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: April 2016 Week 1 - GPW, Southside & ICW

Well after a week off last weekend, we're back with the latest edition and what a weekend it's bound to be. As you shall all know, this weekend is the biggest in the whole calendar of professional wrestling thanks to a little show taking place on the other side of the Atlantic this Sunday. However, it's just a regular old weekend here in the UK with bumper load of events all over this wrestling isle. Let's get Ready For The Weekend!

friday

grand pro wrestling only the strong survive

hindley, greater manchester, england

Friday night kicks off with Grand Pro Wrestling who are back that their home of The Rose Club in Hindley, Wigan. Their Only The Strong Survive event is packed with names with chaos bound to ensue. One championship up for grabs is the GPW Tag Team Championship. The Hate League will be defending the championship against 5 other teams in GPW's first ever Tornado Cibernetico. The teams challenging Hate League are some of the most successful in GPW with two sets of former champions and three long standing duos all fighting it out to walk away as champions.  From one multi-man match to another as the current GPW Heavyweight and GPW British champions; T-Bone and Bubblegum join forces with Chris Ridgeway and Ashton Smith to face the group of Dylan Roberts, DDL, Craig Kollins and Travis Banks in an 8-man Survivor Series style match. Everyone wants to make an impression in this match and wins over certain people could be very lucrative in the future. One man with an opportunity that could also be lucrative in the future is 'Jumpin' Jimmy Jackson. Jackson is currently scheduled to compete in the next Fast Track 4-Way in May. However, Ricky J McKenzie is hell-bent on getting a shot at the GPW Heavyweight Championship by whatever means he sees necessary and has demanded a match for this Friday. Therefore, he will now face Jackson with the agreement that if he beats him, he will take his place in the Fast Track 4-Way.

only the strong survive match card

*Only The Strong Survive – 8-Man Survivor Series*

T-Bone, Bubblegum, Ashton Smith & Chris Ridgeway vs ‘100% Welsh Beef’ Dylan Roberts, DDL, ‘One Man Riot’ Craig Kollins & Travis Banks

*GPW Tag Team Championship – Tornado Cibernetico*

Midnight Bin Collection (Ste Bin Mann & Jet Fashion), The Island Brothers (Tabu & Rio) & The Circus (Noah & Jack Gallagher) vs The Bad Lads (Drill & Mickey Barnes), The Hate League (Soner Dursun & Danxig) (c) & Martin Kirby & The Sheikh

*Singles*

‘The Ringmaster’ Nicholas Cartier vs ‘Toxic Terror’ Cyanide

*If Ricky J McKenzie Wins, He Enters The Fast Track 4-Way In May*

‘Jumpin’ Jimmy Jackson vs Ricky J McKenzie

*Singles*

‘Bad Lad’ Don Meacho vs ‘Magnificent’ Matthew Brookes

saturday
southside wrestling entertainment raw deal v
stevenage, hertfordshire, england

Moving on to Saturday and Southside Wrestling Entertainment hold the fifth installment of their Raw Deal event at The Gordon Craig Theatre in Stevenage. As usual from Southside there is a blend of homegrown stars with a mix of international names as well. One international name who shall be making his Southside debut is Cedric Alexander. A mainstay in Ring Of Honor, 'The Lumbar Legacy' will now step in the ring with the longest reigning Speed King Champion in history in the shape of Martin Kirby. 'The Zoidberg Master' is one of the foundations of Southside Wrestling and British Wrestling as a whole. Alexander is known for bringing his non-stop style to every match but his opponent, Martin Kirby does exactly the same. Opportunity is the keyword for four teams this Saturday as they fight it out to become the next number one contenders to the Southside Tag Team Championship. The Young Wolves, The Hunter Brothers, Stixx & Flips, and The Inter Coastal Violence Connection are all competent as both individuals and teams so a winner in this match won't be easy to pick. While Hunter Brothers and Young Wolves have more experience as teams, the new team of Stixx and Chris Tyler or the birth of Chris Brookes and Travis Banks brand-new team could provide an upset and head straight to a championship match. When Angelico announced his tour of the UK, he went on record as saying he wished to face the best. Well he's going to get his wish this Saturday in Stevenage as he will be facing former Southside Heavyweight & Tag Team Champion; 'The Star Attraction' Mark Haskins. When a Haskins match is announced, you don't ask whether it will be good, you ask just how good it's going to be. Angelico is no walkover by any means and will be a serious challenge to Haskins. That being said, Angelico may end up thinking twice about asking to face the best when the best is world-class.

raw deal v match card

*Singles*

‘The Righteous’ Joseph Conners vs Mr Anderson

*Queen Of Southside Championship – Four-Way*

Toni Storm vs Jade vs Nixon Newell vs Penelope

*Southside Tag Team Championship – Special Rules*

The Second City Collective (‘Number One’ Damian Dunne & ‘All Day Star’ Ryan Smile) vs The London Riots (James Davis & Rob Lynch)

*Singles*

Angelico vs ‘The Star Attraction’ Mark Haskins

*Singles*

Martin Kirby vs Cedric Alexander

*Four-Way Tag Team – Number One Contender*

Young Wolves (Dan Moloney & Tyler Bate) vs The Hunter Brothers (Lee & Jim Hunter) vs Inter Coastal Violence Connection (Chris Brookes & Travis Banks) vs Stixx & Flips (Stixx & Chris Tyler)

sunday
insane championship wrestling barramania II
glasgow, scotland

Finally ending the weekend on Sunday and Insane Championship Wrestling return to the the world-famous Barrowlands in Glasgow with BarraMania II. While ICW will be immortalised in the Barrowlands Hall Of Fame, the event will also see two roster members leave the promotion on the same night. Firstly, Nikki Storm shall compete against her former intern, Sammii Jayne. What started off as productive relationship soon turned sour as Sammii found herself overshadowed by 'The Best In The Galaxy'. After standing up for herself, Sammii now wants Nikki gone from ICW and in-turn Nikki wants to see the last of Sammii. Somebody is getting their wish this Sunday. April 2nd will also see one team walk away without their manager and possibly their championship gold. Since winning the ICW Tag Team Championship, The 55's Kid Fite and Sha Samuels have been rather reluctant to give Mark Coffey and Jackie Polo of Polo Promotions any more opportunities at winning the gold back. Polo Promotions had to resort to attacking The 55's manager, James R Kennedy with a steel chair before ICW majority owner, Red Lightning would grant the match. However he added the stipulation that at BarraMania II the match shall be an I Quit Towel contest with the added dimension that whichever manager throws the towel in for his team will be force to quit ICW. When the biggest weekend in professional wrestling comes around, it's only fitting that member and former members of one of the biggest dominating factions in ICW history would collide. BT Gunn and Chris Renfrew of the New Age Kliq were shocked when their allies and family, Wolfgang and Stevie Boy turned on them and aligned themselves with Red Lightning and the Black Label. Since then they hatred as grow to epic proportion between to two groups and now it's come to a head. Former brothers will meet in the ring this Sunday and settle their differences. However, not everyone may be walking out.

barramania II match card

*ICW World Heavyweight Championship*

‘The Beast Of Belfast’ Big Damo (c) vs ‘The Chosen One’ Drew Galloway

*ICW Zero-G Championship – Scramble Match*

Davey Boy (c) vs Lionheart vs Noam Dar vs Kenny Williams vs ‘Local Hero’ Joe Hendry vs Liam Thomson

*ICW Tag Team Championship – I Quit Towel Match – Losing Manager Quits ICW*

The 55 (Kid Fite & ‘The East End Butcher’ Sha Samuels) (w/ James R Kennedy) (c) vs Polo Promotions (Jackie Polo & ‘The Real Deal’ Mark Coffey) (w/ Coach Trip)

*Loser Leaves ICW*

‘The Best In The Galaxy’ Nikki Storm vs Sammii Jayne

*Tag Team*

‘Iron Man’ Joe Coffey & Grado vs The Black Label (‘Big Kink’ Jack Jester & Red Lightning (w/ Flex Hunter))

*Tag Team*

New Age Kliq (BT Gunn & Chris Renfrew) vs Wolfgang & Stevie Boy (w/ Kay Lee Ray)

*Singles*

Massimo vs Doug Williams

*Singles*

Mikey Whiplash vs Trent Seven

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: February 2016 Week 2

We're back once again for another edition of Ready For The Weekend where we look at a small portion of the professional wrestling events taking place in the UK. This week we head to Liverpool, Prestwich and Manchester.  Let's Get Ready For The Weekend!

Starting the weekend off on Friday night and Infinite Promotions are back at The Dome in Liverpool with In Your Scouse: We Can Fight It Out. The main event for the evening has already been announced as Danny Hope defending the Infinite Promotions Heavyweight Championship against Dylan Roberts. After winning a number one contender tournament, Roberts received a championship opportunity, but it was part of a four-way elimination match, not one on one. Understandably, this did not please Roberts in the slightest, now he has the chance he feels he was denied. While Hope will want to get his new championship reign off to a winning start, he faces a big first challenge in Roberts. From one champion to a former champion in the shape of Joey Hayes. After being the first out in the previously mentioned championship four-way match, Hayes will look to get back in winning ways. His opponent for the night shall be former WWE and current TNA star, Mr Anderson. Hayes needs to show he deserves a shot at becoming champion again and a win over a multi-time champion in Anderson shall certainly go in his favour. While the fans of Infinite Promotions have their favourites, one man who is up there with the best is Disco Bert. While Bert is still young in his career, his opponent, Rampage Brown has a wealth of experience as a world-traveled competitor. However is terms of success in Infinite Promotions, Bert outweighs Brown. That being said, Brown should not be and will not be underestimated by Bert. Brown will have his sights set on making 2016 his year in Infinite Promotions and cooling the fever that Bert has created would be a great start.

full card

*Infinite Promotions Heavyweight Championship*

‘Delicious’ Danny Hope (c) vs ‘100% Welsh Beef’ Dylan Roberts

Mr Anderson vs Joey Hayes

Disco Bert vs Rampage Brown

Infinite Promotions' Owner, Ciaran McConnell Returns

Timm Wylie & Babyfaced Pitbull Confront The Bad Lads

Moving on to Saturday and Futureshock Wrestling host the latest installment of their Underground events at The Longfield Suite in Prestwich. One match that stemmed from Futureshock's last event is a tag team match, as Soner Dursun & Sam Bailey against DDL & Cyanide. Dursun was the victim of an attack from DDL and returning Cyanide. The former Adrenaline Champion has called on the help of former Futureshock Champion, Sam Bailey to gain a measure of retribution against Cyanide & DDL. Zack Gibson is a man who controls his own destiny in Futureshock, as the current holder of the Trophy Tournament, he has a guaranteed championship match at any time he chooses. However his opponent, Mikey Whiplash is a man who is making his own waves in Futureshock Wrestling right now. While Gibson may have guaranteed championship match, Whiplash is also in pursuit of the gold. A win over the current Trophy Tournament winner would go a big way to putting Mikey Whiplash closer to the championship. The main event on Saturday will see T-Bone defend the Futureshock Championship against Marc Massa. Massa has been getting involved in the business of T-Bone for a number of months and the champion wants to deal with the issue even going as far as putting his championship on the line. Massa might well find out that he has bitten off more than he can chew or he may have made the champion play right into his hands.

full card

*Futureshock Championship*

T-Bone (c) vs Mark Massa

Mikey Whiplash vs ‘Liverpool’s No.1’ Zack Gibson

Soner Dursun & Sam Bailey vs Cyanide & DDL

Finally the weekend finishes up at The Ritz in Manchester as PROGRESS Wrestling return for Chapter 26: Unknown Pleasures. PROGRESSkicked off their announcements for the show in a big way by announcing that Jack Gallagher would face EVOLVE regular Timothy Thatcher on February 14th. The match shall be a true showcase of the British Wrestling style as both men are experts in the field. Anyone who has been following the ENDVR events will know, Pollyanna and Dahlia Black have had their run-ins over the past few months. That escalated when Dahlia Black's partner, TK Cooper punched Pollyanna in the face at a recent ENDVR event. If that wasn't bad enough, it happened again at Chapter 25. Now Pollyanna has had enough and wants revenge. So at Unknown Pleasures we will see The South Pacific Power Couple of Dahlia & Cooper face Pollyanna & 'Flash' Morgan Webster. The main event for 'Chapter 26: Unknown Pleasures' will see 'The Villain' Marty Scurll defend the PROGRESS Championship for the first time against the number one contender, 'The Star Attraction' Mark Haskins. Scurll has used his vicious streak to propel him back to the top of the mountain in PROGRESS Wrestling, dethroning Will Ospreay at Chapter 25. However now he is at the top, the target is on his back. The first man taking his shot is The Star Attraction. A man who hasn't lost in PROGRESS since his last shot at the title at Chapter 21, in September of last year. Haskins became the number one contender by defeating the only man who could come close to his undefeated streak, Zack Gibson. Haskins desire for the PROGRESS Championship rivals Marty Scurll's. Now we need to find out who wants it just that little bit more.

full card

*PROGRESS Championship*

‘The Villain’ Marty Scurll (c) vs ‘The Star Attraction’ Mark Haskins

‘The British Messiah’ Timothy Thatcher vs Jack Gallagher

*Winner Chooses A Stipulation For The London Riots Vs Sumerian Death Squad On March 27th*

James Davis vs Tommy End

‘Deity Of Deviance’ Mikey Whiplash vs Rampage Brown

*Fatal Four-Way*

The Origin (‘Liverpool’s No.1’ Zack Gibson & ‘The Bastard’ Dave Mastiff) vs Damo O’Connor & ‘Iron Man’ Joe Coffey vs Sweet Jesus (Chuck Mambo & Pastor William Eaver) vs The Dazzler Team (Darrell Allen & Earl Black Jr)

Jack Sexsmith vs Bubblegum

The South Pacific Power Couple (TK Cooper & Dahlia Black) vs Flash Morgan Webster & Pollyanna

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!