Will Kroos

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Will Kroos
Will Kroos in March 2025.jpg
Kross in March 2025
Born (1996-10-28) October 28, 1996 (age 28) [1]
Worksop, England
Professional wrestling career
Ring name
  • Will Kroos
Billed height193 cm (6 ft 4 in) [2]
Billed weight135 kg (298 lb)
Debut2017

William Walker better known by his ring name Will Kroos (born October 28, 1996) is an English professional wrestler best known for his tenure with Progress Wrestling where he is the current Progress Atlas Champion in his first reign. He is also known for competing in various promotions of the British independent scene. [3]

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Professional wrestling career

British independent circuit (2017–present)

Kroos made his professional wrestling debut at Evolution 47: You And Me In British Racing Green, an event promoted by Hope Wrestling on May 26, 2017, where he defeated Shogun J in singles competition. [4] Kroos is known for his tenure with various promotions from the British independent scene such as Preston City Wrestling (PCW), Pro Wrestling Chaos (PWC), Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW) and many others. [2]

At RevPro Unfinished Business 2022 on May 1, Kroos teamed up with Blake as "Pure Beef" to unsuccessfully challenge Sunshine Machine (Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper) for the British Tag Team Championship. [5] At RevPro Summer Sizzler 2022 on July 23, Kroos competed in a six-way scramble to determine the number one contender for All Elite Wrestling's AEW All-Atlantic Championship won by Connor Mills and also involving Callum Newman, Man Like DeReiss, Ricky Knight Jr. and Robbie X. [6]

Progress Wrestling (2022–present)

Kroos made his debut in Progress Wrestling at Chapter 132: By The Beard Of Zeus on April 17, 2022, where he unsuccessfully challenged Rickey Shane Page and Joe Hendry in a first round match of a tournament for the reactivated Progress Atlas Championship. [7]

At Chapter 175: Unboxing VII: The Curtain Call on December 29, 2024, Kroos teamed up with "Mothdog" stable partner Gene Munny to unsuccessfully challenge reigning champions Smokin' Aces (Charlie Sterling and Nick Riley) and Simon Miller and Jerry Bakewell in a three-way tag team bout disputed for the Progress Tag Team Championship. [8] At Chapter 177: My Own Destiny on February 23, 2025, Kroos unsuccessfully challenged Simon Miller for the Progress Proteus Championship. [9] At Chapter 183: Hundred Volts on August 25, 2025, he took part in a three-way match where Gene Munny defeated reigning champion Mike D Vecchio and Kroos the Progress Atlas Championship. [10] Kroos won the title one month later at Chapter 184: Camden Lock Up on September 28, 2025 by defeating Munny in singles competition. [11]

During his time with the promotion, he chased for various accomplishments. In the 2025 edition of the Super Strong Style 16, he defeated Marcus Mathers in the first rounds, only to fall short to Charlie Sterling in the second ones. [12]

Pro Wrestling Noah (2024–present)

Kroos often wrestles in events promoted by Pro Wrestling Noah due to the latter promotion's business relationship with British scene talent. He made his first appearance on the first night of the Noah UK Tour on September 6, 2024, where he fell short to Yoshiki Inamura. [13]

Kroos made his debut in a Noah pay-per-view in Japan at Sunny Voyage 2025 on July 13, where he unsuccessfully challenged Galeno for the GHC National Championship. [14] On the first night of New Departure 2025 from July 19, 2025, where he teamed up with Shuhei Taniguchi and Hajime Ohara in a losing effort against Los Golpeadores (Alpha Wolf and Dragon Bane) and Super Crazy. [15] On the second night of the event from July 20, he teamed up with Kazuyuki Fujita and Daiki Odashima in a losing effort against Ratel's (Manabu Soya, Daiki Inaba and Saxon Huxley). [16]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ Saalbach, Axel. "Will Kroos • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Will Kroos/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved October 24, 2025.
  3. ↑ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Will Kroos Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
  4. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 26, 2017). "HOPE Evolution 47: You And Me In British Racing Green". cagematch.net. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  5. ↑ Russell, Skylar (May 2, 2022). "RevPro Unfinished Business Results (5/1): Micheal Oku, Mad Kurt, Shota Umino, More In Action". fightful.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  6. ↑ Walraven, Noah (July 23, 2022). "RevPro Summer Sizzler (7/23) Results: Pac, 'Speedball' Mike Bailey, And More". fightful.com. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  7. ↑ Hamilton, Ian (May 2, 2022). "Hamilton's PROGRESS Chapter 132: By The Beard Of Zeus Review". 411mania.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  8. ↑ Vetter, Chris (29 December 2024). "Progress Wrestling "Chapter 175 – Unboxing VII" results (12/29): Vetter's review of Luke Jacobs vs. Leon Slater vs. Man Like DeReiss vs. Ricky Knight Jr. for the Progress Title, El Hijo Del Vikingo suffers injury". Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Archived from the original on 6 January 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  9. ↑ Vetter, Chris (23 February 2025). "Progress Wrestling "Chapter 177 – My Own Destiny" results (2/23): Vetter's review of Rhio vs. Meiko Satomura, Luke Jacobs vs. Tate Mayfairs for the Progress Title, Axel Tischer and Big Damo vs. TK Cooper and Chuck Mambo". Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Archived from the original on 24 February 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  10. ↑ Brennan, Corey (25 August 2025). "PROGRESS Chapter 183: Hundred Volts Results (8/25): Man Like DeReiss And Luke Jacobs Meet In TLC Match". Fightful. Archived from the original on 29 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  11. ↑ Vetter, Chris (September 29, 2025). "Progress Wrestling "Chapter 184: Camden Lock Up" results (9/28): Vetter's review of Nina Samuels vs. Kanji in a loser leaves Progress match, Man Like DeReiss vs. Charlie Sterling for the Progress Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Archived from the original on 4 October 2025. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  12. ↑ Brennan, Corey (May 5, 2025). "Man Like DeReiss Wins 2025 PROGRESS Super Strong Style 16 Tournament". Fightful.
  13. ↑ Brennan, Corey (September 7, 2024). "NOAH UK Tour Night One Results (9/6): Lykos Gym vs Los Golpeadores". fightful.com. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  14. ↑ Black, Ethan (July 19, 2025). "Pro Wrestling Noah Sunny Voyage Night 31 Results (July 13th, 2025)". bodyslam.net. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  15. ↑ Black, Ethan (July 21, 2025). "Pro Wrestling Noah New Departure Night 1 Results (July 19th, 2025)". bodyslam.net. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  16. ↑ Dunning, Kyle (July 20, 2025). "NOAH New Departure 2025 Results: KENTA Becomes GHC Champion (Exclusive Photos)". ewrestlingnews.com. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
  17. ↑ Wrestling Titles. "PROGRESS Atlas Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
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