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Wolfgang Injured

It’s being reported that UK star Wolfgang was injured during his WWE UK Championship match with Pete Dunne in Aberdeen last week. There’s no word on how serious the injury is, but it was enough for Wolfgang to be pulled from this weekend’s PROGRESS Chapter 57 show where he was scheduled to face Doug Williams.

I apologise for letting any @ThisIs_Progress fans down, I was looking forward to returning to face the master @DougWilliamsUK but @Joe_Coffey is a more than suitable replacement https://t.co/TaGv7drU1B

— Wolfgang Young (@WolfgangYoung) November 8, 2017

No word yet on when Wolfgang will be back in action. Well wishes going out to him for a full and speedy recovery.

Jake Roberts On Ric Flair

Jake Roberts knows all about addiction, so it’s not surprising that he has some thoughts on Ric Flair’s recent health issues. Flair was hospitalized over the summer with some serious health problems that stemmed from his alcoholism. During a recent interview, Roberts said that he had reached out to Flair, but that Flair didn’t seem to want help from anyone.

“I even tried to help Mr. Flair and I hope Ric can do it. He’s sure going at it with the wrong attitude. He thinks he snapped his fingers, that he can just beat it. There’s a lot more to it. … He’s in the hospital and he’s made that decision to quit drinking. My God I made that decision a million times and he thinks that’s all there is to it. There’s a lot more to it because you know why he’s in that hospital, that disease we call alcoholism is outside doing pushups getting ready for him to come out of the hospital. You’re in a guarded position in the hospital. You know, there’s not a lot of alcohol around.”

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PROGRESS Wrestling held it’s biggest show of the year at Alexandra Palace in London today, and what a show it turned out to be. There were title changes, some great matches, and a surprise return.

PROGRESS also announced during the show that they will be heading to the Wembley SSE Arena next year in September. Needless to say, this is a big deal for the promotion.

Hello Wembley pic.twitter.com/6jJXr8REth

— PROGRESS Wrestling (@ThisIs_Progress) September 10, 2017

Chapter 55, Chase The Sun, should be up on PROGRESS’ on-demand site within the next seven days, and let me just say that if you don’t have it, you are missing out. This is an incredible company that puts on amazing shows with awesome talent. So, without further ado, let’s get to the results.

PROGRESS Chapter 55 Chase The Sun Results

Chuck Mambo defeated Spike Trivet (preshow match).

PROGRESS Tag Team Title Ladder Match
CCK (Chris Brookes and Kid Lykos) defeated Moustache Mountain (Trent Seven and Tyler Bate) to become the new PROGRESS Tag Team Champions.

An impressive show of strength by @Tyler_Bate as @OBEYBrookes crashes through the ladder #ChaseTheSun pic.twitter.com/wC4spO7xHm

— PROGRESS Wrestling (@ThisIs_Progress) September 10, 2017

PROGRESS Women’s Title
Toni Storm defeated Dahlia Black to retain her PROGRESS Women’s Title (after the match, Jinny came down to the ring and attacked Dahlia with a chair).

Open Challenge
Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Marty Scurll (Scurll returned to PROGRESS to answer ZSJ’s open challenge).

Death Match
Jimmy Havoc defeated Mark Haskins.

Fuck #ChaseTheSun pic.twitter.com/pnl27t68bB

— PROGRESS Wrestling (@ThisIs_Progress) September 10, 2017

ATLAS Championship
Walter defeated Matt Riddle & Timothy Thatcher to become the new ATLAS Champion.

"Why suplex one, when you can suplex all" said @WalterAUT #ChaseTheSun pic.twitter.com/x6sZaVUA8q

— PROGRESS Wrestling (@ThisIs_Progress) September 10, 2017

#1 Contender’s Scramble
Mark Andrews defeated Damian Dunne, Eddie Dennis, Jack Sexsmith, Strangler Davis, Flash Morgan Webster, James Drake, & Zack Gibson.

PROGRESS Championship
Travis Banks defeated Pete Dunne to become the new PROGRESS Champion.

@Travis_BanksPW is the new @ThisIs_Progress world champion!!!#AllyPally #ChaseTheSun pic.twitter.com/1uxYOanDCh

— Jon (@Jon_Wrestling) September 10, 2017

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Dunne’s U.K. Title Defense in the Big Apple

WWE and PROGRESS Wrestling announced WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne will defend his title against Gentleman Jack Gallagher. The match won’t take place in a WWE ring but instead at PROGRESS’s New York City-based event scheduled in Queens on Saturday, August 12. In a video provided through PROGRESS, Gallagher revealed his match against Dunne was sanctioned by NXT General Manager William Regal. Dunne is also the PROGRESS World Champion but that title won’t be on the line.

Dunne and Gallagher do have WWE-related history. Both men previously fought during a PROGRESS match to determine which wrestler would advance to WWE’s Cruiserweight Classic in 2016. Gallagher won the match.

Lesnar vs. Joe’s Live Event Match

From Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena last weekend, WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar and Samoa Joe fought in a rematch of their Great Balls of Fire pay-per-view match. Lesnar won the match, which was not televised or screened on the WWE Network. On Monday, the WWE uploaded highlights of the match that saw Lesnar retain the championship.

As Top Rope Press reported, the show mainly featured the SmackDown Live roster, but the addition of the two RAW superstars added a special feel to WWE’s final show at the Joe Louis Arena.

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PROGRESS Is Doing NYC

Top UK indie wrestling promotion PROGRESS is crossing the pond this summer for it’s New York City debut. The promotion announced today via Twitter that they will be debuting at the Elmcor Centre in Queens on Saturday, August 12th at 8:00 pm.

*hunts for passport* pic.twitter.com/vx9mhcdGea

— PROGRESS Wrestling (@ThisIs_Progress) May 22, 2017

The promotion will be teaming up once again with EVOLVE and WWN for the show, and from what we know now, it looks like WWN might be streaming the show live on their service. PROGRESS has already announced that the show will be available on their VOD service about a week after it happens.

There’s no full card for the show as of yet, but they have announced that PROGRESS Champion (and new WWE UK Champion) Pete Dunne will be on the card, as well as PROGRESS Tag Team Champions Tyler Bate and Trent Seven.

CMLL Fires Several Top Stars

Things aren’t looking good on the lucha libre front down in Mexico. CMLL released an official statement today announcing that they had fired top stars La Mascara, Maximo Sexy, and Bobby Villa. The firings stem from an incident this past weekend where Mascara and Maximo Sexy basically destroyed Ultimo Guerrero’s car in the Arena Mexico parking lot this past Friday evening. The reason for Villa’s firing was not given.

Both La Mascara and Maximo Sexy have family in AAA, CMLL’s top competitor, so the men could easily end up working there in the near future.

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It is once again time for a new PROGRESS Wrestling chapter to be consumed. PROGRESS Chapter 48 Bang The Drum was taped last weekend in Manchester, and the promotion has it available on their streaming service now for everyone’s viewing pleasure. My love fro PROGRESS is real and true, so I was more than happy to settle in for several hours of great UK indie wrestling on a gloomy Sunday afternoon. And, of course, the titles of the chapters never cease to tickle me.

In the main event of Chapter 48, PROGRESS Champion Pete Dunne would defend his title against Mark Haskins and Mark Andrews. Elsewhere on the show, Trent Seven and Travis Banks would face off, and Jinny and Martina would fight it out. We also saw CCK arrive on the scene in PROGRESS, and I have a feeling things are gonna get even better now that they are in the mix.

PROGRESS Chapter 48 Results

Flash Morgan Webster defeated James Drake.

I’m still not sure how I feel about James Drake; something with him just doesn’t click with me. Webster, on the other hand, is one of my PROGRESS favorites. Since returning after getting injured during the qualifiers for the WWE Cruiserweight Classic last year, he’s been amazing. The winner of this match would qualify for the upcoming Super Strong Style 16 Tournament, and Webster wasn’t going to be denied. He fought through everything Drake threw at him and came out the winner in this bout. Really good, hard hitting match from both men.

Jinny defeated Martina.

If you have not seen Martina wrestle in OTT or elsewhere, you are missing out. She’s tons of fun and endlessly entertaining. And, since she and Jinny can both kick some serious ass, this was bound to be good. Jinny wasn’t too happy having beer spit in her face to start this one off, but it’s Martina. It’s gonna happen, so deal with it. Despite all of Martina’s antics, she’s damn good in the ring, but Jinny is just a badass. She won in decisive fashion with the X Factor.

Pastor William Eaver & Chuck Mambo defeated The London Riots.

I adore the Pastor; Mambo, not so much. He’s just a damn goof; he’s funny at times, but he’s just not my cup of tea. This match did absolutely nothing for me. I didn’t really see the point of it, and I honestly zoned out for most of it, despite my love of Eaver. The Riots are a good team, but this match made me hit the fast forward button, and I never do that with PROGRESS.

Trent Seven defeated Travis Banks.

Whenever the perfection that is Trent Seven is on my television screen, all is right in the world. Plus, Travis Banks is freaking amazing. This was just great. Travis struck before the bell even rang, and the first part of this match was fought on the outside. Travis was not in a playful mood, and he just wailed on Trent with fist, feet, and chairs. After about 10 minutes, the two finally got in the ring…and the bell rung. Kicks and chops and forearms and slaps and back hands, and these two just beat the hell out of each other. It was so beautiful. And, Trent being the sneaky heel that he is had to grab a handful of tights to win this one, but damn, what a match.

Nathan Cruz defeated Rockstar Spud.

Yet another SSS16 qualifying bout. Cruz is hated, and Spud is loved. Damn, the Spud in PROGRESS is a million times better than the Spud in Impact Wrestling. Good bout with Cruz working on Spud’s midsection throughout, and underdog Spud coming back from everything Cruz threw at him. Spud couldn’t overcome the rib work in the end though, and Cruz won to earn a spot in the upcoming SSS16 tournament.

Matt Riddle defeated Tyler Bate.

Interesting matchup. Non-title on all fronts. Riddle’s Atlas Title wasn’t on the line, nor was Tyler’s WWE UK Championship. Needless to say that the crowd was firmly behind everyone’s favorite Bro, and Baby Moustache didn’t get a lot of love. This was….something else. Riddle has a certain style, as does Bate, and I am not sure they meshed well. But, I absolutely loved it. Some probably won’t like it, but I thought it was great. A lot of submission mat work from both men, strikes from Riddle, and sly escapes from Tyler. Bate is just so damn good, and he and Riddle played beautifully off of each other. Riddle would lock in a submission, and Tyler would just power out of it. Riddle continued his complete immunity to German suplexes, Bop & Bang made an appearance, and these two damn near just exhausted each other to the point of barely being able to get off the mat. Riddle got him in the Bromission, but big brother Trent came out to interfere, costing Tyler the match. Even with the ending, this was freaking amazing and a must-see match.

PROGRESS Championship Triple Threat
Pete Dunne defeated Mark Haskins and Mark Andrews.

At this point, I don’t know who is going to take the PROGRESS Championship off of Peter. It seems like he’s run through everyone available, and unless something very interesting happens during SSS16, which I am sure it will, Peter could be walking around with the title clenched in his teeth for a long while to come.

Really good, fast-paced, chaotic Triple Threat match. All three of these men are amazing, and they told a great story in this bout. Andrews was the underdog, Haskins took a beating and gave it back twice as hard, and cocky Peter thought he was invincible. Crazy good match, but once again, the other members of British Strong Style had to come out and try to interfere. Haskins broke that up, hit Andrews with a Pedigree, and retained.

After the match, Riddle hit the ring and got beat down. Peter got a mic and said that PROGESS was his, sports entertainment was his, and the universe was his. Then, BSS said that they had run through all their competition and there was no one left to beat. Not so fast, Peter….

Well, would you look who’s arrived in PROGRESS… #CCK pic.twitter.com/Vazb0ZhP9j

— PROGRESS Wrestling (@ThisIs_Progress) May 14, 2017

CCK has arrived in PROGRESS. Chris Brookes and Kid Lykos may just take down Trent and Tyler and take their PROGRESS Tag Team Titles in the process. This is gonna be fun…..

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