British Wrestling

Trigger warning: may contain traces of Jimmy Saville.

Don't even remember how I found it, but WF is a Brit wrestling promotion that I've enjoyed for a long time through their youtube channel; lots of updates and always enjoyable match commentary.

These types of shows were my first introduction to pro wresting back in the day, and I'll always have a soft spot for them. Any other good ones out there?

Atomic Pro Wrestling is a Liverpool-based promotion with their third show at the start of August.

I have been meaning to go and I am hoping that the third time's a charm.

I added the British Bulldogs as the community banner for obvious thematic reasons but feel it worth flagging up the DSotR episode about The Dynamite Kid (on the left of the image) as he was a complicated figure and we need to acknowledge the rough (violence, physical and mental health issues like so many of that era) with the smooth (he was a fantastic performer who helped inspire modern wrestling).

Thoroughly enjoyable two-part documentary from 2014 looking at Glasgow's Insane Championship Wrestling, focusing on their star wrestler Grado.

• Part 1
• Part 2

It's an oldie but a goodie and Mick is a star.

It'd be rude not to start off by going back to one of the big highpoints in British wrestling popularity. We had very few telly channels and this was almost must-watch viewing that crossed generations.