indy-wrestling Stories - Cageside Seats
Help book Dragon Gate USA!
Gabe Sapolsky, the booker for Dragon Gate USA and formerly of ROH, has announced a chance for some lucky fan to actually help book the competitors for one of the matches on DGUSA's upcoming show held on September 6th. Taken from the DGUSA website: Dragon Gate USA is OUR wrestling haven. We have...
ROH bouncing checks?
Bad news coming out of Ring Of Honor, courtesy of the newest Wrestling Observer... Tons of cost cutting going on in ROH. Pay for some of the wrestlers has been cut. Some people were pulled from the next TV tapings. Others were asked to drive long distances into Philadelphia rather than fly. On...
Spend an afternoon with a legend
Via press release from IWHE Wrestling: Stan The Lariat Hansen will be doing a Wrestling Seminar on Sat Aug 15th from 1-3 Pm in Fort Worth, Tx for the IHW Entertainment Wrestling Academy. IHWE is honored to have this living legend come to our school & give the indy stars of today &...
Larry Sweeney hospitalized?
Rumor has it that Larry Sweeney, who many consider to be the best manager working in wrestling, was checked into a hospital this past week. He was scheduled to be released this past Tuesday, and is now said to be back on his meds for bipolar disorder. Sweeney was released from ROH a few months ago...
JCW's upcoming show
JCW (Juggalo Championshit Wrestling), the Insane Clown Posse's wrestling fed, has announced a full weekend of wrestling at their upcoming Gathering. Some of the wrestlers signed to compete are Jimmy Jacobs, Ken Shamrock, and Butterbean.
History of Wrestling: "I need to speak to Tony"
In 1988, the Alabama territory had a feud in the promotion that was considered by many wrestling fans to be one of the best in the country that year. Tom Pritchard was the babyface Alabama Heavyweight Champion, upholding the fine values that Alabama is known for worldwide. His opponent, "Dirty...
Jimmy Jacobs gone from ROH?
Jimmy Jacobs, who has wrestled for Ring of Honor since 2003, has reportedly left the company. In an interview with Figure Four Weekly, he told host Bryan Alvarez that he was off all future bookings for ROH shows. We will update this story as more details emerge.
Wrestlers make bad criminals
It appears a female wrestler named Stephanie Biddlecom, who works the indy circuit under the name Cerise Keller, has been caught attempting to con hockey fans out of $3,000 by impersonating Sidney Crosby on Myspace. You mean pro athletes don't usually ask for charity donations via Western...
Remembering IWA Mid-South
Even though I haven't followed the company too in-depth for several years, the news that IWA Mid-South is closing (for real this time) still makes me a little bit sad. Here are too many paragraphs explaining why. I was a aware of IWAMS for years but didn't start following it until 2002. For...
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