| Chapter 175: Unboxing VII: The Curtain Call | |||
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| Promotion | Progress Wrestling | ||
| Date | December 29, 2024 | ||
| City | London, England | ||
| Venue | Electric Ballroom | ||
| Attendance | cca. 700 [1] | ||
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The Chapter 175: Unboxing VII: The Curtain Call was a professional wrestling event produced by Progress Wrestling. It took place on December 29, 2024, in London, England, at the Electric Ballroom. [2] The event aired domestically on Triller TV. [3]
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, [4] while storylines were produced on Progress' events airing on the Demand PROGRESS streaming service. [5]
As the "Unboxing" category of Progress Chapters tradition hints, the pay-per-view's entire match card was be revealed on the night of the event.
The event started with the singles confrontation between El Hijo del Vikingo and Kid Lykos II which ended by referee stoppage after Vikingo sustained an injury during match. Next up, Axel Tischer defeated Sanity stablemate and the time's partner in the Progress Wrestling Tag Team Championship Big Damo to retain the Progress Atlas Championship for the second consecutive time in that respective reign. The third bout saw Alexxis Falcon defeating "Cheeky Little Boogers" tag team partner Charles Crowley. After the bout concluded, Falcon and Crowley announced that their tag team would split on order to pursue singles careers. In the fourth bout, Michael Oku defeated Mark Haskins in singles competition. Next up, Smokin' Aces (Charlie Sterling and Nick Riley) defeated Mothdog (Gene Munny and Will Kroos) and Simon Miller and Jerry Bakewell to secure the third consecutive defense of the Progress Tag Team Championship in that respective reign. The sixth bout saw Tate Mayfairs last eliminating Eddie Dennis to win the traditional Thunderbastard match. In the semi main event, Nina Samuels defeated Rhio to win the Progress World Women's Championship, ending the latter's reign at 434 days and 20 defenses which was a record at the time.
In the main event, Luke Jacobs defeated Leon Slater, Man Like DeReiss and Ricky Knight Jr. to secure the ninth consecutive defense of the PROGRESS World Championship in that respective reign. After the bout concluded, Jacobs was confronted by tate Mayfairs who won the Thunderbastard match earlier that night and chose the World Championship in a bout set to occur at Chapter 177: My Own Destiny on February 23, 2025. [6]
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times [1] | ||
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| 1 | El Hijo del Vikingo vs. Kid Lykos II ended in a no-contest | Singles match [7] | 16:00 | ||
| 2 | Axel Tischer (c) defeated Big Damo | Singles match for the Progress Atlas Championship | 9:25 | ||
| 3 | Alexxis Falcon defeated Charles Crowley | Singles match | 12:08 | ||
| 4 | Michael Oku defeated Mark Haskins | Singles match | 20:24 | ||
| 5 | Smokin' Aces (Charlie Sterling and Nick Riley) (c) defeated Simon Miller and Jerry Bakewell and Mothdog (Gene Munny and Will Kroos) | Three-way tornado tag team match for the Progress Tag Team Championship | 8:34 | ||
| 6 | Tate Mayfairs won by last eliminating Eddie Dennis | Thunderbastard match Gauntlet-rumble match in which the winner gets to challenge for a championship of their choice. | 30:03 | ||
| 7 | Nina Samuels defeated Rhio (c) | Singles match for the Progress World Women's Championship | 0:15 | ||
| 8 | Luke Jacobs (c) defeated Leon Slater, Man Like DeReiss and Ricky Knight Jr. | Four-way match for the PROGRESS World Championship | 19:24 | ||
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| Draw | Entrant | Order | Eliminated by | Elimination(s) |
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| 1 | Kid Lykos | 3 | Lana Austin | 0 |
| 2 | Rayne Leverkusen | 4 | Lana Austin | 1 |
| 3 | Session Moth Martina | 1 | Rayne Leverkusen | 0 |
| 4 | Eddie Dennis | 6 | Tate Mayfairs | 0 |
| 5 | Tate Mayfairs | – | Winner | 2 |
| 6 | Lana Austin | 5 | Tate Mayfairs | 2 |
| 7 | Nico Angelo | 2 | Disqualified | 0 |
Emmanuel Roman Morales, better known by his ring name El Hijo del Vikingo, is a Mexican luchador. He works for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), where his reign as AAA Mega Champion was the longest, holding the championship for 833 days. He also makes appearances for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), Ring of Honor.
The Progress World Championship is a professional wrestling World championship created and promoted by the British professional wrestling promotion Progress Wrestling. 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.
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