The Ted Petty Invitational tournament (the TPI) is an independent wrestling tournament in North America

North America

North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

, run and promoted by Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South

Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South

Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South is an independent professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky.- History :...

. Created as the Sweet Science Sixteen in 2000 by Ian Rotten

Ian Rotten

John Benson Williams is an American professional Wrestler better known by his ring name Ian Rotten. He has wrestled in Global Wrestling Federation , Extreme Championship Wrestling , and his own wrestling promotion IWA: Mid-South.-Early career:After becoming a fan of Dusty Rhodes and "Superstar"...

, the tournament was originally supposed to showcase the top technical independent wrestlers. After the death of Ted Petty

Rocco Rock

Theodore James Petty was an American professional wrestler better known as "Flyboy" Rocco Rock, one half of The Public Enemy.-Career:...

 in September, 2002, Rotten changed the name to honor his friend. The tournament was expanded to 24 participants, with a three-way final, in 2003. Over the years, the tournament has attracted numerous famous independent wrestlers from Ken Anderson, A.J. Styles

A.J. Styles

Allen Neal Jones , better known by his ring name A.J. Styles is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...

 to James Gibson

Jamie Noble

James Howard Gibson better known by his WWE ring name Jamie Noble, is an American former professional wrestler currently working for WWE as a trainer. He is best known for his work from 2002 to 2009 when a severe back injury forced him to retire from competition...

.

The Tournament Setup

In the first three years of the Sweet Science Sixteen/TPI, there were only sixteen participants. With eight opening round matches, four quarterfinal matches, two semifinal matches, and a final, the tournament shows were reasonable in length. The expansion to twenty-four in 2003 caused the addition of another eight person bracket. It also created three semifinals matches and a three way final. The final is now an elimination match.

Tournament winners

• 2000: Chris Hero
  Chris Hero
  Chris Spradlin is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Chris Hero. He is a mainstay of many independent wrestling promotions, including Ring of Honor, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla as well as Pro Wrestling Noah in Japan...
  
  
• 2001: Ace Steel
  Ace Steel
  Chris Guy is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Ace Steel. He is perhaps best known for his time with Ring of Honor and occasional appearances for World Wrestling Entertainment, as well as his stint with its Ohio Valley Wrestling developmental territory...
  
  
• 2002: B.J. Whitmer
  B.J. Whitmer
  Benjamin Whitmer is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, B.J. Whitmer. He is best known for his appearances with Ring of Honor between January 2003 and March 2008...
  
  
• 2003: Danny Daniels
• 2004: A.J. Styles
  A.J. Styles
  Allen Neal Jones , better known by his ring name A.J. Styles is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
  
  
• 2005: Matt Sydal
  Matt Sydal
  Matthew Joseph Korklan is an American professional wrestler, also known as Matt Sydal and Evan Bourne. He is signed with WWE and wrestles on its Raw brand under the ring name Evan Bourne, where he is currently one half of the WWE Tag Team Champions with Kofi Kingston as Air Boom.Before signing...
  
  
• 2006: Low Ki
• 2007: Mike Quackenbush
• 2008: Drake Younger
  Drake Younger
  Drake Wuertz is an American professional wrestler known by his ring name Drake Younger. He has worked for a number of major independent promotions including Combat Zone Wrestling, IWA Mid-South and Chikara...
  
  
• 2009: canceled
• 2010: canceled

2000 Sweet Science Sixteen

The first annual Sweet Science Sixteen was held on September 8 and 9, 2000 in Charlestown, Indiana

Charlestown, Indiana

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 5,993 people, 2,341 households, and 1,615 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,570.0 people per square mile . There were 2,489 housing units at an average density of 1,067.4 per square mile...

.

2001 Sweet Science Sixteen

The second annual Sweet Science Sixteen was held on September 7 and 8, 2001 in Charlestown, Indiana

Charlestown, Indiana

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 5,993 people, 2,341 households, and 1,615 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,570.0 people per square mile . There were 2,489 housing units at an average density of 1,067.4 per square mile...

.
Finals: Ace Steel d. NOVA to become the 2nd Sweet Science 16 winner.

2002 Ted Petty Invitational

The first-annual Ted Petty Invitational took place on November 1 and 2, 2002 in Clarksville, Indiana

Clarksville, Indiana

Clarksville is a town in Clark County, Indiana, United States, along the Ohio River as a part of the Louisville Metropolitan area. The population was 21,724 at the 2010 census. The town, once a home site to George Rogers Clark, was founded in 1783 and is the oldest American town in the Northwest...

.
* Whitmer won the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship

IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship

The IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship was the major title in the Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South based in Louisville, Kentucky...

 by defeating Punk in the finals.

• Non-tournament matches:

• Night One

• Necro Butcher
  Necro Butcher
  Dylan Keith Summers is an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Necro Butcher. Throughout the years he has worked for various promotions, including Beyond Wrestling, Firestormpro, Ring of Honor, Full Impact Pro, IWA-Mid South, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Big Japan Pro Wrestling,...
  
   defeated Corporal Robinson in a Fans Bring the Weapons Drunken Deathmatch

• Night Two

• A.J. Styles defeated MDogg20, Matt Stryker and Super Dragon in a Four Corners match
• Hailey Hatred defeated Lacey
  Lacey (wrestler)
  Lacey is an American former professional wrestler, most known for working with numerous promotions throughout Northern America career such as Ring of Honor, Shimmer, IWA-Mid South, Full Impact Pro, and NWA Midwest. She has also wrestled for Chikara, ChickFight, and was part of Wrestling Society X...
  
   and Rain in a three-way match
• Ian Rotten
  Ian Rotten
  John Benson Williams is an American professional Wrestler better known by his ring name Ian Rotten. He has wrestled in Global Wrestling Federation , Extreme Championship Wrestling , and his own wrestling promotion IWA: Mid-South.-Early career:After becoming a fan of Dusty Rhodes and "Superstar"...
  
   defeated Josh Prohibition
• Bull Pain
  Bull Pain
  Rick Gantner, known by his ring name Bull Pain, is an American independent professional wrestler, currently best known for his work in IWA Mid-South, and for his past career as part of the Texas Hangmen tag team in promotions such as American Wrestling Association, United States Wrestling...
  
   defeated Necro Butcher, Corporal Robinson, Rollin' Hard, 2 Tuff Tony
  2 Tuff Tony
  Tony Borcherding , better known by his ring name 2 Tuff Tony, is an American professional wrestler best known for his hardcore wrestling style...
  
   and Nate Webb in a Gauntlet match

2003 Ted Petty Invitational

The 2003 tournament was the first to expand to twenty-four participants. Since it was no longer known as the Sweet Science Sixteen, Rotten didn't limit the number to just sixteen wrestlers. The weekend is still regarded as the hook for drawing in new fans for IWA-MS.

The 2003 Ted Petty Invitational tournament was held on November 7–8, 2003 from Salem

Salem, Indiana

Salem is a city in Washington Township, Washington County, Indiana, United States. Salem serves as the county seat, and its downtown area is on the National Register of Historic Places...

, Indiana

Indiana

Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

. Among the participants were Styles, former ECW

Extreme Championship Wrestling

Extreme Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001...

 World Champion Jerry Lynn, Michael Shane

Matt Bentley

Matthew James "Matt" Bentley is an American professional wrestler best known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling by the ring name Michael Shane. He was trained by his cousin, former World Wrestling Entertainment wrestler Shawn Michaels, and he took the name Michael Shane as a play on...

, the cousin of Shawn Michaels

Shawn Michaels

Michael Shawn Hickenbottom , better known by his ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American television host and retired professional wrestler. He presents the Outdoor Channel show MacMillan River Adventures, and is currently signed to WWE, where he has served in an ambassadorial role since December...

, and future WWE Smackdown star Ken Anderson. Among the highlights are: Ian Rotten's Cinderella run to the semifinals; Alex Shelley's breakthrough in IWA-MS; and Danny Daniels trying to save his IWA-MS World title throughout the entire tournament.
Finals: Danny Daniels d. Chris Hero and Alex Shelley to retain the IWA-MS World title and win the 2003 TPI.

• Non Tournament Matches:

• Night Two:
• Mickie Knuckles d. Rain
• Brad Bradley & Ryan Boz d. J.C. Bailey & Nate Webb
• Colt Cabana d. Arik Cannon, Ken Anderson, M-Dogg 20, Chris Sabin and Michael Shane in an elimination match

2004 Ted Petty Invitational

The 2004 Ted Petty is highly regarded as one of the best independent wrestling events ever. It featured a mix of every type of wrestling: mat work, strong style, aerial abilities, Lucha libre, women's, and a little hardcore. It also was more than ten hours in length when both nights are combined. It was taped by Smart Mark Video and is one of the best selling tapes/DVDs the company has to sell.

The 2004 Ted Petty Invitational tournament was held on September 17–18, 2004 from Highland, Indiana

Highland, Indiana

Highland is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Indiana:*Highland, Lake County, Indiana*Highland, Vanderburgh County, Indiana*Highland, Vermillion County, Indiana...

. Among the participants were Styles, Bryan Danielson

Bryan Danielson

Bryan Danielson is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE where he wrestles on its SmackDown brand as Daniel Bryan, and currently holds the SmackDown Money in the Bank briefcase, which enables him to have a World Heavyweight Championship match at any time of his choosing...

, Samoa Joe

Samoa Joe

Nuufolau Joel "Joe" Seanoa is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Samoa Joe. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling....

, Chris Hero

Chris Hero

Chris Spradlin is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Chris Hero. He is a mainstay of many independent wrestling promotions, including Ring of Honor, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla as well as Pro Wrestling Noah in Japan...

, Mike Quackenbush, CM Punk

CM Punk

Phillip Jack "Phil" Brooks , better known by his ring name CM Punk, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE and working on its Raw brand currently serving his second title reign as WWE Champion....

, and Matt Sydal

Matt Sydal

Matthew Joseph Korklan is an American professional wrestler, also known as Matt Sydal and Evan Bourne. He is signed with WWE and wrestles on its Raw brand under the ring name Evan Bourne, where he is currently one half of the WWE Tag Team Champions with Kofi Kingston as Air Boom.Before signing...

. On Night One, Danielson beat Alex Shelley

Alex Shelley

Patrick Martin , is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Alex Shelley. He wrestles for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he currently teams with Chris Sabin as The Motor City Machine Guns. He previously gained fame on the independent circuit, working most notably for...

 in a technical classic; Joe survived a stiff match with Roderick Strong

Roderick Strong

Chris Lindsey is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Roderick Strong. Strong currently competes in several independent promotions, most notably Ring of Honor , Full Impact Pro , and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla .He initially debuted as The Jester on the Floridian...

. Hero's losing streak in Highland

Highland, Indiana

Highland is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Indiana:*Highland, Lake County, Indiana*Highland, Vanderburgh County, Indiana*Highland, Vermillion County, Indiana...

 continued with a loss to Quackenbush. Sydal managed to beat Sal Rinauro

Sal Rinauro

Salvatore "Sal" Rinauro is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his work in Ring of Honor and Full Impact Pro in addition to being a member of The Embassy.-Ring of Honor:...

. In a tournament match that was also for the company's heavyweight championship, Petey Williams

Petey Williams

Peter "Petey" Williams III is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a two time X Division Champion and a former captain of Team Canada. Williams Currently Wrestles for Lucha Libre USA...

 beat 2002 T.P.I. winner B.J. Whitmer

B.J. Whitmer

Benjamin Whitmer is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, B.J. Whitmer. He is best known for his appearances with Ring of Honor between January 2003 and March 2008...

 to retain the belt.
Finals: A.J. Styles d. Samoa Joe and Bryan Danielson to win the 2004 TPI

• Non Tournament Matches:

• Night One:
• Mercedes Martinez
  Mercedes Martinez
  Mercedes Martinez is a American professional wrestler, currently performing for Shimmer Women Athletes, as well as numerous independent promotions including World Xtreme Wrestling, Women Superstars Uncensored, and Full Impact Pro....
  
   d. Lacey
  Lacey (wrestler)
  Lacey is an American former professional wrestler, most known for working with numerous promotions throughout Northern America career such as Ring of Honor, Shimmer, IWA-Mid South, Full Impact Pro, and NWA Midwest. She has also wrestled for Chikara, ChickFight, and was part of Wrestling Society X...
  
   to win the IWA-MS/NWA Midwest Women's title
• Jimmy Jacobs
  Jimmy Jacobs
  Chris Scobille is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jimmy Jacobs. He is best known for his time in Ring of Honor , where he is a four-time World Tag Team Champion...
  
   d. Delirious
  Delirious (wrestler)
  Hunter Johnston is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Delirious. He is currently wrestling for Ring of Honor, International Wrestling Cartel, Chikara, Pro Wrestling Noah, and Jersey All Pro Wrestling...
  
   in a Ladder Match
  Ladder match
  A ladder match is a type of match in professional wrestling that is most commonly used to describe a match where an item is hung above the ring, and the winner is the contestant who climbs a ladder and retrieves the item...
  
   to win the IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight title

• Night Two
• C.J. McManus d. Billy McNeil and Thunderbolt
• Jimmy Jacobs d. Sal Rinauro to retain the IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Title
• Ian Rotten and Steve Stone wrestled to a no contest
• Larry Sweeney
  Larry Sweeney
  Alexander K. Whybrow was an American professional wrestler and manager, better known by his ring name Larry Sweeney...
  
  , Hallowicked & Jigsaw
  Jigsaw (wrestler)
  Jigsaw is an American professional wrestler currently competing in the Chikara and Dragon Gate USA professional wrestling promotions...
  
   d. Gran Akuma
  Gran Akuma
  Gran Akuma is a professional wrestler who currently works for Chikara and Combat Zone Wrestling, where he uses the ring name AKUMA. He has also worked for the Florida based Full Impact Pro. In Chikara, he was a member of the Kings of Wrestling stable, while also being a part of Team F.I.S.T. with...
  
  , Icarus
  Icarus (wrestler)
  Icarus is a professional wrestler, who performs primarily in the Chikara professional wrestling promotion, where he is a former Campeon de Parejas and King of Trios winner...
  
   & Trik Davis
• MsChif d. Rain, Mickie Knuckles
  Mickie Knuckles
  Mickie Lee Knuckles is an American professional wrestler who has worked for a number of major independent promotions, including Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, Chikara and Combat Zone Wrestling. She also worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the name Moose...
  
  , Daizee Haze
  Daizee Haze
  Daizee Haze is an American professional wrestler. Whilst wrestling for many companies Daizee Haze is also the head trainer for the Shimmer Women Athletes promotion.-Training and Gateway Championship Wrestling:...
  
  , Lacey and Mercedes Martinez
  Mercedes Martinez
  Mercedes Martinez is a American professional wrestler, currently performing for Shimmer Women Athletes, as well as numerous independent promotions including World Xtreme Wrestling, Women Superstars Uncensored, and Full Impact Pro....
  
   in a Non-Title 6-Woman Elimination Match
• The Wild Cards (Eddie Kingston
  Eddie Kingston
  Edward "Eddie" Moore is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Eddie Kingston. He is best known for competing in Chikara, Combat Zone Wrestling, Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South and Ring of Honor...
  
   & Blackjack Marciano) d. Iceberg & Tank and Brad Bradley
  Brad Bradley
  Brad Bradley is an American professional wrestler, best known for working for World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring name Ryan Braddock.-Early career:...
  
   & Ryan Boz to win the IWA-MS Tag Team titles
• B.J. Whitmer d. Chris Sabin, Jimmy Rave, Austin Aries, Alex Shelley, Todd Sexton and Claudio Castagnoli in an elimination match

2005 Ted Petty Invitational

The 2005 Ted Petty Invitational took place on September 23-24, 2005 in Hammond

Hammond, Indiana

Hammond is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 80,830 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hammond is located at ....

, Indiana. Although the tournament suffered through numerous drop outs and injuries, it is still highly regarded by independent wrestling fans. Among the drop outs included: defending champion Styles (due to strep throat

Strep throat

Streptococcal pharyngitis, streptococcal tonsillitis, or streptococcal sore throat is a type of pharyngitis caused by a group A streptococcal infection. It affects the pharynx including the tonsils and possibly the larynx. Common symptoms include fever, sore throat, and enlarged lymph nodes...

) and Homicide (alleged legal issues).

A year after losing in the quarterfinals, Sydal came through with the biggest break of his career. He beat El Generico

El Generico

Rami Sebei is a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name El Generico. Sebei uses the gimmick of a luchador from Mexico...

 in the first round in a crowd-pleasing match. He also eliminated Tyler Black (quarterfinals), Chris Sabin

Chris Sabin

Joshua Harter is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Chris Sabin. He is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he currently teams with Alex Shelley as The Motor City Machine Guns.After being trained by Scott D'Amore, Sabin debuted in 2000 for...

 (semifinals), before overcoming the odds and beating Kevin Steen

Kevin Steen

Kevin Steen is a Canadian professional wrestler, currently performing for various promotions on the independent circuit, most notably California-based Pro Wrestling Guerrilla and Ring of Honor.-Professional wrestling career:...

 and Cannon to win the tournament.

Other great matches from that weekend include a title match between Jacobs and Knuckles that saw everyone from Ian Rotten to The Iron Saints get involved. Shelley and Quackenbush put on a technical classic. And American Dragon's match with Claudio Castagnoli headlined the first night.
Finals: Matt Sydal d. Arik Cannon and Kevin Steen to win the 2005 TPI

Non Tournament Matches:

• Night One
• Jimmy Jacobs d. Colt Cabana to retain the IWA-MS World title

• Night Two
• Marek Brave d. Trik Davis
• Jimmy Jacobs d. Mickie Knuckles to retain the IWA-MS World title
• The Iron Saints
  Thomaselli Brothers
  The Thomaselli Brothers are the professional wrestling stable that consists of real life brothers Pauly Thomaselli , Sal Thomaselli , and Vito Thomaselli...
  
   (Sal & Vito Thomaselli) d. Rainman
  Kory Chavis
  Kory Chavis is a professional wrestler, also known by the ring name Rainman. He currently works for several independent promotions, including Dragon Gate USA, Full Impact Pro, and Evolve.- Professional wrestling career :...
  
   & Tank to retain the IWA-MS Tag Team titles
• Super Dragon, Alex Shelley, Joey Ryan & Claudio Castagnoli d. El Generico, Puma, Brandon Thomaselli & Nate Webb in an elimination match

2006 Ted Petty Invitational

The 2006 TPI was held on September 29 & 30, 2006 in Midlothian, IL. It was another well loved tournament featuring great matches and performances from the likes of Low-Ki, Strong, Quackenbush, and many more. In addition, it saw the shocking returns of Jimmy Jacobs and Necro Butcher to IWA-MS after a lengthy leave of absence as well as Chuck Taylor winning the IWA-MS World title from Toby Klein.

The 2006 TPI saw the return of M-Dogg 20, a former IWA-MS World Champion, to the company and he managed to get to round 2. Pro Wrestling Guerrilla

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla is a professional wrestling promotion that is run by wrestlers themselves as it was created by Southern California wrestlers Disco Machine, Excalibur, Joey Ryan, Scott Lost, Super Dragon, and Top Gun Talwar...

 was represented by six regulars (Chris Bosh, Scott Lost, Scorpio Sky, Kevin Steen, El Generico and Davey Richards) but finished the tournament with a combined 3-6 record.
Finals: Low-Ki d. Arik Cannon and Roderick Strong to win the 2006 TPI

Non Tournament Matches:

• Night Two
• The Iron Saints (Sal & Vito Thomaselli) and American Kickboxer & Tarek the Great wrestled to a no contest
• BLK OUT (Eddie Kingston & Joker) & Ricochet d. The Iron Saints (Sal, Vito & Brandon Thomaselli)
• The North Star Express (Darin Corbin & Ryan Cruz) won a 6 team Battle Royal, last eliminating B-Boy & Ricky Reyes
• Josh Abercrombie d. Tyler Black in a Loser Leaves Town Match to retain the IWA-MS Light-Heavyweight title
• Chuck Taylor d. Toby Klein to win the IWA-MS World title

2007 Ted Petty Invitational

The 2007 TPI took place on September 28 and 29 in Midlothian. Samoa Joe, Alex Shelley, Low-Ki, Matt Sydal, El Generico, B-Boy, and Tony Kozina were previously scheduled but were later removed from the tournament. Matt Sydal reported to OVW and was not be able to participate, El Generico was out due to hamstring injury, B-Boy was planning on retiring and wanted to heal up before his retirement tour, Jimmy Rave signed with TNA and Tony Kozina removed himself.
Finals: Mike Quackenbush d. Claudio Castagnoli and Chuck Taylor to win the 2007 TPI, retain the IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship

IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship

The IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship was one of the major titles in the Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South. The title debuted as the Lightweight Title in 1996, evolving to the current weight class in 1998....

and win the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship

IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship

The IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship was the major title in the Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South based in Louisville, Kentucky...

.

Non Tournament Matches:

• Night Two -
• Eddie Kingston d. Chris Hero in a Last Man Standing match
• The Irons Saints d. Nigel McGuinness and BJ Whitmer via DQ to retain the IWA-MS Tag Team Titles

2008 Ted Petty Invitational

The 2008 TPI took place on September 26 and 27 at the Hartman Recreation Center in Joliet, Illinois. Non-tournament matches included a Steel Cage I Quit Match for the Light Heavyweight Championship between Jayson Quick and Jason Hades, a Falls Count Anywhere match between Chris Hero and Trik Davis, and a Loser Leaves IWA Mid-South for a Year Match between Dingo def. Jayson Strife.

The 2008 poster was designed by Mark Young of Wardust Design.

Roster Changes

• On July 15, 2008 IWA Mid South announced that previously announced entrant Delirious
  Delirious (wrestler)
  Hunter Johnston is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Delirious. He is currently wrestling for Ring of Honor, International Wrestling Cartel, Chikara, Pro Wrestling Noah, and Jersey All Pro Wrestling...
  
   had been taken out of the tournament to work in England along with Roderick Strong
  Roderick Strong
  Chris Lindsey is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Roderick Strong. Strong currently competes in several independent promotions, most notably Ring of Honor , Full Impact Pro , and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla .He initially debuted as The Jester on the Floridian...
  
  . Later, El Generico
  El Generico
  Rami Sebei is a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name El Generico. Sebei uses the gimmick of a luchador from Mexico...
  
   was also announced to be working the show in England.
• On August 8, Arik Cannon was announced as being unavailable to compete in both nights, and was therefore replaced by AAA
  Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
  Asistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...
  
   wrestler Cassandro
  Cassandro
  Saul Armendariz is a Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler, who works as an exotico for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración and several independent promotions all over the world under the ring name Cassandro. He is the current NWA World Welterweight Champion and a former UWA World...
  
  .
• On August 12, it was announced that BJ Whitmer was undergoing surgery on his hand, and would be replaced by Ares.
• At the We Are Family 2 show on August 17, it was announced that Jayson Quick and Jason Hades were both pulled from the TPI and will instead meet in a Steel Cage I Quit Match for the IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship
  IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship
  The IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship was one of the major titles in the Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South. The title debuted as the Lightweight Title in 1996, evolving to the current weight class in 1998....
  
  , with the added stipulation that the loser must drop Ja(y)son from their name.
• Before Night One started, it was announced that defending champion Mike Quackenbush would not be taking part in the tournament due to a family emergency.
• During the introductions on Night One, Dingo was attacked by Jayson Strife, later demanding he was removed from the tournament. As such, a Match was booked between Dingo and Strife for the IWA-MS Heavyweight Championship later that night, with the added stipulation that the loser must leave IWA Mid-South for a year
• Quackenbush and Dingo were replaced by Necro Butcher and Eddie Kingston

Finals: Drake Younger def. Claudio Castagnoli

Claudio Castagnoli

Claudio Castagnoli is a Swiss professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, working in its developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling under the ring name Antonio Cesaro...

 and Sami Callihan

Sami Callihan

Sam Johnston is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "The New Horror" Sami Callihan. He competes for promotions including Combat Zone Wrestling, Dragon Gate USA, NWA Force One Pro Wrestling, EVOLVE Wrestling, Ring of Honor, Absolute Intense Wrestling, and Insanity Pro...

 to win the 2008 TPI.

Non Tournament Matches:

Night 1 - Loser Leaves IWA Mid-South for a Year Match: IWA-MS Heavyweight Championship: Dingo def. Jayson Strife

• Night 2
• Tag Team Challenge Match: Age of the Fall (Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black) def. Da Soul Touchaz
  Da Soul Touchaz
  Da Soul Touchaz is a professional wrestling alliance, currently consisting of American professional wrestlers Acid Jaz, Marshe Rockett and Willie Richardson...
  
   (Acid Jazz & Marshee Rockett)
• I Quit Steel Cage Match for the IWA-MS Light Heavyweight Championship AND rights to the name Ja(y)son: Jason Hades def. Jayson Quick
• Six Man Tag Match: Dingo, Ricochet, and Bobby Fish def. Prince Mustafa Ali, 2 Tuff Tony, and Ares
• Falls Count Anywhere Match: Trik Davis def. Chris Hero

2009 Ted Petty Invitational

The 2009 Ted Petty Invitational was scheduled to take place September 4 and 5 of 2009. However, on August 26, 2009, IWA-MS cancelled the tournament and announced that it would cease its operations on August 28. The following participants are were announced for the event prior to its cancellation:

1. B-Boy - 3rd TPI appearance

2. Necro Butcher

Necro Butcher

Dylan Keith Summers is an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Necro Butcher. Throughout the years he has worked for various promotions, including Beyond Wrestling, Firestormpro, Ring of Honor, Full Impact Pro, IWA-Mid South, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Big Japan Pro Wrestling,...

 - 2nd TPI appearance

3. Chris Hero

Chris Hero

Chris Spradlin is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Chris Hero. He is a mainstay of many independent wrestling promotions, including Ring of Honor, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla as well as Pro Wrestling Noah in Japan...

 - 2000 Sweet Science Sixteen Winner, only wrestler to appear in every TPI/Sweet Science Sixteen

4. Human Tornado

Human Tornado

Craig Williams , better known by his ring name, Human Tornado, is an American retired professional wrestler. His character was that of a stereotypical 1970s blaxploitation street pimp. He performed primarily on the Californian independent circuit, most prominently for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, the...

 - 2nd TPI appearance

5. Roderick Strong

Roderick Strong

Chris Lindsey is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Roderick Strong. Strong currently competes in several independent promotions, most notably Ring of Honor , Full Impact Pro , and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla .He initially debuted as The Jester on the Floridian...

 - 3rd TPI appearance; 2006 TPI finalist

6. Shane Hollister - 1st TPI appearance

7. Jason Hades - 1st TPI appearance

8. Drake Younger

Drake Younger

Drake Wuertz is an American professional wrestler known by his ring name Drake Younger. He has worked for a number of major independent promotions including Combat Zone Wrestling, IWA Mid-South and Chikara...

 - 3rd TPI appearance/2008 TPI Winner

9. Carter Gray - 1st TPI appearance

10. Delirious

Delirious (wrestler)

Hunter Johnston is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Delirious. He is currently wrestling for Ring of Honor, International Wrestling Cartel, Chikara, Pro Wrestling Noah, and Jersey All Pro Wrestling...

 - 3rd TPI appearance

11. Davey Richards

Davey Richards

Wesley David Richards is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Davey Richards.Richards is currently under contract with Ring of Honor, where he is the current ROH World Champion, but also wrestles for several companies on the independent circuit, including Pro Wrestling...

 - 3rd TPI appearance

12. Tyler Black

Tyler Black

Colby Lopez is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Tyler Black. He is signed to a contract with WWE, where he competes in their developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling as Seth Rollins. He is a former FCW 15 Champion and FCW Florida Tag Team Champion with...

 - 3rd TPI appearance

13. Zach Gowen

Zach Gowen

Zach Gowen is an American professional wrestler. Gowen has competed for World Wrestling Entertainment on their SmackDown! brand, as well as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....

 - 1st TPI appearance

14. Dingo - 1st TPI appearance

15. Kahagas - 1st TPI appearance

16. Jimmy Jacobs

Jimmy Jacobs

Chris Scobille is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jimmy Jacobs. He is best known for his time in Ring of Honor , where he is a four-time World Tag Team Champion...

 - 4th TPI appearance

17. Marshe Rockett

Da Soul Touchaz

Da Soul Touchaz is a professional wrestling alliance, currently consisting of American professional wrestlers Acid Jaz, Marshe Rockett and Willie Richardson...

 - 1st TPI appearance

18. Colt Cabana - 6th TPI appearance

19. Nigel McGuinness

Nigel McGuinness

Steven Haworth is an English professional wrestler, better known by the ring names Desmond Wolfe and Nigel McGuinness. As McGuinness he first gained notoriety working for Ring of Honor in the United States and Pro Wrestling Noah in Japan...

 - 4th TPI appearance

20. El Generico

El Generico

Rami Sebei is a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name El Generico. Sebei uses the gimmick of a luchador from Mexico...

 - 3rd TPI appearance

21. Ricochet

Ricochet (wrestler)

Trevor Mann is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Ricochet. He currently performs mainly for the American promotion Dragon Gate USA and its parent promotion, Japanese Dragon Gate. In both promotions he is a member of the Blood Warriors stable...

 - 4th TPI appearance

22. Prince Mustafa Ali - 2nd TPI appearance

23. Egotistico Fantastico

Robert Anthony

Robert Anthony is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Egotistico Fantastico. He currently performs for various independent promotions, most notably Combat Zone Wrestling where he is a former CZW World Heavyweight Champion, as well as a former World Junior Heavyweight...

 - 2nd TPI appearance

First Round Matches:

Jimmy Jacobs vs. Zach Gowen

Roderick Strong vs. Kahagas

The Briscoe Brothers added to Night Two.

2010 Ted Petty Invitational

Is scheduled for Friday and Saturday Sept 17th & 18th 2010 at the Historic Walter Payton Roundhouse Restaurant in Aurora, IL. The show was postponed/canceled due to financial troubles.

1. Johnathon Gresham - 1st TPI appearance
2. Sami Callihan
   Sami Callihan
   Sam Johnston is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "The New Horror" Sami Callihan. He competes for promotions including Combat Zone Wrestling, Dragon Gate USA, NWA Force One Pro Wrestling, EVOLVE Wrestling, Ring of Honor, Absolute Intense Wrestling, and Insanity Pro...
   
    - 2nd TPI appearance
3. Balls Mahoney
   Balls Mahoney
   Jonathan Rechner better known by his ring name Balls Mahoney , is an American professional wrestler...
   
    - 1st TPI appearance
4. Jimmy Jacobs
   Jimmy Jacobs
   Chris Scobille is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jimmy Jacobs. He is best known for his time in Ring of Honor , where he is a four-time World Tag Team Champion...
   
    - 4th TPI appearance
5. Jon Moxley
   Jon Moxley
   Jonathan Good is an American professional wrestler known by his ring name Jon Moxley. He is signed to WWE, wrestling in their developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling , under the ring name Dean Ambrose...
   
    - 1st TPI appearance
6. Eddie Kingston
   Eddie Kingston
   Edward "Eddie" Moore is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Eddie Kingston. He is best known for competing in Chikara, Combat Zone Wrestling, Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South and Ring of Honor...
   
    - 3rd TPI appearance
7. Colt Cabana - 6th TPI appearance
8. Necro Butcher
   Necro Butcher
   Dylan Keith Summers is an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Necro Butcher. Throughout the years he has worked for various promotions, including Beyond Wrestling, Firestormpro, Ring of Honor, Full Impact Pro, IWA-Mid South, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Big Japan Pro Wrestling,...
   
    - 2nd TPI appearance
9. 2 Cold Scorpio
   2 Cold Scorpio
   Charles Scaggs is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name 2 Cold Scorpio . Scaggs has competed in Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Entertainment and Pro Wrestling Noah...
   
    - 3rd TPI appearance
10. Davey Richards
    Davey Richards
    Wesley David Richards is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Davey Richards.Richards is currently under contract with Ring of Honor, where he is the current ROH World Champion, but also wrestles for several companies on the independent circuit, including Pro Wrestling...
    
     - 3rd TPI appearance
11. B-Boy - 3rd TPI appearance
12. Tyler Black
    Tyler Black
    Colby Lopez is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Tyler Black. He is signed to a contract with WWE, where he competes in their developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling as Seth Rollins. He is a former FCW 15 Champion and FCW Florida Tag Team Champion with...
    
     - 3rd TPI appearance
13. Egotistico Fantastico - 2nd TPI appearance
14. Mike Sydal - 1st TPI appearance
15. Jeremy Wyatt - 1st TPI appearance
16. Chris Hero
    Chris Hero
    Chris Spradlin is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Chris Hero. He is a mainstay of many independent wrestling promotions, including Ring of Honor, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla as well as Pro Wrestling Noah in Japan...
    
     - 2000 Sweet Science Sixteen Winner, only wrestler to appear in every TPI/Sweet Science Sixteen
17. Drake Younger
    Drake Younger
    Drake Wuertz is an American professional wrestler known by his ring name Drake Younger. He has worked for a number of major independent promotions including Combat Zone Wrestling, IWA Mid-South and Chikara...
    
    - 3rd TPI appearance/2008 TPI Winner