'If you mess with the bull you'll get the horns,” Tauranga wrestler Bull Addamz warns his opponents.
Bull is 120kg of brutal Tongan muscle that can fly through the air with the grace of a murderous swan when he launches himself off the top rope of the ring.
He's an affable toko prone to a smile, but his mood quickly disintegrates when talk turns to wrestler Lazarus Volt – his former mentor.
'My debut match was against Lazarus in 2007 and I was ripped off,” he says as the white of his eyes turn blood red with rage. 'To this day I'm still looking for that revenge, I'm deadly keen to pummel Lazarus Volt into the ground.”
After five years of waiting Bull finally gets his chance for redemption at Bummerslam 2015 – the infamous wrestling and punk showcase at the G2 Bar in Greerton on September 26.
Presented by Tauranga Music Sux, local sons Bull Addamz, Lazarus Volt, Nero Moore and Scowlin Wolf take on international veteran Graham Hughes and his stable of wrestlers from the Auckland-based Hughes Academy of Professional Wrestling.
Three hours of wrestling is on the cards and an eagerly awaited match up will be a multi-man fight between Bull, Lazarus, Scowling and a blow up doll – yes, you read that correctly.
'Last year they were wrestling for the Woodcock Championship and a blow-up doll interfered with the match,” says Bummerslam organiser Austin Cunningham. 'It ended up beating Scowlin and Lazarus, so the doll is currently the reigning champ.”
Once the dust has settled and revenge has been served, the punks take over for more than three hours of music, from 9pm.
Tauranga's The Gobsh**e's Cookbook, The Most Boring Story Ever, Ed Gains and the Human Remains and Auckland headliners Black Science then promise to tear up the G2 Bar.
'First things first, I'll take care of Lazarus Volt, then I'll take care of this doll,” says an eerily cold and composed Bull.
'Apparently there's some other skinny guy named Scowlin Wolf showing up too, but he best get out of my way if he knows what's good for him.”
TMS presents Bummerslam 2015 at the G2 Bar in Greerton on Saturday, September 26, and entry costs $10. Everyone under 18-year-old must be accompanied by an adult.
For more information visit Facebook and search for: Tauranga Music Sux.
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