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.
Before Monday Night Raw became WWE’s A-show, one of the company’s biggest shows was its weekly syndicated Superstars program. This week in Random Reviews, we go back and look at some not-so-choice picks from back in the day.
We’re back to Manchester for our latest instalment of #BACKFILL, with PROGRESS’ first show “up north” in 2016. It’s perhaps the weirdest way for a non-wrestling fan to spend a Valentine’s Day – it’s Chapter 26: Unknown Pleasures.
If a promotion has an anniversary and nobody’s around to notice it, did it really happen?
This week on Random Reviews, we take a dive into the archives of New Japan World, and pull out some matches from years gone by – with a hat-tip to Senor Lariato on Twitter, and his recommended watching list!
NXT came back with another Takeover special – their first since WrestleMania – with the hastily re-titled “The End Of The Beginning” on Wednesday night.
PROGRESS opened up 2016 with a return to Camden, and a show headlined by champion Will Ospreay defending against the “Villain” Marty Scurll, in a card named after what many were hoping would happen to Scurll – “Chat Shit, Get Banged”
This year’s Best of Super Junior tournament wrapped up on Tuesday in Sendai, with a sensational final between Ryusuke Taguchi and Will Ospreay.