Gorilla Memorial Tournament & Deadeye Sept/Oct 2019

The Gorilla Memorial Tournament kicks off this week with first round action spread over two nights. The winners will advance to next week and stay alive for a shot at becoming the inaugural Warrior Pro Intercontinental Champion. On top of some highly entertaining tournament matchups, each night has a showcase main event to cap off the night.


Tune back in THIS THURSDAY & FRIDAY for all the Round One action!



Night One Match Previews

Roland Chang III (TIPWF) vs “Perfection” Jack Gold
The young stud from Texas Independent will face off against rising star and member of the Wonderland Dojo, Jack Gold. This one will be a classic speed vs power, as RC3 will try and contain the faster Gold while the tag team number one contender will attempt to keep this contest “in the air.” No doubt what happens outside the ring will have a part in this one as well, as both men are known to bring entourages- this will no doubt be an excellent kickoff match to the tournament.

Roy Carter vs Trey Taylor
Roy Carter has made a habit of picking on Training Grounds alum over the last year, but Trey Taylor could prove a dangerous opponent. While some may pencil in Roy as a shoe in for the final four, Taylor took Jimmy Hawkins to the brink and has all the tools to pull off the massive upset.

Stan Classic vs Markus Winter
Expect a good ol fashion brawl in this one. Winters impressed quite a few people with his performance in the G2 tournament, and now we’ll see if he’s been able to build on that experience- because it won’t be easy. Stan Classic is veteran with a well-earned reputation for ending an opponent’s night with a vicious closeline or four. Regardless of who comes out on top, this could be where to look for MotN.

Showcase Main Event: Tank and Lefty McDaniel vs Gears of War
Lefty asked for this match as a personal favor as a way to properly honor his father’s memory and kick off the tournament proper. So it will be Tank and Lefty against the fearsome former Tag Team Champions, Gears of War.



Kyle Anderson (Phoenix Rising) vs Cage Wageman (PCP)
Night Two kicks off with to impressive outside talents facing off against each other for the “privilege” of meeting Rampage Hunter in Round 2. Both Anderson and Wageman bring impressive reputations from their home promotions, and both will look to broaden that reputation with a win that will not only move them to next week, but claim promotion bragging rights over the other.

Maverick Reed vs Byron Worthy
Worthy, after building a ton of hype following an upset over Rampage Hunter and an alignment with the Wonderland dojo, has seen his star fall in recent weeks as he struggles to find wins. Meanwhile Maverick Reed boasts an undefeated singles run in the promotion coupled with an impressive 2nd place finish in the 49th Parallel Tournament. A win for either man could be the launching pad to bigger things.

Robino (iWe) vs Danny Angelo
Perhaps Robino has been hearing the whispers around iWe- that the promotion seems to have Warrior Pro’s number. Obnoxio, Dirk van Oranje, King Nyu have all see success in between the ropes of the blue and yellow. Oh how sweet would it be for owner David Harley if he could claim to have the first Warrior Pro IC Champ under his umbrella. It won’t be an easy road for Robino however, as he’ll face the ultra dangerous Danny Angelo, who many pegged as the top talent in what is turning out to be an impressive inaugural class for Training Grounds.

Showcase Main Event: The Jackson Hole Outlaws vs Cogburn Ranch
A preview of Deadeye’s main event, as Doc and Lariato bring their friends in a six man tag that’s sure to resemble a bar room brawl. Add to the mystery who will be joining Doc and Roy Carter, a question Doc has promised to answer ahead of the match…

BEFORE WE GET STARTED, A BRIEF (NON-KAFAYBE) MESSAGE:

The first round of the Gorilla Memorial Tournament was filled with great wrestling and some interesting post-match theatrics, including a full on brawl between the Cogburn Ranch and the Jackson Hole Outlaws. The stakes are that much higher for Round Two, where the winners will move on to face off ad DEADEYE on October 10th for a chance to be the first Warrior Pro Wrestling Intercontinental Champion.



For the second consecutive week, RC3 will face a contrasting style as he faces high flyer Jimmy Hawkins. But the challenge will be ramped up as the impressive Change will face a much more accomplished foe. Hawkins, back from his excursion with AAW has been relentlessly focused and seems primed to make a name for himself out on the west coast. But a focused and committed RC3 could be showing the world that his upside potential is here and present, which would be a scary realization for the rest of the tournament field.

Stan Classic vs Roy Carter
Roy Carter wins matches, and he doesn’t really care how that happens as long as it does. His win last week was (mostly) by the book and another win here could get Carter one step closer to becoming the first wrestler to hold both a singles and tag team title. His immediate hurdle will not be an easy one though. Veteran Stan Classic stands as perhaps the biggest dark horse in the tournament, and could very well see himself in the finals if he can stay focused and not let whatever drama is brewing in the Wonderland Dojo team spill out into the ring.

Kyle Anderson (Phoenix Rising) vs Rampage Hunter
Kyle Anderson looked like a million bucks in his first match for Warrior Pro, and his reward will be facing the most physically imposing competitor in the field- former iWe IC champ and Warrior Pro world champion Rampage Hunter. These two have a ton in common, big brawlers that like to use their strength to overpower opponents. Can Kyle power his way to the final 4? Or will Rampage storm through his first match and lay claim to yet another singles title.

Byron “Prime Time” Worthy vs Robino (iWe)
What is up with Byron Worthy? The rookie made waves in the first round going after Jack Gold and Stan Classic before the latter kicked him out of his match. Shunned by the group he still managed an upset in round one, but his opponent for round two will not be so easy. Will Worthy be able to mend the fences he needs, or will he be left again on an island against a former iWe champion? Robino seems poised to let the world know that he’s a major player, but he better not be looking ahead or the impressive rookie just might drop him on his head and send him on his way….

Last night, Warrior Pro Wrestling was scheduled to have a press conference promoting their upcoming event- Deadeye, which will be LIVE Oct. 10th @7pm PT on Twitch. The press conference was scheduled to have the events main event, a heavyweight championship match between reigning champ Doc Wyatt and challenger Lil Lariato- but a brawl broke out between the two before anything could get started.

Reports indicate the brawl started when Lariato confronted Doc backstage. Words were exchanged and it is believed that Lil Lariato threw the first blow- which erupted the staging area as both the Jackson Hole Outlaws and Cogburn Ranch immediately jumped in causing a mini riot. The brawl even spilled briefly into the actual press room, where reporters saw both Doc and Lariato exchanging blows before Warrior Pro owner Tank McDaniel separated the two, and eventually restored order before calling off the press conference and sending both teams home.

In an interesting twist, Red Masterson was sucker punched by a member of Wacker Drive Revival's D-Team, who curiously were not even invited to the press conference. Freight Train was seen apologizing to the media "Uh, sorry about my girl there, she, uh, was just a bit ticked after that stuff at Midas's deal...."






As they were being escorted out of the building, Cogburn Ranch found a camera and had this exchange…



Doc Wyatt talked to a small group of reporters outside the building and had this to say about the incident and his opponent…