The Official APW News Thread

[Joseph_D]

OK, rather than creating new threads each time news comes out regarding an upcoming All Pro Wrestling event, I'm going to post APW news in this thread, and whenever a card is "finalized" (which, in truth, is never--thus, the line "Card Subject to Change"), I'll post the full card in it's own thread.

[Joseph_D]

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.

For more information, go to www.allprowrestling.com and follow APW on Twitter at twitter.com/allprowrestling

[Joseph_D]

Change of plans!

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?

Don't forget, there is also the battle between two former APW Universal Heavyweight Champions, as Dylan Drake will take on "The Boss" Derek Sanders, and much more still to come!



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



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



Also Scheduled to Appear:
APW Universal Heavyweight Champion Malachi
Jeckles The Jester with Freckles
The Reno SCUM  ("Rock Legend Scum" Adam Thornstowe  &  Luster The Legend)
Late Night Prime Time  ("Wrestling Personified" Rik Luxury  &  "Mr. Prime Time" MPT) w/ Markus Mac
"The Nice Guy" Vinny Massaro
"The Mountain from Stone Mountain" Larry Blackwell w/ Matthew Theall
"Big Country" Jody Kristofferson
"The Hangman" Dalton Frost
OMEGA
Corvus
Mr. Wrestling #4
Vennis DeMarco
Tyson Thompson
...and So Much More!



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


For more information, go to www.allprowrestling.com, and follow APW on Twitter at twitter.com/allprowrestling
Card Subject To Change

[Joseph_D]

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





For more information, go to www.allprowrestling.com, follow APW on Twitter at twitter.com/allprowrestling, and subscribe to APW's YouTube channel at youtube.com/allprowrestling

[Joseph_D]

I will be posting news regarding California Indy promotion All Pro Wrestling in this thread. Once a full card is put together, I'll post them in their own separate threads along with the results from those events.

Our next APW Gym Wars event is March 20 at The (In)Famous APW Garage in Hayward, California:



APW Universal Heavyweight Championship
Jeckles The Jester w/Freckles  
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
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.



Also Scheduled to Appear:
The Reno SCUM  ("Rock Legend Scum" Adam Thornstowe  &  Luster The Legend)
Late Night Prime Time  ("Wrestling Personified" Rik Luxury  &  "Mr. Prime Time" MPT) w/ Markus Mac
"The Nice Guy" Vinny Massaro
"The Mountain from Stone Mountain" Larry Blackwell w/ Matthew Theall
"Big Country" Jody Kristofferson
"The Hangman" Dalton Frost
OMEGA
Corvus
Mr. Wrestling #4
Vennis DeMarco
Tyson Thompson
...and So Much More!



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



Here is part 1 (of 6) of APW's Gym Wars TV from March 6. Fans in California's Bay Area, tune in to APW Gym Wars on KFTY TV 50, Digital 199 at 11am.

THIS WEEK:

Singles Match
"Double D" Dave Dutra  vs.  OMEGA

APW World Wide Internet Championship
Mr. Wrestling #4
vs.
APW World Wide Internet Champion
"The British Messiah" Timothy Thatcher

PLUS

Battle Royal Match
Winner receives a shot at the World Wide Internet Championship!







For more information, go to www.allprowrestling.com, follow APW on Twitter at twitter.com/allprowrestling, and subscribe to APW's YouTube channel at youtube.com/allprowrestling

[Joseph_D]

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







For more information, go to www.allprowrestling.com, follow APW on Twitter at twitter.com/allprowrestling, and subscribe to APW's YouTube channel at youtube.com/allprowrestling

[Joseph_D]

Hey Yo! I know I haven't updated here in awhile... been going through some personal drama, but now that all of that is done with, I'm back to update you on the latest in All Pro Wrestling, starting with this last week's episode of APW Gym Wars!

THIS WEEK:

Opening Match
"The Boss" Derek Sanders vs. "The Mexican Werewolf" El Chupacabra

Singles Match
"The First Class Male" Steve Stamp vs. Vennis DeMarco

Main Event
Tag-Team Match:[/u]
The Association ("The Nice Guy" Vinny Massaro & "The Texas Hangman" Dalton Frost) vs. "Big Country" Jody Kristofferson & OMEGA

All Pro Wrestling "Gym Wars" from April 24th's broadcast. Catch New Full Hour episodes of All Pro Wrestling broadcasts on KFTY TV 50, Digital 199 at 11am.









For more information, go to www.allprowrestling.com, follow APW on Twitter at twitter.com/allprowrestling, and subscribe to APW's YouTube channel at youtube.com/allprowrestling