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!
Sunday, October 27th sees PROGRESS return to the Electric Ballroom in Camden for Chapter 97. Sex Robots Will Eventually Be Capable Of Murder is the long-winded, beautifully peculiar moniker. I for one am a fan of it. Let’s have a squiz at the card, and have some fun getting my predictions mostly wrong! Cara Noir vs Ilja Dragunov At Chapter 96, Cara Noir and Ilja Dragunov collided in a match that I had the pleasure to witness in person. The contrast between the two men is evident from their entrances alone. You have Dragunov pounding the floor, as his brutalist,…
In a major surprise this afternoon, PROGRESS wrestling have announced their plan to completely overhaul how their season ticket can be purchased. Dubbed Club PROGRESS, the membership guarantees you seats within your purchase band for shows at The Electric Ballroom in Camden and Alexandra Palace. Shows elsewhere in the country – Manchester, Birmingham, Sheffield et al – are also part of the Club PROGRESS plan, unlike season tickets in previous years. The following information was released by email and via PROGRESS’s online shop www.progresswrestling.myshopify.com “Introducing… Club PROGRESS Club PROGRESS is a membership scheme rather than a Season Ticket. Memberships will…
Hello one and all, and welcome back to the PROGRESS Prerogative. This is the column where we review each of PROGRESS Wrestling’s Chapters in chronological order. Last time we saw the debut of Prince Devitt, nowadays going by the name Finn Balor, and we have a big debut at Chapter 14: Thunderbastard, also. Yes, Samoa Joe is in the house for a hoss battle against Rampage Brown! The show is named after a new match concept, essentially with Royal Rumble rules. That is that a new competitor enters the action every two minutes until all eight men have made their…
‘Ello, ‘ello, ‘ello, what’s all this then? This, dear boy/girl, is the PROGRESS Prerogative, the blog that reviews each of PROGRESS Wrestling’s Chapters in order. This week is Chapter 13: Unbelievable Jeff! and is available as a complete show via YouTube. This was done due to a technical issue, and the show not being presented at quite the right level to ask people to pay. And so we have our first watch along edition of Prerogative! The show is embedded just below, for your viewing pleasure. This show is well worth a look, so have a watch then have a…
The British Wrestling scene was thrown for a collective loop in August when Jim Smallman announced that he would be leaving PROGRESS Wrestling after Chapter 100. One of the founding members of the company, Smallman acted as ring announcer and booker since the company’s inception. Someone sounding remarkably like him, named Jimmy Barnett, also handled commentary duties for the first couple of years. Speculation had been rife as to who might be selected to replace him as PROGRESS’s ring announcer. As ‘the face’ of the brand, Jim has helped to create a loyal fanbase with his genial attitude, witty repartee,…
On Sunday, October 13th PROGRESS is back in Manchester for Chapter 96 – True Friends Stab You In The Front. This is the first show since the landscape of PROGRESS was changed drastically at Alexandra Palace when four new champions were crowned. That has, naturally, shaped the card for Chapter 96, which we’ll take a look at now. PROGRESS Unified Champion Eddie Dennis The Pride of Wales captured his first singles gold in PROGRESS last month at Chapter 95. In order to do so, FSU partner Mark Andrews cracked David Starr with a steel chair. Dennis did not perform any…
Reports of the death of the BritWres scene have been greatly exaggerated. A new crop of talent is rising to prominence following high profile departures to the US. Standing with the vanguard is a man who has veteran status – Chuck Mambo. I have written a spotlight on the man himself which you can find here; it should help to provide a touch more context. That said, the interview is a great read and I’m confident you will enjoy it. A versatile performer, he is equally comfortable representing RIPTIDE Wrestling as the beloved babyface or heeling it up as a despicable…
RIPTIDE Wrestling has unleashed misery upon their roster, as Spike Trivet won their Brighton Championship title last night. Trivet had been due to face then-champion Chuck Mambo in a one on one match, but this had been thought to have been scrapped. Lord Trivet had suffered a broken arm at PROGRESS Chapter 95 and was clearly in no condition to perform… Trivet Spike Trivet is a man with a complete and utter understanding of his own character. That character is part Bullingdon Boy: Oxford’s infamous drinking boy’s club. He’s also part Patrick Bateman, from the book/film American Psycho. He’s very,…
Over the course of Friday 4th and Saturday 5th of October, RIPTIDE Wrestling will present three shows. RIPTIDE Wrestling have dubbed this their Brighton Spirit Weekender, and its centerpiece is a tag team tournament for the newly made Brighton Spirit trophy. As per usual, RIPTIDE have spared no expense in bringing in names from the UK scene and further afield. Let’s have a look at what they have lined up for us. UPDATE!!! Since publication RIPTIDE have announced major changes to the card due to Pretty Deadly dropping out of the Weekender. Lots of new tag teams in the Brighton Spirit…
Aloha! Welcome back to the PROGRESS Prerogative! The blog that reviews each of PROGRESS’s Chapters in turn. As you might have gleaned, this week we are up to Chapter 12: We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Room. The title refers to the fact that the show has moved from usual venue The Garage to its new home of the Electric Ballroom in Camden. Also, it refers to some film about a shark. Let’s get crack-a-lacking! PROGRESS Wrestling Chapter 12: We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Room. Sunday, March 30th, 2014. The Electric Ballroom, Camden, UK. Paul Robinson vs Tommy End PROGRESS’s first…