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
UK promotion Revolution Pro Wrestling hosted a series of high profile events throughout 2016 and they look set to continue that trend into the new year. Their first show at The Cockpit in London is already shaping up to be the biggest Cockpit show in company history and the following bouts have been announced:
Main Event – Pete Dunne & Marty Scurll vs Shane Strickland & Ryan Smile
British Tag Team Title Match – London Riots vs Joel Redman & Charlie Sterling (c)
IPW:UK have announced that Lucha Underground/Ex-WWE Star Johnny Mundo/John Morrison will be taking on the Ring of Honor Television Champion Marty Scurll at the Casino Rooms in Rochester, Kent on January 22nd.
This match marks almost two years to the day that Scurll last appeared for the company and will be Morrison’s debut match.
IPW:UK have also announced that the event will be shown live on the FloSlam.tv network and with a main event of this caliber it looks set to be a defining year for the UK promotion.
2016 was arguably the biggest year in British wrestling history. Now one of the biggest companies in the UK Revolution Pro have announced the two matches that will headline the first York Hall show of 2017:
Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship Match – Katsuyori Shibata (c) vs Matt Riddle
“Best Friends/Bitter Enemies” – Marty Scurll vs Zack Sabre Jr
PROGRESS have finalised the card for their debut show in Sheffield, and it is as follows:
PROGRESS Championship Match – Newly crowned PROGRESS Champion Pete Dunne will be defending arguably the most prestigious title in UK Wrestling against Zack Sabre Jr. Sabre Jr has had a very stop-start year in PROGRESS with his appearances in the CWC and Rev Pro being far more high profile.
Number 1 Contender Match – After returning at Chapter 36 Jimmy Havoc has been relentless in his attacks on ‘The Villain’ Marty Scurll, and now they face off for the first time one-on-one in PROGRESS ring for the chance to be Number 1 contender to Pete Dunne’s title.
Will Ospreay vs Adam Cole (BABAAAYYYY!) – Two of Ring of Honor’s top stars face off in a bout that could easily steal the show. Ospreay has had an absolutely incredible year having won the BOSJ and making the transition to ROH.
– Paul Heyman’s HeymanHustle.comhas provided a “spoiler” look at the Brock Lesnar vs. Goldberg Survivor Series showdown. The WWE 2K17 match simulation could very well depict how the match will play out next Sunday. Check it out at the Heyman Hustle and tell us if you think this is how the match will go.
– Ring of Honor announced on Friday that “Aerial Assassin” Will Ospreay and “The Villain” Marty Scurll, two of the UK’s top free agents, have signed exclusive deal with the promotion.
Later this month (11/18) from Liverpool, Scurll squared off against Dalton Castle while Ospreay makes his ROH debut against World Television Champion Bobby Fish in a Proving Ground Match. The following night (11/19), Ospreay and Scurll will attempt to put their differences aside when they team up to face ROH World Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks in a non-title bout. On the final stop of the tour, Ospreay and Scrull will clash when ROH invades London.
Here are the results from Night 1 of the Co-branded Revolution Pro and New Japan Pro Wrestling Global Wars events.
Marty Scurll b. Jushin Thunder Liger – Scurll took the win after applying the Crossface Chickenwing
Honma b. Sha Samuels – Honma gained the pinfall victory after hitting a Kokeshi from the top rope
Yuji Nagata b. Pete Dunne – Nagata took the pinfall win after a hard fought back and forth match with the UK standout Dunne
Chris Hero b. Tomohiro Ishii – In what was undoubtably the match of the night, Hero took the pinfall after hitting a Gotch style piledriver
Will Ospreay b. Bushi – Ospreay took the win after hitting the OsCutter
Naito, Evil & Sanada b. Trent Seven, Tyler Bate & David Starr – Evil took the victory for his team by pinning David Starr
Katsuyori Shibata b. Zack Sabre, Jr. – Shibata hit a PK to take the pinfall victory and become the Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion. Chris Hero appeared after the match and challenged Shibata for the belt.
Here are the results from PROGRESS’ Chapter 37 show ‘A Sudden Sense of Liberty’ which took place at a sold out O2 Ritz in Manchester:
Bubblegum b. Chuck Mambo – Bubblegum took the win via pinfall in his return to PROGRESS
Kay Lee Ray b. Kimber Lee – Kay Lee Ray defeated Kimber Lee via pinfall
James Drake b. Fabian Aichner – PROGRESS debutant James Drake defeated Fabian Aichner via pinfall, this was also Aichner’s debut match for the company after impressing at WWE’s Cruiserweight Classic tournament.
PROGRESS Championship Number One Contender Match – “The Villain” Marty Scurll b. Pete Dunne, Joe Coffey & Trent Seven – Scurll took the submission victory to become the Number 1 contender to the title he lost to Mark Haskins at Chapter 36, after the match Jimmy Havoc appeared through the crowd and gave Scurll and Acid Rainmaker.
South Pacific Power Trip (w/ Dahlia Black) b.FSU & The Origin – The SPPT took the win via pinfall and now look likely contenders for the PROGRESS Tag Team Championships at a later show.
PROGRESS Atlas Championship – Rampage Brown b. Mikey Whiplash – Rampage took the win in his first defense of the PROGRESS Atlas championship via pinfall.
PROGRESS Championship Match – Mark Haskins b. Zack Gibson – Haskins took the win via submission in his first defence of the PROGRESS title since winning it at Chapter 36
PROGRESS will be returning to the O2 Ritz in Manchester on Sunday 16th October for Chapter 37 – ‘A Sudden Sense of Liberty’ and the following matches have already been announced for the show:
PROGRESS Championship Number 1 Contenders Match – Pete Dunne (British Strong Style) vs Shane Strickland (Lucha Underground’s Killshot) vs Joe Coffey vs ‘The Villain’ Marty Scurll
Rampage Brown b. Joe Coffey – Rampage hit a Piledriver to become the first ever ATLAS Champion
Jinny, Alex Windsor & Dahlia Black b.Pollyanna, Laura DiMatteo & Nixon Newell – Jinny pinned Di Matteo following an X-Factor style Facebuster from the second rope
Pastor William Eaver vs Sebastian – This bout went to a no-contest when Sebastian was legitimately knocked out by a Lariat in the opening seconds of the match. Later in the night it was confirmed that he was on his feet and generally ok.
British Strong Style (Trent Seven & Pete Dunne) b. The London Riots – BSS took the win to become the new PROGRESS Tag Team Champions
Paul Robinson b. Chuck Mambo – In an impromptu bout, Robinson took the win via pinfall
Zack Sabre Jr b. Tomasso Ciampa – In a fantastic 2 out of 3 falls match ZSJ took the third fall and the win via submission, the first two falls occurred simultaneously when both men’s shoulders where on the mat
The Origin b. FSU, Damon Moser & Jack Gallagher – Gallagher took the pinfall in his final performance for the company before joining RAW and the Cruiserweight Division full time, he received a standing ovation from the crowd following the match.
Mark Haskins b. Tommy End & Marty Scurll – Haskins took the submission win over Scurll after Jimmy Havoc interfered to a HUGE reaction from the Brixton crowd, this was also Tommy End’s final independent date and company owner Jim Smallman brought Gallagher and Ciampa out at the end for a curtain call.
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
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.
Ring of Honor have released a promotional video hyping the impending debut of British wrestling star Marty Scurll.
‘The Villain’ is one of the biggest names on the UK circuit today and has already ventured stateside in the past for EVOLVE and PWG.
ROH have already announced that Will Ospreay will be heading out on the company’s UK tour this November and with Scurll now debuting there could be further British signings in the coming months.
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
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.
Rob Lias b. Josh Wall – Lias took the win via submission
Jake McCluskey & Kieran Bruce b. Dan McGee & Kurtis Chapman – McCluskey and Bruce took the win via pinfall
Jinny b. Xia Brookside – Jinny took the win via pinfall, Lucas delivered a Dragon Suplex to Jinny after the match
Jeff Cobb (Matanza Cueto) b. Big Damo – Cobb took the win via pinfall, after the match Damo challenged Zack Sabre Jr to put his title on the line against Cobb at Uprising on August 12th if he defeated Trent Seven in the main event
Josh Bodom b. Ryan Smile – Bodom took the win via pinfall
Marty Scurll B. Jay White – Scurll took the win via submission
Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship Match: Zack Sabre Jr b. Trent Seven – ZSJ took the win via submission to retain his championship, he then agreed to defend his title against Cobb at Uprising this Friday
Chapter 34 – ‘Keep it Unreal’ takes place at the O2 Ritz in Manchester on August 14th and the first two matches have been announced.
Arguably two of the most talked about British wrestlers on the planet collide when New Japan Pro Wrestling BOSJ Champion Will Ospreay takes on WWE CWC Competitor Zack Sabre Jr in a potential Match of the Year Candidate.
A Mixed Tag bout has also been announced with PROGRESS Champion Marty Scurll teaming with Jinny to take on Number 1 Contender Mark Haskins and Laura Di Matteo.
At this past Sunday’s Chapter 33 ‘Malice in Wonderland’ event Mark Haskins became the Number 1 contender to the PROGRESS Championship by defeating NJPW star Will Ospreay. Moments after the match Haskins laid out his intentions, he wanted a shot at the title at PROGRESS’ biggest ever event; Chapter 36 at the O2 Academy in Brixton, London.
The match has now been made official, Mark Haskins will be challenging for the PROGRESS Championship at Chapter 36 ‘We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Room Again.’ Who that will be against is yet to be confirmed, however Marty Scurll recaptured the title against Pastor William Eaver this past Sunday and a marquee matchup of Haskins vs Scurll is likely although plans may change between now and September 25th.
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
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PROGRESS Tag Team ChampionshipMatch – 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
Revolution Pro have had a busy news week having recently made a number of huge announcements:
As reported on Sescoops recently, Rev Pro have announced 2 co-branded Global Wars shows with New Japan Pro Wrestling that take place on November 10/11th. The first name for these events has been announced and it is NJPW legend Jushin Thunder Liger
The day before their historic bout at Rev Pro’s Uprising event, Will Ospreay and Vader will be taking part in an exclusive Q&A session at the Resistance Gallery in Bethnal Green (opposite York Hall), tickets for the event are available on revolutionprowrestling.com.
The following matches have been confirmed for ‘Live at the Cockpit 11’ taking place on August 7th. Jeff Cobb (Lucha Underground’s Matanza) will be taking on Big Damo. Marty Scurll will be facing NJPW Young Lion Jay White and Ryan Smile will be taking on Josh Bodom.
Revolution Pro have announced that on August 12th Chris Hero will be taking on ‘The Villain’ Marty Scurll. Hero and Scurll recently headlined PROGRESS Chapter 31 in a Match of the Year Candidate and this bout looks set to follow suit.
The main event for the York Hall show in August is Will Ospreay vs Vader.
Last weekend, Noam Dar defeated Josh Bodom at Rev Pro’s Live at the Cockpit 8 to secure his place in this summer’s WWE Global Cruiserweight Series tournament.
Revolution Pro has announced that Noam Dar will be taking on Marty Scurll on June 12th. That show from York Hall will be headlined by the match we still can’t believe is happening – Kurt Angle vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
The British independent wrestling scene has never been better and produced more stars than right now. There are a litany of streaming outlets for domestic and international fans to enjoy and even the WWE have recognised the potential in the likes of PROGRESS and Revolution Pro, asking them to host qualifying matches for the Global Cruiserweight Series.
If you’ve never had the chance to check out the UK scene and the talent we have on offer then here are some names to get you started:
Zack Sabre Jr
As one of the biggest names to emerge from England, Zack Sabre Jr is the modern representation of the ‘World of Sport’ days of UK wrestling. His ability to lock in devastating submissions from multiple angles coupled with an MMA styled striking approach compare to the ROH days of Bryan Danielson and have seen him compete for companies across the globe.
Currently one of the highlights of the ever growing EVOLVE promotion, Sabre Jr looks set to break out onto the world stage as a featured attraction in the WWE Global Cruiserweight Series, check out the episode of Rev Pro TV below to see Zack take on recent NXT signee Shinsuke Nakamura:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q32CmYvWkD8
If you’d like to check some more Zack Sabre Jr matches then these are the ones to hunt down:
VS Chris Hero at PWG Mystery Vortex II
VS Roderick Strong at PWG Don’t Sweat the Technique and EVOLVE 45
VS Prince Devitt at PROGRESS Chapter 13 – (Available for free on Youtube)
‘The Villain ‘Marty Scurll
Current PROGRESS World Champion Marty Scurll knows what it takes to be a great heel, his transition from ‘Party Marty’ to ‘The Villain’ has completely transformed and elevated his star power to where he is main eventing across the UK.
His feud with Will Ospreay has been one of the reasons the UK scene has such a buzz at the moment, their match at PROGRESS Chapter 25 where Marty took the PROGRESS title started a succession of great contests including a bout at Rev Pro’s High Stakes that arguably stole the show (the main event was AJ Styles against ZSJ) through to their Wrestlemania weekend bout at Wrestlecon.
For a small glimpse of Marty’s brilliance check out this match from Rev Pro TV against his arch nemesis Will Ospreay:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWlDnEPL2aM
Other MS matches to check out are:
VS AJ Styles (C) vs Will Ospreay – Revolution Pro Uprising 2015 (this is one of the best matches I have ever seen live)
Vs Will Ospreay – Revolution Pro Wrestling High Stakes 2016
9 MAN THUNDERB*STARD MATCH – PROGRESS Wrestling Chapter 2016 (purely for Marty’s shenanigans)
Will Ospreay
Having recently signed for NJPW as the newest member of CHAOS, Will Ospreay looks set to rise rapidly to the top, he has an unbelievable amount of athletic ability and being in his early twenties he has a good amount of time to build his reputation on the world stage.
The highlight of his UK run is arguably his match with Jimmy Havoc at PROGRESS Chapter 20. After a year of dominating the main event scene; Havoc dropped the title in spectacular fashion after a gruelling match involving multiple chair strikes, thumbtacks and a 630 Senton from Ospreay.
Check out this match with Matt Sydal (Evan Bourne) from Rev Pro TV #8 below:
– After several NXT TV appearances this summer and fall, top independent wrestling star Tommaso Ciampa may have finally signed a deal with WWE. Ciampa indicated that he had in fact signed after working a PROGRESS Wrestling show in London recently. Tommaso is set to return to NXT on November 29th to face Marty Scurll as NXT General Manager William Regal set the match in the storyline. It’s worth noting that despite the rumors, F4WOnline.com is reporting that Ciampa has not officially signed a WWE contract as of Sunday.
– During a Twitter exchange today, The Bella Twins spoke to Summer Rae, teasing a possible addition to Team Bella. As noted previously, there’s also rumors that Summer will be managing Tyler Breeze when he comes to the main roster, which is expected to happen imminently. Summer is obviously in need of a new role now that she has parted with Rusev in the current storylines.
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