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Posted: Sep 17th 2007 By: mikeiles

NEWS
According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the confirmed WWE suspensions include Charlie Haas, Edge, Gregory Helms, John Morrison, William Regal, Mr. Kennedy, Umaga, Funaki, Chavo Guerrero Jr., and Chris Masters. It is unclear if Masters received a 30 or 60 day suspension. Masters has a lot of heat for missing the initial face to face meeting WWE had with the original ten suspended wrestlers days after the Summerslam PPV. Edge and Helms, both out of action due to injuries, will lose 30 days of their downside guarantee pay.

In his latest blog update, the voice of RAW and WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross updated his contract negotiations status with WWE. J. R.'s contract is up soon and he says that he fully expects to sign a new contract with the company in the next few weeks unless "something pops up unexpectedly." J. R. said that with this new contract he'll be with WWE for the foreseeable future and ripped on those websites who are spreading false information about his contract dealings with the company. "If you want to read the absurd, check out the websites who allegedly have all the details on this matter. Either these sites are talking to someone inside the WWE, who 'might' have limited knowledge on this matter, and I stress 'limited,' or they are simply running with a rumor and making it a bona fide news story..."

Matches being rumored for WWE's "No Mercy" pay-per-view on October 7th include Batista defending the WWE Smackdown World Title against The Undertaker, and an "Unforgiven" pay-per-view rematch pitting WWE World Women's champion Candice Michelle vs. Beth Phoenix.

Afa Jr., son of Afa of The Wild Samoans, and Rosey, son of Sika, have begun tagging together in Ohio Valley Wrestling as Sons of Samoa.

A recent quote from Bill Goldberg's interview on Live 105.3 with Richard ?Big Dick? Hunter: "TNA totally blows, man. I don't think they have a clue as to what people want to see, I think. They've got a very clouded vision. Right after the Benoit death, WWE and TNA had an opportunity to 'make it right.' They had an opportunity, they had everyone's attention and what does TNA do? They go out and sign 'Pacman' Jones. That in itself, in a nutshell, describes TNA's mentality. That as a viable option for Goldberg? Absolutely not. Those guys don't deserve to have me on their program."

Junior Fatu, formerly known as Rikishi while in WWE, made his TNA debut on September 10th at the "TNA iMPACT!" TV tapings.

There is talk of adding Kevin Nash to the Sting vs Kurt Angle match at TNA's "Bound for Glory" pay-per-view event.

On Fox Sports Net's "Best Damn Sports Show Period" last Friday night, they had a "News or Not" segment which Chris Rose was hosting. They played the clip of Pacman Jones pinning Sting at the recent TNA pay-per-view. Chris and the panel said that "Sting was washed up and Pacman could have probably beat him in a real fight". They all agreed it was not news and that Sting was washed up.

At the Ring of Honor event in Chicago Ridge, IL on September 15th, NWA World Champion Adam Pearce announced that he, Brent Albright, and B. J. Whitmer are now collectively as "The Hangman 3".

As reported in the Scoop a few weeks back, United Wrestling Federation is auctioning off the oppotuntity to manage some of the superstars at their "Capital Punishment" event on September 21st in Richmond, VA. Last check of the auction showed WWE Smackdown announcer J. B. L. at $360. Other amounts include Ricky Steamboat at $125, Scott Steiner at $125, D-Lo Brown at $135, A. J. Styles at $135, Abyss at $125, Joey Matthews at $125, Dustin Rhodes at $250, Hernandez of The Latin American Xchange at $125, Homicide of The Latin American Xchange at $125, Elix Skipper at $125, Steve Corino at $125, C. W. Anderson at $125, Kirby Mack at $125, Gail Kim at $165, Daffney at $125, and Guest Ring Announcer at $320. Sgt. Slaughter, Ruckus, Ron Simmons, Rick Steiner, Senshi, David Young, T. J. Mack, referee David Hebner, and Damian Wayne have yet to receive a bid. All auctions close on September 18th.

John O'Malley has been stripped of the Asylum Championship Wrestling Title and has been removed from the ACW roster according to the ACW website. In a statement on the website, ACW said "No one in ASYLUM WRESTLING has heard a word from John O'Malley since the last ACW Event in June. Even thought the August 31st event was cancelled due to events out of our control, the ACW rules covering such an issue clearly state that each wrestler on the roster contact management at least a week prior to event, O'Malley did not. As a matter of fact O'Malley has not contacted anyone within ACW since his last title defense. This is beyond disrespectful to our company, to our fans, to our heavyweight title, and to the business of pro wrestling and will NEVER be tolerated by anyone of the roster, nor would it be tolerated by any business what-so-ever. It is with our deepest reluctance that we are forced to eliminate John O'Malley (John Smelley) from our roster and strip him of the our richest prize, The ACW Heavyweight Championship. O'Malley has been a staple in ACW since our third show in Lawton, Oklahoma back in mid 2002. He's been a pleasure to work with in that time, but unfortunately the professional and respectable 2x time former champion that we knew, seemingly no longer exists. ACW wishes John the best of luck & the greatest of wishes with his new family & his new career. ACW will crown a new Champion in January of 2008 during a Roster wide LOTTERY TOURNAMENT..." In an unrelated announcement on the site, ACW announced that the company will be on hiatus until January 18, 2008. They said "with all the negative recent events, sometimes it's best to sit back and refresh!"

Congratulations goes out to Michael Barry who just celebrated one year as IZW Heavyweight Champion. Barry defeated Aaron Neil for the title on September 16, 2006.

Congratulations also goes out to Bad Boy who recently celebrated one year as MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Champion. Bad Boy won the titles with Glen Steel on September 8, 2006 by defeating Aaron Neil & Alexander Lucas, who was substituting for Se7en. Steel was replaced with Outlaw as champion on April 29, 2007.

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RECENT RESULTS
September 7th
Nate Webb defeated Tracy Smothers at the IWA Mid-South event in Plainfield, IL

September 9th
Tony Vega, Chris James, Dusty Wolfe, & Rob Raw defeated Mr. Destiny, Ricky Rhodes, Chad Thomas, & Steve DeMarco in a Old School Eight-Man Tag Team Match at the Anarchy Championship Wrestling event in San Antonio, TX. In other matches, Masada defeated Greg Symonds and J. T. LaMotta in a 3-Way Dance.

September 10th
Ron Killings defeated A. J. Styles at the "TNA iMPACT!" TV tapings in Orlando, FL. In other matches, Christian Cage defeated Junior Fatu, and Sting defeated Judas Mesias by DQ when TNA World Champion Kurt Angle interfered.

September 14th
Brent Albright & B. J. Whitmer defeated Nigel McGuinness & Claudio Casagnoli at the Ring of Honor event in Detroit, MI

PCW Uncut Champion Franco D'Angelo defeated Spoiler 2000 at the Professional Championship Wrestling Uncut event in Arlington, TX. In other matches, J. T. LaMotta defeated Athena.

September 15th
Brent Albright & B. J. Whitmer defeated The Y. R. R. (Chasyn Rance & Kenny King) at the Ring of Honor event in Chicago Ridge, IL

Jake Hager & G-Rilla defeated Kofi Kingston & Steve Taylor at the Florida Championship Wrestling event in Port Richey, FL. In other matches, G-Rilla won a Battle Royal to be named #1 contender to the FCW Title. Other entrants included Teddy Hart, Johnny Curtis, Hade Vanson, T. J. Wilson, Keith Walker, Heath Miller, The Giant Titan, Shawn Osbourne, Billy Kidman, Egotistical Fantastica, Mike Mondo, Nick Nemeth, Jake Hager, Steve Taylor, Kofi Kingston, and Chris Gray.

Devon Monroe defeated B. A. Skynard at the Wild Championship Wrestling Outlaws event in Greensburg, IN

The Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe & J. D. Bishop) defeated CCW Champion Vinnie Massaro & CCW Westside Champion Rik Luxury at the California Championship Wrestling event in Newman, CA

PCW Tag Team Champion Apocalypse defeated J. T. LaMotta and Robert Evans in a Triple Threat Match to determine the #1 contender to the PCW Television Title at the Professional Championship Wrestling Full Throttle event in Arlington, TX. In other matches, PCW Tag Team Champion Tim Storm (w/ PCW Tag Team Champion Apocalypse & PCW Uncut Champion Franco D'Angelo) defeated Action Jackson by DQ.

September 16th
WWE World Women's Champion Candice Michelle defeated Beth Phoenix at WWE's "Unforgiven" pay-per-view event in Memphis, TN
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UPCOMING MATCHES
September 17th
The Naturals (Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens) will be wrestling a dark match as a tryout at the "WWE RAW" telecast in Nashville, TN

September 19th
Ricky Morton takes on Warpig at the IWA East Coast event in Morganstown, WV

September 21st
A. J. Styles faces Joey Matthews in a match with special gues referee Ricky Steamboat at United Wrestling Federation's "Capital Punishment" event in Richmond, VA. Also scheduled to appear is Sgt. Slaughter, Rick Steiner, and many more.

September 22nd
The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) take on The Latin American Xchange (Homicide & Hernandez) at the United Wrestling Federation event in Spotsylvania, PA. Also scheduled to appear is A. J. Styles and many more.

Brent Albright takes on Jay Ryan with the winner getting an NWA World Title Match at the NWA Midwest event in Streamwood, IL

Missy Hyatt is among the stars scheduled for the Women Superstars Uncensored event in Lake Hiawatha, NJ

Devon Monroe is among the stars scheduled for the Wild Championship Wrestling Outlaws event in Indianapolis, IN

September 23rd
SPW Champion Adam Thornstowe will face Rik Luxury in a Steel Cage in match #6 in their Supreme Seven Series at the Supreme Pro Wrestling event in Sacramento, CA

J. T. LaMotta takes on BxB Hulk at the IWA Texas event in San Antonio, TX

Devon Monroe is among the stars scheduled for the Wild Championship Wrestling Outlaws event in Indianapolis, IN

September 25th
Jake Hager is among the stars scheduled for the Florida Championship Wrestling event in New Port Richey, FL

September 28th & 29th
Brent Albright is among the entrants in IWA Mid-South's "2007 Ted Petty Invitational" in Midlothian, IL

September 29th
Demolition (Ax & Slayer) takes on The Christopher Street Connection (Buff-E & Mace Mendoza) at the USA Extreme Wrestling event in Orlando, FL. Also scheduled is Abdullah the Butcher and many more.

A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the Millenium Wrestling Federation event in Somerville, MA

Sgt. Slaughter and Kamala are among the stars scheduled for an NWA independant event in Long Beach, CA

GCW Tag Team Champions The Naturals (Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens) defend the titles against Bad Company at Great Championship Wrestling's "Fred Ward Memorial" in Phenix City, AL

Scotty Charisma is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Professional Wrestling event in Lake Hiawatha, NY

Bobby Burns, Running Wolf, Fuel, and SPW Champion Anarchy 2nd are among the stars scheduled for the Sooner Pro Wrestling event in Siloam Springs, AR

September 30th
Jack Brisco is among the stars scheduled for "Funking Fall Night" at the the "!BANG!" TV taping in Tampa, FL

October 6th
Jerry Lawler, Steve Williams, Lanny Poffo, and Bobby Eaton are among the stars scheduled for the "Dream Reunion II" event in Kokomo, IN

Demolition (Ax & Slayer) are among the stars scheduled for the independent wrestling event in Millsdale, MI

Prince al-Farat (w/ Skandar Akbar) takes on The Atomic Dogg in the semi-finals of the International Title Tournament at the Mid-South Wrestling event in Russellville, AR. In other matches, Krusher Kanine (w/ Boyd Bradford) takes on Mark Johnson in a 1st round match in the International Title Tournament, Mid-South Tag Team Champion Matt Riviera takes on Eric Rose. Plus, Shane Rawls will be in action and Danny Hodge will be making a guest appearance and receive a key to the city of Russellville. Plus much more.

The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for the Powerhouse Wrestling event in Lincoln, IL

October 7th
The Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe, Shane Dynasty, Luster the Legend, Paul Isadora, & Otis the Gimp) take on D-Unit, T-Rent, D. J. Rizz, Rik Luxury, and a mystery partner in a Reno Street Fight at Barely Regulated American Wrestling League's "Lethal Injection 3" event in Antioch, CA

October 13th
Scotty Charisma is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Wrestling Alliance event in Newark, DE

Jake Hager is among the stars scheduled for the Florida Championship Wrestling event in Port Richey, FL

Cody Jones is among the stars scheduled for the NWA Southwest event in Irving, TX

October 14th
TNA World Champion Kurt Angle defends the title against Sting at TNA's "Bound For Glory" pay-per-view event in Duluth, GA. In other matches, TNA World Tag Team Champions Team Pacman (Adam Jones & Ron Killings) defend the titles against A. J. Styles & Tomko, The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) face Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon) in a Tables Match.

MSW Champion Jason Jones takes on Jack Dalton in an I Quit Leather Strap Match at the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR. In other matches, Kenny Campbell takes on Mitch Carter, Gary Gram faces Jake Boulder in a Fans Bring The Weapons Match, Stephen E faces Brieanna Bringle in a match in which Stephen E will have one arm tied behind his back. Also scheduled to appear is Michael Barry, Kraig Keesaman, Mike Iles, and many more.

October 26th
Jake Boulder, Jack Dalton, Jason Jones, Kraig Keesaman, and Mike Iles are among the stars scheduled for the All-Star Wrestling event in Kansas City, KS

October 27th
Jerry Lawler is among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Milford, PA

Scotty Charisma is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Professional Wrestling event in Lake Hiawatha, NY

Greg Valentine is among the stars scheduled for the Pro Wrestling Unplugged event in Philadelphia, PA

November 1st
Jerry Lawler is among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Jacksonville, FL

November 3rd
Jim Neidhart is among the stars scheduled for the Pro Wrestling Unplugged event in Feasterville, PA

Jerry Lawler, A. J. Styles, and Sgt. Slaughter are among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Scranton, PA

Missy Hyatt is among the stars scheduled for the National Championship Wrestling event in York, PA

Krusher Kanine (w/ Boyd Bradford), Alby Anderson, and Mark Johnson are 3 of the 4 entrants in the one night tournament to crown the 1st ever GCW Champion at the Global Championship Wrestling event in Ft. Scott, KS. In other matches, Eric Rose takes on Shane Rawls. Also scheduled to appear are Reckage & Romance (Matt Riviera & Jeff Jett), Gary Gram, Texas, Inc. (Tim Rockwell & Bernard Funk) and many more.

November 10th
Scotty Charisma is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Wrestling Alliance event in Newark, DE

Mid-South Tag Team Champions Reckage & Romance (Jeff Jett & Matt Riviera), Krusher Kanine (w/ Boyd Bradford), Global Light Heavyweight Champion Dexter Hardaway, Shane Rawls, and Eric Rose are among the stars scheduled for the Mid-South Wrestling event in Little Rock, AR

November 13th
Jim Neidhart is among the stars scheduled for the Pro Wrestling Unplugged event in Feasterville, PA

November 15th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Tel Aviv, Israel

November 17th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Tel Aviv, Israel

December 1st
Scotty Charisma is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Wrestling Alliance event in Newark, DE

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
September 19th through 23rd
Ted DiBiase will be preaching at the World Wide Voice in the Wildress Retreat in the Dallas, TX area. For more info go to MillionDollarMan.com

September 22nd
Abdullah the Butcher will be appearing from 12pm to 2pm at SportsWorld in Saugus, MA. For more info call (781) 233-7222

September 26th
Jason Jones will be appearing at Mid-States Promotions' "Wednesday Night Fights" boxing event at The Shake-It Up Club in Branson, MO

September 27th through 30th
Roddy Piper will be appearing at the G.I. Joe Convention in Atlanta, GA

September 28th through 30th
Ted Dibiase will be preaching at Cornerstone Church in Highland, MI. For more info go to MillionDollarMan.com

September 29th
Tony Atlas will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm and holding a Q&A session from 3pm to 4pm at Ring Post Collectibles & Inspired Illusions in Merchants Square Mall in Allentown, PA. For more info call (610) 797-7743.

October 6th
Steve Williams, Jimmy Hart, Jerry Lawler, The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton has already been confirmed, no word as to what other member is scheduled), Jim Cornette, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Lanny Poffo (AKA The Genius), Greg Valentine, Bill Dundee, Kamala, Mike Jones (AKA Virgil), Matt Anoai (AKA Rosey), Shark Boy, Scott Norton, Marty Jannetty, The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags), Ax of Demolition, Buff Bagwell, Pat Tanaka, Zach Gowen, Brian Christopher (AKA Grandmaster Sexay), Doug Gilbert, Sal Graziano, Sean Casey, Baby Doll, Jazz, Josie, Bobcat, Daffney, Lady Victoria, Samantha, and stars from the WCWA are scheduled to appear at the "Dream Reunion 2" at the Johanning Civic Center in Kokomo, IN. For more info call (765) 319-0322.

Ted DiBiase is doing a clinic at the School of Hard Knocks from 9 am to 2 pm. For EWF and NWA students the price is $100 and $125 for others. For more info call (909) 886-5201 or e-mail WRESREF@aol.com

October 6th & 7th
Bill Goldberg will be appearing at Moto Expo in San Diego, CA. For more info go to MotoExpoSanDiego.com

October 9th through 14th
Ted DiBiase will be preaching at the Athletes International Ministry Tour in the Dallas, TX area. For more info go to MillionDollarMan.com

October 13th
Mick Foley, Butch Reed, King Kong Bundy, The Honky Tonk Man, Jim Neidhart, Abdullah the Butcher, Nikolai Volkoff, The Iron Sheik, Ron Simmons, Jimmy Snuka, New Jack, Johnny Rodz, Buff Bagwell, Mr. Hughes, Tommy Rich, Barry Horowitz, Nick Bockwinkel, Nick Dinsmore (AKA Eugene), Justin Credible, Francine, Tammy Sytch, and more will be signing autographs at "Signamania" at Truman High School in Levittown, PA sponsored by George's Cards & Collectibles.

October 14th
Jim Neidhart will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at Wrestling Universe in Whitestone, NY. For more info call (718) 746-0010

October 19th
Greg Valentine, Steve Williams, Tim Brooks, Ron Bass, Black Bart, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Rob Parker (AKA Robert Fuller), Baby Doll, Eric Bischoff, Ax of Demolition, Alkatrazz, Test, The Stro (AKA The Maestro), and Josie will be signing autographs from 3pm to 5pm at "Wrestlefanfest 2007" at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, CA.

Missy Hyatt, Axl Rotten, Buff Bagwell, Tito Santana, Ivan Koloff, Lizzy Valentine, Brutus Beefcake, Sharkboy, Gail Kim, and Traci Brooks will be signing autographs from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at "Wrestlefanfest 2007" at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, CA.

One Man Gang, Koko B. Ware, Chavo Guerrero, Sr., Tammy Sytch, April Hunter, J. D. Michaels, Alere Little Feather, Francine, The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags), and Cheerleader Melissa will be signing autographs from 8pm to 10pm at "Wrestlefanfest 2007" at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, CA.

October 20th
Greg Valentine, Steve Williams, Tim Brooks, Ron Bass, Black Bart, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Rob Parker (AKA Robert Fuller), Baby Doll, Ax of Demolition, Alkatrazz, Test, The Stro (AKA The Maestro), Josie, Short Sleeve Sampson, Harley Race, and The Original Sinn will be signing autographs from 10am to 1pm at "Wrestlefanfest 2007" at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, CA.

Ted DiBiase, Missy Hyatt, Axl Rotten, Buff Bagwell, Tito Santana, Ivan Koloff, Lizzy Valentine, Brutus Beefcake, Sharkboy, Gail Kim, Traci Brooks, Christian Cage, Nora Greenwald (AKA Molly Holly), Dan Severn, Jimmy Snuka, Scott Norton, Rocky Johnson, Hillbilly Jim, Bobby Heenan, Billy Kidman, and Virgil will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 3pm at "Wrestlefanfest 2007" at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, CA.

One Man Gang, Koko B. Ware, Chavo Guerrero, Sr., Rick Steiner, Jim Neidhart, Tammy Sytch, April Hunter, J. D. Michaels, Alere Little Feather, Francine, The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags), Cheerleader Melissa, Kevin Nash, Kurt Angle, Larry Zbyszko, Tony Schiavone, Ultimo Dragon, Al Snow, Nick Bockwinkel, Ken Shamrock, Bobcat, and Alicia (AKA Ryan Shamrock) will be signing autographs from 2pm to 5pm at "Wrestlefanfest 2007" at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, CA.

Mick Foley will be appearing from 6pm to 8pm at Spooky World in Boston, MA. For more info, go to SpookyWorld.com.

October 21st
Verne Gagne, Bobby Heenan, Mad Dog Vachon, Dick Beyer, Nick Bockwinkel, Greg Gagne, and many more are scheduled to appear at the AWA Legends Fanfest at the Ramada Convention Center in Milwaukee, WI. For more info go to LegendsOfWrestlingFanfest.com

October 26th & 27th
Ted DiBiase will be preaching at the Promise Keepers Canada rally in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. For more info go to MillionDollarMan.com

October 27th
King Kong Bundy will be signing autographs at Omega Sports in The Summit Mall in Niagara Falls, NY. For more info call (716) 605-0985.

November 1st through 4th
Ted DiBiase will be preaching at New Life Church of Faith in Homer, IL. For more info go to MillionDollarMan.com

November 9th through 11th
Ted DiBiase will be preaching at Crosspoint Church in Little Rock, AR. For more info go to MillionDollarMan.com

November 10th
Ted DiBiase and Danny Hodge will be appearing at the Mid-South Wrestling event in Little Rock, AR. For more info go to TraditionalWrestling.com

November 15th through 17th
Ted DiBiase will be preaching at the National Convention of Full Gospel Businessmen in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. For more info go to MillionDollarMan.com

November 18th
Ted DiBiase will be preaching at First Alliance Church in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. For more info go to MillionDollarMan.com

November 24th & 25th
Missy Hyatt, So Cal Val, Tammy Sytch (AKA Sunny), and Abyss are among the stars scheduled for the "Pro Wrestling CollectorFest Super Show" at the New Alhambra Arena in Philadelphia, PA. Show hours are from 10am to 7pm on Saturday and 12 noon to 6pm on Sunday. For more info call (914) 213-0867

December 1st
Ted DiBiase and Mike Jones (AKA Virgil) will be signing autographs at Omega Sports in The Summit Mall in Niagara Falls, NY from 6pm to 8pm. For more info call (716) 605-0985.

December 24th
Rikishi will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at Omega Sports in The Summit Mall in Niagara Falls, NY. For more info call (716) 605-0985.

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
September 17th - Bill Irwin, Dick Brower, Jim Cornette
September 19th - Jerry Brisco
September 20th - Greg Valentine, Justin Lee
September 21st - Jack Brisco, Ricky Morton
September 22nd - Harley D
September 23rd - John O'Malley, Rocco Valentino, Skandar Akbar