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MAW: Twelve

07/16/04

From the Humphrey Scottish Rite Masonic Center in Milwaukee, WI.

Attendance: 363

First Round: Ace Steel vs. Truth Martini vs. Austin Aries

Before the match even started, the fans were really ripping into Aries with a huge "ARIES SUCKS!" chant that echoed throughout the Masonic Center. While Aries had his back turned to the crowd, Steel and Martini jumped him and set the pace for the match, which was basically that Aries would get beaten down, and Steel and Martini would fight over who would attempt to pin him. Martini hit a tornado DDT against a chair on Steel and hit a three count for the first elimination of the night. Aries floored Martini with a huge spinning heel kick and followed it up with a standing somersault for a two count, but floored Truth again with the chair and hit a 450 Splash to secure a next round bid at 14:51.

Winner: Austin Aries

Match Quality: 72%

First Round: B-Boy vs. Ken Anderson vs. Matt Sydal

Ken Anderson came out to the ring wearing the old-style MAW Heavyweight Title belt, as he was the champion before the ownership and roster shakeup occured. B-Boy made the title into a weapon though, pulling it off his waist and slamming it repeadetly into Anderson's head, causing a gash on the forehead. Sydal hit a Van Terminator against the belt to eliminate Anderson as the fans booed him out of the building. B-Boy gained advantage of the belt and gave Sydal a Cross Special Brainbuster onto the belt for a very near two count, which aggrivated B-Boy enough for him to strap the belt tightly around Sydal's head and hit a huge shining wizard against it to pick up the win at 11:19.

Winner: B-Boy

Match Quality: 74%

First Round: "Classic" Colt Cabana vs. J.C. Bailey vs. Ian Rotten

Cabana came down to the ring empty handed, but Bailey and Rotten decided to spice up the tournament by bringing down garbage bins full of deathmatch weapons like light tubes, barbed wire, thumbtacks, etc. Cabana stayed mostly to the side until he was dropkicked into a bed of tacks by Bailey and then splashed by Rotten. Rotten tried to pumphandle slam Bailey into light tube log cabin but Bailey whipped around and bulldogged Rotten into it for the first elimination. Colt then got creative with barbed wire, wrapping it around his shoulder and hitting Bailey with a Colt 45 into the wire to advance in the tournament at 14:34.

Winner: Colt Cabana

Match Quality: 68%

First Round: CM Punk vs. Danny Daniels vs. Delirious

Before the match, Punk got on the microphone and told the fans at the Masonic Center receiving their free beer from MAW to not blame him when he is forced to slap every one of them in the face for being stupid drunkards. This brought out Danny Daniels drinking a pitcher of beer and a bottle of Southern Comfort, which caused Punker to flip out and break the pitcher over Daniels' head. Delirious literally sat in the corner while Punk and Daniels brawled into the stands and around the auditorium. Punk pinned Daniels after a HUGE Pepsi Plunge off a ledge, but was too fatigued to get up, so Delirious simply hit a corkscrew moonsault for the three count and the HUGE surprise victory!

Winner: Delirious

Match Quality: 73%

Introduction of Jim Kennix

Before intermission, Carmine DeSpirito made his way down to the ring and thanked the fans for attending the show. He said that, while he was no longer in charge of booking, he was still in charge of ownership and he plans on continuing to be owner until he has no breath left in his body. With that said, he welcomed out Jim Kennix, who received a fair ovation from the crowd. Kennix came out and basically said the usual new booker shit until Adrian Serrano made his way down to the ring. He said that Kennix didn't book Serrano for the sheer fact that he doesn't want him to seriously injure any of the tournament participants. Kennix laughed, so Serrano floored him with a clothesline and locked him in a cross armbreaker! MAW security forces had to pull Serrano off, which led Kennix to let Serrano know that he's booked in the next show, in a Fans Bring the Weapons match against Corporal Robinson! Corp came out and chased Serrano out of the ring, leaving with Kennix.

Semi-Finals: Austin Aries vs. B-Boy

Austin Aries vs B-Boy

The two started out with a taste of chain wrestling, but the match quickly degenerated into a full out stiff strong style match. B-Boy corned Aries and began kicking him square in the side of the head, hard enough that you could hear it in the stands! Aries eventually got out of the corner and scored with a brainbuster in the center of the ring, which he followed up with a missed 450 Splash attempt. When he rose to his knees in agony, B-Boy caught him square in the jaw with a Shining Wizard, but only obtained a two count! B-Boy went for a Cross Special Brainbuster but Aries hit a low blow, pulled out a pair of brass knuckles and gave B-Boy a brass fist to the face! He went for the cover, but HOMICIDE made his MAW debut and pulled the ref out of the ring, saving B-Boy from a cheap defeat. Aries was pissed enough to go after Homicide, and when he slid back in, B-Boy nailed a Shining Wizard for the victory at 16:43 to advance to the finals of the Heavyweight Title Tournament. Afterwards, Aries went to give B-Boy a handshake, but B-Boy slapped him in the face! As B-Boy left, Aries was overheard saying "you'll regret that".

Winner: B-Boy

Match Quality: 88%

Semi-Finals: Delirious vs. Colt Cabana

Colt Cabana was followed to the ring by Ace Steel and CM Punk, which led Delirious to employ the services of his mentor Ian Rotten. Colt started off the match by making fun of Delirious on the mic with cheap jokes about lizards and aliens and shit, until Delirious nailed Colt with a missile dropkick to start the match off. Much like the second Semi-Final match, this match degenerated into a brawl at about the 10 minute mark. Ace Steel attacked Ian Rotten from behind with a chair, which distracted the referee long enough to allow Punk to slide in and nail Delirious with the ring bell and then a Pepsi Plunge against the ring bell! Colt then simply rolled Delirious up for the three count at 11:07.

Winner: Colt Cabana

Match Quality: 84%

Southern Comfort vs. Havana Pitbulls vs. Bradley and Boz vs. Young and Gowen

This match was simply a huge, wild brawl to escape from the overall seriousness of the tournament. The four teams brawled all over the center with Rocky Romero battling Tracy Smothers in the ring, Bradley and Boz battling Ricky Reyes and Silas Young in the crowd, and Zach Gowen battling Chris Hamrick in the stage area. Silas Young got himself and Gowen eliminated first after he recieved a Southern Bell Ringer from the stage through a table. Rocky Romero then actually receieved a submission from Tracy Smothers after turning a Lady of the Lake into a flipover cross armbreaker style manuever. Bradley hit a huge powerbomb off the top to Romero, but it was broken up by Ricky Reyes. Romero and Reyes then double teamed Bradley out of the ring long enough to nail a Cuban Missile Crisis to Boz and pick up the victory at 21:28.

Winners: Havana Pitbulls

Match Quality: 91%

Tournament Finals: B-Boy vs. Colt Cabana [MAW Heavyweight Title]

The two men entered the ring battered and bruised from their Semi-Final battles but determined to win the title. They started off with a staredown that ended with B-Boy slapping Cabana in the face after Cabana mocked his westside hand gestures. Cabana retailiated by knocking B-Boy down and going for a quick pin which only got a one count and aggrivated B-Boy even more. The two took turns with brutal moves for five minutes or so until B-Boy floored Cabana with an enziguri and locked in an STF. Cabana got into it for about two minutes before passing out. The referee got Cabana's hand dropped twice until CM Punk slid into the ring and broke it up. The ref attempted to throw Punk out, but he wouldn't leave, which triggered Homicide to run out and knock Punk out of the ring, then nailing him with a Cop Killa against the floor, gaining a "HOLY SHIT!" chant from the crowd. Inside the ring, Cabana slowly made his way to his feet but saw B-Boy flying at him with a Shining Wizard. Cabana regained his composure in time to catch B-Boy and nail a HUGE backbreaker as the two men laid out in the ring. At the eighth count the two made their way to the feet, and B-Boy hit a Cross Special Brainbuster to Cabana for a near count at two. B-Boy then grabbed a chair and set it up in the ring, laying Cabana in the corner and hitting a huge springboard facelift dropkick to Cabana, only getting a two count yet again. B-Boy was now pissed off beyond human belief, to the point where he began beating Cabana down with the chair. At that point the crimson mask appeared on Cabana as the blood poured from his head. B-Boy went for a Shining Wizard but Cabana caught him yet again and nailed a Colt 45 to B-Boy. Cabana covered - 1.....2....KICKOUT! The fans were literally split down the center for who to cheer and boo for, as the two made the way to their feet. They began staring each other down again, now 20 minutes into the match. They locked up and Cabana pushed B-Boy down into the corner. Cabana then grabbed the chair and SMACKED B-Boy across the head with it with so much power that he collapsed to his knees. B-Boy rolled out of the ring and began bleeding profusely from the chairshot. He slid back in behind Cabana and hit a Yakuza Kick to the back of the head, hit the ropes, Shining Wizard! Cabana rolled to his knees from the impact and B-Boy met him with ANOTHER Shining Wizard, knocking Cabana into the corner. B-Boy sprinted and hit a huge Facelift to Cabana. Cabana, slouched in the corner, then got a chair lodged into his face by B-Boy for a THIRD Shining Wizard and a 1.......2.........3! for the victory and the MAW Heavyweight Championship at 28:43.

Winner and NEW MAW Heavyweight Champion: B-Boy

Match Quality: 79%

The two men layed in the ring for three minutes or so while the locker room cleared out to give them a standing ovation. B-Boy made the way to his feet and accepted the title, but was attacked from behind by Austin Aries! The locker room had to stop the two from brawling as the cameras stopped rolling. B-Boy was forced backstage and Aries was forced out the back door.

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The Messiah NRBW match is a backstory from another diary I had, the match was held in Indiana during a cross promotional tour with IWA Mid South.

Show is up soon.

OFFICIAL LINEUP ANNOUNCED FOR "TWELVE".

Twelve Man Tournament to crown the new MAW Heavyweight Champion:

First Round

Match A: Ace Steel vs. Truth Martini vs. Austin Aries

Match B: Ken Anderson vs. B-Boy vs. Matt Sydal

Match C: Colt Cabana vs. JC Bailey vs. Ian Rotten

Match D: CM Punk vs. Danny Daniels vs. Delirious

Second Round

Match A Winner vs. Match B Winner

Match C Winner vs. Match D Winner

Final Round:

Winner of AB vs. Winner of CD

Also:

Winning Team Gets Choice of MAW Tag Team Titles Match Stipulation for next show:

Southern Comfort vs. Havana Pitbulls vs. Bradley and Boz vs. Zach Gowen and Silas Young

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Breaking News: Carmine DeSpirito to announce new Director of Operations for MAW!

It was announced at the Mid American Wrestling show on May 28th, 2004 that Carmine DeSpirito has decided that because of the overhaul of work he has faced managing wrestlers not only in Mid American Wrestling, but across the country, he has decided to hire a Director of Operations to be in charge of booking matches, signing shows, and all the business operation that goes on behind the scenes. To the surprise of many, DeSpirito has decided to hire Jim Kennix to be the new Director of Operations. Kennix has a good amount of experience in the field, having worked as a manager in the midwest and east coast independent scene, and also serving as Comissioner of Combat Zone Wrestling from November 2002 until January 2004, when he lost his job after his client Messiah lost not only a No Ropes Barbed Wire match for the CZW World Heavyweight Title, but Kennix's job, which was part of the stipulations. Kennix then went to work in a short stint for Revolution Pro Wrestling, based in City of Industry, CA, until he resigned his post to become Directer of Operations at Mid American Wrestling. Kennix has stated that he is hard at work with a team of assistants putting together a suitable card for the show, which has been tentatively titled "Twelve", for a reason unbeknownst to the MAW staff. In another shocking move, Kennix has announced that he has stripped all current titleholders of their titles, and plans on bringing in new talent to fill gaps. "Twelve" is set to take place on Friday, June 16th from the Humphrey Scottish Rite Masonic Center in downtown Milwaukee, WI. Kennix has also issued this release of the talent currently on the MAW roster:

Ace Steel

Adrian Serrano

Austin Aries

B-Boy

Brad Bradley

Chris Hamrick

Chuck E. Smooth

CM Punk

Colt Cabana

Corporal Robinson

Danny Daniels

Delirious

Dino Bambino

Horace the Psychopath

Ian Rotten

JC Bailey

Jason Dukes

Ken Anderson

Lenny Lane

Matt Sydal

Nate Webb

Ricky Reyes

Rocky Romero

Ryan Boz

Shawn Daivari

Silas Young

Skullkrusher

Tracy Smothers

Truth Martini

Zach Gowen

Besides that, all we can tell you is to continue visiting midamericanwrestling.com for updates on "Twelve".

[for those of you wondering, my rev pro game crashed and I didn't really feel like putting it together all over again, so I turned to another relatively unknown fed. feedback is appreciated, criticism, praise, whatever.]