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| 10/12/03 - Statement from the controlling Body of EPW |
Explosive Pro Wrestling (Formerly
Explosive Coastal Wrestling Perth) made its public debut in November of 2001. To say that
it took a lot of hard work to get EPW to where it was in November of 2002 would be an
understatement. Within 12 months, EPW made great strides towards becoming a great place
for wrestlers to come and give their all for the great wrestling fans of Perth.
Unfortunately, we took a huge risk in November of 2002. A group known as the Uprising had
grown to be quite a force within EPW. We felt that it was necessary to try and force this
group to disband. They offered to do so if one of their members, Azazal, lost to the then
EPW commissioner, The Vagrant, at last year’s Re-Awakening. In return, if Azazal won,
the Uprising would take control of our federation. We had great confidence that we would
be victorious in this battle.
We clearly underestimated the Uprising’s unity and they won the match and seized
control of Explosive Pro Wrestling.
The past twelve months have been extremely tough for all involved with EPW, especially
those who had been there right from the beginning. In the words of the Vagrant, this once
proud federation had been turned in to nothing more than a three-man ego trip. The
Uprising used their power to further their own needs and not the needs of the federation
or its fans.
It seemed as if all was lost until Hell or Highwater. Three important things happened that
evening. None of these occurrences were really related but there was one thing that bound
them all together. Jimmy Payne lost the EPW title to FN Carnage in an interference-laden
match. The Vagrant returned and was defeated in controversial fashion by Mikey. And Davis
Storm had his best friend, Xeriyous Blade, stab him in the back and cost him his match
with Azazal.
But there is a saying that sometimes you have to lose everything before you can win
anything. On this night, these three men, and EPW were stripped of everything they had
left. The Uprising had taken everything from them….Except for their pride. Their
pride in themselves and their pride in EPW.
At within one event, the fightback was underway. The wrestlers loyal to Explosive Pro
Wrestling banded together under the name of Team EPW. And their message was heard loud and
clear at Inner Turmoil.
When wrestlers poured from the back to defend Davis Storm in the main event of Inner
Turmoil, they weren’t just evening the odds. They were saying that they were ready to
fight the Uprising and anyone who supported them. They took control of the ring and stood
together in a show of strength. To anyone who was there, you would know that this was one
of the most emotional moments of this year. The word was out…..The war wasn’t
over….It was only just beginning.
It seemed that three wrestlers stood forward as the leaders of this pack. Davis Storm, the
Vagrant and Jimmy Payne. The Serial Thrillas were there at Out Of Control to help even the
odds but it seemed as if these three had been chosen to fight for Team EPW.
And fight they did at Re-Awakening. The Uprising and Team EPW were ready for one last
battle. There was no doubt that whichever team lost this match, would have trouble
recovering from that loss. For over 40 minutes, all three of these men brutalized each
other in an attempt to win the match and the war. In the end it took the Vagrant to come
crashing off the top of a ladder to put Azazal through a table and hopefully, end the
threat of the Uprising once and for all.
They say that you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone. Now that we
have control of EPW again, we will NEVER again put up control of this federation. The
price we paid was too steep to justify ever doing it again. No matter how dire the
situation we will find another way to deal with it.
Now, to deal with a question that has been constantly asked since Re-Awakening. Who will
be the new EPW Chairman? Well the answer at this stage is………nobody. We are
yet to find anyone to take the position. We do not want a wrestler to take the position as
there is too much conflict of interest as we saw with Azazal. Instead we have decided to
from a board of people involved with the decision making for EPW. So there will be a board
formed that involves EPW front office staff, EPW wrestlers and referees. They will make
the decisions that relate to wrestling NOT business. We have appointed Dancin Lukey to be
the spokesman of this board.
We look forward to getting the focus back on the wrestling instead of the individuals who
run this federation. 2004 should be a fantastic year. We are looking at some new exciting
concepts in the way we present our shows and are also looking at bringing some of the
amazing talent that this country has to offer, over to Perth. We hope to see you all at
the shows. |
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