WEEKEND PREVIEW, NEWS & NOTES

Ring of Honor returns to the Midwest this weekend! Tonight, Bryan Danielson defends his title in a three-way elimination match against Jimmy Jacobs and B.J. Whitmer in Detroit. Jacobs is a Michigan-based wrestler, and expect the crowd to be behind him tonight. Japanese star KENTA makes his Midwest debut tonight against Roderick Strong.

I am leaving in the morning for Chicago for day two of the ROH doubleheader, and I hopefully will have my detailed report up late Sunday! Check out the lineup for both shows below.

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla returns to Los Angeles, Calif., on Saturday with Joey Ryan vs. Davey Richards, B-Boy vs. Scott Lost, Ronin & Koslov vs. the Havana Pitbulls, Chris Bosh vs. Frankie Kazarian, Chris Sabin & Kevin Steen vs. El Generico & Quicksilver. That also looks like a good show.

Chikara Pro has its “Young Lions Cup” tournament this weekend. The tournament features 24 wrestlers all under the age of 25. Half the first round is tonight, the other half is Saturday, and the finals will take place Sunday. One of the competitors on Saturday is Ricochet, who has really turned some heads in IWA-Mid South in the past couple of months, and I hope he goes deep into this tournament. Check out www.chikarapro.com for more details.

And you can always reach me with your indy results at chrisjvetter@hotmail.com. I request that you remember to say date, location (including building, city & state!), and full name of the promotion.

WEEKEND RESULTS

World Wrestling Council, June 20, Greenville, S.C.: Thomas Simpson defeats The Josh and Michael Frehley and Chris Crucifix and Shelby Goodwin in an elimination match, Ken Magnum defeats Scottie Wrenn, The Incredible Spank & Revolution defeat Mikal Adryan & Jeff Lewis, Ostgard defeats James Jones, Shadow Jackson defeats Chris Blade, Mikkie Free & Scottie Wrenn defeat Rikki Regal & Brodie Ray Chase.

UPCOMING SHOWS

Ring of Honor, June 23, Detroit, Mich., the Michigan State Fairgrounds, Bryan Danielson vs. B.J. Whitmer and Jimmy Jacobs in a three-way elimination match, KENTA vs. Roderick Strong, Homicide vs. Claudio Castognoli, Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. Colt Cabana & Ace Steel, Samoa Joe vs. Jimmy Rave vs. Davey Richards vs. Delirious, Adam Pearce vs. Necro Butcher.

Pro Wrestling Unplugged, June 23, Philadelphia, Penn., former ECW Arena, with Sandman vs. Johnny Kashmere in a steel cage, plus 2 Cold Scorpio to appear!

Chikara Pro, June 23, Reading, Penn., “Young Lions Cup IV, Night 1.” Tournament participants include Brandon Thomaselli, Arik Cannon, Marek Brave, Equinox, Shane Valentine, Lance Steel. Also, the Colony vs. Icarus & Gran Akuma.

New England Championship Wrestling, June 23, Quincy, Mass., the “Iron 8,” with Antonio Thomas, Kellan Thomas, , Jason Blade, D.C. Dillinger, Eddie Edwards, Xavier, and John Walters.

The Kowalski Cup, June 23, Fall River, Mass., the PAL Hall, with Jerry Lynn, Slyk Wagner Brown, Matt “Brother Runt” Hyson, and Romeo Roselli in action.

Gateway Championship Wrestling, June 23, Overland, Mo., Wild Acres Gym, with Cameron Cage vs. Sean Vincent in a best-of-three falls match, Jackal vs. K.C. Karrington, MsChif vs. Rebecca Raze, Shorty Biggs & OuTtKaSt vs. Pierre Abernathy & Evan Petrie, Nick Tyson & Michael Serious vs. Cabal & Gary Jay.

AWA-Pinnacle Wrestling, June 23, Everett, Wash., the armory, 8:30 p.m., with Buddy Wayne, Rollin’ 2 Deep, Skag Rollins, Caden Mathews, Aaron Bolo, Seth Knight, Nelson Creed, Nick Sully.

Independent Wrestling Federation, June 23, West Paterson, N.J., “The commissioner’s cup tag team tournament weekend.” Slated to wrestle are Shawn Donovan, Fred Sampson, Dan McGuire, Justin Corino, Biggie Biggs, Tony Torres, Antonio Rivera, Nick Sabre, Chris Steeler, Franciz, Mike Durnin, Jana, Tommy Trouble, Steve Off, Frank Scoleri and Eddie Latham.

River City Wrestling, June 23, San Antonio, Texas, Tiffany’s Billiards and Sports Bar, 8 p.m., with Hotstuff Hernandez, Ikaika, Fast Eddie Vegas, Mike Dell, Quinten Allen, Wally Darkmon, Andrew Dalton, Joey Spector, Hugh Rogue.

NWA Midwest Missouri, June 23, Rolla, Mo., the Missouri Power Slam Academy, with Deven Spade vs. Shane Somers, The Future vs. Curtis King, Ricky Ruby vs. Brian James, the Stud vs. GQ Smooth.

CWF Mid-Atlantic, June 23, Hendersonville, NC, 820 Greenville Highway, with Krazy K, Ultra Dragon, Tony Kozina, Dexter Pointdexter, Bobby Houston, Jake Manning, Scottie Wrenn, Ken Mangrum.

Ring of Honor, June 24, Chicago Ridge, Ill., the Park District building, with Bryan Danielson vs. Colt Cabana, Austin Aries vs. KENTA, Nigel McGuinness vs. Homicide, Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. Jimmy Rave & Alex Shelley, Samoa Joe vs. Delirious, Roderick Strong vs. Jimmy Jacobs.

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, June 24, Los Angeles, Calif., with Joey Ryan vs. Davey Richards, B-Boy vs. Scott Lost, Ronin & Koslov vs. the Havana Pitbulls, Chris Bosh vs. Frankie Kazarian, Chris Sabin & Kevin Steen vs. El Generico & Quicksilver, TJ “Puma” Perkins vs. Disco Machine.

Chikara Pro, June 24, Hellertown, Penn., “Young Lions Cup IV, Night 2.” Tournament participants include Ricochet, Hydra, Fire Ant, Andy Sumner, Excalibur, Cheech and Cloudy. Also, Jigsaw & Shane Storm vs. Gran Akuma & Icarus.

New York Wrestling Connection, June 24, Deer Park, N.Y., the Community Center, 8 p.m., with Jerry Lynn vs. Matt “Brother Runt” Hyson, Josh Daniels vs. Javi-Air, Ken Scampi & Foxxy Dreams vs. Damien Dragon & Tara Charisma vs. Dan Barry & Alicia in a three-way intergender tag match, Mega & Joey Braggiol vs. the Angus Brothers.

Pro Wrestling Unplugged, June 24, Philadelphia, Penn., New Alhambra/ECW Arena, 2:30 p.m. belltime.

PCW, June 24, Oak Lawn, Ill., with Bret Hart making an appearance.

Eastern Wrestling Alliance, June 24, Essex, Md., 7 p.m., with King Kong Bundy, Ruckus, Stevie Riggs, Derek Frazier, Apollo Cruz, Buster Maccabi, Bruce Chan, Goldthumb vs. Chris Nightmare. EWA also has a free event at 1 p.m. at JD Byriders in Glen Burnie, Md.

FLWA, June 24, Howard Lake, Minn.

New England Championship Wrestling, June 24, Framingham, Mass., with Evan Siks & John Walters vs. D.C. Dillinger & Eddie Edwards, Kellan Thomas vs. T.J. Richter, Zach Static vs. Kristian Frost, plus matches with Nikki Roxx, Frankie Arion and Scott Ashworth.

Gateway Championship Wrestling, June 24, Cape Girardeau, Mo., the armory, with Cameron Cage vs. Kory Twist, Kevin X vs. Michael Strider, Dingo vs. Steven Kennedy, Jackal vs. K.C. Karrington, Sean Vincent & Rebecca Raze vs. D.N.S.

URW, June 24, Somerset, Mass., the Multiplex Sports, with Arik Cannon in action.

Universal Championship Wrestling, June 24, Franklin, Kent., the Hardbody Fitness Center.

Independent Wrestling Federation, June 24, West Paterson, N.J., “The commissioner’s cup tag team tournament weekend.”

Pro Wrestling Mid-Atlantic, June 24, Hayes, Va., Abington Ruritan Center, Tully Blanchard vs. Mark Fleming.

CWF Mid-Atlantic, June 24, Burlington, NC, Carolina Sports Arena, Brass Munkey vs. Michael Mcallister, Gemini Kid vs. Corey Edsel. Plus, special celebration with new AWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Converse.

Chikara Pro, June 25, Philadelphia, Penn., “Young Lions Cup IV, Night 3.”

IPW, June 25, Kent, England, Orpington Halls, 6:30 p.m., with Scorpio Sky vs. Ashley Reed, Top Gun Talwar vs. Andy Boy Simmonz, and Ireland’s own Rebecca Knox!

Vanguard Championship Wrestling, June 25, Hampton, Va., the Merc. Brandon Day vs. Preston Quinn. Plus, matches with Phil Brown, Sean Denny, Dirty Money, Hall Brothers, Rex Sterling, Tonic.

Independent Wrestling Federation, June 25, West Paterson, N.J., “The commissioner’s cup tag team tournament weekend.”

AWA-Pinnacle Wrestling, June 25, Auburn, Wash., the Auburn Supermall, with Tony Kozina defending his light heavyweight belt, and matches with Astro Imperial, Sumito, Caden Matthews, the Wrestlers of Mass Destruction, the Exploders, Nikki and Veronika.

Midwest Pro Wrestling, June 28, Minneapolis, Minn., First Avenue.

CREW, June 29, Williamston, NC, National Guard Armory, Damien Wayne vs. Shane Falco in a dog collar cage match.

Mercury 1 Wrestling, June 29, Green Bay, Wis., the Neng Yee Center, with Delirious, Jigsaw and Larry Sweeney.

Northern Impact Wrestling, June 30, West St. Paul, the Community Center, with Delirious vs. Horace the Psychopath, Austin Aries vs. Ben Sailer, Punisher & Al B.C. vs. Jimmy Jacobs & Kid Krazy, and matches with Larry Sweeney, Jigsaw, The Prophet, Marek Brave, Tyler Black, Ryan Cruz, Darin Corbin.

Gateway Championship Wrestling, June 30, Mehlville, Mo., Dingo vs. Michael Strider in a dog collar match, Shorty Biggs & OutTtKaSt vs. Nick Tyson & Michael Serious, Rebecca Raze vs. MsChif, Jackal vs. Steve Kennedy, Cameron Cage vs. Kevin X.

Northern Impact Wrestling, July 1, Amery, Wis., “The Impact Tournament, with 8 first-round matches: Arik Cannon vs. Ash, Delirious vs. Punisher, Jimmy Jacobs vs. Al B.C., Cody O’Neill vs. Jigsaw, Larry Sweeney vs. Darin Corbin, Kid Krazy vs. Tyler Black, The Prophet vs. Marek Brave, Ryan Cruz vs. Austin Aries..

Ultimate Pro Wrestling, July 1, San Clemente, Calif., the OC Dojo, 8 p.m.

Hybrid Pro Wrestling, July 1, Schoolcraft, Mich., CJ Otis vs. Harker Dirge, plus matches with Jimmy Shalwin, “Gameboy” Max Morrison, Josh Abercrombie, Johnny Dynamo, Josh Movado, Keith Crème, “Old School” Jeff King, Magnum Conroy.

River City Wrestling, July 1, San Antonio, Texas, Hope of Glory Church, 7 p.m.

Championship Wrestling, July 1, Kingsport, Tenn., Boys & Girls Club, 8 p.m., with Tony Givens & Robbie Cassidy vs. Nick Hammonds & Moe Jenkins, Dr. Tom Prichard vs. Beau James, Ray Idol vs. Thorn, Chris Richards & Steve Fury vs. Cody Ices & a mystery partner, Wayne Adkins vs. Allen King, Matt Scott vs. Jamie Gibson.

Ring Wars Carolina, July 1, Fayetteville, NC, 1905 Pamalee Drive, Hangtime vs. Tito Rainz, United Nations of Devastation vs. Brokeback Express. Also, matches involving Doink the Clown, The Stro.

Northern Impact Wrestling, July 2, Cottage Grove, Minn., the armory, the finals of the 16-man, three day “Impact Invitational.”

Ring Wars Carolina, July 4, Hope Mills, NC, Hope Mills Athletic Field #2.

Atlantic Coast Pro Wrestling, July 4, Clinton, NC, at the Pawn Shop, "King of Clinton" tournament.

International Wrestling Cartel, July 7, Elizabeth, Penn., Courttime Sports Center, “Summer Sizzler,” with Dennis Gregory & Bolen & Radford & a mystery partner vs. Hentai & Sebastian Dark & Shirley Doe & Abyss in an 8-man “caged fury war games rules” match, Low Ki vs. John McChesney, Delirious vs. Christopher Daniels, Chris Hero & Claudio Castognoli vs. Jason Gory & Shiima Xion, Ricky Reyes vs. Larry Sweeney, Glenn Spectre vs. Vendetta.

Full Impact Pro, July 7, Inverness, Fla.

NWA Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, July 7, Galax, Va., County Fairgrounds. Matches with Lex Luger, Buff Bagwell, Russian Assassin, Tommy Gunn, Rikki Nelson, the Patriot.

Carolina Wrestling Association, July 7, Statesville, NC, Bentley Community Center, Heidenreich & Barry Houston vs. Jake Manning & Total Protection, Chris Guerrero & Jesse Ortega vs. Homies with Attitudes. Plus, Ric Converse, George South, Streetsweepers.

Combat Zone Wrestling, July 8, Philadelphia, Penn., New Alhambra/former ECW Arena, 8 p.m., with Ruckus vs. Zandig, B-Boy vs. Luke, Cheech vs. Cloudy, Andy Sumner & Drew Gulak vs. Lucky & JC Ryder.

Full Impact Pro, July 8, Arcadia, Fla.

NWA Midwest, July 8, Streamwood, Ill., the Park District Rec Center, with Abyss vs. a mystery opponent, Team Canada vs. Corp. Robinson & Hardcore Craig, Alex Shelley vs. Chris Sabin, Danny Daniels vs. Ryan Boz, Jaysin Strife vs. Jason Dukes.

EWF, July 8, Marion, Ind., “the Krazy Eight Tag Team Tournament,” with Dave & Jake Crist, Fallen Dragon & Hypnosis, Hillbilly Jed & Indiana Kidd Jr., Billy Roc & Shawn Cook, Skip Raddison & Rob Kincaid, Caden Ames & Cristen Able, Hank Calhoun & Wildman Rogers.

IAW Wrestling, July 8, South Bend, Ind., the Coveleski Stadium, with Brian Costello vs. Paul Roma, Andy Chene vs. Tito Santana, Damage Inc. vs. Jay Peterson & Justin Dean, Mr. Smiley vs. Dr. Love, Brian Anthony vs. Chris Battle.

Minnesota Championship Wrestling, July 8, St. Paul, Minn., with the debut of Samoa Joe!

United Wrestling Entertainment, July 8, Lansing, Mich., with Shark Boy, Jimmy Jacobs, M-Dogg 20, Jason Silver, Cassidy Riley, Bobby Roode, Raymond Rowe.

Buddah show, July 8, south Minneapolis, Minn., the National Guard armory, with Ian Xavier vs. Buddah, the Lumberjack vs. 2-Lo, Johnny Goldengate vs. 2-Lo, The German Enforcers vs. Josh Calisto & Jezrial, plus Ann Thraxx, Joessiah, Schoolboy and Spiderbaby.

Carolina Wrestling Association, July 8, Charlotte, NC, Sugar Creek Recreation Center, Jason Jones & Heidenreich vs. The Streetsweepers, Tracy Smothers vs. Jake Manning, Chris Guerrero & Jesse Ortega vs. Homies with Attitudes.

NWA Virginia, July 8, Chesterfield Courthouse, Va., Chesterfield County Fairgrounds, Damien Wayne vs. Chris Dramin in a ladder match, Preston Quinn & Mike Booth vs. Phil Brown & Dirty Money, Thrills & Chills vs. Attitude Inc. Matches with Sean Denny, Grail, Horrorshow, Big Tony & Tommy Smallz.

Maryland Championship Wrestling, July 9, Dundalk, Md., “The Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup,” with Sonjay Dutt vs. Ruckus, Chris Sabin vs. Alex Shelley, Petey Williams vs. Josh Daniels, and matches with Jerry Lynn, Derek Frazier, Ramblin’ Rich, Qenann Creed and Steve Anthony. In non-tournament matches will be Corp. Punishment vs. Adam Flash.

NWA Virginia, July 9, Roanoke, Va., Star City Fun Zone, Scotty Blaze, Damien Wayne, Frank Parker, United Nations of Devastation, Grail, PHARAOH, Sean Denny, Big Tony.

Big Time Wrestling, July 9, Ayden, NC, Ayden Recreation Center, Jimmy Jack Funk Jr. vs. George South, Chris Guerrero vs. Styxx. Plus, matches with Mike Lee, New Age Freebirds, Cowboy Houston.

IWA-Mid South, July 14, Plainfield, Ind., Capitol Sports Center.

MWA, July 14, Carter Lake, Iowa, the Chez Paree Social Hall, with Arik Cannon in action.

Insane Wrestling Federation, July 14, Detroit, Mich., the American Serbian Hall.

Southern Atlantic Wrestling, July 14, Roanoke Rapids, N.C., Kirkwood Adams Community Center, Gluteus Maximus vs. Timber, and matches with Rex Sterling, Attitude Inc., Diego DeLarosa, Lord Everett DeVore, Chris Dramin.

Ring of Honor, July 15, Philadelphia, Penn., the armory.

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, July 15, Los Angeles, Calif., “Three Year Anniversary,” Night 1.

Jersey All Pro, July 15, Seaside Heights, N.J., the Funtown Pier, 8 p.m.

IWA-Mid South, July 15, Midlothian, Ill., the Don Preston Rec Center.

New England Championship Wrestling, July 15, Framingham, Mass., the Civic League.

AAW, July 15, Berwyn, Ill., the Eagles Club.

World 1 Wrestling, July 15, Philadelphia, Penn., New Foundation Charter School.

NWA Central States Wrestling, July 15, Lawrence, Kan.

2CW, July 15, Syracuse, N.Y., the Oncenter Convention Center, with Matt “Brother Runt” Hyson, the James Gang, 2 Cold Scorpio, Tony Atlas, Slyck Wagner Brown, Zachary Springate III, Isys Ephex, Gordy, JD Love, Johnny Law, Violet Flame, Strangler Steve King.

3XW, July 15, Des Moines, Iowa, the $1 Fitness Center.

NIW, July 15, New Hope, Minn., free outdoor show, 2 p.m.

Xero Underground, July 15, Washington, DC, Thurgood Marshall Center, Osirus vs. Chris Nightmare, Jason Pharo vs. White Lotus, Tommy Force vs. Chance Prophet, S1 vs. Shane Falco, Alex Lunar vs. DJ Greene. Also, RAGE promotion six way with Crazii Shea, The Fan, Iron Cross, Kid Styles and two TBA wrestlers.

NWA Virginia, July 15, Mathews, Va., Pianktiank Ruritan Club, Preston Quinn & Mike Booth vs. Phil Brown & Dirty Money. Also matches with Sean Denny, Grail, Scotty Blaze, Chris Dramin, Hall Brothers, United Nations of Devastation, Attitude Inc., Thrills & Chills.

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, July 16, Los Angeles, Calif., “Three Year Anniversary,” Night 2.

World-1 Wrestling, July 16, Pottstown, Penn.

Unnamed promotion, July 16, Tilleda, Wis., the community hall.

AWA Summer Clash, July 17, Rochester, Minn., with Krazy K, Ricky Landell, Aaron Aguilera, Baron Von Raschke and Sheik Adnon Al-Kassie.
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