Post by xias on Mar 5, 2007 21:08:42 GMT -5
Posted this first in the test thread and got really encouraging feedback from one person at least, so gonna go ahead and start a topic for it while I start on my first show. Thanks and enjoy!
This is the story of a new beginning...
"You see what I mean about this place?" Paul Heyman asked the man to his right. He was standing in the middle of an abandoned former warehouse. "It's underground and gritty. More importantly it's 25 minutes from Phoenix. It's the perfect place to start another revolution."
"Yeah yeah." Jim Cornette responded. "It's the perfect place to prove how much better of a booker I am than you, once and for all!"
"Now now boys." said the much older man standing behind them. "You're both amazing bookers, and that's why you're here. You're the two best free agent bookers left in the world, and I'm going to give you both the chance to have free reign. You'll each be launching your own mini-promotion here, under the banner of the IWL. It's competition, in a wrestling-starved area. There's no TNA or ROH here, and that's why we can get the guys we want for our weekly shows."
"No one else books shows on Sundays, either, unless there's a TNA PPV." Heyman said. "It's perfect."
"Did you get all the guys we asked for from TNA?" Cornette asked.
"Not all of them. Some of them are just outside of our budget right now. But we got the ones you really wanted to push."
"We're going to take some of the most underutilized guys in TNA and show TNA what they can really do." Heyman said.
"Well, I'm going to. I don't know about YOU, Paul." Cornette snorted.
"We're going to show them what we can do." the financial backer said, adjusting his glasses. "And we're going to use the internet like ever before. The first four shows will be free, streaming over the net live for anyone to see. And after we have them hooked, we'll snare them in with our biggest show ever as the first for-pay show. The internet's the future of broadcasting, and we're gonna be the first-ever wrestling promotion to fully utilize it."
"It's a great business model." Heyman agreed. "You own this building, so we don't have to worry about rental costs or traveling anywhere, and the people can watch on the net wherever they might be."
"I don't know, if Paul likes your business ideas maybe they're not so great after all." Cornette said, cracking a smile at Heyman's frusturated grunt. "No, it's good. You'll lose a lot of money at first, but hopefully we can carve out our own niche and start making it back."
The man grinned.
"Either way, it's gonna be a hell of a ride."
The Independent Wrestling League (IWL) is based out of a converted warehouse in Mesa, AZ, dubbed the IWL War Room as it once, long ago, served as a factory for military goods. It looks remarkably similar to a venue ROH used to run in Dorchester, MA (for shows such as Stalemate and others) as the camera faces the window side. Obviously there's a ring in the center, with the entranceway to the right of the camera. Rows of chairs are set up around the ring, and bleachers can be added to the venue as necessary. Overall the venue is cleared to hold 2300 fans by the fire department, but under the current set-up without bleachers it's really only meant for around 600 fans at most.
Rather than one single promotion, the IWL is at first made up of two separate, but semi-interacting promotions, each headed by a different pro-wrestling legend. Paul Heyman's Pro Wrestling STAR will feature his trademark chaotic booking, with little announced ahead of time and more of a focus on promos than its counterpart. Jim Cornette's Pro Wrestling NOVA is the more traditional promotion, focusing on sheer competition with a somewhat-Japanese-esque feel (as that seems to be in fashion these days). The flag of each promotion flies on two sides of the warehouse, with STAR's golden star on the left and NOVA's blue "explosion" on the right. The IWL banner hangs on the camera side as well as above the actual camera.
The two promotions will alternate every-other week, other than the monthly off-weak (usually due to a TNA PPV). Joint shows will also be held on occasion, although never more than once every two or three months. All shows will air LIVE and EXCLUSIVELY right here on IWL.com, which means you can see them all no matter where you might be! Best of all, the first four shows will air for FREE! Beginning with our first joint show, there will be a charge for all shows ($14.95 for joint shows, $9.95 for solo shows), but there will also be one or two live pre-show matches on every show as well.
Both promotions will compete for the same championships, the IWL titles, with the champions required to float between promotions and defend their titles against challengers from both rosters. Both promotions will also feature a strong focus on factions, a la classic Toryumon, with every wrestler on both roster being aligned with a certain army. There will eventually be three championships- the IWL Openweight, IWL Tag Team, and IWL Trios titles. However, the championships will be decided one at a time, with the focus at first being on the IWL Openweight Title, the only singles title. Each promotion will select a Representative to compete in the main event of our first joint show, the fifth event overall, with the winner being crowned the first-ever IWL Openweight Champion.
Now that you've been filled in, time to find out who will make up the rosters of each promotion! Both promotions have had time to converse among st themselves and have formed their various armies and factions, and right here on IWL.com you will find out all about them for the very first time!
All events come from the IWL War Room in Mesa, AZ.
STAR Shining Brightly
3/18/07
-The card for this event will not be announced ahead of time. Instead, all matches will be decided the night of the event. Paul Heyman plans on announcing how he will select his wrestler for the upcoming IWL Openweight Title match, among other things. Other than that, Heyman simply claims it will be up to the wrestlers to prove their star shines brighter than anyone else's.
NOVA Declaration of Strongest Part 1
3/25/07
-Jim Cornette announced the brackets for the 8-man NOVA Strongest tournament, which will conclude at the second NOVA event. The winner will be NOVA's participant in the IWL Openweight Title match. Full card listed below.
1. Sabian, Ricochet, & Chuck Taylor vs. Brandon, Sal, & Vito Thomaselli
2. NOVA Strongest Tournament - Round 1: Brent Albright vs. Deilrious
3. NOVA Strongest Tournament - Round 1: Jerry Lynn vs. Chris Sabin
4. Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. Rocky Romero & Eddie Kingston
5. NOVA Strongest Tournament - Round 1: Low Ki vs. B-Boy
6. Kevin Steen, Jimmy Jacobs, & Josh Abercrombie vs. El Generico, Puma, & Hallowicked
7. NOVA Strongest Tournament - Round 1: Super Dragon vs. Davey Richards
STAR Firestorm
4/1
NOVA Declaration of Strongest Part 2
4/8
-Features the semi finals and finals of the NOVA Strongest Tournament.
IWL Crowning the Champion
4/22
-Features the decision match to determine the first-ever IWL Openweight Champion.
INDEPENDENT WRESTLING LEAGUE
Back Story
Back Story
This is the story of a new beginning...
"You see what I mean about this place?" Paul Heyman asked the man to his right. He was standing in the middle of an abandoned former warehouse. "It's underground and gritty. More importantly it's 25 minutes from Phoenix. It's the perfect place to start another revolution."
"Yeah yeah." Jim Cornette responded. "It's the perfect place to prove how much better of a booker I am than you, once and for all!"
"Now now boys." said the much older man standing behind them. "You're both amazing bookers, and that's why you're here. You're the two best free agent bookers left in the world, and I'm going to give you both the chance to have free reign. You'll each be launching your own mini-promotion here, under the banner of the IWL. It's competition, in a wrestling-starved area. There's no TNA or ROH here, and that's why we can get the guys we want for our weekly shows."
"No one else books shows on Sundays, either, unless there's a TNA PPV." Heyman said. "It's perfect."
"Did you get all the guys we asked for from TNA?" Cornette asked.
"Not all of them. Some of them are just outside of our budget right now. But we got the ones you really wanted to push."
"We're going to take some of the most underutilized guys in TNA and show TNA what they can really do." Heyman said.
"Well, I'm going to. I don't know about YOU, Paul." Cornette snorted.
"We're going to show them what we can do." the financial backer said, adjusting his glasses. "And we're going to use the internet like ever before. The first four shows will be free, streaming over the net live for anyone to see. And after we have them hooked, we'll snare them in with our biggest show ever as the first for-pay show. The internet's the future of broadcasting, and we're gonna be the first-ever wrestling promotion to fully utilize it."
"It's a great business model." Heyman agreed. "You own this building, so we don't have to worry about rental costs or traveling anywhere, and the people can watch on the net wherever they might be."
"I don't know, if Paul likes your business ideas maybe they're not so great after all." Cornette said, cracking a smile at Heyman's frusturated grunt. "No, it's good. You'll lose a lot of money at first, but hopefully we can carve out our own niche and start making it back."
The man grinned.
"Either way, it's gonna be a hell of a ride."
CONCEPT OUTLINE
Via IWL.com
Via IWL.com
The Independent Wrestling League (IWL) is based out of a converted warehouse in Mesa, AZ, dubbed the IWL War Room as it once, long ago, served as a factory for military goods. It looks remarkably similar to a venue ROH used to run in Dorchester, MA (for shows such as Stalemate and others) as the camera faces the window side. Obviously there's a ring in the center, with the entranceway to the right of the camera. Rows of chairs are set up around the ring, and bleachers can be added to the venue as necessary. Overall the venue is cleared to hold 2300 fans by the fire department, but under the current set-up without bleachers it's really only meant for around 600 fans at most.
Rather than one single promotion, the IWL is at first made up of two separate, but semi-interacting promotions, each headed by a different pro-wrestling legend. Paul Heyman's Pro Wrestling STAR will feature his trademark chaotic booking, with little announced ahead of time and more of a focus on promos than its counterpart. Jim Cornette's Pro Wrestling NOVA is the more traditional promotion, focusing on sheer competition with a somewhat-Japanese-esque feel (as that seems to be in fashion these days). The flag of each promotion flies on two sides of the warehouse, with STAR's golden star on the left and NOVA's blue "explosion" on the right. The IWL banner hangs on the camera side as well as above the actual camera.
The two promotions will alternate every-other week, other than the monthly off-weak (usually due to a TNA PPV). Joint shows will also be held on occasion, although never more than once every two or three months. All shows will air LIVE and EXCLUSIVELY right here on IWL.com, which means you can see them all no matter where you might be! Best of all, the first four shows will air for FREE! Beginning with our first joint show, there will be a charge for all shows ($14.95 for joint shows, $9.95 for solo shows), but there will also be one or two live pre-show matches on every show as well.
Both promotions will compete for the same championships, the IWL titles, with the champions required to float between promotions and defend their titles against challengers from both rosters. Both promotions will also feature a strong focus on factions, a la classic Toryumon, with every wrestler on both roster being aligned with a certain army. There will eventually be three championships- the IWL Openweight, IWL Tag Team, and IWL Trios titles. However, the championships will be decided one at a time, with the focus at first being on the IWL Openweight Title, the only singles title. Each promotion will select a Representative to compete in the main event of our first joint show, the fifth event overall, with the winner being crowned the first-ever IWL Openweight Champion.
Now that you've been filled in, time to find out who will make up the rosters of each promotion! Both promotions have had time to converse among st themselves and have formed their various armies and factions, and right here on IWL.com you will find out all about them for the very first time!
STAR ROSTER
Check the faction name for status. Blue means all wrestlers in the faction are clean, red means all are dirty. Wrestlers are also listed in direct order of importance within the army, from 1 (the leader) to the last (usually the most inexperienced member of the army).
Second City Saints
Lead by the always-charismatic Colt Cabana, former member of the original Saints from ROH, this group focuses on wrestlers from at least the general midwest area. Whitmer provides another experienced member of the roster, and the group is rounded out by a pair of young talents with an incredible upside in the Black & the Brave of IWA-MS.
1. Colt Cabana (6'1-235-Chicago, IL)
2. BJ Whitmer (6'2-232-Dayton, OH)
3. Tyler Black (5'10-198-Buffalo, IA)
4. Marek Brave (5'10-193-Davenport, IA)
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Alex Shelley heads this group of dastardly heels, joined by two former stablemates from two different promotions- Jimmy Rave in ROH (the Embassy) and Johnny Devine of TNA (Pap. Productions). The group is rounded out by a man who matches Shelley's style well, young upstart Shiima Xion of Pittsburgh's IWC.
1. Alex Shelley (5'10-215-Detroit, MI)
2. Jimmy Rave (6'0-200-Atlanta, GA)
3. Johnny Devine (5'10-220-Windsor, OT, Canada)
4. Shiima Xion (5'8-160-Manila, Phillippines)
EXTREME
Rhino leads a group of noted brawlers, named aptly EXTREME and adorning the purple and black colors of STAR President Paul Heyman's former promotion. He is joined by perhaps the best brawling tag team of the 21st Century in the reunited America's Most Wanted, and a young man out of the CZW school who made waves in that hardcore promotion in Danny Havoc.
1. Rhino (6'2-270 lbs-Detroit, MI)
2. Chris Harris (6'2-238-Fort Wright, KY)
3. James Storm (6'0-225-Franklin, TN)
4. Danny Havoc (6'1-172-Cylinder, IA)
Kings of Wrestling
An interpromotional group that started at first in CHIKARA but eventually spread as far as CZW, IWA-MS, and ROH now comes back together in Pro Wrestling STAR. Lead of course by Chris Hero, and joined by longtime partner Claudio Castagnoli and Team FIST of Icarus & Gran Akumra.
1. Chris Hero (6'5-240-Metropolis)
2. Claudio Castagnoli (6'5-232-United Banks of Switzerland)
3. Icarus (5'10-174-Afar)
4. Gran Akuma (5'10-192-Afar)
Latin American Xchange
A TNA group that has already crossed over to other promotions before, lead by Homicide & Hernandez and joined by two new wrestlers here in STAR, LAX are faces due to the strong latino contingent in the southwest which STAR calls home. The two new STAR-exclusive additions to the group are two Homicide trainees, the Dirty Rotten Scoundrel EC Negro and Azriael.
1. Homicide (5'10-220-Brooklyn, NY)
2. Hernandez (6'2-295-Houston, TX)
3. EC Negro (6'1-235-Highbridge Springs, VT)
4. Azriael (5'8-178-South of Heaven)
Arrogance
Four of the cockiest men in professional wrestling make up this group, taking on the name two of their members used as a tag team in PWG. They have reason to be cocky though- they are lead by Teddy Hart and include a former CZW Champion Ruckus as well as the former PWG Tag Team Champions who they take their name from.
1. Teddy Hart (6'1-185-Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
2. Ruckus (5'8-235-Baltimore, MD)
3. Chris Bosh (5'11-195-Beverly Hills, CA)
4. Scott Lost (5'9-185-San Diego, CA)
NOVA ROSTER
Same as the STAR roster, check the color for status, blue means face, red means heel, and armies are ordered in status as well.
Camp Davey
Named after the former Camp Cornette in the mid-90s WWF due to the fact that NOVA President Jim Cornette has publicly selected Davey Richards as his standout athlete, Camp Davey is much like an MMA camp, a group of guys who train constantly together to be the very best and always be at the top of their game. Joining the namesake is the New Age Punisher, B-Boy, and a team that always brings it full-force, the Briscoes.
1. Davey Richards (5'8-202-Othello, WA)
2. Jay Briscoe (6'0-205-Laurel, DE)
3. Mark Briscoe (6'0-180-Laurel, DE)
4. B-Boy (5'10-200-San Diego, CA)
Eternity
Considered by many to be, on-paper at least, the strongest unit in all of the IWL, this group has promised to dominate NOVA "for all of eternity", hence the name. Logo is the eternity symbol, which is featured prominently on their matching red-and-black boxer-style robes. Lead by one of the hardest hitting athletes in professional wrestling history in Low Ki, he is seconded by a man who may hit even harder in Super Dragon. Rounding out this amazing dream group are the internationally renowned Rocky Romero & an up-and-coming strong-style athlete in Eddie Kingston.
1. Low Ki (5'8-180-Brooklyn, NY)
2. Super Dragon (6'0-200-Orange County, CA)
3. Rocky Romero (5'7-175-Havana, Cuba)
4. Eddie Kingston (6'0-245-Yonkers, NY)
Suicide Air
This group of high-flyers are lead by the grizzled veteran Jerry Lynn, who is in a role of mentor of sorts to his very young teammates. The standout is considered to be Ricochet, who has made waves in places like IWA-MS, but he's very young and still could use some polish. Slightly more experienced is the Black Jesus, Sabian, and rounding out the group is Ricochet's longtime rival Chuck Taylor. NOTE: Couldn't find stats for Ricochet or Taylor, so I had to pretty much guess on both/make them up. If you have the correct ones, feel free to correct me!
1. Jerry Lynn (5'9-185-Minneapolis, MI)
2. Sabian (5'6-186-Chocolate City)
3. Ricochet (5'8-173-Chicago, IL)
4. Chuck Taylor (5'10-188-Midlothian, IL)
Infernal Machine
Named for the machine-like way its members simply tear their opponents to shreds, Brent Albright leads this group of accomplished technical athletes. As one of the biggest men in NOVA this should give them quite the advantage. He is joined by the three Thomaselli brothers- Brandon and the Iron Saints of Sal & Vito.
1. Brent Albright (6'1-240-Tulsa, OK)
2. Brandon Thomaselli (5'9-189-McHenry, IL)
3. Sal Thomaselli (5'9-175-McHenry, IL)
4. Vito Thomaselli (5'9-185-McHenry, IL)
Máscaras del Sol
Name is roughly "sun masks" in English. As the name would imply, they are a group made up entirely of masked wrestlers. Lead by the always-enigmatic Delirious, they include the Generic Luchador El Generico, Puma, and a man Delirious has teamed up with in CHIKARA, Hallowicked.
1. Delirious (5'10-186-The Edge of Sanity)
2. El Generico (5'11-180-Tijuana, Mexico)
3. Puma (5'9-172-The Rising Sun)
4. Hallowicked (6'1-192-Sleepy Hollow)
Team Steen
As Mr. Wrestling himself noted "Hey, it rhymes!". Simply a group lead and hand-picked by the Quebec native. Steen has chosen as his #2 a man who has proven himself in ROH recently in the incredibly resilient emo-boi, Jimmy Jacobs. They are joined by a former TNA X-Division Champion in Chris Sabin and IWA-MS standout/Jacobs trainee Josh Abercrombie to form a formidable, if slightly thrown-together team.
1. Kevin Steen (5'11-220-Marieville, Quebec, Canada)
2. Jimmy Jacobs (5'7-170-Gran Rapids, MI)
3. Chris Sabin (6'0-215-Detroit, MI)
4. Josh Abercrombie (5'8-183-The Trailer Park)
EVENT SCHEDULE
Check the faction name for status. Blue means all wrestlers in the faction are clean, red means all are dirty. Wrestlers are also listed in direct order of importance within the army, from 1 (the leader) to the last (usually the most inexperienced member of the army).
Second City Saints
Lead by the always-charismatic Colt Cabana, former member of the original Saints from ROH, this group focuses on wrestlers from at least the general midwest area. Whitmer provides another experienced member of the roster, and the group is rounded out by a pair of young talents with an incredible upside in the Black & the Brave of IWA-MS.
1. Colt Cabana (6'1-235-Chicago, IL)
2. BJ Whitmer (6'2-232-Dayton, OH)
3. Tyler Black (5'10-198-Buffalo, IA)
4. Marek Brave (5'10-193-Davenport, IA)
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Alex Shelley heads this group of dastardly heels, joined by two former stablemates from two different promotions- Jimmy Rave in ROH (the Embassy) and Johnny Devine of TNA (Pap. Productions). The group is rounded out by a man who matches Shelley's style well, young upstart Shiima Xion of Pittsburgh's IWC.
1. Alex Shelley (5'10-215-Detroit, MI)
2. Jimmy Rave (6'0-200-Atlanta, GA)
3. Johnny Devine (5'10-220-Windsor, OT, Canada)
4. Shiima Xion (5'8-160-Manila, Phillippines)
EXTREME
Rhino leads a group of noted brawlers, named aptly EXTREME and adorning the purple and black colors of STAR President Paul Heyman's former promotion. He is joined by perhaps the best brawling tag team of the 21st Century in the reunited America's Most Wanted, and a young man out of the CZW school who made waves in that hardcore promotion in Danny Havoc.
1. Rhino (6'2-270 lbs-Detroit, MI)
2. Chris Harris (6'2-238-Fort Wright, KY)
3. James Storm (6'0-225-Franklin, TN)
4. Danny Havoc (6'1-172-Cylinder, IA)
Kings of Wrestling
An interpromotional group that started at first in CHIKARA but eventually spread as far as CZW, IWA-MS, and ROH now comes back together in Pro Wrestling STAR. Lead of course by Chris Hero, and joined by longtime partner Claudio Castagnoli and Team FIST of Icarus & Gran Akumra.
1. Chris Hero (6'5-240-Metropolis)
2. Claudio Castagnoli (6'5-232-United Banks of Switzerland)
3. Icarus (5'10-174-Afar)
4. Gran Akuma (5'10-192-Afar)
Latin American Xchange
A TNA group that has already crossed over to other promotions before, lead by Homicide & Hernandez and joined by two new wrestlers here in STAR, LAX are faces due to the strong latino contingent in the southwest which STAR calls home. The two new STAR-exclusive additions to the group are two Homicide trainees, the Dirty Rotten Scoundrel EC Negro and Azriael.
1. Homicide (5'10-220-Brooklyn, NY)
2. Hernandez (6'2-295-Houston, TX)
3. EC Negro (6'1-235-Highbridge Springs, VT)
4. Azriael (5'8-178-South of Heaven)
Arrogance
Four of the cockiest men in professional wrestling make up this group, taking on the name two of their members used as a tag team in PWG. They have reason to be cocky though- they are lead by Teddy Hart and include a former CZW Champion Ruckus as well as the former PWG Tag Team Champions who they take their name from.
1. Teddy Hart (6'1-185-Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
2. Ruckus (5'8-235-Baltimore, MD)
3. Chris Bosh (5'11-195-Beverly Hills, CA)
4. Scott Lost (5'9-185-San Diego, CA)
NOVA ROSTER
Same as the STAR roster, check the color for status, blue means face, red means heel, and armies are ordered in status as well.
Camp Davey
Named after the former Camp Cornette in the mid-90s WWF due to the fact that NOVA President Jim Cornette has publicly selected Davey Richards as his standout athlete, Camp Davey is much like an MMA camp, a group of guys who train constantly together to be the very best and always be at the top of their game. Joining the namesake is the New Age Punisher, B-Boy, and a team that always brings it full-force, the Briscoes.
1. Davey Richards (5'8-202-Othello, WA)
2. Jay Briscoe (6'0-205-Laurel, DE)
3. Mark Briscoe (6'0-180-Laurel, DE)
4. B-Boy (5'10-200-San Diego, CA)
Eternity
Considered by many to be, on-paper at least, the strongest unit in all of the IWL, this group has promised to dominate NOVA "for all of eternity", hence the name. Logo is the eternity symbol, which is featured prominently on their matching red-and-black boxer-style robes. Lead by one of the hardest hitting athletes in professional wrestling history in Low Ki, he is seconded by a man who may hit even harder in Super Dragon. Rounding out this amazing dream group are the internationally renowned Rocky Romero & an up-and-coming strong-style athlete in Eddie Kingston.
1. Low Ki (5'8-180-Brooklyn, NY)
2. Super Dragon (6'0-200-Orange County, CA)
3. Rocky Romero (5'7-175-Havana, Cuba)
4. Eddie Kingston (6'0-245-Yonkers, NY)
Suicide Air
This group of high-flyers are lead by the grizzled veteran Jerry Lynn, who is in a role of mentor of sorts to his very young teammates. The standout is considered to be Ricochet, who has made waves in places like IWA-MS, but he's very young and still could use some polish. Slightly more experienced is the Black Jesus, Sabian, and rounding out the group is Ricochet's longtime rival Chuck Taylor. NOTE: Couldn't find stats for Ricochet or Taylor, so I had to pretty much guess on both/make them up. If you have the correct ones, feel free to correct me!
1. Jerry Lynn (5'9-185-Minneapolis, MI)
2. Sabian (5'6-186-Chocolate City)
3. Ricochet (5'8-173-Chicago, IL)
4. Chuck Taylor (5'10-188-Midlothian, IL)
Infernal Machine
Named for the machine-like way its members simply tear their opponents to shreds, Brent Albright leads this group of accomplished technical athletes. As one of the biggest men in NOVA this should give them quite the advantage. He is joined by the three Thomaselli brothers- Brandon and the Iron Saints of Sal & Vito.
1. Brent Albright (6'1-240-Tulsa, OK)
2. Brandon Thomaselli (5'9-189-McHenry, IL)
3. Sal Thomaselli (5'9-175-McHenry, IL)
4. Vito Thomaselli (5'9-185-McHenry, IL)
Máscaras del Sol
Name is roughly "sun masks" in English. As the name would imply, they are a group made up entirely of masked wrestlers. Lead by the always-enigmatic Delirious, they include the Generic Luchador El Generico, Puma, and a man Delirious has teamed up with in CHIKARA, Hallowicked.
1. Delirious (5'10-186-The Edge of Sanity)
2. El Generico (5'11-180-Tijuana, Mexico)
3. Puma (5'9-172-The Rising Sun)
4. Hallowicked (6'1-192-Sleepy Hollow)
Team Steen
As Mr. Wrestling himself noted "Hey, it rhymes!". Simply a group lead and hand-picked by the Quebec native. Steen has chosen as his #2 a man who has proven himself in ROH recently in the incredibly resilient emo-boi, Jimmy Jacobs. They are joined by a former TNA X-Division Champion in Chris Sabin and IWA-MS standout/Jacobs trainee Josh Abercrombie to form a formidable, if slightly thrown-together team.
1. Kevin Steen (5'11-220-Marieville, Quebec, Canada)
2. Jimmy Jacobs (5'7-170-Gran Rapids, MI)
3. Chris Sabin (6'0-215-Detroit, MI)
4. Josh Abercrombie (5'8-183-The Trailer Park)
EVENT SCHEDULE
All events come from the IWL War Room in Mesa, AZ.
STAR Shining Brightly
3/18/07
-The card for this event will not be announced ahead of time. Instead, all matches will be decided the night of the event. Paul Heyman plans on announcing how he will select his wrestler for the upcoming IWL Openweight Title match, among other things. Other than that, Heyman simply claims it will be up to the wrestlers to prove their star shines brighter than anyone else's.
NOVA Declaration of Strongest Part 1
3/25/07
-Jim Cornette announced the brackets for the 8-man NOVA Strongest tournament, which will conclude at the second NOVA event. The winner will be NOVA's participant in the IWL Openweight Title match. Full card listed below.
1. Sabian, Ricochet, & Chuck Taylor vs. Brandon, Sal, & Vito Thomaselli
2. NOVA Strongest Tournament - Round 1: Brent Albright vs. Deilrious
3. NOVA Strongest Tournament - Round 1: Jerry Lynn vs. Chris Sabin
4. Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. Rocky Romero & Eddie Kingston
5. NOVA Strongest Tournament - Round 1: Low Ki vs. B-Boy
6. Kevin Steen, Jimmy Jacobs, & Josh Abercrombie vs. El Generico, Puma, & Hallowicked
7. NOVA Strongest Tournament - Round 1: Super Dragon vs. Davey Richards
STAR Firestorm
4/1
NOVA Declaration of Strongest Part 2
4/8
-Features the semi finals and finals of the NOVA Strongest Tournament.
IWL Crowning the Champion
4/22
-Features the decision match to determine the first-ever IWL Openweight Champion.
