IWA MS TPI Midlothian, IL 9/29/2006

The annual IWA MidSouth Ted Petty Invitational took place this year in Midlothain, IL with the first round matches taking place on Sept 29th, 2006. This is the seventh year of IWA MS's annual tournament that use to be called the 'Sweet Science 16' but has since been expanded to 24 of some of the best wrestlers on the indy wrestling scene.
The first match of the first round was M-Dogg 20 vs IWA MS rookie Ricochet. The more experianced M-Dogg got the pin after a shoting star press.
To advance to the next round 'Lightning' Mike Quackenbush beat 'Classic' Colt Cabana. Quackenbush won with a Michinoku Driver.
Chris Hero, the 2000 Sweet Science Sixteen winner, beat Ricky Reyes to move on in the tournament.
The man from Sleepyhollow, Hallowicked, beat the man with the best abs in wrestling, Scorpio Sky.
Trik Davis beat Eric Stevens with a roll up to advance in the TPI. After the match Davis was attacked by Chris Hero.
The generic luchador El Generico beat 'Photogenic' Chris Bosh. Generico won the match with a top rope brain buster.
Davey Richards beat Jigsaw to move on to the next round.
Roderick Strong beat 'Mr. Impact' Brandon Thomaselli with a powerbomb.
Swiss wrestler Claudio Castagnoli defeated Canadian Kevin Steen. Last year Steen made it to the final round but lost to Matt Sydal who was unable to be in this years TPI because he was in Japan wrestling for Dragon Gate.
TNA X division champion Low Ki(Senshi in TNA) beat Gran Akuma after the double stomp.
Delirious beat Scott Lost.
Arik Cannon won the main event of the night against B-Boy. Cannon was the thrid man in the final match in last years TPI.

NIW Cottage Grove, MN 7/2/2006

Northern Impact Wrestling finished off their first ever triple shot weekend with the finals of the Impact Invitational 16 man tournament at the Cottage Grove armory.
Kid Krazy beat Jimmy Jacobs to win the NIW Universal title and advance in the tourny. At the start of the show NIW owner Frosty came out with a new belt that was named the NIW Universal title as it was to replace the belt/title that Al B.C. held on to for 9 months.
Arik Cannon beat Jigsaw to go to the next round of the tourny.
Austin Aries pinned The Prophet to move on to the next level. The Prophets NIW Impact title was not on the line.
Delirious beat Darin Corbin in this second round match. In the photo here Corbin is wearing a Delirious mask that he found under the ring. Corbin must have been watching the best of Delirious dvds becuase he had Delirious down to a t.
Arik Cannon beat Austin Aries for his spot in the final match. The last time these two wrestled each other was when Cannon was the IWA MS champion and after a lariet from Aries he broke his coller bone.
Kid Krazy beat Delirious to face Cannon in the Impact Invitational finals.
In a classic surviver match Ryan Cruz was the final to win the match and Larry Sweeneys Tex-Arkana tv title but he quickly lost it as Cody O'Neill helped Sweeney roll Cruz up and leave the tourny with his belt.
The NIW Universal champion Kid Krazy beat Arik Cannon to win the NIW Impact Invitational.
Man! look at the size of that trophy! It's over 5 feet tall.