Drew McIntyre is one of the best wrestlers in the world, but even he is not immune to having accidents in the ring. The Scot has suffered injuries in wrestling over the years, despite being one of the greatest British wrestlers in WWE history. Most recently, he suffered a hyperextended elbow that put his pursuit … Read more
Tyler Bate was once WWE’s most promising stars, but at 28 years old his future in the promotion looks bleak. The former United Kingdom Champion has suffered from some stop-start booking in the last few years in WWE, which has done little to build his credibility in the promotion. A recent long-term injury didn’t help … Read more
Tyler Bate may not have had the chance to hit it much recently, but his finisher is one of the most impressive in WWE today. The English star is closing in on a decade in the WWE, with next year marking the tenth year since he was announced as part of the United Kingdom Tournament. … Read more
The British government kicked the women wrestlers out of London to kick off a 50-year battle against sexism in the wrestling world. In places like Japan, women’s wrestling was bigger than its male counterpart, with the stars of All Japan Women’s Pro Wrestling proving to be the biggest draws in the country in the 1980s … Read more
Giant Haystacks doesn’t just share one of his names with Andre The Giant – they were both absolutely huge! And that is in more ways than one. Both men were two of the most famous wrestlers of all time. Haystacks for his work opposite Big Daddy in the UK, while the French Andre was perhaps … Read more
King Kong Kirk was killed during a match with Big Daddy in 1987 after being hit with the infamous “Big Daddy Splash”.
AEW has overtaken WWE as the top wrestling promotion in Great Britain, as fans vote with their wallets Since the company was founded by Tony Khan in 2019, AEW has made huge inroads in British wrestling following the death of BritWres due to a combination of NXT UK, Speaking Out, and Covid. The pandemic stopped … Read more
In the late 2010s, there was arguably no hotter wrestling scene than in Great Britain. With companies like Progress, RevPro and ICW regularly drawing thousands of fans, they ushered in a new boom of professional wrestling. It looked like it could go nowhere but up. ITV commissioned a series of “World of Sport“, bringing pro … Read more
Andre The Giant toured the United Kingdom in the 1960s before he broke out as a worldwide star with the WWE. Under the name Jean Ferré, he toured the UK and honed his craft against some of the best wrestlers of the day. He began wrestling in 1964 in Paris as an 18-year-old and was … Read more
There is no doubt that Johnny Saint is one of the greatest wrestlers to ever come out of the United Kingdom. Dubbed “the man of a thousand holds”, he was one of the biggest stars during the golden age of wrestling in Great Britain, appearing regularly alongside Big Daddy and Kendo Nagasaki on ‘World of … Read more