pgi86 Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Pro wrestling returns to terrestrial TV in the UK. 10 one hour episodes, starting July 28th at 5 PM. I'm really interested in checking this out. They've put together a solid roster. If this thing takes off it could be really big given that ITV is the second most watched network in the UK. The roster: Trailer: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Ta for the reminder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningBeard Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Hopefully it'll be better than the nudge-nudge-wink-wink Christmas special Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 On 7/16/2018 at 10:38 AM, CreativeControl said: Hopefully it'll be better than the nudge-nudge-wink-wink Christmas special Never watched it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgi86 Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share Posted July 28, 2018 Quick reminder. The first episode airs today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo Necro Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Anything with more Wade Barrett on my TV is a good thing. I have it on now Osprey v Smith match is worth a watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 I heard from friends that the camera work is bad but some of the matches were good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgi86 Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share Posted July 28, 2018 Ospreay vs. Bulldog Jr. was a fun sprint. Good little Ospreay showcase. Enjoyed the main event as well. Rampage as champ would make for good tv. Tag match was okay, with Hendry coming off well. The opener I thought was kind of bad - lame DQ, a botch and a non-finish. That's not the way to make a good first impression. Overall though, it was a decent show. I like a lot of the guys on the roster so I'll be tuning in next week as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doubting El Dandy Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 This whole thing didn't work for me at all. The pacing, production, and editing was far worse than anything WWE does and I thought they were the worst. I made it through the Ospreay match but that's as far as I got. It was just way too over produced and sanitized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Liked So Called Van on commentary. Tag team titles are very ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Just now, The Natural said: Liked So Called Van on commentary. Tag team titles are very ugly. Keeping that autocorrect as it made me laugh, hopefully same goes for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevendaughters Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 saw the tag team match and a couple of promos and the entrances for the main event, here's the +ve and -ve + promos were decent considering very PG rated + entrances well shot, UK indie people definitely are 'tv ready' these days + all four guys in tag were compatible - if a little bit colourless in their performance, as if they were told to go out and do a load of flashy stuff but tell no real story + Stu Bennett was good on comms - Alex Shane and So Called Val were not - editing was utterly abysmal, ruined any sense of temporal or spatial continuity whilst also stepping on reactions, facial expressions, etc. it was as if they were piecing together for a movie rather than a live sports event. + it was much improved from the pilot there's something here imo but this missed the mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Finally made it through episode 9. They finally pulled out a stupid overcomplicated stipulation match. It starts as a singles, but every time Breaking News Bennett pushes his buzzer two people join the match and it becomes a tag match, under elimination rules. But once all sixteen men have entered the match, and then after eight men have been eliminated, then it becomes an over the top rope every man for himself battle royal. Why they didn't just do a Rumble Royal I don't know. Episode 7 had a ladder match, where they'd cut out all of the ladder bumps out because they weren't PG. Which does make you wonder why they booked it in the first place. Episode 8 had a mask vs mask match, where you won by unmasking your opponent... and they guy who was unmasked kept his face hidden, then grabbed his hood back and put it back on. Defeats the object somewhat there. Overall, I'll probably watch the final episode. But I wouldn't be that surprised if the final episode turned out to be the FINAL episode. They have a great roster, but if your show is an hour long (minus commercial breaks), and nobody's a jobber, you want to do three matches tops. Preferably two. Certainly not four or more matches. Also, Alex Shane needs to choose his words better or get elocution lessons. If you want to describe a Brutal Battle, don't pronounce it Bwootoow Battuw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 OK, they saved the best for last. Rampage vs Justin Sysum for the belt was really good. They managed to break one of the boards on a Superplex and kept going. Skip the whole series and just watch episode 10. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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