Samoa Joe vs Brad Bradley (IWA Mid-South, 4-9-2005)

IWA Mid-South Simply the Best 6, Highland, IN

A request! This one came in about a month ago from the great Joe Hulbert on my birthday. First of all, thank you. Second of all, the request was “a Samoa Joe match of your choice” and my mind immediately went to digging into his IWA Mid-South run, because I like to take any excuse.

Commentary mentions the night before in Midlothian, Ill., where Joe wrestled Ian Rotten, which was always the greatest honor an indie star could be given in 2003-05 IWA MS, to roll around a little with Ian. And yes, it was a good fucking match.

(Requests open and tips always appreciated!)

Tank vs Brad Bradley (IWA MS, 9-23-2005)

IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational, Hammond, IN

They keep saying Brad Bradley is “making his return to IWA Mid-South” but he’d last wrestled for the company less than two months before this so, like, I don’t remember if he had an issue and announced he was leaving and then was talked back in within a week or what, but by the end of the year he ends up with a WWE developmental deal and hits Deep South Wrestling to start 2006.

Brad Bradley & Ryan Boz vs The Ring Crew Express (IWA MS, 5-8-2004)

IWA Mid-South Meeting of the Minds, Highland, IN

Dunn and Marcos were subs for the Havana Pitbulls, who would come in three weeks later. Well, kinda. It wasn’t Rocky Romero and Ricky Reyes, it was Reyes and Puma, the young TJP.

Brad Bradley & Ryan Boz vs Tank & Iceberg vs The Wildcards (IWA MS, 9-18-2004)

IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational, Highland, IN

After three hours of wrestling-on-tape time for night two, the 2004 TPI quarterfinal round is finished, so that means MORE SPICY NON-TOURNAMENT ACTION! This is a three-way dance for the IWA Mid-South tag belts, held by the bruiser team of Bradley and Boz, taking on the enormous Tank and more enormous Iceberg from NWA Wildside, plus Chikara’s upstart young fucks The Wildcards, Black Jack Marciano and Eddie Kingston.