Wrestle Ropes' Ready for the Weekend: July 2016 Week Three - VII Pro, NGW & FSW (Andy Scotland)

It's that time once again when we take a look at all the wrestling goodness that is about to come our way over the next few days. This week we shall be travelling to Telford on Friday before moving on to Hull on Saturday and finally ending the weekend on Sunday in Stockport. Let's get Ready For The Weekend!

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We start our wrestling weekend on Friday night as VII Pro Wrestling will be at the Dawley Town Hall in Telford for Summer Blowout 2016. 

The show will see the crowning of a new number one contender to the British Lions Championship which is currently held by Chris Brookes. The match will be a fatal four-way contest between Dan Moloney, Chris Ridgeway, Damian Dunne and Drew Parker. All four men are worthy challengers to the British Lions Championship and a clear victor is very uncertain. The winner of this match will probably not come down to just pure skills but rather a combination of that skill and opportunity. Regardless of the winner, Brookes has a challenge coming his way in the near future. 

Another man who is in possession of an opportunity is 'The Bruiserweight' Pete Dunne. This Friday in Telford, the current holder of the VIIth Heaven contract will be in singles action against Travis Banks. Banks is very similar in style to Dunne as in they both hit really hard! Not many many can equal Dunne for his strikes and power but Banks may be one of the few. Dunne shall want to continue his winning ways ahead of his inevitable contract cash-in whenever that may be. Banks on the other hand shall be looking to score a win not only over the VIIth Heaven contract holder but one of the top talents in the UK today. 

The main event at Summer Blowout came about after Chris Brookes and Kid Lykos of CCK attacked the VII Pro Champion; 'All Day Star' Ryan Smile at the conclusion of Final Inception in April. Since then Smile has been in a rage and has demanded that he face both men this Friday. VII Pro granted Smile the match with the understanding that he have a tag team partner. Smile accepted and found himself a tag team partner in the 2016 New Japan Pro Wrestling Best Of The Super Juniors winner, 'The Aerial Assassin' Will Ospreay. Smile and Ospreay have battled each other in the past but now they join forces to fight the CCK duo, under the tag team name, The Uptown Funkers.

Match Card

The Uptown Funkers (‘All Day Star’ Ryan Smile & ‘The Aerial Assassin’ Will Ospreay) vs CCK (‘Calamari Catch King’ Chris Brookes & Kid Lykos)

Travis Banks vs ‘The Bruiserweight’ Pete Dunne

Tyler Bate vs Wild Boar

Nixon Newell vs Alex Windsor

British Lions Championship Number One Contender – Fatal Four-Way

Dan Moloney vs Chris Ridgeway vs Damian Dunne vs Drew Parker

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Moving on to Saturday and the Hull City Hall will be the venue for New Generation Wrestling's The Eight Year Anniversary event. This show is going to change the future of NGW as a number of matches with big consequences have been announced. 

Firstly, the long running rivalry between El Ligero and Dara Diablo looks to come to an end when the two look to end things in a Last Man Standing match. These men who were former tag team champions together have been at odds for months with each man attacking the other at various points. However, now things have gotten to a point that this cannot continue and has to be settled with only one man being able to walk away. To end this, both men will have to probably go further than they ever have before and ensure they are the last man standing in Hull. 

This Saturday will also see the return of the Davey Boy Smith Cup tournament. The Eight Year Anniversary event will see the first match of the tournament take place when 'The Bruiserweight' Pete Dunne faces 'Liverpool’s No.1' Zack Gibson. Gibson won the inaugural cup tournament and was therefore ineligible to be a part of this tournament. However, the Hart-Smith family has decided that Gibson could participate in the open invitational. Gibson shall be looking to show that he is still the number one in this tournament regardless of being ineligible while a win for Dunne over the last winner would send a huge message to everyone involved in the second installment of The Davey Boy Smith Cup. 

Finally the landscape of NGW will be changed this Saturday and the war between The Control and Team NGW comes to a head in an 8-man tag team match. The Control's Rampage Brown, Caz Crash, Sam Wilder and a fourth competitor shall face Matt Myers, El Ligero, Liam Slater and the current NGW Undisputed Champion; Nathan Cruz. These men have all fought against each other for a long time. This time the stakes have been raised to the highest they can be. If Team NGW win on Saturday The Control will disband. If The Control walk away the winners, then they will take possession of the NGW Undisputed Championship. While difficult to choose the winning side of this match, two factors could come into play in who wins. One is the unknown fourth member of The Control's team after Mark Haskins was forced to withdraw after not being cleared to compete. The second is the fact that Ligero and Myers will be competing for the second time in one night as both men have other matches earlier in the night which is bound to have an effect on "The Mexican Sensation". A lot of variables in this match which will decided how NGW continues after Saturday.

Match Card

8-Man Tag Team – If Team NGW Wins, The Control Disband. If The Control Wins, They Take The NGW Undisputed Championship

The Control (Rampage Brown, ???, Caz Crash & Sam Wilder) vs Team NGW (‘The Showstealer’ Nathan Cruz, ‘The Amazing’ Matt Myers, ‘The Mexican Sensation’ El Ligero & Liam Slater)

GEN:X Championship

Bubblegum (c) vs ‘The Amazing’ Matt Myers

Last Man Standing

‘The Mexican Sensation’ El Ligero vs Dara Diablo

The Davey Boy Smith Cup II Tournament Open Invitational

‘Liverpool’s No.1’ Zack Gibson vs ‘The Bruiserweight’ Pete Dunne

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Finally we round of the wrestling weekend in Stockport at the Guild Hall with Futureshock Wrestling Uproar 89. Another stacked night of action from FSW looks to be on the cards here. 

The first match that was announced for the event included a debut as Little Miss Roxxy makes her first appearance for the promotion when she faces former FSW Women's Champion, April Davids. LMR is a fiery competitor and would love a win on her debut. However she is facing probably one of the most dangerous women in wrestling today in the shape of Davids. The former champion made her return to FSW a few months ago and instantly showed her dominance. At Underground #17 in June, Davids choked Violet Vendetta unconscious after their match. LMR will be aware that she shall have to bring her A-game if she is to avoid a similar fate this Sunday. 

Also at Underground #17, Zack Gibson and his partner, Cyanide, managed to steal a win from T-Bone and Rampage Brown after Gibson hit T-Bone with a steel chain. That may turn out to be an action that Gibson lives to regret as FSW have announced that Gibson will be defending his FSW Championship against Brown at Uproar 89. Brown is an aggressive heavyweight at the best of times, but now Gibson has angered him even more with his actions the last time they were in a ring together. Gibson may indeed have a talent for winning matches in any way he can, but will that talent be enough to curb the rage and power that Brown will undoubtedly bring with him in Stockport. 

This Sunday will see another debut as The New Nation's Alexander Henry and Jason Prime will be in action against Don Meacho and Ryan Hendricks of The Uprising. Meacho and Hendricks have been long time players in the FSW tag team division through both talent and cunning actions. New Nation on the other hand have been appearing all over the UK making an impact and they come to FSW with the same goal in mind. The Uprising shall be looking to prove that what has happened in the past won't be happening in the Future(shock) when both teams compete at Uproar 89. Will New Nation show why they're such a hit all over the UK or will The Uprising be a roadblock that New Nation stumble over at the first opportunity?

Match Card

Futureshock Championship

Rampage Brown vs ‘Liverpool’s No.1’ Zack Gibson (c)

Adrenaline Championship

Sam Bailey vs James Drake (c)

Little Miss Roxxy vs April Davids

Sexy Kev vs Mark Massa

T-Bone vs ‘Deadly’ Damon Leigh

The New Nation (Alexander Henry & Jason Prime) vs The Uprising (Don Meacho & Ryan Hendricks)

That wraps up this week's preview of the weekend's wrestling schedule. Of course, there are many more events taking place over the three days. To find out more about the shows we've highlighted here as well as all the others, check us out at www.wrestleropesuk.wordpress.com for the latest show and match announcements, British Wrestling event list, interviews, exclusive columns, reviews, reports and results!

Wrestle Ropes' Ready for the Weekend: July 2016 Week Two - FCP, SWE & RevPro (Andy Scotland)

This weekend as with almost every weekend, British Wrestling is bulging with events all over the country. This week's edition see's us in Wolverhampton, Stevenage and London with some pretty big shows. So without any further ado, let's get Ready For The Weekend!

The weekend kicks off on Friday with Fight Club: PRO at the Fixxion Warehouse in Wolverhampton with 'Rage Against The Death Machine'. 

The main event shall see 'The Death Machine' Sami Callihan bring his rage to FCP when he faces the man who has been the foundation of the promotion, 'The Super Don' Trent Seven. Both of these men are known for a style which can be brutal at times. We expect this match to showcase the strong style these men are known for. 

We've spoken before about the issues between The Hunter Brothers and the Facesmashers. Well things have still not been settled between these two teams and doesn't look like it will be any time soon. To add another chapter to their storied rivalry, Hunter Brothers will be in singles action when Lee Hunter faces Dan Moloney while Wild Boar shall compete against Jim Hunter. Don't expect two matches that have clean decisions is all we'll say about these contests. 

Travis Banks arrived in Fight Club: PRO a number of months ago and was an instant hit as he has been all over the country. He's back again this Friday and he'll have possibly his biggest match since relocating to the UK when he faces the WWE Cruiserweight Classic's Zack Sabre Jr. Banks has impressed everyone as we have mentioned and this shall be a real test and opportunity to impress even further when he faces a true world-class wrestler in ZSJ.

Match Card

‘The Death Machine’ Sami Callihan vs ‘The Super Don’ Trent Seven

‘The Violence Machine’ Travis Banks vs Zack Sabre Jr

Dan Moloney vs Lee Hunter

Wild Boar vs Jim Hunter

Pete Dunne vs ‘Anti-Hero’ Tommy End

Chris Brookes vs Clint Margera

Moving on to Saturday and we head to Stevenage for Southside Wrestling Entertainment "Gunning For Glory" at The Gordon Craig Theatre. 

The show will see the feud between Stixx & Flips' Stixx & Chris Tyler and The Second City Collective's Ryan Smile & Damian Dunne continue. These two teams have been fighting back and forth for ages with Stixx & Flips finally securing themselves a shot at the SCS's SWE Tag Team Championship. However before their championship match, both teams shall meet again in a six-man tag team match with Marshall X joining The SCS and former WWE star D'Lo Brown aligning with Stixx & Flips. Both teams will be looking for the win give them a mental advantage over the other before the gold is on the line. 

Robbie X turned on his partner a number of months ago and since then has had no contact with SWE. That was until very recently when he challenged Mark Haskins to a street fight. Haskins has been waiting for the chance to gain revenge and wasn't ever going to back down from this challenge. The unknown in this match is what sort of mental state shall Robbie X be in. He was extremely angry and aggressive the last time we saw him in SWE. Could he be even more dangerous now? 

The main event this Saturday will see the bad blood between The Righteous Army and El Ligero finally come to an end. Hopefully. We'll see Righteous Army's Joseph Conners, Paul Malen, Kay Lee Ray & The Pledge face Ligero, Nixon Newell, Hardcore Holly and a fourth mystery partner in an elimination match. If Ligero's team defeat Righteous Army, then they shall be force the disband immediately. However a loss for Ligero would see him forced into joining Righteous Army. This is a match that neither team can afford to lose for their long-term future.

Match Card

8-Person Tag Team – If The Righteous Army Win, El Ligero Joins Them. If They Lose, They Disband Forever

The Righteous Army (‘The Righteous’ Joseph Conners, Kay Lee Ray, Paul Malen & The Pledge) vs ‘The Mexican Sensation’ El Ligero, Nixon Newell, Hardcore Holly & ???

Stevenage Street Fight

Robbie X vs ‘The Star Attraction’ Mark Haskins

‘The Aerial Assassin’ Will Ospreay vs DJ Z

The London Riots (James Davis & Rob Lynch) vs The Inter-Coastal Violence Connection (‘Calamari Catch King’ Chris Brookes & ‘The Violence Machine’ Travis Banks)

Six-Man Tag Team

The Second City Collective (‘All Day Star’ Ryan Smile & ‘Number One’ Damian Dunne) & Marshall X vs Stixx & Flips (‘The Heavyweight House Of Pain’ Stixx & ‘The One And Only’ Chris Tyler) & D-Lo Brown

Zack Sabre Jr vs ‘The Death Machine’ Sami Callihan

‘Anti-Hero’ Tommy End vs Bubblegum

Open Challenge

Billy Gunn vs ???

Shane Strickland Confirmed To Appear

Finally we end the wrestling weekend with a trip to London which is where we tend to end our weekends through either coincidence or just luck. This weekend see Revolution Pro Wrestling's 'Summer Sizzler 2016' take place at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London.

The main event for this match is the calibre that we have come to expect from RevPro as Zack Sabre Jr will defend the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship against Katsuyori Shibata. This match would not look out of place on a New Japan Pro Wrestling event and could well be one of the best matches we see in 2016. This match is so difficult to call that RevPro have already ensured that Shibata will be available for a future event in the event that he wins this Sunday. London is likely to see something very special. 

Pete Dunne has risen to the top of RevPro at lightning speed, capturing the British Cruiserweight Championship on his first night. Since then he has delivered stand out matches each and every time. His challenger this Sunday is well-known for standing out as he's the 2016 New Japan Best Of The Super Juniors winner and former champion; 'The Aerial Assassin' Will Ospreay. These men have already had and shall continue to have the most successful year of their young careers in 2016. A win for both men would only add to that success. 

Matt Sydal has been a regular visitor in Revolution Pro Wrestling and has a number of highly rated matches with men of similar size and style. However this Sunday he'll have a match with a man who is everything that is opposite of his style, 'The Beast Of Belfast' Big Damo. A true heavyweight who is known for his hard-hitting style. Sydal has worked for the biggest promotions in the world and faced equal world class competition. Damo will add to that world class competition this Sunday but he shall be an opponent the likes of Sydal may have never faced before. Talent and speed shall be Sydal's allies in this match. Damo will know Sydal's skills and will look to add another international scalp to his impressive list of opponents.

Match Card

Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship

Katsuyori Shibata vs Zack Sabre Jr (c)

Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship

‘The Bruiserweight’ Pete Dunne (c) vs ‘The Aerial Assassin’ Will Ospreay

Undisputed British Tag Team Championship – Fatal Four-Way

The Young Bloods (Kieran Bruce & Jake McCluskey) vs Joel Redman & Charlie Garrett (c) vs Jody Fleisch & Jonny Storm vs The Legion Of Lords (Lord Gideon Grey & Rishi Ghosh)

‘The Villain’ Marty Scurll vs ‘Speedball’ Mike Bailey

Tomohiro Ishii vs Josh Bodom

‘The Beast Of Belfast’ Big Damo vs ‘Reborn’ Matt Sydal

Moose vs ‘The East End Butcher’ Sha Samuels

That wraps up this week's preview of the weekend's wrestling schedule. Of course, there are many more events taking place over the three days. To find out more about the shows we've highlighted here as well as all the others, check us out at www.wrestleropesuk.wordpress.com for the latest show and match announcements, British Wrestling event list, interviews, exclusive columns, reviews, reports and results!