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Eddie Kingston returning to RevPro next month

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Eddie Kingston is returning to the UK.

RevPro announced during their show on Sunday that Eddie Kingston would be part of their upcoming Live In London 108 event that will take place on June 7 at Porchester Hall. This will mark his first appearance in the company since 2020 where he faced the likes of Dan Magee, LA Park, and Mad Kurt.

Winding down his independent dates

Kingston has previously said he would be wrapping up his run on the independents at the end of 2026. Last month, it was announced that he would be at wXw’s upcoming Drive of Champions event that will take place one day before the RevPro event on June 6. At the time, wXw noted that this would likely be Kingston’s last appearance with the promotion.

After spending most of 2025 sidelined due to a serious leg injury, Kingston returned to AEW last fall, but later took time off to deal with migraines. He returned in March teaming with Ortiz at a Maple Leaf Pro event and has since worked Ring of Honor tapings.

RevPro x CMLL FantasticaMania UK event announced for October

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CMLL is heading to the UK in October.

RevPro announced on Saturday during their High Stakes event that they will collaborate with CMLL for a FantasticaMania UK event that will take place on October 17 in Wolverhampton at The Hangar. 

The two promotions held a two-day event last October that featured the likes of Xelhua, Dinfunto, Fuego, Titan, Hechicero, Mistico, Ultimo Guerrero, and Mascara Dorada. The first night had Sha Samuels defeat Guerrero, while the second night saw Mistico successfully retain the World Light Heavyweight title against Michael Oku.

On Saturday, RevPro held their High Stakes event with the most high-profile match featuring Mercedes Mone losing two more titles. Alexxis Falcon defeated Mone in a match for the Bodyslam Scandinavian Women’s title and the Discovery Wrestling Women’s title. Mone recently hinted that she may be returning to AEW soon after going to Poland and Winnipeg, with the latter show taking place on March 31 for Winnipeg Pro Wrestling.

RevPro additionally announced that they would be heading back to The Hangar for an event on July 25.

Mercedes Mone to make double title defense at RevPro event

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Mercedes Mone’s belt collection is dwindling down — and she’ll be putting two more championships on the line when she competes at Revolution Pro Wrestling High Stakes 2026.

RevPro has announced that Mone will defend both her Bodyslam Women’s Championship and Discovery Wrestling Women’s Championship when she takes on Alexxis Falcon at the High Stakes event. It’s being held at The Hangar in Wolverhampton on Saturday, March 21.

Bodyslam Wrestling and Discovery Wrestling are indie promotions respectively based out of Denmark and Scotland.

After taking a break from the ring at the end of last year, Mone returned this month and has already lost the CMLL Women’s World Championship and Bestya Women’s Championship. That’s on top of the AEW TBS Championship, RevPro Undisputed Women’s Championship, and ROH Women’s Television title she lost in December 2025.

It’s not yet known when Mone will be returning to AEW programming. Along with this RevPro date, she has upcoming indie title defenses in France, Poland, and Canada.

The High Stakes card also includes an Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship match with Jay Joshua defending against 1 Called Manders.

Ricochet vs. Michael Oku announced for upcoming RevPro event

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Michael Oku is best known around the world for his series of matches against Will Ospreay. Now he’s going to get to show what he can do against another AEW star.

Revolution Pro Wrestling owner Andy Quildan and Tom Campbell announced on the promotion’s YouTube channel that Oku would be facing AEW National Champion Ricochet at RevPro Live in Coventry on Sunday, March 22.

This will be the first-ever singles match between Oku and Ricochet. They have met in one previous match: Ricochet teamed with Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona to defeat Oku & Kevin Knight & Speedball Bailey at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2025.

Ricochet has defended the AEW National Championship one time previously in RevPro, retaining against Nino Bryant at RevPro Uprising 2025 in December.

It is unclear whether or not Ricochet’s title will be on the line against Oku, or if indeed he will even be champion by then—he is scheduled to defend the title in a battle royal on the preshow to AEW Revolution this coming Sunday, March 15. 

RevPro Live in Coventry takes place at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 22 at the HMV Empire in Coventry, England. Tickets are available here. The show will also stream at RevPro OnDemand. 

The Demand added to RevPro High Stakes, Mercedes Mone’s opponent revealed

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Mercedes Mone’s opponent for RevPro High Stakes is set.

During a RevPro event on Sunday, Alexxis Falcon won a battle royal where the winner would face Mone on March 21. Other participants in the match included Rhio, Amira, and Kanji.

It was announced earlier this week that Mone would be at High Stakes, her first appearance for the promotion since December. Shortly after losing the TBS Championship later that month, Mone announced that she would be taking time off. However, she has since been announced for multiple bookings, including the CMLL Women’s Day Show on March 26, BestYa Wrestling in Italy on March 8, Banger Zone Wrestling in France on March 14, and Winnipeg Pro Wrestling on March 31.

It was also announced on Sunday that The Demand (Ricochet and GOA) would be coming to High Stakes to take on the Flying Bryant Brothers (Leland Bryant, Nino Bryant, and Zander Bryant). Ricochet’s group has been seen in other promotions ever since Ricochet won the National title last year. They were recently in CMLL and also competed at Friday’s NJPW New Beginning USA card, with Ricochet defending the National title against Taiji Ishimori and the GOA coming up short against the Knock Out Brothers for the IWGP Tag Team titles.

FTR announced for ‘biggest tag team match in British wrestling history’

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Image: AEW

FTR will make their Revolution Pro Wrestling debut in a big way at the company’s 14th anniversary event this August.

Announced by the promotion on Saturday, Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood will challenge The Young Guns of Luke Jacobs & Ethan Allen after the latter’s callout earlier this week.

Jacobs and Allen currently hold the undisputed British Tag Team titles and if they still hold the gold this August, the titles will be on the line. The duo is coming up one year as champions.

The show is set for the OVO Arena Wembley in London on Saturday, August 29 and is being billed by RevPro as “the biggest tag team match in British wrestling history.” FTR will be in town for AEW All In at Wembley Stadium the next day.

FTR currently hold the AEW World Tag Team titles and are expected to defend them at March’s Revolution against the winner of a three-way tag team match this Wednesday on Dynamite.

Ricochet to defend AEW National title at RevPro event

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Ricochet has an AEW National title defense coming up this Sunday in Cardiff, Wales.

Revolution Pro Wrestling announced today that its Uprising event on December 14 will feature Ricochet vs. Nino Bryant for the AEW National Championship. The title, which was just recently established, exists to be defended both in AEW and outside of the company for promotions like RevPro.

Since becoming the inaugural National Champion, Ricochet has retained the belt against Dalton Castle at ROH Final Battle and Ace Austin on AEW Collision. His reign began on November 22 when he won the Casino Gauntlet Match at Full Gear.

Vale Arena in Cardiff is hosting RevPro Uprising. With AEW in town for Collision this weekend, Mercedes Mone is also featured on the RevPro card. She is putting her Undisputed British Women’s Championship on the line against UK indie star RHIO.

TNA X-Division Champion Leon Slater was scheduled for Uprising but has been pulled from his indie appearances in Europe this weekend, potentially indicating that he’ll be appearing at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event. Slater was supposed to be part of a three-way bout for the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship. It will now be a singles match with Sha Samuels defending against Jay Joshua.

TNA star Leon Slater pulled from weekend indie events

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TNA X-Division Champion Leon Slater is set to miss two upcoming indie bookings, potentially setting the stage for an appearance at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event.

Slater was set to wrestle at wXw’s 25th Anniversary show in Germany this Saturday and then head to the United Kingdom for Revolution Pro Wrestling Uprising 2025 on Sunday. He’s now been pulled from both of those dates. While there has been no confirmation of Slater’s plans, the obvious speculation would be that he’s missing these events so he can be at Saturday Night’s Main Event on December 13.

At the wXw show, Slater was set to take part in a four-way match to crown the promotion’s new European Champion. Ricky Sosa, Zoltan, and Joseph Fenech Jr. are the other participants.

“Leon Slater has informed us that he will unfortunately no longer be available for #wXwAnniversary on Saturday,” wXW announced. We are working on a solution for his announced match.”

Slater has been removed from what was scheduled to be a three-way match at RevPro Uprising where Sha Samuels is defending the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship against Jay Joshua.

Along with starring for TNA, Slater has been featured in NXT and is part of a tag team with Je’Von Evans. They were both involved in the men’s Iron Survivor Challenge match at NXT Deadline this past weekend, which Evans won to earn an NXT Championship shot at New Year’s Evil 2026.

The December 13 edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event is being headlined by John Cena vs. Gunther in Cena’s last match. The undercard will feature exhibition bouts pitting main roster talent against NXT wrestlers. Cody Rhodes vs. Oba Femi and Bayley vs. Sol Ruca have been announced so far.

Mercedes Mone set for RevPro title defense

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Mercedes Mone’s upcoming trip to the United Kingdom will include an Undisputed British Women’s Championship defense.

Revolution Pro Wrestling announced today that Mone will defend the promotion’s Women’s title against UK indie star Rhio in Cardiff, Wales on Sunday, December 14. The match is part of the card for RevPro’s Uprising 2025 event that’s being held at Vale Arena in Cardiff.

This title defense for Mone is happening one day after Utilita Arena in Cardiff hosts the Winter is Coming episode of AEW Collision. Along with that date, AEW will hold a Dynamite episode and Collision taping in Manchester, England on December 17.

The Undisputed British Women’s Championship was one of the first titles that Mone added to her now-expansive belt collection. She defeated Mina Shirakawa for the title in January 2025 and has made defenses against Kanji, Safire Reed, and Emersyn Jayne.

Mone’s AEW TBS Championship is the crown jewel of her collection, which currently stands at 13 belts:

  • AEW TBS Championship
  • AEW Owen Hart Cup Championship (ceremonial)
  • ROH Women’s TV Championship
  • CMLL Women’s World Championship (Mexico)
  • RevPro Undisputed British Women’s Championship (United Kingdom)
  • Queen of Southside Championship (inactive, unified with RevPro title)
  • EWA Women’s Championship (Austria)
  • Bestya Wrestling Women’s Championship (Italy)
  • Prime Time Wrestling Women’s Championship (Poland)
  • Discovery Wrestling Women’s Championship (Scotland)
  • Bodyslam Women’s Championship (Denmark)
  • Winnipeg Pro Women’s Championship (Canada)
  • APAC Women’s Championship (Malaysia)

So far, the AEW Women’s World Championship is the one title that has eluded Mone. She came up short when she challenged Kris Statlander for the belt at Full Gear on November 22.

Mone has another title defense coming up this Friday when she puts her ROH Women’s TV Championship on the line against Red Velvet at Final Battle.

CMLL crowns 2025 Women’s International Grand Prix winner

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Persephone has won this year’s CMLL Women’s International Grand Prix.

Much like earlier this year with the men, Team Mexico bested Team International in a 20-woman torneo cibernetico match on Friday in Arena Mexico. AEW’s Thekla was the last person eliminated, with Persephone picking up the win after a moonsault.

Those representing Team Mexico included Persephone, La Catalina, Olympia, Skadi, Reyna Isis, Zeuxis, India Sioux, Lluvia, and La Jarochita. Team International consisted of Julia Hart (AEW), Skye Blue (AEW), Thekla (AEW), Mina Shirakawa (AEW), Diamante (ROH), Shoko Nakajima (MLW), Hazuki (Stardom), Koguma (Stardom) and Kanji (RevPro).

Women’s International Grand Prix matches weren’t held in the promotion until 2022, when Dalys became the first tournament winner. Tessa Blanchard won in 2023, while Reyna Isis won last year’s tournament.

Mistico won the Men’s International Grand Prix back in August, last eliminating TJP. He, Volador Jr., Titan, Atlantis Jr., Mascara Dorada, Angel de Oro, Neon, Templario, Zandokan Jr., and Difunto represented Team Mexico while Team International featured Rocky Romero, Donovan Dijak, Robbie X, Michael Oku, The Beast Mortos, Lio Rush, Mike Bailey, TJP, Taiji Ishimori, and Action Andretti.

Mercedes Mone adds another championship to title belt collection

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Mercedes Mone has added a new championship to her collection, bringing the number of belts she currently possesses up to nine.

At Revolution Pro Wrestling’s Global Wars UK event in London on Friday, Mone defeated Emersyn Jayne to win the Discovery Wrestling Scottish Women’s Championship. It was a title vs. title match where Mone’s Undisputed British Women’s Championship was also up for grabs. Mone used her Statement Maker submission to tap out Jayne for the victory.

Discovery Wrestling is a Scottish indie promotion based in Edinburgh.

Mone has now made three successful defenses of RevPro’s Undisputed British Women’s Championship since winning the title this January.

Of the nine belts that Mone holds, seven are active championships. Her collection includes the RevPro and Discovery belts, the AEW TBS Championship, the CMLL Women’s World Championship, and indie titles from promotions in Poland, Austria, and Italy.

Mone also possesses the ceremonial title she received for winning AEW’s 2025 Owen Hart Foundation tournament, along with the inactive Queen of Southside belt that was previously unified with the Undisputed British Women’s Championship.

Today’s title change happened in advance of Forbidden Door, where Mone is set to defend the TBS Championship in a four-way match. It will be Mone vs. Alex Windsor vs. Persephone vs. Bozilla.

Mone still has one more match remaining before Sunday’s pay-per-view. She’ll be teaming with Kanji & Dani Luna against Windsor, Safire Reed & Nina Samuels at RevPro’s 13th anniversary show on Saturday.

Daily Update: WWE notes, Samoa Joe, RevPro

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WWE

  • WWE uploaded the full Trick Williams vs. Je’Von Evans number one contender’s main event from NXT last night.
  • A face-to-face confrontation between Oba Femi and Evans took place after Evans was confirmed as his NXT Championship challenger for Heatwave.
  • TNA star Joe Hendry defeated Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo in a dark match prior to NXT.
  • Roman Reigns posted a video sharing his reaction to the news that Naomi and Jimmy Uso are expecting a child:
    • Welp, time to start over. Looks like he’s got the youngest now. I don’t got the babies. We’re in school, we’re good, we’re starting to empty our house out. He’s got to start back over.
    • That’s awesome, though. Congrats, I love both of y’all. It’s a blessing. To have our family continue to grow – nothing like it. This is completely god-sent. Congrats, guys. Love y’all.
  • Trish Stratus shared the tragic news that her mother passed away last week following a battle with cancer:
    • My heart feels broken in a way I can’t describe. Life will never feel the same. I can’t imagine my world without her… not being able to pick up the phone to hear her voice, her advice, her laugh. People have told me time will heal but right now it just feels like a piece of me will be missing forever and I will never feel whole again. 
    • My only solace is that I will carry her in everything I do and mama, I promise your grandkids will never forget the incredible woman their Nana was. 
    • Thank you for loving me so fiercely, for shaping me into who I am, and for showing me what it means to be resilient. You are my literal fighting spirit and dammit, I’m gonna miss you so much!
  • Mickie James looked back at some of her greatest moments for a WWE Retrospective video.
  • Natalya thanked the Cauliflower Alley Club for honoring her with their Lou Thesz Award, which is given to individuals who exemplify technical brilliance, leadership, and multi-faceted contributions to the industry:
    • To be the first woman to be awarded the prestigious Lou Thesz award means so much to me as Lou Thesz is held as a standard bearer in wrestling. 
    • Like everything worth spending a life chasing, the wrestling business has never been easy. It’s not easy today. It never gets easy, and if it ever does, I’ll know that’s when it’s time to hang them up. 
    • Thank you so much @caulifloweralleyclub for thinking of me.
  • While speaking with Ten Count Media, Sol Ruca named IYO SKY as her dream opponent.
  • John Cena took part in an Autocomplete Interview for WIRED.
  • Rey Mysterio will be the Grand Marshal for NASCAR’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 race in Daytona Beach, Florida this Saturday.
  • Ricky Steamboat’s son Richie shared a photo of his father’s paystub from WrestleMania III.
  • UFC fighter Michael Chandler was the guest on a new edition of Celtic Warrior Workouts with Sheamus.

Other Wrestling

  • Samoa Joe told The Sportster that playing Sweet Tooth on Peacock’s Twisted Metal series has helped make him better at using his body language in pro wrestling:
    • I mean, a tremendous amount, I think. Being forced, especially with the Sweet Tooth mask, which is very, very not inclined to show a lot of emotion just by its nature. Yeah, just in the practice of being that character, your body language and how you express yourself can’t help it improve. And yeah, I’ve definitely noticed myself being a little bit more emotive in the ring whenever I do things.
  • The Wrestling Classic has an interview with Kip Sabian.
  • Leon Slater vs. Francesco Akira has been announced for RevPro’s Global Wars UK show in London this Friday.
  • Yuya Uemura vs. JJ Gale will take place on Saturday at the RevPro 13th anniversary show.
  • An Opera Cup tournament first-round match between KUSHIDA and Austin Aries is set for MLW Fightland in North Richland Hills, Texas on September 13.
  • “Filthy” Tom Lawlor shared the following message after undergoing hip replacement surgery: “I’m ALIVE. That’s all!”
  • TNA launched a redesigned version of its website today.
  • TMZ’s Inside the Ring spoke with Raj Dhesi (the former Jinder Mahal).

Mercedes Mone set for indie title vs. title match

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Mercedes Mone has the chance to add another title belt to her collection before Forbidden Door.

Revolution Pro Wrestling has announced that Mone vs. Emersyn Jayne will take place at their Global Wars UK show in London this Friday (August 22). It’s a title vs. title match where Mone’s Undisputed British Women’s Championship and Jayne’s Discovery Wrestling Scottish Women’s Championship will both be on the line.

Discovery Wrestling is a Scottish indie promotion based in Edinburgh. This match was set up by a challenge that was issued by Jayne.

Mone became the Undisputed British Women’s Champion this January and has made two successful title defenses in RevPro so far. It’s one of several belts she currently holds in addition to the AEW TBS Championship — which she will be defending in a four-way match at Sunday’s Forbidden Door pay-per-view in London. It will be Mone vs. Alex Windsor vs. Persephone vs. a yet-to-be-announced representative from Stardom.

Global Wars UK is night one of RevPro’s 13th anniversary weekend. At night two on Saturday, there will be a six-woman tag match pitting Mone, Dani Luna & Kanji against Windsor, Safire Reed & Nina Samuels.

Crystal Palace National Sports Centre is hosting both nights of the anniversary weekend. The shows will be available to watch live on RevPro On Demand.

UK promotion inducting Jushin Liger into Hall of Fame during Forbidden Door weekend

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Revolution Pro Wrestling is set to honor one of NJPW’s greatest-ever legends during Forbidden Door weekend.

The British indie promotion announced today that it will induct Jushin Thunder Liger into the RevPro Hall of Fame on Friday, August 22. Liger will be appearing in person at the induction, which is happening at RevPro’s Global Wars UK show at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London.

Liger made several trips to RevPro during his career and was the winner of the promotion’s inaugural British J-Cup tournament in 2017. In today’s announcement, RevPro credited Liger for opening the door to the strong working relationship the company has with NJPW.

“He was the first NJPW wrestler to be showcased on a RevPro event opening the door to a great relationship,” RevPro wrote.

Liger retired from the ring with his last NJPW match taking place in 2020. His last time competing in the UK was for RevPro in 2020.

Following his retirement, Liger was also honored with an induction into the WWE Hall of Fame.

The RevPro Hall of Fame was established in 2021 with the late Ryan Smile being selected as the first inductee.

RevPro, NJPW, ROH, and CMLL wrestlers will be featured on Global Wars UK, an event that’s happening as part of RevPro’s 13th anniversary weekend. Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jay Joshua is the latest match to be announced.

Global Wars UK is happening two days before AEW & NJPW Forbidden Door 2025. That pay-per-view is being held at The O2 Arena in London on Sunday, August 24.

Mercedes Mone, Naito & BUSHI announced for RevPro Summer Sizzler

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Mercedes Mone is headed back to RevPro.

RevPro Revolution Rumble took place today at York Hall in London, England. During the show, a video aired announcing Mone, who currently holds the promotion’s Undisputed British Women’s Championship, will return for its Summer Sizzler event on July 25 in Wolverhampton.

Tetsuya Naito and BUSHI have also been announced for the show:

Neither Naito or Bushi has wrestled for RevPro since Ungovernable in 2019. They both also wrestled on NJPW/RevPro Global Wars shows in 2016, 2017, and 2018.

RevPro British Undisputed Women’s Championship

Mone defeated Mina Shirakawa for the British Undisputed Women’s Championship at Wrestle Dynasty in the Tokyo Dome on January 5. She then defended it against Kanji in her RevPro debut at High Stakes in Doncaster on April 20.

So far in 2025, Mone has won the CMLL World Women’s title, the RevPro Undisputed British Women’s title (and defended it once), the EWA Women’s title in Vienna, Austria, she lost the NJPW Women’s Strong title at Resurgence, won the Women’s Owen Hart Cup, and defended the TBS title five times.