This afternoon saw PROGRESS hold their sixteenth “ENDVR” show – basically their version of NXT (before it became full of ex-TNA guys), in front of a packed crowd at The Garage in Islington, London.
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We’re going deeper into the PROGRESS back catalogues for our latest #BACKFILL, and looking at their last ENDVR show (ENDVR 15) from March 2016. Yep, these shows aren’t given a snappy title, but we’ll endeavour to cover these… (groan)
Following up on last week’s column where we looked at a couple of WWF debuts from the 1990s, it’s time to look at the other side of the fence and see how WCW debuted some familiar (and not so familiar) faces.
Continuing our #BACKFILL series, and we’re back to Camden’s Electric Ballroom for PROGRESS Chapter 22 from October 2015, and the overly-titled “Trust, Encouragement, Reward, Loyalty, Satisfaction”. If that sounds familiar, it might be because you’re a fan of a British comedy…
PROGRESS returned to Camden on April 24 for Chapter 29 – “Practically Progress In Every Way” – with a show that featured a pair of matches for WWE’s Global Cruiserweight Series, and the finals of their latest Natural Progression Series. This would be an opportunity for the company to further put themselves on the map – and they grabbed the chance with both hands.
Everyone’s gotta start somewhere. Whether it’s a character whose first impressions become famous for the wrong reasons (Shockmaster) or for all the right reasons, you only get one chance to make a first impression. This week on Random Reviews, we look at a series of debut matches.
We return to Camden’s Electric Ballroom, for PROGRESS’ Chapter 21 event from September 2015, entitled “You Know We Don’t Like To Use The Sit Down Gun”. Google it – you’ll find a video of a talking bird!
Since January 4’s Wrestling Kingdom show, New Japan have been forced to undergo a few changes, thanks to the high-profile exists of four top stars. In spite of the losses of Messrs Styles, Nakamura, Gallows and Anderson, New Japan have kept rolling on, with Tetsuya Naito’s capture of the IWGP Heavyweight title sending the company in a new direction.