Jersey All Pro Wrestling

Jersey All Pro Wrestling
Jersey All Pro Wrestling
Acronym JAPW
Founded 01997-04-19 April 19, 1997
Style Professional wrestling
Headquarters New Jersey
Founder(s) "Fat" Frank Iadeavia
Owner(s) Jeff Shapiro
Formerly NSWA

Jersey All Pro Wrestling (JAPW) is an independent wrestling promotion based in New Jersey.

Contents

History

1997

Jersey All Pro Wrestling is an independent wrestling promotion that was founded by "Fat" Frank Iadeavia on April 19, 1997.[1] This promotion was born out of a dream of "Fat" Frank. He wanted to take the promotion in a different direction than others. "Fat" Frank took a group of misfit wrestlers who were not used in other promotion for various reasons and booked them in a show on that night under the promotion name.

During 1997, only two shows were ran, a precursor to JAPW, the wrestlers were friends who were not getting booked in other wrestling shows due to the politics in the New Jersey wrestling scene at that time. Also featured wrestlers like A-Train, and Alexander the Great who are better known as D-Von Dudley and Big Dick Dudley respectively. Other wrestlers like Rockin' Rebel and Little Guido who moved on to ECW as well as others became the foundation of the future of JAPW.

During July 1997, "Fat" Frank searched for a venue to house the promotion. While looking for a venue, he met a local businessman by the name of Jeff Shapiro. Shapiro owned a local building called Charity Hall and was also a wrestling fan. Iadevaia and Shapiro agreed to a one year lease of Charity Hall. On July 25, 1997, JAPW was born. During the early days of JAPW, they featured wrestlers who were established in the New Jersey independent wrestling scene looking for that big break. One of the first of the JAPW originals to take that opportunity and shine was Homicide who made his debut on September 12, 1997. Also during the early days of JAPW, their shows were bloody and violent. Hardcore wrestling during that time was due to the craze of ECW and JAPW was seen as an alternative. Not long after, several ECW stars started making appearances in JAPW due to Iadevaia's friendship with former ECW star Jason. The Pitbulls, 911, The Samoan Gangsta Party, and others made their debut for the promotion during 1997. Due to JAPW increasing popularity, it was considered the hottest ticket in Bayonne at the time, and fans craved blood and violence like their ECW counterparts. On December 5, 1997, JAPW closed out their first year with Night of Barb Wire #1. It saw the Blood Angels defeat Homicide and Don Montoya to win the vacant JAPW Tag Team Championship in what is considered one of the most brutal and bloody matches in JAPW history.

1998

In early 1998, JAPW flourished and attracted a larger fan base. Due to JAPW's continued growth, Jeff Shapiro saw the potential the promotion had and thus became an investor. Then on March 28, 1998, JAPW did something their critics and other New Jersey promoters never thought they would do: last a year and put on a their First Anniversary Show and Convention. The show and convention took place at the Sheraton Hotel in Newark. The convention had over 2,500 fans attend, and the live event had over 1,000 fans in attendance. This was the biggest at that time to ever hit the New Jersey independent wrestling scene. That show attracted some of biggest names in business including Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Dudley Boyz, Rob Van Dam, Tommy Dreamer, Paul Heyman, The Wild Samoans, Al Snow, Shane Douglas, and Abdullah the Butcher. Don Montoya, Reckless Youth, Russ and Charlie Haas (the Haas Brothers), The Big Unit, Nova, and The Sickness were the local homegrown in the show. After the JAPW First Anniversary Show, they showed they had the potential to be a major promotion thus putting the independent wrestling scene on notice.

The rest of 1998 included more growth for the young promotion. "We guarantee excitement" and "blood is better" quickly became two trademark slogans for the up and coming promotion. Charity Hall continued to sell out crowds for each and every show JAPW put on there. Along with the sell out crowd, JAPW brought in top talent and showcased local undiscovered talent that became stars. Also during that time, the shows became increasingly more violent in nature with more blood and weapons. Death matches became commonplace in JAPW with every show featuring such weapons as barbed wire, thumbtacks, fire, mouse traps, light tubes, and other weapons became standard. Glenn "The Maniac" Strange, "Lightning" Lou Diamond, Homicide, Jay Lover, and Low Life Louie led the way with their extreme, hardcore, and brutal style.

2000

JAPW peaked in popularity around 2000. With this increased popularity, JAPW was all over the news. The promotion was even featured in every major New Jersey newspaper and on major television stations.[1] On a national level JAPW was featured in The New York Times[1], ABC's Nightline[1], and MSNBC[1]. The new found publicity helped the company flourish even more with record attendance numbers. But that also came with increasing scrutiny towards Bayonne mayor, New Jersey Senator Joseph Doria, and New Jersey governor Christine Todd Whitman. While there were only a few complaints against the promotion, the politicians used this hardcore/extreme wrestling as an election ploy to keep their names in the press. During the spring of 2000, the City of Bayonne revoked JAPW's entertainment license, preventing the promotion from running events at Charity Hall. This forced JAPW to find a different venue to house their shows and alter their wrestling style. This was done to appease the local politicians who were now fully aware of Jersey All Pro Wrestling and their reputation. On September 18, 2000 New Jersey governor Whitman signed into law bill number A2304 banning extreme wrestling. This bill altered the face of JAPW. With the bill putting the promotion in a proverbial chokehold, the outlook for the future of the promotion seemed bleak. But in November 2000, ECW was facing bankruptcy, and JAPW had plans to put on a show called "South Philly Invasion." JAPW was planning to go back to their roots, but once again politics from Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission put a quick stop to it and prevented the show from moving forward.

2001-2002

JAPW was allowed to return to Bayonne and Charity Hall but not without major changes. JAPW has to abide by strict Bayonne and New Jersey rules because it was under scrutiny from both the city and state. Plus, officials were sent to the shows to monitor the promotion. Thus ended the era "Blood is Better" on February 2, 2001. Frank Iadevaia, Jeff Shapiro, Pierre Pilger, and Ray Sager met with many of the promotions wrestlers to talk about the future of the promotion. If the company was going exist into the future, than change was crucial. So the company went into a new direction. In effect of this change "We are hard hitting" became the new slogan and rally cry for JAPW. Many stars were influential during this new era, but the leaders of the new era were Da Hit Squad, Homicide, and Low Ki. JAPW once again showed their innovative style when they were the first independent promotion to showcase the strong style in the United States on a regular basis.

It was also during 2001, that Philadelphia joined Bayonne as stops during their monthly shows for the promotion. By the end of 2001, JAPW invaded Hackettstown. During that year, many stars had breakout years, but it would be known as the breakout year for Da Hit Squad (Monsta Mack and Mafia), who were into their second reign as the JAPW Tag Team Champions. "Wall" become a common chant for the Bayonne fans whenever Da Hit Squad were in action. They chanted "wall, wall, wall..." until Da Hit Squad Gorilla Press Slammed their opponents out of the ring and into the wall at Charity Hall. The Wall is said to be one of the most talked and devastating finishers in wrestling at that time. While a top force in the JAPW tag team division, Da Hit Squad also elevated other wrestlers into future stars with their ability to put over other opponents. The Briscoe Brothers, Dixie, Insane Dragon, Deranged, JT Jobber, and many others benefited from working with Da Hit Squad. Dixie and Insane Dragon were two local Bayonne brothers who got their starts the JAPW Wrestling School also had a breakout year. Dixie and Insane Dragon became fan favorites and underdogs while on their quest to capture the JAPW Tag Team Championship. On May 18, 2001, at Youth Gone Wild, Dixie and Insane Dragon defeated Da Hit Squad to become the JAPW Tag Team Champions. Their reign only lasted 50 days as family drama slowly unfolded between the two brothers. During the feud, other family members get involved such as their father and younger sister.

On December 15, 2001, JAPW learned of Russ Haas's passing, which affected all in the JAPW locker room. Then on February 2, 2002, JAPW presented the Russ Haas Memorial Show. Over 600 fans attended the memorial event while over 50 professional wrestlers from around the United States showed up and donated their salary for that evening.[2] Even wrestlers from Florida flew up to the show as a show of respect for Haas to work the show. Charlie and the rest of the Haas family were also in attendance. The proceeds raised at the show went to the widow of Russ Haas. That night for the first time ever in JAPW history, a Triple Crown Champion was determined. The match was contested in a Triple Threat Match. JAPW Heavyweight Champion Homicide was challenged by JAPW Light Heavyweight Champion The Insane Dragon and JAPW New Jersey State Champion Dixie. Dixie won the match and became the Triple Crown Champion.

JAPW was in talks to do business with California based Xtreme Pro Wrestling when XPW was making its debut in 2002.

JAPW also made their debut in Seaside Heights in 2002 with several shows during the summer. They ended the year back in Bayonne. In December 2002, JAPW learned the fate of their existence at Charity Hall. Jeff Shapiro sold Charity Hall to a developer, and the promotion was forced to look for another venue to house the shows. A short term was in place until JAPW found another venue to house the monthly shows.

Currently

Currently, Jersey All Pro Wrestling generally holds their events once a month in small venues such as the Rahway Rec Center aka "The JAPW Arena"[citation needed] and the Golden Door Charter School in Jersey City. On May 22, 2010, Japanese legend Jushin "Thunder" Liger made his debut for JAPW, wrestling Homicide in the main event of the show in which he lost. In the fall of 2010 JAPW started a working relationship with New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), which saw Jushin Liger capturing the JAPW Light Heavyweight Championship in December 2010. In May 2011 JAPW hosted NJPW in the United States during their Invasion Tour 2011: Attack on the East Coast.[3]

Roster and staff

Current roster

Female wrestlers

Tag teams

  • The Best Around
    (T.J. Cannon and Bruce Maxwell)
  • Briscoe Brothers
    (Jay and Mark Briscoe)
  • Up In Smoke
    Cheech and Cloudy
  • Garden State Gods
    (Corvis Fear and Myke Quest)
  • H8 Club
    (Nick Cage and Nate Hatred)
  • The Heavy Hitters
    (Monsta Mack and Havok)
  • Hillbilly Wrecking Crew
    (Brodie Lee, Necro Butcher and Nick Gage)
  • The Latin American Xchange
    (Homicide and Hernandez)
  • South Side Playaz Club
    (Mo Sexton and Joe Hardway)
  • United States Death Machine
    (Chris Dickinson and Sami Callihan)

Stables

  • The D-Factor
    (Jonny D and South Side Playaz Club)
  • The Hillbilly Wrecking Crew
    (Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe, Brodie Lee, and Necro Butcher)

Managers

  • Jonny D

Staff

Past Roster

  • Kenny Omega
  • Kid America
  • Kip James
  • Kristi Kiss
  • Lost Boy Wolf
  • Louie Ramos
  • Low Ki
  • Lucifer Grimm
  • Magic
  • Mars
  • Matt Jackson
  • Maxx Cage
  • Metal Maniac
  • Middknight
  • Miles Thomas

Championships

Current champions

Championship Champion(s) Previous Date Won Location
JAPW Heavyweight Championship Brodie Lee Dan Maff November 20, 2010 Rahway, NJ
JAPW New Jersey State Championship Brodie Lee Charlie Haas May 22, 2010 Rahway, NJ
JAPW Tag Team Championship Vacant The Hillbilly Wrecking Crew
(Necro Butcher and Nick Gage)		 April 15, 2011
JAPW Light Heavyweight Championship Kenny Omega Jushin "Thunder" Liger May 15, 2011 Philadelphia, PA
JAPW Women's Championship Sara Del Rey Inaugural June 27, 2009 Jersey City, NJ

Retired and inactive championships

Championship Last Champion(s) Previous Date Won Location
JAPW Fan's Championship PJ N/A August 6, 1999 Bayonne, NJ
JAPW Student Championship Roach Tony Lazaro April 12, 2002 Bayonne, NJ
JAPW Suicidal Championship Jay Lover Louie Ramos August 19, 2000 Sayreville, NJ
JAPW Television Championship Eddie Thomas Skinhead Ivan December 13, 2003 Rahway, NJ
JAPW Students Tag Team Championship Team Thomas
(Eddie & Miles Thomas)		 Just G & Johnny T February 8, 2002 Bayonne, NJ

JAPW events

1997

Show # Event Date
1 JAPW's First Show[4] 4/19/97
2 Unknown[4] 6/22/97
3 Unknown[4] 7/25/97
4 Unknown[4] 9/12/97
5 Halloween Hell[4] 10/31/97
6 Night of Barbwire #1[4] 12/5/97

1998

Show # Event Date
7 Valentine's Day Massacre[5] 2/6/98
8 1st Anniversary Show: Night of Barbwire #2[5] 3/22/98
9 Unknown[5] 5/20/98
10 Unknown[5] 7/22/98
11 Unknown[5] 8/25/98
12 Unknown[5] 9/25/98
13 Halloween Hell: Night of Barbwire #3[5] 10/23/98
14 Unknown[5] 11/20/98

1999

Show # Event Date
15 Unknown[6] 1/29/99
16 Valentine's Day Massacre[6] 2/26/99
17 Unknown[6] 3/12/99
18 Cage Rage[6] 4/9/99
19 Night of Barbwire #4[6] 5/21/99
20 Scar Wars '99: The Hardcore Menace[6] 7/9/99
21 Unknown[6] 8/6/99
22 2nd Anniversary Show[6] 8/29/99
23 Unknown[6] 9/24/99
24 Halloween Hell[6] 10/29/99
25 Night of Barbwire #5[6] 11/12/99
26 Toys For Tots[6] 12/16/99
27 Seasons Beatings[6] 12/17/99

2000

Show # Event Date
28 Millenium Murder 2000[7] 1/28/00
29 Valentine's Day Massacre[7] 2/25/00
30 Unknown[7] 3/10/00
31 Unknown[7] 4/7/00
32 Unknown[7] 7/14/00
33 Night of Main Events[7] 8/19/00
34 September Slaughter[7] 9/22/00
35 Halloween Hell[4] 10/27/00
36 Battle in Bayonne[7] 11/17/00
37 3rd Anniversary Show: South Philly Invasion[7] 11/18/00
38 Seasons Beatings[7] 12/8/00

2001

Show # Event Date
39 Unknown[8] 2/2/01
40 The New Beginning[8] 2/3/01
41 March Madness: Night 1[8] 3/23/01
42 March Madness: Night 2[8] 3/24/01
43 Unknown[8] 4/20/01
44 Proven[8] 4/21/01
45 The Upset[8] 5/18/01
46 The Meltdown[8] 5/19/01
47 Here To Say[8] 6/15/01
48 World War 2001[8] 6/16/01
49 Royal Consequences[8] 7/7/01
50 4th Anniversary Show: The New Breed[8] 7/20/01
51 The Hit Squads Revenge: The Body Count Continues[8] 8/18/01
52 The Aftermath[8] 8/24/01
53 United We Stand[8] 9/21/01
54 Last Dance[8] 9/29/01
55 Family Crisis[8] 10/12/01
56 Hackettstown Invasion[8] 10/13/01
57 Halloween Hell[8] 10/27/01
58 November Pain[8] 11/9/01
59 Seasons Beatings Tour Night 1[8] 12/1/01
60 Seasons Beatings Tour Night 2[8] 12/7/01

2002

Show # Event Date
61 Russ Haas Memorial Show[9] 2/2/02
62 Back To Business[9] 3/1/02
63 Stiff Dance[9] 4/5/02
64 May Madness[9] 5/3/02
65 Memorial Day Massacre[9] 5/26/02
66 Smarts Only[9] 6/7/02
67 Boardwalk Bedlam[9] 6/22/02
68 Unfinished Business[9] 7/13/02
69 5th Anniversary Show: Royal Consequences[9] 8/10/02
70 Never Forget[9] 9/13/02
71 Family Crisis 2[9] 9/20/02
72 Hail To The King[9] 11/8/02
73 Season Beatings[9] 12/13/02

2003

Show # Event Date
74 Actions Speak Louder Than Words[10] 1/18/03
75 Tough Love[10] 2/22/03
76 Wanted Dead or Alive[10] 4/12/03
77 Counter-Strike[10] 8/22/03
78 Funkin' Homicide[10] 9/27/03
79 6th Anniversary Show[10] 11/8/03
80 Seasons Beatings[10] 12/13/03

2004

Show # Event Date
81 Collision Course[11] 1/9/04
82 Revolution[11] 2/28/04
83 BaseBrawl[11] 3/8/04
84 Awesome Sacrifice[11] 4/24/04
85 When World Collide[11] 6/5/04
86 BaseBrawl 2[11] 6/12/04
87 7th Anniversary Show[11] 9/18/04
88 Halloween Hell[11] 10/30/04
89 Seasons Beatings[11] 12/10/04

2005

Show # Event Date
90 Wild Card[12] 1/29/05
91 Caged Fury[12] 3/26/05
92 After-Shock[12] 4/23/05
93 Braintree Invasion[12] 5/21/05
94 HomeComing[12] 6/4/05
95 Gored[12] 7/16/05
96 Haas of Pain[12] 9/10/05
97 8th Anniversary Show[12] 10/22/05
98 Fall Out[12] 11/12/05
99 Neil Sullivan Fundraiser[12] 12/3/05

2006

Show # Event Date
100 Wild Card II[13] 1/7/06
101 Brotherly Love[13] 2/18/06
102 Spring Massacre[13] 3/25/06
103 Showcase[13] 4/29/06
104 Caged Fury 2[13] 6/17/06
105 Ultimate Rumble[13] 7/29/06
106 Rampage[13] 9/15/06
107 9th Year Anniversary Show[13] 10/28/06

2007

Show # Event Date
108 Seasons Beatings[14] 1/20/07
109 Wild Card III[4] 3/17/07
110 Spring Massacre 2[14] 4/21/07
111 Holy Ouch![14] 5/19/07
112 Back To Business[14] 6/9/07
113 Ultimate Rumble II[14] 7/21/07
114 Calm Before the Storm[14] 9/8/07
115 10th Anniversary Show[14] 10/28/07
116 Seasons Beatings[14] 12/8/07

2008

Show # Event Date
117 Reclaiming Hudson[15] 1/19/08
118 Wild Card IV[15] 2/16/08
119 Caged Fury 2008[15] 3/8/08
120 Spring Massacre 3[15] 4/19/08
121 Full F'N Force[15] 5/31/08
122 Overload[15] 6/28/08
123 Exit 14A Homecoming[15] 8/16/08
124 Beachwood Brawl[15] 9/19/08
125 Beat the Odds[15] 9/20/08
126 Halloween Hell 10/18/08
127 Reboot[15] 11/15/08
128 11th Anniversary Show[15] 12/13/08

2009

Show # Event Date
129 Female Revolution[16] 1/10/09
130 Wild Card V[16] 1/24/09
131 Jersey City Rumble[16] 2/28/09
132 Unfinished Business[16] 3/28/09
133 International Invasion[16] 4/18/09
134 A Queen is Crowned[16] 5/9/09
135 Holy Ouch 2[16] 5/9/09
136 Caged Destiny[16] 6/27/09
137 European Homicide[16] 8/1/09
138 BaseBrawl[16] 9/12/09
139 Halloween Hell[16] 10/17/09
140 Girl Power[16] 11/14/09
141 Seasons Beatings[16] 11/21/09

2010

Show # Event Date
142 Back Where It All Began[17] 1/9/10
143 12th Anniversary Show[17] 1/23/10
144 Wild Card VI[17] 3/20/10
145 Old School[17] 4/27/10
146 Notorious Thunder[17] 5/22/10
147 Halloween Hell[17] 10/23/10
148 November to Remember[17] 11/20/10
149 13th Anniversary Show – Day 1[17] 12/10/10
150 13th Anniversary Show – Day 2[17] 12/11/10

2011

Show # Event Date
151 Quote the Raven 2/5/11
151 Proving Grounds 3/26/11

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Sager, Ray. "History of JAPW". JAPW.net. http://www.japw.net/history/history.php. Retrieved 2007-08-12. 
  2. ^ "Russ Haas Memorial Show results". HaasofPain.com. http://www.haasofpain.com/russ/memorial020202results_002.html. Retrieved 2009-04-17. 
  3. ^ "New Japan Pro Wrestling comes to the U.S.". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. 2010-10-03. http://www.f4wonline.com/content/view/17790/. Retrieved 2011-02-06. 
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "1997 JAPW results". JAPW.net. http://www.japw.net/main/history/1997.php. Retrieved 2009-04-17. 
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "1998 JAPW results". JAPW.net. 
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "1999 JAPW results". JAPW.net. http://www.japw.net/main/history/1999.php. Retrieved 2009-04-17. 
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "2000 JAPW results". JAPW.net. http://www.japw.net/main/history/2000.php. Retrieved 2009-04-17. 
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "2001 JAPW results". JAPW.net. http://www.japw.net/main/history/2001.php. Retrieved 2009-04-17. 
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "2002 JAPW results". JAPW.net. http://www.japw.net/main/history/2002.php. Retrieved 2009-04-17. 
  10. ^ a b c d e f g "2003 JAPW results". JAPW.net. http://www.japw.net/main/history/2003.php. Retrieved 2009-04-17. 
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i "2005 JAPW results". JAPW.net. http://www.japw.net/main/history/2004.php. Retrieved 2009-04-17. 
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "2005 JAPW results". JAPW.net. http://www.japw.net/main/history/2005.php. Retrieved 2009-04-17. 
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h "2006 JAPW results". JAPW.net. http://www.japw.net/main/history/2006.php. Retrieved 2009-04-17. 
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h "2007 JAPW results". JAPW.net. http://www.japw.net/main/history/2007.php. Retrieved 2009-04-17. 
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "2008 JAPW results". JAPW.net. http://www.japw.net/main/history/2008.php. Retrieved 2009-04-17. 
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "2009 JAPW results". JAPW.net. http://www.japw.net/main/history/2009.php. Retrieved 2009-04-17. 
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i "2010 JAPW results". JAPW.net. http://www.japw.net/main/history/2010.php. Retrieved 2010-03-20. 

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