Author: Mark Blake

I’m back with Part Two of my Night Of Strong Style Evolved Night Two. I told you I wouldn’t be long, didn’t I? I’ll keep this intro to a minimum as you all should have read my first part by now and you don’t need me waffling on. So I’ll shut up and let you enjoy Part 2! Next up was a match I was looking forward to, just because Silas has never seen David Starr wrestle. I’ve watched him quite a few times on Progress, Rev Pro, and Beyond cards, and never walked away disappointed. But now I have…

On July 10th, 2018, I went to THE hotbed of British professional wrestling – Milton Keynes*. While there I watched Super Strong Style Evolved United Kingdom. A two-night NJPW tour in conjunction with their British partners, Revolution Pro Wrestling. This was my night of NJPW Strong Style. *sense the sarcasm* The event was announced at the back end of March this year.  As soon as it was announced, fellow SEPW member Tax Williams contacted a few of us Academy boys. He asked them if anyone fancied going to the Milton Keynes show. He was for certain to go (the Altrincham…

It’s Sunday and you’re here for another dose of retro! This week we’re back in 1995 for some old school ECW. Today’s show is ECW Enter Sandman 1995. Cue the Metallica jokes. Not me. I’ll be taking the high ground. that humor is beneath me. But what I will say is that if you don’t like Metallica, then nothing else matters… …I’ll get my coat… ECW Enter Sandman 1995 May 13, 1995 ECW Arena, Philadelphia, PA As always, the voice of ECW Joey Styles is your commentator all the way up at the Eagle’s Nest. We’re now a month removed…

Welcome one and all to the first of my ECW RetroViews…ECW Double Tables 1995! I will travel back in time to 1995 and review every Supercard and PPV from 1995 until the company’s closure in 2001 beginning with ECW Double Tables 1995. I’m hoping to bring back those warm fuzzy feelings for us all. Well, that’s the plan. I’m sure there will be some matches that stink out the joint along the way, but not everything is perfect! Within these reviews, there will be some matches on certain events that won’t be covered. Pretty much any Chris Benoit matches. I’m…

Sunday, September 30, 2018 will be a day that goes down not only in Progress Wrestling’s history but UK wrestling history as they say Hello Wembley.  For the first time in nearly 30 years, wrestling was being held at the hallowed Wembley Arena in London, and for the first time, Wembley Arena officials had asked a wrestling promotion to run an event there. Yes, you read that right, Progress was ASKED by a venue, one of the most iconic venues in the world, to hold a show. High praise indeed. Some big names like Will Ospreay, Marty Scurll, and Zack Sabre Jr were unable…

Well, hello there! I bet you’re just as surprised as I am seeing me here! It’s been a minute, hasn’t it? Over the course of this Take, you’ll read just exactly where I’ve been and where my head was at. It’s been a time of introspection for me, to be honest. I hope you all understand. But this is how he made me love wrestling again. ______________________ So let’s start at the beginning, shall we? You all last saw me here in January 2021. It’s now September. Where have I been? To be honest, this began for me in April…

The wrestling world and the world in general, has crawled to a halt for the 2020 must see matches. What better time to look back and see what wondrous gems and masterpieces have taken place this year. And with that, I give to you my 2020 Must-See Matches So Far! In these strange and worrying times, I have tried repeatedly to take my mind off the situation by watching some wrestling. Actually a LOT of wrestling. I mean I watch wrestling for a living, but for the past few weeks, all my spare time has been watching even more. While…

Howdy peeps! Welcome back to my fortnightly trip back to ECW yesteryear. My first ECW RetroView – Double Tables 1995 – was really well received. So I’d like to begin by thanking you all for the kind words. It means so much to receive great feedback. Makes it all the more worthwhile in my eyes. So once again, thank you lovely lot! So why not sit back and feast your eyes on this, my review of ECW Return of the Funker! Now the mushy part is out of the way, let’s get to what you came here for…some EXTREME CHAMPIONSHIP…

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…