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Dave flies solo, both literally and figuratively, on this Live Journal, as he reports on EVE's go-home show before WrestleQueendom 6, "Friday Night's Alright for Fightin'"! For the show, EVE made their debut at a brand new venue, the Big Penny Social, in a familiar location of Blackhorse Road, just round the corner from the old Signature Brew, which held EVE events in 2021 and...

On this edition of the Live Journal, Iwan is joined by The Lads on various trains, and they're discussing the latest Purpose Wrestling show "Hate to Say I Told You So" (that Hives song will take you older listeners back to 2000 and annoy you al over again, we can assure you...) Main evented by Nino Bryant defending the Purpose Wrestling Championship against Michael Oku, Jordon Breaks v...

Dave flies solo to report on Wrestle Carnival's final show of 2023, "Survival of the Fittest", at the home of IMPACT Wrestling in the Midlands, the HMV Empire in Coventry. Featuring: The Survival of the Fittest Tournament: 9 men vie for the #1 contendership to the Wrestle Carnival Championship, and Dave gives his thoughts on the tourney, including standout performances from Alexander R...

It's been a while since a Live Journal was released (sorry...) but this is as stacked as the card reviewed! Iwan is joined by Our Leighton , and the lads review a Stacked Edition of RevPro's Live in London at 229 (did we mention it was Stacked?) The talking points include: A hard fought British Heavyweight title match between Michael Oku and Luke Jacobs, which turned pout to be a possible...

In this Spooky Edition of MXL, Count Mack-Ula and Living Dead Lovell talk about THREE distinctly Halloween themed shows they've attended in the last week. First, our main review covers Riot Cabaret's "Monster Smash" show at the Clapham Grand, with the crowning of a new Riot Cabaret World Champion, plus a mix of good and bad matches on the show, and where the lads are with the promo...

On this edition of the show, Iwan and Dave review the 6th Annual British J Cup with talk about the entire show with Leon Slater's Big win, Three excellent matches in Kanji vs Alex Windsor, RKJ vs Luke Jacobs, and Michael Oku vs Gabe Kidd; plus talk about Alex Zayne (Not that one) and Mascara Dorada as Imports. All this plus Kings Cross travel woes, talk about RevPro's big show in Crystal P...

Iwan and Dave are joined by Liam Stephens and Andrew Carberry as not one, but TWO shows are reviewed! First, the lads discuss the third edition of New Japan Pro Wrestling's Royal Quest events, discussing a two-match show at the Copper Box Arena with an undercard which feels very New Japan in its layout. That being said, Will Ospreay vs Zack Sabre Jr, and Shingo Takagi vs Tomohiro Ishii were ma...

Iwan and Dave are Live at the StreamYard once again on Friday the 13th, and good news: neither of them were brutally murdered by Jason Voorhees! Iwan talks his experience seeing Busted Live at the 02 Arena, and a review of BECKHAM on Netlfix; before going into the Live Shows they've attended recently. First up, Iwan talks through Roy Johnson's Everything Patterned (Powered by Purpose) with...

Iwan and Dave  use StreamYard for the first time in MXL history, and it's not shit... Seriously, the lads talk about three shows - their trip to the Pleasance in Islington on Wrestival Friday is talked about, featuring Chippy on the Corner. Roy Johnson's Everything Patterned and Head Drop Presents: The Jerry Bakewell Variety Show are on the agenda, featuring British Rules Matches, a five-m...

"My Wi-Fi just shat the bed..." NB: This is a bigger shitshow than normal. Welcome to the August Main Stage, as Dave and Iwan, alongside  Ashleigh Clements  and  Liam Stephens , power through the month in brief. Ashleigh's mic underachieves then overachieves, while Dave had a major outage with his Wi-Fi, and the ensuing IT chaos may have chopped off parts of the audio... But never fear...

Dave  flies solo with two show reviews in one here, as he talks about EVE's final show at the Yard Theatre for 2023, and Colosseum's last event of the year from Stanley Arts in Norwood Junction. First, he reviews last Wednesday's EVE 111: Riot at the Yard - Windsor vs Samuels, which was headlined by Alex Windsor vs Nina Samuels in a first time singles meeting... and the stonewall highl...

On this Live Journal, Iwan is joined by friend of the show Andrew Carberry to talk about the evening show of CATCH-Pro Wrestling's Hoss Style Tournament. ( For their thoughts on the afternoon Show, head to the world famous GCP Podcast, where Iwan and Carbs talked with the Ogdens and more... ) Iwan and Andrew discuss a really good show at the Bread Shed in Manchester, featuring no less than THR...

Manchester was the venue for Revolution Pro Wrestling's collaboration with the world's oldest wrestling promotion, CMLL. And Iwan and Liam were there to report on both shows of the Fantastica Mania UK double. They also talk about the Taco Town festival that the shows were part of, as well as their trip up to Manchester, and much more! Recorded at the Premier Inn, Stockport, on the evening...

Dave and Iwan return to Live Journal duty to report on their trip up to Liverpool, and the first show of a huge weekender at Hangar 34. as TNT Extreme Wrestling collaborate with the dynamic US independent promotion GCW, presenting five different shows across three days. TNT Project X kicked off the weekend's festivities on Friday night, featuring the signature Project X match, featuring Leon S...

In a bit of Bonus Audio to end our #AllIn weekend coverage, Dave is joined by friend of the show Dylan Shah to talk about MDRN NMD's latest edition of Tuesday Night Graps, this time in collaboration with ChocoPro, from the world famous Bread Shed in Manchester. Dylan gives his live thoughts on the show whilst Dave provides thoughts from watching the live stream, and the lads shoot the breeze a...

WE DID IT! Part 3 of 3 of this series is now complete, as Iwan, Dave, Liam and Ashleigh all come together to talk the massive AEW "All In: London" Show in the Iconic Wembley Stadium. They talk their experience for AEW's UK Debut, and cover the entire card including Zero Hour (Some of it we had to rewatch on YouTube because we arrived late), featuring chat on some of the best matches of...

In part two of this hat-trick of All In Weekend Podcasts, Iwan and Dave come together to talk about RevPro's 11th Anniversary Show at the Copperbox Arena in Stratford. They talk about the show in depth, with chat about a few Live Match of the Year Candidates in Luke Jacobs vs Tomohiro Ishii and Shingo Takagi vs Will Ospreay, plus THAT Run-In at the end of the show, and of course HARDCORE COUNT...

Welcome to MXL's All In Weekend reports! So in the first of a three-part special, Iwan and Dave are joined by Liam Stephens to cover a litany of indie shows taking place across the whole wrestling spectrum over the weekend. Plus, Ashleigh Clements joins us for "Clements Corner", with a review of the rest of the shows worth reporting. Shows Covered in the Podcast: Riot Cabaret "All...

Less than a week before All In Weekend, and Iwan Mackenzie and Liam Stephens are on location in Greenwich to preview the shows ahoy on All In Weekend, including the spectacular at Wembley Stadium itself. The lads look at the up to date cards, travel information for each venue, as well as thoughts on the shows they're attending, as well as on other things. Then Dave jumps on in post-production...

We're always game to trying something new here on the MXL Swapcast Network, and in this new show concept, Iwan Mackenzie sits down with MXL contributor and New Japan fan Adam Lewis. The two join together to talk about the rivalry and series of matches in New Japan Pro Wrestling between Will Ospreay and Shingo Takagi , ahead of their highly anticipated match at the Copper Box Arena for RevPro&#...

"Just the Concept of Films & Music..." The title and quotes may be nonsensical, but it's the same old Main Stage! The July Main Stage is here, and Dave and Iwan are here alongside  Ashleigh Clements  and Liam Stephens , and the lads discuss a fair bit despite everyone (Iwan especially) running on fumes - it's been a bsy week in the MXL Sphere... We start in the present with som...

Our triumvirate of interviews heading into All In Weekend concludes with Iwan chatting with Riot Cabaret co-promoter, James Lawrence . Riot Cabaret's residency at the famous Clapham Grand, its dynamic product that caters to die-hard and casual wrestling fans alike, and its stacked talent roster have seen the promotion become a sensation in the London wrestling scene since it held its first sho...

For the first time in MXL history, Dave flies solo on a Live Journal (to be fair, Limp Bizkit is a draw!) as he reviews the go-home EVE show at the Yard Theatre before their double header on All In Saturday in collaboration with ChocoPro. In recent times, EVE has just had the dirt worst luck. The hashtag #PlansChange is now a trope on their Discord server, and some may even call them cursed, and t...

On this edition of MXL, we may very well have surpassed our own expectations! Iwan is joined by arguably the pre-eminent promoter in British Wrestling today, as he is joined by Revolution Pro Wresting's Andy Quildan . RevPro's 11th Anniversary Show is just a couple of weeks away, and eminates from the Copper Box Arena, taking place 11 years to the day since their debut event in Sittingbour...

The Copper Box is almost here... Look Busy. Iwan, Dave,  and  Liam Stephens  had a special assignment in Central London that may or may not have been released by the time this podcast got out, and decamped to the slightly famous Burger King in Leicester Square to chat about RevPro's final trip to the NotPit before the Copper Box! Main evented by a monster 10-man tag team bout with implications...