For the third year in a row, the living dead have taken over part of Atlanta with the Atlanta Zombie Apocalypse. And this year there’s even more zombie-killing enjoyment to be had for those with the will to survive. A ZWar has been waged on the Center for Disease Development, the agency responsible for this zombie outbreak and rumored to have something to do with Monstrosity Championship Wrestling, which debuted at AZA last October. (Read more about MCW here and here.) As has been established in previous years, the CDD has been experimenting on the living to create mindless zombies and other creatures. But now these mad scientists are attempting to completely eradicate humanity by weaponizing the living dead. But the remaining survivors are raiding the CDD’s facilities to try and regain their freedom.
A victim flees for her life during the Curse of the Undead.
If you survive the CDD’s threat, you’ll face the Curse of the Undead, which has caused the dead to rise from their graves yet again. But instead of laboratory experiments, it’s satanic-looking druids responsible for this zombie outbreak, which has resulted in the local police department being stretched to its limits with missing persons reports and other chaos. The cops that haven’t buckled under the pressure are still trying to help, but there’s little they can do when there are strange things happening (and even stranger people harboring their zombie kin) in the woods. Thankfully, there is a hero named Bruce out there who is maintaining a cheesy sense of humor while fighting off zombies with his chainsaw.
But even your protectors have a scam of their own going, and it’s called the Zombie Shoot. Unlike in previous years, where zombies aimlessly roamed an outdoor firing range, now you can be armed and chase zombies through the abandoned motel for some brain-splattering fun (for an additional fee). And if you think killing zombies is fun, you’re really going to like the Ultimate Fighting Zombies matches found in the lawless outdoor area of ZWar. And you might recognize a guy named Deathblade, who helped protect the uninfected last year, but has since taken his fighting skills to the UFZ cage for our entertainment. Fighting zombies every night is hard work, which is why Wrestling with Pop Culture appreciates the fact that Deathblade took a moment to tell us about his involvement with AZA.
What is your role at the AZA and how did they discover your talents?
Basically, they needed somebody crazy enough to keep the zombies in line and dangerous enough to put them down. And that was me. Last year I kept the town safe; this year I’m providing entertainment as a part of the UFZ: Ultimate Fighting Zombies.
What is your UFZ fighting record?
I actually retired undefeated. Now I’m in there coaching my protege Ripper right now. She, of course, is currently undefeated as well. One defeat and you’re pretty much dead, so…
I’ve noticed that you wear the face paint of various different professional wrestlers such as the Road Warriors and Demolition. Is there any meaning behind that, other than the obvious?
Deathblade prepares to fight zombies while donning the warpaint of Road Warrior Hawk. Photo by Divine Danger.
I was a wrestler myself until I got banned from every known organization for my brutal tactics. I just want to pay tribute to some of the guys that came before me and set the bar for insanity that I try to raise every night.
It’s weird that you used to be a professional wrestler because you bear a striking resemblance to a guy I’ve seen at Platinum Championship Wrestling named Johnny Danger. Do you know anything about him?
Yeah. Actually, I’m a big fan of Johnny Danger. I’d like to see how he does against some of these zombies one day, perhaps as part of Monstrosity Championship Wrestling in the future.
He’s no stranger to MCW as he grappled with monsters in the ring at this year’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Monster Bash.
Yeah, I remember that. I think he’d be a great addition to the UFZ, and Deathblade would be happy to train him.