Posts Tagged ‘Wrestling Show Live’

New DWA World Hvwt Champ

Posted: September 2, 2018 in Entertainment, Professional Wrestling
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Alas and behold, last night at Teatteri Forum in the middle of Helsinki, I claimed the DWA world heavyweight championship title, defeating former champ Rob Raw of Belgium in front of a rabid audience that hoped to see me lose.

FCF Wrestling Show Live, Sept 1st 2018, Helsinki, Teatteri Forum.

All match photos by Marko Simonen – http://www.markosimonen.com

This championship win adds to my extensive list of title belt accolades over the course of my career, which read:

  • PWF (Pro Wrestling Finlandia) championship 2005-2006
  • IWS (Italian Wrestling Superstar) Intercontinental champion 2005
  • Eurostars European championship 2006-2007
  • IWS (Italian Wrestling Superstar) world heavyweight championship 2005-2008
  • FCF (Fight Club Finland) championship 2007-2008, 2009, 2010, 2017-current
  • EPW (European Pro Wrestling) tag team championship 2010
  • TopCatch European championship 2011
  • SMASH championship 2011
  • BWA (British Wrestling Alliance) Catchweight championship 2013
  • WNC (Wrestling New Classic) championship 2014
  • Valhalla Nordic wrestling championship 2017-2018

…and now, as established already, the new DWA (Deutsche Wrestling Allianz) world heavyweight championship, following in the lineage of former champions such as Tatanka, Marty Jannetty and Joe E. Legend.

Rob Raw fought a game match, a hard fight, but in the end he overcome my moxy or the fact that, as FCF General Manager still last night, I had the power to restart the match after it seemed that Rob had gotten the duke.  Notwithstanding, call it controversial if you will, but I told everyone that we’d have a new champ once the dust settled in Helsinki on September 1.

FCF Wrestling Show Live, Sept 1st 2018, Helsinki, Teatteri Forum.
FCF Wrestling Show Live, Sept 1st 2018, Helsinki, Teatteri Forum.
FCF Wrestling Show Live, Sept 1st 2018, Helsinki, Teatteri Forum.
FCF Wrestling Show Live, Sept 1st 2018, Helsinki, Teatteri Forum.
FCF Wrestling Show Live, Sept 1st 2018, Helsinki, Teatteri Forum.
FCF Wrestling Show Live, Sept 1st 2018, Helsinki, Teatteri Forum.
FCF Wrestling Show Live, Sept 1st 2018, Helsinki, Teatteri Forum.
FCF Wrestling Show Live, Sept 1st 2018, Helsinki, Teatteri Forum.
FCF Wrestling Show Live, Sept 1st 2018, Helsinki, Teatteri Forum.

All that said, FCF Wrestling’s board of directors decided to eviscerate my standing as interim General Manager and appoint my old nemesis Juhana Karhula as the new GM, making the announcement at the Wrestling Show Live! event last night.  I couldn’t be any less underwhelmed at this news, as it’s a definitive dig at me personally and a desperate attempt to try and topple me from my perch as FCF champion, also.

In addition, it looks like Karhula has made plans to reinstate Mikko Maestro, whom I fired from FCF back at the end of May this year.  Maestro showed up out of the blue last night just as I was celebrating my big DWA title win, which was surprising to say the least.  He’d finagled himself into the venue, probably kissing Karhula’s ass, as I’m sure Karhula let all of his buddies know in advance that he was taking over as GM.

Well, bring it on!  I’m far from being finished and I’m not laying down for anybody.  So Maestro, Karhula and company, load up your guns, ‘cos this means war!

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A double champion yet again: the DWA and FCF title belts proudly displayed!

Dominance and Power

Posted: May 28, 2018 in Entertainment, Professional Wrestling
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After a very fruitful weekend of wrestling, I am feeling better than ever right now!

It was just this past Saturday night on May 26 in Helsinki at Gloria cultural arena where I faced the feisty and ambitious challenge of a man nearly half my age in Mikko Maestro.  And not only did I face him and defend my FCF Wrestling championship title, I defeated my challenger in nearly 26 hard-fought minutes at FCF Wrestling‘s Wrestling Show Live! Omega event.  Some may question the way I won, but the bottom line is that I won.

Maestro was full of piss and vinegar.  He had prepared long and hard.  He’d gotten himself into prime ring shape.  He’d gotten his head in gear.  But still, after all was said and done, he couldn’t unseat the reigning champion, and therefore, you’re still looking at him!  And not only did I beat Mikko Maestro, I also took the liberty of firing his audacious ass after he immediately demanded a rematch following my win, considering that I am the FCF General Manager at this time.  You simply don’t cross the boss, and Mikko Maestro should have honestly known better.  And before the match ever took place, I told him this was his one and only shot… and it would be the shot that was going to miss.

Then on Sunday, May 27, I faced the challenge of my old rival Stark Adder at the Power Expo in the city of Lahti, Finland.  Adder had won a 12-man battle royal match earlier at the Power Expo that day to qualify as the challenger for my Valhalla Nordic wrestling championship and I was more than happy to face him again.  Truth be told, Adder and I always have hard, quality matches that can go either way.  It’s like a flip the coin, heads or tails.  This time, Adder ate a superkick in the ring corner that rocked his world to the core and allowed me to capitalize on the fact that he wasn’t all there anymore for the rest of the bout.  In the end, I put him away with a sleeper hold that I held onto like a pitbull, refusing to let go.  After a valiant struggle, Adder’s lights went out.  No one would have believed the match would finish on that note, but dammit all, when a veteran applies a sleeper, it’s not some useless, throw-away hold like it’s become for so many young pups these days.  Kids, you have got to master your craft and learn to apply your holds correctly, and that said, this sleeper was a finisher!

Right now, I simply can’t see anyone on the horizon who has what it takes to wrestle away my championship titles from me.  Like fine wine, I just keep getting better with age.  Next up, Germany in mid-June!

(Photos by Marko Simonen)

Number One Challenger?

Posted: March 25, 2018 in Entertainment, Professional Wrestling
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Alas, last night in downtown Helsinki, I watched a young man that’s become a thorn in my side defy the odds.  Last night at FCF Wrestling‘s Late Night Wrestling Show Live, Mikko Maestro put up the fight of his life and came out on top of the challenger’s list for the FCF championship title.

I’ve tested this kid before, put him in the pressure cooker to see if he’d break, but he just keeps showing that he wants it and he comes back for more.  At Talvisota XI over a year ago, Mikko got ambitious and wanted a match against me — his great idol from back in the day when he decided to become a pro wrestler — and although he put up a spirited fight, things didn’t pan out so well for him when all was said and done:

Well, here we are, over a year later, after Maestro’s rise through the ranks over 2016, following a few years of inconsistent floundering.  I’ve always vouched for those who have and show heart in our business, as I believe it is the single most deciding factor in the potential long-term success of any given talent.  And that said, Mikko Maestro has shown himself to have heart.  A lot of heart.

Yet, despite all of his heart, I don’t see this kid being ready to take on the oldest dog in the yard and man that mentored and taught him, namely Yours Truly.  However, regardless of that fact, Maestro gets his long-awaited title shot opportunity at my FCF Wrestling Championship finally this spring, on May 26 at Helsinki’s Gloria Cultural Arena.

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Last night, I brought in my old buddy from Norway, the big and burly Bjørn Sem, to put Maestro though the meat grinder.  I still don’t know how Maestro managed to survive the beating that Sem gave him, catching the big man in a sudden Uranage (Rock Bottom) for the upset pin, after which I decided to go out and superkick Maestro’s head off.  It was a message, plain and simple, that you don’t cross the boss.

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At the end of the night, there was a top contender’s Fatal Fourway match that Maestro qualified for, upon surviving Sem, featuring Stark Adder, Salomon Strid and Vili Raato.  As if by collusion, Maestro even managed to pick up the win in that encounter, hitting another Uranage on Strid to steal the victory.

So now Mikko Maestro is the number one contender officially, waiting for his shot at my FCF Wrestling Championship title.  Well, on May 26, he gets his chance.  Just remember this Mikko: be careful what you wish for ‘cos you might just get it.  And what that “it” is remains to be seen on May 26.

(Maestro vs. Sem match photos by Marko Simonen)

Valhalla comes to Helsinki

Posted: August 26, 2017 in Entertainment, Professional Wrestling
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The folks in Finland have the chance to see the Valhalla Nordic Wrestling Championship defended for the first time on Finnish soil, since I cemented my status as the undisputed champion back on July 8, when, as the interim champ, I defeated Sweden’s Timmy Force to eliminate the “interim” part of the equation.

In that tremendous July 8 encounter back in Stockholm, I took Timmy to 30-minutes of pain, blues and agony (although, I have to say the young man kept hanging in there, putting up one hell of a fight), before I put him away with my world-famous jumping spike piledriver.

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The finish from July 8 in Stockholm (photo: Fredrik Streiffert)

That match was contested under the auspices of STHLM Wrestling, and under their rules, my finisher is banned, due to it’s risky nature.  Nonetheless, the official in charge of the match failed to see me hit my move, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Now, on September 2 in Helsinki at FCF Wrestling‘s Wrestling Show Live! event, the main event features a rematch between young Timmy and myself.  If our all-time classic showdown in Stockholm on July 8 serves as any indicator, this rematch should be off-the-charts!

The place: Pressa nightclub
Eteläinen rautatiekatu 4, 00100 Helsinki

Doors 16:00
Showtime 17:00

Tickets in advance through Tiketti 16,50€/11,50€
Tickets at the door 20€/15€

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