Wrestle Ropes Ready for the Weekend: May 2016 Week 2 - GPW, AOW & PROGRESS

We're back for another edition. Another edition where we take a little look at just some of the action taking place in British Wrestling this week. Firstly, we'll be off to Hindley in Wigan for the (un)luckiest day of the year. Then we travel to Morecambe for a War On The Shore. Before we end the weekend back in London for another PROGRESS Wrestling ENDVR. Let's get Ready For The Weekend.

friday

gpw friday the 13th

hindley, wigan, england

Starting off the wrestling weekend and we head to Grand Pro Wrestling for their aptly named 'Friday The 13th' event in Hindley, Wigan at The Rose Club. The show will see another Fast Track 4-Way match where either Craig Kollins, Nick Maguire, Dylan Roberts and Jimmy Jackson will fight for the opportunity to challenge for either the GPW British or GPW Championship. Opportunities like this do not present themselves that often so the pressure will be on all four men to win. While one champion will be defending their championship, the other will be in an even more challenging situation when they face The Hate League's Danxig and Soner Dursun. Both men have been under the tutelage of Dylan Roberts for the past few months and a win over a current champion would be a great way to impress their leader. When Ricky J McKenzie made his return to Grand Pro Wrestling a few months ago, he did it at the expense of Matthew Brooks' musical performance. The following month, Brooks would  gain a small measure of revenge when he cost RJM a chance to compete in the Fast Track 4-Way. These men have outstanding issues with each other and there is only one way to sort out these differences, in the middle of the squared circle.

friday the 13th match card

Fast Track Challenge – GPW Championship or GPW British Championship

Fast Track 4-Way Winner vs T-Bone or Bubblegum

Six-Man Tag Team

The Circus (‘The Extraordinary’ Jack Gallagher, Noah & ‘Ringmaster’ Nicholas Cartier) vs The Bad Lads (Drill, Mickey Barnes & Don Meacho)

CJ Banks vs Travis Banks

RJM vs ‘Magnificent’ Matthew Brookes

2-On-1 Handicap

The Hate League (Danxig & Soner Durson) vs T-Bone or Bubblegum

Fast Track 4-Way

Craig Kollins vs Nick Maguire vs Dylan Roberts vs Jimmy Jackson

saturday
aow war on the shore
morecambe, lancashire, england

Moving on to Saturday and Alpha Omega Wrestling will be back at the Winter Gardens in Morecambe with 'War On The Shore'. This event will see a number of long running issues hopefully settled although there is a big chance some won't. The main event of the evening will see 'The Heavyweight House Of Pain' Stixx defend the Alpha Omega Championship against 'The Psychotic Warrior' Johnny Phere. These two men have only ever face each other once before and it ended in chaos with no winner. Almost four years after that match these two men meet once more, this time with gold on the line along with Stixx's 8-year undefeated streak. A feud with over 4 years of history will come to a head this Saturday. A feud that could see a championship reign and undefeated streak ended. Back in 2014, The Referendum came into existence and one of the first victims was Danny Hope. Since then, Hope has done all he came to get back at The Referendum. This Saturday he looks to deliver another blow as he faces 'The Best Young Wrestler In The World' Lewis Girvan. While Hope looks to continue this war, Laird Grayson will be hoping that his young warrior will stop Hope's attacks for good. Speaking of The Referendum, another victims of their countless attacks is Lana Austin. She was first attacked back in December 2014 and since then Austin has made it her mission to take on every female member of The Referendum. After defeating a veritable who's-who of Scottish female wrestlers, there is just one female left of The Referendum. The Alpha Omega Women's Champion, Viper. While Austin has defeated everyone that The Referendum have thrown at her, Viper is the champion for a reason. She's world-travelled and has competed against some of the biggest female wrestlers. Viper is indeed a formidable opponent but it is matched by Austin's desire to win.

war on the shore match card

Alpha Omega Championship

‘The Heavyweight House Of Pain’ Stixx (c) vs ‘The Psychotic Warrior’ Johnny Phere

Alpha Omega Women’s Championship

Viper (c) vs Lana Austin

Sexy Kev vs ‘The Man For All Seasons’ Xander Cooper

Kiss The Flag Match

Laird Grayson vs Ryan Hunter

Solar Power (Cyanide & Solar) vs Prime Beef (‘100% Welsh Beef’ Dylan Roberts & ‘The Primate’ Jason Prime)

‘Delicious’ Danny Hope vs ‘The Best Young Wrestler In The World’ Lewis Girvan

Ricky J McKenzie Calls Out ‘The Leader’ James Drake & ‘The Following’

Marty Jones Is Inducted Into The Morecambe Wrestling Hall Of Fame

sunday
progress endvr: 16
london, england

Finally ending the wrestling weekend we are back at PROGRESS Wrestling who are hosting another edition of the highly successful ENDVR events at The Garage in Highbury, London. Over the last six months, Sweet Jesus' Chuck Mambo and Pastor William Eaver, and The Dazzler Team's Earl Black Jr and Darrell Allen have been trading wins back and forth with no one team standing a clear victor. PROGRESS have therefore taken the step to have these two team face each other one more time, this time in a 30-minute iron man match. Both teams claim they are better than the other and an iron man match will show who the truly better team is. When Pollyanna and Dahlia Black are mentioned in the same sentence, the word friendship isn't normally included. The reason is simple, they hate each other with a passion. Pollyanna's hatred grew larger after Black defeated her twice after Black's significant other, TK Cooper delivered a straight right hand to Pollyanna's face. Cooper's interference was brought to a stop at Chapter 29 when Jack Sexsmith got in the way of Cooper's interference in a tag bout involving Pollyanna and Black. Fast forward to this Sunday and Pollyanna will look to gain revenge on Black on her own. However to ensure that TK Cooper's right hand doesn't become a factor again, Sexsmith shall act as the referee on May 15th. The main event for 'ENDVR:16' shall be a first in PROGRESS as Wild Boar and Paul Robinson look to end their long running rivalry in a chain match. These two men want to get their hands on each other and this Sunday they will have no choice as they shall be joined together by a steel chain. What happens when you join to men together with a legalised weapon? We'll find out this Sunday but chaos and violence are an almost certainty.

endvr: 16 match card

Chain Match

‘Wild Boar’ Mike Hitchman vs Paul Robinson

30-Minute Tag Team Iron Man

Sweet Jesus (Chuck Mambo & Pastor William Eaver) vs The Dazzler Team (Darrell Allen & Earl Black Jr)

Atlas Championship Tournament – Group A

T-Bone vs Iestyn Rees

Special Guest Referee – Jack Sexsmith

Pollyanna vs Dahlia Black

Dillion D’Angelo vs Hayden Yorke

10 Man Battle Royal – Winner Gains Entry Into The Super Strong Style 16 Tournament

Confirmed Entrants: James Best, Kyle Ashmore, ‘Bodyguy’ Roy Johnson, Freddie King, TK Cooper, A-Jay Benjamin, ‘Fantastic’ David Francisco, Alex Cupid, Jack Sexsmith, Aiden Iomi

Jinny Calls Out Elizabeth To Explain Her Actions At ‘Chapter 29: Practically PROGRESS In Every Way’

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 3

This week's see another packed weekend of grappling action across the country. In this week's look at some of the shows coming up, we head back to The Planet Nightclub in Wolvehampton, the move on to Morecambe for guaranteed mayhem before ending the weekend with a history-making event in London. Let's get Ready For The Weekend!

friday

fight club: pro rise against

wolverhampton, west midlands, england 

Up first this weekend and Fight Club: PRO are back at The Planet Nightclub in Wolverhampton with Rise Against. The event shall see Clint Margera in a Death Match against AIW star, Rickey Shane Page. Originally, Margera was penciled to face Pete Dunne. However, Dunne refused to compete in a Death Match so found a replacement in Page who we are sure will have no issues with it. Speaking of Dunne, while he might have escaped a match with Margera, he's now found himself in a bout with Dave Mastiff. A former Fight Club: PRO Champion, Mastiff is one of the most dominating forces in British Wrestling. Dunne could find it's a case of out of the frying pan and into the fire this Friday night. In recent months, The Hunter Brothers and the duo of Dan Moloney & Wild Boar have developed quite the rivalry in FCP. However, Moloney & Boar have now informed FCP management that they will not be facing Hunters Brothers again until they have shown that they deserve a match with them. Hunter Brothers are happy to prove their worth and shall now face KYS member's Damian Dunne and the reigning Fight Club: PRO Champion, MK McKinnan in a tag team match on March 18th. If Hunter Brothers need to prove they are worthy of another match with Moloney &Boar then a win over a champion and two members of KYS should be a very good start.

rise against match card

*Death Match*

Rickey Shane Page vs Clint Margera

*Singles*

Infinity Trophy Holder Pete Dunne vs ‘The Bastard’ Dave Mastiff

*Singles*

Trent Seven vs Travis Banks

*Tag Team*

The Hunter Brothers vs KYS (MK McKinnan & Damian Dunne)

*Singles*

Chris Brookes vs Tyler Bate

*Tag Team*

Dan Moloney & Wild Boar vs Nixon Newell & Mike Bird

saturday

alpha omega wrestling morcambe mayhem

morcambe, lancashire, england

Moving on to Saturday and The Winter Gardens in Morecambe see Alpha Omega Wrestling back in action with Morecambe Mayhem. March 19th shall see the AOW Women's Championship on the line except that the champion shall not be present. Viper is currently on tour in Japan which left Nikki Storm (literally) holding the championship while she's gone. Well Alpha Male, Stallion has now announced that 'The Best In The Galaxy' will be defending the championship against Lana Austin for Viper as well. Nobody in The Referendum is happy, including the champion. Lana could become the champion without the real champion even being in the same continent this Saturday. If The Referendum didn't have enough to worry them, the AOW Tag Team Championship shall also be defended in Morecambe by Bobby Roberts and Lewis Girvan. Their opponents? Well only Stallion knows who they are and has no plans on letting on before March 19th. Roberts & Girvan are walking into the unknown and may end up walking as former champions. Originally, Johnny Phere and Mikey Whiplash were scheduled to compete while Big Damo would face Stixx in two separate matches. However an injury to Stixx left Damo without a match for this Saturday. So AOW management took an unfortunate event and turned it into something great. They've announced that Phere, Whiplash and Damo will now compete in a triple threat match where the winner will be named the number one contender to the AOW Championship which is currently held by Stixx. The stakes have just been raised for this Saturday.

morcambe mayhem match card

*AOW Championship Number One Contender – Triple Threat*

‘The Psychotic Warrior’ Johnny Phere vs Mikey Whiplash vs ‘The Beast Of Belfast’ Big Damo

*AOW Women’s Championship*

Lana Austin vs ‘The Best In The Galaxy’ Nikki Storm (c)

*AOW Tag Team Championship*

The Referendum (Bobby Roberts & Lewis Girvan) (c) vs ??? & ???

*Singles*

‘One Man Riot’ Craig Kollins vs ‘The Priority’ Chris Ridgeway (w/ Greg Lambert)

*Singles*

Ricky J McKenzie vs ‘The Leader’ James Drake (w/ Barricade)

*Singles*

‘100% Welsh Beef’ Dylan Roberts vs Sexy Kev

sunday

pro wrestling: eve let's make history

london, england

And finally on Sunday, Pro Wrestling:EVE returns and shall make history when they host the first ever all-female wrestling event in London. PW:E have stacked this show with competitors from over half a dozen nations taking part. Two nations represented will be Portugal and Germany as Shanna faces Blue Nikita. Shanna is a world-travelled competitor while Blue is one of the foundations of female wrestling in Europe today. Let's make some history with some international flavour added to it. The show will also mark Courtney's debut within the company. Her first appearance won't be an easy one as she faces a woman dubbed 'the baddest woman on the planet', April Davids. 'The Lancashire Terrier' is known for her dominating offence and should be a good match for Courtney who herself is known for blending wrestling with kickboxing. Two wrestlers known for blending their arts into one should be a great match up.  A few weeks ago, Nikki Storm became the only three-time Pro Wrestling: EVE Champion after defeating Rhia O'Reilly. However the win can by way of a referee stoppage. Rhia was understandably very angry at the way she lost and demanded a rematch. PW:E have granted the rematch with the stipulation that the match will be a No Disqualification, 2 out of 3 falls Match. Also announced is the inclusion of  'The Female Fight Machine Jenny Sjödin as a Special Enforcer in an attempt to keep some order in the match. Two of the hardest-hitting competitors in PW:E history are going to war this Sunday in London.

let's make history match card

*Pro Wrestling:EVE Championship – No Disqualification, 2 Out Of 3 Falls – Special Ringside Enforcer: ‘The Female Fight Machine’ Jenny Sjodin*

‘The Best In The Galaxy’ Nikki Storm (c) vs ‘The Fighting Irish’ Rhia O’Reilly

*Singles*

‘Portugal’s Perfect Athlete’ Shanna vs Blue Nikita

*Singles*

Kay Lee Ray vs Nixon Newell

*Singles*

Addy Starr vs Pollyanna

*Singles*

Dragonita vs Psycho Lolita

*Singles*

Courtney vs ‘The Lancashire Terrier’ April Davids

*singles*

Tennessee Honey vs Dahlia Black

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!