(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.)

November 27th, 1997 Gorefest '97 By:  RabitHed
 
Ian came out to do his customary talk with the crowd before the card proper got underway.  While in the middle of it. . .  Ox Harley came out and said he didn't want to put his career in IWA up for 30 days tonight since he had three kids to feed, and all the IWA had done for the year plus he had been there was screw him.  IWA Commissioner Les Thatcher told Ox that he had signed the contract and he was bound by it. . .  then Kenny Bolin (Jim Cornette's personal assistant) came out and told Ox that he would help him out since his manager Debbie Combs had been barred from the building and manage him. . . and he would take Ox to the WWF like he did with Flash Flanagan, the WWF Lightweight Champion. . .  funny thing, Flanigan lost to Brian Christopher on RAW in the tourney last Monday, and the fans reminded him of that.
 
Bolin said that Lawler had promised him to not interfere in Flash's match, and when he did. . .  Bolin called Cornette and during a commercial break, restarted the match and Flanagan pinned BC in 38 seconds.  When the rest of the competitors heard Flanagan won, they withdrew from the tourney, so now Flash is the champ. . .  I wonder what Bolin's excuse will be Tuesday after another Lightweight Title tournament match airs on RAW this week. . .  so Ox took Bolin as his manager against Pondo later on, and Ian said he would manage Pondo and bring a barbed-wire bat to counter Bolin's tennis racket.  It was time for the matches to start after that.
 
IWA LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE MATCH
American Kickboxer (champion) vs. Twiggy Ramirez vs. Psycho Kid
The Kid acted much more Psycho than he did last week.  He came out and kissed one of the security guards and did other various and sundry crazy things to get the crowd involved.  Then Twiggy came out doing his best Marilyn Manson/Alice Cooper schtick, which was very good. . .  he has the look and the act down.  Then out came Kickboxer without the mask. . .  Kickboxer and Twiggy started out then Twiggy told Kid to beat Kickboxer, so Kid and Kickboxer went at it.  Kickboxer soon nailed Twiggy with an Asai moonsault from the second rope to the floor.  Great move, but Kickboxer overshot it a tad. . .  Kid then nailed both Twiggy and Kickboxer with a beautiful corkscrew plancha on the floor, but Kid appeared to have hurt his shoulder or arm with that move, because he was soon eliminated when Twiggy picked Kid up and Kickboxer nailed him with a top rope lariat and Twiggy pinned Kid.. Kickboxer nailed Twiggy with a great top rope legdrop and a top rope hurricanrana.  The end came when Kickboxer went for another top rope hurricanrana and Twiggy caught him and nailed him with a slingshot powerbomb for the pin. Winner and NEW IWA Lightheavyweight Champion: Twiggy Ramirez
   
Shark Boy vs. Chip Fairway
Chip Fairway is the wrestler formerly known as Brett Keen.  As you might have guessed, he has an evil golfer gimmick.  His ring attire is excellent, lots of loud plaids and a stupid looking plaid hat, and he is accompanied by The First Lady of the IWA. . .  Big Bertha (which is a driver for you golf illiterate readers)  This was a very good match.  Best spot was probably when Fairway countered Shark Boy's Vader Bomb attempt by catching him in midair and nailing him with a Michinoku Driver.  Shark Boy came back and nailed Fairway with his super Frankensteiner, which from this day forward I christen the Sharkensteiner, and went for the missile dropkick, which is what Shark Boy uses to send his opponents to the bait shop.  However Fairway recovered to catch Shark Boy's legs and hook him in a Texas Cloverleaf and Shark Boy tapped out. I think Fairway's Cloverleaf should have some kind of cool golfing name like the Nine Iron or something, but it's late, and I'm out of ideas. . . Winner:  Chip Fairway, by submission
 
The next match was between two guys from Al Snow's wrestling school, I didn't quite catch their names but the bad guy was something like "Powerhouse" Jose Cuervo or Pepe Lopez. . .  some name that sounded like it came off a tequila bottle and the face who looked LOTS like Chris Benoit (Benoit's ring attire black leather vest and the red full length tights, only the 4H on them was missing) had a name like Jack Iron or something.  The ref was IWA's "junior" referee, and his name was Gary Coleman.  He was a funny guy and a good ref, hope he comes back.
 
I was expecting good things from the guys, and sadly got very little.  The Benoit looking guy was better than Powerhouse.  Yes, the Benoit looking guy did the swandive headbutt, but Powerhouse bailed.  I don't remember the end, but the Benoit guy got the pin.  I don't want to say a bunch of negative things so I'll just not say anything else about this match.  I wish these guys luck. . .
 
We had the first intermission and Ian did something he never does. . .  pose in the ring for Polaroids.  I wish "The most hated fan in the IWA" Ben Rich had been there.  I would have given him five bucks just to see him get in the ring with Ian again.  After buying a "one dollar beer" the card got back underway.
 
Ian Rotten vs. Cash Flo
I wish you all could have seen what Billy The P. wore tonight. . .  I'll be having nightmares for the next six weeks or so. . .  This match was predicated on the fact that Cash Flo was arrested and the IWA posted Cash's bond, and Cash Flo never paid back the IWA.  A "you owe the IWA 350 bucks, so I'm gonna take it out of your ass" match if you will.  This match was fantastic and VERY gory.  Before the match got wild. . .  you knew it would. .  Cash and Ian just plain wrestled and it was very good.  Ian showed off some great suplexes. . . a release German and Dragon suplex, then the match got wild.  Cash was busted open  by a chair shot from Ian and blood was spurting from a cut on the back of Cash's head.  Ian then took Cash back to the bleachers and powerbombed him on them.  Blood was everywhere on the floor.  The fight went back to the ring and Ian nailed Cash with a slingshot Curtain Call brainbuster, but Cash kicked out.  Cash battled back and nailed Ian with the Alabama Jam for the CLEAN pinfall.  Very shocking, but Cash Flo deserved it for all the hard work he's done (and hair he's lost) for the IWA.  Ian took this opportunity to praise Cash and not-so subtly dig at the crap KCW puts on at the Louisville Gardens week in and week out. Winner: Cash Flo, by pinfall
 
IWA Television Title match
Rollin' Hard (champion) vs. "The Shah" Hack Myers
After the security staff mopped up the blood, the next match was on.  I was excited. . .  I never got to participate in a "SHAH" and "TOS" chant before. Well, this went the way of the "BALLS" and "NUTS" chant I tried to get going at the King of the Death Matches Tournament. . .  I think one other person played along for a little while before getting fed up with it.  The Shah was playing the heel and doing a good job of it.  Rollin' Hard and The Shah both bled.  This was a good wild brawl and Hack showed a couple of good moves. Eventually Rollin' Hard nailed Hack with a Hotshot across the second rope to retain the belt.  After the match Hack and Rollin' shook hands and Ian and Hack hugged. . .  pay attention. . . that comes up later.
 
After the second intermission, it was time for the main event.
 
LOSER LEAVES IWA
Mad Man Pondo (with Ian Rotten) (FOREVER) vs. Ox Harley (with Ken Bolin) (for 30 days)
Ken Bolin came out and told us what a bunch of rednecks we were, etc.  Bolin's big butt blocks the view of the ring if he's in front of you, but he's quite a heat machine.  Bolin had a cordless phone and claimed that he had Kentucky State Athletic Commissioner Jack Kearns on the phone and that Ian Rotten didn't have a manager's license, and couldn't be at ringside.  Ian then came out with Pondo and said he filled out another form and paid the 20 bucks so he was licensed.  Ian and Bolin shouted back and forth and in the interim, Bolin accidentally (?) hung up the phone and Ian said "and you just hung up on Jack Kearns" it was funny. . .  too bad I forgot the rest of the dialogue. . .      

Anyway, the match itself started and after a brief series of wrestling. . . Pondo's stop sign came into play and Ox was a bleedin' Pondo soon followed. This match was a good brawl.  Pondo nailed Ox with a plancha from the top rope to the floor.  The end came when Bolin threw chairs into the ring and brought out a metal shelf that Ox bridged between them.  Ian came over to relieve Bolin of his tennis racket and Cash Flo came out and nailed Ian from behind. . .  a fight ensued. . .  then Hack Myers came out (remember the hug?) brawled with Cash Flo.  Ox powerbombed Pondo through the chair/shelf bridge, but the ref was distracted with the brawl.  Ox held Pondo up for Bolin to nail Pondo with the tennis racket, but Pondo ducked and Ox took the racket and Pondo pinned him.  Ox Harley is gone from the IWA for 30 days.  After the match Bolin berated Ox, and as Ox was about to get violent, Bolin apologized, and they made up, but Bolin nailed Ox with the tennis racket from behind.  Bolin waffled Ox a few more times with the racket and tried to take off Ox's new boots which "cost Eric Bischoff $399."   Bolin buddies with Bischoff and Cornette?  He sure gets around. Bolin couldn't get them off. . . "you must have them welded on" so EB will be sending Ox a bill for the boots.  Security had to help Ox from the ring, and Ian came out and told Ox that it was too bad, but if anybody deserved what Ox got. . .  he did.   
 
This was a good show that lived up to the title "Gorefeast."  Ian/Cash Flo was worth the price of the ticket to me. . .