So we have another weekend of wrestling action taking place over the next three days and it wouldn't be fair to just focus on a few. That being said we're going to have a quick look at all the shows taking place over the weekend so everyone gets a little bite of the cherry. Now let's get Ready For The Weekend!
First up tonight, that being Friday, World Wide Wrestling League kick off their summer tour in Portree all the way up in the North West of Scotland. No matches or stars have been announced for the show so far but W3L will be looking to start their tour off with a bang.
Back down in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne at the Innisfree Sports & Social Club in Longbenton, Main Event Wrestling will be holding their 'Toon Tussle' event. The show shall see the eponymous Toon Tussle match where the winner shall receive a championship match. It's a stacked match with Rampage Brown, Liam Lazarus and the current MEW Tag Team Champions; Micky The Dragon and HT Drake all competing. The event will also see three championship defended as Jason Prime is challenged for the MEW Championship by BT Gunn. Elsewhere, Alexander Henry shall make his first defence of the MEW North East Championship against Assassin. Little Miss Roxxy will also be fighting for gold when she challenges Leah Owens for the RQW Women's Championship.
Friday shall also see Over The Top Wrestling return to Limerick at Dolans Warehouse. The show will feature Colt Cabana who has been challenged by The Gymnasties. What the challenge is, is anyone's guess but we'll find out tonight. 'The Mexican Sensation' El Ligero will also be in action when he faces former OTT No Limits Champion; 'The Bruiserweight' Pete Dunne. And if that wasn't enough to get you through the door, The Wards will be facing The Kings Of The North in a big six-man relaxed rules tag team match.
Moving on to Saturday and Preston City Wrestling will be hosting their annual Tribute To The Troops event, this year taking place at the Preston Guild Hall. As always, the show is packed with international names and this will be the first event PCW have hosted that shall be broadcast worldwide in iPPV. After winning the There Can Only Be One gauntlet match, Drew Galloway will be challenging Sha Samuels for his PCW Heavyweight Championship. The feud between The London Riots and Team Single will rage on as they meet once again in tag team action in the hope of ending their disputes (though it's doubtful!). The team of Billy Gunn and Ken Anderson, affectionately known as the New Age Assholes will be competing against The Hooligans' Roy & Zak Knight. Lionheart will be stepping in the ring with Rob Van Dam while there shall also be women's action when Toni Storm faces Carmel with a threat that Saraya Knight may be in the vicinity of the event.
W3L will continue their summer tour with one of their biggest events of the year, '7 Deadly Sins' at the Kirkclady Leisure Centre. The show will see Kevin Williams challenge Joe E Legend for the W3L Heavyweight Championship. The event will also see the 7 Deadly Sins tournament where 7 wrestlers will compete in a one-night tournament.
4 Front Wrestling will be in action this weekend when they head to one of their regular venues at the Thatcham Catholic Hall. While no matches have been confirmed, 4FW are well known for their great family friendly shows and this event shall likely be no different.
HOPE Wrestling will be making their debut on Dunstable this Saturday and have announced two matches for their event so far. Firstly, Ashley Dunn shall be facing the undefeated, Joey Ozbourne. The main event shall see a triple threat match take place with Mark Massa, Gene Munny and Chris Tyler all fighting it out.
Grapple Wrestling will be hosting an event on Saturday which will showcase a number of their academy students. One match on offer will be see Nsereko defending the Grapple British Championship against Liam Lazarus. B.A Rose and Seb Strife shall be competing against each other in singles action will six-person tag team action will see Ward 13 facing Jack Star, Ruby Summers and a mystery opponent.
House Of Pain Wrestling will be holding another one of their weekend long set of events. They'll be in St Anns, Nottingham. The first show which takes place this Saturday will see Gabriel Kidd defending the HOP Heavyweight Championship against Alton Thorne while Warwick shall be challenging Tommy Taylor for the HOP Full Throttle Championship. Danny Chase and Kyle Kinglsey have been fighting back and forth for months now in a Best Of 5 Series. They're tied at two wins each so this fifth match will be the decider. The match has such significance that HOP have inserted Joseph Conners as the special guest referee to oversee the contest.
Pro Evolution Wrestling are in Bristol at the Longwell Green Community Centre. The show will see The Bristol Boys defend the EVW Tag Team Championship against former champions, The Renegades while other regular EVW stars will be in action.
Britannia Wrestling Promotions will be holding the first BWP Young Dragons tournament this Saturday in Denbigh at the Town Hall. The tournament shall consist of 4 competitors each with Lana Austin, April Davis, Lizzy Styles and Violet Vendetta participating in the women's tournament while the men's tournament will see Ethan Beach, Soner Dursun, Troy McCarthy and Drew Parker competing.
Finally on Saturday, Over The Top Wrestling will be in action for the second time this weekend when they head back to the Tivoli Theatre in Dublin. While Colt Cabana will be making his debut on Friday, he could be leaving OTT on Saturday with gold when he teams with Workie to face The Gymnasties for the OTT Tag Team Championship. Luther Ward shall be facing 'The Beast Of Belfast' Big Damo in what is bound to be the definition of hard hitting. Martina will also be in action in Dublin when she faces Katey Harvey while a triple threat match between Ryan Smile, Tyler Bate and Jordan Devlin is scheduled to take place.
On Sunday, W3L will be in Dumfirmline at the High Valleyfield Community Centre for the third stop of their summer tour where Joe E Legend shall be in action. Whether he will still be the W3L Heavyweight Champion or will be a former champion by then is still to be seen.
PROGRESS Wrestling will be hosting an event for the second week in a row when 'Chapter 32: 5000 To 1' takes place at The Electric Ballroom in Camden, London. The show is already sold out and you can see why when Marty Scurll will be defending the PROGRESS Championship against Tommy End. There will also be two Atlas Championship tournament matches taking place as Damo O'Connor face Rampage Brown and T-Bone joins forces with Dave Mastiff to face Big Daddy Walter and Iestyn Rees in a tag team match. Jinny will be in action as well as she will face her former PA, Laura Di Matteo in a match that is filled with bad feelings. Johnny Gargano will also be in action this Sunday as he'll be defending the SMASH Championship in an open challenge.
The second show of HOP's weekender will take place in Calverton, Nottingham at the Working Men's Club. There are six matches set to take place such as Danny Chase facing Lucas Archer and tag team action between the teams of Johnny Concrete and Alex Gracie and Garrett Bond and Barricade. HOP Heavyweight Champion; Gabriel Kidd shall also be competing when he faces Steven Harris in singles competition.
And finally on Sunday, Kamikaze Pro will celebrate their third anniversary at the Meadway Sports & Social in Birmingham. The event will see all three championships on the line with Robbie X defending the Kamikaze Pro Championship against Clint Margera in a Tables, Ladders & Chairs match. Elsewhere, Ryan Smile's Relentless Division Championship will be on the line a four-way match including Omari, Tyler Bate and Chris Brookes. The Bigger Picture's Marshall X and Damian Dunne will look to add to their gold collection when the challenge The Hunter Brothers for the Kamikaze Pro Tag Team Championship in a ladder match. Not to mention that Jonny Storm, Dan Moloney, El Ligero, Lana Austin, Jody Fleisch, Alex Windsor and Pete Dunne will all be in action as well.
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!
1st March was Preston City Wrestling's (@PCW_UK) second day of a 2 day event which brought us a fun filled day of wrestling that included a WWE Legend, ROH stars, a former TNA World Champion and the crowning the winner of the 'Road to Glory' tournament.
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(Daytime Show)
Martin Kirby def. Noam Dar, Robbie X and Tommaso Ciampa.
We originally were to have a Triple Threat but the music hit and out walked, ROH TV Champion, Tommaso Ciampa. This was very fast paced from the start to end with each of them taking control of the match at some point. Robbie X cracked Noam Dar in the face with a perfect superkick but the highlight was seeing Martin Kirby place a cloverleaf submission on Noam Dar and at the same time put Robbie X into a torture rack. Kirby would pin Noam Dar for the win.
After the match, Tommaso stated that he wanted another match later that day and challenged Kirby for the ROH TV Title, Kirby accepted.
Quarter Finals Match
Dave Mastiff def. Dave Rayne
Before the match started, Rayne sighed as he saw who he would be facing, Dave "Bastard" Mastiff. This didn't last long as Mastiff used his strength to hurt Rayne all around the ring and won when he hit a senton.
Quarter Finals Match
Chris Hero def. Bubblegum
The crowd cheered for Hero when he came to the ring and you could see that he was enjoying the crowd but sang, "he's just a rentboy" to Bubblegum, who replied with his usual finger gesture. I did enjoy watching Bubblegum use some high-flying moves. However, once Hero took control of the match, he planted a spinning elbow, picking up the win.
Quarter Finals Match
Kris Travis def. Mike Bennett
Both Travis and Bennett, who was accompanied by the beautiful Maria Kanellis received a loud welcome from the crowd and they didn't disappoint. Travis asked Maria if he could have a kiss as she had kissed her Bennett for luck. This match was fantastic and I loved every minute of it. Bennett at one point speared Travis on the outside of the ring apron. We had numerous 2 counts from both, Travis however was able to stay strong and get the win.
Tag Team Match
Team Single vs. Mad Man Manson & Danny Hope
Both Hope and Manson were comedy gold during the match and Hope took control as he started against T-Bone, it didn't last long as the power of 'Team Single' took over. Both Manson and Hope tried to "Hulk up" at one point but it didn't work with T-Bone dropping Manson with a 'RKO' and Rampage hitting Hope with a piledriver for a double pin.
Quarter Finals Match
Chris Masters def. Joey Hayes
Before the match started, Joey Hayes asked if anyone had bought his NEW t-shirt and then asked if anyone wanted the one he was wearing. I put my had up and said "me". As he came up, he started to put his top on me but at the last minute, walked away. The crowd booed. Masters then came up and gave me his NEW t-shirt, which started a chant of "mini Masters." Joey was aggressive throughout the match, using his speed to his advantage and taking Masters off of his feet on more than one occasion. There were a few 2 counts from both wrestlers but Masters was able to hit a devastating spinebuster that we all felt and following it with his "Masterlock" for the win.
#Boom Champion Triple Threat Match
Joey Hayes def. Dave Rayne (c) and Robbie X
Everyone took turns in dominating this match but it was Joey Hayes who would win with a crossface submission on Dave Rayne. After the match, Rayne informed everyone that according to HIS rule book, the title cannot change on the 1st or 14th of any month. PCW owner, Steven Fludder, then stated that it didn't say anything in his rule book about Superheroes challenging in the month of May. "Hurricane" Helms video and music started to play and Rayne was then told that he would be defending his #Boom Title at the Supershow in May.
Semi Finals Match
Chris Masters def. Chris Hero
This went back and forth but started with Hero wanting to do the "Masterlock" challenge. When he placed it on, Hero would slap Masters on the head, making him release it. We got to see Masters put a figure-four leg lock on and then Hero with a blockbuster from the top rope onto Masters arm. This match had its fair share of 2 counts but Masters would get the win when he put the "Masterlock" on and as Hero countered, Masters was able to reverse it and get the pin.
After the match they both shook hands to the applause of the crowd and invited Dave Rayne, who had tried to interfere earlier into the ring. As all 3 hugged in the ring, Hero caught Rayne with his spinning elbow.
Semi Finals Match
Dave Mastiff def. Kris Travis
Before the bell had even rung, Travis dived through the ropes onto Mastiff and tried to get a quick 3 count. He tried to use a samoan drop on Mastiff but fell under the weight. He then used a hurricanrana, Del Rio style kicks, a release german suplex and a superkick but only got a 2 counts. The crowd cheered for more and when Mastiff was able to get Travis into the corner, he used his cannonball move for the win.
ROH TV Championship Match
Tommaso Ciampa (c) def. Martin Kirby
This was hard hitting and fast paced from both which included a top rope elbow and a release german suplex. Tommaso caught Kirby with some vicious running knees when he was against the turnbuckle and then get the win when he used his powerbomb lung blower.
After the match both shook hands in a mark of respect and the crowd stood to clap the match that they had just seen.
"Intergender" Tag Team Match
Mike Bennett & Maria Kanellis def. Danny Hope & Mad Man Manson
I thought this was far better to watch than I was expecting, as we saw a "dance-off" with all four of them and then replaying part of the match which Manson and Bennett wrestled in slow motion, with the crowd chanting and cheering slowly to the match as well. Maria hit a bronco buster to Hope and he wanted one more but got Bennett instead. Maria would then pin Hope after a kick to the face.
After the match, the crowd would chant "please come back" to Bennett and Maria.
Open Challenge Tag Team Title Match
'Team Single' (c) def. Battle Squad Awesome w/Harvey Dale
Battle Squad Awesome were awarded this match as they were picked by the fans to face the Champions via social media. We started the match with T-Bone facing off against 'Iron Dan' Danny Chase, who worked really well but both T-Bone and Rampage were able to use their power to dominate the rest of the match. The crowd were firmly behind the champs other than maybe a handful of people in the crowd and I heard a small group chant, "f*%k them up T-Bone, f*%k them up." It ended when Rampage caught 'Diamond' Dave Andrews in a powerbomb and then T-Bone followed up with an elbow drop from the top rope to get the win. 'Team Single' would then attack, Harvey Dale, who didn't sell this very well and looked like a seal out of water when hit.
As both members of 'Team Single' were about to leave the ring, a video played of current ROH Stars, ReDRagon. They talked for quite a while and the crowd got restless. They stated that they would be coming to the PCW Supershow in May and take on the current PCW Champions. I don't think the crowd were bothered as we had a "who are you" chant.
Singles Match
Papa Shango def. Bubblegum
Bubblegum came to the ring and complained that he didn't have a match that night and would fight anyone for £5. Having squared up with a young girl at ringside, Papa Shango's music started to play, to the enjoyment of the room. Bubblegum tried his best but it wasn't long until Shango would pin him following a shoulder breaker.
Finals Match
Chris Masters def. Dave Mastiff
This was like watching 2 bulls fight, as both traded blows, back and forth. We got to see Masters deliver a fantastic 2nd rope suplex but only for a 2 count. He also tried with a spinebuster but again, just a 2 count. Mastiff did try hitting his cannonball move but ended up been put in the "Masterlock." He couldn't escape this and Chris Masters would become the 'Road to Glory' winner of 2014. He now has a title shot at the PCW Champion at PCW's 3rd Anniversary show.
PCW Championship Match
Lionheart (c) def. A.J Styles
We then were ready for this 'No DQ' Main Event that we had been informed of earlier that day.
The crowd went wild for Styles when his music played and it didn't stop until the PCW Champion, Lionheart started his way to the ring.
This match didn't stop, as both took punishment from each other and we got to see Styles use all of his signature moves that we are used to. At one point, they made their way into the crowd and wrestled for what felt like 10-15 minutes. The crowd went nuts for this and chants of "this is awesome" and "we can't see" erupted. Once Lionheart was able to get back into the ring, he took control using a 2nd rope suplex of his own. He would the try winning the match with a "Rock Bottom" and then a boot to Styles face followed by a spear but only got a 2.
Joey Hayes then made his way to the ring and told the ref that he wanted to cash his briefcase in. Styles told him that he would face him after the match but Lionheart would take this opportunity to roll him up for the 3 count and win.
Styles would then put Lionheart into the "Styles Clash" but it didn't end well for the PCW Champion, as we would later find out via social media that he had in fact broke his neck. Everyone in and around the ring knew something was wrong as, Steven Fludder, came to the ring as did the medical staff and were quick to deal with the situation. We were then told to please leave. As we left the crowd would chant "Lionheart".
This was an amazing day of wrestling from PCW and they didn't disappoint. It was unfortunate what happened at the end of the night but we now know that Lionheart doesn't need surgery and 1 week after it happened, is now walking. This shows strength, courage and can't wait to see Lionheart back in the ring.
Also, a big thank you to ALL of the PCW family for taking care of Lionheart.
Michael Jolly
@JollyTheBear
