List of Progress Wrestling tournaments

Progress Wrestling has held a variety of professional wrestling tournaments competed for by wrestlers that are a part of their roster.

Inaugural PROGRESS Championship Tournament (2012)

This tournament was held at Chapter One: In The Beginning on 25 March 2012 to crown the inaugural PROGRESS World Champion. It was won by Nathan Cruz.[1]

PROGRESS Atlas Championship tournaments

Inaugural PROGRESS Atlas Championship Tournament (2016)

This round-robin tournament was held to crown the inaugural PROGRESS Atlas Champion. It used a two-block system with the two participants with the most points each block advancing to the semifinals. For the block matches, two points were awarded for a win and one point for a time-limit draw. The tournament began at Chapter 28: Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want on 10 April 2016[2] and ended at Chapter 36: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Room... Again on 25 September. The tournament was won by Rampage Brown.[3]

PROGRESS Atlas Championship Tournament (2022)

This tournament was held to crown the new PROGRESS Atlas Champion. On 21 July 2019 at Chapter 95: Still Chasing, Progress Wrestling replaced the Atlas Championship with the PROGRESS Proteus Championship, officially retiring the title.[12] Three years later, the title was reactivated. The tournament was won by Luke Jacobs.[13]

PROGRESS Tag Team Championship tournaments

Inaugural PROGRESS Tag Team Championship Tournament

This tournament was held to crown the inaugural PROGRESS Tag Team Champions. The tournament was won by FSU (Eddie Dennis and Mark Andrews).[16]

PROGRESS Tag Team Championship Tournament (2021)

This tournament was for the vacant PROGRESS Tag Team Championship. The title was vacated after the previous champions Jordan Devlin and Scotty Davis were legitimately suspended.[19] The tournament was won by Lykos Gym (Kid Lykos and Kid Lykos II).[20]

PROGRESS World Cup

World Cup (2014)

World Cup (2018)

Sporadic tournaments

PROGRESS Women's Championship #1 Contendership Tournament (2017)

Revelations Of Divine Love Tournament (2021)

Natural Progression Series

Natural Progression Series was an annual professional wrestling tournament produced by Progress Wrestling since its inaugural tournament in 2012. The tournament showcased upstart rising wrestlers from the United Kingdom. The winner received a championship match of their choosing at anytime and any place. The winner also got to name a participant of their choosing in the next Natural Progression Series.[32]

# Winner Tournament Final Runner-up Ref
EventDateLocation
I Mark Andrews Chapter Ten: Glory Follows Virtue As If It Were Its Shadow24 November 2013London, England Paul Robinson [33]
II Morgan Webster Chapter 17: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger25 January 2015 Zack Gibson [34]
III William Eaver Chapter 29: Practically PROGRESS In Every Way24 April 2016 Damon Moser [35]
IV Toni Storm Chapter 49: Super Strong Style 1628 May 2017 Jinny [36]
Laura Di Matteo
V Mark Davis Chapter 72: Got Got Need24 June 2018 Chris Ridgeway [37]
VI Scotty Davis Natural Progression Series 614 September 2019 Danny Duggan [38]
VII Luke Jacobs Chapter 105: Bring the Thunder27 February 2021 Warren Banks [39]
8 Ricky Knight Jr. Chapter 146: They Think It's All Over...27 November 2022 Tate Mayfairs [40]

Championship opportunity

  – Championship victory
  – Tournament was for a championship
  – Championship match loss
# WinnerChampionship EventDate Result Ref
1 Mark AndrewsProgress Championship Chapter Ten: Glory Follows Virtue As If It Were Its Shadow24 November 2013 Defeated Rampage Brown. [41]
2 Morgan Webster Chapter 24: Hit The North6 December 2015 Defeated Will Ospreay and Zack Gibson in a three-way match.[A] [42]
3 Pastor William EaverProgress World Championship Chapter 32: 5000 To 126 June 2016 Defeated Marty Scurll. [43]
4 Toni StormInaugural Progress Women's Championship Chapter 49: Super Strong Style 16
Night 2
28 May 2017 Defeated Jinny and Laura Di Matteo in a three-way match in the Natural Progression Series IV final. [44]
5 Mark DavisProgress Tag Team Championship Chapter 87: Breadknife31 March 2019 Aussie Open (Mark Davis and Kyle Fletcher) defeated The Swords of Essex (Will Ospreay and Paul Robinson) in a ladder match. [45]
6 Scotty Davis Chapter 95: Still Chasing15 September 2019 Scotty Davis and Jordan Devlin defeated Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson) and Aussie Open (Mark Davis and Kyle Fletcher) in a three-way tag team match. [46]
7 Luke JacobsProgress World Championship Chapter 106: Stick A Pony In Me Pocket13 March 2021 Lost to Cara Noir. [47]
8 Ricky Knight Jr.Progress Atlas Championship Chapter 150: When The Man Comes Around26 February 2023 Defeated Big Damo. [48]
  1. ↑ Morgan Webster was inserted into Will Ospreay's Progress Championship defense against Zack Gibson, turning the match into a three-way match. This decision was due to Webster losing the Natural Progression Series trophy to Gibson caused by outside interference at Chapter 23: What A Time To Be Alive!.

Super Strong Style 16

Super Strong Style 16 is an annual professional wrestling single elimination tournament produced by Progress Wrestling. First introduced in 2015, the tournament comprises four rounds and features sixteen professional wrestlers who compete in singles matches. The tournament is used to determine the #1 contender for the PROGRESS World Championship. An exception was during the 2022 edition, where the title was declared vacant before the tournament and the title was decided in the tournament. The tournament has been notable for featuring various professional wrestlers, who have gone on to achieve huge mainstream success, competing for promotions such as WWE, All Elite Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling.[49]

List of winners

YearDivision Tournament winnerTimes wonRunner-upDatesCityVenue Ref
2015N/a Will Ospreay1Zack Sabre Jr.24–25 May 2015 London, EnglandElectric Ballroom [50]
[51]
2016N/a Tommy End1Mark Andrews29–30 May 2016 [52]
2017N/a Travis Banks1Tyler Bate27–29 May 2017 [53]
2018N/a Zack Sabre Jr.1Kassius Ohno5–7 May 2018Alexandra Palace [54]
2019N/a David Starr1Jordan Devlin4–6 May 2019 [55]
2022N/a Chris Ridgeway1Warren Banks3–5 June 2022Electric Ballroom [56]
2023N/a Kid Lykos1Mark Haskins27–29 May 2023The Dome
Electric Ballroom
[57]
2024N/a Luke Jacobs1Ricky Knight Jr.26–27 May 2024Electric Ballroom [58]
2025N/a Man Like DeReiss1Leon Slater4–5 May 2025 [59]
2026Men Charles Crowley1Charlie Sterling 4–5 May 2026 [60]
Women Rhio1Gisele Shaw

Championship opportunity

  – Championship victory
  – Championship match loss
# Tournament winnerChampionship EventDate Result
1 Will OspreayPROGRESS World Championship Chapter 20: Thunderbastard - Beyond Thunderbastard26 July 2015 Defeated Jimmy Havoc in a no disqualification match.
2 Tommy End Chapter 32: 5000 To 126 June 2016 Lost to Marty Scurll.
3 Travis Banks Chapter 55: Chase The Sun10 September 2017 Defeated Pete Dunne.
4 Zack Sabre Jr. Chapter 77: Pumpkin Spice PROGRESS28 October 2018 Lost to Walter.
5 David Starr Chapter 95: Still Chasing15 September 2019 Lost to Eddie Dennis in a three-way match that also involved Walter.
6 Kid Lykos Chapter 157: Hungry Like The Wolf24 September 2023 Lost to Spike Trivet.
7 Luke Jacobs Chapter 169: The Devil On My Shoulder28 July 2024 Defeated Kid Lykos.
8 Man Like DeReiss Chapter 183: Hundred Volts25 August 2025 Defeated Luke Jacobs in a tables, ladders, and chairs match.

Notes

See also

References

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  5. 1 2 "PROGRESS Chapter 29: Practically PROGRESS In Every Way". Cagematch. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
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  13. 1 2 3 4 "PROGRESS Chapter 133: Stop Motion Skeleton Battle". Cagematch. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  14. 1 2 3 "PROGRESS Chapter 132: By The Beard Of Zeus". Cagematch. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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  18. 1 2 "PROGRESS Chapter Eleven: To Fight War, You Must Become War". Cagematch. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
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