Progress Wrestling Atlas Championship

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Progress Atlas Championship
Progress Wrestling Atlas Championship.png
The current title design (2016 – present)
Details
Promotion Progress Wrestling
Date established25 March 2012
Current champion(s) Axel Tischer
Date won27 May 2024
Statistics
First champion(s) Rampage Brown
Most reigns Walter
(3 reigns)
Longest reign Ricky Knight Jr.
(404 days)
Shortest reign Matt Riddle
(29 days)
Youngest champion Luke Jacobs
(21 years, 240 days)
Heaviest champion Big Damo
(321 lb (146 kg))
Lightest champion Ricky Knight Jr.
(189 lb (86 kg))

The Progress Atlas Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the British professional wrestling promotion Progress Wrestling. Initially, the title was designated exclusively for wrestlers weighing over 205 pounds (the cruiserweight weight limit) in weight, but the respective rule was scrapped in time. [1]

Contents

Title history

On 27 February 2019, Progress announced that there would be a unification match between the Atlas and World championships at Super Strong Style 16 on 5 May of that year, with Walter winning and thus unifying the two titles. [2] On 21 July 2019, Progress announced that the Atlas Championship had been retired, to be replaced with the upcoming Proteus Championship. Luke Jacobs is the current champion in his first reign. He defeated Jonah in a tournament final to reactivated title at Chapter 133: Stop Motion Skeleton Battle on 18 April 2022, in Camden Town, London. Rampage Brown was the first champion after winning a tournament.

Inaugural tournament (2016)

The inaugural tournament of the championship was held under a two-block system with the winner of each one advancing to the finals. For the block matches, two points were awarded for a win and one point for a draw. The tournament began at PROGRESS Chapter 28: Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want on April 10, 2016 and ended at Chapter 36: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Room... Again on September 25. [3]

Final standings
Block ABlock B
T-Bone6 Joe Coffey 5
Dave Mastiff 4 Rampage Brown 3
Big Daddy Walter 2 Michael Dante 2
Iestyn Rees0Damian O'Connor0
Block AT-Bone Walter Rees Mastiff
T-Bone—T-Bone & Gibson [a]
(9:56)		T-Bone
(9:35)		T-Bone & Gibson
(9:56)
Walter T-Bone & Gibson
(9:56)		—T-Bone & Gibson
(9:56)		Walter
(11:13)
ReesT-Bone
(9:35)		T-Bone & Gibson
(9:56)		—Mastiff
(6:33)
Mastiff T-Bone & Gibson
(9:56)		Walter
(11:13)		Mastiff
(6:33)		—
Block B Dante O'Connor Coffey Brown
Dante —Dante
(6:56)		Coffey
(9:23)		O'Connor & Coffey
(7:22) [b]
O'ConnorDante
(6:56)		—O'Connor & Coffey
(7:22)		Brown
(forfeit)
Coffey Coffey
(9:23)		O'Connor & Coffey
(7:22)		—Draw
(15:00)
Brown O'Connor & Coffey
(7:22)		Brown
(forfeit)		Draw
(15:00)		—
Semifinals Final
      
B1 Joe Coffey Pin
A2 Dave Mastiff 9:24
B1 Joe Coffey 13:53
B2 Rampage Brown Pin
A1 T-Bone 9:46
B2 Rampage Brown Pin

Reigns

There have been a total of thirteen reigns shared between ten different official champions. The current champion is Axel Tischer who is in his first reign.

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
DefensesNumber of successful defenses
+Current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDaysDefenses
1 Rampage Brown 25 September 2016Chapter 36: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Room... Again Brixton, London 11123Defeated Joe Coffey in a tournament final to crown the inaugural champion. [4] [5]
2 Matt Riddle 15 January 2017Chapter 42: Life, the Universe and Wrestling Birmingham, England 11759 [6]
3 Walter 9 July 2017Chapter 51: Screaming For Progress': Birmingham, England 1341 [7]
4 Matt Riddle 12 August 2017Progress: New York City New York City, NY 2290 [8]
5 Walter 10 September 2017Chapter 55: Chase the Sun Haringey, London 22382This was a three-way match, also involving Timothy Thatcher. [9]
— Vacated 7 May 2018Chapter 68: Super Strong Style 16 Haringey, London ——— Walter voluntarily vacated the title.
6 Doug Williams 20 May 2018Chapter 69: Be Here Now Manchester, England 11332This was a four-way match for the vacant title, which involving Joseph Conners, Rampage Brown and Rob Lynch. [10]
7 Trent Seven 30 September 2018Chapter 76: Hello Wembley Wembley, London 12946 [11]
8 Walter 5 May 2019Chapter 88: Super Strong Style 16 Haringey, London 3771Upon Walter's victory, the title was unified with the Progress World Championship, but not deactivated. [12]
—Deactivated21 July 2019Chapter 95: Still Chasing————PROGRESS declared the championship retired, to be replaced with the Proteus Championship. [13]
9 Luke Jacobs 18 April 2022Chapter 133: Stop Motion Skeleton Battle Camden Town, London 11605Defeated Jonah in a tournament final to win the reactivated championship. [14]
10 Big Damo 25 September 2022Chapter 142: The Deadly Viper Tour Birmingham, England 11543 [15]
11 Ricky Knight Jr. 26 February 2023Chapter 150: When The Man Comes Around London, England 14046 [16]
12 Yoichi 5 April 2024 Chapter 166: Freedom Walks Again Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1521 [17]
13 Axel Tischer 27 May 2024 Super Strong Style 16
(Night 2)		 London, England 1267+2 [18]

Combined reigns

Current champion, Axel Tischer. Axel Tischer, June 2022 15.jpg
Current champion, Axel Tischer.

As of February18, 2025.

†Indicates the current champion
RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined
defenses		Combined
days
1 Ricky Knight Jr. 16404
2 Walter 34349
3 Axel Tischer †12267+
4 Trent Seven 16217
5 Matt Riddle 29204
6 Luke Jacobs 15160
7 Big Damo 13154
8 Doug Williams 12132
9 Rampage Brown 13112
10 Yoichi 1152

Notes

  1. ↑ This was a tie-breaker tag team match in which Gibson replaced Mastiff.
  2. ↑ This was a tie-breaker tag team match in which Mikey Whiplash replaced Dante.

References

  1. ↑ WrestlingTitles (13 March 2021). "PROGRESS Atlas Title (Great Britain)". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Wrestling, PROGRESS (27 February 2019). "The biggest match in PROGRESS history takes place on Sunday 5th May, when World Champion @walteraut faces Atlas Champion @trentseven in a TITLE UNIFICATION MATCH. This huge clash goes down as part of #SSS16 at @yourallypally!".
  3. ↑ Furious, Arnold (21 April 2016). "PROGRESS: CHAPTER 28 "PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, LET ME GET WHAT I WANT" REVIEW"". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  4. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (25 September 2016). "PROGRESS Atlas Title Round Robin Tournament (2016)". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  5. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (25 September 2016). "PROGRESS Chapter 36: We're Gonna Need A Bigger Room ... Again - Event @ O2 Academy Brixton in London, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  6. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (15 January 2017). "PROGRESS Chapter 42: Life, The Universe & Wrestling - Event @ O2 Academy in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  7. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (9 July 2017). "PROGRESS Chapter 51: Screaming For PROGRESS - Event @ O2 Academy in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  8. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (12 August 2017). "PROGRESS New York City - Event @ Elmcor Center in New York City, New York, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  9. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (10 September 2017). "PROGRESS Chapter 55: Chase The Sun - Event @ Alexandra Palace in London, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  10. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (20 May 2018). "PROGRESS Chapter 69: Be Here Now - Event @ Victoria Warehouse in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  11. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (30 September 2018). "PROGRESS Chapter 76: Hello Wembley! - Event @ The SSE Arena Wembley in Wembley, Greater London, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  12. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (5 May 2019). "PROGRESS Chapter 88: Super Strong Style 16 Tournament Edition 2019 - Night 2 - Event @ Alexandra Palace in London, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  13. ↑ "A landscape-changing announcement for Alexandra Palace..." PROGRESS Wrestling on YouTube. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  14. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (18 April 2022). "PROGRESS Chapter 133: Stop Motion Skeleton Battle - TV-Show @ The Dome in London, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  15. ↑ Daly, Wayne (25 September 2022). "PROGRESS Chapter 142 Results: The Deadly Viper Tour ~ Codename: California Mountain Shake – Birmingham, England (9/25)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  16. ↑ Thomas, Jeremy (26 February 2023). "PROGRESS Wrestling Chapter 150 Results: Atlas Championship Changes Hands, More". 411mania.com. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  17. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (5 April 2024). "PROGRESS Chapter 166 Results (4/5): New Champions Crowned". fightful.com. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  18. ↑ Brennan, Corey (27 May 2024). "Luke Jacobs Wins PROGRESS Super Strong Style 16 2024". fightful.com. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
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