The British Wrestling Council has been established to work for positive regulation and improved safety standards in the British professional wrestling industry. We will do this by offering support, information and assistance to anyone involved with British professional wrestling to work for a brighter future for the whole industry.

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BWC School of Wrestling Knowledge

As a result of the huge success and demand for the recent “Booker and Promoter” seminars run by Alex Shane, the BWC has now decided to open the world’s first ever wrestling schools for those who wish to work on the inside of the wrestling business as a non wrestler.

This is ideal for people who wish to work as a:

- Booker or creative writer

- Promoter

- On screen talent such as a commentator, ring announcer, referee or interviewer

- Media crew including editors, graphic artist and camera crew

- Journalist and on line content creators

- Backstage support and live event team roles

Due the to BWC’s vast number of connections in the wrestling business, students from this school will be trained and then put forward to work with the biggest wrestling companies in both the UK and with overseas touring promotions. They will also have the opportunity to work on projects like Wrestle Talk TV and FSM Magazine and be given access to working with some of the top stars in the industry.

There will be several groups/classes, who will meet once a month. Each class will be capped at a limited number so early booking is advised. Classes will run between 11am and 6pm and will be hosted by Alex Shane. They will feature regular guest speakers, live event field trips along with practical task and home work. Outstanding students will have access to the contacts and vast asset reserve of both the BWC and AlexShane.Org including rings, live event equipment, camera’s, studio access, graphics teams and editors, the UK’s biggest archive of current wrestling content as well as a marketing and promotions team at their disposal. This is ideal for those that wish to work with a currently existing wrestling project or get the perfect head start to begin their own.

Membership costs just £35 per month with a discount for those that book for the first quarter in advance. Advance booking of 4 months for just £125 is advised for those who want to confirm their place in one of the two groups before the national promotional campaign for this service begins.

For more information or to book now, email info@alexshane.org

Have Doug Williams as your personal wrestling mentor

The BWC is proud to announce another exclusive and original service to semi professionals and trainees all over the world. You can now have one of the greatest exports in British wrestling history as your very own personal mentor and you do not even have to leave your house to do so!

The BWC is now offering an exclusive video mentoring service with Doug Williams, for those who wish to have one of the most respected and knowledge wrestlers ever from the UK as their own wrestling teacher and mentor all over the internet. Trainees and semi professional’s will be able to send footage of their matches to Doug, who will watch your work, give you feedback and offer you advice on what can be done to improve in all levels as a performer. Those he feels are at a high enough standard can even use Doug as a reference to attain more work worldwide.

The cost of the service is just £115 per month, which gets you one match viewed complete with a full feedback report. For those who cannot afford that, the BWC is also offering Alex Shane and RJ Singh at £55 per month and £30 respectively. Plus for every 10 students who sign up, the BWC will select one to receive the service for free. To launch the project the BWC has selected Future Shock’s Zak Gibson (who trains at the BWC school in Manchester) as the first person to receive video mentoring from Doug Williams. Gibson said “This is exactly what is currently missing in the UK right now. There are so many people caught between trainee and top level UK performer who could really use the full attention and advice of someone like Doug Williams to help get the very most out of what they are doing in and out of the ring. I’m really honoured that BWC Scarlo Scholarship Winner Xander Cooper put me forward for this”.

To find out more and to book your own online mentoring course today email mentoring@britishwrestlingcouncil.org now! 

Justin Richards to take over as BWC London's Head Trainer

He is without question one of the most respected and successful trainers in Europe with a massive list of top wrestling names giving him credit for their success including Drew Mcintrye, Justin Gabriel, Pac, Mark Haskins, Paul Burchill and TNA’s Winter to name but a few. Now former two time British National Amature Champion, Justin Richards, will bring his unique brand of Pro Wrestling training to the Nation’s Capital for the first time since his sold out classes as part of The Old Vic’s BritWres-Fest in February. And he will do so as part of the BWC’s brand new central London school.

The new school which is just 2 minutes from the 2012 Olympic Village is part of a far bigger campaign, as Richards intended to start a renewed drive to improve the UK scene on all levels via the BWC. A drive which is backed by a who’s who of names from within the European industry! Taking over from founder Alex Shane, the new incarnation of the group will have various sections being overseen by a carefully selected representative as part of Richards plans to see the BWC achieve its full potential. Full details of the new line up of representatives can be read about exclusively in November's FSM Magazine. 

Justin Richard's is now officially the new BWC Head Training Advisor. A role that will see him being in charge of training methods and practices as well as reviewing the BWC syllabus. Richard's plans to use the new London school as a testing ground for perfecting the best training system in the World.

Justin Richard's: ”The reason that my training has proved so popular is because I demand excellence from my students. Some people say it’s too tough or that I take my training too seriously but those who believed in my vision were the ones who went all the way to the top of the industry as my list of testimonials illustrates. I believe that British Wrestling’s glorious legacy does not have to be forgotten and replaced by an all round lack of effort. We have the biggest wrestling training scene in the World in terms of sheer numbers so why can’t it also be the best? I want to lead by example and make the BWC London School a testing ground for the future of British Wrestling today. A future where anyone is welcome as long as their commit to producing excellence in the World of wrestling comes first.”

There will be two weekends of media press launch on Sunday October 23rd and Sunday October 30th  were pre booked or invited students are welcome (please give at least 24 hours notice for these) .Then the full public launch takes place on Sunday November 6th.

The new BWC London school is open on Sundays at [performance s p a c e] in Hackney Wick, East London. There is a morning beginners class from 10.30am until 1.30pm and an experienced class from 2pm until 6pm. Classes are £15 each or you can get a discount of £10 per paying £50 for the month. To book in or for more information email justinrichards@prowrestlingtraining.me 

The school is just 2 minutes from the Hackney Wick Overground line station. For more information go to www.britishwrestlingcouncil.org

Performance Space can be found at: 6 Hamlet Industrial Estate, White Post Lane, Hackney Wick, East London, E9 5EN