RIPTIDE Wrestling has announced that WWE United Kingdom Superstar Jordan Devlin will be joining the ‘International Waters’ event on July 6th to take on the ‘Pansexual Phenomenon’ Jack Sexsmith.

Devlin took part in the inaugural WWE United Kingdom Championship tournament and he is set to take part in the Royal Albert Hall event on June 17th. Sexsmith is another performer who has been on WWE’s radar recently, he took part in a tryout session earlier this year and is being rumored as a name for the upcoming WWE United Kingdom roster reveal.

This is the third match confirmed for the show, following the already announced WALTER vs ‘Speedball’ Mike Bailey and Naoki Tanizaki vs CCK’s Chris Brookes.

Tickets for the show are available to purchase now here.

https://twitter.com/RIPTIDEwres/status/1003897044807966721

PROGRESS Wrestling have now officially announced that Jack Sexsmith will be challenging Travis Banks for the PROGRESS World Championship at Chapter 69 – ‘Be Here Now.’

The ‘Pansexual Phenomenon’ earned this opportunity way back at Chapter 59 in an 8-man contender match, he announced shortly after that he would be taking his Championship bout at Chapter 69 in front of PROGRESS’ biggest ever crowd outside of London. Sexsmith has been an inspirational figure for the UK scene and has become an almost ‘accidental’ champion of the LGBTQIA community, he heads into this bout as a huge fan favourite and will have the full backing of the PROGRESS fans to win his first World Championship.

Travis Banks enters the bout having gone undefeated since the ‘Chase The Sun’ event wherein he defeated Pete Dunne to become the PROGRESS World Champion. Banks has been receiving a fairly mixed reaction from the PROGRESS crowds lately, his winning defence against Matt Riddle seemed to solidify the fans turning against the ‘Kiwi Buzzsaw’ leading him to adopt Roman Reigns-esque mannerisms to ‘troll’ the PROGRESS faithful. The bout against Sexsmith became official after Banks defeated former ATLAS Champion WALTER at the Super Strong Style 16 event this past weekend.

#Chapter69: CONFIRMED – @TheJackSexsmith challenges @Travis_BanksPW for the World Title when we hit @VicWarehouse #Manchester on 20th May! Tickets: https://t.co/oyyCYEM8Mt #ThisIsProgress #BeHereNow pic.twitter.com/bJ1FHohpKI

— PROGRESS Wrestling (@ThisIs_Progress) May 8, 2018

UK based promotion RIPTIDE Wrestling has confirmed that 205 Live Superstar and former PROGRESS World Champion Mark Andrews will be making his way to their Spring Break event on Friday May 4th from The Brighthelm Centre and Auditorium in Brighton, England.

Andrews will be taking on one of the most beloved stars in both RIPTIDE and the UK scene; Jack Sexsmith. The ‘Pansexual Phenomenon’ has been building his profile over the past few years and is now in line for a huge PROGRESS Wrestling World Title bout (at their 69th Chapter event) as well as high profile matches for up and coming independent companies such as RIPTIDE.

The currently confirmed card for Spring Break is now as follows:

• WALTER vs Wild Boar

• Jimmy Havoc vs Jinny

• Mark Andrews vs Jack Sexsmith

• Maverick Mayhew vs Spike Trivet

• Sierra Loxton vs Chakara vs Sammi Jayne

• TK Cooper vs Drew Parker vs Elijah vs Danny Jones

• Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson & James Drake) vs Kip Sabian & ??? vs Team White Wolf vs Anti-Fun Police

Tickets for the event are now available to purchase via RIPTIDE’s official website.

https://twitter.com/RIPTIDEwres/status/987760163460386816

Here are the results from PROGRESS Wrestling’s latest Chapter event – Galvanize. The show took place at the O2 Ritz in Manchester in front of a sold out crowd:

PROGRESS Tag Team Championship Match – British Strong Style (Tyler Bate & Trent Seven) b. Travis Banks & TK Cooper – The WWE UK Division competitors Seven & Bate successfully retained their Tag Team Title Shields against the South Pacific Power Trip.

Zack Gibson b. El Ligero – Gibson took the win against his former Origin stablemate using his ‘Helter Skelter’ signature move. Nathan Cruz appeared during the match to distract Ligero leading to the finish.

James Drake b. Jack Sexsmith – Sexsmith continues to prove himself as a viable competitor in PROGRESS even with this loss against Drake. This is Drake’s second win in as many Chapter appearances and he looks set to make a big impact in PROGRESS this year.

Mark Andrews b. Will Ospreay – The Number 1 Contender to the PROGRESS Championship Mark Andrews continues his hot streak with a win over NJPW star Ospreay. After the match Jimmy Havoc appeared to beat down the Aerial Assassin Will Ospreay in an attempt to stop him interfering in the main event.

Ringkampf (Walter & Axel Dieter Jr) b. The Hunter Brothers – wXw heroes Ringkampf continue to prove their worth to the PROGRESS faithful with a win over the Hunter Brothers

Flash Morgan Webster b. Nathan Cruz – Morgan Webster picks up the win in his first singles appearance for the company since his long layoff with injury. Cruz has now lost two in a row at Chapter events and he took his anger out on ‘Flash’ after the bout.

Jinny b. Nixon Newell – Jinny defeated NXT bound Nixon Newell to advance to the final of the Natural Progression series, she looks set to win the tournament and become the first ever PROGRESS Women’s Champion. 

PROGRESS Championship Match – Pete Dunne b. Jimmy Havoc – Dunne retained his championship in an incredible deathmatch that involved thumbtacks, tables, barbed wire and an interfering Will Ospreay. After the bout Ospreay laid out Havoc and screamed ‘THIS HAS TO END.’

Thank you Manchester. Goodness, that was something else. Next stop, Camden #Chapter45 pic.twitter.com/kHtyIFprbm

— PROGRESS Wrestling (@ThisIs_Progress) March 19, 2017

Here are the results from PROGRESS’ Chapter 44 event ‘Old Man Yells At Cloud.’ The show took place at a sold out Electric Ballroom in Camden, UK.

James Drake b. Damon Moser – This was a relatively shot match that saw WWE UK Tournament competitor James Drake won with the Mr Mayhem DDT. There are reports that Moser was injured during the bout thus the quick conclusion.

Dahlia Black (w/TK Cooper) b. Martina the Session Moth – This was a 1st round match in the Natural Progression Series to crown the first ever PROGRESS Women’s Champion as well as being Martina’s debut match for the company. Black took the win when TK Cooper interfered and cost Martina the bout

Travis Banks b. Jordan Devlin – Another PROGRESS debut here as WWE Tournament Competitor Jordan Devlin looked to beat tag team specialist Banks. Travis took the win after hitting a Buzzsaw Kick.

Pastor William Eaver b. Sebastian – Eaver took the win here after hitting the ‘Clothesline From Heaven’ in what was an extremely violent bout, definitely one worth watching on PROGRESS’ On Demand service.

Mark Andrews b. Shane Strickland – An absolutely fantastic match that saw Andrews win with the Shooting Star Press, after the match PROGRESS Co-Owner Jim Smallman asked Strickland to appear at the Orlando shows over Wrestlemania Weekend.

El Ligero b. Nathan Cruz – A hotly contested bout between two former Origin members saw Ligero take the win after reversing a Figure Four into an Inside Cradle. After the match Cruz removed Ligero’s mask.

Zack Gibson b. Jack Sexsmith – This match was all about Sexsmith proving himself as a viable championship  contender for the company and it certainly felt like his ‘coming out party.’ Gibson hit the Helter Skelter for the pinfall win.

Jimmy Havoc, Mark Haskins & Morgan Webster b. British Strong Style (Pete Dunne, Trent Seven & Tyler Bate) – The stakes for this match were extremely high. If Havoc, Haskins or Webster got a pinfall or submission victory then they would receive a title shot, however if one of them took a pinfall, countout or submission loss then they would ineligible to ANY title shot for 6 months. Havoc ended up taking the victory and title shot following an Acid Rainmaker on PROGRESS Champion Pete Dunne.

https://twitter.com/JimmyHavoc/status/835973069021802499

PROGRESS have released a highlights video for the Top 10 matches of 2016 as voted for by the company’s fan base, you can see the video below:

WATCH: The Top 10 PROGRESS matches of 2016 https://t.co/LLjjQbnDf1

— PROGRESS Wrestling (@ThisIs_Progress) February 19, 2017

PROGRESS have also announced more bouts for their Chapter 44 show: ‘Old Man Yells at Cloud.’ OTT star and WWE UK Championship tournament competitor Jordan Devlin will be making his company debut against UK Indie standout Travis Banks.

The other featured bouts currently announced are:

• Mark Haskins, ‘Flash’ Morgan Webster & Jimmy Havoc vs British Strong Style
• Nathan Cruz vs El Ligero
• Mark Andrews vs Shane Strickland
• Jack Sexsmith vs Zack Gibson

#Chapter44: @Jordan_Devlin1 makes his PROGRESS debut vs @Travis_BanksPW, in HIS first PROGRESS singles match! #OMYAC pic.twitter.com/IiQwz5tAYf

— PROGRESS Wrestling (@ThisIs_Progress) February 17, 2017

#Chapter44: @Nathan_Cruz90 and @Ligero1 face off for the first time since Nov 2012 as #Origin continue to implode… pic.twitter.com/MFY6COiIF6

— PROGRESS Wrestling (@ThisIs_Progress) February 16, 2017

It has been well documented that the UK  independent wrestling scene is as hot now as it ever has been. New companies with top UK talents such as Lucha Forever, VII Pro Wrestling, Riot House Promotions and big money WCPW have been blossoming from the impact that top UK indies such as PROGRESS, ICW and Revolution Pro have had over the past few years.

With that another new company has emerged with their first event announced for the Hackney Showroom in London on August 20th. Known as Unprofessional Wrestling (@UnPro_Wrestling), they will be holding an 8-Man tournament to crown their first Champion and here are some of the bigger names that have been announced for the night:

‘Flash’ Morgan Webster – One of PROGRESS Wrestling’s most popular homegrown stars, Webster recently returned from an injury sustained against Zack Sabre Jr at the WWE Crusierweight Classic qualifying rounds back at PROGRESS Chapter 29.

https://twitter.com/UnPro_Wrestling/status/829434636078084096

El Ligero – Ligero is quite possibly the hardest working man in the UK scene today having fought in nearly 2,000 matches over his 15 year career. He recently featured on the ITV World of Sport reboot that aired in the UK on New Years Eve.

https://twitter.com/UnPro_Wrestling/status/826850966125281282

Pastor William Eaver – A product of the PROGRESS Wrestling School (known as the ProJo), Pastor William Eaver has become one of the most beloved figures in PROGRESS today. He is now starting to make a name for his himself across the UK and Europe and looks set to have a big impact in 2017.

https://twitter.com/UnPro_Wrestling/status/826170117591494656

Jack Sexsmith – Sexsmith is one of the most intriguing characters in wrestling today, having started as a comedy character in PROGRESS wrestling he has grown to be a huge crowd favourite that may possibly be in line for a world championship run at some point this year. Maybe he can be the top guy in UnPro?

https://twitter.com/UnPro_Wrestling/status/826528029950300160

Tickets for the event are still available to purchase through: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/unprofessional-wrestling-the-man-who-would-be-king-tickets-31464855229

PROGRESS Wrestling have released the latest in their series of short form interviews. In this episode of Face to Face the “Sexually Frivolous, Morally Ambiguous” Jack Sexsmith talks starting out as a comedy character in the company to becoming an unexpected role model for the LGBT community.

It’s a very moving, emotional interview and with that please note that there is strong language throughout.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6sviG8t2B4&feature=youtu.be