Ricky Burns retains title despite tough challenge from Jose Gonzalez
By Matthew Harold Coatbridge boxer Ricky Burns used his Get out of Jail Free card on Saturday night to remain the WBO Lightweight champion, defeating Jose Gonzalez at the Emirates Arena. The end came at the opening bell to the tenth round, as the Puerto Rican decided he had enough after suffering a suspected broken … Read more
ROH: Border Wars 2013 Review
By Calvin Berry After a successful Border Wars IPPV last year, Ring of Honor returned to Canada with the impressive Border Wars 2013 IPPV. Taking place at the Ted Reeve Arena in Toronto, Border Wars was a packed show and it started with an entertaining tag team match as Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander took … Read more
UFC announce three year British broadcasting deal with BT
The UFC has confirmed the signing of a three-year TV deal with BT for its UK and Ireland television rights. The three-year partnership will see all of UFC’s live and taped programming broadcast on the BT Sport channels and, for the first time, will include originally-produced programming for the UK and Irish audience. BT will … Read more
ICW Reservoir Dogs: Lightning suffers Whiplash as new champ is crowned
By Calvin Berry A new ICW Heavyweight champion was crowned as Insane Championship Wrestling put on a stacked Reservoir Dogs show at the Garage in Glasgow. Mikey Whiplash finally cashed in his contract he earned by winning the second annual Square Go to end Red Lightning’s reign as ICW champion in a show which went … Read more
PBW Breaking Limits 8 Review
By Calvin Berry Premier British Wrestling celebrated their anniversary in style with an entertaining Breaking Limits 8 show. Taking place at the Greenock Town Hall, PBW put on one of their biggest shows of the year in Breaking Limits 8 and it kicked off with some tag team action as TJ Rage & Jack Jester … Read more
Exclusive Interview with Willie Baxter, the president of FILC and the Scottish Wrestling Bond
By Calvin Berry Check out this exclusive interview with Willie Baxter, the President of the FILC (International Federation of Celtic Wrestling) and the Scottish Wrestling Bond who shares his experience from a backhold tournament in Iceland he has just returned from as well as his thoughts on the IOC’s decision to drop amateur wrestling from … Read more
Kelvin Brawl to bid farewell to the Kelvin Hall in style
By Calvin Berry The Kelvin Hall looks set to go out with a bang this summer as Scottish comedians Greg Hemphill and Robert Florence step into a wrestling ring at the Kelvin Brawl event. After Team Florence came out on top over Team Hemphill at the Oran War event last October at the Oran Mor, … Read more
TNA Impact Wrestling to broadcast live from Scotland
By Calvin Berry The first ever live wrestling television from Scotland will take place this January after TNA Impact Wrestling have announced that their show in January will be taped for TV. The event in January, which will be the first wrestling show to take place at the Hydro will see an episode of Impact … Read more
ICW Fierce Females, coming to a television near you?
By Calvin Berry Ahead of their second show this Saturday, ICW Fierce Females have announced some exciting news that the show will be taped as a pilot for a so far unnamed Sky Channel. Fierce Females, the sister promotion of Scotland’s over-18 wrestling company Insane Championship Wrestling debuted last September as the first all-female wrestling … Read more
WWE Smackdown Wrestlemania Revenge Tour Live Review
By Calvin Berry The WWE rolled into Scotland once again on their latest world tour with the Smackdown Wrestlemania Revenge tour live from the BraeheadArena in Glasgow. In front of a packed crowd who do not get to see the WWE live on a regular basis, the show kicked off with ring announcer Lillian Garcia … Read more
