[Fade in on the office of IIWF President Daniel Spreadbury. The President addresses the camera:] DS: It is my unfortunate duty to announce that the IIWF will not be participating in the forthcoming Superstar Summit due to external circumstances beyond the control of our administration. To be honest, I believe that it is to our organisation's benefit not to be competing in this event. Although the details are still sketchy at this time, it appears that from an administrative point of view, the event was not far removed from a farce. Initially, the event was scheduled to take place next week, from April 6 through April 10, at Wembley Stadium, London, England, but when I made enquiries last week concerning the transport of ring equipment and so forth to the Stadium, I was informed that there was a soccer international being played in the Stadium on April 5, and the authorities had no idea that the Summit was to be taking place there. In fact, despite repeated attempts by myself and other staff to get to the bottom of this, nobody at Wembley had even heard of the Superstar Summit. I put this to the organisers of the event, the Presidents of the other participating leagues. I did not like what I heard: internal disputes, competitive politics, legal wrangles; in short, excuses for incompetence. As a result, the Summit was cancelled at less than three weeks' notice, the President of the figurehead league stepped down in a blaze of indignation, and the plans appeared to be dashed. However, a new consortium approached the IIWF once more a little over a week ago. The Summit was to go ahead once more, this time taking place at the end of April. A meeting with the Board of Executives last week confirmed my own opinions that the IIWF's continued involvement in this venture was counter-productive. A substantial advertising budget had already been wasted, promises had been broken, and there were no guarantees that the project would not fall through again at some late stage. After all, when you're already at the peak of the wrestling world, it's other organisations which should strive to reach the summit. By way of recompense, I have instead sanctioned a special event to take place on Saturday 10 May, live from the IIWF Coliseum, in place of the regular Saturday Night broadcast. As part of the celebrations of the first anniversary of the IIWF's inception, which will also include the first annual IIWF Hall Of Fame induction ceremony, we will stage IIWF Birthday Bash, at which the matches originally scheduled to go down at the Summit will take place. As a side note, I would like to make it clear that the IIWF still values inter-federational competition, and the trade agreement with ESWP still stands. Indeed, I am currently in negotiations with a number of other wrestling organisations for an event similar in nature to the abortive Summit to take place later in the year. However, I would hope that embarrassing situations such as that concerning the uninvited appearances of athletes from the so-called "loop" leagues may be avoided in the future. The legal department is still examining our options on that front. Security in the IIWF Coliseum has also now been tendered out to new sub-contractors, and I hope that it will now be significantly more difficult for uninvited guests to appear on IIWF programming. I whole-heartedly apologise to those fans of the IIWF who were looking forward to seeing their favourite athletes competing against representatives from other organisations. I assure you that the IIWF will still strive to build ties with other organisations, but this time, on mutually beneficial terms. Thank you for your time. [Fade. "Molly" by Sponge kicks in over a shot of Studio 3 where veteran IIWF commentator Tim Dross is standing in front of a wall of monitors, each showing a match from IIWF past or present. In the background are numerous IIWF news personnel, each scurrying about, some manning the phones, some writing copy. The shot zooms past Dross to the monitors which go black - then work as a unit to display the opening titles:] ##### ###### ### ########## ########## ########## #### ## ########## ########## ########## #### # #### ######## ##### ##### #### ## ##### #### #### #### #### ### #### #### #### #### ############# ######### #### #### ########### ######### #### #### #### #### #### ######### ######### ### #### #### ######### ######### ### ## #### ######## ######## ## # #### =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ## =-=-=-= INTERNATIONAL INTERNET WRESTLING FEDERATION =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= "INSIDE THE IIWF" with Tim Dross Tuesday 1 April 1997 ----------------------------------------------- [The music fades as the camera focuses on Tim Dross.] Hello again fans, and welcome to "Inside the IIWF", your weekly look at all the news, views, reviews and previews -- a look at the week that was and a preview of the week that will be, here in the finest wrestling federation in the world today... the mighty IIWF! I'm Tim Dross and we, of course, have so much to talk about this week, from the crowning of a new IIWF Cruiserweight Champion all the way to the introduction of a number of new superstars here in the IIWF... but first... headlines. ************************************************************************ ----------------------------- HEADLINES ------------------------------ ************************************************************************ [A sample of Don Henley's "Dirty Laundry" is played as Camera 2 zooms in on Dross.] The big story, not just here in the IIWF, but in all of professional wrestling has got to be, of course, that historic, that epochal event from Skydome in Toronto... Ring Wars 3. I certainly do hope that all of you great fans had a chance to witness this one. From bottom to top -- inside and out -- Ring Wars 3 was an event for the ages; perhaps the finest night of wrestling in the history of the IIWF. Now, we have prepared a special Ring Wars 3 highlight package which we'll show you in just a few moments -- but if you'll allow me a few personal observations: There is certainly a lot of what you might call hype associated with these events, that's the nature of the business. I, myself, have been occasionally justifiably criticized for "overselling" one of our many fine events here in the IIWF -- and I probably will be again. But, folks, there can be no question about this one. That submission match alone, when "Quickstrike" Chris Quigley overcame a leg injury and the emotion of so many fans to end the career of Dan Kauffman, was certainly worth the price of admission and has my early vote for Match of the Year. In fact, for everyone out there who might have any doubt as to who remains the Kings of the wrestling hill -- take a look at the entire week of live IIWF programming; from my "adventures" in Nebraska City to that tremendous Hard Rock Cafe "Countdown to Ring Wars 3" all the way to the big Skydome show itself. It was a week that will now be used as the measuring stick for all of professional wrestling. There's the bar, gentlemen -- leap it if you can. Let me give personal thanks to everyone in the IIWF family, both in front and behind the scenes for all of their hard work in putting together this fine wrestling event. I hope you all agree that it was worth it. [The camera now focuses in on the monitor wall, showing the morning of Saturday, March 22 and the Sun beginning to come up over Skydome. "Life in a Northern Town" by The Dream Academy begins as shots of the empty arena are seen, slowly official IIWF crewmembers are seen setting up the ring and surrounding staging area. Cut to the early arrival of a number of fans, many wearing the offical paraphenalia of their favorite IIWF superstars. Now to the parking lot, where a number of IIWFers are seen walking from their cars to the locker room area: Steve Roberts; Brody Thunder; Joe Petrow; Daniel Spreadbury; Chris Quigley; Mad Dog Watkins; and finally Dan "Flash" Kauffman, who gives a smile and a wave to a throng of cheering fans as he disappears behind a door on which are printed the words "Ring Wars 3 - Tonight!"... The shot and music fade, and are immediately replaced by Van Halen's "Eruption" accompanying a highlight package which kicks off with Scorpio and Taurus leaping from the top of a steel cage... then Hades bursting through the mat... Hades powerbombing Scorpio... Cheshire's back giving out underneath Nightwing... the Harlequins tarring and feathering Cheshire... ...Tony Starks walking the aisle... Steele with a shooting star press... Acorn being suplexed into Verhoeven... Mr. Damage with legdrops on Acorn and Starks... Damage getting his hand raised... Requiem rolling up Serge... Deathbringer pinning Highwayman... the two big men go nose to nose... brawl on the midbuckle... 'Bringer executes the Final Lament... ...Harlequins attack Prophets of Rage... Medusa his Brenda Hawkings with a briefcase... Becky Larue brawls with Medusa... Blazer hits Shadoe with a steel mask... Icehawk with a suicide dive... Fitzgerald with the boston crab on Wulf... McQueen causing a disqualification... Dark Disciples leave with the belts as the shot and music fade... A soundless, quick series of snapshots is shown: The CN Highpoint Tower The Bulldog Brown Table of Fear The Hard Rock Cafe The Ladder A shot of the IIWF Cruiserweight belt dangling above the ring fades... and Living Color's "Cult of Personality" kicks in... There is Sandman, thrusting a chair leg into Steve Kowalski's mouth... Joe Petrow sending himself through the Tim Dross table with a starsault press... Mad Dog Watkins smacking Creed with a Rotundo piggy bank... The White Phoenix leaping from the top of the ladder to the timekeeper's table... Kowalski's belly-to-belly through a barroom table... Dirt Dog Unique Allah swings a folding table like a tennis racket at a suicide diving Petrow... Creed smashing Watkins with Pete Townshend's guitar... The Phoenix hitting a swinging DDT from the ladder... Kowalski flushing Sandman's head in the toilet... Petrow's "triple jump sandwich" of Dirt Dog... Creed crashing into the Village People mannequins... Chow's hurricarana from the top of the ladder... Sandman's slam of Kowalski into a windshield... Unique "Knightmare"s Petrow to the floor... Creed and Watkins trade blows on the top of the Blue Jays' right-center field fence... Enigma hitting a starsault press... Then -- as the song concludes with samples of JFK's "ask not what your country can do for you..." surrounding Vernon Reid's bullet guitar -- the finishes are displayed rapidly... Kowalski's "Skullpump" through a beer keg... Petrow/DDUA with the double plancha bulldog through the Bulldog Brown table... Creed with the flying powerbomb "Goodnight...Farwell...Amen..." from the top of the outfield wall... Musashi suplexing Chow to the floor from the top of the ladder -- with Chow holding on to the belt... The shot and music fade -- and are now replaced by "Girlfriend is Better" by Talking Heads as Lord Byron and Lady DeWinter are seen walking the aisle... There's Billy Shakespeare and Brody Thunder staring each other down... Subway Psycho and Casey James staring each other down... Lady DeWinter absentmindedly stroking the IC belt... Thunder working Shakespeare over on the outside -- beating him down mercilessly... James working Subway Psycho over on the inside -- beating him down mercilessly... Lady DeWinter absentmindedly stroking the IC belt... Shakespeare unable to apply the torture rack -- Thunder missing a Curtain Call... Subway Psycho's attempts at martial arts, counterwrestling, and mat wrestling, all backfiring... Lady DeWinter absentmindedly stroking the IC belt... ...Billy Shakespeare hitting the Thunderbolt and getting his hand raised... Lady DeWinter leveling Marty Warnett with the IC belt... Casey James hitting the Blackheart Punch and then Tiger Claw ripping the Psycho with a spinning heel kick with his "broken" leg... Lady DeWinter kissing Marty Warnett -- and then hitting him again with the IC belt. The shot and music fade as Lord Byron's hand is raised while DeWinter disappears into the back... Now the shot goes into black and white -- and we see the Ring Wars 3 entrance of two men over which "Why" by Annie Lennox gently plays... first is Chris Quigley, draped in the Canadian flag... then Dan "Flash" Kauffman, taking in the tumultuous applause from the capacity crowd as he stands in the aisle... The two men stand in the ring... and the pictures move rapidly... innumerable suplexes... the retaining barrier... the ringpost... Kauffman's blood... Quigley's leg... Quigley viciously digging into Kauffman... The Quickstriker... Kauffman breaking the hold... applying a falcon leglock and having it reversed into the fuginama armbar... The referee checks Kauffman intently, watching his face for any sign of a submission. The seconds tick by, ten, fifteen... and the referee calls for the bell! Ding! Ding! Ding! Quigley allows Kauffman to slump to the mat as the official raises his arm in victory! Chris Quigley exits to the roar of the crowd... Dan Kauffman sits in the ring, head bowed... looks up as the shot focuses on him... and the shot and music fade...] ************************************************************************ ------------------------ SUPERSTAR OF THE WEEK ----------------------- ************************************************************************ We certainly hope you enjoyed our little retrospective, our "look back" at some of the highlights of Ring Wars 3. And we also hope you will enjoy what will be a permanent segment here on "Inside the IIWF" -- that being the awarding of the IIWF Superstar of the Week. This is an award designed to recognize the one IIWF superstar whose performance shone the most brightly from the week gone by. It may be a singles wrestler, a tag combination, a manager -- heck, maybe even a broadcaster. This weekly award is designed to recognize anyone in the IIWF whose performance was "just a cut above", who for at least one week can justly say that he stands atop the IIWF... and therefore atop the entire world of wrestling. Our premiere award was obviously based on Ring Wars 3, so, as you can well imagine, it was a hotly contested race. There was much debate around the IIWF newsroom as to which was the most deserving of nearly a dozen candidates to take home this first Superstar of the Week Award. Well, after much deliberation... the INAUGURAL IIWF Superstar of the Week Award goes to... "The White Phoenix" Shinja Chow! That's right -- the new IIWF Cruiserweight Champion is our Superstar of the Week. He survived a blistering assault from a very game Takezo Musashi to win the ladder match at Ring Wars 3 and capture his first belt here in the IIWF. Further, the true colors of Shinja Chow were evident when he stood with his old friend and rival Musashi following the match -- turning away from the nefarious Sun Tsi, whose effect on Chow was certainly at least as deliterious as it was positive. With his victory in that tremendous ladder match, Shinja Chow established himself as perhaps the finest high-flyer in the world today... and well worthy of the inaugural IIWF Superstar of the Week Award. ************************************************************************ ---------------------- TIM DROSS BREAKS IT DOWN ---------------------- ************************************************************************ [Tom Petty's "Breakdown" begins as the Ring Wars 3 results roll over highlights of the Ladder Match. Chris Quigley def. Dan Kauffman Subway Psycho def. Casey James (DQ) Lord Byron def. Marty Warnett Shinja Chow def. Takezo Musashi Creed def. Mad Dog Watkins Billy Shakespeare def. Brody Thunder Joe Petrow draw Dirt Dog Unique Allah Steve Kowalski def. The Sandman Cold Spell def. Dark Disciples (DQ) Night Patrol def. Prophets of Rage Deathbringer def. Requiem/Highwayman/Serge Annis Mr. Damage/Otto Verhoeven/ def. Randy Acorn/Ronnie Paris/ Hangman/Luke Steele Tony Starks/The Cell Nightwing def. Cheshire Pain, Inc. def. Zodiac Connection [The music fades and the shot focuses again on Dross.] AND NEW... ~~~~~~~~~~ Not only was Ring Wars 3 a night in which The White Phoenix became IIWF Cruiserweight Champion, but a new tag team belt was awarded, culminating many weeks of spirited U.S. tournament action. To the surprise of few who had closely monitored these tag ranks, it is the Night Patrol -- Keene and Blazer -- who survived the elimination tournament and defeated the Prophets of Rage at Ring Wars 3 to become the first IIWF U.S. Tag Team Champions. Since their their recent arrival in the IIWF, Night Patrol have really established themselves as the head of the class of the new IIWF tag team generation -- putting the finishing touches on that designation with a hard earned victory over another one of those fine new outfits, the Prophets of Rage. With a little help from manager Brenda Hawkings... and a little more from the IIWF's own Becky LaRue... this half of Team Brutality certainly appear poised for a long reign as U.S. Champs. The question as to Ms. LaRue's involvement in the finish of that championship match is an open one -- to the best of my knowledge it has not yet been addressed by IIWF Administration. However, you can be certain that the Prophets of Rage are not the only parties interested in what will be the eventual fall out of Ms. LaRue's intererence. ET TU, TIGER CLAW? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ring Wars 3 was also an evening in which the proverbial chickens came on home to roost. Hades, longtime bodyguard of Pain Inc. manager Mr. Mic, showed his true colors, disrupting the Free For All steel cage encounter between his "former" colleagues and the Zodiac Connection with a powerbomb for Scorpio leading to a victory for Mr. Mic's boys. As was Hades... so appears to be Lady DeWinter... the on again/off again relationship between she and the two main men in her life -- Lord Byron and Marty Warnett -- having reached, if not a conclusion, certainly a new level of understanding at Ring Wars 3. The winsome DeWinter struck young Warnett not once... not twice... but, if you include her "inadvertant" dropping of the belt to the canvas during Warnett's finishing superplex, she actually was responsible for a grand total of three collisions between the head of "The Party Maniac" and the IC gold of Lord Byron. Folks, according to my broadcast colleague Steve "Soundbite" Roberts, there has never been a question about the motives of DeWinter or her ward: they set up Marty Warnett pure and simple. On the other hand, there are continued whispers in the locker room about the frenetic mental state of the comely DeWinter, many outrageous tales of her behavior continuing to suggest that she simply is not capable of such calculation. As always -- we will keep you posted. Why anyone was surprised as to the reunification of Brian Lau's Syndicate is a question best perhaps left unanswered. After months of training, of taking him into his confidence... Tiger Claw, of course, turned his back -- or rather, his heel -- on Subway Psycho at Ring Wars 3, devastating not just the face but the pride of his longtime rival turned protege with a spinning heel kick by means of his supposedly "broken" leg. Folks, I am by no means condoning the action of IIWF Heavyweight Champion Casey James and his band of thugs... however, I must gently question the wisdom of anyone -- especially a veteran like the Subway Psycho -- who would form an alliance of any type with any member of this brood. The Syndicate is now and always will be a ruthless bunch of back-jumping marauders. Interested only in the continued perpetuation of their reign of terror over the IIWF. One day, perhaps their time to pay the piper may come, but as long as they hold the gold here in the IIWF, you deal with them -- or against them -- at your peril. YOU SAY GOODBYE... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Of course, the event for which Ring Wars 3 may forever be known was the submission match in which "Quickstrike" Chris Quigley sent Dan Kauffman to retirement -- with a defeat. It was certainly one of the most vibrant, stirring scenes ever witnessed in this great sport, when after battling for seemingly minutes to break free from Quigley's devastating Quickstriker, Kauffman found himself tapping out under the muscle-shearing pressure of a fuginama armbar. Quigley was the winner -- and now Dan Kauffman, the longtime IIWF Champion -- is gone. Dan Kauffman has retired from the IIWF. Only vestiges of his great IIWF career remain, a pair of his trunks given to one of the young IIWF clubhouse boys... and his old locker, with nameplate still intact, now apparently the subject of a spirited bidding war between some of the newer IIWF superstars. We here with IIWF news wish "Flash" Kauffman nothing but the best in whatever endeavor he chooses to pursue. However, Dan Kauffman is not the only IIWF superstar who will not be returning to the family following Ring Wars. The talented but troubled Stud Stetson, his career obviously never reaching the heights here in the IIWF as he felt his talents warranted, has left the Federation for opportunities in another organization. We hope the fortunes for Mr. Stetson take the upturn for which he is looking. Also gone is the American Patriot, he a veteran wrestler whose accomplishments never seemed to translate to IIWF success. Our understanding is that the Patriot does plan to continue his career in some fashion -- and is returning to his home in a gated community just outside of San Diego. We certainly hope he reaches the higher source for which he seeks. The Alphabet Boys, IIWF veterans, and maybe the least likely pair ever to step into the squared circle, have also departed. They certainly were never the most feared or technically proficient tag team in the IIWF, but they certainly had their fans and hopefully the future will be a bright one for them. Finally, rumors continue to persist about the future of Joe Petrow. It would be premature to say goodbye to "Sychosys" just yet; however, given the incredible performance turned in by both he and Dirt Dog Unique Allah in that remarkable, nearly show-stealing Seven Tables of Fear Match at Ring Wars 3, I think we all recognize that the IIWF would be a far less interesting place without his talents. I personally hope he reconsiders any such decision. I'M NOT A DOCTOR - I'M GOOD OLE' T.D. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The most popular after show destination in Toronto for IIWF superstars may not have been any of the local watering holes -- but the emergency room at Memorial Hospital. Taking the worst of the punishment may have been one Mad Dog Watkins -- who will be sporting a cast over a broken left forearm for the next few weeks, courtesy of an outfield fence "Goodnight... Farewell... Amen" flying powerbomb from Creed. Watkins also suffered a concussion in his Ring Wars 3 defeat -- and the man who earned that victory did not come out of the match unscathed himself. Creed was kept overnight at Memorial Hospital, in a room which I understand had been prepared for him in advance of the contest, for observation -- and has a souvenir of his big win an ugly gash over his right eye which took some 37 stitches to close. A number of other IIWF superstars required treatment following Ring Wars 3, including Dan Kauffman (broken nose), Chris Quigley (strained ligaments in his ankle), Shinja Chow (broken finger) and Steve Kowalski, Joe Petrow and Dirt Dog Unique Allah for all manner of minor ailments. The only man, astonishingly enough, who will miss any amount of ring time at all, will be the Sandman, who has received an indefinite leave of absence following that brutal Toronto Tower Match in which he was defeated by Steve "The Fury" Kowalski. We hope he returns shortly. ************************************************************************ ------------------- SUMMERTIME: with Steve Summer -------------------- ************************************************************************ [A sample of "Sex Dwarf" by Soft Cell begins as the camera pans to an obviously amped Steve Summer, drumming his pencil at a side table. The shot returns to Dross who is sporting a noticeable grin.] Well folks, here's the second of what we hope will be recurring segments on "Inside the IIWF". Our young news intern, Steve Summer, will each week be giving you his take on some of the goings on here in the IIWF -- with a particular focus on "The New IIWF Generation", if you will, the group of younger, lesser tenured IIWF superstars who are making quite a big noise in the world of professional wrestling. So, with that, Mr. Summer -- what have you got for us this week? [The shot cuts back to Summer, who flips the pencil up into the air, is unable to catch it, gives a shy smile and begins:] SS: It's Time! It's Time! It's Summer... Time...time...time...time. I just always wanted to do that. Hi folks, it's me, Steve Summer -- and Mr. Dross has given me a couple of minutes to talk about some of the new guys here in the IIWF -- some of the young guys who are really rockin' the house here in the IIWF. You had to love... I mean, you had to love Steve Kowalski just beating the crap... the heck, sorry, Mr. Dross... out of Sandman in that Tower Match. Steve Kowalski Rules! Did you see when they poured the beer over his head and he woke up and he SKULLPUMPED Sandman into that beer keg! That was quality, quality hardcore action, folks. There's nobody tougher then the "Fury"... unless it's Creed. Yah, "Who's your Daddy?... Who's Your Daddy?" I'll tell you who your daddy is now, Mad Dog -- it's Creed. That guy is awesome, did you see that one time, that one time when they were in the Hard Rock and he hit Watkins over the head with Pete Townshend's guitar?! Talkin' 'bout My Generation - huh? You gotta like to see the young guys get their due... what about Cold Spell? Those guys can flat go -- I know the Disciples kept the belts and everything -- but Icehawk just flies like a sunuvabit... sorry, Mr. Dross... all I'm sayin' is that if you want to watch a real kick ass tag team, you watch Cold Spell -- cause I'm saying they'll be taking those belts away before too long. And what about Nightwing! Man, that guy's pretty good - I don't know about the bird -- maybe he oughta leave it at home before it gets eaten with one of Mr. Roberts' biscuits, but he's pretty good. And Requiem -- what about Requiem? Listen up, Deathbringer -- the new dead guys are knockin' -- and I think they're coming in -- and I don't know... well, I'm out of time... [begins to sing] gotta get back in time... gotta get back in time -- so until next week, this is Steve Summer saying bundle up for the winter -- and check me out at Summertime! ["Sex Dwarf" begins again as Steve Summer smiles and makes a quick hand gesture by placing his thumb against his middle and ring fingers and rasing his left hand with the other two fingers extended. The music fades and the shot goes back to Dross.] Well, that was fine Steve. [Dross takes a deep breath and audibly mumbles:] Lord help us all. ************************************************************************ ----------------- FIRST LOOK: This week in the IIWF ------------------ ************************************************************************ At the time of this broadcast, matches for both the Wednesday and the Saturday cards were still in the process of being signed; however, we have some great action pencilled in already which will take place at the IIWF Coliseum in the next five days: IIWF Wednesday War Room, April 2: - Derek Mota [debut] vs. Majestic Maurice McArthur [J] - Duncan Macbeth [debut] vs. "Nifty" Ned Norton [J] - Ike Sampson [debut] vs. Barnacle Brother Bluto [J] - "Badboy" Randy Acorn vs. Jumpin' Jack [J] - Nightwing vs. Bobby B. Goode [J] - Armed Forces vs. The Rotundos [J] - Tony Starks vs. El Super Gecko [J] - Creed vs. The Cell - G.W.R. vs. W & W Express IIWF Saturday Night, April 5: - IIWF World Heavyweight Championship Match: = Casey James [c] vs. Creed - IIWF World Tag Team Championship Match: = Dark Disciples [c] vs. Pain Inc. - ESWP Junior Heavyweight Championship Tournament First Round Match: = "Spotlight" Billy Shakespeare vs. "the Enigma" Takezo Musashi - IIWF United States Championship Match: = Night Patrol [c] vs. The Harlequins - Otto "the Butcher" Verhoeven vs. Tony Starks - IIWF Cruiserweight Championship Match: = The White Phoenix vs. El Super Gecko [J] Obviously, an enormous week ahead for the red-gloved rookie, Creed. Not only will he kick it off with a match against that monstrous Cell, but he will then receive his first ever title shot here in the IIWF when he meets Casey James for the IIWF Heavyweight Championship. Now, folks, I have it on good authority that there has been a little back room bartering on behalf of Creed by none other than "The CEO" Jack Montgomery which just might stack the deck in favor of his client. Is a shock title change on the way in the IIWF? It is sure to be a titanic struggle when the young Creed takes on the veteran champion, Casey "Blackheart" James, with the biggest prize in wrestling on the line! Also, both halves of Team Brutality battle for IIWF gold on Saturday Night. Pain Inc. get another shot at the Dark Disciples, whose vice-like grip on the tag titles seems to get tighter and tighter as the weeks go by... and the new US Champs, Night Patrol, get no rest whatsoever as they will hook it up with the always dangerous Harlequins. Further, the return of Tony Starks to the IIWF Coliseum will be marked on Saturday Night -- but he will have to get up to match speed quickly as he steps into the Slaughterhouse against Otto Verhoeven. And... that's not all fans, because IIWF Saturday Night will feature the kickoff to... The "Go For The Gold" Gauntlet Challenge. That's right, live this Saturday Night will be a very special twenty man over the top rope battle royal, with the winner receiving the right to "run the gauntlet" over the following four weeks. Each week, after this Saturday Night, the battle royal winner has the opportunity to face off against one of the IIWF's three singles champions in non-title contests. That's the gauntlet. Now, if he loses any one of those matches -- the challenge is over. To illustrate, say El Super Gecko were to win the battle royal on Saturday Night, then, the following Saturday, he would meet the Cruiserweight Champion, currently Shinja Chow, in a non-title matchup. Were the Gecko to win that match, the next Saturday Night would find him battling the Intercontinental Champion -- and a victory in that match would lead him to third non-title contest, this one against the IIWF Heavyweight Champion. With me so far? I'll give you all a moment to catch up. [The wall of monitors shows a clip of the Academy Award winning performance by actress Frances McDormand in the movie Fargo: "I'm here to investigate some malfeasance down Brainard way." Dross chuckles and then returns to the camera...] Okay, where were we? Oh yes -- Hell had just frozen over and El Super Gecko had beaten the IIWF Heavyweight Champion. Now, if all of that were to come to pass, four weeks from this Saturday -- that's May 3rd, folks -- El Super Gecko would get to... Go For The Gold... On that IIWF Saturday Night, there would be a four-man elimination match, featuring all three singles champions... and El Super Gecko. In that match -- get this, folks -- in that match the final fall would be for the most prestigious belt contested in that fall. For example, if the IC champion and the Crusierweight champion were to be the final two participants in the match, and the Cruiserweight Champion were to win... then he would become the new IIWF Intercontinental Champion. Do you need another Fargo clip? Yes, it's a little confusing, but once you get the hang of it, it really begins to get sort of exciting. The possibilities are endless, one IIWF Superstar could simultaneously hold two belts -- the Cruiserweight Champion could become Heavyweight Champion -- or the battle royal winner, maybe even El Super Gecko, could instantly become a Champion here in the IIWF. Just a couple of quick qualifiers. All weight restriction rules apply -- Cruiserweight Champions cannot be above 240lbs, and IC Champions must weigh 290lbs or less. So, if an IIWF superstar who weighs, say, 260 lbs. were to win the battle royal, his gauntlet would only include two Champions and the elimination match would be converted into a three-way dance. Also, if the battle royal winner were to stumble in any one of his gauntlet matches, if he were to lose to any one of those three champions, the challenge is immediately over. That's right, if the battle royal winner were to lose in his first gauntlet match -- he would not meet any of the remaining champions, nor would there be a Go For The Gold elimination match. It is sure to be a wild, wild IIWF Saturday Night. Tentatively scheduled to participate in that big Battle Royal are the following superstars: - "GO FOR THE GOLD" BATTLE ROYAL: 1. Subway Psycho 11. Marty Warnett 2. "Sychosys" Joe Petrow 12. Serge Annis 3. Chris Quigley 13. Mr. Damage 4. "Real Deal" Luke Steele 14. "Badboy" Randy Acorn 5. Ronnie Paris 15. Cheshire 6. Tiger Claw 16. Steve "the Fury" Kowalski 7. Derek Mota 17. Mad Dog Watkins 8. "Lone Wolf" Brody Thunder 18. Dirt Dog Unique Allah 9. Requiem 19. Nightwing 10. Deathbringer 20. Spur Now, I don't normally predict winners here on "Inside the IIWF" but if you were looking for two men who are certain to put up a heck of a battle in this Battle Royal -- how 'bout two men who won their own elimination battles at Ring Wars 3... Mr. Damage and Deathbringer. You had to be impressed with the Ring Wars 3 performances of both these superstars -- and if experience counts, these are the two men who have most recently had to run through a number of others -- on the highest of all stages. ************************************************************************ ------------- UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: Dan "Flash" Kauffman ------------ ************************************************************************ As we have been speaking about throughout the program, Dan Kauffman has left the IIWF. However, we do have one more chance to see him. "Flash" sat down for a few minutes with a man named Thomas Jerome -- and we have been fortunate enough to gain the exclusive rights to that footage here on "Inside the IIWF". Here's one more look at Dan Kauffman: [The screen fades to black, then a small dot starts to enlarge until it engulfs the screen with a date: May 10, 1996 The date zooms through the screen and past, leaving blackness, which fades into part of an interview done the week before the first IIWF event, Coronation Clash:] DK: My two reasons for being a pro wrestler are simple. To earn respect, and because it is the sport I love. A man that likes his sport and has respect both for the sport and for others is a very tough man to overcome. [The shot freezes, then fades out. Images start appearing slow motion on the screen... The pin of Deathbringer, the subsequent stills of the attack afterwards... The victory over Brad Kinder and the attack after that. Stills of the Triangle Match, with Kauffman doing a moonsault onto Tony Starks. Finally, a live shot showing Kauffman falling from the top rope, crashing through a wooden table 12 feet below. The announcers react...] TD: Oh my! That's it, that's ended Kauffman's career! He just plunged twelve feet onto the timekeeper's table! He's out, he's not moving! SR: That was the greatest thing I've ever seen! Wow! [The shot freezes and fades as Kauffman lies in a heap on the broken table. Cut to a live shot from a plush living room... The camera looks now into the eyes of a Dan Kauffman who is one year older, one year wiser, and one year smarter... A different camera shows him looking at interviewer Thomas Jerome... Kaufffman has a sling on his left arm, deep bruises on his head, and stitches are visible on his nose.] TJ: Your first taste of IIWF competition. Coronation Clash announced the arrival of Dan Kauffman. Looking back, did you do what you set out to do that first night? DK: Sure I did. I was bitter at the way I met my end, but hey, not too many people can say they went through four matches in one night and had to be dropped through a table to be stopped. Coronation Clash gave me a footing from which to leap. It set the picture in everyone's mind... the fans, the wrestlers, even the critics... that I was capable of succeeding. Coronation Clash opened the way to my career, no doubt. [The shot freezes again, and fades to black. The screen shows stills of several encounters... staredowns... with Deathbringer, Kauffman's long-time rival. Stills show the incredible pictures from the Deathmatch at the inaugural Ring Wars, the battles at Snow Brawl in the US Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska. The stills become actual videotape of a confrontation a week before the Snow Brawl match:) DB: Kauffman... You have met me the first time when it all started here in the IIWF at Coronation Clash... And _I_ know _you_ since you were born... Now I could foresee everything that happened in your life... that is part of my job... And I could especially foresee our past series of encounters... The tournament match... The Texas Death Cage Match... the Deathmatch... However... still back in June I took a look into the books of history and I found a passage reading that we would meet again at a later point... Though I thought this to be quite unlikely I knew that the books never lie... and it seems as if they did not... Tell me, Kauffman, what is it that gives you mortal the willpower to once again step into the ring against your worst nightmare? [The screen flashes. Kauffman replies:] DK: Whatever has come between the paths of us mortals, as we are, we have this somewhat stubborn, yet somewhat human theory that you must conquer your fears, that you must find out what it is that causes your fear. Many of us would rather turn the other cheek and just accept their fears as natural... and indeed, many fears are natural. I can't accept any fear... I must know WHY it is that I fear a certain thing, a certain person, or a certain event, because in learning about my fears... of which death still is a fear, there is no denying that absolute fact... but in learning about that fear, I am able to learn more about myself as a person... as a mortal. That is the main goal of human existence... to improve, to become better. [Freeze. Fade. More images appear on the screen... the attack on Kauffman by the Coroner, ending in his being stuffed in a casket. Kauffman held up high in a chokeslam. The former champion being choked out in the corner. This time, the screen fades out in white, before returning to the live shot in the living room.] TJ: You never had much luck with dead guys. DK: Well... um... thanks. TJ: [chuckles] The Coroner was sort of a strange time in your career. Care to look back on that? DK: Actually, no. I regret a lot of the things that happened back then. If there was one time in my career I'd love to take back, it was that moment. TJ: You regret the Coroner confrontation more than your attack on Quigley? DK: I thought before acting against Quigley. You've got to understand that Quigley had been saying some slanderous stuff about me, and he was asking for a hurtin'. The Coroner... I didn't think about that whole mess. TJ: You have said, and always will say, that Deathbringer was your toughest rival. Even after the Quigley match, does that still hold true? DK: Absolutely. TJ: I can see that respect for Deathbringer in your eyes right now... DK: Don't worry, it's definitely there. Now I don't know who this Deathbringer is -- or what he is -- but I've seen enough of him to know that he commands respect. Four times, I stepped in the ring with that guy. Four times, I came out bruised, bloody, beaten and sore. But I always came out of those matches a better man. The thing about Deathbringer was that we had such different opinions on life that it gave us the chance to speak out. Perhaps we went a little too far, but if for nothing else, just the fact that Deathbringer even _considered_ my arguments shows he's a better... um... _thing_ than most are. Deathbringer is a great, great wrestler. [Freeze. Fade. Cut to a shot of the aerial view of Toronto's Skydome, the shot taken from the PPV event itself. The screen shows Chris Quigley standing in the ring, over the top of which is superimposed Kauffman's introduction and entrance for his last match. This shot continues to roll as the screen splits, on the right being the live interview...] TJ: What were you thinking when you stepped through those curtains in Toronto, knowing that in fifty minutes or so, you would be out of wrestling? DK: That wasn't even on my mind. When Chris Quigley is your opponent, that is who you are thinking about. I was walking into the greatest match in history, as far as I was concerned, and retirement match or not, I was walking into the ring to win. [The right interview part is taken out of view as the overlayed shot takes up the whole screen once more. That shot slowly fades out, and then stills from the actual match start to flash on and off the screen... Kauffman with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker on Quigley, Quigley with a suicide tope onto Kauffman outside the ring, Kauffman flying outside with a plancha onto Quigley, a still showing Kauffman's bloodied, bruised face outside the ring as the match continued. Then a video shot from the match plays... Quigley drags Kauffman into the centre of the ring by his legs, steps over, and crosses the former champion's legs. Quigley struggles to put enough weight on his still injured right ankle to turn Kauffman over, but at the second attempt, he manages. The voice of Tim Dross is heard:] TD: Quigley has the Quickstriker on Kauffman! It's over! It's over! [The scene in the ring, with Kauffman pounding on the mat with a grimace on his face fighting the Scorpion Deathlock, freezes, and very slowly, it fades. The live interview fades back:] TJ: You were in the Quickstriker. Quigley is putting everything he has into the move. How did you stay alive? DK: Ninety thousand fans. TJ: That's the only reason why? DK: It's the only reason I needed. Those fans of mine have been put through loops, turns, and potholes the likes of which no other wrestler could take them on. I showed my very life to all my fans, and I can sit here and say quite honestly that I made it a mission to show my true being to my fans. I did that better than anyone. I could have fought off allmost anything that night for them... [The interview shot again moves to the right, replaced by the scene of the still video frame of the fuginama armbar locked on Kauffman.] TJ: But you gave in. DK: Yeah. Imagine that. TJ: That had to be the toughest decision in your career... DK: It was the easiest. TJ: It was? DK: It sure was. TJ: Explain this to me... DK: Well see, here I was, I had all those fans cheering for me, they had watched me give my all that night, I knew I had given my all tonight, and one way or the other, they were still going to love me. I have nothing more to prove, for the first time. I had nothing to prove to the fans. I had nothing to prove to Chris Quigley. I had nothing to prove to myself anymore. I felt that my time had come, and it was time to let go. Chris Quigley is a great competitor, and yes, I wear this sling on my arm because of his move, but it was my decision to walk away, and that's what I did. [The interview shot is pushed off the screen as the still picture of the armbar fades into blackness. More stills appear... a rare photograph of Kauffman taken in his younger wrestling days, wearing a small IFWA World Championship. What's interesting is the words written on the Poloraid picture below... "Future legend... It's in his eyes." Yet more stills, one of Kauffman sitting in the crowd of a Saturday Night event signing autographs, one of Kauffman wearing the IIWF Championship in the ring, one of Kauffman standing beside his mentor, Brandon Bennett, at an event. The live interview fades back in:] TJ: You've certainly done it all in the nigh-on two years you've been around. You once said that wrestling was a ground that breeds two kinds of people... the "Who Cares?" group, and the "I Care." group. Any more groups to be added? DK: You pulled that quote out of nowhere! Right out of my CFWF days! I'm impressed! No, there's still wrestlers who'd rather take home their share of the money and look away from wrestling's problems. I'm not one of them. I have a job back home as a writer, and that lands me plenty of money. I wrestle because I love to, and no one will take that away from me. TJ: One last question. What do you have to say to the wrestlers that are active today? DK: I'm not so sure that I have to talk to those guys, but I want to say something to the audience out in television land. Somewhere, right now, some pre-teen child is watching me, and tears are coming into his eyes knowing that his role model is stepping away. Well, I look at this kid, and I say that I was once his age. I say that I had a dream, and that dream was to become the person that this kid looked up to. That was always my dream. Well I look at this kid, and I tell him that I know somewhere in his heart, he has a dream as well. And I look at this small wonder, and I tell him to go live his dream. Maybe he won't succeed, but it's better to have tried and failed than never to have tried at all. Those kids are this world's future, and I will always try to show them the right path. I leave the world of wrestling. But I will not leave my responsibility to the younger generation. That is my life. [The screen fades, and one last video clip is shown, as Kauffman is lifted up onto the shoulders of Deathbringer at Ring Wars III. One caption fills the picture: Dan Kauffman: May 18, 1996 - March 22, 1997 "I only wrestled for respect" Then the screen slowly fades, showing for what may be the last time the figure of Dan Kauffman.] ************************************************************************ -------------------------- IIWF New Blood ---------------------------- ************************************************************************ With the departure of men like Dan Kauffman, the IIWF continues to act - constantly renewing itself. We would therefore like to introduce you to the newest members of the IIWF family - and the return of an old friend. Duncan Macbeth ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Weight: 270lbs. Height: 6'4" Origin: Glenfinnan, Scotland Appearance: Long reddish-blond hair, green eyes, no beard or moustache but almost never clean-shaven, fair complexion, tall and muscular but not muscle-bound, and extremely defined, as a gymnast or acrobat would appear. Macbeth wears blue full-length wrestling tights with a white Cross of St. Andrew emblazoned on the outer legs, and white wrestling boots with a Scottish claymore design down the outer side of each boot. He always wears a red Macbeth tartan kilt to ringside, which he will remove, and occasionally use to blind or choke his opponent, before the start of the match. Theme Music: "Scotland The Brave", 42nd Highlanders (Black Watch) Pipe Band Orientation: neutral Five Favorite Moves: 1. Bulldog 2. Tilt-a-whirl suplex 3. Flying clothesline 4. Spinebuster 5. Scorpion leglock Finishing Move: The Claymore - Macbeth’s version of the Frankensteiner, which he can execute following an Irish whip to the ropes, from a standing position, or after seating his stunned opponent on the top turnbuckle. When the mood takes him, Macbeth will also execute this move outside the ring on the concrete floor, or onto a hard object such as a tabletop or folded chair. Primary attributes: 1. Intelligence 2. Technical 3. Aerial Profile: Duncan Macbeth is a rough, tough Highlander from the northwest coast of Scotland, a naturally gifted fighter whose early days were spent brawling with anyone who so much as looked at him sideways, just for the pure sport of it. As his reputation in Glenfinnan as a loose cannon with a hair-trigger temper grew, the local authorities began to become more and more involved in his "recreational" pursuits, and he was eventually run out of Glenfinnan after one pub brawl too many. The young Scot went to stay with his older cousin Andrew, a giant of a man who was a renowned veteran of the pro wrestling circuit, and had trained extensively in Japan. The elder cousin, a veritable encyclopedia of wrestling knowledge, took Duncan under his tutelage, blending American and Japanese technical repertoire with his natural rough-and-tumble approach, and the youngster learned at a frightening pace, especially when the naturally acrobatic Duncan began to demonstrate enormous ability in the aerial aspects of wrestling. Duncan soon entered the professional ranks himself, and enjoyed great success not only as a singles wrestler but also as his cousin’s tag team partner. Duncan Macbeth is a young, brash firebrand with enormous courage and confidence, and is never one to back down from a challenge, even in the face of seemingly impossible odds. He is an extremely intelligent wrestler with uncanny ring sense, and is an excellent counter-wrestler who excels at getting himself out of difficult holds. Macbeth is a motermouth inside and outside the ring, delighting in teasing and taunting his opponents, and can always be counted on for a good quote. He is aware of the rules of the ring, but is also an opportunist who will sneak in a cheap shot if he feels he can get away with it. He also possesses a wicked temper, which will reduce his technical approach to an all-out street fighting style if it gets the better of him. If this happens, he may lose all regard for the match, the rules, or the safety of his opponent or himself, and may take the fight outside the ring, up the aisle, or into the street, using anything at his disposal to inflict damage to his opponent. Most of the time, the challenge for Macbeth is not controlling his opponent, but controlling himself. Major Titles Held: CRL/IWA: CRL Television Title CRL Northeast Title CRL Atlantic Title CRL Western Title CRL Tag Team Title (w. Andrew Macbeth) CRL Six-Man Title (w. Andrew Macbeth & Timothy N. Turner) IWA World Tag Team Title (w. Andrew Macbeth) ICE: ICE Independent Title (first holder) ICE Mayhem Title [Handler: Shawn Kilpatrick (shawnkil@aol.com)] Ike Sampson ~~~~~~~~~~~ Height: 6'6" Weight: 304 lbs. Orientation: Face Appearance: Ike is a powerfully built, stocky black man. He is built along the lines of a Scott Norton, with about the same muscle tone. He has short black hair, and a scruffy looking beard. In the ring, he wears singlet-style trunks, without the top. Theme Music: "Kiss" Prince Favourite moves: 1. Bearhug 2. Full Nelson 3. Press Slam 4. Powerslam 5. second rope shoulderblock Finishing move: Deep Freeze - double underhook piledriver Primary attributes: 1. Strength 2. Toughness 3. Brawling Profile: Most people would view being the younger brother of an international superstar to be a huge advantage. Try telling that to Ike Sampson. The younger brother of "Thunderbolt" Jack Sampson, one of the most popular wrestlers in history, Ike has spent his whole life trying to dig out of his brother's shadow. Ike began his professional wrestling career two years ago, easily defeating veteran preliminary wrestler Gino Pascarelli on a independent card in North Carolina. However, in a foreshadowing of things to come, older brother Jack teamed with Japanese superstar Hiro Nogami to win the DWF world tag-team titles on the same night. Ike's first match was overshadowed, even in his own family. Jack and Nogami went on to have one of the greatest tag-team title reigns ever, holding the belt for over a yearbefore finally dropping them to the Syndicate team of Christopher Fantasy and Jacob Legacy. During the reign, Jack vaulted to the top of every fans's most popular list, and rivalled "Beautiful" Ben Ellis as the most popular man in the sport. Meanwhile, Ike continued his development on the Carolina's independent circuit. Constantly honing his skills, he waited for "the call". He finally got it, only six months after his pro debut, as he signed with Great Lakes Championship Wrestling, a regional promotion affiliated with the DWF. With both Sampsons under the same tent, Ike's ever-growing legion of fans could only drool at the prospect of a dream tag-team. But Ike would have none of it. He wanted to carve his own path, and continually refused to lean on his brother's name. And he took quite a beating for it, as the name Sampson left a large target on his back. The heel-dominated GLCW gunned immediately for the man with the "unfortunate" bloodlines. Men like Tully Roebuck and "The Outlaw" Frank James. Or Napoleon Jones' Army of Jazz Baker, Adonis Morgan, and Joshua Strong. Ike had particularly brutal meetings with Strong, another young, powerful, African-American superstar-in-the-making. Neither man care for the other's attitude. Ike didn't like Strong's rulebreaking, and Strong didn't care for what he perceived as Ike's pandering to the fans. The two didn't like each other much, and their matches reflected that. Ike's never-give-up attitude inspired both the fans and his fellow faces in GLCW. Men like the young Mexican star Aztec Warrior, Tommy Victory, and Spike Lewis all rallied behind Ike, who was their recognized leader. Ike's struggle came full circle in May of '96, when he defeated Roebuck to win the Great Lakes Heavyweight Title. But Ike again was overshadowed, for on that same night, Jack Sampson signed a contract with the now-defunct (but never forgotten) UWC, one of the then-hottest promotions on the planet. Ike wins a regional title, and Jack goes international. Second fiddle once again. Ike defended that title until October, when finacial constraints temporarily closed GLCW's doors. During that time, he returned to theCarolina independents where he cut his teeth, biding his time until another shot at the big time arose. His shot has now arrived, in the form of the IIWF. Ike has vowed that '97 will be the year he finally emerges from his brother's shadow. Jack has now moved up the ladder yet again, this time to the FeWS, so Ike has his work cut out for him. Adding to his troubles is the presence of several men in the IIWF who had trouble with Jack in the old independent supercard days. Men like Mad Dog Watkins and Steve Kowalski would love to be the ones to end Thunderbolt Jack's kid brother's career. It should be an interesting year. [Handler: Frank Byrns (byrnsfe4@wfu.edu)] Derek Mota ~~~~~~~~~~ Weight: 224lbs. Height: 5'10" Origin: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Music: "The Great Southern Trendkill" by Pantera Orientation: heel Appearance: Derek Mota sports shoulder-length black hair. It occasionally falls into his face and he brushes it back with his hands. He wears long black wrestling tights with the word "Mota" written down the sides of both legs. Mota is slim but not bony. He is "built for speed". Derek Mota will walk slowly to the ring, a devious look on his face. He insults some fans as he walks by. Five favourite moves: 1. Ropeflip Legdrop 2. Over the top rope Frankensteiner to opponent outside of ring 3. Northern Lights Suplex 4. Japanese Arm Drag 5. Turnbuckle Run - opponent in head lock, wrestler runs up the turnbuckles and hiptosses the opponent with the added leverage Finishing moves: 1. Main Attraction - special - given from mid-rope - jumps onto top rope facing outside of ring, does a quick turn so he's facing the inside of the ring and then a Somersault Splash 2. Death Flip - sort of like a Hip Toss but opponent's chest facing up instead of down, lifts opponent's feet off ground, submission, then wrestler flips him over like a snap mare, injuring his opponent's neck 3. Body Plex - Lifts opponent up for a Suplex, slingshots opponent on ropes, changes the momentum in mid-air and turns it into a Power Slam - after the slingshot part it has the speed of a Snap Suplex. Primary Attributes: 1. Endurance 2. Aerial 3. Intelligence Profile: Derek Mota originally wrestled as a tag team with his brother Dan in the UWA. Since then, both wrestlers have gone their separate ways, and Dan continues to wrestle under a different name. Derek Mota grew bitter over the way he was being treated in the UWA, and left the federation. He then joined the NLWP where he is still active. While he is considered a heel, Mota doesn't play favorites. He may establish a close group of friends, and feud against everybody else. Mota essentially sticks to a high flying and technical style, and only cheats when he has to. Derek Mota loves being in the spotlight, and will do anything he can to get there. He and his handler firmly believe in the motto that you can be good, you can be bad, but the worst thing you can do is to be forgotten. [Handler: Ian Jalbert (ianjalbert@ica.net)] Tony Starks ~~~~~~~~~~~ Height: 6'6" Weight: 269lbs. Origin: Staten Island, NY Appearance: black man, low cut fade, mid twenties, five o'clock shadow, comes to the ring with a white towel over his head and stares at his opponent from under the towel while walking to the ring. Rarely shows emotion. Black and gold tights and boots. Theme music: "C.R.E.A.M." by the Wu Tang Clan Orientation: Face Five favourite moves: 1. Kneelock Submission 2. Dragon Screw Legwhip - legdrag takedown but Starks twists the knee with momentum in a way that it is not supposed to move, with the usual effect of dislocating the knee. 3. Northern Lights Suplex 4. Texas Clover Leaf 5. Cobra Suplex - set-up move for Katha Jime. Starks traps opponent in a Cobra Clutch and then suplexes the guy over onto the back of his neck and head. Finisher: Katha Jime (judo choke hold, also known as the Tazmission) Profile: Starks comes from the mean streets of New York. He is known for his "Ice Man" demeanor, rarely showing what he is thinking or feeling. He does nod in appreciation and respect to the fans, if they choose to cheer him, but if they do not, he does not see it as a big loss. He is also a superior mat and technical wrestler, he loves suplexes and submissions. Stark's whole goal used to be to make "C.R.E.A.M." (Cash Rules Everything Around Me). After a career threatening knee injury he reevaluated himself and found the real meaning of discipline. However, his career looked to have been cut short by a terrible plane accident in mid-1996. After extensive rehabilitation, and a short spell in Japan in early 1997, he decided to make his return to the IIWF in March at Ring Wars III. Primary attributes: 1. Technical 2. Mat 3. Endurance [Handler: Hunter Robertson (has4hmr@atlas.vcu.edu)] ************************************************************************ ----------------------- IIWF SINGLES RANKINGS ------------------------ ************************************************************************ as at 22/3/97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name F/H Fought W L D Win% Ranking (old) new ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Casey James H 35 21 12 2 63% (WC) WC Lord Byron H 21 16 5 0 76% (IC) IC The White Phoenix F 20 13 6 1 68% (12) CW ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Deathbringer H 30 22 5 3 78% (2) 1 Steve Kowalski H 17 13 4 0 77% (3) 2 "Enigma" Takezo Musashi N 27 20 7 0 75% (CW) 3 Creed N 12 9 3 0 75% (4) 4 Highwayman F 7 5 2 0 71% (1) 5 Otto Verhoeven H 28 19 8 1 70% (7) 6 Mad Dog Watkins H 10 7 3 0 70% (5) 7 Requiem F 5 3 1 1 70% (26) 8 Billy Shakespeare F 35 24 10 1 70% (6) 9 Subway Psycho F 32 21 9 2 69% (8=) 10 Chris Quigley F 24 16 7 1 69% (10) 11 Dan Kauffman H 32 20 10 2 66% (8=) 12 "Sychosys" Joe Petrow N 10 6 3 1 65% (11) 13 Marty Warnett F 36 22 14 0 61% (13) 14 Dirt Dog Unique Allah N 16 9 6 1 59% (15) 15 Brody Thunder H 19 11 8 0 58% (14) 16 Mr. Damage H 28 16 12 0 57% (16) 17 "Real Deal" Luke Steele F 7 4 3 0 57% (20) 18 Tiger Claw H 42 22 18 2 55% (-) 19 The Sandman F 32 16 16 0 50% (19) 20 Cheshire H 12 6 6 0 50% (17) 21 Serge Annis N 11 5 5 1 50% (18) 22 Nightwing F 8 4 4 0 50% (25) 23 The Hangman H 16 6 7 3 47% (24) 24 The Cell H 20 9 11 0 45% (21) 25 Ronnie Paris F 12 5 7 0 42% (22) 26 "Badboy" Randy Acorn H 10 4 6 0 40% (23) 27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spur H 4 1 3 0 25% (27) 28 Tony Starks F 1 0 1 0 0% (-) 29 Duncan Macbeth N - - - - - (-) - Ike Sampson F - - - - - (-) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ************************************************************************ ----------------------- IIWF TAG TEAM RANKINGS ----------------------- ************************************************************************ as at 22/3/97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name of team F/H Fought W L D Win% Ranking (old) new ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Dark Disciples H 13 7 5 1 58% (WT) WT Night Patrol H 5 5 0 0 100% (12) US ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prophets of Rage H 7 6 1 0 86% (1) 1 Cold Spell F 6 5 1 0 83% (2) 2 The Harlequins N 7 5 2 0 71% (3) 3 Domination F 10 6 2 2 70% (4) 4 Rising Sun Revolution F 16 11 5 0 69% (5) 5 The Armed Forces H 28 18 9 1 66% (6) 6 High Plains Drifters H 30 18 11 1 62% (7) 7 Pain Inc. H 20 11 8 1 58% (9) 8 G.W.R. N 12 7 5 0 58% (8) 9 The Hangmen H 19 9 8 2 53% (10) 10 The Zodiac Connection F 21 10 11 0 48% (11) 11 W & W Express H 5 2 3 0 40% (13) 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Last Resort F - - - - - (-) - ------------------------------- on leave ------------------------------- The Players' Club F 14 6 8 0 43% (-) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ************************************************************************ ------------- COMING FRIDAY: Countdown to Saturday Night ------------- ************************************************************************ Well, that's all the time we have this week, folks. We hope you all appreciate our special Ring Wars 3 recap. Be sure to tune in tomorrow for the recap of all the great action at the IIWF Coliseum on the "Wednesday War Room" and then join my tag-team partner "Soundbite" Steve Roberts for IIWF Classics. Then, of course, comes my favorite program of the week, "Countdown to IIWF Saturday Night", hosted by Becky LaRue and my good buddy Larry Morton. Finally, the granddaddy of them all, the finest two hours of action in all of professional wrestling -- IIWF Saturday Night. So, for Steve Summer and for all of us here with IIWF news, I'm Tim Dross, and we'll see you again next Tuesday to do it all again, right here on "Inside the IIWF". ["Stop" by Jane's Addiction plays as the monitor wall again begins to roll, Dross walks over and shakes the hand of Summer as the credits roll and the shot fades.] +=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= I * I * W * F =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-+ | President: Daniel Spreadbury | Vice-President: Steve Owens | | univ0322@sable.ox.ac.uk | sowens@admin.presby.edu | | iiwf@sisko.demon.co.uk | IIWFadmin@aol.com | +=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- http://www.sisko.demon.co.uk -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=+