I recently got a chance to lend my voice once again for Fair City Wrestling with their ‘Nae Mercy’ event that took place back in March. It was a hot Elgin night, in a box room I pretend is a studio, and having left a glass of water and an antihistamine or five downstairs, it made for a blur all round.

So now that the full show is available on YouTube I’ve sat back to relive the event, doing all I can to not cringe at my deteriorating voice throughout.

The main selling point for the event was Marcus “The Glory” Hunter finally getting his just desserts courtesy of Patryk Peterski, a long running story spanning over the course of 2024 into 2025 and the twists and turns that came with it. Title matches were announced and the surrounding mystery of the death of Casey being afoot at The Tulloch Institute in Perth.

FCW Women’s Championship – Triple Threat – Eden defeated Brodie Adler, and Ellie Armstrong by pinfall to win the FCW Women’s Championship.

We were straight into title action with Stevie Wizard being the master of ceremonies to introduce the FCW Women’s Championship triple threat bout.

Adler and Armstrong shoved each other back and forth, brushing away Eden who responded with a primal scream to announce her inclusion wasn’t just set dressing. A slam sent Eden rolling out of the ring to leave it down to the two powerhouses who threw forearms back and forth. Eden returned to try and get the quick pin on Armstrong, who kicked out and made Eden pay by taking aim at her and keeping Adler on the outside.

Brodie got back in to join Eden to take out Armstrong, but as Eden went for the pin following a standing moonsault the dissention began with the champion striking first with a clothesline which gave Ellie the opportunity to return to the fray.

The moves were flying, Adler planted Armstrong with a Uranage but before she could take advantage Eden ran in with a Codebreaker and finished The Plant Based Powerhouse with a Twisted Bliss to become the new FCW Women’s Champion.

It was a rough and ready triple threat match with some shaky moments. Eden grew into the match with her strikes looking soft in the opening exchanges. Ellie Armstrong had a stand out showing, and kept things flowing when in the ring. I enjoyed the exchanges between Armstrong and Adler, it wasn’t pretty but two powerhouses just throwing hands is a spectacle in of itself.

Luke Matthews defeated Euan G Mackie by pinfall.

There was no flair from Euan G Mackie who went straight after Luke Matthews from the off, attacking relentlessly to have Matthews scrambling to get his bearings and grabbing a plastic bottle from a fan in the front row to create some separation from his attacker.

The brawling continued around ringside, Luke launched a charging Mackie into a wall as the match finally returned to the ring for the bell to officially ring to start the match.

Now that the feral energy was burned off, Euan looked to have more control in his actions with forearms. Matthews countered an Irish Whip to the corner with a step up spinning wheel kick to put Mackie down and take charge of the bout. Luke slowed down the match, placing kicks with precision.

Euan continued to fight back, but Matthews kept Mackie at bay while goading the former FCW Heavyweight Champion throughout. Euan managed to hit a Shotgun Dropkick to tie Matthews up in the ropes and went hallirackit at the left knee. Matthews was in panic mode trying to keep Euan away from the limb as Mackie attempted to lock in a kneebar.

The battle continued, with both men running out of ideas and stamina wailing at each other with forearms. Euan hit an Sliced Bread and a top rope leg drop but Matthews lifted a shoulder up at two. As Mackie took a moment to recover he found his head being curb stomped into the canvas to put him away for the three.

Matthews continued the assault after the match until Kevin Williams marched out to send the zebra army to usher Luke out of The Tulloch Institute.

It was an intense encounter as both men just threw everything at each other with plenty of fire. It lost the crowd a little bit in moments but they were soon drawn back in as Euan G Mackie desperately tried to survive the onslaught from Matthews. The switch in demeanour when Matthews got tied up and had his left knee becoming the target was used well to show how alarmed he was when a weakness was exposed, leading to how quickly he was trying to end the match to stop Mackie from picking it apart any further like he was a wounded animal was a brilliant beat to have.

Two on Three Handicap Match – Retro Filth (Retro Randy Valentine & Ryan Roode) defeated Rich Money, & Legends Never Die (Fulton King & Sami Sparx) by pinfall.

Retro Randy was quick to strike Rich Money upon entering to set the tone for the scrap to come. As the match settled and the bell rung, it was Rich Money who was left to start with Ryan Roode who had no qualms about dropping Rich with a back suplex to send him scurrying for the tag.

It didn’t take long with Retro Filth to get going, double teaming Sami Sparx with a battering ram. Fulton King weathered the fire of Valentine to avoid suffering a tandem offense to send Randy into the path of Roode to give the trio the advantage.

Valentine was then isolated from Roode, Fulton King kept the pressure on with frequent tags until Rich Money requested to get a piece of Randy but a stereo clothesline sent them both crashing to the mat. The bad luck continued for Money, missing a corner splash with the assistance from Fulton King to allow Randy to tag in Roode to get filthy.

Legends Never Die tried to make an exit, with Rich Money closely following but a bat swinging Jay Robin met them at the exit to leave them prone for a big dive from Ryan Roode. Money was brought back into the ring to feel an ELBOW DROP OF DOOM from Randyto give Retro Filth the victory.

A solid match that had a high crowd investment, they love them some Retro Filth. The strange bedfellows dynamic of Legends Never Die and Rich Money was a bit of fun.

We came back to see Moxie Malone in the midst of cashing in her FCW Women’s Championship during the interval.

FCW Women’s Championship – Moxie Malone defeated Eden by pinfall to win the FCW Women’s Championship.

Moxie used the Game Changer briefcase before officially cashing in to level Eden but it wasn’t enough to keep the champion down. As Eden tried to gather her thoughts, Malone grabbed her for a Killswitch to win the FCW Women’s Championship.

I loved this. In my very hazy memories I can’t remember something like this happening. Using the “any time, anywhere” literally and having such a left field cash in. Moxie wasn’t announced for the show, there was no indication that she was even in Perth, but she struck at a time that wasn’t convenient for Fair City Wrestling fans who were going to the toilet, taking a smoke break, or buying merch. She cashed in on her time when the champion would least suspect it. An excellent shocking moment in Fair City Wrestling, and it fits Moxie Malone as a character perfectly.

FCW Tag Team Championships – DE (Duke & Sebastian Asher) defeated The Scum Bucks (Eddie Devine & Ian Ambrose) by pinfall to retain the FCW Tag Team Championships.

Duke gloated about the attack on JD Wilde that would look to have The Scum Bucks forfeit their chance at the gold, but Ian Ambrose entered teasing a mystery tag team partner to reveal Eddie Devine spawning on the ring apron to dive onto the champions.

With the champions reeling, Ambrose took charge early on. Asher took exception with the surprise and overwhelmed Devine with punches, dragging him from the ring and battering him at ringside to distract Ian and let Duke take advantage.

DE got to work, keeping Ambrose in their corner and dissected the FCW Heavyweight Champion, wearing down the spine. Their plan worked with a Fireman’s Carry being easily countered by Sebastian Asher while Ambrose struggled to straighten his back. DE kept clawing at Ambrose and not giving him a second of peace.

Ambrose kept fighting, managing to counter a superplex attempt to land a draping double foot stomp to Asher but despite reaching for the tag Duke was on hand to drop Devine from the apron. A second wind and multiple cutter variations got Ian back into position to tag in Mighty Fine Eddie Devine as he met Sebastian Asher face to face.

An incensed Devine spiked Asher with a tornado DDT but Duke returned to break up the count. They tried to put Eddie away but Ambrose rescued Devine and used him to helicopter spin to send everyone dizzy.

Duke was sent to the outside with Ambrose in hot pursuit with a dive through the ropes. As it looked like it was The Scum Bucks’ time, Eddie Devine ran into a torso splitting spear from Sebastian Asher to keep the titles in the camp of DE.

There was this tension I felt throughout the match where Ian Ambrose was trying to do all the work with Eddie there as a placeholder for JD Wilde. During the beatdown from DE, when there was an opportunity to tag Devine in Ambrose was just keep fighting instead. Ultimately the pride was put to the side but even with the adrenaline in his soul it didn’t take long for DE to take Eddie out and Asher did it emphatically. Another good match.

FCW Junior Heavyweight Championship – Spike Tierney defeated Lou King Sharp by pinfall to retain the FCW Junior Heavyweight Championship.

In the penultimate match of the evening, Lou King Sharp returned to Fair City Wrestling to face the long reigning Junior Heavyweight Championship Spike Tierney.

There was no time for Stevie Wizard’s championship introduction when Spike dropkicked Sharp from the outset to try and bombard The Blood Tourist early on but it wasn’t enough to throw Lou off as he came back swinging wildly. The match lead outside for Sharp to land a Cactus Elbow.

Spike picked his moment to stop the momentum of Lou King Sharp, catching him while scaling the turnbuckle and bringing him back to the ground, putting the boots to the challenger and having the answers to Sharp’s attempts to fight back. Lou hit a cutter to gain some space but was soon having his eyes gouged to put Spike Tierney back in the driver’s seat.

The strikes were traded with Lou King Sharp getting the upper hand, landing a 619 but couldn’t hit the follow up Frog Splash, finding himself at the rough end of a Rough Ryder from Tierney. Tierney’s top rope endeavour also missed as his Swanton Bomb missed the target. Sharp couldn’t capitalise, Spike sidestepped a running boot to bludgeon Lou with an Abra-Kebabra to retain.

It was an action packed title contest that had some close calls but made for an entertaining match. These two worked well together, and the energy that Lou King Sharp brings to every match always makes it a worthwhile bout.

Lumberjack Match – Patryk Peterski defeated Marcus “The Glory” Hunter by pinfall.

The lumberjacks arrived to surround the ring, all adorned in checked shirts, a loud vocal majority on the side of Patryk Peterski.

Hunter threw the first punch to no effect, tasting a big forearm in return. A second go round had the same outcome as Marcus tried to rollout but was quickly rolled in by the surrounding lumberjacks.

Peterski continued the demolition of Marcus Hunter, slamming him to the mat and crushing him into the corner with splashes. Some quick thinking had Hunter trip out the knee of Patryk, putting him to the outside for Legends Never Die to take advantage until reinforcements arrived to return Peterski between the ropes only to have Marcus Hunter put all his effort in dismantling the left knee of Big Paddy Cool with kicks and stretches.

A rabid Hunter started headbutting and biting at the joint, doing everything possible to make Patryk’s life a misery. Peterski took Hunter down for a Boston Crab but couldn’t stay upright due to the damage already done. Hunter applied an ankle lock but was sent to the outside to counter, finding himself suffering the consequences of his past actions with Sebastian Asher and Fulton King delivering hard open hand slaps with Rich Money excitedly joining in.

Suddenly a brawl between the lumberjacks kicked off which was put to rest by a big second rope dive from Peterski. Paddy went back to Hunter with a Polish Hammer, spinebuster, and Pole-ympic Slam to finally put Marcus “The Glory” Hunter to bed.

For those that have been coming to Fair City Wrestling events and have invested in the stories being told, the satisfaction in seeing Marcus Hunter once again being dispatched was euphoric. Patryk Peterski has been the everyman in Fair City Wrestling, if you want a job done then Patryk is your man, commentary? Yes. Podcasting? Yes. Stepping into the action against all comers? Patryk already has his boots on ready to go. He represents the fans of Fair City Wrestling, and putting away a bully who has been relentlessly callous with no reason presented is something I’m sure could be seen as inspiring to a young audience.

If you break down the match move for move, it wasn’t your five star classic, or whatever big Dave’s scale goes to, but the emotions and conclusion put it up to a top level of story telling.

The show name ‘Nae Mercy’ summed up the night, nearly every match started with pent up aggression being released. No pretty tie ups, just fists and boots being flung around with reckless abandon.

Sports entertainment was provided, along with shocking moments to keep you coming back for more. The Game Changer cash in was fantastic, with all the matches having a positive reception from the crowd. An electric night in Perth.

The full show is available on YouTube: