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[bnmvs]

Episode 5 of Fannin's Flashbacks is LIVE! On this episode, Jim sits down with “The Mayor” Rich Wayne. Great friends for the past 28 years that met at IWA Mid-South where both were mistaken for being with the Kentucky State Athletic Commission because they took notes to post results on AOL Grandstand! That friendship grew into late nights at JBoy’s restaurant until 5 am after shows, midnight bowling with Brent Blades and Nick Maniwa, doing a podcast called Seinfeld, Friends, and Wrestling together and going to 25 out of the 30 current MLB stadiums together on their yearly baseball trips together. Hear Rich discuss his friendship with Reckless Youth, putting the IWA softball team together, and being fooled into hauling around a broken trophy thinking it was legitimately the Brawl For All trophy that Bart Gunn received from WWF! Listen to Jim tell the story of sleeping with a WWE HOFer on the very first road trip he did in the wrestling business & so much more this week on Fannin's Flashbacks!

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[bnmvs]

After the hell month of Maniwa’s life, we’re finally dropping our AMA episode. We took questions anonymously on NGL & on social media.

Editor’s notes –

My timeline was wrong. KOTDM 2018 was May, Bentley did not perform in the tournament but was at the show. He wrestled at Prelude to Death the night before. So apologies for that.

Reed Bentley has been EPW Elite champion for 4,353 days

As always, you can find me @nickmaniwa on social media.

Give Reed Bentley a follow – @TheReedBentley

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[nickmaniwa]

They said it couldn’t be done

The BNMVS Podcast Network is returning! Ask Bentley & Maniwa Anything

We’re recording the next week and we want your questions

https://ngl.link/nickmaniwa Even downloaded NGL again for anonymous questions, ya cowards. Nothing off limits. Use #BNMVS plz

[nickmaniwa]

“Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa & Mike Ruff (of RuffFigures.com) bring the next installment of the Midsouth Memories: Spotlight to talk the infamous Tracy Smothers riot which took place at No Blood No Guts No Glory 2002 in Clarksville, IN. To set up a match later in the month, Tracy attacks “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton & all hell breaks loose. 22 years later & people that were involved at the show still don’t know what exactly went down…

Stick around after the show (30:00 min mark) for a bunch of classic Tracy clips!

If you have old IWAMS photos (96-05ish), please send them to me using the email listed below. Trying to preserve & archive as much IWAMS history as possible.

You can reach Nick Maniwa on all social media – @nickmaniwa

You can reach Mike Ruff on his official website – RuffFigures.com

If you have questions for Nick or Mike to answer on the show (or want a free Midsouth Memories sticker, send your address!) – [email protected]

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[nickmaniwa]

Back at it! April Bloodshowers 2018 is this month’s #MidsouthMemories

Chances are, you’ve never seen this show, so take a trip w/ us. Up on all the podcasts app, going up on YouTube now if that’s your jam.

Check out the OG flyer in the comments below. Tried to link all the pod catchers below. They finally killed Google Podcasts. If you don’t see the one you use, lemme know!

Also, graphic design is my passion. Shoutout Mouse & Beanz Wrestling Photography for the pic of me, Shotzi & Calvin.

“Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa & Mike Ruff (of RuffFigures.com) talk 2018’s April Bloodshowers featuring talent such as MJF, Shotzi Blackheart, Allie Kat, Mance Warner & many more as they battle in the back of an indoor flea market in Memphis, IN

If you have old IWAMS photos (96-05ish), please send them to me using the email listed below. Trying to preserve & archive as much IWAMS history as possible.

You can reach Nick Maniwa on all social media – @nickmaniwa

You can reach Mike Ruff on his official website – RuffFigures.com

If you have questions for Nick or Mike to answer on the show – [email protected]

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[nickmaniwa]

“Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa & Mike Ruff (of RuffFigures.com) talk Big Ass Christmas Bash 2013 featuring such topics as Billie Starkz wrestling inspiration, Dale Patricks almost dying, Divorce Court with Reed Bentley & Todd Morton, Jonathan Gresham stuck on a bus & lighttube contraptions!

If you have any show recommendations for January, please let us know. Looking in the eras of 03-06 and for it to be available on IWTV.

You can reach Nick Maniwa on all social media – @nickmaniwa

You can reach Mike Ruff on his official website – RuffFigures.com

You can find it on Google Podcasts (for now), Spotify & Apple Podcasts

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[nickmaniwa]

Little surprise for ya!

Episode 40 of the #BNMVS is live! Only took us 6 years to get there. This was recorded on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving 2023. I forgot we recorded it, oops. We talk about our lives since the last podcast, Thanksgiving night wrestling memories, Bentley’s latest shows including JCW vs The War Dogs & the most recent ICW NHB loop, talk about the good ol days of IWAMS & talk all kinds of BS.

You can find me on all social media – @nickmaniwa

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[nickmaniwa]

🦃🦃 S U R P R I S E 🦃🦃

“Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa & Mike Ruff (of RuffFigures.com) give a run down, just in time for the holiday, of IWA Midsouth’s Bloodfeast 2002 which took place on Thanksgiving night in our first episode of our rewatch series – Midsouth Memories. Lots of funny anecdotes and stories from what Maniwa remembers & from the first time viewing for Ruff.

You can reach Nick Maniwa on all social media – @nickmaniwa

You can reach Mike Ruff on his official website – RuffFigures.com

Available now on Google Podcasts, Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

Direct Download link - https://ia800504.us.archive.org/26/items/midsouth-memories-bloodfeast-2002_202311/MidsouthMemoriesBloodfeast2002.mp3

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[nickmaniwa]

WrestleManiwa w/ Mike Ruff (of RuffFigures.com)

The reboot of @wrestlemaniwa has dropped on Google Podcasts, Spotify & s Apple Podcasts

I talk to one of my best friends - Mike Ruff of RuffFigures.com. Full episode description below!

In this first episode of the WrestleManiwa reboot, I talk to longtime friend Mike Ruff. We talk our history, his history as a part of the Big Time Wrestling (Kirk White) family, action figures (naturally), funny wrestling stories, best person he's ever met in wrestling, a new podcast spinoff series & so much more.

You can check out what Mike Ruff has been doing by visiting his website - RuffFigures.com to see his online portfolio, check out his current eBay auctions or even order a custom figure. His commissions are open!

You can check me out @nickmaniwa on all social media. Please share, leave a review, subscribe & help spread the word!

(Apologies for the audio issues, still trying to get my feet wet again when it comes to audio editing <3 )

[teambestdude]

@wrestlemaniwa reboot has dropped on Google Podcast, Spotify & Apple Podcasts

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[iwamidsouth]

How did we get here? How did we get to potentially the last Ted Petty Invitational tournament? Well, you’d have to start at the beginning, before the TPI ran, the Sweet Science 16 walked.

It’s the year 2000 and after an influx of wrestlers from the Midwest to IWAMS - Chris Hero, Colt Cabana, CM Punk, Paul E Smooth, Ace Steel, plus our regular roster members (Suicide Kid, Tarek the Great, Harry Palmer, Chip Fairway, etc) not partaking in the deathmatch arts, the Sweet Science 16 was born. Chris Hero was the inaugural winner of the tournament in 2000, Ace Steel in 2001. Unfortunately the passing of the late great Ted Petty, professionally known as Flyboy Rocco Rock (of the Public Enemy) would lead to the Sweet Science 16 being renamed. Ian Rotten, with the blessing of the Petty family, renamed the tournament The Ted Petty Invitational. His reasoning that Rocco Rock, while known for helping innovate tables being used in those crazy ECW Arena brawls could realistically do it all. Brawler, lucha libre, technical, what we now call American Strong Style & anything in between.

The 2002 TPI featured Ken Anderson vs Colt Cabana, “Sick” Nick Mondo vs Spyder Nate Webb, Ace Steel vs Super Dragon, BJ Whitmer vs Matt Murphy, Jimmy Rave vs Tarek the Great, Chris Hero vs Matt Stryker, AJ Styles vs Christopher Daniels & CM Punk vs M-Dogg 20 to round out the field.

Hell of a tournament debut for 2002. 2003 was no different & of course everyone, if you’re a wrestling fan, knows about the 2004 TPI. A tournament myself & many others have called the greatest pro wrestling tournament in history.

Past tournament winners include BJ Whitmer, Danny Daniels, AJ Styles, Matt Sydal, Kongo Kong, Chris Hero (only man to win a SS16 & TPI tournament), Aaron Williams (first ever back to back), Larry D & most recently Tyler Matrix

Past competitors besides the ones listed include more than a handful of competitors on your TV screen nowadays - AJ Styles, CM Punk, Eddie Kingston, Chuck Taylor, Seth Rollins, Bryan Danielson, Samoa Joe, Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens, Bobby Fish, Roderick Strong, Ricochet, Mustafa Ali, Jonathan Gresham, Timothy Thatcher, Joey Janela, Sami Callihan, Rickey Shane Page, Larry D, among countless others you can see on your television wrestling program.

While I certainly hope it doesn’t end up being the last TPI tournament, there’s no denying the the impact the tournament has had since the name debuted in 2002. Who will be the 2021 TPI winner? Will Aaron Williams be the only man to win 3 TPI tournaments? Will an upstart like Billy Tipton etch his name in history by winning the last ever TPI? Could the back to back KOTDM Eric Ryan make history again? Will we have a standing room only selllout letting the TPI live to see 2022? The only way to find out is by being there live in Jeffersonville, IN at the ArenA this Friday & Saturday.

- Nick Maniwa

@nickmaniwa

TinyURL.com/TedPetty2021

[nickmaniwa]

IWA MS presents The 2019 Ted Petty Invitational!

Thursday September 12 & Friday September 13

Jeffersonville Arena

1416 Spring St.

Jeffersonville, IN

Tickets -

$50 for both nights -

$30 for single night ticket

PayPal.me/IWAMidsouthWrestling

Bell Time- 7:35ish

Doors open - 6:45pm

🚨 F O R M A T C H A N G E 🚨

The first round will be 1 on 1 matches. Here comes the change, the second round will be total elimination 3 way dances. Making the semi-finals & finals 1 on 1 matches.

Defending TPI Winner

“He. Is. Danger.” AARON WILLIAMS vs

“Punk Rock Princess” ALICE CROWLEY

FRED YEHI vs “Iron Demon” SHANE MERCER w/ JASON SAINT

JASON “The Gift” KINCAID vs “Ring Wizard” SAGE PHILIPS

MONSTA MACK vs “Legendary” LARRY D

ANTHONY HENRY vs “Indestructible” CALVIN TANKMAN

“The Deal” ADAM SLADE vs HC LOC

”King of Dong Style” JOEY RYAN vs PROJECT MONIX

IWA World Title Match

“Da Monsta” KONGO KONG defends vs “Barefoot Badass” MATT GILBERT

COREY ROBERTS vs “One Man Militia” MATTHEW JUSTICE

“Straight Brazy” BRAYDEN LEE vs “Air” BLAKE CHRISTIAN

TYLER MATRIX vs JOE “Trigga” TRAVIS

LOGAN JAMES vs “All Balls” KEVIN GIZA

https://www.facebook.com/events/444847926058405/?ti=icl

2019 Ted Petty Invitational - THURS 9/12 & FRI 9/13 - The ArenA

Event in Jeffersonville, IN by IWA Mid-South Wrestling on Friday, September 13 2019 with 111 people interested and 82 people going. 53 posts

[nickmaniwa]

One of my favorite shows of the season! Mention my name to guarantee a spot when you email!

#regram @iwamidsouth

THURSDAY! THURSDAY! THURSDAY!

If you’ve ever wanted to be part of the IWA roster or IWA staff, this is your way in. Calling all wrestlers, managers, valets, referees, commentators, announcers!

Fan voted winner faces the IWA World Champion “Legendary” LARRY D in the main event!

IWA Midsouth Wrestling presents 2019 Spring Tryout Show

THURSDAY APRIL 25, 2019

The ArenA

1416 Spring Street

Jeffersonville, IN

Doors open- 6:30

Bell Time- 7:00

All tickets - $10

If you’ve ever wanted to wrestle for IWAMS & can’t get your foot in the door….this is your foot!

Email IWAMidsouthWrestling to reserve your spot!

We don’t care what promotions you’ve worked for in the past/currently work for. Remember that we run every Thursday, if you get approval from the IWA fans, please make sure it’d be possible to make shows. Call time is 4:45pm.

🚨🚨 ALL INFO - http://tinyurl.com/IWASpringTryout19 🚨🚨

[nickmaniwa]

The lowest they’ve ever been.

Use code MANIA for 30% off and you can get a shirt for $14.19 or $15.19 (for 2X and up) SHIPPED (in the US).

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[nickmaniwa]

🚨🚨🚨 TONIGHT 🚨🚨🚨

IWA Mid-South Wrestling presents “The Juice is Worth the Squeeze” FRIDAY OCTOBER 5th, 2018 H20 Wrestling Center - Kevin Hogan Memorial Hall FKA OTW Arena 1041 Glassboro Road Building C | Suite 1 (Next to Anytime Fitness) Williamstown,NJ Tickets - Front Row - $25 General Admission - $20 Doors Open - 6:45pm Bell Time - 7:35pm

**MAIN EVENT** *KENZAN AND GUSSET PLATE BOARD/RAZORBLADE BOARD* JOHN WAYNE MURDOCH vs “Born Bad” JC ROTTEN

REED “By God” BENTLEY vs “The Bulldozer” MATT TREMONT

*NEW JERSEY STREET FIGHT* NICK GAGE vs CASANOVA VALENTINE

*IWA TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH* “The Top Guys” KEVIN GIZA and ADAM SLADE vs “Notorious Inc.” DEVON MOORE and DREW BLOOD

*IWA WOMENS TITLE MATCH* “The Ballsy Badass” SHOTZI BLACKHEART vs MARIA MANIC

*BATTLE OF THE BAD MEN* “Raging Bull” MANNY FERNANDEZ vs GARY JAY vs SHLAK

“Southern Psycho” MANCE WARNER vs KTB *IWA JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH - PAT MONIX vs “Hot Fiyah” MYRON REED https://www.instagram.com/p/BojprGYgnq1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1w8i7exka183x

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The Double Kong Challenge has been called “impossible” by foodies who’ve visited Highway 31 Diner And Dive. 8 ¼ pound patties, 8 ounces of mac and cheese, lettuce, pickles, tomatoes, onions, and 1 pound of fries. Do you think I got through it?

[shitloadsofwrestling]

Tripp Cassidy suffers a devastating injury [March 10th 2018]

The word “fake” gets uttered in professional wrestling a lot, but how can it be disputed when you have moments like these? At the 2018 Prince Of The Deathmatches tournament, “The Oddity” Tripp Cassidy competed in a Fans Bring The Weapons matches, in which a pane of glass used in a coffee table was set up. Cassidy went through the glass which broke into shards, one of which pierced his shoulder and left a sizeable hole which took seventeen staples to close up. 

There’s a more gruesome look at the hole just after the injury here, but trrrrust me… it’s not for the feint of heart. The cut was only one inch away from piercing a major artery which could have spelled the end of not just Cassidy’s career, but his life.

Fans are being encouraged to purchase Tripp’s merch in an effort to aide him in his hospital bills. You can do so by clicking on any of the links below:

https://www.fullygimmicked.com/product-page/tripp-cassidy-the-devil-wears-spandex

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https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/tcassidy

As someone who knows, manages, and loves Tripp, this is absolutely terrifying to see and think of how close he came to the edge. Please, if you could, help a brother out in this time of need because this is a horrifying injury.