1997 in IWA Mid-South

Unnamed Event (January 5, 1997)

Date: January 5, 1997
Arena: ????
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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(Empty)

Winter Wars 1997

Date: January 9, 1997
Arena: ????
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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(Empty)

Put Up or Shut Up

Date: January 30, 1997
Arena: ????
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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American Kickboxer - "Bring da Ruckus" by Wu-Tang Clan
Chris Comet - "Gel (Edit) (0:14)" by Collective Soul
Danny Dee - "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC
Ian Rotten - "War Pigs" by Black Sabbath
Macho Warrior Ric Hogan - "Real American" by Kenny Bernhard, Mona Flambé & Rick Derringer
Mad Man Pondo - "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" by The Smashing Pumpkins
Ox Harley - "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" by AC/DC
The Rough Ryders (Rough Ryder Cody & Rough Ryder Coy) - "Wanted Dead or Alive" by Bon Jovi
Sean Casey - "I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred
Tarek The Great - "Loss of Control [Tora! Tora! Intro]" by Van Halen
Tom Burton - "????" by ????
Tommy Rich - "Back in Black" by AC/DC
Trustworthy Taz - "This Is How We Do It (Funkmaster Flex Radio Mix)" by Montell Jordan
The War Machines (War Machine #1 & War Machine #2) - "War Machine" by KISS

Extreme Measures 1997

Date: February 20, 1997
Arena: ????
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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American Kickboxer - "Bring da Ruckus" by Wu-Tang Clan
Chris Comet - NO THEME
Doug Gilbert - ENTRANCE CUT FROM VHS
Gator McAllister - ENTRANCE CUT FROM VHS
Ian Rotten & Mad Man Pondo - "War Pigs" by Black Sabbath
Kip Morris - "????" by ????
Ox Harley & Tom Burton - "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" by AC/DC
Ricky Morton - "Hells Bells" by AC/DC
The Rough Ryders (Rough Ryder Cody & Rough Ryder Coy) - "????" by ????
Sean Casey - NO THEME
Tarek The Great - "Chicken Huntin' (Slaughter House Mix)" by Insane Clown Posse
Tommy Rich - "Back in Black" by AC/DC
Tower of Doom - ENTRANCE CUT FROM VHS
The War Machines (War Machine #1 & War Machine #2) - "War Machine" by KISS

Unnamed Event (March 12, 1997)

Date: March 12, 1997
Arena: ????
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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(Empty)

Eddie Gilbert Memorial Show

Date: March 13, 1997
Arena: ????
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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Ace Madison & Tracy Smothers - "Long Haired Country Boy" by The Charlie Daniels Band
American Kickboxer - ENTRANCE CUT FROM DVD
Bull Pain - "Walk" by Pantera
Debbie Combs - "New Attitude" by Patti LaBelle
Dory Funk Jr. - "Blame It on Texas" by Mark Chesnutt
Doug Gilbert - "We Will Rock You" by Queen
Gator McAllister & Rico Beatty - "????" by ????
Ian Rotten - "Unholy (Edit) [Ezekiel 25:17 Intro]" by KISS
Justin St. John - "If Shania Was Mine" by Cledus T. Judd
Kip Morris - "Thunder Kiss '65" by White Zombie
Les Thatcher - NO THEME
Luna Vachon - "Enter Sandman" by Metallica
Mad Man Pondo - "Bullet With Butterfly Wings [Toccata and Fugue in D Minor Intro]" by The Smashing Pumpkins
Ox Harley - NO THEME
Ricky Morton - "Hells Bells" by AC/DC
Tarek The Great - "Loss of Control [Tora! Tora!]" by Van Halen
Terry Funk - "La Grange" by ZZ Top
Tommy Gilbert - "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer
Tommy Rich - "Black in Black" by AC/DC
Tower of Doom - "Break the System Down" by My Own Victim
The Vampire Warrior - "Enter Sandman" by Metallica
Vladimir Koloff - "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses

Crowning of a Champion

Date: April 3, 1997
Arena: ????
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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Bull Pain - "Eruption" by Van Valen
Chris Kidd - "God of Thunder" by KISS
Ian Rotten - "Unholy (Edit) [Ezekiel 25:17 Intro]" by KISS
Justin St. John - "Dead & Bloated" by Stone Temple Pilots
Kip Morris - "Winning" by Santana
Mad Man Pondo - "Bullet With Butterfly Wings [Toccata and Fugue in D Minor Intro]" by The Smashing Pumpkins
Mike Simpleton - ENTRANCE CUT FROM VHS
Ox Harley - "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" by AC/DC
Tarek The Great - ENTRANCE CUT FROM VHS
Tower of Doom - "Break the System Down" by My Own Victim
War Machine #1 - "War Machine" by KISS
War Machine #2 - "War Machine" by KISS

April Bloodshowers 1997

Date: April 17, 1997
Arena: Derby Park Expo Home
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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American Kickboxer - "Panama" by Van Valen
Bull Pain - "Eruption" by Van Valen
Chris Kidd - "The Beautiful People" by Marilyn Manson
Danny Dee - "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC
Ian Rotten - "War Pigs" by Black Sabbath
Ian Rotten, Mad Man Pondo & Ox Harley - "War Pigs" by Black Sabbath
Kip Morris - "Winning" by Santana
Ox Harley - "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" by AC/DC
Rollin' Hard - "I Don't Want to Be Called Yo Niga" by Public Enemy
Tarek The Great - "Loss of Control [Tora! Tora! Intro]" by Van Halen
Tower of Doom - "Break the System Down" by My Own Victim
Tracy Smothers - "Long Haired Country Boy" by The Charlie Daniels Band
Tyrin - "Architecture of Aggression" by Megadeth

Derby Madness 1997

Date: May 1, 1997
Arena: Derby Park Expo Home
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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American Kickboxer - "Bring da Ruckus" by Wu-Tang Clan
Bull Pain - "Eruption" by Van Valen
Chris Kidd - "God of Thunder (Live)" by KISS
Doug Gilbert - "We Will Rock You" by Queen
Gator McAllister & Ian Rotten - "Ballad of Gator McKluskly" by Jerry Reed
The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher) - "Madman" by Silverchair
J.C. Ice - "Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check" by Busta Rhymes feat. Rampage
Mad Man Pondo - "Come Out and Play" by The Offspring*
Ox Harley (1st) - "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" by AC/DC
Ox Harley (2nd) - "Enter Sandman" by Metallica*
Rollin' Hard - "Ambitionz az a Ridah" by 2Pac
Tarek The Great - "Badstreet U.S.A." by Michael Hayes & The Badstreet Band*
Tower of Doom (1st) - "Break the System Down" by My Own Victim
Tower of Doom (2nd) - "Thunder Kiss '65" by White Zombie*
Tracy Smothers - "Long Haired Country Boy" by The Charlie Daniels Band

* - These wrestlers were using this track to parody a certain wrestler from the past era. For some odd reason, "Man in the Box" by Alice in Chains (better known as Tommy Dreamer's entrance song) played but nobody came out.

Irreparable Damage

Date: May 8, 1997
Arena: ????
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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American Kickboxer - "Bring da Ruckus" by Wu-Tang Clan
Blaze - "No Easy Way Out" by Robert Tepper
Bull Pain - "Eruption" by Van Halen
Chris Kidd - NO THEME
Danny Dee - "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC
Doug Gilbert & J.C. Ice - "We Will Rock You" by Queen
Gator McAllister - "Ballad of Gator McKluskly" by Jerry Reed
Ian Rotten - "The Beautiful People" by Marilyn Manson
Mad Man Pondo & Ox Harley - "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" by AC/DC
Rick Wilde - "Runnin' With the Devil" by Van Halen
Ricky Morton - "Hells Bells" by AC/DC
Rollin' Hard - "Hail Mary" by Makaveli feat. Kastro, Prince Ital Joe & Young Noble
Tarek The Great - "And the Cradle Will Rock..." by Van Halen
Tower of Doom - "Break the System Down" by My Own Victim
The War Machines (War Machine #1 & War Machine #2) - "War Machine" by KISS
Wolfie D - "Here Comes the Hotstepper (Heartical Mix)" by Ini Kamoze

Unnamed Event (May 15, 1997)

Date: May 15, 1997
Arena: ????
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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(Empty)

Unnamed Event (June 15, 1997)

Date: June 15, 1997
Arena: ????
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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(Empty)

Tag Team Title Tournament

Date: July 18, 1997
Arena: Derby Park Expo Home
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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(Empty)

Extreme Heaven 1997

Date: July 19, 1997
Arena: Derby Park Expo Home
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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Blaze - "The God That Failed" by Metallica
Ian Rotten - "The Beautiful People" by Marilyn Manson
Phoenix - "Breathe" by The Prodigy
Rollin' Hard - "Good Times [Gonna Have a Good Time / Sanford and Son Theme (The Streetbeater) Intro]" by Blinky Williams & Jim Gilstrap
Salvatore Sincere - "????" by ????
Twiggy Ramirez - "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Marilyn Manson
Wolf - "Grind" by Alice in Chains

NOTE: The rest of the entrances were removed from the VHS.

TV Taping

Date: August 2, 1997
Arena: National Guard Armory
Location: Bardstown, Kentucky, USA

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(Empty)

Unnamed Event (August 21, 1997)

Date: August 21, 1997
Arena: Derby Park Expo Home
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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(Empty)

Unnamed Event (August 28, 1997)

Date: August 28, 1997
Arena: ????
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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(Empty)

When Two Sides Go to War

Date: September 4, 1997
Arena: ????
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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(Empty)

Unnamed Event (September 11, 1997)

Date: September 11, 1997
Arena: ????
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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(Empty)

Unnamed Event (September 18, 1997)

Date: September 18, 1997
Arena: ????
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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(Empty)

Unnamed Event (September 20, 1997)

Date: September 20, 1997
Arena: National Guard Armory
Location: Bardstown, Kentucky, USA

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(Empty)

Unnamed Event (September 25, 1997)

Date: September 25, 1997
Arena: ????
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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(Empty)

Unnamed Event (September 30, 1997)

Date: September 30, 1997
Arena: ????
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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(Empty)

Unnamed Event (October 7, 1997)

Date: October 7, 1997
Arena: ????
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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(Empty)

Unnamed Event (October 14, 1997)

Date: October 14, 1997
Arena: ????
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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(Empty)

King of the Death Matches 1997

Date: October 21, 1997
Arena: ????
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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Axl Rotten - "The Beautiful People" by Marilyn Manson
Balls Mahoney - "Suicide Solution" by Ozzy Osbourne
Bull Pain - "Eruption" by Van Halen
Cash Flo - "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne
Doug Gilbert - "We Will Rock You" by Queen
Ian Rotten - "The Beautiful People" by Marilyn Manson
Mad Man Pondo - "Bullet With Butterfly Wings [Toccata and Fugue in D Minor Intro]" by The Smashing Pumpkins
Ox Harley - "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" by AC/DC
Rollin' Hard - "Good Times [Gonna Have a Good Time / Sanford and Son Theme (The Streetbeater) Intro]" by Blinky Williams & Jim Gilstrap
Tower of Doom - "Break the System Down" by My Own Victim
War Machine #1 - "War Machine" by KISS
War Machine #2 - "War Machine" by KISS

Unnamed Event (October 28, 1997)

Date: October 28, 1997
Arena: ????
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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(Empty)

The Night the Rats Cried

Date: November ??, 1997
Arena: ????
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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(Empty)

1st Anniversary Show

Date: November 4, 1997
Arena: ????
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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(Empty)

Unnamed Event (November 7, 1997)

Date: November 7, 1997
Arena: ????
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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(Empty)

Unnamed Event (November 11, 1997)

Date: November 11, 1997
Arena: ????
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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(Empty)

Unnamed Event (November 18, 1997)

Date: November 18, 1997
Arena: ????
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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(Empty)

Gorefeast 1997

Date: November 27, 1997
Arena: ????
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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(Empty)

Unnamed Event (December 2, 1997)

Date: December 2, 1997
Arena: Derby Park Expo Home
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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(Empty)

Unnamed Event (December 4, 1997)

Date: December 4, 1997
Arena: ????
Location: Lexington, Kentucky, USA

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(Empty)

Unnamed Event (December 9, 1997)

Date: December 9, 1997
Arena: Derby Park Expo Home
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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(Empty)

Unnamed Event (December 16, 1997)

Date: December 16, 1997
Arena: Derby Park Expo Home
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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(Empty)