411Mania 2009 Independent Draft Part Five: Fantasy Card Results and Post Draft Q&A

Posted by Ari Berenstein on 07.06.2009

The finale of the 411Mania Independent Draft project is upon us with results of the fantasy shows, what we would book on the next card and a special roundtable feature with all seven participants!

Welcome back to the finale of our 411Mania Independent Draft special. If you missed any of our previous parts, please check out the INTRODUCTION, ROUNDS 1-8, ROUNDS 9-15, and THE HYPE SPECIALS. Now on with the results!

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Pro Wrestling 2.0 (PW2.0) presents "Professional Wrestling: Reloaded"

Notes:

From ‘Ronin' from the forums: As promised, there was no traditional barricades, instead a steel cage mesh surrounded the ringside area. The mesh was black, and sturdy enough to take blows as it did throughout the night, but small enough to not really be that much of a problem to see.

The other major note was that where you would normally expect to see trainees and such filling in odd jobs, there were instead women in various skimpy outfits. Except for security and the referees, every other job, from the ticket sales, to the ring announcer, to the camera operators, were hot women. Certainly nicer to look at than your usual ring assistants.


Results:

Bobby Heenan began the show with the PW2.0 Men's World Championship inside a glass stand in the ring. He waved off the standing ovation he received, and thanked the fans for their support through his recent medical problems. He then brought Delirious out, Daizee Haze on his arm. After some amusing back and forth between Heenan and Delirious, with Haze trying to act as interpreter, Heenan seemed to be ready to award the title to him. This brought out Austin Aries, with Kenny King and Rhett Titus in tow. Aries, after declaring the three of them "The Trojan Stallions", made some derogatory comments towards Delirious, Haze, Heenan, the fans, the company, and anything else that came to mind. Eventually the two came nose to nose, and Heenan was about to confirm a match between the two for the belt when Takeshi Morishima wandered out. He regarded the belt, then smashed the glass with his bare hands, took the belt and walked off. Aries and Delirious gave chase, which led to them brawling, Titus and King trying to help before being cut off by Hallowicked & Frightmare. However, in the confusion, Madison Eagles & Jessie McKay ran out and began beating on Daizee Haze, with Portia Perez making a save, and the first match getting underway.

PW2.0 Women's World Championship: Fatal Four Way
Madison Eagles V Jessie McKay V Portia Perez V Daizee Haze

Haze and Perez made a deal after they cleared the ring, and the match went down more like a tag match, with Haze and Perez careful not to let the two Aussies in the ring at the same time, after they tried to pin each other early on. The match was hard fought, and went a solid 15 minutes before all 4 women began to brawl. The end saw a limping Perez and a dazed Haze hit the School's Out and the Mind Trip at the same time, then as they got up Haze rolled Perez up into a small package for a 3 count and the title. As Haze celebrated, the Aussie Chicks stormed off, angry, and Perez seemed really upset but still shook Haze's hand.

Winner and NEW PW2.0 World Women's Champion: Daizee Haze (15:23, Small Package pin > Portia Perez)

PW2.0 Tag Team World Championship: Three Way Dance
King Titus V Incoherence V Irish Airborne

Irish Airborne (Jake & Dave Crist) were first in the ring, then King Titus and Incoherence came out still brawling from before. Irish Airborne then hit double suicide dives onto the mass, and the match began. The match was fought with 3 men in the ring, and you could only tag your partner. Airborne brought the high flying, Incoherence brought the solid wrestling and King Titus brought the charisma in spades, the two men constantly trying to get the other tow to fight. The first elimination didn't occur to the 16 minute mark, when after Dave Crist missed a moonsault on Hallowicked thanks to King pulling him out of the way, Titus rolled him up with a handful of Crist's tights and King holding the leg.

This left King Titus V Incoherence, and the masked men proceeded to kick ass for several minutes until after the match broke down, King managed to sneak one of the new title belts and, while Titus distracted the ref, clocked Frightmare with it. Titus then got the pin as King took down Hallowicked, and King Titus ended up winning the tag belts. Their celebrations was something to behold, while Rhett kept crowing about getting both falls.

Winners, and NEW PW2.0 World Tag Team Champions: King Titus (16:37, Small Package Pin Rhett Titus > Dave Crist, Running Elbow into cover Rhett Titus > Frightmare).

INTERMISSION

As Intermission ended, Ryan Braddock came out and began to insult the crowd. While claiming he wasn't trying to ‘ruin anyone's day', he pointed out that no-one in the crowd had a chance with any of the ‘slunts' that was working at ringside and so on, and that they were all just a bunch of losers. His Day-Ruining speech was cut off by Bagpipes, and 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper came out to a huge reaction. He got in the ring and told Ryan off, saying that if he could get some of these girls at his age with his hip, then anyone had a chance. Ryan cut him off and began to run Piper down. Piper then offered him a match, he had a guy backstage that Piper felt was a real talent and, even better, a really charismatic performer, almost a new version of him. Ryan accepted the challenge, and out came Brent Albright. Piper at least had the honestly to admit to lying.

Ryan Braddock V Brent Albright w/'Rowdy' Roddy Piper

Ryan was soundly dismantled, with Brent totally killing him before locking in the Crowbar. But before Ryan could tap, he released it and then locked in a Sleeper, Piper laughing as Ryan passed out.

Winner: Brent Albright (5:12, Sleeper)

Brent and Piper celebrated, with Piper giving his nod to Brent. As they left, Bison Smith walked down to ringside for his match, the two men meeting nose to nose. They stood there for a while before Piper convinced Brent to leave, as Bison walked past.

Bison Smith V D-Lo Brown

D-Lo got a good reaction from the crowd, and using this momentum he managed to take it to Bison for a while. But Bison just proved too strong and too massive, and ended the match with a vicious Iron Claw Chokeslam type move.

Winner: Bison Smith (10:11, Iron Claw Slam)

PW2.0 Men's World Championship: Triangle Match
Delirious V Austin Aries V Takeshi Morishima

There was some confusion at first, when King Titus was ejected from ringside before anyone else came to the ring. Likewise, as Delirious made his way into the entrance area, Daizee a few steps behind him, a steel chair flew out from behind the curtain and slammed into her head, knocking her loopy. Delirious couldn't find the culprit, before he had to go to the ring. It at least assured that the match would be a fair match, since Morishima had no-one with him.

The three men fought hard, with the match being one fall to a finish, no man could afford to lose. Aries was roundly hated, Delirious was beloved, and Morishima was alternately cheered and booed depending on whom he hit. The match was long and bloody, with all three men ending up being tossed into the steel cage barricade and being busted open, Delirious' mask torn.

After 30 grueling minutes, the match seemed over after Aries managed to hit a Brainbuster onto Delirious, who rolled into the ropes from the impact. But as Aries gloated, Morishima came out of nowhere with a vicious lariat, then getting the pinfall on Aries. The crowd cheered and booed in about even numbers, but was happy when King and Titus tried to sneak attack and were driven back by Delirious and Morishima, who shook the crazed man's hand to end the show.


Next Show

Pro Wrestling 2.0 (PW2.0) presents "Launch Programs"

Saturday July 25th, 2009

8:00 PM belltime.

18+ Only.

Tickets: $40 Cage Front, $25 Seating, $10 Gen Admission. All Cage Front seats will receive free of charge a "Women of PW2.0" 18 month Calender.

Scheduled Card:

Delirious & Takeshi Morishima V King Titus (Kenny King & Rhett Titus) - Non-Title Match

Austin Aries V Brent Albright w/TBA

Daizee Haze & Portia Perez V The Pink Ladies (Madison Eagles & Jessie McKay)

Irish Airborne (Dave Crist & Jake Crist) V Incoherence (Hallowicked & Frightmare) - #1 Contenders Match for Tag Titles

Bison Smith, D-Lo Brown and Ryan Braddock scheduled to perform as well.

Card Subject To Change.

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KOAKH Pro House Show Results 06.27.09: Chicago Ridge, IL
Posted by Larry Csonka on 06.28.09

All the action from the company's debut show!

Credit: KOAKHfans.com

6/27/09 Chicago Ridge, IL – Making a Choice
0. YAMATO (6:08 Gallaria) Christian Able
1. Open Contract: Vin Gerard (11:21 Low Blow -> Jacknife Cradle) Jigsaw
2. Cheech{W}, Cloudy (12:42 Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Cheech) Darin Corbin, Ryan Cruz{L}
3. No DQ: Eddie Kingston (10:51 Backfist to the Future) Sami Callihan
4. Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe, Josh Raymond{W} (22:04 Doomsday Taliban Backpack) Gran Akuma{L}, Icarus, Chuck Taylor
5. Arik Cannon (14:33 Glimmering Warlock) Sonjay Dutt
6. Masato Yoshino (2-1) Kota Ibushi
6a. Kota Ibushi (8:36 Sunset Flip) Masato Yoshino
6b. Masato Yoshino (15:00 Lightning Spiral) Kota Ibushi
6c. Masato Yoshino (27:51 Sol Naciente Kai) Kota Ibushi
7. Mike Quackenbush, Shingo Takagi{W} (25:17 MADE IN JAPAN) Bryan Danielson{L}, Naomichi Marufuji

Angles and Notes:
-YAMATO looked good in the pre-show match. Will probably make his main show debut at the next event.

-Vin Gerard won an open contract for the next show, and on his way to the back after the match shouted that big plans were in the works. Match was said to be very good.

-Up in Smoke vs. North Star Express was solid but unspectacular. The four men know each other well, though so it was still pretty good.

-Kingston and Sami brawled everywhere. Very different from the other matches thus far. Kingston was working heel. Wouldn't be surprised to see this matchup again in the coming months.

-Funny moments in the six-man with the Briscoes trying to convince Josh to ‘Man Up!'. Finish was amazing as Mark kicked out of Dinner & Drinks from Chuck & Akuma, and then Jay lifted up Akuma for Josh to hit the Doomsday Taliban Backpack. Great match. Josh joined the Briscoes on the way to the back, so they seem to be solidly aligned going forward.

-Cannon worked face and Sonjay worked heel in their match. Crowd really seemed to take to Cannon and the pop for his win was sizeable. The two men shook hands afterwards and Sonjay seemed to redeem himself in the eyes of the fans.

-Ibushi vs. Yoshino was off the charts. Great back-and-forth match. Both men threw everything at each other, with Yoshino needing to pull out Sol Naciente Kai to get the final fall. Must-see match. Worth buying the DVD for this alone.

-Main event was also must-see stuff. Four of the best in the world just letting things all hang out. Great spot saw Danielson go for Cattle Mutilation on Quack, but when he tried to flip over into the move, Shingo caught him and lifted him into a HUGE powerbomb. Finish saw Quack hit flying double knees off of the apron onto Marufuji at ringside, allowing Shingo to reverse the trapped elbows into MADE IN JAPAN on Danielson. Standing ovation for all four men until…

-Post match, Kingston and Gerard came down to the ring and started to attack Danielson, Shingo and Marufuji. Cannon ran down moments later to a big face pop, but then joined with Kingston & Gerard. Quackenbush got in Kingston's face… only to turn on Shingo and join in the beat down. Quack, Kingston, Gerard & Cannon put all three men down for the count and Quackenbush cut a promo, dubbing the group The Others. Quack said that the four of them had been undervalued and disrespected for years, in favor of "The Best in the World" and rising stars like Shingo. The beating continued until "Reckless Youth" Tom Carter ran out of the crowd to defend the fallen. The Others headed towards the back, but not before announcing that Gerard would be using his Open Contract to set up an 8-man tag. Next month, we get Quackenbush, Cannon, Kingston & Gerard vs. Danielson, Marufuji, Shingo & Carter!

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Total Package Wrestling Extreme's "The Rebirth of Extreme" Results

The Sandman vs. Devon Storm: Falls Count Anywhere

Storm comes down first, jawing at the fans. He takes a Sandman sign from a ringside fan and climbs into the ring, getting on the mic. He delivers a short promo to rile up the crowd, talking about how the Sandman's days are over and he's really living up to the name "Hardcore Hak" these days. After a back and forth match that makes its way through the crowd and around the ringside area, Storm waffles Sandman with his own kendo stick and sets him up on a table outside the ring. He goes up top for a legdrop but Sandman moves, sending Devon through the table alone. Sandman picks Storm up and hits the DDT through what's left of the table for the pinfall

Winner: The Sandman (8:43)

Bob Holly vs. CW Anderson

This match saw Holly playing the heel as he showed no respect for Anderson, attacking him from behind before the bell rang. Holly dominated much of the early portions of the match, sending Anderson through the ropes to the outside where he choked the Extreme Enforcer with a set of production cables for the locally syndicated taping and internet show. Anderson fought back when Holly started taunting him and slapping him around, firing off a series of stiff punches. Holly stopped that with a low blow kick and picked Anderson up for the Alabama Slam, but Anderson grabbed the ropes to block it. When Holly dropped Anderson and turned around, the Extreme Enforcer was already to his feet and he superkicked Holly to the mat. A spinning Spinebuster later got the pinfall.

Winner: CW Anderson (12:13)

Too Sexy vs. Lance Storm & Jerry Lynn

This is more or less a glorified squash, with Taylor (and Christopher in particular) being fodder for Lynn and Storm. The former Scotty 2 Hotty did get a crowd-pleasing moment with the Worm on Storm, but when he was done he turned around into a boot to the gut from Lynn and a cradle piledriver for the pinfall. Rumor has it this match was shortened from its original length due to bad publicity surrounding Christopher's DUI arrest in June.

Winner: Lance Storm and Jerry Lynn (4:26)

After the match, Steve Corino and CW Anderson come down to ringside and gets in Storm and Lynn's faces. The two duos face off, talking smack to each other, before they smile and shake hands. Corino gets on the mic and announces the reformation of the Extreme Horsemen with himself, Lynn, Storm and Anderson, and they're going to have each other's backs and dominate TPWE by being the best at what they do.

MsChif & Allison Danger vs. "The Suicide Blondes (LuFisto & Jennifer Blake)

The big story here was MsChif and Danger's tension as a tag team, and that allowed the Suicide Blonde to take advantage and control the match for the first few minutes, as they jumped Danger while she was arguing with her partner over who was going to start. LuFisto and Blake used quick tags to beat on Danger while her partner seemed in no hurry to get involved. Danger eventually fought back and slapped MsChif across the face as a ‘tag." MsChif climbed in and hit a scissored DDT on Blake for the pinfall while Danger cut off Lufisto.

Winner: MsChif & Danger (6:32)

After the match, Danger got right in MsChif's face, receiving a slap for her trouble. The two started brawling and had to be separated by referees.

INTERMISSION

Brodie Lee vs. Danny Havoc: Ring of Nightmares

During the intermission the cage was lowered and weapons attached around the cage walls. Jimmy Jacobs came out after the introductions to watch from the entrance area with MsChif at his side. Havoc and Brodie beat the hell out of each other, the both of them juicing pretty heavily. They escalated the violence from chair shots and slams into the cage, building toward the climax of the match. Havoc put up a good fight but he was no match for Lee, who nailed the running big boot followed by a sitout powerbomb before climbing the cage and escaping.

Winner:Brodie Lee (9:17)

Jimmy Jacobs vs. Sabu

Jacobs was accompanied by MsChif to the ring, and got on the mic to demand the match be a No Disqualification. This brought out Bret Hart to the crowd's delight, and he came down to the ring with a mic. The Hitman told Jacobs in no uncertain terms that he ran TPWE, not Jacobs, but that he was willing to declare the match No DQ. Immediately after, he ordered MsChif out of the ringside area and banned Brodie Lee from ringside as well. Jacobs and Sabu went right at it, tearing each other apart. The end saw Sabu essentially cost himself the match by going for the Triple Jump Moonsault when he should have tried for the pin, and Jacobs grabbed his spike from the apron. He nailed Sabu with it and pinned him to advance to the TPWE Title match on the next show.

Winner: Jimmy Jacobs (10:02)

Azrieal vs. Teddy Hart: Ladder Match for the TPWE Light Heavyweight Championship

In the show-stealer of the night, Azrieal and Hart went out there and put their bodies on the line, fighting both inside and out for the Light Heavyweight Title. Hart controlled a good portion of the match and at one point even had the opportunity to go up for the belt when Azriel missed a big high-risk move off the top of the ladder. Instead Hart took the opportunity to grandstand, and by the time he was climbing the ladder Azrael had recovered and pulled Hart down. The finish saw the two men grab the belt at the same time, and Hart simply lost his grip, falling to the mat while Azrael held on and them brought the belt down to become the inaugural TPWE Light Heavyweight Champion!

Winner: NEW TPWE Light Heavyweight Champion Azrieal (13:20)

Steve Corino vs. Necro Butcher: Last Man Standing

Corino came down with CW Anderson at his side, while Necro Butcher came down alone. Anderson stayed out of the match though, and simply watched as Corino and Butcher beat each other up and down the ring and ringside area. They had an extended battle through the fans, with Butcher getting the upper hand there until Corino hit the Old School Expulsion to stop Nerco dead in his tracks. Both men had vocal fanbases behind them as they tried to climb to their feet, and then out of nowhere Jacobs and Lee came down to ringside. Anderson stopped Brodie dead in his tracks but Jacobs slipped through and aimed at Necro. Out of nowhere, he turned and hit Corino with the spike. This brought Sabu down to ringside and he fought Jacobs off before nailing Butcher with a vicious chair shot. The referee had no choice but to try and count to ten, during which both men got to their feet and Corino was just a split-second faster. He hit a second Old School Expulsion, this time on the chair Sabu had left in the ring, and picked up the win.

Winner: Steve Corino (18:39)

After the match Jacobs came back down and with Brodie and Butcher overwhelmed Anderson and Corino, laying them out. Lynn and Storm came down but their allies were down by that point and it was still a matter of too many to fight. Jacobs, Necro Butcher and Lee—joined by MsChif—got in the ring announcing that the New Age was here and this wasn't a time for the old and broken, it was a time for the new faces of professional wrestling. Butcher, Jacobs and Lee raised their arms in victory over the fallen Extreme Horsemen before walking out as a foursome.


Next Show:

Total Package Wrestling Extreme Presents: Heat Wave

Friday Night, August 14th, 2009
The Roseland Theater at 8:00 pm
Tickets On Sale Now for $40, $20 and $15!

Hardcore Main Event
For the Vacant TPWE Title
Steve Corino vs. Jimmy Jacobs
With Special Ring Enforcer: Bret Hart

Following the way Jacobs influenced the ending of his own match and tried to cost Jacobs the win, Bret Hart has decided that he will come out to the ring for this match to act as the Special Ring Enforcer! If anyone is afraid of anyone in TPWE at the moment, it's Bret Hart, and even a man like Jacobs will think twice before crossing him. Can Jacobs fight back without his henchmen at his side, or is this just one of many talents that will take Jacobs to the top of the promotion?

Rematch For the TPWE Light Heavyweight Title:
Teddy Hart vs. Azrieal ©

Azrieal won the Light Heavyweight Title in a hard-fought contest against Teddy Hart, but Hart considers the war far from over. Rumors are flying as to how he's getting his rematch, but whatever the method he will meet up with the new champion for a second chance to reclaim the gold!

Tag Team First Blood Elimination Grudge Match
"The Extreme Enforcer" CW Anderson and Sabu vs. Necro Butcher & Brodie Lee

Following the events at the Rebirth of Extreme, there's no love lost between these four men and it will explode into crimson inside the ring! Sabu is no member of the Extreme Horsemen but this alliance of convenience seems to be in everyone's best interest as he teams up with the Extreme Enforcer to take on the New Age's two craziest, most intense members. The winning team team won't be the one to avoid bleeding; in this battle, it will be the team who bleeds the least!

Women's Hardcore Match:
Allison Danger vs. MsChif

Allison Danger and MsChif went head to head with each other after their tag team match, and in an exhibition match they will get it on with the rules thrown out the window. The winner here will certainly be the front-runner for the soon-to-be-crowned TPWE Extreme Women's Championship; who will gain the momentum moving into that eventual match?

Tag Team Mayhem
Jerry Lynn and Lance Storm vs. The SAT (Joel and Jose Maximo)

The Sandman vs. Dan Maff

AND MUCH MORE!

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Heartland Combat Sports presents "Sink or Swim"

Results:

1. PUMA defeated Fire Ant via pinfall in 12:46 seconds. The two men put on a highly athletic display of their skills, with Fire Ant nearly getting the win after an awesome flying enzugiri from the top rope. In the end, PUMA was able to hit a pair of stiff kicks to knock out Fire Ant and get the win. PUMA helped Ant to his feet, and both men received a standing ovation.

2. Mercedes Martinez defeated Rain via pinfall after countering the Rain Drop into the Fisherman Buster at 6:31.

3. Petey Williams defeated BJ Whitmer and Sean Morley after pinning Whitmer with the Canadian Destroyer at 14:22. The match proved to be very action packed, and was for the most part clean, although Petey seemed a little reluctant to fight it out. Whitmer and Morley decided to compete in a different way, by seeing how much they could hurt Petey, but it soon became clear that it was everyman for himself. Whitmer looked to have the win after a Wrist-Clutch Exploder on Morley, but Petey Williams clocked him in the back of the head with brass knuckles before hitting his finisher.

4. Go Shiozaki defeated Erick Stevens via pinfall after three lariats and a moonsault at 20:58. The match proved to be extremely memorable, as Stevens held nothing back, seeing his opportunity for a huge career win. After initially being taken off guard by the aggressiveness of Stevens, Go fought back. The final ten minutes were a tremendous display of the fighting spirit of both men, as Stevens survived a Cradle Superplex, and Go survived the Sarasota Screwdriver. The final flurry proved of Go put Stevens down, but the victory was hard-fought.


-INTERMISSION-

--- BJ Whitmer voiced his disgust at the way Petey Williams won his match, and demanded a singles match at the next show. Sean Morley interrupted and said that he has requested to be the Special Referee for the match, and will ensure that Petey will not cheat his way to victory in that match.

5. The Osirian Portal defeated Roderick Strong and Jack Evans when Ophidian choked out Evans with the Death Grip at 18:07. The match started out light-hearted, as Amasis and Evans had an impressive dance-off. Evans won the crowd response, and Amasis did not take kindly to the chants of "You Got Served!" Amasis drilled Evans with a Stroke and the Portal took control. Once Strong got involved in the match, it became a blinding series of nearfalls and innovative maneuvers. Amasis and Strong brawled on the outside, where Amasis hit a brutal powerslam. Ophidian caught Evans in the Death Grip. Evans fought valiantly, but when Amasis hit a guillotine legdrop on Roderick that snapped his throat on the bottom rope, Evans was forced to tap.

6. Lacey defeated Sara Del Ray and Nikki Roxx, pinning Roxx with a schoolgirl roll-up at 8:15. Roxx nailed Del Ray with her devastating Barbie Crusher, but Lacey was able to roll her up for the victory (with a little help from the ropes, an exposed turnbuckle, and a handful of tights). Lacey bragged about her victory post-match, but was met with a challenge from Mercedes Martinez. Martinez "implied" that Lacey had taking advantage of her boss to get Martinez out of the match, and demanded a singles match. Del Ray was not one to let Martinez make demands however, and the two got involved in a shoving match as Lacey bailed out of the ring.

7. Main Event: Paul London defeated Katsuhiko Nakajima via pinfall after the London Calling at 22:39. The match definitely lived up to expectations. Nakajima delivered a brutal beating with his strikes and tried to keep London grounded by going after his legs, but London stayed in the game with some high-impact dives and suplexes. Perhaps the most awe-inspiring display of athleticism and skill was displayed in this match, as they two men countered, dodged and weaved each others attacks for a full minute before knocking each other down with a double lariat. London was finally able to get the victory when he was able to hit a standing London Calling when Nakajima ducked a kick. London followed that with one from the top rope to walk away the victor, but the real winners were the fans in attendance.


Second Show:

Heartland Combat Sports Presents "Girls Just Want To Have Fun"
Wednesday August 26th, 2009
5:30 PM belltime
Tickets $40 front row $25 seating, $15 Gen Admission

Main Event: The Ladies Take Over
Sara Del Ray vs. Mercedes Martinez: Winner faces Lacey at the next show.

Main Event # 2: Cross Promotional Grudge Match
Go Shiozaki vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima

Grudge Match
Special Guest Referee: Sean Morley
Petey Williams vs. BJ Whitmer

Plus:
-Roderick Strong and Jack Evans face the Osirian Portal in singles matches!
-Paul London vs. Erick Stevens!
-PUMA and Fire Ant battle each other again, this time with Mystery Partners!
-Lacey vs. Nikki Roxx!

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Lone Star Wrestling (LSW) presents "Texas Tussle"

Results :

1.) Tully Blanchard explains Texas wrestling history and puts over the young talent
2.) BxB Hulk def. James Maritato, PAC and Jimmy Olsen via pinfall @7:30.
3.) Joey Ryan def. Naruki Doi via pinfall @14:40.
4.) The Youngbucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) def. Adam Pearce and Ultimo Guerrero via pinfall @12:00.
5.) Chris Hero def. Lance Cade via TKO @18:00. After the match, Chris Hero declares his desire to face the winner of the main event at the next event.
6.) Ken Anderson def. KENTA via pinfall @22:50.


Show Two
Lone Star Wrestling presents "Lone Star Shootout"
Saturday August 15, 2009
Mexico Lindo Arena
10724 Garland Road
Dallas, Texas
6:30 PM Bell time
Tickets $30 Front Row, $20 Reserved, $15 General Admission

• Main Event: Ken Anderson v. Chris Hero
• Titan Tag Team Match: Adam Pearce and Lance Cade v. The Youngbucks
• KENTA v. Joey Ryan
• Ultimo Guerrero v. BxB Hulk
• Naruki Doi v. PAC
• James Maritato v. Jimmy Olsen

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TWAT – Shaved results!

1. Super Crazy won a 15-man battle royale, last eliminating surprise entrant Sylvain Grenier with a super peach rana! Prior to that Grenier had been a force, eliminating 5 people with a new finisher that could only be called devastating: a suplex into a piledriver. Grenier turned a lot of heads and may have done enough to get another shot at the TWAT roster. A side story in this bout was Crazy's elimination of Ryo Saito, when it was obvious to everyone but Crazy and referee Sinclair that Saito had his foot under the ropes.

2. Kenny Omega vs Jigsaw went to a no-decision when Alex Kozlov interfered and decimated both men. Kozlov explained that he was fed up with Omega using his "Stop!" gimmick and he was going to STOP! him cold. He then proceeded to do his Russian dance...right into Omega's head.

3. Bobby Dempsey defeated El Generico in 11 minutes to become the NEW TWAT cruiserweight champion! Yes, you read that right. Generico came out to see who Larry Sweeney had for him to fight. Sweeney brought out Dempsey, a towel and a clearly-gimmicked scale. After the first weigh-in put Dempsey at almost 100 pounds over the weight limit, Sweeney had Dempsey strip down to a thong (buckets were provided for the fans) and held one of Dempsey's feet off the scale. Commissioner Al Snow was fooled, despite co-commissioner Head trying to tell him what was happening. Even with the weight difference, Generico put up a brave fight before falling victim to the Death Valley Driver.

4. Jimmy Rave pinned Kevin Steen after a Ghana-rhea at 17:11. This match started off in bizarre fashion. Steen led the crowd in chants of "Jimmy likes balls", "Jimmy Swallows" and "Fuck you Jimmy" before the action got underway. This brought out Beef Wellington! Wellington grabbed the mic and started shamelessly offering himself to Rave, he grew more and more disgusted by the minute. Wellington took it too far when he tried to kiss Rave, which brought out The Iron Sheik! Not known for his tolerance of gay people, Sheik told Wellington and Rave that he "never respack the gay" and creamed Wellington with the microphone! He then applied the camel clutch and was about to "fack his ass" when Rave, Steen, Al Snow and referee Bryce Remsburg stopped him and led him from the ring. The match itself was a high-impact back-and-forth matchup, but in the end Steen could not overcome the Embassy at ringside as a series of distractions lead to Rave picking up the win. This feud is definitely NOT over.

5. Tyler Black defeated Human Tornado and Colt Cabana at 21:07 when he pinned Tornado following God's Last Gift. How did Black get in the match? As any long-term TWATite knows, Black has been campaigning against the comedy aspects of his employer since he came into TWAT. When the first 5 minutes of Cabana-Tornado yielded nothing more than dances, ass claws, ineffective nut shots and an intense game of Mercy, Black had had enough. He stormed the ring and demanded he be added to the match "to teach these two clowns a lesson in respect for wrestling". He did just that, being in control of the match for much of the 20 minutes before finally incapacitating Cabana long enough to get the pin on Tornado.


-INTERMISSION-

During the break, Super Crazy came out to thank the fans for backing him and TWAT management for giving him a chance. He was interrupted by Ryo Saito, who was still seething over his elimination. He warned Crazy to bring backup to the next show, because Saito was bringing Dragon Kid and YAMATO!

6. Kwee Wee defeated Hydra in his open challenge in 1:08 with a piledriver. Kwee Wee dominated the whole match and asked "Who ELSE will fight the Kwee Wee?" The crowd went bananas as "Epic" blared over the loudspeakers and Super Dragon came out! The referee called for the bell and Super Dragon defeated Kwee Wee in 28 seconds with a lariat, curb stomb and Psycho Driver. Kwee Wee was helped from the ring by paramedics as Super Dragon celebrated with the fans!

7. Team 2.0 defeated Los Ice Creams with a superplex/backbreaker combo at 9:11. After spending 3 minutes with the antics of the frozen duo, 2.0 played some mind games of their own, going after the cones of the champs. With the crowd behind them the young Canadian team brought the straps north of the border for the first time!

8. Nick Dinsmore defeated Nigel McGuinness via pinfall after a top-rope German suplex at 32:16. Once Dinsmore got Nigel to stop running from him and to stop calling him Eugene, this turned into a technical classic of which neither man should be ashamed. What happened after the match is another story, as McGuinness took advantage of Dinsmore's celebration and fled the ring before getting his head shaved. The fans, Dinsmore and TWAT management were incensed, and weren't slow in announcing that McGuinness would be facing Kevin Steen at the next event in a Barberjack match with special referee...RODDY PIPER!


Second Show:
TWAT presents "Pay the Piper"
Friday October 10, 2009
The Lion's Den, Detroit MI
7:30 PM belltime
Tickets $50 front row $30 row 2-4, $15 Gen Admission

We have some announcements to make! Apart from the revelation of Roddy Piper as the guest referee for the first-ever Barberjack match, we also have news that Super Crazy has found his partners for the international 6-man WAR...Rey Buccanero and Mistico! This is an unprecedented opportunity for Detroit and Windsor fans to see these 6 world-class talents in a TWAT ring!

Incensed that he was fooled by Larry Sweeney, Al Snow has inserted himself into a tag match with El Generico against Dempsey and Sweeney! Super Dragon has promised to find a family member to "fight the Kwee Wee"!


Main Event: TWAT Title
Nick Dinsmore (C) vs Tyler Black

Barberjack Match
Kevin Steen vs Nigel McGuinness, special guest referee Rowdy Roddy Piper!

Tag Team Grudge Match!
Al Snow and El Generico vs Bobby Dempsey and Larry Sweeney

Tag Team Title Shot Ladder Challenge!
Los Ice Creams vs Backseat Boys vs The Highlanders

International 6-man Elimination WAR!
Ryo Saito, YAMATO and Dragon Kid vs Super Crazy, Mistico and Rey Buccanero!

Plus:
Super Dragon has vowed to find a family member to fight the Kwee Wee!
- 2.0 make their first defence of the TWAT tag team titles against Los Nintendos, Player Uno and Player Dos!
- Colt Cabana, Jimmy Rave, Rob Conway, Beef Wellington and more!

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New York Knock Out Wrestling (NY-KO) presents "First Round"

Results:

1. Dark City Fight Club of Kory Chavis and Jon Davis (with Francisco Ciatso) defeated The Soul Touchaz of Big Willie Richardson and Marshe Rockett (with C-Red, Acid Jazz and Trauma) via pinfall. Chavis pins Rockett with the Dark City Street Cutter at 8:40. After the match, DCFC and Ciatso make a move towards C-Red, but are blocked by Acid Jazz and Trauma who defend him since Rockett and Richardson are down.

2. Tyson Tomko defeated Kenny Dykstra via pinfall after the Tomko Bomb at 1:45.

3. CROSS PROMOTION MATCH: Nikki Roxx and Mercedes Martinez (Heartland Combat Sports) fought to a fifteen-minute draw. Both women shake hands after the match.

4. Balls Mahoney defeated Drake Younger via pinfall in a Hardcore Rules match with the Nutcracker Suite on two chairs at 7:16.

5. Elijah Burke defeated 2 Cold Scorpio via pinfall with a roll up holding the tights after absorbing the impact of a 450 Splash at 10:25. After the match ended, Burke knocked out 2 Cold Scorpio with a punch from 2 Cold's blindside!


-INTERMISSION-

BLKOUT (!) of Joker, Ruckus and Sabian bust up the intermission by claiming they're looking for anyone who wants a piece of them. They bust some heads (the local students) and Joker kills a fool with a Joker Driver to make the exclamation point!


6. Bobby Lashley defeated Kensuke Sasaki via pinfall with the Spear at 9:55. Sasaki motioned to Lashley that he would want to do it again down the line and Lashley nodded in approval. Lashley said he would be focusing on an upcoming MMA match, but was committed to NY-KO for several more appearances in 2009 and he WILL be back.

7. Kastuhiko Nakajima defeated Davey Richards via pinfall with his finisher at 17:00. Afterwards, Richards motions to Nakajima that he want to shake his hand out of respect, but from the locker room rushes in Eddie Edwards! The American Wolves have reformed in NY-KO and beat down Nakajima handily with kicks, boots and a chair shot to the foot until Kensuke Sasaki runs down to help his protégé. The Wolves clear out as Sasaki enters the ring, vowing that they weren't done with either man just yet.

8. Main Event: Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Claudio Castagnoli and Paul London (courtesy Heartland Combat Sports) in a triple threat match with a slingblade on Paul London from off the top rope at 16:11. The match began without Paul London, as it seemed he had no-showed another event. However, five minutes into the match on a double down, Paul London's music hit and he rushes the ring to a great pop and almost get the fall with a London Calling SSP on Castagnoli which is barely broken up by Tanahashi. A great three way match once London joined in and all three men gave a great main event show to the card. Tanahashi and London shook hands at the end of the match, but Claudio walked out, miffed that he lost but was not involved in the decision.


Second Show:

New York Knock-Out Wrestling Presents "Fight Night"
Saturday August 29th, 2009
Music Hall of Williamsburg
66 N6th Street
Brooklyn, New York, 11211
7:30 PM belltime
Tickets $50 front row $30 seating, $15 Gen Admission

Main Event: Singles Dream Match
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Claudio Castagnoli

Claudio Castagnoli has been complaining to anyone within earshot that he wasn't involved in the decision of NY-KO's first main event and that he is undefeated in NY-KO! Well, Castagnoli has to back that big mouth and european swagger because he has been booked in a straight-up singles match against New Japan Pro Wrestling's very best! If Claudio wins he gets one step closer to getting what he wants: a one-on-one bout against Bobby Lashley. If Tanahashi wins, it puts him in the driver's seat as the name to reckon with for NY-KO's upcoming Undisputed Championship Tournament. Can Tanahashi become a multiple title holder across the globe? If he wins this match he will prove it to the fans that it can happen!

Main Event # 2: Tag Team Dream Match
The American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) vs. Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima

Amazingly we saw the devilish duo known as The American Wolves reunite on our first show...and boy did they make their point clear--they are THE most dangerous tag team on NY-KO's roster. Kensuke Office was not the least bit pleased that they were victimized by the Wolves' first strike. Now they want a taste of revenge. Davey Richards has no problem with that--"Tell that rice-eating b***rd and his fatty teacher that if they want to come to America, our playground, we'll send them back home to Japan in a body bag." (Note: Richards' comments do not in any way reflect NY-KO or its management)

First Ever TKO ("Technical Knock-Out") Match
Match only ends when referee deems a wrestler is unable to continue:
2 Cold Scorpio vs. Elijah Burke

Elijah Burke wore a smile a mile wide back in the locker room after his match against 2 Cold Scorpio. He claimed he was now 2 and 0 against Scorpio, obviously not only counting his pinfall win against the flashy, funky veteran, but his attack from behind as well. Scorpio appealed to NY-KO's management and was granted an immediate rematch. We felt the already bad blood brewing between these two men has created a perfect opportunity to debut NY-KO's signature stipulation match--the "Technical Knock Out'" match. The only way to win is beat down your opponent so badly that the referee is forced to step in and stop the fight for the wrestler's safety! Scorpio and Burke want to beat each other so badly? Well here at NY-KO, we'll let them fight it out to the end, until the best man wins!

Plus:
-Dark City Fight Club of Jon Davis and Kory Chavis (w. Francisco Ciatso) vs. Da Soul Touchaz of Acid Jazz & Trauma (w. C-Red)
-BLKOUT of Joker & Ruckus (w. Sabian) vs. the newly formed tag team of Balls Mahoney & Drake Younger
-Three Way Elimination: Nikki Roxx vs. "Hardcore Anime" Lufisto vs. Mercedes Martinez
-Tyson Tomko vs. Collin Delaney Olsen
-Da Soul Touchaz of Marshe Rockett & Willie Richardson (w. C-Red) vs."The Resident Rock Star" Ash & Kenny Dykstra

And:
A special announcement on a Paul London vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima rematch from HCS for NY-KO's show # 3!

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Post Draft Wrap Up: Draftees Q&A

1. How satisfied were you with the outcome of your draft / roster?

Mathew Sforcina: Relatively. I went in with a game plan and a few guys I really wanted. I ended up getting most of who I wanted, and the general shape of my roster was sound. Admittedly, after a certain point the guys were somewhat interchangeable in that I could use any tag team as the 3rd team, but Irish Airborne would work well, as it goes. But yeah, I did well.

Samuel Berman: I was incredibly pleased with my overall roster. The first year we did the Independent Draft on 411mania, I selected Jay & Mark Briscoe with the 1st overall selection. This year, I was able to get them in the 3rd round. I don't consider that an indication of a decline on their part, but rather on the depth of the Independent scene overall. I noted this to the other owners during the draft, and again during my comments in the draft column, but after the fourth round (including my keeper selection), I had four company's "ace" performers as well as arguably the best tag team in the world. Past those four, anything would be the frosting on the cake, but I was subsequently able to draft world-class talents like Eddie Kingston, Kota Ibushi and Team F.I.S.T.

Jeremy Thomas: If I had to rate how my roster turned out from 1 to 10, based on what I'd envisioned, I'd probably give it a 7 or so. Obviously no one gets exactly what they want, but I'd set out with a very specific goal, which was to create a promotion that hearkened back to the ECW days without going into IWA-MS psychoticness, and I think I succeeded on that level. I had enough older/established guys for name recognition with ECW fans and new guys who would carry the promotion through. At the same time I had the mix of hardcore brawlers and some strong technicians and flyers as well that would allow the promotion to be more than just a garbage fed.

Aaron Hubbard: Extremely satisfied. Certain performers, such as Go Shiozaki, Petey Williams, and Paul London were absolute steals for the promotion. The Osirian Portal was a team that I really wanted on my promotion, and Roderick Strong and Erick Stevens fall in that category as well. Even my ladies division is exceptional, with Lacey, Sara Del Ray and Marcedes Martinez in the mix. Whether it was luck or divine providence, my roster ended up exceeding my expectations.

Joseph Martinez:I was decently satisfied. I liked the moves I made in the later rounds and think I made up for my first round blunder of taking Lance Cade with the trade for Ken Anderson. I wasn't really sure of how the others around me would react and I obviously have a different rating of Cade than most. I drifted away from the tone I wanted because the guys I targeted were drafted but I like the light heavyweights I drafted.

Chris Lansdell: Very satisfied. I missed a couple of guys I really wanted (Delirious, Eddie Kingston and Rhett Titus) but overall I got some great picks and made some good steals. Plus that trade really worked for me.

Ari Berenstein: Pretty satisfied all things considered. I was a bit ticked I got the last spot again (two out of three years for this feature) but that ended up having its advantages as well. There were a few picks I would have liked but were picked in front of me, most notably Paul London, but that ended up okay as well as Aaron and I quickly agreed to share some talent.

2. How satisfied were you with the show you created?

Mathew Sforcina: Pretty much satisfied, overall. The show I wanted was one that appealed to the 18-45 Male demographic, which in my mind still wants a slightly slower paced Attitude Era WWF/Original ECW feel, with a MMA sprinkle and more hot chicks. And I think I have delivered that to a great deal. With the main heels of Aries/King/Titus, and the ass-kickery of Morishima and Delirious as the comedic face, and a strong supporting crew, I'm happy with it.

Samuel Berman: Beyond satisfied. When I decided to keep "Lightning" Mike Quackenbush, I knew I wanted to build my promotion around a hybrid style. Getting versatile athletes was a key part of that, and I think I was able to put together a show that would appeal to a wide fanbase. Furthermore, I knew I wanted to head towards a place booking-wise where Quackenbush would be the company's top heel. Rudo Quack would be best when surrounded by associated wrestlers with a longer and more recognizable body of heel work.

Jeremy Thomas: This is a hard question to answer, as it would be easy to say "My show was awesome and the best ever!" I think the show I created delivered well enough. Looking at it a little closer I think I may have made it too "episodic," but I justified that by imagining that I could get it on local syndication. I think perhaps I may have rushed the angles a bit, but with only one show I wanted to give a definite sense of where I was going; if I'd carried the promotion out through several shows, the formation of the New Age and the reformation of the Extreme Horsemen would have happened slower and in a more organic way.

Aaron Hubbard:I don't know how other people drafted, but I drafted specifically to create a show that would be exceptional. There were three matches I really wanted for my show going into this: London vs. Nakajima, Strong & Evans vs. The Portal, and Stevens-Shiozaki. There are all there, so I couldn't possibly be happier.


Joseph Martinez: I was very happy with the way the show came out. Some interesting first-time ever matchups were created and the talent is there for a great show.

Chris Lansdell:Over the moon. I'm no fantasy booker but I think my card will hold up to anyone's. My promotion's aim is to combine comedy with great action, I felt I had the right roster for that and I KNOW I had the right show for that.

Ari Berenstein: I'm definitely satisfied with the show I created, although it changed shape many times leading up to the actual picking of the wrestlers. I think there is something for everyone on this show, both with mainstream name recognition and with an international presence as well. I thought the key to the show was how I would use Lashley to draw in fans, but highlight the top independent talent on the roster (American Wolves, Nakajima, Castagnoli) because those would be the constants that would be on every show. The hot angle with the Wolves beat down on Sasaki and Nakajima was also a "eureka" moment for me, which is why I agreed to the trade with Berman. It worked out very well.


3. Was there anyone you really wanted to draft but for whatever reason were not able to do so?

Mathew Sforcina: Necro Butcher. After Aries, who is the linchpin of the fed, I felt that Necro would be a solid surprise pick for the second round, a great fit for my fed and a hook for the crowd, he was to be my World Champ. But he went first round, much to my surprise. So I went with Morishima instead, who still fit in the character/angles I wanted to have him in. Just a different sort of silent ass-kicker.

Samuel Berman: I would have liked to include Paul London in the group opposing Quackenbush. However, at the 16th pick, I was left with the choice between London or the Briscoes, and that was a no-brainer for me. Had London lasted until the 27th selection, I would have taken him and banked on Shingo Takagi being available at 33. Other than London, I was able to get every other major talent I was seriously targeting.

Jeremy Thomas: There were a lot of people I wanted but couldn't get; Hubbard specifically was very good at drafting people JUST before I could get to them. The big one for me was Petey Williams, who I wanted to draft and put into the New Age. There was also Go Shiozaki, and Jack Evans (who I was hoping to get for his tag team potential with Teddy Hart), and Sara Del Ray. For these specific reasons, I must find Hubbard and make him pay somehow.

Aaron Hubbard:Katsuhiko Nakajima. I am a HUGE fan of the kid, and would have loved to have him on my permanent roster. However, do the cooperation with ARI and NY-KO, I get the second best thing. Also, it's always depressing when guys like Austin Aries and Bryan Danielson don't make it, but I expected them to be gone anyway.

Joseph Martinez: My eye was on Necro Butcher. Unfortunately, he was taken with the third pick in the draft. I really admire his abilities and would have loved to book him against Lance Cade.

Chris Lansdell:Delirious, because Sforcina is a big meanie and kept him from last year. He would have been perfect for my promotion.

Ari Berenstein: I had originally wanted to draft Stevens and Strong as a tag team, but after some discussion with the other participants it was decided they were a tag team more by association and did not fit the past standards of what would be considered a consistent and recognizable tag team.



4. Was there a specific match you wanted to book but for whatever reason were not able to do so?

Mathew Sforcina: Well, Aries V Delirious V Necro Butcher for my inaugural main event. Beyond that, I didn't really have any specific match ups in mind that I didn't get (the women's title match) or didn't have anyone specific in mind (King/Titus V Delirious' back up V 3rd Team).

Samuel Berman: Had I been able to select Paul London, I would have booked him opposite "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson on the first show, which would have opened up the opportunity for a tag team match featuring Mike Quackenbush & Shingo Takagi taking on Sonjay Dutt & Naomichi Marufuji.

Jeremy Thomas: Besides matches I wanted to book because guys were picked by other people, there were some I wanted to do but couldn't because they were ineligible to be used by draft rules. My original plan for Sandman was similar to what he ended up with, to put him in old-school exhibition matches that brought to mind the days of ECW. But I'd wanted him to battle Masato Tanaka; sadly, he's full-time in Japan and thus I couldn't nab him. I was hoping the same with Tajiri but he hasn't come over to the states in a while either.

Aaron HubbardOnce I resigned myself to the fact that Nakajima was drafted, I was really looking forward to booking London against Petey Williams. However, once ARI allowed me to borrow Nakajima in exchange for using London, I knew that I had to book my original main event. London-Williams will surely make it on a later card though.

Joseph Martinez: Not really. I wanted to create a different type of environment but I adapted and felt the card was good.

Chris Lansdell:I have two: Los Ice Creams vs The Kings of Wrestling (fighting yourself is fun!) and Delirious vs Colt Cabana, because their matches were the funniest things I ever saw outside of Patterson-Brisco in the hardcore evening gown match.

Ari Berenstein: This whole draft idea originated with me wanting to book Bryan Danielson vs. Paul London, in an epic rematch of their ROH "The Epic Encounter" showdown . It all spiraled from there, but since Danielson was taken I had to go with alternate plans. I also had an awesome idea to book DELIRIOUS VS. BOOGEYMAN, but since the green guy was a keeper pick I couldn't do that one either (and it totally conflicted with the style of promotion I wanted to book)…but just imagine the insanity of that match!


5. Which draft selection from someone else's promotion made you go, "WTF?"

Mathew Sforcina: I'm guessing that most guys will point to my Ryan Braddock pick. But Bob Holly getting picked kinda shocked me, in that I think he's a boring talentless grumpy bully POS who deserves to be in the ring as much as Donald Trump deserves to be on Raw. But that's just my opinion. Lance Cade is a close second just due to the placement of the pick. A last round pick I could see, but first? Gahuh?

Samuel Berman: I won't lie that Lance Cade at the 5-spot raised my eyebrows a bit. Overall, though, I thought Martinez did a nice job assembling his roster. Also, Lansdell taking a broken-down, washed-up Super Dragon (even at 65) was a bit of a shocker. And any women's wrestler taken before the mid-70's was a waste. Sorry, guys, but it's true. Portia Perez over PAC, Fire Ant or Kensuke Sasaki? Please…

Jeremy Thomas: I can't think of any that truly had me scratching my head, because I thought they mostly made sense for the promotions they were lining up. Lansdell's picks were weird to me from time to time, but considering his comedy direction I gave him some leeway there in my mind. So yeah, no one's picks seemed deliriously wrong to me.

Aaron HubbardJoseph Martinez did it twice. First, with Lance Cade, and then again with the Young Bucks. But frankly, what suprised me the most was Berman's picking of Sami Calihan. Maybe it's bias, maybe it's ignorance, but I've yet to see anything from Calihan that would make me consider him for a draft pick. I know the pickings were slim at 100, but they weren't THAT slim.

Joseph Martinez: I think D'Lo Brown went a bit too high. He's capable of good things but there was a ton of talent out there.

Chris Lansdell:None, really. I thought everyone made great picks, even Jeremy who obviously went off the board for some of his but, like me, had a plan in mind.

Ari Berenstein: Lance Cade as fifth overall definitely. I mean, I see what Martinez was going for with the "local hero" aspect, but the problems Cade had which caused his release from WWE are very public and very conspicuous. I wouldn't have drafted him at all. I don't see why guys like BJ Whitmer, Arik Cannon and Irish Airborne are STILL being picked in this draft, long after any buzz has left them. Kwee-Wee was a fine pick however.


6. Other than yourself, who did you think did the best job of selecting wrestlers for his promotion? Which of the other promotions' shows would you actually attend and watch or order DVDs?


Mathew Sforcina: I think every group did a great job, and all of them I'd at least take an interest in. But I think the one I'd be most likely to actually buy a DVD for would be TPWE. But it depends on a lot of things.

Samuel Berman: Lansdell had a great top of his draft board, but I felt like he got bad value in the later rounds. Hubbard did pretty well across the board, but four female selections (five if you include Jack Evans (*oooooh!*)) leaves me feeling under whelmed. Top-to-bottom, Martinez probably did the best job of putting together his roster and keeping things headed towards a particular theme. He ended up getting a little bit of everything, but still had a roster where there were a lot of attractive potential matchups. Only one company had three different matches on its show that I would personally pay my money to see: Heartland Combat Sports. Other companies had a couple of intriguing contests (most notably Tanahashi vs. London vs. Castagnoli in NY-KO), but I would be most likely to order the DVD from HCS. Bear in mind that my tastes are a bit off from the mainstream, and I'm pretty much completely uninterested in matches involving WWE and TNA castoffs like Bobby Lashley, Al Snow and Bob Holly. The only "castoffs" that interest me in general are those with some Independent pedigree (Sonjay Dutt, Petey Williams, and to a lesser extent, Ken Anderson).

Jeremy Thomas: You know, I gotta say I love KOAKH. It's probably the strongest roster with a definite mission statement that fits the roster, and I'd definitely check Berman's promotion out. I also would keep my eye on Hubbard's HCS, mostly because I'd be waiting for people to leave there so I could bring them in like I intended! And Sforcina's fed has some guys I really like too.

Aaron Hubbard: Ironically enough, I thought that Martinez did an excellent job all around. His card isn't "uber-stacked" with dream matches and instead looks like a good all around wrestling show, with obvious planning for the future. I would definitely pay to see it. KOAKH has an outstanding roster with a ridiculously good main event. And even though I'm not sure I would watch the promotion due to not liking the style, TPWE has a very good card.

Joseph Martinez: I think Samuel Berman drafted the best roster. It started at a peak with the drafting of Bryan Danielson and really didn't slow down after. As for the DVD I would buy, I really enjoyed the stuff that came out of Total Package Wrestling Extreme. I think the card looks very entertaining and there really isn't a weak or throwaway match on the card.

Chris Lansdell:I'd buy Berman's shows without doubt. He has the most talent-filled card with the aces of four companies. However Jeremy obviously came into the draft with a plan and stuck to it brilliantly.

Ari Berenstein: I actually think Aaron's show has the most matches (aside from my own obviously) that I would like to see and would buy a ticket / DVD. I'm also surprisingly interested in Martinez's second card for his promotion and his main event of Anderson (KENNEDY!) vs. Hero and Doi vs. Pac.

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…With that we come to the end of this year's 411Mania Independent Draft feature! I want to thank the participants for their hard work and effort aside from their normal 411 duties in order to pull this off. Thanks to you the readers for following along and allowing us to indulge in our fantasy booking!