The wait for fans of European women's wrestling is over. The challenger for Jenny Sjodin's Pro-Wrestling:EVE Title at XWA Goldrush on Saturday, February 4 has been announced. And it's a Lancashire lass challenging for the title in Lancashire, as Europe's toughest women return to Morecambe with the gold on the line!
Jenny Sjodin and April Davids know each other very, very well. They are best friends, tag team and training partners as part of The Northern Shooters Gym.
These two incredibly tough women faced each other in the debut match of Pro-Wrestling:EVE. Sjodin was the first person to walk through the EVE curtain but on that night it was Davids who came out the victor following the Ankle Bite (Ankle Lock).
In their second contest Sjodin came out on top after a trio of vicious German suplexes and a dragon clutch for the tap out victory.
When asked after their second contest why they fought each other so hard, Davids replied: "I'm only going to get better by fighting the best, and fighting Jenny makes me a better fighter". Jenny replied "It's the same for me when fighting April, I'm a better fighter after each fight, she brings the best out of me."
The third time the two faced was in the main event of the first ever huge EVE v Ice Ribbon event in Nottingham in October 2011. This time Sjodin came in as EVE Champion having defeated Britani Knight for the championship in that classic match on the XWA June 4 show in Morecambe (don't forget the XWA War on the Shore VII DVD is available now with this match featured, from www.xwawrestling.com).
The two fought for 30+ minutes with Sjodin eventually scoring the decisive decision following her patented Cross Arm Breaker. They received a standing ovation that lasted nearly six minutes, long after the two had even left the ringside area and returned to the dressing room. Three quarters of the way through the contest Davids broke her ankle after a top rope superplex, then landed a top rope cross body to the concrete floor. Who knows what might have happened had that injury not occurred?
Jenny has so far defended the EVE Championship against Aurora Flame of Norway, Rhia O'Reilly of Northern Ireland, Emi Sakura of Japan, Super Janey B (home planet unknown) and of course April herself. This will be Jenny's sixth title defence, but can she beat Davids again when April will have her home county fans firmly behind her?
In further news from the EVE camp, Jenny Sjodin is currently set to main event the first ever iPPV from Europe at Pro-Wrestling:EVE's No Man's Land:Sjodin v Alpha on February 18 in Sudbury, to be broadcasted live on www.Diva-Dirt.com - where the Swede is scheduled to defend against Alpha Female.
However EVE officials have said that should Davids win the title at Morecambe, then the iPPV match will be changed to a one-fall Triple Threat match with Davids defending the title against BOTH Sjodin and Alpha.
It's a fantastic incentive for The Lancashire Terrier. Can she win the Pro-Wrestling:EVE Championship in the Red Rose county? Or will The Female Fight Machine prove too strong and register her third victory over the tenacious April? One thing's for certain, if you've seen these two girls fight before, it will be ONE HELL OF A MATCH!
Get your tickets for XWA Goldrush 2012 from the XWA website www.xwawrestling.com - Doors open 7pm, bell time is 7.30pm. The show is at The Carleton, Alhambra Buildings, Marine Road West, Morecambe, Lancs. Tickets cost £15 for ringside, £12 for adults, £9.50 for children, £36 for a family of four and £49 for a family of six. Local ticket outlets to open shortly. Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult. Card subject to change.