List of major Progress Wrestling events

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Progress Wrestling is a British professional wrestling promotion that was established in 2011. During the years, the promotion has held various notable pay-per-view events which feature professional wrestling matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. [1]

Contents

Annual tournaments

TournamentLatest winner(s)Date wonNotes
Super Strong Style 16 Luke Jacobs May 27, 2024 Round-robin tournament with a head-to-head final match. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Natural Progression Series Ricky Knight Jr. November 27, 2022 Round-robin tournament with a head-to-head final match. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Shared tournaments

Progress Wrestling shared business partnerships with WWE between 2016 and 2023 with shows airing on WWE Network and on the Demand PROGRESS streaming service. [13]

Past events

2012

EventDateLocationVenueMain EventRef
Chapter One: In The Beginning March 25, 2012 London, England The Garage Nathan Cruz vs. El Ligero, Marty Scurll and Mike Mason for the inaugural PROGRESS World Championship [14]
Chapter Two: The March Of ProgressJune 24, 2012 London, England The Garage Nathan Cruz (c) vs. Marty Scurll for the PROGRESS World Championship [15]
Chapter Three: Fifty Shades Of Pain September 30, 2012 London, England The Garage Dave Mastiff and Greg Burridge vs. El Ligero and Nathan Cruz [16]

2023

EventDateLocationVenueMain EventRef
Super Strong Style 16 May 27, 2023 London, England The Dome Will Ospreay vs. Tate Mayfairs in the Super Strong Style 16 first rounds [17]
May 28, 2023 Electric Ballroom Sunshine Machine (Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper) (c) vs. Smokin' Aces (Charlie Sterling and Nick Riley) for the PROGRESS Tag Team Championship [18]
May 29, 2023 Kid Lykos vs. Mark Haskins in the Super Strong Style 16 finals [19]

2024

EventDateLocationVenueMain EventRef
Chapter 165: Diamond Dust March 7, 2024 London, England The Dome Kid Lykos (c) vs. Lio Rush for the PROGRESS World Championship [20]
Chapter 166: Freedom Walks Again April 5, 2024 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Penns Landing Caterers Kid Lykos (c) vs. Man Like DeReiss for the PROGRESS World Championship [21]
Chapter 167: One Bump Or Two? April 21, 2024 London, England Electric Ballroom Sanity (Big Damo and Axel Tischer) (c) vs. Lykos Gym (Kid Lykos and Kid Lykos II) for the PROGRESS Tag Team Championship [22]
Super Strong Style 16 May 26, 2024 London, England Electric Ballroom Kid Lykos (c) vs. Mark Haskins for the PROGRESS World Championship [23]
May 27, 2024 Luke Jacobs vs. Ricky Knight Jr. in the Super Strong Style 16 finals [24]
Chapter 169: The Devil On My Shoulder July 28, 2024 London, England Electric Ballroom Kid Lykos (c) vs. Luke Jacobs for the PROGRESS World Championship [25]

Miscellaneous

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