IWA-Mid South 2007:Updated

2007 King Of The Death Matches

Tickets for this year's King of the Death Match tournament are already on sale. First and second row will be $70 for the two day pass and those are all that will be on sale right now.

This year's King of the Death Match Tournament will be a 16 man tournament featuring the best that hardcore wrestling has to offer.

The KOTDM tournament will be held:

Friday and Saturday night - June 22 & 23, 2007
Capital Sports Cen
1915 Gladden Road
Plainfield, IN

Here are your entrants into the tournament:

1). Mickie Knuckles - 2006 QOTDM - The fans demanded it and now you have it...Mickie will be in the KOTDM again this year!
2). Deranged - The former IWA tag champion is returning to IWA and looking to win the tournament
3). Insane Lane - Lane defeated Freak Show to earn a spot in this tournament and he is looking to prove that IWA Deep South is just as hardcore as the mothership.
4). Necro Butcher - 2002 KOTDM - honestly, does anything need to be said about Necro in the KOTDM tournament?
5). Axl Rotten-Taking the spot of the injured Axl
6). Drake Younger - IWA Mid-South Death Match champion receives an automatic entry into the tourney.
7). BRAIN DAMAGE - Former IWA tag champ is returning to wrestling and plans on announcing his return with authority!
8). Thumbtack Jack
9). 2003 KOTDM - Mad Man Pondo
10).Freak Show
11).Ryuji Ito
12).Iceman

IWA Mid-South returns to Philadelphia, PA with an unbelievably large show. Here is your information for this event:

IWA Mid-South presents
POINT PROVEN!

6/30/07
New Alhambra Arena
7 Ritner Street
Philadelphia, PA

Bell Time - 8 pm; Doors Open at 7 pm

Ticket Prices: $35 front row, $30, $25 and $20 general admission

Tag Team Warfare
Tough Crazy Bastards (Necro Butcher & Toby Klein) vs. Low Ki & Homicide

Necro Butcher has come up just short on two occassions against Low Ki in singles competition but this time he gets his chance at revenge in a tag team encounter. Toby Klein is Necro's long standing partner and wouldn't mind getting his hands on Low Ki either so Low Ki had to go out and find a partner that could stand up to the hardcore icons of Necro and Toby. No one doubts that Homicide was the perfect choice for his partner. This matchup should be one of the hardest hitting matches in IWA history!

30 Minute Iron Man Match
"Lightning" Mike Quackenbush vs. Claudio Castagnoli

Mike Quackenbush has had a couple of outstanding matches against Claudio Castagnoli here in IWA Mid-South including a battle in Midlothian during TPI and then in Plainfield, Indiana. Claudio pulled out the victory both times and now Quackenbush wants to gain revenge in the place both men call home, Philadelphia, PA. Who can outlast the other in this technical wrestling fan's dream encounter?

6 Man Tag Team Match
Super Dragon, Kevin Steen, & vs. Chris Bosh, Scott Lost, & Joey Ryan

This six man tag will showcase the best that Pro Wrestling Guerrilla has to offer. It will be Super Dragon's return to the Philly area after being out for quite a while with injuries. Who will he pick as his mystery partner to take on long time foes: Joey Ryan, Scott Lost & Chris Bosh? Will he pick El Generico if he likes how their team performs in the Candido Cup or will he have someone else in mind for this huge return?

Strong Style Showdown
Chris Hero vs. Davey Richards

Chris Hero was once considered the "franchise" of IWA Mid-South back during his wars with CM Punk in the early to mid 2000s. While Hero may not perform in IWA as frequently anymore, he still carries a huge target on his back for younger guys wanting to make an impact in IWA. Davey Richards wants to prove that he can be the future of the IWA and win a TPI and a SST as Hero did in 2000 and 2005 respectively. Can Hero show why he was the "franchise" or will Davey prove that he can take that banner from Hero?

High Flying Contest
Matt Sydal vs. Tiger Mask IV

Matt Sydal, 2005 TPI winner, will take on Tiger Mask IV in what could possibly be the most exciting and highest flying light heavyweight matchup in IWA history. This is a match that definitely has the fans' interest piqued.

Six Team Hardcore Rumble
2 teams start out for the first 5 minutes then every 2 minutes after that, another team gets added to the mix. The tag team that wins gets an invite to the Double Death Tag Team Tournament in November.

First two teams announced for the hardcore rumble:

Tank & Iceberg vs. Vulgar Display of Power (Brain Damage & Deranged) vs. Axl Rotten and Drake Younger vs. Insane Lane and Freak Show vs. vs.

Keep checking back here for updates on our Philly show.

2007 TPI

Friday & Saturday September 28th & 29th
Don Preston Rec Center
14500 Kostner Avenue
Midlothian, IL
2 Day ticket prices:
Front Row: $80
Second Row: $70
Third Row: $60
Fourth Row: $50
General Admission: $40

Here are your first 8 names for this tournament:

1. Chris Hero - 2000 Sweet Science 16 (pre TPI) winner, 7th TPI appearance (00-SS16, 01-SS16, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06)
2. "Lightning" Mike Quackenbush - 5th TPI appearance (01-SS16, 04, 05, 06)
3. Claudio Castagnoli - 4th TPI appearance (04, 05, 06)
4. Matt Sydal - 2005 TPI winner 3rd TPI appearance (04, 05)
5. Davey Richards - 2nd TPI appearance (06)
6. Alex Shelley - 4th TPI appearance (03, 04, 05)
7. Low Ki - 2006 TPI winner. 2nd TPI appearance (06)
8. Samoa Joe - 2004 SST winner. 2nd TPI appearance (04)
9. Eddie Kingston - 2006 SST winner, 1st TPI appearance
10. B.J. Whitmer - 2002 TPI Winner, 4th TPI appearance (01, 02, 04)
11. Nigel McGuiness - 3rd TPI appearance (03, 04)
12. Joey Ryan - 2nd TPI appearance (05)

First Round Match
Low Ki vs. Samoa Joe

Check this thread for more names as we get closer to this years TPI.