PROGRESS World Championship

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Progress World Championship
Progress Unified World Championship belt.png
The current title design (2014 – present)
Details
Promotion Progress Wrestling
Date establishedMarch 25, 2012 [1]
Current champion(s) Luke Jacobs
Date wonJuly 28, 2024
Other name(s)
  • PROGRESS Championship
    (2012 – 2016)
  • PROGRESS World Championship
    (2016 – 2019, 2021 – present)
  • PROGRESS Unified World Championship
    (2019 – 2021)
Statistics
First champion(s) Nathan Cruz
Most reigns Marty Scurll
(2 reigns)
Longest reign Cara Noir
(791 days)
Shortest reign Mark Andrews
(<1 days)
Youngest champion Nathan Cruz
(21 years, 197 days)
Heaviest champion Big Damo
(321 lb (146 kg))
Lightest champion Mark Andrews
(159 lb (72 kg))

The Progress World Championship is a professional wrestling World championship created and promoted by the British professional wrestling promotion Progress Wrestling. [2] The current champion is Luke Jacobs, who is in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Kid Lykos at Progress Chapter 169: The Devil On My Shoulder in London, England on July 28, 2024.

Contents

History

Inaugural champion, Nathan Cruz shown here with the staff representing the title (2012-2014). Nathan Cruz.jpg
Inaugural champion, Nathan Cruz shown here with the staff representing the title (2012-2014).

Inaugural tournament (2012)

First Round
(Progress Chapter One: In The Beginning
March 25, 2012) [3] 		Final
(Progress Chapter One: In The Beginning
March 25, 2012) [3]
Nathan Cruz Pin
Colossus Kennedy10:41 [3]
Noam Dar 12:01 [3]
Nathan Cruz Win
El Ligero Pin
El Ligero 26:05
Mike Mason–
Mike MasonPin
Marty Scurll –
Colt Cabana 10:07 [3]
Zack Sabre Jr. 21:45 [3]
Marty Scurll Pin

Unlike conventional wrestling championships which are generally represented by a Championship belt, the Progress championship was initially represented by a large staff with an eagle head piece since its creation in May 2012. At Chapter 16 on 30 November 2014, the staff was replaced by a more traditional title belt. The title has been defended in the United States at the WrestleCon Supershow in Dallas, Texas, and subsequently defended in Italy on 30 April 2016 [4] and Ireland on 16 July 2016. [5] On 5 May 2019, the World Championship and Atlas Championship were unified by Walter, defeating Trent Seven. The title was henceforth known as the Unified World Championship. [6]

Vacant title tournament (2022)

Jonathan Gresham vacated the championship on 15 May 2022 due to a controversial defense. Progress Wrestling announced that the 2022 edition of the Super Strong Style 16 tournament finals from 6 June will also be for the vacant championship. [7]

Round 1
June 3 [8] 		Quarter-finals
June 4 [9] 		Semi-finals
June 5 [10] 		Finals
June 5 [10]
            
Dean Allmark 11:17
Chris Ridgeway Pin
Chris RidgewayPin
Charlie Dempsey 11:06
Charlie Dempsey Pin
Charles Crowley 12:44
Chris RidgewayPin
Gene Munny 11:10
MalikPin
Callum Newman 11:23
Malik 9:24
Gene MunnyPin
Rickey Shane Page Pin
Gene Munny14:32
Chris RidgewayPin
Warren Banks 21:46
Robbie X 9:53
Aramis Pin
Aramis 9:55
Johnny ProgressPin
Jack Evans 12:06
Johnny Progress Pin
Johnny Progress 10:26
Warren BanksPin
Kid Lykos Pin
Maggot 10:26
Kid Lykos 5:10
Warren BanksPin
Big Damo 8:42
Warren BanksPin

Title history

There have been a total of 20 reigns and three vacancies shared between 17 distinctive champions. Nathan Cruz was the inaugural and is also the youngest champion, winning the title at 21 years. Cara Noir had the longest reign at 791 days and 17 successful title defences, while Mark Andrews had the shortest reign at less than a day and zero successful title defences. The current champion is Luke Jacobs. He won the title by defeating Kid Lykos at Progress Chapter 169: The Devil On My Shoulder in London, England on July 28, 2024.

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
DefensesNumber of successful defenses
<1Reign lasted less than a day
+Current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDaysDefenses
1 Nathan Cruz 25 March 2012 Chapter One: In The Beginning Highbury, London 12451Defeated Marty Scurll, El Ligero, and Mike Mason in a four-way tournament final match to become the inaugural champion. [11]
2 El Ligero 25 November 2012Chapter 4: The Ballad of El Ligero Highbury, London 12453 [12]
3 Rampage Brown 28 July 2013Chapter 8: The Big Boy's Guide to Strong Style Highbury, London 11192 [13]
4 Mark Andrews 24 November 2013Chapter 10: Glory Follows Virtue As If It Were Its Shadow Highbury, London 1<10Successfully cashed in his Natural Progression Series title shot.
5 Jimmy Havoc 24 November 2013Chapter 10: Glory Follows Virtue As If It Were Its Shadow Highbury, London 16099Used the open contract given to him by Jim Smallman to make an immediate title match. [14]
6 Will Ospreay 26 July 2015Chapter 20: ThunderBastard: Beyond ThunderBastard Camden Town, London 11824Successfully cashed in his Super Strong Style 16 title shot. [15]
7 Marty Scurll 24 January 2016Chapter 25: Chat Shit, Get Banged Camden Town, London 11547 [16]
8Pastor William Eaver26 June 2016Chapter 32: 5000 to 1 Camden Town, London 1351Successfully cashed in his Natural Progression Series title shot. [17]
9 Marty Scurll 31 July 2016Chapter 33: Malice in Wonderland Camden Town, London 2561 [18]
10 Mark Haskins 25 September 2016Chapter 36: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Room... Again Brixton, London 1351This was a triple threat match also involving Tommy End. [19]
— Vacated 30 October 2016Chapter 38: When Men Throw Men At Men Camden Town, London ———Haskins vacated the title due to injury
11 Pete Dunne 27 November 2016Chapter 39: The Graps of Wrath Camden Town, London 128711Defeated Jimmy Havoc, Matt Riddle, Sebastian, TK Cooper, Travis Banks, and Trent Seven in a seven-way elimination match to win the vacant title. [20]
12 Travis Banks 10 September 2017Chapter 55: Chase the Sun Haringey, London 131817Successfully cashed in his Super Strong Style 16 title shot [21]
13 Walter 25 July 2018Chapter 74: Mid Week Matters Camden Town, London 141715Unified with the Progress Atlas Championship on May 5, 2019 following Walter's win over Trent Seven. [22]
14 Eddie Dennis 15 September 2019Chapter 95: Still Chasing Haringey, London 11262Successfully cashed in his title opportunity gained by defeating Mark Andrews at Chapter 76. This was a triple threat match also involving David Starr. [23]
— Vacated January 19, 2020—————Dennis vacated the title due to a shoulder injury. [24]
15 Cara Noir 19 January 2020Chapter 101: Dalmatians Camden Town, London 179117This was a four-way match also involving Ilja Dragunov, Kyle Fletcher and Paul Robinson. [25] [26]
16 Jonathan Gresham 20 March 2022Chapter 130: Dodge, Dip, Duck, Dive, Dodge London, England 1562This was a winner takes all match, in which Gresham defended the ROH World Championship. [27]
— Vacated 15 May 2022Chapter 134: No Mountain High Enough Camden Town, London ——- Jonathan Gresham stripped of the title due to interference by Lykos Gym (Kid Lykos and Kid Lykos II). [28]
17 Chris Ridgeway 5 June 2022Chapter 135: Super Strong Style 16
Night 3		 Camden Town, London 1691Ridgeway defeated Warren Banks in the Super Strong Style 16 tournament final to win the vacant title. [10]
18 Big Damo 13 August 2022Chapter 137: The Deadly Viper Tour - Codename: Copperhead Sheffield, England 1152 [29]
19 Spike Trivet 28 August 2022Chapter 139: Warriors Come Out To Play London, England 154617 [30]
20 Kid Lykos 25 February 2024Chapter 163: Twisted Metal London, England 11543This was a Steel Cage Match. [31]
21 Luke Jacobs 28 July 2024 Progress Chapter 169: The Devil On My Shoulder London, England 1141+7 [32]

Combined reigns

As of December16, 2024.

†Indicates the current champion
RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined
defenses		Combined days
1 Cara Noir 117791
2 Jimmy Havoc 19609
3 Spike Trivet 117546
4 Walter 115417
5 Travis Banks 117318
6 Pete Dunne 111287
7 El Ligero 13245
Nathan Cruz 11245
9 Marty Scurll 28210
10 Will Ospreay 14182
11 Kid Lykos 13154
12 Luke Jacobs †17141+
13 Eddie Dennis 12126
14 Rampage Brown 12119
15 Chris Ridgeway 1169
16 Jonathan Gresham 1056
17 Mark Haskins 1135
Pastor William Eaver1135
19 Big Damo 1215
20 Mark Andrews 10<1

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