The last Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup 2007 tournament matches are:

"Unreal" Michael Elgin vs "MDogg20" Matt Cross

And

Kenny King vs T.J. Mack

Michael Elgin was one of the first qualifiers for this year's JPC as he won a tournament for Canada's New Wave Pro Wrestling. Elgin has also been getting his name out by recently performing on a few Ring of Honor shows.

But Elgin will be facing another man who has recently stormed onto the ROH scene. Matt Cross joins ROH stablemate Erick Stevens in this year's JPC after qualifying for the Cup in a 6 way for CAPW.

FIP star Kenny King has finally been able to shake off his Tough Enough 2 name, but is looking to become a national name, and is looking for a JPC victory to do just that.

But King has to face a man who was ousted in the first round last year and is looking for redemption. T.J. Mack joins his brother Krazy K as "Team Macktion" looks to reign in the Jeff Peterson Cup 2007.

These competitors join the already announced matches:
Trik Davis vs. Chris Hero

Krazy K vs. Allison Danger

Chi Chi Cruz vs. Chasyn “Not Cock” Rance

Adam Flash vs Sideshow
Erick Stevens vs Nooie Lee
Sal Rinauro vs “Pure Dynamite” Billy Roc vs “Kool” Seth Delay

Please note these matches are in NO particular order, and do not represent the brackets which will be announced at a later date.



Another tournament match will be announced Wednesday June 6th. So check out our MySpace pages http://groups.myspace.com/JPC2007 and
www.myspace.com/jeffpetersoncup or www.floridaindies.com for all things JPC related!



Friday July 13, 2007
Downtown Orlando Recreation Center
649 W. Livingston Street
Orlando, FL USA
Night 1 Main Event:
Rage in the Cage battle royal!!!!!!! 20+ person come as you are, bring your own weapons!

First round JPC matches announced:



New Wave Pro’s “Unreal” Michael Elgin vs. ROH’s “M-Dogg20” Matt Cross



YRR member “the Natural” Kenny Kings vs. AWA’s TJ Mack



NWA-FSM's Trik Davis vs CZW/ROH star Chris Hero



GOUGE’s Krazy K vs. Shimmer Allison Danger



EWA’s Chi Chi Cruz vs. YRR member Chasyn “Not Cocky” Rance



YRR member Sal Rinauro vs. APW-GA’s “Kool” Seth Delay vs. NWA Inaidna’s “Pure Dynamite” Billy Roc



Maryland Championship Wrestling champion Adam Flash vs. ACW’s Sideshow



FIP Florida Heritage champion Erick Stevens vs. FPWA’s Nooie Lee



Saturday July 14, 2007
Jewish Community Center
9841 Scenic Drive
Port Richey, FL USA

Ticket information
Night 1
$10 General Admission, $5 Kids under 12, Add $5 for VIP entrance
Day of show, all tickets $2 more

Night 2
$10 General Admission, $5 Kids under 12, Add $5 for VIP entrance, Day of show, all tickets $2 more

2 Night VIP Ticket: $25

For more information:
call (727)512-0071

Participating in non-tournament matches in this huge 2-day event will be Francisco Ciatso, “The Marquee” Bruce Santee (w/ “Supermodel” Amy Love), Jerrelle Clark, Lex Lovett, “Iceman” Buck Quartermaine, Dagon Briggs (w/Se7en), the Heartbreak Express (“Superstar” Sean & “Fabulous” Phil Davis),Naphtali, Havoc plus the return of one of Florida’s most honored tag teams the former NWA World Tag Team Champions The New Heavenly Bodies, Chris Nelson and Vito DeNucci. Many more names will be added to this HUGE event in the coming weeks.


Want to buy previous tournaments? You can buy the 2003 event on www.highspots.com, the 2004 event on www.rfvideo.com , the 2005 event on www.rohwrestling.com in their store and the 2006 event on www.pwwf.com

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2007 Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup Profile: Kenny King

Please credit Alan J. Wojcik of http://alanwojcik.com if used, thanks.


“The Natural” Kenny King
Height: 6’0”
Weight: 230
Hometown: Queens, NY
Pro Debut: 2002
Myspace: www.myspace.com/44799299
Where you have seen him: WWE (Tough Enough 2 finalist), TNA Wrestling, AWF, NNW, Full Impact Pro (member of the Young Rich and Ready for Action group with Claudio Castagnoli, Chasyn Rance and Sal Rinauro), SCW, D1PW and MXPW to name a few.
Championships held: AWF Universal (Florida and Heavyweight) champion (defunct)

Alan J. Wojcik: Like Chris Hero and Adam Flash, you were an at-large entry to the 2007 JPC. What do you think led the JPC to choose you and talk about your reaction to being part of the event?

Kenny King: In my mind, The Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup is one of the most prestigious tournaments you can be apart of in Indy wrestling. From the time that I moved to Florida I’ve had my eye on the JPC. So naturally being chosen for an at large berth was very big for me. I think the committee was looking for the best Florida talent to represent against all the national talent and they found it in myself, Chasyn, Erick and Nooie

Alan Wojcik: For fans that don’t attend Full Impact Pro events or buy their DVD’s, explain the concept of the YRR and are you enjoying being a heel as opposed to your babyface position in other promotions?

Kenny King: Well first off, if you don’t follow FIP or at least watch the DVD’s you shouldn’t consider yourself much of a fan. The YRR are a group of guys that most would call the elite. We are guys that always got more girls, always had more money and more talent than the average cat. For us, difficult takes a day and impossible takes a week. I would definitely say I enjoy being a heel and telling a fan to eat me than being a smiley hand clappy babyface.

Alan J. Wojcik: This year’s tournament poses some interesting matchups if things go right. You could possibly face your fellow YRR compatriots in the opening round and the rounds that follow. Does this affect your match preparations in any way and how would you handle facing off with either Chasyn Rance or Sal Rinauro?

Kenny King: Look, here’s the deal, in everything I do, I’m in it to win it. Chasyn and Sal are the same way. That’s what makes the YRR the team to beat in FIP. But for the JPC all alliances and all bets are off. If I have to kick Chasyn square in the mouth to walk away from the tournament with my hand raised then so be it. He’s rich man he’s got a great orthodontist he’ll be just fine.

Alan J. Wojcik: This year’s event also had a twist, the entrant of Allison Danger. If you are booked against her in the event would you wrestle her differently than anyone else?

Kenny King: Allison Danger is probably the toughest lady I’ve ever met along with the nicest. That being said, I’ll kick her dead in the cooter, drop her ass with the Coronation and cover her for the pin. End of story. No difference.

Alan J. Wojcik: The fans of www.floridaindies.com have been talking about your entry in this year’s event. With some huge names winning and being part of the event the last two years, do you feel anxious or intimidated the JPC has garnered nationwide?

Kenny King: It’s exciting to see all of the attention nationwide. What this is going to do is expose to the rest of the nation what we here in Florida already know. The talent here is second to none. I’m a national sensation just waiting to happen, so hopefully this will expedite that process.

Alan J. Wojcik: You were part of the AWF roster as one of its title holders when it folded. Why do you think the promotion was successful yet folded so quickly?

Kenny King: It was successful because everybody believed in it. From the booker to the workers to the ring guys. You had a core group of workers that wanted to AWF to succeed and it did because of guys like Bruce Santee, Erick Stevens, myself, Ray Beez, Jaison Moore, HBX, Blk Mrkt and many others. The running joke is that it folded because I was the champion so maybe you can blame it on me. Seriously though I think whenever Dickie finishes whatever hurdles he’s going through AWF will be back in full force.

Alan J. Wojcik: During your AWF stay you had some excellent matches with two of the best in Florida, “the Marquee” Bruce Santee and Erick Stevens. Talk about wrestling men with on paper two totally different in-ring styles.

Kenny King: One of the reasons I am thankful for the AWF is because it gave me the opportunity to face 2 of the best if not the best wrestlers in Florida. Their styles aren’t very different. Bruce and Erick are big, strong, physical wrestlers that will smash you in the mouth. Each of my matches with Bruce and Erick were like walking into Armageddon physically. And I wrestled them both 3 times each. So I think that’s a testament to the superior physical specimen that is Kenny King.

Alan J. Wojcik: Looking over the 2007 JPC roster is there someone you are facing off with if you had your choice of opening round opponent? (announced are Nooie Lee, Allison Danger, Sideshow, Chris Hero, Erick Stevens, “Unreal” Michael Elgin, Krazy K, YOU, Matt Cross, TJ Mack, Sal Rinauro, Seth Delay, Billy Roc, Adam Flash, and Trik Davis)

Kenny King: Quite honestly this is a STACKED event. I would love to test myself against national stars like Chris Hero and Matt Cross. They say to be the man you have to beat the man so kicking their asses and taking their spots is one of my goals for July.

Alan J. Wojcik: I couldn’t let you get away from an interview without asking about Tough Enough. One of the lone Tough Enough 1-4 alumnus still working for WWE is Johnny “Nitro’ Finnegan. Looking back do you think if you weren’t part of that competition, do you think you would have become a wrestler and had the success you have attained?

Kenny King: There’s no denying that if it weren’t for TE I wouldn’t even be wrestling. I’d probably be cracking heads on Sundays. I’m very thankful for Tough Enough. Because of that exposure I was able to start in the middle instead of at the bottom of this business. Honestly though, even though being on MTV and having people watch me on TV might have put me in the middle it was my own hard work and dedication that is taking me to the top. If you need further proof, you’ll see it on July 13 and 14.

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