Inside The Ropes

Inside The Ropes is a professional wrestling news and media company based in Glasgow, Scotland. It was founded as a weekly wrestling podcast in January 2012. Inside The Ropes is made up of a wrestling news website, a podcast network, a published magazine (Inside The Ropes Magazine) and live events.
In 2012, Kenny McIntosh and Robert Duffin launched Inside The Ropes as a weekly live radio show on the University of Strathclyde's radio station "Strathclyde Fusion". This was the home of the show until August 2013. The show then moved to BlogTalkRadio where it remained as a live show until June 2014 when Inside The Ropes became a pre-recorded weekly wrestling re-cap show. In 2015, Robert Duffin left Inside The Ropes to concentrate on his career in teaching.
In 2013, Inside The Ropes began promoting live events under the banner of "Inside The Ropes Live" (later shortened to just "ITR Live"). The shows feature former (and sometimes contracted) personnel from some of the world's biggest professional wrestling organisations, including WWE and All Elite Wrestling|AEW. Initially starting as "one night only" shows in the company's home base of Glasgow, the initial events were popular enough that two years later, the company decided to branch out to the rest of the United Kingdom|UK and Ireland, with their first full tour coming in October 2015 when they promoted "STING!", a three-night tour with professional wrestling legend Sting (wrestler)|Sting. The format of the live shows is a meet and greet with photography, exclusive to VIP ticket holders, followed by an on-stage interview-style show. The shows are hosted by Inside The Ropes promoter Kenny McIntosh, in which McIntosh will ask questions about the career, the experiences and the real lives of the guest. The shows sometimes end with a "Q&A" from the paying crowd in which fans get to ask questions themselves. The 2018 tour with Chris Jericho, however, did not have Kenny McIntosh on-stage as part of the show. Inside The Ropes has also held occasional one-off shows in the United States. In 2020, Inside The Ropes Live was halted as a brand due to the Coronavirus disease 2019|coronavirus pandemic. The company plans to resume events in 2021.
==== Tour Dates ====
Guest 	Date 	Location 	Tour Name 	Notes 	Ref.
Diamond Dallas Page 	July 4, 2013 	Glasgow, Scotland 	N/A 	First event 	N/A
Colt Cabana 	August 19, 2013 	Glasgow, Scotland 	N/A 	 	N/A
Sunny 	November 14, 2013 	Glasgow, Scotland 	N/A 	 	N/A
Jim Cornette 	February 14, 2014 	Glasgow, Scotland 	N/A 	 	N/A
Sting (wrestler)|Sting 	October 5, 2015 	London, England 	STING! 	First UK tour 	
Sting (wrestler)|Sting 	October 6, 2015 	Manchester, England 	STING! 	First UK tour 	
Sting (wrestler)|Sting 	October 7, 2015 	Glasgow, Scotland 	STING! 	First UK tour 	
Scott Steiner 	March 21, 2016 	London, England 	Scott Steiner:
Live And UNCENSORED 	First four-night tour 	
Scott Steiner 	March 22, 2016 	Manchester, England 	Scott Steiner:
Live And UNCENSORED 	First four-night tour 	
Scott Steiner 	March 23, 2016 	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Scott Steiner:
Live And UNCENSORED 	First four-night tour 	
Scott Steiner 	March 24, 2016 	Glasgow, Scotland 	Scott Steiner:
Live And UNCENSORED 	First four-night tour 	
Paul Heyman 	July 12, 2016 	London, England 	Advocate of Extreme 	 	
Paul Heyman 	July 13, 2016 	Manchester, England 	Advocate of Extreme 	 	
Paul Heyman 	July 15, 2016 	Glasgow, Scotland 	Advocate of Extreme 	 	
Eric Bischoff 	August 25, 2016 	Glasgow, Scotland 	The King of Controversy 	 	N/A
Jim Ross and 
Jim Cornette 	October 5, 2016 	London, England 	The Rise & Fall of the Attitude Era 	 	N/A
Cody Rhodes 	October 9, 2016 	Manchester, England 	An Evening of Smoke & Mirrors 	First show in Ireland 	
Cody Rhodes 	October 11, 2016 	Cork, Ireland 	An Evening of Smoke & Mirrors 	First show in Ireland 	
Matt Hardy 	November 28, 2016 	London, England 	The International Deletion Tour 	First UK & Ireland tour 	
Matt Hardy 	November 29, 2016 	Manchester, England 	The International Deletion Tour 	First UK & Ireland tour 	
Matt Hardy 	December 4, 2016 	Glasgow, Scotland 	The International Deletion Tour 	First UK & Ireland tour 	
Matt Hardy 	December 5, 2016 	Cork, Ireland 	The International Deletion Tour 	First UK & Ireland tour 	
Wade Barrett|Stu Bennett 	April 25, 2017 	Cork, Ireland 	The Bullhammer Tour 	 	
Wade Barrett|Stu Bennett 	April 26, 2017 	London, England 	The Bullhammer Tour 	 	
Wade Barrett|Stu Bennett 	April 27, 2017 	Manchester, England 	The Bullhammer Tour 	 	
Wade Barrett|Stu Bennett 	April 28, 2017 	Glasgow, Scotland 	The Bullhammer Tour 	 	
Alberto El Patron 	May 1, 2017 	Birmingham, England 	DESTINY! An Uncensored Evening 
With Alberto El Patron	Cancelled due to illness 	
Chris Jericho 	June 7, 2017 	Belfast, Northern Ireland	The Words of Jericho 	First leg of two-leg tour 	N/A
Chris Jericho 	June 8, 2017 	Dublin, Ireland 	The Words of Jericho 	First leg of two-leg tour 	N/A
Bill Goldberg|Goldberg 	June 26, 2017 	Glasgow, Scotland 	YOU'RE NEXT! 	 	
Bill Goldberg|Goldberg 	June 27, 2017 	Manchester, England 	YOU'RE NEXT! 	 	
Bill Goldberg|Goldberg 	July 2, 2017 	London, England 	YOU'RE NEXT! 	 	
Kevin Nash 	November 20, 2017 	London, England 	An Evening With Big Daddy Cool 	 	N/A
Scott Hall 	December 3, 2017 	Glasgow, Scotland 	OOZING MACHISMO 	 	N/A
Shawn Michaels 	January 15, 2018 	Dublin, Ireland 	The Showstopper Tour 	First five-night tour 	
Shawn Michaels 	January 16, 2018 	Belfast, Northern Ireland	The Showstopper Tour 	First five-night tour 	
Shawn Michaels 	January 17, 2018 	Manchester, England 	The Showstopper Tour 	First five-night tour 	
Shawn Michaels 	January 18, 2018 	London, England 	The Showstopper Tour 	First five-night tour 	
Shawn Michaels 	January 19, 2018 	Glasgow, Scotland 	The Showstopper Tour 	First five-night tour 	
Paul Heyman 	April 5, 2018 	LA 	An Evening With Paul Heyman 	First show in the United States 	
James Ellsworth 	May 1, 2018 	Glasgow, Scotland 	An Evening With James Ellsworth 	 	
Chris Jericho 	May 21, 2018 	Glasgow, Scotland 	The Words of Jericho 	Second leg of two-leg tour 	
Chris Jericho 	May 22, 2018 	Manchester, England 	The Words of Jericho 	Second leg of two-leg tour 	
Chris Jericho 	May 23, 2018 	London, England 	The Words of Jericho 	Second leg of two-leg tour 	
Jim Ross 	June 25, 2018 	Glasgow, Scotland 	The Slobberknocker Sessions 	 	
Jim Ross 	June 26, 2018 	Newcastle, England 	The Slobberknocker Sessions 	 	
Jim Ross 	June 27, 2018 	Birmingham, England 	The Slobberknocker Sessions 	 	
Jim Ross 	June 29, 2018 	Limerick, Ireland 	The Slobberknocker Sessions 	 	
Jim Ross 	June 30, 2018 	Galway, Ireland 	The Slobberknocker Sessions 	 	
Pat Patterson (wrestler)|Pat Patterson	September 6, 2018 	Glasgow, England 	Inside The Mind of the Federation:
An Evening With Pat Patterson	 	
Pat Patterson (wrestler)|Pat Patterson	September 11, 2018	London, England 	Inside The Mind of the Federation:
An Evening With Pat Patterson	 	
Edge (wrestler)|Edge 	November 10, 2018 	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Living on the EDGE: 
An Evening With Adam Copeland	This tour was rescheduled twice. First due to
scheduling conflicts on the TV show, Vikings (2013 TV series)|Vikings
and then a second time due to the death of 
Edge's mother.	
Edge (wrestler)|Edge 	November 11, 2018 	Dublin, Ireland 	Living on the EDGE: 
An Evening With Adam Copeland	This tour was rescheduled twice. First due to
scheduling conflicts on the TV show, Vikings (2013 TV series)|Vikings
and then a second time due to the death of 
Edge's mother.	
Edge (wrestler)|Edge 	November 12, 2018 	London, England 	Living on the EDGE: 
An Evening With Adam Copeland	This tour was rescheduled twice. First due to
scheduling conflicts on the TV show, Vikings (2013 TV series)|Vikings
and then a second time due to the death of 
Edge's mother.	
Edge (wrestler)|Edge 	November 13, 2018 	Manchester, England 	Living on the EDGE: 
An Evening With Adam Copeland	This tour was rescheduled twice. First due to
scheduling conflicts on the TV show, Vikings (2013 TV series)|Vikings
and then a second time due to the death of 
Edge's mother.	
Edge (wrestler)|Edge 	November 14, 2018 	Glasgow, Scotland 	Living on the EDGE: 
An Evening With Adam Copeland	This tour was rescheduled twice. First due to
scheduling conflicts on the TV show, Vikings (2013 TV series)|Vikings
and then a second time due to the death of 
Edge's mother.	
Cody Rhodes and 
Brandi Rhodes 	December 10, 2018 	Glasgow, Scotland 	Mr & Mrs American Nightmare
An Evening With Cody & Brandi Rhodes	 	N/A
Cody Rhodes and 
Brandi Rhodes 	December 11, 2018 	Dublin, Ireland 	Mr & Mrs American Nightmare
An Evening With Cody & Brandi Rhodes	 	N/A
Dustin Rhodes 	March 5, 2019 	Birmingham, England 	Cross Rhodes 	 	
Dustin Rhodes 	March 6, 2019 	Manchester, England 	Cross Rhodes 	 	
Dustin Rhodes 	March 7, 2019 	Glasgow, Scotland 	Cross Rhodes 	 	
Dustin Rhodes 	March 8, 2019 	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Cross Rhodes 	 	
Dustin Rhodes 	March 9, 2019 	London, England 	Cross Rhodes 	 	
Mick Foley
(with meet and greet with
The Undertaker)	April 29, 2019 	Manchester, England 	Tales From Hell - The Rise of the Taker	This tour was initially scheduled to be with
The Undertaker, however, the tour was
re-scheduled with Mick Foley. The Undertaker
did appear during the meet and greet
portion of the show.	
Mick Foley
(with meet and greet with
The Undertaker)	April 30, 2019 	London, England 	Tales From Hell - The Rise of the Taker	This tour was initially scheduled to be with
The Undertaker, however, the tour was
re-scheduled with Mick Foley. The Undertaker
did appear during the meet and greet
portion of the show.	
Mick Foley
(with meet and greet with
The Undertaker)	May 1, 2019 	Glasgow, Scotland 	Tales From Hell - The Rise of the Taker	This tour was initially scheduled to be with
The Undertaker, however, the tour was
re-scheduled with Mick Foley. The Undertaker
did appear during the meet and greet
portion of the show.	
Dustin Rhodes 	May 26, 2019 	Paradise, Nevada|NV 	Inside The Ropes with Dustin Rhodes 	This show as part of the Starrcast
fan-convention held during the weekend of 
All Elite Wrestling's Double or Nothing (2019)|Double or Nothing
Pay-per-view|pay-per-view.	
Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T 	July 1, 2019 	London, England 	The Heat from Harlem:
An Evening With Booker T	Cancelled 	N/A
Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T 	July 2, 2019 	Manchester, England 	The Heat from Harlem:
An Evening With Booker T	Cancelled 	N/A
Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T 	July 3, 2019 	Glasgow, Scotland 	The Heat from Harlem:
An Evening With Booker T	Cancelled 	N/A
Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T 	July 4, 2019 	Dublin, Ireland 	The Heat from Harlem:
An Evening With Booker T	Cancelled 	N/A
Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T 	July 5, 2019 	Cork, Ireland 	The Heat from Harlem:
An Evening With Booker T	Cancelled 	N/A
Awesome Kong 	August 19, 2019 	Birmingham, England 	An Evening With Awesome Kong:
The Welfare Queen in GLOW (TV series)|GLOW	 	N/A
Awesome Kong 	August 20, 2019 	Manchester, England 	An Evening With Awesome Kong:
The Welfare Queen in GLOW (TV series)|GLOW	 	N/A
Awesome Kong 	August 21, 2019 	Glasgow, Scotland 	An Evening With Awesome Kong:
The Welfare Queen in GLOW (TV series)|GLOW	 	N/A
Awesome Kong 	August 22, 2019 	London, England 	An Evening With Awesome Kong:
The Welfare Queen in GLOW (TV series)|GLOW	 	N/A
Bret Hart 	October 9, 2019 	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Hitman:
An Evening With Bret Hart 	First six-night tour. 	
Bret Hart 	October 10, 2019 	Dublin, Ireland 	Hitman:
An Evening With Bret Hart 	First six-night tour. 	
Bret Hart 	October 11, 2019 	Cork, Ireland 	Hitman:
An Evening With Bret Hart 	First six-night tour. 	
Bret Hart 	October 13, 2019 	Manchester, England 	Hitman:
An Evening With Bret Hart 	First six-night tour. 	
Bret Hart 	October 14, 2019 	Glasgow, Scotland 	Hitman:
An Evening With Bret Hart 	First six-night tour. 	
Bret Hart 	October 16, 2019 	London, England 	Hitman:
An Evening With Bret Hart 	First six-night tour. 	
Mick Foley 	December 3, 2019 	Glasgow, Scotland 	The Nice Day Tour 	First show in Wales. 	
Mick Foley 	December 4, 2019 	Cardiff, Wales 	The Nice Day Tour 	First show in Wales. 	
Jim Ross and
Conrad Thompson|Conrad Thomspon	February 7, 2020 	London, England 	Grilling JR Live 	Special live editions of the 
Grilling JR podcast.	N/A
Jim Ross and
Conrad Thompson|Conrad Thomspon	February 8, 2020 	Manchester, England 	Grilling JR Live 	Special live editions of the 
Grilling JR podcast.	N/A
Jim Ross and
Conrad Thompson|Conrad Thomspon	February 9, 2020 	Glasgow, Scotland 	Grilling JR Live 	Special live editions of the 
Grilling JR podcast.	N/A
Kenny Omega 	April 17, 2020 	Glasgow, Scotland 	Goodbye & Goodnight:
An Evening With Kenny Omega	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic	
Kenny Omega 	April 19, 2020 	London, England 	Goodbye & Goodnight:
An Evening With Kenny Omega	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic	
Trish Stratus 	April 20, 2020 	London, England 	One Night Only: Trish Stratus 	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic	
Kevin Owens 	— 	Glasgow, Scotland 	One Night Only: Kevin Owens 	First show of the "one-night-only" brand.
Originally advertised for March 20, 2020
before being rescheduled to June 5, 2020.
It was rescheduled a third time for 
November 5, 2020 before being postponed
due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event
is still planned to go ahead.	
In September 2020, Inside The Ropes launched Inside The Ropes Magazine. The magazine is the spiritual successor to Power Slam, which ran from 1994 - 2014 and was edited by Findlay "Fin" Martin. Martin is a contributor for Inside The Ropes Magazine. The magazine is an independent non-kayfabe professional wrestling magazine which is published in the United Kingdom by Titan Insider Press. Its editor is Dante Richardson, aka James Dixon.
The magazine covers several professional wrestling organisations, including WWE, New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), All Elite Wrestling (AEW), Impact Wrestling, and Ring of Honor (ROH).
The publication has a nostalgia theme, with a cover layout similar to the old WWE Magazine|WWF Magazine, and its articles regularly follow a retro-based design. It is released monthly, and uses some of Power Slam's old features, including "Mat Musings" and "What's Going Down?". It is distributed mainly online through their website, but is available in stores in Australia, Ireland and in several Barnes & Noble stores in the United States.
It produces the annual ITR 50, the spiritual successor to the PS 50 and the annual ITR Awards.
In September 2020, Inside The Ropes launched ITRWrestling.com, a non-kayfabe professional wrestling news media website. The website produces factual news stories dealing with the behind the scenes ongoings and lives of professional wrestling and its wrestlers and personnel.
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