Wrestle Ropes' Ready for the Weekend: September 2016 Week One - TCW, LCW & IPW:UK

This weekend we are back with another dose of wrestling goodness which shall see us travel to Darlington on Friday night. That is followed by a trip to Leicester on Saturday before a final stop on Sunday to Tonbridge in Kent. Let's get Ready For The Weekend! 

We kick off the weekend on Friday night when TIDAL Championship Wrestling return to The Dolphin Centre in Darlington with Come Out & Play. The event is scheduled to see three of their four championships on the line. 

The first championship defense will be the Tag Team Championship currently held by Caz Crash and Sam Wilder of The Proven. They'll be defending against the relativity new duo of The Service's Sean Only and Daniel James.The Tag Team Championship have been fought for by a number of teams since it's inception but this is the first time that The Service have challenged. The Proven have been worthy champions, picking up a win over Go Team Sports (Ace Matthews & David Graves) at July's High Tide 2016. The Service would really like to become champions as their whole intention in TCW is to cause trouble. Holding gold would be a key component of them achieving that goal. 

The next championship up for grab this Friday is the Women's Championship. The champion, Violet O'Hara maybe be small in stature but she easily makes up for that in fight. She's took on all comers in recent months and in Darlington will face Little Miss Roxxy. LMS has a great foundation as she was trained by current TCW Champion, Rampage Brown and British Wrestling legend, Marty Jones. O'Hara is probably going to need all that fight she has in her this Friday when she faces LMS who will be look for her first championship reign. 

The third and final title being defended in Darlington is the Open Championship which is round the waist of Liam Slater at this present time. His challenger is one of the most highly regarded young stars in British Wrestling, “The Righteous” Joseph Conners. Both these men are looked upon as the next big stars of British Wrestling but for their match this Friday they will be doing things in a more traditional way. Their match will be contested under World Of Sport Rules. The match will be broken down into six 5-minute rounds. A round can be won by pinfall, submission, disqualification, etc. The first man to score 2 falls in the match will be the winner. These matches are the way that champions were decided in previous years and it seems almost fitting that a way of tradition shall decide a champion for the future.

Match Card

World Of Sport Rules (6, 5-Minute Rounds, 2 Falls To A Finish) for Open Championship

Liam Lazarus vs “The Righteous” Joseph Conners

Singles Match for Women’s Championship

Violet O’Hara (c) vs Little Miss Roxxy

Tag Team Match for Tag Team Championship

The Proven (Caz Crash & Sam Wilder) (c) vs The Service (Dan James & Sean Only)

Singles Match

“The Gimmick Killer” HT Drake vs Josh Bodom

Singles Match

JD Boom vs Micky The Dragon

Three Way

Mihai vs “The Mexican Sensation” El Ligero vs Gabriel Kidd

Moving on to Saturday and Leicester Championship Wrestling host Face Off 2016 at their home, Brockington College in Enderby, Leicester. This event will be the last that owner, John Shipley will be in control for as a new owner will take control afterwards. The event certainly won't be a quiet one with numerous championship defences and a Money In The Bank match all taking place. 

One champion who will be action twice is “The Heavyweight House Of Pain” Stixx. Firstly, he'll be defending the LCW Championship against “The Heat” LJ Heron. “The Heat” is a dangerous man who can strike from almost anywhere and with devastating effect. His spear has defeated almost everyone at some point and he'll look to use it against Stixx to win the LCW Championship. 

Whether Stixx does walk away still champion or not, he'll be back in the ring later that night when he joins his partner, Joseph Conner to defend the Tag Team Championship against The Alpha Brothers [Johnny Alpha & Ricky Alpha]. This is the first time that Stixx and Conners will make a championship defense together and they'll hope it to be successful against the brotherly duo of The Alpha Brothers who are gunning for the gold. 

Anyone who is still a champion this Saturday after their matches will have to keep one eye open for the Money In The Bank holder who will be decided this Saturday. Xander Cooper, Gabriel Kidd, Alex Gracie, Chris Tyler, Paul Malen and Jim Hunter will all participate in this year's match with a blend of experience and youth. Anyone in this match is more than capable of winning and no one is a real favoruite. Whoever does win, could well be guaranteed to be a future champion.

Match Card

Singles Match for LCW Championship

“The Heat” LJ Heron vs “The Heavyweight House Of Pain” Stixx (c)

Tag Team Match for Tag Team Championship

The Alpha Brothers vs “The Righteous” Joseph Conners & “The Heavyweight House Of Pain” Stixx (c)

Four Way for LCW Young Guns Championship

White Tiger (c) vs TK Hayward vs Brett Ryans vs Tyler Owens

Six Man Cash In The Bank Ladder Match

Xander Cooper vs Gabriel Kidd vs Alex Gracie vs Chris Tyler vs Paul Malen vs Jim Hunter

Singles Match

Alexis Rose vs Lana Austin

Singles Match

H.C Dyer vs Lee Hunter

Also Scheduled

LCW Owner John Shipley Bids Farewell

We round of the wrestling weekend on Sunday with IPW:UK celebrating their 12th anniversary at The Angel Centre in Tonbridge. 

The event is probably the last time that Noam Dar will be competing for IPW:UK due to him joining WWE's Monday Night RAW roster in the very near future. He'll be going up against “The British Messiah” Timothy Thatcher, the current EVOLVE Champion. Both of these men are flying high in their careers right now and this match will be a great showcase of both men will be a real treat for those attending. 

Back at Royale Rewards in August, Tom Dawkins and Zack Gibson and a blistering match which only ended because they reached the 20-minute time limit. While the match showed that they can match each over at ever instance, we never found out who was the better man that night. Well this Sunday we shall as these two men compete once again but this time with no time limit. This match will go until there is a winner and it's time to see how far these men can go. 

The main event this Sunday will see a situation that has been on-going for a number of months come to a head. Sammy Smooth has been attempting to challenge for the World Championship since winning the Royale Rewards. Be it either Joseph Conners not being in attendance or heat of the moment decisions, Smooth hasn't yet managed to have a fair match. This Sunday while he won't be fighting for gold, he'll be out to prove a point as Smooth, Scott Star and The London Riots (James Davis & Rob Lynch) will face Conners, Jimmy Havoc and The Swords Of Essex (Paul Robinson & Scotty "Essex" Wainwright) in an 8-man no disqualification tag team match. To say there are a lot of variables and opportunities in this match would be an understatement. While Smooth will be looking to get a win over either Havoc or Conners, London Riots could get themselves a shot at the Tag Team Championship if they manage to get the win over The S.o.E. While this Sunday is a celebration for IPW:UK of the previous 12 years, it could also show us where the future is heading.

Match Card

8-Man No Disqualification Tag Team Match

Jimmy Havoc, “The Righteous” Joseph Conners & The Swords Of Essex (Paul Robinson & Scott Wainwright) vs SmoothStar (“Smooth” Sammy Smooth & Scott Star) & The London Riots (Rob Lynch & James Davis)

Singles Match

Noam Dar vs Timothy Thatcher

No Time Limit Singles Match

“Blackbelt” Tom Dawkins vs “Liverpool’s No.1” Zack Gibson

Tag Team Match for Tag Team Championship #1 Contendership

DND (Danny Duggan & Cieran Donnelly) vs Rampage Brown & T-Bone (w/ Sexy Cupid)

Singles Match

Adam “Flex” Maxted vs Kid Fite

Singles Match

Pollyanna vs Leah Vaughan

10,000 Cuban Peso Open Challenge

Cuban Heat (w/ Ricardo Rodriguez) 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!

Words - Andy Scotland 
Images & Editor - James Marston 
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Wrestle Ropes' Ready For The Weekend: June 2016 Week Four - W3L, MEW, OTT, PCW, 4FW, HOPE, Grapple, HOP, EVW, BWP, PROGRESS and Kamikaze Pro

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!