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All Pro Wrestling presented yet another exciting television taping for APW Gym Wars, live from The Garage in Hayward, California. The night would feature matches which are being considered for Match of the Year honors, an exciting contest for the World Wide Internet Championship, and an epic Eight-Man Elimination Tag-Team match which would continue the ongoing saga between All Pro Wrestling and The Carnival of Shadows!
The night opened up with a surprise as former APW Tag Team Champion and 2011 WWE TOUGH ENOUGH contestant AJ Kirsch made his return to All Pro Wrestling. The former member of E.G.O said WWE Tough Enough lit a fire under his butt to return to Professional Wrestling, and that fire has brought him back to The Garage and All Pro Wrestling. Kirsch announced his return to action inside squared circle next month!
As Kirsch was saying his good byes to the fans, "The Boss" Derek Sanders and his new friend "Double D" Dave Dutra came out. Kirsch engaged in a stare down with Sanders and Dutra before leaving the ringside area. Jason Anderson then jumped in for an interview with Dutra and "The Boss", asking Dutra why he had turned his back on the All Pro Wrestling fans and joined in an alliance with Sanders. Dutra said he had felt as if his friends had turned their backs on him after losing the World Wide Internet Championship in August of 2010. None of his friends had given him any words of encouragement after that loss, but one man had, and that was Derek Sanders. Dutra then said he had seen how Will Rood had ruined his opportunity to learn from one of All Pro Wrestling's greats in Derek Sanders, and that unlike Rood, he plans on using the wisdom of "The Boss" to bring him back to a championship.
Opening Match
"Big Country"
Jody Kristofferson
-vs.-
Billy Blade
w/ roadie "Big" Steve Anthony
Billy Blade recruited Kristofferson to join his stable, The Rock Of Love. However, in doing so he actually insulted Jody's father, the legendary Kris Kristofferson. Kristofferson told him to take his offer and shove it, which is when Blade attacked. Blade was seemingly close to defeating Kristofferson, but "Big Country" connected with the Spear for the pin.
Match Time: 6:22
Winner by Pinfall:
Jody Kristofferson
Tag-Team Match
The Team of
"The Boss"
Derek Sanders
&
"Double D"
Dave Dutra
-vs.-
The Team of
Daniel Torch
&
Shane "Wild" West
On paper, it seemed like Sanders and Dutra would roll over the youngsters, but Daniel Torch and Shane West came to make a name for themselves. Torch and West used their speed and agility to throw off their opponents. Sanders and Dutra eventually started to gain control of the match, but then Torch and West looked to pull off the upset of the year. This came to an end however when Torch was caught with a Spike Piledriver. This match may not have ended up being the upset of the year, but it definitely was a candidate for Match of the Year.
Match time: 13:39
Winners by Pinfall:
Dave Dutra
&
Derek Sanders
After the match:
John LaRocca, a member of All Pro Wrestling Management, confronted Dave Dutra just before he and "The Boss" left the ringside area. It was not known what LaRocca said to Dutra and neither party has commented on it as of yet.
Perry Von Vicious and Matthew Theall paid for time to share with the Gym Wars audience a slideshow, featuring pictures from their Young Lions Cup Celebration tour. PVV and Theall put the All Pro Wrestling fans through hell with their slides, until luckily, Mr. Wrestling #4 appeared and put an end to it.
Mr. Wrestling #4 told he talked with the Commissioner of All Pro Wrestling, JJ Perez, and the commissioner had BANNED MATHEW THEALL from the ringside area during their match later in the night!
Singles Match
APW World Wide Internet Championship
Sheik Khan Abadi
-vs.-
APW World Wide Internet Champion
"Wrestling Personified
Rik Luxury
w/ Markus Mac
This was the first title defense for Rik Luxury after beating Matt Carlos in a Ladder Match to become the Undisputed World Wide Internet Champion.
It wasn't without some controversy as after Luxury hit the back cracker, Sheik put his foot on the bottom rope at the two count, but Markus Mac pushed Sheik's foot off the rope and the referee counted three. This match will also be a candidate for Match of the Year in 2011.
Match Time: 16:45
Winner by Pinfall
and STILL
APW World Wide Internet Champion:
Rik Luxury
Singles Match
2011 APW Young Lions Cup Winner
Perry Von Vicious
-vs.-
Mr. Wrestling #4
PVV's manager, Matthew Theall, was banned from ringside earlier in the evening by APW Commissioner JJ Perez. This didn't stop him from getting involved, and allowing his man PVV to get the win after coming down dressed like a woman and knocking out Wrestling #4 with a loaded purse.
Match Time: 10:11
Winner by Pinfall:
Perry Von Vicious
Main Event
Eight-Man Elimination Tag-Team Match
The Team of
Timothy Thatcher
Matt Carlos
Mikey Jay
&
APW Universal Heavyweight Champion
Dylan Drake
-vs.-
The Carnival of Shadows
JECKLES
CORVUS
BLACKWELL
&
OMEGA
w/ DARKNESS
Here is the order of elimination.
1) Mikey Jay pinned OMEGA pinned his inverted DDT he calls the "party crasher".
in 7:10
2) CORVUS quickly took advantage of Mikey Jay's back turned and his neckbreaker for pin in 7:16
3) "Out Of Control" Matt Carlos pinned CORVUS in 13:44 with the Union Landing.
4) JECKLES pinned Matt Carlos in 19:23 with his Joke-Slam
5) Dylan Drake and JECKLES battled to a Double count-out in 28:30 eliminating each other from the match.
6) Timothy Thatcher pinned BLACKWELL in with a jackknife cradle in 33:22 to win the eight man elimination tag team match.
Winners:
Timothy Thatcher
Matt Carlos
Mikey Jay
&
Dylan Drake
After the match:
JECKLES returned to help double team Timothy Thatcher until Dylan Drake, with a chair in hand, drove JECKLES and BLACKWELL off.
All Pro Wrestling returns on Saturday, July 16th with yet another exciting APW Gym Wars Television Taping. Check your local listings, or watch it each week at youtube.com/allprowrestling.
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