April Cruels Day 2012 was a professional wrestling event produced by Vendetta Pro Wrestling which took place on April 15, 2012 at the Desert Empire Fairgrounds in Ridgecrest, California. It was the 3rd annual April Cruels Day event. Like the last several events held by Vendetta Pro, this onewas recorded for DVD, with expected release by Highlight Media.
Background[]
April Cruels Day featured professional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that played out on Vendetta Pro Wrestling's previous events. Wrestlers portrayed villains or heroes as they followed a series of events that built tension, and culminated into a wrestling match or series of matches.
Shannon Ballard won his second Vendetta Pro Wrestling Heavyweight title back at Shamrock Slam, defeateding Sunami in an unscheduled match. Famous B won the Tri-Force title as well at Shamrock Slam, pinning B-Boy, and causing Rik Luxury to lose the title in the one-fall match, even though he was not personally defeated. Dos Perfectos continue their reign as the Unified All Pro Wrestling/Vendetta Pro Wrestling Tag-Team Champions, and have been undefeated for over a year.
Austin Draven will be working his final match on the Independent Circuit at this event, challenging his former trainer for the Vendetta Pro title, before making his way to WWE development.
The main event will feature two stars of this last season of WWE Tough Enough, as A.J. Kirsch will take on Eric Watts. Kirsch defeated former Vendetta Pro Champion "Gorgeous" Joey kAos at Shamrock Slam. Eric Watts will make his first Vendetta Pro appearance since Terror Rising, in which he teamed with Chavo Guerrero Jr and David Hart Smith to defeated Billy Blade, Sean Casey and Shannon Ballard.
Results[]
- (c) refers to the champion(s) heading into the match.
- "The Rock of Love" Billy Blade defeated Sam Knight
- Mucha Lucha (Tenchismo & Fernando Estrella) defeated Clay Tawzer & Ricky Ruffin
- SU/KA (Sunami & Kadin Anthony) defeated Parental Discretion (Mike Menace & Mario Banks) by DQ
- Shannon Ballard (c) defeated Austin Draven to retain the Vendetta Pro Heavyweight Championship
- Dos Perfectos (Greg Hernandez & Jesse Jimenez) (c) defeated Creepshow (J.D. Horror & Sledge) to retain the Unified Tag-Team Championship
- Famous B (c) defeated Ray Rosas and "Wrestling Personified" Rik Luxury to retain the Tri-Force Championship
- A.J. Kirsch defeated "Big Nasty" Eric Watts in a battle of Tough Enough contestants
Other on-screen talent[]
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Ring Announcer Referee(s)
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See also[]
- Vendetta Pro Wrestling
- Vendetta Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Championship
- Vendetta Pro Wrestling Tri-Force Championship
- APW / Vendetta Pro Unified Tag-Team Championship
- Tough Enough
- A.J. Kirsch
- Eric Watts
- Shannon Ballard
External links[]
| Vendetta Pro Wrestling Events |
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| 2009 |
| Summer Sizzle |
| 2010 |
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Winter Wonder Slam • Retaliation • April Cruels Day • Melee • Summer Sizzle • September 2 Remember • Terror Dome • Winter Wonder Slam |
| 2011 |
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Reflexion • April Cruels Day • Casino Royale • Melee • Summer Sizzle • September 2 Remember • Terror Rising |
| 2012 |
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Reflexion • Shamrock Slam • April Cruels Day • Casino Royale • Melee • Salinas Valley Fair • Summer Sizzle • Summertime Bruise • September 2 Remember • Live in Goleta • Desert Empire Fair • Terror Dome • Terror Rising |
| 2013 |
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Dragon Gate USA • Shamrock Slam • Casino Royale • Salinas Valley Fair • Madera County Fair • Underground • Summer Sizzle Tour Day 1 • Summer Sizzle Tour Day 2 • Immortal Fear • Lompoc Flower Festival • Underground • Underground • September To Remember • Underground • Vendetta Pro Versus • Terror Rising • The Final Level • Winter Wonder Slam |
| 2014 |
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Reflexion • Shamrock Slam • April Cruels Day • At Pop Culture Expo • Melee Tour - Day 1 • Melee Tour - Day 2 • Melee Tour - Day 3 • Casino Royale - Day 1 • Casino Royale - Day 2 • Summer Sizzle Tour • VendettaVersary • Summertime Bruise • September To Remember V • Terror Rising - Day 1 • Terror Rising - Day 2 • Winter Wonder Slam |
| 2015 |
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Pro Reflexion 2015 • Pro Shamrock Slam Tour - Night 1 • Pro Shamrock Slam • Pro Casino Royale - Night 1 • Pro Casino Royale - Night 2 • Pro Underground • Pro Melee Tour - Night 1 • Pro Melee Tour - Night 2 • Pro Melee Tour - Night 3 • Pro Summer Sizzle Tour - Night 1 • Pro Vendettaversary • Pro September To Remember VI • Pro Terror Rising • Pro Winter Wonder Slam: Black Friday |
| 2016 |
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Pro Reflexion • Pro Februtality • Pro April Cruels Day • Pro Casino Royale - Night 1 • Pro Casino Royale - Night 2 • Pro Melee Tour - Night 1 • Pro Melee Tour - Night 2 • Pro Melee Tour - Night 3 • Summer Sizzle 2016 - Night 1 • Summer Sizzle 2016 - Night 2 • Vendettaversary VII • Septemer To Remember VII • Final Conflict • |
| 2017 |
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Reflexion • Februtality • Pro Midget Mania - Night 1 • Pro Midget Mania - Night 2 • |