XWA LAST FIGHT AT THE PROM – LATEST NEWS
Recently The Visitor newspaper in Morecambe broke the devastating news that due to council cutbacks, men in suits are set to meet to decide the future of The Morecambe Dome and that it will be demolished at some point in the next few years. The only question is, when?
The Dome could close at the end of 2008 – after all, the XWA has dates booked in until the end of next year. Or it could receive a stay of execution for a good few years to come. Or at the very worst case scenario, the council may decide to close it down at the end of this year, meaning Saturday November 24 2007 could very well be the last time the XWA is able to hold a live wrestling event at one of the British scene’s best and most historic venues.
With the future uncertain, the XWA has pulled out all the stops to make sure that on Saturday November 24 we will host one of the strongest cards The Morecambe Dome has ever seen – just in case it turns out to truly be the Last Fight At The Prom…
JUST SIGNED – THE RETURN OF THE ZEBRA KID!
Zak Zodiac made an open challenge last week for anyone to face him at XWA Last Fight At The Prom – but surely the masked teenager couldn’t have predicted the identity of the man who has accepted his offer.
Because returning to the XWA on Saturday November 24 at The Dome, for his first appearance in Morecambe since 2004, will be one of British wrestling’s biggest names and most talented, hard-hitting performers, and Zak Zodiac’s elder brother – The Zebra Kid!
The Zebra Kid is a former All-England Champion – in fact he lost that very title to former ECW star Chris Hamrick in one of the greatest matches ever seen at The Morecambe Dome in April 2003 – who has recently signed to make his return to Morecambe and the XWA. His last appearance at The Dome came in June 2004 when he battled ‘The Anarchist’ Doug Williams and James Tighe in a three-way match for the British Heavyweight Title. So this guy has pedigree, and Zak Zodiac – who knows ZK only too well – surely won’t be happy at having to share a ring with him. But the cocky youngster made his bed, and now he’ll have to lie in it!
The Zebra Kid v Zak Zodiac has been added to the card for Last Fight At The Prom which is shaping up to be one of the strongest and most exciting line-ups of all-time at The Morecambe Dome, including:
THE MAIN EVENT – for the British Heavyweight Championship
‘The Wonderkid’ Jonny Storm v ‘The Psychotic Warrior’ Johnny Phere
Storm returns to The Dome for his first title defence of the championship he fought for so long to attain against the Battle of Britain tournament winner who has been on an absolute roll in 2007, and claims he will round off the Year of Phere by lifting the biggest prize of them all. Jonny has had some amazing nights in The Dome over the years – it’s the place where his FWA career was nearly ended when he lost to James Tighe in May 2004, and it’s where he captured the British Heavyweight Title from Robbie Brookside earlier this year. As for Phere, The Dome is where he made his FWA debut against WWE star Paul Burchill in 2004, and where he has gone on an unstoppable winning streak in 2007. Saturday November 24 will see the established star take on the insanely hungry up-and-comer for the biggest prize of all, and something has got to give!
MEGA GRUDGE TAG MATCH
Sam Slam and ‘The Pukka 1’ Darren Burridge v
‘Mr Deal or No Deal’ Stevie Knight and ‘Rowdy’ Ricky Knight
As both Sam Slam and Darren Burridge have scores to settle with the loathed egomaniac Stevie Knight and his namesake The Rowdy One, the only solution is to put all four of them in the ring together. Expect the heat to be intense in The Dome as Burridge and Slam form an unlikely team hell-bent on revenge!
MEXICAN STREETFIGHT for the British Flyweight Championship
‘The Bombay Dream’ Ross Jordan v ‘The UK Luchador’ El Ligero
El Ligero has his best chance yet of a fair shot at the conniving ‘Crown Prince of Bollywood’ in this wild anything-goes, No DQ environment and the masked Mexican’s speciality match. Can Jordan escape with the title once again or this time, will Ligero prove he truly has ‘The Bombay Dream’s number?
BEST OF THE NORTH WEST MATCH
‘Dangerous’ Damon Leigh v Simon Valour
Damon Leigh is back in the XWA with a new bad attitude and claims he will dominate the new Best of the North West Division. His victory in the division’s debut on September 30 saw DDL steal Si Valour’s moment of glory, leading to a one-on-one bout where we hope to find out who truly is the best.
TAG TEAM OPEN CHALLENGE
The Manchester Massive v ?
A mystery team has challenged Declan O’Connor and Joey Hayes – who have actually been winning matches of late. But who will it turn out to be?
PLUS – THE LAUNCH OF ROSS JORDAN’S NEW BOLLYWOOD FILM
‘The Bombay Dream’ invites all XWA fans to experience an evening of culture in Morecambe and the launch party for his latest Bollywood blockbuster, ‘Bend It Like Jordan’.
AND – THE MORECAMBE RAFFLE
Could this be the last time we see the Biggest Cult Experience in British Wrestling in the place where it all started?
XWA Last Fight At The Prom 2007 is on Saturday, November 24 at The Dome, Marine Road Central, Morecambe, Lancs. Doors 7pm, bell time 7.30pm. Tickets £15 for ringside, £10 adults, £8 children, £32 for a family. Box office number, 01524 582803.
For an exclusive interview with XWA owner Greg Lambert log on to
http://www.xwawrestling.com/backstage_pages/lambert_interview1.htm
