“Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa & Mike Ruff (of RuffFigures.com) celebrate the 20th anniversary of what people call, “the greatest independent wrestling tournament in history”, the 2004 Ted Petty Invitational. We give our thoughts, stories & love on the shows.

If you have old IWAMS photos (96-05ish), please send them to me using the email listed below. Trying to preserve & archive as much IWAMS history as possible.
You can reach Nick Maniwa on all social media – @nickmaniwa
You can reach Mike Ruff on his official website – RuffFigures.com
If you have questions for Nick or Mike to answer on the show (or want a free Midsouth Memories sticker, send your address!) – [email protected]

“Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa & Mike Ruff (of RuffFigures.com) present the first ever Midsouth Memories: Spotlight! This Spotlight episode features the first time ever match of Chris Hero & Samoa Joe from “”A Shot of Southern Comfort” on May 29, 2004 in Highland, IN.

If you have old IWAMS photos (96-05ish), please send them to me using the email listed below. Trying to preserve & archive as much IWAMS history as possible.

You can reach Nick Maniwa on all social media – @nickmaniwa

You can reach Mike Ruff on his official website – RuffFigures.com

If you have questions for Nick or Mike to answer on the show – [email protected]

“Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa & Mike Ruff (of RuffFigures.com) talk 2002’s Locked from Indianapolis’ Knights of Columbus hall featuring bloody midgets, a table match kinda?, lots of blood in a tag team title match, a 3 way featuring 3 of the best in IWAMS history, Jayden Draigo’s tribal shirt & much more.

If you have old IWAMS photos (96-05ish), please send them to me using the email listed below. Trying to preserve & archive as much IWAMS history as possible.

You can reach Mike Ruff on his official website – RuffFigures.com
You can reach Nick Maniwa on all social media – @nickmaniwa
If you have questions for Mike and/or Nick to answer on the show – [email protected]

“Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa & Mike Ruff (of RuffFigures.com) talk 2018’s April Bloodshowers featuring talent such as MJF, Shotzi Blackheart, Allie Kat, Mance Warner & many more as they battle in the back of an indoor flea market in Memphis, IN

If you have old IWAMS photos (96-05ish), please send them to me using the email listed below. Trying to preserve & archive as much IWAMS history as possible.

You can reach Nick Maniwa on all social media – @nickmaniwa
You can reach Mike Ruff on his official website – RuffFigures.com
If you have questions for Nick or Mike to answer on the show – [email protected]

“Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa & Mike Ruff (of RuffFigures.com) talk 2002’s Morris Mayhem featuring Eddie Guerrero as IWAMS World champion defending against CM Punk, Rey Mysterio vs Ace Steel, a crazy 3 way tag, Sherri Martel beating the snot out of everyone she came in contact with, the damnedest shooting star press you’ve ever seen, a high school football super fan being involved in a match & so much more!

If you have old IWAMS photos (96-05ish), please send them to me using the email listed below. Trying to preserve & archive as much IWAMS history as possible.

You can reach Nick Maniwa on all social media – @nickmaniwa
If you have questions for Nick to answer on the show – [email protected]

You can reach Mike Ruff on his official website – RuffFigures.com
If you have questions for Mike to answer on the show – [email protected]

“Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa & Mike Ruff (of RuffFigures.com) talk 2015’s Heartbreak featuring the returning Chris Hero taking on IWA World champion Kongo Kong in the main event, slippery floors, hidden spikes, a wrestling wedding, Maniwa throwing water bottles, our favorite IWAMS venues and so much more

If you have a show suggestion pre 2008 that happened in the month of March (of years past) that are available on IWT, please let us know!

You can reach Nick Maniwa on all social media – @nickmaniwa
If you have questions for Nick to answer on the show – [email protected]

You can reach Mike Ruff on his official website – RuffFigures.com
If you have questions for Mike to answer on the show – [email protected]

“Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa & Mike Ruff (of RuffFigures.com) talk 2001’s an IWA Odyssey featuring the return of SABU in a triple threat match, a rare Gold Bond Mafia trios match vs the Resistance, Cash Flo as IWA Heavyweight champion, Mad Man Pondo returns from Japan in a deathmatch against 2 Tuff Tony & so much more

If you have any show recommendations for February, please let us know. We try to stay in the current month and pick a show from year’s past, a bit away from our most recent. So no 2001 era shows for February. Being available on IWTV is a must.

You can reach Nick Maniwa on all social media – @nickmaniwa
If you have questions for Nick to answer on the show – [email protected]
You can reach Mike Ruff on his official website – RuffFigures.com
If you have questions for Mike to answer on the show – [email protected]

“Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa & Mike Ruff (of RuffFigures.com) talk Big Ass Christmas Bash 2013 featuring such topics as Billie Starkz wrestling inspiration, Dale Patricks almost dying, Divorce Court with Reed Bentley & Todd Morton, Jonathan Gresham stuck on a bus & lighttube contraptions!

If you have any show recommendations for January, please let us know. Looking in the eras of 03-06 and for it to be available on IWTV.

You can reach Nick Maniwa on all social media – @nickmaniwa
You can reach Mike Ruff on his official website – RuffFigures.com

Episode 40 of the #BNMVS is live! Only took us 6 years to get there. This was recorded on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving 2023. I forgot we recorded it, oops. We talk about our lives since the last podcast, Thanksgiving night wrestling memories, Bentley’s latest shows including JCW vs The War Dogs & the most recent ICW NHB loop, talk about the good ol days of IWAMS & talk all kinds of BS.

You can find me on all social media – @nickmaniwa.
You can follow Reed on social media – @TheReedBentley

“Pro Wrestling’s BFF” Nick Maniwa & Mike Ruff (of RuffFigures.com) give a run down, just in time for the holiday, of IWA Midsouth’s Bloodfeast 2002 which took place on Thanksgiving night in our first episode of our rewatch series – Midsouth Memories. Lots of funny anecdotes and stories from what Maniwa remembers & from the first time viewing for Ruff.

If you have any show recommendations, please let us know.

You can reach Nick Maniwa on all social media – @nickmaniwa
You can reach Mike Ruff on his official website – RuffFigures.com