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Rev Pro – X Anniversary Night 1 20/08/22 – 3.5⭐

A weekend of wrestling in York Hall, despite the train strikes we made it. Always excited to see Ospreay wrestle live, along with Jacobs, Aussie Open and Speedball this was a very fun show. It did well as a stand alone show and built towards tomorrow night’s show as well.

Connor Mills Vs Tony Deppen – 3.5⭐

The opening match was a great way to work the crowd. As much as I think Mills should lean more into the heel side, Deppen was near perfect.

From throwing a fans hat into the balcony, to distracting the ref he got great heat. The two shared the offence evenly, with Deppen hitting a sick looking stomp kick with mills caught up in the corner.

After a couple near falls, Mills got Deppen up on his shoulders hitting a torture rack drop to get the win. A fun match to get the crowd hot.

Maya Matthews Vs Chantel Jordan – 2.5⭐

The fight for the future, Matthews and Jordan put on a good match and showcased what they could do. I think Matthews could be a great struggling babyface fighting for a title.

They had a couple moments of miscommunication but recovered well. Both hit some nice reversals and back and forth.

Jordan won with a package tombstone piledriver. It was a good match and refreshing to see two new women. I still think they need to showcase the division more however.

Luke Jacobs (c) Vs Francesco Akira – Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship – 4⭐

This was a great match! Jacobs gets better every time I see him. Akira also has improved his heel work in my opinion. The match started with Akira avoiding Luke’s chops and working the back.

Eventually Jacobs connected and his chops rock. Halfway through the match kicked into another great and didn’t slow down. There was a great top rope frankensteiner from Akira, which led into the two trading suplex variations.

Akira hit his running knees to a very near fall, building to the final. Jacobs caught him in mid air to hit a power bomb, locked in the sleeper hold and Akira passed out to get the win. A fantastic end sequence to a great match.

Yota Tsuji Vs Shota Umino – Strap Match – 2.5⭐

This to me was the only big misstep of the night. A very gimmicky match that was more angle than match. But the worst thing was Yota not coming out to the Legions music, just its intro. I hope they haven’t changed the theme.

Shota was rushed on stage by Lucian Phillips, hitting a DDT on him, then charged the ring to take down Yota. There were a couple of fun moments, including the two tug of war between the ring post, Shota pulling Yota and Gideon into the steel.

Yota carried Umino around while hitting each corner, as Shota would too hit the corners (shades of the Cryme Tyme strap match). As they got to the final corner, Shota pulled Tsuji away, to hit the final corner and win. The end saw Shota whipping Gideon, hopefully ending this feud now. I think one of the main issues was the strap whips weren’t loud enough, making it not seem that painful.

Destination Everywhere Vs Aussie Open – Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship – 3.5⭐

Once again, I love Aussie Open, and their ability to react to the crowd, whether they’re being cheered or booed. Destination Everywhere made their entrances separately, adding to their descension story.

Mills started the match, and got worked over by both Davis and Fletcher. Even avoiding tagging Oku at one point. After some more double teams, mills eventually got Oku in on a fantastic hot tag, and the crowd erupted.

The highlight for me was Davis hitting a massive top rope piledriver on Mills for a near fall. The end came after Oku tagged himself in, to get hit with a double superkick after a springboard into the ring. Aussie Open got the win after hitting the Cornelius effect on Oku. A great match and furthers the split story for destination Everywhere, but they need to pull the trigger on it soon as it’s gone on for a very long time now.

Will Ospreay Vs Mike Bailey – 4⭐

This crowd was HOT for Ospreay, with “F*** Okada” chants ringing around York Hall. These two soaked in all the chants before locking up, and receiving all the love, Ospreay didn’t go full heel (yet).

These two can move between the ropes! All the speed and reversals and … dives. The match felt like it was built around one move, speedballs moonsault double knees. He kept trying to hit it in different places, and Ospreay kept reversing it. One time bailey landed both his knees, onto Ospreay’s knees and bounced him off, this looked awesome. He finally hit it onto Ospreay from the top rope.

The match finished after Ospreay hitting a middle rope tombstone for a near fall, hidden blade for a near fall, and eventually stormbreaker to get the win. A fantastic match putting both guys over.

The post match had Ospreay address the Okada chants, saying we better give him that when he comes to the UK. Calling out RKJ for him to come out fully suited. This began a great beat down angle with Akira and Aussie Open all coming down, nailing RKJ in the face with their respective belts, busting him open.

A great show and first installment of the weekend!

Rev Pro – Live in London 61 08/05/22 – 3⭐

Back at the 229 for the final show before Epic Encounter! A great crowd made even louder with frequent fire alarms at the start of the show.

David Francisco Vs Remi Adetunji – 2⭐

The opener set the pace for the night with hard hitting action. It was my first time seeing Remi but he came out with lots of energy and the crowd responded well to this.

These two put on a good match, getting over Remi’s move set, and him picking up the win with a spine buster (and I love a spine buster).

If treated right Remi could go far, a good look and nice move set. David played his part well and continues to help others get over.

Lykos Gym Vs Callum Newman & JJ Gale – 2.5⭐

Callum Newman is FAST! Fantastic and very exciting to watch. Lykos gym came out and worked the crowd from the start. Playing up to the chants and using multiple heelish tactics.

After a few near falls, Lykos gym went to their ‘man bag’ and used an exercise band on Newman to pick up the win. A good match which got both teams over.

Destination Everywhere Promo

Oku and Mills came out to put over the Tag League starting in a few weeks. Oku was then asked who he would face at Epic Encounter on the 22nd May. Mills grabbed the mic and challenged him for the Cruiserweight Championship.

The seeds of descent have played for months now so the match makes sense. I can see this being the start of a longer blood feud, but for now it seems as if it’s just a tag team seeing “who the better man is”. The promo did the job and the crowd seemed excited to see this match.

Chuck Mambo Vs Shota Umino – 2.5⭐

Furthering the Legion storyline Gideon Grey came out to introduce Shota, with Umino continuing to ignore him.

In one of the more colourful matches with Mambos glitter and Uminos tights, these two also put on a very good match. Mambos high flying moves against the Japanese style of Shota contrasted well.

Shota picked up the win with the Death Rider, leading to Gideon giving his cane to Mambo. This tricked Shota thinking Mambo was about to attack him and the two brawled to the back. This could’ve been done differently in my opinion as it makes Shota look a bit foolish, it was obviously Gideon’s cane.

RKJ Vs Lee Hunter – 3.5⭐

This match started in 4th gear and did not slow down. It started with Hunter getting chopped then running through the crowd, being chased and chopped by RKJ.

Once back in the ring they continued to hit big move after big move. The biggest being back on the floor, the crowd had to move from their seats, for RKJ to hit a huge suplex onto the empty seats. A massive bump for Hunter.

They then teased Hunter hitting a superplex from the top rope to the floor, but RKJ countered and showed a lot of strength lifting Hunter above his head and crashing him into the ring.

RKJ picked up the victory and signalled for the belt, hinting towards a future Ospreay re-match.

Robbie X Vs Joshua James – 2.5⭐

A real David Vs Goliath story, because James is a big lad! Throughout the match they teased Robbie lifting his opponent and kept building to it.

After avoiding James and hitting quick strikes, Robbie finally got Joshua over his head, then hit a cutter to get the win. A solid match to put Robbie’s speed and strength over.

Alex Windsor & Maya Matthews Vs Rhia O’Reilly & Nightshade -2⭐

The majority of this match had Matthews as the baby-face in peril, and this got her over hard when she started her comebacks.

Windsor and O’Reilly eventually brawled out the ring and to the back, leaving Nightshade and Matthews on the ring. Matthews managed to get a roll up victory to a good pop.

TK Cooper Vs Yota Tsuji – 3⭐

Strong strikes! These two had multiple great strike exchanges. Both men were over with the crowd with chants for TK and Tsuji.

The ending played into the Legion story as Yota was setting up for a move, Gideon jumped on the apron to hand the cane to him. Yota ran straight past TK and nailed Gideon. This allowed TK to get the quick pin on a distracted Tsuji.

After Gideon jumped TK, which led to Yota saving him. Mambo ran out for the save, which led to Gideon going back to get Shota to come out. Gideon offered Shota to join Legion temporarily with Yota going into the Tag League. Umino accepted.

Once again, something felt a bit off having Yota save Gideon, and Shota just believing everything Gideon says and does. But Yota and Shota teaming is always great.

United Empire Vs Destination Everywhere & Like Jacobs – 4⭐

A fantastic main event. Filled with star power and long term storytelling. Oku’s entrance was interrupted by Connor Mills, furthering their tension. Then United Empire came out and the whole room’s mood shifted.

Ospreays presence is enough to get him booed out most building, with Aussie Open standing either side of him, they just look and feel on another level.

All 6 men gave it everything, with power bombs into the brick walls and a top rope moonsault to the floor. The finish came with Ospreay hitting the hidden blade on Jacobs.

United Empire Promo

After the match, Aussie Open cut a promo on Velocity to build towards Epic Encounter. Then Ospreay spoke about Suzuki, until Kaze Ni Nara started playing.

For a split second I thought it could actually be Minoru Suzuki, then realised I was probably being worked, for Mad Kurt to come out.

Ospreay cut a promo on Kurt asking him to leave, for Kurt to respond “Ok Boomer”. A chair shot to the head followed, busting Mad Kurt open. Newman and Gale ran out for the save along with the contenders for them to be taken out by Aussie Open and Ospreay.

RKJ was the last to come out, with Ospreay offering him a rematch, if he could defeat Jeff Cobb at Epic Encounter. A good way to announce the match and it adds another match with high stakes.