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BOW World Championship: Nate Manchester vs Stevie Stoat Comments: Stoat just seemed more fired up, feel bad for Nate. The Shooters (Billy Robinson & Don Henderson) vs The Foreign Legion (Jacques DuPont & Pierre DuPont) Comments: I think this goes the other way, actually almost 100% sure it does end up the other way, but I hope The Foeign Legion reign supreme. Don is an old man. Hardcore Match: Matthew Macks vs Puffy The Sand Iron Player Comments: Matthew Macks looks like a tool. Bali Daljit vs Walker van Cleer Comments: Walker is a star! Aud Valkyrie & Jeri Behr vs Karen Bilous & Zofia Jankovic Comments: Karen Bilous looks terrifying. Merle O'Curle vs Christian Blithe Comments: GIVEN ME CHRISTIAN BLITHE AS CHAMPION! IT IS ALL I WANT, I NEED! Lenny Mochin vs Padraig O'Hearne Comments: Lenny just looks so damn cool. Future X (Eric Future & Petey Barnes) vs The Fashionistas (Gianfranco Morelli & Roberto Milano) Comments: Can't not go with the most handsome men in wrestling Landon Mallory vs Clubber Kohl Comments: Let's go Landon! 'Showcase' Battle Royal Comments: ... No idea. Blithe. GIVE ME CHRISTIAN BLITHE AGAIN BABY! Colin Picalo vs Jason Dempsey Comments: Colin Picalo looks sick... Like.. he shouldn't be wrestling.

_____________________________________ Eye of the Storm _____________________________________ ~ Bruce the Giant ~ The Devoted Souls Bruce the Giant came out to the ring getting in at centre stage with the purpose of hyping up the night. Starting by talking up the main event where the SZW Australian Championship would be on the line as Adgee Cross takes on Christian Blithe. The SZW Sydney Championship would also be on the line when Lee Bawes takes on Vortex in his second match in SZW. Bruce continued to introduce the fact a new tag-team had signed a contract for the next three shows in an effort to show they belong in the SZW Tag-Team division. They were an established team who had recently teamed up with Lone Rider over in DIW. They were The Bad Truckers. Before Bruce can introduce the team to the ring the current SZW Tag-team champions The Devoted Souls came out. Adrian McGhee kept it short for our part on the mic. It was simple, after everyone last week got a chance to show how good of a tag-team they all are. This week we would be getting the chance to prove that to everyone else, and we would do so by welcoming the newest tag-team to the company, and showing Bruce that they aren't worth keeping around. _____________________________________ vs The Bad Truckers vs The Devoted Souls Adrian McGhee and I were out here to prove a point, and we had some large heavy men to show off our brutal strength. I wasn’t expecting an amazing match out of this one with both big men well past there prime but they certainly worked well together. This was a strong match between the two teams, with The Bad Truckers looking good as a duo. They weren’t hefty enough to stop me from hitting the Rebound Boot on Big Rig. Winners: The Devoted Souls Rating: 46 _____________________________________ Golden Grapplers The Golden Grapplers came out together to their new intro music, that award winning ceremony concoction playing through the speakers it allowed Christian Blithe to really show his personality as he thanked fans on the way to the ring even stopping and answering questions as if being interviewed. Sure they weren't the questions the fans were asking, but he was still talking about how great he was. The contrast to this was his partner who looked more focused and serious as he climbed between the ropes with a microphone in hand. "Christian and I are about to make history. History that was only made just recently, you see we will be the second tag-team to capture every singles division title in this company. Then we will face down the team that did it first, and take out The Devoted Souls. Let me not get too far a head of myself. I can deliver a 100 different suplexes, and I intend to deliver as many different variations as I have to, to put down The Vortex tonight. I don't care about his cosmic powers, I care about winning." Christian Blithe finished the segment off. "Peasant's shut the hell up. You watched greatness last month when we beat the SZW Australian Champion and Jimmy Stratosphere. We showed just how great of a tag-team we are. This month we show just how great individuals we are. I have an acceptance speech written up for my championship win, but I want to let you all know. The person I "Thank" the most is me, because when I walk out the SZW Australian Champion tonight, it is because I am just that damn good." _____________________________________ vs Lifeline vs Trehawke Phillips & Michael Rheur Lifeline were back in tag-team action and this time they were against the team of Trehawke and Rheur. Another team up of veterans on the roster, and just used to help build up the returning team. They delivered their finisher Vital Hope to Trehawke Phillips for the win. This wasn’t a good match, and that was mainly due to Trehawke and Rheur getting tired in the early goings of the contest. Winners: Lifelife Rating: 31 _____________________________________ The pair came out of the win looking good and without breaking a sweat really. It was clear the two had a lot left to give in the ring. If the fans weren't sure of that fact Lance said they were ready to go for round two. Happy to put on a show for all the fans as they beckoned for another team to join them out in the ring, anyone backstage. Even The Devoted Souls if they wanted a second match tonight. Banky calmed his partner down and informed him that they should probably have a rest, after all next month they would be taking on the team that lost to the champions tonight. They would be facing The Bad Truckers in a tag-team match. _____________________________________ vs Rusty Mills vs Jimmy Stratosphere Rusty Mills had last month off and came out tonight with Stephanie Drucker in toe. He was set to face off against Jimmy Stratosphere in what would be his last match for the company for a few months before his next overseas stint. This was a great in ring performance from both men as Rusty Mills put away Stratosphere with the Northern Lights Suplex. Winner: Rusty Mills Rating: 56 _____________________________________ Lone Rider & Ceri Dordevich Lone Rider came out to the entrance way with a microphone, and Ceri attached to his side clinging off the arm that didn't have a microphone in it. The two didn't press down to the ring but remained at the top of the ramp. “Another one, you are just like Adgee Cross. You come in and make waves performing in matches and trying to upstage me. I beat you during your debut, do the fans talk about that fact? Do the fans talk about how great my matches are?” “No! The fans clamour to see you in action but ignore the fact that I am putting my body on the line every month for them. They want to see Jimmy Stratosphere in a match, even if he splits his priorities between SZW and another company. Guess what, I work at another company as well, and my priorities are in the SZW ring! The fact you are in a match tonight, and I have been looked over is a joke. I don’t care what the big giant Bruce thinks he is doing, but I am the biggest deserving talent here.” “I hate people like you who come out here and think you can just try and take everything I have built, and all the fans already can’t wait to see you take on Adgee for his title. Well, that isn’t going to happen. I am next in line, and I will beat you again to prove it.” _____________________________________ SZW Sydney Championship Match vs Lee Bawes vs Vortex © To say I was excited for this match is an understatement, it would be the second time that Vortex was going to compete inside the SZW ring in-front of the fans. Lee Bawes was the perfect foil to lead into this championship match, and had done well building up the hype around it. It delivered as well, it was better than I had expectations of and even better than the previous match of the night which is amazing to see. Vortex showed what a stud he was in the ring, while Lee Bawes seemed to be constantly improving despite his age. Vortex got the win after reversing a suplex from Lee Bawes, into a Tornado DDT where Bawes had almost thrown Vortex up into the air before the reversal. Winner: Vortex Rating: 58 _____________________________________ Vortex Vortex gets on the microphone at the end of the match. “Vortex consumes everything.” “Now that the end of the match has come, the movement of future will occur. The cosmic forces have selected my next appearance. I will appear at Final Chapter with my title on the line once more. The challenger remains, vacant and ready to be taken. Who will be next?” _____________________________________ SZW Australian Championship Match vs Christian Blithe vs Adgee Cross © This match was going to be lengthy, with a lot of time to build a strong match between the two men. Neither man did anything wrong in the match and both put on similar performances, with a small edge to Christian Blithe. That made it all the more disappointing that it didn't quite deliver on the same terms as the previous two matches. It may have been they were just overshadowed by the earlier matches or the flow was just a little off. I wasn't about to chase either guy for answers right after the match. Adgee Cross was able to sell the offense of Christian Blithe well, which had lead to several near falls. It was true Adgee Cross was a hard man to put down, and just when you thought he was out his shoulder was off the match. Adgee Cross showed that resilience as he was eventually able to hit the Cross Fire and "The Boss" Adgee Cross picked up a strong win in his second defence of the title. Winner: Adgee Cross Rating: 42 _____________________________________ ~ Golden Grapplers ~ Adgee Cross Adgee Cross wasn’t even able to get his title to celebrate the win before Lee Bawes had come to the ringside to attack and blindside the champion. The timing was so close to the finish, the commentary team suggested Bawes was already coming down to try and turn the favour for his tag-team partner. After delivering a few blows to the exhausted Adgee Cross, Lee Bawes helped his partner to his feet. The two men hit their tag-team finisher together the Gilded Awardplex on Adgee Cross in the middle of the ring. They weren't finished though, the beat down of the champion continued as they smashed into the back of Adgee who could only try and cover up until.... The Kipper The Kipper had returned and the former SZW Champion who had seemingly retired and disappeared for the last four months in the company had returned. His presence was felt immediately and the new superstars had quickly vacated the ring leaving The Kipper to help up the champion to his feet. The Kipper went to hand Adgee the championship glancing down at it for a moment before handing it off to Adgee Cross and allowing him to stand tall. _____________________________________

_____________________________________ Backstage _____________________________________ No drama's, good news. _____________________________________ @619 Yeah after all the talk last year about Dizzy G not having the strength to back up his smart mouth this year was the plan to bring someone in. Unfortunately it waited 4 months and he doesn't exactly much to do at the moment, but he is waiting in the wings. DIW in this save are doing well in terms of popularity, but are bleeding cash by being on Wrestleword Aus and needing In-House music to be broadcast. Lone Rider has recently had two decent wins after his first loss. They have recently hired both members of Crime Wave (D.O.A & Switchblade), Wrecker, both Anguish and Misery from The Affliction, and the big one Brodie Lachlan to go alongside Gregory Grace as their big former RAW signings. @newbiezness Vortex is most certainly the guy! @John Lions I hope so, the fact they got excellent chemistry of Golden Grapplers makes me so damn excited to see. I definitely had done the Groundswell Support this time but didn't notice too much of a difference. I will see how it goes on the next few shows for sure. @DAVEFAN95 Can't keep an egomaniac booker off his own show.

I have thought more about the Hack v Horn match because it is so enthralling. You have Hack who is in a big match on a PPV and then you have Horn who has been mixing it up with the Main Event talent it genuinely can go either way. I am all for this match, but I think a Dusty finish with Bryant Hall taking out both men will set up a potential feud with Horn down the line and build the current feud.

Ahh that works out so much more nicely and will set the attribute to that for him

_____________________________________ Glory & Gold _____________________________________ Bruce the Giant Bruce the Giant was out tonight in a short segment that he had developed a lot of interest in the tag-team ranks after announcing there would be two teams competing for the titles and taking on the Devoted Souls at Final Chapter. While tonight was Glory & Gold, no Gold would be up for grabs so it would be all about Glory tonight. With so many teams wanting to display their talents before his final decision at Pinnacle in three months, where he will select the two teams. The focus would stay on the tag-team division tonight and it would be a special event. Every single match would be a tag-team contest. Bruce was excited to continue his evaluation of the SZW tag-teams, and the potential to uncover some new tag-teams as there would be a few more pairings. He didn't want the fans to wait any longer and went to the back. _____________________________________ vs Two-Faced Bomber vs Buckminster Snark & Jake D’Angelo The pair of Buckminster Snark & Jake D’Angelo teamed up to take on what was clearly the dregs of the tag-team department as Two-Face Tucker continued to struggle with stamina in the ring. Snark & D’Angelo were able to get the win when D’Angelo pulled Wesker from the apron and raked at his eyes to distract Tucker it allowed Snark hit the Snark Bite inside the ring. Winners: Buckminster Snark & Jake D’Angelo Rating: 36 _____________________________________ Dizzy G & Maelstrom Dizzy G took to the ring and he was flanked by a menace of a man standing at 6’8’ the monster followed behind dutifully as Dizzy got on the microphone. “Let’s make this clear, this is a tag-team edition for the company. I am not a tag-team. I am the whole damn package all by myself. My friend here, he goes my Maelstrom and he is not a signed wrestler for this company. He is signed as “security personnel”, he under no capacity can perform in this ring for all of you losers, he is here to watch my back. I am not out to declare how, I am in a new tag-team, or how I hope to get a title shot against Devoted Souls. I am announcing the return of Dizzy G. The return of me winning, the return of me talking smack, and the return to the status quo.“ _____________________________________ vs The Runway vs Groovy Tokers The newest former tag-team took on one of the longest tenured teams as The Runway. This match was set to steal the show, in an effort to show the pace, and speed of the tag-team division. Groovy Tokers showed a lot of natural chemistry with one another again, helping make it for an exciting affair but the experience between Michel and XS was what allowed them to get the job done. One thing I noticed is that XS gimmick was a little stale, so a small tweak with him focusing on being a model is probably on the cards. This was a really good performance from the two of them. Winners: The Runway Rating: 48 _____________________________________ Armando Guerrero We were back for another Armando Guerrero Aussie Adventure. This time he was out and about on a beach in his fall ring attire as the rest of the beach goers where in swim wear. “¡Hola, amigos! It is Armando Guerrero here on the beach of Bondi. With all the talk of tag-teams going on, I wanted to try and get out amongst the people and find an aussie who wants help me capture the tag-team gold.” Armando roamed through the crowds of people before he saw a surf livesaver from the hit TV Show "Bondi Beach" the man already had a camera performing an interview of sorts with him as Armando interrupted. Now both men had two sets of camera's on them. “You look like a man who helps people who need it on the beach, and I need help. I need a tag-team partner to help my wrestling career continue to grow.” The surfer looked up and down Armando who was in his green, white and red leotard covering his whole body, before gesturing towards the water behind the camera's. “I’ll tell ya what mate. You help me out here on this beach, save a few people struggling in the waves and I will help you out in the ring.” Armando Guerrero looked out at the crowd and then his eyes were drawn to the sea, Armando took a moment to respond as his face sunk a little as he stared out at the ocean. “¡Ni hablar! In there with the sharks. I watched the movie Hammerhead! I am never going in the ocean. Armando will wrestle a crocodile, he will box a kangaroo but to swim with the sharks is out of the question.” Armando looking deflated left the shoreline hurriedly heading away from the ocean, the camera followed Armando who as he hurriedly made his leave he kept looking over his shoulder at the waves. Forgetting to even deliver his closing line instead the camera pans back to the lifeguard. “Well, at least he had Slip, Slop, Slap right with his fancy outfit.” _____________________________________ Smokers & Suplexes vs Blackwell Bush & Austin Tahere This was a strong match where Blackwell Bush was tasked with carrying his much younger and less experienced tag-team partner against a legitimate tag-team in Smokers & Suplexes. Picking up their first win after their loss to Devoted Souls, Smokers & Suplexes beat Austin Tahere as he got hit by “The Hotbox Suplex” with the signature moment of Fuzzy Freeman blowing smoke (vape) into the face of Austin as Brown Snake held him up in a suplex. Taniko Jo made an appearance at ringside to take cheer on Fuzzy Freeman. Fuzzy, like his tag-team partner copped an injury but instead of a bruised pec, he sustained a fractured cheek bone thanks to a botch by Austin Tahere, thankfully it won’t keep him out for the next show, but you could tell it dampened the impact Fuzzy had in the match only coming in to help with the finish. Winners: Smokers & Suplexes Rating: 43 _____________________________________ Lifeline This was the first time that Lance Maddigan and Banky Bremner were able to come out together in a long time. Both men wearing their new shirt designs and being introduced by their new tag-team name. Over six months since both men performed their entrance with one another, and after last month it was clear the reactions were a lot better than before they had left. Lance did well at high fiving fans at ringside, but made sure the focus stayed on Banky Bremner who was the man at the moment after his journey. The duo didn't get any mic time tonight, but the elaborate and prolonged entrance allowing the fans to get into it worked well. _____________________________________ vs Warlock & Saul Rubennick vs Lifeline Lifeline didn’t necessarily get the best team to go up against to show their newfound momentum, but the match was clearly going to go there way from the outset. Saul did well to talk down to Banky causing some ire from the crowd before Lifeline hit their new finisher labelled “Vital Hope”. It was clear this wasn’t a good outing with Warlock and Saul struggling to keep up with the others while Lifeline aren’t necessarily there to carry the others. Winners: Lifeline Rating: 33 _____________________________________ ~ Lee Bawes & Christian Blithe The two men challenging for the SZW Australian Championship and the SZW Sydney Championship came out together with each other. They came out to a new soundtrack reminiscent of an awards ceremony background music, and the lighting had turned golden as both men made their way to the ring. Both men looked excited to hype up the show tonight with Christian Blithe taking a moment to thank his fans, and by fans he means all the peasants at ringside who are paying to watch him in the Main Event. While Lee Bawes says this will only further his legacy as the King of the Suplex. Christian finishes on the microphone by demanding that the two of them be introduced by their tag-team name, yelling at the ring announcer to perform the reintroduction as Christian Blithe took a bow center stage. The "Golden Grapplers" were introduced together for the first time. _____________________________________ vs Golden Grapplers vs Adgee Cross & Jimmy Stratosphere The highlight of the night, the main event and it was clear that Bawes and Christian weren’t going to be just another put together tag-team as the duo looked to put on a display of tag-team moves together after training with one another. While I know they had been training together backstage as I had told them the plan was for them to become a tag-team I was surprised by their chemistry with the duo having Great Chemistry with one another. The finish comes when Lee Bawes hits a German Suplex that is assisted by Christian Blithe hitting a Super Kick at the same time to Jimmy Stratosphere in what is labelled as Gilded Awardplex by the commentary team. Blithe goes for a pin, picking up a major win heading into his match against Adgee Cross next month, and having a technical victory over the champion. Winners: Golden Grapplers Rating: 48 _____________________________________ Vortex On the Titantron at the entrance way Vortex materialises in a transparent and somewhat distorted visual of himself. The barely visible Vortex made his decree before his match with Lee Bawes next month. “Lee Bawes… Your new alliance does not change your fate. It does not change your destination. Gold is your name, and your desire. You and I shall collide next month, and that gleam of gold that surrounds you will be peeled away as the vortex consumes you.” _____________________________________

_____________________________________ Backstage _____________________________________ Lone Rider No drama here, just talking about last month. Lone Rider was busy last month, aside from his big match with Dizzy G, he had several other matches around the place. He attended an independent show here in Sydney and had went across to Perth for a big time had been all over the place, he made a showing at an Independent show in Sydney and a Big-Time Independent show over in Perth. As well as main eventing for us last month, he was in the match of the night over in DIW. He teamed up with Gyula Lakatos to take on the team of Blitz Simpson & Gregory Grace _____________________________________ Brown Snake Last month Brown Snake suffered a bruised pec due to a both from Adrian McGhee in a post-show match up between the two men and their tag-team partners. Luckily it was only bruising and was something Brown Snake could continue training and should be fine come Glory & Gold _____________________________________ @John Lions I wish I had that commitment to building a google drive for it all. I am glad the Lance/Banky segment went well. That was my biggest concern because the subject material that anyone reading it may take it in bad taste, but hopefully it was handled tactfully. Armando is coming up with something, though it isn't super crazy as much as I love writing his angles the more sporadic they are, the longer they will last. Lee Bawes has quietly become one of the standouts for mine in the last year. @619 Yeah definitely wasn't any in-game incident. I have thought about a soft bump in pop for him and Lance (Predominantly him) based on the forum reaction to that segment going so well, for as much as I love the game mechanics I am much more about the narrative in the storyline. That, I can justify in my mind. I'm big on blurring the lines of kayfabe and outside to a degree and making those things work together. @DAVEFAN95 Treason, this company primarily is about Original Lone Rider getting his son over. If anything we can close up shop now that Lone Rider has moved to "bigger" things. I say bigger because it is close. Jake D'Angelo is a guy I am surprised a lot of people are taking notice of, as until you, Aura and John mentioned I hadn't thought much about him. He is a strong midcard act I can slot into spots and he is working well at it. @The Lloyd I love the feedback mate, and really appreciate it. @Aura I have been blessed with tag-team chemistry as another team have it on tonights show, and even more on the pre-sho matches with Michael Rheur having Great Chemistry when teaming with Maelstrom. Making four of my tag-teams have great chemistry together. I did like Slim n' Toasty but opted for Groovy Tokers in the end with the new headband.

The stipulation from Dexter to Wish is a big one, likewise the fact that Wish talked about it being the dream of his and Con to face off against each other in September is enough of a foil to see Wish and Con both potentially winning titles at Hardcore Hallelujah. Dexter then pointing out all of Wish's dreams have been failures is such a good come back. Farm Tough Rick Horn vs Hack the Hunter is a dream match for mine. Both guys faces, both guys big. It should be the Main Event dammit, it should be on an event. These two are the real match of the year candidate. Both have been booked strong considering their position on the card so really interested to see where they shake up.

Nate Manchester vs Stardust Phil Cox Jon Michael Sharp vs Joey Beauchamp Your New Favourite Team (Jonni Leyland & Johnny Highspot) vs The Northern Lights (Alton Vicious & Riddick Jordan) ??? vs Chuck Frisby & Dwayne Dark Normally I would back the ???? and realistically I should. But Chuck is money and Dwayne Dark. Well he ain't fat. Tag Team Tournament Semi Final: Future X (Petey Barnes & Eric Future) vs The Heartbreaks (Byron & Bret Heartbreak) Heartbreaks get that mic time and Byron & Bret are too beautiful.

Axxis Jr vs Scarlet Scarab Axxis Jr winning in the opening match, keeps the fans happy to kick off the show. Ultimate Phoenix vs ??? Always back the ???. Kip Keenan vs Samael The Executioner LAP Women's Parejas Perez & Torres (Pinky Perez & Mariana Torres) ©️ vs Queens Of Lucha (Queen Amazon & Jaguar Queen) LAP Women's Electric Dreamer ©️ vs Simony Sentinel Simony has had a few shots, and I think she has to get the win here after losing last time, otherwise the feud ends. LAP Parejas Perez Xtreme (Frankie Perez & Jonnie Perez) ©️ vs Fire Attack (Amazing Fire Fly & Rapido) Amazing Fire Fly can help put on a great match, but Rapido continues to be the weak link. Main Event: LAP Lucha (Cage Match) Remmy Skye ©️ vs Jagged Jagged has been built really strongly, but Remmy should go out with a year long reign. Whoever upsets him will be a big long term guy. (TIE-BREAKER) Which 3 matches will have the highest rating? (in order) 1. Remmy Skye vs Jagged 2. Perez Xtreme vs Fire Attack 3. Kip Keenan vs Samael The Executioner

@Aura I am going into a bit of detail about personal life. But I work as a nurse and recently worked on Oncology unit when a friend was coming through, and they where on the registry waiting for a donor that matches enough with their bone marrow to do a viable graft. It is an international register with donors all around the world. My friend got a match with someone from Norway. Learning about the fact it is an international register and such was really cool. It was a good prompt for why he stayed out for six months and also raises awareness you can get on a register to help someone out in the worst part of their life. In game Banky just went on a six week holiday after I forgot about him and Lance.

How dare Hughes bring another man's wife into the equation. Rigsby isnt out here talking about people's mothers, or anything obscene like that. That's straight up rude. #JusticeFoeRigsby #MarriedMan #MoreAdultThanYou. I am glad the street stallions came down and made an example of the disposable Hughes. How dare he. Horn is back winner, love to see it. It is so cool to see us both rebuilding our tag divisions. In my case building it for the first time. But the timing of it is crazy, and I hinted at the fact that positive energy wouldn't be upto the DIW hardcore standard, and they they weren't even able to cut it in the ring. Aside from actually being cut. Death Refs promo and last line were amazing. The finish was perfect, Wild Things looking like actual contenders now and with a chance before the deck was stacked against them and The Pros all showed up. It's a crazy wrinkle if Edwards and Milton are back together and just develops an even more stacked tag-team division. Though if they jump ahead of The Wild Things it will sort of leave the pair in limbo to a degree as I can't see them challenging each other right now.

_____________________________________ Showdown _____________________________________ Bruce the Giant The big man known as the general manager of the company was the first person out and on the microphone. He wanted to address some moments from last week. Yes, the Devoted Souls would not be expected to defend their tag-team titles for some time. Their next challenge would be at Final Chapter and he was going to select two of the current teams on the roster at Recipe for Disaster. That would give teams four months to show they have what it takes to be in a triple threat match for the tag-team titles. Tonight I signed a contract with the high flyer Jimmy Stratosphere who will also be in tonight, and in fact would be up next. Lastly, tonight will be main evented in a big match of Dizzy G taking on Lone Rider. _____________________________________ vs Jimmy Stratosphere vs Michael Rheur Jimmy Stratosphere had been unavailable to start the year, but he came out firing tonight excited to have his first show in Australia in sometime. To say I was excited to see him perform was an understatement, but this was not booked to be an instant classic with an 8-minute match against Michael Rheur who struggled had been struggling to go the distance and struggling to keep up with the pace Jimmy Stratosphere wanted to work at. Jimmy came away with a win in his debut match. Winner: Jimmy Stratosphere Rating: 38 _____________________________________ ~ Lance Maddigan ~ Banky Bremner Lance Maddigan came out and announced that Banky Bremner was in the building and hearing that the Bruce the Giant would be keeping an eye on the tag-team division he was excited to get his tag-team partner back and get their name back in lights and in the title picture. Still tonight was about Banky Bremner who came out looking excited to be back. Banky got on the microphone. “I have missed this, I have missed each and every one of you, I have missed being in this ring. There is one thing I haven’t missed, and that is Lance Maddigan.” Instantly the fans were on the edge of their seats as he got face-to-face with Lance Maddigan, while Lance was looking concerned as he came face-to-face with his partner. “I haven’t missed Lance Maddigan as he has supported me every step of the way, continued to be by my side when I couldn’t be by his.” “I don’t want to get it twisted; I wasn’t the one going through this battle. It wasn’t my own personal battle. Six months ago, I received a call, that someone. A stranger needed a bone marrow transplant, and I was a match. I couldn’t ignore the chance to save someone’s life even if it meant I wouldn’t compete for a title chance. That put my life on hold for three months, and when they told me the stranger had relapsed and I could give one more donation of bone marrow, knowing it would put my life on hold for another three months. How could I refuse, I couldn’t ignore the chance to make a real difference to same someone’s life. I had to give someone a fighting chance, and that will always be bigger than what happens inside this ring.” Banky looked on the verge of breaking down as the crowd sat silent to take in the gravity of the situation that reigned heavy on his heart. His tag-team partner Lance Maddigan embracing Banky Bremner for a moment. “I am back, we are back. I won’t be doing this just for myself anymore, every time I step in this ring it is for everyone who has ever faced a tough moment in life. We all have the power to make a difference, sometimes it means stepping away from something you love to save a life.” Banky looks as if he had got a load off his chest in spilling the reason for his sudden disappearance to the crowd before Lance Maddigan took over. “Hold on Banky, I knew you would be here tonight. I knew Wild Youth would be back together, but I wanted to personally thank you for inspiring not only me but all these fans. This is a new phase in our journey, and I want to honour you. That is why I made new shirts, and would like to announce our new team name. Wild Youth will forever be known as Lifeline.” Lance pulled off his jacket to reveal the new shirt design and team name before the two men embraced in the ring together and went to the back. _____________________________________ ~ Taniko Jo ~ Fuzzy Freeman A small segment of Taniko Jo and Fuzzy Freeman meeting up backstage. Fuzzy noting that Taniko had not been herself since Lone Rider parted ways with her. Fuzzy wanted to tell her that wrestling was a rollercoaster it had ups and downs. You just had to go with the vibe, and he had the perfect way to get her into the vibe. Which had a decent pop from the fans. _____________________________________ vs Rusty Mills vs Jake D’Angelo It was always going to be a tough to follow up the duo of Lifeline and although we had a small segment in between the fans were still emotional. Rusty Mills would have the chance to show just how big of a name he was in the company up against Jake D’Angelo, with a chance to try and get the fans involved in his contest. They pulled it off, in fact more than that. They smashed it out of the park in this match as Rusty Mills hit another level tonight and made it hard for the rest of the show to follow them, after Rusty Mills hit a scintillating Northern Light Suplex. Winner: Rusty Mills Rating: 59 _____________________________________ Buckminster Snark Buckminster came out in his ring attire forgoing the Armani suit we had seen him wear when he came to sign his SZW contract, this time he was in his ring gear which was a pair of nice fitting tan slacks and a pair of polished brown shoes. “People have asked why I left ZEN, how could I leave my homeland and come to Australia.” “The fact is, I was in love. I was in love with Kalliope Woodchuck, and everything I did made no difference to her. I tried to be the good guy, I tried to buy her nice things, I took her to the nicest restaurants, I showed her things no guy could ever show her. I was the perfect gentleman. What did it get me? I lost matches, I lost momentum. My focus was on her so much I lost sight of my career. That was fine though, I had her.. I had her...” “She rejected me? Me! ME! ME!!!!" "How could she I was the good guy, I did everything right. I was tried to hard and she turned me into a loser. She did it, she is why I am here. I am here because I needed to get away. I needed a change. I needed to be better, I am going to show I am better. I am the best, I am the most ruthless. I need to show her, I want to show her, I want to show myself. I want to get given a fight, I want to fight someone, anyone. Get the hell out here.” _____________________________________ vs Buckminster Snark vs Lerone Slim Lerone and Buckminster were both former ZEN wrestlers but hadn’t had the chance to tussle with one another yet. Lerone Slim was coming off a great match last month while Buckminster Snark was showing his more psychotic and anger side of his character. I wasn’t expecting this match to get close to the previous, and while it didn’t it still delivered a quality performance between the two men, with Snark looking more comfortable in the ring as he picked up a strong win. Winner: Buckminster Snark Rating: 46 _____________________________________ The Runway XS and Michel were back and rolled out the red carpet down the entrance ramp. The duo rolling it out themselves before running back to start of the entrance way and performing a strut as they walked down. The duo announced they were keen to make an impact tonight considering the new challenge laid down by the general manager but first. “The highlights” of their “training” up on the titantron played to the iconic soundtrack of the Rocky training montage. The video showed both members walking down various catwalks, and laying their red carpet out in public such as in shopping centers, and even along a beach getting kids and other people to strut their stuff. _____________________________________ vs Two-Faced Bomber vs The Runway The Runway took on the team of Two-Faced Bomber a pair who had struggled to find success in the company, but The Runway came out looking smooth as silk as duo in the ring tonight. Both teams wanted to impress but Two-Face Tucker just couldn’t keep up with the speed of The Runway tonight. Winners: The Runway Rating: 43 _____________________________________ ~ Adgee Cross ~ Christian Blithe The SZW Australian Champion and his challenger both came out to the ring to hype up their first match against one another, but also to announce who their partners would be in the upcoming tag-team match between them next month. This wasn't going to be an incredibly long segment for the two men. Christian Blithe was the first to announce his tag-team partner and he was going to team with another Number One Contender, Lee Bawes! Facing off against another champion would prepare Bawes for his upcoming match against Vortex. While Adgee Cross announced his partner would be the company's newest signing, it would be Jimmy Stratosphere, leaving the fans excited for their main event next month. For a shorter segment the fans really bought into both men. _____________________________________ vs Dizzy G vs Lone Rider This was a big match, one that when I signed the initial roster, I would have thought would be for the SZW Australian Championship. Both men currently found themselves outside of the title picture, but it could be seen as a strong win for either man over a former champion. Ceri and Lone Rider continued to improve, and Ceri did some good work tonight as they improved together. It couldn’t dethrone Rusty Mills earlier in the night, but to close the show was a good enough showing for what I wanted. Winner: Lone Rider Rating: 46 _____________________________________

_____________________________________ Backstage _____________________________________ Lone Rider The son of the owner recently signed a deal with DIW to show up over there as well. I will definitely keep an eye on how he goes over there, curious about what prompted it. Whether it was the new brutal style which saw him use a branding iron at the end of last year. If seeing that interested them. Unless it is all a rouse to bury the son of Original Lone Rider after his shots at DIW on our opening show this year. _____________________________________ Austin Tahere Austin Tahere was seen backstage once again working with his mentor New Zealand Pit Bull which is great to see the kid continues to grow and is the main reason he hadn’t been sent elsewhere to work at this stage. _____________________________________ @John Lions As always I love the work you do with renders and as Lerone has saved someone elses career he can certainly have a new look that fits really well. I'm surprised you supported the Lee Bawes pull. I agree Rusty was probably under first match jitters as he looked much better in his follow up match, and definitely want to get him and Lone Rider together again. Not a tournament as such but a way to certainly put a focus on other teams is the care. Sad I wont get it until level 7, as I can see me starting to bleed a little cash now. I am also not getting monthly Merch sales from my stars yet, So that is a concern. How did you access the historic merch sales data? @DAVEFAN95 I agree they could become a good veteran team but I actually have a bit of a plan for Lee Bawes joining the tag-team soon down the line. At least, tentative plans. Blithe has struggled, but I blame Abattior as well. Mills... he does exactly what you expect. @newbiezness I am glad you are loving it, I love the energy. Always love seeing the guys you enjoy and glad you're hyped for the title matches. @619 Rider is thriving, I love writing heels more so I am really enjoying it, and glad the turn made sense. You are 100% correct, Vortex has only had one match and it was his title win on the biggest stage of all. Haha, it is a little nod to Peril holding the book, and just that they have devalued the division so need to sit back a bit. Armando will be back, but he wont be a main focus. Just fun segments now and then, as he is a solid in the ring as well. He is a good midcard guy, and I think he can act in that role well.

I am not super familiar with these guys so will be basing it all of this show. Stardust Phil Cox vs Edison Silva (w/ Mo Adebola) Grant Taypen & Leighton Buzzard vs The Black Country Boys (Gazz Vedmore & Mickey Robson) Black Country Boys were labelled as young upstarts, they can stay young upstars. Bali Daljit vs Joey Beauchamp Breezey boy beauchamp. Tag Team Tournament Quarter Final: Your New Favourite Team (Jonnny Highspot & Jonnieyland) vs JK Lee & Padraig O'Hearne Can't not back my new favourite tag-team can I? Welsh Dragon vs Dwayne Dark Welsh Dragon got the win last week, but Dwayne Dark is Dwayne Dark. He is fit, he is jacked, he is muscular and he certainly is not FAT. Tag Team Tournament Quarter Final: Future X vs The Northern Lights (Alton Vicious & Riddick Jordan) Future X because I like the name more, not that Northern Lights is bad.

Oh yeah sorry it's all five as you said up to five. I wanna see how you use the two big men as well

Bit late on this, but I figure Xavi and Samael are staying on. Others I would like to see stay USAce, Ox Mastadon, Juggernaut Jones, Island Boy Apollo and Kid San Juan. I realise now a lot of those guys have paint or masks, but I think USAce, Island Boy Apollo and Kid San Juan could really find their feet and style in in LAP while the two giants definitely don't fit what I would consider LAP production and styl.e

Incase you're looking for more options you could go the Yellowstone route and look for names of Texas ranches. - The Kings Ranch - Four Sixes (6666) - East Fork Trinity (its a river down in Texas and you have three guys) - Lone Star Gang - The Longhorns (Kind of already mentioned above.) - The Stockman (If they are faces and Outlaws when they turn)

_____________________________________ Friday Night Crush _____________________________________ ~ & Delbert DeGeorge ~ Lone Rider & Ceri Dordevich Delbert DeGeorge as promised was kicking off the show tonight and he did so backstage as he was making his way into the backstage area Ceri was hanging off the side of his arm. When Delbert DeGeorge attempted to get his scheduled interview with Lone Rider, Ceri screamed at him telling him to leave her man alone. Lone Rider laughed and calmed Ceri down before snatching the microphone from Delbert to deliver a scathing promo. “Everyone wants to know why I did it. I did it because during my entire first title run everyone talked about the Adgee and Kipper feud. Everyone was set on one of them beating me for the title. Not my countless wins as a champion, apparently that doesn’t prestige to the title. But feuding with the same guy for a year does? My entire run was marred by Adgee Cross, and everyone was so happy when he finally beat me. I’ve never had the fans cheer so loudly for any of my countless wins, for me beating the likes of Trehawke Phillips, Michael Rheur or putting an end to Adrian McGhee and the Devoted Souls. I am sick of the fans not realising how great I am, I am sick of being overlooked for other wrestlers, even if I have the SZW Australian Championship wrapped around my waist. This is my company, and Adgee has my title. Bruce the Giant wants to rob me of my rematch, fine. I will make everyone pay.” _____________________________________ SZW Tag-Team Championship Match vs The Devoted Souls vs Toasty Bonnar & Lerone Slim The Devoted Souls came out with the chip on their shoulders after being pushed to their limits last month by Smokers & Suplexes, continued to dominate anyone in the tag-team division if the odd pairing of Toasty Bonnar & Lerone Slim. The title was on the line, but it certainly wasn’t at any threat. This was still a really good match, and Lerone Slim and Toasty Bonnar had great chemistry together. Which you know what that means. Winner: The Devoted Souls Rating: 48 _____________________________________ The Devoted Souls Like always when we spoke on the microphone Adrian McGhee did the heavy lifting and we announced that this would be the last time the fans would see the titles defended for a long time. They had already spoken backstage to Bruce the Giant, and informed him there were no teams in this company worthy of challenging them. No one will get a shot for the titles, for a very long time. _____________________________________ vs Lone Rider vs Jonathan Wesker Lone Rider came out and with Ceri at ringside dominated this match from start to finish, it was a short match between the pair and was focused on showing the new aggressiveness of Lone Rider. This match it seemed Lone Rider and Ceri gelled a little better and didn’t hamper the match. Winner: Lone Rider Rating: 34 _____________________________________ & Rusty Mills & Stephanie Drucker Rusty Mills the former APW Tag-Team champion came out to a great reception from the crowd and his stunning wife by his side. The two enjoying being centre stage with one another, something they hadn’t had the chance to do at their previous promotion. Rusty took the mic work first. “I am so glad I have a second chance in front of this amazing SZW crowd. I grew up down the street from here with each one of you. So many faces in the crowd I recognise, in fact so many people who came to my wedding with Stephanie.” “I wanted to apologies to you all for my poor performance last month, and to my stunning wife as well. We have been through so much and losing in my debut match against Lone Rider.” Stephanie took the microphone from her husband and gave him a soft smile. “Rusty, it is okay. We have had many challenges together and our relationship is stronger for it, and just like out in the real world I will help pick you up. Plus, here in SZW we have the support of the fans, but you all need to know you aren’t supporting just a wrestler. You are supporting a family, you are supporting a foundation of love and dedication that we have for one another. We want to thank you for that support.” Rusty Mills and Stephanie Drucker both did amazing work tonight in the ring and to no surprise delivered the best segment in company history as they hyped the fans up. _____________________________________ vs Rusty Mills vs Michael Rheur This wasn’t going to be the longest match and certainly wasn’t going to be the best opponent for Rusty Mills to show just how talented he was in the ring, but it was his chance to show he could carry a match against one of the lower card guys like Michael Rheur. Carry the match he did to an exciting level as he put in a stellar performance. Winner: Rusty Mills Rating: 50 _____________________________________ ~ Delbert DeGeorge ~ Lance Maddigan Once again Delbert DeGeorge was ready for his interview, this time it would happen inside the ring with Lance Maddigan making his way out. The big question of the night was where is Banky, and why hadn’t they challenged Smokers & Suplexes back for a chance to face The Devoted Souls almost six months ago. “I have heard the questions and I want to answer them, but it is not my place to answer for Banky. He will be back next month, let me tell everyone that and we will be competing together. I just want to say, everyone has their battles. Whether inside the ring or in our personal lives. Banky is a fighter no matter where he is, or what he is doing and as his friend and partner inside this arena I will always support and be by his side and next month Banky will let you all know where he has been.” _____________________________________ vs Abattoir vs Christian Blithe The future challenger for the SZW Australian Championship Christian Blithe came out and dominated Abattoir in his final match for SZW. This wasn’t going to be a pretty match between the two men. Made worse by the fact the two men seemingly not being able to get in a rhythm with one another. Winner: Christian Blithe Rating: 28 _____________________________________ ~ ~ Delbert DeGeorge ~ Chistian Blithe ~ Adgee Cross Delbert DeGeorge climbed in the ring as Christian Blithe celebrated with a microphone. Delbert announced that Christian Blithe would be the next man to challenge for the SZW Australian Championship. Christian took the microphone Delbert. “Thank you Georgey-Boy, get out of my ring.” The fans begin to boo as Christian starts to address them. “Now hold your applause peasants. I know revelling in the victory of the Award Winning Christian Blithe has left you at the edge of your seats for what comes next in my storied career. I just want to thank everyone that has contributed to my success. I want to thank myself, for continuing to work out every day. I want to thank myself for talking in the mirror, I know I look stunning while delivering promo’s. I want to thank me for all of my hard work.” “Adgee Cross I know you are backstage, but I want to thank you for being a footnote in my career. Don’t worry when they make the blockbuster movie about my life, I will make sure there is a very “short” scene referencing you, much like your stature in real life.” Adgee Cross hit the ring running down with his ribs still taped up. “Christian, I couldn’t care about your life story, or block buster movie, I am sure “The Downfall of a Man” will be a great success in theatres. I just want to let everyone out here know it won’t be long until we face each other. I haven’t been cleared for next month, but at Glory & Gold the fans will get to see us face each other, in a tag-team match.” The fans cheer as Adgee raises his belt above his head and both competitors get close to one another facing off. _____________________________________ Number one contender match for the SZW Sydney Championship vs vs vs Dizzy G vs Blackwell Bush vs Jake D’Angelo vs Lee Bawes This was slated to be a strong match. The smart mouth Dizzy G would find himself to be the first person eliminated as he talked smack about everyone in the ring and they made sure he was eliminated first. Blackwell Bush went on to dominate the middle of the match which allowed Jake D’Angelo to convince Lee Bawes to work together. The two were able to eliminate Blackwell Bush. Lee Bawes then finished the match against Jake D’Angelo hitting a T-Bone Suplex for the win. Winner: Lee Bawes Rating: 52 _____________________________________ ~ Lee Bawes ~ Vortex Lee Bawes got the mic after the match celebrating his victory. “Vortex, you have been this enigma. The centre of mystery, the eye of the vortex has never faced a suplex symphony. The Lee Bawes Express is going to barrel straight through whatever you call the cosmic arena and there is no stopping it until I am the SZW Sydney Champion.” Lee Bawes yells at the referee to raise his hands once more in victory and as he does so the lights flicker as on the titantron by the entrance way the figure of Vortex materialises. “Bawes. The stars have acknowledged you as a worthy challenger. You make comment about the eye of the vortex, which is fitting as I will place my title on the line at Eye of the Storm. You have been chosen for what will be a cosmic spectacle. Our fates will align, and the cosmic arena will be ready. The Vortex will take your Suplexes and turn you to history.” _____________________________________

_____________________________________ Backstage _____________________________________ ~ ~ Armando Guerrero ~ Rusty Mills ~ Vortex Three guys out here changing a bit. Armando grounding his style to be more of a regular wrestling style, while Rusty Mills transitions to be more of a technical based guy. The best news was Vortex who is normally quite toned, came in looking incredibly muscular. _____________________________________ ~ Taniko Jo ~ Fuzzy Freeman The two seemingly have developed a backstage relationship often arriving together. Originally the plan was for Taniko to end up being let go, but using the honeymoon period with her new relationship may be a good idea. _____________________________________ @619 I agree I had used Blackwell before but he has been so great in the ring for this save though it has been hard to not shoot him up the scene immediately even though I may be hampering myself by holding off. @John Lions On the way to get Level 6 Merchandising, when that happens I will probably pull the trigger and take the jump to Small and get some broadcasting happening or get on Bloke Channel.

Hope you get better mate, or at least through this rough patch. Don't worry about the diary, life matters more. And I guarantee that I will be here waiting for the updates in the future

"Reporter Ethan White from RingRoar Australia here." "I have two questions, the first is for Mate Manchester." "You truly are an icon of Britian, known across the seas even in Australia. For those that don't know you can you give us a highlight or two of your storied career to help familiarise ourselves with you?" "My second question of for Stevie Stoat." "Your opponent has many accolades and self proclaimed titles in his name, while you're named after a character from the hit TV show "Schitts Creek" and what is essentially a fatter weasel. A smaller ferrett if you will. How nervous are you to face such an icon of the British wrestling scene, and what makes you think you actually have a chance?"

I love all the backstage information regarding the trip to Canberra, like The Comedian actually showing up and doing Q&A for the fans which surprises me as he doesn't seem like the type of guy to do that, adn the fact the fans stick it to him with their questions. I want to know what The Comedian said privately. Meanwhile the fact Hittlespitz is out partying with some former APW and AE talent is really cool to see as well makes the whole place feel a lot more alive. Those two in particular would do great at being guys who aren't hardcore for DIW and get beat down brutally because of it.

_____________________________________ New Year Riot _____________________________________ ~ ~ Adgee Cross ~ Paul ~ Bruce the Giant Adgee Cross your SZW Australian champion came out to the ring first, his ribs were clearly wrapped up tight as he came out to address last month. The promo from Adgee is short, he thanks the fans and says unfortunately he isn’t cleared to compete tonight due to Lone Rider’s actions last month. Adgee then calls out the owner of the company Original Lone Rider, telling the fans how everyone in the back was warned from ruining matches, fighting before or after matches or in the backstage area. The punishment going to be instant dismissal from the company. Original Lone Rider (Paul) comes out to a noticeable mixture of cheers and boos as the crowd are inflicted. Paul talks about how his company almost made in two years without turning into the rabble and mess that is DIW down the road. He wanted to show a company could succeed without every segment being a beatdown and for the last two years he had done that. No wrestlers had ever come to blows unless it was in the ring. Paul continued to talk about that success for a moment before bringing up his son to another round of boo’s. He wasn’t going to fire his son but wasn’t going to enforce that rule anymore. Meaning to a degree thanks to Lone Riders actions it has become open season. Paul continues to say he isn’t that type of boss who would give favour to his own son. He would be relinquishing running of the company to a new man, a man above reproach and an old friend. Don’t get it wrong, Paul still owns the company, but the new General Manager of SZW is Bruce the Giant. Bruce the Giant came out dressed in a suit, the fans at ringside who knew of his storied history went wild as he stood in the entrance way. Purposefully as he would have dwarfed both Paul and Adgee in the ring. The man still stood over 7”3’ tall, despite his age he was impressive sight to behold. Bruce introduced himself to the fans who didn’t know briefly, touching on his career with SWF and USPW mostly. Bruce then got on to the fact that Lone Rider robbed the fans of a match with Adgee Cross so he would do the same and rob Lone Rider. Lone Rider would not be next in line for a title match, no that would be the winner of SZW New Year Riot later tonight. Instead, Lone Rider would give the fans an incredible match tonight as he takes on the newest signing for SZW. _____________________________________ vs Dizzy G & Blackwell Bush vs Lee Bawes & Jake D’Angelo The four men who all are planning to fight against each other at some stages are put into a tag-team match with the pairings being random. Because of that it ended up being the younger guys vs the more experienced guys in the ring, and the match focus was on the experienced guys being able to gel together a little smoother. This was always going to be a great match, but Blackwell Bush was on a whole different level. If Jake D’Angelo performed a little better, it could have been an amazing match. This was still a great way to start the new year and the finish came when Lee Bawes hit the release suplex two times on the small framed Dizzy G. Winner: Lee Bawes & Jake D’Angelo Rating: 52 _____________________________________ Buckminster Snark Pulling up in a limo outside the building, the driver gets out to open the door and gets the bags from the limo for one of the newest signings. Buckminster Snark was dressed in a flawless looking Armani suit as he can be heard telling the driver he is here to sign his contract tonight. Buckminster Snark takes his luggage and starts to cross the carpark to enter the building, as he is doing so screeching of breaks can be heard as someone pulls up hard almost hitting Buckminster and yelling at him. Buckminster clearly not one enjoying being yelled at, grabbed the driver of the car and pulled him through the window before beating him down against his own car. Buckminster climbed on the hood and power bombed the car owner through his own windshield. Buckminster got off the vehicle straightening up his suit. Still with a small shard of glass in his hair he was almost grinning as he looked at his handy work as he went inside. _____________________________________ vs Lance Maddigan vs Abattoir The hard looking Abattoir got his second match with the company of the three planned matches from him, and this time he faced the normally Tag-Team bound Lance Maddigan in a match. Lance was bouncing back from his loss last month and he did that in a brawling match. The match failed to impress with Abattoir not being the best in the ring, and Lance Maddigan no being able to carry the match either. Winner: Lance Maddigan Rating: 28 _____________________________________ Armando Guerrero Up on the prompted played the newest edition of Armando’s Aussie Adventures. Armando was back with his antics as he found himself at the Taronga Zoo exploring through the zoo his focus was clearly on finding an Australian animal. He ducked down behind the fence yelling at the camera man to duck his head down as well the pair hiding behind the wall. “¡Hola, amigos! Armando Guerrero here to show everyone one of the icons of Australia here deep in the outback of Australia.” Despite clearly being in a zoo, Armando made his way through a gate and his prized animal for this edition was lying on a patch of grass in some shade. It was a large Kangaroo and as Armando cautiously approached the animal you could see in the background a small child feeding one with her parents. “G’day mate, now I heard you jump around almost as much as I do in the ring. Now that would be a sight you and I in the same ring together.” Armando continues to interview the Kangaroo who looks unphased by having a microphone held up to its face and leans in to try and bite on the microphone. Armando is quick to pull it back but doesn’t want to bother the animal that much as he talks about its majestic beauty for a little while longer before closing the segment. “This is Armando Guerrero and this has been Armando’s Aussie Adventure’s and I have had a great time with my kangaroo compadre, until next time my Aussie Amigo’s!” _____________________________________ SZW Tag-Team Championship Match vs Smokers & Suplexes vs The Devoted Souls © The Devoted Souls came out looking to put on a dominant display in the ring like they did at Final Chapter last year. This match was a very different story with Smoker & Suplexes looking like a legitimate threat to the titles getting several near falls against the opponents but ultimately being unable to beat them, the champions faced the same hurdle not being able to put away the challengers for almost twenty minutes which has been the longest tag-team match in the history of the company. I was able to pick up the win but after the match it was clear Adrian and I had been pushed to our limits in terms of a tag-team match. It showed during the match that I was clearly off the pace of everyone else in the ring, but it was another strong match. Winners: The Devoted Souls Rating: 50 _____________________________________ vs Rusty Mills vs Lone Rider Rusty Mills came out with his wife by his side to cheers from the fans. He was a massive signing for the company, even if tonight was a one-night deal. This was the co-main event tonight between one of the biggest stars in the company and a new signing. Rusty Mills and Lone Rider were set out to try and steal the night with an incredible match. The finish was the new woman by Lone Riders side distracting Mills allowing Lone Rider to hit the Dusty Trail Takedown. I did expect more from the match, but I am willing to give the result a pass as both Lone Rider was working with a new manager and Rusty Mills looked a little off his game which after only doing independent shows last year could just be some ring rust to work on. Winner: Lone Rider Rating: 41 _____________________________________ ~ Delbert DeGeorge ~ Vortex Delbert hit the ring after the match, it looked like he wanted to get an interview with Lone Rider and the new woman by his side, but they bailed after the match before they could. Instead, Delbert got a chance to hype up next month. He said he would ensure he gets an exclusive interview with Lone Rider, he would also be interviewing Lance Maddigan to ask where his tag-team partner has been, he would also book an interview with the winner of the SZW New Year Riot which is coming up next. Delbert’s microphone was cut off as the arena plunged into darkness and Vortex could be heard on through the speakers in the arena as swirling images can be seen on the screen by the entrance ramp. “Lee Bawes, Dizzy G, Blackwell Bush and Jake D’Angelo, hear my proclamation. In the realm of the SZW you will have the highest billing next month. You shall have your cosmic collision, and ultimate test against one another. The victor will emerge as the chosen challenger to be fed to the vortex of destiny. Prepare contenders, for your greatest moment could be next month. Be aware it will set the stage for your greatest loss as well. _____________________________________ SZW New Year Riot vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs Armando Guerrero vs Austin Tahere vs Christian Blithe vs Lerone Slim, vs Michael Rheur vs Michel Bernard vs Saul Rubennick vs Toasty Bonnar vs Warlock vs XS This was a chance like always to showcase some of the newer signings and guys lower down the card. This month it was clear Armando had been getting over with the fans a little more as they were excited for his in-ring antics. The burst of energy resulted in Armando getting the most eliminations of the night. The final four men were Armando Guerrero, Austin TAhere, Michel Bernard and Christian Blithe. Armando Guerrero rapidly eliminated Tahere and Bernard with a flurry of high flying moves and he looked set to win the match before Blithe cut him down to the boos of the crowd as he tossed the fan favourite from the ring. Winner: Christian Blithe Rating: 43 _____________________________________

_____________________________________ Backstage _____________________________________ Jimmy Stratosphere pulled out of tonight’s show has he had commitments at SAISHO this month. Which is really disappointing as I had planned initially for him to be in Rusty Mills spot on this card, but instead had to sign the former APW talent as a local signing for tonight. Jimmy let me know he would also miss next month but would be back at SZW Showdown. _____________________________________ @newbiezness Hopefully he can make it worth it for you. @John Lions Yeah I feel like the domination and just not developing the rest of the tag division is why it has been hindered so much. Hopefully the match tonight helps build up a potential threat. Vortex is out of place, but he is the highlight of my booking despite only have one match on the main show. What stage does that occur, because that money would just be insane. In some ways it is similar to how WWE is with Austin and his merch sales. Still a little unrealistic, but I want those gains. I am in an okay financial position but DIW have upgraded their music department to in house and I just afford that. Neither can they, considering they have gone for $112k in the bank down to $68k in 6 months. I just hope they downgrade the music so I stop being hit for it. @619 Yeah it is something I wanted to set out and do. I didn't want to rely on cheap heat of backstage beatdowns early as I built up early, but then I got all the way through this year. Originally Adrian McGhee was going to get it, but I feel Lone Rider getting it would be better for him. It was going to be her farewell show but that changes. I am actually on the cusp of small but don't want to grow as APW would blow us out of the water and I would like to open our own broadcaster potentially.