Progress Chapter 189: In Darkest Night

Chapter 189: In Darkest Night
Promotional poster of the event
Promotion	Progress Wrestling
Date	25 January 2026 [1]
City	London, England
Venue	Electric Ballroom
Event chronology
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The Chapter 189: In Darkest Night was a professional wrestling event produced by Progress Wrestling. It took place on 25 January 2026, in London, England, at the Electric Ballroom. ^[2]

Production

Storylines

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, ^[3] while storylines were produced on Progress' events airing on the Demand PROGRESS streaming service. ^[4]

Event

The event started with the first round bout of the 2026 Super Strong Style 16 tournament in which Jay Joshua defeated Kid Lykos II. Next up, Skye Smitson defeated Anita Vaughan and LA Taylor picked up a victory over Session Moth Martina in the first rounds of the inaugural women's Super Strong Style tournament. ^[5]

In the fourth match, Saxon Huxley defeated Axel Tischer to secure the first successful defense of the Progress Atlas Championship in that respective reign. Next up, Man Like DeReiss defeated Cara Noir by disqualification to secure the eleventh consecutive defense of the PROGRESS World Championship in that respective reign. The sixth bout saw Connor Mills and Nico Angelo defeat Gene Munny and Kouga to secure the second successful defense of the Progress Tag Team Championship in that respective reign. In the semi main event, Big Damo outmatched Spike Trivet in singles competition. ^{[6] [7]}

In the main event, Alexxis Falcon defeated Rayne Leverkusen to win the Progress World Women's Championship, ending the latter's reign at 91 days and three defenses. ^{[8] [9]}

Results

No.	Results [10]	Stipulations	Times [1]
1	Jay Joshua defeated Kid Lykos II by pinfall	First round match in the Super Strong Style 16 tournament	11:11
2	Skye Smitson defeated Anita Vaughan by pinfall	First round match in the Women's Super Strong Style 16 tournament	7:26
3	LA Taylor defeated Session Moth Martina by pinfall	First round match in the Women's Super Strong Style 16 tournament	7:46
4	Saxon Huxley (c) defeated Axel Tischer by pinfall	Singles match for the Progress Atlas Championship	11:44
5	Man Like DeReiss (c) defeated Cara Noir by disqualification	Singles match for the PROGRESS World Championship	6:14
6	Diamond Eyes (Connor Mills and Nico Angelo) (c) defeated Gene Munny and Kouga (with Session Moth Martina) by pinfall	Tag team match for the Progress Tag Team Championship	13:19
7	Big Damo defeated Spike Trivet by pinfall	Singles match	11:23
8	Alexxis Falcon defeated Rayne Leverkusen (c) by pinfall	Singles match for the Progress World Women's Championship	16:33
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

1. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "PROGRESS Chapter 189: In Darkest Night". cagematch.net. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
2. "Progress Wrestling – Chapter 189". electricballroom.co.uk. Electric Ballroom. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
3. Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks . Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on 29 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
4. "PROGRESS Wrestling leaves WWE Network". Progress Wrestling . 17 January 2023. Archived from the original on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
5. Bruno, Alex (26 January 2026). "PROGRESS Wrestling Chapter 189 Results". theshieldofwrestling.com. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
6. "PROGRESS Chapter 189: In Darkest Night Results 1.25.26: New Women's Champion Crowned, More". 411mania.com. 411Mania. 26 January 2026. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
7. Hetfield, James (26 January 2026). "PROGRESS Wrestling Chapter 189 Results – January 25, 2026". pwmania.com. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
8. Hays, Cory (26 January 2026). "Alexxis Falcon Becomes PROGRESS Wrestling Women's World Champion". bodyslam.net. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
9. Lambert, Jeremy (26 January 2026). "PROGRESS Chapter 189: In Darkest Night Results (1/25): New PROGRESS Women's Champion". fightul.com. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
10. Vetter, Chris (26 January 2026). "Progress Wrestling "Chapter 189: In Darkest Night" results: Vetter's review of Rayne Leverkusen vs. Alexxis Falcon for the Progress Women's Title, Man Like DeReiss vs. Cara Noir for the Progress Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Retrieved 26 January 2026.

External links

• Progress Wrestling official website