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"It certainly struck a chord with people more important than me; those PROGRESS fans..." Dave chairs this deep-dive into MXL's first look at a Chapter show from PROGRESS Wrestling, joined by Ashleigh Clements and Mark Roffey. The final Electric Ballroom card before Super Strong Style 16 saw PROGRESS pull a huge, historic rabbit from their hat for the main event, as PROGRESS Men's W...

While Dave was in Southend at a family birthday party (yet managed to edit this episode having survived said family birthday party...), there was a veritable open day at the MXL asylum, as Iwan, joined by Our Leighton and Chris Twigger, went to a more serene part of Essex, as WrestleForce made a stop at the North Romford Community Centre! Main evented by Romford's own Mark Trew taking on Micha...

"A few of us had Stools, but we won't talk about your medical history..." Iwan and Dave are on the move as the hot takes from Riot Cabaret's Fights and Delights are served right here! A blockbuster eight-match card was the quarry for those up for the Graps on a school night, and as much analysis as one can fit on a train journey can be found here. Other talking points include a cou...

"...trying to see what the BSL signing would be, including Cockwomble..." We hit Double Figures on the Live Journal, folks! And after a false start to record this sodding episode on location (clip included), Iwan decamped to the Mack Manor to debrief his thoughts on the three shows he attended during this past weekend's Wrestival at the Pleasance Theatre in Islington. On the docket in...

Whey Aye Man! MXL goes a bit Geordie on this Bonus edition, as Iwan takes the chair, and is joined by Lack of Sleep Enjoyer Mark Roffey, as they take a look for the first time on the podcast at NORTH Wrestling, the current leader in North East-based BritGraps. And yes, BOTH Iwan and Mark braved the near 14-hour round trip on the old Megabus gimmick to go all the way to Newcastle to experience the...

Dave sits down with MXL's new EVEthusiast, Mark Roffey to once again talk about EVE, and their debut at the Dome in Tufnell Park, "That's No Moonsault!". The show was main evented by a Three Stages of Hell Match for the EVE Tag Team Championship, a battle that was arguably between the old guard and new school of EVE's Tag Team division, between reigning champions, Laura Di Matt...

"...he sold it like he'd been SHOT IN THE DICK..." Not ANOTHER RevPro episode! Well a week after the emotional rollercoaster (sometimes on fire) that was the Revolution Rumble, Iwan and Dave headed to the 229 as RevPro held a WrestleMania weekend show that hoped to set things up going forward post-Rumble, despite a depleted roster (as a lot of our faves were either in Los Angeles... or...

"We Got A Run-In! We Got A Run-In!" We got to Episode 3 of Series 2. Shit's getting real folks!  Iwan is again absent this month, owing to Arsenal reasons, so Dave chairs the Main Stage again. We have roving reporter Mark Roffey at a gig, which contributed to some sound issues while he was on (he sends his apologies), and Ashleigh Clements at home, and a mid-show run-in from the debuti...

Off the heels of RevPro's first event at the world-famous York Hall of 2023, Dave and Iwan (who'd miss his own sodding funeral and does a RUN-IN at 17:50), along with panelists Ashleigh Clements, Liam Stephens, and Mark Roffey, go deep-dive on the happenings of last Sunday's show. Main evented by the 30-man Revolution Rumble, a staple of RevPro's Portsmouth shows makes its debut in...

"DESPAIR..." Iwan leads a Brigade of Graps to the East Midlands, and specifically, Leicester, as Wrestling Resurgence hits the Y Theatre for the first time in 2023. In the next 60 minutes, Iwan, joined by Liam Stephens and Mark Roffey , breaks down the matches, talks about the angles and stories, and delivers the analysis you need to get you through what turned out to be a really good show...

Iwan chairs this bonus edition of the Swapcast, as he is joined by panelists Ashleigh Clements and Mark Roffey to discuss recent goings-on in Revolution Pro Wrestling. On the docket for this episode: We begin with the panel's current fandom of RevPro, discussing the positives and negatives of the current product. Next, RevPro Raw Deal in Stevenage is reviewed, as Ashleigh was in attendance and...

On this bonus edition of MXL, Dave sits down with regular panelist Mark Roffey to go a bit deep dive into two stand-out shows of the early March wrestling marathon in London - EVE's doubleheader celebrating International Women's Day. We start with a look at the 2023 installment of EVE's Women Behaving Badly events, headlined by EVE Champion Miyu Yamashita defending against Lizzy Evo, t...

"(To the tune of "Informer" by Snow) Miyuki Takase, She came from Osaka, now she's here. A licky boom-boom-down..." The third show in three days that Iwan's reviewed, and he's running on nothing but fumes and tea.  On the docket is EVE's debut at the Yard Theatre in Hackney Wick, nearly seven years after they held the first-ever all-women's show in London (coinc...

"Another great match in this London marathon week..." The first show of EVE's International Women's Day double, Women Behaving Badly, gets the review treatment from Iwan this time around on the Live Journal. And Iwan holds nothing back on the things he didn't enjoy, from the overall shoddy timing of shows to certain inebriated styles of comedy. But Iwan's not made of stone,...

"Beautiful Violence, I Wrote In My Notes..." Iwan rides solo literally (on his way to the shoot job) and figuratively (on this particular podcast), and winter's got the hot tag... in MARCH. Top shithousery, winter... Snowy weather aside, Iwan discusses Gene Munny's Daft Lad Emporium as a whole, which (we're not making this up) included: ACTUAL Murders! Campshow Antics  The Dome...

Back to the old SkypeCaff as Dave is joined by a fully functioning Iwan, along with panelists Liam Stephens and Mark Roffey , to go deep dive into Revolution Pro Wrestling's monthly visit to the 229 in Great Portland Street, London.  On the docket: a smorgasbord of great wrestling, main evented by an epic eight-man tag team match, as Gabriel Kidd, Leon Slater, Luke Jacobs, and Ricky Knight Jr....

"There was ZERO Margin for Error There..." Welcome to the Main Stage of the MXL Swapcast Network once again!  Due to some unknown "Brumvirus" (we think), Iwan is absent this month, so it's up to Dave to chair this month's Swappy, and joined by the hat-trick of guests from episode one, Ashleigh Clements, Dylan Shah and Mark Roffey , strap in for some really in-depth conversa...

"Luke Jacobs, Take a Fuckin' Bow, Lad!"   Episode three of MXL Live Journal sees Dave and New Tim Horton's Mug Owner Iwan reporting on Revolution Pro Wrestling's first foray in Birmingham in many years. The main event of this rather loaded card pitted former British Heavyweight Champion vs. former British Cruiserweight Champion, as The Aerial Assassin, Will Ospreay, battled Nor...

"Shit Zak Dingle's Revenge..." In 2019, a group of silly sausages decided to give the world of wrestling awards. And it was all the lols. In 2022, the same group of sausages decided to give this awards gimmick another try. And here are the results! Kieron "Lucky" Smith, also known as Shit Zak Dingle, joins Dave and a host of panelists (*note: Iwan was "fashionably late"...

In a change of pace from the Live Journals we've been doing at MXL, Iwan and Dave sit down in the SkypeCaff to go a little more deep dive on the show we're talking about here - UKPW's second Blizzard Brawl event taking place in Falconwood on Saturday February 18th 2023.  We get the analysis of a loaded card, from the main event "South East Derby" for the UKPW Inter-Regional Cha...

"Essex Sucks, But ***** Is Worse..."   The MXL Live Journal wagon rolls into Borehamwood, with episode two reporting on Ignite Wrestling Pro, and their first show of 2023, "The Next Episode".  Iwan and Dave are joined by Our Leighton, Liam, Mark and Ashleigh, and on the docket was a stacked card from a sold-out 96 Shenley Road (for those wondering, 97 Shenley Road is the Peacocks a...

"Wait, This Ain't No Southern Branch..."    Welcome to the maiden episode of MXL Live Journal, and we picked a doozy of a show to return to this style of reporting...   PURPOSE Wrestling, back for the first time since October, hopes to leave its less-than-lucky 2022 behind and start 2023 on the right foot with Friday, I'm In Love. Iwan and Dave are joined by Our Leighton, Liam, Mar...

DO YOU REMEMBER US?  THIS IS NOT A DRILL, The MXL SwapCast is back!   After a two and a half year break, Iwan and Dave, with a panel of esteemed associates, come out of podcasting retirement to discuss our January in Graps, review the first week of February at the Graps, and much more to boot.  On the panel for the series premiere are:   Ashleigh Clements, a former contributor to the old Graps and...

Another week, another two hours of talking bollocks. Iwan and Dave join forces with the Cock of the Show Liam Stephens for another dose of COVID-era Swappy action.  Only the meatiest topics are discussed, including: The current affairs of the week, including shit statues being yeeted into harbours  A chat about NXT Takeover: Old Pay Per Views From 25 Years Ago, where our correspondent ended up fal...

The title of the episode will be more evident when you listen to our cold open... Iwan and Dave talk about a host of meaty subjects this week, and are joined by the returning Barking Shithouse Liam Stephens, as well as the returning Kieron "Lucky" Smith , There's still a lot of heavy subject matter, but it's a fairly light show compared to recent weeks.  TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Cold Ope...