{"id":56110,"date":"2019-11-16T18:58:11","date_gmt":"2019-11-16T23:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=56110"},"modified":"2019-11-16T19:06:42","modified_gmt":"2019-11-17T00:06:42","slug":"indies-not-dead-uk-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/11\/16\/indies-not-dead-uk-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"Indies Not Dead: UK\/Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Over the summer of 2019, the UK wrestling scene reached peak panic mode where fans were lamenting the death of the scene due to <strong>PROGRESS Wresting\u00a0<\/strong>and other companies seeing attendances fall.\u00a0 While NXT UK has indeed signed up most of the top talent in Europe and <strong>All Elite Wrestling<\/strong>, NJPW, and <strong>Ring Of Honor\u00a0<\/strong>have scooped up what is left there is an incredible amount of talent on the scene.\u00a0 While it would be impossible to list everyone we are going to list the talents we see as the future, and in some cases the very near future, of BritWres.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Scotty Davis<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56248\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56248\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56248\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/10\/Scotty-Davis-NLW-Champion.jpg\" alt=\"Indies Not Dead: UK\/Ireland\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/10\/Scotty-Davis-NLW-Champion.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/10\/Scotty-Davis-NLW-Champion-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Matthew Macklin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Scotty Davis was<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/09\/04\/indie-watch-scotty-davis\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> long pegged as one to watch<\/a> on the European independent wrestling scene.\u00a0 2019 has seen him finally emerge as the talent that many thought he could be as his home promotion <strong>Over The Top (OTT) Wrestling<\/strong> in Ireland has given him big wins over names like\u00a0<strong>Jyushi Thunder Liger\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Darby Allin<\/strong> and recently he won his first title in the company when he became <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/09\/29\/scotty-davis-nlw-championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NLW Champion<\/a>.\u00a0 Add that to his recent Natural Progression Series and PROGRESS tag team championship wins as well as an impressive debut at\u00a0<strong>Westside Xtreme Wrestling(wXw)&#8217;s\u00a0<\/strong>Ambition tournament and Scotty is setting himself up for a huge 2020.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud83d\udea8Free Match\ud83d\udea8 Jordan Devlin Vs Scotty Davis, OTT Wrestling Belfast\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2ZvFkHmXsqI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Kanji<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_48003\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48003\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-48003\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/06\/Kanji-WWE-e1559856401607.jpg\" alt=\"UK Women's Tryout participants\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-48003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Kanji\u00a0<\/strong>is most known in the UK scene as the ace of\u00a0<strong>Defiant\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Wrestling&#8217;s\u00a0<\/strong>women&#8217;s division where she felt like a homemade star.\u00a0 Since the<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/08\/01\/defiant-wrestling-closes\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> closing of Defiant<\/a>, she hasn&#8217;t settled anywhere but has continued to impress wherever she goes in the UK.\u00a0 Unfortunately got injured against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/10\/09\/joshi-legend-emi-sakura-returns-to-aew\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Emi Sakura\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>in her OTT debut, cutting short what was a very impressive match.<\/p>\n<h3><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bBLMNZW2hC0\" width=\"697\" height=\"392\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Joe Nelson<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56249\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56249\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56249\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/10\/Joe-Nelson-By-Beyond-Gorilla.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/10\/Joe-Nelson-By-Beyond-Gorilla.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/10\/Joe-Nelson-By-Beyond-Gorilla-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Beyond Gorrila<br \/>Nelson (Right) With Besties In The World<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Breed Pro Wrestling <\/strong>are one of the companies dedicated to helping the younger talent in BritWres.\u00a0 Joe Nelson is the holder of their Leader Of The New Breed championship which has given him the chance to tear the house down at Breed on multiple occasions.\u00a0 Nelson&#8217;s attitude matches the talent which has impressed some important people in the scene and has no doubt opened some doors in recognizable companies like <strong>ATTACK! Pro Wrestling\u00a0<\/strong>and <strong>Fight Club: Pro\u00a0<\/strong>and the ultra-popular <strong>Schadenfreude &amp; Friends.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Full Match - Speedball Mike Bailey vs Joe Nelson\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D8b8HCwtpAI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Gisele Shaw<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56305\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56305\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56305\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/10\/GIsele-Shaw-From-DraginProUK.jpg\" alt=\"Indies Not Dead: UK\/Ireland\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/10\/GIsele-Shaw-From-DraginProUK.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/10\/GIsele-Shaw-From-DraginProUK-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: DragonProUK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trained by Lance Storm Gisele Shaw spent a few years wrestling in Canada but never made much of an impression.\u00a0 Shaw made her way to the UK in 2019 and has spent the year impressing everywhere she&#8217;s been.\u00a0 With her high flying skills mixed with her ferocious chops she has had great matches in almost every major company in the UK and even had an impressive showing in <strong>Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling <\/strong>in Japan.\u00a0 2019 has seen her get her name out there with OTT&#8217;s fanbase especially taking a liking to her and 2020 should see her take over as one of the top names in the scene<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cross Body Pro Wrestling - Ep 94 - KC Spinelli vs Gisele Shaw \/ Big Ben Ortmanns vs Randy Reign\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RNZY6e6jwAg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Cara Noir<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Black Swan <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cara_noir?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Cara_Noir<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chapter96?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Chapter96<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0yTHnn9ALe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/0yTHnn9ALe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kurt (@ThisisKurtIRL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisisKurtIRL\/status\/1183701532426027008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Black Swan of BritWres was someone that was tipped for stardom ever since adopting the Cara Noir character.\u00a0 Offering something just a little bit different Noir captivates fans with his entrance and then proceeds to kill it in the ring time and time again.\u00a0 He became a made man in PROGRESS after battling\u00a0<strong>Pete Dunne\u00a0<\/strong>at Chapter 95 and looks set to become a cornerstone of the scene in the coming year.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Laura Di Matteo<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56306\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56306\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56306\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/10\/Laura-Di-Matteo-From-GWF-e1571506958452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56306\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: GWF Wrestling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Laura Di Matteo has been around for a few years now and has had major runs in PROGRESS already. It&#8217;s unfortunate for Di Matteo that her high profile run came before she was really ready for it as she is now one of the most underrated wrestlers in Europe but fans still have a negative perception of her from her time in PROGRESS feuding with Jinny.\u00a0 With the women&#8217;s divisions needing a restocking in multiple companies Di Matteo is sure to impress in 2020 and finally live up to the hype and does end the year as GWF women&#8217;s champion.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shanna vs Laura Di Matteo - Queen of Southside Championship (Courage Wrestling)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B1OoNIy0Xfg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Club Tropicana (Captain Sexsea &amp; Aidan)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Captain_Sexsea\/status\/1123171923565928448<\/p>\n<p>Club Tropicana has already made the big step of working outside of Ireland, a big accomplishment for a team that only debuted in 2017.\u00a0 Their matches with the <strong>Anti-Fun Police<\/strong> have all been instant comedy classics and when it comes time to get serious Captain Sexsea is one of the best hot tags in the scene and Aidan has improved his power game over the years.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Dani Luna<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/DaniLuna_pro\/status\/1174730619059916805<\/p>\n<p>Luna has come almost out of nowhere to become a force in 2019 with her participation in Schadenfreude and Friends shows making her a recognizable name.\u00a0 She has wrestled for major companies like RevPro, NXT UK, ATTACK,\u00a0<strong>Fight Club: Pro\u00a0<\/strong>and even has a win over Toni Storm in PROGRESS.\u00a0 It&#8217;s almost guaranteed 2020 will see Luna become one of the biggest female stars in the scene.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=12a5YTbS-MI<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Ricky Knight Jr<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47562\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/06\/D8EiBBTXUAEjOUq-e1559507448359.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"368\"><\/p>\n<p>Ricky Knight Jr can do a little bit of everything and is easily the best wrestler his family has ever produced.\u00a0 He currently holds 5 titles from around the UK scene and bigger companies like RevPro, ICW, and <strong>Wrestle Gate Pro<\/strong> have already taken notice and started to use him.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FREE MATCH Robbie X vs Ricky Knight Jr.  BWR Cruiserweight Championship\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/49rHifMG_Ec?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Jayde<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_48011\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48011\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-48011\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/06\/Jayde-e1559859631915.jpg\" alt=\"UK Women's Tryout Participants\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-48011\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jayde has IT, unfortunate injuries have meant her 2019 didn&#8217;t go as she would have hoped but that hasn&#8217;t stopped her from impressing everywhere she&#8217;s been.\u00a0 She&#8217;s even managed to capture the Full Force Wrestling women&#8217;s championship this year.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IPW #3: Jayde vs Sierra Loxton | INTERNATIONAL PRO WRESTLING\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mz-YiKIJgdA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>OJMO\/Michael Oku<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56307\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56307\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56307\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/10\/OJMO-By-Oli-Sandler.jpg\" alt=\"Indies Not Dead: UK\/Ireland\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/10\/OJMO-By-Oli-Sandler.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/10\/OJMO-By-Oli-Sandler-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56307\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Oli Sandler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OJMO is the real deal.\u00a0 With recent debuts in OTT and PROGRESS going really well he&#8217;s set himself up for major runs in those companies as well as RevPro who have been pushing him for a while now.\u00a0 Whether on his own or part of Destination: Everywhere OJMO has been a big player on the indie scene this year and is ready to take over as one of it&#8217;s biggest stars in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cAGnvZnjMIQ<\/p>\n<h3><strong>A2A (Harrison Bourne &amp; Joe Lando)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56308\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56308\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56308\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/10\/A2A-From-ShropshireWres.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/10\/A2A-From-ShropshireWres.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/10\/A2A-From-ShropshireWres-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56308\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: ShropshireWres<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bourne and Lando have all the potential to be one of the best tag teams in the UK wrestling scene.\u00a0 Clearly influenced by Will Ospreay they can pull off some insane athletic feats and work extremely well together as a high flying tag duo.\u00a0 Have already impressed in Wrestle Gate but have yet to have their majorbreak.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A2A (Harrison Bourne &amp; Joe Lando) vs. BBB (Mirko Mori &amp; Nick Lenders) commento italiano\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n4DU8_tqbOE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Young Guns (Luke Jacobs &amp; Ethan Allen)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56309\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56309\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56309\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/10\/Young-Guns-From-Tetsujin-e1571507279187.jpg\" alt=\"Indies Not Dead: UK\/Ireland\" width=\"533\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56309\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Tetsujin Wrestling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another up and coming tag team who recently debuted for PROGRESS.\u00a0 Whether together or apart both have shown potential to be big players in the UK scene going forward and with the current lack of top tier tag teams there could be opportunities opening up for teams like this.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dan Moloney Vs Luke Jacobs\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fhAMpUAxIbE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"JJ Webb vs Ethan Allen (Winner Takes All Match - TIW Who Are Ya)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cU7UnXeuNqI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Woke Queens (Debbie Keitel &amp; Valkyrie)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56310\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56310\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56310\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/10\/Woke-Queens-From-@DebbieKeitel-e1571507374283.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"500\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56310\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: @DebbieKeitel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Between them, Debbie Keitel and Valkyrie had shown potential for singles runs as both have achieved success on their own in various companies around Europe.\u00a0 Now that they&#8217;re together they&#8217;ve achieved success as a tandem as the current <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/10\/13\/andnew-irish-duo-woke-queens-wins-eve-tag-team-championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EVE Tag Team Champions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ivy vs Debbie Keitel vs Raven Creed\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oH1XMnJ-Eq4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LOW BLOWS VOD FREE MATCH: Valkyrie vs Killer Kelly (PWU Celtic Cup 2018)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gHDoEHGy_Rw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Calum Black<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56311\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/10\/Calum-Black.jpg\" alt=\"Indies Not Dead: UK\/Ireland\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/10\/Calum-Black.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/10\/Calum-Black-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2019 has been a big year for Black as he has established himself as a main roster member in OTT thanks to some really impressive performances against the likes of\u00a0<strong>David Starr<\/strong>.\u00a0 The powerful young man wrestles a completely unique style to his fellow upcoming Irish talents and is sure to be a future OTT Champion.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Chakara<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56312\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56312\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-56312 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/10\/Chakara-From-ChakaraWres-e1571507441811.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"597\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: @ChakaraWrestler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chakara will be a star there is no doubt about that.\u00a0 She has the perfect kind of look and charisma to play a top-level heel, something that British wrestling desperately needs.\u00a0 2019 has been her most successful year to date as she won the Tidal Wrestling and Kamikaze Pro women&#8217;s titles.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chakara vs Cassius - Pride Of Brighton Tournament Quarter Final | RIPTIDE\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/455QpZr3dSI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Sugar Dunkerton<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56313\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56313\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56313\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/10\/Sugar-Dunketon-Josh-Metcalf-e1571507550583.jpg\" alt=\"Indies Not Dead: UK\/Ireland\" width=\"400\" height=\"594\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56313\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Josh Metcalf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sugar Dunkerton is a sixteen-year veteran from America that most notably spent time in\u00a0<strong>CHIKARA<\/strong>.\u00a0 Since 2018 though he has fallen in love with the UK wrestling scene and made it a second home.\u00a0 He&#8217;s already made appearances for major companies like OTT and PROGRESS that went down a treat and it&#8217;s only a matter of time before he becomes a regular in the top tire of UK indies.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wknQAPpIZVU<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Candyfloss<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_48005\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48005\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-48005\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/06\/Candyfloss-e1559856608309.jpg\" alt=\"UK Women's Tryout Participants\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-48005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There aren&#8217;t many people that exude babyface energy like Candyfloss.\u00a0 Despite outside factors working against her, she&#8217;s already carved out an impressive career that&#8217;s included a tour in STARDOM and working for NXT UK.\u00a0 With her intentions focused solely on wrestling now we are set to see the best of Candyfloss.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Candy Floss Vs Chakara - Full Match - Wrestling Resurgence\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WhtoG46QrdE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Kieran Kelly<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56314\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/10\/Kieran-Kelly.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/10\/Kieran-Kelly.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/10\/Kieran-Kelly-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While it often doesn&#8217;t get the same attention from outside the bubble Scotland is also producing hot talent.\u00a0 Kieran Kelly is already a great worker that has won titles in Scotland and worked for some of Scotland&#8217;s biggest companies.\u00a0 Made a big impression against\u00a0<strong>Rory Gulak\u00a0<\/strong>at a School Of Irish Wrestling show and a definite future star for the Scottish scene.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Source Wrestling - Kieran Kelly vs BT Gunn\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q5xvpAiaSTU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Bobbi Tyler<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26549\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26549\" style=\"width: 583px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26549\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-23-at-12.48.08-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"583\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-23-at-12.48.08-PM.png 583w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-23-at-12.48.08-PM-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-23-at-12.48.08-PM-100x70.png 100w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-23-at-12.48.08-PM-218x150.png 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26549\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Robyn Goding \/ Beyond Gorilla<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bobbi Tyler has had a great 2019 which has seen her capture multiple titles in the UK as well as\u00a0<strong>House Of Glory<\/strong>.\u00a0 On top of this, she has spent much of the year in Stardom as part of the popular Tokyo Cyber Squad faction where she has improved leaps in bounds since her debut.\u00a0 She&#8217;s got the look, the charisma and the talent to succeed and once she comes back from Japan she&#8217;s guaranteed to make a mark in the UK.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"[Free Match] Bobbi Tyler vs Xia Brookside | IPW Anniversary XIV, 22nd September 2018\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z0pGHU5R-Uw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Sam Barbour Experience<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56315\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/10\/Sam-Barbour-Experience-e1571507695575.jpg\" alt=\"Indies Not Dead: UK\/Ireland\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another Scottish representative and one that&#8217;s very different from Kelly.\u00a0 While Kely is the kind of wrestler that will get over through ring work Sam Barbour is the total package.\u00a0 Barbour can hold his own with a mic in his hand, play a character and has incorporated some good strikes into his in-ring repertoire.\u00a0 Already a feature for ICW he deserves to break out into the rest of the scene to showcase his talents.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SBX VS Paxxo 10\/02\/2019\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iMR-ztmYd_Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Sammii Jayne\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41952\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41952\" style=\"width: 559px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-41952\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/03\/19399686_1913826042163375_5329070849163865846_n-e1553196078798.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"559\" height=\"400\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: EVE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the scene&#8217;s best-hidden talents Sammi Jayne has been criminally unused by promotions like PROGRESS.\u00a0 The company&#8217;s who have used her have seen the benefits as she is one of the strongest heels in Europe and draws heat very easily.\u00a0 On top of this, she makes her opponents look fantastic in the ring and when the time comes she can make anyone a star, just as <strong>Charlie Morgan\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Raven Creed.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kay Lee Ray vs Sammii Jayne - EVE Title Match!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zpRx28I-WEc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.\u00a0 Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerslam.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Powerslam<\/a> to see more of all of these talents from various promotions in the UK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the summer of 2019, the UK wrestling scene reached peak panic mode where fans were lamenting the death of the scene due to PROGRESS Wresting\u00a0and other companies seeing attendances fall.\u00a0 While NXT UK has indeed signed up most of the top talent in Europe and All Elite Wrestling, NJPW, and Ring Of Honor\u00a0have scooped [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2013,"featured_media":58122,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,21,13,2718,20,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-icw","category-international","category-ott","category-progress","category-revpro"],"modified_by":"Alex Richards, LWOF Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2013"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56110"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56110\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}