PROGRESS Tag Team Championship

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Progress Tag Team Championship
Sunshine Machine Progress Champs.jpg
Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper with the belts in 2022
Details
Promotion Progress Wrestling
Date established24 November 2013 [1]
Current championsLykos Gym
(Kid Lykos and Kid Lykos II)
Date won29 June 2025
Statistics
First championsFSU
(Mark Andrews and Eddie Dennis)
Most reignsAs a team (3 reigns)

As an individual (5 reigns)

Longest reign Sunshine Machine
(Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper) (358 days)
Shortest reignThe Origin
(El Ligero and Nathan Cruz) (1 day)

The Progress Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the British professional wrestling promotion Progress Wrestling. Introduced on 24 November 2013, the inaugural championship team was FSU (Mark Andrews and Eddie Dennis). The current champions are Lykos Gym (Kid Lykos and Kid Lykos II), who are in their second reign.

Contents

History

It was announced at Chapter 9 that beginning in November 2013 there would begin a series of matches to determine the first Progress Tag Team champions. The champions were crowned at Chapter 12, the second anniversary show, in March 2014. As with the Progress Championship not being a conventional championship belt, the Progress Tag Team Championship was originally represented by a shield with the Progress eagle on the front. The shield splits into two, one for each championship holder.

At Chapter 46 the Tag Team shields were replaced with traditional strap title belts, with the design on the front plate of each belt representing the defunct Tag shields.

Reigns

As of August25, 2025, there have been a total of 31 reigns shared between 20 different teams composed of 40 distinctive individual champions. The inaugural champions were the FSU (Mark Andrews and Eddie Dennis).

The current champions are Lykos Gym (Kid Lykos and Kid Lykos II), who are in their second reign as a team. They defeated previous champions Sunshine Machine (Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper) on 29 June 2025 at Chapter 181: Far From Ordinary People in London, England.

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different
DaysNumber of days held
DefensesNumber of successful defenses
+Current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDaysDefenses
1FSU
(Mark Andrews and Eddie Dennis )
30 March 2014Chapter 12: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Room Camden Town, London 13012Defeated Screw Indy Wrestling and Project Ego in a tournament final to crown the inaugural champions. [2] [3]
2The Faceless/The Origin
(Danny Garnell and Damon Moser)
25 January 2015Chapter 17: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger Camden Town, London 11202Danny Garnell and Damon Moser originally captured the titles as The Faceless before they unmasked, renaming themselves The Origin on 24 May 2015. [4]
3The Origin
(El Ligero and Nathan Cruz)
24 May 2015N/A Camden Town, London 110Garnell and Moser are thrown out of The Origin. Titles defended by Cruz and Ligero from this point.
4Sumerian Death Squad
(Tommy End and Michael Dante)
25 May 2015Chapter 19: Super Strong Style 16 2015 Camden Town, London 11882Defeated Nathan Cruz and El Ligero. [5]
5The Origin
(Nathan Cruz and El Ligero)
29 November 2015Chapter 23: What a Time to Be Alive Camden Town, London 21823This was a three-way tag team match, also involving London Riots. [6]
6London Riots
(Rob Lynch and James Davis)
29 May 2016Chapter 30: Super Strong Style 16 2016 Camden Town, London 11193 [7]
7 British Strong Style
(Trent Seven and Pete Dunne)
25 September 2016Chapter 36: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Room... Again Brixton, London 1821 [8]
Vacated 16 December 2016Vacated by Progress management after Pete Dunne attempted to give his half of the title to Tyler Bate.
8 British Strong Style
(Trent Seven and Tyler Bate)
30 December 2016Chapter 40: Unboxing Live Camden Town, London 1
(2, 1)
1773Won a three-way with London Riots and LDRS of the New School for the vacant titles. [9]
9CCK
(Chris Brookes and Kid Lykos)
25 June 2017Chapter 50: I Give it Six Months Camden Town, London 1140 [10]
10 British Strong Style
(Trent Seven and Tyler Bate)
9 July 2017Chapter 51: Screaming For Progress Birmingham 2
(3, 2)
634This was a six-man tag team match with Pete Dunne as Seven and Bate's partner, and Travis Banks as Brookes and Lykos'. Even if Dunne was part of the winning team, only Bate and Seven were recognized as new champions. [11]
11CCK
(Chris Brookes and Kid Lykos)
10 September 2017Chapter 55: Chase the Sun Haringey, London 2771This was a ladder match. [12]
12 Grizzled Young Veterans
(James Drake and Zack Gibson)
26 November 2017Chapter 58: Live Your Best Life Camden Town, London 1772 [13]
13 Jimmy Havoc and Mark Haskins 11 February 2018Chapter 63: Take Me Underground Manchester 1140 [14]
14 Grizzled Young Veterans
(James Drake and Zack Gibson)
25 February 2018Chapter 64: Thunderbastards Are Go! Camden Town, London 21606 [15]
15CCK
(Chris Brookes and Kid Lykos)
4 August 2018USA Coast to Coast Tour Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 372Kid Lykos was injured in the title match. Subsequent defences were made by Chris Brookes and either Jonathan Gresham or A. R. Fox. [16]
16 MexaBlood
(Flamita and Bandido)
11 August 2018USA Coast to Coast Tour Chicago, Illinois 1501 Chris Brookes and A. R. Fox represented CCK in that respective defense. [17]
17 Aussie Open
(Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis)
30 September 2018Chapter 76: Hello Wembley Wembley, London1914This was an eight-team thunderbastard match also featuring Sexy Starr, M&M, Anti-Fun Police, Calamari Thatch Kings, Grizzled Young Veterans and The 198. [18]
18 The Swords of Essex
(Will Ospreay and Paul Robinson)
30 December 2018Chapter 82: Unboxing Live, A Dukla Prague Away Kit Camden Town, London 1912 [19]
19 Aussie Open
(Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis)
31 March 2019Chapter 87: Breadknife Camden Town, London 21192Successfully cashed in Mark Davis' Natural Progression Series title shot. This was a tables, ladders, and chairs match. [20]
20 Grizzled Young Veterans
(James Drake and Zack Gibson)
28 July 2019Chapter 93: Cheer Up Juice Camden Town, London 3490 [21]
21 Jordan Devlin and Scotty Davis15 September 2019Chapter 95: Still Chasing Haringey, London 12783Successfully cashed in Scotty Davis' Natural Progression Series title shot. This was a three-way tag team match also involving Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis). [22]
Vacated 19 June 2020Vacated by Progress management after both Scotty Davis and Jordan Devlin were legitimately suspended. [23]
22Lykos Gym
(Kid Lykos and Kid Lykos II)
5 June 2021Chapter 112: The Flowers Are Still Standing! London, England 1
(4, 1)
982Defeated The Young Guns (Luke Jacobs and Ethan Allen) in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. [24]
23 Smokin' Aces
(Charlie Sterling and Nick Riley)
11 September 2021Chapter 121: In 20 Years This Will All Be Orange London, England 11956 [25]
24The 0121
(Dan Moloney and Man Like DeReiss)
25 March 2022Chapter 131: 10th Anniversary London, England 1711This was a five-way gauntlet match, also involving Lykos Gym (Kid Lykos and Kid Lykos II), Sunshine Machine (Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper), and North West Strong (Chris Ridgeway and Luke Jacobs). [26]
25 Sunshine Machine
(Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper)
4 June 2022PROGRESS Chapter 135: Super Strong Style 16 Tournament Edition 2022 London, England 135813This was a three-way ladder match, also involving The Smokin' Aces (Charlie Sterling and Nick Riley). [27]
26 Smokin' Aces
(Charlie Sterling and Nick Riley)
28 May 2023Chapter 153: Super Strong Style 16 Tournament Edition 2023 London, England 22732This was a ladder match. [28]
27Cheeky Little Buggers
(Charles Crowley and Alexxis Falcon)
25 February 2024Chapter 163: Twisted Metal London, England 1401Falcon became the first female to win the titles. [29]
28 SAnitY
(Big Damo and Axel Tischer)
5 April 2024 Chapter 166: Freedom Walks Again Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 11704This was a three-way tag team match, also involving Sunshine Machine (Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper). [30]
29 Smokin' Aces
(Charlie Sterling and Nick Riley)
22 September 2024 Chapter 171: History Is Written By The Victors London, England 31894This was a Street Fight. [31]
30 Sunshine Machine
(Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper)
30 March 2025 Chapter 178: Fix Your Hearts London, England 2910 [32]
31Lykos Gym
(Kid Lykos and Kid Lykos II)
29 June 2025 Chapter 181: Far From Ordinary People Manchester, England 2
(5, 2)
57+1 [33]

Combined reigns

As of August25, 2025.

Indicates the current champion

By team

RankTeamNo. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
1 Smokin' Aces
(Charlie Sterling and Nick Riley)
312657
2 Sunshine Machine
(Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper)
213449
3FSU
( Mark Andrews and Eddie Dennis )
12301
4 Grizzled Young Veterans
( James Drake and Zack Gibson )
38286
5 Jordan Devlin and Scotty Davis13278
6 British Strong Style
( Trent Seven and Tyler Bate )
27240
7 Aussie Open
( Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis )
26210
8Summerian Death Squad
( Tommy End and Michael Dante)
12188
9The Origin
( Nathan Cruz and El Ligero )
13182
10 Sanity
(Big Damo and Axel Tischer)
14170
11Lykos Gym †
(Kid Lykos and Kid Lykos II)
23155+
12The Origin/The Faceless
( Nathan Cruz , El Ligero , Danny Garnell and Damon Moser)
12120
13London Riots
(Rob Lynch and James Davis)
13119
14CCK
(Reigns 1-2: Chris Brookes and Kid Lykos)
(3rd reign: Chris Brookes, Kid Lykos, Jonathan Gresham and A. R. Fox)
3398
15 The Swords of Essex
( Will Ospreay and Paul Robinson)
1291
16 British Strong Style
( Trent Seven and Pete Dunne )
1182
17The 0121
(Dan Moloney and Man Like DeReiss)
1171
18 MexaBlood
(Flamita and Bandido)
1150
19Cheeky Little Buggers
(Alexxis Falcon and Charles Crowley)
1140
20 Jimmy Havoc and Mark Haskins 1014

By wrestler

RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined days
1 Charlie Sterling 312657
Nick Riley 312657
3 Chuck Mambo 213449
TK Cooper 213449
5 Trent Seven 38322
6 El Ligero 25302
Nathan Cruz 25302
8 Eddie Dennis 12301
Mark Andrews 12301
10 James Drake 38286
Zack Gibson 38286
12 Jordan Devlin 13278
Scotty Davis13278
14 Kid Lykos 56253+
15 Tyler Bate 27240
16 Kyle Fletcher 26210
Mark Davis 26210
18 Michael Dante 12188
Tommy End 12188
20 Big Damo 14170
Axel Tischer 14170
22 Kid Lykos II 23155+
23Damon Moser12120
Danny Garnell12120
25James Davis13119
Rob Lynch13119
27 Chris Brookes 3398
28Paul Robinson1291
Will Ospreay 1291
30 Pete Dunne 1182
31 Dan Moloney 1171
Man Like DeReiss 1171
33 Bandido 1150
Flamita 1150
35Alexxis Falcon1140
Charles Crowley1140
37 Jimmy Havoc 1014
Mark Haskins 1014
39 A. R. Fox 127
Jonathan Gresham 127

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