Independent Wrestling Federation
www.WrestlingIWF.com

RESULTS:

IWF "February Fury Weekend" Day 2
Sunday, February 20, 2005
IWF Centre, West Paterson, NJ

1. Playboy Vik Voorhees defeated Chris Steeler w/ Jana

2. IWF American Champion Biggie Biggs defeated Travis Blake to retain the title

3. IWF Tag Team Champions Kevin Knight & Dangerous Dan McGuire defeated Tony Torres & Antonio Rivera w/ Shayla to retain the titles

4. IWF Heavyweight Champion BoneCrusher Fred Sampson defeated Damian Adams to retain the title

5. IWF Junior Heavyweight Champion Aaron Stride defeated Sean Royal to retain the title

6. Travis Blake & Vik Voorhees & Mike Capozzi defeated Robby Morrison & Chad Andrews & Nick Sabre

7. Roman defeated Outlaw Shane O'Brien by disqualification in a Lumberjack Match after interference by Fred Sampson

IWF "February Fury Weekend" Day 1
Saturday, February 19, 2005
IWF Centre, West Paterson, NJ

1. Dangerous Dan McGuire defeated Playboy Vik Voorhees

2. Tommy Penmanship defeated Pete Hanover w/ Carrie

3. Kevin Knight defeated Travis Blake

4. Intellectual Arch Kincaid defeated IWF American Champion Biggie Biggs by count-out

5. Tony Torres & Antonio Rivera w/ Shayla defeated Aaron Stride & Chris Steeler w/ Jana to become the number one contenders for the IWF Tag Titles

6. Sean Royal defeated Eddie Krayz to become the number one contender for the IWF Junior Title

7. Roman defeated IWF Heavyweight Champion BoneCrusher Fred Sampson by disqualification after interference by Arch Kincaid

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IWF Wrestlers at Upcoming WWE TV Tapings:
Kevin Knight & Fred Sampson @ WWE SmackDown
Tuesday, February 22, 2005, Philadelphia, PA
&
Fred Sampson & Biggie Biggs @ WWE Raw
Monday, February 28, 2005, Providence, RI
&
Fred Sampson & Roman @ WWE SmackDown
Tuesday, March 1, 2005, Albany, NY


For IWF information visit www.WrestlingIWF.com

For Roman information visit RomanWrestling.8m.com

For Kevin Knight information visit KevinKnight.8m.com

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www.WrestlingIWF.com
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Twist and yell

Friday, February 18, 2005
BY CAROLINA GONZALEZ
FOR THE STAR-LEDGER

Would-be grapplers longing to piledrive, bulldog and body slam can make their ring fantasies come true at schools like the Camp IWF Pro Wrestling Training School in West Paterson.

Kevin Knight opened the school in 1999 after a career in public relations and several years knocking around as a wrestler in leagues around the Northeast. Knight, 30, has retired from the ring, but still gets a thrill tagging others in. "People enjoy being involved in an activity they enjoyed watching as a child," he said of his students.

IWF students -- there are currently about 35 active, and 200 have hit the mats since it opened -- tend to have the mild-mannered professions of superhero alter egos: college students, teachers, social workers, Knight says. The same goes for the teachers. When instructor Nick Podsvirow, who uses the nom de guerre Biggie Biggs, is not teaching how to head butt without inducing a concussion, he works as a park ranger in Monmouth County.

Half of IWF's 10-month, $2,000 course is spent on the technical aspect of wrestling, learning how to perform hair-raising stunts safely, and lots of cardiovascular and aerobic training. The other half is spent on showmanship, developing a ring persona, learning to pace performances, being able to yell without straining your voice. "Someone who isn't the best athlete but has a good personality can do well," Knight says.

Students can take classes as many as four times a week. Some train simply to keep in shape, but others hope to become the next Stone Cold Steve Austin. Roman Zacharko, 24, of Manville, was in Knight's first class and has performed in WWE shows. Pro hopefuls get instruction in "scientific" holds and moves like body slams (throwing yourself on your opponent to knock him on his back onto the mat), bulldogs (grabbing your opponent around the neck and leaping onto the canvas head first) and supplexes (lifting your opponent over your head and dropping him on the mat).

Podsvirow said wrestling before an audience is a dream come true for him, and he expects to live the dream for years to come. "If I'm not wrestling, something's missing."

The Camp IWF Pro Wrestling Training School is at 32 Willow Way, West Paterson. Call (973) 345-7745 or visit www.wrestlingiwf.com.