No one was more disappointed than me when, earlier this month, I had to pull "The One" Vinny Dunn from his scheduled IPW New Zealand Heavyweight Championship match against Reuben de Jong at Breakdown.
OK, I'm sure Vinny was more disappointed, but you get the point.
The fact of the matter was though, that Vinny's groin injury was only 60% healed and had we gone ahead with the bout, it could have spelt disaster - the end of his career. Nobody wants to see that. Least of all "The One's" fans.
Look, Vinny and I have been friends for many years (although it's fair to say that friendship is somewhat strained now that I'm in my role as Commissioner). There is just no way that I could've been responsible for putting him in unnecessary danger, no matter how much he, or the fans, wanted the match.
Meg and Evie have proven to be a team that is well matched against the power and guile of Britenay and Just Plain Evil by using their speed and teamwork to match them at every turn!Now in one of the biggest IPW matches of the year can BFF once again come out victorious?
Or will it be the physical dominance of Just Plain Evil and Britenay proving the difference this time around?
As announced last night on Ignition, a huge double ring match has been signed as Team IPW take on Team NZWPW August 21 at Rival Turf!
It’s the first time in New Zealand wrestling history that two companies from the same country will compete in the spectacular Rival Turf Double Ring match! We’ll have more details on the participants and the rules of this historic match over the coming weeks!
"The One" Vinny Dunn gets his rematch for the IPW New Zealand Heavyweight Championship August 21 at Rival Turf!
After IPW Commissioner Dion McCracken made the tough decision of not allowing Dunn to compete at Breakdown due to a injury, "The One" must now focus on not only challenging the most physically dominating IPW Champion in history, Reuben de Jong, but also focus on making sure he is 100% fit for his much anticipated clash with the giant champion.
Reuben de Jong, on the other hand, has his focus very much centred on tightening his grip on IPW and the Championship, and his dispatch of "The Samoan" Silverback Alexander has sent a clear notice to Dunn that defeating him for the ultimate prize in the game is seemingly an impossible task.
Don't forget a huge announcement takes place tonight on Ignition!
"All I can tell you is that we’ll be announcing a New Zealand first on
this week’s Ignition. You’ll have to tune in like everyone else.",
McCracken said when asked.
Tune to IPW Ignition on Stratos, Sky Digital Channel 89 at 9.30pm this Thursday for the exclusive announcement!
The continuing battle between 