Rev Pro was back after its hugely successful British J Cup show with the 19th instalment of its monthly Cockpit shows. The main event was going to see #CCK defend their tag team titles against Former ROH Tag Team Champions and current IWGP Tag Team Champions War Machine (Hanson and Raymond Rowe). Kid Lykos was scheduled to make his long awaited in ring debut in Rev Pro defending the tag titles along with Trav but due to an injury sustained at Riptide wrestling. There was also going to be Eddie Dennis Vs Chris Brooke's along with a whole lot more on the card.
It's back to a VOD review this time as I wasn't able to attend live. To open the show #CCK came out to the ring and addressed the Lykos injury and announced Brooke's would be replacing Lykos in the main event. It brought out Eddie Dennis who cut another class quality promo saying that if he had beaten Brooke's tonight he would have beaten the number one contender to the RPW British heavyweight title. Eddie reminded us that yeah he may not have won in Rev pro but there was still a chance he could have beaten Brooke's. Brooke's agreed with Dennis but then TK Coopers music hit and we had our opening match. Singles Match: TK Cooper Vs Eddie Dennis Both men had a hot opener as they both started going 100mph early on which made sense with the story there were trying to tell. TK nailed Eddie with a pair of dives and a big lariat. Eddie battled back with a big German suplex and swinging black hole slam to the side of the ring. Remember that's the hardest part of the ring. They traded some stiff strikes with one another then TK nailed Eddie with a Yakuza kick and a Swanton Bomb for the near fall. The crowd was really behind Eddie as he battled back with a serious of forearm shots but TK cut him off with a headbutt. Eddie came back again with another forearm then Eddie drove TK into the corner with the Mount Splashmore. Eddie went for an electric chair but TK rolled him through and up for the huge win. Winner: TK Cooper Singles Match: Cara Noir Vs RJ Singh with Dan Magee Another decent scrap between these two. Cara Noir is becoming a character I've grown to really enjoy in this setting as his heel work and shtick is highly entertaining. Noir heel work was on point here and he couldn't have hoped for a better babyface to have worked against in his biggest singles match to date in Rev Pro. In the closing stages, it saw Singh walk into a big German a Superkick for a near fall. Noir went to finish off Noir but began to lick Singh who grabbed Noir tongue. Noir then countered the tongue hold into a swinging neckbreaker for another near fall. Noir went for a piledriver off the top but Singh countered and gave Noir an RKO off the top rope. Singh failed to make the cover. Singh went up top but Noir got up and kissed Chris Roberts before Noir nailed RJ with a low blow and package Piledriver for the three count. Afterwards, a mask and hooded man attacked Dan Magee. Some assumed it was RICKY, aka Rob Lias, but I'm under the impression the mask hooded man is James Castle who's disappeared as of late from Rev Pro shows and this may be a good way to reintroduce him. Winner: Cara Noir Andy Quinlan was out to announce the next match but out came Rishi Ghosh who seemed a little upset. Rishi explained he was worried about his best friend Lord Gideon Grey. He said he had been acting so strangely ever since he wrestled Ryback last year. He said he got beaten up so bad he believed he had won the match. He said he had gone crazy and he wasn't the man, the great man he once knew. Rishi then said Gideon went to America and lost to Swoggle which affected him really badly. He won't respond to him at all. Some smart fan shouted contact him on Twitter and Rishi shouted I tried it all. So that was why he came here to tonight to talk to his best Friend, tag team partner and brother. Grey came out and Rishi spoke to him and asked "Gideon are you there?" to no response. Rishi tried to reason with Gideon but it didn't seem to register with him. Rishi hugged Grey but he was not giving it back to his tag team partner. Gray grabbed the microphone and said he was an evil genius. Grey said all he wanted was for all of these idiots to shut up and sit down and watch his matches in silence. He said he fooled everyone and his best friend which Rishi agreed with me. He said now has the easiest match of his career. Well, I don't know why that happened. It basically brought an end to nine months of booking and development of the Gideon Gray character for the character to basically go back to what it was. Maybe Gray and Quilan fill they have gone as far as they could with it. Whatever it is, it made no sense to me whatsoever. Singles Match: Lord Gideon Grey Vs Kurtis Chapman I thought this match may have been over in seconds but it actually wasn't. In fact, the two had a competitive back and forth match that may have well gone too long in this reviewers opinion. The crowd enjoyed it so that was the main thing. Beanpole Chapman was one step ahead of Gray throughout the match proving Gray wasn't such an evil genius after all but then that was the point of the match. Rishi tried to interfere which brought out Chapman's team mate Josh Wall but back in the ring Gray nailed Chapman with his cane for a near fall. Rishi and Josh brawled to the back while back in the ring Chapman caught Chapman with a guillotine but Rishi returned to break the hold. Wall came back and the two brawled to the outside. Back in the ring, Gideon Grey nailed Chapman with another cane shot to pick up the win. Passable match but utter nonsense in my opinion not really worth your time. Winner: Lord Gideon Grey Singles Match: Mark Davis Vs Kyle Fletcher So these two have been killing it all over the country in almost every top UK indy promotion since coming to the UK. So Rev Pro got in on the act by booking these two and it made sense as everyone else is. Early on both men worked one another over with some stiff looking strikes. Davis offered his hand but Kyle kicked it away. It's good to see Rev pro possibly going with Kyle as a heel as he seems to be a babyface everywhere else. Davis worked over Kyle with more strikes and nailed him with fall away slam for a near fall. Kyle battled back with more strikes like a valiant underdog babyface. Davis gave a Kyle a snapmare for a near fall and suddenly it seemed as if they changed the dynamic of the match and now Andy boy Simmons on commentary was praising Davis while Kyle was fighting from underneath. Kyle gave Davis a Michinoku driver for a near fall. Then both men traded strikes again and Kyle nailed Davis with a Saito Suplex and a superkick for a near fall. Kyle had a bloody nose by now but continued to go head on at Davis. Davis caught Kyle with an Alabama Slam into the corner and a Lariat for a near fall. Kyle battled back and nailed Davis with a springboard double foot stomp. Davis rolled to the outside and Kyle went up top and did a cannonball splash out onto Davis. Back in the ring, Kyle got a near fall with a big running knee and boot. Kyle got caught and Davis finished him off with his fucked up reverse DVD piledriver for the three. Really did you expect anything else these two have been having class matches all over the country and again delivered here and clearly impressed Andy Q on commentary. I would assume both will be back in RPW sooner rather than later. Winner: Mark Davis Six Man Tag: Zack Gibson, Rob Lias and Josh Bodom Vs Sha Samuels, Ryan Smile and Luke Phoenix Before the bell, Gibson tried to cut his promo but he was cut off by Sha who told him to 'SHUT IT YOU TART. Overall this six man was not really memorable or offensive. It just existed to get all six men a spot on the card. Nothing really stands out for this reviewer when it came to this match. Lias excelled with the time he was given to get his shit in during this match especially in his exchange with Luke Phoenix. The heels cornered Phoenix who was the right man to sell the heels beating to get maximum heat. When Sha made the hot tag he got a timed reaction at best but once he got his hands on that mug RICKY. They did some dives which brought the crowd up which ended up with Sha teasing his moonsualt to the outside but Lias cut him off. Back in the ring, everyone hit one another with their finishers then it came down to Sha and RICKY. Sha nailed Lias with a Canadian destroyer then tried to do the same to Bodom but Bodom sent him to the outside. Back in the ring the incredibly offensive and all day douche Ryan Smile nailed Bodom with a Liger Bomb for the three count. Winners: Ryan Smile, Sha Samuels and Luke Phoenix Women's Match: Jinny Vs Dahlia Black Another decent Jinny Match which continues her strong push in the so called Rev Pro women's division. Hopefully, Rev Pro get it right and book Jinny to become their first women's champion whenever that will be. Jinny and Dalhia worked really well together and hopefully, both are booked in another match in Rev pro in the future. Hell, a serious between these two would be really good stuff but now the division is all about establishing Jinny as its top star and I would say she's on course to being there already. After 10 minutes or so of solid wrestling loaded with plenty of near falls, Jinny went over with the Stylist Clash (get it). Winner: Jinny Singles Match: El Phantasmo Vs Jay White Up next was two men I want to really like but for some reason just can't get into either at the moment. Jay White's winning streak gimmick is having the opposite effect on me to the Eddie Dennis losing streak as I just can't see it leading anymore and feel Jay is less over today than when this winning streak started. As for El Phantasmo, I still feel there is something missing with him and I still can't stand the cheap Angelico Kimo know off look. Anyway, this was a good match but nothing special but both men worked hard and put in a good effort which this reviewer always appreciates. This match also went on far too long as both men went over 15 minutes. Considering El Phantasmo lost his last Rev pro appearance. He was given far too much here as he battled out of the Boston crab on numerous occasions a move that has put away a number of more high profile wrestlers than him. Anyway, Jay picked up the win yet again with his third attempt at the Boston crab. Winner: Jay White MAIN EVENT RPW British Tag Team Title No DQ Match: #CCK (Chris Brookes & Travis Banks) (Champions) Vs War Machine (Hanson & Rowe) Before the bell, Rowe grabbed a microphone and said we came to London to fuck someone up and challenged Banks and Brooke's to a No DQ Match. Rowe then asked #CCK to follow the code of honour and shake their hands. Brookes and Banks thought about it and then attacked War Machine. This was a perfectly fine main event but then it would be as it featured four very good workers who excel in any environment they are put into. War machine are very good at No DQ matches and, well, Banks and Brookes can work any stipulation match very well indeed. The two teams brawled all over the Cockpit Theatre and one spot saw Lykos come out and dive out onto War Machine but they caught him and then put him down gently. Lykos kept tapping Rowe on the shoulder but was told him to go and sit down like a good little wolf. Back in the ring #CCK worked over Hanson but then got double powerbombed by Rowe as Hanson dived off the top with Superfly splash for a near fall. Other highlights saw a big double superkick lead to a near fall. This match again suffered from legal man syndrome which I've just gotten used to now when it comes to a #CCK. Banks got a near fall on Rowe with a Kiwi Krusher. Rowe got a near fall on banks with a running powerslam but it wasn't enough as Lykos interfered and tossed the RPW tag strap to Brookes who low blowed Rowe and levelled him with the strap for the one, two and three. Winners: #CCK (Chris Brookes & Travis Banks) (And Still RPW British Tag Team Champions) Yet again RPW delivered with its cockpit show monthly show. There was a lot of good things happening on this card including a fun main event courtesy of #CCK yet again. Jinny strong push continued which is another plus for this show. Zack Gibson was less featured this time but they hid him in a six man tag which meant he didn't have to get beat but it did nothing for his momentum heading into summer sizzler. Eddie Dennis continues his popular losing streak and had a strong outing here with TK Cooper. My match of the night went to the two Aussies as yet again Kyle and Mark had a great contest even if at the start it made no sense character wise. This doesn't happen very often with cockpit shows but there was some stuff on this show I didn't like. I think it's obvious what I didn't like the horrible swerve with Lord Gideon Grey which made no sense and the resulting match with Josh Wall. Also, the Jay White Vs El Phantasmo match wasn't a match I particularly enjoyed. Overall this is a show worth my $8.49 a month to subscribe to RPW on demand. So yeah what you waiting for head on over to Pivotshare now and subscribe to RPW on demand. As always I'll finish with I'll see you at the matches. @Billy_Jay83
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