Kiwi Pro Wrestling Kiwi Pro Wrestling ( KPW ) is a promotion based in Wellington , New Zealand . Started in May 2006 by veteran New Zealand wrestler Rip Morgan . It was formed with the express purpose of taking NZ wrestling from club level to professional level and groom local wrestling talent to compete on the world stage . CEO Rip Morgan and commissioner Butch Miller have many years experience as pro wrestlers on the international circuit and have extensive contacts in the international pro wrestling scene . KPW ' s talent pool includes returning veterans such as Rogue Trooper and Irishman Mike Ryan from ' On the Mat ' days on NZ television , as well as upcoming wrestling talent . Since its formation , KPW management has gone out of its way to actively involve former wrestlers , recognising that their invaluable experience and knowledge are essential for invigorating NZ pro wrestling . Wrestling legends such as Steve Rickard , John Da Silva and Robert Bruce , all former champions , have thrown their support behind the company and contribute to the New Zealand Legends profiles on the Kiwi Pro Wrestling web site . Butch Miller ( one half of the world famous Bushwhackers ) , arguably the most successful wrestler from New Zealand , acts as KPW commissioner and regularly appears at KPW matches with his ' Bushwhacker Shack ' . His partner , Luke Williams , is a wrestling promoter based in Puerto Rico . KPW ' s first show , " Storm Warning " , was held on June 23 , 2006 . Up until August 2007 , KPW have staged eleven further shows since , the reviews of which can be found on their web site . Media Appearances . Two of KPW ' s wrestlers , Juice and Creed , wrestled briefly on Sunday morning children ' s television show What Now . KPW were also on TV ONE ' s Good Morning show on July 6 , 2006 , promoting their July 7 Ring Rampage show at the Taita Community Centre . There were interviews with CEO Rip Morgan and Butch Miller , as well as a tag team match featuring D - Money , Juice , Creed and H - Flame . KPW broadcast their December 2006 match ' Xmas Kracker ' on Triangle TV during June 2007 and posted the promo on YouTube . More match clips have been added since . Kiwi Pro Wrestling brought wrestling back into central Wellington in March 2007 with the ' SlamTime City ' and ' Kaos Theory ' held at Wellington High School in April and July respectively . Like ' Xmas Kracker ' , these matches were filmed by Ocular Films ( Wellington ) for future broadcast . The company staged their ' Australian Invasion ' match in August 2007 , this being their first show , matching local against overseas talent . Four wrestlers from Melbourne appeared : Tank , Iron Horse , Grudge and the Sheik . In October 2007 , KPW staged their Halloween Howl II match in Wellington , continuing in their series of matches staged around various themes . The company also started their " Wild 4 Wrestling " training school in March 2007 for aspiring professional wrestlers and referees . In February 2008 Kiwi Pro Wrestling champion H - Flame and Max ( the Axe ) Damage represented KPW in Hobart , Tasmania in successful matches against NAW opponents . On April 18 , 2008 Kiwi Pro Wrestling stages the ' Eve of Destruction ' show in Wellington , New Zealand . Several local and national newspapers have published articles about Kiwi Pro Wrestling being : City Life , Wellingtonian , Capital Times , The Dominion , National Business Review , Hutt News and New Zealand Herald . KPW ' s latest article covering the Hobart matches is in the Australian People magazine February 27 issue . WWE Trials . There is currently a significant amount of controversy following KPW ' s , ( more specifically , Rip Morgan ' s ) announcement on 3 June 2008 , of the wrestlers that will take part in the 2008 New Zealand WWE trials , to take place in Auckland . KPW issued a press release to say that all wrestlers from New Zealand promotions ( NZWPW , KPW , IPW ) and Australia were invited to apply to audition . Those named to audition for WWE are ( promotion in brackets ) : No wrestlers from New Zealand Wide Pro Wrestling , Impact Pro Wrestling or Australia were invited to audition , in what is regarded as a huge stab in the back , not just for the wrestlers , but the fans , New Zealand Pro Wrestling Journalists , and all others involved , especially given Auckland - based IPW wrestlers have performed at KPW shows to help promote their local business .