Wales has never produced many wrestling stars to make it big in the United States, although in recent years that has begun to change. The country’s biggest representation in years gone by was from lower-level wrestlers like Mason Ryan (who appeared as Goliath on Gladiators), and Rob Terry. While it was great seeing a Welshman … Read more
Pele burst onto the World Stage in the 1958 World Cup, with the Santos youngster a last minute addition to the Brazil that went all the way to winning the trophy. The 17 year old Brazilian striker had never scored for Brazil before the World Cup, but managed to open his account against Wales in … Read more
Dream. Don’t be Afraid to Have Dreams. Chris Coleman, after Wales 3-1 Victory of Belgium. Euro 2016 was, in some peoples opinions, not a great tournament. The increase from 16 to 24 teams led to a bloated tournament, with some teams that wouldn’t have got the Euro’s before qualifying in this extended format, reducing the … Read more
Friday Night Smackdown saw the return of Welsh Wrestling superstar Tegan Nox. The former WCPW Women’s Champion made a shock return last night, helping Liv Morgan fight off Damage CTRL and set her sights firmly on Bayley and co. She had been released by WWE a year, despite being called up to the main roster … Read more
For the first time since 1958, Wales have earned themselves a place in the FIFA World Cup. 64 years of heartache had let to many Wales fans thinking they’d never hear their anthem sung out at the World Cup finals, until a rainy day in Cardiff changed everything. The dreams of the 33,000 Wales fans … Read more
1927 is a famous year for both Cardiff City and Arsenal. For Cardiff City, it was the one and only time the FA Cup has left England. For Arsenal, it was the heart-breaking Cup final defeat that started a new tradition with Gunners’ goalkeepers. And it all started with a Welsh Goalkeeper playing for the … Read more
Brian Clough is famous for being “The Best Manager England Never Had”. He was the one man the fans demanded to take charge of the Three Lions. But did you know that Brian Clough came close to taking over as Wales manager? How did “Old Big Head” come within a hairs breadth to taking charge … Read more
The summer of 2016 was the best summer of a lot of Wales fans life. Having qualified for the European Championship for the first time in history, fans were excited. EURO 2016 was the first taste of major competition for many Wales fans. Few remembered Pele knocking Wales out the 1958 World Cup, their last … Read more
Wrestling has more than one Royal Family. The prelude to Cody Rhodes entrance theme in both WWE and AEW is an interesting one. It begins with his voice echoing the immortal words about wrestling have more than one royal family. Some may be confused at the idea of a Royal Family. In the real world, … Read more
Mark Andrews has revealed that Subculture nearly re-signed with TNA in 2024, following their tag team championship reign in the company last year. Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster were a popular tag team on the British indie scene before being snapped up by WWE for their NXT UK brand in 2016. They quickly rose up … Read more
Former WWE Superstar Mark Andrews was supposed to wrestle at WWE’s Clash at the Castle event in August 2022, the wrestler has revealed. The show took place in Cardiff, Wales and was the first stadium show in the United Kingdom that the WWE had put on since Summerslam 1990. It was a huge success, with … Read more
WWE has begun to spread its wings away from North America in recent years. While the US (and occasionally Canada) were the home of WWE PLE’s (formerly PPV’s), since Triple H took over the chair in 2022, they have begun to allow fans all over the world to see all the top stars in the … Read more
