NWF’s first round match to decide who will be going to Germany!

With Austria no longer taking part in the European Heavyweight Championship tournament, the Norwegian Wrestling Federation (NWF) are happy to announce their first round match to decide the NWF's quarter final participant in Buchholz. At the next NWF event this coming Saturday (13/3), the NWF have decided to give four wrestlers the opportunity to wrestle in a Four Man Elimination match to decide their wrestler in the April tournament.

The four heavyweight wrestlers competing for the NWF's quarter final spot are:
 
Garm Støylencould very well be described as an "NWF original". He made his wrestling debut at the NWF's historic first ever Norwegian wrestling event in 2001 and is one of only five wrestlers from that event who is still active in the ring. Garm Støylen's evil tactics and mindgames have made him a very dangerous wrestler for all opponents in Norway. On the European wrestling scene, he is a well kept secret but should definately not be taken lightly if he goes to Buchholz.

When Superman, Spiderman and Batman are only film and comic book characters, Kaptein Knoke is a real superhero! The heavyweight superhero can be seen bodyslamming two opponents at once in the wrestling ring or defy gravity when he flies out of the ring, hitting opponents with topés. If he goes to the quarter final in Buchholz, he is most likely to be the most colourful character in the whole tournament. Everyone needs a hero, so why not a superhero?

"Ikonet" Erik Isaksen is the veteran of the Norwegian wrestling scene and is described as the Icon of Norwegian wrestling. He has won several championships around Europe and has also wrestled in Japan. This past weekend at an event in Fredrikshavn, Erik Isaksen defeated Chaos, who is already qualified for Buchholz, and Tank in a triple threat to win the Danish Pro Wrestling Championship.

The 130 kilos NWF newcomer Stig "Slegga" Mortensen might be Norway's strongest wrestler. Early in his career, he was the bodyguard for NWF wrestler Hans Christian Haandlycken. From hammering his rich employer's opponents at ringside, Stig Mortensen was given the well-fitting nickname Slegga which means "the sledgehammer". His alliance with Garm Støylen could end up as a major factor in the NWF's 4-man elmination match.

When two wrestlers are eliminated from the Four Man Elimination match, the two last remaining wrestlers are those who officially will be placed in tournament tree for the European Heavyweight Championship tournament and wrestle for NWF's quarter final spot. Who will go on to represent NWF in Buchholz? 

Middleweight spectacular adds Michael Knight!

As previously announced, there is going to be a huge non tournament middleweight match taking place in Buchholz. “Israel’s Son” Noam Dar has already been announced before. In this spectacular match-up he will be joined by non other than Germany’s fan favourite, ”The German Highlight” Michael Knight out of Norderstedt, Germany. The current CWN Middleweight champion who is also one part of the current DPW tag team champions One Knight In Paris in Denmark is one to watch out and is willing to prove his reputation as one of Europe’s findest middleweight wrestlers today. But he will not be the last wrestler in this match – more names to be announced really soon.

International Pre-Sale!

Tickets for this huge event are available worldwide through our ticket distributor Ticketmaster, on their website www.ticketmaster.co.uk and national sisters sites, their ticket vendors as well as directly through CWN’s website shop.catchwrestling.de . Ticket prices are only 15 Euros (first and second row 18 Euros) with special discounts for kids under 12 available!

More information regarding the tournament will be available soon.

Nominees:

- #1 "Bad Bones" John Kay (Germany, CWN)
- #2 Charlie Kid (Italy, ICW)

- #3 „The Guv’nor“ Martin Stone (England, PBW)

- #4 „The Prodigy” Paul Malen (England, SSW)

- #5 Chaos (Denmark, DPW)

- #6 “Rebel” Damon Brix (Austria, WWPW)

- #7 “Hellvetic Warrior” Jamie Gardner (Switzerland, WWPW)

- #8 Rampage Brown (England, ASW)

- #9 still to come (Norway, NWF)

- #10 Lionheart (Scotland, PBW)

- #11 “Bad Boy Of British Wrestling” Jon Ryan (England, CWN)

- #12 Kaio (Italy, ICW)

- #13 “The Heavyweight House Of Pain” Stixx (England, SSW)

- #14 Prince Mohammed (Denmark, DPW)

- #15 Mikey Whiplash (England, ASW)

- #16 still to come (Norway, NWF)

First Round Matches

CWN: ”Bad Bones” John Kay vs. “Bad Boy Of British Wrestling” Jon Ryan (February 20, 2010, Tangstedt, Germany)

ICW: Charlie Kid vs. Kaio (February 6, 2010, Pavia, Italy)

NWF: Garm Støylen vs. Kaptein Knoke vs. Erik Isaksen vs. Stig Mortensen (March 13, 2010, Oslo, Norway)

PBW: “The Guv’nor” Martin Stone vs. Lionheart (October 17, 2009, Irvine, Scotland)

SSW: ”The Prodigy” Paul Malen vs. “Heavyweight House Of Pain” Stixx (February 5, 2010, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England)

DPW: Chaos vs. Prince Mohammed (January 2, 2010, Nykøbing Falster, Denmark)

WWPW: “Rebel” Damon Brix vs. „Hellvetic Warrior“ Jamie Gardner (August 26, 2009, Häselgehr, Austria)

ASW: Rampage Brown vs. Mikey Whiplash

One Night Eight Man Tournament

UEWA European Heavyweight Championship Tournament

Date: April 24^th, 2010

Venue: Schützenhalle

Town: Buchholz (Nordheide), Germany

Quarterfinals

“Bad Bones” John Kay (CWN) vs. Lionheart (PBW)

Kaio (ICW) vs. ??? (NWF)

Paul Malen (SSW) vs. Chaos (DPW)

Damon Brix (WWPW) vs. Rampage Brown or Mikey Whiplash (ASW)

+ Semi Finals

+ Final

Non Tournament Middleweight Action including

- Noam Dar (Tel Aviv, Israel)

- Michael Knight (Norderstedt, Germany)