BPW Anarchy in April: This Friday!

 

THIS FRIDAY !!!

Blaze Pro Wrestling presents "ANARCHY IN APRIL" LIVE from the St Louis Centre at 445 Tissot St in Winnipeg MB. Doors open at 630 bell time 7PM. Get there early because this show is SOLD OUT so seating will be very, very limited.

It's going to be an exciting night of action. An evening of debuts. And most importantly an evening of New Champions being crowned.

In the main event of the evening the inaugural Blaze Pro Wrestling TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS will be decided as 4 teams battle in a single elimination, Round Robin Tournament to determine who will be taking home the gold.

Rookie sensations EL DIABLO BLANCO and THE STEEL STUDD will be teaming up to test their mettle again veteran brawler REGGIE GALLAGHER and the always dangerous CORY DIAMOND. Back at BPW: NO REGRETS in February, Diamond let his frustrations get the better of him in his battle against fan favorite MUSTACHIO, accepting the help from his old friend Gallagher. Together, the reformed Teammates laid a tremendous beating on the man from the Mushroom Kingdom until Studd and Blanco arrived to save the day.

As such, the BPW Office is giving both these teams the chance to settle their differences in the Opening Round of the Tag Title Tournament. Will the young upstarts have the wherewithal to counterbalance the weight of THE COMPANY.

In other First Round Action, the war between BIG CLIFF and ADAM KNIGHT seems to have reached its breaking point. These two super heavyweights have been battling across Manitoba since the summer of 2024 at every BPW Event. After Cliff enrolled the assistance of his MASKED MENACE to upset the balance, BILLY BLAZE came forward to team with the 30 year veteran Knight. Back at NO REGRETS these two teams engaged in a wild brawl, culminating in an unfortunate disqualification after Knight lost his temper and laid hands upon the referee.

Whether its the ending of a Grudge Match or the prospect of becoming Champions motivating these four men, one thing is for certain - this match will be a difficult one to keep inside of the ring..

SWEET DEBUT

Also in action, making her official in-ring debut will be BPW trainee KANDY KHAOS as she takes on the mysterious ZAMIL. These two had a brief encounter at NO REGRETS leading to the signing of this match. 

KHAOS will be a perpetual underdog every time she steps into the ring, often facing larger opponents. But her trainers are excited for her to show the world just how hard she's been working and even more importantly, how hard she's gonna hit when she get her chance.


PROVINCIAL TITLE ON THE LINE

The reigning and defending BPW Provincial Champion MENTALLO continues his wrestling adventures This Friday in Winnipeg after many matches on the road. The world travelling Lucha-Resu specialist will be taking on the Massive, 375lb "BOSTON BRUISER" KEVIN O'DOYLE . These two men are no strangers to each other, having battled across the provinces in recent years. But it's always a spectacle to see the Massive O'Doyle step into the ring against the high tempo offence of The Champion, Mentallo.

All of this and More - This FRIDAY in Winnipeg!


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Sometimes I like to dust off my promotion writing skills, you know. Do a bit of the Hard Sell. Feel free to use this to plug and push the event anywhere and everywhere you like.  It's gonna be a lot of fun. If you've got a ticket, fantastic. If you know someone who has them, do you best to buy one off of them.  This is going to be a special show.

Recap to follow next week. 

AK

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WrestleMania Weekend, The Winnipeg WhiteOut and War On Dad Blog Updates

Suck it Haters

Busy time the past few days. Good times, but busy. The Blaze Pro trainees have been working extra hard to be ready for THIS FRIDAY at the St Louis Centre in Winnipeg. Big fight fever has swept over the PegCity in a significant way. Not only are the Jets flying high in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but the BPW Office announced just the other day that we are officially SOLD OUT of advance tickets for the event on April 25th! Huge news for an upstart company that has the usual shit-talkers doing their usual shit-talking. 

Keep talking fools. Wrestling is for Everyone. And we're just getting started.

Speaking of wrestling, it is officially WrestleMania weekend. As I write this Night One in Vegas is officially behind us. It's going to take me a few days to get caught up on all the major happenings that took place in Las Vegas. So far I've heard interesting things came out of the Bloodsport event, I've seen reports of some Canadian Talents getting opportunities on some of the bolstered Indy Events piggybacking off of Mania - which is always great to see. I know that AEW had a very strong Dynamite and Collision taping earlier in the week to avoid competing with this massive juggernaut weekend.

So far all I've had the chance to watch (and even that only partially) was the NXT Stand and Deliver event. Unsurprisingly the Ladies Fatal Four Way and the Men's triple Threat Main events were terrific. Stephanie Vacquer remains an absolute presence and wonderkin for the ladies' division and I'm not gonna get tired of watching Oba Femi just BE Oba Femi anytime soon.

That said. Hank and Tank. New NXT Tag Champs. I don't get that booking getting them TO the title match. But hot damn did they have a strong bout with Fraxiom. 

Tomorrow is Mania Night Two. Obviously the Cena Vs Rhodes match is the biggest story in wrestling

Big Money Matchup Here

right now. I'm not sure when I'm gonna get the chance to sit down and get caught up on it. But I will admit, it's captured this jaded old grapplers' interest in a way that I wasn't sure was possible anymore.

More to come.

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Obviously. The biggest story of the weekend outside of the ring has to be that the President's trophy

#GoJetsGo

Winners, the #1 Team in the NHL and the leaders of the WhiteOut my Winnipeg Jets pulled out the victory in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the red-hot St Louis Blues.

To the surprise of no one, the Blues came out strong. Punched my Jets in the mouth a few times and rattled the reigning Vezina trophy winner Conner Hellebuyck with a few Power Play surprises.

However, seeing my Jets regain their composure half way through the 2nd Period and regain their defensive dominance was something to behold. Allowing the Blues a mere 2 shots in the final Period while keeping the pressure on to score 3 straight goals was amazing to watch.

And let's face it. With all due respect to Montreal and Toronto, the crowds inside and out of the Canada Life Centre add so much life and energy to the players on the ice. The marketing says it all. WE ARE WINNIPEG. And hot damn I love playoff hockey.

Go Jets Go.

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And now just to bore the few people here who don't give a damn, my War on Dad Blog Updates:

Look, I had 4 full weight lifting sessions since my last post. An in ring session with the Blaze Pro Wrestling crew and a LOT of dog walks. Yes I recorded them all and will post them here, but if nobody cares going forward I'll just do the most recent one and carry on.

April 12
Biceps w/Back
Close Grip Pulldown - 160 x 12, 12, 12, 12
TBar Row - 3 Plt x 10, 10, 10
Weighted Hyperextension - 90lb x 10, 10, 10
EZBar Curl - 70lb x 10, 90lb x 10, 10, 10, 10
DB Curl - 35lb x 12, 12, 14(!)
This wasn't a "balls out session," but it was the one my body needed this day

April 15
Shoulders, Chest and Triceps
Warm Up / Rear Delt Fly - 3 x 15
Mach OHP - 2 warm Ups, 120 x 10, 10, 10, 10 (huge Pump)
Low Incline DB Press - 75lb x 10, 10, 10, 10 (first time doing these in months, might go back to this for a bit)
DB Upright Row - 45lb x 10, 10, 12, 15(?) (Felt good, kept going)
DB Lat raise - 30lb x 12, 12, 12, 12 (delts just full by end of set 3)
Peck Fly - 175 x 15, 15, 11 + 3 partials (was fatiguing hard)
Rev Grip Triceps - 70 x 12, 12, 12
Triceps Extension - 70 x 12, 12, 12
Treadmill 3% incline, 2.6mph, 45 minutes

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April 17
Legs and Arms
Hip Abductors - 200 x 20, 20, 20
Adductors - 160 x 20, 20, 20 (forced stretch btw sets)
Leg Press Machine - 310 x 12, 12, 12, 12 (shouldve gone up, but knees iffy)
Seated leg Curl - 145 x 15, 15, 15, 15 (HARD)
Quad Extension - 80 x 20, 20 (just 2 sets, knee not happy)
EzBar Curl/Rev Grip Ext SS - 70lb/50 x 15/20, 15/20, 15 /20
Rope Extensions - 50 x 12, 12, 12 (slow eccentric)
DB Hammer Curl - 45lb x 12, 12, 12
Mach Crunches - Rack x 15, 15

April 19
Back and BiCeps
Warm Ups
Hammer Pulldowns - 160 x 8, 200 x 8, 240 x 5, 5, 5
Close Grip Pulldown - 180 x 12, 10, 9
Bentover Smith Row - 225 x 8, 8, 10, 9, 10 (felt good, stayed here to failure)
Cable pressdown - 50 x 15, 15, 15
DB Curl - 30lb x 10, 35lb x 10, 40lb x 10, 45lb x 10
Mach Preacher Curl - 140 x 10, 10, 10 (control eccentric)
Hyperextension - BW x 15, 15
AbCoaster - 15, 15

Bottom line, I'm doing better and trying to be more consistent in the gym again. I'm also trying to focus on how my body feels given the day and where my energy levels are at. Yes, there's a lot more arm work in here than before. Well, frankly I feel like they're not getting worked hard enough and I'd like to see them develop a bit more as I try to lean out. Life is making this challenging, but let's be honest. It's always challenging for everyone. No Unique Snowflakes here. Other people manage to be consistent while working nights, managing family, relationships, pets and more. So... suck it up Big Fella. You're not alone.

Thanks for reading as always. I'm behind schedule on recording some podcast samples and for that I have no one to blame but myself. Maybe I'll get through the next few days and just Ringside Ramble in more detail about WrestleMania. Maybe I'll even find someone who wants to talk about it with me.

Feel free to send volunteers. Preferably ones with significant followers.

Kidding.

Kinda.

Big week ahead. Looking forward to announcing some fun writing news. Also, Big Show this Friday! Again, Sold Out, but never fear. There will be pictures and videos and fallout. 

What can I say? I might be a bit excited. 

I hope you are too.

AK

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