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Ryan and Dynamo steal the show at 4FW’s latest Bristol event

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On the same evening that TNA filmed their Impact Wrestling tapings at London’s Wembley Arena, 4FW staged an event in Bristol showing that grass roots British wrestling is still thriving. Richard Hattersley was in attendance on Saturday 26th January 2013, and reports on what happened on the night: In the main event of the 4FW event in Bristol, a toy Money in the Bank briefcase became the recipient of the biggest reaction of the night. Eddie Ryan, the 4FW Heavyweight Champion, was handed the briefcase by a young fan sitting ringside and pelted the challenger, Jack Dynamo around the head for a…

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Holy Grail: Lambert lifts lid on British wrestling ‘revival’

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A MAN FAMOUS for his way with words, Greg Lambert certainly does not shy away from revealing the influence that he feels that the Frontier Wrestling Alliance had on the wrestling scene in Great Britain in his new book. “By inspiring so many, the FWA actually accelerated its own decline … [the] rapid increase in new British wrestling companies is a significant part of the FWA’s legacy. The FWA singlehandedly made British wrestling cool and inspired so many people to want to be a part of it.” But if anyone is qualified to speak about the FWA’s national impact, it would be Lambert. Known…

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Our Top 25 Most Popular Wrestling Articles of 2012

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Over the past year here at CollarAndElbow.com, we’ve explored a lot of topics and events from the world of professional wrestling. Whether it was our popular series on The Undertaker’s WrestleMania Streak, our in-depth look back at one of the greatest matches of all time, or our pay-per-view reports or our interviews with top stars from both the UK and the US, we’re confident that we’ve provided something for the taste of every wrestling fan in 2012. With the new year almost here, we can now reveal our top 25 most popular wrestling articles of 2012, based on what you’ve…

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A Big Thank You From Collar & Elbow’s Editor

A Big Thank You From Collar & Elbow’s Editor

2012 REALLY HAS BEEN quite some year, a year of great achievement and national pride. No, I’m not talking about the Diamond Jubilee. I’m not even talking about the Olympics. I am, in fact, talking about the success of CollarAndElbow.com’s first year. It was only in February 2012 that this very website went live, kicking straight off with an interview with TNA star Samoa Joe. From the outset, I had a vision for the site – to bring together a small team of wrestling journalists from around the UK, and to write about the sport that we love. I didn’t…

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Interview: Nigel McGuinness on Daniel Bryan’s success, retiring – and ROH’s future.

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NIGEL MCGUINNESS is one of the best British wrestlers to make his way over to the United States in recent years. He made his name with Ring of Honor having lengthy spells as both the Pure and World champion and magnificent matches against the likes of Daniel Bryan. The grappler from Stelplehurst, Kent then joined TNA in 2009 and began a feud with Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle straight away, which led to a series of great matches between the pair – however McGuinness’ time in TNA was cut short. Now back in ROH as a commentator, Joshua Modaberi caught…

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1PW All or Nothing: The Story of Europe’s Most Controversial Wrestling Company

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As All Or Nothing landed on the doormat with an almighty thud, one thought immediately sprung to mind: “I’m gonna need a bigger bookmark.” Our glutton for endurance-based word punishment Chris Pilkington reviews the book that lifts the lid on the most talked about wrestling promotion the UK has ever seen. The story of the rise and fall of 1PW is beyond captivating. Indeed, All Or Nothing was originally envisaged as an overview of the entire British wrestling scene (with 1PW to be covered in one chapter), but the shear enormity of the story evolved into over 300,000 words of…

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Best of British: A ‘Jubiliant’ Victory for Greatest UK Wrestler of all time

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All eyes have been on the United Kingdom this past weekend as we have celebrated a truly historic event, the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen. With the festivities still fresh in our mind and the bunting still hanging proudly, we’re pleased to announce the winner of our Facebook poll to find the greatest UK and Ireland-based wrestler of all time – voted by you, our readers! It’s a great time to be British (or, indeed, Irish). Sure, our economy is in the toilet, we’re less than twelve months removed from the worst riots in years, and poor Engelbert…

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