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All that's left is to Preview Pro Wrestling At Its Best!

Good morning my lovelies! There was a wee stage there when I thought I'd be previewing a mystery card today but a flurry of match graphics throughout last night got us the full card and it looks like a very tasty one. Intriguing but tasty. We have one more stop after this on the road to Uprising, and three more matches to be announced for that show, so it's interesting looking at this card and thinking what is likely to come in Sheffield to see which three stories are paid off at Uprising and which are left to hang over the January void and picked back up in February at the 229. Well, let's get to it, shall we, I've got my cappuccino and espresso chaser so let's preview Pro Wrestling At Its Best!

Let's start where last time out ended, with Leon Cage. 'The Futurist' was unbelievable against Michael Oku, following a really strong debut against Will Kaven in Coventry. Today's challenge will be closer to that debut than the Oku match given the similarities between the aggressive, technical and brawling styles of Kaven and today's opponent, Ethan Allen. This one has me fascinated as I can't call it, at all; Ethan is coming in on the back of three successive defeats and Leon is yet to win from his first three RevPro matches. One of those runs doesn't make it to four in a row today. My money is on Ethan; his experience, his pedigree and his drive will get him over the line, I feel, but I would not be shocked at an upset. However, let's make sure we are clear on that; if Leon beats Ethan, that is an upset. However, he'll relish in that underdog role. A match graphic dropped early and one worth the ticket price alone, this one.

The aforementioned Will Kaven is back in action today as he faces another man who debuted in Coventry at the Trios Grand Prix in Nino Bryant. And for my money, folks, Nino was the standout of the ten debutants that weekend so I am very excited for this one! Today, Nino has a huge opportunity as he faces the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Champion and, if he can cause the upset victory, he will surely force his way onto the Uprising card. Kaven, though, is one tough nut to crack due to his unorthodox style and his locked-in focus on keeping that Cruiserweight strap on his shoulder. As comfortable on the ropes as he is on the mat, Kaven is the man who chose not to enter the British J Cup or Trios Grand Prix, choosing to forfeit the chance of further glory to protect his body and his mind, focusing fully on the one thing he cares about - keeping his championship for as long as possible.

And Nino is not the only Flying Bryant Brother in action as his brothers Leland and Zander have the unenviable task of facing Jay Joshua and Connor Mills, quite possibly the biggest and hardest challenge in the tag team division they could face with the champions stateside defending the Undisputed British Tag Team Championships in Pro Wrestling Revolver against Jake Crist and Dante Leon. Mills and Joshua have formed a formidable team these past couple of months and look like they are on a collision course with TK and Mambo sooner rather than later. However that adds extra juice to this one for Leland and Zander, as it adds to the prize on offer if they can get the win. They were mighty impressive in their first three RevPro matches and I'm keen to see how they fare as a tag team in a traditional tag match for the first time, having fought as a trio for two of their first three and entering the chaotic but tremendously fun Revolution Tag Team Gauntlet match last month.

Another team who shocked RevPro by entering that Gauntlet match were Cut Throat Collective and we see three fifths of the most dangerous faction in the world of women's wrestling in action today. Nina Samuels will take on Anita Vaughan in singles action whilst Alex Windsor and Lizzy Evo will team together to face Chantal Jordan and Ronnie Knocks. Nina has a single blotch on her record in RevPro in 2024, recording five wins and a solitary defeat to Dani Luna at Summer Sizzler. She is the most experienced, most highly decorated and the most fierce challenge of Anita Vaughan's RevPro career thus far. Their first encounter was a dominant victory for Nina and a humbling process for Anita but I've certainly felt the growth in Anita's performances show on show since then and, so, today will be a marker of how far she has come in a RevPro ring. And yes, that was an intentional turn of phrase 😉 IYKYK.

As for Chantal and Ronnie they face a serious challenge in Lizzy and Alex. Fresh off her third GWF Women's Championship defence, Evo returns to the RevPro ring looking to return to winning ways after her first back to back defeats since the CTC formed. Windsor returns to Southampton for the first time in two and half years and no woman holds a better record in RevPro than her in that period, or any other period of RevPro history for that matter. This is, therefore, some test for Chantal and Ronnie who are teaming together for the first time and will need to hit the ground running and show that the whole can be greater than the sum of its parts as Chantal has never been able to get one over Windsor in a RevPro ring and Ronnie Knocks has been the victim of some vicious and merciless Cut Throat Collective dominance in her two matches thus far totalling just seven minutes. However, Chantal is a hell of a lot more accomplished in 2024 than she was in 2022 when she faced Windsor and Ronnie is in that stage of her RevPro career where it is all about "Win Or Learn" and she will have learnt much from those first two encounters. 

Possibly the most entertaining part of that Gauntlet match was seeing Cut Throat Collective interact with Sha Samuels and the teaming of Sha & Harry may be one of the most inspired decisions of the entire tournament weekend; they really were HILARIOUS. Today we see the team reformed to face Greedy Souls after Brendan and Danny took liberties with Harry at the 229 last week. There are so many layers to this which I love; Sha used to be the biggest bully towards the RevPro Contenders division, at a time when Brendan was a Contender himself. Since then Sha has mellowed with age and is now a locker room leader whilst Brendan has treated the Contenders with the contempt he felt when he wore the RevPro shirt at ringside, taking ring jackets and supporting with production and security. The viciousness that Souls went after Harry last Sunday with was unpleasant to witness and, what felt like a one-time team in Coventry has been reunited, as Sha looks to teach the Souls a lesson in humility, maturity and personal growth. 

Our penultimate contest sees a very exciting singles contest between two young newcomers with big reputations as James Ellis faces Shane Hooker. Ellis debuted in RevPro at the last Southampton show, facing RKJ, whilst Hooker entered the Gauntlet match in Coventry with Leon Cage, with whom he was crowned the Knights Of Chaos champions last night. These two know each other well from their work on the Welsh scene. As we discussed in detail on the This Is A Revolution podcast this week, there is a LOT of competition for places in RevPro going into 2025. Can these two force their way into RevPro's long term plans? That is something which makes this one of the most intriguing on the card for me. There is a spot for both in my eyes - Leon Cage and Shane Hooker add a whole host of brand new options in the tag division whilst James Ellis is a Cruiserweight unlike any other in RevPro - a cocky and arrogant lad with some serious swagger. Who comes away with the win? My money is on Ellis. What is guaranteed, though, is there will be a lot of eyes within RevPro on these two. 

And finally we come to the match I would imagine headlines the card, the first Revolution Tag Match in The 1865 of the year. On one side we see the number one contender to the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship, Michael Oku, partnering the breakout star of 2024 in Zozaya and the Trios Grand Prix winners CPF. Opposite them we have the curious team of Cameron Khai, Leon Slater, David Francisco and Taylor James. I was expecting a Revolution Tag but this is not the field I was anticipating, I must say, and I'm curious.

Oku is mentally preparing for Uprising, December 21st, and we know that he is one who likes to do so by keeping himself battle hardened and ring-fit. Leon and Zozaya obviously have their 60 Minute Iron Man match at York Hall. Then we have CPF who are enjoying the run of their lives; they have three matches they can call their shot with and, from When Dave The Mark Met Danny Black, they have one match which few will have anticipated already lined up. Do we learn of that one today?

The opposing side has Cameron Khai who, after falling out of contention for the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship, is looking to gain an advantage to get him back into that discussion. The most curious additions are David Francisco and Taylor James. Francisco feels hard done by after Heróis Do Mar were eliminated from the Trios Grand Prix in controversial fashion; finding a way to eliminate Danny Black or Joe Lando might be a make-good for him and his Portuguese allies. As for Taylor James, well what a way to make your RevPro debut! The 'Black Thorn' certainly has a RevPro giant he can go after here in Mr RevPro, Michael Oku - that has to be the play, right? If he can get in the ring with Oku and cause the upset he might just see more opportunities come quickly. It's certainly an intriguing one, this!

And there we have it, folks. As always the show will be live streamed on RevPro On Demand, with the HD version added midweek; the best value for money video archive in wrestling, in my eyes, at just £7.49 per month with 40+ shows a year included. Tickets are available from revolutionprowrestling.com with adult tickets priced £17 standing and £22 seated and Under 14s priced £12 standing and £17.50 seated. Pro Wrestling At Its Best AND Value For Money.

It's RevPro Sunday, my lovelies, it's the final trip to the 229 of 2024 and it's a pivotal stop on the Road To Uprising. York Hall is the destination but we have pit stops today in London, next Sunday in Southampton and then one last stop in Sheffield before we get to the final show of the year, the season finale if you will. Uprising has three confirmed matches, with four to come, and the breadcrumbs have been scattered to indicate what those could be. We should see some development this afternoon with a stacked card full of potential to rival the best 229 outings of the year. So let's get to it, the tickets bought, the card has been revealed, I've got my cappuccino and espresso chaser so let's Preview Pro Wrestling At Its Best!

Let's start with the newly crowned Trios Grand Prix winners CPF who return to tag action today against Greedy Souls. The Fall Of CPF began with a huge win in October over today's opponents, the Close Personal Friends' first RevPro victory at the 8th time of asking. The momentum from that win would no doubt have helped them last time out in the Grand Prix but the biggest factor in their favour was that they were operating in their wheelhouse, as a trio. Souls have a victory over CPF's Danny Black and Maverick Mayhew and CPF have that victory over Souls with Danny and Joe Lando and it's this iteration of the team we see today which makes them the favourites in my book. It will be interesting to see if we get any suggestions as to which epic encounters the team request, with the chance to call their shot in three matches their reward for the Trios Grand Prix win. Does one of those shots see them call out Sunshine Machine for Uprising? Could we be on the path to a four way with Jay Joshua & Connor Mills and Barcelona Blacklist? There's a lot leading in that direction, whilst we also have shows between now and then to plot the beats for a different story. Lots of interesting permutations but one guarenteed; this will be awesome.

And speaking of Jay Joshua & Connor Mills, they face the team of Zozaya and Leon Slater today in what has match of the night written all over it. Jay made their intentions clear after he attacked TK and Mambo in Coventry and held aloft the tag titles; he and Mills are coming for gold. First they have to get past Zozaya and Leon but that may not be as difficult as that first sounds as there is very little chance these lads can work on the same page given how volatile their 30 minute time limit draw was the last time we were in the 229. These two have a 60 Minute Iron Man match coming up on December 21st at Uprising and, although their rivalry was built on competition and mutual respect, the anger in Zozaya and the frustration in Leon was growing and growing last time out and, if either of those hit boiling point today, this team could fully implode and Joshua & Mills would be there to pick apart the spoils.

Jay Joshua's Trios Grand Prix was somewhat of a coming out party for the man who claims to be 'Sicker Than Your Average' as he picked up his biggest RevPro scalp when he defeated Ethan Allen. The 'Young Gun' has the chance to bounce back from back to back singles defeats, his first singles defeats since he returned from injury this spring, as he faces Robbie X today in a first time ever contest. The challenges don't get any easier, though, as Robbie is making winning a habit since he joined Bullet Club. It will be surreal seeing Robbie in the 229 for the first time in three months and seeing a very different side to 'The King Of The Cruiserweights', 'The Best Junior Heavyweight In The World', as this is 'Extreme' Robbie X, a man who is not afraid to lean into the dark arts of wrestling to get the job done and a man with a renewed focus and sense of direction. Leaving this match graphic until last night is such a flex on just how spoilt we are as RevPro fans in 2024; this will be a world class contest between two of the best in any company and RevPro snuck the graphic out as the cherry on top of a beautiful cake that is made up by the rest of this card. To say I'm excited for this is an understatement of epic proportions.

The first of those back to back defeats Ethan has suffered came at the hands of Michael Oku and the Number One Contender to the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship returns to action today against one of the stars of the Trios Grand Prix, the 17 year old 'Futurist' Leon Cage. Leon made his debut in Coventry over the Grand Prix weekend in both singles and tag action, entering the Revolution Tag Team Gauntlet match with Shane Hooker on the Sunday after challenging Will Kaven on the Saturday in a match of the night contender. Cage is one hell of a talent with a huge amount of potential to be a major player in professional wrestling but today he has a huge test which will give us an indication of just where he is on his trajectory as he faces one of the standard bearers of the industry in Michael Oku. This could be a huge moment in Leon's career - we have seen what can happen when someone comes into RevPro and hits a home run when they step up to bat for the first time. For Oku, though, he has shown throughout his career that he relishes the challenge and prepares best for the big occasions by locking up with challenger after challenger in the squared circle and he has a BIG occasion on the horizon as he challenges Luke Jacobs at Uprising in the main event for the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship he carried with honour for thirteen months prior to August's 12th Anniversary show at the Copper Box Arena. Once again, this one has all the ingredients to steal the show.

Our next contest sees another of the Trios Grand Prix revelations in action as the Flying Bryant Brothers return to face Will Kaven, Mark Trew & Kieron Lacey. The Bryants headlined the first night of the weekend in a barnstormer with CPF and they were two surprise packages on the Sunday as Leland and Zander opened the Revolution Tag Team Gauntlet and Nino had a banger with Lio Rush. It's safe to say I was very impressed with the brothers. Kaven, Trew & Lacey didn't enter the Trios Grand Prix and that should surprise no-one; Kaven has made it very clear that it is all about his Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship and doing everything he can to keep his belt and protect his title reign. He declined the offer to enter the J Cup and he declined the offer to enter the Trios Grand Prix and his focus on the belt is doing much to elevate the championship after a year of hot potatoing from Connor Mills to Leon Slater to Jordon Breaks to Neon. Put this on first and let these boys light a fire in the 229.

These next two matches have me very intrigued, indeed. Whilst Anita Vaughan faces Millie Mckenzie, the Cut Throat Collective face Kanji and Chantal Jordan. A hugely entertaining element of the Revolution Tag Team Gauntlet match was the inclusion of the CTC and Kanji and Chantal and seeing the former square up to JJ Gale, Cameron Khai and Sha Samuels was a moment I'll remember for a long, long time. However, this match comes from another moment in the match, when Chantal and Kanji took a kendo stick to Alex Windsor. The CTC, today represented by Mercedez Blaze and Nina Samuels will be out for revenge. Meanwhile Millie Mckenzie's ongoing dealings with Mercedez Blaze continued in Coventry and may well continue today. Millie won the triple threat match with Chantal and Kanji but was nowhere to be seen when Mercedez Blaze attacked Chantal Jordan after the match. Millie seems to have tried to show the women's division that she is no one's ally yet she also has not put and out rejected the CTC's advances. As for Anita Vaughan, she has been really impressive in her appearances this year, evoking reactions from the 229 crowd and is someone people clearly went to get behind and support but she will have her work cut for herself today; Millie Mckenzie is top-tier and Anita will need to level up to match her.

Finally, rounding off the card, we see Charlie Sterling take on JJ Gale. Charlie surprised everyone in RevPro when he returned in Sheffield earlier this Autumn and called out the RevPro locker room. Sterling left Sheffield with his tail between his legs; his call was answered by JJ Gale and JJ did not back down from the fight and chased the big man off. He then further embarrassed Charlie, in Charlie's eyes, when he defeated him in Southampton, though a loss to JJ Gale is never an embarrassment - JJ is a top guy in 2024, not the young contender he was when Charlie first came into RevPro. Today Charlie gets his redemption shot, having not let it go and having attacked JJ at Global Wars. If he overcomes JJ, does that end this for Charlie? I'm going to put my cards on the table now, though; I don't think Charlie can beat JJ clean, not until he recognises the levels JJ has ascended to.

Writing these previews always gets me hyped for a RevPro Sunday (and I hope they get you hyped too) but I genuinely think this one could be the best 229 of the year, an accolade I can't decide on currently between Live In London 86 and Live In London 87. Can this show have a moment like the debut of the Cut Throat Collective or a match as brutal as that Dani Luna and Rhio match from 86? Will it have two matches which reach the levels of Leon Slater Vs Zozaya I and JJ Gale Vs Luke Jacobs IV? There's the potential, there really is. As always, RevPro On Demand for the livestream at 4.30pm and revolutionprowrestling.com for tickets - it still amazes me that we get all of this for less than £25. Until then, team, Mark Out.

Who doesn't love a wrestling weekend, eh? Happy Sunday my lovelies as we look ahead to Day 2 of the inaugural Revolution Pro Wrestling Trios Grand Prix. Lots and lots to digest from yesterday, some exciting semi-finals to look forward to and some unknown matches to complete the card at the time of writing.

So, as it stands our semi-finals will be made up of Heróis Do Mar, Spectral Envoy, CPF and Viva Espana. Who faces whom is not yet announced but David Francisco, 'Goldenboy' Santos and Damiao attacking CPF at the close of the show sets up that option, whilst Viva Espana making the save for CPF and chasing off Heróis Do Mar sets up an alternative option all of which led to Spectral Envoy arriving to lead us into a chaotic close to the show as the 12 men brawled around ringside. My bet would be CPF Vs Heróis Do Mar and Viva Espana Vs Spectral Envoy with a CPF Vs Viva Espana final to follow but what I love is how unpredictable this all is.

On the one hand we have Spectral Envoy, the most historic trio in the tournament and the team with the most experience in competitions having been regular King Of Trios participants in Chikara and the 2012 winners. The first British J Cup winner was Japan's Jushin Thunder Liger, with Speedball Mike Bailey, El Phantasmo and Lio Rush all winning in subsequent years. The second Queen Of The Ring was Canada's Maddison Miles and the second Great British Tag League winners were Australia's The VeloCities; could Spectral Envoy add to the list of overseas wrestlers to bode well in RevPro tournaments?

Under that same notion, we have two further overseas teams represented but this time both from Europe, both looking to be the first men from their countries to win a major tournament/championship in Revolution Pro Wrestling. Viva Espana garnered huge favour with the crowd yesterday, with Zozaya becoming a firm fan favourite everywhere he goes, and Barcelona Blacklist's performance against GYV in Barcelona earlier this year living long in the memory. There will be huge support for the Spanish lads today and their energy and synergy may make them a good bet to go all the way.

Of course everything that has been said above can be said for Heróis Do Mar... except for the fan reaction - they will be booed out of the building if they win! However, do you think that will bother Francisco, Santos and Damiao one bit? No chance. What Heróis Do Mar have that no other team has is complementary styles - Santos is the power, Damiao is the speed and Francisco is the brains and that triad could be what makes them a good bet here. They also have it in them to play dirty, to take shortcuts and to colour outside the lines - whatever it takes to get the job done. It worked for them yesterday, maybe it will do the same again today?

Finally, we have CPF whose main event match with The Flying Bryant Brothers was the pick of the bunch in last night's quarter-final matches, much deserving of it's standing ovation and one which was not only an incredible debut for Nino, Zander and Leland Bryant but was also the best CPF performance in a RevPro ring to date. Momentum and confidence will be riding high in the CPF camp and, if they can channel that today, they could be the team to be crowned. However, such a high energy, high risk and high octane affair as their encounter was last night must take its toll and, whilst their match was the most entertaining, their condition for today must be affected by it. Who's your pick? I honestly cannot decide. My pick WAS Heart x Soul x Rascal and look how that ended up yesterday! 

We can expect some non-tournament matches today also, of course. I'm assuming it will be a seven match card, perhaps even eight, with a lot of the crew from yesterday expected back today. We know we have Michael Oku Vs Iker Navarro in a first time ever contest and a match with potential to be a real showcase for 'El Cazador'. Michael Oku is quite possibly the easiest wrestler in the world to have a great match with - the guy is incapable of anything less than that and his style marries so well with just about every other style of pro wrestling. Navarro is a nasty, vicious Spanish rottweiler of a wrestler - a man who gives zero fucks for anything other than competing and winning and this should be a great recipe for a compelling match.

As for what else is on the card... We will see! Mercedez Blaze and Chantal Jordan left a lot on the table after their excellent match and so that could literally be picked up where the pair left off. This was my favourite Mercedez Blaze match since... Well, since she wrestled Chantal Jordan in Stevenage last year! We also have the Medusa Complex in the area and, with Mercedez and Millie Mckenzie beefing at present, that could tie in and, I'll say it now, I'll pop my bloody tits off if we were to see that as I've clamoured to see them in a RevPro ring for years. Elsewhere, Robbie X abandoned Zachary Wentz and JJ Gale when it looked like they had the match won yesterday and so something between those three would be tremendous fun. The Flying Bryants and Leon Cage showed out like no-one I've seen at their respective ages since Leon Slater stepped into the York Hall ring with Speedball Mike Bailey, so that would also be welcomed, although I feel we will be seeing a lot more of both down the line! And then there's Lio Rush of course; do we see The Bad Child once more? So many talents and not enough spaces on the card! You have to love Revolution Pro Wrestling, eh?

Remember, today is an earlier bell time - 3pm doors, 3.30pm first bell. Be there live and in person for the best value experience but, if you can't, join via RevPro On Demand - a one month subscription of £7.49 gets you today's show, December's Live In London 91, Live In Southampton 33 AND Live In Sheffield which takes you in the complete road to Uprising, the final event of what has been a truly wonderful 2024. Enjoy!

I've been looking forward to this one, my lovelies. The inaugural Trios Grand Prix, a tournament that looks like it is taking the spot of the British Tag League this year, a fresh and intriguing way to build towards Uprising, to deliver some unique matches and to celebrate Pro Wrestling At Its Best. Today we see the four quarter-finals, alongside three non-tournament singles matches, before we return tomorrow with the two semi-finals and the final, along with an already confirmed singles contest between Michael Oku and Iker Navarro and, what we assume, will be two more contests which stem from today's action for those eliminated.

This week, my Cromulent friend George and I previewed the full tournament given our predictions for who would progress and how it would unfold on the This Is A Revolution podcast, available now on YouTube and all major audio streaming services, and you can find 10 Cards RevPro Could Play At The Trios Grand Prix on the Lists page here at davethemark.com; it's safe to say, therefore, I've got you covered to get you hyped for the weekend! So, let's get to it, let's preview today's seven match card.

Let's explore our three non-tournament contests, starting with the singles contest between Mercedes Blaze and Chantal Jordan in what is a rematch of the excellent victory Chantal picked up over Mercedez in Stevenage last year. This one stems from more recent events, though, after Mercedez and Chantal eliminated one another in the Revolution Tag main event at RevPro's last outing, Live In London 90, available in full, beautiful HD quality on RevPro On Demand. With Blaze choosing to focus upon calling out Millie Mckenzie (a Coventry girl 👀) into the cameras instead of hitting Chantal whilst she was poised, weakened, for a Spear, Chantal was able to counter and secure a pinfall on Blaze, much to The Baddest Bitch's chagrin. Blaze then attacked Jordan despite being eliminated, weakening her for eventual elimination by fellow Cut Throat Collective member Lizzy Evo. I'm so up for this one - Chantal is stylistically one of my favourites in BritWres and I look forward to her kicking seven bells of shit out of Mercedez whilst the latter's scrappy, resourceful and brawling style will marry well for a match that is well up my street - expect piss, vinegar and intensity 😊

And speaking of my kind of wrestlers, Will Kaven, the epitome of intensity, faces the debuting Leon Cage in a non-title contest, knowing he has a date with Lio Rush waiting to be confirmed. An Uprising contest awaiting a match graphic, one assumes, the fact that Lio and Kaven will be in the same place at the same time makes for intrigue and I will be surprised if we do not see the two interact along the way. As for Leon, it has felt inevitable for some time now that he would find his way onto RevPro's radar after building a tremendous reputation as one of the most talented pro wrestling teenagers anywhere in the world. Having built a following through his work on the Welsh scene with promotions such as New Wave, ATTACK! and Pro Wrestling Chaos, Cage will be looking to make a splash against the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Champion under the watchful eyes of RevPro management. Can he do a 'Zozaya' and beat a champion upon his debut and force his way into the long-term plans of the promotion? We will find out today.

The third and final non-tournament contest pits Ethan Allen up against Jay Joshua in a bout which could well steal the entire show. Jay Joshua has been a revelation since he debuted earlier this year and has had match of the night contender after match of the night contender ever since against the best of the best in RevPro. He is a man wrestling with a chip on his shoulder, someone determined to prove his undeniability and make himself a permanent fixture in RevPro. Opposite him is a man in similar circumstances; like Jay, Ethan is wrestling with an agenda, determined to prove that he has returned from injury better than ever and ready to level up to the top of the promotion, a position his tag partner Luke Jacobs ascended to in Ethan's absence. If you like your professional wrestling fervid, aggressive and hard-hitting then this will be your kind of violence, for sure.

And then we have what we all bought our tickets for - the Trios Grand Prix! Man, I love a tournament and the potential to plot some incredible stories when you have a quarter-final, semi-finals and final format is classic but rarely seen in RevPro so I'm extra hyped for it. What's more, you really cannot see any obvious favourites, not just for the entire tournament but within the four quarter finals. I can honestly see multiple different paths this could take, as we broke down on This Is A Revolution, and that is testament to the incredible and underappreciated booking found in RevPro.

To begin I'm going to head to the first team announced for the tournament, the Spectral Envoy, a team who knows exactly what it takes to win a trios tournament having been crowned the Chikara King Of Trios winners back in 2012. Frightmare, Hallowicked and UltraMantis Black are a team I cannot say I have seen a lot of or am an expert on by any stretch of the imagination but everything you need to know about this team and this booking is the level of excitement it brought from fellow professional wrestlers here in England. The Envoy face the team of Heart x Soul x Rascal made up of Rascal X, Robbie X and Zachary Wentz, and JJ Gale, the team I am picking to win the lot. Robbie and Zachary are the current Burning Heart tag team champions and have formed a strong alliance in 2024 whilst Robbie and JJ have teamed twice in recent months in RevPro and are very familiar with one another from travelling the roads together around the UK. If my tip is to come good then they will have to get past the wildcard of the tournament first in the Envoy as, whilst they have such rich history, they have rarely teamed as a trio of late and so it will be interesting to see how quickly that synergy returns.

Speaking of wildcards, how about The Flying Bryant Brothers taking on CPF? The Bryants, Leland, Nino and Zander, all make their RevPro debuts facing the most established BritWres trio in the tournament in Joe Lando, Danny Black and Maverick Mayhew. Althought the teams have met before in other promotions they have never met in trios under this level of pressure and scrutiny. A lot of people will have CPF down as their favourites to win it and, for me, a lot of that rides on how well Maverick Mayhew responds to the humbling he received at the hands of Connor Mills at the 229 last time he stepped into a RevPro ring. Could the Bryants pull off what many would call an upset win? It would not shock me at all. I've heard very, very good things about these lads and I'm very excited to see what I am sure will be the first of many RevPro outings for them.

Next up we see the Undisputed British Tag Team Champions, Sunshine Machine, teaming up with Sha Samuels to make Sha-Shine Machine, who take on Viva Espana, the team of Zozaya and Barcelona Blacklist's Joey Torres and Sito Sanchez. I'm so pumped for this! Barcelona Blacklist made a lasting impression on their RevPro debut against Grizzled Young Veterans on Barcelona earlier this year and I've eagerly anticipated thirty arrival on to UK soil. Zozaya is THE breakout star of 2024 and a man who's future in the industry looks destined for greatness. Whilst Sunshine Machine come into the tournament with the belts they have made no secret of the fact that they are doing that for Sha, knowing the winner gets to call their shot, and this is one way of getting Sha Samuels back in York Hall down the road in the main event against the Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion, a match he told us on This Is A Revolution he was pining for. I cannot call this one at all. Whomever wins this match will wrestle with all of my support for the remainder of the tournament, I feel.

And finally, how does the team of Lio Rush, Leon Slater and Cameron Khai sound to you? The Men Of The Hour comprise three men with a lot of history; Leon and Lio have had two incredible contests in a RevPro ring and have developed mutual respect for one another whilst Cameron and Leon have wrestled with each other, and against each other, countless times. And of course Cameron and Lio have come to know each other after they tagged together in Sheffield and Lio gave Cameron the first shot at Will Kaven, even though Lio won the 2024 British J Cup. This is one hell of a team, providing Leon is not still in his head after his emotional 30 minute contest with Zozaya last time out, which certainly left him frustrated. Opposite Men Of The Hour is Herois Do Mar, David Francisco, 'Goldenboy' Santos and Damiao, a team which I think are a good bet to win the whole tournament. Santos has a power level like no one else in the entire tournament, Damiao comes into RevPro with the intent of impressing and making a name for himself and Francisco is not adverse to taking a shortcut when one arises and all of that could combine to give the trio the competitive edge.

And there we have it! I'll be back tomorrow to preview the semi-finals, final and the full card once we know how today transpires. If you are in Coventry today, come say hi; I'll be there with my Mini-Mark Phoebe who is excited to see all her favourites and a whole host of new stars. If you can't be there LIVE be there live with RevPro On Demand, the best £7.49 a month you will ever spend. Until then, folks, Mark Out.

It's RevPro Sunday! Whoop whoop! Heading back to the 229 for our monthly dose of Pro Wrestling At Its Best from the capital and that phrase "episodic pro wrestling" could never be more relevant. We have some fallout from the Royal Quest and Global Wars weekender to address, we have some table setting for the Trios Grand Prix, we have some character arcs and storyline developments which will be added to and then we have some first time ever unique contests to pad out a really intriguing card. This is what the 229 is all about. So, the espresso has been sunk, the cappuccino is ready to be sipped, so let's get into it and let's preview Live In London 90.

Let's start with a couple of matches announced this morning which each offer something different. First up, we have a Trios Grand Prix qualifier between Sunshine Machine (and a partner of their choosing) and Kaven, Trew & Lacey. This one extends their conflict between the Undisputed British Tag Team Champions and Trew & Lacey, the team they beat in defence of their belts in the 1865 three weeks ago, and it gives them a chance to get their hands on Kaven who ran interference in that very contest and came very, very close to helping Trew & Lacey capture their first RevPro gold. The fact that Sunshine Machine can choose their own partner is curious - will we see them bring Cameron Khai into the fold after his battles with Kaven or do they have a wildcard up their sleeves? The Grand Prix is shaping up to be a really special weekend with some opportunities for newcomers, returnees and established RevPro talent and, given the prestige of the J Cup and the Tag League, this should be, and looks like it will be, treated as such. This bridges the events of pre-Global Wars and the Grand Prix beautifully.

We also had drop this morning the tag team contest between the New Age Rev... the team of Sha Samuels and Josh James facing the now familiar team of Jay Joshua and Connor Mills. Last time we were at the 229 Jay Joshua surprised many, myself included, with his attack on Zozaya to align himself with Mills, something he very honestly explained When Dave The Mark Met Jay Joshua (have a read if you haven't already, it's on this very website) when he said that he saw the chance to get himself on the Global Wars card. Mills and Joshua are a dangerous combination but also one I feel could be combustible once they have used each other to their own ends. As for Sha and Josh, there is a beautiful story being told here as Josh is desperate to impress Sha and convince him to partner up long term to honour their friend James Castle after coming together through a common foe in David Francisco. Sha has been hesitant; he has been down that road so many times before and, at this stage of his career, has goals which don't feature a partner but Josh has repeatedly been there when he's needed someone so I'm really curious to see how this one plays out today. 

Last time we saw Sha he was being booed out of the 1865 after that incredible 'Respect Match' with Francisco and, whilst Francisco is not on today's card, he may make his presence felt as his partner 'Goldenboy' Santos has a huge opportunity ahead of him as he faces the Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion Luke Jacobs. Though the championship is not on the line, any time you face a champion is an opportunity to force your hand - look at how Trew & Lacey Vs Sunshine Machine and Zozaya Vs Michael Oku came about as two precedents from this year. Jacobs has a date with Oku in the main event of Uprising on Saturday 21st December but, with a number of shows between now and then, Santos could turn that main event on it's head with victory today. Jacobs, though, is not only the standard of RevPro, he is the standard of European wrestling right now and so I would never bet against him. If you like your wrestling hard, meaty and full of testosterone then this is the one for you.

As for Oku, he faces Jacobs' tag partner Ethan Allen in what will likely main event this card. A first time ever one on one contest with so much history to it, this match could be on any RevPro card on any stage. Oku earned his title shot by defeating RKJ at Global Wars last time out and will want to take that momentum into today and beyond as he counts down the days to when he gets his chance to be reunited with the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship, which he is now synonymous with after a record breaking reign as champion. However, Allen will bounce into the 229 full of confidence and optimism - he pinned Oku in the Revolution Tag main event at Sheffield pre-RevPro XII Anniversary and he and Luke have had Oku's number before, as a team. This is a massive chance for Allen to prove that he really has returned in a 'Different Gear' but Oku is arguably the best defensive wrestler in the world - he can absorb so much pressure and offence and still come out with victory and Allen will need to be at his best physically and mentally to get the win today.

And speaking of Oku Vs RKJ, it seems humbling that whilst Oku will likely main event the show in a contest which will test all of his resolve and RKJ is in a position to likely open the show facing Contender Jordan Saeed. Such is the importance of wins and losses, ladies, gentlemen and Marks, and taking the opportunities when they come. That is not to cast shade on Jordan Saeed, who I'm delighted to see back in a RevPro ring, but you have to think, had Ricky beaten Oku in Doncaster, this match is not booked and the role of Ricky and Michael is reversed. What's next for RKJ is a big question mark - it felt like he was patiently waiting for his chance to challenge for the belt he never lost and that all of his focus was there but, now he has had that taken away by Oku, where does that leave 'The Killer'? Fascinated to see if we get an inkling today. As for Jordan, this a 'Win Or Learn' moment and, if he wins, it will be hands down the biggest victory of his career, but I suspect it will be a lesson today and, given Ricky's likely mood, a tough one at that.

It was also at Global Wars that we saw Zozaya and Leon Slater tag with Hiroshi Tanahashi in a match which saw the President of New Japan Pro Wrestling visibly impressed by his partners. Today we see the two men face off against each other in a rematch of a match of the year contender from Live In London 87 in July. That match was truly incredible and this one has the added layer of that respect, friendship and rivalry that has formed between the two since having fought in other companies and having teamed in what many saw as a chance to earn a NJPW gig down the line the way Will Ospreay did all those years back when he faced Kazuchika Okada at Global Wars 2015. Any match which tops this will be match of the night, guaranteed.

Zozaya makes his 25th RevPro appearance today and represents everything that this next contest is built upon. Charlie Sterling made his RevPro debut 8 years ago and has dipped in and out of the company ever since but his return this year has come with focus, aggression and a huge chip on his huge shoulders - he feels like he has been ignored of late and is seeing these younger talents given more opportunities that he has had. This has led to conflict with JJ Gale who took exception to this verbiage from Sterling and has put the two on somewhat of a collision course. Sterling claims JJ "embarrassed" him in Sheffield and again in Southampton and will look to prove a point today as he faces a journeyman of pro wrestler, a globetrotter and a man I cannot believe has taken this long to grace a RevPro ring in the 'World Famous' Cheeseburger. CB has travelled all over the United States, including over 200 appearances for Ring Of Honor, and will look to bring positivity, joy and the carnival spirit to the 229 which juxtaposes against Sterling's piss and vinegar approach to wrestling quite beautifully. This is one of those matches you only get to see in Revolution Pro Wrestling and I can't wait for it - can Cheeseburger add to Sterling's misery or is he going to be the victim of being in the wrong place at the wrong time against the angry giant?

And last but by no means least we have the first ever Women's division Revolution Tag match between the team of Dani Luna, Kanji, Chantal Jordan and Anita Vaughan and the Cut Throat Collective, represented by Alex Windsor, Mercedez Blaze, Safire Reed and Lizzy Evo. These matches are RevPro's signature match - a multi-person elimination contest with eliminations coming from pinfall, submission or over-the-top-rope elimination and there are no disqualifications. They always make for carnage and tremendous fun but, more importantly, always have storyline advancement and high stakes. So what arcs do we have here at play? We have the dynamic of the CTC in response to Lizzy Evo failing to win the Undisputed British Women's Championship at Global Wars; how will Windsor, especially, react? We all remember what happened to Nightshade... We also have the involvement of Dani Luna, who appeared to place herself at the top of the division when she pinned Mina Shirakawa at Royal Quest. Can a CTC member get the glory of pinning Luna and, if so, does that earn them a number one contenders match? There's a lot to unpick here as always and that is what we love.

So, my lovelies, how about it? Will I see you there or are you joining On Demand? RevPro On Demand for the livestream at 4.30pm and revolutionprowrestling.com for the best £25 you'll spend all weekend. It's go time; I cannee wait!

Full preview available on YouTube via the Revolution Pro Wrestling channel where I sat down with Andy Quildan to Mark Out. Hit up Cromulent Wrestling 'This Is A Revolution' podcast for my predictions alongside Cromulent George. Everything that needs to be said has been said; let's f'n go.

See you there.

Back to back to back RevPro Sunday's for the first time since late August? Yes please, that's the schedule I like.

I'll be honest, I wasn't expected a huge amount from this card knowing it was a week removed from Global Wars and that it was unlikely we would see that global talent down on the South Coast in The 1865 but I am very, very happy to see what we have been deliveredt. This is testament to what I've been saying all year; RevPro is benefitting from their investment in a wider roster, in a consistent schedule and from episodic booking which is multi-layered. Global Wars having three of our four champions in action means we get a championship match in Southampton. Global Wars having the star attractions means we get storyline development in Southampton with the Millie Mckenzie/Cut Throat Collective storyline, we get the development of the Charlie Sterling RevPro return, we get the debut of James Ellis and we get the pay-off to one of the longest and best built feuds of the year between Sha Samuels and David Francisco. This card and Global Wars side by side typiefies where RevPro is in 2024, with levels to their divisions, diversity in their cards, storylines across all four championship contenders up and down the card and a consistent delivery of Pro Wrestling At Its Best. So, the espresso has been sunk, the cappucino has been sipped and savoured so let's get to it, let's preview RevPro Live In Southampton 32.

Let's start with what I'm desperate to see main event the card, with the Respect Match between Sha Samuels and David Francisco. As I write this, on Saturday morning, my podcasting partner George is editing our latest edition of This Is A Revolution which featured Sha Samuels in a podcast I hope you all get to enjoy later today considering the amount of tech issues poor Sha faced which we had to overcome - fingers crossed George can work some magic to give you the the best possible insight to the awesome experience we had which was served as a really insightful and intriguing chat with one of the greatest wrestlers our shores have ever produced.

I love this feud - it dates back a full calendar year. In the 229 on 1st October 2023, Sha beat Francisco in a match which saw Sha show some of that aggression, wily experience and attitude that we came to associate with Sha in the earlier years of his career. Over the coming months Sha and David worked together as coaches at the London School Of Wrestling and Francisco would lean upon Sha for advice on his journey through the Contenders division, culminating in Sha coaching Francisco to victory over Josh James in St Neots earlier this year to earn his spot at York Hall in the Revolution Rumble.

From there we have seen a very different side to 'The Centerpiece', using every trick in the book to enter the heads of his opponents, to gain an advantage and to win matches, often via rulebreaking. Francisco says Sha respects him but refuses to admit it because Francisco reminds him of his early self. Sha says that Francisco is "insecure" and desperate for attention and relevance. The line from our interviews with both men recently that resonated with me was when Sha said that he will tell David he respects him if he beats him into a pool of his own blood and Sha, looking up at him, realises he is beat. THAT is what it will take, Sha says. Needless to say, therefore, that this match is going to be violent, it's going to be electric, given the venue and the crowd support for Francisco, and it's going to be one we will remember for a long, long time.

Elsewhere on the card we see the aforementioned Josh James in what is arguably the biggest match of his RevPro career so far as he faces Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion Luke Jacobs in a non-title match, knowing the precedent set in RevPro for anyone who can gain victory over a champion in any contest. It's how we got to another match on the card, the Undisputed British Tag Team defence Sunshine Machine will make against Trew and Lacey. For Josh, he knows what will come if he can do what Zozaya did in Southampton earlier this year and defeat Jacobs,  one of only four defeats Jacobs has had in singles action at the 1865 in his four years with the promotion. It's a tall order but to level up you have to earn these matches, which Josh has absolutely done, and now we see if he can take the chance.

As for Trew and Lacey, they were able to get a pinfall victory over Sunshine Machine in the Revolution Tag main event in the 229 last week and now get their first ever Undisputed British Tag Team Championship match. This one has the delicious wrinkle of the 'Southampton Curse' for Sunshine Machine which they have frequently made reference to, which highlights that it is something on their minds every time they come to The 1865. TK and Mambo don't do well in Southampton. Their first ever RevPro match was a defeat in Southampton back in 2021 and they have managed one tag win in the near four years since. Either the curse breaks or the tag run ends - high stakes; I'll pack the scarf.

The other tag match on the card is another which could viably headline the card as we see the partnership which formed at the 229 between Connor Mills and Jay Joshua in action against Zozaya, who Mills and Jay attacked, partnered by friend and mentor Michael Oku. This is so tasty. Jay Joshua was the Villain Of The 229 and shocked the crowd with his turn - we see the next stage of that story tomorrow. Mills and Zozaya are destined for some big matches down the line; Mills, Joshua and Gabe Kidd Vs Zozaya, Leon Slater and Hiroshi Tanahashi at Global Wars and, I expect, we will see Mills Vs Zozaya one on one at Uprising. Then you have the must-watch element of Oku and Mills in the same ring at the same time. Two years removed from Mills' turn on Oku and their last one on one clash and we have the breadcrumbs to suggest we might see the next round OR the Destination Everywhere reunion. Both seem as likely as the other at this point, and the uncertainty is FASCINATING.

Oku has a Global War with RKJ ahead next week in a match four years in the making and 'The Killer' is in action tomorrow against the debuting James Ellis. Ellis is new to RevPro but not new to BritWres, having held championships in ATTACK!, Pro Wrestling Chaos, New Wave Wrestling and Riot Cabaret to name a few and he will be looking to impress RevPro owner Andy Quildan and make a name for himself in the company the same way fellow Welshmen Jay Joshua did with his opportunity earlier in the year. And like Jay, Ellis starts with a match with RKJ, a standard bearer in RevPro and a man trusted to test out anyone who comes into the company. A huge opportunity for Ellis and a potential banana skin for Knight going into one of the biggest matches of his career at the Doncaster Dome next Sunday. Open with this match and let them set the bar for the rest of the night.

If that one doesn't open I'd be keen to see this next one kick us off as we see Charlie Sterling face JJ Gale one on one after Charlie's surprise appearance in Sheffield and the open challenge he laid which ended up being thrown out. There will be no street clothes and brawling this time, this will be a pro wrestling match and a classic speed Vs power contest between one of the biggest men in the BritWres scene versus one of the stars of the scene, rising up to those upper echelons of talents across the entire country. JJ has a clash with LIJ upcoming as he and Callum Newman team up once more against Hiromu Takahashi and Titan next Sunday but he can't look past Sterling who is a danger to anyone. Can the Smokin' Ace disrupt JJ's preparations and force RevPro's hand after keeping him at an arms length for so long?

The final pair of matches we come to have some of the most intriguing potential developments of all as we see Kanji prepare for AZM by facing Mercedez Blaze whilst Millie Mckenzie faces Chantal Jordan. Kanji and Blaze have a lot of unfinished business following the many battles Kanji has fought with the Cut Throat Collective amidst the war the Collective has brought to the women of RevPro. Meanwhile, when we saw Millie Mckenzie last, she fell to Kanji but left with a CTC t-shirt and a proposition to ponder as Blaze looked to recruit one half of the Medusa Complex to the Collective. And then, finally, last time we saw Chantal Jordan she was attacked by Nightshade at the end of the match with Dani Luna at the 229 pre-CTC. Does Jordan carry a grudge against Nightshade to the extent that she might look to join the CTC? Which direction does Millie take? Can Kanji keep her winning run up on her path to the top of the contenders to the Undisputed British Women's Championship? There is so much to love about this - THIS is a division and this is what has RevPro firing on all cylinders in 2024.

The Global Wars go-home show and another dose of episodic pro wrestling like no other anywhere in Europe - I cannee wait.

IT'S REVPRO SUNDAY!

It feels like it's been a LONG week since we were in The Network last Sunday and a lifetime since Zozaya fell ELP at the climax of last month's 229. How does life simultaneously move so fast and so slowly? Nevertheless, all is right in the world as we prepare for a Sunday afternoon of the best pro wrestling product in the world with a really intriguing card which epitomises the episodic-style booking of RevPro in 2024 which is making this Mark very, very happy. So, I've got my cappuccino and espresso chaser, I'm good to go - let's Preview Pro Wrestling At Its Best!

Let's kick it off with the most recent match added to the card, shall we? Man, I do love a Revolution Tag. They have become an integral storytelling device for RevPro and their signature match stupulation has been used sparingly enough to not feel overdone, which is vital. There's the additional wrinkle of Sunshine Machine and Like Jacobs being on opposing sides as the only three in the match to be unbeaten in such matches and I love how the teams are put together to give us an insight into future feuds, without ever pretending that these guys are anything more than teammates for today and today only.

RKJ and Luke Jacobs are on one side, with Michael Oku and JJ Gale on the other, which feels set up beautifully for any number of storyline directions. RKJ and Oku will go to war in Doncaster at Global Wars for the right to face Jacobs. JJ has fallen to Jacobs and Ricky in the last two consecutive 229 shows and has this chip on his shoulder to prove he is their equal and not a "nearly-man". Fascinated to see the dynamic between those four.

Then we have Will Kaven with RKJ and Jacobs, supported by his stooges in Trew and Lacey who proved they had his back in Sheffield, with Sunshine Machine and Cameron Khai on the opposing side. Cameron and Kaven are set for a Global War of their own whilst Trew and Lacey will have their eyes on the gold around TK and Mambo's waists. With a Cruiserweight Championship match on the cards, and Lio Rush awaiting the winner, and with Trew and Lacey both having Kaven's back as we approach the Trios Grand Prix AND eyeing up the Undisputed British Tag Team Championships, these two championships have divisions and loads of possible permutations coming from this card given what else we have prior to this (presumable) main event which I'm so invested in.

Khai Vs Kaven at Global Wars is just awaiting aatch graphic, confirmed by Lio Rush in Sheffield as reward for Khai pinning Kaven in the all-star trios main event AND as compensation for Kaven denying Khai a fair crack at the J-Cup. However, Lio WILL take his shot after they settle their score. What an attraction that would be for either the Trios Grand Prix or Uprising... Today, though, Lio faces Leon Slater in what is RevPro flexing their booking power and the rewards for their attention to detail in their own history. Two years ago Leon Slater defeated Lio Rush at the British J-Cup before going onto by eliminated in the final. One year ago, Leon Slater won the British J-Cup, a tournament Lio did not enter. Last week, Lio won the British J-Cup, a tournament Leon did not enter. So, what better way to add to that beautifully textured story than have Lio and Leon face one on one, J-Cup winner Vs J-Cup winner? Perfect booking which rewards those who invest in the long term stories. I f'n love it.

As for that beautifully set up tag division, one might say the Revolution Tag is foreshadowing a Sunshine Machine Vs Trew and Lacey encounter for the straps but what about Greedy Souls Vs CPF going on beforehand? Someone is leaving the 229 with momentum here and the right to put their name to the top of the list of challengers for the gold. Greedy Souls will be heavy favourites going into this as CPF look for their first RevPro win but Lando and Black pushed Young Guns last time out in London to their limits, as they have done with every performance they have delivered, so it IS coming, it's just a matter of who and when. Souls, though, look on another level recently, pushing themselves physically to their optimum and with a chip on their shoulder after their plan to take their shot at GYV for the belts went tits up when they got drawn into the match with Sunshine Machine in Stevenage which effectively lost them their Number One Contenders spot, as Andy Quildan near enough said on the XII Anniversary Show Preview with yours truly. A fired up Greedy Souls is a dangerous prospect. Can't wait to see this play out.

Speaking of CPF, their trios mate Maverick Mayhew will be making his RevPro singles debut against Connor Mills this afternoon in a very interesting bit of booking. Is this a chance for Mayhew to prove himself to Andy Quildan whilst he scouts Trios for the Trios Grand Prix? Meanwhile, Mills left the 229 last month booed out of the building, the Villain Of The Week for a record fifth time in 2024, after attacking Zozaya. Is that a Global War in the making? Is it a massive match for The 1865 next week? The Global Wars card is fascinatingly close to completion so I'd suspect the latter, unless it is a slow build to a future event, like the Trios Grand Prix.

Global Wars will have nine matches, as confirmed by Andy in this week's X Q&A, and we have Ishii Vs Jacobs (1), ZSJ Vs Robbie X (2) and AZM Vs Kanji (3) confirmed, appearances from Titan (4), Mascara Dorada (5) and Mina Shirakawa (6) revealed and Kaven Vs Khai (7), a Lio Rush Open Challenge (8) and RKJ Vs Oku (9) all awaiting confirmation. I think it is safe to assume, at this stage, that Dorada or Titan will face Lio or each other or form a three way to free up a space as we have all the belts in contention but the tag belts, something that surely will be added (please) and, with JJ Gale, Connor Mills and Zozaya all notably absent from the card at this time, there is a lot of talent vying for limited spots.

'El Freestyler', Zozaya, is of course on the card today once more as he has proven to be an attraction in the past six months, not missing a SINGLE show since debuting. What a run. Enjoy him whilst he is with us people, it is just a matter of time before he is poached by TNA, NJPW, AEW or WWE as he is a truly, truly special talent. Today he faces Jay Joshua in a genuine show stealer. A friend (she will know who she is) had been in my ear for months telling me about one of her Welsh boys, Jay Joshua, and how I had to check him out. She was not wrong - the guy has blown me away these past few months. He has such a unique ability to combine size, presence and power and booking flexibility because of his charisma, his ability to connect as a babyface and his ability to come so close, lose and not lose even the teeniest but if that aura he has. That is magic in a bottle, that, as few can do that. I said it at the start; here is the chance to book that Zak Knight losing streak but with a far more rewarding pay off than we got with Zak. I'd love to see Jay come close but not close enough for months to come, working his way through everyone, until he gets that ONE massive win which will create a truly cathartic moment as people up and down the country care about Jay. Can't wait for this. Open with it and set the bar for the rest of the show and we have an all-timer 229 show on our hands.

And I can't believe I am going to say this, but one huge attraction to today's card is the return of the vile Cut Throat Collective. Sadly, in my period of self-reflection and contemplation since David Francisco got in my head on the This Is A Revolution podcast (Episode 16), I must give credit where credit is due; yes they are deplorable for attacking Sarah Hatch and Francesca Oliver but they are THE best women's wrestlers in the country, they have made every show they have been on more entertaining for us and they have brought the women's division up from being a Championship with challengers to a multi-layered division equal to that of the heavyweight division.

Today we see them twice, first with Mercedez Blaze and Alex Windsor teaming to take on the returning Lucia Lee and Aluna. I love Lucia, having followed her entire journey with RevPro, and getting to interview her earlier this year (When Dave The Mark Met Lucia Lee) but I worry for her, here. Fresh back from injury, is she really 100%? Aluna and Lucia have tagged before and are, in fact, the Wet Cake Tag Team Champions from one of my most local promotions here in Bedfordshire, but this is another level. Hopefully I am wrong but Alex Windsor and Mercedez Blaze are the pinnacle of European women's wrestling, are ruthless and take joy in violence. I just hope Lucia is fully recovered and wish Aluna the very best of luck; we have had some women debut this year against the CTC and find themselves smothered by them. Time will tell if this is another example of that or if Act Lu can be today's surprise package.

The second CTC encounter is a match worthy of any stage in any promotion in the world and shows just how much we are being spoilt today; Lizzy Evo Vs Dani Luna. Jesus Christ. Making her first RevPro appearance since losing the Undisputed British Women's Championship, a belt she carried for eight glorious months, Dani Luna will be looking to settle one of many scores she has with the Cut Throat Collective. Don't forget, when the stable debuted, it was Rhio and Dani Luna they tore lumps out of and it has taken until now for Dani to get her hands on Lizzy, possibly the most provocative of the group as the trash-talking, foul-mouthed wind-up merchant that she is. Don't get it wrong though, she is so, so much more than just that and is legitimately one of the best in-ring performers in the world. This match is possibly the one I'm most hyped for across the whole card and is deserving of the main event slot but, on a card this stacked, they really could draw names out of a hat for that spot.

And finally we have the setup to next week's Respect Match between Sha Samuels and David Francisco in what is one of the most eagerly anticipated matches of the year - Francisco has a t-shirt on sale especially for it - and today we see the "go home" match, if you will, to put the final piece in the puzzle as Sha takes on Francisco's muscle, 'Goldenboy' Santos. This will be a heavyweight war of attrition which will be unlike anything else on the card and I'm absolutely here for it. Sha is one of the most captivating performers in all of RevPro and Santos has grown with confidence with each performance to the point where he is genuinely a frightening prospect if he can turn his size, strength and in-ring dominance into a winning streak. What I like about this pairing is that Santos is superior in every attribute to Sha - size, strength, speed, power - except one, and that one could be the all important one; Sha has the ring IQ from his vast experience. That could be the difference maker.

I live for this type of card and cannot wait for bell time. 4.30pm on RevPro On Demand, if you are staying home today, 3.30pm if you are making the journey to Great Portland St station or, like me, taking up the free parking around Albany Street opposite the venue and driving in to London. Whether it's in person or on the sofa, make time for this, it promises to be special. And, most important of all, get lost in the action and enjoy it; Mark Out.

Morning rascals, happy RevPro Sunday! It is 8am as I sit down to write today's preview, cappuccino and espresso chaser in hand to clear a foggy head from a late night (midnight is a late night when you pass 35!) and I am excited at the card we have lined up for us! There's something about these Sheffield shows I really love; every one so far in 2024 has surpassed expectation and I see the same happening again today. So, without further adieu, let's get to to it, let's Preview Pro Wrestling At Its Best.

We will start with the 2024 British J Cup winner, Lio Rush, who had an incredible night in Stevenage last night by overcoming Barbaro Cavernario in the opening round and then Cameron Khai, Kid Lykos II and Dante Martin in the final. Today the J Cup winner teams with his Top Flight team mate, and the man last eliminated from the final, Dante Martin, as well as Cameron Khai, a man who's evening was cut short by the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Champion, Will Kaven. Dante, Lio and Cameron face Kaven as he teams with Mark Trew and Kieron Lacey in a match which was so many layers.

Khai overcame Robbie Eagles in the opening round, in what was arguably his best performance of his career, and was a fan favourite going into the final. However, Kaven cut that momentum short by attacking him in his entrance, breaking Leyton Buzzard's cane over Cameron's knee. Cameron tried to overcome the attack but you could see him favouring his leg with every motion in the opening stages of the final until Kid Lykos II rolled him up to eliminate him. Devastating for Khai and today he gets the chance at some revenge against Kaven, who has made no secret of his disdain for the youngest man on the RevPro roster. The question mark will be over how well the knee has responded to ice and treatment overnight/today ahead of this evening's contest.

The final two wrinkles in this one come from the previews this match provides of two future events. The partnering of Kaven, Trew and Lacey feels like a match made in heaven (George called this one on This Is A Revolution, our weekly RevPro podcast) and I am very much expecting to see this pairing be more than just for today and be leaned on again for the Trios Grand Prix in November. We then, obviously, have Kaven and Lio Rush in the same ring with Lio having a future Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship match with Kaven in the works as a reward for winning the J Cup. Now, that is a Global War I am excited as all fuck for.

So, what of those first round eliminations from last night? Lio Rush defeated Barbaro Cavernario in the opener and today the CMLL man faces Zozaya in a pairing that is so unique, so hard to predict but is guaranteed to be so much fun. Cavernario had the crowd "Ooh"ing and "argh"ing throughout as his offence snaps so hard, is so explosive and is so individual - he is a real hidden package - and today he faces 'The Hidden Gem' in Zozaya, a man who has been European pro wrestling's breakout star of 2024. Open with this match and the bar will bet set for the rest of the show.

The two other men who were eliminated in the opening round on today's card face off in what is a pro wrestling dream match of mine and has been since the first time I watched Robbie X; Robbie X Vs Robbie Eagles. Seriously, I CANNOT WAIT for this. Cruiserweight/Junior Heavyweight wrestling is most exciting for me when there is a styles clash between two people with a wide range and that epitomises this contest. Robbie X is explosive, lightning quick and can win a contest in the blink of an eye with the 'X-Clamation'. Robbie Eagles is equally explosive, equally quick but focuses his offence around weakening his oponent for the 'Ron Miller Special'. KUSHIDA Vs Robbie X is one my favourite matches of Robbie X's career and this has the potential to surpass that. We also have the little wrinkle of the Robbie X, TMDK teases to consider. All eyes on this. Must watch pro wrestling. (At the time of writing I am sat watching NJPW Destruction in Kobe eagerly awaiting the new TMDK member - are we in line for two new stablemates in one day?)

Three matches in and we have a lot of fast paced, cruiserweight action in store so how about some HEAVYWEIGHT Strongstyle piss and vinegar for your palate? We have three of them in store but there is no one bigger, no one stronger and no one who epitomises that style more than the clash between 1 Called Manders and Josh James. I hope the ring has been reenforced for this one! Manders gave Luke Jacobs the scrap of his life last night and took a gnarly and frightening looking Piledriver and 'Hypersonic Missile' Lariat to keep him down for three. The dude is literally built different. Josh James, though, will relish this challenge. He is big game hunting against a true hunter and 'Heavy Artillery' will not back down or step back. This will be beautiful pro wrestling violence and a match I suspect will be remembered for a long time as Manders is undeniable and this Mark is already thinking of who I want to see 'The Boss Of The Plains' face when RevPro can bring him back next.

And speaking of Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion Luke Jacobs, we see him back in action also, facing Jay Joshua who has been a revelation in RevPro since debuting earlier this Summer. Sheffield, if you don't know, you're about to know. The man who dubs himself 'Sicker Than Your Average' is just that and the fact that he keeps coming back after his debut tells us that RevPro know it too. His match with RKJ was a strong debut. His match with JJ Gale was a proper breakout. His match with Leon Slater proved his range. I cannot wait to see him face THE standard bearer in European heavyweight wrestling.

As for Jacobs, this is the perfect match for him at this time - he will be suffering after last night, Manders took him to his limits, and Jay Joshua is as close a match to Tomohiro Ishii as there is European pro wrestling and that is the match that Jacobs has on the horizon; the biggest match of his entire career against a rival who could take his title away before his reign has had a chance to properly start.

And finally how do you feel about the next round of the rivalry which saw Sheffield's best match of 2024? Mike D Vecchio and RKJ brought the Network to its feet in April. RKJ had his hand held high that night and, in a rare sign of respect from 'The Killer', Ricky offered Mike D the hand of respect. In Berlin last month, RKJ challenged Mike D for his GWF Heavyweight Championship and, although the champion retained, that respect remained; not that you would think it the way the two battered the holy shit out of each other and took joy in dropping one another on their heads, necks and the apron. Today we see face once more, not for the GWF strap but to prove who is the best once and for all, in Two Out Of Three Falls rules. This will live LONG in the memory and is a main event worthy of any stage and any venue in Europe. I don't think any of us are ready for this.

And there we have it, my lovelies, the "card so far". That was an interesting phrase used by Andy Quildan earlier this week when he shared the card on RevPro's X page and it begs the question, are we getting a late morning announcement of one more? Are we getting a surprise seventh match like we had at the 1865 earlier this year when Gabe Kidd and Josh James opened the card or are we ploughing ahead with the six match card? I'm happy either way as quality beats quantity for me and this card is QUALITY. Add in the fact that our main event could easily push past 30, 40 minutes. If we do get one more, I just wonder if the Cut Throat Collective might make their presence felt having been left off of the last three RevPro cards? We will soon find out. 4pm bell time, team; see you there if you are in the Network, get on the livestream at RevPro On Demand if you can't be there in person and, most importantly of all, Mark Out.

Fuck me, my lovelies, does it feel like a LONG time since a RevPro Sunday? Therefore I am so freaking glad we have not just a RevPro Sunday in Sheffield but a full RevPro weekend with a return to the Gordon Craig Theatre tonight for the British J Cup 2024. I cannot wait! The best single night tournament in the world of professional wrestling, some of the very best professional wrestlers in the world, a couple of palate cleansing dream matches in between and enough wiggle room for some unpredectiability? This Is going to be one fun show to preview. So, join me by grabbing yourself a morning coffee (cappuccino and espresso chaser, obvs) a breakfast sandwich (bacon, halloumi, avocado and chilli jam if you're wondering) and get ready; it's time to Mark Out.

When the J Cup entrants were announced the level of hype went to MAXIMUM my end and I'm sure it was the same for you and yours. The crossover between these eight guys is fascinating, fascinating enough for me to have written an 'Introducing' article explaining all the potential next chapters which could play out here and we have so many drawn in the opening round. We legitimately have the best and most exciting cruiserweights from European wrestling, from AEW, from CMLL and from NJPW but, what makes me happiest, is that all eight men involved are part of the RevPro extended family. That's not to say that we don't like to see debutants, of course we do, but I love seeing the return of wrestlers with a RevPro history. The love and appreciation for the company is undeniable the world over and it is a joy to see.

So, what have we got in the first round? The first announced match is a first time ever encounter between Cameron Khai and Robbie Eagles. Cameron has had two shots at the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship in the past month and, we know from When Dave The Mark Met Will Kaven, this is Khai's last chance to get another shot at the belt before he gets sent to the back of the line. As for Robbie, this is is his first J Cup since 2019 when he was a beaten finalist after overcoming Barbaro Cavernario in the opening round in a 20 minute barnstormer in York Hall. The TMDK man will want to represent NJPW to the best of his ability but will need to be at his best to overcome the underdog Khai here as you know Cam will come in fired up and ready to prove himself. However, of all the field of eight, no one has more tournament experience than 'The Sniper Of The Skies' who has over a decade of participation in tournaments across four continents to draw upon to get him through the opening round.

If Robbie Eagles can get past Cameron Khai, might he face Barbaro Cavernario for Chapter II of their J Cup rivalry? That would depend on if the Luchadore can overcome Lio Rush, who returns for his second J Cup. This one might be the most intriguing in terms of styles as Barbaro is the biggest of the cruiserweights in this year's J Cup whilst Lio is the fastest. In another first time ever encounter, neither wrestler will have the advantage that Cameron Khai has in his encounter of being a surprise package; Lio and Barbaro will be very familiar with each other's game and so it will be fascinating to see how they combat one another's offence. Neither man has ever made it to a J Cup final before and that has to change tonight, so who have you got? In my predictions, I have Lio down to win the whole tournament whilst I have seen many predicting Cameron Khai for the upset win. My Cromulent podcasting partner George had Robbie Eagles, whilst our Round Table partner Spike has his money on Kid Lykos. Interestingly, I have not seen many predicting Barbaro; will that pay into his favour? Time will tell.

Speaking of Lykos, in my Top Ten Cards RevPro Could Play At British J Cup '24 article I speculated on a Lykos Vs Lykos II opening round match but dismissed it as unlikely. RevPro often lay breadcrumbs which lead in multiple directions and I thought this was exactly that. However, this is the most exciting and intriguing card they could play. Shitwolf Vs Shitwolf. Friend Vs Friend. Partner Vs Partner. Mentor Vs Understudy. Brother Vs Brother. The banter has begun on socials and it has me pondering what this might look like as it could be anything depending on how much each man wants it, how far they are willing to go to get it and how well they can put their love for each other to one side. It has been a long eighteen months since we saw either in singles action and I cannot wait to see it play out.

And rounding out the opening round matches? How does Robbie X Vs Dante Martin sound to you? It sounds absolutely incredible to me! Dante's first singles match in a RevPro ring. Robbie vying to be the first ever two time J Cup winner. Two of the fastest, most explosive, most breathtaking wrestlers on the planet; this has such a high ceiling. The one upmanship within this contest will be unreal but also the element of professional competition between all eight men in the field and the desire to show out in front of their peers will bring a level of one upmanship to the tournament which we have not seen the past few years in J Cups due to the nature of the competitors involved. I don't think we could even dream of a better field than this and when you see the eight men paired off it adds even more excitement - best ever J Cup vibes and the first bell hasn't even rung.

The first half will see those four athletic, high paced and breathtaking contests and the main event will see the four way elimination match to determine the British J Cup 2024 winner. But in between we have such a beautifully polarising contest to break up the card and replace the sweet, fruity tastes of Cruiserweight action with the taste of piss and vinegar violence. 1 Called Manders Vs Luke Jacobs, it is safe to predict, will see no top rope action, no springboards, no dives but it will see two hard as nails motherfuckers beating seven bells of shit out of each other. Manders holds a victory over Luke from the wXw 16 Carat Gold tournament earlier this year and we all know how Luke likes to settle his scores and wipe any blemish from his record off at the earliest opportunity and that is exactly his goal here. However, if Manders can get a victory? Well, that changes everything. New to Manders? Hit up the This Is A Revolution podcast for a really chilled chat between the man himself, Cromulent George and myself as we talked all things RevPro and all things Pro Wrestling. The guy is an absolute gentleman and deserves all the love of the Revolution Pro Wrestling faithful.

And finally, either opening the second half or following Manders and Luke Jacobs one can assume, we have a match many have been waiting on for nigh on six months now - Zozaya Vs JJ Gale. Zozaya has taken RevPro and the wider wrestling world by storm since he arrived at the Gordon Craig in April and wrestled Michael Oku, a week removed from their Barcelona contest. He left to a hero's ovation that night and returned to an even bigger reaction at Raw Deal when he faced RKJ in the first of their trilogy of matches. Making his third appearance tonight he faces a stalwart of RevPro in JJ Gale.This encounter has been inevitable; Zozaya has worked everyone in RevPro EXCEPT JJ and smashed it out of the park and now we get the final first time ever contest the company can play with the core RevPro roster.

What makes this so interesting, for me, as a stats guy and someone who believes momentum in wrestling is something which is tangibly powerful, is the pressure on each man to get the win here. Zozaya bounced back from his first RevPro setback at the Copper Box with back to back defeats in Berlin before one of the biggest wins of his career over ELP in the 229. Meanwhile JJ continues to be booked against the very best in Europe and the wider wrestling world, a common theme of 2024, and, whilst his results are mixed, he is constantly learning and improving. With wins over Jay Joshua and Taishi Ozawa, and lessons learnt in his matches with Tomohiro Ishii, Luke Jacobs, RKJ and Peter Tinhanyi since his last Stevenage contest, JJ is edging closer to a legitimate Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship contender and you have to think that whomever comes out on top in this one will be looking ahead and looking at Luke Jacobs, the man with the target on his back and the belt around his waist.

In short, ladies, gentlemen and Marks, what a fucking card we have. Seven matches is a curious one - the J Cup is normally eight - so either we see an extra treat added or we see extra time given to those opening contests. I think I prefer the latter option there. And with Live In Sheffield tomorrow, with the tease from Andy of "announced so far", we might see some bits and pieces tonight which set up what is already a stacked card tomorrow. And there we have it. The sandwich has been eaten, the coffees have been drunk and our preview is up. See you there or jump on the stream via RevPro On Demand - this is can't miss Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling At Its Best.

Mark Out.

What a crazy weekend my lovelies as, for the third day in a row, I'm sat with my morning cappuccino and espresso chaser looking at a RevPro card excited for a day of Grade A graps. If you didn't see the two Berlin shows, try and squeeze them in before today's return to London as they were well worth it and I'm delighted to see that RevPro and GWF will hook back up in 2025 for another collaborative weekend. Today, though, it's back to the 229 after what feels like an eternity and a chance to see what the post-Copper Box landscape looks like with new champions at the top of each and every division. So, let's get to it before the coffee gets cold... Let's Preview Pro Wrestling At Its Best!

Let's start with the match that is/was/might be due to headline today's show in JJ Gale versus Michael Oku. The question marks come into play as, after defeating Axel Tischer on Friday in Berlin, Oku was not cleared to wrestle yesterday and, therefore, there must be question marks over his fitness today. At the time of writing no word has been given by RevPro or by Oku himself but the card was subject to change yesterday and it may be again today. We will see. Oku bounced back from defeat to Jacobs with an aggressive win over Tischer. Though working within all the rules of the ring and showing 'The Axeman' respect, he turned up that killer instinct to take advantage of an injured knee on Tischer, reminiscent of how his former tag partner Connor Mills isolates the knee, which informed Oku's victory via the Arched Back Half Crab. If he passes that fitness test, he will face JJ Gale who had a mixed weekend in Berlin, picking up a strong win after an impressive performance against Taishi Ozawa on Saturday before falling to Peter Tihanyi on Sunday. It's been the story of JJ's 2024 - two steps forward and one step back - but victory over Michael Oku would do wonders to his career and his desire for an Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship match with Luke Jacobs down the line. Can JJ show killer instinct like Oku did with Tischer and target the injury the former champion picked up this weekend? Or is all of this moot? It will be if Oku fails the fitness test in which case JJ will need to refocus on whomever is brought into face him. He can't afford to pick up another defeat and let that pre-Copper Box momentum fade away. Fascinating stuff this.

Someone else looking to bounce back from a run of defeats will be Zozaya who followed up defeat to RKJ last week at the Copper Box with defeats to Leon Slater and a tag team defeat besides Laurance Roman against Two Sweet Heroes, who set themselves up well for today's GWF Tag Team Championship contest against Sunshine Machine. Zozaya has not faced defeat many times since taking RevPro by storm these past four months and his challenges don't get any easier as today he faces ELP, on the back of his victory yesterday over Robbie X and an emotional G1 Climax. This match cannot miss, can it? Unpredictable winner but guarenteed in-ring banger between two wrestlers who have chemistry with anyone they work with and for whom a result means a lot given where both men are currently. Amazing what a few results one way or another can mean. Zozaya would be someone you'd expect to be top choice to get a shot at Luke Jacobs, given he was the last man to pin the new champion, but three successive defeats won't have helped his cause. A win here, against a major name like ELP, would do a lot to put him back on course, whereas, if ELP wins he could be a great candidate to face the Cruiserweight Champion down the road, whether at Global Wars or before.

And who will the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Champion be by then? Well, we have the British J Cup in four weeks time to crown a winner of the prestigious trophy previously held by the likes of Jushin Thunder Liger, Speedball Mike Bailey and Michael Oku. That winner will get a shot at the Cruiserweight belt for a future event and, today, we will see if that will be against Will Kaven or Cameron Khai. Cameron will feel much aggreived at how the finish to the 12th Anniversary Show came about as Kaven hit a low blow before locking Khai down with a Jackknife Pin to win his first Revolution Pro Wrestling championship. This could, quite frankly, be the biggest opportunity of Cameron's career, a one-on-one title shot and, for Kaven, this is a proper potential banana skin as no one wants to lose a title at their first defence. It happened to Flash Morgan Webster with the same belt seven years ago, when he beat Pete Dunne on the Sunday but lost to Kurtis Chapman on the Friday of the same week. I don't foresee Kaven losing here but not because I don't think Khai has it in him to beat him but simply because I think 'The Disruptor' will do exactly that - use every trick in the book to disrupt proceedings.

Kaven, of course, will not be the only new champion in action today as we welcome our new Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion into the 229 where he is guarenteed a hero's welcome. Fresh off the back of his first successful defence of the belt in the main event of Double Impact against Rambo yesterday in Berlin, Jacobs will once again team with Ethan Allen as Young Guns face CPF. It was almost a year ago that we last saw this iteration of CPF, as it was in the 229 that Joe Lando was injured during a contest with Cameron Khai and Leon Slater, so you can guarantee the 229 will have the warmest of welcomes for him on his return. Young Guns bounced back from defeat in Southampton against Michael Oku and Zozaya with a victory over YOUNGBLOOD on Friday and will look to continue their tag team run today. With the Great British Tag League upcoming, this would be a great chance for CPF to put a marker down, though, and a victory over the Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion, in any match type, would put Danny Black or Joe Lando in a position to stake a claim for a title shot. Lots to ponder here, for sure, but one guarentee is how hard this first-time-ever encounter will go.

Two teams that will also have half an eye on the Great British Tag League face off today in a proper grudge match as The New Age Revolutionists, Josh James and Sha Samuels, face David Francisco and 'Goldenboy' Santos. The history between these four is so complex. Francisco and James were Contenders together where they would often team together and face one another as part of their journey to the RevPro 'main roster'. They faced off against each other one on one in March to earn a place in the Revolution Rumble, a match Sha Samuels coached David Francisco towards and a match 'The Centrepiece' went on to win. With that, Francisco graduated the Contenders division and, in his first appearance after said graduation, eliminated Sha from the Revolution Rumble. He then went on to cheat his way to victory over Sha in the 229 and the 1865 before the Street Fight at Raw Deal which ended in Santos and Francisco putting Sha on the shelf. Meanwhile, Josh James has been embroiled in a war of words with Francisco which has saw him succumb to Francisco's mindgames in Coventry, leading to Josh being disqualified in their first one on one match since before the Revolution Rumble. Sha and Josh will be out for their own personal revenge but will need to keep their emotions in tact and their focus fully on the match as Francisco is a master manipulator and 'Goldenboy' Santos is a 6'4" beast who has 'The Centrepiece's back at all times. Big match feel to this, for sure.

Rounding off the card we have two singles matches both featuring exciting returning talents. Firstly we will see the return of Jay Joshua as he faces Leon Slater. Jay was on the last 229 card where he fought RKJ in his debut in a really good introduction to the Welshman but it was his match in Southampton two weeks ago with JJ Gale which really cemented his arrival to RevPro. With that in mind, I'm delighted to see him back and facing a very different opponent to either Ricky or JJ in Leon Slater, one of the most difficult wrestlers to prepare for in RevPro as Leon has unrivalled speed and explosivity but underrated strength in his strikes and intelligence in the ring. This will be a great test for Jay and an opportunity for Leon to return to winning ways following defeat to Axel Tischer yesterday in Berlin and build on the momentum he began with that big performance and important victory over Zozaya on Friday.

And our second return sees Millie Mckenzie return to a RevPro ring for the first time in four and a half years. Facing her today is RevPro cult hero Kanji, making her 12th appearance of her most prolific year in RevPro since she debuted in 2021. It cannot be ignored that this is the first RevPro show since May not to feature the Cut Throat Collective, 12 consecutive shows, and it begs the question; will the CTC let this one play out to a competitive finish or will they make their presence felt? Kanji fought like a warrior as a true captain of the resistance movement that went to war with the CTC in the Copper Box and, although the result did not go their way, Kanji, Rhio, Debbie Keitel, Nightshade and Gisele Shaw can hold their heads up high and be proud of the damage they caused to the Collective that has terrorised RevPro. One small victory for them today will be seeing a card free of the chaos the CTC bring. That is, of course, providing Safire, Nina, Alex and Mercedez are staying home to support Lizzy Evo, who wrestles in Berlin once more as GWF Women's Champion at GWF Battlefield. If this match is allowed to go down as we would want, it will be a fascinating contest between two of the very best in Britain.

Happy Saturday my lovelies! What a wonderful weekend of wrestling we are being spoilt with! If you haven't watched GWF x RevPro Double Impact show one as yet, stop reading (there is going to be a LOT of spoilers), jump on the GWF YouTube channel and give it a watch then come back and hit me up. Don't speak German? Me neither! Never watched wrestling with foreign commentary you can't understand? You'll be surprised at how immersive it is. I must admit, I often watch NJPW World with Japanese commentary for hours before I even realise! Wrestling is a universal language, meine freunde.

So, you were warned! What did we get yesterday and what are we getting today? Well we had seven matches yesterday and five are confirmed today so I expect two more to be announced or for two to occur as surprise matches. The biggest headlines relate to the GWF Women's and World Championships; Mike D Vecchio is STILL the top man of the company after going to war with RKJ but Jessy Jay said goodbye to her belt with Lizzy Evo bringing the gold to the Cut Throat Collective. As yet none of these four are on today's show but it feels perfectly poised for us to get RKJ team with Mike D to face the team of Fast Time Moodo and Toni Harting. After the main event on Friday, Moodo and Harting attacked the champion and, after a lot of dilliberation, RKJ made the save, setting up a tag if they choose to take that route today or tomorrow at GWF Battlefield.

In an action packed first half, Leon Slater and Zozaya stole the show, news which will surprise no one who saw their first RevPro match in London. Leon picked up the win and will look to take that momentum into today when he faces Axel Tischer, who, like many before him, succumbed to the Arched Back Half Crab courtesy of Michael Oku. That does not tell the full story, though, as prior to their match Metehan made his presence known, cutting an impromptu promo and hijacking the show. Tischer came to restore order but Metehan cut him down at the knee and weakened him going into his match with Oku. To what extent Tischer was able to ice and rest that knee last night will have a huge impact on this encounter as no-one moves faster in the ring than Leon Slater and to go into the match on a wonky wheel will do Tischer's odds of winning no good whatsoever. 

As for Oku, he and Zozaya unite for the fifth time to face the GWF Tag Team Champions, Two Sweet Heroes, Pascal Spalter and Aytac Bahar. The belts aren't on the line today as the champions will be defending them tomorrow at GWF Battlefield against the Undisputed British Tag Team Champions Sunshine Machine but a victory for Oku and Zozaya here would really upset the status quo in both companies, especially if Two Sweet Heroes can go on to retain against TK and Mambo. With the British Tag League coming up this Autumn, it's great to see the division thriving and Sunshine Machine getting a shot at being tag champions across two companies and Zozaya and Oku teaming once more are really positive signs. That is not to look past Two Sweet Heroes, though, who have three impressive defences to their name in just three months as champions and were impressive on Friday in the full throttle eight man opener.

And today's show may just open in similar fashion, this time, though, with six combatants facing off against each other. For we have JJ Gale, Taishi Ozawa, Ethan Allen, Senza Volto, Tarkan Aslan and Tim Stübing going head to head (to head to head...) in what promises to be an explosive encounter. JJ overcame Ozawa yesterday in a Match Of The Night contender, showing no sign of rust, exhaustion or hangover from his war with Tomohiro Ishii last week. That performance might make him the favourite here but it's tough to call in a six man scramble, as such; just look at last week's at the Copper Box which saw Will Kaven defy the odds to become Undisputed British Cruiserweight Champion. Ethan Allen continued winning ways yesterday, teaming with Luke Jacobs to defeat YOUNGBLOOD, whereas Stübing and Volto were on either side of victory in that 8 man opener. It will be our first look at Tarkan Aslan who could be the wildcard in the match, fresh from having a rest day yesterday. Tough to call but one thing is certain; this will be a banger.

And how can I write the word "banger" and not segue to the dream match that is ELP Vs Robbie X? In what I believe is a first time ever encounter (please correct me if I'm wrong) this match could be a featured contest anywhere in the world and on any stage. Yesterday was a bit of foreplay ahead of the serious business today. The flexing between the two and the game of one-upmanship was cute, it popped the crowd (and me at home) and it teased what is to come today. Their exchanges were blisteringly fast. This one, for me, is the match I am most excited for from the entire Double Impact weekend. I cannot wait!

And finally, we have the newly crowned Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion in his first singles contest post-inauguration, facing off against heavyweight veteran Rambo. A two time GWF Berlin Champion and two time GWF Tag Team Champion, Rambo is a serious threat to Luke Jacobs who must be feeling the effects of the war of attrition he had with Michael Oku just seven days ago, though his pride would never let us see it. This is a fascinating encounter. Two evenly sized men in both height, weight and strength - one in his 7th year, the other in his 17th. Can Rambo use that experience to stop the momentim of the Young Gun? We don't have to wait long to find out!

It's RevPro Friday - Schönen Freitag meine lieben! What a weekend we have in store - two shows in Berlin followed up by a return to London for three shows in three days; the Revolution really does never stop. Today, at 1pm UK time, the German Wrestling Federation and Revolution Pro Wrestling present Double Impact, with the second dose coming 24 hours later. You can catch all the action on the GWF YouTube channel with German commentary and (all being well) on RevPro On Demand for the English call. So what do we have in store? Let's Preview Pro Wrestling At Its Best!

Well, first off the bat we have two rematches of MOTY contenders from RevPro in Leon Slater Vs Zozaya and RKJ Vs Mike D Vecchio. Slater and Zozaya kicked off RevPro's Live In London 87 in spectacular fashion. Two of the most gifted, athletic and explosive wrestlers in the world, two of the youngest stars with the highest ceilings and two future champions the world over. Berlin, you are not ready for this. Zozaya picked up the win in London and must have his eyes firmly set on the newly crowned Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion as 'El Freestyler' was the last man to pin the new champion. As for Leon, he will be looking to settle his score with Zozaya and bounce back from defeat on Saturday in the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship Scramble Match which saw Will Kaven emerge as the new man atop the division. High stakes, as always, in such a competitive and company where wins and losses means everything.

The other rematch has even more seriously high stakes. Mike D Vecchio, the GWF World Champion, defends his title against Ricky Knight Jr, hot on the back of RKJ's victory over Zozaya at RevPro XII and after 'The Killer' defeated Mike D in Sheffield earlier this year in a match which lit The Network up. Mike D Vecchio took RevPro by storm with four stellar appearances earlier this Spring but no one tested him quite like RKJ. 292 days into his reign as champion, this will be Mike D's 9th defence after seeing off the likes of Axel Tischer, Erkan Sulcani and Peter Tihanyi, but this could be the biggest test of the lot. This will be incredibly physical, inexplicably fast and insanely athletic - two men who should not be able to move at the speed they do, and with the agility to match, given their size, strength and physique. I cannot wait for this - appointment viewing.

And speaking of Axel Tischer, one of the most successful and highly decorated wrestlers to ever come out of Germany, he will go one on one in a European dream match with Michael Oku. The current PROGRESS Atlas AND Tag Team Champion, a former GWF Berlin AND World Champion and two time wXw Unified World Wrestling Champion, Axel Tischer is as real a challenge for Oku as he could possibly ask for, six days removed from his 35 minute war with Luke Jacobs that brought an end to Oku's record breaking Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship reign. What condition will Michael Oku be in? Can he put the loss of his championship behind him better than he did after his Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship loss to Luke in 2022, which began an eight match losing streak? All focus on this one to get some answers to some big questions.

Someone else who's condition will surely be far below 100% is Lizzy Evo who endured one of the most violent, most brutal and most unhinged matches RevPro have ever delivered this past Saturday. Though the Cut Throat Collective came out on top over Kanji, Rhio, Nightshade, Debbie Keitel and Gisele Shaw, no one left that match anything other than bruised, battered and broken. Today she has the opportunity to bring gold to the Collective, the GWF Women's Championship in fact, as she faces two time champion Jessy Jay. Jessy is a tough-as-nails fighter, happy to brawl, grapple or stretch an opponent to victory - whatever it takes to keep her title beyond this afternoon. This one is so hard to call as it will depend so much on how much of a hangover from Saturday's No Disqualification battle Lizzie has and, of course, if she comes alone or if the Collective join her.

As for the new Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion, Luke Jacobs, he and Ethan Allen will represent Young Guns in action against YOUNGBLOOD. Oskar Leube and Yuto Nakashima were on the winning side of the 8 man tag which opened the RevPro XII and will be looking to go back to back for the first time since Nakashima's return from injury in the hunt for the Undisputed British Tag Team Championships. As for Young Guns, bouncing into Berlin after singles victories at RevPro XII for both men, Jacobs and Allen will look to continue their momentum and dominance over RevPro.

And in 2024 it has been hard to talk about Luke Jacobs without segueing to JJ Gale, and after a career defining match at the Copper Box Arena, the 'Heart and Soul of Revolution Pro' is now looking to bounce back from a truly spirited defeat and return to winning ways. Going in the hunt for his fifth singles victory of the year, Gale will stand across the ring from Taishi Ozawa, a man with three wins in his last four GWF contests. This is a big, big test for JJ. The high of having the world talking about him after his match with Ishii will quickly be forgotten if he cannot turn those performances into wins. 6 wins from 18 RevPro contests does not put him on a path to Luke Jacobs and that Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship. However, in sports nothing does more for confidence than winning, and when winning becomes habitual, you have a champion in waiting. Can JJ begin that journey today against a man in a similar position to him on his European excursion from Pro Wrestling NOAH?

And let's kick this all with a chaotic 8 man banger shall we? Why the hell not?! There's some serious action taking place across this card, with two title matches, a couple of guarenteed bangers and so, what better way to open the show than bringing together the international dream team of Robbie X, Senza Volto and GWF Tag Team Champions Two Sweet Heroes to face the equally star studded team of ELP, former GWF Berlin Champion Tim Stübing, decorated veteran Erkan Surcani and tag team specialist Fast Time Moodo. There are combinations here which have never been seen before and this feels like a real celebration of RevPro and GWF's past, present and future. A cracking way to kickstart the weekend! Can't wait for it all to begin; 2pm local time, 1pm UK time - check out RevPro On Demand or GWF's YouTube channel for all the action!

Full preview available on YouTube via the Revolution Pro Wrestling channel where I sat down with Andy Quildan to Mark Out. Hit up Cromulent Wrestling 'This Is A Revolution' Podcast for predictions AND buy yourself a show programme that has all the written words of Markdom from The Mark himself.

See you there.

It's RevPro Sunday! Heading back to The 1865 for one last stop on The Road To The Copper Box, it's time for Live In Southampton 31. With seven matches featuring a debutant, opportunities to get some licks in for some RevPro XII rivals and some potential banana skins for those who have one last match before the biggest matches of their lives, there is a lot to look forward to! So, without further adieu, let's get to it. It's Sunday, it's 7am, I've got my cappuccino and espresso chaser to start my day and I've got today's preview to help you start yours; let's Preview Pro Wrestling At Its Best!

Let's start with the NUMBER ONE CONTENDERS to the Undisputed British Tag Team Championships (oh baby!) as Sunshine Machine take to singles action in RevPro for the first time in two years. Having come away from York Hall with victory after the four team clash at Summer Sizzler, TK Cooper and Chuck Mambo now have a date with Grizzled Young Veterans at the Copper Box on Saturday. There they will have the chance to become only the second ever two time tag champions (Aussie Open if you're wondering) but they also risk their RevPro careers as a team, with the vow to split if they can't be successful in this quest still hanging over them. However, we stay positive; it has worked so far and in TK and Mambo we trust.

Today, our boys face two familiar foes with Teeks taking on 'Goldenboy' Santos and Mambo squaring off with David Francisco, two of the six men in last week's Lucha Rules Number One Contenders showdown. Francisco and Santos would enjoy nothing more than to derail Sunshine Machine's momentum but they may also need to have one eye on the contest between Greedy Souls and the team of Josh James and Sha Samuels, a team Josh has dubbed the 'New Age Revolutionaries' in tribute to the late James Castle. Josh has been embroiled with Santos and Francisco for months since he and Francisco graduated the Contenders division. As for Sha, he will surely be looking for a taste of vengeance after Raw Deal when Santos and Francisco purposefully injured him in advance of their Street Fight. 

Then we have Greedy Souls who have one primary focus, getting themselves back to the top of the tag division in RevPro after their lengthy run as champions was followed up with a Great British Tag League last year. However, following some time away, the tag team landscape has changed in RevPro and Danny Jones and Brendan White will be keen for Business As Usual and to get Souls back on top. The rivalry between Brendan White and Josh James goes back a long way and Sha Samuels will be seen as an obstacle in the former champions path.

I'm bang up for all three of these contests; TK and Mambo have been really entertaining in singles action on the rare occasions I've seen it and I'm very interested to see how they fare a week removed from the biggest match of their Revolution Pro Wrestling careers. Santos is a real threat and one I worry about but TK is a seriously underrated singles wrestler so he has everything needed to match him. Francisco and Chuck will offer a really interesting styles clash and Mambo will need to be wise to his shithousery. As for Souls Vs Sha and James, I'm bang up for seeing Josh and Sha's chemistry as a tag team, I think there could be real legs in that, though Souls are one of the standard bearers in British tag wrestling so they will need to hit the ground running to be successful here.

Another tag match I am really pumped for provides a preview of next week's 10 Woman Tag Match between the Cut Throat Collective and our own Team RevPro, those woman prepared to stand and fight against the formidable faction made up of Alex Windsor, Nina Samuels, Lizzy Evo, Mercedez Blaze and Safire Reed. Kanji and Rhio have been at the fore front of the resistance against the CTC and it's they who face Evo and Reed today in what could be a show stealer given the pedigree of the four women in the ring. You know, without doubt, that Lizzy and Safire aren't coming alone and will look to play the numbers game. Can Rhio and Kanji fight them off? Have they brought their own back up? We do need a 10th woman, after all...

Two more singles matches on the card sees two newcomers of sorts. Eric Dillinger makes his Revolution Pro Wrestling debut whilst Jay Joshua makes his return with his first appearance at The 1865 after debuting in London last month. Dillinger faces Will Kaven with the 'Ruthless' one gearing up for the Cruiserweight Scramble Match at the Copper Box for RevPro XII Anniversary, whilst Jay Joshua faces JJ Gale, who himself is preparing for the biggest match of his career against Tomohiro Ishii on Saturday. Big matches for both men who will each want to make sure they leave today with momentum in their favour. Fantastic opportunities, therefore, for Dillinger and Joshua to play spoiler here. 

Kaven is someone who the Southampton faithful cannot stand because of his Portsmouth roots, not helped by his fuck-the-world attitude, and so Dillinger will be welcomed with open arms if it means Kaven comes out with a loss. The opposite could not be more true for JJ Gale, though, "one of our own", amongst the Southampton faithful and the 'Heart & Soul Of Revolution Pro' will take all of the support away from Jay Joshua, who had a positive reaction in the 229 when be debuted. It will be interesting to see how Jay reacts, therefore, if his crowd reaction is different today. I'm really intrigued by these two, as I always am when we get to see new pros. If you'd like to dig a little deeper into Joshua and Dillinger before today's show, check out the Introducing thread on the website which offers sime more insight into both newcomers.

That brings us to our main event of Michael Oku and Zozaya Vs Young Guns. Had it not been for an injury to Connor Mills at York Hall last week which has resulted in him not being medically cleared for today, I feel this could have been a natural place to bring Oku and Mills back together and reunite Destination Everywhere. Alas, it was not meant to be and Zozaya and Oku have teamed together twice in RevPro now and, along with their two contests against one another, have shown great chemistry. For Young Guns, this will all be about softening Oku up for the Copper Box and gaining the psychological advantage over the Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion ahead of the biggest main event in RevPro history. Zozaya will be at the Copper Box, we are sure of that based on the #AskRevPro Q&A on X on Friday and, with only two matches to be announced besides the official graphic drop for Sunshine Machine Vs GYV, it will be interesting to see if we get confirmation of his match today. Just think, though, that today we get to see Jacobs and Zozaya again after their UNBELIEVABLE contest in Southampton last time out, we get more of Zozaya and Ethan Allen which got teased in Sheffield in the Revolution Tag AND we get Oku and Jacobs together six days before THAT match. Let's. Fucking. Go.

There we have it my lovelies. I'm going to head down to Southampton as soon as I have seen Zack Sabre Jr bring the G1 home (come on ZSJ!) so if you are in The 1865 today, come say hi and Mark Out. If you aren't, it will be lIvestreamed at 4.30pm on RevPro On Demand and I'll be back next week with Through The Lens Of A Mark show photos, 10 Takeaways from the show and your Heroes & Villains of Southampton before the attention turns to the Copper Box. Mark Out, my lovelies, Mark Out.

Well, well, my lovelies... It's RevPro Sunday for you, even if it is not RevPro Sunday for me. My FOMO is battling my caffeine addiction right now as I've seen off the morning cappuccino and espresso chaser and am about to head west from sunny Sharnbrook to picturesque Penarth for family holiday number two of the summer holidays knowing A LOT is going to go down in York Hall today without me. I might be a wee bit quieter next week than normal due to my efforts to avoid social media until I get to see Sizzler in full. If I can't be there live then I'm going to do my best to get as close to the full experience as and when I can. There'll be 10 Takeaways and Heroes and Villains undoubtedly and Cromulent Wrestling will be back with a full review with my co-host Cromulent George and guest Spike (who Likes Wrestling don't you know) so they'll still be plenty to sink your teeth into. And who knows, maybe the sea air of Dunraven Bay will get me list-making or deep-diving too.... We will see! For now, though, ladies, gentlemen and Marks, we must Preview Pro Wrestling At Its Best!

Ok, so I'm going to start here...

Gideon Grey Vs Dan Magee. I don't want to speculate on this match and I don't want to say anything more than this; I hope more than anything that Gideon and Dan can look back on the match with pride and are happy with what they put on and I hope everyone - EVERY SINGLE PERSON - in York Hall is on their feet at the end of the match making as much noise as they can.

Where shall we begin? Well, if it were me, I'd put Dan and Gideon on first and let them get it out of their system to save them building up the emotions for too long after the first bell and then I would follow it up with Luke Jacobs Vs Trevor Lee so let's begin there, shall we? This will be a barn burner for sure! For those only familiar with Cameron Grimes, Trevor Lee has all that charisma, all that energy and a top, top level of in-ring performance to match. Luke will want to ensure he bounces into the Copper Box in the finest form, battle tested like top tier pro wrestlers always like to be, sharpened by the sharpest iron. Trevor will want to return to RevPro, to York Hall where he made his solitary appearance against Trent Seven in 2017 and show the world why his future is one even brighter than his past. This could steal the show but, then again, so could so many matches on this un-be-leeeeev-able card.

For example, how does Donovan Dijak Vs Robbie X tickle your taste buds? This was set up in Coventry with Dijak's unprovoked attack on Robbie, who was slow to leave the ringside area following his loss to Zozaya. Dijak brought all his star power to the HMV Empire and walked back into RevPro like he was ten feet tall but Robbie has all the fight, all the heart and, most importantly, all the skill needed to chop down the biggest of oaks. This is Robbie's last appearance before he heads off to CMLL for the Grand Prix tour; can he leave with the biggest win of his 2024? I would not bet against him. However, I think Dijak might have eyes on staying with RevPro that little bit longer and may have eyes on the Copper Box so let's see. This will be a guaranteed banger - it's impossible not to be.

Speaking of Zozaya, we will see 'El Freestyler' take his second shot at RKJ after falling to 'The Killer' at Raw Deal. This one intrigues me immensely. For the longest time it felt inevitable that Ricky would face Gabe Kidd at the Copper Box. But, if so, why the delay? Secondly, if that is the case, Ricky will need to beat Zozaya to take momentum into a BIG match with the MVP of the 2024 G1 Climax. However, Zozaya will come at RKJ with EVERYTHING after losing out to him the first time round. Don't forget, Zozaya has only been pinned by Ricky, Michael Oku and Angel De Oro in RevPro in ten singles contests. The Spaniard must have a date at the Copper Box - he must do - so are we due for RKJ Vs Zozaya III if he can beat Ricky today? Do we finally see Gabe Vs Shibata at the Copper Box? Or am I simply overthinking it all? We will know soon enough.

And with one eye on the Copper Box we come to the Undisputed British Women's Championship contest between Dani Luna and Nina Samuels. Fresh off of victory over Anita Vaughan last time out, Nina looks to add one more belt to her collection. Dani, know, has proven time and time again that she DOES NOT DIE and it will take something more than the best Rhio, Alex Windsor, Nightshade and Safire Reed could bring to the fight to dethrone her. Then again, Nina will not come alone will she...? If Dani retains, I expect two things to happen - a graphic with her RevPro XII opponent and an indication of who will be the ones trusted to take down the Cut Throat Collective at the Copper Box.

From one championship to another and we are getting closer to knowing our six combatants for the Cruiserweight Scramble match. We have Neon, obviously, and he was joined by Will Kaven (who beat Robbie X in the 229), Cameron Khai (who beat Danny Black in the HMV Empire) and ELP who, I assume, was deemed worthy without a qualifier due to the fact the is a former Undisputed British Champion, former British J Cup Winner and, well, because he is EL Fucking P. So two spots left; Leon Slater or Jack Cartwheel? Does the sixth participant make an appearance, get announced or have to qualifier via The 1865 this time next week on the Copper Box go-home show? Leon will be the heavy favourite going into this one but Jack Cartwheel is no slouch; don't let the cartwheels fool you into thinking he is a one trick pony, he can go for sure. This one will be a lot of fun I feel but there is no question that both men know what is at stake.

And those high stakes bring us to the Number One contednership match for the Undisputed British Tag Team Championships at the Copper Box between YOUNGBLOOD, David Francisco & 'Goldenboy' Santos, Greedy Souls and Sunshine Machine. Everybody knows, Sunshine Machine (Rules) have their RevPro careers on the line each and every time they step foot into the RevPro ring until they win, if they can, the Undisputed British Tag Team Championships. They have prospered under their own pressure but this one is different - three opponents mean they don't even have to be pinned or submitted to lose their status and to bring an end to the journey that so many of us have been a part of for years and years at this stage. I can't even begin to comprehend that... Sunshine Machine WILL win. They WILL go to the Copper Box, they WILL beat Grizzled Young Veterans and we WILL live happily ever after.

Finally we come to our main event, quite possibly the biggest York Hall main event since Kurt Angle Vs Zack Sabre Jr. Maxwell Jacob Friedman will walk into enemy territory, the home of European wrestling, the home of independent wrestling, the thing he despises so much, to face the Face of European wrestling, of independent wrestling, Michael Oku. With his AEW Internatio... AMERICAN Championship on the line, MJF is looking to use Oku to send a message to Will Ospreay, his opponent at Wembley's All In London IF Oku falls to MJF today. If Oku can take the title, though, there is a potential date for Oku against PAC, a man with a Tony Khan approved shot at the belt lined up, at Wembley, freeing Ospreay and Max to go at it in what has become a grudge match with so much more than the title heating it up. This one fascinates me and is one George, Spike and I discussed in length on Cromulent Wrestling's This Is A Revolution podcast this week if you want further analysis, speculation and Markdom.  

For now, my lovelies, I'll be clocking off until I've caught you all up with today's action. See you on the other side brothers, sisters and everything in between.

Happy RevPro Sunday my lovelies! And what a Sunday we have in store! A return to the HMV Empire in Coventry, a new home for Revolution Pro Wrestling, and a signal of intent to make Coventry a  DESTINATION for RevPro fans with an incredible NINE match card including a MIGHTY main event to Feast Your Eyes on (sorry, that was cheap). So, before I head up the M1 I've got my morning cappuccino and espresso chaser by my side, so let's Preview Pro Wrestling At Its Best.

Shall we start at the very top of the card? Our main event will see the return of Donovan Dijak to Revolution Pro Wrestling, a man who made multiple appearances for the promotion prior to joining WWE in 2017, and he faces our Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion, Michael Oku, in a non-title affair as Oku prepares for Luke Jacobs on August 24th at the Copper Box Arena for RevPro XII Anniversary. Oku has never been one to shy away from a challenge but Dijak has to be one of the biggest challenges, literally and figuratively, that he has encountered this last year as champion. With the card for Summer Sizzler being announced tomorrow, a HUGE show for RevPro on the Road To The Copper Box, something feels a-brewing here. If Dijak wins, does he get a title shot in York Hall on August 11th? If Oku survives Dijak, do we get an indication to his match two weeks from today? This card is massive but there is also something significant to it being labelled as "must watch" by Andy Quildan - he doesn't make promises he can't keep. We still remember the "Southampton Super Show" on April 1st, after all.

There's a lot on this card with Summer Sizzler and Copper Box ramifications, which brings me to Ethan Allen addressing his health after the vicious attack administered by Connor Mills at the conclusion of the Revolution Tag main event in Sheffield last month. I can't speculate too much here, all I can say is that I hope with all hope that Ethan is fit and well and ready to declare himself set to face Mills at RevPro XII. I don't want to contemplate the alternative, in all honesty. As for Mills, he faces Dynamite Lee Dawson in the Contenders latest opportunity to Win Or Learn. Dawson gave Mills a run for his money in the 229 last year but Mills in 2024 is on a different level and something tells me this might be a concise, dominant victory for True Grit.

RKJ was due to face Chris Ridgeway but Chris has had to take some time away from the ring to heal up and injury a so Ricky now faces the returning Omari. This is one I am very excited for as it is always great to see new people get opportunities and one where I feel will lead to establishing RKJ's Copper Box situation. For me, everything still points towards RKJ Vs Gabe Kidd and a promo from The Killer or an on-screen video from the Mad Man here could set that up. As far as the match goes, I'm very much looking forward to seeing how this goes - can Omari cause an upset in his first RevPro show since 2019? He will have the home turf advantage as a member of the 0121 and may benefit from the fact that RKJ was preparing for Ridgeway - can he profit from the element of surprise? Ricky has shown how well he adapts to newcomers (or returnees in this case) this past six months, being the standard bearer used to test a multitude of debutants. Really interested in this one in both the action and any aftermath which may follow.

Another match with a fascinating dynamic sees Robbie X face Zozaya, a match which could steal the entire show such is the pedigree of both guys and their uncanny ability to have unrivalled chemistry with anyone they face in the ring. Zozaya has the size, strength and technical advantage and is riding a wave in RevPro after picking up some huge wins over recent months. Robbie, on the other hand, does have the speed and experience advantage and, if he can utilise those two, could set himself up for his venture out to Mexico with CMLL with a big win. We know Robbie is unavailable for the Copper Box but something tells me he is set for a big match at Summer Sizzler so let's see if we get an indication of that here. As for Zozaya, he has been on a run of big time matches with a who's who of the best talent in the world. For Sizzler and RevPro XII, who's ready to step up to the breakout star of 2024? 

A match with very clear and direct links to the Copper Box sees Danny Black and Cameron Khai vie for a spot in the Cruiserweight Championship Six Man Scramble. With Neon and Will Kaven guaranteed, I made my pitch and prediction for the four men I think will join them on the Cromulent Wrestling 'This Is A Revolution' podcast last week in our Mail Bag Episode and the first part of that prediction could come true here if Cameron can take the momentum from beating Robbie X in Sheffield into Coventry and overcome Danny Black, with the CPF man making his RevPro singles debut. A huge opportunity for both men, this, with the chance to wrestle for RevPro gold at stake for the winner and the chance to join the biggest card at the biggest show in European pro wrestling.

Last time we were in Coventry, the show began when David Francisco and Josh James joined together to take on and defeat Yorkshire Tough, Reece & Rogan. How times have changed. Today the pair will face off in very, very different circumstances. Having both graduated the Contenders division, the two men have taken very different paths. 'The Centrepiece' David Francisco is focused upon winning, regardless of how those wins come. He claims he is simply levelling the playing field and his association with 'Goldenboy' Santos has helped him to amass four victories from his last five singles/tags. Josh has not yet hit the same level of form with victories but his performances against Gabe Kidd, Oskar Leube and RKJ were three of the best of his tenure with RevPro despite falling short and his singles win over the aforementioned Santos was one of the biggest of his career to date. This SHOULD therefore be a fascinating contest, rich in history and heat but something tells me Francisco will find every way possible to weasel his way out of the firing line and whomever is assigned referee duties for this zone will need their head on a swivel to keep up with Francisco and Santos.

Two women's division matches on the card may help shape the team assigned the task of defending the honour within RevPro's women from the despicable tactics we have seen from the Cut Throat Collective, Alex Windsor, Nina Samuels, Lizzy Evo, Mercedez Blaze and Safire Reed, who have run roughshod over the company these last six weeks. Kanji has carried the burden in the most part, assisted at times by Lucia Lee and Rhio. Today Kanji faces Debbie Keitel, who makes her first RevPro appearance since 2022. I'm very curious to see how this plays out and where Keitel's loyalty lies, if she has any at all, and what happens if and when the Cut Throat Collective and Kanji's paths cross in the HMV Empire as it feels virtually impossible for them to go the whole show without coming to blows. 

As for the CTC, Lizzy Evo takes on Anita Vaughan, presumably with at least one of her stablemates running riot at ringside. Vaughan will have the odds stacked against her as, one, Lizzy is a top tier talent who poses a dangerous array of offence to any opponent and, two, she is never alone in RevPro. The CTC are a pack of hyenas, operating as a pack, confident in the knowledge that no other animal can survive the collective intelligence, danger and numbers they have at their disposal. Anita knows this of course, she was subject of a CTC attack at the end of her headline appearance in St Neots last month, and she will be out for revenge. I cannot put over enough how much I am loving the fresh lease of life the women of RevPro have and these two matches and the story surrounding them are perfect examples why.

And finally... NOT THIS SUNDAY, BOYS. Sunshine Machine put their RevPro future on the line again, as they will until they win back the Undisputed British Tag Team Championships or lose. The pressure is what TK Cooper felt he and Chuck Mambo needed to get themselves back to their best in a RevPro ring and, as much as I hate it, it has worked thus far. Beating Chris Ridgeway and Connor Mills was one thing - the pair have a volatile relationship and Sunshine Machine benefitted from this - but getting wins over former champs and long-time rivals Greedy Souls AND giving YOUNGBLOOD their first taste of tag team defeat since NJPW New Year's Dash at the turn of the year was something else; two matches which had my anxiety rising high as I'm desperate to see my boys bring the belts home. Today they face a challenge which I have major trepidation about; Trew & Lacey, two hungry men with a low moral compass and willing to pop any trick to get the W, as they proved when they beat Michael Oku and Harry Milligan in their last victorious outing for RevPro. TK and Mambo need thier wits about them and eyes in the back of their heads here. I have faith though. 

And there we have it... Coventry here I come. If you are attending, come say hi and Mark Out and if you are watching On Demand, enjoy Pro Wrestling At Its Best! Next week's 10 Takeaways From The HMV Empire will give you all you need to know if you can't manage either live option. Until then, Mark Out.

Happy RevPro Sunday ladies, gentlemen and Marks! It's 229 Sunday for the last time until September and we have been given one hell of a card to get our teeth into; I cannot wait! So, here I am, Sunday morning, espresso in my system and a cappuccino cooling down to get me geared up for the drive down to London and I'm hyped to get talking about today's card so, let's get straight into it, let's Preview Pro Wrestling At Its Best!

First up I've got to dive into a match which has me anxious - YOUNGBLOOD Vs Sunshine Machine. Last Saturday was a big, big night for both teams; Yuto Nakashima returned from a near four month lay off to reunite YOUNGBLOOD and Sunshine Machine got one over their rivals Greedy Souls and, most importantly, kept the dream alive; TK and Mambo will continue to put their future as a team in RevPro on the line until they either capture the Undisputed British Tag Team Championships or they lose. They got over Souls; can they get over YOUNGBLOOD? Oskar and Yuto have not lost on their European excursion and have never lost a tag team match outside of Japan. Something has to give this afternoon and I'd be lying if I said it wasn't leaving me feeling uneasy about my favourite tag team and their future.

Two matches follow which I am super excited for and am finding it very difficult to determine who I think might come away with the win in each contest. First up we have the in-form and Copper Box bound Connor Mills facing the returning, G1 Climax contestant Callum Newman. Neither man will be happy with anything other than victory here. Mills and Ethan Allen are all but confirmed for the Cooper Box and, after defeating Chris Ridgeway last week and holding the ring at the close of the show, Mills will want to maintain momentum. As for Newman, he upset the odds by overcoming Yujiro Takahashi, KENTA and Yoshi Hashi to qualify for his first ever G1 and he will not want to go into the most prestigious heavyweight competition in the world on the back of a defeat. Can't call this one! Love it. Great booking!

The other match I can't call at all sees Leon Slater face Zozaya, in a match which will likely steal the show. Zozaya is the most talented wrestler to seemingly appear out of nowhere I have ever been witness to. Not only is he unbelievably talented in the ring but his matches are always, always, match of the night contenders; he knows how to draw a crowd in so incredibly well. I genuinely think Leon and Zozaya will still be wrestling each other in twenty years time as two of the most successful wrestlers to ever come out of Europe. This could be really, really special. How does Zozaya bounce back from his first loss since his breakout UK appearance? Leon has just two singles losses this year and one of those was after a distraction from Will Kaven. This has an unpredictable winner but will be a guaranteed banger and I wouldn't be surprised if we get some direction as to both men's Copper Box destiny from this encounter.

Speaking of Will Kaven, the 'Ruthless' one takes on Robbie X this afternoon in a qualifier for the RevPro XII Anniversary Cruiserweight Scramble match at the Copper Box. Kaven fell short against Neon one on one in Stevenage and Robbie fell short in singles actiob against Cameron Khai in Sheffield so both men will be looking to bounce back from defeat and that adds some real legitimacy to the idea behind these qualifying matches which I really like. There is no out and out obvious choice to challenge Neon based on form and so these matches fit perfectly into the sporting framework of RevPro and will add some high stakes to the shows across July and August in London, Coventry and Southampton. I really, really like this. Kaven and Robbie worked against each other a fair few times at the end of 2022 and early 2023; I'm really looking forward to this one as I believe Kaven has really grown as a performer since then and I'm keen to see them work against one other again.  

And to two men who have never faced, not only in RevPro but in any company, and we will see the debuting Jay Joshua face Ricky Knight Jr. RKJ feels like he is on course to face Gabe Kidd sooner rather than later and that screams Copper Box and, during his wait for the Mad Man to return from Japan, he has been working hard at testing out anyone and everyone who comes into RevPro; Mike D Vecchio, 'Goldenboy' Santos, Vaughan Vertigo, Zozaya and now Jay Joshua. All of those matches ended the same way, with the Killer with his hand raised high. Jay Joshua will have to be at his very best and live up to his 'Sicker Than Your Average' moniker to avoid the same fate. Don't get it wrong, though, Jay Joshua will come in with a chip on his shoulder, a point to prove and comes with a BIG reputation as a highly decorated, experienced pro. Really up for this. Joshua Vs RKJ; say less.

Someone else making their 229 debut is Ronnie Knocks, as she steps in and steps up to Mercedez Blaze. Knocks made her RevPro debut a fortnight ago in St Neots, teaming with Evie Madden and Artemis to face Blaze, Lizzy Evo and Safire Reed. That match certainly did not go how Ronnie would have wanted, as it proved to be a dominant win for the group we now know as the Cut Throat Collective. However, one on one with Mercedez Blaze, Knocks has a chance for vindication. However, when you face one of the CTC, you know the rest will not be far away. Anything other than a Mercedes victory here would shock me but winning is not all that Ronnie can take from the experience, as the London School of Wrestling trainee will look to embody the mantra of "Win Or Learn" that flows through the lifeblood of Revolution Pro Wrestling.

And we know the CTC won't be too far away as Lizzy Evo and Safire Reed will be teaming to face Kanji and Lucia Lee. Kanji has really stepped up as the face of the women's division in defiance to the Cut Throat Collective, alongside Undisputed British Women's Champion Dani Luna, and she teams with Lucia again this week after the pair suffered defeat last time out, teaming with Rhio to face Evo, Reed and Nina Samuels. That match saw Lucia isolated for large parts and Safire and Lizzy will likely look to do the same again, exploiting Lucia's trepidations. Lucia looked rattled in Stevenage after the attack that ended the last 229 show which saw the CTC attack everyone at ringside, Lucia included. However she and Kanji will have the full support of the 229 ready to embrace Kanj-Lee. Two of my favourite people in Revolution Pro Wrestling standing together to face the Cut Throat Collective? I could not be more hyped for this. Can they do it? YES THEY KANJ-LEE!

And finally we come to the match on the card that is likely to main event proceedings, a High Stakes 2024 rematch between JJ Gale and Luke Jacobs. This will be their third encounter of the last nine months, with Luke holding two victories over JJ. However, each time he has faced the Heart and Soul of Revolution Pro has been a harder test for the North West Strong man as JJ is growing and improving month on month and has evolved into a Top Guy in RevPro in 2024. There will be tonnes of heat in this as Luke and JJ really have taken a disliking for one another in recent weeks. I'd imagine JJ earned a lot of Luke's respect at High Stakes but, over the last few weeks, has been in and around Jacobs ever since JJ made the save for Robbie X when Luke took liberties with the King Of The Cruiserweights at the end of their St Neots contest. The Young Gun was trying to get in the head of Michael Oku but what he did do was reignite a feud with JJ Gale and two multiman matches last weekend has led us to this singles rematch. Andy Quildan, you are spoiling us.

So there we have it, lovelies, the cappuccino has been drunk and I'm gunna get ready to hop in the car and head down for a cheeky Nandos with my Podcast partner Cromulent George before we bounce into the 229 with a spring in our step because of this beauty of a card we have been provided. If you are popping down, let Cromulent Wrestling be your soundtrack, let davethemark.com by your newsfeed and come say hi at the show. Most importantly, Mark Out!

Happy RevPro Sunday my lovelies! After a highly eventful Raw Deal in Stevenage last night we have a lot to talk about ahead of the trip north to the Sheffield Network for what promises to be a really exciting show. We have a championship defence, the headliners of the RevPro XII Anniversary squaring off, the return of YOUNGBLOOD and all the fall out from the wild scenes in the Gordon Craig Theatre involving Alex Windsor and the band of bitches who have taken RevPro by storm this past month. So, lets get into it before I hit the M1 north, let's Preview Pro Wrestling At Its Best!

So let's start with this week's Hero Of The Week Alex Windsor, who made me look like an absolute mug by working us all and joining forces with Nina Samuels, Lizzy Evo, Mercedes Blaze and Safire Reed. After Nightshade was defeated by 'Hollyhood' Haley J, despite all of her stablemates attempted interference of her behalf, she was ejected from the group. Windsor came to make the save for Haley, or so we thought, but instead showed her true colours and directed the attack on Nightshade, culminating in her being powerbombed through a table. Today Windsor and Haley J go one on one, whilst Lizzy Evo faces Kanji and, again, you have to believe that Nina, Mercedez and Safire will not be far away when each match goes down. Kanji was ON FIRE last night, teaming with Rhio and Lucia Lee against Nina, Lizzy and Safire but victory escapes her as the heels isolated and dominated Lucia. Kanji will be looking to get one over the team who have been a permanent pain in the side of everyone in their path this last month, Haley will be looking to go back to back on her RevPro debut weekend and Windsor and Evo will be looking to continue their dominance of the RevPro women's division. We have just a few stops left on the Road To The Copper Box so I'll be looking for any indication as to who will team with Kanji to face Windsor, Blaze, Samuels, Evo and Reed at the biggest show of the year.

Four intriguing singles matches on this card and each bring variety to what looks a balanced and top quality card. Cameron Khai and Robbie X will face one on one, looking to bounce back from defeats last night and looking to build momentum in the Cruiserweight division with half an eye on the Championship encounter Will Kaven and Neon will contest further up the card. Robbie and Cameron fought in the 229 earlier this year prior to Cameron taking on the mentorship of Leyton Buzzard, so it will be interesting to see if 'El Capitan' can guide him to victory here. Robbie has only picked up one victory since then, having been involved in a number of multi-man matches, but is still a serious prospect when he goes one on one with any fellow Cruiserweight. Can Robbie fight his way into a Championship match at the Copper Box or does the 'Best Junior Heavyweight In The World', as he was announced last night, have a different destiny for RevPro's XII Anniversary? Of course we need to determine who will be the champion by then and we should find that out today as Neon defends against Will Kaven, who has picked up a series of high profile victories over the past month to earn the opportunity. Lots to unpick here and lots of different directions the company could take in the Cruiserweight division, which is what makes RevPro Pro Wrestling At Its Best.

Whilst those two matches will be frantic and frenetic, the next two will be anything but. Josh James and 'Goldenboy' Santos will be a proper hoss fight and I cannot wait for it. With both men looking for their first singles win of 2024 in RevPro, Santos will be seconded by David Francisco, a man Josh has a storied rivalry with, as the two former Contenders find themselves forever in one another's orbits. Expect a hard-hitting, meaty, beef-fest but keep an eye on 'The Centrepiece' who will look to manipulate proceedings from ringside. As for Connor Mills and Chris Ridgeway, this will be a technical war and I'm already purring at the prospect. In terms of the action, expect plenty of mat work, vicious and spiteful strikes, claws and scratches and just about anything goes in terms of what these men will be prepared to do to get past the other because they are dangerous, merciless men with very little conscious. Ridgeway is a member of North West Strong and a friend and ally to the Young Guns, two men Mills has had umbrage with for months and months. Ethan Allen accepted 'True Grit's challenge last night and demanded Mills face him at the Copper Box as he clearly wants the biggest stage to face a man he truly despises. And with Mills, Allen, Jacobs and Ridgeway all in one place at the same time, Mills may find himself in need of friends and, with Oku and Zozaya also on the card, we might be getting one step closer to a Destination Everywhere reunion Vs Young Guns in tag and or trios between now and August 24th. Beautifully dovetailed stories here - my favourite kind of storytelling.

And, ladies, gentlemen and Marks, that brings us to the main event... A MASSIVE REVOLUTION TAG! Man, I love these matches. They always lead to new directions, new matches and story advancement so let's see whats on offer here. On one side we have Oku, Zozaya, YOUNGBLOOD and JJ Gale and on the side we have Sunshine Machine, Young Guns and RKJ. Obviously that means we have the fascinating opportunity to see Oku and Jacobs get their hands on each other after we learnt last night that Oku Vs Jacobs is now all but confirmed as the headliner for the Copper Box. Additionally Ethan Allen will want to get his hands on Oku and Jacobs will want to get one over Zozaya after 'El Freestyler' humbled him in Southampton three weeks ago. Then we have JJ Gale who has a grudge to bear with both of the Young Guns.l and RKJ who would love nothing more than to get his hands on Oku and JJ again. Lots to unpick there! The one I'm most curious about, though, is Sunshine Machine - does this lead to a contest with YOUNGBLOOD or, possibly, Young Guns at the 229 or in Coventry next month? With their RevPro careers on the line every time they wrestle until they win back their Undisputed British Tag Team Championships, either prospect scares me as YOUNGBLOOD are undefeated and Young Guns are in a different gear and riding the crest of a wave into the biggest matches of both men's careers at the Copper Box. 

So much to break down, so much to look forward to and so much to make today an ESSENTIAL watch on RevPro On Demand if you are not joining me in the Network. And, on that, note, I'm going to grab one last coffee and get myself driving! Let's F'n Go!

Happy RevPro Sun... SATURDAY! That can mean only one thing my lovelies, it's a Stevenage and Sheffield double header! A stacked card today, a stacked card tomorrow and a whole lot to talk about... The Road To The Copper Box is well and truly under way! A Raw Deal preview today, a Live In Sheffield preview tomorrow and a fair few miles on the clock in between. So, let's get into it, let's break down the card for tonight's return to the Gordon Craig Theatre, let's Preview Pro Wrestling At Its Best!

We start with the most recent addition to the card as Greedy Souls face Sunshine Machine. Danny Jones and Brendan White are awaiting their chance to face Grizzled Young Veterans for the Undisputed British Tag Team Championships after clashes with Zack Gibson and James Drake at Uprising and the Revolution Rumble. The Souls have tried to force their shot and are on a self-imposed hiatus until they get it. However, that seems to have changed with the announcement that TK Cooper and Chuck Mambo are putting their RevPro tag team careers on the line each and every time they get in the ring until they themselves reach the precipice once more. The opportunity to put a long time rival out to pasture has drawn Bronco and Danny out and we get the next chapter in a storied rivalry tonight. 

Teeks and Mambo want the pressure after eighteen months of disappointment in RevPro since they were last champs and the risk paid off when they faced Chris Ridgeway and Connor Mills. However, Greedy Souls are a very different prospect - they are a seasoned, battle tested tag team, they are former champions and they have had Sunshine Machine's number in the past. Big pressure on Sunshine Machine, here. For Souls, though, have they fallen into a trap? They can claim a right to challenge GYV as their next challengers but, if Chuck and TK can overcome them, will Sunshine Machine have their own right to be the next challengers? With the Copper Box looming, there's a lot that this could lead to.

And in a very different tag team contest, we will see David Francisco and 'Goldenboy' Santos face off against Sha Samuels and Oskar Leube in a Street Fight. This will be a tonne of fun, offering some variety to the card and, if positioned well, give an opportunity to really break up the card for the crowd. Francisco has been embroiled in a feud with both Sha and Oskar after eliminating both from the Revolution Rumble and turning on Samuels. Sha had coached 'The Centrepiece' through his match with Josh James, his last ever singles match in the Contenders division, before Francisco low blowed him in the Rumble and sent him over the top rope. After surviving both Sha and Oskar in singles contests, using the ring ropes to cheat to win and escape both matches with victory, Francisco recruited his countryman 'Goldenboy' Santos to provide back up, which led to their match in Southampton and the rematch tonight after, once again, Francisco cheated to win. So, here we are, a Street Fight to bring some closure to the feud and I cannot think of a better venue to do it in, with the size of the Gordon Craig Theatre allowing some sprawling brawls in and amongst the crowd, who will lap it up. This should be a real highlight and hopefully Sha and Oskar can get their redemption. 

Last time out the Revolution rolled into St Neots and we have two matches on the card which stem directly from events there. The first will see Young Guns take on the team of Robbie X and JJ Gale in what will be a guaranteed highlight of the card. Luke Jacobs tried to send a message to Michael Oku after beating Robbie X last week in singles action by locking in the Champion's own Half Crab on the 'King Of The Cruiserweights' after the bell had gone, taking liberties and looking to embarrass Robbie in front of his own fans. Taking umbrage with that, JJ Gale came to the save and hit Jacobs with Gale Force. JJ and Jacobs have a lot of history, with their encounter at High Stakes one of the highlights of 2024 so far, and 'The Heart and Soul of Revolution Pro' has been an ally to Robbie X before. This one sees Young Guns team together for just the second time since Ethan Allen returned to the ring and will be the first time they've ever teamed in Stevenage, in a town that has become a regular jaunt for RevPro over the years. However, if their match with Trew & Lacey in the 229 earlier this month told us anything, it's that Ethan and the Guns have returned in a different gear. Can't wait for this.

The other match to come out of last Sunday is the match I know has many of you lovelies excited the most from this card as the timeline lit up when this one dropped; Zozaya Vs Ricky Knight Jr. After Zozaya overcame Chris Ridgeway, in a match I loved at the time and one I've Marked out over ever since, pondering the details and story told, RKJ joined 'El Freestyler' on the stage and made his intentions clear without saying a thing; RKJ wants Zozaya to see just how good the new kid really is. Ricky has taken on a gatekeeper role in RevPro of late, being the man to test anyone who comes in. Whether that's been Jordan Oliver, Mike D Vecchio, Vaughn Vertigo or 'Goldenboy' Santos, RKJ has proven to be a step too far for the newcomers. With one singles loss in all of 2024 and with an expected date with Gabe Kidd lined up for the Copper Box, it feels like RKJ is poised to be the first to step up to either Luke Jacobs or Michael Oku (or Anthony Ogogo) once they've settled the fate of the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship. For that reason, I think we will see Zozaya's first loss in RevPro since the last time we were in the Gordon Craig Theatre. However, if I'm wrong, then I'll be fascinated as that may put all of my forecasts for RKJ off course and I do love a surprise as RevPro deliver them better than anyone else. There's always breadcrumbs, and I love nothing more than eating them up, but sometimes there are two trails and they lead in different directions and THAT is storytelling done to perfection.

Transitioning over to the women's division (note: division) and we are reaping the rewards of the investment made into the invading faction as, once again, we have two women's matches, a host of women on the card (10 last week, 8 this week) and, to create space on the card for the additional women's match(es), we have a wider variety on the show, with more multi-man matches across both shows this weekend which offer variety, interesting dynamics for storytelling and rivalry building and even more unpredictability. Win-win. 

The first of the women's division contests sees Nightshade in singles action against 'Hollyhood' Haley J, who is making her RevPro debut. The other sees 'The Deadly One's stablemates Safire Reed, Lizzy Evo and Nina Samuels take on Rhio, Kanji and Lucia Lee in a six-woman tag. Nightshade will be looking to return to winning ways after the only setback the stable have suffered so far, when Nightshade failed to capture the Undisputed British Women's Championship in Southampton. Lizzy, Nina and Safire will be looking to assert their dominance, to continue their quest to shake things up on RevPro and to dislodge the status quo and, importantly, to add another win to their records. As for Lucia, Rhio and Kanji, they will all be looking to gain some revenge for the attacks all three suffered as a consequence of the invasion (we really could do with a name for this stable now, please). Haley J will be looking to show out on her debut but she may not know what she is stepping into as, whilst she faces Nightshade, you know Nina, Lizzy and Safire won't be far away. I can't put over enough how much I am enjoying this increased focus on building a women's division and it feels like everything delivered so far has done really well so I expect these to as well.

That leaves us with two matches featuring two champions, one with the championship on the line tonight and one with the championship on the line tomorrow. Stacked doesn't really do it justice! Undisputed British Cruiserweight Champion Neon shocked the Revolution when he defeated Jordon Breaks at Fantastica Mania UK and took the belt with him back to Mexico and CMLL. He's back in the UK this weekend, facing Cameron Khai tonight in a non-title match and Will Kaven tomorrow with the strap on the line. A huge opportunity for Khai as, victory today could see him in line for a shot at the belt and, with the Copper Box looming and RevPro's 12th Anniversary just three shows away after this weekend, he could etch himself into RevPro history and ALL of that starts today. Neon, though, is one hell of a talent and his matches at Fantastica Mania UK feel like they were just the tip of the iceberg for the luchadore so in fascinated to see him over the course of this weekend to see just how good he is.

And then we have the main event, the match which has enormous permutations, not just for the Copper Box, but for Revolution Pro Wrestling as a whole and for the entire pro wrestling landscape; Michael Oku Vs Anthony Ogogo for the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship. Take any of the three possible results - win, lose or draw, there's massive stakes involved. If Oku wins and Ogogo loses then Anthony Ogogo will have just lost his first EVER professional wrestling match on UK soil and his first career loss since his 2021 loss to the current WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. That is massive. If Oku and Ogogo ends in a draw, then Ogogo has every right to pressure Andy Quildan into making the main event of RevPro XII a triple threat match. And, well, if Ogogo wins... We will have a new Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship! Whatever way you look at it, there's real unpredictability in this and that creates excitement and, I'll tell you know, I'm two coffees, one bowl of porridge and a pack of pickled onion Monster Munch into this preview and I'm DAMN EXCITED. 

So there we have it my friends; all that's left is to get to Stevenage or, if you prefer, sat behind RevPro On Demand, and Mark Out. I'll be there with Sophie, my now ten year old Mini Mark after her birthday yesterday (where the f... has a DECADE gone?) so feel free to come say hi if you are there and, if not, enjoy and wait for the 10 Takeaways to drop next week!

Ladies, Gentlemen and Marks... It's RevPro Sunday! We return to the Priory Centre for the last time in a long time due to some venue developments taking place and we have been given a stacked card with twenty wrestlers across eight matches, featuring ten men and ten women and this "women's revolution" I keep reading about in association with RevPro seems to be in full effect. So, let's get down to it, I've got my morning coffee, go grab yours, and let's Preview Pro Wrestling At Its Best!

We start off with the return of Alex Windsor, making her first RevPro appearance since Epic Encounter where she picked up only her third ever RevPro singles loss and went back to back in the L column for the first time in her Revolution Pro Wrestling career. Since those two defeats to Dani Luna and Rhio she has been stateside, wrestling for AEW, ROH and NJPW, and will be looking to return home with a reminder of why she is the standard for women's wrestling in the UK. Opposite her is the debuting Anita Vaughan, an Irish powerhouse performer who will prove a real test for Windsor. Vaughan has the height, size and power advantage but Windsor has the experience, the resolve and the winner's mentality to get hard fought matches over the line in her favour. I'm really up for this one; I'm curious to see where Alex Windsor's loyalties lie in terms of everything happening in the RevPro women's division. Is she going to stand up for Dani Luna in the expected five on five womens match at the 12th Anniversary show, All In weekend, or will she be looking to assert herself opposite Luna and make Luna Vs Stephanie Vaquer a triple threat? Maybe we find out today as the Road To The Copper Box is certainly well under way now.

And speaking of the women's division in RevPro, we will see in action today four fifths of the women who invaded the 229 earlier this month. Nina Samuels faces off from RevPro favourite Kanji whilst Safire Reed, Lizzy Evo and Mercedez Blaze face RevPro debutants in Ronnie Knocks, Evie Madden and Artemis. St Neots is very much a part of Kanji Country, and all the love of the Priory Centre will be with our girl, but Nina is a dangerous proposition; the 'BritWres Belt Collector' will be looking to take down a mainstay of RevPro in vengeance for being overlooked by RevPro management for so long. I worry about Kanji with this one, in all honesty, as this collective that has formed has a mob mentality, seems to lack any form of individual ego and is focused on the sole purpose of shaking up the status quo. If Kanji is wrestling Nina, therefore, then Mercedez, Lizzy and Safire won't be far away.

As for Ronnie Knocks, Evie Madden and Artemis, they will soak in their RevPro debuts but may not get to enjoy it for too long as Evo, Reed and Blaze will likely look to make an example of them all. Knocks has been a regular at the London School Of Wrestling under the training of Sha Samuels for a long time now and will be looking to impress, which is exactly why Safire, Lizzy and Mercedez will be looking to act as spoiler. Artemis has worked across the UK scene for the past two years building up experiences, learning as she goes and steps into Revolution Pro Wrestling for the first time looking to show that she can be a powerhouse in the division. And Artemis knows the final piece of the puzzle well, having competed on shows with 'The FashHun' Evie Madden a number of times across multiple promotions. It will be fascinating to see three newcomers to RevPro step in and try to step up to three intimidating and accomplished stars of the scene. Safire and Mercedez have been impressive each and every time they have stepped into a RevPro ring and now, with Lizzy, Nina and Nightshade, they have a renewed sense of purpose and direction. As for Lizzy, I'm very excited to see her for the first time after hearing rave reviews from friends who attend a wider range of shows than I do across the UK. 

For me, this is what RevPro does best; they provide us with cards which always offer something which is guaranteed to be great, something which has genuine intrigue as to where the stories, arcs and angles might go and something that is new and exciting. In the new and exciting column we come next to the debuting Vaughn Vertigo and the returning Scotty Rawk. 'Double V' Vaughn Vertigo faces RKJ, a man who seems to be taking on the role of the acid test for all newcomers lately, having been the first opponent for 'Goldenboy' Santos and the final opponent for Mike D Vecchio. Vertigo comes into RevPro with a wealth of experience across all of North America and Europe as a top level independent cruiserweight and so a contest with the fastest man and the fastest hands in RevPro will be a real test and a guaranteed thrill-ride for us at ringside. 

As for Scotty Rawk, he goes one on one with the 'Heart & Soul Of Revolution Pro' JJ Gale, a man in tremendous form and one who is having a real breakout year in the company, stepping up the card and putting on the size to be blurring the lines between cruiserweight and heavyweight. JJ will be looking to get back to winning ways after singles defeats to RKJ and Connor Mills whilst Scotty will be looking to impress on his first RevPro appearance of 2024. The first time we saw Scotty Rawk was in Portsmouth last November when he went one on one with Robbie X and today he will face a similar challenge against another man who calls RevPro home, another man who moves with pace, precision and purpose and against another man beloved by the RevPro crowd. Win or learn will be the mantra of the day for all those debuting or returning; plenty of the "something new" column being ticked off for us this afternoon!

If the women's matches on the card deliver us the intrigue with where that story is heading, and the first two mens singles matches offer us the excitement of seeing something new, then it is the final three matches on the card which bring us the guaranteed bangers. Now that is no slight on the other matches, they all have the potential to be awesome, but the focus will be on impressing as newcomers. For Robbie X and Luke Jacobs, for Connor Mills and Leon Slater and for Chris Ridgeway and Zozaya it is all about delivering on some very high expectations and showing us where their paths to the Copper Box are taking them. 

Robbie X and Luke Jacobs is one which intrigues me a lot. Based on their previous matches from Epic Encounter '22 and their contests over the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship at the tail end of '22 and the start of '23, this will be excellent. They have great chemistry in-ring, a really complementary clash of styles and incredible pedigree as two of the very best in the world. Luke needs to bounce back from the shock of his defeat to Zozaya last time out in Southampton and, although we know his direction for the Copper Box, Robbie's remains unclear, so I'll be looking for any suggestions as to where that path will take him today.

Speaking of Zozaya, the young Spaniard picked up another incredible victory when he beat Jacobs, adding to his wins over Michael Oku, Cameron Khai and Will Kaven. Facing Chris Ridgeway keeps him in the North West Strong sphere and we have two major boxes ticked here for me; one, this match will be incredible, guaranteed; two, there is a tonne that can come out of this. Ridgeway is a vicious, technical PROFESSIONAL wrestler and Zozaya is a freestyling showman with an incredible fundamental wrestling accrument. Ridgeway will want to humble Zozaya I. support of his mate Luke Jacobs and will want to inflict pain and suffering as, well, he's a bit of a sadist ain't he? Zozaya will have the St Neots crowd invested from the moment he enters the Priory Centre. He is over like rover wherever he goes - an unbelievably lovable babyface. The perfect mix. Then, where do we go from here? There are some fascinating dynamics between Zozaya, Oku and Mills. Ridgeway, Ethan Allen and Luke Jacobs have not teamed together since Ethan returned from a two and half year lay off and have never teamed together in RevPro - surely that is about to change? Fascinating stuff and I'm fully invested.

Finally we see Leon Slater and Connor Mills in a rematch from Uprising '23 when Slater took Mills' Undisputed Cruiserweight Championship. Two of the very best who know each other well and know how to draw in a crowd into everything they do - a guaranteed BANGER. I can't wait for this one. Does it open the card? Close the first half? Headline? This card is hard to predict as there are so many matches worthy of those three coveted spots. I'm most curious to see where Mills is heading, with Destination Everywhere chants at the past two shows and a showdown with both Oku and Amira last time out. Leon is four from five since dropping the Cruiserweight belt and will have eyes on the Copper Box so I'm looking to see a nod towards that direction today also. Expect aggressive and highly technical mat work from the most dangerous man in RevPro and some of the most sympathetic and emotive selling from Leon - the perfect combination for a family friendly St Neots show. 

And there we have it my lovelies. I'm hyped, I hope you are too! If you are coming to the Priory Centre, I'll be there with the Mini-Marks; if you read my stuff, come say hi so I can say thank you in person! If you can't be there live, enjoy your Sunday and get on RevPro On Demand for the livestream, with the action kicking off at 4.30pm. Finally, Episode 2 of the This Is A Revolution podcast from Cromulent Wrestling, a new venture from myself and my friend Cromulent George will drop next Friday at 7pm with a breakdown of all that goes down today and to get you hyped for Raw Deal next week. As always, the Revolution never stops so yours truly doesn't either! Mark Out.

Where has the week gone? And what a week it has been. The fallout from the 229 has kept the conversation going all week - from Francesca Oliver's photo of the insane bruising she suffered from the vicious and vile attack at the close of the show, to news of the Undisputed British Women's Championship match going down tomorrow, the tremors from the seismic shift that closed Sunday's show have been felt all week. Tomorrow the Revolution rolls into Southampton for Live In Southampton 30 at The 1865 and, with a stacked 7 match card, it's time to GET HYPED so let's Preview Pro Wrestling At Its Best!

Now there's nowhere else we can start this RevPro Sunday than the match that stems from last Sunday, and the match which will surely headline this show; the Undisputed British Women's Championship contest between Dani Luna and Nightshade. After the absolute war between Dani and Rhio in the 229 last week, Dani will need to go again - a true fighting champion as she defends for the fifth time in her six month reign as OUR champion. However, she will need eyes in the back of her head after last week's decimation of anyone and everyone at ringside from what looks like a very dangerous alliance in Safire Reed, Lizzy Evo, Mercedes Blaze and Nina Samuels beside Nightshade. If that group was to take the Undisputed British Women's Championship from Dani then their hostile takeover would have unprecedented momentum. Though something tells me that, if Dani can keep Nightshade at bay, the many-headed monster will only resurface with another challenger. Fascinating, unpredictable and Must-Watch Pro Wrestling, this.

Speaking of fascinating, we have the first of what I hope will be a series of matches over time between the new class of Contenders in Jordan Saeed and Dynamite Lee Dawson. Dynamite has stepped up since David Francisco and Josh James graduated from the division post-Revolutiin Rumble and Jordan has stepped in so this one will be really interesting to see play out as both men will be looking to pick up a first win in RevPro. The beauty of the Contenders division is getting to wrestle and learn from the best - just look at their opponents so far, with Jordan facing Ethan Allen and Michael Oku and Dynamite facing Dan Moloney, Connor Mills and Brett Semtex. However, as we have always seen, whether it was Francisco and Josh or Brendan White and Kenneth Halfpenny, there is an element of rivalry between the Contenders division that is natural by it's design. Who takes the first step here? Can't wait to find out.

Speaking of Contenders, 'Contender No More' David Francisco is in action tomorrow teaming with 'Goldenboy' Santos to face the team of Sha Samuels and Oskar Leube. This one has roots that run deep; in Live In London 85 last month we saw Francisco attack Oskar after his match with Leon Slater, adding insult to injury after using every trick in the book to get the W over Leube a few weeks earlier in Sheffield. 'Goldenboy', who we thought had come to Oskar's rescue after seemingly rejecting Francisco earlier in the night, in fact put the boots in on Leube, unsurprisingly in hindsight given their past rivalry which begun in WXW and has extended to Lucha Libre Barcelona and RevPro. Finally it was Sha who did make the save, still fuming at Francisco for the nature of 'The Centrepiece's win over the 'East End Bookie' in London in April. Tonnes of heat and backstory leading to this one and the dynamics will be fascinating as Francisco has turned the RevPro crowd against him in his two months post-graduation but, he is right with what he's said on socials this week, he has always had his warmest receptions in Southampton, who adopted his as one of their own years ago. I am really looking forward to this one to see where this goes and how the crowd react.

Another contest with roots in London comes with Fuego Del Sol facing Will Kaven. When Fuego, Kaven, Robbie X and Leon Slater squared off in the 229 last Sunday, few would have bet on Kaven to pin Fuego for the win but that is exactly how it went down, with the 'Ruthless' one playing spoiler like only he can. The crowd were split between Fuego, Robbie and Leon but united in one thing; anyone but Kaven. But there, in the front row, was myself and Adam Lewis rejoicing in the outcome. Kaven deserves the moment and, if he can repeat the performance, all eyes will be on Neon for the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship, surely? Fuego will be looking to get his first RevPro win though as his European tour comes to an end. Unpredictable this one, made more so by the open field in the Cruiserweight Division and the knowledge that our champion returns at the end of the month and will be looking for challengers, both in Stevenage and Sheffield. 

A match with a lot of intrigue comes next in the form of Connor Mills versus the debuting Teddy Reay. Mills had a very eventful evening last week in the 229, teaming with Chris Ridgeway, someone Teddy Reay knows well as a fellow North West Strong associate. Mills and Ridgeway took on Sunshine Machine after their victory over Robbie X and JJ Gale in Sheffield. However, Mills took umbrage with some inadvertent friendly fire from Ridgeway and ababdoned him mid-match. Mills then returned later in the show to save Michael Oku from Ethan Allen and Luke Jacobs, who he has a long standing feud with. Mills has made a habit of making North West enemies and now he faces Teddy Reay - and with Jacobs and Oku in their own matches on the card, there is a lot of ways this could all play out and I'll be glued to it all as this is what makes RevPro so freaking awesome - unpredictability and long term story telling.

Jacobs and Oku are two men who could headline the Copper Box Arena for RevPro XII Anniversary if, IF, Oku can overcome the title challenges of Angel De Oro in Mexico and Anthony Ogogo in Stevenage later this month. Jacobs is a confirmed RevPro XII headliner but will it be Oku, De Oro or Ogogo he faces? On Sunday Jacobs faces Oku's friend and ally Zozaya, who Oku teamed with in London last month after taking him under his wing in the UK since their pair of matches across the ring from one another in Barcelona and at Epic Encounter. Meanwhile, Oku faces Jacobs' North West Strong ally Chris Ridgeway. Tensions between Jacobs and Ridgeway were seen in the Revolution Rumble and the two went toe to toe at Epic Encounter themselves, though like all brothers, they fought it out and seemed to leave on the same page once more. Ridgeway Vs Oku and Jacobs Vs Zozaya will be unbelievable matches that I cannot wait for - one a dirty, technical, grappling war and the other a clash of styles between a hoss and a speed machine. I cannot wait for these two; there is so, so much unpredictability as to how this all goes down, with Ridgeway, Jacobs and Raey on the card and Oku, Mills and Zozaya facing them with such a storied past between so many of them and such complex connections between them; there's opportunity for renewed rivalries in Young Guns and Destination Everywhere and first time interactions such as Mills and Zozaya and I'm all here for all of it. 

And there we have it my friends, a quality card, a tonne of story, intrigue and unique match ups, with some guaranteed bangers in there. If you can get to Southampton but you aren't putting your hand in your pocket for this one, with change out of £20 on offer, then I'm legit lost as fuck as to why. Cannee wait. Let's fucking go.

Sunday is RevPro Sunday and I am HYPED for this card. Returning to the 229 for the first Sunday of the month after the craziness which was last month's scheduling and the equilibrium of the Revolution has been restored. With Fantastica Mania UK in the rearview mirror, and as we start a busy June which takes in Southampton, St Neots, Sheffield and Stevenage, the Road To The Copper Box feels like it is underway. So let's get down to business, let's Preview Pro Wrestling At Its Best!

Let's start where last month left off, with the rearranged Undisputed British Women's Championship match between champion Dani Luna and challenger Rhio. Dare I say I am more hyped for this now than I was last month, and last month it was my most highly anticipated match on the card! Because of Dani having to pull out of the show we got the awesome and unexpected battle between Rhio and Lucia Lee, which Rhio won in as dominant a fashion as you will see in a company that delivers Pro Wrestling At Its Best. We then got to see Rhio take the challenge to Stephanie Vaquer at Fantastica Mania UK for the NJPW STRONG Women's Championship. Win or learn; Rhio has done both in the month since we were last in the 229 and Dani will need to be at her best to retain. From talking with fellow Marks, I know there is a big split in predictions for this one and it has me torn. Rhio is someone I've really taken to and want to see as much as possible but Dani's journey in RevPro from Southside Champion to Undisputed British Women's Champion, with all those wars with Alex Windsor along the way, has made her OUR CHAMPION. Dani Luna Doesn't Die but Rhio is Unbreakable; something has to give. It's going to be an emotional match, that is for sure, and I hope it gets given the headline slot it deserves. 

And speaking of emotional, which tag match do we begin with? The reunion of the Young Guns or the potential dissolution of Sunshine Machine? Well, I'm going to the latter because that can not and will not happen. Surely. Last month saw TK and Mambo fall short in their bout with Zozaya and Michael Oku and, after getting the same result against Grizzled Young Veterans in Southampton and YOUNGBLOOD in Sheffield, hit rock bottom; next time Sunshine Machine lose in RevPro will be the last of Sunshine Machine in RevPro, TK announced. Pressure makes diamonds and Teeks feels he and Mambo need that pressure to find their best form again, the form which has taken them to the summit of European tag team wrestling before. Their opponents on Sunday are dangerous AF, though. Connor Mills and Chris Ridgeway tagged together in Sheffield and dismantled Robbie X and JJ Gale, showing tag chemistry and a shared love of violently technical professional wrestling which provides huge promise if they choose to continue to tag going forwards. This is a huge test for Sunshine Machine - I implore all fans to get a ticket, bring your Sunshine Machine shirts/scarves and show out for the boys; be the 3rd man to their team. I am not ready for the tag team that helped me fall in love with independent wrestling to go their separate ways 😢

As for Young Guns, they face Trew & Lacey and I feel we may about to witness a professional wrestling murder. Trew & Lacey have a two and six record in RevPro to date, with wins coming other Billington Bulldogs and Michael Oku & Harry Milligan, both in impressive fashion. However, they are facing the most motivated team in professional wrestling and a pair who will enjoy every single strike given to them almost as much as they'll enjoy every one they dish out. Expect beautiful pro wrestling violence. Expect some serious trash talking. Expect two men having the time of their lives issuing a beating. Expect two men trying to survive the onslaught and find an advantage they can exploit, using ANY tactics they can. It's been almost three years since Young Guns tagged in a RevPro ring and Ethan Allen is ready to show everyone that he has come back in a different gear. 

Four exciting singles contests and a 4 Way Match round out the card. That 4 Way looks like it could steal the show for those who like their wrestling fast and frantic. Robbie X and Leon Slater are two of the fastest men in European wrestling - Leon the quicker between the ropes and Robbie the quicker between strikes. Add into that the debuting and well travelled Fuego Del Sol and we are in for a treat. The fourth man? The spoiler, Will Kaven - someone who will look to ground the high flyers, benefit from the relaxed rules of a 4 Way and use his disdain for the crowd to his advantage as, whilst the other three thrive with the support and the pop of the crowd, Kaven will focus purely on seizing opportunities and winning the match anyway he canI. t's a great dynamic. Three wrestlers I always enjoy watching in Robbie, Leon and Kaven and then the excitement and intrigue that comes with a debutant who I've only seen previously from the comfort of the sofa. Can't wait. 

Two very contrasring singles matches up next; Dynamite Lee Dawson Vs Brett Semtex and Zozaya Vs Cameron Khai. One will represent two of the most exciting prospects in European pro wrestling in a match that one day could headline main event around the world and the other will be a butchering. Sorry Lee. Now, let's get this right - I love Lee Dawson, he's a lovely lad and a REALLY good wrestler. Watch Dynamite Vs Mills from the 229 last year and see how much Mills works for the win. Watch him Vs Dan Moloney in St Neots last year and see how he surprises the Drilla by putting in one hell of a fight. But, he had the element of surprise against Moloney; it was an impromptu, unannounced match. As for Mills, he had his focus on Robbie X and the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship. Brett Semtex is looking to prove himself in RevPro and is looking for his first singles win. He is motivated, focused and will not be looking past Dynamite. He's the RISE Champion, a two time K1 Champion; he's a dangerous prospect and Michael Oku and RKJ can atest to that. Dynamite will have all my support from ringside, even though I've got a lot of time for Brett from when Dave The Mark Met Brett Semtex, but I'd bet my house on a Semtex win and I'll be surprised if it gets to the the minute mark. Again, sorry Lee.

As for Zozaya and Cameron Khai, this one has layers of intrigue. First off, two top tier young talents who are growing and improving week on week doing battle has to excite. Zozaya has the height and speed advantage but Khai has the power and explosivity edge. Both have had breakout victories this year, Zozaya over Oku in Barcelona and Cameron over Richard Holliday in Southampton, but neither have found consistency in their results. Zozaya has found an allegiance of sorts with Michael Oku who, alongside Amira, seems to have taken the young Spaniard under his wing here in the UK. On the other hand, Cameron has caught the eye of 'El Capitan' Leyton Buzzard who is looking to utilise his time away from the ring and mentor the youngest man in RevPro. There's a lot of comparison to be made and a lot going on here but, most importantly, this is a guaranteed banger in-ring. Open the show with this match and the 229 will be rocking from the first bell. 

The final two matches announced tell the story of the Contenders division as we have the newest Contender in one and the most recent graduate in the other. First up is Michael Oku Vs Jordan Saeed and for Jordan this is RevPro venture number 3 and the second in the Contenders division. His first outing was in the headline slot last month and his second is against the Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion - that is some baptism of fire but I know he would not want it any other way. Win or learn is what RevPro is built on and Jordan might be doing a lot of learning before he starts winning but that is the nature of the challenge he has undertaken, one which has made winners out of the likes of JJ Gale, Brendan White and Gabe Kidd. As for Oku, all eyes will be on any interaction between him and Luke Jacobs as we start the ascent to the Copper Box. Will it be a straight run to Jacobs Vs Oku or will anyone else pop up along the way? I'm very curious. Oku match number 50 for me on Sunday and he never, ever fails to deliver so this should be a real highlight.

As for the recent graduates, we saw for the first time 'The Centrepiece' David Francisco here in the 229 and now we see the proper debut of 'Heavy Artillery' Josh James. Francisco overcame Sha Samuels in his 'Contender No More' debut, though in controversial fashion. Josh will be looking for the same result but by fairer means, though he faces a big task as he takes on Ricky Knight Jr, a man who hasn't lost a singles match in the 229 since February 2022. Winning is habitual for RKJ and, whilst Josh will be looking to step up and show that fighting spirit that earned the respect of Gabe Kidd in The 1865 in Southampton, he will have his work cut out to get the win. He will, though, have the support of the crowd who are eager to show the graduate their love and support having followed his journey. RKJ left the 229 last month to a mixed reaction after rejecting the handshake from the impressive 'Goldenboy' Santos so it will be interesting to see what reaction he gets tomorrow. What a card and a great hard hitting affair to round it off.

And there we have it... Version 3 (the final version surely?!) of the Live In London 86 Preview. This is what happens when you break the routine of posting previews on Saturday so you can go out drinking with Jordan Saeed on a Friday night. When Dave The Mark Met Jordan Saeed needs listening back to as I caught it on dictaphone in a busy pub but hopefully we can put it together and get it out this week. As for tomorrow, As grab a ticket, come along, Mark Out and say hi if you see me.

Well, my lovelies, I hope you are ready for RevPro X CMLL Sunday with not one but two STACKED shows in store. With fifteen matches and an incredible thirty wrestlers over two three hour shows, we are guaranteed one hell of a spectacle. Title matches, legacy feuds and first time encounters, RevPro and CMLL have put a card together which will be talked about for the rest of the year and shows the true beauty of the world's leading promotions working together to mutually benefit and enhance each others' products. I for one cannot wait, so let's get down to business and Preview Pro Wrestling At Its Best!

We start with the Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion, Michael Oku, the most highly decorated wrestler in Revolution Pro Wrestling history, holding the most successful championship defences as Heavyweight and having won Cruiserweight gold and Tag Team gold previously, as well as the 2019 British J Cup. The champion faces a true test in Show Two, facing the legendary luchadore Ultimo Guerrero, who at 52 years old, still works at the highest of levels. Guerrero has now surpassed 50 matches in 2024, a record that few in the wrestling word can compete with, and is still a force to be reckoned with. Not convinced? Watch his match with Atlantis from Fantastica Mania UK 2023. You won't regret it. Oku will have the speed and the athletic advantage but Guerrero has the experience, the resilience and the intelligence to give Oku a true test. 

The Championship match will surely headline Show Two as a worthy finale to the evening and fans attending the afternoon show will see both men in action, in a tag team contest with Oku renewing his recent partnership with the incredible Zozaya and Angel De Oro partnering Guerrero. Zozaya and De Oro then go one one one in the evening show in what could be a real stand out match; Zozaya has wowed crowds at every show since he debuted in April and Angel De Oro is an experienced and established part of the CMLL roster who well give a true test of the youngster's resolve.

If Show Two is looking the stronger card thus far, then let's bring some balance by exploring the incredible technical war on offer between Connor Mills and Hechicero. Mills in 2024 is on a new level and has really found his style - bringing the most well rounded puro style of anyone in RevPro and he goes one on one with one of the most dangerous luchadores in Mexico in Hechicero. The former CMLL Heavyweight Champion has had a breakout year internationally - he was a star of Fantastica Mania 2023 for us here in the UK, he continues to be a pillar around which CMLL is booked and he had a memorable run in AEW, with his match with Bryan Danielson garnering critical and public acclaim. This match is the one I am most excited for across the whole day and I'm delighted it is on Show One to even out the cards. Show Two might have the title matches but Show One has some guaranteed bangers and this is one.

Hechicero returns on the evening show to partner Barbaro Cavernario and Okumura to face Robbie X, Dulce Gardenia and Futuro after Robbie and Cavernario go one on one on Show One in another of those guaranteed bangers. Cavernario returns to York Hall five years after he and Robbie Eagles tore it up in the 2019 British J Cup. Facing a stylistically similar foe tomorrow in Robbie X promises a great contest and I cannot wait to see 'The Caveman' in action. Robbie was the MVP of Fantastica Mania UK 2023 with his matches against Magia Blanco and Titan and this one will add to the incredible catalogue of matches with the best luchadores around the world he has put together over his incredible career. 

As for Okumura, the Japanese legend faces Dulce Gardenia twice over the two shows as the pair also feature in Show One, with Okumura teaming with Lykos Gym and Gardenia teaming with Atlantis and Atlantis Jr ahead of the latter's Undisputed British Tag Team Championship shot on Show Two against Grizzled Young Veterans. The Vets will start the day teaming with Luke Jacobs to face Futuro, Neon and the returning Mascara Dorado. The tag team championship match on Show Two will be an incredible first time encounter between two soon-to-be-considered-legends in GYV and a luchadore legend in Atlantis, partnered by his incredibly talented son Atlantis Jr who was a star of Fantastica Mania UK 2023. High stakes, serious business this; GYV need to take those belts into the Copper Box in August so there can be no slip ups here and they will go into it as aggressive and focused as ever. I cannot wait to see Zack Gibson and James Drake ground and pound the luchadores in a proper styles clash between British Pro Wrestling and Mexican Lucha Libre.

As for Mascara Dorada he faces Gabe Kidd and Magnus in a mouth watering triple threat on Show Two. Dorada was a highlight of the British J Cup last year, defeating Robbie X en route to the final, and enjoyed a run in AEW earlier this year, teaming with Volador and Hechicero to face Blackpool Combat Club on Dynamite. The 22 year old is a future star of CMLL and I am delighted he has one of the featured matches of the day in the three way with Kidd and Magnus. An interesting wrinkle to this one comes from Show One where Magnus and Gabe team together, along with Templario, to face Mistico, RKJ and JJ Gale. How will Gabe and Magnus manage teaming together knowing they face one another later? It will make for an interesting dynamic.

Templario and Mistico face one on one in Show Two and this match has the makings to steal the show. The pair have great chemistry and have delivered critically acclaimed matches before. In October of last year the pair fought a traditional Two Out Of Three Falls in a Meltzer rated 4.75* banger, a match I highly recommend seeking out. The pair will be keen to pick up where they left off and, in the only one-on-one encounter of the day between two CMLL luchadores, will be looking to show out for their promotion and bring the best of Mexico to Bethnal Green.

One star I cannot wait to watch and study is Stephanie Vaquer, making her York Hall debut having wrestled all over the world representing CMLL and NJPW as their Women's World Champion. 'The Dark Angel' faces Kanji on Show One and Rhio on Show Two; two very different but equally exceptional opponents. Kanji will look to ground Vaquer and use her incredible submission game to overcome the champion. Rhio will look to use her size advantage and power game to breakdown Vaquer and out-strike her. However the champion is as complete a wrestler as you will find anywhere in the world and is adaptable from one opponent to another so this will be one of the biggest highlights of the weekend for me, seeing her twice against two incredible opponents and seeing how she adapts her game to meet each challenge.

And finally, we have one extra match on the evening show and it is one that cannot be overlooked - as Jordon Breaks defends the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship for the second time. Having defeated Leon Slater for the strap in March, and overcome Robbie X in April, Breaks now defends against Neon, a man looking for his first taste of singles gold. Almost exclusively a tag team or trios wrestler, Neon is undefeated in CMLL singles matches so will come into this bout full of confidence. However he has never faced anyone like Jordon Breaks as they just don't make them in that mould anywhere in the world but here in England. Talk about a styles clash! I'm really looking forward to this one!

And there we have it ladies, gentlemen and Marks - two great shows in one day not to be taken for granted; we are lucky to have these world class promotions working together to deliver us some such special moments and memories. I'll be there, up on the balcony this time, rocking a Yes We Kanji shirt - feel free to come say hi and let me know your thoughts! Most importantly; enjoy and Mark Out!

After two weeks away from the ring, it's RevPro Sunday baby! Back at the 229 for May's dose of Pro Wrestling At Its Best and we are being delivered a treat. The return of homegrown heroes, international debutants, firs time match ups, championship defences and scores that need settling; this card has it all. So, let's get into it, let's preview Live In London 85.

We have to start with the Undisputed British Women's Championship match, which I am very much hoping, will headline this card. It is hard to think of a better showcase of British women's wrestling than pitting Dani Luna across the ring from Rhio and, with the belt on the line and the high stakes that come with that, this is a match absolutely worthy of the main event slot. Dani has delivered in every match she has had in RevPro across the two years since she made her return but her Championship run has taken that to even greater heights. This will be her her third defence of the strap having conquered Alex Windsor and overcome Safire Reed on both London and Barcelona. As for Rhio, she wasted no time at all in showing her true pedigree after defeating Alex Windsor at Epic Encounter in Stevenage last month and there is arguably no bigger scalp in the European women's wrestling than that. An additional wrinkle for this one comes in the form of Nightshade, who last time we were in the 229, attacked Dani Luna after Dani's defeat of Chantal Jordan. Will the Deadly One make an appearance in London? Keep an eye on the steps to backstage at the end of this one 👀 It's certainly got big match feels all over it and I really hope it gets the platform to deliver what could be one of the best women's championship defences we have seen across the past six years of women's wrestling in Revolution Pro.

Another match that carries that same 'Big Match Feels' will be Connor Mills versus JJ Gale, a collision of two of RevPro's finest in the form of their loves. The two have been in one another's orbit ever since they faced off one-on-one in Coventry earlier this year. Mills took victory that day, as he has done in three of their four singles matches over the past three years. However, it was less than six months ago that JJ got his solitary singles win over Mills, at Seasons Beatings in St Neots at the tail end of 2023 and it was JJ who had his hand held high at the end of the 229 last month after defeating Mills and RKJ in a triple threat match. The site of JJ Gale having his hand raised at the end of a 229 has become commonplace in RevPro in 2024 and I would not be surprised at all to see it happen again this Sunday. If it is to happen, though, he will have to do what only Zack Sabre Jr, RKJ and Luke Jacobs have managed in defeating 'True Grit' since the turn of the year. Fascinating and unpredictable; exactly the sort of stuff I love. 

And speaking of fascinating, that is certainly a word that can be used to describe the contest between Sunshine Machine and the team of Michael Oku and Zozaya. For almost a full calendar year, something has not quite been right in the Sunshine Machine camp in Revolution Pro Wrestling. In fact, it was my motivation behind my visit to meet Teeks in August of last year when it very much felt like "We Need[ed] To Talked About TK". Falling at the final hurdles of the Great British Tag League, coupled with two failed attempts to win back their Undisputed British Tag Team Championships against Subculture and Grizzled Young Vets have definitely affected TK and Mambo. In fact it was 6 weeks ago after that defeat to Zack Gibson and James Drake that they announced something had to change and something tells me that this match will be must watch to see how that change begins to manifest. TK, I'll be watching you closely.

As for Oku and Zozaya, this first time pairing sees two men who have shown amazing chemistry in the ring together in their two matches against one another this year and now we will get to see how that transfers into partnership. The young Spaniard Zozaya took Oku past his limits in Barcelona, picking up the upset win of the year, but fell just short of repeating this when the championship was on the line at Epic Encounter. His three Revolution Pro Wrestling matches have shown that this lad is the real deal and I'm sure he will get a hero's welcome on his London debut. As for the champion, he became a record breaker with title defence in Costa Rica last week when he defeated Hieronymus to become the first British Heavyweight Champion to successfully defend the belt then times. Next week he puts the title on the line again against CMLL legend Ultimo Guerrero at Fantastica Mania UK in York Hall, Bethnal Green. If he can survive that one, then he is one step closer to carrying the belt into the main event of the Copper Box Arena August 24th against Revolution Rumble winner Luke Jacobs.

Speaking of Jacobs, he goes one-on-one against Cameron Khai in a first-time encounter, in what will be a huge test for the youngest man on the RevPro roster. Jacobs has two blemishes on his record in over a year of action since he fully established himself in the heavyweight division; his first shot at Oku's and his defeats to his white whale, Tomohiro Ishii. Jacobs will be looking to maintain forward momentum as he builds towards the biggest summer of his career whilst Cameron will be looking to bounce back from defeat last time out against Robbie X. An interesting wrinkle from that match was the conversation that transpired between Leyton Buzzard and Cameron at the end of the match and my eyes will very much be on El Capitan this week if he is to make the journey in support of a young man he clearly has his eye on. There are layers and details here which bring great reward when watched closely and this one will certainly be one to do just that.

And for the first time since 2021, we will see both members of North West Strong in action as Ethan Allen makes his long awaited return to the ring following career threatening injuries suffered across the past few years. The Young Gun will be looking to hit the ground running as he faces RevPro's newest Contender in Jordan Saeed. It's been a long road for Ethan and I am delighted to see him back - he is a man I am excited to watch wrestle for the first time ever in a RevPro ring having enjoyed so much of his work via RevPro On Demand. Jordan Saeed is someone who many know from his work outsode of RevPro and it will be great to see him get to work on an exciting new chapter in his career. A massive day for both men so this match should be one to really enjoy as it will mean so much to both wrestlers, two people there is a lot of love for in the RevPro fan base and two men the 229 will be keen to get behind.

Next up we have Oskar Leube as 'The Big Schnitzel' looks to continue his impressive singles run against 'The Youngest In Charge' Leon Slater. Leube was robbed last time out against the dastardly David Francisco, who once again utilised every trick in the book to overcome someone favoured for the victory. Other than that upset, though, Oskar has big wins over Mike D Vecchio, Josh James and 'Goldenboy' Santos in recent weeks and will be looking to extend that run against Leon. However, Slater has been in fine form of his own since losing the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship to Jordon Breaks with victories over Cameron Khai and Josh Alexander after a triple threat victory over Cameron and Robbie X in Coventry. A great contest of speed vs power this and I cannot wait to see it - two of the best young talents in world wrestling locking horns can never be anything together great, can it?

And speaking of 'Goldenboy' Santos, the Portuguese sensation makes his UK RevPro debut after impressing in Barcelona when he faces Ricky Knight Jr on Sunday in what could be a show stealer for those who like it a bit rough and ready. RKJ comes in after an absolute belter against Mike D Vecchio in Sheffield, a match that had the entire Network on its feet for a standing ovation at its conclusion, and Santos will bring a similar style here - an athletic big man with heavy hands and an engine to go. This will be hard hitting and physical and the perfect complement to this well rounded and dynamic card. Santos will be looking to impress on his first time in London and give Andy Quildan a selection headache when booking future shows given the amount of amazing talent that has shone out in RevPro this year. Ricky will be looking to build momentum having not suffered a singles loss since High Stakes in February. He has had Connor Mills in his peripheral vision over the past six weeks so half an eye will be on those two to see what direction we are heading in moving into the summer.

Finally we have a debuting, at least in the UK, Iker Navarro after his excellent performance against Luke Jacobs in Barcelona last month. Navarro, who like 'Goldenboy' Santos is featured on the Introducing page here at davethemark.com if you want to get more of an insight into both newcomers, is a tough technician with strength and power so facing Robbie X should be a mouthwatering clash of styles and one I'm very excited to see. Robbie is in the form of his life over the past 12 months, putting on stellar match after stellar match with the likes of KUSHIDA, Mustafa Ali, Titan, Aigle Blanc and Gabe Kidd. The King Of The Cruiserweights will need to lean into the experiences of facing Gabe here rather than that list of world class cruiserweights so it will be fascinating to see how he handles the strength of Navarro and the slower pace he will likely try to work within. Another great first time encounter from RevPro this.

And there we have it - possibly the best 229 card of the year from top to bottom? I'll be there, possibly a little later than usual and with an old friend in tow but you know the drill at this point - feel free to come say hi and purr over the action with me. It's always a pleasure getting to share the experience of Pro Wrestling At Its Best with others. Mark Out.

Hello Sheffield! Round Two of the RevPro bumper weekend is upon us so here we are, 7am, espresso in the system, ready to preview today's show ahead of the journey up the M1 from Bedfordshire to Yorkshire. And something tells me we are in for a treat! Advanced warning - this preview will, by nature, include spoilers from last night's Epic Encounter, but, if that doesn't deter you, then let's get to it; let's Preview Pro Wrestling At Its Best.

It seems fitting to start with what's next for Zozaya and Michael Oku who tore the roof off of Stevenage's Gordon Craig Theatre last night. The main event they delivered in Barcelona was very, very good but last night's man was great. That may be the live experience bias playing influence but I think the more objective lens of time will support me there - they really took it up another level. Zozaya, if you are unfamiliar with the 21 year old Spaniard's work, is being presented like a true star in the making in RevPro and is of a pro wrestling pedigree to rival the best in Europe. He beat Oku cleaner in Barcelona than anyone has since Oku won the championship belt. He survived the arched back Half Crab in the home and away leg. Oku even had to break from the ropes and drag Zozaya back to the centre, not once but twice, and had to implement the arched up, arched back Half Crab (I need a name for that iteration) that beat Will Ospreay. This kid is special. I really, really hope he will be with us in RevPro on as permanent a basis as is possible moving forward as we have just discovered a special talent.

Today, Zozaya takes on a different challenge - a Ruthless challenge - in Will Kaven. Oku showed the youngster a lot of respect; Kaven will not. This is a real challenge for Zozaya as Kaven is a dangerous, dangerous prospect. Not many men can claim to have the singles wins he has over the likes of Michael Oku and Robbie X and he manages to combine top-end pro wrestling skill with guts, guile and a genuine disregard for his opponent; there will be no honour in this one, no handshake, no respect. Oku gave up the ring to Zozaya, Amira encouraged the crowd to give him their support and the pair helped to elevate Zozaya's reception to the crowd as that of the star he showed everyone he is. Kaven would sooner spit in his face than shake his hand. This will not be pretty but I CANNOT wait for it as it will be technical and dirty and that is the kind of pro wrestling that makes this Mark happiest of all.

As for the Champion, he matched the record of nine successful title defences last night and needs one more to prove he is in a league of his own. There has never been a champion in RevPro who can boast the number, quality and frequency of defences the champ has given us. Whilst today's match is not for the title, an upset from Seiki Yoshioka who stands across the ring from him would surely lead to a championship match in the way Zozaya earnt one. Yoshioka overcame Cameron Khai in Stevenage despite Cameron offering a great showing - he dominated and looked the favourite for large stretches of the match - but it was experience that won the match for the AJPW, NOAH and GLEAT man. Zozaya rattled Oku beyond that which many can claim through athleticism, strength and resilience. Today Yoshioka will bring a different skill set - he is quicker, more technically proficient and, most importantly, he has the experience leverage to not be phased by the challenge and to keep a cool head in the heat of battle. That is how he beat Cameron last night; can he repeat it against Oku today?

Speaking of technical proficiency, Chris Ridgeway and Luke Jacobs filled my little Mark heart with joy in Stevenage as they delivered a masterclass in Professional WRESTLING. It was a joy to watch and, if you only have time to catch up on the Epic Encounter highlights, find time for their match. Ridgeway is back in action today, teaming with Connor Mills to face Robbie X and JJ Gale. This one fascinates me. Ridgeway and Mills are no team, nor are JJ and Robbie, but they will need to get on the same page as we have four of the best talents in Europe facing off here. Mills and JJ representing the heavyweight division, Ridgeway and Robbie the cruiserweights; I wonder if this will lead to something for either of the champions of those weight divisions in Jordon Breaks or Michael Oku? JJ comes in on the back of a defeat to RKJ but a defeat which proved to the Stevenage crowd what those of use who follow RevPro as avidly as I do already know - JJ is a main event talent now having developed in the last 12 months at a speed like no other. Ridgeway was taught yesterday that Luke Jacobs, the main he brought into the industry, has grown to his level and is The Standard in RevPro that everyone in 2024 is working to. Jacobs feels more and more like the champion-elect with each passing week. A question mark will be over Robbie X who was really struggling in Stevenage with his left arm being the focus of KUSHIDA's offence throughout their coveted fourth match, pre-interval spot on the card. That match was one you just have to check out, it would be criminal not to. It was very, very speical. Has an ice pack, a few hours sleep and a cold shower loosened the arm up enough for Robbie to be good to go today? If not, he has two Great White Sharks in the ring with him when it comes to sniffing out a physical weakness in their opponent. This is one I'll be watching extra closely for sure.

This also brings me to the intriguing graphic dropped last week revealing that Ethan Allen will be in the Network and has been warranted time and a mic to address the crowd. This should (should) be a wonderful homecoming of sorts for Ethan after an awful two year battle to get back inside a RevPro ring. However, the curious, passive aggressive and threatening Instagram post from Connor Mills aimed at Ethan Allen late this week suggests the Young Gun will need his wits about him today and may not get the honour of the ring and an uninterrupted promo which he deserves. Mills and Luke Jacobs have had issue with one another for months, all the way back to the last visit to Sheffield in February, and Ethan was enveloped into that at the Revolution Rumble. Luke isn't in Sheffield today, wrestling in London with PROGRESS and so won't have Ethan's back like Ethan had Luke's in York Hall. Chris Ridgeway is, though - where are we with North West Strong after last night? There is a lot of detail, story and dynamics between roster members on offer today and this is a fascinating wrinkle of that.

Our next two matches had a lot of crossover at Epic Encounter as RKJ faces Mike D Vecchio and Oskar Leube faces David Francisco. Last night it was Oskar and Mike D who went hammer and tongs, with Oskar picking up the victory with the Michinoku Driver, taking Oskar to three back to back singles wins and a record of one loss in six in RevPro. David Francisco took the opportunity to get a few licks in on Oskar post match and sent Oskar into Mike D, leading to those two brawling backstage. Francisco is proving to be quite the master manipulator in his post-Contender run but will have his hands full with 6'7" Leube who is on a hot streak and has his back up. However, that extra heat may play into Francisco's hands as a hot-headed Oskar is more likely to be suckered into the mindgames of 'The Centrepiece'. Francisco took victory over Sha Samuels with nefarious means and I wouldn't be shocked if he draws Oskar into a similar trap. 

As for Mike D Vecchio, he will want a piece of 'The Centrepiece' when he sees the tape played back on RevPro On Demand (£7.40 a month, Gideon) but will have his hands full with Ricky Knight Jr first. With a 9 and 3 record over the last 12 months in singles action, Ricky is building up a title challenge for Michael Oku - he has made his intentions abundantly clear and will prove to be Mike D's biggest test thus far in RevPro. A former Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion who can match Vecchio's strength and athleticism is a challenge the 'War Machine' will relish. Expect heavy hands, freak strength and two young bulls butting heads (though please not literally Ricky). This one has me licking my lips in anticipation as it will be a proper spectacle. Hopefully it goes on fourth, pre-interval, and they take fifteen minutes to prove who's the better man. In those circumstances, they will have the crowd on their feet applauding at the end for sure.

That was going to lead me to the main event but... News just in... A seventh match has dropped between me starting this preview and ending it and I am GASSED for this as the wonderful Lucia Lee makes her return to a RevPro ring against the formidable Nightshade, who made her own return to the Revolution earlier this month. Lucia was last in a RevPro ring at the tail end of 2022 when she fought Mercedes Blaze in the 229 and challenged Dani Luna for the Southside Women's Championship in St Neots. She had a busy 2023 working across the country and over 15 promotions and so she will be looking to show RevPro management exactly how far she has come inntha time. It's a similar story for Nightshade who also hasn't completed in a RevPro ring since 2022 but she returns in very different circumstances; Lucia has been given an opportunity and will be looking to grasp it, Nightshade forced her own opportunity. Gatecrashing the 229 to attack Dani Luna and Chantal Jordan at the end of their match a few weeks back, she is looking to shake the Revolution up to create her opportunity. I'm bang up for this one - two athletes looking to show out. Bring it on.

And finally we come to the match which surely headlines this card? Undisputed British Cruiserweight Champion Jordon Breaks takes on KUSHIDA, fresh off his victory over Robbie X last night. And, ladies and gents, from last night's show I can confirm, we are in for a treat. Some wrestlers are just a different beast live and KUSHIDA is one of those. He has the perfect combination of next-level technical ability, speed and athleticism, and Jordon Breaks will need to be at his very best to win this one in what would be, if he can, the biggest win of his career. Watching KUSHIDA dissect Robbie X last night was masterful - he broke his arm down to the point Robbie could not lift it for his X pose after the match, knowing that if he could hyperextend it in one hold, Robbie would have to tap. And that is exactly what happened. Jordon's biggest strength, though, is his submission knowledge, not only in administering holds, but evading them. This one could not only steal the show but could be one we are talking about for a long, long time to come.

And there we have it ladies, gentleman and fellow Marks. Live In Sheffield is good to go. I'm going to hop in the shower, grab some breakfast and hit the road. It's my first time up in Sheffield for a couple of years; if we have interacted online come say hi - its always lovely to put faces to Twitter handles. If we have never interacted but you take the time to read my stuff, come say hi so I can say thank you and Mark Out. LFG.

Stevenage; Epic Encounter has arrived! It feels like a long time since RevPro last brought the Revolution to the Gordon Craig Theatre, six months in fact since the British J Cup 2023, one of the standout shows from last year, and I am delighted to be returning for the first part of a full RevPro Weekender, with Live In Sheffield following on Sunday. I'll be previewing each show separately and, once again, in order to bring the best possible preview to Sunday's show, I'll be writing and posting it Sunday morning before I hit the M1 from Bedfordshire to Sheffield on Sunday afternoon for the second part of the stacked weekend. So, without further adieu, let's Preview Pro Wrestling At Its Best... let's preview Epic Encounter.

It feels like there is only one place to start and that is where Live In Barcelona ended last week, with Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion Michael Oku facing the 21 year old Spanish idol, Zozaya in Oku's ninth defence of his title. If Michael Oku can avoid defeat, he will tie for the most successful defences of the British Heavyweight Championship of any champion in RevPro history. However, in order to do so he will need to overcome the man who bested him last Saturday, pinning him in the middle of the ring in front of his home country, his home promotion and his family, friends and fans in Barcelona. Zozaya kicked out of the Frog Splash. Zozaya found the ropes when Oku locked in the Half Crab, EVEN when he arched right back. Zozaya pinned Oku from an Avalanche Death Valley Driver - 1, 2, 3. This was no fluke victory, no countout or disqualification win or a surprise roll up finish. This was one of the hottest acts in Europe picking up an upset win but a clean and deserved win. Michael Oku will need to be better on Saturday, he will not need to respond and be will need all of the grit and guile that he used to overcome Trent Seven, Hechicero Luke Jacobs, Gabe Kidd, Zack Gibson, Will Ospreay, Leyton Buzzard and Titan with successful title defences and add Zozaya to that list, making history in doing so. A main event anywhere in Europe love in Stevenage; you love to see it.

That is, of course, if KUSHIDA Vs Robbie X doesn't get the main event slot as that is an international dream match worthy of Korakuen Hall or Ryoguko Kokugikan but instead will take place in the heart of Robbie X Country. KUSHIDA is one of the most decorated cruiserweights/junior heavyweights anywhere in the world picking up eleven championships across NJPW, WWE and ROH and is no stranger to Revolution Pro Wrestling - this weekend marks his 17th and 18th matches in RevPro but his first in six years and his first against the 'King Of The Cruiserweights' Robbie X, a man who always delivers against any opponent but has a proven track record of rising to the occasion when positioned against someone with the track record of a KUSHIDA.  Expect high speed movement, high octane offence and a fascinating clash of styles between Robbie's hit-and-move approach and KUSHIDA's technical mat game. I can't wait for this, everything points to it being a very special contest.

And if technical mat wrestling is your jam, then you are in for a treat as we will see Chris Ridgeway face Luke Jacobs in a clash of mentor and student. Two members of North West Strong who have taken different paths over the last couple of years were reunited in the Revolution Rumble when Ridgeway made his return. The pair worked well together but, in an environment where only one man can earn the chance of a lifetime to call thier shot and headline the biggest show in European independent wrestling at the Copper Box on August 24th, alliances have to be short-lived. I love the symmetry of their post-Rumble booking, brought to my attention by The Mack, The Myth, The Mark, Iwan Mackenzie on the excellent MxL SwapCast Network; both men have faced Shigehiro Irie since the Rumble but where the student, Jacobs, showed respect in victory, the mentor, Ridgeway, showed a distinct lack of it after his victory. The two men may have a lot of shared history but there is big question marks over their relationship in 2024. Certainly Luke Jacobs, one of the elite European wrestlers on the scene today, is certainly no longer in need of mentorship and it will be fascinating to see how this one pans out; I would not be surprised if this was a match of the night contender.

Another match that could steal the show is the clash between Alex Windsor and Rhio which pits two of the most highly acclaimed women's pro wrestlers in Europe against one another. For me, personally, whilst this is the 17th time seeing Windsor live and in person, of which 12 have been singles matches, this is my first time seeing Rhio in a singles match, having only seen her at RevPro XI Anniversary where she completed in a ten person Battle Royal last summer. Windsor is exactly what everyone knows her to be, one of the tippy-top talents in European wrestling and is more than ready to prove what many of us believe, that she is one of the best unsigned wrestlers in the world. As for Rhio, her reputation amongst those who have seen her in other promotions where she is heavily featured is that she is right up there with Windsor. In a match featuring nine other wrestlers at RevPro XI, including Skye Blue who got by far the biggest reaction as a surprise entrant and a confirmation of the growing working relationship between RevPro and AEW, it was Rhio who made the biggest impression on me. She has the presence of a star, that 'IT Factor', and I cannot wait to see her lock up with Windsor as all my fellow Mark friends who know her work better than me have assured me; she is the real deal.

Rhio is not the only person making their RevPro (singles) debut on Saturday, we will also see Seiki Yoshioka for the first time as he takes on Cameron Khai. Yoshioka is a Japanese veteran in his 16th year of wrestling facing Khai who was just a toddler when Yoshioka debuted in the sport. This will be a huge test, therefore, for Cameron in his development but one he is more than ready to meet. Yoshioka predominantly wrestles out of Japan, representing Pro Wrestling NOAH, AJPW and GLEAT amongst others but has he faced an opponent who is so accomplished at such a young age as Cameron Khai? Despite being the more experienced man, Yoshioka gives up size to Khai who is the larger and stronger opponent. Khai is also wise beyond his years, having been a regular in RevPro for the last year and a half and having stood opposite some of the best Europe has to offer in the likes of Michael Oku, Connor Mills and Trent Seven, as well as having experience of wrestlers from different wrestling backgrounds in the likes of Richard Holliday, Orange Cassidy and Shigehiro Irie. At 18 years old he has challenged for titles in both AEW and NJPW and Yoshioka would be naive to take Khai lightly. This one will be the wildcard on the show for sure - a first time pairing between two men who will be unfamiliar with each other's work, but that adds to the intrigue. Welcome to RevPro Yoshioka-san, but be warned, Cameron is our boy and we will be right behind him.

And speaking of our boys, we have a proper clash of RevPro titans to look forward to on Saturday with Ricky Knight Jr facing JJ Gale. This is one which is really tough to call but, one thing is for certain; this will be excellent. RKJ has a long history in the Gordon Craig Theatre and will likely get the lion's share of the crowd support. But JJ Gale is having a barnstorming year in 2024. Last year felt like a huge step in the right direction for the 'Heart and Soul of Revolution Pro Wrestling', but 2024 feels like the full on breakout year for JJ as he forges his path as a top name in European wrestling. The two have fought before back in 2021 but that was a very different stage of JJ's career with RKJ picking up the victory. However, Gale is really blossoming right now and therefore on Saturday, Ricky Knight Jr will face a different JJ Gale to the one he faced in in 2021. JJ proved he has what it takes when he came away with victory over RKJ in the triple threat main event of the Live in London show at the 229 earlier this month; can he now do it one on one with a man whose singles record in RevPro is second to none? A fascinating match where the outcome is possibly the hardest to predict on this card and a match that will certainly have ramifications coming out of it leading into May and beyond. 

Finally, we have the very first match announced for Epic Encounter, a rematch from Live in Southampton 29 which sees Mike D Vecchio facing off against Oskar Leube in a true heavyweight hoss fight. Stevenage, I hope you are ready for Mike D who is an absolute freak of a professional wrestler, said with the sincerest of compliments and huge adoration as he is a wrestler I fell in love with the very first time I saw him earlier this year. Opposite him is Oskar Leube who continues his excursion from New Japan Pro Wrestling in singles competition whilst his YOUNGBLOOD tag team partner Yuto Nakashima recovers from injury. Oskar has done incredibly well in singles action, with just one defeat in his five outings so far, and he faces a familiar foe having fought with Mike D not only in Southampton but also on the continent for wXw. If you like your professional wrestling meaty, hard-hitting and brutal then this is the one for you. It is certainly a match I am eagerly anticipating as I was live for the Southampton match which promised so much before emotions got the better of both men and a lapse in concentration (or simply a disregard for the result) led to a double countout as the action could not be contained to the ring. Something tells me these two will pick up exactly where they left off and I cannot wait! 

And there we have it, an incredibly stacked Epic Encounter with seven fascinating singles contests pitting some of the finest talent working European wrestling today against one another in what should be a really enjoyable and intriguing show. I'm expecting a big house for this show based upon the number of people I know who are making the journey to Stevenage from further afield on the RevPro circuit and so, if you see me there, come say hi and Mark out and, most importantly, enjoy a Saturday night of professional wrestling at its very best. See you there!

It's RevPro Saturday this week! That's right, Saturday. And what's more, the day of the week is not the only change - we have jumped across the pond and are coming to you from Barcelona, Spain! In association with Lucha Libre Barcelona, and with a card featuring wrestlers from across Europe, this is a show not to be missed. Sadly there will be no livestream this week but the show should be up on RevPro On Demand early next week ahead of the Epic Encounter/Live In Sheffield double bill next weekend. That also means the 10 Takeaways From Barcelona and our Heroes and Villains for the week might be slightly delayed next week but they will be out as soon as the show goes up On Demand as, sadly, this is the second RevPro show of the year I cannot be there for and the first show in as long as I can remember that I will have to wait for the RevPro On Demand upload to catch up with. I'm devastated so I have made it up to myself by getting tickets for both Sheffield and Stevenage next week to absorb as much RevPro as I can! Without further adieu, therefore, yours truly is here to Preview Pro Wrestling At Its Best and see why those in Spain should be hyped for this weekends show!

Now before we begin, for a deeper introduction to each of the four RevPro debutants on this card, check out the Introducing page which offers just that into Zozaya, Iker Navarro, 'Goldenboy' Santos and Barcelona Blacklist, all of whom are representing LLB and European wrestling on this card. And what better place to begin than with each of those four. The final addition to the card saw Portugal-born, German-trained 'Goldenboy' Santos booked to fight a career rival in Oskar Leube. Having trained together in the wXw Academy, Leube and Santos fought over the Academy Trophy Championship two years ago, with Leube dethroning Santos in the second of their contests against one another. Since then Oskar has joined the New Japan Pro Wrestling dojo and trained as a Young Lion, before his excursion to RevPro, where he comes into this bout on the back of his first singles victory in the U.K. last Sunday over Josh James. Santos, meanwhile, has worked a lot with OTT in Ireland as well as LLB, Tyris and Wrestlefest, where he is the Absolute Champion. This will be two big, strong, young studs going head to head and toe to toe and will appeal to fans of Strongstyle and Puro. A great demonstration of the diverse styles that makes up European wrestling.

That diversity will be seen across this card. A match that will demonstrate that well will be Luke Jacobs Vs Iker Navarro. Jacobs will bring the Strongstyle that will be seen from Santos and Leube but Navarro brings a more technical and mat-based approach. Navarro, 'The Hunter'/'El Cazador', will look to draw Jacobs into his type of battle, as the hunter draws in his prey. Jacobs, though, is possibly the biggest test of Navarro's career so far, one of the biggest names in European wrestling after a stellar year which has seen him garner worldwide acclaim. Having held the RCW Championship since December, Navarro has picked up multiple significant title defences, including against our own Connor Mills, and will be a huge test for Jacobs, the man who will challenge for the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship at RevPro XII Anniversary at London's Copper Box Arena, August 24th. However, both men claim to be the standard of professional wrestling in their own scenes and only one man can leave Barcelona the victor, so this one should be a real highlight of this card.

And speaking of Connor Mills, he will start this weekend the way he ended last weekend, brawling with Ricky Knight Jr. Having both been beaten to the punch in the triple threat match last week in the 229 in London with JJ Gale, RKJ and Mills failed to keep a lid on themselves or their aggression in the bout leading to this singles match. In fact this is the first singles match between the pair since 2020 and something tells me it will not be the last. RKJ is a former Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion and seems hell bent on that one on one encounter with Michael Oku that has evaded him since Oku won the belt from Great O Khan last year. Mills, on the other hand, is on a mission to prove that he is an elite European wrestler and has been gunning after big names and even bigger reputations for the last six months. This will not be a styles clash, a puro classic or a Strongstyle game of one-upmanship, this will be a dog fight. Barcelona, you are about to witness two of the very best we have in the U.K.; I hope you are ready!

As for Michael Oku, he too will be in action on Saturday facing Zozaya in a match that garnered attention the moment the match graphic dropped. This will be fascinating. Oku is the face of RevPro and arguably the face of British independent wrestling at this point. Zozaya, though, is arguably the face of the Spanish wrestling scene and quite possibly the most popular babyface in Spain. Both men are roughly the same height and same weights (Zozaya has a slight advantage in both) and both are renowned for their grappling, submission holds and high energy offence, with underrated strikes for men their size. They both have resilience and endurance to go for as long as necessary to grind out the win and that is what makes this one so intriguing. Who will make the first mistake? Who can draw the other away from their game plan? Who can keep the other down for the count of three or connect with their submission? These are the questions which will draw out the winner of this contest. A potential main event and a potential show stealer for sure.

Whilst Michael Oku has a date with destiny with Anthony Ogogo approaching, the Undisputed British Tag Team Champions have Greedy Souls in their path. First, they, must take on one of the most exciting teams in Europe in Joey Torres and Sito Sanchez, the Barcelona Blacklist. Having racked up a number of high profile wins in the past 12 months and having collected an array of championship gold in LLB and RCW, Barcelona Blacklist have quite the reputation. They are young, hungry and work well together. They bring speed, high flying offence and great ring awareness as a team to the match but, don't get this wrong, they are facing one of the most dominant teams in the world right now in Grizzled Young Veterans and the pair will need to be at their very best to pick up victory. Their best hopes comes from keeping one another fresh and isolating either Drake or Gibson to cause the upset. However, with tag team wrestling, an upset is always possible if they can execute their game plan of tag offence to perfection. I look forward to this one with great anticipation.

As much as this card is a wonderful opportunity for some of the best wrestlers on the continent to show out in front of the U.K. audience, it also serves as a great chance for young U.K. talent to impress companies across Europe and that brings us to two of the hottest talents this country has produced in recent years in 19 year old Leon Slater taking on 18 year old Cameron Khai. Leon is no secret, of course, having just impressed in the U.S.A. over WrestleMania week and having earned his first contract with TNA in Autumn last year and debuting for the U.S. company earlier this year. He does, however, have roots in RevPro, is a full time roster remember and is looking to continue his bounce back from losing his Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship to Jordon Breaks in London last month. Since then he has picked up wins over Robbie X and Cameron Khai, in a triple threat, and Josh Alexander at the Revolution Rumble. Cameron Khai, for those LLB fans who are yet to discover him, is a wrestling prodigy. With Leon and Khai working at the levels they are at the age they are, the ceilings on their careers is excitingly unfathomable. Khai and Leon have a lot of previous - they have teamed together in both RevPro and NJPW and they have gone head to head on a number of occasions, with Leon edging their encounters thus far results-wise. Leon has the speed, the high-impact, high-octane offence whilst Cameron has the power, remarkable strength given his size, and a frame that sets him up to be a powerhouse cruiserweight. This will blow Barcelona minds. Put it on first and tell everyone to "follow that". It won't miss.

We can't talk about wrestling prodigies and not transition to Safire Reed, a wrestler who fully deserves her reputation as one of Europe's most exciting prospects. She challenges for the Undisputed British Women's Championship against Dani Luna, whose efforts last month at the Revolution Rumble cemented her own reputation as one of the best in the world. This one is a rematch from February's High Stakes event where Safire took Luna to the limit and came so incredibly close to ending the Subculture member's reign as champion. Since then Luna has vanquished Alex Windsor in last month's Dog Collar Match, tested her wills against Chantal Jordan and now has a new challenger in Nightshade on the horizon. Heavy is the head that wears the crown, it seems. However, Reed is the next challenger - having earned a rematch by dragging Luna into deep waters in Crystal Palace, and the Barcelona crowd are set to witness two of the best women on the planet got at it for the richest prize in women's European wrestling.

And finally we have the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship which pits new champion Jordon Breaks against former champion Robbie X. Breaks defeated Leon Slater last month for the tile in somewhat of an upset win and is now looking to establish himself as THE cruiserweight in Europe by taking on the King of the Cruiserweights, a man who held the British Cruiserweight Championship for 204 days, overcoming 12 different challenges, including two defences in Barcelona against Kade and Barcelona Blacklist's Joey Torres. Robbie is no stranger to European wrestling, taking on bookings across the continent for over a decade. He is the archetypal cruiserweight - high speed, high flying, high impact wrestling. However, there is no wasted motion, no showboating - simply a strategy to utilise his frame and stature to maximum effect, launching himself like a bullet at any opportunity into his opponent. If you have not seen Robbie X before, you are about to be blown away. Jordon Breaks could not be a more different wrestler but one who is equally impressive - a MASTER technician whose contest last year with Zack Sabre Jr will be talked about for years and years to come. Jordon has a hold to transition from very hold he has on, or finds himself in. He has a counter to every offensive move thrown at him. Don't let his loveable, polite, old-school persona fool you - this is a dangerous man who knows how to inflict pain and force his opponent into submission. We know styles make matches and this styles clash is as extreme as they come and I am all here for it. This is a wonderful card but this could be the most intriguing match of all on it.

Barcelona, what can I say; I'm jealous of the card you have and wish I could be there with you. If you attend, get in touch, I'd love to hear your thoughts on the show. Hopefully this will be the start of a beautiful friendship between RevPro and Lucha Libre Barcelona.

It's RevPro Sunday my fellow Marks and I cannot wait for it. It feels like a LONG time since we were in the 229 and a lot has happened over those past four weeks. A stellar debut in Coventry, a chaotic, brawling return to St Neots, the EPIC Revolution Rumble and then the celebration of Pro Wrestling At Its Best that was Easter Monday in Southampton that gave huge 'Raw after Mania' vibes. It's been a mighty month and every second of it has been a joy to witness and be a part of. Now, as we return to Great Portland Street, the Road to the Copper Box begins. With Barcelona, Epic Encounter, Sheffield Network and Fantastica Mania on the horizon, every show over the next month should begin to give us some direction of the RevPro XII card and who will be the key players on August 24th. All four championships have an immediate direction coming out of the Easter weekend; we know Dani Luna and Jordon Breaks defend their gold next Saturday live in Barcelona against Safire Reed and Robbie X respectively. We also know Greedy Souls are gunning for GYV and Michael Oku will have to face Anthony Ogogo in the very near future. Will there be some angles leaning into these matches on Sunday? Will we see some more of the upcoming cards build coming out of the 229? We will see; it's time to Preview Pro Wrestling At Its Best!

A natural place to start would be with the champions in action this RevPro Sunday, with Dani Luna and Grizzled Young Veterans. Dani Luna saw off the challenge of Alex Windsor last week in the most brutal match I can recall seeing in Revolution Pro Wrestling since Sunshine Machine and Greedy Souls went to war at Uprising 2022. The match has been the talk of BritWres this week, the MUST-SEE match of WrestleMania week and a match RECOMMENDED by davethemark.com - check out Lost In The Archives for my glowing Mark Out of one of the greatest professional wrestling matches I have ever seen. This Sunday Dani returns to action, and a guaranteed hero's welcome at the 229 as she faces the returning Chantal Jordan. Jordan makes his return to RevPro after a six month absence and will be making her 229 debut with an unenviable task of facing Luna riding high after the Rumble. However, often in sport, a team is most vulnerable after scoring or picking up a big win and it is the very best that can go back-to-back-to back-to-back with victories. That is what Luna now needs to do to fight off Jordan and then Safire next week. This will be great - if you are new to Chantal Jordan she is a future star of pro wrestling; young, hungry and gifted. She has ten RevPro appearances over the past four years but has grown and developed with each return and the hard hitting head-kicker will be looking to make a statement facing the champion. I'm bang up for this.

As for GYV, they are your NEW Undisputed British Tag Team Champions after overcoming Subculture in a classic battle at the Rumble AND then after successfully defending against Sunshine Machine in a show-stealer in the 1865 in Southampton on Monday. That is some weekend for 'Liverpool's Number 1' Zack Gibson and James Drake. This weekend they face the Brixia Bone Breakers and I am so up for it. BBB were last seen working singles at the 229 earlier this year with Mirko Mori taking on Robbie X and Nico Inverardi taking on Luke Jacobs. Both men demonstrated why they are two of the best wrestlers on the continent. However, this is two men who are even better when they team together and that was seen last year in their two RevPro bouts, first with Greedy Souls and then Will Kaven and Lord Gideon Grey. In fact, if you want to read up a little more on the Italian tag team, check out Lost In The Archives here at davethemark.com as Souls Vs BBB is another RECOMMENDED watch. This will be two excellently-drilled, 'know-each-other-inside-out' tag teams battling it out for pride and future opportunity, and we will be the ones who will benefit from a top level exhibition. The speed of Mori will test well against the speed of Drake, whilst the power of Gibson and the power of Inverardi will be interestingly balanced. Which team can got their dual offence first? That may well decide this one. GYV. BBB. 229. LFG.

As for the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship, the number one contender is in action on Sunday as Robbie X faces off against Cameron Khai after the pair failed to pick up the win in their three way with Leon Slater in Coventry. In a rematch from this time last year it will be fascinating to see how far Khai has come in the year between one-on-one contests with the King of the Cruiserweights. Cameron goes head-to-head with Leon next week in Barcelona before Robbie gets his shot at Jordon Breaks and his title. It very much feels like the four men are trapped in one another's orbit right now, and that is by no means a bad thing - the cruiserweight division is alive and kicking and the combinations between those four alone are tasty indeed. 

A man who is cruiserweight in stature but heavyweight in striking ability is Chris Ridgeway, who made his return to RevPro as the Number 30 entrant at the Revolution Rumble. The North West Strong member's evening was very much focused around a friend in Luke Jacobs but there are no friendships in a Rumble and it was Jacobs who sent Ridegway over the top rope. Chris faces Shigehiro Irie at the 229 this Sunday in what will be a dream match between two well-travelled pros who bring a mouthwatering styles clash. Ridgeway is a technician, a man comfortable on the mat and a man with an arsenal of offensive strikes to match the power, endurance and surprising speed of Irie. Two top level pro wrestlers in a first time ever RevPro contest - this is why Sunday's are always reserved for Pro Wrestling At Its Best.

Two other men who are in action this weekend after eventful experiences last weekend are Josh James and David Francisco. The pair have been in one another's space all year - from their battles as Contenders, and their internal battles with dealing with defeat, to their win in the HMV Empire against Reece and Rogan when they teamed together in Coventry last month. Then in St Neots the pair went toe to toe to earn a spot in the Revolution Rumble, a spot Francisco won under the tutelage of Sha Samuels who had helped train and coach Francisco to victory. Francisco entered the Rumble to a hero's reaction, and immediately eliminated Oskar Leube and Mike D Vecchio. However, his reaction with the crowd changed when he low blowed Sha and eliminated him, leading to their one on one encounter this Sunday. The pair faced last year at the 229 as Contender and veteran but Francisco is a Contender no more - he is 'The Centrepiece' and ready to take centre stage.

The aforementioned Oskar Leube faces Josh James who, at present is still a Contender, but for how much longer will be interesting to see. Sha declared that Francisco wasn't even the best Contender and the performances of Josh James in 2024, most recently against Gabe Kidd this past Monday, support Sha's statement for a lot of fans. James is looking to break out and, though he wasn't in the Rumble after defeat to Francisco, he had the last laugh, Pouncing Francisco out of his boots after his elimination from the Rumble courtesy of JJ Gale. Josh Vs Oskar will be a proper hoss fight, two big men with Leube bringing the longer reach and bigger gas tank to rival James' superior strength and power. Who comes away with the win? This is probably the most finely balanced match on the card and that adds even more intrigue to it. Bring it on.

And finally we have the match I suspect will main event, with JJ Gale facing both RKJ and Connor Mills in a triple threat. All three men were prominently placed to win the Rumble, all seen as favourites and all discussed as the fans choice to win when chatting to fans in York Hall this past Sunday. JJ had the hardest run of all, coming in at 5 and having to go 69 minutes to finish 3rd. Mills wasn't meant to be in the Rumble, he called his shot and wanted Luke Jacobs and he lost, losing his spot in the Rumble with the defeat. His terms, his idea and his mistake. However, is it a mistake if he was prepared to take a spot by force? Mills seized the opportunity when Leyton Buzzard seemingly gave his spot to Dynamite Lee Dawson due to 'El Capitan's injury preventing him from entering at 29. As for RKJ he made it to the last - the final elimination affording the win to Luke Jacobs and ending Ricky's dream of winning the Rumble and earning back his Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship. This one will be fascinating - any one of these guys could win and you'd imagine whomever does will be chasing Michael Oku or Anthony Ogogo, whomever comes out of their yet-to-be-announced but inevitable showdown for the strap. Interleaving stories, feuds and rivalries. Matches with unpredictable outcomes - the most talented card of wrestlers Europe (and the wider world) has to offer on a weekly basis; this is what makes RevPro Pro Wrestling At Its Best and this is what has this Mark hyped for Sunday. Making the trip? Come say hi and Mark Out! It's going to be one hell of a show.

Well in hindsight this feels like somewhat of a terrible plan but it is the bed I chose and the one I shall have to sleep in. In order to give the most thorough preview I could for Live in Southampton 29, I made the decision to wait until after the Revolution Rumble to write it, ignoring the fact that I arrived home at 11:00 p.m. from York Hall last night and will be leaving at 9:00 a.m. to head to Southampton this morning, so here I am at 7:00 a.m. writing my Live in Southampton preview. I hope anyone who reads this bloody appreciates it! Joking aside, we were treated to a fantastic night of wrestling yesterday at the spiritual home of Revolution Pro Wrestling, the sacred York Hall, and I'm just as buzzed about today's card in Southampton which sees a lot of crossover from yesterday to today and a lot of exciting RevPro pro singles match debuts and returns. We, at present, have six matches confirmed, but I strongly suspect that there will be at least one if not two matches added to this card which will either be announced after this preview is posted or could be left unannounced, as was the case with a 229 show at the tail end of last year. There are some notable names absent from the card, so any matches added would likely see some of those RevPro regulars who have been left off the card to be in action rounding off what should be a proper banger of a show.

I'm not sure if we can begin this preview anywhere other than with the Revolution Rumble 2024 winner Luke Jacobs who is in action facing the returning Shigehiro Irie. 'The Young Gun' outlasted 29 opponents in yesterday's main event, finally eliminating RKJ to become the second ever Revolution Rumble winner and immediately made his intentions clear; he will challenge for the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship at the Copper Box Arena at the 12th Anniversary show, Saturday August 24th. Tickets for that show go on sale today at midday - act fast if you want the best seats. And you had better believe I will be there to see Jacobs take the momentum of THAT match with Ishii last year into going one better and winning the big one this year. He will ride into Southampton on the crest of a wave with the support of Ethan Allen who made a huge return at the Rumble acting as the 12th man in the corner for Jacobs, spurring him onto victory. It was wonderful to see Ethan fit and healthy and in a Revolution Pro Wrestling ring again.

Jacobs' opponent today, Shigehiro Irie, also competed in the Rumble and makes his return to Southampton for the first time since he wrestled Michael Oku at the 1865 back in June of last year. This match will be beautifully violent professional wrestling of the puro style and I cannot wait for it. Shiggy is over wherever he goes, a hugely talented and widely appreciated wrestling globetrotter. As for Luke Jacobs, he may be a true northern lad, and Southampton may just be as far south as it is possible for him to go on the Revolution Pro wrestling circuit, but he will be welcomed into the 1865 as one of our own, a history maker.

Speaking of one of our own, the match that will presumably main event this card will pit JJ Gale against the 'Walking Weapon' Josh Alexander in what promises to be Pro Wrestling At Its Best. Alexander had a tremendous showing in Bethnal Green yesterday in a terrific contest with Leon Slater, a match he dominated for large sections and demonstrated his incredible professional wrestling prowess. Despite that, his Revolution Pro Wrestling debut ended in defeat as Leon reversed the Ankle Lock into a flash pin, much to the frustration of the Canadian. He then later entered the Revolution  Rumble, from the very beginning opposite Jordon Breaks, before eventually being eliminated by none other than JJ Gale. JJ himself entered at number 5 and lasted an incredible 69 minutes until he was eliminated to leave only RKJ and Luke Jacobs to battle it out. JJ truly represented his 'Heart and soul of Revolution Pro' nickname as he gave everything he had to go one better than last year and win the rumble but it just wasn't meant to be this time around. A true Iron Man performance from JJ who now faces The Iron Man of TNA in Josh Alexander. If this is your first time seeing the Walking Weapon live, you are about to be witness to legitimately one the best professional wrestlers on the planet.

One man who had an incredible performance in the Revolution Rumble was Anthony Ogogo who returns to the 1865 today after defeating David Francisco last time we were on the South Coast. The Guv'nor was the dominant force in the first half of yesterday's main event, eliminating more people than anyone else and notably eliminating the Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion, Michael Oku. You'd have to think that there will be serious ramifications from that which must lead to Ogogo getting a championship match. And with Epic Encounter just weeks away, a round peg and a round hole would certainly connect together very nicely.

Ogogo faces Sha Samuels today, whose Rumble experience was dominated by his fixation on Spike Trivet initiall, though once again the 'East End Bookie' got one over on 'The Vulture', making it until the latter stages before being eliminated by entrant 27, David Francisco. Everything suggests that Sha and Spike need a blow off to their feud but first Sha has to contend with the unbeaten and undeniable Anthony Ogogo. 'The Guv'nor' may have never been in the ring with such an accomplished and experienced wrestler since he joined Revolution Pro Wrestling, but Sha Samuels may have never been in the ring with anyone quite as dangerous as Ogogo. It only takes one knockout punch - just watch the Rumble back to see that. One thing is for sure, this one will not be for the faint-hearted.

Whilst we consider dominant Revolution Rumble performances, we cannot look past the debuting Mike D Vecchio who proved exactly why he is so highly regarded on the continent in yesterday's main event. The 'War Machine' carried a serious threat and showed us several dream matches in RevPro we would love to see as he went toe to toe with a who's who of RevPro. Today he opens his RevPro singles account with Oskar Leube, a man he is familiar with from the pair's work in wXw. Both men have to contend with scenarios they are unused to - it is rare for Mike D Vecchio to go into a match with a taller opponent with a longer reach, whilst Oskar Leube has rarely faced someone who comes in heavier, wider and with a larger overall size than him. A fascinating dynamic for what will be a standout match from this card.

And speaking of wXw, a man who defeated Mike D Vecchio in this year's 16 Carat Gold Tournament is Aigle Blanc who is in action today facing Robbie X. These two have previous, for Robbie unsuccessfully challenged for the Rixe Championship last September, a championship the 'White Eagle' carries still today. Having won the title by defeating Connor Mills in a tournament for the vacant belt, and with successful defences over Drilla Moloney and Jordan Oliver, you know Blanc is the real deal. However, wrestling and defeating Robbie X on Blanc's home turf is one thing, but doing the same in a hostile 1865, with all the love shown for Robbie may well be another thing. Can home advantage give Robbie the edge? Once today is over, you have to believe that Robbie X will be gunning for Undisputed British Cruiserweight Champion Jordon Breaks after he was the one to eliminate Breaks from yesterday's Revolution Rumble. Now that is a clash of styles I cannot wait for! Today will be a showcase of two of the most athletic aerialists in Europe, though; a proper cruiserweight content. Welcome to RevPro Aigle Blanc but, sadly for you sir, the Revolutionists will be fully behind Robbie, Robbie, Robbie F'n X. Let's go!

And finally we have the small matter of Grizzled Young Veterans versus Sunshine Machine - holy shit! GYV are your NEW Undisputed British Tag Team Champions after defeating Subculture yesterday in an absolute tag team wrestling clinic. This match would have been match of the night on any card that didn't feature the incredible, brutal Dog Collar Match between Dani Luna and Alex Windsor (WATCH THAT MATCH). GYV and Subculture proved to anyone who didn't know (how could you not) that they are two of the best teams, not just in the U.K. or Europe, but on the entire planet. And how do you follow up such a huge win? By facing the former tag champions Sunshine Machine today in Southampton. Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper were the first team to face Subculture after Epic Encounter last year where the South Wales outfit won the belts from Greedy Souls and will be the first team to wrestle the new champions today. Do GYV put the straps on the line? We will see. However, Sunshine Machine will have all of Southampton behind them and a win over the champions for the belts or not would be massive. Find a more popular team in Europe than Sunshine Machine - you won't. Can TK and Mambo carry that support to victory?

If this is a six match card, it will bang. I can't believe it will be - there are a lot of people with axes to grind from last night likely still knocking about. Do we see Greedy Souls who attacked GYV yesterday? Are Jordan Oliver, Gabe Kidd or Chris Ridgeway looking for a scrap? David Francisco upset quite a few people last night - is anyone out for revenge? And does Michael Oku have words for Luke Jacobs? If not, and this is a six match card, it's an incredible card and I cannot wait for it. If there are any little extras peppered in than that is the cherry on top of an already beautifully iced cake. Now, I will post this, hop in the car, and get driving. Three hours in the car in time to be somewhere to buy my Copper Box ticket at midday and then get ready for RevPro Sund... MONDAY! Coming along? Come say hi and Mark Out. 

This Sunday is RevPro Sunday! And for the first time in 2024 we head to the Priory Centre in St Neots with an incredible card ready to deliver the best that Europe has to offer. Eight matches, high stakes, a feud that is ready to blow-up and a feud ready for a blow-off. The York Hall go-home show, the final stop on the road connecting High Stakes to Revolution Rumble and this Mark is HYPED for it. So let's get into it, it's time to Preview Pro Wrestling At Its Best.

Where do we begin? Has to be the stellar tag match that ties last week's Live In Coventry debut to this Sunday's St Neots return. I've talked a lot about Michael Oku and RKJ this week through the 10 Takeaways from the HMV Empire, to Heroes & Villains, to yesterday's Lost In The Archives match recommendation of the pair's last singles match back in 2020. There is some serious foreshadowing of a big, big match we all want to see but there are lots of obstacles in the way which is what makes RevPro deliciously unpredictable. Leyton Buzzard and Brett Semtex are opposite them on Sunday and then, next Sunday at the Rumble, Oku defends against Buzzard, with Semtex seconding him. This match therefore will give us a glimpse of the magic the two will deliver in York Hall but also has the threads of Oku and RKJ's competitive and personal rivalry and Semtex and RKJ's fractured friendship mixing with what is right for business for each man. This is beautiful interleaving of storylines wrapped together in one match and I cannot wait for it.

Do Oku, Ricky, Buzzard and Semtex headline? There is lots of story to suggest so and the men involved definitely can deliver a fantastic main event but that brings us to a match which feels perfect to main - a big blow-off to a feud with a three month build between Spike Trivet and Sha Samuels. With it's roots running back to Uprising in Crystal Palace  when Spike and Robbie X tore it up in a brutal No Disqualification match that drew out Sha Samuels, working the show as a producer, drawn into a dogfight with Trivet after 'The Vulture' took things too far after defeating Robbie. That led to the main event in the 1865 in Southampton last month where Spike and Sha went head to head, with interference from Richard Holliday giving Trivet the win. If you thought that was a one and done then that was squashed when Samuels and Trivet went straight for each other in the AEW International Championship scramble with Orange Cassidy at High Stakes. The same can be said during the last 229 show during the Revolution Tag, when Sha and Spike became embroiled in their own personal war. It is dead simple; Spike doesn't respect Sha and Sha won't stand for anyone coming into RevPro and taking liberties. This will steal the show, I am certain of that, and I cannot wait to see Spike Trivet in the surreal surroundings of St Neots Priory Centre. The entire crowd will be behind Sha who is deservedly beloved and appreciated in RevPro and there is no better opponent for for him than 'The Most Hated Man In Europe'.

Two huge matches down, six to go! And you don't get  bigger than Robbie X in Robbie X Country. The loudest match on every St Neots card is any Robbie X match, the man is a regional treasure, and what better man to face him in terms of a fascinating styles clash, in terms of a man who will get HEAT from the crowd, than the juggernaut that is Anthony Ogogo. Ogogo has had a great run in RevPro through both results and performances - he has big wins over RKJ and David Francisco and will look to add the head of Robbie X to his mantelpiece this Sunday. Robbie has a tall task - there is a significant size differential, obviously, but then there is also the fact that Ogogo comes in unbeaten in RevPro, unbeaten in the U.K. and still with just the one single loss in pro wrestling, to Cody Rhodes in AEW three years ago. However, you can never write Robbie X off - he is a world class talent who can out speed anyone BUT he has to avoid that knockout punch as it only takes one.

Another one with a very tall task this Sunday is Harry Milligan who goes one on one with Connor Mills, a man who must be the most daunting opponent in RevPro currently. I've made my admiration for Mills very clear at this point; check out the Deep Dive 'The Most Dangerous Man In Revolution Pro Wrestling' if you haven't already. He is the most complete of an in-ring performer anywhere in Europe. I love Harry, everyone loves Harry, but Mills is bigger, stronger and faster. He is vicious, spiteful and ruthless. I worry about Harry going into this one - he needs to try and end the match as quickly as possible and catch Mills off-guard as the longer the match goes, the more Mills will grow into it and the more dangerous he will become. 

As far as dangerous opponents come, you don't get much more dangerous than a motivated, aggreived and aggressive Alex Windsor. With a little over a week to go before she challenges Dani Luna for the Undisputed British Women's Championship, a championship Windsor is synonymous with, now could not be a worse time to be facing the Iron Willed one. Facing the number one contender is a debutant in Echo, the South Wales native looking to make a big splash in RevPro by facing the most dominant woman in company history. One thing is for sure, Echo will need all of that 'Warrior Spirit' to survive Windsor in the mood she is in. After all, this is the woman who is entering a Dog Collar Match at York Hall and genuinely seems excited at the prospect.

Speaking of high stakes matches, there can only be one between Josh James and David Francisco as the two Contenders go toe to toe for the right to enter the Revolution Rumble. Over the past few weeks both men have had incredibly close but ultimately disappointing singles results - Francisco Vs Robbie X in London and Josh Vs Shigehiro Irie in Sheffield. However, the pair had a huge tag victory over Reece & Rogan last week in Coventry in an unscheduled open challenge laid out by 'Yorkshire Tough'. This time last year Josh James beat New Japan Cup 2024 winner Yota Tsuji to earn his place in the Rumble, can he make it two years in a row? Francisco will be looking to make sure 2024 is his year for his first York Hall match and therefore this one has a big reward on the line for two men who have a deep history together. 

And finally we have the two most recently added matches, Mark Trew Vs Luke Jacobs and JJ Gale Vs Kieron Lacey. Trew & Lacey have become mainstays in RevPro since the 2023 Great British Tag League, picking up a victory over Michael Oku and Harry Milligan in Southampton last month, and putting in a spirited performance against the Grizzled Young Vets in the 229. Mark Trew has had a couple of singles outings, in St Neots against RKJ and in Southampton against Michael Oku, and he has shown incredible singles capabilities. However, Luke Jacobs is the standard-bearer in RevPro so Trew will need to bring everything he has on Sunday. As for Lacey, this will be his first RevPro singles match as he takes on JJ Gale, who's looking to bounce back from defeat to Connor Mills this last Sunday. Despite that defeat, JJ Gale is on a serious upward trajectory, becoming more and more of a threat to the championship holders in RevPro. With a prize fight with Josh Alexander confirmed for Southampton on Easter Monday, 'The Heart and Soul of Revolution Pro' will be looking to build momentum and ride that into Easter weekend, one of the biggest weekends of his career so far.

And there we have it. St Neots this Sunday, York Hall next Sunday followed by Southampton on Monday. What a ten days we are about to embark upon. I'll be at all three shows - if you enjoy these articles and the content on the website, come say hi; it's always a pleasure to meet fans of the Revolution!

Man I am excited for RevPro Sunday! A new town, a new venue, a new crowd but the same old recipe - Pro Wrestling At Its Best and a STACKED card to get hyped for. I must say, as someone who attends a lot of shows, I love how well RevPro are currently promoting several shows at once - it really feels like momentum is with them coming out of High Stakes and going into the Revolution Rumble. And with one or even two shows per weekend every week now until the end of April, it's a great time to fully invest and make the most of a £7 outlay to get RevPro On Demand if you haven't already with all shows livestreamed to a high standard. Here's what's coming this Sunday as yours truly Previews Pro Wrestling At Its Best!

Can't begin anywhere but the main event, can we? The Undisputed British Tag Team Championships are on the line as champs Subculture face the 2023 Great British Tag League winners, Greedy Souls. Danny Jones and Brendan White overcame a group with Sunshine Machine, CPF and the Tag champions on their way to capturing their first Tag League, as well as conquering RKJ and Anthony Ogogo in December's final at Uprising. During the course of that run they picked up a win over Flash Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews, taking their feud to 1-1 after Subculture defeated Souls for the belts at Epic Encounter in York Hall last July. This rubber match therefore has lots going into it. The belts are on the line, obviously, but so is the personal rivalry to be the best team in Wales, though at this point they are really competing to be the best team in Europe. I'm so undecided who wins this. Subculture feel like they have more in the tank as champions, with some tasty teams across the U.K. and Europe ready to test them. However, with Mandrews only just returning from injury and with Souls' superior power and an incredible ability to cut one partner off from the other, it feels like Souls could be about to become two time champions. One thing is for sure, Grizzled Young Veterans await the winners at the Revolution Rumble. Oh, and the other guarantee is that this match will be UNREAL. Cannot wait.

One tag team who would have been pushing to be the next challengers for whoever leaves York Hall on March 31st with the belts is YOUNGBLOOD. Unfortunately, those plans may have to wait until Yuto Nakashima is fully fit after suffering injury. In the meantime, therefore, his tag partner Oskar Leube will be in singles action, with Luke Jacobs his next test. This isn't Leube's first singles match in RevPro, he put on a fantastic performance last month against JJ Gale in Southampton and, had it not been for interference from Trew & Lacey, it felt like he would have had his hand raised as he had JJ locked in a Sleeper Hold in the centre of the ring. This Sunday the opposition gets even tougher for Oskar, as there is no one tougher in RevPro than 'North-West Strong' Luke Jacobs. The 'Young Gun' has Connor Mills waiting for him at the Rumble and, if the night goes the way he will want on March 31st, an appearance in the main event to earn a Number 1 Contenders spot for Michael Oku. He will want momentum on his side going into that one but can't look past Leube, an adversary unlike anyone he has faced before given his 6'7" frame.

And speaking of Mills, he returns to action in Coventry looking to overcome his December 30th loss to JJ Gale. 'The Heart and Soul of Revolution Pro Wrestling' bounced back from his Uprising defeat to Zack Sabre Jr against Mills, taking the victory at Seasons Beatings in St Neots and Mills will be looking to take the rubber match victory on his route to Luke Jacobs. JJ will be looking for a big win prior to his own Revolution Rumble match, as he is one of seven confirmed entrants so far in that colossal main event. After coming so close to victory last year, JJ will be looking to go one further this year and win the Rumble and earn his first ever Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship match.

That would see JJ on a collision course with Oku IF the champion can overcome Leyton Buzzard. And prior to all of that, the Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion faces a returning Man Like Dereiss this Sunday. With the world lining up to face Oku for a championship shot after High Stakes and THAT 6* match with Will Ospreay, this is a huge opportunity for Dereiss. Victory here and he will certainly have earned the chance to challenge Oku with the strap on the line. It's been more than eighteen months since Dereiss last appeared for RevPro in the six man scramble to face PAC for the then AEW All-Atlantic Championship in Manchester and it will be great to see him live and in person for the first time - it feels like it has been a long time coming for yours truly. He will need to bring his A game and then some, though, as Oku is on another level (pun intended).

As for Leyton Buzzard, he too is in action this Sunday, with Brett Semtex in his corner, as he faces RKJ. This one has me fascinated and I will be studying it very closely. In the 229 last time out, it was RKJ who hit Michael Oku with the Kishi Driver which gave Leyton Buzzard the pinfall over the champion which he used to help stake his claim for a title shot. In Buzzard's corner is a new ally in Semtex but this man is not new to RKJ; here we have two friends who go back a long, long way. In fact, RKJ was best man at Semtex's wedding and, when Dave The Mark Met Brett Semtex, Brett dismissed how he came into RevPro (by attacking RKJ) as a means to an end, as nothing that would damage their relationship because "brothers fight". And so here I am, looking at this contest and thinking about the amazing three man stable they would form. Add in a pair of beefy hosses such as 'Wrecking Ball' Reece and 'Big Hoss' Rogan, or a pair of sneaky runners like Trew & Lacey and we have the most dominant team in Europe. I am probably getting carried away in my own fantasy booking but there is something interesting about this pairing and the joy of RevPro is how brilliantly their angles and stories are pieced together episodically across their schedule and that welcomes such fantastical thinking. If I'm right, you heard it here first! If I'm wrong, alas! It was fun to think over!

We also have interesting encounters in both the women's and cruiserweight divisions to round off the card, including the first RevPro Alexxis Falcon singles match since 2022 as she takes on Kanji. In the lead up to High Stakes, where Safire Reed unsuccessfully challenged Dani Luna for the Undisputed British Women's Championship, the pair faced off at the 229 with Falcon partnering Reed and Kanji partnering Luna. The champion has her hands full at the Rumble in a Dog Collar Match (Jesus Christ!) against Alex Windsor but after the 31st the Revolution will roll on and whomever leaves with the belt will need a fresh challenge and the winner of this one on Sunday could provide just that. Dani Luna Vs Kanji? Dani Luna Vs Alexxis Falcon? Sounds fan-fucking-tastic. If Windsor wins back her gold? Windsor Vs Falcon? Sounds good. And I will never, ever, get tired of watching Kanji and Alex Windsor go to war. Whatever the outcome, spring will be bouncing in the women's division, that's for sure.

And finally, one last match to preview - the final match announced for the show. You've got a tag championship match, the heavyweight champion is in action, this entire stacked card and then we get this absolute banger... Robbie X Vs Leon Slater Vs Cameron Khai. Good lord we are being spoilt. And what's more, this is so much more than just a banger exhibition, this has stakes and story. Leon Slater has just dropped the British Cruiserweight Champion to the shock of the wrestling world to Jordon Breaks. How does he bounce back? What does his future hold? Opposite him is a career rival so far in Cameron Khai. The two have gone head to head and they have gone side by side and anytime they get in a ring together they create magic. And then we have Robbie F'n X, the 'King of the Cruiserweights', a man well overdue another shot at the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship. A win here and he should be pushing management for a title shot. Slater will want a rematch with Breaks undoubtedly and Cameron Khai, a man I've tipped for a bit breakout year in RevPro, could earn his first ever shot at that gold with a win here. A great match to book with fascinating permutations in all three directions. 

And there we have it. Card announced, ticket bought, preview written... It's time for RevPro Sunday. LFG.

It's RevPro Sunday baby! And, man, am I buzzed for this. It's been two weeks since High Stakes and, having had to sit Sheffield out and watch On Demand last week, I'm raring to go. Live In London 83... The 229... A juicy looking card... Let's get into it; time to Preview Pro Wrestling At Its Best.

Let's dive in first to the mayhem that will be the Revolution Tag match, a 12 man elimination match with no disqualifications and elimination coming from pinfall, submission and over the top rope rumble-style elimination (we are on the Road to the Revolution Rumble after all!) We have Michael Oku teaming with RKJ, interesting as Ricky has never made a secret of coming for Oku and his belt, as well as Sha Samuels, YOUNGBLOOD and JJ Gale. Sha will be soaring straight after Spike Trivet, you would imagine, who is joined on the opposing side by Leyton Buzzard and Brett Semtex, who Michael Oku will be gunning for, Reece & Rogan, ahead of their tag match with YOUNGBLOOD, and Gabe Kidd. There is a tonne of talent here and a host of interleaving feuds; Spike and Sha, Oku, Buzzard and Semtex, YOUNGBLOOD and Reece & Rogan, RKJ and Semtex (there he is again) and then we have JJ and Gabe. Something tells me this could lead to a singles match between those two and I would love to see that one, not run back since January last year when Gabe got the win over JJ. Round two would be a lot closer you would feel given how far 'Gale Force's has come in the past 12 months.

Yuto Nakashima and Oskar Leube face 'Yorkshire Tough' in Coventry on March 17th after Reece & Rogan attacked YOUNGBLOOD in Sheffield last time out and all four will bring some proper physicality to this contest. And proper physicality is what Brett Semtex brings anytime he is a ring, be it pro-wrestling, boxing, kickboxing or Muay Thai. After aligning himself with Leyton Buzzard following his loss to Michael Oku in Sheffield, it will be fascinating to see those three in the ring together this Sunday. Buzzard challenged Micheal Oku to an Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship match at the Revolution Rumble and I am hoping we will get that match confirmed at the 229. 

Finally, there is a lot of juice left in the fruit between Sha and Spike Trivet. Trivet attacked Samuels at Uprising in December after Sha tried to resolve the post match attack 'The Vulture' administered to Robbie X after their No Disqualification match. That led to last month's singles match in the 1865 in Southampton, where Spike won with the assistance of Richard Holliday. The AEW International Championship scramble match at High Stakes showed there was plenty of tension between the two and they are far from done with each other. The Revolution Tag will unlikely resolve the conflict and give Sha the closure he desires but it will give him a chance to get his hands on the 'Most Hated Man In Europe'. With the Revolution rolling into Coventry and St Neots before the Revolution Rumble on March 31st, there is plenty of scope for a second singles encounter between the two and it is certainly something we would all like to see.

With the Revolution Tag match likely headlining the card, the coveted fourth match spot, the match which frequently steals the show, could and should go to Luke Jacobs Vs Royce Isaacs. I have been desperate to see Royce in RevPro since he formed the West Coast Wrecking Crew with Jorel Nelson and joined Team Filthy with Tom Lawlor, with the faction being stalwarts and highlights of New Japan of America and New Japan Strong. He is a badass, one tough dude, and is there a better match for him in RevPro than opposite Luke Jacobs? Get ready for hard-as-nails strongstyle. If the crowd are not on their feet with applause after this one, I'll be very surprised.

Another contender for either the headline slot or the fourth spot is Leon Slater's first defence of the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship he won from Connor Mills at Uprising. Following that victory, Slater was involved on the Champions team of the all-star six person match at Live In London 81 where he teamed with Michael Oku and Dani Luna to face Luke Jacobs, Harley Hudson and Jordon Breaks. It was Breaks who got the decisive pinfall, tying Slater up and picking up the 3 count. That has prompted this title defence with Breaks getting Slater one on one. And when we talk about clashes of styles this one has me licking my lips - Jordon Breaks' technical, British mat game Vs Leon's hybrid high flying and high octane power game. Breaks Vs ZSJ was a masterpiece. Slater Vs ZSJ was an underrated gem that showed how adaptable and complete a wrestler the champion is and both matches tell me this match will be one to remember.

Speaking of former Cruiserweight Champion Connor Mills, he is in action this Sunday also, against Stephen Wolf. Wolf, who debuted in Sheffield against Leon Slater, will be looking to head back to the U.S. with his first RevPro win after hugely impressing RevPro fans and officials last week, showing exactly why there is so much buzz around the 'Leader of the Pack'. As for Mills, he has been on an absolute tear since he dropped the belt at Uprising, with two huge wins over Trent Seven, a show stealing and breakthrough performance against Zack Sabre Jr at High Stakes and a heavyweight war with Luke Jacobs last time out. That match ended in a double knockout so there will be an interesting add-on to both his and Luke's matches to see if both are fully fit and healthy. Now might be the worst time to face Mills in terms of career-best form but it might be a good time if he is not at 100%. Can Wolf capitalise?

As Stephen Wolf makes his RevPro exit, Laura Di Matteo makes her RevPro return, two years on from the last of her six appearances to date. And what harder way to return than against Alex Windsor, who had not been beaten one on one in RevPro since 2017 before Dani Luna defeated her for the Undisputed British Women's Championship at Uprising in December. We had not seen the 'Iron Willed' one since then before her return at High Stakes, dragging the champion, Luna, out to the ring by a dog collar and chain setting up, what can only be assumed, a seriously violent encounter at the Revolution Rumble. With that on the horizon and with Windsor in this sort of mindset, it is going to be an uphill battle for LDM but she has as much skill and as much experience as anyone in Europe to combat Windsor and she will be hoping that Alex is overlooking her and looking towards Dani as that could be the weakness Di Matteo can exploit.

Another return to RevPro this Sunday comes in the form of Zack Gibson as part of Grizzled Young Veterans, who will in fact be making their RevPro debuts as a unit. We last saw 'Liverpool's Number 1' challenge for the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship against Michael Oku at Uprising and, when attacked by Greedy Souls post match, was joined by tag partner and RevPro debutant James Drake. On Sunday, the Grizzled Young Veterans face off against Trew & Lacey, a team who are looking to build upon their first RevPro win last month in Southampton over Michael Oku and Harry Milligan. As for the Vets, they will be looking to start hot and will have an eye on Coventry in a fortnight when Subculture defend the Undisputed British Tag Team Championships against Greedy Souls who they have unfinished business with. And, given their experience and global success, GYV will want those belts and you can't imagine will be waiting long until they come knocking for them.

Rounding off the card is last week's 'Hero of the Week' David Francisco taking on Robbie X. Francisco had an eventful night in Sheffield, coming to blows with Josh James following his match with Shigehiro Irie and having to fill in on commentary. Back in the ring this week, he will be looking for his first win of 2024. Robbie, on the other hand, will be looking to get back to winning ways. Victories over ELIJAH, Mirko Miro and the aforementioned Josh James have been interspersed with losses to Gabe Kidd, Mustafa Ali and, albeit via low blow, Leyton Buzzard. Form in pro wrestling is something to take with a pinch of salt - look at the win-loss records of wrestlers who only ever wrestle "local talent" in squash matches against wrestlers who challenge the best in the world and you can see why. Buzzard cheated to beat Robbie X and Gabe Kidd and Mustafa Ali are two of the best in the world. No shame whatsoever in those defeats. However, Robbie will be keen to return to winning ways this Sunday and David Francisco will have a tough task in the ring with the King of the Cruiserweights.

And there we have it, another stacked, stacked show with multiple matches worthy of headlining, several I'm expecting to be in the conversation for show stealer and a fantastic way to continue the Road to the Revolution Rumble. Heading to London for this one? I'll see you there. Come say Hi and Mark Out. Watching On Demand? Enjoy and I hope to see you at another show soon. Viva La Revolution!

Well it's taken five days holiday from work but my heart rate has returned to normal after High Stakes... Just in time to get hyped for RevPro Sunday! The first RevPro in a few months that I can't get to live and in person due to a loss in the family but I'll be watching On Demand with the Mini-Marks and will be back front row for the 229 London show next Sunday. So, full disclosure, I was silently hoping for a quiet RevPro card post-High Stakes to ease my own FOMO and then I remembered... There's no such thing! We have two international debutants, the return of an impressive 2024 first timer, the Undisputed Cruiserweight and Heavyweight Champions in action and one of the most exciting matches to (presumably) headline a card that RevPro could deliver. This is some way to capture the buzz around RevPro and showcase what this promotion delivers each and every time - Pro Wrestling At Its Best.

And what better place to start than with that huge match between Connor Mills and Luke Jacobs, two of the MVPs from High Stakes, that presumably headlines this card. Luke Jacobs cemented his reputation on Sunday as the hardest man to beat in RevPro never to have carried the British Heavyweight Championship belt. He proved too much for JJ Gale despite the 'Heart and Soul of Revolution Pro' delivering a career best performance. He made his intentions clear - two years after he chased Oku for the Cruiserweight Championship, he is on the chase once more, but for Oku's heavyweight gold. He enters the Revolution Rumble at York Hall on 31st March and, I'll hang my hat on this now, I think he wins and goes on to beat Oku for the belt. And if the annual Manchester show is timed right, what better place than there.

Mills, another favourite for the Rumble, comes into this one having proven that he may well be the best all round wrestler in Britain right now. Zack Sabre Jr is the best technician in the world but Mills has it all - the strikes, the strength, the velocity and the mat game; watch his matches with ZSJ and Trent Seven back and watch the tightness on those holds, watch a master at work. This match is blockbuster and could go either way. Jacobs won their first singles encounter two years ago but not decisively - it was a dominant performance but it ended with a DQ finish. Mills won the second last year very decisively BUT Jacobs came into the match with a clear weakness - he was suffering injured ribs courtesy of 'Drilla' Moloney. A big win for either man here gives them momentum going into the Rumble. Can Jacobs maintain his unbeaten run in 2024? If I were a betting man, I'd say he does.

Another unbeaten act is YOUNGBLOOD who, despite a singles loss in Southampton for Yuto Nakashima, remain unbeaten as a team, with two victories over Trew & Lacey thus far in their RevPro careers. This Sunday is a bigger challenge for them with the more experienced, more highly decorated opposition coming in the form of TK Cooper and Chuck Mambo. This match will be a classic styles clash between the pacier Sunshine Machine and the stronger YOUNGBLOOD. I am particularly excited for any exchanges between the 'Headbutt Messiah' TK Cooper and Nakashima and there could be great comedic chemistry between Chuck Mambo and Oskar Leube. I'm expecting a really fun match but also a highly competitive one; YOUNGBLOOD have had a taste of what RevPro can bring them at this stage of their careers and, as former Undisputed British Tag Champions, TK and Mambo know that a flurry of RevPro wins would put them in contention to challenge either Subculture or their long time rivals Greedy Souls when the two teams face to settle the future of the belts.

Whilst we focus on championships, two champions will be in action on Sunday; British Heavyweight Champion Michael Oku and British Cruiserweight Champion Leon Slater. Oku takes on a dangerous foe in Brett Semtex who made a shocking entrance at RevPro in January, jumping, attacking and forcing an unscheduled match with Ricky Knight Jr. Semtex, a former K1 Kickboxing champion, has size, power and explosive strikes which will test Oku and, what a time to wrestle the champion, fresh off the back of the biggest win of his career. But there's an old saying in football that a team is most vulnerable after they have just scored and Semtex will be hoping the same can be said for pro wrestling. Oku will certainly need his wits about him and will need to hide any weaknesses or injuries from his match with Ospreay as Semtex has the skills needed to exploit them.

As for Leon Slater, he will face the debuting Stephen Wolf, a man looking to make a big impression on both RevPro and the Youngest In Charge. Coming into Sheffield on the back of a victory over former TNA World Champion and Motor City Machine Gun Alex Shelley, Wolf will be looking to extend a promising start to 2024 with victory over a current champion. Leon will be looking to bounce back from taking the pin in the all champion six man tag at the 229 in January where Jordon Breaks got one other on the wrestling prodigy. However, Leon hasn't been beaten in singles action since he was caught by JJ Gale in the 1865 in Southampton some four months ago, prior to his British J Cup victory and prior to capturing gold. Should be an exciting encounter this one.

And speaking of exciting encounters and debuting stars, Sheffield Network will be the place for Jordan Oliver's RevPro debut, facing RKJ. Oliver is as well travelled as they come, with RevPro taking him to a dozen different promotions wrestled for in 2024 already across Europe and North America. He comes into his bout with RKJ having just lost GCW's JCW Championship to Masha Slamovich at the Jersey Cup and will be looking to bounce back, whilst RKJ comes in after his knockout defeat to Anthony Ogogo at High Stakes. RKJ is somewhat of a measuring stick in RevPro and Oliver will need to fully bring it; he is in for one hell of a fight. But the loss of a championship can be a huge motivator so this one should be a really competitive contest.

A match that also promises to be a highly competitive match is one not for the faint hearted; a heavyweight hoss fight between Shigehiro Irie and Josh James. This will be so, so good and the winner is really unpredictable. Neither man has the win-loss record that their performances deserve and, whilst their wins are rare, they are two men who pride themselves on being hard to beat. Irie lost all six of his contests in 2023 but look at who he faced - Trent, Mills, Oku, RKJ, Moloney and Robbie X. You could not compile a tougher list of RevPro opponents to face and there is no shame in losing those bouts - each match was a war and each man had to battle, grind and claw their way to victory. Josh James is building a reputation for the exact same thing - his match against Robbie X two weeks ago in Southampton being one of the best performances of his career and it follows some really eye catching performances over the past year. The Contender looks more than ready to graduate the division and begin challenging to work up the card into championship consideration. If anyone wants to take me up on it, I'd put a RevPro pint on Josh James picking up a big, big win here. Beast Mode Vs Bear Country? The Bear is a Beast of his own.

And finally, AND FINALLY, we have the incredibly intriguing prospect of Leyton Buzzard Vs Robbie X. This one has me very, very interested. First of all, this could headline any show and, if it wasn't for Mills Vs Jacobs, I think it would. Secondly, the in-ring work here will be second to none; Robbie X is 'The Cardio Machine', THE Cruiserweight in Europe and demonstrates it week in week out and, whether it is St Neots or Crystal Palace (or this week, Sheffield), he always delivers. Buzzard is one hell of a talent. He walked into RevPro this time last year, took his spot and has delivered every time he has been booked. His time in Japan has only made people realise what we could tell from the off; he's a star in the making. I'm really split on who wins this one. Buzzard must have eyes on Heavyweight gold and will believe he has unfinished business with Michael Oku. Robbie X must be looking to become only the third wrestler to ever win back the British Cruiserweight Championship, a belt he has not held since July of last year. Fascinating in terms of outcome, a nailed-on guaranteed banger in terms of quality.

And there we have it. If like me you can't be there live, remember this show, like all RevPro shows, will be livestreamed at 4pm on RevPro On Demand as part of your monthly subscription, the best value subscription in Europe. If you are there, enjoy and I hope to see you at the next one!

This Sunday is not only RevPro Sunday but it is the biggest RevPro Sunday of 2024 so far. The eyes of the world will take in Pro Wrestling At Its Best as we prepare for an emotional evening with a main event that will be talked about for years to come. Prior to that we have an undercard that is one to rival any in the world with a showcase of the best wrestlers Europe has to offer. So without further adieu, let's get stuck right in; time to get hyped for High Stakes.

It is difficult to tell which match opens this card but a man often given that responsibility is Robbie X, a wrestler guarenteed to get the crowd hot from the off and one who never, ever fails to deliver anything short of an absolute banger. And what bigger and better match could the King of the Cruiserweights have than against one of the most acclaimed cruiserweights in the world, Mustafa Ali. Since leaving WWE last year, Ali has embarked upon a World Tour facing off against the best that independent wrestling has to offer and all roads have led to High Stakes as there is no independent cruiserweight in the world on the level of Robbie X and Crystal Palace is about to bare witness to a showcase of the very best, at their very best. 

Another option to open the show is the most recent addition to the card, the Six Man Scramble match between Sha Samuels, Flash Morgan Webster, Richard Holliday, Cameron Khai, Spike Trivet and a surprise entrant. This match stems from last week's Live In Southampton 28 show from The 1865, a show that ended in chaos after the main event between Sha and Spike ended in a brawl following intereference from Richard Holliday. For more on that match, head over to the 10 Takeaways page on this site to see how Flash Morgan Webster and Cameron Khai were drawn into this. This match therefore gives these five men an opportunity to hash things out in the ring and will without doubt be a hugely entertaining encounter due to the incredible clash of styles between the performers. A welcomed addition to what was already a stacked card.

Morgan Webster is in singles action due to the injury suffered by his Undisputed British Tag Champion partner Mark Andrews which has delayed the inevitable tag title clash between Subculture and Greedy Souls after Souls defeated the team of RKJ and Anthony Ogogo to win the Great British Tag League. That encounter, last time RevPro were in Crystal Palace, has led to the one on one contest this Sunday between Ogogo and Ricky Knight Jr. After Ogogo abandoned RKJ and turned on his tag partner, 'The Killer' has been gunning for 'The Guv'nor', goading him into accepting the challenge for this one on one match and that challenge was finally accepted in Southampton last week. This one will be fascinating - RKJ is legitimately one of the best wrestlers Ogogo has ever faced in his relatively short in-ring career to date and has the edge over the Olympian in every way except for one; Ogogo's heavyweight strikes can take anyone out with one clean punch. RKJ said that he knows this match may end in a knockout and a defeat but it is personal and Knight will be looking to hurt Ogogo more than defeat him; you don't disrespect the Knight family unscathed. Must watch pro wrestling this one.

RKJ comes into High Stakes unbeaten in singles action in four months in Revolution Pro Wrestling. That last defeat was against another wrestler who is in action on Sunday, the 2023 MVP of RevPro, Luke Jacobs. 'North-West Strong' has become one of the measuring sticks in RevPro, alongside British Heavyweight Champion Michael Oku and former champion RKJ. At High Stakes he wrestles JJ Gale, a man who aspires to be in that same conversation for the face of RevPro. JJ had a breakout year in 2023, picking up a flurry of fine wins and ending the year with the best win percentage of his career, showing the 'Heart and Soul of RevPro' has learnt to grind out the victories to match the undeniable performances he has always been able to deliver. This Sunday, though, he faces a huge test. Last time we were in Crystal Palace we saw how close JJ was to overcoming the best technical wrestler in the world in Zack Sabre Jr but this is a different test. Luke is no slouch on the mat but his greatest asset is his strength, his power and the speed at which that power is delivered. JJ has the tank to go toe to toe with Luke but does he have the chin to take that heavyweight power? Jacobs came within a hairs breadth of overcoming Tomohiro Ishii at Uprising. The only men to defeat Jacobs in singles action in the last twelve months are Ishii, Oku, Drilla Moloney and Ospreay. That is some list; can JJ Gale be the 5th man? Time will tell.

As for Zack Sabre Jr, he is undefeated in Revolution Pro Wrestling since he lost the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship to Will Ospreay at High Stakes 2020. This Sunday he faces 'True Grit' Connor Mills and, after making his intentions clear in 2023 that he wanted the British title back around his waist, a victory over Michael Oku's former best friend may just be the final stop on an inevitable showdown with Oku, should the champion retain in the main event. If Oku falls short, again, of Will Ospreay then don't be surprised to see ZSJ enter and win the Revolution Rumble to become the British Heavyweight Champion for a fifth time. As for Mills, it is striking to see the journey he has been on in the two years since Oku Vs Ospreay II at High Stakes 2022 when Mills accompanied Oku to the ring for the main event. Since then he has been Undisputed British Cruiserweight Champion, headlined RevPro shows on his own merit and garnered respect as one of the best in Europe. It would be a mistake to assume Zack wins here in Crystal Palace - Mills might be the biggest test ZSJ has had in a RevPro ring in a long time as he combines everything needed to be the victor; the power, the mat game, the speed and the ruthless attitude to win at all costs. Zack hasn't fought someone willing to bend the rules to defeat him since he wrestled PAC in the Cockpit back in 2019. A new test for the Technical Master. I've got a pint on Zack winning against a good friend but I won't be shocked if I'm dipping my hand in my pocket when we return to the 229 in a fortnight.

Another man who has been touted as a future British Heavyweight Champion and was championed as a potential winner of the Revolution Rumble on the Tea and Tights Podcast that yours truly guest hosted this week is Gabe Kidd. The 'Mad Man' tore it up in last year's Rumble, came within an inch of winning and has been dominant in RevPro for the past six months, with big victories over Leon Slater and Robbie X and taking both Michael Oku and Will Ospreay to their limits at the tail end of 2023. The Bullet Club War Dog faces Los Ingobernable de Japon member, 'The Dragon', Shingo Takagi. Shingo headlined the 11th Anniversary Show in August against Ospreay and returns to face Kidd on Sunday. This will undoubtedly be Strongstyle at its best and, if you like your wrestling hard hitting and stiff, this will be exactly that; pure pro wrestling violence.

Fellow New Japan Pro Wrestling stars YOUNGBLOOD will also be in action on Sunday as their European excursion continues, facing off against Trew & Lacey. Yuto Nakashima and Oskar Leube debuted in RevPro a fortnight ago, defeating Trew & Lacey in relatively dominant fashion. However, Mark and Kieron took umbrage with their defeat, attacking the Young Lions with steel chairs. Last week, in Southampton, Trew & Lacey attacked Leube again during his match with JJ Gale and chased the Great British Tag League contenders out of Southampton (literally; find the video on the @RevProUk Instagram page). RevPro matchmakers have booked this match, it seems, to give Nakashima and Leube the chance to get their hands on Trew and Lacey and get their vengeance, but the newcomers should be careful; Trew and Lacey are no mugs, they are an accomplished and polished team who will have learnt from their 229 defeat a fortnight ago and will be determined to ensure their debut on the RevPro big stage ends in a W.

Another athlete making their RevPro big stage debut is the number one contender to the Undisputed British Women's Championship, Safire Reed, who challenges Dani Luna for the gold this Sunday. Reed comes into this following back to back breakout victories over Kanji, the first at Seasons Beatings in St Neots in December, and the second a week later in London's 229 under 2 Out of 3 Falls rules. Dani Luna, the champion, returns to the venue she won the title in at Uprising in December. After defeating Maya Matthews in St Neots, Dani has lost the previous two matches, both multi-person matches, and the champ will be delighted to be back to what she does best, the big matches under the big lights, one on one with the best women in the world and Safire Reed is on her way to being exactly that.

Finally we come to that match. The match. To call it the biggest match in RevPro history is no hyperbole. But neither is the fact that this is the biggest match of 2024 in any company, anywhere in the world. What more can be said that hasn't already been said? From their first match, to the their second, to now we have seen the growth of Michael Oku from one of Britain's best to one of the world's best. Ospreay has gone from a Top 5 talent in the world to THE undisputed number one talent in the world. This third match follows a 28 minute first installment and a nigh on 45 minute epic second installment. The first had the drama of the threat of a time limit draw. The second had the additional supporting roles of Amira, Connor Mills and Oscar Harding. We have had referee stoppages, the concession of the towel, blood from both men, the face to face two plus years ago and then again, dramatically, two weeks ago. The video packages have been made. There really is nothing left to write, say or do other than sit on the edge of our seats, hold our breaths and see what magic two of the world's best deliver, backed by a company that know how to deliver BIG matches, big endings and shows that are talked about for years. Let's. Fucking. Go.

This Sunday Is RevPro Sunday! Live in Southampton 28 from The 1865, the first trip down south of 2024 and the card is as stacked as always. One week removed from the biggest British wrestling match of the year, from defending against Will Ospreay for the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship, Michael Oku will be in action, teaming with Harry Milligan against Trew & Lacey. And this match has danger written all over it.

The champion has an eager, enthusiastic but inexperienced tag partner - with just two RevPro appearances to date - and a well-versed, hungry, don't-give-a-shit team opposite him. Last time we were in The 1865 Oku overcame Mark Trew, but by no means easily, as he prepared for Zack Gibson at Uprising. Next week, he faces an even bigger challenge with not just his title on the line but the knowledge that this is his last shot at the best wrestler in the world and, as he said last week, his last chance to prove that Ospreay has been wrong to overlook the achievements of the one and only Grand Slam RevPro champion. This week his challenge is even bigger too - he doesn't just have Mark Trew to handle but Kieron Lacey too; two men who epitomise the saying "the whole is greater than the sum of its equal parts."

Can Oku survive this encounter injury free and head into Crystal Palace on top form? Or can Trew & Lacey soften up the champ for Ospreay knowing that if Will wins, he will vacate the championship and the next champion will be determined at the Revolution Rumble, a match you'd have to think the young tag team will be entering?

At the 229 last week Trew and Lacey came up short in their tag encounter with YOUNGBLOOD, who impressed on their RevPro debut. Both Yuto Nakashima and Oskar Leube will be in action again this week, making their singles debuts against two men who face one another next week at High Stakes. For Leube, the opponent is 'The Heart and Soul of RevPro' JJ Gale. For Nakashima, it is 'North-West Strong' Luke Jacobs. Two fascinating encounters. JJ will be giving up height to Leube but not necessarily size after packing on the muscle in the last few months. He will have the speed advantage but Leube will have the striking reach. It will be interesting to see how the young German fares against the hometown hero.

As for Jacobs and Nakashima, this is a match I have wanted since I saw Nakashima Vs Ishii last year - that was the day my interest in seeing a Nakashima excursion become a desparation. This could steal the show and will not be for the faint hearted. Hopefully it gets the coveted 4th match spot prior to the interval and the time to hit long and hard.

With eyes on next week's High Stakes we will also see Robbie X face Josh James as the 'King of the Cruiserweights' awaits the Mustafa Ali World Tour to stop in Crystal Palace. Josh will be looking to build on the hard hitting singles matches he has become known for over the past two years and the styles clash here will be fascinating. Josh's win-loss record doesn't tell his full story; anyone who wrestles the Contender knows they have been in a battle and have to dig deep to overcome him as he continues to "win or learn". Robbie X will be looking to build on his win over Mirko Mori last week in the 229, a well travelled cruiserweight similar to the world renowned one he faces next week.

Last time we saw Robbie X in Southampton he was preparing for Uprising and for Spike Trivet, who came out the victor of the violent street fight the pair had. That encounter ended with Spike attacking Robbie after the bell which drew in Contenders to pull him off, and drew out Sha Samuels who was working as a producer for the event. After heated words, Spike struck Sha and the pair became embroiled in a brawl which has led to the pair squaring off in Southampton this Sunday. Both men have had words for the other this week with Sha accusing Spike of looking at him working as a producer as "weakness" and telling him that he will happily remind him just how much Sha has to offer on Sunday. Spike has form for violence at The 1865 and this match could certainly steer that way. Must-watch pro wrestling.

As we build to High Stakes there is a notable couple of matches which hang in the balance. One of these is RKJ Vs Anthony Ogogo. At Uprising, Ogogo turned on RKJ and left him in their Great British Tag League Final to the hands of Greedy Souls who seized the opportunity and won the tournament. RKJ has called out Ogogo twice since and, with The Guv'nor in action on Sunday against David Francisco, RKJ has vowed to come to Southampton "to beat an answer" out of him.

The other High Stakes match we had hoped for which has not been able to happen is Greedy Souls Vs Subculture for the Undisputed British Tag Team Championships. With Mark Andrews picking up injury in the 229 in December, it has delayed the announcement of when Greedy Souls will get their title shot after winning the Tag League. With Flash Morgan Webster in action against Will Kaven on Sunday, and with news that Mandrews is looking to take bookings in the near future, this Mark is hoping for some clarity on the status of Subculture, the time frame for the title match and who might be filling the tag team sized hole in the High Stakes card.

The final match of an eight match card (eight matches!) this Sunday sees the debut of Richard Holliday as he faces off against Cameron Khai. I've got high hopes for Cameron his year and it feels like his rise within RevPro could become meteoric if he can turn performances into wins. The youngest man on the roster has EVERYTHING needed to rise to the top of the division. He combines power and speed with guts, confidence and technique. 2024 could be massive for Cameron. As for Holliday, he comes into RevPro having already represented GCW, Beyond and MLW in 2024 and the well travelled 'Most Marketable Man In Wrestling' will be looking to make a splash in Southampton. Anyone who comes into RevPro can see that RevPro has its fingerprints all over the professional wrestling world and the lineage of past and present RevPro champions are of a calibre second to none, so any debutant will come in with high hopes and high expectations. We look forward to welcoming Holliday to RevPro but I hope he is prepared for an icy welcome as he faces one of our own in Cameron Khai.

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