Hot on the heels of the Super Strong Style 16 tournament, PROGRESS made another trip up north for Father’s Day, with Manchester being the stop-off point for Chapter 31: All Hail The New Puritans – a show headlined by Chris Hero getting a PROGRESS title shot after his show-stealing performances during the SSS16 tournament.
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It’s incredible that PROGRESS – almost exclusively based out of London – have lasted for four years, but it’s a testament to what a well-run promotion can do if they don’t seek to annoy fans and other promotions. Chapter 27 – The Lost Art of Suffering – was their fourth-anniversary show, headlined by the third-ever Thunderbastard match, a nine-man affair for Marty Scurll’s title.
PROGRESS’ second-annual Super Strong Style 16 tournament concluded in style on a warm Bank Holiday Monday in Camden, with another nine-match strong card.
The late May Bank Holiday saw PROGRESS return to Camden’s Electric Ballroom for two back-to-back days of action, with their second annual Super Strong Style 16 tournament. Last year’s winner, Will Ospreay went on to unseat then-champion Jimmy Havoc, and with a title shot going to this year’s winner, it’s time to see who’ll get a crack at Marty Scurll.
We’re back to Manchester for our latest instalment of #BACKFILL, with PROGRESS’ first show “up north” in 2016. It’s perhaps the weirdest way for a non-wrestling fan to spend a Valentine’s Day – it’s Chapter 26: Unknown Pleasures.
PROGRESS opened up 2016 with a return to Camden, and a show headlined by champion Will Ospreay defending against the “Villain” Marty Scurll, in a card named after what many were hoping would happen to Scurll – “Chat Shit, Get Banged”
For our latest #BACKFILL offering, we go back to the end of 2015, with PROGRESS’ final show of the year, with their debut offerings in Manchester. It’s Chapter 24: Hit The North!
Back to PROGRESS now, and we go back six months for November 2015’s show: Chapter 23 – What A Time To Be Alive! There are no old men thawing out of a freezer here, but we do have a rare event which included a pre-show, and that match that broke the ring… in the main show opener, too!