RIPPA Posted May 5, 2016 Author Share Posted May 5, 2016 On 4/27/2016 at 0:56 PM, RIPPA said: Rev Pro has started to announce matches on the Sabre/Angle card now that it is sold out Will Ospreay vs. Speedball Mike Bailey Big Daddy Walter vs. Big Damo Also now announced Noam Dar vs. Marty Scurll Chris Hero vs. Josh Bodom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Blue Sam Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Is anyone here going to the BEW/Stardom show in London next weekend? Found myself in a position where I was going to be in London anyway and decided it'd be a good opportunity to go to the show. Only seen bits and pieces of Stardom, which I enjoyed, plus I know how good the likes of Nixon, KLR and Toni Storm are, so thought it'd be worth buying a ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 I am not but it's going to be a weird day, wrestling-wise, in London, with a sold out Chikara show in Shepherds Bush and Fight!Nation in Stepney, as well as the Stardom show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 13, 2016 Author Share Posted May 13, 2016 Holy Shit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 13, 2016 Author Share Posted May 13, 2016 And in continuing my Chris Hero in UK news He was just announced for the SSS16 So that means in addition to himself - also in it are... MIKEY WHIPLASH MARK HASKINS TOMMY END PETE DUNNE SAMI CALLIHAN KENNY WILLIAMS ZACK SABRE JR MARK ANDREWS ZACK GIBSON DAVE MASTIFF RAMPAGE BROWN MATT CROSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 You forgot Damon Moser, the winner of a Battle Royale on tomorrow's ENDVR show, and... BIG DADDY WALTER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 The full SSS field - draw on Monday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Zack Sabre Jr. won't return from injury until June 12th against Angle. That means he's missing PWG vs. Elgin, the SSS16 and RevPro vs. Mike Bailey. God damnit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 You are right - I just noticed he was replaced in that graphic. I was wondering where the fuck TK Cooper had come from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Sabre Jr is replaced by Jack Gallagher*, TK Cooper won a battle Royale at ENDVR (PROGRESS's B show) on Sunday to nab the last spot. He's from New Zealand and is ace and usually tags with his irl gf Dahlia Black. He's made a gimmick of punching a woman every time he appears, and even managed to do it once when I saw him working as a babyface. * You should listen to Gallagher as a guest on PROGRESS owner Jim Smallman's Tuesday Night Jaw podcast - he's such a fascinating character! It's on the iTunes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share Posted May 23, 2016 Oh Please Lord - let it be Hero vs. Mastiff in Round 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 The left side of the bracket doesn't seem nearly as appealing as the right. Rampage Brown vs. Tommy End and Mastiff vs. Walter should both be really fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StretchMediatedHypertrophy Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 The left-side is superficially weaker, but Dunne's stock is on the rise and I could see him putting on great matches with Haskins, Moser & Gallagher if he gets the run. That said, an Origin vs Origin final wouldn't shock and it's something they did hint at when they interviewed Cruz a few weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StretchMediatedHypertrophy Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Despite the User Name being ironic, I did actually attend the Fight Club Pro / Chikara show in London yesterday. It was a lot of fun, first show I'd been to since Nakamura vs Damo last year. As someone who went to UK shows quite regularly for a while and then basically stopped, the thing that's really changed is the hipsterishness. Now every other guy has a silly beard or one of those moustaches, and I can't tell if the Hunter Brothers, with their 'The Heat is On' theme song and "slightly old guys playing young guys stylings", are supposed to be some kind of ironic meta-rib at Brian Dixon or not - I suppose it doesn't really matter. What's interesting to me is that the British scene has largely moved on from carny types like Dixon & Alex Shane, to guys like Smallman, Havoc & Trent Seven. Seven was compere last night, and somebody joked about a raffle and he commented about how they were rubbish, because most people lose - that's a major paradigm shift. Maybe I'm simplifying massively, but it does seem to me that hipster culture is actually the thing that revitalised British wrestling - which is probably the nicest thing anybody said about hipsters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 1 hour ago, RIPPA said: Oh Please Lord - let it be Hero vs. Mastiff in Round 2 Is it a coincidence the three fat boys have to wrestle each other in the first two rounds? I call shenanigans! Spoiler I really don't think Hero is anywhere near tubby enough to qualify as a fat boy wrestler, but i'm tired of trying to fight progress (little p, not the wrestling promotion itself, which would be capital P). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Woodbine Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 On 20/05/2016 at 7:24 AM, Linus said: * You should listen to Gallagher as a guest on PROGRESS owner Jim Smallman's Tuesday Night Jaw podcast - he's such a fascinating character! It's on the iTunes. That was pretty interesting stuff. I didn't know the MMA stuff was on youtube, if anyone's interested - Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Well, day 1 of the Super Strong Style 16 was really, really, REALLY good. Everyone brought their A game and while there were few upsets - except maybe Walter over Mastiff - each match delivered (with the possible exception of the undertalented Mikey Whiplash vs the rookie Damon Moser). Hero vs Andrews was MOTN and day 2 looks like being fucking ace. Love the graps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firebreaker Chip Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Yeah, loved that Andrews-Hero match Missing day 2 via illness though, gah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Well, day 2 was even better. Haskins was taken ill do it kicked off with a 10-man scramble for his spot, won by Andrews. Who ended up in the final and therefore doing 4 matches today. TNA are idiots. Hero worked twice and therefore had 3 amazing matches. MVP. And Tommy End won and dedicated it to Kris Travis and it all got a bit emosh. Drunk on graps, love the graps. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Woodbine Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 14 hours ago, Linus said: the undertalented Mikey Whiplash. I've never really seen this sentiment before, Mikey's been one of the best in the UK for a few years now in my opinion, and more able to work a variety of styles than most on the scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Blue Sam Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 10 hours ago, Linus said: Well, day 2 was even better. Haskins was taken ill do it kicked off with a 10-man scramble for his spot, won by Andrews. Who ended up in the final and therefore doing 4 matches today. TNA are idiots. Hero worked twice and therefore had 3 amazing matches. MVP. And Tommy End won and dedicated it to Kris Travis and it all got a bit emosh. Drunk on graps, love the graps. TNA are double idiots: not only doing nothing with Andrews, but they had Haskins under contract at one point and essentially did nothing with him either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 31, 2016 Author Share Posted May 31, 2016 You could make an amazing promotion out of the people TNA had under contract or had a chance to sign and didn't use 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 14 hours ago, Lazlo Woodbine said: I've never really seen this sentiment before, Mikey's been one of the best in the UK for a few years now in my opinion, and more able to work a variety of styles than most on the scene. I think his time has passed, at least in the more mature promotions. His work was limited this weekend, and when I saw him in ICW it wasn't great (although it doesn't matter so much there). The UK scene is evolving at such a speed that it's easy to get left behind and - for me, if not anyone else - Whiplash hasn't kept up. And that's as much a compliment to the top guys as a slight on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo Necro Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Whiplash works a great 'main event' style match, almost similar to Kurt Angle in that respect. When I attended ICW a few years back the best match over the 4-5 shows I went to was Grado v Whiplash, which, given the talent ICW has was quite a surprise. Both guys really brought it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Woodbine Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 10 hours ago, Linus said: I think his time has passed, at least in the more mature promotions. His work was limited this weekend, and when I saw him in ICW it wasn't great (although it doesn't matter so much there). The UK scene is evolving at such a speed that it's easy to get left behind and - for me, if not anyone else - Whiplash hasn't kept up. And that's as much a compliment to the top guys as a slight on him. Fair enough, I still love the guy, but admittedly haven't seen so much of him lately beyond that great match with Rampage a few Progress shows back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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