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WWE this week announced the bracket for the first ever UK Championship Tournament set to take place this weekend at the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool, England.
The tournament features some of the best performers on the British scene and here are (in my opinion) the top four men who are likely to go all the way and become the first ever WWE UK Champion.
Pete Dunne
Pete Dunne (known affectionally to PROGRESS fans as ‘PETER’) had the biggest year of his career in 2016. His stellar year included a spot in PWG’s BOLA tournament, facing Yuji Nagata in Rev Pro, winning the PROGRESS Tag Team Titles with Trent Seven and to cap it off he secured the PROGRESS Championship by pinning Jimmy Havoc at Chapter 39.
Dunne has been in the industry around a decade and has established himself as one of the top acts in the UK scene, nicknamed the ‘Brusierweight’ he has a hard hitting style and works predominately as a heel for multiple companies across Britain, he possesses a natural ability to rile up a crowd that harks back to William Regal in his prime. I would absolutely consider Dunne to be the favourite going into the tournament in Blackpool.
Projection: Winner
Trent Seven
Trent is one of the most experienced performers in the tournament. He too has had a breakout year in 2016, highlighted by his PROGRESS Tag Team title run with British Strong Style partners Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate (more info on Tyler below). Having worked the majority of the year as a firm crowd favourite both as a singles star in Fight Club Pro and as a tag team specialist in Moustache Mountain, his heel turn in PROGRESS set the stage for a huge tag team title win at Chapter 36. After the win a new cocky, arrogant side of his character shone through and brought out a different more focused Trent. I expect that he will work as a crowd favourite in the tournament and turn more than a few heads in the WWE fan base.
Projection: Loss to Pete Dunne in Final
Tyler Bate
Tyler is one of the youngest performers in the UK tournament however he too had a hugely successful 2016. As one half of Moustache Mountain he performed around the country as a firm fan favourite, in the latter part of the year he finally joined forces with ‘British Strong Style’ and became one of the top heels in PROGRESS. His style and work in the ring are similar to WWE Crusierweight star Jack Gallagher and I fully expect Tyler to work as a charismatic good guy who will be extremely well liked by the fans inside the Empress Ballroom. I’m expecting Tyler to lose in the semi-final against longtime friend and tag team partner Trent Seven.
Projection: Loss to Trent Seven in Semi-final
Mark Andrews
Known as ‘Mandrews’ during his stint in TNA, Mark Andrews is easily the most world renowned of all of the performers in the competition. He has been a mainstay in PROGRESS since its inception and has worked for companies such as PCW, ATTACK! Pro, wXw and Chikara.
Andrews is an extremely talented in ring worker and he easily has a shot at taking the title this weekend. He was a late addition to the tournament having recently cut ties with TNA and for that reason I am expecting that he will eventually lose to Pete Dunne in the semi-final.
Projection: Loss to Dunne in Semi-final
DISCUSSION: Who do you see winning the tournament?
Posted January 10th, 2017 in News, WWE. Tagged: BOLA, Jack Gallagher, Jimmy Havoc, Mark Andrews, PCW, Pete Dunne, PWG, Rev Pro, TNA, Trent Seven, Tyler Bate, UK Championship, William Regal.
WWE have announced that one of the top stars on the British independent scene will be competing in the UK Championship tournament, the highly touted Mark Andrews.
Andrews is a veteran on the British independent circuit having competed for the likes of PROGRESS, Fight Nation! ICW and PCW. More recently Andrews has seen international success after winning TNA’s Boot Camp competition and also competing for PWG and Chikara.
Although a late addition to the tournament, Andrews should be considered a favourite.
Posted January 5th, 2017 in News, WWE. Tagged: ICW, Mark Andrews, PCW, PWG, TNA, UK Championship.
Here are the results from PROGRESS’ Chapter 40 show – ‘Intercepted Angel.’ The show was PROGRESS’ first event to be held in Sheffield:
- The London Riots (James Davis & Rob Lynch) b. The New Nation (Alexander Henry & Jason Prime) – The Riots took the win after hitting the GBH and securing the pinfall
- NATURAL PROGRESSION SERIES MATCH – Toni Storm b. Bea Priestley – Storm hit a top rope leg drop to take the pinfall victory and move on in the tournament to crown the first ever PROGRESS Women’s Champion
- ATLAS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH – Rampage Brown b. Dave Mastiff – Brown hit the Piledriver on ‘Banter Claus’ to retain his ATLAS title
- Jimmy Havoc b. Marty Scurll – Havoc took the pinfall victory after hitting the Acid Rainmaker to become the Number 1 Contender to the PROGRESS Championship
- F.S.U. (Eddie Dennis & Mark Andrews) b. The Origin (El Ligero & Nathan Cruz) – Eddie Dennis rolled up El Ligero for the win
- Adam Cole b. Will Ospreay – In what was an incredible bout (and possibly Cole’s best of 2016) Adam Cole took the pinfall win following his third Last Shot
- PROGRESS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH – Pete Dunne b. Zack Sabre Jr – Dunne took the win following a Drop Dead Facebuster to retain his Championship
Posted December 12th, 2016 in News. Tagged: Adam Cole, El Ligero, Jimmy Havoc, London Riots, Mark Andrews, Marty Scurll, Pete Dunne, Rampage, Scurll, Will Ospreay, Zack Sabre Jr..
Here are the results from Night 1 of the SMASH vs PROGRESS events emanating from Toronto:
– Mark Andrews b. Scotty O’Shea
– Mike Rollins b. Jack Gallagher
– The London Riots (James Davis & Rob Lynch) b. The Overdogs (John Greed & Sebastian Suave)
Smash Wrestling Title #1 Contendership Ladder Match
-Kevin Bennett b. Facade
– Evil Uno b. El Ligero
– Zack Sabre Jr. b. TARIK
Smash Wrestling Title Match
– Mark Haskins (c) b. Brent Banks
Posted September 19th, 2016 in News, Results. Tagged: El Ligero, Jack Gallagher, London Riots, Mark Andrews, Mark Haskins, Zack Sabre Jr..
The Canadian based SMASH Wrestling promotion will be hosting three supershows on September 16th/17th pitting their talent against the best of UK promotion PROGRESS. The cards for the three nights have been announced and will be as follows:
PROGRESS Vs SMASH “Uncensored” 9/16 in Toronto
Mark Haskins vs Maybach Beta
Mark Andrews vs Brent Banks
Jack Gallagher vs Evil Uno
Sebastian Suave vs Jewells Malone
Hardcore Match: The London Riots vs Façade & Space Monkey
Hardcore Match: Jesse Amato Vs Jaxon Jarvis
PROGRESS Vs SMASH Night 1 9/16 in Toronto
SMASH Wrestling Championship Match: Mark Haskins (c) vs Brent Banks
Zack Sabre Jr vs Tarik
El Ligero vs Evil Uno
Jack Gallagher vs Mike Rollins
Mark Andrews vs Scotty O’Shea
The London Riots (James Davis & Rob Lynch) Vs The Overdogs
Ladder Match: Façade Vs Kevin Bennett
PROGRESS Vs SMASH Night 2 9/18 in Toronto
Zack Sabre Jr vs Tyson Dux
Mark Haskins vs Mike Bailey
Mark Andrews vs Kevin Bennett
El Ligero vs Franky The Mobster
Jack Gallagher vs Sebastian Suave
Fans Bring the Keyboards Match: Brent Banks Vs Scotty O’Shea
The London Riots (James Davis & Rob Lynch) vs Super Smash Bros (Evil Uno & Stupefied) vs Well Oiled Machines (Mike Rollins & Pepper Parks)
Posted September 7th, 2016 in News. Tagged: El Ligero, Jack Gallagher, London Riots, Mark Andrews, Mark Haskins, Zack Sabre Jr..
Here are the results from the third and final night of PWG’s annual BOLA Tournament:
BOLA Tournament Quarter Final Matches
Trevor Lee b. Dalton Castle – Trevor Lee took the win via pinfall after hitting a Canadian Destroyer
Ricochet b. John Bennigan – Ricochet hit the 630 splash to advance in the tournament
Marty Scurll b. Cody Rhodes – Scurll hit a low blow and followed with a quick roll up to secure the pinfall victory
Mark Andrews b. Chris Hero – Andrews reversed a cradle attempt to take the victory in a rematch from PROGRESS’ Super Strong Style 16 tournament
Mark Haskins b. Kyle O’Reilly – Haskins took the win via submission
Will Ospreay b. Zack Sabre Jr – Ospreay took the win after reversing a European Clutch into a pinfall
PWG Tag Team Title Match: The Young Bucks (c) b. Pentagon Jr & Fenix
BOLA Tournament Semi-Final Matches
Trevor Lee b. Mark Andrews – Lee took the win after hitting a small package driver
Marty Scurll b. Mark Haskins – Scurll took the submission win after applying the Crossface Chickenwing
Will Ospreay b. Ricochet – Ospreay hit the OsCutter to win via pinfall in this Best of the Super Juniors rematch
10 Man Tag: Jushin Thunder Liger, Chuck Taylor, Jeff Cobb, Tommy End & Cedric Alexander b. Tommaso Ciampa, Sami Callihan, Matt Riddle, Pete Dunne & Brian Kendrick – Liger hit the Brainbuster on Pete Dunne to secure the pinfall win for his team
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BOLA Tournament Final Match
Marty Scurll b. Will Ospreay & Trevor Lee – Ospreay is the first to be eliminated after a Chickenwing/Stomp combination from both Scurll and Lee. Scurll wins the tournament by making Lee tap to the Chickenwing.
Posted September 5th, 2016 in News. Tagged: Battle of Los Angeles, Best Of The Super Juniors, Brian Kendrick, Cedric Alexander, Chris Hero, Cody Rhodes, Dalton Castle, Jeff Cobb, Jushin Thunder Liger, Mark Andrews, Mark Haskins, Marty Scurll, Matt Riddle, Pete Dunne, PWG, Ricochet, Sami Callihan, Super Strong Style 16, The Young Bucks, Tommy End, Trevor Lee, Will Ospreay, Zack Sabre Jr..
Here are the results from night 2 of PWG’s annual BOLA Tournament:
Dalton Castle b. Tommaso Ciampa – this was Ciampa’s farewell match for the company
Mark Andrews b. Pete Dunne – Andrews took the pinfall win following a Shooting Star Press
Cody Rhodes b. Sami Callihan – Cody took the win via the Crossrhodes in his PWG debut
Trevor Lee b. Kamaitachi – Lee took the win via a Small Package Driver
Mark Haskins b. Cedric Alexander – PROGRESS standout Haskins took the win via Submission
Kyle O’Reilly b. Matt Riddle – O’Reilly took the win via pinfall after reversing a submission hold
Non Tournament Matches
Will Ospreay, Matt Sydal & Ricochet b. Adam Cole & The Young Bucks – Ospreay, Sydal and Ricochet took the win with Triple Shooting Star Presses
Fenix & Pentagon Jr. b. Chris Hero & Tommy End – Fenix and Pentagon took the win via pinfall with a 450 splash on Tommy End
Posted September 4th, 2016 in Results. Tagged: ACH, Adam Cole, Battle of Los Angeles, Cedric Alexander, Chris Hero, Cody Rhodes, Dalton Castle, Mark Andrews, Mark Haskins, Matt Riddle, Matt Sydal, Pentagon Jr., Pete Dunne, PWG, Ricochet, Sami Callihan, The Young Bucks, Tommy End, Trevor Lee, Will Ospreay.
Here are the results from PROGRESS Wrestling’s Chapter 35 event: ‘Writing Nirvana on Other People’s Bags’
Pete Dunne & Trent Seven b. Damian Dunne & Tyler Bate – Pete Dunne and Trent Seven took the win via submission
Nixon Newell b. Alex Windsor – Nixon took the win via pinfall
Jack Gallagher b. El Ligero, Eddie Dennis & Zack Gibson – Gallagher took the win via Submission. After the bell Dave Mastiff distracted Dennis and Gallagher allowing Zack Gibson to attack both men with a car stereo
Atlas Championship Tournament Semi-Final: Joe Coffey b. Dave Mastiff – Coffey took the win via pinfall to advance to the Atlas Championship final
Shane Strickland (Lucha Underground’s Killshot) b. Will Ospreay – Strickland took the win via pinfall. After the match Ospreay stated that his schedule no longer works for PROGRESS and that he would be taking a long hiatus
Mark Haskins b. Mikey Whiplash – Haskins’ Championship opportunity at Chapter 36 was on the line in this match and he took the win via Submission
Atlas Championship Tournament Semi-Final: Rampage Brown b. T-Bone – Rampage took the win via pinfall to advance to the Atlas Tournament final
PROGRESS Championship Match: Marty Scurll b. Mark Andrews – Scurll took the win via Submission to retain his title and move on to a 3 Way Dance at Chapter 36 in Brixton against Mark Haskins and Tommy End
Posted August 31st, 2016 in Results. Tagged: El Ligero, Jack Gallagher, Mark Andrews, Mark Haskins, Marty Scurll, Pete Dunne, Progress Wrestling, Rampage, Scurll, Tommy End, Will Ospreay.
PROGRESS have announced the first match for Chapter 35 – ‘Writing Nirvana on Other People’s Bags.’ ‘The Villain’ Marty Scurll will be defending his newly won PROGRESS Championship against ‘White Lightning’ Mark Andrews on August 28th at The Electric Ballroom in Camden, London.
The winner of the bout will go on to face Number 1 Contender Mark Haskins at PROGRESS’ biggest ever event on September 25th at the O2 Academy in Brixton.
Posted August 9th, 2016 in News. Tagged: Mark Andrews, Mark Haskins, Marty Scurll.
UK based promotion Pro Wrestling CHAOS recently held an event headlined by Project Lucha Underground (Ligero, Kirby and Killshot) against the ‘Swords of Lightning’ (Andrews, Ospreay and Robinson) which received rave reviews from all those in attendance.
PWC have now released the match in it’s entirety and it is well worth a watch if you are a fan of high flying, lucha inspired wrestling. (PSA the commentary is on the video is quite loud).
Posted August 4th, 2016 in News. Tagged: El Ligero, Mark Andrews, Will Ospreay.
Here are the results from Sunday’s Chapter 33 show:
Pete Dunne & Damian Dunne vs Moustache Mountain – this match ended in a double count out when Pete Dunne and Trent Seven both attacked their partners and left in a double turn
Jack Gallagher b. Zack Gibson – WWE Cruiserweight Classic competitor Jack Gallagher defeated ‘Liverpool’s Number 1’ Zack Gibson by submission
TK Cooper & Travis Banks b. “Bodyguy” Roy Johnson & Jack Sexsmith – The ‘wasteman challenge (essentially a rap battle) was accepted by Jack Sexsmith, however he mentioned TK and Travis who interrupted to turn this into a tag match that they then won
Mark Andrews b. El Ligero – Andrews defeated Ligero by pinfall in what is being described as an incredible match
PROGRESS Championship Number One Contender Match – Mark Haskins b. Will Ospreay – Haskins defeated Ospreay by submission to become the number contender to the PROGRESS Championship, he declared that he will be cashing in this opportunity at Chapter 36: We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Room Again at Brixton Academy
PROGRESS Tag Team Championship Match – The London Riots b. War Machine – The Riots won the match by pinfall to retain their Tag Team Shields
PROGRESS World Championship Match – “The Villain” Marty Scurll b. Pastor William Eaver – Scurll won the match when Sebastian distracted Eaver claiming he know a ‘secret’ about him, Scurll took the referee stoppage win to become the first 2-time PROGRESS Champion in the company’s history
As always the show will be up on demand at demandprogress.pivotshare.com where you can catch the company’s entire history on demand.
Posted August 1st, 2016 in News. Tagged: Cruiserweight Classic, El Ligero, Jack Gallagher, London Riots, Mark Andrews, Mark Haskins, Marty Scurll, Pete Dunne, Scurll, Will Ospreay.
PROGRESS have broke the news that Zack Sabre Jr, El Ligero, Mark Andrews and the London Riots will be a part of the co-branded shows with Smash Wrestling this September.
Former Smash Wrestling Champion Jonny Gargano appeared at PROGRESS Chapter 32: ‘5000-1’ and lost his title to Mark Haskins, so expect Mark to also be on one of the 3 shows taking place in Canada.
Posted July 25th, 2016 in News. Tagged: El Ligero, London Riots, Mark Andrews, Mark Haskins, Zack Sabre Jr..
Two of the top cruiserweight talents in Europe will compete at Chapter 33 – ‘Malice in Wonderland’ on July 31st at the Electric Ballroom in Camden.
This will be the first time that El Ligero and Mark Andrews have faced off 1 on 1 in a PROGRESS ring. Both are highly skilled talents and have held the PROGRESS Championship previously.
Whether this means a more focused singles run for both remains to be seen as they have been dominating the PROGRESS Tag Team division with The Origin and F.S.U for the last couple of years.
Posted July 12th, 2016 in News. Tagged: El Ligero, Mark Andrews.
Kenny King became the new TNA X-Division Champion during the set of Impact Wrestling television tapings that took place on Sunday night in Orlando, Florida.
King, who is now a two-time X-Division Champion, defeated Rockstar Spud, Tigre Uno and Mark Andrews in a fatal-four-way ladder match to become the champion. Homicide interfered in the match, helping King pick up the win.
The match will air on Destination America at some point in late April.
Posted March 16th, 2015 in News, TNA. Tagged: Homicide, Kenny King, Mark Andrews, Rockstar Spud, Tigre Uno.
The following are highlights of a U.K. Mirror interview with TNA British Bootcamp 2 winner Mark Andrews:
On winning the second season of British Boot Camp: “To get an opportunity like that will be amazing – I’m glad they’re focusing more on homegrown talents because that’s exactly what I could be. I’d love to be a regular fixture in the X Division – there’s a gap for me to shift into leaving me more opportunities. Hopefully I can take advantage.”
“I was like, ‘Oh s***…I’m in the top three! This is going to be really great for Rampage of Kay Lee, this will be awesome for them’…and then they were like, ‘You won!’ I was like, ‘s***…that happened really fast’.
On being on a major platform like Destination America: “To get an opportunity like that will be amazing – I’m glad they’re focusing more on homegrown talents because that’s exactly what I could be.
“I’d love to be a regular fixture in the X Division – there’s a gap for me to shift into leaving me more opportunities. Hopefully I can take advantage.”
Check out the complete interview at Mirror.co.uk.
PHOTOS: Mug-Shots Of Kevin Nash AND His Son After Being Arrested For Fighting Each Other
Posted December 24th, 2014 in News, TNA. Tagged: Mark Andrews.