First, there's the flames shooting into the sky outside the venue. Then there's the revved-up crowd inside - toddlers to teenage girls; young blokes to mums and dads. And then the wrestlers come out, one by one, with hilarious names like The Kambah Klepto, Sir Matthew Hayter III and Hugh Beauty (who takes cricket to the wrestling mat. Finally!).
The crowd roars as the much-hated Bronson United team emerge, a bunch of tartan-clad, soccer hooligan-like competitors, including one who looks suspiciously like former radio host Josh Torney from Ned and Josh fame ... Hang on, it is Josh Torney! More on him in a bit.
Welcome to the Slam Pro Wrestling League, Canberra's homegrown wrestling competition that is becoming bigger than Andre the Giant.
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