Progress on YouTube #2

STRONG STYLE /strôNG/ /stīl/ 1. ‘... A style of wrestling evolved from Japanese Puroresu (プロレス) and traditional British Catch wrestling that incorporates full contact martial arts kicks and strikes with a strong emphasis placed on submission wrestling ...’ In Progress, the emphasis is more on the competition and the combatants fighting spirit rather than characters, and we settle things in the ring ....

Progress tag team Champions The Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson & James Drake) come out to the podium to interrupt Kelly’s opening monologue .... Gibson cuts a promo and says they aren’t defending the belts on YouTube again just so some wanker keyboard warrior can watch them for free in his mother’s basement .... you want to see them, you pay to see them on the big shows because they’ve earned it ....

Imperium comes out now and say that the Vets are the ultimate opportunists because they have screwed Imperium over several times .... Gibson says they can have their shot on national TV on the next Progress show, but as far as tonight goes he will fight one of them right now!

(Progress tag team Champion) Zack Gibson (GREAT BRITAIN)
- vs -
Marcel Barthel (GERMANY)

Hard fought match that eventually breaks down and involves interference from both partners outside the ring .... Drake interferes and lays out Barthel, allowing Gibson to hit Helter Skelter for the 3 count ...

POST MATCH: the action doesn’t end there, as all 4 men brawl afterwards .... Barthel dodges a belt shot from Gibson and he lays out his own partner!  Imperium then double-team Gibson and lay him out with the Enigma Code (powerbomb + diving European uppercut) .... Imperium hold up the Progress tag titles afterwards ....


We get a hype video for ‘Hangman’ Adam Page .... Page is another big name recently signed to Progress and he will debut on Progress TV this week ....




’The Knightsbridge Fashionista’ Jinny Couture (GREAT BRITAIN)
- vs -
Aoife Valkyrie (IRELAND)

Jinny is impressive in her debut, pinning Valkyrie after hitting the ‘Touch or Couture’ (ripcord tolling capoeira kick) .... Jinny touches up her makeup after the match ....



We get a promo for ‘Black Swan’ Cara Noir .... Noir will be in singles action on the next Youtube show as we move toward the upcoming Progress Cruiserweight Classic ....



Lauren is at the podium and brings in her guest: Internet champion Bianca Belair .... Up next, BelAir defends against Millie McKenzie .... BelAir talks about it being a long road to being a champion but now everyone at home logs on to Youtube to watch her do what she does in the ring .... she is the EST, the strongEST, the toughEST the quickEST ....  but BelAir is interrupted by Jinny Couture!  

Jinny sizes up BelAirs outfit and says she should be ashamed wearing that out here .... Jinny would never be caught dead wearing something like that .... No, she is custom made and her outfit for her ring debut is a one of a kind valued at $15,000 .... Jinny says what Bianca is wearing is an insult to someone of her stature and unbefitting of a champion .... Belair claps back ‘Girl!  Uh uh!  Who is you?’  Jinny introduces herself and says she is here to bring some class to this promotion .... She says her in-ring debut earlier will be more watched than Bianca’s title match, and then walks off, which leaves Bianca standing there pissed ....


Progress Internet title match:
(Champion) Bianca BelAir (UNITED STATES)
- vs -
Millie McKenzie (GREAT BRITAIN)

Bianca is still pissed from Jinny’s interruption, and she is aggressive early because of it .... McKenzie uses that to get Bianca off balance, and she has a good showing here .... BelAir comes back and hits a series of power moves, then finishes McKenzie with the KOD (Burning Hammer) ....


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Progress’ new online correspondent Gia Miller is here with a thisisprogress.com update .... she hypes next weeks Progress show and gets a word from Wade Barrett .... after O’Reilley turned on Roderick Strong and what happened last week, Progress management has made Roderick Strong vs. Kyle O’Reilley for the next Progress show .... so we get:

- Progress debut of ‘Hangman’ Adam Page
- Roderick Strong vs. Kyle O’Reilley
- Grizzled Young Vets vs. Imperium for the Progress tag team titles
- Keith Lee challenges Finn Balor for the Atlas title

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We then get a video package hyping Keith Lee vs Finn Balor .... Will Keith Lee break through the glass ceiling or will Finn Balor continue his 2nd run?




Johnny Gargano w/ Candice LeRae (UNITED STATES)
- vs -
Angel Garza (MEXICO)

Garza comes out with a hot ass Latina on his arm, but despite that he still flirts with Candice, blowing her a kiss .... this sends Johnny over the edge and he attacks .... Garza absorbs punishment but comes back with a well-placed kitchen sink knee .... Johnny comes back and clotheslines Garza to the floor and hits a superkick from the apron .... Garza blocks the slingshot DDT attempt and hits the Wing Clipper but Johnny rolls to the floor .... Garza becomes distracted with hitting on Candice, resulting in her clocking him with a forearm allowing Gargano to hit the Slingshot Spear for a close two!  Garza rolls to the floor and Gargano hits a dive!  Johnny distracts the ref, allowing Candice to wipe Garza out with a suicide dive of her own!  Garza rolls in and Johnny locks on the Gargano Escape but Garza reverses into a cradle forcing Gargano to release or have his own shoulders pinned .... Enziguri scores by Garza but they trade kicks and Johnny counters him into a tornado DDT!  Johnny charges in the corner but Garza gets the boot up and he goes for a victory roll but Gargano reverses it into a cradle of his own to get the 3 count on Garza!  

POST MATCH: Garza is protesting because he grabbed the ropes before the 3 count but the ref didn’t see it .... Garza attacks Gargano, but Johnny catches him in the Gargano Escape in the middle of the ring!  Garza is tapping, but the match is already over .... Johnny and Candice celebrate to end the show ....