ETC News: Joey Ryan challenged to Pure Rules match in Israel, Powerslam TV adds Progress content to their lineup

-IPWA issued the following release on their Facebook page announcing that former IPWA Champion Rabbi Swissa has challenged Joey Ryan to a Pure Rules match on Aug. 26 in Israel. Swissa has challenged Ryan to a match where he doesn’t bring his lollipop and wrestles a pure technical match. Swissa said in a statement, “That is why I would like to challenge Joey Ryan to a pure technical match at our next IPWA show in Israel on August 26th. I would also like to invite Joey to accept Judaism, move to Israel and repent for his sins. Joey’s little friend and his lollipop would be banned from entering Israel if he accepts the challenge. Joey will not need them anymore. I patiently await Joey’s reply to my challenge.”

You can read IPWA’s entire statement on the match below:

IPWA’s next event will take place August 26 at the Berale Music Club in Lehavot Haviva, Israel. More information will be available soon.

As IPWA are getting ready to announce some of the talent for the show, former IPWA champion, Rabbi Swissa requested to use this opportunity to issue a challenge to one of the hottest free agents on the independent circuit – Joey Ryan.

The following is Swissa’s statement:
“I met Joey Ryan during Wrestlecon in New York and had great pleasure speaking with him. Everyone who has seen Joey wrestle knows that he has some unconventional moves in his arsenal. Many people in the industry criticize him and define him by those moves. But when I talked to Joey I saw a different Joey – I saw goodness in his eyes, I saw a man with a golden heart. There is much more to Joey Ryan than those moves.

That is why I would like to challenge Joey Ryan to a pure technical match at our next IPWA show in Israel on august 26th. I would also like to invite Joey to accept Judaism, move to Israel and repent for his sins. Joey’s little friend and his lollipop would be banned from entering Israel if he accepts the challenge. Joey will not need them anymore. I patiently await Joey’s reply to my challenge.”

-Powerslam TV has announced that Progress Wrestling content has been added to their subscription service. The offerings include several new titles from Progress including the Super Strong Style 16 2019 tournament. You can get a free month at POWERSLAM using the code PWTORCHFREE.

You can read the press release on Progress Wrestling from Powerslam TV below:

Los Angeles, CA – Powerslam.TV, the world’s largest indie pro wrestling channel is proud to announce that they are now working with U.K. pro wrestling powerhouse Progress Wrestling. The Progress team has started with over 20 events on Powerslam.TV from not only 2019, but also favorites from previous years as well. Subscribers to Powerslam.TV can now view such recent events as Corrupted Harmony from March, as well as their three-day event from May, Super StrongStyle.

Progress Wrestling, headquartered in London, England, launched in 2011, and has been touted as one of the most exciting promotions not only in the U.K. but also anywhere else in the world. While wrestling styles at their events may vary, they are most well known as the masters of the sub-genre known as British Strongstyle, characterized by elements of Japanese wrestling as well as traditional British catch wrestling. Powerslam.TV is owned and operated by the online video platform, Pivotshare, Inc. which powers hundreds of pro wrestling channels from around the world and has been working with the team from Progress Wrestling since 2014. Powerslam.TV, which launched June of 2018, offers over 5,000 hours of pro wrestling content from over 130 brands from 17 different countries. Subscribers can see wrestling events from such well known domestic brands as CZWStudios, AAW, DEFY, and Highspots, along with international favorites such as Over the Top, Pro Wrestling EVE, RevPro, and now Progress Wrestling. Pro wrestling fans can watch on the web at Powerslam.TV, or using iOS, Android, AppleTV, and Roku apps, as well as on the Amazon Channels experience, and select cable TV networks.

The Powerslam.TV team could not be happier to be working with the professionals at Progress. Powerslam.TV General Manager and Head of Digital Publisher Relations for Pivotshare, Chris Woolsey spoke about his excitement for the relationship when saying, “Words cannot describe how thrilled we are to be able to offer our audience content from our friends at Progress Wrestling. We have always had such a great relationship powering their subscription channel, and it just made sense for us to extend that to Powerslam.TV.” He went on to add, “Our goal with Powerslam.TV is to be able to offer the highest quality wrestling content from the best brands the industry has to offer. When we think of the bleeding edge of pro wrestling, there is no other promotion that comes to mind more than Progress. The level of quality that their team consistently produces is a rarity and has become the gold standard in the pro wrestling world.”

Pro Wrestling content creators interested in creating their own subscription video on demand channel for their promotion, can sign up for a free account at Pivotshare.com or email Powerslam.TV directly at chris@pivotshare.com.