Over The Top (OTT) Wrestling has announced two huge bouts for their upcoming 4th Anniversary show.

Will Ospreay vs WALTER II will be taking place at the event. The two international superstars had their first ever encounter at DEFIANT’s recent Stacked ’18 event. This will be one not to miss.

Minoru Suzuki will also be appearing at the show, he will be taking on Ringkampf stable member and wXw/PROGRESS star. Timothy Thatcher

OTT has also announced that Los Ingobernables de Japon members Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI, Evil and SANADA will be appearing alongside the following talents:

• Shane Strickland
• Bandido
• Flamita
• Kings Of The North
• Angel Cruzers and many more TBA

The fourth anniversary show will be taking place Saturday October 13th from the National Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. Tickets are available to purchase now via Eventbrite.

?MAIN EVENT?
OTT Championship
Will Ospreay Vs Walter
Oct 13th National Stadium Dublin !
Tickets selling fast, more NJPW stars to be announced this weekend
Tickets https://t.co/niMmliVoz5 #OTT #OnlyTheBest #4Years?? #?? pic.twitter.com/0Anukoe2tm

— OTT WRESTLING (@OTT_wrestling) September 12, 2018

Pro Wrestling: EVE has announced two huge bouts for their September 29th show ‘Strong Women Style.’

The company will be returning to home ground at the Resistance Gallery in Bethnal Green, London.

The first bout sees EVE Champion Charlie Morgan defending her belt. The reigning Champion captured the title at Wrestle Queendom. Morgan will defend the belt in a company first history making Fatal Four Way match. The other combatants are Kasey, Rhia O’Reilly and Sammii Jayne.

The second bout sees WoS Women’s Champion Kay Lee Ray taking on Laura Di Matteo. This is a first time ever bout between two of the UK’s most underrated stars.

https://twitter.com/ProWrestlingEVE/status/1039128918903668736

New Japan Pro Wrestling’s September scheduling is usually dominated by the DESTRUCTION shows – and 2018 is no different. This year’s lineup of shows will of course feature to ‘Road To’ shows, some of which will be available on NJPWWorld.

Here’s the full results for the September 11th show in Yokkaichi City:

Shota Umino & Yota Tsuji b. Ren Narita & Yuya Uemura (8:00) – Umino took the win via Boston Crab after Uemura submitted

Chase Owens b. Ayato Yoshida (5:55) – Owens took the pinfall win with the Package Driver

BULLET CLUB (Bad Luck Fale, Taiji Ishimori, Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) b. David Finlay, Juice Robinson, Michael Elgin & Tomoaki Honma (9:10) – Tama Tonga took the pinfall win over David Finlay following the Gun Stun

CHAOS (Gedo & Hirooki Goto) b. Suzuki-gun (Taichi & Takashi Iizuka) (11:01) – CHAOS took the win here by DQ

Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, EVIL, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito) b. Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) (10:50) – BUSHI took the win over Taka Michinoku after hitting the MX

CHAOS (Beretta, Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI) b. Henare, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Togi Makabe (13:46) – Beretta hit the Dudebuster on Henare for the pinfall win

CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & Will Ospreay) b. Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi) & Yujiro Takahashi (9:59) – Ishii hit the Vertical Brain Buster on Takahashi for the pinfall win

New Japan Pro Wrestling commentator Kevin Kelly was recently in the UK for a run of Revolution Pro television tapings. The longtime play by play announcer will be joining Andy Boy Simmons when Rev Pro hits FreeSports later this month.

Kelly recently took to Twitter to heap praise on a certain star from the UK scene. El Phantasmo has been making waves on British shores over the past year and this culminated in a British J Cup win for the Canadian born star.

The New Japan commentator stated “Congratulations to @elpwrestling for all his success this week at @RevProUK events. Top guy and going to get even toppier?… wait, that’s not even a thing. Trust me, El Phantasmo is great!“

Phantasmo has been performing for the likes of PROGRESS, Fight Club: Pro, DEFIANT, ATTACK!, Southside and Wrestling League. If you have not seen the high flying star then check out some of the on demand services from the aforementioned companies. Kelly may well be calling some of Phantasmo’s action in New Japan sometime soon.

Congratulations to @elpwrestling for all his success this week at @RevProUK events. Top guy and going to get even toppier?… wait, that's not even a thing. Trust me, El Phantasmo is great!

— Kevin Kelly (@realkevinkelly) September 10, 2018

Will Ospreay’s new promotion Frontline Wrestling appear to be going from strength to strength.

Frontline has new revealed their new On Demand streaming service via the Pivotshare platform. The service is available at a $4.99 per month cost and features the first two shows from the company. ‘Build Me An Empire’ and ‘S.P.I.R.I.T’ took place earlier this year and feature a stellar line up of talent. You can find more information via the tweet at the bottom of the page.

Bulld Me An Empire is certainly worth the cost alone. The main event featured an outrageous bout between Chris Ridgeway and Japan’s KENOH. Ridgeway is an accomplished ‘strong style’ combatant in his own right but this match at the top of the card will be the bout that catapults him into the upper echelons of both the UK scene and, hopefully, Japan (much like how Ospreay’s bout against Okada for Rev Pro got him on a plane going East). We spoke to Ospreay earlier this year and he discussed his want to bring ‘puroresu‘ to the United Kingdom, this big time main event and the reaction from the crowd in attendance seems to solidify that strong style/puroresu has truly arrived in Britain.

Frontline 2nd show “S.P.I.R.I.T” is on our new on demand service.https://t.co/cuNFQN8ViS
Watch the events that took place on Tuesday 21st August. pic.twitter.com/pnkRuUq47A

— Frontline Wrestling (@FrontlinePuro) September 11, 2018

CM Punk says there is nothing left for him to do in pro wrestling. The former WWE Superstar called in to Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on Monday afternoon to discuss his future with UFC. Of course, the topic of pro wrestling came up. Once again, Punk essentially closed the door on the possibility of him stepping inside the ring again.

Punk returning to pro wrestling would be a huge deal for whichever company was able to sign him. He’s clearly done with WWE, but he could be a game changer for Ring of Honor or New Japan Pro Wrestling, as they look to expand their presence in the Untied States. Unfortunately, Punk says wrestling for New Japan does not interest him.

There had been reports that CM Punk was offered the opportunity to appear at All In earlier this month. Punk even held an autograph signing at One Hour Tees in Chicago that weekend, which fueled speculation that he might appear. Despite fans getting hopeful, Punk says it was never going to happen. In fact, Punk revealed he never received a formal offer to appear.

• Jim Ross Reacts To Fans Upset CM Punk Wasn’t At All In

After losing his first two professional MMA fights, UFC President Dana White has said it’s unlikely the promotion would offer Punk the chance to fight for them again. Punk is not discouraged and is open to competing elsewhere if necessary.

“I don’t think it’s UFC or bust,” Punk said. “I’m definitely in a weird position, you know what I mean? There’s other places out there but would I go? Should I go?” Punk also further pointed to his future in the sport, stating “I think [I want to continue]. The door’s open.”

He has given himself until the end of the year to decide about whether or not to take another professional MMA fight.

CM Punk is currently a host on the Netflix reality competition series, Ultimate Beastmaster.  He and wife (former WWE Superstar AJ Lee) will appear together in the upcoming horror film Rabid.

Revolution Pro (Rev Pro) finished up their British J Cup tournament yesterday evening. Wrestling MediaCon in Manchester hosted the 2 day event, the Convention is available on FITE.tv for $29.99.

This was the second iteration of the tournament. The debut field in 2017 included Jushin ‘Thunder’ Liger, Kushida and Will Ospreay. This year’s tournament took place from the Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Manchester, England on September 8th and 9th.

Here’s the results from Day 2:

El Phantasmo b. Jushin Thunder Liger – Phantasmo took the pinfall win via roll up

KUSHIDA b. David Starr – KUSHIDA took the win after hitting the Back To The Future

Non Tournament Bout – CCK (Chris Brookes & Jonathan Gresham) & Chris Ridgeway b. Tiger Mask IV, Ryusuke Taguchi & Dean Allmark – Ridgeway took the win for his team after making Allmark submit

Rich Swann b. Yoh – Swann took the win after hitting a 450 splash

Rocky Romero b. Sho – Romero takes the win with a bridging pin. The two Roppongi 2k stablemates embraced after the match

Non Tournament Bout – Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) b.  Flamita & Bandido – Aussie Open took the pinfall win with the Fidget Spinner

Non Tournament Bout – Ringkampf (Timothy Thatcher & WALTER) b. LAX (Santana & Ortiz) – Ringkampf took the win due to double submission

El Phantasmo b. Rich Swann, Rocky Romero and KUSHIDA – Phantasmo took the win to become the second ever winner of the British J Cup

oh hell yeah pic.twitter.com/Y8CvqsYGDu

— ELP (@elpwrestling) September 9, 2018

Last night’s Blue Justice VIII ‘Road To Destruction’ event saw the return of legendary Japanese star Satoshi Kojima. The NJPW veteran tagged alongside Yuji Nagata, Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Manabu Nakanishi in a winning effort against Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Juice Robinson and David Finlay.

This was Kojima’s return to the ring since his ACL injury in January. After the main event Kojima took to the microphone to discuss his long road to get back into the ring. He stated “These last 8 months which I missed were very long and tough for me. But at the same time there was joy and happiness too. I learned that there are always good things waiting for you if you keep going. For those who are struggling with issues in life please watch us, and feel alive. Thank you.”

You can check out the full results from the Blue Justice VIII event here. The show included bouts between Los Ingobernables and Bullet Club, Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi and CHAOS vs The Golden Lovers/Bullet Club.

You can keep up with our complete New Japan coverage here

New Japan Pro Wrestling’s September scheduling is usually dominated by the DESTRUCTION shows – and 2018 is no different. This year’s lineup of shows will of course feature to ‘Road To’ shows, some of which will be available on NJPWWorld.

September 9th’s ‘Road To’ event was dubbed Blue Justice VIII in tribute to Yuji Nagata (it’s an annual tradition) and saw the return of Satoshi Kojima from an ACL injury that kept him out of action since January.

Here’s the full results for the September 9th show in Togane Arena:

Yota Tsuji vs Yuya Uemura – This bout went to a draw
Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, and Taiji Ishimori b. Michael Elgin, Ayato Yoshida, Shota Umino, and Ren Narita – Ishimori took the pinfall win for his team over Narita

Taichi and Desperado b. Hirooki Goto and Gedo – Desperado took the pinfall win after hitting the Pinche Loco

Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA, and BUSHI b. Minoru Suzuki, Iizuka, Kanemaru, and Taka Michinoku – BUSHI took the pinfall win for his team after hitting the MX on Taka

Kazuchika Okada and YOSHI-HASHI b. Hiroshi Tanahashi and Toa Henare – YOSHI-HASHI took the submission win after using the Butterfly Lock on Henare

Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, Trent, and Will Ospreay b.Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, Yujiro Takahashi, and Chase Owens – Trent took the win after hitting the Dudebuster on Chase Owens

Manabu Nakanishi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata, and Satoshi Kojima b. Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Juice Robinson, and David Finlay – Kojima took the pinfall win after hitting the Lariat on Finlay

WoS/World of Sport held their seventh episode this weekend on ITV. The ratings for the show appear to have now been released.

Here’s the reported number:

• 500k (5% share)

Compared to last week’s number:

• 400k (4.8% share)

We reported last week that WoS would be going on a UK tour in 2019. This skews the idea that WoS would be prematurely meeting its demise with such forward planning.

The Time Change

We need to revisit the sentiments from last week’s first show in the new 4:30pm time slot. It’s clear that the change from 5pm to 4:30pm played a huge role in the ratings drop from weeks 5 to 6. With the ITV Evening News changing by 30 minutes the rest of the schedule had to follow suit and this appears to have hurt WoS by a few hundred thousand viewers. Again the number isn’t pretty to look at but a time change affects most programmes across many genres. This isn’t uncommon for WWE either, when special time changes occur for RAW and Smackdown this affects their numbers.

The numbers for WoS WERE steadily increasing, week 5 saw a height of 900 thousand viewers and an overall rating of 700k. Again The live tour for 2019 is an excellent sign of ITV investment in the show, both monetarily and in figurative terms. It is a good sign that the show bounced back this week slightly with around a 100k increase in this new time slot.

No Premier League Competiton

If you’ve been following our Ratings reports for the past seven weeks then you know that Premier League football returning has a huge impact on UK viewing habits. This week interestingly didn’t have a 5:30pm match as it is an International break. With no game potentially taking away viewership from WoS it may have been hoped by ITV officials that their Saturday night wrestling show would perform slightly better. The England international game did not start till later in the evening on the pay-per-view Sky Sports channel.

Pro Wrestling: EVE returned to the Res Gal in London on Saturday night. Saturday 8th saw the all-female promotion host their ‘Maybe Wrestling Will Help’ event in Bethnal Green.

We’re heading into EVE’s biggest part of the year. The SHE-1 tournament will be starting in November and qualifying matches for the tournament are in full swing. WoS, Stardom and Frontline star Bea Priestley faced Kris Wolf in a SHE-1 qualifying bout. Recently featured on the mainstream ITV channel Jetta took on WoS Women’s Champion Kay Lee Ray and Sierra Loxton faced WoS star Viper.

Here’s the results from the Maybe Wrestling Will Help show:

• Pro Wrestling EVE Champion Charlie Morgan b. Millie McKenzie – Morgan took the win via Superkick. Rhia O’Reilly challenged Morgan to a title bout on September 29th. Kasey Owens and Charli Evans attacked Morgan, Addy Starr ran out for the save to set up the main event
• Kay Lee Ray b. Jetta – WoS Women’s Champion Kay Lee Ray took the win via Swanton Bomb
• Viper b. Sierra Loxton – Viper took the pinfall win after hitting the Viper Driver
• Erin Angel b. Nina Samuels – Angel took the win with a roll-up
• SHE-1 Qualifying Match – Kris Wolf b. Bea Priestley – Wolf took the pinfall win after hitting a Tornado DDT
• Addy Starr and Rhia O’Reilly vs. Kasey Owens and Charli Evans – The bout is no content after Evans puts Addy Starr into drawing pins. Sammii Jayne makes her return and will be part of the title match at Strong Women Style

https://twitter.com/ProWrestlingEVE/status/1038367623292039168

Kenny Omega is not the only New Japan talent with Chris Jericho in their crosshairs. Los Ingobernables member EVIL has issued a challenge to the IWGP Intercontinental Champion.

EVIL appeared on camera following a recent ‘Road To Destruction’ event and stated: “Let me tell you what I think of you today Chris Jericho. You said in the interview that Chris Jericho vs EVIL is a possibility didn’t you? Did you know that there is a limit on how long you can just hold that Intercontinental title? If you are up for it then I don’t mind at all.”

EVIL appeared after Y2J’s Intercontinental Championship match with Tetsuya Naito back at Dominion. The New Japan star came to the aid of his stablemate forcing Jericho to flee the ring and tease a future bout between the two.

Jericho has since responded to the challenge. He took to Twitter to inform EVIL that he “needs to mind his own effen business.”

You can check out more of our New Japan coverage here

#Evil needs to mind his own effen business. @njpw1972 https://t.co/IGqIXXzpnX

— Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) September 10, 2018

PROGRESS are in the midst of the biggest show in company history. The UK based promotion will be heading to Wembley Arena on Sunday September 30th for the biggest British wrestling show in decades. Some of Europe’s biggest stars will be on hand as well as the likes of NXT’s Matt Riddle.

In celebration of this historic night the company has released Chapter 36 for free on YouTube. ‘We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Room Again’ took place in September 2016 and features an incredible roster of talents, including the current reigning NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa, WWE UK Champion Pete Dunne, NXT’s Nixon Newell, Aleister Black, 205 Live’s Jack Gallagher and NJPW’s Marty Scurll and Zack Sabre Jr.

Here’s the full card for the event and the show is available at the bottom of the page:

• ATLAS Tournament Final – Rampage Brown vs Joe Coffey
• Jinny, Alex Windsor & Dahlia Black vs Pollyanna, Laura Di Matteo & Nixon Newell
• PROGRESS Tag Team Titles Match – London Riots (c) vs British Strong Style
• Tommaso Ciampa vs Zack Sabre Jr – 2/3 Falls
• The Origin vs F.S.U., Jack Gallagher & Damon Moser
• PROGRESS Title Match – Marty Scurll (c) vs Mark Haskins vs Tommy End

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-iAhlPte3o&feature=push-u-sub&attr_tag=7pf_RowpmWftNTKC%3A6

Check out more of our UK coverage here

Tetsuya Naito is set to face Minoru Suzuki September 17th in the main event of Destruction in Beppu. Interestingly, the leader of the Los Ingobernables de Japon stable has decided to call out the devastating Suzuki…even calling him a hypocrite of sorts.

Naito appeared on camera following his ‘Road To’ bout against the Suzuki-Gun stable alongside his Ingobernables team. Naito made the following comments; “2018…back on March 6th. After the match in Ota City Gymnasium. You still do remember what you said backstage don’t you? We fought for the Intercontinental Title in the semi-main event. The main event was a special singles match between Okada and Ospreay. On that day you were very upset, weren’t you? But in a couple of weeks, on September 17th in Beppu Plaza…there will be a title match that will once again be the semi-main event. The main event will be a special singles match. The NEVER title, which you once said was your treasure, is in the semi-main event. And the special singles match, which the King (Suzuki) will be featured in, is the main event.”

Naito went on to state: “Don’t you have anything to say about this? 6 months ago you were furious. Will you just stay silent because now you are in the main event? You only speak when it benefits you huh?”

Opinion: Naito is a very brave man

Check out more of our New Japan coverage here

You can check out the full interview below

Hiroshi Tanahashi will be putting his Wrestle Kingdom title match in jeopardy on Sunday September 23rd. The ‘Ace’ of New Japan will step in the ring with Kazuchika Okada in an IWGP January 4th Challenge Rights match for the Destruction in Kobe show.

Traditionally the winner of the G1 tournament is expected to defend his title shot. Well, the G1 winner should defend against the competitors who beat him during the tournament. Interestingly Tanahashi announced that he would defend the rights against Okada even though their epic bout went to a time limit draw during this year’s G1.

Tanahashi spoke on camera following his bout at the ‘Road To’ event last night. The ‘Ace’ stated that “I know Okada far too well. Please show me the part of you that I’ve never seen before. But..just winning is not enough, because I’ve already lost and drew to him. It won’t satisfy me. Then what should I do? I’m looking for something more.”

Kazuchika Okada also appeared in a backstage interview segment, the former IWGP Heavyweight made the following comments: “It’s obvious isn’t it? Tokyo Dome and the IWGP Title…they need me. The answer is there. That’s why Tanahashi wants to beat me isn’t it? He needs to beat me in order to get to the Tokyo Dome. You’re being naive aren’t you? But the IWGP Title…The main event at Tokyo Dome is not your place. Well…we’re just getting started. There will be more preview matches. I will get everything out of Tanahashi and I will finish him in Kobe.”

Check out the full video below:

The New Japan Pro Wrestling ‘Road to’ Destruction shows are in full swing. IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kenny Omega and his ‘Golden Lovers’ tag partner Kota Ibushi faced CHAOS rivals Tomohiro Ishii and Will Ospreay at last night’s Korakuen Hall event.

The bout was stellar and was unexpectedly so for what is traditionally a ‘lesser’ show in NJPW’s scheduling. The ‘Road To’ shows tend to act as a series to build to the bigger events such as Destruction later this month. The company may be looking to up the ante with the expected drive in ALL IN subscribers getting the megashow at a heavily discounted price.

Omega took to the mic following the bout to discuss his upcoming IWGP Heavyweight Title bout. Kenny will be facing Tomohiro Ishii at Destruction in Hiroshima September 15th. Ishii earned the bout by defeating Omega in their G1 Climax tournament bout. Omega stated (in Japanese) that “My next defence will be against Ishii. Many American fans say that our G1 match was epic, the best bout from G1. My personal opinion…the best matches were all of Ibushi-san’s. Don’t you agree Ibushi-san?”

Check out the full results here from the show here

You can check out the show on NJPWWorld now. You can also check out full reaction from the September 7th ‘Road To’ show below via YouTube.

Wrestling MediaCon will host a historic match tomorrow evening. Former NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis will be facing Doug Williams to determine the Number 1 contender to current Champion Cody Rhodes.

Williams appeared during a ‘Ten Pounds of Gold’ panel featuring Aldis and challenged him to a bout. It was soon confirmed that the Number 1 Contender stipulation would be added. The winner of the bout will go on to face Cody Rhodes in Nashville at the NWA 70th Anniversary show.

This will be an interesting bout for longtime fans of the TNA promotion. Both men were part of the British Invasion stable alongside Rob Terry. The team held the New Japan IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship and TNA World Tag Team Championship. Doug Williams was also a 1 time X Division Champion in the promotion.

Aldis lost the NWA belt at last weekend’s huge ALL IN event. The bout is available to view via FITE, Ring of Honor’s Honor Club service or New Japan’s NJPWWorld streaming platform. The NJPW option is the cheapest if you have not yet seen the event and you get an entire month of NJPW content in the mix, including the Destruction shows.

The 70th anniversary show will be available to view on FITE for $24.99 on Sunday October 21st.

.@RealNickAldis speaks out on his match with @DougWilliamsUK tomorrow at 4pm right here at #Wrestlingmediacon and the future title shot against Cody for the @NWA title! #Manchester #Bowlers #Wrestling pic.twitter.com/t3M8BLGQvA

— Wrestling MediaCon (@WrestlingMediaC) September 8, 2018

HUGE announcement here at #WrestlingMediaCon @DougWilliamsUK will take on @RealNickAldis for his shot at @nwa Champion @CodyRhodes TOMORROW 4pm here. Don’t you miss it! #Manchester #Bowlers #Wrestling pic.twitter.com/Nmh3ESb1Uo

— Wrestling MediaCon (@WrestlingMediaC) September 8, 2018

Revolution Pro (Rev Pro) started their British J Cup tournament this evening. Wrestling MediaCon in Manchester will host the 2 day event, the Convention is available on FITE.tv for $29.99.

This will be the second iteration of the tournament, the debut field in 2017 included Jushin ‘Thunder’ Liger, Kushida, Will Ospreay, Marty Scurll, Kyle O’Reilly, Josh Bodom, Ryusuke Taguchi and Tiger Mask IV. This year’s tournament will be taking place from the Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Manchester, England on September 8th and 9th.

Here’s the results from Day 1:

Jushin ‘Thunder’ Liger b. Kyle Fletcher – Liger took the win with a Shotei Palm Strike followed by a Brainbuster

El Phantasmo b. Bandido – Phantasmo took the win with a Senton followed by a Moonsault from the opposite corner

Rocky Romero b. Kip Sabian – Romero took the win with a standing Sliced Bread

SHO b. Dean Allmark – SHO took the win with a Package Piledriver to advance in the Cup

The Great-O-Kharn b. Mark Davis – O-Kharn took the win after hitting a Claw Slam in a non-tournament bout

David Starr b. Tiger Mask – Starr took the win via roll up after removing Tiger’s Mask

KUSHIDA b. Chris Ridgeway – KUSHIDA took the win via the Back to The Future

YOH b. Taguchi – YOH took the win via count out, this was an odd bout to say the least 

Rich Swann b. Flamita – Swann took the win after hitting a 450 from the second rope

Check out more UK Wrestling news here

Former NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis lost his title at ALL IN. The British star fell to the ‘American Nightmare’ Cody Rhodes. It was an incredibly emotional bout which arguably has put the NWA title back on the map.

Wrestling MediaCon has confirmed that Aldis will comment on the title loss this Saturday. NWA will be hosting a live ‘Ten Pounds of Gold’ show featuring the former Champion. This will be the first time he has publicly discussed the loss.

‘Ten Pounds of Gold’ will be available to view live via the FITE TV platform. The show will go live at 11:00am Eastern Time and 4:00pm GMT.

Here’s the full synopsis for the show.

Ten Pounds of Gold Live

• We are going to be joined at MediaCon by the man who until last weekend could call himself the National Wrestling Alliance. World Heavyweight Champion, Nick Aldis. After his loss to Cody Rhodes at the spectacular All In, what will the former champion have to say to Cody and the world? What will he have to say to his home fans? Whatever it is, Wrestling MediaCon will see the very first public appearance for Aldis after All In and that is sure to make for a hugely exciting recording of the NWA’s Ten Pounds of Gold, live at Mediacon.

CONFIRMED@RealNickAldis will speak LIVE for the first time since @ALL_IN_2018 at MEDIA CON ( @WrestlingMediaC ) this Saturday. #TenPoundsOfGold will cover but you can watch live on @FiteTV

— NWA (@nwa) September 6, 2018

Wrestling MediaCon will be starting tomorrow with a stacked line-up of panels across the weekend. FITE tv will be streaming select events and the two day pack is available now for $29.99.

Here’s the line-up for Day 1 of the event on FITE:

Saturday September 8th

• 9:00am ET – Internet Darlings 2: UK Boogaloo!
• 10:00am ET – The Rise & Rise Of British Wrestling
• 11:00am ET – Ten Pounds Of Gold Live
• 2:45pm ET – Wrestling Mediacon Hall Of Fame

Here’s the full synopsis of the shows:

Internet Darlings

• When our powers combine…Move over Justice League….Shove it Avengers. Nobody puts together a super team like Wrestling With Wregret’s Brian Zane who will lead a team of the biggest wrestling social media personalities in the UK into battle at Wrestling MediaCon. And what a line up….

  Oli Davis – WrestleTalk
  Adam Pacitti – Cultaholic
  Maffew – Botchamania
  Luke Owen – WrestleTalk

  This wrestling Megazord will come together to battle the magically enlarged monster that is the state of modern day wrestling. No subject will be off limits and nobody will be safe from their irreverent yet savage critique.

The Rise and Rise of British Wrestling

• British Wrestling is riding high! After decades in the doldrums, punctuated by the occasional period of hope, our sport is back in the mainstream in the UK in a big way. Is this the high point or the start of a new climb? 

  Patrick Lennon (The Daily Star’s Fightin’ Talk) talks to a number of the key figures in BritWres over the last 30 years to find out the true story of the resurgence.

Ten Pounds of Gold Live

• We are going to be joined at MediaCon by the man who until last weekend could call himself the National Wrestling Alliance. World Heavyweight Champion, Nick Aldis. After his loss to Cody Rhodes at the spectacular All In, what will the former champion have to say to Cody and the world? What will he have to say to his home fans? Whatever it is, Wrestling MediaCon will see the very first public appearance for Aldis after All In and that is sure to make for a hugely exciting recording of the NWA’s Ten Pounds of Gold, live at Mediacon.

Wrestling MediaCon Hall of Fame

• Wrestling MediaCon is proud to host the inaugural MediaCon Hall Of Fame. This event is set up specifically to honour the names who have worked tirelessly for years, often with little acclaim, to change the face of wrestling in the media. This is our chance to pay tribute and say thank you to those names.

  The event will be hosted by So Cal Val and Joe Hendry from ITV’s WOS Wrestling.

Revolution Pro (Rev Pro) will be starting their British J Cup tournament tomorrow night. Wrestling MediaCon in Manchester will host the 2 day event, the Convention will be available on FITE.tv for $29.99.

This will be the second iteration of the tournament, the debut field in 2017 included Jushin ‘Thunder’ Liger, Kushida, Will Ospreay, Marty Scurll, Kyle O’Reilly, Josh Bodom, Ryusuke Taguchi and Tiger Mask IV. This year’s tournament will be taking place from the Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Manchester, England on September 8th and 9th.

Liger won the inaugural tournament and he will now defend his title against the following stars: Rocky Romero, Chris Ridgeway, El Phantasmo, Rich Swann, Tiger Mack IV, Bandido, Dean Allmark, Flamita,  KUSHIDA, Ryusuke Taguchi, David Starr, Kurtis Chapman, Sho, Yoh and Kyle Fletcher.

Here’s the matches for the opening round which starts tomorrow:

• Kushida vs Chris Ridgeway
• El Phantasmo vs Bandido
• David Starr vs Tiger Mask
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• Sho vs Dean Allmark
• Flamita vs Rich Swann
• Rocky Romero vs Kurtis Chapman
• Jushin Liger vs Kyle Fletcher
• Yoh vs Ryusuke Taguchi

MANCHESTER! HYPE!

Sat 8th Sept l Doors: 4.30pm Bell Time: 5pm l
Tickets: https://t.co/LIzQ6wgZ4Q
Sun 9th Sep l Doors: 12.30pm Bell Time: 1pm l
Tickets: https://t.co/ECCeeyZrVH#BritishJCup pic.twitter.com/e9cLQXcFOl

— Revolution Pro (@RevProUK) August 27, 2018

WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart has paid tribute to the late Burt Reynolds. The Canadian icon took the Twitter to write the following about the film star: “I had the pleasure to see Burt recently. Although visibly frail, he remembered me. I thanked him for his part of Wrestlemania X. He was a real fan, thoroughly enjoyed the event, the wrestlers & fans. He was a class act and I’m honoured to have been able to tell him that. R.I.P.”

Reynolds actually took part in WWE’s tenth WrestleMania event. The star of Cannonball Run and Deliverance served as ring announcer for WrestleMania X’s main event between Bret Hart and Yokozuna.

WWE also acknowledged the passing of Reynolds. Issuing the following statement: WWE is saddened to learn that Academy Award-nominated actor and Hollywood icon Burt Reynolds has passed away at the age of 82. The star of more than 50 feature films, including “The Longest Yard,” “Smokey and the Bandit,” “The Cannonball Run” and “Boogie Nights” (for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor), Reynolds was a special celebrity guest at WrestleMania X, serving as ring announcer for the main event WWE Championship Match pitting Bret Hart against Yokozuna. WWE extends its condolences to Reynolds’ family, friends and fans.

The iconic film star passed away at the age of 82 in Florida after suffering a cardiac arrest.

I had the pleasure to see Burt recently. Although visibly frail, he remembered me. I thanked him for his part of Wrestlemania X. He was a real fan, thoroughly enjoyed the event, the wrestlers & fans. He was a class act and I’m honoured to have been able to tell him that. R.I.P. pic.twitter.com/4c0F0nEdFs

— Bret Hart (@BretHart) September 6, 2018

Pro Wrestling: EVE will return to the Res Gal in London tomorrow night. Saturday 8th will see the all-female promotion host their ‘Maybe Wrestling Will Help’ event in Bethnal Green.

We’re heading into EVE’s biggest part of the year. The SHE-1 tournament will be starting in November and qualifying matches for the tournament are in full swing. WoS, Stardom and Frontline star Bea Priestley will be facing Kris Wolf in a SHE-1 qualifying bout. Recently featured on the mainstream ITV channel Jetta will be taking on WoS Women’s Champion Kay Lee Ray and Sierra Loxton will face WoS star Viper.

https://twitter.com/ProWrestlingEVE/status/1029342566083436544

New Japan Pro Wrestling’s September scheduling is usually dominated by the DESTRUCTION shows – and 2018 is no different. This year’s lineup of shows will of course feature to ‘Road To’ shows, some of which will be available on NJPWWorld.

Here’s the full results for the September 7th show in Korakuen Hall:

• Chase Owens and Yujiro Takahashi b. Shota Umino and Ren Narita – Owens took the win after hitting the Package Driver on Narita
• Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Bad Luck Fale and Taiji Ishimori b. Juice Robinson, David Finlay, Michael Elgin and Ayato Yoshida – Tanga Loa took the win for his team after pinning Yoshida
• Beretta b. Toa Henare – Beretta hit the Dudebuster to take the pinfall win
• Hirooki Goto and Gedo b. Taichi and Taka Michinoku – Goto took the pinfall win after hitting the GTR on TAKA
• Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA and BUSHI b. Minoru Suzuki, Takashi Iizuka, Yoshinobu Kanemaru and El Desperado – EVIL took the pinfall win over Iizuka
• Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano and YOSHI-HASHI b. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tomoaki Honma and Togi Makabe – Yano took the win for his team after rolling up Honma with a schoolboy
• The Golden Lovers b. Tomohiro Ishii and Will Ospreay – Ibushi took the pinfall win after the Golden Trigger

Revolution Pro Wrestling (Rev Pro) held two nights of TV tapings earlier this week. Wednesday 5th night saw the company invade the historic York Hall. The show will begin broadcasting on FreeSports later this month and here are the results for Night 1:

Night 1

Jushin Thunder Liger b. Chris Brookes – Liger took the win with a Brainbuster, Brookes attacked him after the match. El Phantasmo appeared for the save.

The Great O-Kharn (w/ Lord Gideon Grey) b. Harrison Thompson – O-Kharn won in a squash, the match lasted around 4 minutes

Sha Samuels interrupted Kevin Kelly interview with Dan Magee. Samuels and Magee brawled before it was broken up

Zack Sabre Jr. b. KUSHIDA – ZSJ took the win with a kneebar submission. Chris Ridgeway observed the action from the walkway.

Colt Cabana b. Greg Burridge – Cabana took the win with a bridging pin in around 10 minutes

Roppongi 3K (Sho & Yoh) b. James Castle & Dan Head – Roppongi 3k took the win in around 10 minutes

Chris Brookes b. El Phantasmo – Brookes took the win after his CCK tag partner Jon Gresham distracted Phantasmo

Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) b. Team White Wolf (A-Kid & Carlos Romo) – Aussie Open took the win 

Rocky Romero vs Chris Ridgeway – This match ended in a no contest when Zack Sabre Jr interfered and attacked both

Sha Samuels vs. Dan Magee – This bout ended in a DQ when both men shoved the referee

Undisputed British Cruiserweight Champion David Starr b. Kurtis Chapman – Starr retained his title after beating Chapman in around 10 minutes

The Hunter Brothers (Lee & Jim) b. Arrows of Hungary (Aaron Icarus & Dover) – This was a solid match but suffered from being very late in the taping

The Great O-Kharn (w/ Lord Gideon Grey) b. The O.J.M.O – O-Kharn won in another squash

Josh Bodom b. MK McKinnan – Homegrown talent Bodom took the name in 10 minutes

James Mason b. Darrell Allen – Mason took the win with a roll up

El Phantasmo b. Jonathan Gresham – Phantasmo took the win via DQ after CCK beat him down until Liger made the save