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The weather may have been a washout on Friday 17th July, but the action in the Monaco Ballroom from GPW was as hot as ever.
Recorded live at the Monaco Ballroom, Hindley.
Tag Team Madness - 3-Way Rules :
Lethal Dose vs. Si Valour & Dylan Roberts vs. The Mystics
This match was contested under Triple Threat rules which meant the first team to score a pin fall or submission on any member of an opposing team would pick up the victory. It was a fast paced affair with a lot of high risk offence and intriguing double team moves. The Mystics brought their comedy routine into the ring including their trademark “poo” but could only dominate for so long as soon Lethal Dose managed to take over the match with some brutal offence on Voodoo.
GPW British Title Match
"Super" Sam Bailey © vs. Cameron Kraze
The next match featured the debut of a star from the Northeast of England, Cameron Kraze a man who earned his shot at the British title by winning the 3CW Heavyweight title which is the top title in that particular region. Cameron did nothing to endear himself to the fans in the early going by insulting the great GPW fans and then encouraging them to shout “Let’s Go Cameron” a request which most certainly fell on deaf ears. By contrast his opponent, the champion Sam Bailey could not have put a foot wrong in the Monaco on this night, the fans were behind him 100%, Cameron being the bigger of the two was able to take down Bailey and dominate for the duration of the match but Bailey would not be denied occasionally fighting back with his trademark offence, like his bulldog from the turnbuckle and his face buster but Cameron escaped each pin attempt.
Danny Hope hit the ring next to address the fans. He was interrupted by Dirk Feelgood and the two men had a war of words with Dirk taking a cheap shot on Danny. Fortunately, Ricky J. McKenzie made the save only for Dirk to smack him round the head with a devastating chair shot! The aftermath of this saw Danny and Dirk agree to have a match later in the night.
GPW Tag Team Trophy Match
Young Offenders © vs. Paradise Lost
This match had been six months in the making, the two teams obsessed with being the GPW Tag Team Champions. Paradise Lost had definitely earned their shot at the trophy defeating 3 other tag teams in an elimination match, eliminating Hayes and Leigh from the Survivor Series elimination match at OTSS and last month, Heresy pinned Hayes in a singles match (admittedly with his feet on the ropes undetected by the official) and Kastor Le Vay upset Damon Leigh. Many in attendance still believed that The Young Offenders could overcome these recent setbacks and hold onto their trophy as was seen when the two made their way to the ring where they received a huge ovation. The match was textbook tag team wrestling with Hayes and Leigh in control for the most part until some underhanded tactics by the challengers put them in the lead. Hayes and Leigh survived the vicious beating that ensued from the unpredictable and dangerous Kastor Le Vay and seemed on target to retain when the referee lost control of the match. Kastor managed to get his hands on a foreign object and hit Joey squarely in the head as the referee was distracted!,
First Ever: Boxing Match
Bubblegum vs Alan A.A Tasker
This contest was set up at the last show when Tasker’s interference cost Bubblegum a chance to advance into the Big Brother Battle Royal in a match with Jack Toxic. Speaking of Jack Toxic, he, Cyanide and “Sober” Mike Holmes were appointed the guest judges for this first match in a move many would consider to be highly dubious given their association with Mr. Tasker but that’s what happened. The match was fought under 15 3 minute periods and at the end of each period the combatants would have a few minutes rest before the bout resumed. Tasker had also recruited CJ Bank’s personal trainers for this bout (Banks currently in Europe training for his next opportunity at the British title) which put the odds of victory in his favour. Bubblegum was not intimidated and managed to knock Tasker from pillar to post throughout the bout. It was only the interference of the seconds and Toxic abruptly ending each round whenever his man was in trouble that prevented the knock out blow from being struck. Toxic and Cyanides opinion of each round seemed biased against Bubblegum throughout but that’s to be expected.
Danny Hope vs Dirk Feelgood
This was the first time Hope and Feelgood have ever gone one on one in GPW and what a match it was. It started out as a fairly even wrestling match with Danny keeping Dirk on the mat with some impressive arm drags before Dirk’s unorthodox style gave him the upper hand. Danny fed off the emotion of the audience and regained the advantage and super kicked his foe and went for the pin only for a hooded man to run into the ring and break up the pin fall. This man turned out to be Jiggy Walker who had been suspended by GPW Owner Richard Noble due to his unprofessional conduct in recent months.
GPW Heavyweight Championship Re-Match
Juggernaut © vs. Martin Kirby
This match was set up at the last show when Kirby not only won the Big Brother Battle Royal but also took Juggernaught to the limit managing to defeat the champion via count out which meant the champion regained his title. Kirby demanded a rematch and it was granted. Both men poured their heart and soul into this encounter neither wanted to quit even when it became clear Juggernaught was wrestling on a badly injured knee and Kirby for all his best efforts seemed somewhat concussed, the match was that brutal, certainly not for the fainthearted. Kirby hit Juggernaught with his best offence as did the champion but neither man would stay down for the three count and the war continued.
