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Photo by Rob Brazier/Head Drop As an avid follower of Riptide and the British independent scene in general, I see many wrestlers who are accepted, respected, and loved by the fans  - but to me chief amongst them right now is one Chuck Mambo. It has been an incredible year so far for Mambo appearing in promotions all around the country. In Progress he made his Super Strong Style 16 debut and put on an incredible match with Zack Sabre Jr., then subsequently went on to win the Progress World Cup defeating Adam Brooks in the final. In Riptide Chuck was able to win the inaugural Riptide Rumble and gain entry into the upcoming Brighton Championship Tournament - although his spot will be on the line when he meets Eddie Dennis at International Waters. Outside of the ring he, along with TK Cooper, started a new YouTube series called "TK & Mambo - Escaping the Midcard" which chronicles their attempts to achieve main event status. Don't miss Spike Trivet's small p...

News is now coming in thick and fast for Riptide: International Waters - to be held Friday 6th July. The event itself was announced alongside news of the first bout - a mouthwatering contest between the always-entertaining Chris Brookes and Japanese star Naoki Tanizaki. A subsequent tweet from Riptide revealed that Walter vs 'Speedball' Mike Bailey would join what already seems to be shaping up as an awesome card. As part of Spike Trivet being given a Brighton Championship Tournament (BCT) Qualifier at the Riptide Rumble, it was also announced that Damon Moser & Chris Ridgeway will get an opportunity to qualify at International Waters. Their opponents have just recently been announced as Toni Storm & Bea Priestley, both of whom return to Riptide after a while away. After an absolute war against David Starr at the Rumble, Jack Sexsmith gets a deserved shot at qualifying for the BCT as he takes on much anticipated debutante and WWE tournament participant Jordan ...

Aaren checks on Wild Boar - Photo via Rob Brazier/Head Drop It's important to us here on the RWF blog to feature not just the awesome wrestlers, but also the incredibly talented people that work behind the scenes and in other capacities within Riptide. With that in mind, you will almost certainly know our next guest. Consciously or subconsciously, you'll have seen him many times and he's probably been in the ring more often than anyone in promotional history - it's referee Aaren Wilde ! Aaren is a true Riptide regular at this point and has recently added the likes of Progress and Anarchy Pro to his resume. What better time to catch up and find out a bit about our favourite (sorry Shay & Tom) man in stripes... *** RWF: What are your earliest memories of wrestling? My earliest memory is my first! I couldn't sleep one night and walked into the front room to see my Dad watching WWE Over the Limit 2010, the first-ever televised match I watched was John C...

Hey everyone! First up  SPOILER ALERT  - if you are avoiding the results of the Riptide Rumble for any reason - do not read on! I'll be revealing the outcome of every match followed by a few thoughts about each one in general, but I'll hold back on some of the details so that when you watch it on Riptide On Demand - you'll at least get some surprises! MATCH 1: Candy Floss vs Chakara RESULT: Candy Floss wins via Submission Was great to see Candy back from Japan, and looking like she has a real streak of ruthlessness now - which I'm definitely a fan of.  Chants of "welcome home" broke out and I have to say she really does feel like one of our own at this point.  I think I pretty much understand what 'fleek' means, but 'ashy' I'm still not too sure about. Overall, I think Chakara and Candy were closer to the former rather than the latter on the night though. Much as Chakara gets booed, if they teamed her with Candy and made her the b...