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Steve O takes the reigns

Posted: Mar 30th 2009 By: mikeiles

After the swift firing of former Co-Commissioner Mike Iles at last week's MARCH MAYHEM, Steve O was promoted by IZW Owner Johnny Z to be the sole Commissioner of Impact Zone Wrestling. He now has unparalleled authority to make decisions within the company. This is a huge responsibility, but one can't help but wonder if he will put that power to good use. Perhaps he has more nefarious plans?

Steve O had an eventful latter half of 2008. When IZW returned to Lawton, he was managing The Billion Dollar Superstar Randy Price. His ruthless style as an agent brought him to the attention of Impact Inc, and when Johnny Z wanted a man to act as a counter-balance to Mike Iles, Steve O got the job. By order of the Oklahoma Boxing Commission, Steve O was made Co-Commissioner of IZW alongside Mike Iles, and he would use that power to undermine Iles whenever the opportunity arose. As the manager and agent of Impact, Inc, Steve O has incurred the wrath and ire of fans each week, belittling them all under the pretense of bringing them the "Steve O Show." Then at March Mayhem, Johnny Z announced he had won a lawsuit against that very same commission, granting him the sole authority to hire and fire commissioners as he saw fit. Of course, he immediately fired Iles and gave him his "severance package"—a beatdown from The Widowmaker Angel Williams. Steve O was then made the sole man in charge of Impact Zone Wrestling, and the repercussions are being felt already.

Last night scheduled a handicap match, pitting the IZW Tag Team Champions Impact Inc. (Johnny Z & Bernie D) against IZW Champion Aaron Neil, hoping his team would defeat Neil handily. This strategy backfired, however, and Neil was able to get the win. It should be noted that Bernie D is currently wearing an patch over his left eye, after suffering a serious eye injury from last week's match inside the steel IMPACT CHAMBER.

I tried to get a word with Steve O backstage during the show to ask him his thoughts on Impact Inc's loss earlier in the night, but he declined to comment and I was interrupted by Randy Price. Steve O flexed some of his muscle and put Price in the main event, in a title match against the IZW Impact Division Champion Dustin Heritage.

During a match between Shane Rawls and Ky-ote Joe, Eric Rose came out to try and help Joe. This didn't sit too well with Steve O, who stormed in during an interview I was conducting with Rose about the subject and told him he'd have none of Rose trying to take matters into his own hands.

"You wanna get in the ring? I've got someone for you to wrestle tonight! I think I hear your music playing, buddy... you better get going," said Steve O and the Rose made his way to the ring to await his opponent. The sirens blared, and Angel Williams entered the Impact Arena, taking Rose to task in a hard-hitting bout. Eric managed to hold his own against The Widowmaker, but wasn't able to win in the end.

As the weeks go on, what else could Steve O possibly have up his sleeve? Make sure and be there this Saturday night and find out!

Tags: IZW, Steve O, Mike Iles, Johnny Z, Randy Price, Impact, Inc., Angel Williams, Bernie D, Aaron Neil, Dustin Heritage, Shane Rawls, Ky-ote Joe, Eric Rose