Author: Mark Blake

In 2018, I wrote a very personal piece about myself and a battle with mental health, and how I was wrestling with mental health. Those that know me, know that I don’t like to talk about my personal life but my wife told me that I needed to let the world know how wrestling helped me in the days after my brother’s death. Over the past few months, I’ve seen people get bashed online for saying how wrestling helped their mental health during their personal dark times. Narrow-minded individuals saying things like “how can a fake sport help out mental…

Before we start, I’d like to let you all know that I wrote this piece at the back end of February this year. We were all giddy with the expectation of what could and would be happening at this year’s WrestleMania. Fast forward a few weeks and the whole global landscape has changed, let alone the wrestling world. So with that in mind, here’s my piece in full. I hope you enjoy it the way it was intended….. It’s Mania season folks! And how better to kick the week off than by going back through the years to give to you…

On the night of Saturday, 30th November 2019, I attended the Genesis Pro Wrestling debut show with my wife and son (or wingman if you follow me on social media). The promotion in question, Genesis Pro Wrestling, is a young up and coming company in the South East of England. They’re roughly around 20 miles from where we live and are pretty much my local company. Genesis Pro Wrestling – or GPW if you will – have a huge upside. And if their debut show is anything to go by, the future looks bright for them. My association with GPW…

I’m gonna prefix this off by saying that this is a taster, a condensed version of how in a roundabout way I became a ring announcer. As a child over here in the UK during the late 80’s, my wrestling journey began by watching WWF Superstars and Wrestling Challenge every Sunday morning on the tv. Seeing such charismatic characters as Hulk Hogan, Jesse Ventura, Ultimate Warrior, et al enticed me with such a fervor that I wanted… No, I NEEDED to become a wrestler, but at the time, there were no schools around where I lived. There weren’t many schools…

On Thursday, August 8th, 2019  I had the pleasure to speak to the number one contender to the TNA/Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship. The one and only Sami Callihan. I was lucky enough to speak to The Draw last Thursday 8 August via the IMPACT Wrestling Press Pass Podcast. Below is our brief conversation. Happy reading! Sami Callihan Discusses IMPACT, Intergender Wrestling & More Mark Blake: Hey there, Sami, it’s Mark Blake from the Pro Wrestling Post. How are you doing? In your most recent match against Tessa (Blanchard), you both proved on a worldwide scale that intergender wrestling is just…

It’s only blimming Mania week peeps! I’ll be kicking off my festivities with this piece right here. I’ve watched every single WrestleMania, and I’ve thought long and hard about what matches have gone under the radar over the years. This ladies and gents, is my Five Forgotten WrestleMania Gems. 5 Forgotten WrestleMania Gems 5. WrestleMania 25World Heavyweight ChampionshipEdge (c) vs John Cena vs Big Show WrestleMania 25 will always be remembered for the amazing Shawn Michaels/Undertaker match, so it’s easy to forget this great match. Admittedly there wasn’t really much of a story to this – it seems that the…

Revolution Pro Wrestling – aka Rev Pro – gave the wrestling world an early Xmas present a few days ago when they announced that The Aerial Assassin Will Ospreay will take on the King Of The Ba*tards, PAC, early in 2019. This was the night they had never crossed paths as Will Ospreay and PAC prepared to face each other for the first time. https://twitter.com/RevProUK/status/1069350013325717507 The match will be at Rev Pro’s annual High Stakes event that takes place at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London on February 15, 2019. This match will mark the first time that PAC…

While the promotion is no longer in operation, the rise of UK promotion RIPTIDE Wrestling captured the hearts, minds, and imagination of British wrestling fans from coast to coast. But before it closed its doors in 2021, over the company’s four-year history, it highlighted some of the country’s greatest talent. A great way to get readers up to speed on Riptide is to give a rundown on who RIPTIDE Wrestling are and what they’ve done. So let’s crack on. A Brief History Of – RIPTIDE Wrestling The massive boom of professional wrestling in the UK has spawned a multitude of…

Revolution Pro Wrestling’s first UK terrestrial TV show was on October 19th, 2018, FreeSports in the United Kingdom. Here is a brief history of Revolution Pro Wrestling. Revolution Pro Wrestling – A Brief History Of Revolution Pro Wrestling Revolution Pro Wrestling is a British professional wrestling promotion based in Portsmouth, UK. It was founded on August 26, 2012, by Andy Quildan. After leaving IPW: UK as part of the booking team, Quildan wanted to stay in the industry and create his own promotion that would maintain the very high standards he maintains himself. Unlike many promotions, Rev Pro doesn’t have…

A brief and concise history of ATTACK! Pro Wrestling