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If there’s one thing the advent of podcasts and crowd funding has taught us it’s that fans of pro-wrestling love listening to their heroes telling their stories about as much as those heroes love telling them, and that’s exactly what 350 Days: Legends. Champions. Survivors is all about. Named for the apparent number of days... Continue Reading →
While I've written about every WrestleMania since number 31 in 2015 there's no denying that for a few reasons the 36th edition of 'the showcase of the immortals' in 2020 is (hopefully, at least) entirely unique. Originally slated to take place at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on Sunday 5th April the ongoing... Continue Reading →
A week on from New Japan's biggest ever Wrestle Kingdom and a year to the day, and in the same venue the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool, that NXT UK staged their first official Takeover event, NXT UK Takeover: Blackpool II took place. While the brand has had its ups and down in establishing it's weekly... Continue Reading →
After one of their most successful years to date in expanding not just into North America but with their first fully fledged UK show too with Royal Quest back in August, New Japan Pro-Wrestling began their 2020 with their annual 14th January Wrestle Kingdom in Tokyo Dome show — expanded to two nights and with... Continue Reading →
There's not doubt that December 2019's PROGRESS Wrestling show from The Electric Ballroom is Camden was a landmark one; not only was it the promotions hundredth 'chapter' show but it also marked the last show for ring announcer, promoter and co-founder Jim Smallman. On top of that it also looks as if it's the last... Continue Reading →
After the previous day's Natural Progression Series event focussing, largely on new faces and up and comers, PROGRESS Wrestling returned to Alexandra Palace for their 95th Chapter and this year's 'big show' Still Chasing (now a September tradition following past year's show at Brixton Academy, Ally Pally and, last year, Wembley Arena), making it, loosely... Continue Reading →
Every year since their inception PROGRESS Wrestling have staged their Natural Progression Series tournament as a way of highlighting new and upcoming talent and introducing new wrestlers to the company. In the past this has seen winners include now WWE signed performers like Mark Andrews, Flash Morgan Webster and Toni Storm as well as Aussie... Continue Reading →
With three wrestling shows in three days there was really no denying which was the biggest I attended as New Japan Pro-Wrestling put on its first show in the UK promoted without either RevPro or ROH (though it remained clear from some of the talent, referees and ring announcers that behind the scenes RevPro were... Continue Reading →
Summer Sizzler - York Hall, Bethnal Green - 30/08/19 The name of Revolution Pro-Wrestling’s (RevPro) big summer show couldn't have been more right this year with the Sun beating down and York Hall increasingly sweltering as the night went on. While the show itself was packed with some of the biggest name wrestling talent in... Continue Reading →
If you've been following this blog for a while you'll probably have realised that over the last 18 months I've made fairly regular visits to PROGRESS Wrestling shows in London as well as the occasional foray into WXW when they've been on the UK too, now though I have attended my first Revolution Pro Wrestling... Continue Reading →
Tommy Girard 