Yesterday I visited the Grangeway Community Centre, home of Runcorn Wrestling Academy, and am very pleased that I did.  I’d never attended an RWA training session before, although have attended many RWA shows over the past 2 years, it was a visit to observe, scout and officially announce in person to the RWA trainee’s about everybody’s future following the announcement that RWA will be the official training school of Britannia Wrestling.

There was a great buzz about the training school and lots of activity, the venue was split into three sections, two ring sized floor mats and the RWA training ring – each of the three head trainers, Corey E, the Babyface Pitbull and World of Sport Legend ‘Gypsy’ John Kenny, trained different techniques, moves, bumps, etc to three groups of trainee’s that were grouped based on age and experience, each group rotated ensuring that everybody had ample time with each trainer and on each lesson.  The professionalism of the whole school is excellent, everybody works together to collectively hold one of the best training sessions that I have ever witnessed in this business.

I then addressed the trainee’s, informing them that Britannia Wrestling Promotions will continue to work with Runcorn Wrestling Academy as we have done for over 2 years, one of the only changes being that I will be attending their weekly training sessions to observe their constant development.  I also informed them that the RWA Head Trainers and I will work together to decide which of the trainee’s will take part in the RWA/BWP Crossover Match at RWA Night of Memories 7 on Saturday 04 February 2012 – the winner of  the match will be officially signed to the BWP Rookie Division – right there, in the RWA ring on 04 February.

It was a great experience to witness two of my former Champions working hard with their trainee’s – Pitbull and Corey are both perfect examples of the positive connection between both RWA and BWP, the respect and commitment that is reflected between both trainer and trainee is distinctly apparent.

It was also great to see John Kenny working closely with the trainee’s and passing on his infinite gems of advice and knowledge of this business onto them.  He’s still got it.

I look forward to returning to RWA next weekend and witnessing another training session that is promised, as always, to be completely different to the previous one.  My visit this week certainly confirmed that there are great things ahead for both Runcorn Wrestling Academy and Britannia Wrestling Promotions.

- Steve Saxon

Britannia Wrestling Promotions (BWP): We are here today with a film producer and TV personality as well as being the voice of Britannia Wrestling Promotions, Mr Ryan Kift … thanks for taking the time out to speak with us today Kifty, we know how busy you are at the moment with your latest horror film Zombies from Ireland … hows that going?

Ryan Kift (RK): Always got time for you guys! Things are really getting exciting at the moment with our first edit of the film nearly complete. We are working on a trailer now and can’t wait for people to finally get a taste of it!

BWP: When do you expect is to have its premiere showing? And where will that be?

RK: We are looking at a summer release and the premiere will be at an old court house transformed into a party venue. We shot 2 of our scenes there. The zombie jail scene and the Stripper scene. The venue is in Blaenau Ffestiniog and is called CellB.

BWP: That sounds great, we can not wait for the premiere of it!  How does producing a horror film and working for S4C TV compare to working with Britannia Wrestling Promotions?

RK: Not too dissimilar really. A common thread that entwines the three is the need and desire to please an audience. I really do think that that is the key to working in either TV, producing films and dealing with people on set etc and ring -announcing/commentating for BWP. If you can’t communicate and make a crowd believe in you and what you are saying then it’s already over with. The same for TV and films.

BWP: Well said.  Since your debut as the new Britannia Wrestling Promotions  Announcer at Denbigh Town Hall last September how do you feel things are going in Britannia Wrestling at present?

RK: Obviously things have improved since I’m on board, the shows run smoother and are more slick. But I also feel that the roster and the wrestling has upped a gear. I urge anyone to go to any other wrestling show anywhere in the UK run by another company and I bet my favourite hat that it won’t be a patch on a BWP show, bang for your buck and wrestling fix.

BWP: We love your expressions Kifty, thats one of the things that puts you so over with the fans!  Of course another Welsh Connection debuted at that same Denbigh show alongside you, star of Zombies from Ireland, Supermodel and S4C TV Star, Miss Sian Davies … who just so happens to be your partner (in crime) as well. Sian add’s a little more sex appeal to the Britannia Wrestling as our Ring Girl, will we ever see her clan a little more lycra than usual and get involved in the in-ring action? BWP could do with some female wrestlers to mix things up a little don’t you think?

RK: Now theres a thought! You will have to ask Sian that question. She has been beating up neighbours and ass kicking lately and that’s just cause they stole her parking space! Which is not really her space as it is infront of her fave shops in town!!

BWP: A question we will certainly ask her directly!  You were present at the Awards Ceremony last month in Chester, what is your opinion on the Award winners that night? Did any of your picks come through?

RK: It’s all a bit hazy but a few of my choosen ones did win so I was pleased. Everyone who won did deserve it as I myself had trouble in deciding as the roster has been pumping this year!

BWP: We agree, we found it hard to vote last year as well, which is a massive compliment to the Superstars and staff of BWP.  What has been the highlight of your short time so far in Britannia Wrestling Promotions, and why?

RK: Ring announcing and introducing El Generico during his title match at Frith Beach against Pitbull. This was my second time ever with BWP and the expression “In at the deep-end” was never more suitable.

BWP: Steve Saxon is notorious for throwing people in at the deep end, he swears by it!  Who do you see as being the ones to watch and breakout stars of 2012 for Britannia Wrestling?

RK: Zack Gibson really shines when he is in the ring at the moment so watch out for some big things from him! Also I think that this could be the year that The Hammer smashes it and dominates the scene, only if he wants it bad enough though as there are a lot of hungry newbies out for his blood!

BWP: Great choices there! Kifty, its been an absolute pleasure as always … thanks again for your time, say ‘Hi’ to Sian for us and can not wait to see the premiere of Zombies from Ireland! Diolch!

RK: It’s been fun. Thanks and no problem, like I said, always got time for BWP. And remember “If you can’t stand the heat, put some factor 30 spf on and take regular sips of water”
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Kifty

Britannia Wrestling Promotions Owner & Founder Steve Saxon has come to a sponsorship agreement with North Wales & Cheshire based NWPS Construction Ltd.

NWPS Construction provided & sponsored the El Bandito Memorial Shield that was won by Shaun ‘The Hammer’ Davis last weekend in a tournament at Saltney Tavern, Chester – NWPS Construction Ltd will be sponsoring BWP’s shows & events throughout 2012.

Britannia Wrestling Promotions would like to thank NWPS Construction Ltd’d Managing Director Mr Matthew Hughes for his support and vision for BWP and we look forward to working with you in the year to come.

I’m back with another rant folks.

Just a few days before Britannia Wrestling Promotions invades Porthmadog where I will be taking on The Immortal Yidster who we all know is Jacob Israel.  I for one am looking forward to it and I am hoping that it will be  a good match and goes well for both of us, Yid is a good young talent who could do really well on the UK scene and I hope to give him a good showing and prove why I am “Wrestler of the Year 2010”.  So be there on Saturday 26th November, you have been warned!

There is some great talent on this weekends show, including the PWI:BWP World Catchweight Champion CJ Banks who will go against a man that I know all to well, Jim “The Metal” King, who I think (and this may sound bad as I’ve not seen him enough this year) that Jim could be out of his depth – as an outsider looking in, he seems to have dropped his performances this year and seems to be off the boil slightly, not knocking Jim, it’s just my view.

Friday 16th December is the Britannia Wrestling Promotions Annual Awards Ceremony and OMG what a night it could be!  Over the last 2 years there has been problems and issues at the Ceremony and they all come down to one person and that is ME!  So what will this year bring?  All I can say is EVERYONE has been warned – LGT will be in attendance and a drunken rant could be in sight (If allowed a microphone of course!).  If you haven’t voted already, then please do so (VOTE HERE).  I need ‘Villain of the year’ –  that B*stard El Destello has claimed it 2 years running and it’s the only Award that I want!!

So with 2011 almost done I have been thinking of my year with BWP and it has been a weird one, I haven’t been there as much as I would of hoped – last year I missed just 1 show – this year I have done 5-6 shows which I am disappointed with as I have lost every single match I have had which is even more disappointing, mostly to the 1st ever El Bandito Memorial Shield winner Shaun”The Hammer” Davis.  This year has had a few highs but if I’m being honest in my performance for BWP there has been more lows – but I promise that in 2012 I will be back to my best and prove why I should be one of, if not the top guy, and I will bring great things to BWP!  With some of the things I have heard and been told, 2012 will be a massive year for all.

So all of you have a good Christmas and New Year.

Lord Graham Thomas III

P.S Follow me on Twitter folks @Lord_GT

QUARTER- FINAL ROUND
Babyface Pitbull Vs ‘Liverpools No1′ Zack Gibson
Winner: Zack Gibson

QUARTER- FINAL ROUND
‘Wildboy’ Dylan Roberts Vs ‘Wildboy’ Danny Valentine
Winner: Dylan Roberts

QUARTER- FINAL ROUND
PWI:BWP World Catchweight Champin ‘The Juice’ CJ Banks Vs Jim ‘The Metal’ King
Winner: Jim ‘The Metal’ King

QUARTER- FINAL ROUND
Shaun ‘The Hammer’ Davis Vs Dean MacManus (representing The Brand)
Winner: Shaun ‘The Hammer’ Davis

SEMI- FINAL ROUND
Jim ‘The Metal’ King Vs ‘Wildboy’ Dylan Robets w/Danny Valentine
Winner: Dylan Roberts

SEMI- FINAL ROUND
Shaun ‘The Hammer’ Davis Vs ‘Liverpools No1′ Zack Gibson
Winner: Shaun ‘The Hammer’ Davis

FINAL ROUND
Shaun ‘The Hammer’ Davis Vs ‘Wildboy’ Dylan Roberts w/Danny Valentine
Winner: Shaun ‘The Hammer’ Davis

Shaun ‘The Hammer’ Davis emotionally accepted the award from BWP Owner & Founder Steve Saxon in front of a standing ovation from the attending BWP Fans – a hard fought, and well deserved victory by the undefeated ‘Preston Punisher’.

The Superstars of Britannia Wrestling Promotions will be holding a special 2 hour charity wrestling show at Y Ganolfan in Porthmadog in support of the ‘Save the Coliseum’ organisation.

Matches confirmed for this weekends big wrestling show are:

MAIN EVENT
8 Man Battle Royale
- 8 men start off in the ring at the same time – when the bell rings, its every man for himself – the objective to throw their opponents over the top rope with both of their feet hitting the ground in order to be eliminated.  Last man standing – wins!

PWI:BWP WORLD CATCHWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
‘The Juice’ CJ Banks
Vs
Jim ‘The Metal’ King
- current reigning & defending Champion ‘The Juice’ CJ Banks fights for his title against former 2x Champion Jim ‘The Metal’ King.

4 MAN KNOCK-OUT PARADE
Featuring …
‘Liverpools No1′ Zack Gibson
1 Half of the BWP Tag Team Champions, ‘The Infamous’ DJ King
‘Classic’ Ciaran McConnell
‘The Metrosexual’ Danny Devine
-  The BWP Fans in attendance will get the opportunity to make the decisions of this 4 Man KO Parade as YOU will select who faces who in the opening 2 matches of the evening, the winners of both matches will meet later on in the evening in the final round to crown the winner of the Knock-Out Parade!

SINGLES MATCH
Lord Graham Thomas III
Vs
The Immortal Yidster
- Former 2x PWI:BWP World Catchweight Champion Lord Graham Thomas III faces off with an opponent like no other he has faced before, in the form of the fun-loving fan-favorite The Immortal Yidster!

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SHOW INFORMATION

Britannia Wrestling Promotions is home to some of the best wrestlers in the UK today. Superstars like The Babyface Pitbull, “The Juice” CJ Banks, Shaun “The Hammer” Davis and Zack “Diamond” Gibson excite and entertain the legions of BWP fans every month doing what they do best.  But in November of 2010 something changed in the BWP, something that shook Steve Saxon and his staff to their very core.  Through the creative genius of myself and “The Lethal” Destello and the financial backing of Rudy Wynne, the collective known as The Brand was born.  February 2011 was a beautiful time for us as we had possession of the PWI:BWP World Catchweight Championship and control of the BWP through the GM Sebastian D.Winterz but it all fell apart.  Destello showed his weakness and vacated the title, Sebastian D.Winterz let personal problems cost us control of the BWP.  In a matter of months we had gone from being the strongest force in British Wrestling to nothing more than a joke.

Now who is to blame for this I hear you ask?  The same people who are trying to hold us back now, the same people who keep us off the BWP posters week in and week out.  Steve Saxon and the BWP board of directors.  Saxon knows how powerful we are but how many Catchweight title shots have we received?  Yes, we currently have possession of the BWP Tag Team titles and the BWP Rookie Division title, but we did that by doing what we do best and that’s demolishing everyone in our way.  Our very own Dean “D Mac” MacManus is a former BWP Champion and has still yet to receive a rematch.  Why is this I hear you ask again dear reader?  Because the BWP knows if we get that belt back then we will be in complete control of the BWP once again and that scares the hell out of Mr Saxon.  He is holding us back in favour of his ‘chosen few’ like Jim King (who totally stole my name) and The Red Dragon (didn’t he used to be a Saint?).  Speaking of the ‘chosen few’ how can I forget Jacob Israel?  That kosher midget has had everything handed to him and what has he done with it?  Nothing.  He is a loser and a joke just like the rest of Steve Saxons followers and soon enough they will learn the same thing myself and the rest of The Brand learnt a long time ago, Team BWP is the wrong team to be on.

I’ll finish off by leaving you with a few message’s.  To Steve Saxon and the rest of BWP Management.  Stop trying to fight us.  We are the strongest force to ever come through the BWP and you would do well to learn to work with us then to continue to fight against us.  As long as you continue to be ‘Brandist’ (copyright The Brand 2011) we shall continue to destroy every so called superstar you put in our path.  It may not be fair, it may not be pretty but it will bring an end to unjust vendetta you have against us.  Now to all BWP Superstars who are not affiliated with The Brand.  Our doors are always open.  If you feel you are being mistreated or misused by BWP management then why not talk to one of us and we’ll see if we can find a place for you in our happy little family.  But know this, if you want to become a member of our illustrious group and if we can find a use for you then you need to know a couple of things:

Number One: When/if you’re in The Brand, you’re in for life (or until we no longer have a use for you)

Number Two: Failure is NOT an option

I am DJ King and you have just been educated.

Britannia Wrestling Promotions are proud to announce that on Saturday 12 November 2011 we will hold the Orig ‘El Bandito’ Williams Memorial Shield Tournament, featuring 8 hand selected BWP Superstars by Britannia Wrestling Promotions Founder Steve Saxon.

Steve Saxon was trained and mentored by the Welsh wrestling legend Orig Williams for over 11 years, based in Rhyl Town Hall in North Wales, Saxon got to tour the UK and Ireland many, many times under the promotion of the ‘True Prince of Wales’ El Bandito.

The 8 participants will be announced in the coming days and weeks … until then, please stay up to date with BWP news and updates through the following sources:

Official BWP Website
Official BWP Forum
Official BWP Facebook Fanpage
Offcicial BWP El Bandito Memorial Shield Events Page
Official BWP Twitter

Babyface Pitbull Vs Bubblegum

Zack Gibson Vs Jim ‘The Metal’ King

Matthews Brothers Vs The Brand (c)

Craig ‘Danzig’ Winters (c) Vs Squirt

The Myatts Vs Red Dragon & Immortal Yidster

The show opened with news from Britannia Wrestling Promotions Founder Steve Saxon, informing the 4 scheduled participants of the 4 Man Knock-Out Parade that they would be fighting for the Saxons Sure Shot Contract!  A guaranteed title shot for the winner, any time, any place within the next 12 months … with that said, the show kicked off with Jim King, CJ Banks, Zack Gibson & Tommy Gunn awaiting the public decision on who would face who in the opening KO rounds for a chance at an open ticket to the Championship gold!

MATCH 1
SURE SHOT CHALLENGE PARADE KO ROUND
Jim ‘The Metal’ King
Vs
‘The Juice’ CJ Banks
Winner by pinfall and progressing to the Final Round
‘The Juice’ CJ Banks

MATCH 2
SURE SHOT CHALLENGE PARADE KO ROUND
Zack Gibson
Vs
‘Rapid Fire’ Tommy Gunn
Winner by pinfall and progressing to the Final Round
‘Rapid Fire’ Tommy Gunn

MATCH 3

‘Wildboy’ Danny Valentine (with Mike Minus)
Vs
‘Showstopper’ Joey Starr
Winner by pinfall
‘Showstopper’ Joey Starr

MATCH 4

Lord Graham Thomas III
Vs
Shaun ‘The Hammer’ Davis
Winner by pinfall
Shaun ‘The Hammer’ Davis

MATCH 5
SURE SHOT CHALLENGE PARADE KO FINAL
‘The Juice’ CJ Banks
Vs
‘Rapid Fire’ Tommy Gunn
Winner by pinfall and the owner of 2011’s Saxons Sure Shot Contract
‘The Juice’ CJ Banks

MAIN EVENT
PWI:BWP WORLD CATCHWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

The Babyface Pitbull
Vs
El Generico
Winner by pinfall and NEW PWI:BWP World Catchweight Champion
El Generico

Moments after the match as the Babyface Pitbull returned to the dressing rooms, ‘The Juice’ CJ Banks hit the ring and smashed the Saxons Sure Shot briefcase over the skull of El Generico – immediately cashing in his guaranteed title match with Senior BWP Referee Des Robinson – however CJ’s hopes of  quick win were squashed as the Generic Luchador fought back to the sounds and roars of the fans.  Quick, hard and exhausting back and forth action until CJ Banks delivered a double dose of his lethal trademark running knee strike, securing the upset win over the now former Champion.

The fans and ringside Officials looked on in disbelief, and an element of disgust as ‘The Juice’ CJ Banks walked away from the BWP Ffrith Beach Arena with as the new, NEW PWI:BWP World Catchweight Champion!

As Officials checked over a stunned Generico, the fans showed their support for the visiting Trans-Atlantic Superstar who left the Arena to a standing round of applause.