Dropkixx: Tenth Anniversary

Posted by Phil Jones

Dropkixx Press Release:

This Saturday, 30th August marks ten historic years of British wrestling brought to you by the number one training academy in Europe as Dropkixx Wrestling Academy come to the Fondu Sports Club in Purfleet, Essex one more time for some explosive wrestling action!
It is hard to believe that ten years ago when Frank Rimer and Tony Scarlo founded the Dropkixx Wrestling Academy, that ten years later with the help of head trainer and current owner, Jon Ritchie long before he was made a “Gentlemen“, Dropkixx has helped to mould professional wrestling in the UK.

It is hard to believe that ten years ago when Frank Rimer and Tony Scarlo founded the Dropkixx Wrestling Academy that it would still be thriving today. Since 1998 Dropkixx has welcomed thousands of students through the doors and into the arms of the ever growing Dropkixx family, had hundreds of guest trainers ranging from Steve Grey to Tommy Dreamer and back again! Dropkixx is currently run by former LDN British Heavyweight champion Jon Ritchie who has had a hand in training some of the best wrestlers on the UK scene, including the current LDN British Heavyweight champion Yorghos Christopoulos.

One of the many success stories from the Dropkixx Wrestling Academy is Stu Sanders. Stu started his career with Dropkixx and eventually became the first ever IWC European Heavyweight champion via our first ever annual championship shoot tournament. Since then Stu has wrestled all over the UK and eventually wound up getting a WWE tryout (Along with former Dropkixx students “Beautiful” Dan Beckwith and Charlie Rage) and would earn a developmental contract. Since then Stu has been very successful over in America, winning the FCW (Florida Championship Wrestling) tag-team championships.

And now in 2008 we sit here able to say that our wrestlers are the most technically sound in Europe and have appeared on BBC1, MTV, TWC Fight! and many other outlets.

Just last year we were able to wrestle in front of masses of people at our first big shows in Maidstone, Kent last October, December and March. Our wrestlers have also had a great experience wrestling in top-rated London nightclub The Shunt as well as The Porcupine Pub in Mottingham.

However it is only natural that in order to properly celebrate our decennial year by returning to the home of Dropkixx, The Fondu Sports Club!

And what an important night it shall be as “The People’s Commissioner” Lucas Jackson has booked a sixteen person tournament to crown the winner of the first ever Dropkixx Cup!

The Grim Reaper, “Electric” Dan Eels, Hugh Mungus, Yorghos, Dave Jackson, “Tough” Tony, “Laser” Lagden, Jonny Love, Cell, Nicky B. Black, The Sensei and many more are all scheduled to participate in this tournament.

And we are also pleased to announce that making his return to the Dropkixx ring will be none other than ‘Heartbreaker’ Brad Beck, returning from a lengthy absence. It will be interesting to see how Lucas Jackson will react to this considering the fact that it was Jackson who kicked Beck out of the ever popular Action Faction group just last year.

The Dropkixx ten year anniversary show will be held at The Fondu Sports Club, North Road, Purfleet, Essex, RM19 1TU on the 30th of August. Tickets are just £5.00! The show starts at 7:00 with the doors being opened at 6:00, for more information go to www.dropkixx.com

Credit: Dropkixx

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