British Wrestling Training Schools in the UK, Wales & Ireland
Having already covered wrestling training schools in Northern, Middle & Southern England and Scotland next up we have Wales & Ireland. As with Scotland there are not that many wrestling promotions in either Wales or Ireland, so once again the selections are unfortunately brief
WALES
BASIX WRESTLING PROMOTIONS
Location: Deeside Leisure Centre, Chester Road West, Queensferry, Deeside, Clwyd.
Facilities: Wrestling ring.
Head Trainer/s: Mike 'Iron Man' Roberts
Training Times: Sun; 10am - 12pm
Training Cost: 8-15yrs (or in full time education): £8 per session. 16+: £10 per session. Private Tuition: £15 per hour.
Website: http://www.basixwrestling.co.uk
More Info: Email or call: 07766 560087
BASIX WRESTLING PROMOTIONS
Location: Connah's Quay Sports Centre, Golftyn Ln, Deeside, Clwyd.
Facilities: Wrestling ring.
Head Trainer/s: Mike 'Iron Man' Roberts
Training Times: Mon; 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Training Cost: 8-15yrs (or in full time education): £8 per session. 16+: £10 per session. Private Tuition: £15 per hour.
BASIX WRESTLING PROMOTIONS
Location: 'The Academy', Mold Road, Buckley, Clwyd.
Facilities: Wrestling ring.
Head Trainer/s: Mike 'Iron Man' Roberts
Training Times: Tues; 4pm - 6pm
Training Cost: 8-15yrs (or in full time education): £8 per session. 16+: £10 per session. Private Tuition: £15 per hour.
BRITANNIA WRESTLING PROMOTIONS
Location: Ebenezer Chapel, Parliament Street, Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, North Wales.
Training Times: Fri; 7pm - 9:30pm
Training Cost: £8 per session
Website: http://www.britanniawrestling.co.uk
More Info: Email or call: 07964 213751
DRAGON PRO ACADEMY
Location: 88 Stow Hill, Newport, Gwent.
Facilities: Wrestling ring, mats.
Head Trainer/s: 'Flyin' Mike Bird
Training Times: Sun; 12pm - 4pm (in ring & on mats). Tue; 7.30pm - 9pm (technical session)
Website: www.dragonprowrestling.co.uk
More Info: Email or call: 07748 810095
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In Ireland I have only been able to find information on three active promotions, one in Northern Ireland and one in Eire. Oddly enough although there are not many professional wrestling promotions offering training in Ireland Olympic wrestling training seems to be extremely popular.
IRELAND
FIGHT FACTORY PRO WRESTLING
Location: 10 Dublin Rd. Bray. Co. Wicklow, Eire
Facilities: Huge matted area, wrestling ring, crash mat, punching bags, sparing equipment, weights room, changing room, recreation room, video/promo area, bathroom, qualified first aider, MMA submission training also available.
Head Trainer/s: Phil Boyd, David Loughman, Sean Brennan and Peter Farrell
Training Times: Wed; 7:30pm - 9:30pm. Sun; 12pm - 6pm. Regular 3 day seminars. Private tuiton upon request.
Training Cost: Wed; €5 per session. Sun; €15 or €8(14-16) per session. Private;€10 per hour
Website: http://www.fightfactoryprowrestling.com
More Info: Email or call: 085 7356972
PRO WRESTLING ULSTER
Location: Ardnavally Scout Centre, 109 Old Milltown Road, Belfast.
Facilities: Wrestling ring, matted hall, crash mats.
Head Trainer/s: Tron & JDP
Training Times: Sun; 2pm - 5pm (in-ring training once per month)
Training Cost: £5 per session.
Website: http://www.prowrestlingulster.co.uk
More Info: Email
PHOENIX PRO WRESTLING ACADEMY
Location: Inchicore, Dublin 8, Eire
Head Trainer/s: CJ Summers
Training Times: 7 days a week
Website: http://www.bebo.com/phoenix-pro
More Info: Email
Other Regions & More Info
Other Regions
The Midlands - Northern England - Scotland - Wales & Ireland
More Info: For more information on how you go about becoming a professional wrestler check out my hub: How do I become a Pro Wrestler? A Guide.
