Sheep

I watched this back about a month ago and with the obvious exception of Zandig/Lobo NRBW, it's pretty much as good as that early 2000's CZW-Style Deathmatch style got. They got the level of nu metal entrance music, passable wrestling, weapon shots, chair/table bumps and 'finishers onto piles of shit' just right.

 

'Sick' Nick Mondo vs. Messiah w/ both thumbs (EPIC Pro Wrestling: Pain & Suffering 2002)

Double Hoo-Ha.

Just because I feel like adding to this laughfest..I know that Sprules plans on using a backyarder for his 2nd show.He's got a kid who's "loyal" to him and convinced he's "turned over a new leaf", who he wants to give a shot. The kid in question has had a handful of pro training sessions and is far, FAR from being ready for a "rumble spot" let alone a match on the card, which is what Sprules had in mind.Sexy.

Thank you. I honestly feel that the British wrestling industry is self-harming rather than falling victim to circumstances beyond it's own control. I think we need another thread, in which I shall ask "what did happen to the British wrestling board of control and the idea of all working together?"

But if it's a board run by people who believe the current climate is acceptable, then surely it would be just as self harming?The possibilities are endless, it's just a shame it's not met with serious debate anymore.

We really need to look at the root cause of the problem in order to prevent it from happening again in future:Money Mark promoters - created after the decline of the British Wrestling industry because, quite frankly, any old tom dick or harry can go out, hire a venue, hire wrestlers, hire a ring and promote a show. How can this happen? Because wrestlers in this country will generally sell their services to the highest bidder (as others do in everyday business). However, in doing so they are contributing to the demise of their own industry.In these circumstances fans lose money, promoters lose money, wrestlers lose another place to work and British Wrestling lose's even more integrity.Money Mark promoters are created because of dis-satisfaction with the current product. They are part of/want to cater for a niche audience e.g. Shimmer girls, TNA Indy wrestlers, death match pin cushion guys etc Now is the answer to carry on assisting these niche marketeers by sub-contracting your wrestling services and co-existing? OR (do as the FWA successfully did) add these elements to your existing shows in order to cater for both general and niche audiences? Fans want to see these attractions and will part with their cash in order to do so. Where the difference lies is whether or not the people within the British Wrestling industry decide to cater for alternative tastes or continue to sub-contract their services to support the niche market (which inevitably fails to support itself ala WrestleXpress, 1PW etc).

This is actually a really good post and it's a real shame that it'll probably go completely ignored and unchallenged. I accept that pro wrestling is an industry that has constantly evolved but right now, in this country especially, it's gone too far and desperately needs to go back a few steps.But that's a whole different thread that would be met with nothing but naive optimism.

Well, get your credit card out then Phil. Go on, give to the UK fan base, let's see some more of those matches. What? Oh, other people should spend ludicrous amounts and you'd rather others were fucked over in the process.

To be fair to him, Phil is currently doing a lot of work and spending his own money on making sure this country gets to see the best womens wrestling they possibly can.

I can't quite put my finger on it... but I'm pretty sure there's something completely wrong with that sentence.Possibly more than just the one thing as well.

El Ligero.

Best British Wrestler of 2006