It has come to light recently that independent wrestling promotions PROGRESS Wrestling and DEFY Wrestling are joining forces and have completed a merger.

Having a passionate fanbase, PROGRESS Wrestling has propelled numerous talents to international recognition. The promotion earned acclaim, setting a high standard with its jam-packed action. 

Meanwhile, over the years, DEFY has pushed boundaries and captivated audiences with its dynamic storytelling and in-ring action. With a commitment to showcasing emerging talent and delivering high-octane matches, the promotion has got massive recognition in recent past.

PROGRESS & DEFY merge

The two promotions decided to issue a press release on Friday announcing that they are merging. PROGRESS is based in the United Kingdom and DEFY is based out of Seattle in the United States.

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Notably, after the merger, DEFY content will soon be available on PROGRESS’ Demand PROGRESS Plus streaming service.

PROGRESS has been around since 2012 and was sold to Lee McAteer and Martyn Best. In a statement from Best in the press release, he said:

“Lee and I really welcome Jim [Perry] and Matt Farmer joining us at PROGRESS, and this is a major step in our wider plans for more international collaborations. We previously had a strong content partnership with WWE, and we have a developing relationship with Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling NOAH. With DEFY joining us, I am sure that our many combined fans will be very excited to see what happens next.

We will be continuing our closeness in Philadelphia with us both having shows at The Collective immediately prior to WrestleMania 40, and we are planning our second joint show in London later in the year. DEFY will also soon be seen on DEMAND PROGRESS PLUS, our content and live streaming platform, in the very near future and we have some fascinating ideas to highlight the great wrestling talent we both work with.

The announcement was made mere hours before DEFY’s seventh anniversary event on February 9. DEFY Wrestling’s Jim Perry said:

“I’ve been an admirer of PROGRESS from the start, and in some ways, they helped inspire the creation of DEFY. We have known each other for a number of years, and been working on many collaborations, including our successful double-show in London last August. I’m very excited about the opportunities of our more formal coming together, and the fans can expect to see some really neat ideas emerging.”

It is certainly a major step and we will have to wait and see how this merger helps in amping up the quality of the wrestling product.

PROGRESS Wrestling aired their final Chapter event behind closed doors this weekend from the Theatre Peckham in London, England.

There were two major Championship matches on the card, with Gene Munny getting his shot against the PROGRESS World Champion Cara Noir and the Greedy Souls getting a Tag Team Championship shot at the Smokin’ Aces.

Roy Johnson also had his first match back in the company since 2019, and the second semi-final in the Revelations of Divine Love tournament also took place.

PROGRESS Chapter 126

Here are the full results from PROGRESS Chapter 126:

• Chris Ridgeway b. Kid Lykos
• Malik b. Danny Black
• Lana Austin b. Laura di Matteo
• Big Guns Joe b. Tate Mayfairs
• Luke Jacobs and Ethan Allen (Young Guns) b. Damien Corvin and Bonesaw (Kings of The North)
• Charles Crowley b. ELIJAH
• Revelations of Divine Love Semi-Final Match – Rhio b. Skye Smitson
• Warren Banks b. Roy Johnson
• PROGRESS Women’s Champion Gisele Shaw b. Debbie Keitel (non-title match)
• PROGRESS Tag Team Championship Match – Nick Riley and Charlie Sterling (c) b. Danny Jones and Brendan White
• PROGRESS World Championship Match – Cara Noir (c) b. Gene Munny

WHERE AND HOW TO WATCH: 

WWE Network (worldwide)

demandPROGRESS (worldwide)

Peacock (US only)

PROGRESS Wrestling will be making their return to Peacock, WWE Network and demandPROGRESS on Saturday 13th November.

The company confirmed that Charles Crowley will be hosting the show, titled ‘Castle of Illusion,’ and as of writing there are currently no matches confirmed for the event.

This will be PROGRESS’ first show since Chapter 124: Cakehorn! which aired on Peacock, WWE Network and demandPROGRESS on Saturday October 16th.

The matches for the show will be announced over the next couple of weeks, with some of the major stars of the company likely to appear such as Cara Noir, Chris Ridgeway, Lykos Gym and Dan Moloney.

Here is the card from Chapter 124, which is available to watch back on the aforementioned streaming services now:

• PROGRESS Tag Team Championship Match: Smokin’ Aces vs Kings Of The North
• Revelations Of Divine Love Round 1: Laura Di Matteo vs Skye Smitson
• Ethan Allen vs Elijah
• Dan Moloney, Man Like Dereiss & Jody Flesich vs Warren Banks & Lykos Gym
• Revelations Of Divine Love Round 1: Rhio vs Lana Austin
• Sunshine Machine vs LK Mezinger & Sandy Beach
• Gene Munny vs Danny Black
• Luke Jacobs vs KEINEN Krishna
• Raven Creed vs Lizzy Evo

PROGRESS Chapter 125

As noted, the show will be available to watch on Saturday, November 13th at 5PM GMT on Peacock, WWE Network and demandPROGRESS.

WHERE AND HOW TO WATCH: 

WWE Network (worldwide)

demandPROGRESS (worldwide)

Peacock (US only)

PROGRESS Wrestling has confirmed that their Tag Team Championships will be on the line at Chapter 124 on Saturday, October 16th.

The Smokin Aces (Charlie Sterling and Nick Riley) will be defending their gold against UK greats Kings of The North.

This is one of the biggest matches that PROGRESS has announced since their return earlier this year in the tag division, and looks set to be a barnburner when it goes up live on Peacock, WWE Network and demandPROGRESS.

PROGRESS Chapter 124

No other matches have yet been confirmed for the card, although these are expected to be revealed over the coming weeks.

This will be the first match back in PROGRESS for Kings of The North since Chapter 73: Fourth Shade of Green, back in 2018.

Bonesaw and Damien Corvin lost to WWE NXT Superstar Pete Dunne and WWE NXT UK Superstar Trent Seven at that show and they have not been booked since that date, until now.

WHERE AND HOW TO WATCH: 

WWE Network (worldwide)

demandPROGRESS (worldwide)

Peacock (US only)

PROGRESS Wrestling has announced that there will be a World Championship match this weekend at Chapter 123: The Taking of Peckham.

Cara Noir will be defending his World Championship against Luke Jacobs, who earned the right to challenge for the belt after defeating his tag team partner Ethan Allen in a #1 Contender’s match on Chapter 122.

This will be Jacobs’ second shot at the PROGRESS Champion, after winning the Natural Progression Series earlier this year and unsuccessfully facing the Black Swan in a title match.

The Revelations of Divine Love tournament also kicks off at this Chapter, with Lizzy Evo vs Alexxis Falcon and Mercedez Blaze vs Raven Creed.

Charles Crowley will be taking part in his first-ever singles match in a PROGRESS ring when he faces LK Mezinger.

PROGRESS Chapter 123

Here is the current confirmed card for Chapter 123:

• Revelations of Divine Love Opening Round Match: Alexxis Falcon vs Lizzy Evo
• LK Mezinger vs Charles Crowley
• Chris Ridgeway vs Big Guns Joe
• Jody Fleisch vs Warren Banks
• Revelations of Divine Love Opening Round Match: Mercedez Blaze vs Raven Creed
• Ethan Allen vs Elijah (w/Crowley)
• The 0121 vs Lykos Gym
• PROGRESS Championship Match: Cara Noir (c) vs Luke Jacobs

WHERE AND HOW TO WATCH: 

WWE Network (worldwide)

demandPROGRESS (worldwide)

Peacock (US only)

PROGRESS Wrestling held their Chapter 121 event this weekend on Peacock, WWE Network and demandPROGRESS.

The show featured a PROGRESS Tag Team Championship match in the main event; with the new belt holders Smokin’ Aces defending against the PROGRESS World Champion Cara Noir and Chris Ridgeway.

Noir and Ridgeway faced each other in an Iron Man match on Chapter 121, with the two men going 3-3 and Cara Noir retaining due to the draw.

The company also confirmed the brackets for their Revelations of Divine Love tournament, which pits some of the best Women’s performers in the British wrestling scene in a tournament to determine the #1 contender to Women’s Champion Gisele Shaw.

PROGRESS Chapter 122 Results

Here are the full results from Chapter 122: Salsa Shark

• Danny Black b. Hari Singh
• Lykos Gym (Kid Lykos & Kid Lykos II) b. LK Mezinger & Sandy Beach
• Raven Creed b. Taonga
• Jody Fleisch b. Man Like Dereiss
• Luke Jacobs b. Ethan Allen
• Gisele Shaw b. Skye Smitson
• PROGRESS Wrestling Tag Team Championship Match: The Smokin’ Aces (Nick Riley & Charlie Sterling) (c) b. Chris Ridgeway & Cara Noir

Here are some highlights from the show that were uploaded to the company’s YouTube channel:

PROGRESS Wrestling held their Chapter 121 event this weekend on Peacock, WWE Network and demandPROGRESS.

The show featured three title matches, with Cara Noir defending his PROGRESS World Championship against Chris Ridgeway in a 30-minute Iron Man match as the main event.

Gisele Shaw also defended her Women’s Championship against Alexxis Falcon and Lykos Gym defended their PROGRESS Tag Team Championships against Charlie Sterling & Nick Riley (Smokin’ Aces).

Former TNA X-Division Champion Doug Williams was also back in action on the card, facing the young up and comer Danny Black in the opening contest of the night.

PROGRESS Chapter 121 Results

Here are the full results from Chapter 121: in twenty years this will all be orange:

• Doug Williams b. Danny Black
• The Sunshine Machine (Chuck Mambo & TK Cooper) b. Elijah &Charles Crowley
• Luke Jacobs b. Spike Trivet – via disqualification
• PROGRESS Tag Team Championship Match – Smokin’ Aces (Nick Riley & Charlie Sterling) b. Lykos Gym (Kid Lykos & Kid Lykos II) (c) – New Champions!
• PROGRESS Women’s Championship Match – Gisele Shaw (c) b. Alexxis Falcon
• PROGRESS World Championship 30-Minute Iron-Man Match – Cara Noir (c) and Chris Ridgeway – tied at 3-3, Noir retains his Championship

Here are some highlights from the show that were uploaded to the company’s YouTube channel:

The company will be presenting Chapter 122: Salsa Shark next Saturday, September 18th again on Peacock, WWE Network and demandPROGRESS.

PROGRESS Wrestling held their Chapter 120 event this weekend on Peacock, WWE Network and demandPROGRESS.

Total Protonic Reversals featured a PROGRESS Tag Team Championship match between Lykos Gym & Greedy Souls as well as the second match in PROGRESS for Doug Williams since coming out of retirement, again against Chris Ridgeway.

Ridgeway was called out by Williams at the last Chapter show and the former X Division Champion requested that Smash Mouth’s #1 Contendership for the PROGRESS World Title be put on the line.

Ridgeway accepted, and the winner of the match would be solidified as the #1 contender to Cara Noir and his PROGRESS World Championship.

Dan Moloney was also back in action against British wrestling veteran Jody Fleisch, as well as Gene Munny in singles action taking on LK Mezinger.

PROGRESS Chapter 120

Here’s the full results for Chapter 120:

• Gene Munny b. LK Mezinger
• Ethan Allan & Luke Jacobs (Young Guns) b. Charles Crowley & Elijah
• Dan Moloney b. Jody Fleisch
• PROGRESS Tag Team Championship Match – Kid Lykos & Kid Lykos II/Lykos Gym (c) b. Brendan White & Danny Jones
• Alexxis Falcon & Ronnie Knocks b. Mercedez Blaze & Taonga
• PROGRESS World Championship Number 1 Contender Match – Chris Ridgeway defeated Doug Williams

The company will be presenting Chapter 120: in twenty years this will all be orange next Saturday, September 11th again on Peacock, WWE Network and demandPROGRESS.

PROGRESS Wrestling has confirmed that PROGRESS World Champion Cara Noir will be defending his title this weekend on Peacock in the United States and WWE Network everywhere else internationally.

The Black Swan will be defending his PROGRESS World Title against British wrestling veteran Dean ‘Xtreme’ Allmark.

Allmark challenged the Champion at the last Chapter event after Cara Noir successfully retained his title against promising upstart Danny Black.

The winner of this match will go on to face the winner of the planned Scramble match that will also be taking place on the show.

PROGRESS Chapter 119

Danny Black, Jody Fleisch, Dan Moloney, ELIJAH, Chris Ridgeway, Charlie Sterling, Luke Jacobs and Kid Lykos have all attempted to defeat Cara Noir and have come up short; now the winner of the Scramble/Thunderb*stard match will be able to get another shot at the gold, should that be held by Noir or Dean Allmark.

Chapter 119 will be airing on Peacock, WWE Network and demandPROGRESS as of 5 pm BST, and the following matches have been confirmed for the event:

• Second Chance Scramble – Danny Black, Jody Fleisch, Dan Moloney, ELIJAH, Chris Ridgeway, Charlie Sterling, Luke Jacobs and Kid Lykos 
• Man Like Dereiss vs Malik w/Kosta K
• PROGRESS Women’s Championship – Gisele Shaw (c) vs Alexxis Falcon
• Ronnie Knocks vs Mercedez Blaze
• Sandy Beach vs Warren Banks
• Sunshine Machine vs Big Money Gun Dogs
• PROGRESS World Championship – Cara Noir (c) vs Dean Allmark

WHERE AND HOW TO WATCH: 

WWE Network (worldwide)

demandPROGRESS (worldwide)

Peacock (US only)

PROGRESS Wrestling has announced that there will be a 2nd Chance Scramble/Thunderb*stard match at the upcoming Chapter event this weekend.

Eight men who have all previously lost against PROGRESS World Champion Cara Noir will be competing to determine the next #1 contender to the World Championship.

Danny Black, Jiody Fleisch, Dan Moloney, ELIJAH, Chris Ridgeway, Charlie Sterling, Luke Jacobs and Kid Lykos have all been confirmed for the contest.

It has not been confirmed if Cara Noir will be wrestling on the show, although he was called out by UK wrestling veteran Dean Allmark during Chapter 118 in a backstage segment.

PROGRESS Announce 2nd Chance Scramble

The company has also released a hype video for the contest, with this being the first Thunderb*stard match since Chapter 105: Bring The Thunder, which was the second Chapter show back after the restart:

No other matches have been confirmed for the event thus far that airs on Saturday 28th August on Peacock, WWE Network and demandPROGRESS.

PROGRESS Wrestling held their Chapter 118 event tonight on Peacock and WWE Network.

Two major Championship matches were confirmed for the show prior to the air date, with Cara Noir defending his World Title against Danny Black and new PROGRESS Women’s Champion Gisele Shaw defending against Laura Di Matteo.

PROGRESS Chapter 118 Results

Here’s the full results for Chapter 118: Fake Tickets To a Hog Roast in Sumatra:

• Warren Banks, Kid Lykos & Kid Lykos II b. Sandy Beach, Big Guns Joe & Gene Munny
• Man Like DeReiss b. LK Mezinger
• Malik b. Screwface Ahmed
• Women’s Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Alexxis Falcon b. Taonga
• The Smokin’ Aces (Charlie Sterling & Nick Riley) b. The Greedy Souls (Brendan White & Danny Jones) – via DQ
• Dean Allmark b. Spike Trivet – via DQ
• Dan Moloney b. Jody Fleisch
• Chris Ridgeway b. Doug Williams
• PROGRESS Unified World Championship Match: Cara Noir (c) b. Danny Black
• PROGRESS Women’s Championship Match: Gisele Shaw (c) b. Laura Di Matteo

Check out some highlights from the show below:

The company’s next show Chapter 119 will be taking place next Saturday, August 28 and matches will be announced during the week.

PROGRESS has confirmed two major Championship matches for their upcoming Chapter show event on Peacock, WWE Network and demandPROGRESS.

The company’s World Champion Cara Noir will be defending against Danny Black; PROGRESS Women’s Champion Gisele Shaw will be defending against Laura Di Matteo.

This will be the return match for Cara Noir, who was last seen defending his title against Smokin’ Aces member Charlie Sterling.

Danny Black made the challenge to the champion during the last Chapter event. The Black Swan officially agreed to the bout earlier today.

PROGRESS Chapter 118

Gisele Shaw won the Women’s Championship at this past weekend’s event, after winning a triple threat match featuring Alexxis Falcon and Mercedez Blaze.

Former Champion Kanji had to relinquish the title due to injury, confirming that she had rebroken the arm that nearly caused her to end her career.

Here is the currently confirmed card for PROGRESS Chapter 118:

• Smokin’ Aces (Charlie Sterling and Nick Riley) vs Greedy Souls (Danny Jones and Brendan White)
• PROGRESS Women’s Championship Match – Gisele Shaw (c) vs Laura Di Matteo
• PROGRESS World Championship Match – Cara Noir (c) vs Danny Black

Chapter 118 – Fake Tickets To a Hog Roast in Sumatra takes place on Saturday, August 21st.

The show is part of WWE SummerSlam 2021 weekend and will be available on Peacock, WWE Network and demandPROGRESS.

PROGRESS Wrestling has released a new video interview on Peacock and WWE Network. The company confirmed this afternoon that the new series, Hi Def With Hustle, would be starting with a sit down between PROGRESS commentator Lee ‘Hustle’ Malone and British wrestling legend Doug Williams.

Doug Williams discusses a number of topics during the interview, ranging from his start in judo to his PROGRESS retirement match against Trent Seven inside of Wembley Arena.

Williams has most notably performed for Ring of Honor in the early to mid 2000s and TNA. During his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, Doug Williams would become the X Division and Television Champion, whilst also winning the TNA Tag Team Championships and IWGP Tag Team Championships alongside Nick Aldis/Magnus in New Japan Pro Wrestling.

Doug Williams

Doug Williams retired from the British scene back in 2018, losing to the aforementioned NXT UK Superstar Trent Seven in a PROGRESS ATLAS Title match at Wembley Arena. Williams stated that he would retire the moment that he lost the belt, and did until earlier this year where he confirmed that he would be entering the ring once again.

Williams has already performed for ICW and Rev Pro. The Ambassador of British Wrestling confirmed his return to the ring on Twitter earlier this year, writing “the events of the past year has made me reassess my decision to retire as it made me understand that you should use your life to fullest doing what you enjoy. As such I am open to bookings again, email is in my bio…”

PROGRESS Chapter 115: For The Hearts That Never Played In Tune will be taking place today on Peacock, WWE Network and demandPROGRESS.

The card has three major Championship matches, with Cara Noir, Kanji and Lykos Gym all putting their gold on the line during the show.

Cara Noir will be facing British wrestling legend Jody Fleisch on the show, with the ‘Phoenix’ Fleisch having two impressive wins under his belt since returning to the promotion this year. Fleisch is most known for his appearances in ROH in the early 2000s and PWG Battle of Los Angeles entry in 2019.

Kanji will also be defending her title against Gisele Shaw and Laura Di Matteo in a triple threat match. Shaw attacked both Kanji and Di Matteo at the end of the last Chapter show, leading to this three-way for the belt.

The PROGRESS Tag Team Championships will also be on the line this weekend as Lykos Gym (Kid Lykos and Kid Lykos II) will be defending against Big Money Gun Dogs (Gene Munny and Big Guns Joe) in a Doghouse Rules match.

PROGRESS Chapter 115

Here’s the full card for the show:

• PROGRESS World Championship Match – Cara Noir (c) vs Jody Fleisch
• Malik (w/Kosta Konstantinou) vs Ethan Allen (w/Luke Jacobs)
• Chris Ridgeway vs Warren Banks – No Rope Breaks
• PROGRESS Tag Team Championship Dog House Rules Match – Big Money Gun Dogs vs Lykos Gym (c)
• Greedy Souls vs Sunshine Machine
• Taonga vs Alexxis Falcon
• PROGRESS Women’s Championship Match – Kanji (c) vs Laura Di Matteo vs Gisele Shaw
• Mercedez Blaze (w/Taonga) vs Roxxy Hellz Belle
• Nick Riley vs Charlie Sterling – PROGRESS Championship #1 Contender’s Match

WHERE AND HOW TO WATCH: 

WWE Network (worldwide)

demandPROGRESS (worldwide)

Peacock (US only)

PROGRESS World Champion Cara Noir will be defending his title against British pro wrestling legend Jody Fleisch this weekend at the Chapter 115: For The Hearts That Never Played In Tune show.

Noir has defended his title since the return of the company in 2021, defeating the likes of Dan Moloney, Natural Progression Series winner Luke Jacobs, Kid Lykos and ELIJAH.

Jody Fleisch has been a staple on the UK independent wrestling scene since the early 2000s, as well as being one of the top high-flyers in the world during his illustrious career.

Fleisch has appeared for the likes of GCW, Ring of Honor and PWG, where he appeared as part of the BOLA tournament in 2018.

Speaking to GiveMeSport, Jody Fleisch said that he is looking forward to facing the reigning Champion.

“I’m really looking forward to my match with Cara. I’m on a good run of form for progress. I know I’m faster. I know I’m stronger. He’s a strange cat and he uses that to his advantage when he gets the chance but there really isn’t much in wrestling that haven’t seen and dealt with. Bring it on.”

PROGRESS Chapter 115

Here’s the currently confirmed card for PROGRESS Chapter 115 – For The Hearts Who Never Played In Tune:

• PROGRESS World Championship Match – Cara Noir (c) vs Jody Fleisch
• Big Money Gun Dogs vs Lykos Gym – Dog House Rules Match
• Malik (w/Kosta K) vs Ethan Allen (w/Luke Jacobs)
• Greedy Souls vs Sunshine Machine
• Mercedez Blaze (w/Taonga) vs Roxxy Hellz Belle
• Nick Riley vs Charlie Sterling – PROGRESS Championship #1 Contender’s Match

We can exclusively reveal that PROGRESS Wrestling will be holding a #1 Contender’s Match for the PROGRESS World Championship at the Chapter 115 event next weekend on Peacock and WWE Network.

The Smokin’ Aces Nick Riley and Charlie Sterling will face each other to determine who will be the next challenger to Cara Noir’s PROGRESS World Championship. We spoke to both men before the match to get their take on arguably their biggest match to date in PROGRESS, which will be available to view on Saturday July 17.

Charlie Sterling

“Its very strange that I’m asked to talk about fighting my best friend” Charlie Sterling noted. “Our families are close. We get the same praise and compliments. Athletic. Technically gifted. Resilient. He’s the greatest tag partner I could ask for. I’d do anything for him and I’d hope he would say the same. I know his favourite meal is Black Bean Curry and he knows mine is Spaghetti Bolognese. We are brothers!”

“Come Chapter 115 though, I will put all that aside. He won’t be my brother, he will just be my opponent” Sterling continued. “Nick will still be athletic. He will still be technically gifted. He will still be resilient. Everything that is said about me will still be true of him too. Except for one thing, one truth – Belief.”

“Nick will THINK he CAN beat me but I KNOW I WILL beat him” Charlie Sterling continued, laying in somewhat to his Smokin’ Aces partner in PROGRESS. “He will believe it too, when he’s defeated. However, when that bell rings and my hand is raised, I will put my arm around Nick, hug him close and thank him because we are still athletic. Still technically gifted, still resilient, still a team, still brothers.

Cara Noir

Charlie Sterling would also issue a warning to PROGRESS World Champion Cara Noir ahead of the match, saying that he is gunning for the phenom performer once Chapter 115 is said and done.

“Cara Noir needs to believe too – once I’ve beaten Nick? He’s in my sights. He may think putting us in this scenario will challenge us, it will only make us stronger. Give me an inch, I will take a mile. I’m coming for that World Title.”

Nick Riley

Here’s what Nick Riley had to say about fighting his tag team partner next weekend:

“Underrated and underused. The words most of the wrestling scene has used to describe Nick Riley and Charlie Sterling” Nick Riley began. “But now, we are in a position where one of us will fight for the PROGRESS World Championship.”

“No one has any idea of what this could do for me and Charlie, our families, our careers” Riley continued. “But what I do know, is my first title defence will be against Charlie Sterling.”

“Charlie, you are my best friend, my brother, my tag team partner…But for one match? You are the road block to greatness, and I’m knocking you down!” The Smokin’ Ace concluded.

PROGRESS Chapter 115

Here’s the currently confirmed card for PROGRESS Chapter 115 – For The Hearts Who Never Played In Tune:

• Big Money Gun Dogs vs Lykos Gym Dog House Rules Match
• Malik (w/Kosta K) vs Ethan Allen (w/Luke Jacobs)
• Greedy Souls vs Sunshine Machine
• Mercedez Blaze (w/Taonga) vs Roxxy Hellz Belle

PROGRESS Wrestling have announced a big Tag Team Championship match for their upcoming Chapter 115 event on Peacock and WWE Network. Chapter 115: For The Hearts That Never Played In Tune will be available to stream on Saturday 17th July from 5pm BST.

The PROGRESS Tag Team Champions Kid Lykos and Kid Lykos II (Lykos Gym) will be defending the titles against the Big Money Gun Dogs (Gene Munny and Big Guns Joe). The Champions lost to the Gun Dogs in a non-title match at the last Chapter show when Gene Munny ‘locked’ both of the Champions inside of a travel bag for dogs (yes, really).

PROGRESS Tag Team Titles on The Line

The title will now be on the line in a Doghouse rules match. It’s not confirmed exactly what this is and what the rules for the match will be, however an influence for the match is reportedly the Kennel from Hell match between Big Boss Man and Al Snow from Unforgiven 1999.

If you’ve never seen the Kennel from Hell match, it’s a terrible, terrible gimmick bout that just did not work due to the live dogs used inside the kennel being scared infront of a live wrestling crowd.

This match however looks promising, with the ‘comedy’ tag team of Gene Munny and Big Guns Joe proving that they can go in the ring with Lykos Gym at the last Chapter and the Champions heading into a match where they’re likely to have the disadvantage.

PROGRESS Wrestling held their latest Chapter event this weekend on Peacock, WWE Network and demandPROGRESS. Chapter 114: Set Eyeballs To Stunned featured a number of high profile bouts including a main event contest for the PROGRESS Women’s Championship.

Here’s the full results from the show:

• Chuck Mambo b. Brendan White – The Sunshine Machine member defeated White of the Greedy Souls via pinfall
• Big Money Gun Dogs (Big Guns Joe & Gene Munny) b. Lykos Gym (Kid Lykos & Kid Lykos II) – The Gun Dogs took the win after locking the PROGRESS Tag Team Champions inside of a portable dog kennel
• Gisele Shaw b. Taonga – Shaw took the submission win after locking Taonga in the Disarmher
• TK Cooper b. Danny Jones – The Sunshine Machine member defeated Jones of the Greedy Souls via pinfall
• Danny Black b. LK Mezinger – Black took the win after hitting a 450-elbow drop and getting the pinfall
• No Disqualification Match: Mercedez Blaze b. Alexxis Falcon – Blaze took the win after Taonga hit Falcon with the Unprettier and dragged Mercedez over to get the win
• Jody Fleisch b. Omari – Fleisch took the win after hitting the 720 DDT
• North West Strong (Chris Ridgeway, Luke Jacobs & Ethan Allen) b. Cara Noir, Nick Riley & Charlie Sterling – The trio of Ridgeway, Jacobs and Allen took the win over the Smokin Aces and Noir dream team
• PROGRESS Women’s World Championship Match: Kanji (c) b. Laura Di Matteo – Kanji took the win via pinfall to retain her Championship

PROGRESS Chapter 114 Highlights

Check out the highlights from the show below:

PROGRESS Wrestling star Gisele Shaw has stated her intent for a match against former WWE Superstar Mickie James. The Canadian/Filipina ‘Quintessential Diva’ took to Twitter to post a throwback photo of her and ‘Hardcore Country’ Mickie James before saying that the match needs to happen.

“Throwback to the first time I met @MickieJames before I started training” Gisele Shaw tweeted. “We’d cross paths again a few years later, however it was in catering…”

Gisele Shaw on Mickie James

“I’d love to see her again but this time in the ring and make one of my dreams come true!” The PROGRESS Women’s Division star added, “Hardcore Country vs The Quintessential Diva.”

Gisele Shaw recently appeared on WWE’s The Bump, where she would make a challenge to WWE RAW Superstar Charlotte Flair. Shaw appeared on the show alongside Kanji ahead of their Best of 3 Series final for the PROGRESS Women’s final, which Kanji would eventually win and become the new Champion after NXT UK Superstar Jinny had to vacate the title.

Shaw is currently set for a match at PROGRESS Chapter 114 against Taonga. Chapter 114: Set Eyeballs To Stun will be available on Peacock in United States and WWE Network everywhere else as of 5pm BST on Saturday July 3.

PROGRESS Wrestling held their Chapter 113 event on Saturday. The show aired on Peacock, WWE Network and PROGRESS’ own demandPROGRESS streaming service.

The show featured a number of high profile contests, including a PROGRESS World Title and Women’s Championship match. PROGRESS World Champion Cara Noir defended against ELIJAH and Women’s Champion Kanji defended her title against Mercedez Blaze.

Here’s the full results from the show:

• Alexxis Falcon b. Gisele Shaw – Falcon would take the win via pinfall to further stake her claim to a Women’s Championship shot
• Man Like DeReiss b. TK Cooper – The ‘Microphone Champion’ took the win to put Sunshine Machine in the losing column once again
• Big Money Gun Dogs (Big Guns Joe & Gene Munny) b. Greedy Souls (Brendan White & Danny Jones) – Following their win, the Gun Dogs challenged PROGRESS Tag Team Champions Lykos Gym backstage
• Dean Allmark b. Chuck Mambo – UK veteran Allmark took the win with the Clash Bomb
• Laura Di Matteo b. Taonga – The returning Di Matteo won via submission
• Jody Fleisch b. Danny Black – UK legend Fleisch took the win with his 720 DDT
• North West Strong (Chris Ridgeway, Luke Jacobs & Ethan Allen) b. Warren Banks, Kid Lykos & Kid Lykos II – The tag team Champions were part of a loss here, with NWS getting the win
• PROGRESS World Championship Match – Cara Noir (c) b. ELIJAH w/Charles Crowley – ELIJAH could not overcome The Black Swan who took the win via
• PROGRESS Women’s Championship Match – Kanji (c) b. Mercedes Blaze – Despite losing to Blaze twice, Kanji took the win in her first title defence

PROGRESS Chapter 113 Highlights

You can find Video highlights of the event below:

• Warren Banks & Lykos Gym vs NorthWest Strong
• Dean Allmark vs Chuck Mambo
• ELIJAH and Charles Crowley Make Their Entrance
• Taonga vs Laura Di Matteo
• Alexxis Falcon vs Gisele Shaw
• Danny Black vs Jody Fleisch
• Greedy Souls vs Big Money Gun Dogs
• Kanji vs Mercedez Blaze
• Cara Noir vs ELIJAH w/Charles Crowley
• Danny Black on Wrestling Legend Jody Fleisch
• Jody Fleisch Talks Facing Danny Black
• Lykos Gym Run Into Big Money Gun Dogs
• Greedy Souls Run Into Sunshine Machine

PROGRESS Wrestling has announced that the PROGRESS Women’s Championship will be on the line at Chapter 113: Warp Into Monster Disco Hell. Champion Kanji will be defending against Mercedez Blaze, who pinned the Champion at the last Chapter event.

Gisele Shaw vs Alexxis Falcon was announced previously for Chapter 112, however the match turned into a tag team bout during the show. Kanji would team with Alexxis Falcon to take on Gisele Shaw and Mercedez Blaze; with Blaze getting the pinfall over the Women’s Champion with the assist from Shaw.

PROGRESS Chapter 113

This is the second time that Blaze has pinned Kanji since the return of PROGRESS earlier this year. Kanji defeated Gisele Shaw in a Best of Three Series to become the new PROGRESS Women’s Champion after NXT UK Superstar Jinny had to vacate.

Here’s the currently confirmed card for PROGRESS Chapter 113 Warp Into Monster Disco Hell:

The other matches currently confirmed for the show are:

• Dean Allmark vs Chuck Mambo
• Gisele Shaw vs Alexxis Falcon
• Big Money Gun Dogs vs Greedy Souls
• PROGRESS Tag Team Champions Lykos Gym and Warren Banks vs NorthWest Strong (Chris Ridgeway, Luke Jacobs and Ethan Allen)
• TK Cooper vs Man Like Dereiss
• Alexxis Falcon vs Gisele Shaw
• PROGRESS World Championship Match – Cara Noir (c) vs ELIJAH
• Jody Fleisch vs Danny Black

PROGRESS Chapter 113: Warp Into Monster Disco Hell will be streaming on Peacock, WWE Network and demandPROGRESS as of Saturday June 19.

PROGRESS Chapter 113: Warp Into Monster Disco Hell will be streaming on Peacock, WWE Network and demandPROGRESS as of Saturday June 19. The PROGRESS World Championship will be on the line during the show, with Champion Cara Noir defending against ELIJAH.

A number of fans have questioned why ELIJAH has been given the title shot; names such as Spike Trivet have had more wins since the return of PROGRESS on Peacock and the Network earlier this year.

PROGRESS Chapter 113

ELIJAH’s manager and former PROGRESS commentator Charles Crowley released a video today hyping the upcoming bout. Crowley slammed the fans for looking past the dangerous ELIJAH, quoting some who say that Cara won’t lose the title until “there’s fans back live.”

The other matches currently confirmed for the show are:

• Dean Allmark vs Chuck Mambo
• Gisele Shaw vs Alexxis Falcon
• Big Money Gun Dogs vs Greedy Souls
• PROGRESS Tag Team Champions Lykos Gym and Warren Banks vs NorthWest Strong (Chris Ridgeway, Luke Jacobs and Ethan Allen)

You can check out the hype video below:

PROGRESS Wrestling held their latest Chapter event this weekend on WWE Network, Peacock and demandPROGRESS. The main event of the show saw Kanji and Gisele Shaw collide to see who would become the new PROGRESS Women’s Champion.

The bout between Kanji and Shaw was the third match in their Best of 3 Series. The Best of 3 has been taking place over the past consecutive Chapter events, with Kanji taking the first bout and Gisele Shaw taking the second.

Kanji would overcome Shaw to become the new PROGRESS Women’s Champion, having only debuted in the company just a few short months ago.

Here’s the full results from the card which is available to watch again on WWE Network, Peacock and demandPROGRESS:

PROGRESS Chapter 111 Results

Here’s the full results from the show:

• Spike Trivet b. Big Guns Joe – Trivet took the win via pinfall
• PICK YOUR POISON: Luke Jacobs vs. Chris Ridgeway – This match ended in a No Contest after Warren Banks attacked Chris Ridgeway
• Mercedez Blaze b. Taonga – Blaze took the win via pinfall, Alexxis Falcon attacked her after the match
• 0121 (Dan Moloney & Man Like Dereiss) b. The Sunshine Machine (TK Cooper & Chuck Mambo) – The 0121 took the win in their PROGRESS debut as a tag team via pinfall
• PICK YOUR POISON: Kid Lykos b. Danny Black – Kid Lykos took the win via submission
• Elijah b. Gene Munny – Elijah took the win via pinfall in this previously unannounced match
• PICK YOUR POISON: Kid Lykos II b. Ethan Allen and Cara Noir – Kid Lykos II took the shock win via referee stoppage
• PROGRESS Women’s Championship Match – Kanji b. Gisele Shaw – Kanji took the win via pinfall to become the new PROGRESS Women’s Champion

PROGRESS Wrestling star Kanji has made a challenge to IMPACT Wrestling’s Jordynne Grace. Kanji will be attempting to win the PROGRESS Women’s Championship at Chapter 111: One Leg In The Air, and she said that Grace is a former Champion that she would like to see return to the company.

Kanji made the comments during a recent PROGRESS Media Call. “I’d love to see Jordynne Grace come back,” Kanji replied when asked who she would like to see return.

“I’d love to step in the ring with Jordynne Grace and have her come back with all the skills and abilities that she’s learned since having the belt previously” Kanji continued.

Kanji on Jordynne Grace and Meiko Satomura

Jordynne Grace was previously the PROGRESS Women’s Champion after defeating NXT UK Superstar Jinny. Grace was eventually defeated by Meiko Satomura, who also has gone on to NXT UK. Satomura is also someone that the PROGRESS hopeful would like to see return to the company.

“I think definitely also get Meiko Satomura back” the UK star stated. “I think she could grace our ring again. That would be awesome.”

PROGRESS Wrestling star Gisele Shaw has called out WWE Superstar Sasha Banks. During a recent PROGRESS Media Call, Shaw said that she has ‘heard’ that Banks wants to perform in a PROGRESS ring, and the ‘Quintessential Diva’ Shaw has said that she is ready for the challenge.

“My people told me that apparently Sasha Banks wants to come to PROGRESS” Gisele Shaw mentioned during the media call. “And if we can make that happen, then you know what? I’m open to a singles match.”

Previously, Shaw had called out Charlotte Flair on WWE’s The Bump on Wednesday. Shaw said that The Queen has won every Championship going, but she has never faced the Canadian star nor the PROGRESS Women’s Championship; which Jordynne Grace recently said was on par with the IMPACT title.

Gisele Shaw on Sasha Banks

“I’m open to a triple threat, doesn’t matter to me” Gisele continued, after mentioning Charlotte Flair. “Get that out there.”

Gisele Shaw vs Kanji headlines PROGRESS Chapter 111 tonight on WWE Network, Peacock and demandPROGRESS.

Here’s the full card for the show which is available on demand from 5pm GMT, 1pm Eastern and 10am Pacific:

• Spike Trivet vs Big Guns Joe
• Luke Jacobs vs Chris Ridgeway
• Taonga vs Mercedez Blaze
• The 0121 vs Sunshine Machine
• Kid Lykos vs Danny Black
• PROGRESS Women’s Champion Best of Three Series: Match 3 – Kanji vs Gisele Shaw