{"id":71333,"date":"2020-06-25T20:27:50","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T00:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=71333"},"modified":"2020-06-25T20:27:50","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T00:27:50","slug":"new-uk-promotion-wrestle-carnival-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/06\/25\/new-uk-promotion-wrestle-carnival-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"New UK Promotion Wrestle Carnival Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

With many promotions shutting down (such as CHIKARA<\/strong><\/a>) and others going on hiatus while they restructure their administrative teams following the recent #SpeakingOut movement that has exposed the dark side of the industry, news broke on Thursday that a new promotion was rising in the UK indie scene, born out of a parting of ways from one promotion’s promoter. Gary Ward<\/strong>, former co-owner and promoter for Wrestle Gate Pro<\/strong>, has announced he is departing the company he founded in the fall of 2018 after allegations have arisen surrounding co-owner Alex Shane<\/strong> during the recent movement. In a statement released by Ward on Thursday, he was officially announcing his departure from Wrestle Gate Pro, as well as his merchandising company Lariat Apparel<\/strong>, as both were acquired by Shane’s Wrestle Talk<\/strong> company. Gary Ward is remaining in the business and is now moving forward with the launch of a new promotion, Wrestle Carnival.<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/GaryRWard\/status\/1276178742856081409<\/p>\n

Gary Ward began in the wrestling scene as a photographer for multiple UK promotions, before working behind the scenes in a small capacity for Southside Wrestling Entertainment (SWE)<\/strong>. In 2018, he made the leap to a promoter, founding Wrestle Gate Pro<\/a>, which sought to combine British wrestling with the Strong Style of Japanese puroresu<\/em>. It brought an exciting new brand into the UK scene, which gained international attention when it was the site of Adam “Hangman” Page<\/strong>‘s confrontation with PAC<\/strong><\/a> during the early days of All Elite Wrestling (AEW)<\/strong> in 2019. Wrestle Carnival is ready to begin operations once the UK government allows the re-opening for live events.<\/p>\n

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Time to work.<\/p>\n

The Carnival is coming to town. \ud83c\udfaa<\/p>\n

\/\/ @WrestleCarnival<\/a> \/\/ pic.twitter.com\/uqXjgTei5o<\/a><\/p>\n

— Gary Ward (@GaryRWard) June 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n