Wrestle Ropes Ready for the Weekend: August 2016 Week Three - GPW, IPW:UK & ATTACK!

After a few weeks of being away due to one thing or another we're back and with quite a tasty looking weekend coming up, it's just in the nick of time! This week we are off back to Hindley in Wigan for Grand Pro Wrestling on Friday night. Saturday shall see IPW:UK back in Snodland, Kent for their 'Future #20' event and Sunday will round off the weekend with a trip to Cardiff for Attack! Pro Wrestling's return to Walkabout. Let's get Ready For The Weekend!

Friday night kicks off the the wrestling weekend with Grand Pro Wrestling holding their Midsummer Madness event at The Rose Club in Hindley, Wigan. 

The show will see the return of the Fast Track 4-way match where the winner will challenge for the GPW Heavyweight & British Championship the same night. This time will see Jimmy Jackson, Ashton Smith, RJM and Joey Hayes compete in the match. This is a huge opportunity to jump right to the top of the mountain in GPW and become a champion. 

If the Fast Track winner decides to challenge for the GPW Heavyweight Championship, they could be facing one of two men this Friday. Current champion, T-Bone is already scheduled to defend the championship against Dylan Roberts in what shall no doubt be a nasty and brutal match. Both men will also have to keep in mind that they could well be defending the championship again the same night if they win. 

We're in for organised chaos at Midsummer Madness as two sets of tag teams teams will have to co-exist in an 8-man tag team match when The Island Brothers and The Midnight Bin Collection face the duo of Martin Kirby and The Sheikh and The Hate League. Soner Dursun and Danxig of Hate League are the current GPW Tag Team Champions which will be on the mind of everyone in the bout. Island Brothers and Midnight Bin Collection would love a win over the current champions as a way to have future championship match. One question to be answered is can Hate League trust Kirby and Sheikh to have their back or will they have their own agenda at The Rose Club.

Match Card

GPW Heavyweight Championship

Dylan Roberts vs T-Bone (c)

GPW Heavyweight Championship/GPW British Championship – Fast Track Cash-In

T-Bone (c) or Bubblegum vs ???

Travis Banks vs “The Bruiserweight” Pete Dunne

8-Man Tag Team

The Island Brothers (Rio & Tabu) & Midnight Bin Collection (Ste Bin Mann & Jet Fashion) vs The Hate League (Soner Dursun & Danxig), Martin Kirby & Th Sheikh

Fast Track Four-Way

RJM vs Ashton Smith vs Joey Hayes vs Jimmy Jackson

Issiah Quinn vs “Magnificent” Matthew Brookes

Moving on to Saturday and the Snodland Community Centre will play host to International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom Future #20. 

Scott Star who has been on a winning run in recent months will be taking on the biggest and toughest opponent of his career this Saturday when he face world-traveled star, PJ Black. Star is used to facing high flying opponents and has matched them every time. Now is a step up in skill with 10-year+ veteran PJ Black as his adversary. If Star can continue his winning ways this will be the biggest win yet of his young career and could lead to amazing things. 

Championships will be on the line this Saturday at Future #20 as Danny Duggan and Cieran Donnelly defend the IPW:UK Tag Team Championship. DND have had a lengthy reign as champions and are as close as brothers in the ring. Their challengers, they are possibly even closer as they are actual brothers. The Dunne Brothers. Pete and Damian Dunne are highly skilled individual wrestlers and together are exceptional. DND have welcomed all challengers so far and will indeed face a challenge in Dunne Brothers. A tag team classic in IPW:UK could well take place at the Snodland Community Centre. 

Chakara is a young star from the IPW:UK training academy with a lot of potential. She has competed in a few matches in IPW:UK and has impressed each time. She faces a real test this Saturday though as she'll be competing against former IPW:UK Women's Champion, Jetta. While there may be a revolution taking place within women's' wrestling right now, Jetta was fighting all over the British Isles longer before it started. She's faced some of the best in the world. Chakara will learn a lot in this match regardless of the outcome. She'll also learn what it takes to face someone of a calibre like Jetta and if she has what it takes at this point in her young career.

Match Card

Over The Top Rope Rumble

“DareWolf” PJ Black vs Scott Star

IPW:UK Tag Team Championship

DND (Danny Duggan & Cieran Donnelly) (c) vs The Dunne Brothers (Pete & Damian Dunne)

Jack Clover vs Briggs

Mike “The Strike” Broly vs Brandon Croft

Cuban Heat’s 1,000 Cuban Peso Open Challenge

Cuban Heat vs ???

MathFight (Fentos & Garry Mitchell) vs The London Riots (Rob Lynch & James Davis)

Jetta vs Chakara

The wrestling weekend rounds off with Attack! Pro Wrestling making their return to Walkabout in Cardiff with (Thank God It’s Not) Winter Slam. 

The show will see the semi-finals of the ATTACK! Championship tournament take place. 
The first semi-final will see “The Pride Of Wales” Eddie Dennis take on Wild Boar while “Ginger Jesus” Mike Bird shall compete against Los Federales Santos Sr. If you can pick the winner of these matches then you're either guessing or have the gift of foresight. The only think we do know is that after Sunday we will know the final of the tournament to crown a new champion in Attack! Pro Wrestling. 

This Sunday will see the return of Pete Dunne who will compete for the first time since being suspended for attacking a member of Attack! Pro Wrestling's staff at a previous event. His opponent will be another man making his return, “The Mexican Sensation” El Ligero. Often attributed as being the hardest working wrestler in Britain, Ligero has faced Dunne on numerous occasions. Each time they have met, they've been memorable. There is little doubt that these two men are going to deliver another cracking match this Sunday. 

The main event at Walkabout in Cardiff will see Bayside High's Nixon Newell and Mark Andrews defending the ATTACK! Tag Team Championship against Chris Brookes and Kid Lykos of CCK. These two teams have met before over championship gold and they tore the house down. This time they may actually tear down Walkabout as this defence will be a Tables, Ladders & Chairs match. All four of these competitors take big risks in normal matches in the pursuit of a win. The carnage that is going to take place with tables, ladders and chairs all being legal is unfathomable!

Match Card

Attack! Pro Tag Team Championship – Tables, Ladders & Chairs

Bayside High (Nixon Newell & “White Lightning” Mark Andrews) (c) vs #CCK (“Calamari Catch King” Chris Brookes & Kid “Mondai” Lykos)

Attack! Pro Championship Tournament Semi-Final

“The Pride Of Wales” Eddie Dennis vs The Wild Boar

Attack! Pro Championship Tournament Semi-Final

Los Federales Santos Sr vs “Ginger Jesus” Mike Bird

“The Bruiserweight” Pete Dunne vs “The Mexican Sensation” El Ligero

Fatal Four-Way

??? vs “Ravin” Danny Jones vs “The Boy Next Door” Drew Parker vs “Smashmouth” Chris Ridgeway

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: March 2016 Week 1

This week we have a look at an established promotion making ground into a new city, another returning to a regular venue with new faces and a third which delivers its usual great standard of matches and entertainment. Let's get Ready For The Weekend!

Kicking off the weekend on Friday night and Kamikaze Pro will be making their debut in Coventry at The Empire with Underground. They have certainly made sure that their debut will be a memorable one with a packed eight match event on offering. One of the three championships being defended on March 4th will be the Relentless Division Championship. The current champion, 'All Day Star' Ryan Smile has just begun his second reign as champion after defeating Pete Dunne in a six-man tag team match alongside his Bigger Picture cohorts. His opponent shall be making his Kamikaze Pro debut and is quite simply one of best high-flyers in the world right now...'The Aerial Assassin' Will Ospreay. These two men have crossed paths before in various promotions in Englad. This time they meet with gold on the line, Smile having back up in The Bigger Picture and Will Ospreay reaching heights like he has never before. This match could very well steal the show. The main event scheduled for this Friday will see Smile's Bigger Picture ally, Robbie X defend the Kamikaze Pro Championship against AAA star Angelico. Both Robbie and Angelico have a reputation for their risk taking style. While Robbie has defeated numerous stars of the UK and further afield, he may have never have faced someone with such a dangerous mindset as Angelico. When a man is willing to jump from a balcony into a ring with no thought for their own well-being, how far will that man go to win a championship? We find out this Friday. The third championship on the line at The Empire will see the year-long reign of The Hunter Brothers under threat. They will be defending the Kamikaze Pro Tag Team Championship in a triple threat match. One half of their opponents are Mika and Elliot Jordan. After an unsuccessful challenge at Bad Apple, the duo attacked the champions and are determined to make a name for themselves. The other challengers are local team, Born 2 Fly. Kieran Young and TJ Sky will no doubt have a large group of support in Coventry on their debut. Can that support and their talent be enough to make an immediate impact in Kamikaze Pro? This match may be the most challenging that The Hunter Brothers have faced as champions. But there is a reason they've been champions for over a year.

full card

*Kamikaze Pro Championship*

Robbie X (c) vs ‘The Ultimate Airdevil’ Angelico

*Relentless Division Championship*

‘All Day Star’ Ryan Smile (c) vs ‘The Aerial Assassin’ Will Ospreay

*Kamikaze Pro Tag Team Championship – Triple Threat Tag Team*

Mika ‘The Polish Punisher’ & Elliot Jordan vs The Hunter Brothers (Lee & Jim Hunter) (c) vs Born 2 Fly (Kieran Young & TJ Sky)

*No Disqualification*

Clint Margera vs ‘The Badman’ Marshall X

‘The King Of Swerve’ Shane Strickland vs ‘The Mexican Sensation’ El Ligero

‘Dynamite’ Pete Dunne vs ‘The Apex Of Agility’ Andrew Everett

Leva’ Blue Pants’ Bates vs Nixon Newell

‘The Superbeast’ Dan Moloney vs ‘The Big O’ Omari

Moving on to Saturday and Southside Wrestling are back at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet, Essex. The first match that they announced for the event was made was back in early December when they confirmed former wXw World Tag Team Champion and recent WWE star Sami Callihan would be returning. However, his return won't be an easy one with his opponent being 'The Star Attraction' Mark Haskins. A former Southside Heavyweight Champion, Haskins possesses all the tools and and talent to show Callihan that times have changed while he was in WWE NXT and one of the biggest dogs in the Southside yard is ready to 'welcome' him back. Nixon Newell shall also be in action this Saturday as she once again defends the Queen Of Southside Championship. Nixon has defended her championship at every opportunity against multiple people at the same time. She now faces someone who is not only a very worthy opponent but someone she may call a friend in SHINE Wrestling regular Leva Bates. Nixon and Leva had great fun when they were a tag team just a few weeks ago but the smiles won't be there this time as it will be all business when the world-travelled Leva challenges the Queen Of Southside, Nixon for her championship on March 5th. While one championship will be defended, another championship is guaranteed to be around a new waist after Saturday. Originally, Jimmy Havoc was scheduled to defend the Speed King Championship against Flash Morgan Webster, Martin Kirby & Andrew Everett in a four-way match. However, after suffering a serious knee injury during a tour of Australia, Southside have had no choice other than to relieve Havoc of the Speed King Championship. Therefore, Angelico shall now enter the four-way match at the Circus Tavern and one of these four men will be walking out the new Speed King Champion this Saturday.

full card

*Southside Heavyweight Championship*

‘The Aerial Assassin’ Will Ospreay vs ‘The Righteous’ Joseph Conners (c)

*Southside Speed King Championship (Vacant): Four-Way*

Andrew Everett vs ‘The Modfather’ Flash Morgan Webster vs Angelico vs Martin Kirby

Sami Callihan vs ‘The Star Attraction’ Mark Haskins

‘The Mexican Sensation’ El Ligero vs Shane Strickland

*Six-Man Tag Team*

The London Riots & The Hurricane vs The Second City Collective

The Pledge vs Gunner

Finally ending the wrestling weekend in Tonbridge with IPW:UK and their Final Chapter event at The Angel Centre. The show will once again see Tom Dawkins look to get some revenge against The Swords of Essex and in particular, Paul Robinson. These two men met back in January but their issues were not settled after interference from the newest member of The Swords of Essex, Scott Wainwright. This time Dawkins gets his hands on Robinson in a match where anything will allowed as it will be fought under street fight rules. Dawkins may appear to be backed into a corner but he's sure to come out fighting this Sunday. Sammy Smooth will once again be in action this Sunday as he once again defends the All-England Championship. Since winning the title and ending Jimmy Havoc's huge undefeated streak, he has encouraged the biggest and best challengers in the world to face him. March 6th shall be no different as he puts the championship on the line against Beyond Wrestling star Chris Dickinson. 'The Dirty Daddy' has been making a name for himself in recent months, including the last few weeks while he has been on a tour of the UK. Smooth has defeated world-class competitors during his current championship reign and it's time to face another. Will the 'Smooth' reign continue or shall it be time for the championship to go to it's Daddy? In recent months, IPW:UK have featured a number of traditional British rules matches. This Sunday shall see the latest as current EVOLVE Champion Timothy Thatcher shall face British Wrestling legend, Johnny Kidd. Kidd is a legend for a reason as he is still one of the most gifted technical wrestlers to have ever competed. Thatcher is a man who continues to use these traditional hold-for-hold techniques that Kidd is famous for. This match will be old old school vs new old school but with the roots very much based in tradition. Matches like these are not as common as they once were but they are no less fascinating and enthralling to witness.

full card

*All-England Championship*

‘Smooth’ Sammy Smooth (c) vs ‘The Dirty Daddy’ Chris Dickinson

*IPW:UK Tag Team Championship*

DND (Danny Duggan & Cieran Donnelly) (c) vs DNA (Darrell Allen & James Davis)

*Street Fight*

Paul Robinson vs ‘Blackbelt’ Tom Dawkins

*Traditional British Rules – Special Referee: Steve Grey*

Timothy Thatcher vs Johnny Kidd

Jetta & Rob Lynch vs Tennessee Honey & Jonathan Windsor

*Masterlock Challenge*

The GZRS (Sebastian & Tom Irvin) vs Chris Masters

Rocco Casanova Makes His Début

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!