Progress: United Kingdom #313

LOCATION: Blackpool, England
ARENA: Empress Ballroom
ANNOUNCERS: Matt Striker & Rockstar Spud






LAST TIME ON PROGRESS ....

- Aleister Black and Marty Scurll battles their way through a grueling tournament to face off for the United Kingdom title, only to have the match ruined by the interference of Pete Dunne ....
- In the meantime, Dunne has been indefinitely suspended from Progress UK but then he made a surprise appearance on a Progress USA, where he indicated that he would wrestle for MVP if he wasn’t re-instated by William Regal ....


Progress U.K. is live for the first time since the controversial finish to the U.K. title tournament, and we are ringside with the new announce team of Drake Maverick (Rockstar Spud) and Matt Striker .... They put over tonight’s show, and Striker hopes they will get some kind of ruling on the U.K. title after what happened on the last show .... in addition, we are going to see match 3 of the ‘Best of 5’ series as Sasha Banks looks to sweep Toni Storm, and in the main event War Machine will face a new tag team of Sheamus & Killian Dain!  But for now let’s take it up to the ring!


We get a small video for Wolfgang, who is making his Progress debut.  He is from Glasgow, Scotland and he has been working independents for years .... he’s also worked in a pub in Glasgow, and says it can be pretty rough .... Wrestling has come in handy for when he has to throw people out of the pub .... he says that Progress has finally given him his shot, and he will do what he has to do to make the most of it ....


Singles Match:
Nigel McGuiness (UK)
- vs -
Wolfgang (SCOTLAND)

This is a good, hard-hitting match with Wolfgang being the power guy while Nigel is the technician .... Wolfgang shows that he can also fly, busting out a moonsault on Nigel that gets him a nearfall .... Nigel goes for the London Dungeon but Wolfgang escapes, then hits a double knee gut buster .... he goes for the Howling (Swanton) but Nigel cuts him off and hits the Tower of London for the 3 count ....


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William Regal comes out to address the situation with Pete Dunne and the U.K. title .... He says Dunne has been indefinitely suspended .... he doesn’t care if Dunne goes to the US and tries to wrestle for MVP, he’s under contract with Progress UK and Regal will put him on the shelf .... As far as the U.K. title goes ...

Regal is interrupted by the arrival of Aleister Black .... Black wants Regal to reinstate Pete Dunne and book them in a match together ....

Out comes ‘The Villain’ Marty Scurll ....  He doesn’t want Dunne suspended either .... they both want to get their hands on Dunne but Regal says Dunne isn’t here tonight .... They are interrupted by Mustache Mountain (Tyler Bate and Trent Seven) .... Dunne isn’t here but THEY are .... Regal still hasn’t made a decision about the U.K. title, so tonight it’s going to be Black & Scurll teaming up against Mustache Mountain!!!!


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Singles Match:
Matt Riddle (USA)
- vs -
Danny Burch (UK)

This match really serves to re-introduce Riddle to the U.K. fans after his stint in RPW, but the fans haven’t forgotten him .... Riddle is a former UFC fighter and high school national wrestling champion, and he has trained extensively in Brazilian jujitsu .... and the ‘King of Bros’ is quite over with the U.K. fans .... Both guys work a very stiff match here, which Riddle excels in .... he controls most of the action, finishing Burch off via submission by trapping him in the ‘Bro-mission’ (twister lock) ....

During the match, we see the debut of Low Ki as he comes out and watches the match from ringside .... after the win by Riddle, Low Ki turns and walks off ....


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ANNOUNCEMENT - we get a graphic promoting Shimmer Vol. 7 in London .... At the show, Charlotte will get her rematch with Molly Holly for the UWF world title after that controversial finish on the last Progress USA show ....

.... VS ....




Back in the ring, we get an appearance by Paige .... the U.K. fans obviously LOVE Paige since she’s from England ....

Paige says that Progress UK is HER house .... She talks about how she’s the new No. 1 contender for the Shimmer title and she’s going to get her title shot in London at Shimmer Vol. 7 .... She is interrupted by Allysin Kay, who says Paige doesn’t deserve to be No. 1 contender because she had help from Priscilla Kelly .... Paige says she had nothing to do with that, but she will gladly show Kay why she deserves the title shot .... so we have an impromptu match ....

Womens Match:
Paige (UK)
- vs -
Allysin Kay (USA)

Kay controls early, using power moves on Paige .... Paige counters with a Superkick, then the Paige-Turner for a 2 count .... Kay battles back, nailing Paige with the ‘silencer’ (pounce) that sends her all the way out of the ring!  Kay pulls her inside and tries for the AK-47 but Paige slips off and tosses Kay into the buckles!  Paige hits another Superkick, then hits the Ram-Paige for the 3 count to win ....

Paige celebrates after the match, but the lights go out!  They come back on and Paige is looking around, but behind her is .... ROSEMARY!!!!  Paige turns around .... RED MIST!!!!  Paige is blinded, and Rosemary scoops her up and drills her with the Red Wedding right on the Shimmer title!!!!  Rosemary stands over Paige, holding up the title .... These two face off for the Shimmer title at Shimmer Vol. 7


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Tag Team Match
War Machine (Ray Rowe & Hanson) —— USA
- vs -
Sheamus & Killian Dain —— IRELAND

Not long ago, Sheamus and Dain were battling each other, but now they are put together as a team because they are both from Northern Ireland .... They work surprisingly well together for it being their first time tagging together ....

Right after the bell the two teams collide .... War Machine clears the ring and Hanson hits Dain with a suicide dive .... The ref gets a little order as War Machine takes over with Rowe hammering Sheamus .... Sheamus battles back and hits the Battering Ram (shoulder block from the 2nd rope) for a double-down, then he tags in Dain .... this brings all 4 guys in and we have a wild brawl .... Hanson is sent to the ropes but he hits the handspring double back elbow to take out both Sheamus and Dain .... Rowe and Hanson hit Thor’s Hammer on Sheamus but Dain breaks it up .... Dain hits the Belfast Blitz (rolling fireman carry slam followed by a back senton) on Rowe .... Hanson and Dain battle, ending with Hanson hitting the cartwheel evade and big lariat to take him down .... Sheamus ties up Hanson in the ropes and hits the Beats of the Bodrhan, but Rowe takes him out with the shotgun double knees .... War Machine tries to set Sheamus up for the Fallout, but Dain is back in to break it up .... Dain hits a spin kick that takes out Hanson .... Rowe nails Dain, but Sheamus takes him out with a Brogue kick!  Sheamus scoops up Rowe, and Dain comes off the top for an assisted White Noise to get the 3 count in an upset!!!! ....


VIGNETTE - a vignette airs for Gran Metalik .... he is one of the biggest stars in Lucha libre, and his name means ‘lord of the ropes’ .... Gran Metalik will make his debut on the next chapter of Progress UK


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VIDEO PACKAGE -

We are treated to a video package of the Toni Storm/ Sasha Banks ‘Best of 5 series’ .... Banks leads 2-0 .... there are comments from both ladies, with Toni Storm saying tonight is ‘do or die’ for her and Sasha saying she’s up 2-0 because she’s the Boss and she’s going to clean sweep Storm tonight ....


Tag Team Match:
Aleister Black (NETHERLANDS) & ‘The Villain’ Marty Scurll (UK)
- vs -
Mustache Mountain (Tyler Bate & Trent Seven) —— (UK)

Black and Scurll have their obvious issues working together as a team .... They seem to momentarily focus their efforts on Mustache Mountain, but only briefly .... Scurll ends up taking a lot of punishment, but when he tries to tag out Trent Seven knocks Black off the ring apron to the floor .... Scurll tries to make the tag but no one is there!!!!  Scurll goes outside and tosses Black back in the ring, then tags out .... Scurll then walks out of the match!  Black is forced to go at it alone 2 on 1, and Seven hits the Seven Star lariat but Black kicks out!  Black comes back with strikes that take out BOTH Seven and Bate .... Black uses his foot to lift Seven off the mat for the Black Mass but Bate comes in with a chair and smashes Black across the back for the DQ finish ....

After the match, Seven and Bate continue their attack .... Seven takes Black out with another Seven Stars Lariat, then Bate drills him with the Tyler Driver 97 .... Mustache Mountain stands tall ....


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IN THE LOCKER ROOM -

Black searches for Marty Scurll backstage .... He finds him and attacks, hitting Scurll with several strikes .... Scurll hits a low blow on Black to stop the attack, but then he charges and runs right into the Black Mass and gets laid out ....


Best of 5 series: Match 3 (Sasha Banks leads 2-0)
Sasha Banks (USA)
- vs -
Toni Storm (AUSTRALIA)

If necessary, Match 4 will take place at Shimmer Vol. 7 coming up in London .... But Banks is trying to sweep Toni Storm tonight ....

There is no handshake to start this time, and this match takes on a more intense feel than the previous 2  .... They worked a solid back and forth to begin, until Storm cuts off Banks, driving her face to the mat with a knee drop .... Storm is the more aggressive now, showing her desperation to avoid the sweep .... she hits a snapmare and then a stiff kick to the back of Banks .... Banks tries to fire up but Storm rocks her with hard forearms, then whips her violently into the buckle .... Storm tosses Banks to the floor, then hits her hip attacks on the outside .... Storm clotheslines Banks over the rail into the front row, but Banks fights back, then hits a meteora off the railing on the floor!!!!  Banks tosses her back in, then works a harder style as well, hitting the same shoot kicks to the back of Storm .... Storm fights out of a chinlock and connects with a back suplex, then she fires up, hitting a series of clotheslines .... Banks comes right back with a wheelbarrow bulldog!  1 ... 2 ... Noooo!!!!  Banks puts Storm in the corner and goes for the double knees, but Storm catches her and hits the air raid crash neckbreaker!  Banks is down in the corner and Storm hits the running double knee strike!  1 ... 2 ... Banks kicks out!!!!  Storm charges for the running hip attack, but Banks is out of the way and Storm crashes into the corner .... Backstabber!!!!  1 ... 2 ... 2.99999!  Banks goes right into the Banks Statement!!!!  She’s going for the sweep!!!!  Storm refuses to tap, and she reaches out and barely grabs the ropes!  Banks lays Storm across the ropes and hits the double knee smash!  She goes up top, but Storm is up and knocks her legs out from under her .... Storm to the apron .... SHE SLAMS BANKS OFF THE TOP ROPE ONTO THE RING FRAME!  Storm rolls Banks back in .... They battle on the ring apron, but Storm gets the better of the exchange and lands a BIG roundhouse!  STRONG ZERO ON THE RING APRON!!!!  HOLY SHIT!!!!  Storm rolls Banks into the ring and goes up top .... GUILLOTINE LEG DROP!  1 ... 2 ... 3!!!!

Trainers immediately enter the ring to check on both women .... Banks is holding her neck, and they quickly put ice packs on both hers and Toni’s necks .... Storm shoves the trainers away and gets to her feet to celebrates the win .... now it’s 2-1 Banks and we have ourselves a brand new series ....