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!
Hello there and welcome back to the PROGRESS Prerogative, the column that takes a look back at each of PROGRESS Wrestling’s Chapters in turn. We’ve reached the grand old age of 24 with Hit the North, and this is the first Chapter to run in a venue outside of London. The O2 Ritz in Manchester is a venue I know well having not missed a show there for the last three years. There’s a stacked card for the inaugural show there, so let’s jump right on it. PROGRESS Wrestling Chapter 24: Hit The North! December 6th, 2015. The O2 Ritz,…
Happy Unboxing Day, everyone!!! Hopefully this week’s PROGRESS Prerogative will tide you over as you queue for this year’s mystery show. If you’re unfamiliar with the column, this is where we take a look back at each PROGRESS Chapter in turn to see if they cut the mustard. We’ve come a long way together so far as we arrive at Chapter 23. We’ve seen the rise and fall and rise of Nathan Cruz in various guises. We’ve seen Jimmy Havoc’s reign of terror. Now, we’re in the midst of Will Ospreay’s well-earned championship run. Let’s get cracking! PROGRESS Wrestling Chapter…
PROGRESS Wrestling presents its fourth annual Live Unboxing event on December 30th in The Electric Ballroom. It’s also Chapter 100! This is the show that does not announce any matches or even the talent that is appearing beforehand with Unboxing Live IV: A New Hope. It’s also Jim Smallman’s farewell to the company that he started alongside his colleagues seven odd years ago. It’s gonna be emotionallllll. Me and the lads will be at this one, so feel free to get us a drink as always 🙂 As you might expect, it’s a bit tricky to try and preview a…
Viddy well brothers (and sisters), the RIPTIDE RETROspective is back with show two of RIPTIDE’s Brighton Spirit Weekender. This is the three show event that featured a tag team tournament in which the victors would claim a trophy as their prize. Advancing past round one were ETM, Medusa Complex, Rob Lias & Kurtis Chapman and The Rascalz. The show was capped off with a superb main event between Cara Noir and Su Yung. That’s a match that has to be seen to be believed. Show two features some recurring players along with some different faces. Let’s get to it! RIPTIDE…
We are back with another edition of the PROGRESS Prerogative. This is the weekly column that casts its eye over each of PROGRESS’s Chapters in turn. We’ve reached the grand, old age of 22 this week, and a cracker of an Office reference for the title (the British version, mind you). As an accompaniment to the title, PROGRESS made a rather excellent little intro video with The Geezers. Observe: Trust Encouragement Reward Loyalty Satisfaction. And on that note, let’s dig in to the show. PROGRESS Wrestling Chapter 22: Trust, Encouragement, Reward, Loyalty… Satisfaction. October 18th, 2015. The Electric Ballroom, Camden,…
The era of Regression has ended, and Will Ospreay faces a slew of new challengers to his PROGRESS championship. Welcome to the PROGRESS Prerogative, the column that looks back at each of the company’s Chapters in turn and gives you the sitch. We’re entering a new phase in PROGRESS history as of now, so let’s have a gander at what went down at You Know We Don’t Like To Use The Sit Down Gun. PROGRESS Wrestling Chapter 21: You Know We Don’t Like To Use The Sit Down Gun. September 6th, 2015. The Electric Ballroom, Camden, UK. Geezers Promo Before…
PROGRESS Wrestling’s Chapter 99 is in the books and it certainly was an eventful show. Three championships were on the line, as well as featuring the conclusion to the excellent feud between Cara Noir and Ilja Dragunov. If you don’t wish to be spoiled as to what happened before the show is added to Demand PROGRESS, click out of this piece right now. A championship changes hands at PROGRESS Chapter 99 We have a new PROGRESS Women’s champion as Jinny unseated Meiko Satomura to claim the title for a second time. It’s just shy of one year since the belt…
The final stop before Chapter 100 and Jim Smallman’s final show see PROGRESS hit Sheffield for the first time in a couple of years. Chapter 99 is bursting with some mouth-watering matches and some big-name loans from WWE. Say what you will about PROGRESS’s relationship with the E, but these guest appearances are always a treat. The show takes place on December 15th, so let’s dig in and see what’s on offer at With A Flake, Please. David Starr vs Eddie Dennis (c) – PROGRESS Championship Match Eddie Dennis makes his first defense of the PROGRESS title against David Starr…
Hello one, hello all, and welcome to the PROGRESS Prerogative. This is the weekly column that looks at each PROGRESS show in chronological order to recap and review the happenings. We’ve got a big show on our hands this week as Chapter 20 sees the culmination of the Jimmy Havoc – Will Ospreay feud for THUNDERBASTARD Beyond Thunder Bastard. Regression has been a thorn in PROGRESS’s side for over 18 months now, and we’re in the endgame now. Interestingly, this marks the first show with live commentary which is handled by Glen Joseph and RJ Singh. Prior Chapters had the…
RIPTIDE is back baby! That means the RIPTIDE RETROspective returns too! Huzzah! One of the most innovative home viewing experiences in wrestling has uploaded their three Brighton Spirit shows from October. We’re here with the first show to take a look at the happenings and throw in our two cents on the matter. The centerpiece of the three shows is a tag team tournament to crown Brighton Spirit champions (?). It’s not actually a tag title as I understand it, more like a King of the Ring-type deal for tag teams. Let’s dive right in and see what went down…