Wrestle Ropes Ready for the Weekend: August 2016 Week Four - RevPro, PWC & PROGRESS

Hard to believe that another week has passed and it's time for another edition of Ready For The Weekend. This week we are first off to Portsmouth on Friday night before heading to Bristol on Saturday. The weekend will finish off on Sunday (as is traditional for a weekend) in London. So let's get Ready For The Weekend.

We start off the wrestling weekend with a trip down to Portsmouth for Revolution ProWrestling's event at the Portsmouth Guildhall. 

The show will see New Japan's Jay White back in action at RevPro after a successful out at Uprising 2016 against Josh Bodom. This time he'll be facing world-class opposition in “The Star Attraction” Mark Haskins. White is currently on tour to gain more experience and he's guaranteed to get that against Haskins who is currently on possibly the best run of his career so far. 

While White has only recently come to RevPro and will hopefully continue to do so, this Friday will be the last time that “The Beast Of Belfast” Big Damo steps between the ropes of RevPro. With that being the case, RevPro management have granted Damo the right to choose his last opponent. The Northern Irish heavyweight has decided to face a man who he has had close ties with, Psycho Phillips. Damo has been a mentor to Phillips and this will be the bout for Phillips to show Damo what he's learned during their time as allies. However, Damo will be out to prove that while he's taught Phillips a lot of what he knows, he's not taught him everything that he knows and shall look to leave RevPro with one last win. 

The main event for this Friday came about at the conclusion of Uprising 2016. Pete Dunne was a direct cause of Will Ospreay losing to Vader in the sold out York Hall. After the match, an angry Ospreay informed Dunne that if he wanted his rematch for the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship then he was more than willing to give him it. Well why wait any longer than we have to? This Friday night, Dunne gets his chance at Ospreay and the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship in Portsmouth. Dunne ruled the Cruiserweight division until his loss to Ospreay, whilst Ospreay wants revenge for Pete Dunne costing him his match against The Mastodon. Let's have a fight this Friday night!

Match Card

Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship

“The Bruiserweight” Pete Dunne vs “The Aerial Assassin” Will Ospreay (c)

Jay White vs “The Star Attraction” Mark Haskins

“The Villain” Marty Scurll vs Moose

“The Beast Of Belfast” Big Damo vs Psycho Phillips

Zoe Lucas vs Bea Priestley

Moving on to Saturday and Pro Wrestling Chaos will be at the Hanham Community Centre in Bristol with Choose Your Weapon. 

The event shall see the debut of one of the top heavyweights in Europe in the shape of Dave Mastiff. He will look to make an immediate impact as he challenges Wild Boar for the King Of Chaos Championship. Boar has been a fighting champion and will welcome the challenge that Mastiff will bring. Two of the hardest hitting men in British Wrestling will meet and only one of them will be a champion at the end of it. 

Gideon has been after the Doomsday Killers and more specifically their leader Ian Williams for what seems an eternity. Williams has always found a way to escape or just avoid being in the ring with Gideon. Gideon has had to resort to the ultimate risk in order to just get a match with Williams. He has agreed to put his career on the line in a No Disqualification match this Saturday against Williams. The leader of Doomsday Killers is as cunning as he is devious and has in a way gotten Gideon right where he wants him. However, Gideon now cannot be stopped by any rules and with the anger and fury inside him for Williams, I doubt that anyone would dare get involved during the contest. If anyone does, they may suffer the same fate as what may await Williams. Either that or we've seen the last of Gideon in PWC. 

The war for control of PWC began a few months ago with the return of Dave Mercy. Since then, General Manager Jimmy Havoc, have announced that there will be an 8-man tag team match at All Or Nothing on 29th October with the winning team gaining full power for their respective leader. However before that match takes place, there will be a match this Saturday where Pariah Khan's Jeckel and a partner of his choosing will face Mercy's Mike Bird and his partner in tag team action. This is the first battle in this war of control. A win for either team will be a great boost ahead of 29th October and could also help the winning team to recruit more members. The battle lines have been drawn and now the fight is on and there can only be one eventual winner.

Match Card

King Of Chaos Championship

Wild Boar (c) vs Dave Mastiff

Jeckel & ??? vs Mike Bird & ???

Knights Of Chaos Tournament Semi-Final

Project Lucha (Martin Kirby & “The Mexican Sensation” El Ligero) vs The Swords Of Essex (“The Aerial Assassin” Will Ospreay & Paul Robinson) (w/ Scotty Essex)

No Disqualification – If Gideon Loses, His Career Is Over

Gideon vs Ian Williams

King of Chaos Championship Number One Contender

Eddie Ryan vs “The Pride Of Wales” Eddie Dennis

Wild Galleons (Captain Dick Morgan & Roger The Cabin Boy) vs Panda Club (Panda Cub & Panda Cub II)

Finally we end the weekend back at PROGRESS Wrestling with Chapter 35: Writing Nirvana On Other People's Bags at the sold out (Editor's Note: Return tickets still available) Electric Ballroom in Camden, London. 

After this Sunday we'll know what the final of the Atlas Championship tournament will be with both semi-final matches taking place. The first semi-final will see “Iron Man” Joe Coffey face The Origin's Dave Mastiff while the second semi-final shall feature Rampage Brown and T-Bone. Any combination of these four men would be a worthy final to crown the inaugural Atlas Champion. This championship was designed for true heavyweights and that is exactly what we shall have with these two semi-final matches. Heavyweight encounters are coming this Sunday. 

With the next Natural Progression Series being used to determine the first PROGRESS Women's Champion, the women's division in PROGRESS will be growing in the coming months. That starts at Chapter 35 when both Alex Windsor and Nixon Newell make their debut when they compete against each other. Both are well known in British Wrestling and have a wealth of experience. These two women have met before in SWE and VII Pro and put on stellar performances. They'll look to deliver another this Sunday and put themselves in serious contention for inclusion in the next Natural Progression Series. 

The main event this Sunday will see Marty Scurll defend the PROGRESS World Championship against Mark Andrews. Andrews has been on an impressive run of wins recently and PROGRESS have deemed him worthy of a championship opportunity. While Scurll is the first ever two-time PROGRESS Champion, if  Andrews were to win, he would become a two-time champion himself. While Scurll may be looking ahead to the PROGRESS Championship triple threat match in Brixton with Tommy End and Mark Haskins, to look past Andrews as a credible threat could well mean that Scurll doesn't even make it to Chapter 36 as champion.

Match Card

PROGRESS Championship

“The Villain” Marty Scurll (c) vs “White Lightning” Mark Andrews

Atlas Championship Tournament Semi-Final

“Iron Man” Joe Coffey vs Dave Mastiff

Atlas Championship Tournament Semi-Final

Rampage Brown vs T-Bone

“The Aerial Assassin” Will Ospreay vs Shane Strickland

Alex Windsor vs Nixon Newell

“The Star Attraction” Mark Haskins vs “The Deity Of Deviance” Mikey Whiplash

Fatal Four-Way

“The Mexican Sensation” El Ligero vs “The Extraordinary Gentleman” Jack Gallagher vs “The Pride Of Wales” Eddie Dennis vs “Liverpool’s No.1” Zack Gibson

British Strong Style (“The Bruiserweight” Pete Dunne & Trent Seven) vs “Number One” Damian Dunne & Tyler Bate

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!

Written Content - Andy Scotland

Media Content & Editor - James Marston 

Picture Source - Facebook.com

Wrestle Ropes' Ready for the Weekend: March 2016 Week 2

We're back with yet another edition of our weekly article for Across The Pond Wrestling and doesn't a new wrestling weekend come round fast? Well this week we are heading Underground in Shrewsbury before a trip filled with Chaos in Bristol then ending up seeing some major Progress in London. Let's get Ready For The Weekend!

friday
vii underground episode 2: you and whose army
shrewsbury, shropshire

Friday night kicks off the wrestling weekend with VII Underground returning to The Hive in Shrewsbury with Episode 2: You And Whose Army?. The first match that VII Underground announced should have been enough for fans to be reaching for tickets as Chris Ridgeway takes on Mike Bird. Ridgeway loves smashing people in the face, it's his thing and he does it exceptionally well. His opponent, Bird is also known for the beatings he delivers. He even holds a win over the current VII Pro Champion, Ryan Smile from July 2015. So let's see which one can hit the hardest and take the most punishment this Friday. Speaking of the VII Pro Champion, Ryan Smile, he'll be in six-man tag team action on March 11th when he joins forces with Ethan Silver and CHIKARA's Chuck Taylor to face The Bruiserweights' Pete Dunne, Dan Moloney and Wild Boar. The Bruiserweights and Smile have history together and it doesn't look like it'll be ending any time soon. Smile has now recruited one of the best wrestlers on the independent scene and a tag team specialist to aid him. This match could well be another chapter in the rivalry between these men. While Smile and The Bruiserweights have always been on opposite sides, Chris Brookes and Nixon Newell were once as close as family. The pair, who were once a part of The Vulture Squad, traveled all over Europe but alas those days as no more thanks to the recent attitude change in Brookes.  While the attitude change has indeed been fruitful with Brookes now holding the British Lions Championship, he's turned against everyone who knew him. Nixon has now stepped in to try and put a halt to Chris Brookes' recent actions and maybe just get her tag team partner back.

episode 2: you and whose army match card

*Six-Man Tag Team*

‘All Day Star’ Ryan Smile, ‘The Kentucky Gentleman’ Chuck Taylor & Ethan Silver vs Wild Boar, ‘Young & Bitter’ Pete Dunne & ‘SuperBeast’ Dan Moloney

‘The Priority’ Chris Ridgeway vs ‘Ginger Jesus’ Mike Bird

Chris Brookes vs Nixon Newell

‘Number One’ Damian Dunne vs Travis Banks

Flash Morgan Webster vs Drew Parker

saturday

pro wrestling chaos the chaos awakens

bristol

Moving on to Saturday and Hanham Community Centre in Bristol shall be the location for Pro Wrestling Chaos' latest sold out event, The Chaos Awakens. In recent months, "Flash" Morgan Webster has taken it upon himself to target any wrestler in the PWC ranks who wears a mask. Well, this Saturday he's going to face one of the best masked wrestlers in Europe in the shape of 'The Mexican Sensation' El Ligero. While Ligero is on course to face Mike Bird on April 9th, we're sure he won't mind taking a short detour to bring the fight to The Modfather of professional wrestling on March 12th.  Many moons ago, Gideon and Ian Williams were the best of allies as part of The Doomsday Killers. Since Williams decided that Gideon was no longer needed, Gideon has declared war on The Doomsday Killers with the aim of getting Williams all to himself. Well now, after many months of taking out the other members, Gideon gets his hands on Williams and there will be nobody to stop him. The main event of The Chaos Awakens' shall once again see Wild Boar defend the King Of Chaos Championship against Jeckel. After a controversial end to PWC's last show, owner, Pariah Khan has now made that match in an attempt to once again to relieve Boar of the championship and put it around the waist of his number one, Jeckel.

the chaos awakens match card

*King Of Chaos Championship*

Wild Boar (c) vs Jeckel

Martina Kirby vs ‘Flying’ Mike Bird

Leva ‘Blue Pants’ Bates vs ‘The Knightsbridge Fashionista’ Jinny

‘The Mexican Sensation’ El Ligero vs ‘The Modfather’ Flash Morgan  Webster

Knight Of Chaos Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter-Final

The Hunter Brothers (Lee & Jim Hunter) vs The Henchmen (Benton Destruction & Jim Diehard)

‘The Pride Of Wales’ Eddie Dennis vs ‘Liverpool’s No.1’ Zack Gibson

Gideon vs Ian Williams

sunday
progress wrestling endvr: 15
london

Finally, the wrestling weekend shall once again head to The Garage in London where PROGRESS Wrestling ENDVR:15 takes place this Sunday. The main event for March 13th shall see the focus turned on the female division of PROGRESS as Jinny takes on SHIMMER's Leva "Blue Pants" Bates. Leva's reputation proceeds her with a stand-out tour of the UK in recent weeks and killer matches to boot. She could well have another match that will have people talking after this weekend with an opponent in Jinny. 'The Knightsbridge Fashionista' is one of the fastest rising stars in the UK right now and has been in a lengthy battle with Pollyanna in PROGRESS for a number of months. While Leva is well known for her fun  loving attitude, Jinny will know that behind that smile there is one hell of a competitor and a big fight coming her way this Sunday. Two men with an issue that needs to be settled are Mike Bird and Paul Robinson. After Robinson attacked Bird with a steel chair at ENDVR:14 in January, Bird has been looking for revenge against Robinson. While Robinson may not care what people think of him, he would be unwise to dismiss Mike Bird as it could well cost him a win. Six-man tag team action shall see the trio of Sweet Jesus and Damon Moser face Dazzler Team and TK Cooper. These six men have all had previous issues with opposing team members as Sweet Jesus have fought with Dazzler Team and Cooper has had issues with Moser. There are unresolved issues here so the best way to resolve those issues is to have them all fight it out this Sunday at The Garage. Who will come out on top is up for debate as is whether these teams will be able to get along for the duration of the match. Let's find out this Sunday.

endvr: 15 match card

Jinny vs Leva ‘Blue Pants’ Bates

Mike Bird vs Paul Robinson

‘Wild Boar’ Mike Hitchman vs ‘Fantastic’ David Francisco

*Six-Man Tag Team*

Sweet Jesus (Pastor William Eaver & Chuck Mambo) & Damon Moser vs The Dazzler Team (Darrell Allen & Earl Black Jr) & TK Cooper (w/ Dahlia Black)

Bea Priestley vs Elizabeth (w/ Jinny)

Jack Sexsmith & Gimp vs DND (Danny Duggan & Cieran Donnelly)

*Wasteman Challenge*

‘Bodyguy’ Roy Johnson vs ???

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 1

As we fast approach another weekend in the British Wrestling calendar, we head to Wolverhampton for Fight Club: PRO before heading south to Bristol for Pro Wrestling Chaos' first show of 2016. We'll also have a brief look look at a few other shows coming up. Let's get Ready For The Weekend!

Friday night sees the weekend kick off in Wolverhampton with Fight Club: PRO All The Best 2016 at The Planet Nightclub. The event will see the 2014 Infinity winner, Chris Brookes compete against a new face to the Fight Club: PRO ranks, Travis Banks. Brookes had a change of mind since winning the Trophy, being as dangerous as he ever has been. Banks, originally from New Zealand has been making a name for himself all over the UK in the past few months. His debut at Fight Club: PRO may be his most challenging debut yet as his opponent will have no problem in making his first match his last. From one former Infinity champion to the current champion, Pete Dunne. Dunne's rise during 2015 had the entire British Wrestling community talking. His opponent, Tyler Bate is another man who has gone from strength to strength in the last 12 months. While Dunne is constantly getting better, his momentum could be stopped by a man who has his own ambitions for 2016 and one of those is becoming the Infinity champion. While Fight Club: PRO is stacked with home-grown talent, there'll also be some international flavour on Friday as 'The Carolina Caveman' Trevor Lee makes his return to face Trent Seven. Last time, Trevor Lee defeated fellow American, Andrew Everett, this time however he faces Trent Seven, a man who holds the record for the longest Fight Club: PRO Championship reign. While Lee has had success before, and currently holds TNA's X Division Championship, he now faces a man who is part of the foundations of Fight Club: PRO, 'The Super Don' Trent Seven.

full card

*KYS Open Invitational Challenge*

KYS (MK McKinnan & Damian Dunne) vs ???

Travis Banks vs Chris Brookes

Tyler Bate vs ‘Young And Bitter’ Pete Dunne

Dan Moloney & Wild Boar vs The Hunter Brothers (Lee & Jim Hunter)

Trent Seven vs ‘The Carolina Caveman’ Trevor Lee

Moving on to Saturday and Pro Wrestling Chaos are back at the BAWA Club in Bristol with Everyone Must Stand Alone. The event will see the beginning of the Knights Of Chaos Tag Team Championship tournament. The first quarter-final match will see Massive Party's Chuck Cyrus & Robbie Caine face the duo of Eddie Dennis & Alex Steele. Cyrus & Caine have had tag team success in other promotions and will be looking to continue that success in Pro Wrestling Chaos. Their opponents, Dennis & Steele have been a part of Pro Wrestling Chaos since it's inception and will be keen to be a part of another piece of the promotion's history. Speaking of history, February 6th shall see a first time ever meeting between Pete Dunne and British Wrestling legend, Johnny Kidd. As we have already mentioned, Pete Dunne is a man on the rise right now. That rise is partially due to his style which combines hard hitting offence with a more traditional World Of Sport technicality. When it comes to World Of Sport technicality, there are few who can match Johnny Kidd. This is very much a match of New School vs Old School but a winner is impossible to predict.  The main event this Saturday will see the winner of the Chaos Rumble, Jeckel waste no time in utilising his number one contender status as he challenges Wild Boar for the King Of Chaos Championship. Jeckel has been tearing through the Pro Wrestling Chaos ranks for months with no-one safe from the heavyweight. Boar on the other hand has been involved in a war with Mike Bird for the past few months with him eventually ending the war with the King Of Chaos Championship. However as one battle ends, another looks to begin in the shape of Jeckel. Both these men are harsh, heavy hitters who will go to any lengths to win. With Jeckel also having the new Pro Wrestling Chaos owner, Pariah Khan in his corner, Wild Boar faces a big challenge in Bristol.

full card

*King Of Chaos Championship*

Jeckel vs Wild Boar (c)

‘Flying’ Mike Bird vs ‘The Carolina Caveman’ Trevor Lee

Johnny Kidd vs Pete Dunne

*Knights Of Chaos Championship Tournament Quarter Final*

Massive Party (‘Mr Massive’ Chuck Cyrus & ‘The Fame’ Robbie Caine) vs ‘The Pride Of Wales’ Eddie Dennis & Alex Steele

Flash Morgan Webster vs Panda Cub

Gideon vs Big Grizzly

Grado In Action

Also this weekend, Preston City Wrestling are holding their annual Road To Glory tournament over three shows this Friday & Saturday. The shows will see a plethora of international names such as Matt Hardy, Billy Gunn and Tajiri to name a few along with some of the best of British. Some very intriguing match ups include Noam Dar vs Timothy Thatcher, Chris Dickinson vs Rampage and Drew Galloway vs Martin Kirby. A whole variety of potential quarter-final, semi-final and final are possible and it is a tournament for anyone to win. Future Pro Wrestling also have a show this weekend. On Saturday they will host 'Reloaded 5.0' at The Thomas Wall Centre in Sutton. A number of matches are scheduled with The GZRS challenging The London Riots for the FPW Tag Team Championship, Jimmy Havoc defending the FPW Championship against Paul Robinson plus the continuation of the FPW Zero-G Championship tournament. There will also be the annual Reloaded Rumble with the winner earning a future FPW Championship match. Speaking of rumble matches, Leicester Championship Wrestling will also be holding their annual rumble match at Brockington College. Along with the rumble where the winner earns a championship match there are four other matches scheduled, three of them for championships. The LCW Tag Team Championship shall be defended in the fatal four-way match, Chris Tyler is defend the LCW Young Guns Championship against Jurgen Heimlich and Xander Cooper will have the odds against him as he defends the LCW Heavyweight Championship in a triple threat match against former champions, Alex Gracie and Joseph Conners.

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!

Pro Wrestling Chaos - Hell is for Heroes LIVE Review

We were contacted by Darren Dyer (@AxelMulligan on Twitter). About whether we'd be interested in posting his review of the recent Pro Wrestling Chaos show (as highlighted in last week's Ready For The Weekend). After a bit of back and forth between Darren and ATPW head honcho James Marston, we have the review below. All feedback welcome to @ATPWrestling on Twitter.

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On Saturday August 1st 2015 a promotion Pro Wrestling Chaos, held their Hell is for Heroes event at The BAWA Club in Filton, Bristol, England. They've had some hot shows up until now, would this show be the exception? Or would it keep the roll going, let's find out!

One Fall Three Way Match

Morgan Webster

vs.

Damien Dunne

vs.

Chris Sabin

Rockstar Spud

Kicking off this show, we had a three way bout, featuring former TNA X Division Champion, Rockstar Spud. Morgan Webster played the role of the heel to perfection here, bailing from the ring to keep away from Spud and Dunne, giving the crowd the two fingered salute (similar to flipping the bird) and insulting members of the audience. It’s fair to say that he has very quickly became the most despised wrestler in all of Chaos after retiring Dave Mercy at All or Nothing back in May. Spud and Damien Dunne were both over and the crowd was hot for both men with lots of vocal cheering when either man finally got a shot in on Webster, or on each other for that matter. 


Whether you love him or hate him, Morgan's talent is undeniable. He’s great to watch in the ring and can work a variety of styles such as the high flying game, a vicious ground and pound style or he can work a good technical match also. He’s one of the fastest rising stars in British professional wrestling right now. I've had the distinct honour and privilege of seeing him wrestle on at least half a dozen occasions now and he just gets better and better with each match. He's rapidly become one of my favourite wrestlers, not just in the UK, but across the world! If he's not wrestling in a major promotion within the next five years, I'll be surprised!

One Fall Tag Team Match

The Hunter Brothers

vs.

The Wild Galleons

Next up was a tag team match between The Hunter Brothers, Jim and Lee, taking on the fan favourite team of Captain Dick Morgan and Roger The Cabin Boy, The Wild Galleons. I'm usually one to cheer for the heels because I find I can relate to heels more than I do babyfaces with the way they can hold a crowd in the palm of their hands and have everybody despise them, yet they can entertain the hell out of you as a fan whilst doing it. However, there's something about The Wild Galleons that appeals to the inner child in me and I get a great deal of enjoyment out of watching them.

This was a nice, solid tag team match. I've seen both teams on several occasions now and I'm a fan of them both. The Galleons are one of the most entertaining teams I've seen live and thoroughly enjoy their performances. Captain Dick is an awesome character, because of the way he puts himself about both in and out of the ring. For example, he needed a boost of energy here so he stroked a man’s beard in the front row and took a mouthful of his beer to re-energise himself.

Roger is a rather interesting character. He has no problem in giving his opponent a spanking should he be looking to gain a psychological edge, but at the same time he’s a very well rounded wrestler who knows what it takes to get the job done in tag team wrestling with quick tags to his more powerful partner and doesn’t hesitate in taking advantage of situations when opportunity knocks. They picked up the win when Captain Dick, who wasn’t legal in the ring, hit a Stunner allowing Roger to quickly go for the pin much to the dismay of Lee and Jim Hunter.

I've often thought at Chaos shows about them having a tag team title. I personally think The Wild Galleon's would make great champions if they were to introduce them. They're over with fans both young and old and have great chemistry together. Hopefully the Chaos management will introduce something for the tag division sometime in the future! As much as the crowds are usually hot for the tag team matches we get in Chaos, I think this would really add another dimension to the division and gives wrestlers outside of the King of Chaos division a goal to work towards.

One Fall Match

Rampage Brown

vs.

Jeckel

with Pariah Khan

Up next was one of the more anticipated match ups of the evening. I love the combination of Jeckel and Khan. Jeckel is an extremely talented wrestler and Khan is an awesome mouthpiece for him. The fans love to hate them as well, especially Khan with the "BUTLINS, BUTLINS, BUTLINS!" chants which Khan reacts to brilliantly!

Jeckel set the pace before the bell in this one, attacking Rampage with a chair as he was making his entrance, although, bringing in the chair was probably not the best move by Jeckel  Towards the end, Khan was getting visibly frustrated on the outside and threw the chair into Jeckel to use on Brown. Brown avoided a shot and managed to gain control of the weapon. Brown had a choice, either put the chair down and have a chance of winning, or take out a measure of revenge for Jeckel's earlier attack and side with the crowd by taking out Jeckel. He went with the latter of those two options in what was one of the sickest chair shots I've ever seen! And I'm a man who's seen plenty of ECW over the years!

Rampage chased Khan to the back as referee's came out to check on the condition of Jeckel. Khan eventually came back out to help his man to the back. Don't expect this to be over! In fact, this may only be the beginning of what could be a thrilling rivalry. Personally, I’d like to see some form of no disqualifications match. Whether that be at the show in Hanham in October, or the show in Yate in December. Both men seemed to like swinging the chair on this night, so a chairs match may very well be an appropriate way to follow this match.

One Fall Match

Eddie Dennis

vs.

Chris Hero

After a 20 minute intermission, we had the match that I was personally looking forward to more than any other and by the sound of it, so was the rest of the crowd. They were on fire! I don't know if I can speak for anyone else but I was mainly pulling for Hero, yet at the same time really would not have been upset if Dennis picked up the win. I've never heard a crowd like that at any wrestling show before, and having been to a couple of WWE house shows, that's certainly saying something! I was on my feet throughout the entire match and popped for pretty much everything these two men did. There was a moment where Eddie was on the ring apron and Hero caught him with a big boot. Eddie managed to hang on to the apron and screamed at Hero to do it again…so he did, over and over again and with each shot Eddie took, he got more and more fired up and you could really feel the emotion coming out of Eddie. As he got more and more fired up, so did the electric crowd!

From bell-to-bell the match was just amazing, lots of counters, lots of hard hitting shots (I lost count of how many rolling elbows Hero hit), lots of near falls and most importantly of all, well-timed drama. I find in wrestling you can have as many near falls as you want but unless those moments are built up properly, they don't draw the fans into the moment. These two put on a great spectacle and the fans were loud and hooked throughout.

In what was a surprise to many fans in the audience, myself included, it was Eddie Dennis who picked up the win! Hero looked as shocked as the rest of us and seemingly couldn't comprehend what had just taken place. In fact, Dennis could hardly believe he'd pulled it off!  Hero played the “what the hell just happened?” with a hint of rage look brilliantly, while Eddie sold the shock of winning to perfection. After recent losses to Kenny King and Mike Bird, it was almost as though he didn’t believe he was going to win this match, despite telling us all that he would. 

Hero left the ring to a huge cheer and even louder chants of "Please come back!" He re-entered the ring and cut a promo saying how he will return to face Eddie again at some stage in a rematch. I just hope that the Chaos management can make that match happen because this was incredible! Hat's off to both men! Keep an eye out for the DVD/VOD of this show even if only for this match because it truly was something special. One of my matches of the year so far, and not just in Chaos. I'm talking from any promotion that I've watched so far this year! 

This match was easily main event quality, and I’d have said that this could easily have been the main event of the show. However, I’ve always been a firm believer in the top championship main eventing any card unless there’s a big stipulation involved like we had at All or Nothing with the Loser Leaves Chaos match between Webster and Mercy. If we were to get a “best of three” series between these two, which having spoken to a few fans is what the people desire, the third match should main event whatever card it’s on should Hero win the second match.

One Fall Tag Team Match

The Doomsday Killers

vs.

The Burrito Brothers & Mr. Bananas.

Up next was an "Open Invitational" set by The Doomsday Killers, Ian Williams, Big Grizzly and KillBane. Fresh off of their attack on Gideon at Heir To The Throne last month, these three men were more brash and arrogant than ever before. The challenge was answered by Mr Banana's and The Burrito Brothers. Unfortunately for the guys answering the challenge, they were no match in size or strength for The Doomsday Killers and this one was over relatively quickly.

After the match, the lights cut out and an eerie message came through from Gideon. After the attack at Heir to the Throne, Gideon's message is that soon enough The Doomsday Killers will feel his wrath. When the lights came back on, 'Evil Little Ian' was losing his mind in the ring. He did so even more when he noticed the broken cane, which The Doomsday Killers used to attack Gideon with, appeared in the ring seemingly out of nowhere. We maybe about to see a darker side of Gideon as he seeks revenge on his former allies and I for one can't wait!

I thought that this was how this match would’ve gone after how the last match went with all of the drama and emotion. It kind of felt like WrestleMania X8 where The Rock and Hulk Hogan tore the house down with their match and then there was a “filler” match in between that and the title match. I think it worked fine as it gave the crowd a chance to catch their breath again whilst continuing to build the storyline between The Doomsday Killers and Gideon.

One Fall King of Chaos Championship Match

Mike Bird ©

vs.

Mark Andrews

TNA's Mark Andrews returned on this night to challenge his mentor and trainer 'Flying' Mike Bird for the top prize in Chaos. Bird had held the title for one day short of a full year and wasn't willing to allow one of his former students to take his title from him. With Mandrews showcasing a lot of his acrobatic skills and Bird using his technical, ground and pound style.

With the match was finely poised, Mandrews looked to catch Bird with an enziguri, which "The Ginger Jesus of Professional Wrestling" avoided and the referee took the shot in the face. While the ref was down, Mandrews managed to put Bird down and the fans counted but with no referee, the pinfall was essentially null and void. There was a sense of expectancy in the air now because with the referee down, it’s fair to say it’s anyone’s ball game. Whereas you’d often see another referee come down to officiate, which the fans wanted with chants of “Tom”, a referee making his Chaos debut, it never happened which for me just added to the level of anticipation of what would happen next.
Bird, acting like a desperate champion, then used his King of Chaos belt to take down his former student. He revived referee Baz and thought he'd retained his title, only Mandrews kicked out at two! Bird was soon able to put his challenger away, though, with his signature piledriver meaning he'd kept his title for the 364th consecutive day. 

One Fall Match for the King of Chaos Championship

Mike Bird ©

vs.

“Wild Boar” Mike Hitchman

Not content with his victory, he decided he'd try to teach Mark a lesson in respect and just when we all thought the worst would happen, out came "Mr Heir To The Throne", Wild Boar to save Andrews. The fans lost their minds and did so again moments later when Boar cashed in his title opportunity on his former teacher. And if that wasn't enough, the place erupted a few minutes later when Boar hit a Package Piledriver to Mike Bird to become the new, and only the second ever, King of Chaos! I'm a huge Mike Bird fan, and I'm talking this guy is in my top ten in the world right now, but even I was literally jumping for joy and punching the air for Boar's victory! A huge congratulations to Mike Hitchman for all of his hard work in Chaos over the past couple of years. It's certainly all paid off and he's more than worthy of holding the King of Chaos Championship!

Finally...

A huge thank you to Pro Wrestling Chaos for putting on such an amazing show. I thought the All or Nothing event was great, which it was. This one topped that for me just for the sheer drama, emotion, entertainment and excitement that all of the wrestlers put across. 

For now, I'm just going to sit back and enjoy the memories of the show until the VOD is available, when I'm sure I'll be watching this awesome night of professional wrestling over and over again! 

You can check out more from Pro Wrestling Chaos, including upcoming show details here. 

Wrestle Ropes' Ready For The Weekend (31st July-2nd August)

Another week and another edition of Ready For The Weekend. So without further ado, lets get started.

On Friday night, Discovery Wrestling are making their debut at the Portobello Town Hall in Edinburgh with a card stacked with British and international talent. One match containing both talent from our shore and overseas is Chris Hero vs Joe Coffey. Hero is probably one of the most respected wrestlers in his native USA and all over the world. Joe Coffey is quite simply the Iron Man. A hard hitting, non-stop machine of a wrestler. Chris Hero is known as The Knock Out Artist. It might very well take a knock out to stop Joe Coffey. Also set for July 31st is the rematch between Damian O'Connor and Rampage Brown. We will need to hope that the Portobello Town Hall is well-built as when these two men collide it may destroy the very foundations of the building and only one man will be left standing after this war. One match with a great deal of interest surrounding it is the four-way elimination between Lionheart, BT Gunn, Christopher Saynt & Danny Boy Rodgers. In what will no doubt be a very competitive match, the implications that this match could have on the Y Division Championship is what really catches the eye. All of these matches plus contests including Viper, Kid Fite and Lewis Girvan is making Discovery Wrestling event a very worthwhile destination this Friday.

Moving on to Saturday and Pro Wrestling Chaos are at the BAWA Club in Bristol with Hell Is For Heroes. Sitting right at the top of the card is Mike Bird defending the King Of Chaos Championship against the returning Mark Andrews. Mike Bird has had great year in PWC with successful championship defences against the best that Pro Wrestling Chaos has to offer. However Mark Andrews is on top form right now, wrestling all over America. Not to mention that Mark Andrew probably knows Mike Bird better than anyone, as Bird helped train Andrews many years ago. Mike Bird has defeated the best, he'll have to beat Andrews in his best form to keep the championship. Speaking of best form, Rockstar Spud who is having the best period of his career so far will also be in action on August 1st when he competes against Damian Dunne and the most hated man in Pro Wrestling Chaos, 'Flash' Morgan Webster in a triple threat match. Another match set for this Saturday in Jeckel facing Rampage Brown. Jeckel has had a hell of a year in Chaos, defeating the likes of Mikey Whiplash in 2015. His confidence is at an all-time high as he personally challenged Rampage Brown for this match. Brown has never back down from a fight in his life, this will be no different. Also in action will be Chris Hero against Eddie Dennis, The Hunter Brothers in tag team action and The Doomsday Killers open invitational.

Sunday will see Insane Championship Wrestling begin their four week tenure at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The first show, 'I'm A Lumberjack Match (And I'm Okay)' will give a tiny glimpse at the carnage that awaits at 'Fear & Loathing VIII' when Legion's Mikey Whiplash competes against the New Age Kliq's Wolfgang. Speaking of the New Age Kliq, Chris Renfrew and BT Gunn will be in action against the Sumerian Death Squad's Tommy End & Michael Dante with the winner being named the number one contenders to the ICW Tag Team Championship. In the fallout from the main event of 'Shug's Hoose Party II', one of the men responsible for costing Damo the ICW World Heavyweight Championship, Jack Jester will face the wrath of 'The Beast Of Belfast' when the two meet this Sunday at the City Nightclub. Add in matches with Noam Dar, Kid Fite & Joe Coffey and it looks like ICW are kicking of their residency in the Scottish capital in style.

That wraps up this week's preview of the weekend's wrestling schedule.

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!