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 Joe
Slaten
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the alabama wrestling
update 6/11
with the joykiller
a flatline entertainment
presentation
in association with www.usaindy.com
and www.alwrestling.cjb.net
to join the alabama
wrestling update send an email with
your request to antikaos@hotmail.com
tell your friends, family, enemies,
aw is back!
*introduction
*countdown to nwa-tna in huntsville,
al.
*gcw stays strong with riggs,daffney,bagwell,&more.
*more news
*continental flashback.
First of all, let me introduce myself
to the USA Independent Wrestling fans
out there. I am not just a writer but
a historian, a worker, and so much more.
They call me The Joykiller, some just
call me Joe Slaten. Call me what you
want, but nobody else will bring you
this much info on Alabama Wrestling,
and never will. My site ran for a good
2 years being voted one of the best
of all time. But now its a mere newsletter
mainly because I don't have the time
to maintain the site, and the fans need
to know whats going on in AL. I need
to tell you a little about my wrestling
history first so you know where I am
coming from.
I remember back when I was just a little
kid and my dad taking me down to the
Civic Center to see Continental Wrestling.
To me the best promotion ever to run
Alabama, and to this date no one has
been able to compete with the legacy
of Continental. You name them and they
were in Continental... From Scott Hall,
Yokozuna, Jerry Lawler, to Jeff Jarrett
who made rare apperances to regulars
like The Fullers, The Armstrongs, Dr.Tom
Prichard, The Dirty White Boy, Jerry
Stubbs, Wendell Cooley, Tracy Smothers,
The Rich's, Kevin Sullivan, The Flame,
Norvell Austin, Adrian Street, Bam Bam
Bigelow, Doug Furnas, and many others
were featured weekly from B'ham, Montgomery,
Dothan, as well as TN. These memories
are golden for anyone who were lucky
enough to get a chance to witness Continental.
Thank you for that legacy. Now its time
for a new legacy... I will continue
the legacy on my own if I must but I
would rather try and allign the promotions
in Alabama for the rest of the World
can see how good Wrestling is for Alabama.
I stepped into the ring for the first
time back in 1998 and been in and out
ever since. I do think 2002 is the year
for The Joykiller but until then here
is THE ALABAMA WRESTLING UPDATE!!!!!!!!!
*COUNTDOWN TO TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION*
NWA one of the biggest and best promotions
of all time have alligned with Jarrett
Promotions to present NWA TOTAL NONSTOP
ACTION, and the debut show is in HUNTSVILLE,
AL live only on Pay-Per-View. Wed June
19th!
Already signed to be there... SCOTT
HALL, JEFF JARRETT, KEN SHAMROCK, BRIAN
CHRISTOPHER, BUFF BAGWELL, RICKY STEAMBOAT,
HARLEY RACE, DORY FUNK JR, JERRY LYNN,
LENNY LANE, JOEL GERTNER, LODI, K-KWIK,
CROWBAR, STEVE CORINO, GANGREL, NORMAN
SMILEY, TOUGH ENOUGH JOSH MATHEWS, RICK
STEINER, KONNAN, RON HARRIS, DON HARRIS,
CHRISTIAN YORK, JOEY MATHEWS, PYSCHOSIS,
DAFFNEY, SCOTT ARMSTRONG, PLUS FROM
DUSTY RHODES'S TCW PROMOTION JORGE ESTRADA
& SONNY SIAKI, PLUS TONS MORE! SO
BE THERE!
For more info check out www.nwatna.com
*GCW at 5 Points this Saturday*
Saturday June 15th, 2002 - Birmingham
@ 5PointsMusicHall
*Featuring* DISCO INFERNO, MR.HUGHES,
Mad Dog Dan Sawyer, "The Machine"
Guff Grayson, Vinnie V, TC Carter, &
More.
Should be a great show I do believe
I will be in attendance unless plans
change.
Also GCW is going to be in Tuscaloosa,
AL @ Jupiter Bar & Grill featuring
Buff Bagwell, Daffney, Scotty Riggs,
Mad Dogg, Guff, Mason Fury, RL Fairfax,
Eli the Killer Klown and More! Looks
to be a big turnout.
*OTHER ALABAMA WRESTLING NEWS*
*The new fed TWA has cancelled the Elgin,
AL shows. Reason unknown.
*PWA is running weekly shows on Mondays
in Foley, AL @ Big Daddy's with all
the PWA stars The Black Sheep, Kornbred,
The Ebony Blondes, Nick Bondage, &
More. Speaking of PWA, Death Row should
be returning by the end of the summer.
He is out with an injury. PWA also runs
shows in Pensacola, FL on Sunday afternoons.
*Pro-Wrestling in Athens, AL every
Saturday night featuring Iceberg, Vinny
Mac, Smooth Operators, & More.
*Word has it that APCW out of Tuscaloosa,
AL is not dead afterall and could possibly
be returning by the end of the summer.
*SEW (Southeastern Extreme Wrestling)
will be in Dothan, AL @ Houston County
Farm Center on July 6th. Not sure who's
booked.
*CONTINENTAL FLASHBACK*
"Wild Cat" Wendell Cooley
defeats Jerry Stubbs (Mr.Olympia) in
a tournament final to win the vacated
Continental Heavyweight title on Sept.15.1986
in Birmingham, AL @ Boutwell Auditorium.
*Tournament Results*
Round 1:
Jerry Stubbs d. Brad Armstrong...
Kevin Sullivan d. Mike Headly...
Dr.Tom Prichard d. "Dirty White
Boy" Tony Anthony...
Roy Lee Welch d. Tim Horner...
Steve Armstrong d. The Raider...
Wendell Cooley got the pass the 1st
round...
Round 2:
Jerry Stubbs d. Kevin Sullivan...
Tom Prichard d. Roy Lee Welch...
Wendell Cooley d. Steve Armstrong?...
Round 3:
Wendell Cooley d. Tom Prichard...
Finals:
Cooley d. Jerry Stubbs to win the title.
Got any Continental memories, results,
photos, etc...? Send them to me! At
antikaos@hotmail.com
*Links of the Day*
www.puroresu.com
www.kayfabememories.com
www.prowrestlinghistory.com
www.weirdworldofwrestling.com
www.wrestlingarchives.com
www.alwrestling.cjb.net
www.usaindy.com
Drop me a line or 2 at antikaos@hotmail.com
www.alwrestling.cjb.net
http://members4.boardhost.com/ALwrestling2
2002 Flatline Entertainment/Alabama
Wrestling!!!
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