N8 Mattson vs. Bryce Benjamin & Shane Hollister (Twisted Christmas: 12/16/2006)
Tweek Phoenix (0-2-0 .000)
L With Dash Phoenix vs. Ryan Boz & Dan Lawrence (Scars and Stripes: 7/15/2006)
L With Dash Phoenix vs. Ryan Boz & Dan Lawrence vs. Jayson Reign & Marco Cordova vs. Truth Martini & N8 Mattson (A Monster's Rage: 11/4/2006)
Tyler Black (9-4-1 .692)
D With Marek Brave vs. Machine & Stu Early (Chaos Theory: 1/14/2006)
W With Marek Brave vs. Truth Martini & N8 Mattson (My Bloody Valentine: 2/4/2006)
W vs. Silas Young vs. Danny Daniels vs. Eric Priest (Final Four: 3/25/2006)
W vs. Jerry Lynn vs. Jimmy Jacobs (Fade to Black: 4/25/2006)
W vs. Shane Hollister (Point of No Return: 5/13/2006)
W vs. Ryan Boz (Point of No Return: 5/13/2006)
L vs. Marek Brave (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
W vs. Rhyno (Scars and Stripes: 7/15/2006)
L With Chandler McClure & Danny Daniels & Eric Priest vs. Robert Anthony & Keith Walker & Marek Brave & Bryce Benjamin (Civil War: 8/12/2006)
W vs. Robert Anthony (Hostile Intentions: 9/9/2006)
W vs. Nigel McGuiness (Day of Reckoning: 9/23/2006)
W vs. Keith Walker (A Monster's Rage: 11/4/2006)
L vs. Marek Brave (Windy City Classic II: 11/25/2006)
L With Danny Daniels vs. Ryan Boz & Dan Lawrence (Twisted Christmas: 12/16/2006)
Tyme Paige (7-7-0 .500)
L vs. Charlie Manson Jr. (Enforcer's Fundraiser: 2/18/2006)
L vs. Charlie Manson Jr. (Audition: 2/25/2006)
W vs. Charlie Manson Jr. (Final Four: 3/25/2006)
W with Charlie Manson Jr. vs. Truth Martini & N8 Mattson (Fade to black: 4/15/2006)
L with Stu Early & Charlie Manson Jr. vs. Truth Martini & N8 Mattson & Eddie V (Point of No Return: 5/13/2006)
W with Charlie Manson Jr. vs. Bailey Mannix & Zero (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
L with Charlie Manson Jr. vs. Zach Gowen & Jimmy Jacobs (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
W with Charlie Manson Jr. vs. Bailey Mannix & Weston Benton (Scars and Stripes: 7/15/2006)
L vs. Charlie Manson Jr. vs. Jimmy Jacobs vs. Shane Hollister vs. Derek St. Holmes vs. Steve Stone (Civil War: 8/12/2006)
W with Charlie Manson Jr. vs. Danny Daniels & Chandler McClure (Hostile Intentions: 9/9/2006)
L with Bailey Mannix vs. Truth Martini & N8 Mattson (Day of Reckoning: 9/23/2006)
W vs. Jason Dukes (A Monster's Rage: 11/4/2006)
L With Charlie Manson Jr. & Krotch & Gary Havoc & Jayson Reign vs. Derek St. Holmes & Michael Prader & Jason Dukes & Zero & Chandler McClure (Windy City Classic II: 11/25/2006)
W with Charlie Manson Jr. vs. Derek St. Holmes & Jason Dukes (Twisted Christmas: 12/16/2006)
Weston Benton (1-8-1 .111)
L vs. Silas Young vs. Jason Dukes vs. Marco Cordova vs. Chandler McClure (Chaos Theory: 1/14/2006)
D With Derek St. Holmes vs. Marco Cordova & Jayson Reign (My Bloody Valentine: 2/4/2006)
W With Bryce Benjamin vs. Boy Toy Brian & Frankie the Face (Enforcer's Fundraiser: 2/18/2006)
L With Derek St. Holmes vs. Marco Cordova & Jayson Reign (Audition: 2/25/2006)
L With Jason Dukes & Derek St. Holmes & Eric Priest vs. Silas Young & Jayson Reign & Marco Cordova & Ace Steel (Fade to Black: 4/15/2006)
L With Derek St. Holmes vs. Jayson Reign / Marco Cordova vs. Lady Thrillas vs. Zero & Bailey Mannix (Point of No Return: 5/13/2006)
L With Derek St. Holmes vs. Ace Steel & Silas Young (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
L With Bailey Mannix vs. Charlie Manson Jr. & Tyme Page (Scars and Stripes: 7/15/2006)
L vs. Derek St. Holmes (Hostile Intentions: 9/9/2006)
L vs. Derek St. Holmes (A Monster's Rage: 11/4/2006)
Woody McGuire (0-2-0 .000)
L With Krotch & Woody McGuire vs. Chris Styles & Ash Sanchez & Shane Hollister (Enforcer's Fundraiser: 2/18/2006)
L vs. CJ Otis (Day of Reckoning: 9/23/2006)
Zach Gowen (7-3-0 .700)
W vs. Stu Early (Fade to Black: 5/15/2006)
W With Jimmy Jacobs vs. Jayson Reign & Marco Cordova (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
W With Jimmy Jacobs vs. Tyme Paige & Charlie Manson Jr. (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
L With Jimmy Jacobs vs. Dan Lawrence & Ryan Boz vs. Eric Priest & Chandler McClure (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
W With Truth Martini & N8 Mattson vs. Stu Early & Jayson Reign & Marco Cordova (Scars and Stripes: 7/15/2006)
W vs. Eddie V vs. Jason Dukes vs. CJ Otis (Hostile Intentions: 9/9/2006)
L With Eddie V. vs. Dan Lawrence & Ryan Boz (Day of Reckoning: 9/23/2006)
L vs. Trik Davis (A Monster's Rage: 11/4/2006)
W With Dan Lawrence & Ryan Boz vs. Truth Martini & Eddie V & N8 Mattson (Windy City Classic II: 11/25/2006)
W vs. Eric Priest (Twisted Christmas: 12/16/2006)
Zero (6-3-1 .666)
D vs. Chase Richards (Chaos Theory: 1/14/2006)
W With Bailey Mannix vs. Jayson Reign & Marco Cordova (Final Four: 3/25/2006)
W vs. Chase Richards (Fade to Black: 4/25/2006)
L With Bailey Mannix vs. Weston Benton & Derek St. Holmes & Lady Thrillas vs. Jayson Reign & Marco Cordova (Point of No Return: 5/13/2006)
L With Bailey Mannix vs. Tyme Paige & Charlie Manson Jr. (Gold Rush: 6/10/2006)
L With Bailey Mannix vs. Jayson Reign & Marco Cordova (Civil War: 8/12/2006)
W vs. Mikey Lovemuffin (Hostile Intentions: 9/9/2006)
W vs. Gary Havok (Nightmare on 26th St: 10/21/2006)
W With Chandler McClure & Derek St. Holmes & Jason Dukes & Michael Prader vs. Tyme Paige & Charlie Manson Jr. & Krotch & Jayson Reign & Gary Havok (Windy City Classic II: 11/25/2006)
W vs. Krotch (Twisted Christmas: 12/16/2006)
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12/05/06
IWA Japan's King of the Deathmatches was the first tape I ever bought on-line. Like a lot of wrestling fans in the early 90s, the internet opened up a world of wrestling that was rarely seen in the states. Pro Wrestling Illustrated, up until that point, was the only place one could learn about wrestling in Japan and elsewhere around the world. For me, seeing pictures of matches that contained broken glass and fire was intriguing. There was the occasional street fight in the United States that got out of hand but nothing as extreme as what I was seeing.
I'm not the only person whose first experience with international wrestling was through IWA Japan. If you were to ask any tape trader in the early 90s, they would invariably suggest that deathmatch promotions like FMW and IWA Japan were the way to go. And I was sucked in with the rest of them. There were familiar faces like Terry Funk and Cactus Jack and guys like Atsushi Onita and Mr. Pogo that pushed the boundaries of wrestling unlike nothing seen before.
It would be a lie to say that I didn't mark out (get excited) to the insane bumps and dangerous objects used in these matches. Eventually these images become numb to your brain. Pro wrestling needs to be more than just two guys whacking each other in the head. There must be a reason for it. Winning a prestigious tournament is a fine goal to have but not every show is going to be a tournament. In essence, they become violence for the sake of violence.
One of my favorite tapes as a kid was a compilation of matches from the 1987 NWA Great American Bash tour. Dusty Rhodes had been in a furious battle all over the south against the Four Horsemen. On one show they had a no rope barbed wire ladder match and it was intense. It was intense because Tully Blanchard, the Four Horsemen in the match, and Dusty Rhodes hated each other. The crowd ate up everything because there was a reason for the each man to use the barbed wire against each other.
Tyler Black and Marek Brave hate each other more than anybody in AAW. It became apparent that winning the heavyweight title was the most important thing to Tyler Black. This gave Marek Brave double the motivation. Not only could Marek Brave end the career of his former friend, but take away the only thing that mattered to Black. Having a no-roped barbed wire match would be just the stipulation Marek Brave would need to end things with Tyler.
At the Windy City Classic II, I had the opportunity to be the third camera man during the no-rope barbed wire match. Going in I was a little nervous. It's difficult enough doing camera during normal matches but adding in the barbed wire could be hazardous to everybody. Getting up and close like that I could see the anger Marek Brave's face and I could smell the fear on Tyler Black.
For nearly thirty minutes, each former friend took turns beating the holy hell out of each other with the barbed wire. Seeing Marek Brave getting choked out by the barbed wire was a scary sight. Each man went into a place that only a few dare enter, which lead to some of the most dangerous bumps I've ever seen in a match. That includes the powerbomb from the apron through a barbed wire covered board.
Perhaps both men's willingness to kill their bodies in order to destroy their opponent isn't something one would want to see all the time. Tyler Black and Marek Brave didn't have to go to these extremes and instead wrestled in an old fashioned grudge match. However, as we've seen in the past, adding a deathmatch stipulation brings that little something that makes matches legendary.
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11/08/06
When the year began, everybody thought this would be the year of the Venom. Windy City Classic 2005, Keith "Venom" Walker became the AAW Heavyweight Champion. Nobody, not even Eric Priest, looked like they were capable of stopping the self proclaimed "human massacre." But with success in AAW, other promotions began to take notice.
Through Walker's connections with hall of famer Harley Race's promotion WLW, Keith Walker had the opportunity of competing for Pro Wrestling NOAH out of Japan. The decision, though unpopular with AAW offices, was made and Keith Walker set out on his first tour of Japan.
"The Gold Standard" Eric Priest was the odds on favorite to win the heavyweight title. There have been a lot of expectations for Eric Priest because of the way his year started. No emotions were spared in his feud with Tony Scarpone. Both men hated each other so much that it was decided AAW wasn't big enough for the both of them. When the dust settled and the smoke cleared, Eric Priest pinned Scarpone, the very face of "old AAW, and sent him packing forever.
Eric Priest was on the run of his lifetime and was seemingly on his way to achieving his goal of being the top dog in AAW. Except there was one little problem because little did everybody know, the future of AAW was coming just around the corner.
They were the best of friends. Tyler Black and Marek Brave were two of the most popular wrestlers in the AAW. Yet, in an instance, the team known as the Black and the Brave exploded.
The heavyweight title had been vacated and AAW held qualifying matches to enter a fatal four way match up. The date was set for March 25th but there were spots remaining. It was decided the winner of a tag team fatal four way would determine which tag wrestler would get their shot in the fatal four way match.
Marek Brave was too hurt to compete and Tyler Black took the spot as the final man in the match. The match to determine the new champion came down to Tyler Black, Silas Young, Danny Daniels and Eric Priest. With the crowd 100% behind Tyler Black, Black shocked the wrestling world and captured the AAW heavyweight championship.
That wasn't the whole story. Tyler Black aligned himself, behind Marek Brave's back, with the head of JJ Inc, Jim Jesus.
Jim Jesus eats, sleeps and breaths the heavyweight title. It was his foresight that led him to Tyler Black. He saw the hunger in the kid's eyes and saw the potential that nobody saw. Suddenly the cheers became boos when Tyler Black hit a sneak attack on Brave. JJ Inc was now in possession, once again, of the heavyweight championship.
Seven successful title defenses later, Tyler Black faces off in one of the most brutal matches of all time. Former friends Marek Brave and Tyler Black, now heated enemies, will settle the score in a barbed wire match on November 25th. The survivor of the match is the AAW heavyweight champion. The loser's career might be over for good.
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