Posts Tagged ‘Matt Riddle’

Revolution Pro Wrestling: High Stakes 2017 Co-Main Events Announced

2016 was arguably the biggest year in British wrestling history. Now one of the biggest companies in the UK Revolution Pro have announced the two matches that will headline the first York Hall show of 2017:

Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship Match – Katsuyori Shibata (c) vs Matt Riddle

“Best Friends/Bitter Enemies” – Marty Scurll vs Zack Sabre Jr

Cody vs. Ospreay, Riddle vs. Sabre Announced For IPW:UK 12/18

Top British promotion IPW:UK have announced some mouth watering bouts for their end of year Supershow V at the Casino Rooms in Rochester, Kent:

  • NJPW/ROH Will Ospreay will be taking on former WWE talent Cody Rhodes.
  • After his incredible bout with Ospreay at PROGRESS Matt Riddle will be looking to steal the show again when he faces “The Best Technical Wrestler in the World” Zack Sabre Jr
  • IPW:UK Champion Jimmy Havoc will be taking on Sammy Smooth in an I Quit bout
  • Tom Dawkins will finally get his hands on Joseph Conners

Tickets are still available for the stacked card here.

https://twitter.com/IPWUK/status/804964228750774272

PWG BOLA 2016: Night 3 Results (Battle Of Los Angeles)

Here are the results from the third and final night of PWG’s annual BOLA Tournament:

BOLA Tournament Quarter Final Matches

Trevor Lee b. Dalton Castle – Trevor Lee took the win via pinfall after hitting a Canadian Destroyer 

Ricochet b. John Bennigan – Ricochet hit the 630 splash to advance in the tournament

Marty Scurll b. Cody Rhodes – Scurll hit a low blow and followed with a quick roll up to secure the pinfall victory

Mark Andrews b. Chris Hero – Andrews reversed a cradle attempt to take the victory in a rematch from PROGRESS’ Super Strong Style 16 tournament

Mark Haskins b. Kyle O’Reilly – Haskins took the win via submission

Will Ospreay b. Zack Sabre Jr – Ospreay took the win after reversing a European Clutch into a pinfall

PWG Tag Team Title Match: The Young Bucks (c) b. Pentagon Jr & Fenix

BOLA Tournament Semi-Final Matches

Trevor Lee b. Mark Andrews – Lee took the win after hitting a small package driver

Marty Scurll b. Mark Haskins – Scurll took the submission win after applying the Crossface Chickenwing

Will Ospreay b. Ricochet – Ospreay hit the OsCutter to win via pinfall in this Best of the Super Juniors rematch

10 Man Tag: Jushin Thunder Liger, Chuck Taylor, Jeff Cobb, Tommy End & Cedric Alexander b. Tommaso Ciampa, Sami Callihan, Matt Riddle, Pete Dunne & Brian Kendrick – Liger hit the Brainbuster on Pete Dunne to secure the pinfall win for his team

https://twitter.com/MartyScurll/status/772673384039780352

BOLA Tournament Final Match

Marty Scurll b. Will Ospreay & Trevor Lee – Ospreay is the first to be eliminated after a Chickenwing/Stomp combination from both Scurll and Lee. Scurll wins the tournament by making Lee tap to the Chickenwing.

 

PWG BOLA 2016: Night 2 Results (Battle Of Los Angeles)

Here are the results from night 2 of PWG’s annual BOLA Tournament:

Dalton Castle b. Tommaso Ciampa – this was Ciampa’s farewell match for the company

Mark Andrews b. Pete Dunne – Andrews took the pinfall win following a Shooting Star Press

Cody Rhodes b. Sami Callihan – Cody took the win via the Crossrhodes in his PWG debut

Trevor Lee b. Kamaitachi – Lee took the win via a Small Package Driver

Mark Haskins b. Cedric Alexander – PROGRESS standout Haskins took the win via Submission

Kyle O’Reilly b. Matt Riddle – O’Reilly took the win via pinfall after reversing a submission hold

Non Tournament Matches

Will Ospreay, Matt Sydal & Ricochet b. Adam Cole & The Young Bucks – Ospreay, Sydal and Ricochet took the win with Triple Shooting Star Presses

Fenix & Pentagon Jr. b. Chris Hero & Tommy End – Fenix and Pentagon took the win via pinfall with a 450 splash on Tommy End

EVOLVE Star Heading to IPW:UK in December

IPW:UK have announced that Ex-UFC & EVOLVE talent Matt Riddle will be performing at their Supershow 5 event on December 18th. The event takes place at the Casino Rooms in Rochester, England and tickets are available here: http://www.ipwuk.com/events/2016/12/18/supershow-5

Also confirmed for the event is ‘The Righteous’ Joseph Conners who will again be defending IPW:UK World Title on behalf of the currently injured Jimmy Havoc.

https://twitter.com/IPWUK/status/755865234452144129

Former UFC Fighter Training For Pro Wrestling, Recent WWE Attendance Figures

– Former UFC fighter and contestant on The Ultimate Fighter, Matt Riddle, has been doing pro wrestling training at Larry Sharpe’s “Monster Factory” school in New Jersey. According to those who have seen him work, he is said to be doing pretty well.

– Below are several recent WWE attendance figures:

December 26th at Madison Square Garden drew 14,000 fans
December 26th in Chicago drew 10,000 fans
December 27th on Long Island drew 6,000 fans
December 27th in Cincinnati drew 7,000 fans
December 28th in Hershey, PA drew 4,000 fans
December 28th in Pittsburgh drew 8,500 fans
December 29th in Washington, DC for RAW drew 11,000 fans
December 29th in Richmond, VA drew 4,500 fans
December 30th in Los Angeles drew 13,000 fans

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    (Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)