Progress on YouTube #6

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 ....

Show starts with Johnny Gargano & Candice LeRae coming out to the podium .... They talk about making history as being the first inter-gender tag team to challenge for the tag titles, as well as the first husband and wife team .... Johnny says he didn’t want Candice involved, but then realized that there is no one else he would rather have watching his back .... they are together ‘Till Death Do Us Part’ and they are going to make history and win the tag team titles ....

Imperium comes out to interrupt .... Barthel says they are a disgrace .... Candice has no place in this match, and they dishonor this sport that is sacred to them .... their issues started with Grizzled Young Veterans, but they are going to make sure Johnny & Candice DON’T win the belts ....


Redragon ~ Kyle O’Reilley (CANADA) & Bobby Fish (UNITED STATES) [0-0]
- vs -
South Wales Subculture ~ Mark Andrews & Flash Morgan Webster (WALES) [0-0]

A highly competitive match that sees Andrews & Webster push the newly reunited Redragon .... Fish & O’Reilley quickly overcome and take out Webster with No Mans Land followed by Chasing the Dragon to Andrews for the pin ....


*** AT THE PODIUM ***

Redragon join Kevin Kelly at the podium and Kyle talks about how good it is to have his best friend Bobby Fish back .... he says how much it sucked to have to team with Roderick Strong and carry him while Bobby was hurt .... Fish puts Kyle over for his win in the steel cage last week and says that he’s a great partner but he’s a top singles guy too .... Fish says Kyle deserves to be in the Cruiserweight Classic .... Kyle agrees and then puts Fish over now .... He says should be in the Classic too!  Kyle demands that EC3 come out and put BOTH of them in the Cruiserweight Classic ....

EC3 comes out to a big pop as this is his first time on the Youtube show .... EC3 says Kyle has come up with some good shit lately .... first the steel cage match, and now this .... he likes it so much he puts both guys in the Classic, which leaves only one spot left .... He says the last spot will go to Roderick Strong!  Kyle and Bobby are pissed but EC3 walks off as Kyle is screaming ‘Strong is supposed to be out of my life!!!!’


Progress’ new online correspondent Gia Miller is here with a thisisprogress.com update ....




Gia piggy backs off the announcement we just saw, with the final 3 spots in the Cruiserweight Classic being filled .... She runs down the rules and format, and shows the final tournament blocks .... the Classic begins in 2 weeks!

BLOCK A
‘Black Swan’ Cara Noir
Ricochet
Bobby Fish
Roderick Strong


BLOCK B
Angel Garza
‘Bruiserweight’ Pete Dunne
‘Hangman’ Adam Page
Kyle O’Reilley


Tyler Bate (GREAT BRITAIN) [0-0]
- vs -
‘Irish Ace’ Jordan Devlin (IRELAND) [0-0]

Bate is making his return to Progress after briefly appearing in MWA, while Jordan is a mainstay of three UK independent scene .... Excellent Cruiserweight action here .... Bate is successful in his return, pinning Devlin following the Tyler Driver 97 ....


*** AT THE PODIUM ***

Bate comes to the podium and the fans welcome him back .... Bate talks about the success of Mustache Mountain and British Strong Style, but says he’s embarking on his singles career now .... He’s not in the Cruiserweight Classic, so he wants to throw his name in the hat to challenge whoever wins it ....

This brings out Bate’s former stablemate in British Strong Style, ‘Bruiserweight’ Pete Dunne .... Dunne claims he is going to be the one to win the Cruiserweight title, and says he will be honored to give Bate the first shot .... Bate and Dunne shake hands ....



Lauren Brooke comes out and recaps the last Progress show, which included the surprise debut of Tessa Blanchard .... Lauren promotes a sit-down interview with Blanchard that will air on the next Progress show ....

Lauren then brings us the first Progress top 5 rankings:

ATLAS TITLE
1. ‘Limitless’ Keith Lee
2. Drew McIntyre
3. ‘The Villain’ Marty Scurll
4. ‘Heartbreak Kid’ Shawn Michaels
5. Karrion Kross

GENESIS TITLE
1. Jacob Fatu
2. Angel Garza
3. Ricochet
4. ‘Hangman’ Adam Page
5. ‘Black Swan’ Cara Noir

WOMEN’S UNIVERSAL TITLE
1. Ronda Rousey
2. Bianca BelAir
3. Tegan Nox
4. Shayna Baszler
5. Jinny

TAG TEAM TITLES
1. Imperium (Marcel Barthel & Fabian Aichner)
2. Johnny Gargano & Candice LeRae
3. The Briscoes (Jay & Mark)
4. Redragon (Fish & O’Reilley)
5. South Wales Subculture (Flash Morgan Webster & Mark Andrews)

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*** AT THE PODIUM ***

Internet champion Bianca BelAir comes out and isn’t dressed to compete .... she cuts a promo and says she is taking the week off .... she doesn’t have competition and she’s waiting for Rhea Ripley to step up and give her a title shot .... and who is Tessa Blanchard?  She might be a former world champion, but the key word is FORMER .... that means she done lost .... BelAir is a champion NOW, and she done beat Ripley for the world to see, and she’s beaten everyone in her path .... she deserves it ....

Out comes Tegan Nox .... Tegan says she challenged BelAir last week and BelAir wouldn’t face her .... Tegan has proven herself week in and week out, and she thinks BelAir is the one that is afraid ....

ENTER Shayna Baszler .... Baszler calls Tegan Nox the shiny new toy everyone is talking about .... she says she still owns the locker room and that means they should BOTH be afraid of her .... they live in a fantasy world and she is reality .... they are only walking around here because SHE allows it .... Nox isn’t a breakout star, the only thing that will be broken is Nox’s arm .... then she is coming for BelAirs title .... Nox wants Baszler in a street fight, but Baszler says it’s a death sentence because she’s a cage fighter .... she’s going to break the ‘shiny new toy’ ....



NO DISQUALIFICATION:
Tegan Nox (WALES) [2-0]
- vs -
Shayna Baszler (UNITED STATES) [0-2]

Marina Shafir & Jessamyn Duke come out and are in Baszlers corner .... Meanwhile, Bianca BelAir just smiles and waves as she walks off leaving Nox out there by herself .... Tegan doesn’t care and she hits a tope to the outside and takes out Baszler!  Nox fires up on Baszler and dominates, but Baszler turns the tide attacking the arm .... Now Baszler is just like an animal playing with their food, but Nox fires back using the NO DQ stipulation to introduce weapons .... Nox unfolds the chair and hits a German suplex onto a set up chair!!!!  Baszler kicks out!  Shafir & Duke get on the apron, but Nox knocks them off with forearms .... Nox charges for the Shiniest Wizard but Baszler throws the chair into Nox’s face!  Baszler unfolds a chair and hits a German suplex on Nox onto the chair!!!!  She’s dead!  Baszler covers ... 1 ... Nox kicks out at 1!!!!  Nox hulks up, but Baszler immediately transitions into the Kirafuda Clutch!  Nox doesn’t tap out, but she is fading .... Baszler cinches it in, and Nox ends up passing out in the hold .... Baszler gets the win ....    




It’s time for the final segment and the ring is set up for the contract signing .... EC3 is in the ring and he makes the announcement that this match will take place on the July 4th Great American Bash All-Star show!  He brings out MVP and Jacob Fatu first, followed by the Genesis champion Drew McIntyre ....


Drew takes the mic from EC3 and dismisses him because he knows how this is gonna go .... He doesn’t talk, and wastes no time in signing the contract and then tosses it to MVP, who monologues about Fatu is going to destroy him on the big stage .... Drew says stop talking forever, no one wants to hear that anymore .... Drew gets face to face with Fatu .... he says Fatu hurt him, but next time he better go for the throat and finish the job because Drew will do the same .... MVP starts to speak on Fatu’s behalf but Fatu cuts him off .... Fatu says McIntyre doesn’t need worry about him going for the kill, but this time he will take his time .... he’s going to kick his ass all over the ring, and bust his head all the way down to the white meat!  McIntyre smiles .... GLASGOW KISS TO FATU!  The move takes both guys down to their knees!  Claymore from Drew!  MVP attacks McIntyre, but Drew lays him out with the Future Shock!  FATU IS BACK UP!  Superkick rocks Drew!  We get some brawling, which degenerates into a melee with the locker room emptying .... it takes an army to keep these two separated as they are trying to kill each other as the show ends ....