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  Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Professional wrestling performed within the boundaries of the United Kingdom became popular when the television show World of Sport was launched in the mid-1960s and the sport remained a mainstay of British culture from the late then until World of Sport's cancellation in 1985.
The British style of wrestling is more technically oriented as opposed to the power moves displayed by their North American counterparts and the high flying moves performed by their Mexician counterparts.
Wrestling was a major Friday night attraction in the fifties and sixties at the now-demolished, Liverpool Stadium in Bixteth Street, Liverpool, where there was always a full house for the regular wrestling nights.
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 Professional wrestling - One Language   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The tapout is not a traditional part of professional wrestling; it was introduced during the mid-1990s in response to the increased popularity of mixed martial arts competitions, where the tapout has always been accepted.
The vast majority of bleeding incidents in wrestling are real, and are typically induced by using hidden razor blades to cut oneself on the forehead; the act of cutting is known in the business and among fans as blading, and bleeding is known as juicing.
When professional wrestling moved to increasingly fixed matches around the early 1900s, there was still a strong push for most of the century to promote professional wrestling as being a legitimate sport; this movement is where the concept of kayfabe originated from.
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 Wrestling Encyclopedia
Irish whip by Norton and he hits the splash in the corner.
The wrestling itself was sub-par, but the crowd was into it since all four of the wrestlers were people they cared about and they kept the crowd into the match as veterans tend to know how to do.
Irish whip by Sasaki, but Tenzan catches him when he goes for a back bodydrop and drives him to the mat.
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 Wrestling Spirit for PC Review - PC Wrestling Spirit Review
The absence of serious depth in Wrestling Spirit is offset by the entertainment value of role-playing as a muscle-bound freak who bashes people over the head with chairs for a living.
Calling Wrestling Spirit the best professional-wrestling management simulation available for the PC may seem like damning the game with faint praise, but this is one excellent sports sim regardless of the diminutive size of the genre.
This is wrestling, though, so the idea is both to win matches and entertain the crowd by whipping out moves that satisfy the audience and demolish the opposition.
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 Backyard Wrestling Cheats - XBox - Video Game Cheats - eLook.org
Irish Whip your opponent into one of the thick poles by the car on the right or left.
Irish Whip your opponent into the gas tanks that are closest to the 18 wheeler.
Irish Whip your opponent into the gas tanks closest to the ICP bus a few times.
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 Declaration of Independents - The Number 1 Independent Pro Wrestling Website in America Today.
Irish Whip Wrestling is proud to announce its expansion through both live events and media coverage in 2006.
We hope to continue to establish and build large fanbases althroughout the country in an effort to promote Irish wrestling as the force to be reckoned with we have believed it is for years now."
We have been promising a national expansion like this to our fans for years now and for those loyal enough to have stuck with us, they are now reaping the benefits with more shows in more areas, further national and international coverage for their favourite wrestlers and much more.
www.declarationofindependents.net /doi/pages/IWWww.html   (370 words)

  
 Indy News
Irish Whip Wrestling's first event which featured Michael Modest vs. Doug Williams will be airing on 8/10 on SPorths Monthly at 1:30pm on Network 2, it airs in the Wales and W. Great Britain.
Carolina Championship Wrestling, run by Jason Hutto which shut down operations will be re-opening in September 8th for a memorial show for Corky Lewis, financial backer for CCW.
Combat Zone Wrestling and former XPW star Messiah was beaten and stabbed in his Granada Hills, CA apartment late Thursday night by two men.
www.angelfire.com /indie/usaindy/news.htm   (617 words)

  
 Pro Wrestling Insider - XTRA Pro Wrestling News Inside & Out
Irish Whip Wrestling is proud to announce its expansion through both live
in an effort to promote Irish wrestling as the force to be reckoned with we
To add to that, Irish Whip Wrestling has seen its amount of media coverage
www.pwinsiderxtra.com /ViewArticle.asp?id=2234&p=1   (398 words)

  
 Dlo Brown Corrects Promotion's Claim Of 9/24 'Triple Booking'; Japan, New York, and Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Unfortunately as you will read, Irish Whip not only was wrong, but actually very stupid for making the accusation in the first place.
Dlo was contacted a few weeks back by people behind Irish Whip Wrestling to work the 9/24 date they had planned.
Personally, I think that after Irish Whip changed their date to 10/8 (which happened weeks ago), they saw the 9/24 booking in NY.
www.wrestling-news.com /artman/publish/printer_1552.shtml   (588 words)

  
 RAW Vengeance - 06/26/05
Whip into the ropes, kitchen sink and another pair for the big winner from last year's draft lottery.
Whip and Victoria shouts-out to Jazz by wrapping both hands around Christy's throat, lifting her up, and keeping her up for the whole allowed five-count.
Whip to the corner reversed and the champion follows in with a clothesline.
www.thecubsfan.com /guest/brosser/20050626vengeance.htm   (4437 words)

  
 GameSpy: Galactic Wrestling: Featuring Ultimate Muscle Preview
Galactic Wrestling: Featuring Ultimate Muscle is Aki's latest, and even though it's still more than three months away from its U.S. release, it looks like Aki has another hit on its hands.
Galactic Wrestling is the sequel to last year's Ultimate Muscle: Legends Vs. New Generation for the GameCube, a cartoony no-holds-barred slugfest that garnered a great deal of positive press.
In fact, although it appealed to wrestling fans, there was some question as to whether or not Legends vs. New Generation was really a wrestling game at all.
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 SLAM! Sports - Wrestling - Vid Vain avoiding February blahs
Not bad for a once self-described "short, fat kid" from Bishop Falls, Newfoundland, whose wrestling aspirations are rooted from finding solace and inspiration in Hulk Hogan's mission statements of "training, prayers and vitamins" in the early '80s.
To the staff's recollection, she is the only student they have ever had that has dressed up like Ric Flair (complete with entrance music and robe) for a class presentation.
Jamie looks forward to the day when she can honestly say that she writes about wrestling for a living and is lucratively paid for it.
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 VL of Sport - Professional Wresting
Pro Wrestling NOAH is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2000.
Irish Whip Wrestling (IWW) is a professional wrestling organisation in Ireland.
British Championship Wrestling is a wrestling promotion based in Scotland.
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 ProWrestling.com > Indy Zone > Irish Whip Wrestling closes it's doors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The way it stands at the moment, €4,500 has already been spent and, without having to pay for the wrestlers, flights, accommodation, chairs, venue and ring, that is all that will be lost at this stage.
We would sincerely like to thank ALL the Irish Whip fans for their dedicated support, for buying tickets, and making this promotion and forum something really special.
He is the only person who has ever had the balls to even give it a shot, and I know it’s killing him inside having to do this.
www.prowrestling.com /articles/indy/1137.shtml   (379 words)

  
 Western People: South Sligo wrestling student ready to rumble at TF show
All the big names of the Irish wrestling scene will be present to display their fighting skills, among them, Seamus O’Shaughnessy, Red Vinny, Vic Viper and the Ballymun Bruiser, but of greater appeal to the local audience is the inclusion of J.C. Williams on the fight card.
While the WWE and other wrestling companies have been ridiculed in the past, with many observers claiming that acting, rather than wrestling, takes greatest precedence, Colm Marren, was at pains to point out that every time he (J.C. Williams) enters the ring, he does so with a deep desire to win his match.
There is another graduate of Irish Whip Wrestling, Fergal Devitt, who is wrestling over in Japan now, so there is no limit to what can be achieved in the sport.
www.westernpeople.com /news/story.asp?j=30392   (1099 words)

  
 Sheamus O'Shaunessy Official Pro Wrestling Site - SOS The Irish Curse...
Sheamus O'Shaunessy - SOS - The Irish Curse is the 2-time IWW (Irish Whip Wrestling) Heavyweight Champion...
And when he lays "The Irish Curse" on opponents they quickly understand just how formidable he is and just how much potent power that flows from his hordes of faithful fans, aptly named "CLAN SOS"...
The colossus thinks he is ready to wrestle the world title from the US and slam Ireland on to the map.
www.sosofficial.com   (332 words)

  
 Ten Questions With . . .
Having wrestled for nearly every major and minor promotion in the US, UK and in Japan, she has made a great name for herself.
I think women’s wrestling has gotten a whole lot better, but still isn’t where it could be.
Wrestling in general is a bit hard to watch right now.
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 Celtic Pro Wrestling
During the interview, Norton insisted that Irish Dragon's victory over him last month at Celtic Pro 8 was solely due to Ciaran Gallagher, and promised to put an end to Gallagher's pro-wrestling dreams by winning their match - and therefore the blank contract that will go to the victor.
Irish Dragon returns to the squared circle to face Number 1 Contender to the 3CW Heavyweight Championship, The Hart Dungeon’s “Celtic Tiger” Blake Norton.
Irish Dragon, who exploded onto the scene with Irish Whip Wrestling in 2004, is one of the original cruiserweights of Irish professional wrestling.
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 ipedia.com: Professional wrestling Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Any pretence to be a sporting competition was dropped in the late 1990s, when Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Federation began describing its events as "sports entertainment," coincident with a formal change of moniker to World Wrestling Entertainment.
Currently, the only major wrestling organisations left in North America are World Wrestling Entertainment, and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), and its member federation NWA:TNA.
However, outside North America, there are others federations in Japan and Mexico, where masked wrestlers are particularly popular.
www.ipedia.com /professional_wrestling.html   (1632 words)

  
 GameSpy: Legends of Wrestling II Review
You'll have to wrestle in basic one-on-one matches, three- and four-way matches, cage matches, and ladder matches.
And, since many characters have the move in their bag of tricks, after awhile you won't even be interested in seeing most other characters' special moves.
Try performing an "Irish Whip" at the very front of a match against the CPU.
ps2.gamespy.com /playstation-2/legends-of-wrestling-ii/497898p1.html   (557 words)

  
 PowerWrestling.com - Pro Wrestling News, Profiles, Results & More!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
He's 41 at the moment and before turning to wrestling he was a bodybuilder.
D-Lo's been touring the UK and Japan and also worked for Irish whip Wrestling in Ireland (IwW is where Leggo aka.
The Godfather has not wrestled since his release from the WWE and is now the General Manager of Cheetahs Gentleman's Club in Las Vegas.
www.powerwrestling.com /columns/askpw/2006/march/031506.shtml   (957 words)

  
 The Irish Whip
Over in WCW, there was Robbie V, known for wrestling barefooted and not exactly setting the world alight -- but in ECW he was Rob Van Dam, the 'Whole Fucking Show', and is still one of the most popular stars employed by the WWE today.
The big news in the wrestling world right now is the WWE's intention to relaunch the ECW brand on a full-time basis.
Chicago might be a big wrestling town, but the Allstate Arena (nee Rosemont Horizon) is a bit of a shoebox compared to other buildings on the annual schedule.
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 LDN: Signs Deal With The Wrestling Channel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
LDN Wrestling was established in November 2004 when it ran its first show in Ealing.
Our family-appeal and solely UK-based roster are our key strengths, as they enable us to create both a unique brand and a lean and easily-expandable promotion, as well as a platform for some of the best talent in the UK to compete, enthrall and entertain, both live and on your TV.
The Wrestling Channel is the world's first TV channel dedicated solely to the sport of Professional Wrestling.
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 Warned.net - SOS', Seamus O'Shaunessy receives WWE Tryout   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Irish Whip Wrestling is very proud to announce that our own IwW Heavyweight Champion, 'SOS' Seamus O'Shaunessy, received his second WWE tryout of 2005 this past Sunday upon WWE's return to Dublin.
It is obvious that WWE are keeping their eye on the two-time champion, whose career over the past year has seen this star rise to astounding heights with IwW.
He has wrestled all over Ireland, the UK and the USA and made quite a reputation for himself.
www.warned.net /SOSWWETryout.html   (236 words)

  
 The Royal Theatre, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Ireland’s top professional wrestling organisation Irish Whip Wrestling is coming to the Royal Theatre in Castlebar Friday April 21st 2006.
IwW’s action-packed events have thrilled audiences all over the country
With series two of IwW Whiplash TV starting soon afterwards on The Wrestling Channel (Sky Digital, Channel 427), all the IwW superstars will be looking to impress the crowd with it’s first show in the West of Ireland.
www.royaltheatre.ie /events/20060421_irish_whip.php   (251 words)

  
 Pro Wrestling Insider - XTRA Pro Wrestling News Inside & Out
Irish wrestling champ Sheamus O'Shaunessy is taking a tumble for his first
Sheamus has landed a role in violent Irish film Three Crosses.
well as his recent appearance at Irish Whip Wrestlings Laughter Lounge TV Taping in Dublin with plenty of photographs of Sheamus both in the ring and
www.pwinsiderxtra.com /ViewArticle.asp?id=2391&p=1   (347 words)

  
 1 Stop Wrestling » News » Irish Whip Wrestling Closes Its Doors
The Flatliner, who has appeared on the last two IwW shows, will not be able to make the return now.
The following official statement was made by Sean Herbert on the IwW forums earlier today regarding their April shows and the continuation of the company.
This statement, along with other comments, can be found on the IwW website using the link on the right.
www.1stopwrestling.co.uk /view.php?ArtID=409   (472 words)

  
 The Wrestling Channel | Sky Digital Channel 427
A new series profiling stars of wrestling who rose to fame in the 50's, 60's and 70's.
IWW WHIPLASH TV The Top Promotion in Ireland, featuring Ballymun Bruiser vs. Jezebel, Bingo Balance vs. Bubblegum and Pierre Marceau vs. Mad Man Manson.
Technical Wrestling from one of the most talked about fed's.
www.thewrestlingchannel.tv /schedule.php?date=0905   (401 words)

  
 G.L.O.R.Y. Wrestling: Link Of The Day
This Sunday, August 13th, World Women's Wrestling will be holding an all women's show, with a title match that would be a main event in any wrestling federation.
One was a mentos, and another was Real American Heros, Mr Wrestling Wardrobe man. Well inside of these two videos, one of our regular posters arwrestling found these gem of two British teenagers wrestling in a pro atmosphere.
One of the girls in it, I think I caught the name Rocking Sara Evans seems to bear a resemblence to Michelle Madison, but since no way to verify for sure, it won't be a Video of the Week, but it is good enough to enjoy as the Link of the Day.
www.glorywrestling.com /LinkOfDay.asp   (1420 words)

  
 Obsessed With Wrestling   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
March 28, 2005--Irish Whip Wrestling (Afternoon): M Dogg 20 defeated Jody Fleisch..
November 14, 2005--Irish Whip Wrestling: Red Vinny defeated Jody Fleisch..
February 5, 2006--Frontier Elite Wrestling: Jody Fleisch defeated Doug Williams by DQ in a qualifying match.....
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