Australian Pro Wrestling

Rathen4 · July 3, 2011

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Australian Pro Wrestling

APW’s Longest Night

Saturday Week 3 November 2011

Eastern Australia

1612 in attendance

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Mitch Y. Bryson: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to APW's Longest Night! We are rapidly approaching the end of the year, but the events are getting hotter and hotter and no-one is feeling the heat quite like APW champion Killdozer. We've had random psychological attacks over the last few months, with claims of a prophecy.

Frank Mucciolo: The only prophecy we'll be seeing is Killdozer going into 2012 as the most dominant champion in history - this has all been a little blip for him. And you know who's going to have a long night tonight? The New Blondes - and they're defending their titles up next!

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The New Blondes (with Steph Drucker) vs. The Masters (with Sean Quartermainne) vs. Technical Excellence vs. Samoan Demolition

World Tag Team Titles Ladder Match

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THE ACTION: A fantastic opener, with utter chaos at times. The Demolition looked awesome and crunched through everyone, and it tooked a combined barrage of weapons from all three other team to finally get the Samoans down and out at ringside. The Masters were then easily dealt with and trapped with the wreckage of three separate ladders, and Technical Excellence and The New Blondes stared each other down. With their foes unmoving, the two teams showed us what they can do in a fair fight, and the New Blondes had the upper hand. That is until Rick Stantz’s music began to play, and he appeared on the ramp, both arms covered in bloody puncture marks. He made slashing motions at his arm as he walked down to the ring, and the cameras picked up the fact that he appeared to be holding a shard of glass. He chases and traps Steph Drucker, and Blake bails from the ring. The two end in a stare down, while Lexley finds himself locked in Harry’s boston crab. Almost no-one notices Jimmy Stratosphere climb the ladder and unbuckle the tag titles, therefore winning them for Technical Excellence! All eyes are simply on ringside..

Rating: 55 / C-

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Rick Stantz with Steph Drucker and Blake Belushi

Stantz continues his tomfoolery, still toying and grabbing at Steph, holding that broken little shard of glass to her like some form of hostage. Blake seems nonplussed about losing the tag belts – he just needs to get Steph back.

Rick edges up the ramp, checking behind him in case anyone feels the need to try and come running down to help Steph out. His face tics and shakes occasionally, as if his body and mind is trying to fight him. The shard stays present, Blake is just pleading and begging, and the other men in the ring are just staring, astonished.

It all climaxes in one swift movement. As the commentators scream, Rick hurls the glass at Blake, who ducks out of the way. That gives Stantz the separation he needs, and he grabs Drucker by the head, twisting and crashing her to the mat using what Frank describes as a “Stantz Cutter”. He sprints off at full speed as Blake kneels by her fallen body, and the show cuts to black for a few minutes.

Rating: 65 / C

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MB: We’re back, and we can assure you that Steph Drucker is receiving the best medical care money can buy, and we’ll update you if we get any news at all. What the hell is wrong with Rick Stantz that he feels that that’s acceptable?

FM: I don’t think that’s an answer anyone here can give, and even though I’m not a fan of the Blondes, you don’t like to see that happen, ever.

MB: The show must go on, Frank, but god. What the hell? I mean, congratulations to Technical Excellence, capturing the belts so soon in their team history, but that’s rather been overshadowed.

FM: Look, it’s Standish up next. Let’s see the streak continue and then we can talk more about Harry and his rent boy.

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Stan Standish with Sean Quartermainne vs. Lynx

THE ACTION: Stan’s fired up again, having been taken to task by Blitz Simpson last month, and almost losing his streak. This goes almost completely to plan, with him keeping Lynx down and suffering throughout. Stan goes up to the second rope, shouting for the High Breed, but as he comes down he’s met with a MMA style upkick to the chin that has him taking a step back, stunned. Lynx kips up, springing to his feet, grabs Stan, and locks him into a Dragon Sleeper. To his credit, Stan fights, and fights, and fights, but eventually it gets too much, and despite the pleas from Quartermainne at ringside, he taps out.

MB: The streak is over! The streak is over! Lynx is our newest APW star – and he has ended Standish’s record breaking streak at 10 wins! Lynx has earned himself an APW contract and will join us permanently – and just look at how furious Standish looks!

FM: I just-

Rating: 42 / D

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Dingo Devine with Stan Standish and Sean Quartermainne

A familiar rock music hits, and out strolls Dingo Devine, with surprisingly a microphone in hand. Again, he's alone, as he seems to prefer to be when conducting parts of his own career, rather than Alex's.

Dingo Devine: Stan, Stan. This has gotta stop. Every week you come out here, beating up on these new kids, and celebrating as if you just toppled the greatest wrestlers in the world. ****, look at me Stan. Look at the best example of a mentor anyone has ever seen in the APW. I cut that retard Smithson adrift, and took on someone talented. Banks has been awesome ever since, and even main evented Shot at the Top. Did you, Stan? Like hell you did. So here’s my plan, Standish. You’ve lost your streak, you’ve lost your aura. Which means it’s time for you to lose your title. Next month, Stan – next month I get myself an early Christmas present as I capture your Australian title.

Standish is furious – Lynx damaged him but it wasn’t quite enough to keep the Australian champ in check, and he beckons for a microphone from ringside.

Stan Standish: Devine, you are a piece of work. Just because you’ve taken a liking to a young boy in the back, doesn’t make you champion material! You’re washed up, Dingo! A wash up! An old, tired, beaten up waste of time! And you know what –

Sean Quartermainne springs up on to the apron, knowing what comes next but completely unable to stop it in time. Standish ignores his cries of “No!”

Stan Standish: I accept your goddamn challenge, Devine. It’s about time someone put you out to pasture!

Rating: 57 / C-

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MB: And to me, Frank, Stan just put himself in a damned foolish position.

FM: Nonsense. He’ll go out there next month and absolutely wreck Dingo Devine – and if he needs The Masters to help him out, they’ll be there to punish that fool for challenging him.

MB: Why would he need help, Frank?

FM: I didn’t say he needed help. I just said they’d be happy to.

MB: We’ll look at the tape afterwards, shall we? Well folks, it’s our penultimate matchup of the night next. Maurice Mackenzie will take on Boo Smithson and Alyx Macquarie in a three way dance – each man will be desperate for bragging rights here.

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Maurice Mackenzie vs. Alyx Macquarie vs. Boo Smithson

THE ACTION: Boo and Shot at the Top Winner Alyx go at it, Maurice happy to watch for a while but contributes some shoulder tackles and spears wherever he can. Smithson looks solid and alert out there, keeping both of the others at bay and eventually locking in a Chickenwing Crossface on Maurice Mackenzie when the big man misses yet another tackle. Alyx breaks it up, but Maurice has had enough and drops out of the ring and up the ramp. This leaves Boo at the mercy of Macquarie, and although Boo can defeat anyone in the continent on the mat, Alyx keeps it standing; and we saw what we always see – a Carcano kick! It connects flush with Boo’s mouth, and the technical wizard goes down hard. Alyx hooks the leg – a big win and he continues to look good.

Rating: 49 / D+

MB: A great win for Macquarie - and look at him showing off that glorious Shot at the Top belt! The question remains - when will he cash that in?

FM: Not with Killdozer as champ, if he's sensible.

MB: And what about Mackenzie - again walking out on a match that wasn't going his way.

FM: Just pure, basic common sense. The guy knows when he's on to a winner, and vice versa. Why exert yourself and risk injury in a match that means nothing.

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Almost immediately after the climax of the match, we cut to a feed backstage. Maurice Mackenzie is still walking back to the locker room after abandoning his match, and Swoop McCarthy is walking to the ring ready to take on the Killdozer. The two see each other, and stop. The staredown is particularly strong, and there’s a pregnant silence. Maurice breaks the silence, glistening with sweat as he speaks simply.

Maurice Mackenzie: Sooner or later, one of us going to hold the Commonwealth belt. And when it’s time, it’s going to be bloody. You do realise that, don’t you Swoop? One of us simply won’t survive.

Swoop grins, leans back and is a millisecond from ****ing an eyebrow at Maurice. Instead, he raises a fist, and loudly and dramatically cracks his knuckles. He walks off, leaving Maurice alone – and who then smiles after McCarthy.

Rating: 55 / C-

MB: You know, I'm inclined to agree with him, Frank. When the Commonwealth belt is at stake, those two will simply tear each other apart. Careers could end.

FM: And I'll have a front row seat!

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Killdozer vs. Swoop McCarthy

THE ACTION: Killdozer is an animal unleashed after the torment of recent events, but still doesn’t look himself. He immediately goes on the offensive and has Swoop reeling, but the crowd are behind the enigmatic McCarthy and he stages a superb fightback which shocks the 300lb behemoth. Mackenzie just becomes more and more enraged – but rather than him using this to his advantage as we’re used to, he gets sloppy. He throws Swoop with one arm rather than two, not getting the full force in. He doesn’t completely leave his feet for a clothesline. He badly telegraphs the 300lb Spear, and is unceremoniously dumped on his face instead. It just keeps getting worse for Dozer, and Swoop knows he’s on to a winner. He taunts the big man again, playing possum a few times and rolling Dozer up. In the end, Dozer is as red as a man with skin as dark as his can get, and Swoop baits him into yet another 300lb Spear attempt. McCarthy is waiting for him, stepping slightly to the side, and using Mackenzie’s momentum to carry him over and plant him on his head. Swoop DDT! Swoop DDT! As the fans go nuts, McCarthy hooks the leg – and the referee counts one of the most glorious three counts we’ve heard in a long while.

Rating: 65 / C (Second best match ever)

Swoop is celebrating in the ring, and makes a big show of grabbing Dozer’s title and strapping it around himself before climbing up the turnbuckle. As Dozer gets up, outraged, Swoop looks ready to defend himself – when it’s that time again..

This week, the arena is bathed in a yellow light and electricity crackles around the room and across the video screens. An unearthly voice speaks, whether it is the same we’ve heard before or not it’s hard to tell due to the distortion. Dozer stumbles and ends up sat down in the corner against the turnbuckle, trembling and whimpering to himself.

??: A night that unites a nation, where it all begins again,

A fall of a tyrant, whose abuse will not be tolerated,

A brain in disarray, where actions will be regretted,

A young upstart celebrating, as it all falls into place,

A prize finally returned to the rightful owner,

A start of something far, far bigger.

There is a pause. The crowd is silent. Dozer makes a weird snorting sound as he tries to catch his breath.

??: The Prophecy will be fulfilled.

The turnbuckles explode.

Rating: 72 / B-

Final Event Rating: 62 / C – Our best ever, up a full 5 points from our previous best.

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APW's Longest Night – An APW Production

Rathen4 · July 6, 2011

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"Song Analysis: Week 1"

A fair amount of thought goes into every APW theme tune, and it is key that we attribute the correct music to the correct worker. Over the next few weeks, we’ll chronicle a few of the more popular workers and elaborate on why the music was chosen for them.

Week 1: Maurice Mackenzie

Mo smashed onto the scene earlier in the year and has thrown people around since. Sure, being a blood relative of Nathan Mackenzie will always help you out, but he’s held his own. His music is quickly becoming iconic and an immediate hint that something awesome this way comes. But why was it chosen for him?

The song is “Guilt”, by an artist called Nero who has also sprung onto the scene and gone massive quickly. The song itself is gutsy and solid with a booming baseline and numerous fakeouts. The lyrics of the song, sung by a female, can be interpreted as both Maurice talking, and someone else talking to him.

The initial line of “Sometimes I don’t know where we’re going” shows that Maurice has potential, but no-one knows quite how far he’ll go in his career. The double punch of “You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all”, followed by “You try to fake it but you’re breaking every rule” sum up what some may feel about Maurice, especially his machine gun delivery of words. Mo has proven himself to be above the law, often walking out on matches that don’t seem to be going his way. “Right from the start you’ve always made me feel the fool” sums up how he’s made some other workers look in the promotion, as he runs rings around them.

The repetition of the lyrics hammers home the original messages that we intend to get across about Maurice. He’s a rule breaker, he’s determined and he can tie you up in words that make you feel as if he’s said absolute nonsense. We feel Mo has the potential to be a star, and chose one of the best songs of the current day to accompany him.

~ Lucien Wilder, November 2011.

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Predictions competition:

Still VERY winnable - good luck guys!

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Championship Carnival

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Super Saturday

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Longest Night

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Early Christmas Bash

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Total

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