Paid Members Big Benny HG Posted July 24, 2006 Author Paid Members Share Posted July 24, 2006 He's been "down South" for the weekend...and your mother loved it ;)Anyway, having safely returned from my trip to the "Big Smoke", on we press...***********************************************No. 33 - "Filthy" Phil Powers2005 Ranking - 17Moving DownA typical old school British wrestling heel, Powers makes an appearance in the UKFF50~! for the 2nd consecutive year, despite a drop. Playing the bad guy seems to come so very naturally for Powers, and he is an almost perfect fit for the family-based wrestling shows he frequents (e.g. All Star, Premier) due to the ease in which he can rile up a crowd and instantly get several hundred kids wishing pain (and possibly death) upon him. Motor-mouthed southerner is nearly always accompanied by girlfriend/valet/manager/tag partner Erin Angel. Bizarrely, despite being one of the best villains on the scene, he appeared on a recent Premier Promotions event as a babyface...********************************************** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Big Benny HG Posted July 24, 2006 Author Paid Members Share Posted July 24, 2006 (edited) *******************************************  No. 32 - Ashe 2005 Ranking - 35 Moving Up   The other half of the New Breed team jumps up two rungs since the last UKFF50~!, and finishes ahead of his tag partner. Ashe (as in, New Breed/AK-47, not "Dark Angel") is a mainstay in just about all of the south-east based promotions, and his singles career is just as established as that of his team work. Reign as LDN champion came to an end at the hands of Romford hard-man Martin Stone the other week. As a part of AK-47, he and his protege Kris Linnell lost the IPW-UK tag straps to Jack Storm and Dave Morales, and built towards the eventual split (and Ashe heel turn) with a gripping and interesting storyline that saw "other" partner Curve turn up as the catalyst for trouble, before he eventually turned on Linnell and brought New Breed to IPW-UK as brilliantly arrogant heels. Had actually reformed the Breed with Curve elsewhere prior to this, including in the FWA where they had a couple of shot at the tag titles, held by Stixx and Ashe's regular nemesis Stone. As well as being a stellar in-ring performer, he also plays an active part in training the stars of tomorrow.  *****************************************  *************************************************  No. 31 - Dragon Phoenix 2005 Ranking - 24 Moving Down  (Right, with Jack Storm)  Luke "Dragon" Phoenix has followed the career of his buddy Spud and branched out form his Midlands roots. Named after a Chinese take-away in Coventry ( ), Phoenix has been a regular on the south-east circuit, forming the exciting underdog "Dragon Hearts" team in IPW-UK with, yep, Spud. Former Party Boy and FCW regular, Phoenix is well regarded, even if he hasn't quite reached the heights of his partner and friend. That said, Dragon Hearts tag team, plus high profile roles on other southern/midlands shows, will almost certainly see his star rise.  ************************************************* Edited July 24, 2006 by UK Hat Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MungoChutney Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Conscience didn't turn on the fans. His character went in a darker direction, but he's still one of the biggest faces on the SWA roster.He did in 3CW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Lucille Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Come on Hat Guy, I wanna know who came in what order for the top 30! Don't leave us waiting!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 *bump*Next year Ashley Reed best come a lot higher in this list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JCThunder...WrestlingGod Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 How the hell did Ashe get so high???? His matches suck - he is so boring! I nearly fell asleep at IPW this month during his match! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger_miller#9 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 How the hell did Ashe get so high???? His matches suck - he is so boring! I nearly fell asleep at IPW this month during his match!So tell me, who do you like son? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JCThunder...WrestlingGod Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 How the hell did Ashe get so high???? His matches suck - he is so boring! I nearly fell asleep at IPW this month during his match!So tell me, who do you like son?I like people like Spud, Kartel, Ashley Reed, Doug Williams, Jonny Storm...people that can have exciting matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPW Kristian Zane Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 *******************************************No. 32 - Ashe2005 Ranking - 35Moving UpThe other half of the New Breed team jumps up two rungs since the last UKFF50~!, and finishes ahead of his tag partner. Ashe (as in, New Breed/AK-47, not "Dark Angel") is a mainstay in just about all of the south-east based promotions, and his singles career is just as established as that of his team work. Reign as LDN champion came to an end at the hands of Romford hard-man Martin Stone the other week. As a part of AK-47, he and his protege Kris Linnell lost the IPW-UK tag straps to Jack Storm and Dave Morales, and built towards the eventual split (and Ashe heel turn) with a gripping and interesting storyline that saw "other" partner Curve turn up as the catalyst for trouble, before he eventually turned on Linnell and brought New Breed to IPW-UK as brilliantly arrogant heels. Had actually reformed the Breed with Curve elsewhere prior to this, including in the FWA where they had a couple of shot at the tag titles, held by Stixx and Ashe's regular nemesis Stone. As well as being a stellar in-ring performer, he also plays an active part in training the stars of tomorrow.******************************************************************************************No. 31 - Dragon Phoenix2005 Ranking - 24Moving Down(Right, with Jack Storm)Luke "Dragon" Phoenix has followed the career of his buddy Spud and branched out form his Midlands roots. Named after a Chinese take-away in Coventry ( ), Phoenix has been a regular on the south-east circuit, forming the exciting underdog "Dragon Hearts" team in IPW-UK with, yep, Spud. Former Party Boy and FCW regular, Phoenix is well regarded, even if he hasn't quite reached the heights of his partner and friend. That said, Dragon Hearts tag team, plus high profile roles on other southern/midlands shows, will almost certainly see his star rise.*************************************************Dragon Phoenix def deserves to be this high up, admittedly I've only seen one of his matches (at GPW Friday Night Fever) but he exceeded my expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexio Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Dragon Phoenix reminds me of Johnny Morris from Bread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewey Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 How the hell did Ashe get so high???? His matches suck - he is so boring! I nearly fell asleep at IPW this month during his match!So,is that the only Ashe match you've seen.?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultra dragon Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 ***********************************************No. 34 - Curve2005 Ranking - Not Listed (New Entrant)Moving UpMost famous for being a part of the New Breed tag team (with Ashe) that wrestled for just about everyone during the "Nu Era" of British wrestling (1999-2001), Curve spent several years in singles competition, often using his alernate ring name/gimmick "The Playboy" Phil Bedwell (groan). However, it was about 1 year ago that he and Ashe reunited one of the most influential and popular teams in UK wrestling...only to find that most people were new to the scene and had never heard of them. Having said that, they are quickly re-establishing themselves as something worth seeing, after challenging Stixx and Stone for the FWA Tag Team titles in a decent match, and recently reuniting as heels in IPW-UK after a fantastic storyline where Ashe turned on his new partner Kris Linnell (in Ashe's new team - AK47) which came to a head in a killer angle in May. Curve also finds time to concentrate on his escalating singles career too, being a top line player in the resurrected EWW and is soon to be a TV star with LDN Wrestling. The above picture is out-of-date, since he has recently cut his hair to something a lot more socially acceptable...********************************************you forgot to mention Curve is also the current NBW champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JCThunder...WrestlingGod Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 How the hell did Ashe get so high???? His matches suck - he is so boring! I nearly fell asleep at IPW this month during his match!So,is that the only Ashe match you've seen.??Nope! i have seen a fair few of Ashe matches, the only ones i have enjoyed were:*TLC at IPW (probably just because it was mental action!) * his tag match against Stixx and Stone at FWA Crunch a while back. Other than that his matches have been as boring as hell and the only excitement i get from the matches are from the opponents!I dont know whether IPW told Ashe to purposely be boring because he is heel now or what, but its not very impressive. I heard in someones autobiography that they were told to be heel so did loads of boring moves to make people dislike them? Maybe thats what he is doing?But like i said in the other thread, i do NOT pay to see Ashe, he just happens to be there to drag the card down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamianity Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 How the hell did Ashe get so high???? His matches suck - he is so boring! I nearly fell asleep at IPW this month during his match!So,is that the only Ashe match you've seen.??Nope! i have seen a fair few of Ashe matches, the only ones i have enjoyed were:*TLC at IPW (probably just because it was mental action!) * his tag match against Stixx and Stone at FWA Crunch a while back. Other than that his matches have been as boring as hell and the only excitement i get from the matches are from the opponents!I dont know whether IPW told Ashe to purposely be boring because he is heel now or what, but its not very impressive. I heard in someones autobiography that they were told to be heel so did loads of boring moves to make people dislike them? Maybe thats what he is doing?But like i said in the other thread, i do NOT pay to see Ashe, he just happens to be there to drag the card down. His match ast LDN recently with Martin Stone was amazing. It was a true main event spectacle and I hope you tune into Capital TV to watch it. The 400 strong crowd that night certainly did not find him boring and were cheering him the whole way throughout his match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This thread scares me Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 because they appreciate good wrestling. and dont just want the specticle. JCThunder...WrestlingGod forgets that you dont need a stupid character to be considered a good wrestler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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