IWA Mid-South - September 11, 1997 - Louisville, KY Print E-mail
Wednesday, September 10, 1997

(Editor's Note: Aside from a basic spell check these results are being provided in their original form. They were saved from the original IWA mailing list.)

September 11th By: Jim Fannin

Show started with the Fritz Von Erich tribute and the 10 rings of the bell with a moment of silence.  Ian talked about how he wrestled Kerry once and Les Thatcher talked about wrestling Fritz in 1962.  Classy move by Ian and Thatcher.   
 
Tyrin defeated Kickboxer in an excellent match. Tyrin hit a crossbody from the top rope down to the floor, a frog splash headbutt, and a Super Side Suplex from the top.  Kickboxer connected with an Asai Moonsault to the floor, a double jump springboard legdrop, and a springboard rana.  Tyrin won when he picked Kickboxer up into a Torture Rack and then spun him around and delivered a reverse Diamond Cutter/ Rude Awakening.   
 
Ian defeated Bobby Martin in a complete squash.  Ian hit with the German Suplex, the Michinouku Driver (piledriver one) and then the inverted Curtain Call brainbuster for the finish.
 
Tower of Doom and Shark Boy defeated the Batten Twins.  More a comedy match than anything. Shark Boy is a horrible jobber that Les, Ben, myself, and a couple others like for some reason.  We chant "We want Shark Boy" and "_ _ them up Shark Boy _ _".  Ian loved the chants and Shark Boy gets the pin with a rollup from behind.  Batten Twins demanded a rematch for Thursday and Ian granted it but it will be a Texas Tornado tag match.   

Blaze def. Shawn Casey.  Casey hit with a swinging DDT from the 2nd rope, Superplex, and a Gourdbuster.  Blaze hit with a Diamond Cutter and got the win with a rollup.  Good match.  A couple of fans were giving Casey static about losing to Putski at the Friday Night Main Event tapings.  One even gave him a mock Polish Hammer while he was walking around ringside before the match!
 
War Machines defeated Rollin' Hard & Cash Flo.  Wild wild wild match.  Brawled everywhere.  Cash Flo was brutalized with a huge lamp globe (cover) that was on the end of a board.  He took it right over the head.  Ian came out to tell Hard that his beeper went off and his wife was having their baby.  Rollin' left and Cash Flo ended up taking the Road Warriors Doomsday Device and was pinned. Rollin' came back and said it wasn't his beeper.  I guess after a lot of mic work that it was established that it was Cash Flo's beeper and next week, Rollin' Hard faces Cash Flo.
 
Ox Harley defeats Mad Man Pondo and dissolves their tag team by doing so. Thank God Ian didn't book Pondo to win again.  I couldn't take watching Ox have to kiss his backside again but this time in the middle.  It was called the Brown Eyed match.  This match was another wild brawl in which a plate glass window was used just like when Saturn was hit by the Dudley's with one. Ox wins with a Moonsault.  Great match for the fans of violence.  Next week they wrestle again in a loser leaves fed for 30 days match.
 
Tracy Smothers won the IWA Title from Bull Pain. Great match and Tracy defends next week against Sal Sincere.   Wild brawl around the building with good wrestling in the ring.  Les Thatcher was the ref and was knocked down by Bull. A second ref came out and was kicked by Bull and fell to his knees.  Tracy jumped off the back of the second ref and hit a crossbody on Bull and Les made the three count.  Bull attacked the second ref and the ref got cut on his elbow when he was thrown into ringside chairs.
 
Great card for using his lesser talent and Batten Twins weren't bad since I hadn't seen them in 10 years or so.