The Merch Table with Craig Hermit #10 - WWE, PROGRESS, WAW, Rev Pro & The SDS

The Merchandise Stand or Merchandise Desk is back (I swear we will decide on the official name for this soon - this fortnight it is Stand).

Last time it was all about WrestleMania, I hope you shopped and got lots of Merch to support your favorite wrestlers as well as your favourite Promotions. But it's now the aftermath, the new and fresh ranges from Promotions, Wrestlers and Wrestling Clothing lines have now arrived.

wwe

http://euroshop.wwe.com/

Kevin Owens, the man who can cut you down in the ring and with his words easily and with WWE releasing their new range so does Owens. It looks damn good, so much so I can say this another item from WWE's catalogue that you wouldn't look out of place wearing it when not at a wrestling show.

Price: £22.00.   Available in Sizes S - 5XL.

One of many WWE's new Canvas Photo Collage range, and while it may come in at a bigger price, there is a reason for it. That it being an EXCLUSIVE Framed Ring Canvas Commemorative Collage that contains an actual piece of used ring canvas from Payback 2016, nice.

Price: £57.00


Pre-Order - The expected in-stock date is Thursday June 16th 2016.

100 WWE Greatest Matches is the title of the book and you can experience the action, struggle and epic glory of the 100 greatest matches in WWE history. Inside the book is 208 pages of incredible photography from the Promotion's best matches and I'm sure as you read it you'll end up debating who is on the list, who isn't and who should be.

Price: £22.00


Pre-Order - The expected in-stock date is Monday May 16th 2016.

progress

http://www.progresswrestling.com/shop/

Believe it or not Progress is four and abit years old, nope I didn't believe it either but with Progress being Progress they have released this awesome new t-shirt printed in metallic gold for us all to celebrate in the most stylish way possible.

Price: £17.00.  Available in sizes: S - 3XL.

PRE ORDER ITEM. SHIPPING EXPECTED WEEK BEGINNING MAY 23rd.

This looks awesome, with a metallic silver print over a black t-shirt just looks brilliant. The Progress Website says Jim Smallman was wearing an early version of this t-shirt at Chapter 29, see if you can spot it via their on:demand service or on DVD as he models it for the world to see.

Price: £17.00. Available in sizes S -3XL


PRE ORDER ITEM. SHIPPING EXPECTED WEEK BEGINNING MAY 23rd.

waw

http://www.hfponline.co.uk/product-category/waw/

WAW is hosting their three day TV Taping show this weekend featuring a barrage of excellent stars and a mountain of
entertainment.

On the Sunday features the Bellatrix event and no doubt one of the UK's most fearsome ladies will be part of it, Saraya Knight.

Price: £15.00.  Available in sizes: S - 3XL.

When people mention UK wrestling family Dynasties, they cannot miss out the Knights, the awesome Ricky Knight, as mentioned the destructive Sweet Saraya, Zac Zodiac and Roy Bevis as the infamous UK Hooligans and finally WWE Superstar Paige. Now WAW has released a t-shirt so you can support them all in one swoop but there are many more  different t-shirts available so you support them separately on their own websites.

Price: £15.00.  Available in Sizes: S-5xl.

Please allow 5-10 working days for all deliveries

rev pro 

http://www.revolutionprowrestling.com/home

High Stakes was an excellent show, the main event? Phenomenonal and just what makes this item so good?
Limited edition High Stakes 2016 Main Event Poster? Check.
Hand signed by AJ Styles & Zack Sabre Jr? Check. That's me sold.

Price: £25.00

Every wrestling promotion has their own t-shirt, a souvenir to say I was there when this happened, or I am a life long fan of this promotion here's the proof and RevPro hits out with their version and it's pretty damn good.

Price: £14.00. Available in sizes: Kids S up to Adults 2XL.

sumerian death squad

http://eu.kingsroadmerch.com/sumerian-death-squad/view/?id=9585

Every fortnight I'm going to be looking at wrestler's websites and seeing just what looks good. This week I found myself after watching to many Tommy End and Michael Dante matches (trick comment - you can never have enough of Tommy End and Michael Dante matches) on the Sumerian Death Squad website and what a site it is.

This is an incredible t-shirt that just screams awesome, celebrating the Anti-Hero in all his fast kicking and Kickboxing glory.

Price: Depends on the size - 
S - XL  -$24.99  2X - $25.99

3X - $26.99.       4X - $27.99.

Another fantastic offering by the SDS, a black hoody with an explosive detailed hand design on the front (Esoteric style) just one of the many offerings from the duo who have become world-renowned for their unique wrestling style.

Price: $39.90.  Available in sizes: M - XL.

So, that's us for this week, hope you liked, I'm @craighermit and I'll be back in a fortnight with more Merch goodness.

Wrestle Ropes' Ready for the Weekend: April 2016 Week 4 - VII Pro, OTT & PROGRESS

This week we are not only crossing borders, we are crossing water. Firstly we are heading back to Telford for VII Pro Wrestling. Then we head across the Irish Sea to Dublin for Over The Top Wrestling before finally travelling to London for another sold out PROGRESS Wrestling event, Let's get Ready For The Weekend!

friday

vii pro final inception

telford, shropshire, england

Kicking off the weekend and VII Pro Wrestling shall be hosting their 'Final Inception' event at the Dawley Town Hall in Telford. The show will see the first VIIth Heaven Ladder match with Pete Dunne, Morgan Webster, Nixon Newell, Dan Moloney and Chris Ridgeway all in the ring at the same time with the goal of reaching the contract hanging over the ring which shall allow the winner to choose any championship match, at any time of their choosing. All five competitors would be worthy challengers to any championship. But only the one who wants it most will walk away with the contract. Back in November 2015, VII Pro Wrestling held their trifecta trophy tournament which saw The Bruiserweights and The YOLO Squad meet as part of the final. Well since then, these two teams have had on-going issues. The next chapter of their saga looks set to take place this Friday when The Bruiserweights' CJ Banks and Wild Boar will face Ethan Silver & Drew Parker of YOLO Squad. This feud has been back and forth for almost six months. Something has got to give at some point. It might be this Friday in Telford. The main event for April 22nd shall see the VII Pro Champion and British Lions Champion meet one on one. Ryan Smile and Chris Brookes are the top two in VII Pro Wrestling even if their paths to get there have been very different. Smile has taken on all challenges and walked out with his head held high. Brookes on the other hand has resorted to doing anything he can to ensure he remains champion. While no titles will be on the line this Friday, the bragging rights to claim you are the top champion is worthy almost as much.

final inception match card

*Champion Vs Champion*

‘All Day Star’ Ryan Smile vs Chris Brookes

*VIIth Heaven Briefcase Ladder Match – Winner Earns A Championship Match At A Time Of Their Choosing Within 12 Months*

‘Young & Bitter’ Pete Dunne vs ‘Smashmouth’ Chris Ridgeway vs Nixon Newell vs ‘Flash’ Morgan Webster vs ‘SuperBeast’ Dan Moloney

*Singles*

Liberty vs Toni Storm

*Tag Team*

The Bruiserweights (CJ Banks & Wild Boar) vs The YOLO Squad (Drew Parker & Ethan Parker)

*Tag Team*

‘Number One’ Damian Dunne vs Tyler Bate

saturday

ott better than our best

dublin, ireland

Moving on to Saturday and we turn our attention to not only a promotion we've never covered but also a country we've never featured before. On April 23rd, Over The Top Wrestling are that their home of the Tivoli Theatre in Dublin with 'Better Than Our Best: Return Of The Assassin'. The main event for the evening shall see Ryan Smile and Will Ospreay make their tag team debut. They demanded that they face the best that OTT can give them and they certainly get their wish as they'll be facing Pete Dunne and the OTT No Limits Champion; Luther Ward. While Dunne and Ward may be the very best in OTT, they are not the best of friends as they have been fighting for the Championship in recent times after Dunne turned on Ward in a previous match. We'll need to see if they can work together once again to face a team looking to make immediate impact in Dublin. A number of months ago, Gerry Humperdink told Justin Shape that if he and his fellow Gymnasties team-mates could win three matches in a row then they would be granted a championship match. They have so far won two matches. The third match could well be the toughest though as Shape shall be facing Dunkan Disorderly who is on a winning streak right now. Not only will The Gymnasties' championship opportunity disappear if Justin Shape loses but so will Shape's beard as it has been confirmed that will be on the line as well this Saturday. At OTT's last event, Jinny made her debut with a a win against Martina. Now the loss would have been bad enough for Martina except Jinny didn't stop there and took it upon herself to ridicule not only her opponent by everyone in attendance. Now Martina wants some sort of retribution. So she has called upon her friend, Nixon Newell who shall join her to face Jinny and the returning Katey Harvey. Jinny will no doubt be looking to repeat her win from March against Martina. However she may have a small issue in the fact that Katey Harvey has made it known that she's out to prove she's the most dominant female in Ireland. And that might not sit well will Jinny.

better than our best match card

*Tag Team*

Luther Ward & ‘The Bruiserweight’ Pete Dunne vs ‘All Day Star’ Ryan Smile & ‘The Aerial Assasin’ Will Ospreay

*Tag Team*

‘Session Moth’ Martina & ‘The Welsh Destroyer’ Nixon Newell vs Katey Harvey & ‘The Knightbridge Fashionista’ Jinny

*Singles*

Charlie Garrett vs Jordan Devlin

*The Beard Vs The Streak*

Justin Shape vs Dunkan Disorderly

sunday
progress chapter 29: practically progress in every way
london, england

Finally we wrap up the wrestling weekend with another sold out show for PROGRESS Wrestling at the Electric Ballroom in London. PROGRESS always deliver on their events and this one shall be no different. It'll also be rather special as this show will feature two qualifying matches for the WWE Global Cruiserweight Series which shall be airing on the WWE Network later this year. The first qualifying match will see Zack Sabre Jr face Flash Morgan Webster while Jack Gallagher shall face Pete Dunne in the second contest. Both matches would be a perfect fit for PROGRESS Wrestling regardless of their major meaning for the winners. This Sunday shall also see the continuation of the Atlas Championship tournament for PROGRESS' brand-new championship. The tournament is a round-robin style with two groups of four men. The winner of each group will meet in the final for the championship. The two matches that are kicking of Group B give us a glimpse of the calibre of matches we are going to see over the next few months with Joe Coffey and Rampage Brown going one on one while Michael Dante faces Damo O'Connor on April 23rd. The person who does eventually win this championship is going to have earned every piece of it. The main event this Sunday shall see Marty Scurll face Tommy End in a rematch from Chapter 28. The big difference this time is that Scurll's PROGRESS Championship will be on the line. At Chapter 28, Scurll refused to defend his championship. However, PROGRESS ensured that 'The Villain' did compete as he was scheduled for an open challenge. When End answered, Scurll was not best pleased. He was even less pleased after End knocked him out and pinned the champion. Such a big win over the champion put End as the next in line for a title shot and he'll get it this Sunday. If their last meeting is repeated then End could be walking out of the Electric Ballroom as the new PROGRESS Champion.

chapter 29: practically progress in every way match card

*PROGRESS Championship*

‘The Villian’ Marty Scurll (c) vs ‘Anti-Hero’ Tommy End

*Natural Progress Series Final*

Pastor William Eaver vs Damon Moser

*Atlas Championship Tournament – Group B*

Damo O’Connor vs Michael Dante

*Atlas Championship Tournament – Group B*

‘Iron Man’ Joe Coffey vs Rampage Brown

*Pick Your Opponent’s Partner*

Pollyanna & ??? vs ??? & Dahlia Black

*8-Man Tag Team*

F.S.U (‘White Lightning’ Mark Andrews & ‘The Pride Of Wales’ Eddie Dennis) & The London Riots (Rob Lynch & James Davis) vs The Origin (‘The Showstealer’ Nathan Cruz, ‘The Mexican Sensation’ El Ligero, ‘The Bastard’ Dave Mastiff & ‘Liverpool’s No.1’ Zack Gibson)

*WWE Global Cruiserweight Series Qualifier*

Zack Sabre Jr vs Flash Morgan Webster

*WWE Global Cruiserweight Series Qualifier*

‘The Bruiserweight’ Pete Dunne vs Jack Gallagher

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 3 - TW, SWE & NGW

Well this week we have a weekend-bursting bumper bonanza of shows coming up! We have shows from the very top of Scotland to the South of England with a lot in between. We shall be starting off our weekend journey in Dumfries on Friday. Then we are off to St Neots on the Saturday before ending our weekend in Liverpool. Let's get Ready For The Weekend!

On Friday night, Target Wrestling make their return to Dumfries at the Assembly Rooms. Each Target Wrestling show seems to get that little bit bigger and this is no different. The event shall see Medallion once again defending the Target Wrestling Heavyweight Championship (a new version of which shall be unveiled on the night) in his favourite match, a Medallion's Rules match. However, his opponent will be possibly his least favourite as Michael Dante shall be the challenger. While many will know Dante for being a part of the Sumerian Death Squad, he is. One of the best heavyweight wrestlers in Europe with a hard hitting, fast paced style that very few men of his size can replicate. This may be a case of Medallion's own match working against him with his championship reign under real threat. Where one member of the Sumerian Death Squad goes, another is bound to follow as Tommy End will also be in action on Friday night. His opponent will be Shady Nattrass. A man who has made a name for himself in Target Wrestling with victories over a number of international stars. End will no doubt be his toughest opponent yet though. A man who is sought by the likes of PWG is no easy thing to combat and End's plethora of kicks and strikes may give Shady Nattrass a beating the likes of which he has never experienced. The Target Wrestling Tag Team Championship will also be on the line at the Assembly Rooms as Havok and Karnage will defend against Martin Kirby and a mystery opponent. While the name of Kirby's partner may be a mystery, his accolades as a tag team wrestler are well known. A multi-time, multi-promotion tag team champion who has defeated some of the best tag teams in the world. Havok & Karnage may have been at the top of the tag team division for a number of months but the experience of Martin Kirby and the unknown element of his partner may be the catalyst to end the reign of Havok & Karnage.

match card

*Target Wrestling Heavyweight Championship – Medallion’s Rules*

Medallion (c) vs Michael Dante

*Target Wrestling Tag Team Championship*

Havok & Karnage (c) vs Martin Kirby & ???

‘Anti-Hero’ Tommy End vs Shady Nattrass

The Coyote Kid vs Alexander Henry

Moving on to Saturday and Southside Wrestling host 'Battle Of The Egos 6' at The Priory Centre in St Neots. As always from Southside Wrestling, it is a star studded affair with a wealth of British stars alongside international names. One match which showcase this is Will Ospreay vs Andrew Everett. Both of these men are gaining more worldwide recognition as time goes on and it seems only right that they should meet in competition. Regardless of who wins, we are guaranteed a high-flying, non-stop show this Saturday. Another match with international flavour is the contest between BT Gunn and the current EVOLVE Champion, Timothy Thatcher. Gunn is quite simply one of the best wrestlers in Europe without question. His opponent is known as being one of the best wrestlers in the world with a championship to prove it. Gunn may have only had limited success in Southside so far but a big win could be just around the corner. If indeed that win would be over Thatcher then Gunn would have a legitimate claim to a championship match in Southside Wrestling. The main event for this Saturday will see 'The Righteous' Joseph Conners defend the Southside Heavyweight Championship against former champion, 'The Heavyweight House Of Pain' Stixx. Conners has been a dominant champion thanks in part to his aggression and also to The Righteous Army. Stixx was also known for having a impressive championship reign the last time he held the title. Stixx already holds a win over Conners in a tag team match. Now they will meet one on one except this time the match will be a Last Man Standing contest. Whoever leaves Southside Wrestling as champion will only do it by outlasting the other man.

day of reckoning 8 match card

‘The British Messiah’ Timothy Thatcher vs ‘The Anti-Hero’ Tommy End

Second City Collective (‘All Day Star’ Ryan Smile & ‘The Bruiserweight’ Pete Dunne) vs The Lucha Cousins (Nixon Newell & Leva ‘Blue Pants’ Bates)

*Four-Way*

DJ Z vs BT Gunn vs Martin Kirby vs Chris Tyler

The London Riots (Rob Lynch & James Davis) vs The Righteous Army (‘The Righteous’ Joseph Conners & The Pledge)

StarBux (Robbie X & ‘The Star Attraction’ Mark Haskins) vs Aerial Marvels (‘The Aerial Assassin’ Will Ospreay & ‘The Apex Of Agility’ Andrew Everett)

‘Number One’ Damian Dunne vs ‘The Mexican Sensation’ El Ligero

Battle Of The Egos 6 Match Card

*Southside Heavyweight Championship – Last Man Standing*

‘The Righteous’ Joseph Conners (c) vs ‘The Heavyweight House Of Pain’ Stixx

*Queen Of Southside Championship*

Liberty vs Nixon Newell (c) vs Leva ‘Blue Pants’ Bates

*Southside Tag Team Championship*

The Bromans (Robbie E & DJ Z) vs Second City Collective (Ryan Smile & Damian Dunne) (c) vs The London Riots (Rob Lynch & James Davis)

*Six Man Mayhem*

Chris Tyler vs ‘The Modfather’ Flash Morgan Webster vs ‘The Star Attraction’ Mark Haskins vs ‘The Bruiserweight’ Pete Dunne vs ‘The Mexican Sensation’ El Ligero vs Travis Banks

‘The Aerial Assassin’ Will Ospreay vs Andrew Everett

‘The British Messiah’ Timothy Thatcher vs ‘The Oddity’ BT Gunn

‘The Zoidberg Master’ Martin Kirby vs ‘The Anti-Hero’ Tommy End

Carlito vs The Pledge

Finally ending the weekend on Sunday (as is tradition with a week) and New Generation Wrestling host 'Destiny 2016' at the Liverpool Olympia. The event will be headlined by the annual 20-man over the top rope rumble match which is particularly star-studded this year with the likes of Mark Haskins, El Ligero and Doug Williams all confirmed entrants. The winner will be leaving with a guaranteed match for the NGW Undisputed Championship. Speaking of the NGW Undisputed Championship, the current champion, 'The Showstealer' Nathan Cruz will join forces with his long-time adversary, Zack Gibson to take on The Control's Rampage Brown & Mark Haskins. While Cruz & Gibson may not like each other, they like The Control even less. The Control have attempted to exploit the bad feeling between Gibson & Cruz which at times has seemed to work. Can the champion and a potential challenger find the common ground long enough to deal a blow to The Control? We'll find out Sunday. As we previously mentioned, El Ligero and Doug Williams shall be in the Destiny Rumble but they will also be in singles action against each other. Ligero has achieved a huge amount in NGW as well as the UK as a whole. Williams on the other hand is simply a legend of British Wrestling with the accomplishments to prove it. This match will be a great encounter of two of the best in the UK.

match card

*Destiny 20-Man Over The Top Rope Rumble*

Confirmed Entrants: ‘The Star Attraction’ Mark Haskins, ‘The Amazing’ Matt Myers, ‘The Righteous’ Joseph Conners, ‘The Mexican Sensation’ El Ligero, ‘Delicious’ Danny Hope, ‘Liverpool’s No.1’ Zack Gibson, Ashton Smith, Caz Crash, Sam Wilder, Doug Williams, bubblegum, 'The Heavyweight House Of Pain' Stixx, Ace Matthews, Liam Slater, 'Flash' Morgan Webster, Wild Boar

*NGW GEN:X Championship – Fatal Four-Way*

Bubblegum (c) vs ‘Flash’ Morgan Webster vs Mike ‘Wild Boar’ Hitchman vs ‘The Amazing’ Matt Myers

‘Liverpool’s No.1’ Zack Gibson & ‘The Showstealer’ Nathan Cruz vs Rampage Brown & ‘The Star Attraction’ Mark Haskins

‘The Mexican Sensation’ El Ligero vs Doug Williams

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!