PROGRESS’ second-annual Super Strong Style 16 tournament concluded in style on a warm Bank Holiday Monday in Camden, with another nine-match strong card.
Month: June 2016
The late May Bank Holiday saw PROGRESS return to Camden’s Electric Ballroom for two back-to-back days of action, with their second annual Super Strong Style 16 tournament. Last year’s winner, Will Ospreay went on to unseat then-champion Jimmy Havoc, and with a title shot going to this year’s winner, it’s time to see who’ll get a crack at Marty Scurll.
The first WWE show from Las Vegas’ new T-Mobile Arena, Money in the Bank certainly left a lasting impression… if you just watched the final hour-or-so of the show!
Last week’s Raw saw WWE enter scarily unfamiliar territory – pulling their lowest rating in almost twenty years. The 2.03 rating was narrowly higher than the 1.9 that WWE drew in February 1997, for a taped episode of Raw from Berlin, Germany – and whilst the excuse of “it was against the NBA finals” holds some water, at some point you have to look at the bigger picture – one that’s showing a longer-term decline.
Monday saw WWE pull the trigger on the brand split, with the announcement of a draft between Raw and SmackDown that’ll take place on the first live episode of SmackDown in four weeks’ time.
It’s barely been a fortnight since Will Ospreay won the Best of Super Juniors tournament, but he – and the rest of the New Japan crew – were back in action earlier on Sunday for their annual Dominion event at Osaka-Jo Hall.
It’s that time of year again. We’ve had the random promos of people atop ladders, and now it’s time for six of the best to re-learn how to climb up a ladder and grab a briefcase. This Sunday is Money In The Bank time!
Last week, WWE unveiled the names of those taking part in the inaugural Cruiserweight Classic – featuring guys who qualified courtesy of matches in EVOLVE, PROGRESS and Rev Pro Wrestling… and a few familiar faces to boot.