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Part 1 (of 5) of APW Gym Wars TV - 3/20/10. Click on the related videos at the end to see parts 2 through 6 or watch at youtube.com/allprowrestling. Viewers in the Bay Area can catch new full hour episodes on KFTY TV 50, Digital 199 at 11am.



Singles Match
"The Latin Dragon"
Junior Morales
vs.
"The Mountain From Stone Mountain"
Larry Blackwell
w/ Matthew Theall



Main Event
Eight-Man Elimination Tag-Team Match
Team Boss
"The Boss" Derek Sanders
"The Nice Guy" Vinny Massaro
"The Texas Hangman" Dalton Frost
APW Universal Heavyweight Champion
Malachi
vs.
Team Drake w/Freckles
Dylan Drake
"Big Country" Jody Kristofferson
OMEGA
Jeckles The Jester



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK7FH8rW860



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Saturday, March 20, 2010



The (In)Famous APW Garage, Hayward, CA
DOORS OPEN: 6:00pm
BELL TIME: 6:30pm



APW Universal Heavyweight Championship
Jeckles The Jester
vs.
APW Universal Heavyweight Champion
Malachi



APW Universal Heavyweight Champion Malachi will defend his championship against the man who pinned him last month in the Elimination Tag Team Match, Jeckles The Jester.
 Many APW wrestling fans and many pro wrestling experts believed Malachi to be unstoppable as the APW Universal Heavyweight Champion. After he destroyed Dylan Drake to win the championship back in November of last year, many people predicted Malachi will smash the eleventh month title reign set by Dylan Drake. Last month, Jeckles The Jester made Malachi look mortal and not the unstoppable monster.
Jeckles The Jester proved two things, one that Malachi can be defeated and two, the “Joke-Slam” is the offensive move that can take him to victory. Over the last few months, Jeckles has been picking up wins and looking like he is back to his 2008 form when he captured the APW World Wide Internet Heavyweight Championship. The bizarre jester looks to be as focused as ever to win championship gold in All Pro Wrestling once again.
After the match, A very upset champion, Malachi, stormed in his locker room and destroyed it. Malachi has claimed that not only will be defeat Jeckles The Jester at Gym Wars, but he will crush the skull of Jeckles with his big boot to the face.
The main event is signed for the APW Universal Heavyweight Championship! Who will win the match between the MONSTER and the FREAK! Find out on Saturday, March 20th in Hayward, California at the historic APW Garage!



Triple-Threat Elimination Match
APW World Wide Internet Championship
"The British Messiah" Timothy Thatcher  
vs.
"Out of Control" Matt Carlos
vs.  
APW World Wide Internet Champion
"Double D" Dave Dutra



The APW World Wide Internet Championship Return Match between the Champion, "Double D" Dave Dutra and challenger, "Out of Control" Matt Carlos, has been changed due to an injunction filed by "The British Messiah" Timothy Thatcher.

Claiming that he was not awarded his opportunity at the Internet title as per the return clause in his contract, All Pro Wrestling has spent the better part of a week in discussion with Thatcher's lawyers.

This is not the first time that Thatcher has used lawyers to get his way. A few months back after losing the Internet title to Mr. Wrestling #4, the title was awarded back to Thatcher due to the interference of the referee, Shane "OMEGA" Patterson. Since then, Thatcher has lost the title to Dave Dutra. Matt Carlos, who won the 2010 "Pick The Winner" Battle Royal, was awarded an automatic opportunity to challenge for the Internet title. Last month at Gym Wars, he went one-on-one with Dutra, and nearly had won the title before slipping from the top turnbuckle and injuring his ankle during an apparent high-risk maneuver, causing the match to end in a time-limit draw. The match drew praise from APW fans as well as many others as an early Match-of-the-Year candidate, and because of this, All Pro Wrestling booked the two to face off once again.

Now, because of the injunction filed by Thatcher, the match has been rebooked by APW Commissioner J.J. Perez as a Triple-Threat Elimination Match: "Double D" Dave Dutra to defend the APW World Wide Internet Championship against BOTH "Out of Control" Matt Carlos and "The British Messiah" Timothy Thatcher!

These matches are rare in APW, and immediately drew comparisons with one of the all time classic matches: A Three-Way Dance between Erin O' Grady (a.k.a. Crash Holly), Chris Cole, and Donovan Morgan for the APW Light Heavyweight Championship on June 7, 1997.

The first match between Dutra and Carlos has been regarded as an Instant Classic, and with Timothy Thatcher now in the mix, will this match live up to expectations?



Singles Match
Chupacabra  vs.  "The Boss" Derek Sanders



All Pro Wrestling would like to let to the wrestling fans know that Dylan Drake will be unable to wrestle on March 20th at Gym Wars due to an injury.

Dylan Drake is unable to wrestle at Gym Wars due to a back injury suffered during training leading up to his match with “The Boss” Derek Sanders. Dylan Drake wanted to wrestle on March 20th, but Dylan Drake’s doctors and APW medical physicians on staff would not clear him to wrestle. Dylan Drake has been advised to take at least a minimum of 6 weeks off for recovery.

Dylan Drake wanted to let the fans know that he will be back at the our following Gym Wars event on April 10th and is hoping that his scheduled match this month with “The Boss” Derek Sanders will be rescheduled on that date. Dylan Drake would like nothing more to get his hands on “The Boss” and shut him up for good.

All Pro Wrestling has contacted Chupacabra to take the spot open in the match against “The Boss” Derek Sanders and he accepted. Chupacabra is one of the most exciting wrestlers in the area today and has a style that matches up well against “The Boss”.

Will Chupacabra come in and upset “The Boss” Derek Sanders? Will The Reno SCUM finally get their revenge on Late Night Prime Time? Find out on Saturday, March 20th at Gym Wars in Hayward, California.



Lumberjack Tag-Team Match
The Reno SCUM  
("Rock Legend Scum" Adam Thornstowe  &  Luster The Legend)
vs.
Late Night Prime Time
("Wrestling Personified" Rik Luxury  &  "Mr. Prime Time" MPT)
w/ Markus Mac



Signed is a LUMBERJACK MATCH between The Reno SCUM taking on Late Night Prime Time with Markus Mac. Late Night Prime Time has been running from The Reno SCUM and also has been using every trick in the book to steal victories from The Reno SCUM. On March 20th in Hayward, California they have no place to run and no place to hide in a Lumberjack match. The Reno SCUM vows revenge and looks to finally put an end to their war with Late Night Prime Time on Saturday, March 20th at Gym Wars.



Tag-Team Match
Mr. Wrestling #4  &  Vennis DeMarco
vs.
Larry Blackwell  &  Corvus
w/ Matthew Theall



The match signed will be a grudge tag team match pitting Mr. Wrestling #4 teaming up with his long time rival, Vennis DeMarco, as they take on their common enemies in “The Mountain From Stone Mountain” Larry Blackwell teaming up with Corvus, both men managed by Matthew Theall.

For Mr. Wrestling #4 this started last year when Larry Blackwell’s manager, Matthew Theall kept pestering the masked marvel by trying to sign Mr. Wrestling #4 to a contract. Mr. Wrestling #4 said thanks, but no thanks as Mr. Wrestling #4 just needs the “4-Heads” in his corner. Matthew Theall took the approach in that if he couldn’t sign Mr. Wrestling #4 to a contract, that he will end Mr. Wrestling #4’s career. In January, Matthew Theall set up Mr. Wrestling #4 to be attacked by Larry Blackwell. Mr. Wrestling #4 suffered damaged ribs and was unable to wrestler for over 6 weeks. Mr. Wrestling #4 vowed to never let Larry Blackwell or Matthew Theall injure another wrestler.

Last month, Matthew Theall offered Vennis DeMarco a contract to be managed by him. Theall told Vennis that he can make a loser into a winner. Though Vennis DeMarco doesn’t have the best win-loss record in the singles ranks in APW, the veteran always puts up a good fight and in the last few months has concentrated on winning his matches with his god given wrestling ability. Vennis turned down Matthew Theall and once again Larry Blackwell attacked. Before Blackwell could do permanent damage, Mr. Wrestling #4 returned and made sure another wrestler would not be injured. Many of APW wrestling fans where shocked seeing Mr. Wrestling #4 and Vennis DeMarco shaking hands after their legendary feud in 2008-2009.

Vennis DeMarco in late 2009 formed a tag team with Larry Blackwell. Their record was 0-3 in two tag and one six man tag team matches. Each time Larry Blackwell blamed Vennis for those losses. Things turned around for Vennis when he wrestled Mr. Wrestling #4 at our November Gym Wars in which he wrestled a clean and scientific match. Vennis was close many of times in defeating Mr. Wrestling #4 and after the match was over the APW wrestling fans found a new found respect for Vennis DeMarco.

Both men are looking for revenge against Larry Blackwell. Matthew Theall has contacted Corvus to team with Blackwell. Corvus is looking for revenge of his own as he was defeated by Vennis last month. Corvus plans to use his new found darkness and intensity to help win this tag team grudge match.

Which team will come out the victor in this match? Can Mr. Wrestling #4 and Vennis DeMarco come together and defeat Larry Blackwell and Corvus? Or Matthew Theall’s team put both Mr. Wrestling #4 and Vennis DeMarco on the shelf for good.



Tag-Team Match
"Big Country" Jody Kristofferson  &  OMEGA
vs.
The Association
("The Nice Guy" Vinny Massaro  &  "The Texas Hangman" Dalton Frost)



The war between Jody Kristofferson and Vinny Massaro has been raging since December and Vinny will not stop until he has taken the promising APW rookie out of the sport. "Big Country" has yet to back down from Vinny's vicious bullying and has even inflicted some pain of his own onto the "The Nice Guy".

This Saturday they will take their war into a tag team match as Jody teams with his good friend OMEGA and Vinny teams will his fellow teammate in the Association, "The Hangman" Dalton Frost. This match promises to be a wild brawl that maybe even Gym Wars can't contain.

What does Vinny Massaro have in store for Jody Kristofferson this time? Will we see the end of "Big Country" or will Jody finally give Vinny Massaro a beat down that many APW fans have been wanting to see since Vinny's return to APW in 2008?



Also Scheduled to Appear:
"Hard" Cory Dayton
Tyson Thompson
"The Latin Dragon" Junior Morales
"The First Class Male" Steve Stamp
...and So Much More!



THE GARAGE
21063 Cabot Blvd. Suite # 1
Hayward, CA 94545
(510) 785-8396



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Card Subject To Change

TNA was pretty decent, while Raw just kinda went through the motions.

That said, it was easy for TNA tonight, and WWE knows it. This edition of impact! was hyped like crazy, but the question is can they deliver each week?

APW Classics
July 2007 - Hayward, California


APW Universal Heavyweight Championship
"The Everything of E.G.O." Derek Sanders
w/Payton  &  "Gorgeous" Johnny LaRocca

vs.

APW Universal Heavyweight Champion
"Old School" Oliver John


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHq8oYmbVWM


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Two matches have been booked for the March 20 edition of APW Gym Wars:


Singles Match
Dylan Drake  vs.  "The Boss" Derek Sanders

The first match signed for that event will be the former APW Universal Heavyweight Champion, Dylan Drake taking on "The Boss" Derek Sanders in a one on one match up. Ever since Dylan Drake was voted APW's Sexiest Wrestler Of The Year last January, "The Boss" Derek Sanders has had it in for Dylan Drake. "The Boss" cost Dylan a chance to regain back the APW Universal Heavyweight Championship when he interfered in Dylan's rematch against Malachi last January.

This past Gym Wars during the Eight Man Elimination Main Event, "The Boss" Derek Sanders took advantage of Dylan Drake back being turned after Dylan eliminated Dalton Frost from the match and "The Boss" quickly eliminated Dylan Drake. Derek Sanders quickly started to rub his victory in Dylan's face and kept trash talking as Dylan was leaving. Dylan had a enough of "The Boss" and his big mouth and punched him right in the face. This allowed OMEGA to take advantage and eliminate Derek Sanders from the match.

Quickly both men went to APW Commissioner, JJ Perez and asked for a match for March 20th. JJ Perez signed it and it is official that on March 20th, at Gym Wars that Dylan Drake and "The Boss" Derek Sanders will hook it up in squared circle.



Return Match
APW World Wide Internet Championship
"Out of Control" Matt Carlos  vs.  APW World Wide Internet Champion "Double D" Dave Dutra

At our last GYM WARS event we saw best friends and tag team partners wrestling each other to a 30 minute time limit draw classic for the APW World Wide Internet Championship. If not for an ankle injury suffered by Matt Carlos during the final minutes of the match, we could have crowned a new APW World Wide Internet Champion last month.

The rematch has been signed for Saturday, March 20th at the historic APW Garage when the APW World Wide Internet Champion, "Double D" Dave Dutra takes on "Out Of Control" Matt Carlos. After their exciting and emotional match last month, once again they will have to train to face each other for one of the most prestigious championships belts in pro wrestling today.

Of course, the decision for a rematch between Dave Dutra and Matt Carlos did not sit well with the former champion, "The British Messiah" Timothy Thatcher. Thatcher has been calling the APW office in Hayward and demanding his return match for the championship. Every champion has a guaranteed return match clause in their contract, and Thatcher has been upset that he has not been granted that return match on March 20th.

APW Commissioner, JJ Perez did think about signing the return match on March 20th, but after such a great performance by Matt Carlos and Dave Dutra, JJ Perez felt the APW fans want to see a rematch between those two men, and JJ Perez always does what the APW fans want and signed the rematch for March 20th.

Timothy Thatcher has threatened legal action against All Pro Wrestling, and APW is ready for another nasty battle with Thatcher's team of lawyers coming up this week. "The British Messiah" and his lawyers already won one battle against APW back in December when Thatcher demanded he defend his title against Mr. Wrestling #4 in a "British Rules" Match. We will keep you updated on the legal battle between APW and Timothy Thatcher in the weeks to come.



More information to come on what should be another huge event presented by All Pro Wrestling.

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WARS ROCK THE GARAGE
 By Joseph Duncan
 February 7, 2010 11:57 pm PST
 

 
 HAYWARD (APW) – All Pro Wrestling made it's return to The (In)Famous Garage in Hayward, California, for another exciting edition of APW's trademark event, Gym Wars!

 Often, professional wrestling promotions will advertise their upcoming events with a line at the bottom that reads “Card Subject to Change”. A couple of the last few events have had to put that disclaimer to use due to unforeseen circumstances, and once again, the match-up between the Reno SCUM (The team comprised of “Rock Legend SCUM” Adam Thornstowe and Luster The Legend) and Late Night Prime Time (The team of “Wrestling Personified” Rik Luxury and “MPT” Mr. Prime Time) has had to be modified after LNPT's manager, Markus Mac, had notified APW that MPT was too ill to participate in the event. Recently, Markus Mac and LNPT have been up to shenanigans, so All Pro Wrestling sent officials to verify this claim, and did verify that MPT was indeed too ill to be able to compete, so their “Street Fight” match had been re-booked as a one-on-one contest between Rik Luxury of LNPT and Luster The Legend of the SCUM. Since Adam Thornstowe arrived ready to compete, he was given a match against former APW World Wide Internet Champion “The British Messiah” Timothy Thatcher, who was originally scheduled to face “Hard” Cory Dayton. These last minute changes didn't allow for a press release, but they were reported on APW's website, allprowrestling.com. The following are the results from this past Saturday's epic event:
 

 
 Singles Match
 Dylan Drake  vs.  “Hard” Cory Dayton
 
 The former APW Universal Heavyweight Champion Dylan Drake stepped in as a substitute for Timothy Thatcher to take on fellow fan favorite Cory Dayton. After a hard fought match, the former Champion prevailed, defeating Dayton by submission with the Sharpshooter. Match time: 7:34.
 
 Winner by submission:  Dylan Drake
 

 
 Singles Match
 Tap Out Kid  vs.  “The Nice Guy” Vinny Massaro
 
 Tap Out Kid has a solid strategy, working over the leg of the Association leader. However, perhaps he should've worked over the arm instead, as “The Nice Guy” landed the Roaring Elbow, and secured the pinfall. Match time: 4:03.
 
 Winner by pinfall:  “The Nice Guy” Vinny Massaro
 

 
 Singles Match
 “Big Country” Jody Kristofferson  vs. “The First Class Male” Steve Stamp
 
 Steve Stamp attempted to use illegal tactics to win the match, but the power of Kristofferson proved too much for “The First Class Male”, and “Big Country” picked up the win after nailing the running spear. Match time: 3:32
 
 Winner by pinfall:  “Big Country” Jody Kristofferson
 

 
 Singles Match
 Tyson Thompson  vs.  “The Boss” Derek Sanders
 
 Tyson Thompson proved to be a star in the making, hanging in very well with the former Universal Heavyweight Champ, even hitting his Running Powerslam. However, the experience of “The Boss” proved too much, as Sanders locked in the “Los Gatos Leglock”, forcing Thompson to tap out and possibly sending a message to Dylan Drake. Match time: 5:57. 
 
 Winner by submission: “The Boss” Derek Sanders
 

 
 Singles Match
 “The Mountain From Stone Mountain” Larry Blackwell with Matthew Theall
 vs.  “The Latin Dragon” Junior Morales
 
 The much smaller Morales proved to be one step ahead of the huge mountain Blackwell for the majority of the match. However, one small mistake was all it took for Blackwell to finish off “The Latin Dragon”, hitting the big splash and putting an end to his opponent. Match time: 3:14.
 
 Winner by Pinfall: “The Mountain From Stone Mountain” Larry Blackwell
 
 

 Singles Match
 Vennis DeMarco  vs.  Corvus
 
 DeMarco nailed Corvus with the “Face Spank” Full Nelson Bulldog to pick up the win. Match time: 7:53.
 After the match, Matthew Theall came out along with Larry Blackwell. After congratulating DeMarco on his win, Theall offered his services to DeMarco, vowing to take what he referred to as a “long time loser” and turn him into a Champion, thus cementing his own legacy as one of, if not THE greatest manager of all time. An insulted DeMarco declined, stating that over recent months, he has learned that the only thing he needs in his corner are the APW fans. This enraged Blackwell, who attacked his one-time 'partner', hitting a big splash, and then attempting another one. DeMarco was saved by an unlikely ally, Mr. Wrestling #4, who vowed that Blackwell would never injure another wrestler the same way that he had been. Wrestling #4 also happened to be carrying a golf club when he came out and was prepared to use this equalizer if needed. After driving off the attackers, Wrestling #4 and DeMarco shook hands in the center of the ring, burying the hatchet and ending their previous rivalry that involved DeMarco placing a bounty on the mask of Mr. Wrestling #4.
 
 Winner by pinfall:  Vennis DeMarco
 


 Singles Match
 “The British Messiah” Timothy Thatcher  vs.   
 “The Rock Legend SCUM” Adam Thornstowe with Christina Von Eerie
 
Since Thornstowe's tag-team partner Luster The Legend was now involved in a singles match, the former Universal Heavyweight Champ was given a match with former World Wide Internet Champ Timothy Thatcher, giving us a match between two of the best athletes in Northern California matching up Thornstowe's high impact offense with the technical brilliance of “The British Messiah”. In the end, Thatcher was able to use his superior technique to get the win over one-half of The Reno SCUM. Match time: 8:56.
 
Winner by pinfall:  “The British Messiah” Timothy Thatcher
 

 
Street Fight
  “Wrestling Personified” Rik Luxury with Markus Mac  vs.  Luster The Legend with Christina Von Eerie
 
As reported earlier, “MPT” Mr. Prime Time was unable to compete due to serious illness. Therefore, the Tag-Team Street Fight was now a one-on-one affair.
 Street Fights are usually brutal matches, and this one was no different, with the two competitors fighting all over The (In)Famous Garage, including into the section of the audience area known as the “War Zone”. Luster prepared to deliver the “Luster Bomb” to finish off Luxury, when Markus Mac got involved. Christina Von Eerie attempted to neutralize Mac, but while the referee was distracted by the two, Luster too a Superkick from... MPT, who apparently was not only well enough to appear at The Garage, but also to deliver what would be the winning move as Rik Luxury got the pinfall. Match Time: 9:23.
 
Winner by pinfall:  “Wrestling Personified” Rik Luxury



Singles Match
APW World Wide Internet Championship
  “Out of Control” Matt Carlos  vs.  APW World Wide Internet Champion “Double D” Dave Dutra
 
A back-and-forth match. A split crowd. A championship on the line. A great match. These two best friends and tag-team partners know each other very well, and it showed early on in this match. The challenger, relying on speed, while the Champion relied on power.
In the last few minutes of the match, Matt Carlos hit a German Superplex off the top rope on the Champion, but in the process, he locked his ankle under the top rope, and suffered an injury to his knee. Still, the challenger recovered and, mustering everything he had, he was able to hit his “Union Landing” Cutter. However, his momentum carried him away from the Champion, and as the final seconds ran out, the injured ankle of Matt Carlos would not allow the challenger to make the cover. The match would end in a time limit draw. Match time: 30:00.
 
The result of the match:  A Draw
STILL APW World Wide Internet Champion:  “Double D” Dave Dutra


 
 Main Event
Eight Man Elimination Tag-Team Match
Dylan Drake, Jeckles The Jester, “Big Country” Jody Kristofferson & Omega
  vs.
APW Universal Heavyweight Champion Malachi, “The Nice Guy” Vinny Massaro,
 The Texas Hangman” Dalton Frost & “The Boss” Derek Sanders
 
Dylan Drake eliminated Dalton Frost in 9:46 with the Sharpshooter

Derek Sanders eliminated Dylan Drake in 9:50 with a roll up and handful of tights taking advantage of Dylan being off guard after eliminating Frost. After Derek pinned Dylan, "The Boss" was trash talking to Dylan Drake. As Dylan attempted to leave, he had enough of the trashing talking and punched Derek in the face.

OMEGA took advantage and nailed "The Boss" with a double flying knee off the top rope to eliminate him in 10:14

Vinny Massaro was eliminated by disqualification when he hit Jody Kristofferson with a chair in 13:12.

APW Senior Official Tom Castor declared Jody could not continue when the chair to the head by Vinny Massaro knocked him out, thereby eliminating Kristofferson.

Jeckles "The Jester" eliminated the Malachi with the Joke-Slam in 16:53 to win the match for his team.

Jeckles The Jester and OMEGA became the survivors, but with Jeckles The Jester pinning Malachi, the APW Universal Heavyweight Champ, his place is confirmed as the number one contender for the Universal title.

Total combined match time: 16:53.

Winners by survival: Jeckles the Jester & OMEGA

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Actually, so many things are changing within TNA that the name TNA may actually be changing...


http://www.prowrestling.net/artman/publish/TNA/article1009806.shtml