Andy Quildan Is Betting On The Stars Of RevPro To Conquer Wembley Arena

RevPro has spent 14 years building stars, now Andy Quildan is betting on them to fill Wembley Arena.

Celebrating 14 years of Revolution Pro Wrestling, the independent UK promotion will take over Wembley Arena on Saturday, August 29. There’s no denying that an indie promotion putting on a show at the iconic venue is ambitious. However, RevPro’s owner Andy Quildan believes that this has been a risk that has paid off. Speaking with Features of Wrestling about the upcoming show, Quildan noted that Wembley is not that much bigger than the previous home of RevPro’s Anniversary shows, the Copperbox Arena, while also expressing excitement at the ambitious show:

“We certainly set out to make it the biggest show in RevPro history. We’re closing in on that attendance record, and there’s just a lot of excitement everywhere. It’s an absolute honour to be able to be producing a show at such a historic venue.

The reality of the situation is it’s actually not that different in size to the Copper Box. So running the Copper Box gives us the confidence to be able to kind of achieve this show and execute this show. Now, obviously, when we first inquired about Wembley Arena, it was when we did the first Copper Box show, but there wasn’t availability around that date, so it’s just a great opportunity, really, that the date was available, and we were able to do it.”

One advantage that RevPro has in its corner is that the show will be taking place the night before AEW takes over Wembley Stadium for the third time to present All In. Like many wrestling shows, this could be the first RevPro show for many, while others have been following the promotion for the past 14 years continuously. A self-confessed Netflix binge-watcher, Quildan took inspiration from the “previously on…” recaps and applied it to his own promotion. Expanding on the more traditional aspect of the one-and-done shows on the indie scene, there is now a weekly recap on YouTube, which is also played at venues before the show starts to give casual fans an update on what’s going on.

With tens of thousands of wrestling fans descending on the nation’s capital, RevPro is hoping that the increased footfall will draw in as many fans as possible:

“This is a time now when really we’re looking to convert those people who are coming into town who don’t really know about RevPro or have never seen a RevPro show before,  who are just coming in for the AEW show and aware of AEW that weekend. This is a time when we’re trying to convert them across to our RevPro show and try and make them fans for life because that’s essentially what we’re trying to do. We’re trying to slowly but surely build our foundation.”

The Wembley show has also been a calculated one for Quildan. On top of regular shows in the likes of London, Southampton and Sheffield, the promotion has hosted shows all around the country in towns such as Doncaster, Bradford and Morecambe in the lead-up to the anniversary show. Unlike other promotions that may host one show a month, RevPro has put on shows almost every week.

With the show taking place on All In weekend, the biggest names from AEW will be in town. However, when it comes to the 14-year anniversary card, the line-up is heavily focused on the homegrown stars. Quildan admitted that although there was the temptation to have a big AEW star come in for a break-glass in case of emergency to drive ticket sales, he remains committed to the long-term future of his brand.

“There’s always the temptation to try and do something like that, always. Some people would say that’s probably the right move to do, but I think it’s a very short-term thinking move to do. I sit here and I say time and time again that our roster right now is the deepest it’s ever been in terms of talent. I’m not saying that they’re going to stay with us forever, but I think when you look at all things considered in terms of future prospects and the week in, week out levels that you’re getting the consistency, not just in ring but in the storytelling as well that you’re getting week in, week out.”

Quildan also added that the only thing currently holding RevPro back is budgeting:

“I genuinely believe the only thing that prevents us from getting to that next level is funding. If we had a big TV contract behind us, if we had sponsors behind us. But look at what we do on a shoestring. I’m doing 95% of these tasks in-house. You look at a show like Wembley Arena, I’m sure for concerts and gigs that go to Wembley Arena, there’s teams and teams of people responsible for putting this stuff together. But with this show, it’s me.

Obviously, you can say, if you want sponsors, why don’t you go out and get some? Obviously, again, that would fall onto my lap, and that would be another job for me to do. I’m kind of spinning plates, so we work on the necessities of running this business first, and then we add all the little luxuries later, and it’s just part of that gradual growth.

Are we going to cost ourselves short term in terms of could we get more people through the gates with superstar headline acts in our in your main event? Yes, probably we could. But the reality of the situation is: What message does that send to the public about our talent? What message does that send to the public about where we perceive our talent to be on that level? That same talent, which is there, working hard week in, week out. We see our talent on that level, and I’m backing the talent, and I’m putting my faith in the talent, and they will deliver. Short term, it might cost us, but long term, I guarantee it’s the right play because I’ve seen so often when people have that overreliance on imports.”

Andy Quildan Is Hoping RevPro’s Streaming Issues Are Behind Them

Although RevPro is one of the biggest promotions in the UK, it still operates at a grassroots level — something that’s particularly evident in how its shows are broadcast. With this in mind, there have been times when streaming problems have resulted in frustrations for fans. With the show set to be one of RevPro’s biggest and most-watched events, Quildan is confident that there won’t be any issues on the night:

“It’s annoying because we’ve gone months without any issues. The main issue that we have had is essentially the venue’s ability to be able to stream. So the venue’s internet connection, we have backups in terms of it doesn’t work- but obviously they’re not as reliable as the venue’s actual internet. So obviously, as Wembley is a higher tech venue, the easier it is to stream. Wembley’s got a state-of-the-art internet connection, they stream events all the time, and there’s not going to be an issue with their internet connection.

The next issue that we’ve been having is the past couple of shows, which is just ironic that it happens as you come so close to the big show and you’re like, oh, great, just what I need. Essentially, we updated our software. We get software updates, and for whatever reason, it’s now messed up the audio configuration, which has made stuff drop out. The stream going on and off is where we’ve been trying to work out what’s happened. Now, you can look at it one of two ways. You can look at and say, “Look, two weeks before, three weeks before Wembley, this has happened. Oh my God, we need to figure this out, it’s not an ideal preparation, but it’s much better to happen now than at Wembley show when you know so many more eyeballs are going to be on the product now.”

While fans watching at home have found issues with previous RevPro shows, Quildan recalled a recent example where the show was able to be watched on demand less than 12 hours after it had finished:

“So we had issues with Southampton this past weekend. By 5 o’clock the following morning, we had a new version of the show, was up, ready to go. We don’t advertise a live stream as hard as RevPro on Demand because we know there can be issues, but there shouldn’t be issues. Like I say, it’s only been recently we’ve had a few issues. Any time before that, it’s been purely down to the venue’s internet connection. So I’m very confident that we’re going to be able to deliver when it comes to the anniversary show. We will do everything we can to make it happen.”

When it comes to watching the show at home, things will be a little bit different in 2026. While the RevPro On Demand service will be available to stream the show, the event will also be available to purchase as a standalone pay-per-view on the MyAEW app. For Quildan, this was another avenue to get as many fans watching the show as possible around the world:

“A reality of the situation is we’re grassroots. We are a very, very small business. We have got so many obstacles and hurdles that we navigate on a day-to-day basis, which would probably blow your mind. Obviously, we experienced it firsthand with our old streaming service Pivot Share, was we have to play in our own sandbox, so to speak. So we have to be able to control our destiny, which is essentially what RevPro on Demand is. It’s the backbone of our promotion, and it’s a service which will continue to exist. That’s the place where you can see all our back catalogue, all our regular events, all our future events, etc.

But of course, we want to work with MyAEW and they’re kind of in their infancy at the moment. I guess they’re finding their feet in terms of what they’re doing with everything, and they kind of approached us, and obviously we spitballed on ideas on how we can work with one another. I feel like the best thing that we can do right now is essentially offer some of our key events on pay per view. So you have to pay a standalone pay-per-view on MyAEW, so of course, your best value for money is going to be on RevPro on Demand.”

There’s no denying that the introduction of All Elite Wrestling in 2019 has had a positive effect on RevPro. Top stars such as MJF and Mercedes Mone have competed at shows in the UK, and RevPro championships have been seen on AEW TV. When asked about how much of an effect AEW has had on the rise of RevPro, Quildan noted that the rise of an alternative to WWE has had a knock-on effect on all of pro wrestling:

“That’s an interesting question. The reality of the situation is AEW has opened up the eyes of the wrestling world to the fact that there is an alternative out there. I think that’s very important, and it’s one of those things where you have that knock-on effect. We live in our bubble of independent professional wrestling; to the mainstream fan, they don’t even know this world exists. All of a sudden, you see a Will Ospreay, and he blows your mind.

I remember when he had his first matches in AEW, and people were blown away. It’s no coincidence that he’s risen to the very top of the roster in AEW. But people were like, where did this guy come from? Then the obvious answer is you stick it in the Google machine and you find out about New Japan Pro Wrestling, you find out about Revolution Pro Wrestling.”

“We Knew Kanji Was A World Beater From Day One”: Andy Quildan

One of the most anticipated matches on the card will be for the Undisputed British Women’s Championship, which will see reigning champion Alexxis Falcon put her title on the line against the winner of the Women’s Grand Prix, Kanji. The past year and a half has seen the rise of Kanji to one of the most popular acts in all of RevPro. Even though Kanji is the clear fan favourite in the match, there is no denying that Falcon has also been on the ascent in 2026. On top of a high-profile victory over AEW star Mercedes Moné, Falcon has also found success all around the country in promotions such as PROGRESS and TNT. Asked about the match, Quildan couldn’t say enough positive things about the challenger:

“We knew Kanji was a world beater from day one, and you can see by the positions that we’ve put her in that we have absolute faith and confidence in her abilities as a professional wrestler. I think what she was waiting for was the world to believe, and then that gave her her own belief. That real moment came when she wrestled Mercedes Moné. It introduced her to an entirely new audience. It created a connection with Kanji and the people like none other, and I think that’s where a star was born.

You can tip your hat to Mercedes Moné and the way she treated Kanji as an equal, the lessons she helped teach Kanji, their relationship after that contest, so many of those things came intertwined. It’s been great to see Kanji discover who she’s inside a professional wrestling ring. I go to that women’s Grand Prix, and one of the best one-night performances of a professional wrestler that I can ever remember. Three stylistically different matches, three great matches, very much earned her spot, and you know you can see by the way she’s created such a connection with the people.”

Quildan also spoke very highly of the champion Alexxis Falcon, who is also finding her own self-belief on the road to Wembley:

“I just can’t say enough positives about Alexxis Falcon, one of the most compelling characters in all of professional wrestling. I think she’s my favourite person to watch in RevPro right now. Do not let the character fool you because she can absolutely mix it up in the ring, and we’ve seen her do it countless times over the past couple of years, but I think that she’s another one who is finding a real belief, and she’s another one that it was after that contest with Mercedes Moné where that runaway train really started. So once again, Mercedes Moné giving back in that aspect. But like I say, Alexxis Falcon, she knows exactly who she is in a professional wrestling ring. She’s unapologetic about who she is in a professional wrestling ring, and she’s had some great, great clashes, created so many entertaining moments.” 

Former tag partners are also set to collide on the show as Leon Slater will face Liam Slater. One of the breakout stars in RevPro, Leon Slater is a regular on TNA, and has also competed in multiple matches for WWE, one of which took place inside Wembley Arena. With this in mind, many of the top companies have taken notice of the Bradford native, and he could be Stateside sooner rather than later. Quildan is very aware that Leon won’t be in RevPro forever, and encouraged fans to check him out in the UK while they still can.

“Time is absolutely against us on that, and that’s why I always say don’t take it for granted. We’re very fortunate that Leon Slater believes in what we’re doing and our mindset, our mentality. Obviously, he’s been with us for many, many years now, and we’ve seen him grow and develop, and the most important matches in his career have taken place in Revolution Pro Wrestling rings, and I’m so proud of the professional wrestler he’s become as well, and you forget how young he is in this game. He would be an asset for any major promotion to have.

I think it’s very clear that he’s destined to move on, and I think that we need to appreciate him while we’ve got him. He’s matched with Liam Slater, another fantastic story that’s been told throughout Revolution Pro Wrestling, dating back before last year’s anniversary show, where Leon brought Liam into RevPro to help coach him in this the rivalry with Michael Ok

I’m just so fortunate that Leon’s continued to compete for Revolution Pro Wrestling. I think we’re the only independent promotion he’s worked for in 2026; you’ll have to look at the record books to kind of validate that claim. But I mean, I know he’s been very sporadic in his work outside of TNA. But certainly in the last few months, the only place you’ve been able to see Leon Slater outside of TNA is Revolution Pro Wrestling. So hopefully that tells people at home all you need to know about RevPro, our mindset, our vision, and the fact that someone like Leon Slater shares that vision with.”

With more than a decade of history to look back on, Quildan ended the interview by sharing some of his favourite moments from RevPro:

“I always say one of my proudest moments was when Bret Hart and Tanahashi were inside the ring at the same time. Tanahashi played air guitar to Bret Hart’s music. Bret Hart is my favourite professional wrestler of all time. I think prime Tanahashi versus prime Bret Hart probably would have been the greatest match of all time. But to be able to have them in the ring together at the same time was great, and it was exactly for me in my mindset what Revolution Pro Wrestling was all about.”

RevPro isn’t celebrating 14 years by looking backwards. It’s using Wembley to demonstrate what it believes the next 14 years can look like.

RevPro’s 14-year Anniversary show will air live from Wembley Arena on Saturday, August 29. Tickets can be purchased here, and the show can also be watched live on MyAEW and the RevPro on Demand service.