Wembley Stadium is one (well, two) of the most historic venues in Britain. Built originally in 1923, it originally held 125,000 fans making it one of the largest stadiums in history. This was eventually lowered to 82,000 seats in 1990 due to the ban on safe standing. While primarily used to host football matches like … Read more
British wrestling legend Mark “Rollerball” Rocco turned down a permanent deal with the WWE at his peak. The Englishman worked with the company numerous times, and had a rocky relationship with Hulk Hogan over the years. He appeared in occasional matches for the promotion, including at the iconic Madison Square Garden arena. Due to his … Read more
Shawn Michaels vs British Bulldog was one of the most disgusting moments in HBKs’ career In 1997, WWE returned to the UK for a blockbuster pay per view set to rival Summerslam 1992 in Wembley Stadium. The One Night Only PPV emanating from Birmingham, England was set to once again crown the fan favourite British … Read more
If you’ve listened to Wade Barrett‘s commentary since last year, you can tell that he hates https://britwrestling.co.uk/tag/cm-punk. The British wrestler is long retired, having wrestled his last match in 2016. However, nobody seems to have riled him up as much since his retirement as the former WWE and AEW Champion has. During Punk’s rivalry with … Read more
Saraya had an interesting reaction when her private videos were leaked. In March 2017, the English wrestler had one of the worst days of her life. A series of images and videos were leaked from former partner Brad Maddox’s iCloud account. These included personal photos and videos they had taken together. Some of these involved … Read more
One of the highlights of William Regal‘s time as Raw General Manager was the way he would introduce Umaga. That seems an odd thing to single out. Regal had some incredible moments during that run, including booking himself to win the King of the Ring, and taking Raw “off the bloody air” during a huge … Read more
European wrestling is in for a treat on August 31st, 2024 when WWE brings Bash In Berlin 2024. It is the first time that WWE is bringing a Premium Live Event to Germany. After Britain being the only place outside of North America for decades, the company have extended their range to mainland Europe in … Read more
William Regal has named the Paige vs Emma match as the foundation of Women’s wrestling in the WWE. The pair faced off at NXT Arrival on February 27th 2014, and put on an iconic women’s match. Then known as Paige, Saraya picked up the victory over her Australian counterpart. In an episode of the Gentlemen … Read more
Wade Barrett had a lot of failed pushes, but 2014 should have been the year he finally became a top star. The Englishman had his troubles in the past. Being buried by John Cena (literally, by a pile of chairs) in 2010, to a horrific elbow injury in 2012, things just didn’t seem to click … Read more
Marty Jones turned down Vince McMahon Sr’s offer of a WWE contract. In 1978, the legendary British wrestler embarked on a tour of Japan. He wrestled with, and against, a number of legends, including Andre The Giant, Antonio Inoki and Riki Chosu. He also wrestled Tatsumi Fujinami 20 to 25-times, in a dream match many … Read more