Hamish Woodward The British Bulldog’s break-up and the feud following tore the pair’s family apart in the subsequent years. Dynamite Kid and Davey Boy Smith left the WWE in 1988, following Dynamite Kid’s incident with the Rougeau’s, plus aggrievances over plane tickets. They opted to move back to Canada to work with Stampede Wrestling. During this time, … Read more
If you go online and search for the earliest depiction of wrestlers ever discovered, one particular cave painting will crop up numerous times. Whether you use Google, Bing or the Chinese-made Baidu (okay, maybe not the last one.), then the answer to your question will be given as the cave paintings found in the Lascaux … Read more
The United Kingdom, England especially, has a long and storied history of masked wrestlers performing in the ring. Wrestling under a mask, like modern stars such as Rey Mysterio, has been going on for as long as the sport itself. In France, the first mention of a masked wrestler was in 1848 that L’Homme Masque … Read more
Billy Robinson knocking out Peter Maivia is one of the most infamous street fights in wrestling history, although the truth has been shrouded in mystery…until now. Usually in professional wrestling, the fights in the ring are the second most interesting part of the show. The most exciting is the behind-the-scenes fighting between the wrestling, which … Read more
Hiroshi Tanahashi is one of the all-time greats in Japanese wrestling, but his last match in the United Kingdom should play on his history in the country. While he is a multi-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion and the current President of New Japan Pro Wrestling, Tanahashi also had a substantial run in RevPro. The Japanese star … Read more
Johnny Saint learnt the art of wrestling from the legendary Billy Robinson as a wide-eyed 15-year-old in Manchester. The Man of 1000 Holds is one of the most well-known stars from the early days of British wrestling. While he didn’t have as much success as the likes of Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks, Johnny Saint’s … Read more
Mitzi Mueller is one of Britain’s most influential female wrestlers. She came in during a time where women were banned, and wrestled her final match at the Royal Albert Hall after taking on London…and winning.
Peter Thornley create the Kendo Nagasaki gimmick in 1964, going on to become one of the greatest wrestlers in British wrestling history.
There are few who have impacted women’s wrestling in the United States than Saraya. Her role in the “Divas Revolution” cannot be overlooked. Saraya, under her WWE name of Paige, was the Divas Revolution. She was the figurehead of the movement during the early days of NXT. While she helped change women’s wrestling in WWE … Read more
NXT UK was one of the promotions hit hard by the Speaking Out movement. In June 2022, David Starr was accused of a string of sexual assaults by a number of women. This started the ball rolling, as more and more wrestlers in the British wrestling scene (and beyond) were named as abusers. Stars like … Read more