Progress Chapter One: In The Beginning

Progress Chapter One: In The Beginning
Promotional poster of the event
Promotion	Progress Wrestling
Date	March 25, 2012
City	London, England
Venue	The Garage
Attendance	323 [1]
Event chronology
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The Progress Chapter One: In The Beginning was the inaugural professional wrestling event promoted by Progress Wrestling. It took place on March 25, 2012, in London, England at The Garage. ^{[2] [3]}

The event mainly focused on the crowning of the inaugural PROGRESS World Champion via an eight-man single-elimination tournament which featured El Ligero, Noam Dar, Nathan Cruz, Colossus Kennedy, Mike Mason, Colt Cabana, Marty Scurll and Zack Sabre Jr.. ^[4]

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, ^[5] while storylines were produced on Progress' events airing on the Pivotshare service as VOD events. ^[6]

Event

The event started with the first rounds of the Progress World title inaugural tournament in which El Ligero picked up a victory over Noam Dar. Next up, Nathan Cruz defeated Colossus Kennedy in the second first round match. Ongoing, Mike Mason outmatched Colt Cabana with help from his ringside valet (now real life ex-wife) Becky James. In the fourth match. Marty Scurll picked up a victory over Zack Sabre Jr.. The semi main event saw Xander Cooper retaining the BWC Scarlo Scholarship Championship, a short-lived independent title in a three-way match against Darrell Allen and Zack Gibson. In the main event, Nathan Cruz defeated El Ligero, Marty Scurll and Mike Mason in a four-way match to become the inaugural Progress World Champion. ^[7]

Results

Inaugural champion, Nathan Cruz shown here with the staff representing the title.

No.	Results [7]	Stipulations	Times [1]
1	El Ligero defeated Noam Dar	Singles match in the first round of the PROGRESS World Championship Tournament	12:01
2	Nathan Cruz defeated Colossus Kennedy	Singles match in the first round of the PROGRESS World Championship Tournament	10:41
3	Mike Mason (with Becky James) defeated Colt Cabana	Singles match in the first round of the PROGRESS World Championship Tournament	10:07
4	Marty Scurll defeated Zack Sabre Jr.	Singles match in the first round of the PROGRESS World Championship Tournament	21:45
5	Xander Cooper (c) defeated Darrell Allen and Zack Gibson	Three-way match for the BWC Scarlo Scholarship Championship	13:44
6	Nathan Cruz defeated El Ligero, Marty Scurll and Mike Mason	Four Way Elimination Match in the final of the PROGRESS World Championship Tournament	26:05
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

Inaugural Progress World Championship tournament

Main article: List of Progress Wrestling tournaments § PROGRESS Championship Tournament (2012)

	First Round (Progress Chapter One: In The Beginning March 25, 2012) [8]					Final (Progress Chapter One: In The Beginning March 25, 2012) [8]
	Nathan Cruz		Pin
	Colossus Kennedy		10:41 [8]
	Noam Dar		12:01 [8]
						Nathan Cruz		Win
	El Ligero		Pin
						El Ligero		26:05
						Mike Mason		–
	Mike Mason		Pin
						Marty Scurll		–
	Colt Cabana		10:07 [8]
	Zack Sabre Jr.		21:45 [8]
	Marty Scurll		Pin

References

1. Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 25, 2012). "PROGRESS Chapter One: In The Beginning". cagematch.net. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
2. "PROGRESS WRESTLING: FROM THE VAULTS: CHAPTER 1". PROGRESS Wrestling . May 26, 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
3. "Progress Chapter One: In The Beginning". imdb.com. IMDb . Retrieved May 26, 2024.
4. Blake, Mark. "The PROGRESS Prerogative – Chapter One: In The Beginning". prowrestlingpost.com. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
5. Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks . Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
6. "Progress Wrestling Launch Their On Demand Service". WrestleRopes UK. 22 March 2015. Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
7. "PROGRESS CHAPTER 1: IN THE BEGINNING". thewrestlingrevolution.com. The Wrestling Revolution. March 25, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
8. Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 25, 2012). "PROGRESS Chapter One: In The Beginning - Event @ The Garage in London, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved June 20, 2021.

External links

• Progress Wrestling official website