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GPW once again brings you another fantastic Great British Wrestling show, recorded live at the Monaco Ballroom, Hindley
We promised we'd be Back With A Bang, and on Friday 19th - we didn't disappoint!
258 rabid fans braved the cold, shunned Eastenders and filled the Ballroom to see the start of another year of thrills, spills, twists, turns and first class wrestling at our signature come back show - "Back With A Bang!"
The GPW faithful were in full voice as they came alive like they have year after year and filled the Monaco Ballroom with the unique atmosphere GPW live events have become renowned for.!
New Years Honours 4 Way Match
Ricky J. McKenzie vs. "Super" Sam Bailey vs. Darkside vs. El Ligero
This match saw the welcome return of El Ligerio after a prolonged lay off (caused by Juggernaut)
The winner of this match received the chance to challenge anyone at anytime - anywhere!
After 12mins 24secs Ricky J. McKenzie risked life and limb with a 450 from the inside to the out, missing the guardrails and taking out his opposition of Darkside, "Super" Sam Bailey and El Ligero. As all competitors laid outside the ring immobile the referee had no choice but to start the 10 count.
On 8 Ligero and RJM emerged from the pile of bodies and began to haul themselves onto the apron. As the referee got to 9, ….. watch and see
William Gáylord vs Danny Hope
Another man who had made a huge impression just shy of 12 months ago was William Gáylord. Fans erupted with familiar chants of "Gaaaaaaylord! You're a Gaaaaaylord!" before he'd even come through the curtain!
It's nice to be back.. However, never one to be shaken by the jeers of the crowd, Gáylord arrogantly made his entrance to the ring whilst quick to point out to the chanters that there is an affliction on the "á" in his name and it was actually pronounced "G'Lord"...
As Gáylord was making his debut 12 months ago, his opponent Danny Hope was breaking up with his tag partner, Jiggy Walker. He became embroiled in a year long battle against his former partner and as a result fans embraced Danny as their one of their own. When his music hit, the roof was raised in 2010 as it had been all 2009.
Bruce's Beach Shack: Bruce Sheila Arrives In GPW
When Bruce Sheila heard he'd be making his GPW debut, I doubt he'd ever have imagined it'd have gone like it did! As the batteries died on the microphone, so did Bruce's chances of making a good impression with the Wigan crowd.
He claimed Australians were better than "the pommies" at cricket, soccer, rugby and athletics and he was in GPW to prove that they are better at wrestling too... going onto claim that Wigan's very proud and famous local Rugby League team wouldn't even be in existence if it wasn't for the Aussies...
He then informed the crowd that next month, March 19th he would have his in ring debut against what he called "the biggest, meanest, strongest competitor to ever have stepped foot in a wrestling ring."
However, by that point he had monumentally failed to impress or endear himself to the crowd. Eventually the jeers and boos gave way to intrigue as Elton John's "Made In England" blarrred through the speakers. Who was this? Who could it be? Surely not? Yes, yes it was - it was the Eastern Bloc. Headed by Jak Domitrescu and flanked by Vladimir Radkov and Cristov Eganski the Bloc had made enemies of the entire GPW roster and fan base since first appearing in March 2008 claiming to be in the "U.S.K for your money, your titles and your women!".
As a bemused audience looked on trying to figure out what the Bloc might want, Jak Domitrescu took the slowly dying microphone off Bruce Sheila to give him some advice on how to behave in the "U.S.K". Whilst proudly brandishing a giro he pointed out some of the countries benefits saying that he and the rest of the Eastern Bloc had a lot to be thankful for these days. "The Great U.S.K has given us houses, money and best of all - we found a little, little pastry snack known as Ginster's Pies" here in Wigan!" he professed. To which the audience impulsively responded with a deafening chant of "Ginsters Pies! Ginsters Pies! Ginsters Pies!"
We've had some strange chants in the Ballroom before, but that has to be among the strangest! The Bloc then took exception to how Bruce had bad mouthed their newly adopted local rugby team and unveiled (beneath their ill-fitting shell suits and tracksuits) their new look for 2010 - Wigan Rugby League tops circa 1993/94.... it was more than Bruce's ego would allow, he'd been shown up and the crowd had been firmly won over by the Eastern Bloc. Bruce reacted by attacking Domitrescu
Si Valour vs Dirk Feelgood
" The bad blood between these two was on display for all to see in this heated one on one match. Valour, a man known for his courage and honour was fighting for the honour of his tag team.
He wasted no time in getting to grips with GPW's number one antagonist - Dirk Feelgood. He went after Feelgood with the heavy artillery from the opening bell as he caught the former Heavyweight Champ unawares in the early going.
However, whilst scaling the top rope looking for his "Si-Of-Relief" it gave Feelgood the chance to counter with a suplerplex and begin to make his mark on the match. A late attempt by Si to come back into the match was foiled by a cunning Feelgood ploy where he slid out of the ring, cohearsing Si into following him, when on the outside he lured him into a sickening chair shot that cracked across his skull.
Fellow MasterPlan member, Cameron Kraze then appeared as the two delivered a heinous beating on the outside of the ring.
Paradise Lost Interview: The Future Of The Tag Division
GPW Tag Team Champions, Kastor LeVay and Heresy, made their way to the ring to answer the question on their future and the future of the tag division following Heresy's career threatening injury in November.
Heresy said it wasn't the end - it was the beginning as people may finally start to believe in his words because he has proven it by being able to rise again.
Heresy blamed Voodoo and The Great Suzuki, The Mystics for the injury and said the tag division would be alive for as long as The Mystics had a heartbeat and that Paradise Lost would continue to defend their Tag Team Trophy.
The Mystics, Voodoo and Suzuki came out to attempt to cheer Heresy up with a special sing-a-long video package. The video depicted a smiling Heresy in cartoon land with the lyrics to "If You're Happy And You Know It" below.
To complete a night of strange chants, the Ballroom erupted in full chorus singing along: "If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands..." Not surprisingly, this backfired for The Mystics and Paradise Lost weren't happy at all.
The Mystics reverted to Plan B as Voodoo promised Heresy he could fix his broken face by giving him a new one, all he needed to do was cast a spell. As the spell was cast, Suzuki sneaked up behind Heresy and put a latex elephants mask over his head. The Ballroom once again erupted, this time with laughter as Voodoo came off the top rope and hit the "Voodoo-Go-Round".
The Mystics didn't have it their way for long though as the monster LeVay caught Suzuki with a spear.
Cameron Kraze vs. Dylan Roberts
Prior to this match starting, Dirk Feelgood had accompanied Cameron Kraze to the ring to give Dylan yet another ultimatum.
He appealed to Dylan's better nature, making light of the fact Dylan had served in Iraq and Afghanistan for 5 years as a soldier, and that it was this kind of bravery he wanted in The MasterPlan. Dylan's answer was still no.
He then threatened Dylan with the same beating he'd given Si Valour earlier in the evening if he didn't back out of the match and join with him and Cameron. The crowd got behind Dylan like never before, as he rebuffed Dirk's offer for the final time. Mindful of the fact he could well be entering into a 2 on 1 situation just as Si had done, Dylan refused to back down and took on Cameron as planned.
Special Feature CC8 Tag Match:
"The Juice" CJ Banks & Fox Carter vs. Martin Kirby & Joey Hayes
Put these names into any scenario and they'll deliver, so for this match to have been given the MOTN accolade was perhaps only a surprise for new comer Fox Carter as he proved he can hang with the big boys.
He has looked impressive since making his debut in October 2009. Formerly Juice's personal trainer turned pro wrestler, he had attacked Kirby in the CC8 Semi Final whilst Kirby faced Juice, severely hampering Kirby's chances of reaching the Final.
The attack was a result of Kirby having knocked Carter out of the tournament in the Quarter Finals just one match earlier. And Joey of course had pinned his former SIN stablemate Juice in the final of the tournament to be crowned the CC8 2009 Champion. So there was plenty to get your teeth into in this match up!
Juice may have lost in the CC8 final, but that was his only defeat in 17 months, and he still had the British Title round his waste. He and Fox had every reason to feel confident and vengeful as they made their entrance for the match ahead.
However, it was Carter who was targeted in the early going as Joey and Kirby worked well together in an attempt to isolate Carter and expose any weakness he may have. Despite some impressive innovative silky smooth tag team sequences, Fox was able to get the tag to the GPW British Champion, Juice.
Juice's entry in the match provided glimpses of the 2009 CC8 Tournament once again as he traded blows with both his semi finalist opposition (Kirby) and his final opposition (Hayes) and swung the match back in favour of he and his partner, Fox. The upper hand wouldn't last long...
GPW Heavyweight Title Match:
"Dangerous" Damon Leigh vs. Juggernaut © w/ Alan A.A Tasker
"8 Years In The Making... 3 Seconds In The Breaking."
Since becoming the No.1 Contender in September 2009, DDL has been on the campaign trail gathering momentum and support for his pending title clash against champion, Juggernaut. Appearing regularly on BBC Radio Manchester and local TV, DDL looked toward a match that had been 8 and a half years in the making.
In an illustrious career that has seen Damon ply his trade all over the UK and Europe and brought him high praise wherever he has performed. However, Damon Leigh had never, ever had a shot at a Heavyweight Title.
A former GPW Tag Team Champion and 4 time GPW British Champion, the Heavyweight title has always eluded him. Feb 19th was his chance to capture the gold for the first time, was it his time?