{"id":74433,"date":"2020-08-13T10:48:25","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T14:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=74433"},"modified":"2020-08-13T10:48:25","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T14:48:25","slug":"progress-wxw-evolve-icw-wwe-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/08\/13\/progress-wxw-evolve-icw-wwe-network\/","title":{"rendered":"PROGRESS, wXw, EVOLVE &#038; ICW Coming To The WWE Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It has long, long been rumored that WWE affiliates like PROGRESS and EVOLVE would be added to the WWE Network due to so many current WWE Superstars having links to the indies and rising to prominence in these companies before being signed by the WWE.\u00a0 These companies will begin to have content added on August 12th with a best of <strong>Drew McIntyre\u00a0<\/strong>and best of\u00a0<strong>Keith Lee\u00a0<\/strong>collection headlining the announcements.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s delve a bit further into the indie companies joining the network.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>PROGRESS Wrestling<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70907\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70907\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70907\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/06\/Ea47CxXUEAEtCAw-e1592592211976.jpeg\" alt=\"PROGRESS Wrestling\" width=\"600\" height=\"314\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70907\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: PROGRESS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>England&#8217;s PROGRESS Wrestling made waves over the last decade and helped to launch the British Wrestling scene to international claim.\u00a0 It&#8217;s adult-oriented shows and exciting in-ring style made it a perfect alternative to what was being offered in the mainstream and thanks to a number of hot storylines the company managed to launch the careers of a number of stars like\u00a0<strong>Will Ospreay, Zack Sabre Jr., Pete Dunne<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Tyler Bate\u00a0<\/strong>to name just a few.\u00a0 As it grew in size it began to attract the world&#8217;s best with names like\u00a0<strong>WALTER, Matt Riddle, Tomasso Ciampa<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Keith Lee\u00a0<\/strong>stepping into a PROGRESS ring and delivering classic matches.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FULL SHOW - CHAPTER 55: Chase The Sun - FREE!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aEHsTXH4azY?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>Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19108\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19108\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19108\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/05\/ICW-Logo-696x392-e1526761499688.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19108\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: ICW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The company that started the revolution Scotland&#8217;s ICW was the first UK indie to really make international fans pay attention.\u00a0 Due in part to the return of Drew McIntyre (then Drew Galloway) as well as the rise of\u00a0<strong>Grado\u00a0<\/strong>and an in-ring style that was reminiscent of ECW the company became a cult hit with adult fans in Scotland becoming a one of the top indies in all of Europe for a time.\u00a0 It also helped to produce a number of top women&#8217;s stars like\u00a0<strong>Kay Lee Ray\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2020\/06\/06\/pridemonth-piper-niven\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Piper Niven<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WWE Legend Celebrates With Grado\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RiSW_FxpWK4?start=110&#038;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>Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_71137\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71137\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71137\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/06\/Logo_WXW-scaled-1-e1592926571910.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"278\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-71137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: wXw<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Germany&#8217;s wXw has long been the top independent wrestling company in mainland Europe.\u00a0 It gained notoriety as a company to watch thanks to the feud between\u00a0WALTER and\u00a0<strong>Ilja Dragunov\u00a0<\/strong>who would go on to become stars of the European indie scene before making their way to NXT UK.\u00a0 It mixes storylines with good matches and annually hosts some of the biggest tournaments of the year like <strong>16 Carat Gold<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Femme Fatales<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ilja Dragunov&#039;s sensational return to wXw at 16 Carat Gold 2018\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CpMuOIYF1w8?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>EVOLVE Wrestling<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42110\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42110\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42110\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/03\/LAX-to-debut-at-EVOLVE-e1553356448943.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42110\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: EVOLVE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Run by notable name\u00a0<strong>Gabe Sapolsky<\/strong> EVOLVE was one of the top indies in the United States.\u00a0 It played host to a number of the top names in wrestling colliding in dream matches much to the delight of their fanbase.\u00a0 It also helped to launch the careers of a number of stars like Riddle,\u00a0<strong>Timothy Thatcher<\/strong>, and Keith Lee to name just a few.\u00a0 It was a force for so long that chances are any main event talent in NXT over the past few years has been through EVOLVE.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How EVOLVE has shaped the future of wrestling\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dN3Jm4AVqWg?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>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. 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.\u00a0WWE fan? You can check out an almost unlimited array of WWE content on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/watch.wwe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE Network<\/a>. <em>Looking to talk wrestling, pro football, or any number of sports? Head on over to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/boards\/index.php\" target=\"_self\">LWOS Boards<\/a>\u00a0to engage in conversation with fellow fans!<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-content_bottom  td_uid_4_5f355220e30fb_rand td_block_template_1\">\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article-thumbnails\" class=\" trc_related_container trc_spotlight_widget tbl-feed-container tbl-feed-frame-DIVIDER tbl-feed-abp  render-late-effect\" data-feed-container-num=\"1\" data-feed-main-container-id=\"taboola-below-article-thumbnails\" data-parent-placement-name=\"Below Article Thumbnails 1\" data-pub-lang=\"en\">\n<div class=\" tbl-feed-header tbl-logo-right-position\">\n<div class=\"tbl-feed-header-logo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has long, long been rumored that WWE affiliates like PROGRESS and EVOLVE would be added to the WWE Network due to so many current WWE Superstars having links to the indies and rising to prominence in these companies before being signed by the WWE.\u00a0 These companies will begin to have content added on August [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2013,"featured_media":74436,"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":[11,2,21,13,12,6,2192,20,4,3,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-evolve","category-featured","category-icw","category-international","category-news","category-north-america","category-wrestling","category-progress","category-wwe","category-wwe-universe","category-wxw"],"modified_by":"Alex Richards, LWOF Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74433","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=74433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74433\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}