Author: Mark Blake

Hello again and welcome to another edition of The RIPTIDE Wrestling RETROspective, with me, Mark Blake. Those of you that have followed this series will know that so far I have covered The Storm, Black Water 2017, Deep Six 2018 and Spring Break 2018 and the RIPTIDE Rumble2018. You can catch up by clicking the links above to read those reviews. I’d like to thank each and every one of you for all the great and positive comments. I shall continue to go above and beyond for you all with these reviews. Enough with the gushing, let’s get on and review one of the…

This coming Sunday 24 February, PROGRESS Wrestling return to The Electric Ballroom in Camden, London for Chapter 84, and this is my official Pro Wrestling Post preview of the event. In case you’re wondering about the very strange title of the show, you should understand that Jim Smallman, Jon Briley and Glen Joseph (PROGRESS Wrestling co-owners) like to make their shows stand out from the rest, And this title comes from a line uttered in seminal BBC comedy sketch series League Of Gentlemen. It was mentioned in an OJ commercial for those that wanted to know This is top…

Welcome again one and all to the IPW Inside Take. The weekly series that re-caps the brand new IPW:UK TV series that’s shown on The Fight Network over here in the UK on Friday nights. Now without further ado, let’s crack on with Episode 2 of my IPW Inside Take! Enjoy! Once again the show begins with a quick promo, this time from Kip Sabian. He explains that he was friends with Chris Ridgeway until Chris turned on him at Undisputed II in December. He warns Riddy (as he calls him) that he will get answers, even if he has…

I start today with what I think is big news, especially considering that the WWE PPV Elimination Chamber is this evening and he and his brother are playing a big role….

Hello again and welcome to another edition of The RIPTIDE Wrestling RETROspective, with me Mark Blake. Those of you that have followed this series will know that I have covered The Storm, Black Water 2017, Deep Six 2018 and Spring Break 2018. You can catch up by clicking the links to read those reviews. I have been recieving postive comments from you all out there, and I thank you all for the kind words. It gives me more impetus to get these reviews out there for you all. Enough gushing from me, here is possibly my longest review yet (blame…

Welcome one and all to the first IPW Inside Take. This weekly series will be re-capping the brand new IPW:UK TV series that’s shown on The Fight Network over here in the UK on Friday nights. Now without further ado, heres the first IPW Inside Take of 2019! Enjoy! The show began with a promo video of Sierra Loxton, the current IPW Womens Champion. It was basically a short hype video to introduce herself to the viewers, explain that her moniker is The Freaky Princess and she aspires to be a fighting champion. Which is great, as her next opponenet…

Welcome one and all, to your weekly irrelevant round up of the weeks hottest stories in pro wrestling. As always, I, “Smart” Mark Blake, have scoured the internet to find the biggest, strangest, and most interesting stories. So kick back, put your feet up and feast your eyes on this week’s Pro Wrestling Post Week In Review for 2/10/19! Big Week For All Elite Wrestling – All The News Right Here Unless you’ve lived under a rock this past week, you’ll have heard that All Elite Wrestling (AEW) held a Double Or Nothing Announcement Party this past Thursday at the MGM Grand…

Hello one and all, welcome once again to my RETROspective of RIPTIDE Wrestling events. Over the last few weeks, I have covered The Storm, Black Water 2017, and Deep Six 2018. You can read those reviews by clicking their respective links. It cheers me up no end to see and hear that those articles have been greatly received by you great readers, RIPTIDE and Powerslam.tv. I mention Powerslam as to review these shows I have been using their online portal to watch RIPTIDE and many more promotions too. Have a look at their site right here to see the huge…

Welcome one and all, to your weekly irrelevant round-up of the weeks hottest stories in pro wrestling. As always, I, “Smart” Mark Blake, have scoured the internet to find the biggest, strangest, and most interesting stories. So kick back, put your feet up and feast your eyes. Here is this weeks Pro Wrestling Post Week In Review for 2/3/19! OFFICIAL – Kenny Omega Is Now A Free Agent Yesterday (Saturday 2 Feb) at 12.01, Kenny Omega’s contract with New Japan Pro Wrestling expired and is now the hottest free agent in all of wrestling. With both WWE and AEW rumoured…

Hello one and all, and welcome back to another quick glimpse of what’s to come next month over here in the UK in another edition of You Gotta Know! This is my monthly series where I give you all a heads up about the BIG British wrestling shows that are happening next month. There may be some companies listed here that you may not know, but trust me, if they’re on this list then you NEED to check them out. Enough waffling from me, let me tell you about what you should be looking out for in February 2019! Fight…