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The sixth edition of Hot Summer’s Night was held on February 2 at the Gate One Theater in Perth. It was the first event of the year of Explosive Pro Wrestling, a wrestling company founded in 2001 and considered one of the most famous in Australia and the most famous in Western Australia.
The show consisted of seven matches in which only one of the three titles of the company was in dispute. Gavin McGavin successfully retained the EPW Heavyweight Championship by defeating Mick Moretti. This was the seventh successful defense of McGavin, whose reign has already exceeded 170 days.
In a show of this magnitude, almost all the matches were up to the circumstances, but only a few will be remembered over the months. Here are the three best matches of Hot Summer’s Night 2019.
#3 The Untouchables (Damian Slater & Marcius Pitt) vs. Julian Ward & Scotty Ryan
In the fifth match of the night, we saw The Untouchables (Damian Slater & Marcius Pitt) defeating Scotty Ryan & Julian Ward in a tag team match that lasted 15 minutes and 57 seconds.
The lack of chemistry between Ryan and Ward was evident, unlike Slater and Pitt, who showed a lot of coordination and impeccable teamwork.
Despite the poor coordination of Ryan and Ward, both had outstanding moments, although they didn’t perform remarkable joint maneuvers. The highlight was an amazing Springboard Dropkick by Ryan on Slater and Pitt.
Pitt got the pin fall after covering Ward after three consecutive moves: a German Suplex, a Clothesline, and Midnight Hour with Slater.
Scotty Ryan and Julian Ward had a not very friendly exchange of words after the defeat and agreed to a match at EPW Goldrush in April where Scotty Ryan will defend his EPW Coastal Championship.
#2 Michael Morleone vs. Hayden Zenith
The fourth match of the night was a Claremont Street Fight Match between two former members of Generation Zero. Michael Morleone defeated Hayden Zenith in an intense duel that lasted 16 minutes and 19 seconds.
Generation Zero reached its peak a few months ago when its members owned all three of the company's titles: Morleone as EPW Heavyweight Champion, Ryan as EPW Coastal Champion and Allyson Cruz & Hayden Zenith as EPW Tag Team Champions.
Morleone lost no time and started attacking Zenith as soon as he entered the ring. The combat moved quickly out of the ring, where both used kendo sticks, barricades, and the floor to do damage. The action then continued inside the ring where both used steel chairs and straight fists.
The end of the match came after Hayden fell on chairs from the top of the corner after a Choke Bomb, resulting in a pin fall and victory for Morleone.
'The Don' Michael Morleone finally got his long-awaited revenge against the man who betrayed him. Zenith was responsible for Morleone losing the EPW Heavyweight Championship.
#1 Gavin McGavin vs. Mick Moretti
The EPW Heavyweight Championship was in dispute in the main event. Gavin McGavin successfully retained his title after an extremely difficult duel that lasted 32 minutes and 16 seconds.
The start of the match was even, although then the dominance was on the part of Moretti. The key to McGavin's victory was concentrating his attacks on his opponent's left leg with numerous maneuvers, especially with Ankle Locks.
Although it was difficult for him to stand, Moretti made a German Suplex standing on one foot and performed an unpredictable Suicide Dive. After a German Suplex followed by a Dragon Suplex, Moretti seemed to recover, but Gavin regained ground and didn't stop insisting with the Ankle Lock.
Moretti carried out the Arm Trap Headlock Driver, but during the process he accidentally hit the referee. This was taken advantage of by McGavin, who attacked the left leg of Moretti with a stick and followed with a reinforced Ankle Lock. The pain was unbearable for Moretti and McGavin won the victory by submission.
After the match, Michael Morleone interrupted McGavin's celebration and invoked his rematch clause for the EPW Heavyweight Championship. So McGavin and Morleone will meet again at EPW Goldrush on April 6.
It’s important to remember that McGavin won the title after defeating Morleone in a Steel Cage Match at EPW Vendetta in August 2018.
