It has been well documented that the UK  independent wrestling scene is as hot now as it ever has been. New companies with top UK talents such as Lucha Forever, VII Pro Wrestling, Riot House Promotions and big money WCPW have been blossoming from the impact that top UK indies such as PROGRESS, ICW and Revolution Pro have had over the past few years.

With that another new company has emerged with their first event announced for the Hackney Showroom in London on August 20th. Known as Unprofessional Wrestling (@UnPro_Wrestling), they will be holding an 8-Man tournament to crown their first Champion and here are some of the bigger names that have been announced for the night:

‘Flash’ Morgan Webster – One of PROGRESS Wrestling’s most popular homegrown stars, Webster recently returned from an injury sustained against Zack Sabre Jr at the WWE Crusierweight Classic qualifying rounds back at PROGRESS Chapter 29.

https://twitter.com/UnPro_Wrestling/status/829434636078084096

El Ligero – Ligero is quite possibly the hardest working man in the UK scene today having fought in nearly 2,000 matches over his 15 year career. He recently featured on the ITV World of Sport reboot that aired in the UK on New Years Eve.

https://twitter.com/UnPro_Wrestling/status/826850966125281282

Pastor William Eaver – A product of the PROGRESS Wrestling School (known as the ProJo), Pastor William Eaver has become one of the most beloved figures in PROGRESS today. He is now starting to make a name for his himself across the UK and Europe and looks set to have a big impact in 2017.

https://twitter.com/UnPro_Wrestling/status/826170117591494656

Jack Sexsmith – Sexsmith is one of the most intriguing characters in wrestling today, having started as a comedy character in PROGRESS wrestling he has grown to be a huge crowd favourite that may possibly be in line for a world championship run at some point this year. Maybe he can be the top guy in UnPro?

https://twitter.com/UnPro_Wrestling/status/826528029950300160

Tickets for the event are still available to purchase through: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/unprofessional-wrestling-the-man-who-would-be-king-tickets-31464855229

WWE Network will reportedly begin airing Insane Championship Wrestling content soon, according to a new report by PWInsider. ICW is a top UK indy promotion featuring recent appearances from Finn Balor and Mick Foley.

Specifics of the deal have not been revealed yet but word is that it could be officially announced within a week or so. The deal is rumored to be for 2-3 years but is confirmed to be a multi-year deal.

No word yet on if ICW will air on-demand or live content via the WWE Network but it was noted that their not-so-PG style of wrestling won’t be toned down for the most part.

WWE is reportedly talking to other indy promotions, so it will be interesting to see if they announce deals with more promotions for the Network.

WWE have announced that one of the top stars on the British independent scene will be competing in the UK Championship tournament, the highly touted Mark Andrews.

Andrews is a veteran on the British independent circuit having competed for the likes of PROGRESS, Fight Nation! ICW and PCW. More recently Andrews has seen international success after winning TNA’s Boot Camp competition and also competing for PWG and Chikara.

Although a late addition to the tournament, Andrews should be considered a favourite.

BREAKING NEWS: #MarkAndrews of Cardiff, Wales will compete in the 16-man tournament field at the @WWEUKCT, LIVE Jan. 14-15 on @WWENetwork. pic.twitter.com/Q8LCS81gTI

— WWE (@WWE) January 5, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZFDa2rYbrc&feature=youtu.be

Scotland based promotion Insane Championship Wrestling recently announced that due to contractual obligations Mick Foley would no longer be able to appear at their biggest annual event Fear & Loathing (now in its 9th year). A replacement enforcer for the event has been announced and it is former NXT & WWE Universal Champion Finn Balor.

NXT recently signed two of ICW’s biggest stars: Big Damo & Nikki Storm and it appears as though both WWE & ICW now will likely have some sort of working relationship going forward.

https://twitter.com/InsaneChampWres/status/790262403799842820

Earlier today ICW confirmed that Drew Galloway, Grado, Red Lightning and Jack Jester will be appearing at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow on November 20th.

Mick Foley is already scheduled to make an appearance and in a major coup for the company Kurt Angle will be making his ICW debut.

https://twitter.com/InsaneChampWres/status/732607405356425217