Author: Mark Blake

Yes folks, you’ve read that right! The Timesplitters aka Alex Shelley and KUSHIDA are reuniting for this year’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. It was announced by Mauro Ranallo during last night’s NXT broadcast that Alex Shelley of NJPW/TNA will tag with KUSHIDA, bringing back one of the most exciting tag teams of last decade. They will face off against former (possibly current after this weekend’s Takeover: Blackpool II) NXT UK Tag Team Champions, Grizzled Young Veterans. My man Eddie Dennis says what I’m feeling folks! https://twitter.com/EddieDennis1986/status/1215213956333297664 Time Splitters wrestled exclusively in New Japan Pro Wrestling from 2012-2015, where they…

Howdy partners!…. Yeah, that didn’t go as well as I thought it would in my head 🙂 Anyway, welcome one and all to my preview of NXT UK’s Takeover: Blackpool II. Before I start I’d like to begin by saying that this preview was written before the go-home edition of the TV show. So if there are any matches added, or card changes, I apologize. But enough of that, let’s look at the positives. A five-match card, a two (ish) hour show, and action galore. Let’s kick off the new year as we mean to go on, shall we?! NXT…

I hate January. All the cheer from Xmas and New Year has passed. It’s all back to normal now, nose to the grindstone time. So thank Uncle Vince (and Trips obviously) for this slice of sunshine in my dark days. A no DQ match between Alexander Wolfe and Ilja Dragunov? Yes bloody please! More matches announced for Takeover: Blackpool II? Sign me up! https://youtu.be/PtK5snWugAQ Dave Mastiff vs Kona Reeves My first hot take of 2020…I quite like Kona Reeves. He reminds me of a young Rocky Maivia, before the turn. Reeves just needs to find that one thing that will…

When 2019 drew to a close, we decided to think outside the box a little. This is a special piece from myself.  Some you may know, some you may not. Without further ado, we give to you  Top 5 UK Break Out Stars of 2020. Top 5 UK Break Out Stars Of 2020 Dan Moloney Many hardcore BritWres fans may know Dan Moloney. Working for promotions such as Rev Pro, ATTACK (he’s one-half of their tag team champions), and Fight Club Pro (where he is the promotion’s main champion), Dan has benefitted from this apparent “lull” in the UK wrestling…

This week’s guests on Corey Grave’s After The Bell podcast were D-Generation X originals, Triple H and Shawn Michaels. During their chat, a few nuggets of information were dropped. These bits of info were about NXT and NXT UK. And as seen below, it’s pretty huge news – Triple H on NXT UK: “The one thing that Shawn isn’t even mentioning on his end, everybody has so much going on, but as NXT was evolving to USA (Network) and picking up that pace it made me have to back out of some things. Shawn picked up the ball on the…

In just a few short weeks Hiroshi Tanahashi will face off against Chris Jericho on night two of Wrestle Kingdom 14. A Legend vs Legend match. In a recent press interview to hype the show, Tanahashi commented that if he defeated Jericho, he will “open the forbidden door”. The line “open the forbidden door”? He means he will ask All Elite Wrestling officials for a shot at Jericho’s AEW Heavyweight Championship. https://youtu.be/f7ALO46XM18 Hiroshi’s comments to Tokyo Sports can be found here. Tanahashi also speculates in the above interview that by beating Jericho at Wrestle Kingdom 14, could lead to a…

With a tear in my eye…I give to you the last NXT UK Inclination before the Xmas/Holiday season begins. With the big day literally around the corner, NXT UK gave us a cracking main event. Along with some storyline progression, and a Takeover: Blackpool II match announcement, I give to you this week’s NXT UK Inclination! https://youtu.be/RJDcZ2vqem4 Pretty Deadly vs Amir Jordan & Kenny Williams A welcome return here for Amir Jordan. He’s been gone a few months after suffering a shoulder injury earlier in the year. He’s back tagging again with Kenny Williams and the crowd looks pretty happy…

There has been lots of chatter recently that WWE Hall of Famer Edge (Adam Copeland) is returning to the WWE in an in-ring capacity. It was widely reported back in October that Edge could return to the ring after he penned a new WWE contract. When these reports surfaced, Edge was in Pittsburgh for “WWE business”. Pittsburgh is also where Dr. Joseph Maroon is based. You may know that Dr. Maroon is the company’s medical director. Many superstars are sent to him to be evaluated before returning to the ring. Edge was also reportedly talking to AEW during his talks…

During last night’s NXT broadcast on the USA Network, Mauro Ranallo announced that the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic will return next year. The teams involved and dates for the tournament will be announced on the New Year’s Day edition of NXT. https://twitter.com/WWENXT/status/1207478521846624256 The tournament was founded in 2015 as a tribute to the legend and Hall Of Fame entrant, Dusty Rhodes. A three-time NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion, and a multi-time United States and Tag champion. He will be most remembered by younger fans as being a huge part of the WWE Performance Center. Where he helped future WWE stars…

It seems that WWE Hall Of Famer Sting still wants that match with The Undertaker. Sting, who turns 61 next March, spoke with Sports Illustrated this week. In the article, Sting speaks about how if the opportunity to face The Undertaker ever arose, he would accept that one last booking – “If there was a Taker situation at WrestleMania, I would listen to that phone call. I could get in condition and I could pull it off.” Even after announcing his retirement at his Hall Of Fame ceremony in 2016, it seems that Sting feels like the ‘Taker match is…