Posts Tagged ‘Pete Dunne’

PROGRESS Announce Huge Main Event for Chapter 43

PROGRESS have announced one of the biggest main events in company history for their Chapter 43 event that takes place at the Electric Ballroom in Camden, London on January 29th.

WWE UK Tournament Runner-Up and reigning PROGRESS Champion Pete Dunne will be defending the belt against Jimmy Havoc. Pete Dunne will be looking to improve on his stellar run in 2016 by defeating a rejuvenated Jimmy Havoc, who himself has been impressive since returning to the company late last year.

You can catch all of PROGRESS’ previous events through their On Demand service here.

Final Card for Revolution Pro Wrestling’s High Stakes 2017 Event

Here is the final card for this weekend’s High Stakes event presented by Revolution Pro Wrestling. Tickets are still available for the event and if you are able to make it to York Hall in Bethnal Green, London then it is certainly worth the trip:

British Heavyweight Championship Match
– Katsuyori Shibata vs Matt Riddle

If Shibata wins then he will defend the Championship at NJPW’s New Beginning event in February against Will Ospreay

– Marty Scurll vs Zack Sabre Jr

– YOSHI-HASHI vs Pete Dunne

– Trevor Lee vs Trent Seven

– Martin Stone vs Jay White

British Tag Team Championship Match
– War Machine vs Redman and Sterling

WWE UK Tournament – Top Contenders

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?

More Matches Announced for Revolution Pro High Stakes 2017

Rev Pro have announced more matches for their January show in the world famous York Hall in Bethnal Green, London. Having already announced two huge bouts in Riddle/Shibata and Scurll/Sabre Jr the mid card for the event is also starting to shape up nicely:

  • Pete Dunne vs Yoshi-Hashi
  • Trevor Lee vs Trent Seven
  • Martin Stone vs Jay White
  • War Machine vs Sterling & Redman

PWG Mystery Vortex IV Results

Here are the results from PWG’s Mystery Vortex IV show that took place in Reseda, California.

Trent b. Candice LaRae

Trevor Lee b. ACH

Matt Sydal b. Pete Dunne

reDRagon (Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly) b. Death By Elbow (Chris Hero & JT Dunn)

Chuck Taylor b. Adam Cole – Taylor is now the Number 1 contender to the PWG title

Matt Riddle & Jeff Cobb b. PWG Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks

PWG Champion Zack Sabre Jr b. Marty Scurll – ZSJ took the submission victory to retain his title

PROGRESS Chapter 40 – ‘Intercepted Angel’ Results

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

Revolution Pro Announce Bouts for Live at the Cockpit 12

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)
  • Zack Sabre Jr vs RJ Singh
  • Eddie Dennis vs Josh Bodom
  • Trent Seven vs Zack Gibson
  • Dave Mastiff vs Tyler Bate

Final Card for PROGRESS Chapter 40: ‘Intercepted Angel’

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.
  • FSU vs The Origin
  • New Nation vs London Riots
  • Toni Storm vs Bea Priestley
  • ATLAS Open Challenge – Rampage Brown vs TBC

Rev Pro/NJPW Global Wars Night 1 Results

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.

PROGRESS Chapter 37: ‘A Sudden Sense of Liberty’ Results

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 ChampionshipRampage 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: First Round of Matches for Chapter 37 Announced

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

PROGRESS Championship Match – Mark Haskins (c) vs Zack Gibson

Chuck Mambo vs Bubblegum

FSU vs SPPT vs The Origin (El Ligero and Dave Mastiff)

Free Match Thursday: Jack Gallagher vs Pete Dunne

Free Match Thursday this week sees new WWE signee Jack Gallagher taking on Pete Dunne in a CWC Qualifying match. Gallagher performed his final date for PROGRESS at this past Sunday’s Chapter 36 at the 02 Academy in Brixton.

Pete Dunne also appeared at Chapter 36 and won the PROGRESS Tag Team Titles alongside his British Strong Style partner; Trent Seven.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7FxUgEHxB8

PROGRESS Chapter 36 Results

Here are the results from PROGRESS Chapter 36, emanating from the 02 Academy in Brixton, London:

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.

https://twitter.com/MartyScurll/status/780004335136702468

It was also announced that PROGRESS would be returning the the Brixton Academy in September 2017

 

First Two Matches for NJPW/RPW Global Wars Announced, Top NJPW Champion Appearing On Both Shows

Revolution Pro Wrestling have announced the first two bouts for the 2-night Global Wars events that take place on November 10th/11th.

  • On Night 1 the team of Mark Haskins, Tyler Bate & Trent Seven will be taking on Los Ingobernables (Naito, EVIL & SANADA).

  • On Night 2 one of the standout performers from this year’s PWG Battle of Los Angeles Tournament Pete Dunne will be taking on a New Japan legend: Tomohiro Ishii

Revolution Pro have also announced that NEVER Openweight Champion Shibata will be returning to the UK for the Global Wars events:

PWG BOLA 2016: Night 3 Results (Battle Of Los Angeles)

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

https://twitter.com/MartyScurll/status/772673384039780352

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.

 

PWG BOLA 2016: Night 2 Results (Battle Of Los Angeles)

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

PROGRESS Chapter 35 Results

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

 

Full Card for Rev Pro ‘Uprising 2016’ – Vader vs Ospreay (12/8)

Here is the full card for this Friday’s (12/8) ‘Uprising’ event presented by Revolution Pro Wresting:

  • Vader vs Will Ospreay

  • Zack Sabre Jr vs Jeff Cobb (Matanza Cueto)

  • Marty Scurll vs Chris Hero

  • Ricochet vs Pete Dunne

  • Jay White vs Josh Bodom

 

  • Big Damo vs Sha Samuels

The event will be available on demand around a week after the event through Rev Pro’s excellent on demand service: rpwondemand.pivotshare.com

PROGRESS Chapter 33 – ‘Malice in Wonderland’ Full Results

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.

Two Top Lucha Underground Stars Announced for Rev Pro Uprising 2016

Revolution Pro have announced that Jeff Cobb (Matanza Cueto) and Ricochet (Prince Puma) will be performing at the August 12th ‘Uprising’ event.

Cobb will be taking on the current British Champion and WWE Cruiserweight Classic competitor Zack Sabre Jr, Ricochet will be facing The ‘Brusierweight’ Pete Dunne.

As previously reported on Sescoops the main event of this show sees Will Ospreay taking on Vader in a feud that started on social media over a match between Ospreay and Ricochet at the NJPW BOSJ tournament. With Ricochet booked to appear at Uprising there has been speculation that he may get involved in the main event in some capacity and potentially set up a match between himself and Vader.

PROGRESS Release CWC Qualifying Matches for Free on YouTube

With the WWE Cruiserweight Classic set to start tonight on WWE Network, PROGRESS have released full videos of both their qualifying matches from Chapter 29 – ‘Practically Progress in Every Way.’

If you’ve never had the opportunity to check out the production style, the talent and the ‘unique’ British crowds then this is your chance.

The two bouts are Zack Sabre Jr vs ‘Flash’ Morgan Webster and Pete Dunne vs ‘Gentleman’ Jack Gallagher.

Rev Pro Announce First Match For ‘Live at the Cockpit 10’

Revolution Pro have announced that Pete Dunne will be taking on Noam Dar on Sunday July 3rd at the London Cockpit in Marylebone.

Dunne’s Cruiserweight title will not be on the line as he is booked to defend against Will Ospreay at the Summer Sizzler, Rev Pro owner Andy Quildan took to Twitter to confirm that if Dar wins the bout then he will be the number 1 contender.

Both Dunne and Dar performed for Rev Pro at the recent Angle vs Sabre Jr Supershow and had stellar matches on the undercard, both are highly experienced Cruiserweight talents on the UK scene and Dar is scheduled to appear at WWE Cruiserweight Classic later in the year. Dunne narrowly missed out on a place at the ‘Classic when he lost to ‘The Gentleman’ Jack Gallagher at PROGRESS Chapter 29.

Tickets for the event are available at Gigantic.com.