Rev Pro was back with its 3rd Cockpit show of the year and after a solid outing last time out in the 13th addition of the show at the Cockpit Theatre. I was looking forward to seeing what they could do for the 14th edition of the show.
It was a cold opener as usual and straight into the action as usual to start the show Andy Quinlan was back on commentary for this Cockpit show and thankfully Steve Lynskey was back as ring announcer. Contenders Match: Rob Lias Vs Kurtis Chapman Lias has dropped his black tights look by getting him himself some blue, red and white pants. The bell rang and Lias kicked Chapman low and then nailed him with a DDT for the one, two and three. After the bell Chapman extended his hand to Lias who kicked him low again. Which brought out Dan MaGee who gave Lias a sling blade. Lias then retreated to the back while MaGee and Chapman stood looking on in disgust. A nothing match which only existed to further angle between Lias and MaGee. I'm actually liking the direction they are going with both men here. Winner: Rob Lias Singles Match: Eddie Dennis Vs Zack Gibson Before the match, Zack cuts his super heated Liverpool's Number One promo and announces he will wrap Hirooki Goto in the Shankley Gates at York Hall next month. He then says he will do the same to Eddie Dennis tonight. Eddie then grabs the microphone and says he can beat Zack with the thousand different holds he knows like number one the sausage strangler which makes the crowd chant "sausage strangler". Eddie then gets attacked from behind by Zack and referee Chris Roberts rings the bell. The Match itself was rather decent but the result was kind of obvious as Gibson has been getting pushed since he came to RPW in January and Dennis has been on the losing end of things since he has joined RPW in January. Gibson went over clean with the Shankley Gates which only continues to establish that move as a devastating finish. Winner: Zack Gibson Singles Match: Bubblegum Vs The Man with a thousand nicknames David Starr It was good to see the Bubblegum I know best from his 1PW days after not really being able to buy him as a heel in Progress over the last few years. Bubblegum was sporting some pink tights in tribute to his mate Kris Travis, a man he feuded with in 1PW back in the day as Bubblegum teamed with El Ligero (Hubba Bubba Lucha), going against Travis and Martin Kirby (Project Ego). Anyway this match was really rather decent but then you would expect it to be. Bubblegum who hasn't been in RPW for a few years now had a tremendous comeback and I hope he comes back at some point as he's an incredible worker. Starr on the other hand is a solid up and up comer and his work in WXW since last October has been stellar. So did you expect anything else but a good match from these two? After lots of back and forth action which the crowd and myself really seemed to enjoy. The finish saw Bubblegum nail Starr with a Bubble Bomb (swinging tornado DDT) but Starr came back with a knee to the head and a German Suplex to pick up the win. Afterwards both men got a standing ovation and both men shook hands as the crowd cheered Winner: David Starr Tag Team Match: The Revolutionists (Sha Samuels and James Castle) Vs Moustache Mountain (Trent Seven and Tyler Bate) Sha made his way out to the ring on his own and he told the crowd "James Castle tried to impress me last month by beating up some kids. He said "that doesn't impress. If you want to beat up kids you're going to get treated like one!" Sha then brought out Castle who came out to the contenders music and Castle looked none to impressed. Sha said "he took Castle out of the mugs division and made him a champion and one of the longest reigning tag team champions in Rev Pro history." Sha then pushed Castle around and pulled his jacket off of him while shouting at him. Castle and Sha attack Trent and Tyler before the bell to boos. Sha and Castle beat down Trent and Tyler who then came back with a pair of headbutts to both members of the Revolutionists. Trent and Tyler then dive out onto Sha and Castle but Sha recovers then the 'East End Butcher' goes up top and Moonsaults out onto Trent, Tyler and Castle. On the outside both teams brawl with one another around ringside. Back in the ring Trent nails Sha with a float over suplex for a two count. Castle and Sha then take over control of the match and isolate Trent in their corner and beat him down. Castle has something to prove and double stomps Trent for a near fall. Sha comes in and mocks Tyler and gets distracted so Trent can make a comeback with a Rainmaker. Both men tag their partners and Tyler does his deadlift German suplex for a two count which gets broken up by Sha. Mountain take control of the match hitting Castle with a double brain buster but again Sha breaks up the fall at a two count. Sha takes out Trent and Castle nails Tyler with a double underhook powerbomb for a two count as Trent breaks up the fall. Castle then nails Trent with a Canadian Destroyer for another near fall. Sha gets angry and shouts at Castle for not getting the job done. Sha and Castle double team Trent but Trent comes back then castle accidentally hits Sha with a running drop kick sending Sha to the outside. Back in the ring Trent nails castle with a short Piledriver and then Tyler does his Tyler Driver 97 to pick up the win for his team. On the outside, Sha looks outraged while Trent and Tyler celebrate. After Trent and Tyler leave, Sha gets in the ring and starts to push around Castle and call him a mug. Sha then slaps Castle and Castle who had enough by this point nails Sha with a slap of his own and running knee smash to leave Sha laying. I guess The Revolutionists are over. This was a real fun match which was more about the ongoing angle between The Revolutionists. It may have been a little short but it didn't need to go long as mentioned above because it was all about the angle rather than the match. Winners: Moustache Mountain (Trent Seven and Tyler Bate) Singles Match: Dave Mastiff Vs 'Mr Athletic' Jeff Cobb I was really rather looking forward to this as I knew both men would just beat the hell out of one another. Early on both men bulit anticipation nicely by slowly circling one another. Then both big men run into one another but neither man went down. Then out of nowhere Cobb slammed Dave which was quiet impressive considering Dave hadn't been manhandled like that since his return to Rev Pro this year. Both men hit one another with a number of big shoulder blocks and then Dave took control of the match with a big clothesline and sat down on Cobb for a nearfall. Cobb came back giving Dave a massive Amateur wrestling slam for a nearfall. Standing Moonsault. A standing 450 got another near fall for Cobb. Both men traded elbows but then Dave nailed Jeff with a DDT for another near fall. Jeff went for a brain buster but couldn't get Dave up and Dave pushed Jeff away from him and nailed him with a running dropkick into the corner and Jeff crumbled. Dave then saw his chance and nailed Jeff with a running cannonball to pick up the win. Another good match it my have been a slow start but both men were trying to make the other look like a threat to the other. I liked the finish and the right man went over in my opinion and the push continues for Dave. Winner: Dave Mastiff Then the scariest person in BritWres, 'The Primark Princess' Jinny, made her way out to the ring. Jinny announced that if Rev Pro was to have a womens division (RPW did its first ever Womens match last year but then it was quietly forgotten about) then it needed to have the best women's wrestler in the world today which was her. Jinny claimed she did not come to London for a day out because she was around from here and not off some council estate. Someone then started a Tory scum chant and Jinny admitted she did vote for them. That made this reviewer laugh as she delivered it so deadpan and seriously. Jinny said she shouldn't be here she should be wrestling in York Hall. She said the truth is she was this division and she was simply the best. Rhia O'Reilly then came out to the ring and got in jinny's face. Jinny said "You think your on the same level as me?" She said Rhia is the past and she is the future and the best. Rhia remained quiet then Jinny slapped her but Rhia grabbed her and gave her a fall away slam to send Jinny packing. Rhia then challenged Jinny to a match at the next cockpit show. Singles Match: 'The All Day Star' Ryan Smile Vs 'The Bruiserweight' Pete Dunne Pete attacked Ryan smiles before the bell (that's happened a lot tonight) then goes and gives Ryan a Xplex on the ring apron. Back in the ring Pete mocked Ryan as the referee began to count him out. Like every good babyface, Ryan just about made it back into the ring. Ryan then took it to Pete with a Blue Thunder Bomb for a two count. Pete then gave Ryan top rope suplex and followed it up with another Xplex for a two count. On the outside both men traded elbow smashes and chops then Pete took a bite out Ryan's fingers. Pete continued to assault Ryan on the outside then Pete rolled him into the ring and slapped the shit out of Ryan. Ryan tried to stand up to Pete but Pete just manhandled him with slaps and kicks. Ryan then hit Pete with an enzigiri out of nowhere and Pete rolled to the outside but Ryan dived out over the top of the ring post out onto Pete. Back in the ring Smile went up on top and nailed Pete with a top rope missile drop kick for a nearfall. Both men then trade forearms in the middle of the ring and Pete wins the exchange. Then Dunne no sells a Canadian Destroyer (does that move mean anything now?) and Ryan no sells a German suplex. Pete grabs Ryan's head and kicks him in the head over and over again. Pete then goes for the Bitter End but Ryan counters into a DDT and then does a springboard RKO for a one count. Ryan follows it up with a superkick and then nails Pete with a frog splash for the near fall. 'The All Day Star' goes up top again but Pete cuts him off with a forearm. Pete joins Ryan up top but Ryan grabs Pete's hand and bites it. Pete falls to the mat below and Ryan goes for the 450 splash but Pete moves. 'The Bruiserweight' then goes for the Bitter End again but Ryan counters it into a small package for the one, two and three. This was a massive win for Ryan and his push continues which I can't say I have a problem with. I think Andy Quinlan has a star on his hands in Ryan Smile. I'm still puzzled as to why he didn't pin Josh Bodom to become Interim Cruiserweight champion but me moaning about that strange piece of booking should come for another day. This was by far the best match on the entire show and is well worth checking out. Winner: The All Day Star Ryan Smile Afterwards Pete Dunne looked furious as the crowd chanted Bruiserweight. Dunne just walked off looking incredibly annoyed as that's another big loss for Pete in RPW this year. RPW British Cruiserweight Title Match; Josh Bodom (Champion) Vs RJ Singh If you've read my reviews before here then you will know I am not a fan of Josh Bodom. I feel this guy is not a dependable enough guy and am sick to death of his push in Rev Pro. There are many more guys deserving of a of his push in Rev Pro than him in my opinion. The match itself was good but nothing special. RJ gave Bodom his best match this year in Rev Pro but then RJ is a BritWres vet. You could argue RJ Carried Josh, but Josh held his own here and yet again put in a good shift. As I've pointed out before I just find that Josh is not a reliable guy for this spot and he'll fuck up again and get in trouble again. Anyway the finish saw Bodom finish off RJ with a Bliss Buster and then a Bodom breaker for the win. Afterwards Bodom screamed "Who is the champ, huh?" Bodom asks Quinlan "Is this the best you have for your champion?" Bodom calls RJ a "washed up has been" and a "loser". Bodom then calls Will Ospreay a fake. He says he's walking around Japan calling himself the champ when he's not. Josh then says Orlando and challenges Will to a title unification in Orlando during WrestleMania weekend. David Starr then walks out and grabs the microphone from Bodom and mocks him. Starr then comes out and challenged Josh to a title match in Orlando which Josh accepts. This promo made no sense but at least it set up Bodom v Starr, however still holds off the eventual unification title match. I will guess it will happen at some point in the summer. Winner: Josh Bodom (And Still RPW British Cruiserweight Champion) Singles Match: Timothy Thatcher Vs 'The King of Bros' Matt Riddle I've seen this match plenty of times and as always was not disappointed. Thatcher isn't popular with everyone but I enjoy his matches and his style. I like his slow methodical hard hitting style but I can see why it ain't everyone cup of tea. This match was a little shorter than their EVOLVE matches but it was probably the right length for this crowd. As during longer Thatcher matches fans tend to get bored easily and it also avoid Thatcher and Riddle doing too much grappling which fans tend to find boring these days for some reason. Both men worked over one another and went back and fourth. Thatcher worked the ankle of Riddle throughout as did riddle on Thatcher. There was some nice strikes from both men here as well. The finish saw both men going for the ankle lock then Riddle had Thatcher tied up and stretched his legs then cinched in the Bromission and Thatcher was forced to tap out. Winner: The King of Bros Matt Riddle Main Event RPW British Tag Team Title Match: Charlie Sterling and Joel Redman (Champions) Vs #CCK (Chris Brookes and Travis Banks) As always the faces Sterling and Redman got booed out of the building while the heels Banks and Brookes got cheered. Which is no surprise really if you've followed Rev Pro for more than 5 minutes. Early on all four men brawl all over the Cockpit Theatre. Sterling then dives out onto all three men on the outside. Meanwhile on commentary Andy Quinlan acknowledges that Sterling and Redman might not be the most popular team in Rev Pro at the moment. Sterling and Redman then begin to argue with some punters in the front row and started to show some heel tendencies by blaming the fans for there new attitude. Back in the ring Travis Banks beats down Redman and then Brookes and Banks give Redman a double wet willy. Quinlan then acknowledges the fans turning on Sterling and Redman and the fact they have cheered #CCK throughout this feud. Redman battled back with a double suplex to Brookes and Banks and he tags Sterling. Sterling comes in with a double dropkick and then a Moonsault to both #CCK members. Then Sterling dives out onto Banks and Brookes as the fans chant you still suck to Sterling. Sterling nails Banks with cutter for a two count. Then the champs double team Brookes with a slingshot Powerslam for a near fall. Sterling then shouts at the audience as well as Redman while Quinlan mocks the audience for turning on his team. Redman and Banks then trade forearms and Redman then drills Banks with a twisting tombstone for the 1.2...no as Brookes just pulls the referee out in the nick of time. Back in the ring Banks grabs the tag title on the outside and comes back into the ring and nails Redman with the strap and covers Redman for the one, two and three and we have new champions or do we? As referee Chris Roberts sees Banks holding the belt and decides to restart the match. Which did not go down too well with the crowd. Sterling and Redman hit Banks and Brooke's with a pair of superkicks for the near fall. Banks then fires up and takes out Sterling and Redman with kicks but Sterling then nails Banks with another twisting tombstone but Banks no sells it and pops right back up. Banks then dives out onto Redman and Sterling who are on opposite sides of the ring. Back in the ring Brookes nails Sterling with a Michinoku Driver for the nearest of near falls. Banks then wipes out Redman with a tridal kick. Banks and Brookes then do the pendulum plex for another near fall. Brookes then launches Banks into Sterling who is up and holding the tag title and Banks nails him with an assisted lung blower. Then Brookes does a Senton Bomb onto Sterling while Banks gets up and dives out onto Redman. Brookes then covers Sterling for the one, two and three and now we have NEW tag team champions! That was one hell of a match and thankfully the belts have changed hands. I've been critical of Redman and Sterling ever since they won the belts but this was there best performance to date. Hopefully going forward these two will solidify themselves as heels and could even have another run as champs in this reviewers opinion. As for #CCK they only debuted in January but they deserve a run with the gold and I can't wait to see their first title defence as they face Ryan Smile and Shane Strickland at the next Cockpit show. Winners: #CCK (Chris Brooke's and Travis Banks) (And NEW RPW British Tag Team Champions). In closing this was another fine Cockpit show. I must hand it to Rev Pro for making these shows must see along with their York hall shows. I would highly recommend you go to Pivotshare now and subscribe to RPW on demand and check this show out its well worth the price of a monthly subscription. As always I'll end with my favourite Bill Apter line: I'll see you at the matches! @Billy_Jay83
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