Poland’s PpW releases new full event video that features wild four way brawl for championship
Warsaw, Poland’s PpW has released one of their latest events to their YouTube page for free.
The event, which translated from Polish means There Can Only Be One Champion, took place back on March 12, 2022 from the PpW Arena, the 2KOLA (2 wheels) pub in Warsaw.
If you’ve read our coverage on PpW in the past, you’ll know how amazing their live crowds and show day atmosphere can be. That was no different on this evening back in March where the PpW faithful were loud, attentive and passionate throughout.
There Can Only Be One Champion was a special event for PpW and their fans for a multitude of reasons. First, this event came soon after the invasion of Russian forces into Poland’s neighbor, Ukraine. One fan on hand carried a sign that read “make wrestling, not war” while PpW wrestler Isnorr sported blue and yellow ribbons on his wrist to show support for Poland’s neighbor to the east.
The event also marked a big milestone for PpW as a company. PpW has continued to grow, drawing bigger and bigger crowds to 2KOLA, to the point where there was just no more room for fans in the building. For PpW’s May 21st event, Ledwo Legalne 2, the first one to take place after There Can Only Be One Champion, the hardcore promotion moved to a larger venue, Waldorfa 25. It’s unclear at this moment, but it’s possible that this could have been PpW’s last event at the beloved PpW Arena.
It was also a special night due to the big prize that was to be decided in the ring in the night’s main event. Following former champion Osamu quitting the company, the PpW belt was left vacant. Four of the company’s top stars would qualify for an opportunity to claim the title belt at Inside Job back in September of 2021. This would be done in a fatal four way match to close out the night.
Ricardo Diesel chokes out Adam Wong using the ring ropes as an assist as the PpW faithful cheer on. Image courtesy of the PpW Instagram page.
The night’s in ring action was set to kick off with Direk taking on Isnorr in a best two of three falls match. However, before the match could get underway, Direk let the fans know that he was going to make Isnorr take on Royal Striker first before Isnorr would get a chance to step in the ring with him. In the end, the match was nothing more than a setup for Direk and Royal Striker to wear down Isnorr with the match being thrown out after Direk interfered to deliver multiple curb stomps to Isnorr.
The night’s second match featured Ricardo Diesel taking on Adam Wong. The crowd seemed to be split down the middle on who to support in this one with Ricardo Diesel arguably getting a little bit more love. These two had a relatively quick match with the martial artist inspired Adam Wong leaving the ring as the winner.
Bill Feager rocks Tony Sk1n during their battle. Image courtesy of the PpW Instagram page.
The night’s next match would feature the hated Tony Sk1n taking on the beloved Bill Feager. Sk1n had the crowd riled up before the match even started after getting on the microphone and addressing the crowd. Feager would then make his way to the ring to a thunderous ovation. This match featured a little bit of everything from weapon use to pro wrestling psychology and targeting an opponent’s joints. As irritated as the crowd was with Tony Sk1n, he came out of this match looking like a wrestler who “gets it” in terms of in ring psychology and his overall performance was very good. To the delight of the crowd, Feager would be able to fight through Tony Sk1n’s attempts at joint manipulation and even through the weapon use that was introduced to the match. Feager gave off some Jon Moxley vibes both in his look and his fighting spirit along with the way he was able to connect with the crowd and withstand punishment on his way to victory.
Direk lands a jumping kick on Isnorr during their best two of three falls match. Image courtesy of the PpW Instagram page.
Up next would be the Best 2 of 3 Falls match between Isnorr and Direk. Direk was accompanied to the ring by Royal Striker and Isnorr made his way to the ring still looking visibly shaken up from the attack earlier in the night. Both wrestlers traded offense throughout the match with Direk attempting to overcome Isnorr’s size advantage with referee distractions that would allow Royal Striker to get involved. Direk would score the first pinfall of the match and then Isnorr would quickly counter, scoring a pinfall of his own following a spear. The third fall is where things took a turn for the worst for Isnorr. The PpW referee was knocked out in error during a fireman’s carry, leading Direk to use his backyard wrestling title belt to strike Isnorr with the help of Royal Striker. The referee would come to and have no choice but to count to three as Direk stole the win.
Stephen “Biesiad” Strong launches Rob Scaffold sky high in the fatal four way main event. Image courtesy of the PpW Instagram page.
Next, it was time for the main event. The fatal four way hardcore match for the PpW belt between Mr. Z, Rob Scaffold, Johnny Blade and Stephen “Biesiad” Strong. All four competitors got very strong reactions from the fans and all received a special pre-match ring introduction from the voice of PpW, Michael HT. This match was wild from start to finish, featuring a ton of hardcore wrestling, some crazy spots, awesome crowd participation and even some good old-fashioned technical wrestling. Rob Scaffold took to the air often, landing a beautiful top rope dive to the floor at one point. Stephen Strong was tossing guys around and suplexing them out of their shoes. Johnny Blade was unleashing hardcore violence but absorbing it at an even higher rate, as per usual. And Mr. Z was a great mix of the PpW hardcore style and solid in ring wrestling, even pulling out a page from Kenny Omega’s book in the match after hitting a snapdragon suplex and following it up with a flying knee.
All four wrestlers gave it their all in this match, that went for probably around twenty-five minutes at minimum. Definitely check this one out if you’re into hardcore wrestling. When the final bell rang, Stephen “Biesiad” Strong would emerge as the PpW champion. The man who has bled buckets for the Warsaw based company and leapt off ladders finally reached the top of the PpW mountain. Also, according to PpW, at the time of his win, Stephen “Biesiad” Strong was the only pro wrestling champion in Poland.
We hope to see the full event footage from PpW’s follow up event that we alluded to earlier, Ledwo Legalne 2, make it online soon. In the meantime, check out There Can Only Be One Champion below!
