European Pure Wrestling (EPW)

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EPW World of Sport #2
Vienna, Austria
April 20, 2120

Dupae Rupa def. Virgil

It was all Belgian Brawler! He tore through the former bodyguard before winning with a spinebuster.

Evan Lewis def. Danny Hodge by D.Q.

For a long time it was all Hodge, a blur of motion as kept Lewis down. Hodge never put him away and Lewis got an opening on the floor. After falling outside Hodge got DQed.

P.N. News def. Kurrgan

Basically this was all P.N. News but it took him a long time to win. They fought on the floor but News controlled the action. News came off the top to get the win.

Ed Lewis def. Fritz Von Goering

A pretty good fight as Von Goering fought off the attack of Lewis for most of the match. Finally the Strangler got his headlock applied and took the win.

Don Leo Jonathan def. The French Angel

These two matched up because it was Maurice Tillet eliminating Jonathan from last week's battle royal. Jonathan controlled the bout until putting away the French Angel with the giant swing. Tillet jumped Jonathan after the match.

Jim Londos & Johnny Saint def. Nigel McGuinness & Shawn Daivari

Bobby Heenan accompanied European champion McGuinness to ringside. His charges got the upperhand on Londos but Saint came in and stunned Nigel for the pin after the Three In One.

15-MAN BATTLE ROYALE
(Dave Taylor, Steve Williams, Frank Gotch, Ilio DiPaolo, Giant Bernard, Terry Gordy, Masked Superstar II, Claudio Castagnoli,
George Hackenschmidt, Adrian Street, Iron Sheik, Terrible Turk, John Pesek, Fit Finlay, Dan Spivey)

EPW likes its big men and for the second week in a row there is a battle royal on the card! Half the field won their singles matches last week after being in the battle royal that determined who they would face.

This one had plenty of excitement with Terry Gordy throwing out a couple competitors, as did the Terrible Turk. As the numbers dropped, Gordy missed his move in the corner and Claudio Castagnoli eliminated him.

George Hackenschmidt was working on the Masked Superstar II when the Iron Sheik interjected himself and sent the giant out of the ring. The Iron Sheik also got rid of John Pesek and Frank Gotch at the same time!

The Iron Sheik battled George Hackenschmidt when Claudio Castagnoli took an opportunity to throw the Russian Lion out. Claudio fell victim to the corner ring post and the Iron Sheik dumped him out to win the battle royal!

Wrestler / who they eliminated / (#)
Terry Gordy - Dan Spivey (1), Ilio DiPaolo (10)
Dave Taylor - Adrian Street (2)
Steve Williams - Giant Bernard (3)
Terrible Turk - Fit Finlay (4), Dave Taylor (5)
John Pesek - Steve Williams (6)
Iron Sheik - John Pesek (7), Frank Gotch (8), Masked Superstar II (9), Claudio Castagnoli (14)
Claudio Castagnoli - Terry Gordy (11), Terrible Turk (12), George Hackenschmidt (13)

Winner: The Iron Sheik

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EPW moves on to Budapest, Hungary for its World of Sport show! Already signed are rematches between Danny Hodge and Evan Lewis, and Don Leo Jonathan and the French Angel. In a big tag team match, Steve Williams and Terry Gordy will face Giant Bernard and Dan Spivey!

The EPW also announced they are planning to create a Cruiserweight championship and are in the process of seeing what free agents are available.

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EPW World of Sport #3
Budapest, Hungary
April 27, 2120

On tonight's World of Sport, a No. 1 contender match for the EPW heavyweight title. Also, the participants in the EPW Middle-heavyweight title tournament will be announced.

Fit Finlay def. Virgil

Finlay was all over Virgil, beating him down before the Celtick Knot ended it. He kept the hold on for awhile after the match.

Shawn Daivari def. Dupae Rupa

A fast-paced match had Rupa rolling on offense. Daivari took a lot of big moves and kept alive. A trip to the outside turned the tide and the WMD downed Rupa. (Daivari 4 coins)

Dave Taylor def. Adrian Street

This was a heckuva battle! Both men have been battling each other for quite some time going back to ICW. This match was pretty much dead even with lots of nearfalls and fights on the floor. Street kicked out again after the British Suplex but a leg drop got the three for the Squire. (Street 4 coins, Taylor 3 coins)

George Hackenschmidt, Frank Gotch, Ed Lewis def. Fritz Von Goering, Kurrgan, Masked Superstar II

This bout didn't last long. Hackenschmidt turned Kurrgan over and the Gotch Toe Hold ended the contest.

The Terrible Turk def. Claudio Castagnoli

Another pretty good match with the Turk dishing it out and Claudio firing back. The Stranglehold put away Claudio.

The French Angel def. Don Leo Jonathan

A rematch from last week and DLJ came out blazing with high-impact offense. It took awhile for the French Angel to find any opening at all but his bear hug ended the match. He then kept his attack going after the bell for the second week in a row.

Steve Williams & Terry Gordy def. Giant Bernard & Dan Spivey

Doc and Gordy are back together and were dominant in this one. Doc's Oklahoma Stampede put away Bernard.

NO. 1 CONTENDER
EPW HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
Iron Sheik def. Ilio DiPaolo

The Iron Sheik was all over DiPaolo, hammering him down to the mat and the Camel Clutch finished him off.

Jim Londos & Johnny Saint def. Nigel McGuinness & John Pesek

For the second week in a row Londos and Saint beat Bobby Heenan. This time it was both of Heenan's charges. Pesek never made a tag. He was worked over by both men before tapping out.

Next week on World of Sport the Iron Sheik will challenge Nigel McGuinnes for the EPW heavyweight title in a British Rounds match.

In addition, the entire tournament for the EPW Mid-Heavyweight championship will take place. Here are the first round matches.

EPW Middle-heavyweight Title Tournament

First Round

Scott Taylor vs. J.D. Michaels

Jay White vs. Devin Sparks

Louis Lyndon vs. Marty Scurll

Tommy End vs. Reckless Youth

Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Adrian Street

Fit Finlay vs. Ken Doane

Will Ospreay vs. Shawn Daivari

Danny Hodge vs. Evan Lewis

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EPW World of Sport #4
AWD-Arena
Hamburg, Germany
May 4, 2120

EPW Middle-heavyweight Title Tournament

First Round

Scott Taylor def. J.D. Michaels

A really good first match of the tournament with a former NWA World Jr. heavyweight champion in J.D. Michaels. The two exchanged high risk dives to the outside. Taylor was able to get the offense going and kept it up until winning with the Worm.

Jay White def. Devin Sparks

This one was getting close to the time limit. A very evenly fought contest in and out of the ring. The two kept going at it. Jay White slowly started getting the upperhand and an arm-trap spike DDT brought him the win. (Sparks 3 coins)

Louis Lyndon def. Marty Scurll

An amazing comeback win for the masked luchador! For a long time it was all Marty Scurrl just pouring on the beating of Louis Lyndon. The high-flier somehow stayed alive through it out and battled back. This one almost went the distance but Lyndon pulled out the win with the crossbody splash. (Lyndon 4 coins, Scurll 2 coins)

Reckless Youth def. Tommy End

This one didn't last long at all. Reckless Youth rolled through Tommy End, winning with the stretch plum.

Zack Sabre Jr. def. Adrian Street

A good, quick match that went back and forth. Street just couldn't keep things going his way for very long. Zack Sabre Jr. took the win with a prawn hold.

Fit Finlay def. Ken Doane

Finlay never gave Doane any breathing room at all. He was all-out attack and wore Doane down with the Celtic Cross.

Will Ospreay def. Shawn Daivari

This one was over in no time at all. After a slingshot dive to the floor OSpreay won by coming off the top rope as Daivari was getting back in the ring.

Danny Hodge def. Evan Lewis

Lewis had the upper hand at first but Hodge came back and grabbed the win with the Oklahoma Side Roll. Last week these two met up and Hodge was DQed. Lewis attacked Hodge after the match but was unable to do any permanent damage.

Quarterfinals

Scott Taylor def. Jay White

Jay White had all the offense to start. Scott Taylor got his stuff going and eventually put White away with a DDT.

Reckless Youth def. Louis Lyndon

Reckless Youth is on fire and roared to another win. He did an amazing dive to the floor and Lyndon fought hard to keep this one going. Reckless Youth cycled through his finishers, winning with the stretch plum. (Lyndon 4 coins)

Zack Sabre Jr. def. Fit Finlay

A big upset for the high-flying Zack Sabre Jr. He got Finlay down and locked on a cross armbreaker for the win.

Danny Hodge def. Will Ospreay

These two turned in a mat classic! Old school vs. new school and it was a great one. Hodge slowed Ospreay down the vast majority of the match but couldn't find a way to finish him off. Ospreay came back with displays of amazing aerial skills. Hodge eventually wore Ospreay down to win with the Boston Crab. (Ospreay 5 coins, Hodge 3 coins)

Semifinals

Reckless Youth def. Scott Taylor

The first tough match so far for Reckless Youth. Taylor had his chances to win but couldn't get the pin. Reckless Youth came back and a top rope rana got him the pin. (Reckless Youth 3 coins)

Danny Hodge def. Zack Sabre Jr.

Another spectacular matchup. Tremendous back and forth wrestling. Hodge really worked over Sabre but was also hit by huge high-risk moves. Twice Hodge countered and caught Sabre on the top rope for near falls. It could have gone either way. Hodge got the win with the Oklahoma Side Roll. (Hodge 5 coins, Sabre 3 coins)

15 ROUNDS MATCH
EPW HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Nigel McGuinness (ch) def. The Iron Sheik, 9 rounds

A very long encounter that champion Nigel McGuinness held the upperhand in nearly the entire time. Late in round three McGuinness hit a rebound lariat twice and pinned the Iron Sheik.

In round four the Iron Sheik had some near falls. In the eight round the Iron Sheik held on to keep the match going. Round nine the Iron Sheik could not answer the count outside the ring to end the match. (Iron Sheik 7 coins, McGuinness 3 coins)

EPW MID-HEAVYWEIGHT
TITLE TOURNAMENT FINAL
Danny Hodge def. Reckless Youth

Danny Hodge kept Reckless Youth from speeding up the match and was able to work his way to the win. The Oklahoma Side Roll got him the three count and the EPW Mid-Heavyweight championship!

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EPW World of Sport #5
Zenith Nantes Metropole
Nantes, France
May 11, 2120

P.N. News def. Masked Superstar II

A tremendous hard-hitting battle between two of the biggest. It was all to toe, on the floor, and off the top rope. P.N. News put together the big hitting moves but needed the Broken Record several times to beat MSII. (MSII 4 coins)

Adrian Street def. Fritz Von Goering

Another good match and a solid win for Street. Miss Linda mae her presence felt and Street started to get things going. He beat Von Goering with the crucifix.

Zack Sabre Jr. def. Scott Taylor

A Mid-Heavyweight division matchup. Taylor had some offense but was kept down by Sabre. He fought hard but Sabre put him away with a cross armbreaker. (Taylor 3 coins)

Claudio Castagnoli & Ares def. Jim Londos & Johnny Saint

An upset here over the World tag team title No. 1 contenders! Claudio brought in a friend but it was tough going against the Londos & Saint. Claudio won the match with the Neutralizer on Saint.

Giant Bernard def. Steve Williams

Another upset! Dr. Death started strong and tossed Bernard around. But the bicycle kick and then Baldo Bomb nailed Williams for the pin.

Dan Spivey def. Terry Gordy

Another upset win! Spivey and Gordy just tore into each other and hammered back and forth. Spivey scored the win after a sidewalk slam.

John Pesek def. Ilio DiPaolo

Bobby Heenan's enforcer didn't need much time. He alternated submission finishers until Ilio tapped out.

George Hackenschmidt, Ed Lewis & Frank Gotch def. The Iron Sheik, The Terrible Turk & Shawn Daivari

Gotch came in and took over, pinning Daivari after an Iowa backdrop.

Nigel McGuinness def. Dave Taylor

A non-title match and the Squire came close to beating the European champ. After a lot of really good back and forth action Nigel won with the Jawbreaker Lariat.

FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE MATCH
The French Angel def. Don Leo Jonathan

This bout certainly favored the style of Tillet. The French Angel just blew threw DLJ as he completely battered him around the arena until getting the pin.

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EPW announced its representatives for the upcoming Cauliflower Cup Tournament in a couple weeks time. The one-night, 16-man event will be for the vacant NWA World TV title. Competing from EPW will be "Exotic" Adrian Street, John Pesek, and the French Angel.

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EPW World of Sport #6
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid
Madrid, Spain
May 18, 2120

15-MAN BATTLE ROYALE
(Kurrgan, Dave Taylor, Dupae Rupa, Terrible Turk, Adrian Street, Fit Finlay, Shawn Daivari, French Angel,
Masked Superstar II, Iron Sheik, Ares, Fritz Von Goering, Nigel McGuinness, Virgil, Ilio DiPaolo)

There were a lot of bad guys in this one but the fans still found a lot to cheer about. Ilio DiPaolo became a force when he threw out European Champion Nigel McGuinness early on. The French Angel dumped three, as did the Terrible Turk.

The Turk, the French Angel and Kurrgan looked like they could team up against Ilio as the final four in the ring, but it didn't happen. The Turk eliminated Kurrgan, then Ilio tossed the Turk. Ilio came out the winner when he got rid of the French Angel.

Wrestler / who they eliminated / (#)
Fritz Von Goering - Virgil (1)
Ilio DiPaolo - Nigel McGuinness (2), Fritz Von Goering (6), Terrible Turk (13), French Angel (14)
Dave Taylor - Ares (3)
Adrian Street - Iron Sheik (4), Masked Superstar II (5)
French Angel - Shawn Daivari (7), Fit Finlay (8), Adrian Street (9)
Terrible Turk - Dupae Rupe (10), Dave Taylor (11), Kurrgan (12)

Winner: Ilio DiPaolo

Zack Sabre Jr. def. Reckless Youth

Once Sabre got going Youth couldn't stop him. Sabre used the cross armbreaker and then put him in it again for the submission and a most likely Mid-Heavyweight title shot.

Johnny Saint def. Claudio Castagnoli

After an upset tag team win by Claudio in Ares, these two went at it in singles. Claudio did a lot of good work but never got to cover Saint. The British legend kept working on Claudio until finally winning with the Three In One. (Claudio 4 coins)

P.N. News def. Don Leo Jonathan

A great win and big upset for P.N. News! He really had Don Leo's number in this match. News had his offense going and kept it up on the floor. News stopped a top rope move by Jonathan and the Broken Record ended the bout. (DLJ 3 coins)

Danny Hodge def. Evan Lewis

Mid-Heavyweight champ Danny Hodge nearly lost this non-title encounter. Lewis did everything except win. Hodge just stayed alive and made a comeback. He kept working until winning with the Oklahoma Side Roll. (Hodge 6 coins, Lewis 3 coins)

Steve Williams & Terry Gordy def. Dan Spivey & Giant Bernard

As expected a very hard-hitting contest. Spivey took a big beating but Bernard held it together for the team. Plenty of tags and power moves before Dr. Death leveled Spivey with a clothesline for the pin. (Spivey 4 coins)

John Pesek def. Jim Londos

An incredible wrestling match here with Heenan's protege the Tiger Man and the Golden Greek. Just a clinic on the mat but these two went at it on the floor as well. Pesek had the advantage a lot but couldn't keep Londos down. Pesek battled to keep the match going, then Bobby Heenan distracted the ref. Later Londos went after the Brain and Pesek capitalized outside the ring. Back inside a double wristlock beat Londos. (Pesek 6 coins; Londos rolled a 2)

ELIMINATION MATCH
NWA WORLD SIX-MAN TAG TEAM TITLES
The Road Warriors & Andre the Giant (ch) def. Frank Gotch, George Hackenschmidt & Ed Lewis

The champs came out on fire and just killed Frank Gotch. The LOD pounded him down and the Giant landed the splash, but Gotch kicked out! He eventually got a tag and Hackenschmidt spent a long time in the ring. He held his own against all three but the Giant splashed him too. The Russian Lion kicked out! The match just kept going. Later the LOD hit the Doomsday Device on Lewis. Hackenschmidt interferred and turned the tide to their favor. Lewis couldn't capitalize and a second top rope flying clothesline eliminated the Strangler.

Andre splashed Hackenschmidt. Gotch interferred and almost beat Andre with the toe hold. Fatigure eventually took its toll and Andre took out Hackenschmidt.

The Animal power slammed Gotch but he kicked out again! The Road Warriors then killed Gotch with the Doomsday Device. (Gotch 7 coins)

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On the next World of Sport:

Danny Hodge makes his first defense of the Mid-Heavyweight title against Zack Sabre Jr.

European heavyweight champion Nigel McGuinness defends in a 15 rounds match against Ilio DiPaolo.

Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy, winner of the Royal Rumble, gets his title shot against NWA World heavyweight champion the "Macho Man" Randy Savage!

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EPW World of Sport #7
Torino Palasport Olimpico
Turin, Italy
May 25, 2120

P.N. News def. Virgil

The big man hammered Virgil around the ring for longer than he needed to. Virgil kicked out after the Broken Record but News kept up the pressure for the win.

Fritz Von Goering def. Dupae Rupa

The German quickly dispatched Rupa with a backbreaker. He put the cobra clutch on the man after the match.

Frank Gotch, Ed Lewis, Jim Londos, Johnny Saint & Don Leo Jonathan
DEF.
John Pesek, Fit Finlay, Dave Taylor, Iron Sheik, & Evan Lewis

This one didn't last long and turned into a donneybrook. Taylor went down to an Iowa Backdrop by Gotch. But all 10 men hit the ring for a free for all.

Ken Doane def. Shawn Daivari

Daivari never got anything going. Doane hit him a few times with the sky high leg drop as well as some great dives to the floor. Daivari showed some toughness but soon went down for the three. (Daivari 4 coins)

The Terrible Turk def. Kurrgan

The Turn took the measure of Kurrgan and put a beating on him. Kurrgan had his shots and fought out of the stranglehold as well on the outside. The Turk beat him with a backbreaker and afterwards put the stranglehold on again. (Kurrgan 3 coins)

Giant Bernard def. Claudio Castagnoli by C.O.

An awesome power match as these two did nothing but batter each other back and forth. It was non-stop give and take. Bernard just could not put Claudio away but on the floor a powerbomb brought about the count out. (Claudio 4 coins)

George Hackenschmidt def. Dan Spivey

Spivey rolled at the start but it didn't last long. Hackenschmidt got the match turned around and went to work. He put Spivey in the Russian Bear Hug until getting the win.

Steve Williams def. The Masked Superstar II

Another hard-hitting slugfest! The Masked Superstar II really put a test in front of Dr. Death. It was a power for power contest. Dr. Death found the strength to plant MSII with the Oklahoma Stampede for the win.

Adrian Street def. The French Angel

Two men heading to the World TV Title Tournament went at it. Street got the match going in his direction. He almost got a submission, a pin, a countout, but the French Angel fought on. Street got the Crucifix again for the pin. (French Angel 4 coins)

MID-HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Danny Hodge (ch) def. Zack Sabre Jr.

The champ was on fire in his first title defense. Sabre never got a move in at all. He was tough but Hodge was all over him with quick pins and submission holds. The Oklahoma Side Roll put him away. (Sabre 3 coins)

15 ROUNDS MATCH
EUROPEAN HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Nigel McGuinness (ch) def. Ilio DiPaolo

The first fall came in the second round. Nigel turned it around and won with the London Dungeon.

The match went into the 7th round. Nigel found a burst of offense and the Jawbreaker Lariat sent DiPaolo down.

NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Randy Savage (ch) def. Terry Gordy

Terry Gordy finally got his title match after winning the Royal Rumble. He gave the Macho Man all he could handle and came close to taking the gold. Savage fought on the defensive until getting a string of offense. He dropped the top rope elbow for the win.

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EUROPEAN HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE RANKINGS

CH: NIGEL MCGUINNESS

1. P.N. News
2. Adrian Street
3. Iron Sheik
4. Terrible Turk
5. George Hackenschmidt
6. John Pesek
7. French Angel
8. Fit Finlay
9. Ilio DiPaolo
10. Don Leo Jonathan

EPW MID-HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE RANKINGS

CH: DANNY HODGE

1. Reckless Youth
2. Scott Taylor
3. Ken Doane
4. Shawn Daivari
5. Evan Lewis