Posts Tagged ‘Rev Pro’
Rev Pro has announced the latest blockbuster match as part of their Global Wars events. 2017 G1 Climax winner Tetsuya Naito will be taking on ‘The Villain’ Marty Scurll on November 9th at the world famous York Hall.
Other matches currently planned over the two days of shows are as follows:
Night 1
- Yuji Nagata Vs Zack Gibson
- Tomohiro Ishii vs Keith Lee
Night 2
- Tomohiro Ishii Vs Dave Mastiff
- Rocky Romero Vs Bubblegum
New Japan legend Minoru Suzuki has also been announced for the two nights of actio
Posted October 7th, 2017 in News. Tagged: Global Wars, Marty Scurll, Naito, Rev Pro.
Revolution Pro will be hosting their annual Global Wars events on November 9th and 10th from Bethnal Green and Walthanstow respectively. The shows will pit Rev Pro performers against some of the best stars from New Japan Pro Wrestling. The shows always promise to deliver some never before seen bouts, last year had an absolute world beater in Kassius Ohno vs Katsuyori Shibata.
Rev Pro has announced some of the matches taking place over the two shows and they are:
Night 1
- Yuji Nagata Vs Zack Gibson
- Tomohiro Ishii vs Keith Lee
Night 2
- Tomohiro Ishii Vs Dave Mastiff
- Rocky Romero Vs Bubblegum
New Japan legend Minoru Suzuki has also been announced for the two nights of action.
If you are looking to get tickets for the event then you can do so via Rev Pro’s official site now.
Posted September 30th, 2017 in News. Tagged: Ishii, Rev Pro.
Revolution Pro has announced the first match for their upcoming ‘Uprising’ event. The Bullet Club themed show takes place on December 8th from the world famous York Hall in Bethnal Green, London.
The first match announced sees The Young Bucks and Marty Scurll take on #CCK, a team comprised of newly crowned PROGRESS Tag Team Champions Kid Lykos and Chris Brookes as well as new PROGRESS World Champion Travis Banks.
Limited tickets are still available for the event via the official Rev Pro site.
Posted September 14th, 2017 in News. Tagged: Bullet Club, Rev Pro.
Top UK promotion Revolution Pro Wrestling has announced that they will be bringing the Bullet Club back to UK shores on December 4th for ‘Uprising 2017.’
Already announced for this event are The Young Bucks, ‘The American Nightmare’ Cody and ‘The Villain’ Marty Scurll. Tickets for the event go on sale Monday 4th September but only to members of the Rev Pro mailing list, so it is worth heading over their site and getting yourself subscribed if you want to get in early on this likely to be sold out event.
Posted August 27th, 2017 in News. Tagged: Marty Scurll, Rev Pro, The Young Bucks.
Ring of Honor will be bringing the War of the Worlds UK tour to England later this summer in conjunction with CMLL, New Japan and Revolution Pro.
In what ROH is billing as a “first time ever” match, members of Bullet Club will be taking on Los Ingobernables in the main event of the WOTW London date. Ring of Honor sent out the following press release for the historic bout:
“Two of the most popular groups of the 21st century will meet for the VERY FIRST TIME in a ten-man tag team match in the main event of War of the Worlds UK – London! Bullet Club, represented by ROH World Champion Cody, ROH World Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks, “The Villain” Marty Scurll, and Adam Page meet Los Ingobernables de Japon, comprised of former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Natio, former IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi with Daryl, and the NEVER Openweight Six Men Tag Team Champions BUSHI, EVIL, & SANADA in a dream match fans have requested since the tour was announced!”
Posted July 19th, 2017 in News. Tagged: Bullet Club, Rev Pro.
Top UK promotion Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW) recently held their first annual British J Cup event featuring some of the best Junior Heavyweight performers on the planet. The card also featured some highly anticipated bouts outside of the light heavyweight division, including Matt Riddle vs Tomohiro Ishii.
The event was filmed for Rev Pro’s On Demand service and is now available to view in full, you can purchase the event at a one of price or included in a monthly subscription package.
The names involved in the tournament were as follows:
- Jushin Thunder Liger
- Josh Bodom
- KUSHIDA
- Kyle O’Reilly
- Will Ospreay
- Ryusuke Taguchi
Posted July 12th, 2017 in News. Tagged: Rev Pro.
It has been a very quiet few months for Revolution Pro Wrestling. The UK based promotion has been gearing up for their annual Summer Sizzler event that takes place on August 17th. It was announced earlier in the year that Rev Pro would be collaborating with CMLL, Ring of Honor and New Japan to co-host the War of the Worlds UK tour and the Summer Sizzler is the first stop on the tour.
Several Ring of Honor stars have been announced for the ‘Sizzler and the latest name is Bully Ray. Bully has been making his mark on Ring of Honor ever since his debut and he is set to face one of Rev Pro’s homegrown talents in Sha Samuels.
Posted July 4th, 2017 in News. Tagged: Bully Ray, Rev Pro.
Ring of Honor will be hosting a 3 day UK Tour in August alongside CMLL, New Japan and Rev Pro. The scheduled dates for the tour are as follows:
August 18th – WOTW UK Night 1 @ York Hall – London , England
August 19th – WOTW UK Night 2 @ Liverpool Olympia – Liverpool, England
August 20th – WOTW UK Night 3 @ Edinburgh Corn Exchange – Edinburgh , Scotland
Ring of Honor has already named CMLL stars Atlantis, Rey Bucanero, Ultimo Guerrero, and Mistico as confirmed participants for the tour. They have now also revealed the first ROH roster members that will be making the trip over to the United Kingdom in August:
- ROH WORLD CHAMPION CHRISTOPHER DANIELS
- ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS THE YOUNG BUCKS
- THE BRISCOES
- JAY LETHAL
- FRANKIE KAZARIAN
Posted June 13th, 2017 in ROH, News. Tagged: Rev Pro.
Top UK Independent promotion Rev Pro has announced the first match for their Summer Sizzler event that takes place in York Hall, Bethnal Green on Thursday 17th August.
Former WWE/WCW star Rey Mysterio will be taking on ‘The Villain’ Marty Scurll. Mysterio has made some sporadic appearances across the UK this year, including dates for WCPW and World Association of Wrestling. It appears as though Rey may be taking more UK dates going forward and he sees the region as a home away from home.
‘The Villain’ on the other hand has been touring the globe and has not featured on many UK based cards this year. His recent debut for New Japan Pro Wrestling in the Best of the Super Juniors tournament has impressed many and this match against crusierweight legend Mysterio will only help to boost his already impressive resume.
https://twitter.com/MartyScurll/status/871092917061926912
Posted June 5th, 2017 in News. Tagged: Marty Scurll, Rev Pro, Rey Mysterio.
Revolution Pro Wrestling has announced that Kyle O’Reilly will be part of the inaugural British J Cup event taking place on Saturday July 8th at the Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London, England.
Tickets are still available to purchase through the official Revolution Pro website.
O’Reilly has hand picked his opponent for the first round of the tournament, and it is former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion KUSHIDA.
O’Reilly and KUSHIDA have had a storied rivalry dating back to the Best of the Super Juniors 2015 final. You may recall an Editorial I posted nearly a year ago discussing the incredible trilogy of matches that they had, if you didn’t then check it out here.
Posted May 8th, 2017 in News. Tagged: Kushida, Kyle O'Reilly, Rev Pro.
‘The Villain’ Marty Scurll is beginning to make his mark on the worldwide independent scene. The current Ring of Honor Television Champion will be taking part in Revolution Pro’s British J Cup on July 8th at the Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London, England.
The ‘Aerial Assassin’ Will Ospreay will also be taking part in the first ever British J Cup alongside his fellow countryman. Scurll/Ospreay are the first two British stars announced for the one day tournament behind New Japan Pro Wrestling’s KUSHIDA & Jushin Thunder Liger.
Both Scurll/Ospreay will also be taking part in this year’s Best of The Super Juniors tournament in New Japan. This will Scurll’s debut for the company and Ospreay will be looking to win the tournament again after his stellar performance in 2016.
Posted May 4th, 2017 in News. Tagged: Jushin Thunder Liger, Kushida, Marty Scurll, Rev Pro, Will Ospreay.
KUSHIDA has been announced as the second participant in both the Pro Wrestling World Cup and British J Cup.
The former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion will be making his way to the United Kingdom for these two special appearances alongside Japanese wrestling legend Jushin Thunder Liger.
WCPW and Rev Pro recently announced a special working relationship to make these appearances happen. Rev Pro has been a long time partner of New Japan and it is interesting to see the Japanese promotion branching out and co-promoting with the YouTube based WCPW promotion.
Posted April 27th, 2017 in News. Tagged: Rev Pro.
Revolution Pro Wrestling are holding one of the biggest cards in company history this Thursday (April 13th).
‘Epic Encounter’ features some of the top stars from New Japan Pro Wrestling, World of Sport and Lucha Underground. The event was sold out months in advance and now Rev Pro has revealed the complete lineup:
- British Heavyweight Championship Match – Zack Sabre Jr vs KUSHIDA
- The Elite (Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks vs Lio Rush, Ryan Smile & Shane Strickland)
- British Cruiserweight Championship Match – Josh Bodom vs Will Ospreay
- Hiromu Takahashi vs Marty Scurll
- Jay White vs Angelico
- Hirooki Goto vs Zack Gibson
- Travis Banks & Chris Brookes vs Sami Callihan & Martin Stone
- James Castle vs Sha Samuels
The show will be available to view within the week on Rev Pro’s On Demand service. The show looks set to be one of the best in the UK this year and is certainly not one to overlook.
Posted April 12th, 2017 in News. Tagged: Rev Pro, World of Sport.
A number of UK Independent promotions will be making their way to Orlando next week as part of the non-WWE Wrestlemania weekend festivities.
Top UK promotion Revolution Pro will be hosting an event at the WrestleCon convention at 4pm on March 31st. Tickets for the event are available to purchase here: www.wrestlecon.com/buy-tickets/
Rev Pro are renowned for producing some of the biggest Supercards in the UK with a heavy New Japan Pro Wrestling influence. Their WrestleCon show is no different and features some big NJPW stars as well as Lucha Underground, Ring of Honor and EVOLVE performers.
Here is the current confirmed card for the event:
- Zack Sabre Jr vs Penta El Zero M
- King Ricochet vs Marty Scurll
- Jay White vs Sami Callihan
- Rey Fenix vs Will Ospreay
- Shane Strickland & Ryan Smile vs Unbreakable F’N Machines
- Martin Stone vs Jeff Cobb
Posted March 27th, 2017 in News. Tagged: Rev Pro, Zack Sabre Jr..
Revolution Pro have announced the final match for their sold out ‘Epic Encounter’ event that takes place on April 13th at the world famous York Hall in Bethnal Green, London.
New Japan Pro Wrestling star Hiromu Takahashi will be taking on one of the standout performers of the past year and Ring of Honor TV Champion Marty Scurll.
Other matches confirmed for the event are as follows:
– Zack Sabre Jr. Vs Kushida
– Hirooki Goto vs Zack Gibson
– Jay White vs Angelico
Plus: The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) & Kenny Omega will be performing on the night
The event will be up on RPW’s On Demand streaming service within 48 hors of the event and it is certainly one not to miss out on: rpwondemand.com
Posted March 22nd, 2017 in News, NJPW. Tagged: Hiromu Takahashi, Marty Scurll, Rev Pro.
When it was announced that Chris Hero had re-signed with WWE and would be returning to NXT it created a chasm across the Independent wrestling scene, both in the United States and Europe.
After his original departure from WWE back in 2013, Hero toured the world performing for numerous promotions big and small and establishing himself as quite possibly the best independent wrestler on the planet. What is truly astonishing is the quality and variety of matches that Chris Hero had in 2016; from his bouts in UK based Revolution Pro against Tomohiro Ishii and Katsuyori Shibata, his show stealing PROGRESS bouts against Mark Andrews and Marty Scurll, his PWG tag bout alongside Tommy End against Fenix & Pentagon Jr through to his EVOLVE matches with Dick Togo, Timothy Thatcher, Zack Sabre Jr……and Matt Riddle.
One of Hero’s biggest draws was that he seemed just as happy performing in front of thousands of fans as he did in front of a smaller crowd, eager to help as many promotions as possible gain traction and build their fan base.
Before I started writing this I saw a tweet from a very small UK based promotion stating that Matt Riddle would be performing for them in April against Josh Bodom, himself an up and coming star on the UK scene. Counter this with Riddle’s other matches so far in 2017 in the UK for the likes of Rev Pro and PROGRESS and you can see why I drew the comparison to Hero, he appears to be working for independents big and small.
Now, Riddle has only been wrestling for around 3 years and while he is not quite at the caliber of a Chris Hero just yet, he certainly has all of the tools to get there. Ever since his departure from UFC Riddle has taken to Pro Wrestling at an astonishing rate, earning him comparisons to the likes of Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar. His natural charisma and ability to read is what established him as a star in EVOLVE.
Riddle’s temperament seems to be the same as Hero’s, he wants to work for as many companies as possible, get as much experience as he can and build his brand globally. As I mentioned before the hole that Chris Hero left in the Independent scene was substantial. Indie companies desperately need a performer that can come in and elevate both your company and the stars on your roster Matt Riddle looks set to be the man to fill those boots with his willingness to work in diverse matches against a litany of different opponents.
Who’s your Hero? It’s Matt Riddle….bro
Posted February 15th, 2017 in News. Tagged: Brock Lesnar, Chris Hero, Ishii, Katsuyori Shibata, Kurt Angle, Lesnar, Mark Andrews, Marty Scurll, Matt Riddle, PWG, Rev Pro, Scurll, Shibata, Timothy Thatcher, Tommy End, Tomohiro Ishii, Zack Sabre Jr..
Top UK Independent promotion Revolution Pro Wrestling have announced the first two acts for their Epic Encounter event that takes place at York Hall in Bethnal Green, London on April 13th.
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi will be making his way to London for his first ever Rev Pro event.
Also appearing will be the former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks. This is the Buck’s first appearance for Rev Pro in a number of years and their return to the UK is highly anticipated.
Posted January 22nd, 2017 in News. Tagged: Rev Pro, REVPRO, The Young Bucks.
Here is the final card for this weekend’s High Stakes event presented by Revolution Pro Wrestling. Tickets are still available for the event and if you are able to make it to York Hall in Bethnal Green, London then it is certainly worth the trip:
British Heavyweight Championship Match
– Katsuyori Shibata vs Matt Riddle
If Shibata wins then he will defend the Championship at NJPW’s New Beginning event in February against Will Ospreay
– Marty Scurll vs Zack Sabre Jr
– YOSHI-HASHI vs Pete Dunne
– Trevor Lee vs Trent Seven
– Martin Stone vs Jay White
British Tag Team Championship Match
– War Machine vs Redman and Sterling
Posted January 16th, 2017 in News. Tagged: Marty Scurll, Matt Riddle, Pete Dunne, Rev Pro, RPW, Shibata, Trent Seven, Zack Sabre Jr..
WWE this week announced the bracket for the first ever UK Championship Tournament set to take place this weekend at the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool, England.
The tournament features some of the best performers on the British scene and here are (in my opinion) the top four men who are likely to go all the way and become the first ever WWE UK Champion.
Pete Dunne
Pete Dunne (known affectionally to PROGRESS fans as ‘PETER’) had the biggest year of his career in 2016. His stellar year included a spot in PWG’s BOLA tournament, facing Yuji Nagata in Rev Pro, winning the PROGRESS Tag Team Titles with Trent Seven and to cap it off he secured the PROGRESS Championship by pinning Jimmy Havoc at Chapter 39.
Dunne has been in the industry around a decade and has established himself as one of the top acts in the UK scene, nicknamed the ‘Brusierweight’ he has a hard hitting style and works predominately as a heel for multiple companies across Britain, he possesses a natural ability to rile up a crowd that harks back to William Regal in his prime. I would absolutely consider Dunne to be the favourite going into the tournament in Blackpool.
Projection: Winner
Trent Seven
Trent is one of the most experienced performers in the tournament. He too has had a breakout year in 2016, highlighted by his PROGRESS Tag Team title run with British Strong Style partners Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate (more info on Tyler below). Having worked the majority of the year as a firm crowd favourite both as a singles star in Fight Club Pro and as a tag team specialist in Moustache Mountain, his heel turn in PROGRESS set the stage for a huge tag team title win at Chapter 36. After the win a new cocky, arrogant side of his character shone through and brought out a different more focused Trent. I expect that he will work as a crowd favourite in the tournament and turn more than a few heads in the WWE fan base.
Projection: Loss to Pete Dunne in Final
Tyler Bate
Tyler is one of the youngest performers in the UK tournament however he too had a hugely successful 2016. As one half of Moustache Mountain he performed around the country as a firm fan favourite, in the latter part of the year he finally joined forces with ‘British Strong Style’ and became one of the top heels in PROGRESS. His style and work in the ring are similar to WWE Crusierweight star Jack Gallagher and I fully expect Tyler to work as a charismatic good guy who will be extremely well liked by the fans inside the Empress Ballroom. I’m expecting Tyler to lose in the semi-final against longtime friend and tag team partner Trent Seven.
Projection: Loss to Trent Seven in Semi-final
Mark Andrews
Known as ‘Mandrews’ during his stint in TNA, Mark Andrews is easily the most world renowned of all of the performers in the competition. He has been a mainstay in PROGRESS since its inception and has worked for companies such as PCW, ATTACK! Pro, wXw and Chikara.
Andrews is an extremely talented in ring worker and he easily has a shot at taking the title this weekend. He was a late addition to the tournament having recently cut ties with TNA and for that reason I am expecting that he will eventually lose to Pete Dunne in the semi-final.
Projection: Loss to Dunne in Semi-final
DISCUSSION: Who do you see winning the tournament?
Posted January 10th, 2017 in News, WWE. Tagged: BOLA, Jack Gallagher, Jimmy Havoc, Mark Andrews, PCW, Pete Dunne, PWG, Rev Pro, TNA, Trent Seven, Tyler Bate, UK Championship, William Regal.
Rev Pro have announced more matches for their January show in the world famous York Hall in Bethnal Green, London. Having already announced two huge bouts in Riddle/Shibata and Scurll/Sabre Jr the mid card for the event is also starting to shape up nicely:
- Pete Dunne vs Yoshi-Hashi
- Trevor Lee vs Trent Seven
- Martin Stone vs Jay White
- War Machine vs Sterling & Redman
Posted December 17th, 2016 in News. Tagged: Jay White, Pete Dunne, Rev Pro, REVPRO, Scurll, Shibata, Trevor Lee.
PROGRESS have finalised the card for their debut show in Sheffield, and it is as follows:
- PROGRESS Championship Match – Newly crowned PROGRESS Champion Pete Dunne will be defending arguably the most prestigious title in UK Wrestling against Zack Sabre Jr. Sabre Jr has had a very stop-start year in PROGRESS with his appearances in the CWC and Rev Pro being far more high profile.
- Number 1 Contender Match – After returning at Chapter 36 Jimmy Havoc has been relentless in his attacks on ‘The Villain’ Marty Scurll, and now they face off for the first time one-on-one in PROGRESS ring for the chance to be Number 1 contender to Pete Dunne’s title.
- Will Ospreay vs Adam Cole (BABAAAYYYY!) – Two of Ring of Honor’s top stars face off in a bout that could easily steal the show. Ospreay has had an absolutely incredible year having won the BOSJ and making the transition to ROH.
- FSU vs The Origin
- New Nation vs London Riots
- Toni Storm vs Bea Priestley
- ATLAS Open Challenge – Rampage Brown vs TBC
Posted December 8th, 2016 in News. Tagged: Adam Cole, Jimmy Havoc, London Riots, Marty Scurll, Pete Dunne, Rampage, Rev Pro, Scurll, Will Ospreay, Zack Sabre Jr..
Here are the results from Night 1 of the Co-branded Revolution Pro and New Japan Pro Wrestling Global Wars events.
Marty Scurll b. Jushin Thunder Liger – Scurll took the win after applying the Crossface Chickenwing
Honma b. Sha Samuels – Honma gained the pinfall victory after hitting a Kokeshi from the top rope
Yuji Nagata b. Pete Dunne – Nagata took the pinfall win after a hard fought back and forth match with the UK standout Dunne
Chris Hero b. Tomohiro Ishii – In what was undoubtably the match of the night, Hero took the pinfall after hitting a Gotch style piledriver
Will Ospreay b. Bushi – Ospreay took the win after hitting the OsCutter
Naito, Evil & Sanada b. Trent Seven, Tyler Bate & David Starr – Evil took the victory for his team by pinning David Starr
Katsuyori Shibata b. Zack Sabre, Jr. – Shibata hit a PK to take the pinfall victory and become the Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion. Chris Hero appeared after the match and challenged Shibata for the belt.
Posted November 11th, 2016 in News, NJPW, Results. Tagged: Chris Hero, Global Wars, Ishii, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsuyori Shibata, Marty Scurll, Pete Dunne, Rev Pro, Sanada, Shibata, Tomohiro Ishii, Will Ospreay, Zack Sabre Jr..
On November 10/11th, Revolution Pro and New Japan Pro Wrestling will co-host Global Wars. Several big matches have already been announced for both nights including Zack Sabre Jr vs Shibata on Night 1 and Will Ospreay vs Jushin Thunder Liger on Night 2.
Rev Pro have now announced a huge bout between two international standouts, Chris Hero and Tomohiro Ishii. Ishii comes off of a fantastic showing in this year’s G1 Climax tournament and Hero has impressed with strong showings in both the UK (PROGRESS’ Strong Style 16 Tournament) and the US. This should be a hard hitting bout that potentially could steal the show on Night 1.
Posted September 29th, 2016 in News. Tagged: Rev Pro.
Here is the full card for this Friday’s (12/8) ‘Uprising’ event presented by Revolution Pro Wresting:
- Zack Sabre Jr vs Jeff Cobb (Matanza Cueto)
- Marty Scurll vs Chris Hero
The event will be available on demand around a week after the event through Rev Pro’s excellent on demand service: rpwondemand.pivotshare.com
Posted August 10th, 2016 in News. Tagged: Chris Hero, Jay White, Jeff Cobb, Marty Scurll, Matanza Cueto, Pete Dunne, Rev Pro, Ricochet, Will Ospreay, Zack Sabre Jr..
Revolution Pro have announced that IWGP Intercontinental Champion ‘Unbreakable’ Michael Elgin will be performing at the two Global Wars events taking place on November 10th/11th, he joins the already announced Jushin Thunder Liger, Tomoaki Honma, Tetsuya Naito, WIll Ospreay and Zack Sabre Jr.
Posted August 10th, 2016 in News. Tagged: Global Wars, Jushin Thunder Liger, Michael Elgin, Rev Pro, REVPRO, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma, Will Ospreay, Zack Sabre Jr..