DEFIANT Wrestling has announced WALTER’s opponent for the Fight or Flight PPV. The DEFIANT Internet Champion was due to face Chris Ridgeway, the UK based grappler unfortunately has to pass up on the title shot due to illness. DEFIANT sent out the following regarding the situation:
“Chris Ridgeway has unfortunately withdrawn from this Thursday’s Fight Or Flight in Sheffield due to illness. Ridgeway had been scheduled to compete for the Defiant Internet Championship against current champion Walter at the event. General manager Primate has announced that the Internet will now decide who faces Walter. You can cast your vote below until 7pm on Tuesday, with the winner subsequently announced on Twitter.”
The company decided to run a poll for the next challenger. Aussie Open’s Mark Davis will be taking on the Austrian heavyweight. Both Davis and WALTER are masters of the open hand strike, this will not be a bout for the feint of heart.
Here’s the full card for Fight or Flight:
- Rampage vs Gabriel Kidd – World Championship
- Will Ospreay vs El Phantasmo – Internet Contenders
- Joe Hendry vs Martin Kirby – No DQ, No Countouts
- Roxxy vs Lana Austin
- Omari vs John ‘Bad Bones’ Klinger
- Alpha Bad vs Hunter Brothers
- Jimmy Havoc & Mark Haskins vs Anti-Fun Police
The show takes place on October 11th and will be available to view via Access DEFIANT.
WALTER's opponent for #FightOrFlight will be revealed in just 15 minutes! The poll is very close… The leader is on just 33%, with the lowest vote percentage being 19%. pic.twitter.com/RtaB4ZlUHc
— DEFIANT Wrestling (@DEFIANTwres) October 9, 2018
