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After a few changes to the roster for this show and much shifting around here is the updated card for NWA Upstate's 4th anniversary show...

Pepper Parks vs. Sabian
Pepper has been on the winning side of things for months now and he will look to continue his hot streak against none other than "The Black Jesus" Sabian. Sabian has only been to Upstate on one other occasion and he came up short against Ricky Reyes, so he will obviously be looking to avenge that loss. This could be the sleeper match of the night.

The Star Foundation vs. Triple X, Super Assassin, and Mastiff
With John McChesney on a hiatus after the beatdown he received last show, Starrider has stated that he has called in some reinforcements and issued an open challenge for 6 man tag action. Triple X and Super Assassin were quick to accept this big challenge and have informed us that their partner will be the returning MASTIFF, most notably from Upstate's sister promotion NWA Empire. Both teams are looing to step it up big at the biggest show of the year so this one is sure to be a fight to say the least.

Non-Title 3 Way Tag Team Match
Dunn & Marcos vs. The McCloud Brothers vs. NWA Upstate Tag Team Champions Rhythm & Booze
These 3 teams have been at each others throats for months now trying to prove who the top tag team in the area is and now we will finally get a chance to see them all in the ring at once! Although R & B have refused to put the titles on the line in this one, stating they have already beat both teams, this one will need to be seen to be believed. After what we saw in the Lynchberg Death Match a few shows ago and the attempted hanging of the McClouds last show by R & B, there is no telling what these teams may try and do to one another.

Sara Del Rey vs. Portia Perez
Unfortunately, Awesome Kong was pulled from this event by TNA for a house show. So Upstate has gone out and found a very suitable replacement to take on the SHIMMER champion. So now it will be Portia Perez taking on Del Ray in the first women's match in quite some time here in NWAU and these two women are going to make sure it's not the last.

NWA Upstate No Limits Title Match
Cheech (c) vs. "The Bull of Black Mountain" Gabe Saint
Saint and Cheech have had a long running series of matches now and they just seem to get better and more competitive each time. Gabe, with a change of heart over the months finally embracing the fans of upstate that truly respect his hard work will look to finally get that big win he's been looking for and prove he's the next breakout star. Cheech has gotten more noticeably cocky as of late saying Gabe is a great wrestler but not good enough to beat the man who has held No Limits championship for over a year. With their last encounter ending in a count out, this final encounter will have relaxed rules. Meaning no one will be counted out and there will be no time limits, these two men will fight until there is a clear winner.

Casket Match
Dewey vs. Dustytaker
These two have been having feuding for quite some time now with Dusty going undefeated in the series. At February Fallout, Dusty had a match with a debuting Kayfabe Dojo student, Nick Ando. Dewey ran out and distracted Dusty and Ando rolled him up with a hand full of tights for the win. Dewey then continued the beat down on Dusty and challenged him for one more match. Dewey even said he would beat Dusty at his own game, The Casket Match. Can Dewey finally get the win over Dustytaker or will the Dead Man Reffin's win streak over Dewey continue?

"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles vs. Ricky Reyes
As people may have heard before, due to unforeseen circumstances Cody Deaner is unable to be at this event so Upstate officials went ahead and signed Ricky Reyes to replace him. The Havana Pitbull has been on a roll here in Upstate since his debut and will look to further his climb up the ladder with a win over AJ Styles. We saw what happened to McChesney as a result of Reyes' Dragon Sleeper. Will AJ suffer the same fate? One thing is for sure, this match is sure to be Phenomenal.

NWA Upstate Heavyweight Title Match in the Steel Cage!
Jimmy Olsen vs. Danny Doring (c)
This all started back at the Indytational Tournament last year when Jimmy scored the upset win over Doring in the second round. Doring did not take kindly to this, and was even more upset when he couldn't secure a rematch for the next show. Instead he demanded a match against Jimmy's brother, Colin. Not only did Doring win that match but he even tried to injure Colin after the fact, all the while calling him Jimmy. Later on that night Doring made his precense known again disrupting Jimmy's title defense against John McChesney. After Doring was once again unable to defeat Jimmy in a 3 way (w/ McChesney) he finally received his one on one rematch, after saying if he lost he would leave Upstate for good. It seemed Jimmy had Doring's number once again, when out of no where Big Cat Lemmer ran in and layed out Jimmy to help Danny win the NWA Upstate title. A plan all along it would seem, but now these two men will enter the steel cage, where no one can interfere, to settle the feud once and for all.

Speaking of "The Notorious BCL" Big Cat Lemmer, he will also be in the house looking to destroy anyone or anything that stands in his path. We've received word that he has issued an open challenge to anyone who thinks they can stand a chance against him.

We also know that the team of CloudLee, Brodie Lee and Cloudy, are signed to be in the house as well. We've seen these two become increasingly more angry over the past few months and after 2 huge singles losses last show, there's no telling what they will be looking to do on 5/17.

All this and MORE surprises and match ups to be announced that night, at NWA Upstate's 4th Anniversary show on May 17th! Don't miss what could very well be Upstate's best event yet!

Upcoming Show

Kayfabe Dojo Wrestling Inc Presents in Sanction with the National Wrestling Alliance:
NWA Upstate's Anniversary Anarchy IV: "Caged Carnage"
Saturday May 17th, 2008
Minett Hall
Henrietta, NY
Preshow: 6:00 PM
Main Show: 6:30 PM
Tickets: $12 Presale
$15 at the door
$7 - children 9 & under
For more information
585-621-4293
Directions: www.domecenter.com

Pre-Sale Tickets Available at
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Henrietta, NY and via PayPal at www.nwaupny.com.

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No Limit Pro

"Hostile Takeover"
4/25/08
Good Times Emporium in Sommerville, MA
8:00 Belltime
Doors Open at 7:00

Tickets are just $10.00

April 25th Card Updated:

4/17/08

10 Man Elimination Tag Team Scramble Match
Winning Team Gets Full Ownership Of NLP
Brian Reese, Craig Trace, Todd Sople, Shawn Styles and Leo Cambria VS Howard Steinberg, Loco, Kyle Knight, Pizzazz and Beau Douglas

Triple Threat Match

"The Shaft" Bobby Ocean VS "The 5 Star Classic" Epic VS Matt Magnum
6 Man Tag Team Grudge Match

"Superstar" Shawn Candido, Raging Bull and Brickhouse Baker VS Eric Dylan, Rocco Abruzzi and Nero
Special Challenge Match

"The Sports Illustrated Legend" Robbie Ellis VS Anthony Stone
Tag Team Match

The Hoodz (Kris Pyro and Davey Cash) VS Krymzon Inc. (Mike Vanity and DC Hannon)
Singles Match

"Mean" Atlee Greene VS Wolfman Banford
The Debut of the 7 Foot Tall "Barrington Bulldozer" John Munroe!

Plus-

"Judo Master" Benny Juxx, Iraqnid, Shaya Shabo, "Sensational" Scott Levesque, Kelly Brooks, Shane Daly, Kriss Krymzon, The Dancing Luchadores and Much More!
Card Subject To Change

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Ireland Mortgage and Gotalifeprotectit.com
Presents
Showcase Returns to Newbury,MA on Saturday Night May 3rd.
3 Morgan Ave
Newbury, MA
Bell Time: 7:07
""Narcissistic" Nicholas Night will defend his title if successful in Mattapoisett on April 25th.

Tag Team Challenge Match

Tom "Sledge"Lindell, and Brain Milonas vs Max Bauer and Rick Fuller -"Maximum Effect"

DC Hannon will be making if Showcase debut against "Heart Attack" Tommy Mack

Also Showcasing "Hawaiian Warrior" Makua, " Mr. Nice" Mike Nice, and Apocalypse

"Open Gauntlet Match", All wrestlers from all organizations are welcome to enter. The winner will receive a Showcase Pro Wrestling Title match in Newbury when SPW returns to Newbury this summer.

(All Age Show)
All tickets $12 available at the door or all FYE Locations
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Upcoming Events:
April 25th - Knights of Columbus, Mattapoisett, MA Time: 7:47
May 3rd - Fire Fighter Memorial Hall, Newbury, MA Bell Time: 7:07
June 6th - Mansfield Sportsplex, Mansfield, MA Bell Time: 7:47
June, 21st - ADC Performance Center @ Mill Street Brews Bell Time: 7:07

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NWS 2008 Chris Candido Memorial Jersey J-Cup Tournament This Saturday 4/26 in Manville, NJ, Plus Headliners Scotty Too Hotty & Romeo Roselli & More
As everybody in central Jersey knows when pro wrestling is on their minds, the VFW Hall in Manville, NJ (600 Washington Avenue, just off Main Street & minutes from I-287) is the place to be this Saturday night April 26th with a 7:35pm bell time, as the nation's premiere pro wrestling promotion, National Wrestling Superstars, returns to its perennial area home base for it's biggest night of the year.

It will be one of the more exciting occasions indeed as two former WWE superstars are scheduled to appear, the master of "The Worm" Scotty Too Hotty, and Heartthrobs tag-team member "Romeo" Roselli, who will still be making an appearance depite being injured. Roselli, who was scheduled to face Scotty one-on-one in Manville, says he is bringing a surprise for Scotty, but like the classic magician will keep the rabbit in his hat until the show.

Also on tap will be local mat standout Nate Mustang, who has the chance of lifetime this Saturday when he battles NWS Cruiserweight Champion, the "Delaware Loudmouth" J.D. Smoothie, in a return grudge match with the title on the line.

But the big talk among the wrestling industry and fans alike is the annual Chris Candido Memorial Jersey J-Cup Tournament. A tri-state area wrestling tradition that has been going on for over a dozen years, this tournament brings together a select group of the nation's best cruiserweight and middleweight wrestlers for a one-night elimination tournament to crown the best of the best. Three years ago, NWS renamed the tournament in memory of their friend Chris Candido, a Jersey native who thrilled audiences in the ring for years all around the world.

The opening round will consist of four triple-threat matches:
Devon Moore versus Mighty Mikey Pacifica versus Minyon
Nicky Oceans versus Sabotage versus Fantastic Maxx
Rhett Titus versus Unbreakable Andy versus Drew Blood
"Firebird" Jorge Santi versus Golden Lynx versus Brett Thunder
The four winners will go on to the Semifinals, and then the Final Match, to earn the coveted trophy.

This event will definitely be ranked up there with all the top wrestling spectaculars of 2008, whether on pay-per-view or otherwise, so don't miss out! Tickets are still available, at only $18 for adults and $16 for kids and seniors, and can be purchased by calling NWS at (732) 888-1704. All major credit cards are accepted, and group rates are available for groups of ten or more. Remaining seats, if any, will go on sale at the door one hour before bell time.
Follow NWS on the Web at www.nwswrestling.com.

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NCW & NEW TV presents...

THAT PRO WRESTLING SHOW !

Catch us Monday Night's at 6:00pm on York's Comcast Cable Network, Channel 16

Monday's show will be 1st run w/ encore presentations running at 3:00am Tuesday morning and again at 11:00pm on Wed. nights !

Our pilot episode is set to premier on Monday April 21 and will feature classic NCW matches such as Jerry "The King" Lawler w/ Missy Hyatt VS. Chris Candito w/ Tammy "Sunny" Sytch and the NCW original/invention Cage-O-Terror, plus other great matches and commentary from your hosts "Dirty Deeds" Darren Wyse and "Chippendale" Judge Lawless.

All business's interested in advertising and/or doing commercials for
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Another near capacity crowd came and witnessed the pro wrestling version of the traveling carnival road show, known to many as National Wrestling Superstars to Kearny, NJ this past Saturday where the masses were entertained once again, which is after all what this is all about.

Opening bout action

Nicky Oceans & Corey Havoc teamed up for the first time (and could be a long term partnership in the making) as they defeated Travis Blake and Mighty Mikey Pacifica.

The next bit of action, Kevin Knight, Ace Darling and manager Gigolo Joe Jones made an impromptu entrance as they all did a shoot on their opponents later on that night.

Match #2

Return Grudge Match

JD Smooth, with manager Kevin Knight came up on the short end as the Filipino Firecracker Franciz got revenge for what these two did to him in a recent bout in front of a packed house in Bloomfield High School.

Match #3

Battle of the Princesses

Princess Jana def Princess Alere Little Feather in a very entertaing ladies contest

Match #4

NWS NJ Heavyweight title lumberjack match. Kevin Knight with pro lumberjacks Ace Darling, JD Smooth, Nicky Oceans, Corey Havoc and Ryan Blackheart were all quite visibly upset when Vicious Vin retained his heavyweight title with his everyday "Joe's" lumberjacks, from the Passaic Valley Sewage Commission who were bullied throughout the bout by the "pro's", finally had enough and turned their venom on JD Smooth and others which distracted Kevin Knight, but not Vicious Vin who came away with the victory nod.

Match#5

In a battle of the big men, newcomer Ryan Blackheart came away with a victory over Biggie Biggs and in a rare show of true sportsmanship and conduct, Biggs acknowledged the victory of Blackheart, shook hands as Blackheart raised both his and Biggs hand in victory and the fans truly appreciated the jester.

Main Event #6

Ace Darling and manager the verbal assassin Gigolo Joe Jones played cat and mouse throughout their bout with the legendary Greatest WWE Intercontinental champion of all time, The Honky Tonk Man as Honky had his legion of fans all singing in unison prior to the bout and then had a ring full of young wrestling fans dancing with him after his victory over Darling and Jones

A great evening for al the fans, the Boys and Girls Club of Kearny as smiles were seen leaving the scene and talking about next weekend's J-Cup Tournament being held at the Manville VFW Hall where lots of surprises, as always will be in store. Visit www.nwswrestling.com for all the latest news. For tickets to all NWS events call 732-888-1704

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PWU 4/19 Results; Thank You Tod; Roster Additions; More
ProWrestlingUnplugged.com

Pro Wrestling Unplugged "Cuffed + Caged 2" Results:

* "The All American" Chris Ansert def. Javi-Air
* The B.E.T. (Josh Emanuel/Lamont Williams) def. The New Jersey Allstars (Lucky/Danny Rage)
* PWU Women's champion Amy Lee def. Dr. Don Bootz
* PWU World Heavyweight champion "Fabulous" John McChesney retains the title by DQ after being hit with brass knuckles by Mr. Wrestling 4, who revealed himself to be Devon Moore
* PWU Tag champions All Money Is Legal (K-Murda/K-Pusha) and The Best Around (TJ Cannon/Bruce Maxwell) went to a 20 minute time limit draw. The draw continued through two more five minute extensions to the time limit

*Cuffed + Caged Main Event:
**Eddie Kingston had to pull from the event due to a family emergency**
**Stephanie Flash asked that instead of being cuffed to Tod Gordon If Team Flash gets the win they get 5 minutes alone in the cage with Tod Gordon. But if PWU wins, Stephanie gets 5 minutes in the cage**

Entry #1 - Jose Maximo (Team Flash)
Entry #2 - Drew Blood (Team PWU)
Entry #3 - ZBARR (Team Flash)
Elimination #1 - Drew Blood (Team PWU)
Entry #4 - Aramis (Team PWU)
Entry #5 - Joel Maximo (Team Flash)
Entry #6 - Teddy Fine (Team PWU)
Entry #7 - Luke Hawx (Team Flash)
Eliminated #2 - Aramis (Team PWU)
Entry #8 - Amy Lee (Team PWU)
Eliminated #3 & 4 by Amy Lee - The S.A.T. (Team Flash)
Entry #9 - Adam Flash (Team Flash)
Entry #10 - Too Cold Scorpio (Team PWU)
Eliminated #5 - Luke Hawx (Team Flash) by Too Cold Scorpio
Eliminated #6 - ZBARR (Team Flash) by Teddy Fine & Amy Lee
Eliminated #7 - Adam Flash (Team Flash) By Too Cold Scorpio - Giving Team PWU the win

In the coming weeks ProWrestlingUnplugged.com will air the cage match FREE OF CHARGE!

Thank You to Tod Gordon:

At the conclusion of Cuffed + Caged 2 Tod Gordon retired from professional wrestling. PWU would like to thank Tod Gordon for all the great memories he has left on PWU and the wrestling world. Tod Gordon, you will be greatly missed.

PWU Will Return in JUNE:

Pro Wrestling Unplugged will proudly support Council Rock Holland Little League in June at a date to be announced within the coming weeks. Visit CHRLL.com for more information on Counil Rock Holland Little League.

Check out ProWrestlingUnplugged.com for the latest on upcoming events at PWU's new home at The World Gym in Philadelphia.

PWU's Next Evolution:

Rumors continue out of this past weekend as to the future of Pro Wrestling Unplugged, including who will be PWU's next commissioner? Now names like Al Snow, Bushwacker Luke, and John House have been added to the list.

One thing not in question: PWU's Funding Owner and C.E.O. Johnny Kashmere has named Nate Stein as PWU's Executive Vice President. Soon, you will catch an exclusive interview with Kashmere and Stein at ProWrestlingUnplugged.com.

Also added to PWU's roster: Quiet Storm, Rockin' Rebel, The Best Around (TJ Cannon/Bruce Maxwell), and Lucky. On the Extended/Future Roster: Gangrel, The Angus Brothers, Joe Ettel, Oscar, and Phil Boucher.

For all the latest, Experience the New Edge at ProWrestlingUnplugged.com as we bring you into "WRESTLE-REALITY".

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Night Of Legends 2008 DVD Just Released!

IWC has just released the DVD of the Night of Legends show from April
12 in Franklin PA. This memorable event features stars past and
present, including Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Greg "The Hammer"
Valentine, Marty Jannetty, Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake,
Demolition,
The Powers of Pain, John McChesney, Dennis Gregory, Ricky Reyes, and
many more.

Also available is the complete DVD set of the Night of Legends,
consisting of all four of the events. Legends such as Larry Zbyszko,
Bruno Sammartino, Tito Santana, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, Mick
Foley,
Kamala, and Superfly Jimmy Snuka are featured from these past shows.

The Night of Legends 2008 DVD can be purchased individually for $15, or
as part of the complete set for only $30!

To purchase these DVDs, go to the video store on www.iwcwrestling.com

You can now purchase DVDs of past IWC shows safely and securely on our
website using your credit card via PayPal. You do not have to be a
member of PayPal to purchase videos, tickets or merchandise.

The International Wrestling Cartel has been western-Pennsylvania's
largest and most exciting wrestling promotion for almost seven years,
and has grown large enough to warrant DVD distribution deals with
ROHwrestling.com and smartmarkvideo.com. Using a healthy dose of
established talent like "The Shooter" Brent Albright, AJ Styles, Ricky
Reyes, Delirious, and Low Ki, along with an impressive array of
fast-rising local talent such as The Gambino Brothers, Jason Gory,
Shiima Xion, and "Fabulous" John McChesney, IWC has grown to become one
of the most successful indy promotions today. For more information go
to www.IWCwrestling.com.

Credit: A1 Wrestling Newsletter