DEFY x Progress Onslaught | |||
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Promotion | Progress Wrestling DEFY Wrestling | ||
Date | November 29 and December 1, 2024 | ||
City | Brooklyn, NY Chicago, IL | ||
Venue | Roulette Intermedium Thalia Hall | ||
Attendance | cca. 100 (Night 1) [1] cca. 150 (Night 2) [2] | ||
Event chronology | |||
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DEFY x Progress Onslaught was a two-night professional wrestling event co-promoted by Progress Wrestling and DEFY Wrestling. It took place on November 29 and December 1, 2024, at the Roulette Intermedium (in Brooklyn) and at Thalia Hall (in Chicago). [3] Both nights of the event were streamed live on Triller TV. [4]
The event included matches that each resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results were predetermined by Progress' creative writers, [5] while storylines were produced on Progress' events airing on the Demand PROGRESS streaming service. [6]
The first night took place on November 29, 2024, at the Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn, NY. The event started with the tag team confrontation between The Mane Event (Jay Lyon and Midas Black) and Los Desperados (Arez and Gringo Loco), solded with the victory of the latter team. In the second bout, Marina Shafir defeated Allie Katch to retain the DEFY Women's Championship. Next up, Homicide picked up a victory over Tate Mayfairs by countout in singles competition. The fourth bout saw Simon Miller defeating Dark STG to secure the second consecutive defense of the Progress Proteus Championship in that respective reign. The fifth bout saw Rhio defeating Zayda Steel to secure the 18th consecutive defense of the Progress World Women's Championship in that respective reign. Next up, Man Like DeReiss defeated KC Navarro in singles competition. In the semi main event, Mustafa Ali picked up a victory over Cara Noir in another singles competition. [7] [8]
In the main event, Luke Jacobs defeated Kevin Knight to secure the seventh consecutive defense of the PROGRESS World Championship in that reapective reign. [9] [10]
No. | Results [11] | Stipulations | Times [1] | ||
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1 | Los Desperados (Arez and Gringo Loco) defeated The Mane Event (Jay Lyon and Midas Black) | Tag team match | 13:20 | ||
2 | Marina Shafir (c) defeated Allie Katch | Singles match for the DEFY Women's Championship | 10:19 | ||
3 | Homicide defeated Tate Mayfairs by countout | Singles match | 4:30 | ||
4 | Simon Miller (c) defeated Dark STG | Singles match for the Progress Proteus Championship | 4:03 | ||
5 | Rhio (c) defeated Zayda Steel | Singles match for the Progress World Women's Championship | 12:49 | ||
6 | Man Like DeReiss defeated KC Navarro | Singles match | 16:17 | ||
7 | Mustafa Ali defeated Cara Noir | Singles match | 17:06 | ||
8 | Luke Jacobs (c) defeated Kevin Knight | Singles match for the PROGRESS World Championship | 15:50 | ||
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The second night took place on December 1, 2024, at the Thalia Hall in Chicago, IL. The event started with Simon Miller picking up a victory over Broski Jimmy to retain the Progress Proteus Championship for the third time consecutively in that respective reign. Next up, Russ Jones and Schaff defeated Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper to retain the AAW Tag Team Championship. The third bout saw Cara Noir defeating Timothy Thatcher in singles competition. In the fourth bout, Rhio defeated Vert Vixen to secure the 19th consecutive defense of the Progress World Women's Championship in that respective reign. Next up, Arez and Gringo Loco defeated Cody Chhun and Guillermo Rosas to win the DEFY Tag Team Championship. In the semi main event, Mustafa Ali outmatched Kevin Knight in singles competition. [12]
In the main event, Luke Jacobs defeated Man Like DeReiss to secure the eighth consecutive defense of the PROGRESS World Championship in that reapective reign. [13] [14]
No. | Results [15] | Stipulations | Times [2] | ||
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1 | Simon Miller (c) defeated Broski Jimmy | Singles match for the Progress Proteus Championship | 6:00 | ||
2 | Russ Jones and Schaff (c) defeated Sunshine Machine (Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper) | Tag team match for the AAW Tag Team Championship | 13:55 | ||
3 | Cara Noir defeated Timothy Thatcher | Singles match | 13:40 | ||
4 | Rhio (c) defeated Vert Vixen by countout | Singles match for the Progress World Women's Championship | 16:54 | ||
5 | Los Desperados (Arez and Gringo Loco) defeated C4 (Cody Chhun and Guillermo Rosas) (c) | Tag team match for the DEFY Tag Team Championship | 18:53 | ||
6 | Mustafa Ali defeated Kevin Knight | Singles match | 17:00 | ||
7 | Luke Jacobs (c) defeated Man Like DeReiss | Singles match for the PROGRESS World Championship | 20:38 | ||
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