Author: Mark Blake

On the night of Saturday 30 November, I attended the Genesis Pro Wrestling debut show, with my wife and son (or wingman if you follow me on social media). The promotion in question, Genesis Pro Wrestling, is a young up and coming company in the South East of England. They’re roughly around 20 miles from where we live and are pretty much my local company. Genesis Pro Wrestling – or GPW if you will – have a huge upside. And if their debut show is anything to go by, the future looks bright for them. My association with GPW is…

The British weather has got to me once again folks. I’m laid up in bed with a chest infection. Boohoo. But don’t feel bad for me. All that means is that I can watch lots of wrestling action! So let’s watch this week’s NXT UK! https://youtu.be/FRVmoOcvtEk Killer Kelly vs Toni Storm A returning Toni Storm completely demolished Killer Kelly in this opening bout. This match – and I use that term lightly – lasted less than two minutes. I will rant about the complete misuse of Kelly late on in my Blake’s Take, don’t worry. I’m not against Toni coming…

On last night’s WWE Backstage on FOX, it was confirmed that former multi-time Intercontinental champion, John Morrison has signed with the company. We reported here at Pro Wrestling Post in late September that Morrison had indeed penned a deal with the WWE. An absence of over eight years, Morrison had been incredibly busy. Working for, and winning titles in Impact Wrestling and Lucha Underground to name but two companies. Not long after the announcement on WWE Backstage, Morrison confirmed the news via his Twitter account. And that’s when the fun began 🙂 https://twitter.com/TheRealMorrison/status/1202092324706279425 Not one for keeping his thoughts to…

I’m currently sat in my parent’s house (visiting) watching their reactions as they too watch this week’s NXT UK. This could be a very interesting article peeps! Four matches with a main event of Wolfe vs Dragunov, and a great promo are in store this week. Let’s get on with this week’s NXT UK Inclination! https://youtu.be/YU1keXn7Sos Trent Seven vs Kona Reeves The ultra-confident Kona made his way to the ring, mic in hand. He legitimately made me pop as he announced that he was more talented than the entire NXT UK roster. This is the guy that has hardly been…

A week after announcing that he had quit WWE via video, Jordan Myles/ACH today announced that he has accepted bookings for two indie wrestling shows. Tomorrow night (Nov 22) he will appear for San Antonio based Heavy Metal Wrestling where he will take on Chandler Hopkins: https://twitter.com/HeavyMetalPro/status/1197534355704422402 Then on December 1, he will be appearing at the Atlanta Wrestling Entertainment: https://twitter.com/ACHisSuper/status/1197551135189540864 As of the time of writing, there has been no official word from WWE as to whether or not he has been released from the company. He did a live Q&A on Twitter last week too, where he stated…

Lucha superstar Flamita has signed a one year deal with Ring Of Honor (RoH) according to reports from Lucha Blog and Fightful. Below is the announcement: Flamita, a mainstay in promotions such as The Crash, Dragon Gate, Lucha Underground, and PROGRESS Wrestling, will apparently start with RoH at their PPV Final Battle on December 13. If you’re unfamiliar with Flamita’s work, here is a quick highlights package from his match against Mike Bailey at RoH’s recent Honor United tour of the United Kingdom. He was on the tour taking fellow tag partner Bandido’s place when Bandido injured his knee. Blake’s…

Good morning/afternoon/evening (delete as appropriate) my peeps! How are we all on this lovely Sunday morning? What’s that? You missed some wrestling news and tidbits this week? Fear not! For I have come to the rescue! I have scoured the internet to find the smallest and interesting stories that may have slipped through the cracks. Welcome to the Pro Wrestling Post Week in Review 11/17/19 WWE And Future Contract Releases Earlier in the week, John Caul posted a news item that Sin Cara had asked for his release. It came as no surprise that WWE refused that request. The feeling…

Saturday, January 11, 2020, WWE NXT UK will present Takeover: Blackpool II.  It was at last night’s NXT UK TV tapings from the Bonus Arena in Hull, England, that the  announcement was made. that the next Takeover event would take place in the same city as the very first event….Blackpool. No venue has been announced yet, but early reports say that it could be held in the Empress Ballroom. The exact same venue as NXT UK Takeover: Blackpool I. https://twitter.com/DeiOwen/status/1195426141215055872 https://twitter.com/KingZairois/status/1195467311819481088 This will mark the third NXT UK Takeover event. As noted above Blackpool hosted the first event in January of…

It’s awful weather over here in the UK. I’m cold and wet but excited to give you this week’s NXT UK Inclination! Why am I excited? The main event is the epitome of British Strong Style. Kassius Ohno vs Tyler Bate! I can’t wait to get to it. Enough of my faffing, here we go! Kay Lee Ray vs Xia Brookside While we wait for that main event of Bate vs Ohno, the ladies of NXT UK weren’t going to be left out of the proceedings. They put on a great show right here. Xia felt very aggrieved that KLR…

This December 1st at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth, Georgia, WWE will be holding the now annual Starrcade event. Unlike the past events of yesteryear, this new Starrcade is basically a glorified house show. Albeit an hour that airs live on the WWE Network. And with that in mind, WWE announced the entire card for Starrcade 2019. As you can see below, it’s been split into two parts. There will be matches just for the live crowd and then matches for when the Network takes over. Live attendance only card – Braun Strowman vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Sami Zayn…