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)



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