Author: Gareth Slade
Gareth Slade
I'm Gareth. I like wrestling, heavy metal, and dying repeatedly on From Software games. My favourite food is almost always curry. I have one wife, two kids, two cats, and two rabbits. That's seven things in total!
PROGRESS Wrestling Chapter 40: Intercepted Angel. 11th December 2016. The O2 Academy, Sheffield, UK. Welcome back to the PROGRESS Prerogative, the weekly column that looks back at each PROGRESS chapter in turn with Intercepted Angel. We’re about to embark on an excellent run in the company’s history as Pete Dunne’s championship reign kicks off with a mouth-watering contest against a returning Zack Sabre Jr. Elsewhere, Natural Progression Series 4 continues its road to crowning the first PROGRESS women’s champion. To top it all off, Jimmy Havoc and Marty Scurll try to put an end to their feud permanently in a…
PROGRESS Wrestling Chapter 39: The Graps Of Wrath. 27th November 2016. The Electric Ballroom, Camden, 2016. ‘Ello ‘ello ‘ello what’s all this then? [Alan Partridge voice] It’s the PROGRESS Prerogative. Welcome back to the weekly column that looks back at each of PROGRESS’s Chapters. In turn, to let you know the sitch. Chapter 38, The Graps Of Wrath ended with a shocking turn of events as Mark Haskins vacated the PROGRESS title. This was due to a suspected career-ending neck injury. That left a big hole at the top of the card and so on this. The very next show,…
PROGRESS Wrestling Chapter 38: When Men Throw Men At Men. 30th October 2016. The Electric Ballroom, Camden, UK. Welcome back to the PROGRESS Prerogative, the weekly column that looks back at each PROGRESS Chapter in turn. We’ve arrived at Chapter 38 When Men Throw Men At Men. A show which marks a turning point for both PROGRESS and BritWres as a whole. Fans will begin to see why that is by the end of this week’s edition. But perhaps not fully understand until we cover Chapter 39 next week. This show is important for several other reason. It sees the…
The lifeblood of the wrestling industry is the young talent rising through the ranks in order to become the next big thing. After a massive renaissance in British wrestling, we’re currently in a rebuilding phase as the new crop of talent works its way to the front of the crowd. One wrestler to keep your eye on from this crop is a great worker from South Wales named Martyn Grant. He has the look of a full time professional and an impressive skill set between the ropes – there are some matches of his below to check out. I spoke…
PROGRESS Wrestling Chapter 37: A Sudden Sense Of Liberty. 16th October, 2016. The O2 Ritz, Manchester, UK. A Sudden Sense Of Liberty Welcome back to the PROGRESS Prerogative, the weekly column that looks back at each PROGRESS Chapter in turn. We’ve had a helluva run so far: we’ve seen Jimmy Havoc and Regression hold the company hostage for 18 months; we’ve seen Will Ospreay act as the fans’ savior from evil. And we’re just leaving the reign of Marty Scurll as the latest mega-heel champion. There are tons happening to lead PROGRESS forwards. Mark Haskins is the new champion. British…
RIPTIDE Wrestling: The Storm Brighton Youth Centre, Brighton, UK 14th March 2020. We have returned with a brand new edition of the RIPTIDE RETROspective thanks to Rippy getting The Storm 2020 assembled for viewing double-quick. Taped shortly before the entire country went into lockdown, it’s an interesting watch as a way of marking that moment in time as well as for the matches themselves. On that front, we will see the return of Travis Banks to the company, Cara Noir and Mike Bird’s bitter rivalry come to a head, and Spike Trivet’s first defense of the Brighton Championship since winning…
We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Room Again for PROGRESS Wrestling Chapter 36. On September 25th, 2016. The O2 Academy, Brixton, UK. We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Room Again Chapter 36 of the PROGRESS Prerogative is here. The last time we were able to do this was for Chapter 13 so it has been a fair old while (time codes for the start of matches are at the end of each mail listing). This time around we are looking at PROGRESS’s biggest show to date at that time: Chapter 36 from historic Brixton Academy. I’ve been there just the once (to…
Welcome. welcome and welcome once more to The PROGRESS Prerogative. This is the weekly column that looks back at each of PROGRESS’s Chapters, in turn, to give you the skinny on what went down. We are up to Chapter 35, the show immediately before the company’s biggest to date at the Brixton Academy. There are a few bits of business to sort out as far as matchmaking for that show goes, chief amongst them deciding who will compete for the Atlas championship in the tournament finale. That and much more will be finalized right here, right now, so let’s start…
Scary times we’re living in at the moment folks. I hoper everyone out there is keeping their distance/are staying at home and that we’ll all get through this eventually. Let me try to take your mind off things for a short while with the PROGRESS Prerogative, the weekly column that looks back at each of PROGRESS’s Chapters in turn. This week we’re casting our eye over Chapter 34 Keep it Unreal to see where we stand after Marty Scurll regained the PROGRESS Title from William Eaver, and Mark Haskins claimed a shot at that same title at the big Brixton…
Like many other businesses, the wrestling world has been adversely affected by the Coronavirus pandemic. It may seem like a small concern to those of us on the outside looking in. However, for those running businesses, this is an incredibly stressful time. Yesterday evening PROGRESS co-owner/booker Jon Briley took part in an Instagram q&a which brought forth lots of information about their show plans and ways that fans can continue to support if they have the means regarding the COVID-19. Here is how PROGRESS addressed the plans for the promotion during the COVID-19 moving forward. 1. Watch PROGRESStv on Twitch,…