ANOTHER blog from Ivan the Impaler!

-That's right, FANS! 2 updates in one week!

-TWO of the matches in the opening-round of the Pier 6 Wrestling Shakedown TV Title Tournament were announced this past weekend on Shakedown TV. They are:
-----Cody Deaner vs. John McChesney
-----Preston Wyatt Parks vs. Andrew Davis

-The other 2 matchups will be announced this coming weekend on TV. OR, you can just move on over to Pineapple Jack's in Rochester this Sunday (Oct.12th) and see for yourself! Watch this week's episode of Shakedown TV at 3 PM, then stay to watch the TV Title Tournament beginning at 4. It's like a 2-for-1 deal! Sorta......

-Anyone who saw this weekend's match between Eric Everlast and Troy Buchanan has to be scratching their heads...why did Troy do what he did? I'm still trying to get answers, but nobody's returning my calls.

-Meanwhile, Ed Delaney is STILL looking for his first win. He said recently that he's been studying tapes of Troy Buchanan in order to improve. I reckon' there were no tapes of Terry Funk, Harley Race or Ric Flair available. Ed better watch a LOT of tape in the next few days, because Mikhail Ruminov is next on his dance card.

-Been trying to catch up on some recreational reading lately. Now reading Milton's "Paradise Lost"

-Getting back to the title tournament. NOBODY is "awarded" a belt in P6W, they have to EARN it. It won't be easy, for a wrestler will have to win 3 matches to become the inaugural (and first) TV Champ. Will brute force, stamina, cunning or a combination of the three carry the day?

-Why was the Caesar at ringside with a notepad and pen watching the Preston W. Parks vs. Chris LaPlante match? Then again, maybe I'm better off not knowing. Who can figure out what that colorful (literally and figuratively) character is plotting?

-Our marketing department is busier than ever. They're currently working on a can opener that is non-electrical, but needs no physical effort whatsoever to operate. It's kinda like a perpetual motion machine, I suppose. No timetable yet as for when it'll be available to the general public.

-As many cinema fans know, Yours truly makes his big-screen debut in the sci-fi/horror/film noir epic entitled BITEZ, which premieres this Thursday (October 9th) at the Market Arcade Cinema in Buffalo, NY. I have a brief, yet crucial role. In movie parlance, I guess I'm a "heel", but I suppose that's all relative in this day and age.

IVAN T. IMPALER

NEWS UPDATES FROM P6W - October

- The day is rapidly approaching when the first (and inaugural) Pier 6 Wrestling "Shakedown" TV Champion will be crowned. Well, not literally, "crowned", but he'll get a title belt.

Sunday, October 12 at Pineapple Jack's in Rochester. It'll be a one-day, 8-person tournament. You'll see a champion anointed. It's history in the making. I'm sure you can come up with other cliches.

There's no reason not to be there. The show starts at 4 PM. There is NO Bills' game that week (bye week), so you don't have to paint your face red, blue and white (but you can if you choose.) The next day is a legal holiday, so you can stay for the duration and party like it's 1999...or 1492......

In other words, if you're a real wrestling fan, you have no excuses for not being there.

- A good question asked by some. WHO will be the 8 participants in the tourney? The answer: you'll have to watch Shakedown TV this Sunday (Monday in Suburban Erie County) to find out some of the names...HOWEVER, those who watched this past weekend's edition of Shakedown TV heard one wrestler pretty much imply that he WILL be in the tournament, even though the Championship Committee had not yet officially told him so. He's no Jonny-come-lately to P6W, so maybe he's right.

- This weekend 's show also contains the inaugural (and first) "Pier 6 Brawl." The Brawl is a 3-way match with NO Disqualifications. It's Frank Zimmerman (with the mysterious Mia Mauler) vs. Canada's Andrew Davis vs. The Mastiff. What role will Mia play, if any, in this match? Also, there's no guarantee that all 3 of these competitors will be in the Title Tournament, so a win will sure look good on somebody's resume.....

- Is Troy Buchanan playing headgames with Eric Everlast? Troy challenged Eric to a match WITHOUT any of Eric's cronies from the O'Sullivan Clan at ringside. Why is Troy trying to inject "right and wrong" into this dispute? There is no morality in pro wrestling (some would say). It's no secret to observers of the local scene that Troy and Eric go back a long way, both as friends and foes. A lot of past history may be coming to the forefront when they meet Sunday on Shakedown TV.

- Speaking of the O'Sullivan Clan, Mikhail Ruminov is said to be a good friend of the nephew of former Russian President Vladimir Putin. Word on the streets of Moscow is that Putin (who is still a high-ranking government official) has been following the career of the Stalingrad Strangler very closely. Might he have plans for Mikhail the next time Russia invades another country without provocation?

- I've asked several people about rumors that P6W is developing it's own Energy Drink. Everyone is silent on the issue, but an anonymous source informs me that Corporate has been trading e-mails with a well-known Nutritional Research Firm about "product development", citing repeated mentions of "tangy orange flavoring".

- Bring extra money when you go to P6W on Sunday October 12 at Pineapple Jack's. We'll have an expanded merchandise table with lots of DVD's to purchase. Nobody with a functioning brain can seriously dispute that P6W videos are the best produced in this region. If you believe otherwise, then, in my opinion, you're an idiot.

- The Bum Fight Club...I mean seriously, what is it with these guys? Yes, they're tough, but they really have to do something about that body odor problem. Then again, if you live in a garbage dumpster, you have two strikes against you......

-Speaking of two strikes, we're proud of the wrestling talent assembled in the P6W lockeroom. As at least one "wrestler" recently found out, entry is hard to obtain, and if you do get in, that doesn't make you a lifer.

-"Big Rig" Brodie Lee is still serving his 30-day suspension for attacking referees, TV announcers, innocent bystanders, etc. Since the suspension was set down on Sept. 7th, it will expire very soon....perhaps TOO soon, for some......

- I don't get the fascination with pre-season (exhibition) sports. Watching them on TV when nothing else is on is one thing, but paying money to see a game where the starters won't even have 1/3 of the playing time baffles me. When they are playing, they're trying not to get hurt. And the teams aren't trying to win. I don't get it. I know why the teams do it, but why do people pay to see it? (Unless, of course, it's a tax write-off).

-As always, when going to Pineapple Jack's for a P6W TV Taping, get there at 3 PM so you can watch that week's edition of Shakedown TV. Plus, by arriving earlier, you have an excuse to drink more. Not that you need one...(Please drink responsibly. Designated drivers are suggested, unless it's Nick Bollea).

IVAN T. IMPALER