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Greetings from the person behind this Ringside Rage Report.

SWA Onslaught from the official home of Professional Wrestling in Newcastle will be very important for a variety of reasons. 1. Its the first event of the New Year. 2. The window of opportunity for SWA to kick off 2012 in a significant thought provoking and memorable way certainly exists as the Superstars of Showtime Wrestling Alliance look to begin building individual momentum towards Clean Slate. 3. Two marquis Main Events for the SWA Heavyweight and Tag Team Championship’s 4. #1 Contenders Match between a teacher and his former student 5.  The continuation of a highly volatile grudge match between two longtime rivals has Onslaught being a hot ticket.

Speaking of tickets….fans who are planning to attend Onslaught and are yet to book will need to move quickly as Ringside Seats are now gone and I suspect General Admission may not last very long. Remember fans who book through the recently installed Electronic Ticketing can do so right up until the doors to the Hunter Room open.  Paper tickets not required, just identification.

SWA's Executive Chairman, Mark Williamson will do everything he can to ensure Matt Bailey remains champion.

Many if not all will be hoping Adam Asixx and Scotty Matthews are the Last Team Standing Saturday night. I don’t have, here comes an Eagles reference, A ”Peacefull Easy Feeling” about the final match of what has been a scorching Best Of Three Championship Series between The Shinju Soldiers and Nothing Personal Just Business. Who knows what’s going to happen when these arch rivals meet for supposedly the final time.  Just like the No Disqualification match at Zero Hour the highly anticipated and much talked about Last Team Standing Match will be overtly dangerous and the likelihood of someone getting hurt is obvious.

Since winning the Championship in mid 2011 Matt Bailey has been “red hot” but the former triple Golden Gloves winner and State and National Amateur Wrestling Champion will have to lace his wrestling boots tight when he defends the SWA Heavyweight Championship against The Giant Kyote. At 208cm the Nic XL managed challenger is literally the tallest man currently competing in Showtime Wrestling and for the first time goes into one of the biggest SWA Heavyweight Championship matches to date with a huge groundswell of support behind him. With a background in Judo, Muay Thai, Kickboxing, and Sumo, The Giant looms as the perfect instrument of devastation to hang the first pinfall on the seemingly unstoppable 6 feet 4 inch Pinnacle of Australian Professional Wrestling and fulfill his said Zero Hour of reclaiming the Championship he held in 2008.

Although its still early days its quite obvious that Johnny Dee is going to need the patience of a saint to co-exist with Mark Willamson.  Just how the former Commissioner manages to co-exist with the controversial Chairman who for reasons unknown seems to be spending more time down at ringside with Matt Bailey than in the corporate Board Room remains to be seen. It will be interesting to see where this budding corporate issue goes in ensuing months.

Johnny D made his return as SWA Commissioner at Zero Hour 2011

Sway is the Womens Champion…but it seems like it has been so long since we all saw her compete one on one let alone defend her cherished Championship belt. Word on the street and not officially confirmed is that upon her return the athletically gifted Womens Champion will not have to search far for a opponent with Aurora, Cobey Star, Baby Devine and Mighty Mel all waiting to pull the trigger on a Championship Challenge.

Benny Coles and JT Robinson both have the opportunity to wrestle their way into the Main Event at Immediate Resolution on February 25 when they meet in a #1 Contenders Match. A win for Benny Coles over his former mentor would continue Coles impressive debut year in SWA. A savvy in ring veteran JT Robinson has been lobbying SWA decision makers for another opportunity and well that opportunity has arrived.  However getting the mandatory three count in a match that would place the controversial Robinson in February’s Main Event will not be easy given the undefeated Benny Coles already holds a number of victories over him.

Ethan Hughz vs Osama Hussein continues a rivalry that has deep seated roots. Hughz a gamer and perennial underdog will be looking to put the dissapointment and fustrations of recent months behind him with a win over Hussein. Osama Hussein who along with his Freedom Fighters tag team partner Ahmed Iblis came within a whisker of winning the SWA Tag Team Championship belts in 2011 would love nothing more  than to add to the Roadtrain’s dissapointments and fustrations even further and mark his return to SWA for the first time in 2012 with a win. Hughz vs Hussein will be a nasty, emotional tough fight between two power houses who happen to hold no respect for each other what so ever.

Bishop Sommers vs Gene Kelly adds to what is an already loaded Live Event Extravaganza as well as showcasing two of  SWA’s outstanding young talents. Bishop Sommers who returned to Showtime Wrestling in September 2011 looking for Championship gold has an opportunity to enhance his claims with a career defining singles victory over Gene Kelly. How the talented Sommers comes out of this potential  showstealer of match will be intriguing.

www.swawrestling.com.au is now mobile phone accessible. All fans have to do is simply visit the site via their mobile phone and they will be able to view the posted content in a sleek streamlined format.

"Onslaught" 2012 is scheduled for Saturday, 28th January at Cardiff Panthers

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A New Year

Happy New Year to everyone from the person behind this Ringside Report! Here’s hoping that each of you have a healthy, happy and prosperous 2012.

The Giant Kyote vs Matt Bailey…SWA Heavyweight Championship as well as the Nothing Personal Just Business vs The Shinju Soldiers Last Team Standing…SWA Tag Team Championship matches has Onslaught from the official home of Professional Wrestling in Newcastle being a hot ticket.

What’s next for Matt Bailey? or perhaps the more relevant question is who the Pinnacle of Australian Professional Wrestling will defend his Championship against if he were to some how leave town as SWA Heavyweight Champion. Could be one of several individuals and one will assume and we all know what happens when one assumes things that this question will be answered in the ring at some point.

In the meantime I digress the x factor in the announced SWA Heavyweight Championship match is obviously Nic XL himself after his Jetstar flight was mysteriously diverted to Tanzania of all places. Clearly Nic XL is going to want retribution against Matt Bailey at some stage for role XL believes Bailey played in the flight being diverted in the first place. Without definitive proof whose to say Matt Bailey was behind the Manager of Champions unscheduled stop over in Tanzania last month. It will be intriguing to see if this latest development ends up affecting one of the most anticipated SWA Heavyweight Championship matches to date.

Just as the sun rises in the morning the Nothing Personal Just Business vs The Shnju Soldiers Last Team Standing…SWA Tag Team Championship match at Onslaught, in which one team is guaranteed to leave Tag Team Champions will be a nasty, physical affair in which bragging rights between two long time bitter rivals are also attached.

As the punishment that they have dished out to the Shinju Soldiers during Match 1 and 2 of the scorching and soon to be concluded SWA Tag Team Championship series, as well as their ambush of Adam Asixx and Scotty Matthews at High Voltage in the September of 2011 has shown Dan Damage and Brandon Taylor have elevated their game to a new and terrifying level of brutality. While up until now they by their in ring standards may have had a unusually quiet time of it since loosing the Tag Team belts to the Shinju Soldiers at All 4 One in December 2010, Dan Damage and Brandon Taylor appear to have jumpstarted their return to prominence in SWA’s Tag Team Division and a second and more lengthy SWA Tag Team Championship reign.

Mark Williamson had the tables turned on him with Johnny D’s re-instatement. Johnny D’s return at Zero Hour was a surprise to the many people who work inside SWA’s corporate offices including Mark Williamson himself, not withstanding Matt Bailey and the other members of SWA’s wrestling locker room. Many of whom had no idea that it was going to happen even up until Paul Pritchard made the announcement in the entrance way.

While its much too early to tell if Johnny D’s return will have a impact on Mark Williamson’s non objective decision making, one would be a fool to think that the Chairman of SWA’s Board of Directors will just welcome back Johnny D the man Williamson replaced for his non objective decision making during his time as SWA Commissioner, the same way children welcome Santa Claus on Christmas eve.

"Onslaught" 2012 is scheduled for Saturday 28th January at Cardiff Panthers

The recently installed e-ticketing here on www.swawrestling.com.au  is tremendous news for SWA fans when it comes to purchasing their tickets not only for the January 28 Onslaught but all future SWA Live Event Extravaganza’s. Over the long haul e-ticketing provides fans a tremendous window of opportunity to secure the seats they want early, effectively by passing the ticket office and or having to line up on the night to purchase tickets at the door. As mentioned on SWA’s official Facebook site its important that those fans who have already purchased their tickets for Onslaught via electronic ticketing to remember to bring valid photo ID and or/your receipt in order to collect your already ordered tickets on the night.

That’s it for now. As well as checking out www.swawrestling.com.au don’t forget to follow us on Twitter @www.twitter.com/SWAshowtime as well as on our official Facebook page.

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The Road to Onslaught 2012

Holiday greetings to one and all from the person behind this Ringside Rage Report…

So after derailing the Roadtrain at Zero Hour, Matt Bailey will defend the coveted SWA Heavyweight Championship against Kyote in one of two main events set down for Onslaught from Cardiff Panthers. Will January 2012 mark the end of Matt Bailey’s impressive Championship reign? Will the undefeated Pinnacle of Australian Professional Wrestling be able to hang a pinfall on a Giant whose raw strength is striking?

Ever since the airlines issues denied him his opportunity to challenge for the SWA Heavyweight Championship in the triple threat match at October’s Balance Of Power Kyote has been one very very angry Giant. A Giant who has been waiting for another Championship opportunity ever since. Now thanks to the returning Johnny D and much to the chagrin of the Champion Matt Bailey and the ego maniacal Mark Williamson, the newly minted fan favourite will get that opportunity on January 28, 2012 in one of the most anticipated SWA Heavyweight Championship matches in SWA history from the home of Professional Wrestling in Newcastle. 

Nic XL's Jetstar flight was mysteriously diverted to Tanzania in Africa

Was the Chairman of SWA Board of Directors behind the Ethan Hughz vs Matt Bailey match at Zero Hour? Did Mark Williamson commission the impromptu match as a way of softening up the gamer and perennial underdog Ethan Hughz to ensure Matt Bailey walked out of Cardiff Panthers later that night still SWA Heavyweight Champion? 

The other much anticipated main event for Onslaught is the Shinju Soldiers vs Nothing Personal Just Business….Last Team Standing Match. Both Adam Asixx / Scotty Matthews and Dan Damage / Brandon Taylor had a No Disqualifications match at Zero Hour that was off the page for physicality. A match in which the recently expanded Nothing Personal Just Business were successful in levelling the Best of Three Series. This third and final match will not only determine the undisputed SWA Tag Team Champions but also just who is the best Tag Team in SWA concludes what has been the hottest ticket during SWA Live Event programming in 2011.     

Just when you think you know all the answers somebody changes the questions and that was certainly the case following Johnny D’s return. Who would have thought we would ever see Johnny D back in a SWA ring let alone return to a heroes welcome as evidenced at Zero Hour. Obviously Mark Williamson’s well documented abuse of his power since being appointed Chairman of SWA Board Of Directors following the initial removal of Johnny D from power earlier in the year was the major factor in Paul Pritchard and Johan Scorpio’s decision to re-instate Johnny D.

"Onslaught" 2012 is scheduled for Saturday 28th January at Cardiff Panthers

As currently mentioned on SWA’s official Facebook page, fans who are looking to not only book their tickets for the first live event of the year as well as all future live event extravaganza’s can now do so online by clicking here.

Speaking of websites, the official SWA Fan Site (www.swawrestling.net) is currently featuring the Gene Kelly vs Matt Bailey and Bubbles vs Bishop Sommers matches as well as the Johnny Vercetti Challenge (Number 4) from the September 24 “High Voltage” event. 

Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter @www.twitter.com/SWAshowtime as well as on Facebook. Also feel free to tell as many of your friends and family about www.swawrestling.com.au

Until next time be safe, be happy and enjoy your time with loved ones. Merry Christmas from everyone here at Newcastle’s premiere Professional Wrestling promotion – Showtime Wrestling Alliance.

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ZERO HOUR

It would seem SWA’s Zero Hour from the home of Professional Wrestling in Newcastle this Saturday evening is shaping up to be an intriguing and vital final Live Event for 2011.

Given that up until now the champion has never been allowed to choose who he will defend the championship against, it would seem that the Ethan Hughz vs Matt Bailey…SWA Heavyweight Championship match isn’t without its fair share of controversy.

Matt Bailey whose seemingly unstoppable after overcoming JT Robinson and Gene Kelly can expect a fierce effort from Ethan Hughz, a man who Bailey sees as simply another opponent to dominate.

Hughz is a gamer and will be physical and challenging for the Pinnacle Of Australian Professional Wrestling come Saturday night. Will drive and ambition be enough for the underdog Ethan Hughz when he steps up for what is without question the biggest match of his SWA career thus far.

As a result of the turmoil and controversy the Best of Three Match Series between Nothing Personal Just Business and The Shinju Soldiers for the SWA Tag Team Championship has quickly become the hottest ticket during SWA Live Events. 

Already one nil up, the equation is a simple one for Adam Asixx and Scotty Matthews, hang a second loss on their longtime rivals in match two and they will not only walk out of Cardiff Panthers with their tag team championship belts but also the title of  the best tag team in Showtime Wrestling Alliance.

For Dan Damage and Brandon Taylor a victory in Saturday night’s no disqualifications match would send the series into a third and deciding showdown, effectively keeping their quest for a second Championship reign alive. By The Way just what is inside the titanium brief case Brandon Taylor is currently carrying around?

Apparently Marko Mitra will mark his return to Showtime Wrestling Alliance with an appearance on the Bubble hosted Bubble Wrap segment. Should be interesting to hear what Marko Mitra’s thought’s regarding Nothing Personal Just Business are these days after being replaced by Brandon Taylor a year ago. Marko should be an outspoken first up guest.

La Siluetta who left Balance Of Power in good shape after making Ethan Hughz tap out will meet Gene Kelly Saturday night.

In light of his vicious assault on Johnny Vercetti last month what will Mark Williamson’s status as Chairman of SWA Board of Directors be at the conclusion of Zero Hour?. What course of action will Johan Scorpio and Paul Pritchard take? Will a substantial fine be imposed on the Chairman? At some during Zero Hour will Mark Williamson be asked to apologise to Vercetti for his actions?. Or will Scorpio and Pritchard make the decision to remove the chairman in definitely?.  

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The ending to the SWA Heavyweight Championship main event at High Voltage last month was a major shock that nobody saw coming. Judging by his reaction it would seem Matt Bailey had nothing to do with Kyote’s controversial assist which resulted in Bailey retaining his championship over Gene Kelly via disqualification.

SWA Balance Of Power has an unpredictable air to it from top to bottom. What will Matt Bailey’s status be after his championship defence against Gene Kelly and The Giant Kyote?. With Bailey not having to be involved in the decision to retain his championship, The Pinnacle Of Australian Professional Wrestling finds himself in a challenging predicament. One could surmise that if Bailey were to leave Club Panthers Cardiff with the SWA Heavyweight Championship therefore leaving both Gene Kelly and the 208cm Giant empty-handed, it would not only be the defining moment in his championship reign thus far, but it would also strengthen Bailey’s claims of being the best heavyweight champion SWA has ever seen.

The conclusion to the High Voltage SWA Tag Team Match between The Shinju Soldiers vs Los Amigos seemed to provide more questions than answers regarding the tag team championships following Nothing Personal Just Business assault of the Shinju Soldiers and subsequent theft of the tag team belts. As a result Nothing Personal Just Business and The Shinju Soldiers will meet in a best of three match series for the SWA Tag Team Championship starting at Balance Of Power this Saturday evening.

Brandon Taylor’s unwarranted assault on Johnny Vercetti at High Voltage last month was down right vicious. Without question the sight of Brandon Taylor’s victim having to be assisted to the backstage area by SWA officials at the end of his Open Challenge match against Dan Damage was very unsettling for everyone watching. While no one can deny his desire to compete inside a Showtime Wrestling Alliance ring Johnny’s Open Challenge matches to members of the SWA lockerroom in recent months continues to raise questions, given the heavy price young Vercetti ends up paying with his body.

Will Cobey Starr and Baby Devine end up paying a heavy price with their bodies in their match against Sway and Aurora?. It appears by her constant medaling that SWA original Cobey Starr has returned from a two year hiatus with the intent of becoming SWA Womens Champion. Obviously a pinfall decision over Sway would go a long way in enhancing Starr’s chances of a championship opportunity at a later date.

Upon hearing Bishop Sommers declaration that the main reason for his return to SWA after a two year hiatus was not to pander to the fans, but to win championship gold, SWA’s Board of Directors have decided to place Bishop Sommers in a match with Ben Coles at Balance of Power.

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