Author: Mark Blake

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

Wanna hear a first-person view of the ins and outs of last weekend’s AEW All In 24 London? Well, in doing so, I’ll also tell you a story of how a wrestling show strengthened the bond between a father and a wingman… Date – Sunday August 25th 2024. Place – Wembley Stadium, London, UK Event – AEW All 24 In London This was a show that I have been looking forward to for an entire year. In normal circumstances this would have been my second time attending an All In event. But in August 2023, I was in Canada visiting…

Hey there felow fans of retro! Once again I return with another ECW Retroview, and what a corker of a show this was. The show in question was ECW Hostile City Showdown 1995. I came into the event feeling kinda meh. The last show (ECW Three Way Dance 1995) didn’t really hit the spot for me. It felt like a glorified house show. So my expectations were low. But by the end of this, I was blown away by some of the matches and storyline progression on show. Enough of my jabbering, let’s get on with the review! ECW Hostile…

Genesis Professional Wrestling – Re-booted Welcome back, folks! Once again, I have returned with a review of my local promotion’s latest extravaganza…Genesis Professional Wrestling – Rebooted! It’s hard to believe that it was 21 months between their last show and this event. I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one to say this, but boy, had I missed them! And they didn’t hold back with this show either. It felt like there was nearly two years of pent-up frustration ready to be let out by everyone involved. It was a great show from top to bottom. So I’ll stop yapping…

I’m BAAAAAACK! Yes folks, your resident ECW analyst (and I use that term very loosely) has returned with ECW Barbed Wires and Chokeslams 1995! For those of you that follow me on my socials, you know that my day job recently has left me with no time to write at all. But all that has changed with the new year and once again I am back to educate and entertain. And again, I use both of those terms very loosely 😉 And with that out of the way, let’s get into todays ECW Barbed Wire, Hoodies & Chokeslams extravaganza! _____________…

It’s a Sunday and you know that means! One of the “Trifecta of Retro” (Marc Madison, Clint Dye, and myself) has a great retro piece for you. And today you lucky so and so’s, it’s ME! I’m back with your E-C-DUB fix! We’re still in the hazy days of 1995, April ’95 to be exact. And this week I’m reviewing ECW Three Way Dance. Before we start, a quick catch up and some back story to get you all caught up… In the history of ECW, this is a famous, well infamous, event. The main event three-way dance for the…

The rumors were true. For quite some time, people have been saying that promotions from around the world that have close links to WWE would appear on the WWE Network. And just an hour ago it was confirmed. This Saturday, you will be able to watch some of the world’s best independent wrestling content. Yes folks, EVOLVE, ICW, PROGRESS, and wXw programming will be coming to the Network. It’s mentioned on the WWE website, that this is just the beginning. Over the coming weeks and months, you will be able to watch more content from all four promotions. Whether that’s…