(Picture Credit: John Searle) There was a buzz around Fight Club: PRO on Friday the 24th of August. The tweeters got to tweeting, and the facebookers did some facebooking, and the general consensus was that International Tekkers had the potential to be the “biggest” event they had ever presented. With a Davey Richards here and […]

So this is my first-time watching Sendai Girls, although I have watched matches by Meiko Satumora in Progress wrestling and in the Mae Young Classic. I really wanted to watch her baby, her promotion, and her legacy. Hopefully, this review of the 02.08.2020 show will help you take that leap as I did in doing […]

The best wrestling inspires empathy. All wrestlers aspire to create a persona or a moment so powerful that it inspires those watching to emotionally invest in their simulated struggles. It motivates every aspect of a professional wrestling performance—from the timing of offense to the expressiveness of one’s selling. The best wrestlers achieve this almost instinctually. […]

On a day where many were spending the evening with their loved ones, those with a shared interest, single or even going against the mainstream; a potentially sold out (it was close but unconfirmed) crowd descended upon York Hall for ‘High Stakes’ which marked Rev-pro’s first return to York Hall of the decade. With Storm […]

Ever since WWE made its presence known in the UK by starting NXT UK, there were fears from many that the indies would slowly die in the UK and be consumed by the big corporation. The indies have had to up their game to compete with the bigger companies. Irish based OTT as one of […]

Dynamite’s ratings resolidified as hoped last week, with a slight edge regained over NXT and the usual priorities for AEW staying strong. Great. Over the first 10 weeks, the weekly TV show has felt like seeds slowly growing in the soil, which is as promising as it is understandable. There are things they would benefit […]

Last week’s numbers were delayed by Thanksgiving but it wasn’t great for AEW, losing again to NXT with their lowest overall yet. That said, the hope of every sane wrestling fan will be that All Elite don’t overreact to the news at all. As pointed out over and over again by Dave Meltzer and others, […]

Last week, NXT won the ratings head-to-head with Dynamite for the first time. It really does have very little bearing on AEW’s quest for self-sufficiency, but it will certainly provide a litmus test of their vows to be pro-active, not reactive. Will Dynamite continue to focus on its own thing? Only one way to find […]

Last week, AEW ticked back up in the ratings as hoped. With their business model, solid numbers are great, so it’s good to see that this current age of being spoiled for wrestling content has a chance at lasting beyond short-term. Anyway, onto this week’s show where we’re set to hear from AEW World champion […]

So, I didn’t get around to a proper Full Gear write-up, but here are some quick thoughts: Weird that they made Baker-Priestley the pre-show match after giving a fair bit of TV time to the feud, but at least that’s over now. Enjoyed Santana/Ortiz vs Young Bucks. Still can’t get behind ‘Proud and Powerful’ as […]

The time has come for All Elite Wrestling’s first proper attempt at a ‘go home show’ – the episode of their new weekly television show that precedes (and hopefully adds a few extra buys to) their next PPV, in this case Full Gear. For five weeks, Dynamite has been great wrestling content, albeit content mostly […]

The next few weeks will be the first serious test for AEW Dynamite. Ratings have been ticking down since their debut one month ago, and considering the fact that MLB’s World Series went to a Game 7 that ran against AEW and NXT, there’s no way the ratings won’t drop further this week. Though they […]

This week, the AEW tag title semi-finals tell us which two teams face off for the right to be the first ever champions. Plus, Jon Moxley and PAC will butt heads after last week’s disastrous attempt to work together as a team. And we are straight down to the ring, cold, with both Private Party […]

Week three of All Elite Wrestling’s Dynamite on TNT brings us to Philadelphia, second home of many wrestlers who worked their way up the local scene to this robust point on the industry’s timeline. Some of those wrestlers are indeed on the AEW roster, as well as referee Bryce Remsburg. Tonight, Chris Jericho defends the […]

So, on last week’s debut episode All Elite Wrestling delivered the shot it called in the run-up to that fateful night and delivered a show reared from their own values and visions of professional wrestling. It’ll take a few weeks before we will know for sure whether they can keep to their own tempo, or […]

Sunday brought us the third and final card of this year’s CHIKARA King of Trios weekend. Sixteen squads had been whittled down to four, plus a Rey de Voladores to be crowned. Here are the results: Night one recap Night two recap KOT semi-final one: The Four Nations (Mick Moretti, Adam Hoffman & Jack Bonza) […]

CHIKARA’s second night of King of Trios took place in Reading, Pennsylvania on Saturday night. All the details of night one are available here. Rey de Voladores semi-final one: The Whisper defeated Danjerhawk, Mat Diamond & Jude London This is a four-way elimination match, theoretically involving talented flyers. VeloCities members Diamond and London teamed up […]

Day one of CHIKARA’s annual three-day tournament is in the books. Friday’s event in Reading, PA hosted all eight first-round matches in the King of Trios tournament. Here’s who advanced to the quarter-finals: Crucible A (Ophidian, Lance Steel, Princess Kimber Lee) defeated VeloCities (Mat Diamond, Jude London & Paris De Silva) Kimber Lee was recruited […]

October 3rd, 2019 From The White Eagle in Worcester, Massachusetts LIVE on IndependentWrestling.TV! Sign up now, using code THURSDAY to receive 20 free days of IWTV service. The best bang for your buck for wrestling content. Rich Palladino and Referee Kevin Quinn are in the ring, welcoming the audience, as the fans around the ring […]

From The Roseland Theater in Portland, Oregon ‘The Sauce’ Alex Zayne vs Puma King Winner: Zayne after MURDERING Puma with The Crunchwrap, Zayne covered for the 3. (Hot opener. These two had really great flow, Zayne’s strength showed on some of the moves to Puma, especially The Taco Driver.) Ethan HD vs Kikutaro Ethan is […]

 A Goodbye to Joey Janela, Jungle Boy & Marko Stunt” From The House of Independents in Asbury Park, New Jersey  LIVE on FITE TV! “Lowlife” Louie Ramos is in the ring, welcoming us all to the show and hyping the farewells of Joey Janela, Jungle Boy & Marko Stunt. Referee Bryce Remsburg gets in the […]

September 28th 2019 From The Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan Live on NJPWworld.com (Japanese commentary only) The show starts an hour late due to some technical difficulties. Rocky Romero comes out and thanks the crowd for their patience, saying they are going to blow the roof off the building tonight. Ren Narita vs TJP Winner: TJP after Narita […]

BeIn Sports Air Date: September 28th, 2019 From The NYTEX Sports Centre in Dallas, Texas Injustice (Kotto Brazil & Myron Reed) w/Jordan Oliver vs Air Wolf & Gringo Loco Myron is wearing a Catcher’s Chest Protector, after suffering “rib injuries” from a Loco Brass Knuckles attack in New York. Referee Frank Gasitneau has a hard […]

The big weekender at Fight Club Pro happened this past Friday and Saturday night. This was one of Fight Club Pro staple events called Project Mayhem and in recent years has been associated with hosting Death House the insane Death Match famous for its madness and insanity! Night 1 on Friday kicked off hot with […]

From ON THE FUCKING BEACH at Paddy’s Beach Club in Westerly, Rhode Island Available on IndependentWrestling.TV (Hard Cam view only, as of right now.) The ring is set up, beautifully, on the sand of the beach, surrounded by fans having a great time in the perfect weather, with the ocean as a dope ass background. […]

People are often judged by their actions, but the real story comes from their motivations. Good and bad deeds can perform what wrestling diehards would recognise as a ‘double turn’ if a selfless gesture hid an ulterior motive and a crime was brought on by life-saving necessity. Wrestling contains so many questionable decisions, dubious actions […]

It was a long time coming but I finally managed to attend my first live PROGRESS show at Alexandra Palace on Sunday, a mere 95 shows in. And no, I did not volunteer myself for Jim Smallman’s pre-show newbie roast. Even if it was one of his last. I came into the Still Chasing event […]

From The Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California TOURNAMENT MATCHES ONLY 1. Super J-Cup Semifinal Round match: Dragon Lee vs NWA World Historic Middleweight Champion Caristico Winner: Dragon after Dragon nailed Caristico with The PK and covered, Caristico kicked out at 2, leading to Lee quickly following with Desnucadora and holding on for the 3. […]

From The Campus of San Francisco State University in San Francisco, California  ONLY TOURNAMENT MATCHES AVAILABLE ON NJPWworld.com 1. Super J-Cup Quarterfinal Round match: NWA World Historic Middleweight Champion Caristico vs Mexican National Welterweight Champion Soberano Jr. Winner: Caristico after Soberano countered Caristico as he charged, kicking out his legs so Caristico got caught on […]

From The Temple Theatre in Tacoma, Washington Only Tournament matches 1. Super J-Cup First Round match: Rocky Romero vs Mexican National Welterweight Champion Soberano Jr. Winner: Soberano after Romero caught Soberano’s kick and BLASTED him with a Jumping Knee Strike, Soberano fired back with a Superkick out of the corner, dropping Rocky. Soberano made his […]

From The State Room in South San Francisco, California SUPPORT WCPW on Twitter at @WcProWrestling and check out their streams, along with this replay, already available on Twitch.tv/WcpWrestling  1)  Six Way Scramble: RJ “Sick Boy” Santos vs Rik Luxury vs Slice Boogie vs “War Pig” Jody Kristofferson vs Derek Slade vs “All That” Keita Murray […]

From The Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo, Japan 1. KTB & Tony Deppen vs Kikutaro & Shigehiro Irie Winners: Deppen & KTB after KTB held Kikutaro in a Fireman’s Carry and Deppen flew off the top with a Double Stomp to Kikutaro’s back, KTB used a TKO to pick up a 2, as Irie broke […]

From Arena Mexico  Pre-Show: 1)  Arkangel Divino, Dragon Bane & Astrolux vs Aramis, Toxin & Arez Winners: Bane, Divino & Astrolux after Bane took out Arez with a Standing Spanish Fly counter, he quickly positioned Arez and went to the top, flying off with a 630 to pick up the win. (Crazy ass moves in […]

Get ready for Synergy Pro Wrestling’s 2 year anniversary, “Synergy Turns 2,” LIVE, on Fite TV on September 20th, with a look back at some of their most recent shows. Catch all of the replays on IndependentWrestling.TV From Manville, New Jersey  1)  Aaron Bradley vs “Big Scare” Dan O’Hare Winner: O’Hare after Bradley connected with […]

From La Pica Lounge in Milwaukee, Wisconsin  LIVE on Fite.Tv. ICW Milwaukee’s first live Pay Per View. 1)    Non-Tournament: Joey “Jet” Avalon vs Juan Hernandez Winner: Avalon after Hernandez stopped Avalon from using a Shovel, he went to hit Joey, only for the Referee to stop him, allowing Avalon to kick Juan in the dick and […]

From The Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium 1)  Yuya Uemura & Yota Tsuji vs Ren Narita & Shota Umino Winners: Umino & Narita after Tsuji crushed Umino with a Jumping Avalanche in the corner, Uemura followed with a Running Back Elbow, before they pulled Shota out, sent him into the ropes and dropped him with a Double […]

From Hamamatsu Arena 1)   Six Man Tag match: Suzuki-Gun (“The King” Minoru Suzuki, TAICHI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) vs Toru Yano, Yota Tsuji & Yuya Uemura  Winners: Suzuki after Yoshinobu blocked Uemura’s Double Underhook Suplex, Uemura scored with a Forearm and hit the ropes, Yoshinobu connected with a Big Boot and went for a Suplex lift, but […]

From Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo, Japan Tony Deppen vs The Great Sasuke Winner: Sasuke after Deppen caught Sasuke with a strike combo, vaulted over Sasuke in the corner, Deppen blasted Sasuke with a Knee Strike, sent him into the corner and followed with a nice Death Valley Driver and the cover, but Sasuke kicked […]

For my 7th Wedding Anniversary last year, I purchased the wife some Copperhead Gin. Why? Well, she loves the Gin (yeah thanks a lot Jethro Roose… you enabler!) and it was our copper wedding anniversary. A touch of genius/expense to combine the two. Perhaps this is why NJPW are in the COPPER BOX? Nah – […]

From Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut 1) John Silver vs Alex Reynolds Winner: Reynolds after Silver scored with a Pump Kick to the back of Reynolds’ head, as he was draped across the middle rope, he quickly followed with a Spinning Rack Bomb and the cover, but Alex kicked out! Silver positioned for the end […]

From Fukuoka Citizen Gymnasium 1)   Six Man Tag match: Bullet Club (“The Rogue General” Bad Luck Fale, “Tokyo Pimp” Yujiro Takahashi & “The Crown Jewel” Chase Owens) vs KENTA, Clark Connors & Karl Fredericks Winners: Bullet Club after Karl planted Yujiro with a Spinebuster and kipped up, he pulled Chase up, only for Owens to use […]

From Takamatsu City General Gymnasium #1 1)  Six Man Tag match: Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & Yota Tsuji vs NEVER Openweight Champion “The Stone Pitbull” Tomohiro Ishii, Yuya Uemura & Tomoaki Honma Winners: HASHI, Tsuji & Goto after Yuya knocked down HASHI & Tsuji with a Dropkicks, Tsuji fired up on HASHI and hit the ropes, ducking […]

OTT returned to the Europa Hotel in Belfast on the 28th August. The card is stacked as it always is, and some match changes occurred due to unforeseen circumstances. OTT handled the difficulties well, and still made sure fans got to see and experience some brilliant performers face off against each other. Let’s jump straight […]

From Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall 1) Six Man Tag match: Bullet Club (“The Rogue General” Bad Luck Fale, “The Crown Jewel” Chase Owens & “Tokyo Pimp” Yujiro Takahashi w/Peter) vs IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion “The Aerial Assassin” Will Ospreay, Tomoaki Honma & Yuya Uemura Winners: Bullet Club after Uemura tossed Yujiro with an Overhead Belly […]

From Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan 1)  IWGP United States Champion “The Death Rider” Jon Moxley & “Shooter” Shota Umino vs Juice Robinson & Yota Tsuji Winners: Shota & Moxley after Yota held Umino in a Boston Crab, Moxley slid in the ring and SMOKE Tsuji with The Regal Knee. Umino lifted Yota up, allowing […]

From Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan 1)   Bullet Club (“The Rogue General” Bad Luck Fale & “The Crown Jewel” Chase Owens) vs Suzuki-Gun (Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion Zack Sabre Jr. & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) Winners: Bullet Club after Kanemaru accidentally caught ZSJ with The Santori Surprise, Fale ran over Kanemaru with a Shoulder Tackle and used a […]

From Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan 1)  IWGP United States Champion “Death Rider” Jon Moxley & “Shooter” Shota Umino vs NEVER Openweight Champion “The Stone Pitbull” Tomohiro Ishii & Yuya Uemura Winners: Moxley & Umino after Yuya countered Umino’s Fisherman’s Buster into a Small Package for a 2, Uemura followed with a School Boy for another […]

From Hokkaido Prefectural Gymnasium Sports Center 1)   Shota Umino & Yota Tsuji vs Jushin Thunder Liger & “The Golden Star” Kota Ibushi Winners: Ibushi & Liger after Tsuji went for a Boston Crab on Ibushi, Kota blasted Yota with multiple Slaps to the face, breaking the hold and the men went face to face. Yota […]

From The Villain in Brooklyn, New York Kevin Gill on commentary and Larry Legend on Ring Announcing. 1)  5150 Brooklyn Street Fight: Jimmy Lloyd vs Matt Travis w/Ken Broadway Winner: Lloyd after rocking Travis with an Enziguri on the top, Lloyd followed with a Turnbuckle Brainbuster and then a Flipping DDT to put Travis away. (Short […]

From The 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1)  Josh Briggs vs “Retro” Anthony Greene w/Brandi Lauren The Referee caught Brandi holding on to Briggs’ legs, causing her to be thrown out and Greene to get the advantage. As the Referee turned his attention back, Greene used a Victory Roll off the top to get a […]

From Gilley’s in San Antonio, Texas 1) Four Way X-Division match: TJP vs Jake Crist vs Trey vs Willie Mack Winner: Willie after TJP locked Jake in a Reverse Figure Four, Trey dove off with a Meteora, driving TJP to the mat and breaking up the hold. Trey went to the opposite top ropes, but […]

From Cicero Stadium in Chicago, Illinois Live on BeIN Sports  Jim Cornette & Rich Boccini on commentary. Timothy Barr on Ring Announcing.  1)   Star Spangled Hammerstone Challenge for the MLW National Openweight Championship: Alexander Hammerstone © w/The Dynasty (Aria Blake, Richard Holliday & MJF) vs Kotto Brazil Hammerstone gets some promo time, hyping the challenge and […]

From Festival Hall in Melbourne, Australia 1)   Six Man Tag match: Fale Dojo (Michael Richards, Andrew Villalobos & Mark Tui) vs Shota Umino, Nick Barry & Toa Henare Winners: Henare, Barry & Umino after Villalobos nailed Henare with a hard Chop, Toa fired up in his face, leading to Andrew connecting with a series of […]

From an Undisclosed Location in New Jersey First ever Backyard Wrestling show presented on Pay Per View. Incredible scene to open the show. The canvas of the ring is pulled tight, no ring skirts and trampolines on either. On one side, 2 trampolines are set up next each other with a above ground pool set […]

From The Odeon Concert Club in Cleveland, Ohio, June 15th 2019 1)  JLIT 2019 Semifinal Round – Fatal Four Way: “The Bone Collector” Dominic Garrini vs Zach Thomas vs AIW Intense Division Champion Joshua Bishop w/Maserati Wes vs Nick FUCKING Gage Winner: Gage after countering Thomas’ Lariat into a Piledriver, Gage rolled him up and […]

From The Odeon Concert Club in Cleveland, Ohio, June 15th 2019 1)   CBMTT First Round match: The Young Studs (Bobby Beverly & Eric Ryan) vs The Production (Derek Director & Eddy Only) w/Danhausen Winners: The Production after Ryan kicked out of Only’s Frankensteiner pin, Only blasted Eric with a Headbutt and leveled him with a […]

From Osaka-Jo Hall, June 9th 2019 1) IWGP United States Champion “Death Rider” Jon Moxley vs Shota Umino Winner: Moxley after Umino kicked out following a Release Vertical Suplex Slam, Moxley followed with a Double Arm DDT and picked up the 3. (Nice and quick. Mox dominated and put an end to the fire that Umino […]

From Ned Devine’s in Boston, Massachusetts, June 9th 2019 Beyond’s first event in Boston and before even one match was announces, the event SOLD OUT!  1) Jay Freddie vs Tristan Thai Winner: Freddie after using a Powerbomb to take Thai out of the corner, Freddie snapped off The Shining Wizard and picked up the win. (Good […]

From The 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 8th 2019 1) Six Man Tag match: Ohio Versus Everyone (Dave Crist, Jake Crist & “Mad Man” Fulton) vs The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier, Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz) Winners: Rascalz after putting too much sauce on Dave, ending with the Push Moonsault for the victory. (Hyped as […]

From Ryogoku Kokugikan, June 5th 2019 1)  Six Man Tag match: Bandido, “The Octopus” Jonathan Gresham & Ren Narita vs IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Dragon Lee, Titan & Shota Umino Winners: Dragon, Titan & Umino after Narita hooked Dragon for a Belly to Belly Suplex, Lee escaped and hooked Desnucadora, but Narita got loose, Lee […]

From ZIP Arena in Okayama, June 3rd 2019 1) “The Octopus” Jonathan Gresham & IWGP Junior Tag Champion SHO vs Yuya Uemura & Tiger Mask Winners: SHO & Gresham after Uemura unloaded on SHO with big Slaps, he hit the ropes, only for SHO to lay him out with a Lariat and follow with The […]

From Ehime, May 31st 2019 1) Eight Man Tag match: Rocky Romero, “The Stone Pitbull” Tomohiro Ishii, “The Aerial Assassin” Will Ospreay & Yuya Uemura vs Bandido, Ryusuke Taguchi, Shota Umino & Yota Tsuji Winners: Umino, Tsuji, Taguchi & Bandido after Umino reversed Uemura’s Irish Whip, he connected with a big Dropkick and fired up, pulling […]

From The Electric Haze in Worcester, Massachusetts, June 5th 2019 “The Bad Boy” Joey Janela comes down to the ring and announces that he will be replacing Rich Paladino as the Ring Announcer for the night. 1) “Filthy” Tom Lawlor vs “The Meat Man” Jon Silver Winner: Lawlor after wrapping Silver up in a Rear Naked […]

LIVE On IndependentWrestling.TV Collinsville, Illinois, June 2nd 2019 1) Title vs Title Tag Team Championship match: Alpha-1 Tag Team Champions The Space Pirates (Shane Sabre & Space Monkey) vs United Glory Tag Team Champions The Besties (Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) Winners and NEW Alpha-1 Tag Champions: The Besties after The Besties used a Fireman’s Carry […]

From Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium Sub Arena, 30th May 209 1)  Six Man Tag match: “The Octopus” Jonathan Gresham, Toa Henare & Titan vs IWGP Junior Tag Champion SHO, Tiger Mask & Yota Tsuji Winners: after Henare laid Tsuji out with a Lariat and covered for a 2, he pilled Yota up and unloaded with big […]

From Nagoya Congress Center Event Hall, May 29th 2019 Kevin Kelly talks about Jon Moxley being revealed as Juice Robinson’s mystery opponent for the IWGP United States Championship, on June 5th.  1)  Ren Narita & Yota Tsuji vs IWGP Junior Tag Team Champion YOH & “The Stone Pitbull Tomohiro Ishii Winners: Ishii & Yoh after YOH […]

From Makuhari Messe International Conference Hall 7, May 26th 2019 1)  Best of the Super Juniors – B Block: Ryusuke Taguchi (8) vs Ren Narita (0) Winner: Taguchi (2) after wrapping Narita up in the Ankle Lock, while continuing to shake loose his weakened the leg, Taguchi attempted to keep control, until Narita used an Inside […]

On May 26th OTT headed to the Europa Hotel in Belfast for Belfast Banjanxed. The match that has been talked about a lot is Tucker vs Walter and I’m excited to see how the match plays out. The whole card is stacked and filled with big talents, so let’s get straight into the action. SCOTTY […]

From Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, May 24th 2019 1)  Best of the Super Juniors – A Block: IWGP Junior Tag Champion SHO (4) vs Tiger Mask (4) Winner: SHO (2) after Tiger scored with a Jumping Knee Strike, dropping SHO to the mat, he pulled him up for a Tiger Bomb, but scored with […]

From The Electric Haze in Worcester, Massachusetts, May 29th 2019  Another All Killer, No Filler night on IndependentWrestling.Tv!  1) Nick Fucking Gage vs Jay Freddie Winner: Gage after stopping Freddie’s momentum with a Piledriver, Gage held on and rolled Freddie to his feet, where he followed with The Chokebreaker and the pin. (Bad ass little match […]

From The MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, May 25th 2019 The Buy-In PreShow: Excalibur & Alex Marvez on the Commentary team. 1) Casino Battle Royale: Winner faces the winner of Chris Jericho vs Kenny Omega, tonight’s Main Event, for a future AEW World Title match. Suits are drawn and a group of 5 wrestlers, representing […]

From Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, May 23rd 2019 1)  Best of the Super Juniors – B Block: British Cruiserweight Champion “The Headbanger” El Phantasmo (8) vs Ren Narita (0) Winner: Phantasmo (2) after Phantasmo fought out of Narita’s Boston Crab, using an Eye Poke to set up an Inside Cradle for a 2. Phantasmo followed […]

From Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, May 22nd 2019 GO OUT OF YOUR WAY TO WATCH THIS ENTIRE SHOW! INCREDIBLE SHOW!  1)  Best of the Super Juniors – A Block: TAKA Michinoku (0) vs “Bone Soldier” Taiji Ishimori (6) Winner: Taiji (2) after TAKA scored with a Jumping Back Kick and dropped Taiji with a Thrust […]

From Electric Haze in Worcester, Massachusetts, May 22nd 2019 1) Solo Darling vs Skylar Winner: Skylar after Solo put Skylar down with a Pump Handle Slam and locked in The Sugar Stinger, Skylar used the Referee’s hand to tap the mat, causing Solo to release the hold in confusion. Skylar rolled Solo up with a School […]

From Yamagata Big Wing, May 18th 2019   1)  NEVER Openweight Champion Taichi & DOUKI vs Bandido & Yota Tsuji Winners: Taichi & DOUKI after Yota side-stepped a Superkick from Taichi and hit the ropes, Spearing Taichi to the mat and folding him up for a 2. Yota it the ropes again, only Taichi caught him […]

From The Aomori Industrial Exhibition Concourse, May 16th 2019 1)  Bullet Club (“Bone Soldier” Taiji Ishimori & Gedo) vs Titan & Yuya Uemura Winners: Bullet Club after Uemura held Gedo in a Boston Crab, Taiji broke it up with short elbows, bringing in Titan to throw Ishimori to the floor and take the fight to him. […]

From Aomori Martial Arts Hall, May 15th 2019 The Main Event made this show. Incredible performance from Dragon Lee and SHO. Gresham vs TAKA was a personal highlight for me, seeing Gresh get a Tap Out victory in BOSJ is pretty special. 1)  Bullet Club (“The Sniper of the Skies” Robbie Eagles & Jado) vs […]

From The Electric Haze in Worcester, Massachusetts, May 15th, 2019 Beyond Wrestling’s 7th week of 2 hour Live Independent Wrestling hits a HOME RUN! If this is what we can expect from Drew’s direction, I am really stoked! David Starr is in the ring to open the show. He cuts a promo on not being […]

Mystery Vortex VI had the distinction of possibly being the most genuine Mystery Vortex in PWG history. The first Mystery Vortex to take place at the Globe Theater after the previous five took place at the famous Reseda legion hall, fans were truly (mostly) left with complete mystery. Because unlike Reseda, fans are not sharing […]

From The Electric Haze in Worcester, Massachusetts All of the talent on the card for the night, get into the ring, with Chris Dickinson, Beyond Wrestling original, coming out last to get the crowd and the wrestlers fired up! Dickinson calls out his opponent, Josh Briggs, to get this show started! 1) ‘The Dirty Daddy’ […]

7th April 2019 I watched some wrestling Hey guys, I watched wrestling on the 7th April 2019. Did you?Also this has taken me ages to complete because, you know – life. Well, I guess most people reading this did watch something around the 7th April. You know, the evil empire were busy creating moments over the course of 20 hours. I did not watch […]

This past weekend saw Over The Top Wrestling host the fifth iteration of their biggest show of the year – Scrappermania. As if it couldn’t get any bigger, it was held over St Patrick’s weekend in Dublin, meaning for any wrestling fan this was to be an incredible ‘must-attend’ weekend. Having heard and seen incredible […]

Hello and welcome everyone to this edition of substitute Graps and Claps, Andrew Gibney here filling in for The Man with the Massive Clap, Andy Ogden, as FutureShock Wrestling moves down from the Guild Hall to Stockport Town Hall for Uproar 105. In true Graps and Claps fashion, and not like the last time when […]

Ah, a PROGRESS Sunday. The perfect combination of wrestling, Travelodges and overpriced but delicious Domino’s pizza. Sounds great on paper, and it normally is – but this time Network Rail had decided to inform Transport for Wales that their maintenance work would overrun and all trains would subsequently be cancelled, conveniently five minutes before my […]

The wrestling world is a complicated place right now. There is more product that probably ever before, and with so much of it available at the click of a button, it can be an absolute nightmare to keep up with sometimes. In fact, I currently have a backlog of about 5 shows I need to get […]

It started off as merely an experiment, Excalibur said during his opening monologue. A group of southern California wrestlers decided to scrounge up some money to put on a small indie show in 2003. They called it Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. Nearly 16 years later, PWG hosted its 200th show, Two Hundred, leaving a trail of […]

One year ago, I ventured down to London for my very first independent wrestling show. Now being a PROGRESS regular, it’s fair to say that Chapter 64 exceeded all expectations and made a cracking first impression, despite a flying baking tray colliding with my forehead during the Thunderbastard match – I never seem to leave […]

Hello and welcome everyone to this edition of Graps and Claps taking me this time to Prestwich once again for Futureshock Wrestling Underground 31 to see the appearance of former WWE star and current Dragon Gate kingpin PAC as he was set to take on one of Futureshocks standouts in the form of Soner Dursun […]

Hello and welcome once again to Graps and Claps, this time taking me on a short trip to Leeds for Tidal Championship Wrestling’s 2nd show of the year and the first in Leeds in 2019 at The Temple of Boom. Setting off on the 415pm train drinking two cans of cheap Doombar which our Geoff […]

Hello and welcome to another edition of Graps and Naps this time taking in the first of PCW’s five shows of the weekend in Pryzm nightclub in Leeds. After picking @oggypart3 up from his and my former place of work Castle Greyskull, it was off to Rochdale for the train. I had a Shepherd Neame […]

On February 17th OTT headed to the National Basketball Arena, Tallaght for Homecoming 2. We’ve got Devlin vs Starr to decide who gets Walter, the Lads From The Flats & Martina are facing KOTN in a steel cage, Will Ospreay is back, and Andrew Everett is making his long awaited debut. Plus many more incredible […]

Hello and welcome to this edition of Graps and Claps, this time taking me to Blackpool for PCW’s Road to Glory weekender with what was advertised of being two tournaments taking place with the Singles on Saturday and the Tag Team tournament on the Sunday. However, in a change to the advertised schedule there was […]

High Stakes was the first York Hall show for Rev-Pro of 2019, and it had sold out extremely quickly due to the announcement of PAC vs Will Ospreay. However aside from this dream match, the card was maybe a bit weak, with notable absences from David Starr and any NJPW talent. Josh Bodom defeated Angelico […]

Watching via the new Fight Club: Pro subscription service Unlimited on Vimeo, Wrestle House 2019 opens quickly with the announcer in the ring and we’re straight into the first match as Omari takes on Conor Mills. I’ve been impressed with what I’ve seen from both young men in the past, so I’m keen to see […]

It is not often I want to be up and about at 7am on a Sunday in February but it is not often that my local promotion TCW are running a show out of town in Newcastle, one of my absolute favourite Cities. So to Newcastle it was getting on an 8:30 train from Leeds Station, […]

It’s been a while since we last journeyed into the unexpected hotbed of British professional wrestling: Grimsby and Cleethorpes. British Wrestling Revolution (BWR) held its first show in July 2017 and have built its foundation on local stars, drip-feeding in talent from around the country, production values some prominent promotions on the scene should envy, […]