MLW has added new talent to its roster, as Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey, and Wolfgang (FKA Gallus) have officially signed with the promotion. The trio made their debut at Battle Riot VIII and will now compete under the name GBOT, which stands for Glasgow Boys on Top.
According to Sports Illustrated, the group sees Major League Wrestling as a strong platform to showcase their abilities following their WWE release in May 2025. Speaking about their decision, Joe Coffey explained why MLW stood out as the right fit.
“Well, you know, we were part of MLW’s Battle Riot in Kissimmee, Florida, and it seemed like a good fit,” Coffey said. “We wanted to go and show what we could do. And it just seemed like a really good environment to be in. Especially like getting a taste of the Battle Riot. MLW has a deep and talented roster, and a lot of people who I really want to go mix it up with, so hopefully the MLW fans just get a slight taste of what I, Mark, and Wolfy are about.”
The rebranded group is looking to establish a new identity while building on their experience from previous runs in major promotions. Coffey also addressed the meaning behind the GBOT name and the mindset the group is bringing into MLW.
“We are the GBOT. It stands for a lot of things, but it’s Glasgow Boys on Top. We’re from Glasgow, and that’s the mentality we have. I’ve done my time, just playing my part and being a good soldier. You know, Killer Kross, I’m not really interested in him. I’m interested in what he’s got around his waist, to be honest. But, like him, we have a familiarity, GBOT. It means one thing: I’m not here to just play a part. I’m here to really establish myself and who I am, because before my time for the past couple of years that I’ve had in other companies, I was a world-traveling superstar. I was wrestling people from Hall of Famers to world champions. I’m not here just to make up any numbers. I’m here to show what Joe Coffey is all about and what I can do, and I’ll be leaving my mark as well.”
With their arrival, GBOT adds depth to MLW’s roster and brings a team with international experience and clear intent. Their debut at Battle Riot VIII could be the start of a strong run as they look to establish themselves quickly in the promotion.
On last week’s edition of “WWE Raw,” Brock Lesnar was laid out by former NXT Champion Oba Femi, who shockingly delivered a Fall from Grace to “The Beast” and answered his open challenge for WrestleMania 42. In just one week, the video of Femi taking out Lesnar has eclipsed 3.5 million views on YouTube and has continued to be one of the most talked about segments as of late, but it didn’t impress everybody, as former WWE star Maven recently aired his frustrations with the angle.
“I know nothing about this kid whether he can wrestle. I do know he’s impressive. He’s physically just a monster to look at,” Maven stated on his YouTube channel. “They didn’t protect Brock, his legacy, his toughness by having it done the way they did it. They had him chase Seth [Rollins] out and then the timing just wasn’t perfect as he turned. It was a beat too long for Oba picking him up. It was just a tiny bit too much to where it was a little bit awkward and uncomfortable.”
Maven would continue to review the entire episode of “Raw,” and though he was impressed by the talent on the show, especially in the women’s division, he voiced his displeasure about the amount of advertisements during the program and profanity being censored on Netflix.
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Even though injuries have slowed her down over the last few years, AEW’s Thunder Rosa remains one of the more important wrestlers in the company’s history, between her run as AEW Women’s World Champion and her violent feud with Britt Baker from 2020 to 2022. But none of those things would’ve come to pass if Rosa had decided to take an offer from WWE that would’ve seen her transition from wrestler to referee.
In an interview “Real 92.3 LA,” Rosa revealed that she was approached by WWE a year before she first appeared in AEW about joining the company and transitioning from wrestler to official. Despite an offer well below what she likely would’ve made as a wrestler, Rosa revealed she considered it, feeling it would’ve been steady income after years as an independent wrestler. Ultimately, circumstances prevented any sort of agreement, which Rosa feels worked out for the best.
“In 2019, they called me and they were like ‘Are you ready to hang up the boots?'” Rosa said. “And I was like ‘Well…’ I needed money, you know? I needed steady money because, brother, being an independent professional wrestler, when you’re talking about hustle, it’s a hustle. I had a job when I was in the Bay Area, but when I decided to do wrestling full time, I was depending on my ex-husband and my hustle.
“I was hustling all the time and I was tired. Like hustling after seven years, you’re like, man, I need a job or something needs to happen…And they offered me like $60,000 a year, which at the time it was like ‘All right, it’s better than what I was making,’ right? And there was a hurricane that happened. And then they just kept pushing my tryout and then it never happened. But it was meant to be that way.”
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It was just a few days ago that the wrestling world said goodbye to Dennis Condrey after he passed away at the age of 74. A founding member of the Midnight Express tag team, as well as its most constant member, many have referred to Condrey, along with partners Randy Rose and Bobby Eaton, as one of the pioneers of tag wrestling since his passing. So it comes as no surprise that Booker T, himself one of the greatest tag team wrestlers of all time, would take time to pay tribute to Condrey as well.
On his “Hall of Fame” podcast, Booker revealed that he didn’t know Condrey well personally, but had studied him “explicitly” when he and brother Stevie Ray were starting to get into the wrestling business. He believes he would’ve never gotten into tag wrestling if not for the work Condrey and Eaton did.
“Beautiful Bobby and Loverboy Dennis and the Midnight Express going against the Rock N’ Roll Express, they were the bible, the blueprint for professional tag team wrestling,” Booker said. “And my brother, we watched those guys, like, over and over and over. Midnight Express was our favorite tag team, perhaps of all time, along with the Minnesota Wrecking Crew. It’s just amazing what those guys brought to me and made me feel.
“When I was a youngster watching the game, as far as tag team wrestling, my brother would not have been really, really honed in as far as tag team wrestling if it wasn’t for Dennis and Bobby. No way we would’ve been the tag team we would’ve became if it wasn’t for [them]. Of course, the Rock N’ Roll Express had a lot to do with it. But the Midnight Express, those guys, they really brought tag team wrestling to life and made it so real to me when I was watching when I was a young person. I pay condolences to him and his family.”
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