Monday Night Wars: Issue 1

Marc Pearson makes his return to ATPW, and is joined by the debuting Royston Healy. Let's see what they thought of the first ever head to head between WCW Nitro and WWF Raw. Healy oversees Raw, whilst Pearson casts his watchful eye of Nitro. Would it be Michaels vs. Sid or Hogan vs. Luger that would come out on top?

11th September 1995

 

Live from the Knight Centre in Miami, Florida, it's the second episode of Monday Nitro. The fans on hand have been treated to FOUR dark matches, FOUR! Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater fought to a double count out with Harlem Heat, Shark defeated Mark Starr, Kamala pinned Barry Houston and lastly Jonny B Badd beat Ric Flair by DQ. Gutted to have missed ANY of those right?!

Bischoff, Heenan and Mongo on commentary. 

We start off by recapping last week's shocking moment where Luger challenged Hogan for the WCW Title. Bischoff tells us that Vader has gone awol and won't be part of Hogan's team at the PPV, this Sunday. WAIT, what PPV? At no point last week did you even once mention that there was a PPV coming up! 

Match 1: Alex Wright vs. Sabu (3 minutes, 58 seconds)

Mongo says Sabu is like a lot of linebackers he has played with, he'll run you down! Ok Steve, whatever you say! Sabu's debut match in WCW is fast paced. Sabu uses his body as a weapon a lot, doesn't botch anything and makes me wince when he sails into the guard rail. Wright looks equally good, hitting nice suplexes and dropkicks. In a nice sequence he goes for a moonsault, Sabu moves so Wright lands on his feet and instantly transitions into a perfect German Suplex for 2. But a piss poor looking victory gets the win for Sabu at about 4 minutes.  BUT WAIT, there's more! Sabu gets a table out and drives himself and Wright through it SO THE REF REVERSES THE DECISION! Mannn, good match let down by a crap finish then a bollocks decision! 

Gene Mean brings out Ric Flair to talk about Arn Anderson and the old times. Luger comes out, Flair puts Luger over, so Luger LEAVES! Why not eh! 

Match 2: Sting vs. VK Wallstreet (4 minutes, 13 seconds)

This is Wallstreet's debut in WCW. We get a graphic for Fall Brawl 1995 during the entrances, holy shit there's a War Games match, best watch that, eh? Commentators tell us that it's Team Hogan Vs The Dungeon Of Doom. Can't wait if I'm honest! Match is absolutely nothing. Sting gets a splash off the top to get the win 4:06. As a match this meant nothing BUT, IN THE MONDAY NIGHT WAR THIS WAS MASSIVE. During Stings entrance Bischoff told us the result of Monday Night Raw's Main Event between Sid and Shawn Michaels! There had been an unwritten rule in wrestling to this point about not giving away results for their TV shows as both the WWF and WCW used to tape shows sometimes months in advance. This match tore that rule up. If the people at Titan Towers disliked Bischoff before, they positively HATED him now! 

Match 3: Randy Savage vs. Scott Norton (5 minutes, 39 seconds)

Savage does a great sell of a bear hug in this one, the commentators stress how devastating the move is. Norton gets 2 off a great powerbomb and hits a pair of backbreakers and a powerslam. The match is good but Mongo's commentary is really grating as he constantly talks about Football, now I get that he is a former NFL star but this isn't football. Norton gets a T-Bone style draping DDT but when he comes off the top Savage is able to move, he starts a comeback but OUT COME THE DUNGEON OF DOOM. In a SHOCKINGLY BAD FINISH, Avalanche and Kamala try to get into the ring, Savage whips Norton into Avalanche WHO FALLS ON TOP OF NORTON SO SAVAGE CAN DROP THE ELBOW AND GET THE PIN! WTF WAS THAT?! Enjoyed the match, the finish would have made sense IF it hadn't looked so bad! 

Match 4: Hulk Hogan (with Jimmy Hart) vs. Lex Luger, World Heavyweight Championship. (5 minutes, 28 seconds)

Onto our main event. Luger comes out to his GENERIC BIDDLE MUSIC (TM OSW Review), it's a joy to behold it really is! Mongo says "There's a real man" when Hogan comes out. Heenan quips "What's Luger, a midget?" Superb stuff! Both men hit moves and refuse to sell for the other. Luger gets a powerslam and the rack, Hogan won't give up but Luger releases the move thinking he has won. He hasn't ,of course, and when he covers HOGAN POWERS OUT and Hulks Up, big boot, legdrop...BUT HERE'S THE DUNGEON TO BEAT UP HOGAN, BUT, they leave Luger alone. Out come Team Hogan to even the scores, they clear the ring but Hogan notices that Luger wasn't touched, before he can say anything we go to a break. I ASSUME THE MEN JUST STAND THERE WHILE WE ARE AT COMMERCIAL!

When we come back Hogan is vexed but Sting vouches for Luger AND suggests he replaces Vader, then Jimmy Hart tells Hogan he should, Savage says Luger shouldn't be in the team. Hogan says that was the match of his life and asks Luger to be part of the team, Luger agrees but wants another title shot down the line. 

So there we go. While Raw was putting on nothing matches full of run ins and crap finishes, here we get crap finishes and run ins! Notice that all the new stars (Sabu, Wallstreet, Norton and Luger) ALL lost their debut matches! Show flashed by once again and is very easy to watch. Did NOTHING to promote the PPV other than the War Games match so it fails on that count!

 

Raw opens with a recap of what happened at Summerslam between Shawn Michaels and Razor Ramon, then hypes both man's matches tonight with HBK facing Sycho Sid and Razor Ramon facing the British Bulldog. 

Match 1: Razor Ramon vs. The British Bulldog (7 minutes, 10 seconds)

A video replay of Dean Douglas grading Razor's performance at Summerslam, Vince McMahon plugs IYH3 Matches for both men with Razor vs Dean Douglas & Bulldog vs. Bam Bam Bigelow. Main focus of attack from Bulldog on Razor was the back after a hard fought ladder match at SummerSlam, this makes perfect sense to me. Vince and King constantly talk about what grade Dean Douglas would be giving Razor for this match, ok we get it, Douglas has a teacher gimmick! 

Douglas interferes in the match while Razor is covering Bulldog with the ref down, The 1 2 3 Kid comes in for the save but gets thwarted by Douglas. Douglas leaves then the Kid tries to help Razor however, Britsih Bulldog wins the match via DQ due to interferance from 1 2 3 Kid.



After the match Vince McMahon interviews Razor Ramon & The Kid in the ring. 
Kid brings up the fact that Razor also cost him a match the week before to set up a match between the two next week.

Promo Videos for Men on a Mission vs. Yokozuna & Owen Hart

Match 2: The Smoking Gunns vs The Brooklyn Brawler & Rad Radford (2 minutes, 46 seconds)

Brawler and Radford get the jump on the faces at the start of the match taking out Bart Gunn until Billy comes in for the save, then order is restored. Bit of a pointless squash match really that was won by Smoking Gunns getting the Pinfall Victory with a Sidewalk Slam/Leg drop combo.

A Promo video for Goldust is next on the show. 

Match 3: Dr. Issac Yankem vs Scott Taylor (2 minutes, 14 seconds)

Nothing more than a squash match, this match was too long for what it was. Yankem gets the win with the D.D.S

Next on the show is a promo for IYH3.

Match 4: Shawn Michaels Vs Sycho Sid (with Ted DiBiase), Intercontinental Championship (7 minutes, 21 seconds)

This was a much better match than I was expecting. This was the match Sycho Sid had earned at SummerSlam, that was replaced with the ladder match. Match starts off with HBK out wrestling Sid, so Sid goes out of the ring to compose himself, has a quick word with Ted DiBiase gets back in. HBK puts on a side head lock gets bounced off the ropes by Sid and attempts a running shoulder block which has no effect so tries the same move again and gets pushed out of the ring by Sid, managing to skin the cat before dropkicking Sid from behind. Sid gets back into the ring and puts on a side head lock of his own Shawn reverses it and goes for a Thesz press, however gets thrown straight to the ground, Sid uses his power to beat HBK in the corner, irish whip into opposite corner and goes to the outside. Sid follows Shawn outside and drops him onto the apron, DiBiase puts the boots to HBK outside the ring, ref starts the count, Shawn gets back in ring at 9, we then go to a short break. When we return Sid has on a bear hug locked on, Shawn squirms out but gets chokeslammed straight down to the mat which gets a 2. Sid goes for a power bomb which gets countered both men then start exchanging blows, HBK gets the better of this exchange and goes up top where he hits a flying cross body for the 2 count, Sid gets up very slowly and gets hit with a kick to the gut then a super kick followed Sweet Chin Music for the Victory for Shawn Michaels to retain the Intercontinental Chamionship.

Interview with Shawn Michaels & Diesel about IYH 3, he talks about righting all the wrongs in his life by reuniting with Diesel, Winning back the IC Title and avenging the loss at WrestleMania 10. Diesel finishes the interview by naming the team Two Dudes with attitudes saying after IYH3 they will be two chaps with all the straps. 

Next time: Raw - Owen Hart & Yokozuna vs. Men on a Mission Nitro - Johnny B. Badd vs. Paul Orndorff

WWE The Best of Sting DVD Review

WWE's The Best of Sting is out now on DVD (There's a Blu Ray version too), available from www.wwedvd.co.uk. The three disc set features thirty two Sting's matches between 1986 and 2001, with a short documentary chopped up and used as a bridge between matches throughout the set. The set includes matches against the likes of Bret Hart, Steve Austin, The Great Muta, Ric Flair & Vader.

Finally WWE produces a Sting DVD...and then doesn't include a new Sting interview. This set could easily have been realised whilst Sting was working elsewhere and it feels like a bit of a cop out for WWE only to use old interview clips from 1995 and 1998, both of which stick to kayfabe. That being said, the interlinking segments for the DVD do what they need to do, and whilst they won't offer up any new information for seasoned WCW fans, they will be useful in filling in the gaps for those not so familiar with the Stinger. There's a number of talking heads included alongside the voiceover, these include Sting's contemparies like Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair and Lex Luger, to those who were fans during the period, like Brodus Clay, Natalya and Dean Ambrose, giving a good mix of how those inside and outside of the industry at the time felt. A full documentary would have been nice and perhaps that's what they're saving the Sting interview for. I wouldn't be surprised to see a "shoot" appear on the Network to help push the subscribers up, to be honest. 

The Matches

Disc One

Disc One goes from April 1986 to September 1990, covering Sting's runs in the UWF, NWA and WCW. Kicking off the set is the obligatory Blade Runners match, which is exactly as you would expect, as the pair take on the duo of Bret Wayne Sawyer and Sean O'Reilly on UWF Power Pro Wrestling. The footage here is not great at all. Things improve with a fun tag match teaming Sting with Rick Steiner against Ron Simmons and Mike Rotunda. Whilst the teams are clearly thrown together, there's enough in this one to keep you entertained. The first of four matches against Ric Flair comes from a January 1998 episode of NWA Pro Wrestling. This is curious simply for the finish, as whilst the pair are beginning to put together a compelling bout, the TV show finishes so the end of the match isn't present. Why include half a match on the DVD? 

An October bout from WCW Main Event against Stan Lane is unremarkable, nothing particular wrong with it, but nothing to write home about either. Into 1989, and Sting is really coming into his own as a babyface, as he takes on Butch Reed on a March episode of Main Event. An enjoyable contest with both men working hard for each other. The ascent to the top continues with a belter of a match with Mike Rotunda over the Television title on an April episode of World Championship Wrestling. Sting has the crowd in the palm of hands and with an electric comeback, some good false finishes and a dramatic conclusion this is the strongest match, so  far. 

An August edition of Power Hour witnesses a disapointing bout with Ron Simmons, as whilst the crowd is off, this brawling battle fails to get anything resembling a flow together, which is a shame. A month later on the same show, the pace completely changes as Sting takes on The Great Muta. It's a refreshing change with Muta and Sting really bringing something different, unfortunately the finish is dissapointing, but the crowd still loves Sting. Into 1990 and for the third time this year, The Great American Bash bout with Ric Flair is included on a DVD set. Check out the reviews of WCW's Greatest PPV Matches or The Best of The Great American Bash DVD for my thoughts! Disc 1 concludes with match with Dutch Mantell from Main Event in September, that is essentially a squash match to showcase Sting and build the feud with the Four Horsemen. 

 

Disc Two 

Disc Two picks up the action in June 1991 at Clash of the Champions XIV, as Sting and Nikita Koloff have a fun grudge match. I'll skip over the fact that Koloff no sells a piledriver! In a curious little match, Sting teams with The Great Muta to take on The Steiner Brothers at WCW/NJPW Supershow II. The Japanese crowd offer a completely different feel to their US counterparts and the flow of the match is completely different to anything else on the set. Sting's feud with Van Vader is also showcase, as the pair do battle on Worldwide in February 1992. Certainly not the best match the pair have had, but there's still plenty to enjoy here, with Sting being incredibly easy to get behind as a babyface. A weird finish let's this one down. 

An big eight man tag World Championship Wrestling in February, seeing Sting team with Ricky Steamboat, Dusty Rhodes and Barry Windham to take on Rick Rude, Larry Zbyszko, Arn Anderson & Beautiful Bobby, works nicely to build on current feuds and allows for a few more faces to appear on the DVD. In June, a bout with Diamond Dallas Page on Saturday Night is a pointless inclusion. Into 1993 and Barry Windham is the opponent on a February episode of Saturday Night. This is a rather basic match, that is well worked by the pair, with an extremely TV finish. 

Quickly onto 1994 and "Stunning" Steve Austin is the opponent for a technical bout from Pro Wrestling in January. The pair look to be having a terrific Veteran vs Rookie encounter, until the DQ finish that is. The set charges on 1995 and the third bout with Ric Flair on Nitro in November. A shift from the technical wrestling seen between the two earlier in the set, this is a brawling grudge match, with Sting no selling his arse off and Flair being the heely bastard that we all know and love. The Dirtiest player in the game uses every trick in the book. Not the strongest bout the pair have had, but still an entertaining encounter. Sting lost the bleach blonde hair in 1996, we see him taking on Arn Anderson on Nitro, in a match that never feels like the focus of the programme, due to the commentary teams focus on the events of Bash at the Beach the night before. Luckily, Sting's post match promo is absoutely electric and is worthy of inclusion on it's own. The final match for the set see's Sting team with Randy Savage to take on The Boys, The Boys, they're The Nas-ty Boys, in another nothing TV match, from Saturday Night in July, that was used to build up Sting and Savage's partnership.

Disc Three

Disc Three includes the only segment on the set, as Sting becomes a Free Agent in October on Nitro. It's tense and keeps the story ticking over, but I'd have preferred another match. Hulk Hogan is the opponent at Starrcade in a match that has big time written all over it. The crowd is red hot and completely hooked by the action throughout, which definitely helps the match. Unfortunately, the finish is completely botched and ridiculously overbooked, it could have been so much better. A brawling tag bout from a February 1998 episode of Nitro is next as the NWO slowly begins to choke WCW. Sting teams with Lex Luger against Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage in a match that never really manages to live up to the star power in the ring. From Nitro in April, a World Championship match with Kevin Nash is surprisingly good, even if Konnan is at ringside. Sting works the big man's leg, an psychology abounds, until Hulk Hogan remembers he's the star of the show. 

A short brawl with Scott Steiner from Thunder in April, is another pointless inclusion, as the match has no substance at all. No one wants to be a heel as Sting teams with Kevin Nash against Harlem Heat on Nitro in June and the match suffers because of it. The four do put together some good action, but there's no one to get behind and the focus is clearly elsewhere. The Blade Runners reunite as Sting teams with The Warrior to take on Bret Hart and Hulk Hogan in a match bursting with start power. Try and find a fan of The Warrior's run in WCW and I won't even have to tell you have bad this match is. 

Bret Hart is the opponent on Nitro in October, a match that comes strangely the Monday before their PPV clash at Halloween Havoc. To be honest, this match is more of a segment than anything and does work nicely to set up their PPV contest. You'd think Sting facing Randy Savage in 1999 would be an appaling idea and it is. There's not a single wrestling move in the match, which is over booked to high heaven and feature Savage piledriving a referee, because WCW. Into the new millienium and Booker T on Nitro. The match is another that has bags of potential, with Sting's offence focused on Booker's knee and Booker selling like a bankrupt crack dealer. And then The Kiss Demon get's involved and you can almost hear the clicking of remote controls over to Raw.

The theme continues in a Two Out of Three Falls match with Jeff Jarrett on Thunder, as Sting and Jarrett's wrestling match struggles to shine through some silly over booking and ridiculous finish. Stevie Ray's obsession with commentary table is a highlight. Six man tag action from Thunder in October 2000, teams Sting with Goldberg and Booker T against Jarrett and Kronik for an enjoyable match. Goldberg is over as hell and the dynamic between the six men is nice, unfortunatley the finish is botched. 

The final match on set is the final match in WCW history. Sting vs. Ric Flair might not be the best match you've ever seen, but it's difficult not the feel the emotion between the two men and the weight of the occassion. It plays like a greatest hits and that's exactly how it should have been. 

Finally...

In terms of matches, the first two discs are where the bulk of the quality for this set comes from matches with Mike Rotunda, The Great Muta and Ric Flair are the stand outs for me, and there's a lot of good action elsewhere as well. Unfortunately, the final disc focusing on Crow Sting is severly lacking in satisfying action with almost every match that shows potential being crushed by some horrendous booking. Sting can clearly still go at this stage but is let down by those in charge, I would have liked to have seen a lot more clean finishes on this disc, or at least had the DQ endings build to the blow off match also being included.

Lacking the Sting interview does harm the set as a whole, and removes the "Must-Have" label that would have almost certainly been given to it, if that were the case. However, there is enough enjoyable action to satisfy the appetite, although I'd suggest throwing the third disc out of the window.

Finally...The WWE Network

First there was this...

Then there was this...

But finally, three years later...there's this!

So the idea has been banded around for quite some time, and it's pretty different from what was originally announced in 2011, however I'm pretty hyped for the WWE Network.

Okay, so it probably won't be heading to the UK until 2015, believed to be due to WWE's contractual negotiations with Sky, and it might be slightly more expensive over here, but what the WWE Network is offering for the price that it is offering it at, is pretty spectacular.

The biggest thing that will catch people's attention is that all 12 WWE PPV's (including Wrestlemania) are included for $9.99 a month (roughly £6 or £7), now I'm not entirely sure how much WWE PPV's come in at in the US, but I'm pretty sure it's three or four times that! So if you're buying every WWE PPV or the majority of WWE PPVs, I don't see why you wouldn't jump at this deal, considering that there's a ton of other content involved as well. 

Old school fans are catered for with the Network boasting EVERY WWE, WCW and ECW PPV in HD, as part of an on-demand service, which again is pretty darn impressive for the price. Yes, most of these can be found in some form on Youtube or Dailymotion, but rarely are they in great quality and will usually have some error somewhere along the line.

Whilst Raw and Smackdown Pre-Shows and Post-Shows don't really appeal to me, I'm sure there will be other who will be licking their chops at the idea of watching four hours of Raw every Monday Night! Personally, that's a little too long to watch one thing for, and whilst I might make an exception for a PPV, I'm not too interesting in doing so every week.

I'm interested to see what original programming WWE will come up with in order to fill their 24/7 idea, we've already seen that Legends House, Countdown (not the one with Carol Vorderman), Wrestlemania Rewind, Monday Night Wars, NXT and Superstars will be shown on the network, but surely they are going to need to come up with a lot more content to keep the service streaming 24/7. It wouldn't make much sense to put old PPVs on, seeing as they will be part of the On Demand service, although old episodes of Raw or Nitro in a chronological order could be an interesting idea. I'd also imagine that we'll see WWE Films airing on the Network at some point down the line, which is another idea that isn't particularly appealing to me. 

It's going to be a really interesting time for WWE as they continue to change their model of business in 2014. On demand and streaming services seem like the way forward at the moment and we'll find out on February 24th exactly how succesful the service is and if it can handle the demand from the consumer. Until then expect Michael Cole to telling us how to use the Network on Raw, Smackdown and pretty much every where he can. 

Five Questions With...Martin Dixon

After last weeks interview with J.J. Dillon, it's now time for Five Questions With... 4 Corners Radio co-host and writer of the Suicida Appraisal, Martin Dixon.

Name: Martin Dixon 

Age: 30

Hometown: Barnsley, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Known For: Talking Head on 4 Corners Radio live shows & podcasts, writer of the Suicida Appraisal series of articles, sells videogames for a living too.

1. When did you first get into wrestling and what was the drew you to the sport?

1989, Summerslam was airing on Sky TV and a young me happened upon a showing of that event, during the Ultimate Warrior/Rick Rude match. I think what struck a chord with me was the whole "good vs evil" aspect of that period of WWF, here were these superhumans battling for fame & fortune. It was the characters & story being told I was drawn to, and is something I still am drawn to watching wrestling today.

2. Tell us a little about the wrestling projects you're involved in and how they came about?

Well, I'm fortunate enough to be allowed to be part of 4 Corners Radio, where I appear on the live broadcasts of the Tuesday Raw Roundtable and the new 4CRetro podcast, where Me & Billy Carpenter reminisce about Wrestling's "good old days"and I get a chance to show off some knowledge as well as throw out a few jokes. I also write a regular column entitled The Suicida Appraisal, where I take a performer, company or event and write a workplace performance review, examining their strengths, weaknesses and what I'd like to see them do going forward.

As for how this all came about, that's a little interesting. One day when wasting time on twitter, I happened upon a backstage photo of John Cena & CM Punk backstage at an event in Japan wearing the famous Ribera Steak House Jackets & Zubaz pants combo, which was hilarious to me, I then posted that pic & it led to me getting in contact with Anthony Pope, and much Zubaz based banter. A short while after this I noticed a conversation between Pope & Billy, who was asking for submissions to his wrestling blog. I had just started writing a little videogame blog myself & thought I'd wade in too. This put me in contact with everyone else during the initial stages of what would become 4CR as we all seemed to "click" with each other. As the rest of the guys talked about doing a podcast together, I thought about joining in, however being on the opposite side of the Atlantic does have it's drawbacks, being hours ahead of everyone means I'm often doing the shows late at night, but anyone must admit a podcast where the hosts are thousands of miles apart is a hell of a gimmick.

3. What's your opinion of the current wrestling product on television from various promotions and how do you think this compares to different eras from the past?

I'm not as down on modern wrestling as most, particularly WWE, it is and always has been entertainment above all else. In recent weeks however, there have been some outstanding in ring encounters, particularly featuring Daniel Bryan who seems to have been let off the leash & is routinely having match of the night. Special mention must also go to the vast array of new talent working it's way on screen, either on the main roster or NXT, which may be the best TV WWE puts out.

I'll admit, I don't watch much TNA or RoH, but what I have seen is on the whole enjoyable from RoH, particularly the "RoH vs SCUM" feud. TNA on the other hand doesn't engage me at all, the Aces & Eights story is weak and seemingly overshadows the great stuff happening with the likes of Daniels & Kazarian on the undercard.

4. What are your Top Three matches of all time?

First must be the 1992 Royal Rumble match. I've always loved the Rumble as a spectacle, and this may be my favourite of them all. The whole thing may be a showcase for Ric Flair, but it's a masterful performance by the Nature Boy, and pretty much all the big players involved. 

Second is Goldberg vs Hollywood Hulk Hogan from the July 7th 1998 edition of WCW Monday Nitro. Not the best technical display, but a spectacle nonetheless. From a rabid Atlanta crowd, eager to see their beloved hometown hero Goldberg dethrone the despised Hogan, to the fact that this PPV calibre match was given away free on TV. This is a perfect example of everything that was right and wrong with the Monday Night Wars, this match was given away free, but the constant chase for ratings meant that PPV events were often little more than setups for the next night's episode of Raw or Nitro, this diminishing their prestige. But outside of all that, this was arguably the peak of WCW, and a match I find myself watching time & again.

Last but by no means least is Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Kazuchika Okada from this year's January 4th Wrestle Kingdom 7. I do have a huge admiration for the Japanese method of Puroresu, and as long term listeners to the podcast will know, I am a massive mark for Tanahashi-San, this match is almost the perfect "Main Event" building and building to a fascinating crescendo, with Tanahashi retaining his IWGP heavyweight championship, one of the most respected titles throughout the wrestling world.

5. Where can our readers find your work and what have you got coming up?

All of my articles and links to the live shows & podcasts can be found alongside the great work by all of our awesome staff & contributors at the home of 4CR on the web, 4crwrestling.com. The show can be followed on twitter @4CRADIO, where staff members join in a livetweet of most WWE & TNA shows, and I myself can be followed @BunnySuicida where (amongst loads of shilling) I'm always willing to join in a discussion or two. As far as the future goes, 4CR is sponsoring upcoming events by AIW (Absolutely Intense Wrestling) and conducting interviews with some of their talent, further details can be found at the website.

Corny as it may be, I'd like to take an opportunity to thank @ATPwrestling for approaching me for this interview, as someone who's only being doing this for a handful of months, the response from listeners and readers has been overwhelmingly positive, and it's moments like this that truly are an inspiration to keep going, so thanks to everyone involved.

Until we meet again readers, have fun with wrestling, because that's what it's there for.

Martin Dixon

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