PROGRESS Wrestling discussion thread

[Shade]

Been attending Progress like clockwork at the Ballroom/Dome shows since last year in January. While sometimes the events run a bit long. It's always a great experience.

 

[Shade]

I went to Gene Munny's Daft Lad Emporium last night not really knowing what to expect. Overall it was a wildly entertaining evening. I thought the storyline they did throughout the show was hilarious and when you have strong character workers like Gene Munny and Martina together you can't go wrong. Some decent matches on the show but without a doubt the best of which was Shigehiro Irie and Fuminori Abe. That was a hard hitting contest all the way through and I'd love to see them go at it again. Unfortunately it did look like Warren Banks may have picked up some injury in what I can only describe as a reverse spanish fly. This is the second time I've seen Warren take a bad landing from a move along this lines so it might be time for him to cut this spot from his matches.

 

[Rosie]

PROGRESS, for an independent company, always does great vignettes and promo packages. Even back to the days of Havoc, Scurll, and BSS (Well, let's not think about the first two given certain things), they were always great at them. They made me keep an eye on them as an international fan.

 

[Necro]

PROGRESS Chapter 151 Results: Heavy Metal – London, England (4/23)

Spoiler

The following results are from a recent PROGRESS Wrestling event. The event took place on April 23rd, 2023 at the Electric Ballroom in London, England.

Fatal Four Way Match
Leon Slater defeated Lio Rush, Robbie X and Danny Black.

Singles Match
LA Taylor defeated Session Moth Martina.

Singles Match
Charles Crowley defeated Mike Bird.

Singles Match
Millie McKenzie defeated Skye Smitson (w/LA Taylor & Lana Austin).

Singles Match
Man Like DeReiss vs. Callum Newman went to a double countout.

Tag Team Match
The 0121 (Man Like DeReiss & Dan Moloney) defeated CPF (Callum Newman & Maverick Mayhew).

Steel Cage Match For The PROGRESS World Championship
Spike Trivet (c) defeated Cara Noir.

 

[Shade]

PROGRESS Chapter 151 Results: Heavy Metal – London, England (4/23)

Spoiler

The following results are from a recent PROGRESS Wrestling event. The event took place on April 23rd, 2023 at the Electric Ballroom in London, England.

Fatal Four Way Match
Leon Slater defeated Lio Rush, Robbie X and Danny Black.

Singles Match
LA Taylor defeated Session Moth Martina.

Singles Match
Charles Crowley defeated Mike Bird.

Singles Match
Millie McKenzie defeated Skye Smitson (w/LA Taylor & Lana Austin).

Singles Match
Man Like DeReiss vs. Callum Newman went to a double countout.

Tag Team Match
The 0121 (Man Like DeReiss & Dan Moloney) defeated CPF (Callum Newman & Maverick Mayhew).

Steel Cage Match For The PROGRESS World Championship
Spike Trivet (c) defeated Cara Noir.

So I was here in person for this show and it was great to see such a packed house. The opening bout was a ton of fun and everyone had a chance to shine. Leon has a lot of potential despite his youth and Danny Black showing a more aggressive, subtle heel side rose his stock for me. I did like the personality Robbie X showed although it must be said that the star quality came from Lio Rush. Of the four of them he for me was the one who really stood out. LA/Martina was a decent scrap and it was interesting seeing Martina play a more serious character in this match. She showed a fire and spirit you don't often see with her shtick. LA Taylor absolutely shone throughout the evening, impressive in the ring and showed a lot of personality and character which I loved. Bird/Crowley is a ton of fun, I'm a massive fan of Charles Crowley and his character work has been exceptional. I won't mention much but there was a subtle tease of what was to come with him and I'm very curious if they pay it off.

Millie and Skye was a decent bout and Skye was someone who when I first started attending Progress last year I didn't think that much of her. But the association with Lana has been a boon to her and brought out a personality and charisma which she didn't showcase fully previous. While I'm a huge fan of Millie in the ring, sadly on the mic she had far from her best performance which is especially of note against someone as charismatic as Lana. Again the CPF boys showed a subtle heel side and I'll be honest I'm a massive fan of Callum Newman. For me he is an absolute first round draft pick. I will say that I do sometimes feel like he's been held back by the others in CPF and Mayhew for me sadly doesn't click. Dereiss is excellent and while I'm not as big on him as others, Moloney is solid.

The main event I will admit I had my concerns about. More just as I wanted to see how the cage looked above all else. It looked great and the match truly had a big fight feel. I've often said in the world of wrestling and the ultimate what would I do if I had a promotion. If I could only select a small handful of people from Progress. My top 2 picks would be Spike Trivet and Cara Noir (Closely followed by Dereiss). The match was very good and definitely had it's brutal moments. I like that they told a story and there wasn't kick outs for the sake of kick outs. A very entertaining progress which didn't over run as in the past, while I've always enjoyed my time there. I've sometimes felt they've done a little too much and it does get draining.

 

[Comrade Khan]

I heard Cara broke his ankle in the main event

 

[Shade]

I heard Cara broke his ankle in the main event

Don't think it was Broken, he tweeted out also that there's no fracture. Might be something ligament related.

 

[Rosie]

Don't think it was Broken, he tweeted out also that there's no fracture. Might be something ligament related.

Well, he doesn't wrestle wearing shoes... High risk of that even if it fits his Black Swan gimmick.

 

[Comrade Khan]

Don't think it was Broken, he tweeted out also that there's no fracture. Might be something ligament related.

well hopefully it's minor then!

 

[Comrade Khan]

 

[Necro]

PROGRESS Chapter 152 Results: For The Love Of PROGRESS – Manchester, England (4/28)

Spoiler

The following results are from a recent PROGRESS Wrestling event. The event took place on April 28th, 2023 at the BEC Arena in Manchester, England.

Thanks to Wrestling-News.Net reader Patrick Smith for the following results.

Singles Match
Rob Drake defeated Brady Phillips.

Singles Match
Luke Jacobs defeated JJ Webb.

Singles Match
Raven Creed defeated Dani Luna.

Singles Match
Dan Moloney defeated Robbie X.

Singles Match
Rhio defeated Skye Smitson (w/LA Taylor & Lana Austin).

Singles Match
Millie McKenzie defeated LA Taylor (w/Lana Austin & Skye Smitson).

Singles Match
Tate Mayfairs defeated Gene Munny.

PROGRESS Atlas Championship Match
Ricky Knight Jr. (c) defeated Man Like DeReiss.

8 Man Tag Team Match
Dominatus Regnum (Spike Trivet, Nick Riley, Charlie Sterling & Bullit) defeated Chuck Mambo, TK Cooper, Big Damo & Axel Tischer.

 

[Comrade Khan]

 

[Rosie]

 

[Rosie]

Will coming back to PROGRESS!? Damn.

 

[Shade]

Got my tickets booked for all 3 events. I'm excited