Feature25 February 2013

UK Promotion of the Year:

Insane Championship Wrestling
When you look at the year British wrestling has had, with the quality of shows that a lot of companies have been putting on, what makes this award all the more special is that Insane Championship Wrestling has achieved their success without a single foreign import on the card in the calendar year.

In 13 years of wrestling, I can honestly say I've never worked for a promotion that oozes so much passion, from the promoter Mark Dallas all the way down to the fans. People will always say that ICW is like a modern day ECW, which I'd honestly agree with, but most of the people who make these comments base it off the back of the extreme nature of the product. But for me, the parallel lies in ICW's incredible fan-base.

At the end of the day, for all the top-class matches and amazing workers ICW has on the roster, what makes this company so special are the people who provide the shows' amazing atmosphere.

Totals: 1. Insane Championship Wrestling: 55%; 2. Preston City Wrestling: 27%; 3. Southside Wrestling Entertainment: 7%

Others (inc. Fight Club PRO, Future Pro Wrestling, PROGRESS Wrestling, and Futureshock Wrestling): 11%

From the Fighting Spirit Magazine archive. Byline: Mickey Whiplash.