AAPW Results-2/9-Mt Vernon, Illinois

AAPW debuted in Mt. Vernon, IL. at the YMCA. 98 screaming fans were treated to a night of terrific action and family entertainment.

The opening bout featured two AAPW fan favorites. Mike Masters faced Edmund "Livewire" McGuire in what started out as a fantastic show of skill and sportsmanship. As the match progressed, Masters seemed to get frustrated not only with McGuire but with the fans. It appears the fans in Mt. Vernon favor McGuire over Masters. As McGuire set Masters up for a top rope leg drop, Brandon Walker ran to ringside and pushed McGuire off the top turnbuckle. Masters took advantage and hit McGuire with a Death Valley Driver to get the win. Fans were not impressed with Masters.

The 2nd match of the evening featured two rookies. Cody Ray Strong was "Strong" in his debut defeating Davey Boy Sloan.

Match number 3 featured the debut of Mark Sterling and Darrien Sanders squaring off against the 1 contender for the AAPW Heavyweight title, "Da Bomb" Brian James and his partner, newcomer Thee Brandon Espinosa. All four displayed great athleticism and technical skill despite a few underhanded tactics and complaining by Sanders and Sterling. James and Espinosa pulled out the victory.

Ax Stevens continued his path of destruction. J.C. Blade fell victim to the piledriver after a brief onslaught of offense. Blades quickness was no match for the experience of "The Old School Warrior".

The Mississippi Madman was back in action at AAPW and the fans literally blew the roof off the place! From the time Madman entered the ring until the final bell, the noise from the fans was deafening. Madman's opponent was Carnage. The strength and power of the 250 lb. masked man was of no use against the 450 lb Madman. Carnage turned to every dirty trick in the book; choking, raking the eyes and flat out pounding on the Madman. In the end, Madman took Carnage to "The 5th Floor" deliviering the thunderous chokeslam for the win.

"Thunderbolt" Brandon Walker faced "The All American" J.T. Calhoun. Edmund "Livewire" McGuire decided to get some payback on Walker by heading to ringside distracting Walker in order for Calhoun to secure a victory.

The main event of the evening was a last chance for "Serial Thriller" Shane Rich to take the AAPW title from "Homicidal" Steven Davis. These two put on a match that featured everything! Brawling, technical wrestling, high flying, and action out of the ring into the front row! Finally, after 6 months of chasing the title, "Serial Thriller" forced Davis to tap out to a Texas Cloverleaf and is THE NEW AAPW HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!

Brian James is scheduled to face the winner on March 15th in Carbondale, IL. However, Davis invoked a rematch clause and demanded he gets it in Carbondale on March 15th. Therefore, Rich's 1st title defense will be in a TRIPLE THREAT MATCH agaisnst both Davis and Brian James!