Live Review // ATTACK! Pro Wrestling GooseBUMPS VI // Drew Parker vs. Splits McPins

ATTACK!'s Halloween spectacular was back for the sixth time with the Trinity Centre in Bristol as the host of the grizzly graps. This year's edition was hit by taking place on the same day as a NXT UK taping and a big RevPro event, meaning a whole host of regulars, including ATTACK! Champion Wild Boar and 24/7 Champion Pete Dunne, as well as the likes of Chris Brookes, El Phantasmo, Aussie Open, Millie McKenzie, Travis Banks, Eddie Dennis, Trent Seven and Tyler Bate were all absent. It was definitely a blow and a test of the depth of the ATTACK! roster, but offered up opportunities to the likes of Drew Parker and Splits McPins who main-evented in Halloween Havoc 2018, as well as The Hunter Brothers colliding with Team WhiteWolf in a "Grudge" match. The show also featured action involving Martin Kirby, Mike Bird, Damian Dunne, Chuck Mambo and Spike Trivet...but was it any good? Lets take a look. 

FUN fact - This was the first GooseBUMPS missing appearances from Pete Dunne and Eddie Dennis (with at least one of the pair having main evented every incarnation of the event, including together on the original and third shows), meaning Mike Bird and Damian Dunne are the only two to have wrestled on all six shows.

The show kicked off with an appearance from ATTACK! General Manager and general scamp Kid Lykos, who announced that former tag partners turned bitter rivals LK Mezzinger and Splits McPins would be taking part in Pick Your Poison at the show, with both men able to choose their enemies opponent. Cheers Lykos. 

A solid opener saw 2 time ATTACK! Tag Team Champion LK Mezinger pick up a victory over former ATTACK! Champion Damian Dunne. The bout continued the narrative of a disheartened Dunne, still recovering from the breakup of the Anti-Fun Police at the hands of Nothing to Prove in August, keeping things short and sweet as we were provided with glimpses of the old Chief including a thunderous spear that garnered a big pop from the Trinity Centre and that felt like it could have been a turning point. Mezinger didn't look out of place with a more experienced performer, working well in the spoiler role, as he mocked Dunne and provided the early ammunition with a massive slap. I'd like to see the character fleshed out slightly and a few of the disparate elements (the outfit, the cane, the nickname of "Your favourite scumbag" etc.) bought together more to create a better defined persona, but that will surely come with more singles exposure over time. Dunne attempting his springboard lungblower finish (without trademark "No Funahhhhh") was a running theme throughout, so of course it would eventually be his downfall with Mezinger able to transition into a cradle belly to back piledriver. It was a shame that the following move, a senton bomb, missed by a mile taking the punch out of the finish that really didn't require the top rope move after the more impressive piledriver.

FUN Fact - This was LK Mezinger's first singles win in ATTACK!, having previously suffered losses to Big Grizzly and Tyler Bate.

Nothing to Prove continued to gain momentum as ELIJAH put away Niwa in what was a strong showing from both performers. This was probably the best singles work I've seen from either as they paced the bout well and plotted in a few brilliant spots. I've been waiting to be impressed by both men for some time and whilst both have shown potential in multi-mans and tag outings, this was the first singles match that I've been genuinely into from Elijah, whilst in the case of Niwa, it's difficult to buy into someone you mostly see in scramble matches. It wasn't a must-watch classic, but both men took the opportunity and produced a match that was full of action and physicality. The obvious highlight of the match was the massive springboard coast to coast dropkick that ELIJAH used to knock Niwa off the apron on the other side of the ring, because it came almost completely out of nowhere and took me completely by surprise. I'm hoping both men get more opportunities like this one around the country because it will only be a benefit to both the performers and the scene in general.

FUN fact - Niwa is still searching for his first ATTACK! singles win, after previously suffering losses to Travis Banks in July and Mike Bird in August.

Okay, the first two matches had been alright, solid stuff, but where the fudge was my Halloween goodness? It came in the form of a Grudge Match for the Tag titles, which the Hunter Brothers took literally as they appeared to have been transformed into the spirit from Halloween classic, The Grudge. Team WhiteWolf on the other hand reminded us that "No one expects the Spanish inquisition" as the Spaniards arrived as the Monty Python sketch to hilarious consequences. Seriously, I struggled to breath through portions of this match, with some utter silliness displayed by both teams as they played up the roles and had a number of ludicurous interactions in the opening portion of the match. The variant on the cliche bridging pin reversal spot was the highlight, before the Hunters were offered a beer and quickly snapped back into their usual selves. From then the match shifted into something much more recognisable as The Hunter Brothers continued to show why they're thought of as one of, if not the, best tag team in the UK with a number of sleek tag team sequences including a lovely superkick spot. Whilst there was some miscommunication that lead to a really awkward dive spot, Team WhiteWolf still had a strong showing, flying about the place with ease and pulling out a number of cracking tag moves, including a missile dropkick variant of Total Elimination (Totaller Elimination?), as well as a top-rope Spanish Inquisition Fly from A-Kid. They aren't the finished article yet, but more matches like this will help them get there. 

FUN Fact - The Hunter Brothers have been undefeated since the break up of the Anti-Fun Police at WinterSlam 3, with their run as a duo extending back to the second night of Press Start VI.

The second half began with more Nothing to Prove success as Chuck Mambo (as a creepy face-painted Love Making Demon) defeated Martin Kirby (as Uncle Fester off of The Addams Family). A little bit spookier than the previous Nothing to Prove singles match, but with similar structure, it's difficult for those match not to merge into one in my head, but this was probably the strongest of the three. Whilst it lacked the emotional element of the opener and the big spot from ELIJAH vs. Niwa, this was just a good solid wrestling match, with the two working nicely together in their first one on one bout. Whilst it feels like Mambo is still settling into his heel character, the role allows for him to explore his style in ways that the happy-go-lucky surfer gimmick doesn't, with Chuck able to display (perhaps oxymoronically) both his technical talents and fiery brawling side. Kirby is, of course, one of the most dependable and consistent performers in the country and worked well in his role, getting the crowd behind him with ease, despite having not performed for ATTACK! in Bristol since December 2016, thanks to some offence like his springboard dropkick and by not being a part of Nothing to Prove. A nasty bump of heads on an O'Connor roll into sleeper hold could have derailed the finish, with Mambo suffering a nasty wound under his eye, but they kept on with a couple of good near falls for each, before the dreaded sleeper hold sealed the win for Mambo. 

FUN Fact - Martin Kirby has never won a match at ATTACK! in Bristol.

HALLOWEEN MADNESS! If there's one thing this show will be remembered for it's that Spike Trivet dressed up as Theresa May and came out to Dancing Queen. As soon as I realised what was about to happen, a few seconds into the famous song, until the end of the match I was in absolute stitches, with Trivet owning every second of his Bristol ATTACK! debut. He was part of a four way scramble, that also featured Mike Bird (as Big Mummy), Shay Purser (as Kung-Fu Panda) and Nico Angelo (as Tarzan), that was stacked full of the silliness that ATTACK! is most loved for. There was the ridiculous Big Mummy character, a parody of World of Sport legend Big Daddy, full of lots of insider stuff to pop those who got it, the delightful Purser just trying to Kung Fu shit and Angelo with a more animalistic twist on his super flippy and athletic self, what more do you want from a batshit mad four way? Trivet pulled it all together with his various Spinnatory attempts, with the match peaking when Trivet offered £20 to Angelo to do a dive for him, quickly swapping for banana when he realsied Tarzan didn't understand the concept, before striking Angelo in the junglefruits. The finish saw Bird going nuts with piledrivers and Steiner Screwdrivers for all, before Purser completely no sold a top-rope over the shoulder Tombstone and won with a swift punch to the stomach. This had actually been set up earlier in the match with Purser unable to use the move because of Big Mummy's big belly (a hoodie inside Bird's singlet) but with the belly now gone Purser was clear to hit the move and pick up the win. Side note: Purser moving up the belt classes of pro wrestling is really cute gimmick that will hopefully become even more interesting and dramatic as things progress. 

FUN fact - Mike Bird ties Travis Banks for most ATTACK! four-way appearances in 2018, although neither man has managed to win one.

The best thing to come out of all the absences on the show was that Splits McPins and Drew Parker got a big opportunity to main event in a singles match and grabbed that opportunity with both hands. With a Halloween Havoc No Disqualification type gimmick, this was a rough and tumble clash with plenty of menace behind it, with the pair having issues since the start of the year (including McPins' tag partner LK Mezinger (fka Lloyd Katt) defecting to NTP). The match built well throughout, shifting through the gears well, moving from back and forth seated punches to big shots with plastic wet floor signs to stapling balls and apron bumps, there was pretty much no let-up or lull as McPins and Parker consistently upped the ante. Parker's experience in the Hardcore zone/sphere meaning he was able to come out on top of number of exchanges was a nice little story, that threaded the match together, making this feel more main event than throwaway plunder brawl. Some big highspots helped towards this aim as well, with a nasty death valley driver on the apron from McPins and Parker's avalanche falcon arrow through a table being the most memorable. The finish saw things develop further with a clever ref bump that involved Parker stapling McPins mask back to front and putting referee Huw in place for a superkick, before thumbtacks and LK Mezinger arrived on the scene. Mezinger accidentally clobbering Parker with his cane almost immediately was a nice way of playing with the audiences expectations, especially after three previous Nothing to Prove victories, whilst McPins ended up with a convincing victory after a Full Moon and a solo More Bowl for your Buck into the drawing pins. These lads stepped up and using a few tricks to get there, produced a good main event that didn't look out of place on regular ATTACK! event. 

Post-match - There seemed to be issues between Mezinger and Parker, I'm intrigued to see if that leads to anything on the last few shows of 2018.

FUN Fact - Splits McPins has only lost one singles match in ATTACK!, to Tyler Bate at Club One Hundred #2 in September 2016. 

This was a lovely fun show, with every match being somewhere in the solid to good range and nothing looking to outstay it's welcome. Whilst it would be wrong to say the absences weren't noticeable and that no match was without its issues, pretty much everyone that had to step up on these shows did and I think that's part of what made it such a lovely experience as a fan. Perhaps ironically this was most notable with the group that calls itself Nothing to Prove with all four members proving their ability and/or potential as singles guys across the card and whilst it's arguable that the group was seen too much on a six match card, the experience will be invaluable to all four as they continue to grow. ELIJAH out performed my previous estimations, whilst Drew Parker looked extremely comfortable in the main event. It's difficult to pick a match of the night, because I wouldn't class any one match as "must-watch", but there were certainly stretches of the Hunters vs. WhiteWolf, the four-way scramble and Parker vs. McPins main event that would make any of those three worthy winners. It's been questioned recently the effect that WWE running NXT UK events reguarly in the UK will have on the Indy scene, but If GooseBUMPS VI is anything to go by ATTACK! Pro Wrestling and British wrestling as a whole has enough talent coming through to keep things entertaining for quite some time and perhaps not having to rely on big names will allow new and fresh talent to come through.

You can check out the On Demand version of this show for yourself here - https://vimeo.com/ondemand/goosbumpsvi/295116631

Review by James Marston 

Photo credit - Ringside Perspective 

ATTACK! (Thank God It's Not) WinterSlam 2 Review (Live)

On 20th August 2017, ATTACK! Pro Wrestling held it's 16th event of the year, (Thank God It's Not) WinterSlam 2 at Walkabout in Cardiff, Wales. The show featured "Flash" Morgan Webster challenging for Chief Deputy Dunne's "No Fun" ATTACK! Championship and ATTACK! Tag Team Champions Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) teaming with "Fat Cat" Lloyd Katt against the Anti-Fun Police's Brothers of Obstruction (James Obstruction & Leigh Obstruction) and the newly-christened Cones McSafety (formerly Splits McPins, more on that later), as well as the likes of Sergeant Banks, Chris Brookes, Charlie Sterling, Eddie Dennis and Mike Bird in action, but was it any good? Here's our review from the event. 

All photos credited to - This is the End photography.

"The Pride of Wales" Eddie Dennis def. Sergeant Banks

In a rematch from May's Soundtrack to a Head Drop, Eddie Dennis and the Anti-Fun Police's Sergeant Banks produced a good opener, that played to the crowd well and warmed up Walkabout nicely for the rest of the evening. The match initially began with a couple of comedy spots, with both men being naturally able to hold a crowd whilst pissing about tripping up and during beer based shenanigans, before beginning to rise in intensity, with a big forearm strike from Dennis. One of my favourite things about the Sgt. Banks character is the facial expressions and utterances from Banks during his appearances, which are almost always laugh out loud funny, but in a way that makes you want to see him get beaten up even more! The pendulum of momentum swung back and forth between the two as they traded big moves inside and outside of the ring, including a cool spot where Dennis caught Banks on a second suicide dive attempt, before sending the Kiwi crashing onto the apron with a swinging side slam. The best example of this however (and probably the best sequence of the match) was arguably a sequence that saw Dennis go for his second Crucifix Powerbomb of the match, repeating the pattern that going for a move twice would not have the desired effect as Banks reversed the move into a hurricanrana that sent Dennis into the corner, however when the Sergeant went up top to attempt his corner-to-corner front missile dropkick, Eddie caught him in mid-air with one of his wicked forearms and nailed a Next Stop Driver for a brilliant near-fall. After another last-gasp kick-out, this time from Dennis following a Kiwi Krusher, the Pride of Wales managed to power out of Banks' Lion Clutch and in a lovely piece of action turned it straight into the second Next Stop Driver of the match to pick up his second victory in a row over Banks in ATTACK!. As an opener the bout more than did it's job, providing a sound mix of comedy and developing that into a snug, well-worked wrestling match, but I got the feeling that this barely scratched the surface in terms of what Dennis and Banks can do together, given the opportunity. I hope to get to see them tie up again soon on the basis of the two matches I've seen them have, there's a possibility that they could create something special. 

• Post-Match - Dennis offered a handshake, but Banks rolled out of the ring and to the back, as the face turn continued to be teased.

Charli Evans def. Charlie Sterling, "The Urchin Prince" Drew Parker, "Bronco" Brendan White, "The Original Badman" Beano and Posada in a Six Person Scramble 

An interesting mixture of talent here, including two debuts (Charli Evans and Posada), that produced an energetic, but sloppy six way contest. The spine of the scramble was the interaction between Charli Evans and Drew Parker, with the two having issues throughout the match following Parker attempting to dismiss the debuting Australian female early doors, before a back drop driver from Evans kicked off the action. This was my first look at Parker's "Urchin Prince" character live, following his recent heel turn and his character work in the contest was strong, standing out alongside the comedy from elsewhere. There was your usual series of dives to the outside, which is always fun, with the variety of performers bringing a cool variety of flips and tricks, including a big arse tope conhilo from Charlie Sterling. Of course, there was also a tower of doom spot, which looked very impressive once all six performers got involved. Beyond a comedy moonsault spot that didn't land for me, the first half to maybe two thirds of the match was going quite well, sticking to the tried and tested formula of the multi-person scramble with some sprinkling of comedy, but unfortunately it was in the last three or four minutes that the match unravelled a little. An slightly awkward "superkicks for all" spot, was followed up by slips on a big move from Sterling and Brendan White and then White and Posada. Whilst a lot of the match wasn't particularly crisp, these moments stood out in particular as damaging the pace and flow of the contest, as there were a number of sizable spots around them like a Spiral Tap from the six foot plus Sterling, that meant had the flubbed moves gone the right way the match could have been taken to the next level. The finish ended the match on a high, however, as after hitting a leaping meteora to Sterling, Parker missed a springboard 450 splash, allowing Evans to capitalise with a kneeling powerbomb to pick up a win on her debut.

Splits McPins and Los Federales Super Santos Jr. Hostage Trade-Off

So basic catch-up on the storyline here. At Damplified in September, the Brothers of Construction kidnapped Bowl-a-Rama's Splits McPins and in reply "Fat Cat" Lloyd Katt kidnapped Los Federales Super Santos Jr. with the help of a so-called "fun burrito". There's a shit load more backstory, including the Brothers of Obstruction being the ones who provided CCK with the dynamite to blow up Bowl-a-Rama's Bowling Alley, but let's keep things (relatively) simple. This was the supposed trade-off, where Katt would return LFSSJ and the Anti-Fun Police would return McPins. Those in attendance seemed convinced that the man the AFP bought out, with his head under a sack wasn't McPins and there would be shenanigans a foot. In a way, this was correct, as after LFSSJ had been returned to AFP, it was revealed that Splits McPins had joined his captors and been renamed Cones McSafety in a dramatic twist. Very much the sort of over-the-top antics that anyone whose been following ATTACK! has come to expect. Tag Team Champions Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis), who had been scheduled for an open challenge title defence, came out to make the save and we had a six man tag on our hand.

Aussie Open & "Fat Kat" Lloyd Katt def. The Anti-Fun Police (The Brothers of Obstruction & Cones McSafety)

The best match on the first half, this was super good fun house, with six over characters and performers. If you're not keeping tabs on Aussie Open right now, you need to be, because pretty much anything Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis do is "must watch" and the structure of the bout allowed them plenty of time to show off what they can do. The classic heel antics of the Anti-Fun Police, eye rakes, distraction and the more modern technique of referee Shay Purser being a casual twatcake, were almost always swiftly bought to a stop by a pacy hot tag from Fletcher or Davis, leading to mental moves and strikes done at speed. At one point we even got both lads making the hot tag, after Lloyd Katt had spent a while as the bowler in peril. Mixed into Fletcher and Davis being generally great and the Brothers of Obstruction being rascals of the highest order, we had the story between Katt and Cones McSafety. Throughout the match we saw Katt pleading with his former partner, attempting to relive some of their signature spots to no avail. Despite this we saw very little offence from McSafety for his team. Then in closing moments of the bout, McSafety removed his new mask, to reveal he was still Splits McPins all along and the crowd went apeshit. I'm not doing this moment justice because I was too busy hugging people around me and jumping about like loon, to note anything more detailed than "SPLITS IS FUN". I think I almost cried. The final five minutes around that moment were ridiculously entertaining fare including the BoO using their helmets to block strikes and even a piledriver from Aussie Open, a silly suicide dive from big lad Los Fedarales Super Santos Jr. and then the closing flurry of fantastic shit from the Aussie lads that sealed the victory once James and Leigh were left alone. 

• It was Mark Davis' birthday so before the interval he got a sing song, which was lovely.

Bird & Boar def. "The All-Day Star" Ryan Smile & Chris Brookes 

To say that Wild Boar and Mike Bird's victory over Ryan Smile and Chris Brookes was an interesting bout would be an understatement. There was a lot of moving parts that went into the creation of the contest that was originally scheduled as two singles match (Bird v Smile, Brookes v Boar) and I think it's safe to say that not all of them worked. A lot of this hinged around the mostly (or at least, loud) negative reception for Smile, probably due to recent comments on Twitter being poorly received. This wouldn't have caused a massive issue, if the structure of the match hadn't been pivoted around Smile being a popular blue-eye (which up until this show, he had been doing fairly successfully in ATTACK!). Let's do a little play-by-play and attempt to explain what went down here. With Wild Boar and Chris Brookes ready for their match, Boar's regular tag team partner Mike Bird jumped Brookes with a forearm shot and the two fan favourites began to beat down the villain, in what seemed to be a double turn, but without any real acceptance from the audience. Then Smile made his entrance with a flashy save for Brookes, which got a loud boo, followed by "Fuck you Ryan" chants from not all, but definitely a loud portion of the crowd. When Smile offered Brookes a handshake, that same portion was violently against Brookes joining up with Smile, to the point where when Brookes left Smile to himself against Bird & Boar and headed to the back, he was cheered for doing so. We then headed into the match as a handicap bout.  

 After a few minutes of Smile getting beat down by Bird & Boar, Brookes came out to make the save and we had a tag team match and supposedly this completed Brookes switch to a good guy, although you wouldn't have known it where I was standing. Smile was clearly unhappy with the audience, some of whom took things too far (although admittedly I didn't hear the "Kill yourself" remark that was reported afterwards), even beginning to shout things towards that part of the crowd when on the apron. Of course as fans, we've been conditioned that if a wrestling character tells you to stop something, the performer behind the character is actually encouraging you to do so even more. I don't think that was the case here. Even when hitting his truly spectacular tope conhilo over the ringpost, Smile was met with "You still suck" from a section. I'm not sure if there was a conscious decision between all the performers, but Bird & Boar definitely seemed to switch things up in the later portion of the match becoming more fan-friendly and playing into the mostly positive reaction they were receiving. The content of the match was fine and under normal circumstances would've been a cool way to open the second half of the show, with lots of double team attacks, powerbombs and piledrivers, but it came unstuck on the crowd's reaction to the mildly-complicated alignment switches. 

*I was obviously stood in a very specific part of a big building, if you were stood on the opposite side of the bar then you may very well have had a completely different experience of what went down here.*

ELIJAH def. Omari 

A solid pre-main event bout, that kept things short and simple, going just over six minutes. It wasn't a blowaway memorable classic, but the two up and comers held their own and produced a couple of nice reversal sequences, whilst not really putting a foot wrong either. The structure was straightforward, paint by numbers stuff, with ELIJAH getting some decent heat when in control, with kicks in the corner and a nice knee on the apron. Omari is yet to gain as much traction in ATTACK! as he has in Fight Club: Pro, but he gave a good account of himself here, showing off his power catching a dive from ELIJAH into a powerbomb and later hitting a gutwrench variety of the move, whilst pulling out a lovely moonsault as well. The strongest part of the match came from Omari attempting his modified lifting reverse STO finish, only for ELIJAH to swing round mid-move and hit a crucifix driver. It was a well-timed reversal and a slick piece of action. After a number of shenanigan filled bouts, it was nice change of pace, that refreshed the crowd ahead of the main event and provided good opportunities to two lads who have come on leaps and bounds over the last six months. 

• In-Ring - Ruddy hell, the Anti-Fun Police came out with "No Fun" riot shields! 

"Flash" Morgan Webster def. Chief Deputy Dunne to win the ATTACK! Championship

A wild, sprawling main event, with shed-loads of interference, referee shenanigans, cool high spots, dramatic near falls and swervey finishes, this was ATTACK! Pro Wrestling at it's most ATTACK! Pro Wrestlingieist. There were certain similarities to Travis Banks'beating Pete Dunne to win the Fight Club: Pro title earlier in the year. Every potential obstacle was put in Morgan Webster's way, but there was just no chance that he wasn't walking out of Walkabout as the ATTACK! Champion. Things started regularly enough with Flash locking on a guillotine choke and then cleaning house when the Brothers of Obstruction broke up the hold, nailing a sweet reverse rana and then a tope conhilo. The crowd were ready for this one and they had to be as Webster and Dunne took the match to them, with all sort of madness going on as part of an intense, rowdy crowd brawl. The pair went all around the lower portion of the building, stopping only to cause each other a bit more pain. Some of this was obviously a little difficult to see, but I did catch a tasty hurricanrana on the floor, which happened near us. It was quite a while before the two got back in, as they continued to brawl closer to the ring, with Webster continuing to shine as he nailed a tilt-a-whirl DDT on the floor. 

Whilst crowd brawls are fun and all, the match took things to the next level inside the ring, with Dunne taking advantage of referee Shay being a dick and nailed Webster with a kick to his. Shay's smiling face whilst Dunne stomped on Webster's head was a brilliant visual. Purser's role in matches like this one has become instrumental and perhaps sometimes overlooked. The little shit helps garner extra heat for the villains (and the Anti-Fun Police are already nuclear hot) and also helps to provide dramatic "near falls", like when he refused to count the three count after a double underhook piledriver looked like it could have won it for Webster (which was followed up by former 24/7 Champion Warren Owens returning to nail his former rival with a spear). Talking of near falls, there certainly wasn't a shortage of them here, as the match was loaded with sensational last-second kick outs, with a handful of them convincingly feeling like they could've seen the match come to a close. Webster jumping off the top rope into a spear, a double-knee facebreaker from Dunne, the aforementioned double-underhook piledriver and then a somersault reverse DDT from Webster (that included the drama of a new referee having to appear) all produced great moments. 

The last five minutes were utterly bonkers stuff. Locker room emptying brawls (Chris Brookes on the face side, so that answer that question), Eddie Dennis hitting a ridiculous crucifix powerbomb on Los Federals Super Santos Jr, another incredible near fall for Dunne, a tense showdown between Dunne and Sgt. Banks and then the gripping final moments that saw Webster clinching the win to become just the third ATTACK! Champion. It was busy and chaotic, but wonderfully so. There was so much going on in that last block of action, with so many people involved, that it could've been a disaster. One wrong move could've sent the rest of the bout into a bit of a shambles, but that didn't happen. Each building block came together to create something special, taking the story that had built up for months and months, since Webster's return from injury in April, pulling in a number of narrative threads along the way. Of course, none of the story twists and turns would've been possible if it weren't for the two being two of the best the country has to offer right now, as they took each change of style and direction in their stride, with the foundation of the contest always being very good pro wrestling. 

ATPW Scale Rating - 6.34/10

Believe it or not I've purposefully left out or been vague about certain moments in the main event, because I'd like everyone who reads this that hasn't seen the match to go and check it out (and preferably go back and watch the last year or so of ATTACK! shows because they're well worth it and you'll appreciate this cracker even more) You can do so here - https://vimeo.com/attackprowrestling. The rest of the show was another good edition to the library, with Sgt. Banks vs. Eddie Dennis and the Anti-Fun Police vs. Aussie Open & Lloyd Katt both being well-worth checking out, for different reasons. There were a few things that didn't work, but this is something to be expected with a promotion that likes to experiment and try new things. As always, ATTACK! was fun!

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