{"id":41365,"date":"2019-03-27T12:18:26","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T16:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=41365"},"modified":"2019-03-29T13:45:02","modified_gmt":"2019-03-29T17:45:02","slug":"wrestlemania-week-preview-pizza-party-wrestling-4-3-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/03\/27\/wrestlemania-week-preview-pizza-party-wrestling-4-3-19\/","title":{"rendered":"#WrestleManiaWeek Preview &#8211; Pizza Party Wrestling (4\/3\/19)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Pizza Party Wrestling<\/strong> will be kicking off WrestleMania week on Wednesday, April 3<sup>rd<\/sup>! They are holding their first ever event, mixing two of a wrestling fan\u2019s favorite things: pizza and wrestling. There will be plenty of cheesy goodness to be had, whether it be on a plate or in the ring.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Russel K. Best vs. Matt Vertigo vs. Zacky Strutts vs. Champagne Douglas vs. Everett Cross vs. Van Valley<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42140\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42140\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42140\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/03\/Pizza-Party-Scramble-e1553361073510.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42140\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Pizza Party Wrestling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Up first we have what\u2019s being billed as a Delicious Scramble match! There are six competitors who will be fighting to the metaphorical death. &#8220;Mr. Hipster&#8221; <strong>Russell K. Best<\/strong> is best known for his work with\u00a0<strong>Susquehanna Wrestling Organization (SWO)<\/strong>. Best is familiar with a few of his opponents, including <strong>Matt Vertigo<\/strong>. Vertigo works for SWO as well as <strong>UWA Elite<\/strong> and <strong>East Coast Professional Wrestling<\/strong>. Joining this party is <strong>Everett Cross<\/strong>, the God of Drivers. Cross is one half of the tag team the <strong>Psycho Drivers<\/strong> with <strong>Smiley<\/strong>. You can see Cross at <strong>Pro Wrestling Magic<\/strong> and <strong>Unsanctioned Pro<\/strong> as well. Another SWO regular coming to the party is <strong>Vicious Van Valley<\/strong>. He\u2019ll be bringing the pain and hopefully, the other competitors are ready. Joining this huge matchup will also be <strong>Zacky Strutts<\/strong> and <strong>Champagne Douglas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>T-Flex (w\/ Jimmy Wayward) vs. Tony Deppen<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41366\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41366\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41366\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/03\/D0bZ0PYXQAEYkU2-e1552877173974.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41366\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Pizza Party Wrestling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>SWO\u2019s resident &#8220;Tyrannosaurus Flex&#8221;, <strong>Ezekiel James<\/strong> will be facing his biggest challenge to date. James is also currently undefeated, with a deadly uppercut in his repertoire. He, with his manager <strong>Jimmy Wayward<\/strong> at his side, will be taking on <strong>Tony Deppen<\/strong>. Deppen is a solid grappler and technician who works regularly all over the Northeast. He\u2019s perhaps best known as one-third of the faction known as <strong>F.I.S.T.<\/strong> with <strong>Icarus<\/strong> and <strong>Travis Huckabee<\/strong>. Tony is a regular for <strong>CHIKARA, Game Change Wrestling (GCW)<\/strong> and <strong>Beyond Wrestling<\/strong>. He\u2019s also appeared at Flex\u2019s home promotion of SWO. Will T-Flex be able to rise to the challenge?<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Four Corner Elimination Tag Match: The Atlantic City Scoundrels (Duke &amp; Vinny) vs. Sass N&#8217; Fury (Jeremy Leary &amp; Skylar) vs. The Stepdads (Radley Belmont &amp; Wade Kreuger) vs. The Ugly Ducklings (Rob Killjoy &amp; Lance Lude) (w\/ Coach Mikey)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41367\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41367\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41367\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/03\/D0xR8r1X0AAnM5r-e1552877199103.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41367\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Pizza Party Wrestling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There is also a four-corner elimination tag team match! First up with have <strong>The Atlantic City Scoundrels<\/strong>, <strong>Duke<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>Vinny<\/strong>. They\u2019ve worked for promotions such as Warriors of Wrestling, <strong>Superstars of Wrestling Federation<\/strong> and <strong>Jersey Premier Championship Wrestling<\/strong>. Duke and Vinny have also tangled with another of the teams involved here, <strong>The Stepdads<\/strong>. <strong>Radley Belmont<\/strong> and <strong>Wade Krueger<\/strong> are your stereotypical sitcom stepdads of wrestling. They compete across the Northeast and regularly for <strong>Truly Independent Wrestling<\/strong> and <strong>New York Championship Wrestling<\/strong>. Belmont and Radley are also the current NYCW Tag Team Champions. <strong>The Ugly Ducklings<\/strong> will be represented by <strong>Lance Lude<\/strong> and <strong>Rob Killjoy<\/strong> and accompanied by <strong>Coach Mikey<\/strong>. The stable has worked up and down the Eastern seaboard and in the Midwest. <strong>Sass \u2018N\u2019 Fury<\/strong> is the final team in this match. They are comprised of the hot scoop, <strong>Skylar<\/strong> and the best hair in wrestling, <strong>Jeremy Leary<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Faye Jackson vs. &#8220;The Kentucky Copperhead&#8221; Brad Rush<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41369\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41369\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41369\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/03\/D1lFzhzWwAYT5Fq-e1552877215278.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Pizza Party Wrestling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Faye Jackson<\/strong> will be in action! She is cute in the face and thick in the waist! The ROH dojo graduate is just three years into her wrestling career, but already making a big impact. She just returned from a tour of Germany with <strong>Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw)<\/strong>. Faye is also the current <strong>Brii Combination Wrestling<\/strong> Women\u2019s Champion. Her opponent is <strong>Brad Rush<\/strong>, the Kentucky Copperhead. This will mark the Kentucky native\u2019s Northeast debut. Fueled by moonshine, he\u2019ll look to heat things up for Ms. Jackson.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Daniel Makabe vs. Fred Yehi<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41372\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41372\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41372\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/03\/DyCPWUaXcAYnTII-e1552877232402.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41372\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Pizza Party Wrestling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Daniel Makabe<\/strong> is a veteran from British Columbia, Canada. He is a cerebral and intelligent competitor and often shares obscure song recommendations on Twitter. Makabe works mostly for <strong>3-2-1 Battle<\/strong> in Seattle and <strong>Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling (ECCW)<\/strong> in Vancouver. He has been slowly stretching his resume working for a couple of mid-west promotions in February, and now working Mania weekend in the NY\/NJ area. A victory over another well-travelled veteran like <strong>Fred Yehi<\/strong> would be a major boost. The Georgia native, Yehi, is a regular across many of the major indies such as <strong>All American Wrestling (AAW)<\/strong>, <strong>EVOLVE<\/strong>, and <strong>Full Impact Pro (FIP)<\/strong>. He also recently completed a long excursion in Europe, working for <strong>PROGRESS<\/strong>, wXw and <strong>Over the Top Wrestling (OTT)<\/strong>. This one will be a grapple party!<\/p>\n<h3><strong>60-Second Ironman Match: Dick Justice vs. Johnny Cockstrong<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41371\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41371\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41371\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/03\/Dy-QWi5X4AEzvQD-e1552877247936.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Pizza Party Wrestling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Two cult-like figures in independent wrestling will be appearing at this party as well. &#8220;Supercop&#8221; <strong>Dick Justice<\/strong> is from upstate New York. He\u2019s well known across the Northeast as well as the Midwest. Justice may not be the second coming of <strong>Lou Thez<\/strong>, but he sure does keep people entertained. Another niche figure, <strong>Johnny Cockstrong<\/strong>, has called out and challenged Justice. This will be a special match, a 60-second iron man match. Cockstrong has appeared for promotions like Beyond Wrestling and 3-2-1 Battle. Many hold the 60-minute iron man match as the ultimate test of a wrestler. These two will prove that it only takes 60 seconds.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Ophidian vs. Pizza Cat (Shotzi Blackheart)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41370\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41370\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41370\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/03\/Dy_r9QcW0AE1SLM-e1552877262492.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41370\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Pizza Party Wrestling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This party is going to the animals! <strong>Ophidian the Cobra<\/strong> is well known to members of the CHIKARArmy, as well as Beyond Wrestling fans. He\u2019s also completed a tour of the United Kingdom to spread Snake Style across the pond. Ophidian, in addition to wrestling, he is one of the lead trainers at the Wrestle Factory. He\u2019s now laid out the challenge to Pizza Cat (the pizza eating alter ego of <strong>Shotzi Blackheart<\/strong>). Pizza Cat has made select appearances across the country in the last couple of years. She\u2019s worked for <strong>Hoodslam, Alternative Wrestling Show (AWS)<\/strong> and most recently <strong>Freelance Wrestling<\/strong>. And arguably, there is no better place for Pizza Cat to be than Pizza Party Wrestling. She\u2019s going to have to prove to Ophidian that she\u2019s got the pepperonis to beat him.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>East London Street Fight: &#8220;The Casual&#8221; Sam Jude vs. Rory Gulak vs. KTB<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41373\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41373\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41373\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/03\/DzdffQvU0AAJljS-e1552877284242.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"314\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41373\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Pizza Party Wrestling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The purveyors of our fair Pizza x Wrestling party were contacted by a fighter called <strong>Sam Jude<\/strong>. He is a proper football hooligan from East London. Jude had heard his mates talking about this party to excess and he had had enough. He threw down the challenge, for an East London Street Fight. &#8220;The Casual&#8221; Sam Jude will come across the ocean to beat down whoever answers the challenge. First answering that challenge is the amazing <strong>Rory Gulak<\/strong>. While Rory may seem fun-loving, he has a hardcore past as well. He is completely comfortable exercising his grappling game or his fighting ability. The last entrant is <strong>KTB<\/strong>, former GCW Heavyweight Champion. KTB is another wrestler who is more than comfortable in a hardcore environment. He\u2019s gone to war with the undisputed King of hardcore wrestling, <strong>Nick Gage<\/strong>, and lived to fight again.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Robbie Eagles vs. Alex Zane<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41374\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41374\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41374\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/03\/maxresdefault-4-e1552877302483.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Pizza Party Wrestling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Our final match for this party will be can\u2019t miss. <strong>Robbie Eagles<\/strong>, the Sniper of the Skies will be coming in all the way from Australia. He\u2019s also a member of the uber-popular <strong>Bullet Club<\/strong>. At not even 30 years old yet, he\u2019s a veteran of 11 years and revolutionized wrestling in his homeland. <strong>Alex Zayne<\/strong> is the opponent here. Despite having known each other for ten years, they have never had a match together. Zayne has been honing his skills in his native Midwest and gaining more attention. These two gifted stars will tango and create a wonderful masterpiece to cap off this party!<\/p>\n<p>Pizza Party Wrestling will be one of the first events kicking off a jam-packed WrestleMania week! The action will start on Wednesday, April 3rd at 7:00 PM Eastern.<\/p>\n<h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/search\/%23WrestleManiaWeek\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CHECK OUT ALL OUR OTHER WRESTLEMANIA WEEK PREVIEWS HERE (and keep checking back as more are added)<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pizza Party Wrestling will be kicking off WrestleMania week on Wednesday, April 3rd! They are holding their first ever event, mixing two of a wrestling fan\u2019s favorite things: pizza and wrestling. There will be plenty of cheesy goodness to be had, whether it be on a plate or in the ring. Russel K. 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