Author: Mark Blake
I'm a lifelong wrestling fan, announcer and commentator that lives and breathes the wrestling industry. And I am lucky enough to express my thoughts and feelings....RIGHT HERE.... at Pro Wrestling Post!
NXT UK Inclination 10/3/19
NXT UK is now residing on Thursday nights on the WWE Network. And Pro Wrestling Post rings in the changes by handing me, Mark Blake, the reigns of reviewing NXT UK! You may know my work from various news posts, Week In Review and my 205 Live Landscape. For my NXT Inclination, I’m going to review the show in a different style. I like to keep all my pieces different from each other. Now with that out the way, let’s get straight into the action! Piper Niven Vs Isla Dawn In a battle of the Scottish banshees, Piper came out…
Pro Wrestling Post Week In Review 9/29/19
News! News! Get your news! Read all about it right here! Welcome one and all to your weekly irrelevant round-up of the week’s hottest stories in pro wrestling. Pro Wrestling Post Week In Review 9/29/19. As always, I, “Smart” Mark Blake, have scoured the internet to find the biggest and most interesting stories. Enough of me lets get into this week’s Week In Review! – Jerry Lawler On RAW A Temporary Thing? News leaked at the end of last week that Jerry “The King” Lawler will return to the RAW commentary desk along with Dio Maddin and Vic Joseph. Jerry spoke with Commercial…
Current WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins has apparently deactivated his Twitter account. At the time of writing it currently displays – Photo/@WWERollins “@WWERollins, This account doesn’t exist. Try searching for another”. The possible deactivation could be down to a back and forth Twitter exchange with Sasha Banks last Thursday. It began when Rollins posted a tweet to promote Monday’s season premiere of RAW and his championship defense against Rey Mysterio. “This is a match I’ve been looking forward to my entire life. The fact that I’m defending the Universal Title on the #RAW Season Premiere against @reymysterio in 2019 is…
Hello, one and all! Grab a chair and settle down while I talk you through this past weeks 205 Live with the main event of WWE Cruiserweight Champion Drew Gulak and Tony Nese against Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch in what you can imagine will be a hard-hitting spectacle. I have a small announcement to make but that will be after the review. It’s not too long and nothing too drastic so don’t worry! Enough of my faff, let’s get to it! We begin with a quick recap from last week’s NXT. Why I hear you ask? Because it shows…
Yesterday Cody Rhodes releases posted a lengthy and heartfelt statement on Twitter. The AEW Executive Vice President spoke about being scared and nervous ahead of AEW: Dynamite’s premiere next Wednesday. He noted that he learned from some of the best business minds. People like Vince McMahon, Tony Khan, and even Randy Orton. He really did have the best on the job training possible. You can read the full statement below: “We’re eight days out from the most significant night in wrestling in my lifetime. I just wanted to share these thoughts with our incredible fans, whose unbridled passion and support…
Ever since news broke that Anthem, Impact Wrestling’s parent company, had purchased AXS many have been waiting for this announcement. And earlier today THIS announcement was made – https://twitter.com/AXSTV_PR/status/1176482009729757190 Impact Wrestling will premiere on AXS Tuesday, October 29. The four weeks preceding the premiere, the network will be airing debut specials to get the AXS audience ready for the show. Below is the official statement – AXS TV Launches IMPACT Wrestling Tuesday Nights At 8pE/5pP AXS TV LAUNCHES IMPACT WRESTLING TUESDAY NIGHTS AT 8pE/5pP WITH DEBUT SPECIALS STARTING OCTOBER 1 & ‘IMPACT!’ PREMIERE ON OCTOBER 29 Flagship Weekly Wrestling Series…
#NEWS: Possible Second AEW Show On TNT
News broke yesterday that there could possibly be a second AEW show on TNT. Brett Weitz, the General Manager for truTV, TBT, and TNT spoke to The Wrap that the network is currently in discussions with All Elite Wrestling officials about doing a studio show. Weitz was asked if there could be a studio show to accompany AEW: Dynamite that premieres next week – “We are talking about it, I don’t know if you’ve met Tony Khan, but he’s not short of ideas or passion. So there is a world where we’re thinking about ‘Where does something like that live?’…
Pro Wrestling Post Week In Review 9/22/19
News! News! Get your news! Read all about it right here! Welcome one and all to your weekly irrelevant round-up of the week’s hottest stories in pro wrestling. Pro Wrestling Post Week In Review 9/22/19. As always, I, “Smart” Mark Blake, have scoured the internet to find the biggest and most interesting stories. Enough of me lets get into this week’s Week In Review! – AEW News: Wednesday Night Show Name, Tag Team Tournament, Kenny Omega Interview Well, the rumors were true. AEW: Dynamite is now official! I wrote about the possibility of the show name last week (click here), and the…
205 Live Landscape 9/19/19 (Nese Vs Lorcan)
Hello, one and all! Grab a chair and settle down while I talk you through this past weeks 205 Live with a main event of former Cruiserweight champ Tony Nese against Oney Lorcan in what you can imagine will be a hard-hitting spectacle. Enough of my faff, let’s get to it! The show begins with a highlights package of Drew Gulak retaining the Cruiserweight championship at Clash Of Champions against Lince Dorado and Humberto Carillo. Lince Dorado vs Ariya Daivari Is it me or does Daivari begin every 205 Live show now? Both men in the middle of the ring…
#NEWS: RAW Announce Team Shake Up
This past Sunday in my Week In Review article (click here to catch up) I wrote that there were rumors that the announce teams for WWE’s RAW and SmackDown will be getting some significant changes. With the upcoming WWE Draft just a few weeks away, top officials want brand exclusivity on RAW and SmackDown. Each show/brand will have its own roster of wrestlers and exclusive announce teams. Michael Cole and Corey Graves are rumored to be heading to SmackDown as FOX wants a more established voice for their show. Which leaves a gap over on RAW… Twitter user @Wrestlevotes tweeted…