Progress: United Kingdom #327 - ‘American Psycho ‘

NOTE: *** We get the disclaimer about how Progress UK has a 'Code of Honor' where opponents show respect with a handshake at the beginning and the end of every match .... In Progress UK, we settles things in the ring .... The emphasis is more on the competition and the combatants fighting spirit than the characters .... ***


We get a HUGE video recaps of Progress: Vendetta and Heart of Shimmer 2 .... We crowned new champions, and saw a Villain emerge victorious and a new Heart of Shimmer winner .... The entire landscape of Progress has changed .... Long Live The Villain....




Regal starts the show in the ring and talks about the next Progress show: ALL IN .... He recaps Vendetta and says we have a new Atlas champion .... Finn Balor will return next week to address his loss to AJ Styles .... At ‘ALL IN’ it will also be ‘Team UK vs Team USA’ in a 10 man tag, with the winning team splitting $500,000 .... We are going to find out over the next several shows who will be on Team UK, starting tonight .... we will start the show with a Fatal 4 Way with the winner earning a spot on Team UK and they will also get a U.K. title match tonight!




Regal is interrupted as ‘Machine Gun’ by Portishead hits and out comes ‘The Villain’ Marty Scurll .... Scurll gets a huge POP .... The camera focuses on Regals face and he is FUMING .... Scurll comes to the ring twirling his umbrella, and he opens it and closes it right in Regals face .... Scurll continues to troll Regal, saying he didn’t mention their match .... Regal calls security to have Scurll removed from the ring, and Scurll says he knows it’s eating Regal up inside not because he lost at Vendetta, but everything he said about Regal was right .... Regal has a hard time keeping his composure as Scurll is in his face .... Scurll says if there is even an ounce of villain left in Regal, he knows he wants to get his hands on Marty .... and that’s fine because Marty isn’t done with him either .... If Regal wants another match with him he can have it, all Regal has to do is give him his U.K. title match .... Regal says as long as he’s the GM Scurll will never get another title shot .... Scurll says if Regal doesn’t give him what he wants, then Regal will never get what HE wants .... in this story, The Villain wins .... Scurll walks off leaving Regal standing there fuming in anger ....




**** 1. (USA) Juice Robinson def. (AUSTRALIA) Buddy Murphy, (NEW ZEALAND) Travis Banks and (USA) Jack Swagger —— Fatal 4 Way Match **** .... This is Swaggers debut with the Progress U.K. brand and he is a surprise entry into this match .... Swagger looks in a prime spot to win the match as he has Juice locked in the Patriot Act (ankle lock), but Travis Banks breaks it up with the Slice of Heaven .... Murphy with the bicycle knee and then Murphys Law on Banks, but runs right into the Left Hand of God from Juice!  Pulp Friction to Murphy and Juice wins!!!!  

POST MATCH - Tomasso Ciampa hits the ring with a chair and DESTROYS Juice with chairshot after chairshot .... Ciampa unfolds the chair and sits in it and says he isn’t leaving until Killian Dain comes out .... Dain comes out and hits the ring and the brawl is on!!!!  Officials come out to try to separate them, but they attack the officials and lay them out, then go right back to fighting .... Ciampa with a low blow, then he takes the chair and brutally attacking Dains arm! .... Ciampa puts the chair against Dains throat and demands a rematch .... The locker room empties and finally manages to drag Ciampa away, but Dain is back up quickly and goes after Ciampa with one arm!!!!  Ciampa wants to fight and so does Dain ....




BACKSTAGE -

’Bruiserweight’ Pete Dunne is in Regals office .... Dunne wants to be on Team UK .... Regal gives him a chance to earn his spot when he faces Aleister Black tonight ....



Tegan Nox comes out and talks about winning Heart of Shimmer 2 .... She now gets an Internet title shot .... Nox puts over Toni Storm but says she is coming for the title and is looking forward to testing herself against all the women in Progress .... Bea Priestley comes out and talks shit to Tegan .... this leads to a match ....


**** 2. (WALES) Tegan Nox def. (NEW ZEALAND) Bea Priestley — Singles Match ****  

They light each other up with strikes to start .... Priestley strikes and kicks HARD .... Nox with a dive wipes Bea out early on, but Priestley takes over with strikes and then grounds Nox .... Tegan fires up, getting a high crossbody for a close 2 .... Tegan with a hard forearm but misses a cannonball in the corner .... Priestley goes for the Fatality but Tegan ducks, then hits a big roundhouse followed by the Shiniest Wizard for the 3 count ....

POST MATCH - Rhea Ripley’s music hits and she comes out on the stage .... Tegan is distracted, allowing Priestley to take her out with a shot from behind .... Priestley leaves, and Ripley enters the ring and attacks Nox!  Millie McKenzie runs out from the back to make the save and she chases Ripley away ....




**** 3. (HOLLAND) Aleister Black def. (ENGLAND) ‘Bruiserweight’ Pete Dunne —— Singles Match ****  

Incredible match with both guys pulling out all the stops to win a spot on Team UK at ALL IN .... lots of chain wrestling early on that breaks down into a strike fest .... both guys are busted open from the mouth and spitting blood .... Dunne works the arm and fingers of Black a lot during the match .... Black hits a bicycle knee that knocks the mouthpiece out of Dunnes mouth, but he reaches down and picks it up .... Black tosses the mouthpiece out of the ring, which allows Dunne to grabs his hand and do the finger break spot .... Dunne goes for the Bitter End, but Black floats over and lands behind him .... Dunne turns and eats Black Mass and Black gets the 3 count to win the match ....





Up next, we get an in-ring segment with Shimmer Internet Champion Toni Storm .... Toni is easily the most over woman in Progress right now .... She talks about the Internet title and making it important, but she would be lying if she said she didn’t want the top women’s prize in Progress, the Universal title .... Storm offers to trade in the Internet title for a title shot against Ember Moon ....

Toni is interrupted by Santana Garrett .... Santana tells Toni that she doesn’t have to give up the Internet title in order to chase the Universal title because Santana is going to take it from her .... she beat Alexa Bliss clean at Vendetta so now she’s moving on from Bliss .... she is the true ‘internet darling’ and if you don’t believe her just check Twitter and her instagram followers .... she has more than the entire women’s roster combined .... We get some back and forth, ending with Santana getting a cheap shot on Toni and laying her out .... Santana takes the Internet title and leaves with it ....




IN THE BACK -

William Regal makes the announcement that on Chapter 37 Toni Storm will defend the Internet title against Santana Garrett, and it will be Tegan Nox & Millie McKenzie vs. Rhea Ripley & Bea Priestley ....


**** 4. (SCOTLAND) The Coffey Bros. (Joe & Mark) def. (SCOTLAND) Drew McIntyre & (USA) Matt Riddle —— Tag Team Match ****  

Riddle starts the match and battles both Coffeys for a good little bit before Drew gets the hot tag .... however, McIntyre instead lays out Riddle with the Claymore kick!  The Coffeys are just as surprised by this as anyone .... McIntyre points to Riddle and the Coffeys put the boots to him, then they hold him for McIntyre to hit the future shock DDT!  Joe Coffey covers Riddle for the academic 3 count ....

McIntyre and the Coffeys leave together ....




Killian Dain comes stomping out to the ring with his arm all taped up .... He takes the mic and says he isn’t leaving the ring until Ciampa comes out and fights him .... Ciampa comes out and calls Dain ‘boy’ and says if he doesn’t shut his mouth he will finish the job he started earlier tonight .... Ciampa is obsessed with the U.K. title .... Ciampa acts like he’s going to come to the ring but stops and then just walks away .... He says he’s not going to fight Dain unless it’s for the U.K. title .... Dain doesn’t care, he will put the title on the line right now!  

They are interrupted as William Regal comes out to put a stop to the madness .... Dain cuts Regal off and insists that Regal make the match!  Regal gives in to Dains wishes and allows the match, and Ciampa hits the ring and we’ve got a fight!

]**** 5. (USA) Tomasso Ciampa def. (IRELAND) Killian Dain —— United Kingdom title match ****  

This Match is a WAR!  Even with one arm, Dain overpowers Ciampa early on .... Ciampa eats some power moves and a back senton .... the arm injury finally shows when Dain tries to finish with the Ulster Plantation but Ciampa gets out and throws him into the buckles .... Ciampa attacks the arm but can’t put Dain  down .... Ciampa with a sleeper but Dain counters by falling back and putting all his weight on him .... There is a ref bump, and Ciampa grabs a chair and smashes Dain’s injured arm .... Dain comes back with the Divide to take out Ciampa .... They brawl outside, but Ciampa catches Dain coming back in with the elevated DDT!  He pulls the knee pad down and KILLS Dain with the psycho trigger knee!  1 ... 2 ... Dain kicks out!  Ciampa goes right into the bridging fujiwara armbar!  Dain holds on but Ciampa cranks away at the move and Dain taps out!

POST MATCH - Ciampa is handed the title as trainers are out to check on Dains injured arm .... we have a new U.K. champion ....