NEIKIRK VS. GALLO UNIFIED CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

On December 16, 2008, at The Sets in Tempe, Arizona, GQ Gallo decided it was time to issue an open challenge. Fresh off of a victory against “The Irish Hand Grenade” Marty Murphy, Gallo had taken the microphone and was demanding competition. He had defeated every challenger the IZW Board of Directors put in front of him. His one shot against The Navajo Warrior has come and gone, and no rematch is being granted. But Gallo wants competition--he craves competition. Enter Derrick Neikirk.



A lot has changed since Derrick Neikirk has seen active competition in IZW. The name on the marquee is now NWA-IZW. The IZW Heavyweight Title has been unified with the NWA-Arizona Championship, and both belts are held by a familiar face in GQ Gallo. Neikirk and Gallo once joined Mike Knox and Frankie Kazarian as The Heat Squad. Their battles teaming with each other, and against each other, have been legendary. It was only a matter of time before their paths crossed again.



Derrick Neikirk himself knows how it feels to win the IZW Heavyweight Title. He won the belt from Mike Knox on June 6, 2004. And almost immediately had it stripped from his grasp. Since that date, Neikirk has seen success in IZW, Deep South Wrestling, Florida Championship Wrestling, and in ECW. Now, Neikirk is back in IZW, and wants another chance to hold the title he feels was wrongly taken away from him.



Neikirk kept his response short and sweet. Gallo wants competition, and Neikirk is all the competition Gallo needs. With one simple answer, Neikirk catapulted himself to the top of the ladder, garnering a shot at the Unified Championships on December 30 (his in ring return to at The Sets). Now, with less than 14 days to prepare--and the winter holidays cutting into more training time--two of the fiercest wrestlers in Arizona wrestling history will meet face to face, with the biggest prize in the West on the line. Can Gallo defeat Neikirk, and cement his position as one of the most dominant champions in IZW history? Or can Neikirk regain the IZW Championship, which has been so elusive in his career, and grab the NWA-Arizona Championship at the same time, adding this most prestigious pair of championships to his already impressive resume?



Rest assured, Derrick Neikirk vs. GQ Gallo will deliver non-stop action from start to finish. And when the dust settles, we will find out who the better man is.



December 30, 2008

The Sets in Tempe, Arizona

Unified Championship Match

GQ Gallo (IZW Champion & NWA-Arizona Champion)

vs.

Derrick Neikirk (challenger)



Visit www.impactzonewrestling.com for more information!

NWA Impact Zone Wrestling
December 16, 2008
The Sets
Tempe, AZ

Antonio Mestre defeated Nick The Fury DeMichael with the Pele Kick.

Johnny Manson upset Tyson Tyler with a surprise pinfall.

IZW Impulse champion The Great Ryan Lynch (with Nick DeMichael) retained his title against Lucha Reigns (with Mike G).

Hawaiian Lion and Dean Radford fought to a double-disqualification.

Sergio Vega defeated Jay Garland.

NWA Arizona and IZW Heavyweight champion GQ Gallo pinned Marty Murphy with a Spear after Coach D was ejected.

Lawrence Tyler & Payed Daily beat NWA-IZW Tag Team champions Skull & Bones to win the titles.

For more information on NWA IZW, go to:
www.impactzonewrestling.com

----------------------


Impact Zone Wrestling's "December to Remember 4"
from Holmes Elementary School in Mesa, AZ 12/5/08

Lucha Reigns & Black Dragon survived a 10-man battle royal; as a result, each man was selected by a teacher to represent them in the main event.

Lawrence Tyler & Payed Daily defeated Elite Industry's Derick Neikirk & B. Brian Barnett when LT pinned Barnett.

Sassi pinned Erica D'Erico.

Doink the Clown beat The Great Ryan Lynch in a non-title match.

Native Blood beat Shane Haste & Jack Bonza (with C. Edward Vanderpyle) when G. Q. Gallo pinned Bonza.

In the main event, Lucha Reigns pinned Black Dragon with a moonsault. As a result, Principal Johnson shaved a mohawk on the head of Mr. Phil.

-------------------------------




IMPACT ZONE WRESTLING RESULTS FOR 12/2/08
If you missed this past NWA Impact Zone Wrestling event, then you missed out on joining the IZW Loyalists inside the ring for the Pirate Party dance-off! The new NWA-IZW Tag Team champions Skull & Bones know how to throw a party, and they know how to host a dance-off as "Tequila" echoed through The Sets as all your favorite IZW wrestlers, fans, and referees danced in and around the ring. But the evening was not just about fun and dancing.

The opening contest saw "Feature Presentation" Jay Garland take on Nick The Fury DeMichael in a grudge match for having cost him the IZW Impulse title. However, DeMichael was no sitting duck, taking the fight to Garland. The see-saw match concluded after an exchange in which Garland hoisted The Fury for the Special Feature, but DeMichael shifted his weight and hooked Garland's arms for the Unprettier. But Garland broke free and hoisted him up again and hit an amazing Special Feature for the win!

Up next, the demented Johnny Manson had a large task on his hands as he faced off with Tyson Tyler of the Tyler Empire. Not surprisingly, the power house brutalized IZW's resident mental patient, but Manson withstood the beating and mounted a comeback after catching Tyson off guard with a jawbreaker. But being caught off guard would become Manson's own downfall. As Manson came off the ropes, Tyson caught him with an underhook shoulder slam for the three-count.

For the past several events, the luchadores have held their own against the Tyler Empire. This time they stepped into the ring with the eminence grise "XXX" Lawrence Tyler and "King of Phoenix" Payed Daily. Payed took a cheapshot at Mike to prevent a tag, but Mike G got even with an illegal kneelift as Payed rebounded off the ropes. Lucha & Mike doubled up on Payed, but eventually he tagged in LT who moved down both opponents. The Tyler Empire kept the ring cut in half to work on Mike's leg, but eventually, Mike tagged his fresh partner. Lucha almost finished off LT himself, but Payed stopped Hasta La Vista in mid-execution, allowing LT to pin him moments later.

IZW Impulse champion The Great Ryan Lynch with Nick The Fury DeMichael at his side defended against two-time former-tag champion Jacob The Riot Herzberg. Neither man has been above bending the rules to take an advantage, and their like-mindedness was evident as they were fighting outside the ring, telling the referee to shut up simultaneously. Nick DeMichael stopped the challenger's momentum by tripping him and pulling him under the ropes to motorboat him. Lynch's attempted the Clyncher, but Herzberg reversed it into a T-Bone Suplex, followed by a rolling clothesline. Herzberg went for a splash in the corner, but Lynch side-stepped him and hit the Clyncher for the victory.

After the match, it was the Pirate Party! After Miracle Mike James and Dread Pirate Bernie entertained the crowd, "The Voice of Impulse" Greg DeMarco attempted to interview the new champions, but Erica D'Erico interrupted to tell them how proud she was of their victory, but she had to attend to her own business. As she left the ringside area, she crossed paths with the Tyler Empire as they headed to the ring collectively. After a verbal altercation between Lawrence Tyler and MMJ, Skull & Bones accepted the Empire's challenge for their first title defense at the December 16th show at The Sets.

Following intermission, "Everybody's Favorite Brazilian" Antonio Mestre took on Hawaiian Lion. These two men have crossed paths multiple times in Impact Zone Wrestling, starting with Mestre's IZW debut, and every match has been equally fierce and competitive, and this match was no exception. During the contest, Beaver Las Vagas led Dean Radford to ringside through the crowd, just as Lion delivered a stiff Enziguiri kick in the corner. But Beaver and Dean prevented Lion from following up, so when Lion's attention turned back to his opponent, he walked right into a Pele kick and Mestre emerged victorious.

Finally, it was time for the main event of the evening in which IZW Heavyweight champion and NWA Arizona champion "The Institution" G. Q. Gallo met Dean Radford with Beaver Las Vagas in his corner. The two men went at it like a fight between attack dogs, but as Gallo was about to emerge with the distinct advantage, things went awry on the Football Kick. Radford rolled out of the way, and Gallo spilled to the outside through the steel barriers.

Dean Radford got him back inside, but he was unable to put away the champion as the match continued. At one point, Gallo had an opportunity to hit the Spear, but Beaver Las Vagas tripped him from the outside. The East Coast Killa capitalized, lifting Gallo in a fireman's carry, but the referee took a foot upside the head inadvertently. Hawaiian Lion immediately recognized the opportunity, coming back inside with a Shining Wizard for revenge. Then, G. Q. Gallo got back up first and watched as the challenger staggered back to his feet, at which point he nailed Radford with a Spear to retain the titles.

Unfortunately, Navajo Warrior was nowhere to be found the whole night, and he has not responded to the IZW Board of Directors. Whether it is a cunning plan to lure Gallo into a false sense of security, or if it is proof that Navajo knows in fact he cannot beat Gallo is a subject to debate. Conversely, there are no mixed signals between Lion and Radford as they are burning the wicks at both ends. Another encounter between the two is only a matter of time.

-----------------------------


NWA Impact Zone Wrestling results from The Sets in Tempe, AZ 11/18/08

Lucha Reigns defeated Payed Daily.

Nick The Fury DeMichael pinned Johnny Manson.

IZW Impulse champion The Great Ryan Lynch (with Nick DeMichael) beat Hawaiian Lion to retain.

NWA Arizona champion and IZW Heavyweight champion GQ Gallo pinned Sergio Vega to retain.

Tyson Tyler defeated Mike G.

"XXX" Lawrence Tyler beat Lars Witfield.

Miracle Mike James & Dread Pirate Bernie defeated NWA-IZW

Tag Team Champions "602 Wrecking Crew" Jacob The Riot Herzberg & Marty Murphy in a Flag match to win the titles.

NWA From Hollywood Taping Results (SPOILERS)

Posted by Larry Csonka on 11.15.2008

All of the action from the first night of taping!

Credit: PWInsider.com

- Billy V & Stone D defeated Joey Ryan & Tristan Gallo.

- Brent Albright defeated Jeff McAlister.

- Trevor Murdoch & Lance Cade defeated Los Luchas in a match that was the start of a five team round robin tournament to crown top contenders to the NWA Tag Team championship.

- NWA champion Blue Demon Jr. was officially awarded the black strap NWA championship with the NWA retiring the red strap belt. Brent Albright came out and challenged Demon to a title match, which Demon accepted. Both men played babyface and showed respect for each other.

- Chase Patrick defeated Tito Aquino.

- NWA North American champion "The Legacy" Mike DiBiase defeated JJ Perez.

- Dave Marquez was interrupted by Native Blood, who do a gimmick that they are a team of Native Americans rich off their Indian Casino with the tag line that they are taking back America "one dollar at a time." They entered the round robin tournament.

- The Young Bucks defeated Los Luchas.

- NWA champion Blue Demon Jr. defeated Oliver John.

- There was a six way match involving Chase Patrick, Shane Haste, Ricky Mandell, Derrick Jannetty, Sidareal and Paul Diamond (not the former AWA star) - haven't heard a result.

- TJ Perkins defeated JJ Perez.

- Brent Albright announced his tag team partner "next week" would be Bryan Danielson.

- Bryan Danielson defeated Cassidy O'Brien.

- Native Blood defeated Los Luchas.

GQ Gallo defends the belts against Johnny Manson

NWA / IZW Impulse #24 Part 2

from RPW ENTERTAINMENT

NWA AZ & IZW Heavyweight Champion GQ Gallo defends the belts against Johnny Manson.

@ Yahoo! Video