British Wrestling Report

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY:  In this episode of “Everything with Rich Fann hosted by Wade Keller,” Wade talks with Rich about his thoughts on the AEW All Out PPV, the discussions the last few days about the level of violence, the strengths of the show, PWTorch poll results including what the Best Match winner might indicate, whethe...

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: Will Cooling returns to talk about his return to watching live wrestling, and he’s not alone. He’s joined by Ian Hamilton to break down all the matches on Revolution Pro-Wrestling’s 9th Anniversary Show, including the big Aussie Open and Will Ospreay matches. They then talk about Walter vs. Ilja Dr...

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: Will Cooling returns to celebrate the much-delayed EURO 2020 with the grizzled former wrestling referee and co-host of The Arn and Eddie Experience , Eddie Sideburns. They talk how Speaking Out caused wrestling fans and content creators to seek out other things to critique, how football has shared the strengths and...

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: Will Cooling is joined by Alex Davies-Jones MP to talk about the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Wrestling’s just released parliamentary inquiry into wrestling in Great Britain. Alex is the Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group, and talks to Will about her fandom, reactions to the APPG within the worl...

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: Will Cooling once again invites POST Wrestling’s WH Park to The British Wrestling Report. He picks WH’s brains about how Gabriel Kidd, Zack Sabre Jr., and Will Ospreay all performed in the New Japan Cup. They discuss Kidd’s development and future, whether Zack Sabre’s mishandling of Speaking...

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: Will Cooling returns with a podcast of two halves. In the first hour he breaks down the fallout from the revelation that Paul Robinson worked as an agent at the recent Progress Wrestling tapings. He explains how the news was forced out of Progress, why Paul Robinson shouldn’t have been on the show, and what it...

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: Will Cooling is joined by Rich Fann for the latest in British and European pro wrestling and MMA with topics including Conor McGregor’s latest loss, A-Kid vs. Walter, WWE UK signing Meiko Satomura and Lucky Kid, and Pete Dunne’s punches. They also open with a look at the big deal between WWE and NBC Comc...

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: Will Cooling returns to take a look back at what was a difficult year for British Wrestling. To do so, he’s joined by Benno and Gareth, fresh off a marathon 5 1/2 hour Grappl Spotlight livestream, and WH Park of POST Wrestling . Together they talk about how Chris Brookes and Drew Parker are finding Japan, the...

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: Will Cooling returns, this time with special guest Benno from Grappl Spotlight and Post Wrestling. They talk all the latest news surrounding Will Ospreay, both inside and outside the ring, before looking at the impact of coronavirus on British wrestling, whether Britwres really is dead now, and how Benno has found p...

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: Will Cooling is joined by one of the hardest working people in wrestling journalism – Ian Hamilton of Back Body Drop and 411mania . We talk about how Will Ospreay and Zack Sabre work in the G-1 before looking at the first two Revolution Pro Wrestling’s show on Fite TV. We talk much more than that, with d...

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: Will Cooling returns, from outta space. He turns around now and watches NXT UK. In this special watch-along podcast, he breaks down the first true NXT UK episode in months. DIRECT LINK:    VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM…   CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtor...

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: Will Cooling returns with his first solo podcast since March. He talks about the feedback to his and Rich Fann’s interview with Andy Quildan, his recent interactions with Dave Meltzer and Will Ospreay about the allegations surrounding Ospreay blacklisting Pollyanna, British and European indies finally going on...

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: Will Cooling is joined by a veteran of both WWE UK and PROGRESS, Roy Johnson, to discuss the role that race and racism play in British Wrestling. We talk Roy’s own experiences as a fan and the wider fan experience for Black Britons, why Britwres needs to reach out beyond its current white fanbase, his and his...

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: Will Cooling is joined by Cllr Clare Simm to talk about the impact of Speaking Out on Fight Club: Pro. We talk our mutual fandom for the promotion, the cases involving Travis Banks and co-owner Martin Zaki, the impact of the promotion’s party culture, and whether the promotion can ever run shows again. Clare i...

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: Will Cooling is joined by a very special guest, his former editor at Fighting Spirit Magazine, Brian Elliott. In his first in-depth discussion about the UK’s biggest and best full-colour newsstand combat sports monthly magazine since its sad closure, Brian talks about his career in journalism, approach to edit...

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: Will Cooling is joined by the lynchpin of The Fix, Todd Martin, to look back at March’s 16 Carat Gold tournament in Oberhausen, Germany. We talk about Todd almost making the trip to Europe for the weekender and his take on the three main shows. We share our thoughts on the rise of the British and European scen...

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: Will Cooling returns with the heavily trailed special with The Powerslam Picture House’s Chris Powney and Tables, Athers and Chairs’s Athers. We talk about our first live pro wrestling shows, where I may grab bragging rights by getting to start by watching Britwres legend D Lo Brown, before talking about...

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In a change to our scheduled programming, Will Cooling and POST Wrestling’s Jamesie get together to discuss British Strong Style. We look back at how Pete Dunne, Trent Seven, and Tyler Bate come to define an era in British pro wrestling despite having been overlooked by the major promotions until just before t...

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... NOTE: Some of the language on this show may be NSFW. SHOW SUMMARY: Will Cooling returns to celebrate St George’s Day by reviewing shows that happened before the world ended. He gives his thoughts on the Fight Club Pro “Friday the 13th” show he attended live before reviewing the ATTACK! and Riptide shows that hap...

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: Will Cooling returns to talk about the impact of the Coronavirus on pro wrestling, including the rationale behind President Trump’s Travel Ban and Britain not banning mass gatherings. He then recaps the second two days of WXW 16 Carat, laughs at the NXT UK spoilers, and breaks down why Pro Wrestling EVE were a...

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: Will Cooling is back in Oberhausen to give you the lowdown on WXW’s 16 Carat! He breaks down an enjoyable if flawed night of action before running through the NXT UK results from their taping in Coventry. DIRECT LINK:    VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM…   CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO freestar.config.enab...

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: Will Cooling returns with a breaking news audio as he breaks down how many people’s flights to 16 Carat have been cancelled, the Coronavirus putting the whole tournament in doubt, and WWE being their usual helpful selves. DIRECT LINK:    VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM…   CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO fre...

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: Will Cooling returns with a bumper edition of the British Wrestling Report. He looks back to Tyson Fury’s victory over Deotany Wilder before looking ahead to a possible unification match with Anthony Joshua and DAZN’s move into the UK. He then previews WXW’s 16 Carat and reviews PROGRESS Chapters 1...

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of The British Wrestling Report, Will Cooling recaps the latest news including Moxley in Ireland and Yanks in Liverpool before reviewing RevPro High Stakes. DIRECT LINK:    VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM…   CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "pwtor...

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... SHOW SUMMARY: Will Cooling returns to explain why he thinks young wrestlers signing with NXT UK are selling out, the matches coming shortly to Britain that excite him, why he’s not convinced by Cara Noir as PROGRESS Champion, and his thoughts on Wrestle Queendom 3. DIRECT LINK:    VIP AUDIO LINK NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM…   CLICK...