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Pro-Wrestling WORLD-1 made a very successful re-debut on Sunday, August 16 at the Knights Of Columbus in Jackson, NJ. A new W-1 champion was crowned, the North American/3K Wrestling Openweight titles were unified, and plenty of fires were lit at Summertime Showdown 2009. Now all eyes are on the Shinya Hashimoto Memorial Tournament on Friday, August 28 in Morganville, NJ.

PRE-SHOW PRESS CONFERENCE VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_f1dM1bHwI

Pro-Wrestling WORLD-1 "Summertime Showdown"

August 16

Knights Of Columbus

Jackson, NJ

1. Kid America (B4W) pinned Corey Kastle w/Schoolboy (9:43)

2. Damian Dragon (WOW) pinned Kalypso (WOW) (8:44) by submission.

After the match it was announced that Damian Dragon would be the 8th participant of the Shinya Hashimoto Memorial tournament.

3. Loser Wears A Dress: Super Sweet (B4W) pinned Tommy Lee Danger (B4W) (10:19) w/Rollup

4. Ruthless Ryan Sawyer (3KWrestling) submitted El Americano (B4W) (3:28) w/King Cobra Hold

Sawyer then got on the microphone and challenged injured ex-partner Kevin Payne to get in the ring but W-1 President Mike Kehner held Payne back. It was then announced that Payne would return to action on Saturday, September 26th.

5. Reiko DMF (Free) beat Gordon P. Samsonite (B4W) (11:45) after interference from Chris Rockwell.

GPS challenged Rockwell and Tommy Thunda to defend their W-1 tag team titles against him and The Beast on August 28th!

6. WORLD-1 heavyweight title, decision match: Steve Corino (Survivor) w/ Rob Dimension beat Greg Spitz (FreeBIRD), The Beast (B4W), & Tommy Thunda (B4W) (16:59) when Corino pinned The Beast after the Sliding Lariat to become the 3rd champion.

Corino told WORLD1Online.com and W-1 TV that he will put the title on the line in his first defense on Saturday, August 22 in Indiana against Australian star Craven.

7. Unification-North American vs. 3KWrestling Openweight title: Alex Anthony (B4W) pinned Chris Rockwell (FREE) (19:01) w/Backslide to become the undisputed North American champion.

Thank you to the great fans that came out to Jackson!

Look for yourself on W-1 TV every Wednesday night at 8pm on Ocean County (NJ) Public Access.

Join us on Friday night, August 28th at the Langan Baseball Arena in Morganville, NJ for the 2nd annual Shinya Hashimoto Memorial Tournament!

Pro-Wrestling WORLD-1 presents the Shinya Hashimoto Memorial Tournament

August 28

Langan Baseball Arena

Morganville, NJ

Quarter-final matches:

Ruthless Ryan Sawyer (3KWrestling) vs. Craven (AAW Australia)

WORLD-1 champion Steve Corino (Survivor) vs. Damian Dragon (WOW)

North American champion Alex Anthony (B4W) vs. Havoc (WXW C4)

Erico (PPW) vs. Sean Haze (Free)

Non-tournament match:

WORLD-1 tag team titles: Chris Rockwell (c) & Tommy Thunda (c) vs. The Beast & Gordon P. Samsonite