President's Bulletin:
Updated 8th March 2026
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Newcastle will be one of the WARZONE locations for the belt, we've got a date - 4th July - with the venue to be confirmed in the next week or so. Getting the dates & venues set this season has been more challenging - always lots going on.
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Scotland is the focus at the moment, our next Warzone will be there at Hostile Strength in Motherwell on 3rd April. Martin Lennox told me last year that he doesn't have outside events on much anymore as it's too much hassle, but he was happy for to have us once again as "I like the fact that you're trying to do something for the people of Scotland even though most of them don't care about it." The truth is I like the trip, the gym & his way of running things - so I'll stick it out as long as he'll host us. It's been my favourite road trip for a few years now & one that I look forward to. Maybe you'll enjoy it too.
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Iron Paul Maiden has been travelling about visiting gyms & armwrestlers in preparation to Armgods Battle of the Pipes in Falkirk - now only days away, I'll be there doing something ot help if needed while the battles take place or just watching & cheering if not. I read that tickets are still available, I got mine early - so didn't pay as much attention to promos after that. If you can't make it in person you can watch from the sofa (or behind it if you are timid) by visiting www.armgods.com & buying your electronic pass/key/subscription whatever it is called.
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This week will see prediction promos, hype, boasts & all the good stuff between the competitors. I particularly like match ups between people we know who don't often meet - South coast guys & Scots sometimes are in the same room for the nationals but the draw & double elimination means they don't get to pull. Warzones have more chances provided the people come to them. We're going to see matches between dedicated people who haven't gripped up with each other before. It will start some new rivalries & provide opportunities for the winners to take on pullers from further afield. Paul has Canadians, Americans & Europeans in mind already - & we had Maatarengi Heta Morris the other year from New Zealand against James Stewart. These are the sort of match ups that I enjoy the most, the ones where we have little or no data on how it will go with few or no common opponents.
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See you down the road.