The Ted Petty Invitational tournament (the TPI) is an independent wrestling tournament in North America , run and promoted by Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South . Created as the Sweet Science Sixteen in 2000 by Ian Rotten , the tournament was originally supposed to showcase the top technical independent wrestlers. After the death of Ted Petty 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 to James Gibson .
91-488: 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
182-659: A "disagreement in business arrangements". He won his last match on January 28 against Jack Evans . ROH covered his leaving by having the ROH commissioner Jim Cornette ban Low Ki from Ring of Honor for life after it was discovered that he was the one who knocked Cornette's tooth out at that show. He was also used as a focus point (in name only) in the Cornette/Homicide feud in the summer of 2006, with Cornette refusing to reinstate Low Ki as Homicide's "third wish." Low Ki's first stint with NWA Total Nonstop Action (NWA TNA)
273-516: A 4-on-3 Handicap match, forcing The Rising to dissolve. On June 25, 2015, Low Ki announced that he had parted ways with the company. On the April 20 episode of Impact Wrestling , Low Ki made his return, debuting a Hitman / Agent 47 inspired gimmick. He defeated Trevor Lee , Andrew Everett , Sonjay Dutt , Dezmond Xavier and Suicide in a six-way match to win his fifth Impact Wrestling X Division Championship . As champion, he would make appearances in
364-558: A Falls Count Anywhere Tag Match. Finals : Kongo Kong defeated Shane Mercer and Chris Hero to win the 2015 Ted Petty Invitational and retain the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship . The 2016 Ted Petty Invitational was held on November 5 at The Arena in Jeffersonville, Indiana. It featured 16 wrestlers, with eight one on one matches in the first round, two four-way elimination matches in
455-462: A Four-Way match to win the vacant X Division Championship, becoming a three-time champion. Then, he started a storyline with Austin Aries. On January 7, 2015, episode of Impact Wrestling Ki lost the title against Aries, turned heel and joining the newly formed, villainous stable led by MVP known as The Beat Down Clan . On the following episode of Impact Wrestling , Low Ki defeated Austin Aries in
546-429: A Year Match between Dingo def. Jayson Strife. The 2008 poster was designed by Mark Young of Wardust Design. Finals: Drake Younger defeated Claudio Castagnoli and Sami Callihan to win the 2008 TPI. Non Tournament Matches: Night 1 - Loser Leaves IWA Mid-South for a Year Match: IWA-MS Heavyweight Championship: Dingo defeated Jayson Strife After shows were announced and cancelled in 2009, 2010, 2013 and 2014,
637-502: A contract with World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ). Initially, he wrestled under the name Kawal – "soldier" in the Tagalog language – in FCW, WWE's development territory , but later changed it to Kaval. In January 2009, he took a hiatus from FCW due to a leg injury, which would keep him sidelined until late October. On November 24, Kaval defeated Paul Burchill in a dark match prior to
728-618: A mill by use of a tunnel in 1814. Today, that mill is part of the Tunnel Mill Scout Reservation. From 1811 to 1878 Charlestown was the county seat of Clark County, but as Jeffersonville had surpassed it economically, the county seat reverted to Jeffersonville in 1878. In 1818, the first Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons in Indiana met in Charlestown, due to Jonathan Jennings ' influence. In 1940
819-513: A public library, a branch of the Charlestown-Clark County Public Library. Low Ki Brandon Silvestry (born September 6, 1979) is an American professional wrestler of Italian and Puerto Rican descent, better known by his ring name Low Ki . He is known for his time with TNA Wrestling , Ring of Honor and Major League Wrestling as Low Ki and Senshi and with WWE as Kaval . He
910-594: A rematch on November 23, where Ki ripped out a piece of Strickland's hair before pinning him. He would hold the title 205 days, losing it to Tom Lawlor at SuperFight on February 2, 2019. Low Ki was announced as part of the MLW roster that would be present at the company's relaunch following their hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Low Ki has also made an appearance in the TNA Impact video game, where he also did
1001-566: A rematch on the November 4 episode of WWE Superstars . On the November 11 episode of Superstars , Kaval lost to Drew McIntyre. Kaval won his first match on the November 19 episode of SmackDown , by defeating the Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler in a non-title match. Following his victory, Kaval announced that he would be using his guaranteed title opportunity that he earned by winning NXT at
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#17328020129121092-519: A rematch to reclaim the X Division title, with help from interference of The Beat Down Clan. On the March 20 episode of Impact Wrestling , Low Ki lost the title to Rockstar Spud . In April, The Beat Down Clan started a feud with The Rising ( Drew Galloway , Eli Drake and Micah ) culminating in a match between both stables on the July 1 episode of Impact Wrestling , The Beat Down Clan defeated The Rising in
1183-510: A rivalry against Samoa Joe over the X Division Championship. On the August 7 episode of Impact Wrestling , Low Ki was defeated by Samoa Joe in the finals of a tournament for the vacant title, which also included Sanada . Ki would face Joe again at Hardcore Justice in a losing effort. However, on September 19, Joe vacated the title due medical issues. On the November 12 episode of Impact Wrestling , Low Ki defeated Tigre Uno , Manik and DJ Z in
1274-613: A technical classic. Chris Hero and Arik Cannon had a violent and incredibly stiff encounter with audibly loud headbutts that culminated in Hero turning heel and injuring Cannon's arm. And American Dragon's match with Claudio Castagnoli headlined the first night. Finals: Matt Sydal defeated Arik Cannon and Kevin Steen to win the 2005 TPI Non Tournament Matches: The 2006 TPI was held on September 29 & 30, 2006 in Midlothian, IL. It
1365-460: A technical classic; Joe survived a stiff match with Roderick Strong . Hero's losing streak in Highland continued with a loss to Quackenbush. Sydal managed to beat Sal Rinauro . In a tournament match that was also for the company's heavyweight championship, Petey Williams beat 2002 T.P.I. winner B. J. Whitmer to retain the belt. Finals: A.J. Styles d. Samoa Joe and Bryan Danielson to win
1456-480: Is a one-time PWG World Champion , the inaugural ROH World Champion , one-time MLW World Heavyweight Champion and a three-time NWA World Tag Team Champion , and has won a number of tournaments and other championships on the independent circuit , and was the winner of the second season of NXT in 2010. Silvestry has also worked extensively in Japan , most notably for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he
1547-658: Is now an elimination match. The first annual Sweet Science Sixteen was held on September 8 and 9, 2000 outside the House of Hardcore in Charlestown, Indiana . The second annual Sweet Science Sixteen was held on September 7 and 8, 2001 at the House of Hardcore in Charlestown, Indiana . The first-annual Ted Petty Invitational took place on November 1 and 2, 2002 at the IWA Arena in Clarksville, Indiana . * Whitmer won
1638-576: Is the legislative body of the government of the City of Charlestown, responsible for drafting and approving ordinances and resolutions that affect all Charlestown residents. Charlestown has numerous public schools, under the Greater Clark County Schools school district. Notable schools include: Pleasant Ridge Elementary School, Jonathan Jennings Elementary School, Charlestown Middle School, and Charlestown High School. Charlestown has
1729-725: The IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship . Non Tournament Matches: 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
1820-590: The 2012 Super Jr. Tag Tournament as "Chaos World Wrestling Warriors". However, the team was eliminated from the tournament in the first round by Apollo 55 (Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi). On November 11 at Power Struggle , Low Ki lost the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship to Prince Devitt in his first title defense. On January 4, 2013, at Wrestle Kingdom 7 in Tokyo Dome , Low Ki unsuccessfully challenged Devitt for
1911-528: The Asylum Arena . Afterwards, it was announced that Low Ki had joined both Evolve and Dragon Gate USA full-time. Low Ki made his debut for Dragon Gate USA on January 27, when he defeated BxB Hulk in a singles match. Among speculations regarding his retirement from wrestling, Low Ki worked for Right Coast Pro's July 13, 2013, "Festivus" event, defeating Billy Bax in a singles match. On March 30, 2014, Pro Wrestling Syndicate (PWS) announced that Low Ki
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#17328020129122002-503: The IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship by defeating Punk in the finals. 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
2093-609: The International Junior Heavyweight Championship from him. He held the championship until August 31, 2003, when he lost it to Wataru Sakata . During 2003, Low Ki also made several appearances for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). Low Ki left Zero-One in mid-2004 to join Pro Wrestling Noah , where he was instantly given a title shot against Global Honored Crown (GHC) Junior Heavyweight Champion Yoshinobu Kanemaru , which he
2184-555: The International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP) Junior Heavyweight Championship from Tiger Mask on September 21, 2008, on NJPW's Circuit 2008 New Japan Generation tour. He subsequently lost it back to Tiger Mask on NJPW's Wrestle Kingdom III show in Tokyo on January 4, 2009. After losing the championship, Low Ki made several appearances for Hustle . At Lockdown , Christopher Daniels's mystery opponent
2275-738: The NWA World Tag Team Championship three times under the " Freebird Rule ". Low Ki wrestled beside Skipper when Triple X defeated America's Most Wanted ( Chris Harris and James Storm ) for the title on January 22, 2003. When Daniels's greed for the X Division Championship initially forced Low Ki out of Triple X, Low Ki would go on to battle Daniels in Ultimate X , but his pursuit was unsuccessful. He left NWA TNA in July 2004 and made his return to ROH. Low Ki made his first trip to Japan with Pro Wrestling Zero-One in 2002. On September 16, he defeated Leonardo Spanky for
2366-786: The PWG World Championship after defeating Bryan Danielson in an unannounced match. He had one successful title defense against El Generico , before a knee injury forced him to forfeit the championship just a month later. Low Ki returned to PWG at All Star Weekend 7 – Night One on August 30, 2008, where he was a part of a four-way match for the World Championship; the bout also featured Eddie Kingston , Necro Butcher , and defending champion Chris Hero , who retained by pinning Kingston. On November 1 and 2 in Burbank, California , Low Ki defeated Roderick Strong in
2457-703: The Survivor Series pay-per-view against Ziggler for the Intercontinental Championship . At the pay-per-view, Kaval was unsuccessful in his attempt to win the Intercontinental Championship. On the December 3 episode of Smackdown , Kaval and MVP lost to Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre. He and MVP were attacked by Kane On the December 10 episode of Smackdown , Kaval lost to Jack Swagger by submission. On
2548-534: The World Wrestling Federation on their programs Metal and Jakked , where he competed against the likes of Raven , Crash Holly , Christian and Essa Ríos . The following year he made it through to the finals of All Pro Wrestling 's King of the Indies tournament, losing the crown to American Dragon . It was also during 2001 that he defeated Nick Berk and Homicide in separate matches on
2639-538: The 2004 TPI The 2005 Ted Petty Invitational took place on September 23–24, 2005 at the National Guard Armory in Hammond , 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 ) and Homicide (alleged legal issues). A year after losing in
2730-485: The 2020 census. Charlestown was established in 1808, named after one of its surveyors, Charles Beggs, upon 300 acres (1.2 km ), of which 3 acres (12,000 m ) was designated for a town square. It was established one mile (1.6 km) northeast of Springville , and was responsible for Springville's demise. Milling was important to the town, as the first mill was built in the area, on Fourteen Mile Creek , in 1804. This mill would be abandoned when John Work built
2821-738: The Briscoe Brothers fought against The Rottweilers ( Homicide and the Havana Pitbulls ). It looked like Low Ki would save Samoa Joe from a beatdown by The Rottweilers, but instead he spat on the ROH Championship, which was then held by Joe, and joined The Rottweilers. At Weekend of Thunder Night 2 on November 6, 2004, he started a feud with Bryan Danielson, who was Low Ki's partner in a match against Samoa Joe and Jushin Thunder Liger . Low Ki and Danielson lost
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2912-522: The December 17 episode of Smackdown , Kaval and Kofi Kingston defeated Jack Swagger and Dolph Ziggler. Kaval's final appearance in WWE was a loss to Drew McIntyre on the live December 21 episode of SmackDown , and he was released from his contract on December 23. On May 13, 2011, Silvestry, under the name Low Ki, made his return to NJPW, during the Invasion Tour 2011 , the promotion's first tour of
3003-2392: The Final) FINALS Aaron Williams defeated Jonathan Gresham and Jake Crist (IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title Match) 2017 Ted Petty Invitational Winner "The Baddest Man Alive" Aaron Williams The 2018 Ted Petty Invitation was held on September 21-22 2018 at the German Park Turner Building in Indianapolis, Indiana . ROUND 1 Tyler Bateman defeated Tripp Cassidy Kongo Kong defeated Calvin Tankman Eddie Kingston defeated Anthony Henry IWA Mid-South Jr. Heavyweight Title: Pat Monix defeated Logan James(c) Aaron Williams defeated Jake Crist Larry D defeated Jake Lander Devon Moore defeated Myron Reed Jonathan Wolf defeated Joe Alonzo Mance Warner defeated Gary Jay Shane Strickland defeated Jimmy Jacobs Chase Owens defeated Jake Omen IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title: Michael Elgin(c) defeated Shane Mercer QUARTER-FINAL IWA Mid-South Jr. Heavyweight Title: Pat Monix(c) defeated Devon Moore Larry D defeated Kongo Kong Aaron Williams defeated Tyler Bateman Mance Warner defeated Jonathan Wolf Shane Strickland defeated Eddie Kingston IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title: Michael Elgin(c) defeated Chase Owens SEMI-FINAL Larry D defeated Pat Monix Aaron Williams defeated Mance Warner IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title: Michael Elgin(c) defeated Shane Strickland Non Tournament Matches; Night 2:IWA Mid-South Tag Team Title Four Way Match: The Top Guys (Adam Slade & Kevin Giza) (w/Billy The P & Lukas Jacobs) defeated The Gym Nasty Boyz (Timmy Lou Retton & White Mike) (c) and Jimmy Jacobs & Joe Alonzo and Logan James & Myron Reed; Eight Man Tag Team Match: Calvin Tankman, Jake Lander, Jake Omen & Matt Kenway defeated Gary Jay, Joey Owens, Shane Mercer & Tripp Cassidy FINALS Aaron Williams defeated Michael Elgin & Larry D(IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title Match) 2018 Ted Petty Invitational Winner "The Baddest Man Alive" Aaron Williams The 2019 Ted Petty Invitation
3094-530: The IWA-MS World title and win the 2003 TPI. The 2004 Ted Petty Invitational tournament was held on September 17–18, 2004 from the Lincoln Center in Highland, Indiana . Among the participants were Styles, Bryan Danielson , Samoa Joe , Chris Hero , Mike Quackenbush , CM Punk , Claudio Castagnoli , A J Styles , Nigel McGuiness and Matt Sydal . On Night One, Danielson beat Alex Shelley in
3185-487: The June 8 episode of NXT , but did not compete in a match. On the June 15 episode of NXT , he was defeated by Alex Riley in his debut, and the following week he was defeated by Eli Cottonwood. On the June 29 episode of NXT , Kaval teamed with Michael McGillicutty and Lucky Cannon against Riley, Cottonwood and Titus O'Neil , which his team won when he pinned Riley, giving Kaval his first win on NXT . Later that night, he
3276-666: The Salem High School in Salem , Indiana . Among the participants were Styles, former ECW World Champion Jerry Lynn, Michael Shane , the cousin of Shawn Michaels , 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 defeated Chris Hero and Alex Shelley to retain
3367-694: The SmackDown/ ECW tapings. At the December 8 tapings, he was defeated by Goldust in another dark match. On the February 7 episode of FCW , he defeated Bryan Danielson, for whom this was a debut match, after hitting him with Warrior's Way , and on February 8 won a fatal four-way match against Alberto Banderas , Wade Barrett and Michael Tarver to become the number one contender for the Florida Heavyweight Championship . Kaval received his title shot two weeks later, but
3458-636: The Ted Petty Invitational returned on December 11, 2015, at the Colgate Gymnasium in Clarksville, Indiana . The tournament was won by Kongo Kong , who also won the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship in his semifinal match against former champion Reed Bentley, who had earlier defended his title against Russ Jones. Non-tournament match: Joseph Schwartz & The Zodiak defeated The Hooligans (Devin Cutter & Mason Cutter) in
3549-641: The United Kingdom, defeating Mark Haskins for 4 Front Wrestling and Ultimo Tiger for Pro Wrestling Pride . At the Impact Wrestling taping that occurred in Mumbai, India, on May 30 Dutt pinned then X Division Champion Low Ki to win his championship. At the July 6 Impact Wrestling tapings, Low Ki turned heel again by attacking Dutt during his Championship celebration, leading to a two out of three falls match at Slammiversary XV in which Ki
3640-713: The United States, teaming with Homicide in a tag team match, where they defeated Jushin Thunder Liger and Tiger Mask. The following day, Low Ki unsuccessfully challenged Prince Devitt for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. On the third and final day of the tour in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , Low Ki and Homicide unsuccessfully challenged Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship . On June 27, 2011, Low Ki returned to TNA at
3731-456: The WK7 match in the suit in protest. NJPW was reportedly "furious" over Low Ki wrestling a title match in a suit without clearing it with them first to the point that even years later, the company was said to be open to bringing anyone back "with the exception of Low Ki". On January 14, 2012, Low Ki made his unadvertised debut for Evolve , defeating Ahtu at the final professional wrestling event in
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3822-420: The age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were married couples living together, 18.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.03. In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.0% under
3913-427: The age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 17.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.5% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.09. The median age in
4004-461: The age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 28,238, and the median income for a family was $ 35,592. Males had a median income of $ 27,240 versus $ 21,901 for females. The per capita income for
4095-476: The challenger at Bound for Glory. On August 23, it was reported that Silvestry had parted ways with Impact. Sources agreed that Silvestry had made the decision to leave, but disagreed whether the departure was over financial or creative differences. Low Ki debuted in Major League Wrestling (MLW) in 2018 as a heel, where Salina de la Renta became his manager. His first match for the promotion
4186-516: The city announced they would be applying for a grant to redevelop Pleasant Ridge Subdivision, an impoverished area within the city. Some residents of the Pleasant Ridge Subdivision formed an association to fight against demolishing their homes via eminent domain . The City Council did not call for a vote on the issue and the grant issue failed. Starting in 2016, the city was accused of using excessive fines against homeowners in
4277-493: The city was $ 13,892. About 15.8% of families and 19.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 23.8% of those under age 18 and 17.8% of those age 65 or over. The Common Council of the City of Charlestown meets for its regular business meeting on the first Monday of the month, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the council chambers of City Hall, located at 304 Main Cross Street, Charlestown, Indiana. The Council
4368-404: The city was 35.2 years. 28.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.5% were from 25 to 44; 24.2% were from 45 to 64; and 11.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.5% male and 52.5% female. 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
4459-475: The city. The population density was 662.4 inhabitants per square mile (255.8/km ). There were 3,169 housing units at an average density of 276.8 per square mile (106.9/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 89.9% White , 2.1% African American , 0.3% Native American , 0.3% Asian , 5.3% from other races , and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.3% of the population. There were 2,884 households, of which 39.7% had children under
4550-550: The company and he managed to get to round 2. Pro Wrestling Guerrilla 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 defeated Arik Cannon and Roderick Strong to win the 2006 TPI Non Tournament Matches: 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
4641-585: The following episode of Impact , it was revealed that Senshi's case contained a pink slip which meant he was fired. In December 2007, it was reported that Senshi had submitted his resignation to TNA and he left the promotion shortly after. In 2008, Silvestry helped TNA during the development of its first ever video game by providing both voicing and motion capture for the game's protagonist, Suicide . Low Ki made his debut for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) on April 7, 2007, defeating Davey Richards at All Star Weekend V – Night One . On January 5, 2008, Low Ki won
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#17328020129124732-670: The lyrics of the song " No Diggity ". He began wrestling for Jersey All Pro Wrestling (JAPW) in 1998, challenging Homicide and Kane D for the JAPW Tag Team Championship . The following year he challenged for the JAPW Light Heavyweight Championship twice, unsuccessfully, but defeated Crazy Ivan and Judas Young to win the second Best of the Light Heavyweights tournament. In 2000, he began making several appearances in
4823-443: The match and Low Ki blamed his partner for that, so The Rottweilers started a beatdown on Danielson. On December 4, at All Star Extravaganza II, Danielson defeated Homicide of The Rottweilers. In that same event, Low Ki wrestled Austin Aries in a number one contender's match to determine who would face ROH Champion Samoa Joe for the title. The match ended in a draw. Officials extended the match, but Low Ki refused to wrestle, so Aries
4914-688: The match. Finally, on September 17 at Glory By Honor IV, a "Fight Without Honor" between the two ended with Low Ki getting a pinfall victory over Lethal. After Samoa Joe went on to save Colt Cabana from a beatdown by The Rottweilers, Lethal came out to even the odds and said that he wanted yet another rematch with Low Ki, which Lethal won this time, ending the feud. Later in the year, Low Ki helped Homicide in his feud against Colt Cabana. On December 17, 2005, at Final Battle 2005, he challenged Kenta for his GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship , but came up short. Low Ki left ROH once again in January 2006 due to
5005-452: The number one contender to the X Division Championship. Senshi went on to become X Division Champion again on the June 22, 2006, episode of Impact! , defeating Joe and Dutt after he pinned Dutt. He remained undefeated for six months, successfully defending the X Division Championship against Kazarian at Victory Road , Jay Lethal and Petey Williams in a three-way match at Hard Justice , and Chris Sabin at No Surrender , before losing
5096-533: The opening round, Masato Yoshino in the quarterfinals, Nigel McGuinness in the semifinals, and Chris Hero in a non-title final match to win the 2008 Battle of Los Angeles tournament. After his World Wrestling Entertainment tenure, Low Ki returned to PWG on January 29, 2011, during the WrestleReunion 5 weekend, in a rematch from 2007, where he defeated Davey Richards. In his next appearance on April 9, Low Ki defeated Akira Tozawa . On May 28, during
5187-436: The poll later that night, Kaval regained the number one ranking. On the August 30 episode of Raw , Kaval and Daniel Bryan lost a triple threat tag team match to The Miz and Alex Riley. On August 31, Kaval won the second season of NXT , with McGillicutty ranked second and Riley in third place. Following the announcement of his victory, he was attacked by all the former season two rookies. Following his NXT victory, Kaval
5278-645: The population of Charlestown was 900, but it swelled to 13,400 due to the building and operation of the Indiana Army Ammunition Plant (INAAP). This created a housing problem, as chicken, wood, and wash houses had to house all the new residents who flocked to the area for the jobs created by the INAAP. Additional problems caused by the rapid influx of new residents were improper sanitation at restaurants, inefficient sewers, gambling, panhandling, and diseases such as typhoid and malaria . In 2014,
5369-499: The quarterfinals, Sydal came through with the biggest break of his career. He beat El Generico in the first round in a crowd-pleasing match. He also eliminated Tyler Black (quarterfinals), Chris Sabin (semifinals), before overcoming the odds and beating Kevin Steen 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
5460-537: The returning Skipper. They won their reunion match on the July 19, 2007, episode of Impact! against Serotonin . Triple X faced Lethal and Dutt and The Motor City Machine Guns at Hard Justice in a losing effort. Skipper and Senshi also went on to face LAX at Bound for Glory in Ultimate X, ultimately losing. At Turning Point , Senshi competed in the Feast or Fired match in which he one of four briefcases. On
5551-448: The ring with Big Show and in doing so earned a spot on Team SmackDown at Bragging Rights . However, after the match, Kaval was challenged by Tyler Reks , who ultimately went on to defeat him for his spot at the pay-per-view . On the October 18 episode of Raw , Kaval competed in a SmackDown vs. Raw Battle Royal where he was eliminated by Mark Henry . On the October 29 episode of Smackdown , Kaval lost to Jack Swagger . Kaval then lost
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#17328020129125642-424: The same evening to win both the JAPW Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight Titles; he would successfully defend both titles in separate matches at their Fourth Anniversary Show later that month in July. He lost both titles in a Three Way match the following month to Homicide, with Xavier as the other competitor. Low Ki made his Ring of Honor (ROH) debut at its first show, The Era of Honor Begins, on February 23. In
5733-442: The second night of All Star Weekend 8 , Low Ki unsuccessfully challenged Claudio Castagnoli for the World Championship. Low Ki appeared on the November 7, 2008, edition of SmackDown in a dark match , losing to then- WWE Tag Team Champion Primo . Low Ki then won a match against Trent Beretta at the Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) tapings on January 8. It was later announced on his official website that he had signed
5824-1515: The second round and a one on one final. The 2017 Ted Petty Invitation was held on September 14-15 2017 at the IWA Arena in Memphis, Indiana . ROUND 1 Zodiak defeated Calvin Tankman Su Yung defeated Ludark Shaitan Shane Strickland defeated Ace Perry Mance Warner defeated Space Monkey Larry D defeated Kongo Kong Jonathan Gresham defeated Anthony Henry Jake Crist defeated Dave Crist Homicide defeated Gary Jay Eddie Kingston defeated Nate Webb Devon Moore defeated Johnathan Wolf David Starr defeated Shane Mercer Aaron Williams defeated Arik Cannon(IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title Match) QUARTER-FINAL Su Yung defeated Homicide Larry D defeated Mance Warner Jonathan Gresham defeated Devon Moore Jake Crist defeated Shane Strickland Eddie Kingston defeated Zodiak Aaron Williams defeated David Starr (IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title Match) SEMI-FINAL Jonathan Gresham defeated Larry D Jake Crist defeated Su Yung Aaron Williams defeated Eddie Kingston (IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title Match) Non Tournament Matches: Night 2: Nate Webb defeated Space Monkey; Gary Jay & Ludark Shaitan defeated Anthony Henry & Shane Sabre; Eight Man Tag Team Match: Ace Perry, Cole Radrick, Dave Crist & Kongo Kong defeated Arik Cannon, Calvin Tankman , Johnathan Wolf & Shane Mercer (w/Jason Saint); IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title Match: Aaron Williams (c) defeated Devon Moore (after
5915-420: The show's main event, he defeated Bryan Danielson and "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels . On July 27, 2002, at Crowning a Champion, he became the first ever ROH Champion by defeating Daniels, Spanky and Doug Williams in a Four Way Ironman match. On August 24, Low Ki successfully defended his title against A.J. Styles . On September 21, at Unscripted, he lost the title to Xavier, who, after winning
6006-423: The subdivision in order to force them to sell to a private developer. According to the 2010 census, Charlestown has a total area of 11.489 square miles (29.76 km ), of which 11.45 square miles (29.66 km ) (or 99.66%) is land and 0.039 square miles (0.10 km ) (or 0.34%) is water. As of the census of 2020, there were 7,775 people and 3,193 households residing in the city. The population density
6097-582: The tapings of the June 30 edition of Impact Wrestling , defeating Jimmy Yang and Matt Bentley in a three-way match to advance to a four-way match for a TNA contract at Destination X . At the pay-per-view, Low Ki was defeated in the finals by Austin Aries. On April 21, 2012, Low Ki returned to NJPW, aligning himself with the Chaos stable and teaming with Gedo , Jado and Rocky Romero in an eight-man tag team match, where they defeated Jushin Thunder Liger, Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi and Tiger Mask, with Ki pinning IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Devitt for
6188-453: The title in a three-way match, which also included Kota Ibushi. Low Ki wrestled the entire match in a suit. The following month, New Japan removed Low Ki's profile from its official website, signaling the end of his run with the promotion. Low Ki had told New Japan office that he did not want to wrestle at an upcoming event in Fukushima because of health and safety reasons stemming from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster . Low Ki wrestled
6279-431: The title to Sabin in October at Bound for Glory . Senshi later feuded with Austin Starr . Their feud would continue until Lockdown in a Six Sides of Steel match , which he won. At Slammiversary , he teamed with Rhino to defeat The Latin American Xchange (LAX). At Victory Road , Senshi competed in a 10-Man Ultimate X Match, which he lost. After the match, however, Triple X was reformed with Daniels, Senshi, and
6370-414: The title, became a member of Daniels's faction The Prophecy. Low Ki then faced Samoa Joe on October 5 in what was Joe's official ROH debut in a " Fight Without Honor ". In what resembled more of an MMA fight, Low Ki won the match and they shook hands after the match. Low Ki left the promotion in 2004 due to the Feinstein incident , but he returned on July 17, 2004, during a match, where Samoa Joe and
6461-502: The tournament on September 11, defeating Dark Cuervo in his first round match. Five days later, Low Ki was eliminated from the tournament in the second round by Akebono . Following the match, Low Ki was sidelined with an abdominal injury for the rest of the tour. On October 14, Silvestry announced his retirement from professional wrestling due to All Japan supposedly not honoring their contractual obligation of medical care following his injury. Low Ki returned to TNA in 2014, starting
6552-480: The tournament. The following day, Low Ki defeated Prince Devitt in the semifinals, before losing to Ryusuke Taguchi in the finals of the tournament. On June 16 at Dominion 6.16 , Low Ki defeated Taguchi in a rematch to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. On July 29, Low Ki lost the title to Kota Ibushi in his second defense. Low Ki regained the title from Ibushi on October 8 at King of Pro-Wrestling . On October 21, Low Ki and Brian Kendrick entered
6643-529: 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 defeated Claudio Castagnoli and Chuck Taylor to win the 2007 TPI, retain the IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship and win
6734-470: The voice and motion-capture of the wrestling character Suicide . Silvestry is an avid Twitter user, and has been criticized for spreading conspiracy theories and anti-vaccine misinformation , particularly about the Fukushima disaster , mRNA and COVID-19 related vaccines , and on mask usage. He has re-posted and has commented on numerous statements surrounding Disney (including one stating that
6825-467: The win. On May 3 at Wrestling Dontaku 2012 , Low Ki defeated Devitt to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship for the second time. On May 27, Low Ki entered New Japan's 2012 Best of the Super Juniors tournament . When the round-robin stage of the tournament concluded on June 9, Low Ki finished with eight wins out of his eight matches, winning his block and advancing to the semifinals of
6916-481: Was 2,570.0 inhabitants per square mile (992.3/km ). There were 2,489 housing units at an average density of 1,067.4 per square mile (412.1/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 92.91% White , 2.47% African American , 0.27% Native American , 0.17% Asian , 0.07% Pacific Islander , 2.77% from other races , and 1.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.32% of the population. There were 2,341 households, out of which 37.0% had children under
7007-455: Was 679.2 inhabitants per square mile (262.2/km ). There were 3,227 housing units at an average density of 281.8 per square mile (108.8/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 89.1% White , 1.8% African American , 1.0% Native American , 0.5% Asian , and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.2% of the population. As of the census of 2010, there were 7,585 people, 2,884 households, and 2,034 families residing in
7098-425: Was a three-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion , and Pro Wrestling Zero-One (Zero-One), where he was a one-time Zero-One International Junior Heavyweight and NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Champion. He is a three time world champion, and is the only wrestler in history to have been ROH, PWG, and MLW World Champion. Silvestry began wrestling in late 1998 under the ring name Low Ki, which he derived from
7189-408: 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
7280-402: Was coming out of retirement to work an event for the promotion on June 7. The following day, he was also announced for Dragon Gate USA's April events. On April 4, Ki was defeated by Trent Baretta in his Dragon Gate USA return match. On August 11, 2013, AJPW announced that Low Ki would be returning to the promotion the following month to take part in the 2013 Ōdō Tournament . Low Ki entered
7371-455: Was declared the winner. Instead of facing Joe at Final Battle 2004, Low Ki wrestled Danielson, but got himself disqualified and then attacked the referee. This was enough for ROH officials to suspend him indefinitely as a result. Low Ki returned on May 7, 2005, and immediately attacked Jay Lethal and Samoa Joe at Manhattan Mayhem with his fellow Rottweilers, Homicide, Julius Smokes, Monsta Mack and Rocky Romero. The impromptu tag team match
7462-635: Was defeated by the defending champion, Justin Gabriel . On July 15, Kaval and Michael McGillicutty defeated Los Aviadores ( Hunico and Epico ) to win the Florida Tag Team Championship . Kaval and McGillicutty only held the championship for a single day before losing it back to Los Aviadores . It was announced on June 1 that Kaval would be a participant in the second season of NXT , with Team Lay-Cool ( Michelle McCool and Layla ) as his storyline mentors. He debuted on
7553-569: Was for its debut show on June 19, 2002, in a six-man tag team match alongside A.J. Styles and Jerry Lynn against the Flying Elvises. On June 26, he attempted to become the first X Division Champion , but was beaten by Styles. He would, though, eventually go on to win the title from Styles on August 7, but lost it three weeks later to Lynn. He would later form the Triple X faction with Christopher Daniels and Elix Skipper that year and hold
7644-652: Was held on September 12-13 2019 at the Arena in Jeffersonville, Indiana . The 2020 Ted Petty Invitation was rescheduled from last year at The ArenA in Jeffersonville, Indiana and took place between April 23 and April 24, 2021. Charlestown, Indiana Charlestown is a city located within Charlestown Township , in Clark County , Indiana , United States. The population was 7,775 at
7735-418: Was made: The Rottweilers vs. Samoa Joe and Jay Lethal. Low Ki and Homicide won the match and injured Lethal with a Ghetto Stomp / Cop Killa combination. The feud continued on June 18 at Death Before Dishonor III, where he and Lethal faced each other in a singles match, but it ended in a no contest. They had a rematch on August 12 at Redemption, but the ending was the same and Rottweilers beat Lethal down after
7826-594: Was moved to the SmackDown brand , making his debut during the September 7 tapings in a loss to Drew McIntyre , which aired on September 10. On the September 24 episode of SmackDown , Kaval lost to Chavo Guerrero Jr. On the October 8 episode of SmackDown , Kaval and Kofi Kingston lost to Drew McIntyre and Cody Rhodes when Rhodes pinned Kaval. On the October 15 episode of SmackDown Kaval lasted five minutes in
7917-518: Was on January 11, where he and MVP went to a draw. On the July 20 episode of Fusion , Low Ki defeated Shane Strickland to win the MLW World Heavyweight Championship He would follow that win with successful defences against John Hennigan and Fenix . On November 10 Low Ki defended his championship against Daga , where he won after ripping a portion of Daga's ear off. Low Ki would also defeat Strickland in
8008-411: Was ranked first in the poll. Four weeks later on July 27, he slipped down to second place in the second poll, behind McGillicutty. On August 9, the rookies appeared in a six-man tag team match on Raw , which Kaval's team lost when he was pinned by Husky Harris . Following the match, he was attacked by Sheamus . The following night on NXT , Kaval's team won a rematch when Kaval pinned McGillicutty. In
8099-540: Was revealed to be the returning Low Ki, who wrestled under the name of Senshi (Japanese for "warrior" or "soldier"). Following Lockdown, Senshi was not seen in action for several weeks. Instead, he was built up with a series of vignettes hyping his background, training, and desire to dominate the X Division once more, hinting at the possibility of challenging the X Division Champion, the undefeated Samoa Joe. Senshi defeated Alex Shelley , Jay Lethal, Petey Williams , Shark Boy , and Sonjay Dutt at Slammiversary to become
8190-683: Was unable to win. During this period, he represented Noah in MXW Pro Wrestling's Gaijin Battle Series. He later joined New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and joined Shinsuke Nakamura 's stable RISE , replacing the injured Milano Collection A.T. ; in his first match back, he suffered a knee injury, which required surgery. Low Ki returned to the promotion in September, defecting from RISE to join New Japan's main villainous faction, Great Bash Heel (GBH). After joining GBH, he captured
8281-660: Was unsuccessful in regaining the X-Division Championship. After that, he was joined with the Latin American Xchange (LAX) , starting a storyline with the Impact World Champion Alberto El Patron . Ki was scheduled to face Alberto for the title at Bound for Glory, but since Impact stripped him from the title, the match was cancelled. Instead, Eli Drake was crowned new champion and Johnny Impact was pointed as
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