The November 8 APW Gym Wars show in Hayward
started out well for the Blackout Army. The
entire Army came to the ring as J.R. Benson
explained that now that Larry Blackwell holds
both the APW Universal championship and the
APW Internet championship, now the Blackout
Army is in control and will dictate policy
from here on out!
Benson declared that if former Universal
champion Robert Thompson ever wants a rematch,
he will have to start at the very bottom
and work his way back up. Should he lose
any match along the way, he will never get
his rematch. Also, Benson declared that Vicious
Vic Grimes may be back in APW but before
he can wrestle Larry Blackwell for the gold,
Grimes must first deal with the Blackout
Army gauntlet of Kafu, James Watkins and
should he make it that far, J.R. BENSON!
Finally Benson conceded that APW has ordered
that Larry Blackwell can not hold both championships
and must give one up. He has 30 days to do
so. Benson, wanting to keep the gold in the
Blackout Army, chose Kryptonite as the chosen
one and said he would earn his shot at the
Internet championship. The opponent Benson
chose for Kryptonite? Kryptonite's girlfriend
Melissa!! Further Benson made Voluptuous
Brenda the special referee. In a complete
mockery of a match, Melissa blatantly put
Kryptonite over. Kryptonite spent the entire
match trying to cop feels on Melissa (and
who can blame him?) before he put the sharp
shooter on. Melissa tapped as Brenda counted
three (a pinfall face down in the sharp shooter?
HUH!!!!).
But the Blackout Army's night was not all
fun and games. Benson told Voluptuous Brenda
to find a challenger for Larry Blackwell's
Universal championship belt. Benson obviously
expected Brenda to provide a push over as
challenger, thus making the entire night
a big Blackout Army joke on APW and the fans.
But Benson and Blackwell were stunned when
the mystery opponent Brenda set up was none other
then Gigolo Steve Rizzono, making his return
to APW!!! Benson and Blackwell were furious
with Brenda, especially when Brenda was blatantly
lusting after Rizzono, her man from several
years back, the entire match!!! Rizzono seemed
to be on the verge of taking the championship.
As Rizzono scaled the top rope, J.R. Benson
smashed him in the back of the head with
the championship belt and Larry Blackwell
scored the tainted pin to barely retain his
championship. More animosity within the Blackout
Army as after the match, with Blackwell and
Benson celebrating the victory, Brenda was
checking on the fallen Gigolo Rizzono!! Blackwell
and Benson yanked her away and berated her
all the way back to the dressing room for
showing attention to Rizzono.
Meanwhile Vic Grimes defeated Kafu in his
first obstacle to earning his shot at Larry
Blackwell's championship belt. What will
happen on November 22 when APW returns to
the world famous garage for Gym Wars in Hayward?
Will Grimes be able to defeat James Watkins
to get one step closer to his championship
match? Will J.R. Benson actually step up
and try to stop Grimes himself? Will Steve
Rizzono be back and can the Blackout Army
trust Brenda with Rizzono in the house? And
what will be next for Kryptonite in proving
himself championship worthy to the Blackout
Army? November 22 will be a big night in
determining the future of the Blackout Army's
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