ICW Fear & Loathing VIII

From a commercial perspective, Fear & Loathing VIII was a phenomenal success for Insane Championship Wrestling before it even took place. Managing to draw a genuine sell out crowd of 4,000 to the SECC in Glasgow demonstrated exactly how big the promotion has become and how much of a clamour there was to see Grado’s bid to win the ICW World Championship in the main event. There can be no denial now- ICW is the real deal and the only question left is: how big can they get? That very question may be answered this time next year when, as was announced by ICW owner Mark Dallas at the beginning of the show, the company promote next year’s Fear & Loathing event at the Hydro Arena- a 13,000 capacity venue where WWE hold their annual shows in the city on their visits to these shores. You might argue that such a jump within a year is over ambitious for any wrestling promotion, but saying that would be to ignore the phenomenal rise the company has enjoyed over the past couple of years- and specifically in the 12 months since Drew Galloway won the ICW World Title back at Fear & Loathing VII.