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NXT UK’s Charlie Dempsey set for PROGRESS Super Strong Style 16

Posted on by Joseph Currier

A member of the NXT UK roster is headed to PROGRESS Wrestling to take part in this year’s Super Strong Style 16 tournament.

It was announced today that NXT UK’s Charlie Dempsey will be an entrant in this year’s Super Strong Style 16. The tournament is taking place in London from Friday, June 3 through Sunday, June 5.

Dempsey is the son of William Regal. It was announced in January 2021 that Dempsey had signed with WWE and joined NXT UK.

In NXT UK, Dempsey is a member of the faction Die Familie alongside Teoman and Rohan Raja. Dempsey defeated A-Kid in a Heritage Cup rules match in the main event of this week’s NXT UK episode.

The winner of Super Strong Style 16 will become the new PROGRESS World Champion. The title was declared vacant earlier this month.

AEW’s Swerve Strickland was originally set to be an entrant in Super Strong Style 16, but PROGRESS announced today that he’s unable to appear at the shows. Former WWE star John Morrison, who is going by the name Johnny PROGRESS, is replacing Strickland in the tournament.

Strickland will return to PROGRESS at a show on Sunday, July 24.

Here’s the full list of participants for Super Strong Style 16:

  • Warren Banks
  • Chris Ridgeway
  • Malik
  • Big Damo
  • Rickey Shane Page
  • Kid Lykos
  • Aramis
  • Robbie X
  • Maggot
  • Gene Munny
  • Charles Crowley
  • Jack Evans
  • Callum Newman
  • Charlie Dempsey
  • Dean Allmark
  • John Morrison

PROGRESS reveals bracket for Super Strong Style 16

Posted on by Joseph Currier

PROGRESS Wrestling has revealed the bracket and first round-matchups for this year’s Super Strong Style 16 tournament.

The tournament is taking place at Alexandra Palace in London, England from May 4 to May 6. The winner will receive a future shot at the PROGRESS World Championship.

NXT’s Kyle O’Reilly and Trevor Lee, the NXT-bound DJZ, and NXT UK’s Travis Banks, Jordan Devlin, and Ilja Dragunov are among the entrants in Super Strong Style 16. All Elite Wrestling’s Darby Allin is also in the tournament.

The matches on the left side of the bracket are:

  • Chris Brookes vs. Ilja Dragunov
  • Trevor Lee vs. Aerostar
  • Travis Banks vs. DJZ
  • Artemis Spencer vs. David Starr

The right side of the bracket has:

  • Kyle O’Reilly vs. Chris Ridgeway
  • Darby Allin vs. Paul Robinson
  • Lucky Kid vs. Jordan Devlin
  • Kyle Fletcher vs. Daga

WALTER is the current PROGRESS World Champion and will face Atlas Champion Trent Seven in a title unification match at the Super Strong Style 16 show on May 5.

NXT’s Kyle O’Reilly set for PROGRESS Super Strong Style 16

Posted on by Joseph Currier

A member of the NXT roster is the latest wrestler announced for PROGRESS Wrestling’s Super Strong Style 16.

PROGRESS announced on Wednesday that Kyle O’Reilly will be an entrant in the 16-man tournament. It’s taking place at Alexandra Palace in London, England from May 4-6.

This will be the first time O’Reilly has wrestled for PROGRESS.

O’Reilly has another match for a promotion WWE has a relationship with tomorrow (Thursday), with him challenging for Austin Theory’s EVOLVE Championship at EVOLVE 125 in Queens, New York. The show will begin at noon Eastern time and will air live on Club WWN.

The winner of Super Strong Style 16 will receive a future PROGRESS title shot. Here are the 15 entrants that have been announced thus far:

  • Travis Banks
  • Ilja Dragunov
  • Trevor Lee
  • Aerostar
  • Artemis Spencer
  • DJZ
  • Jordan Devlin
  • Chris Ridgeway
  • Chris Brookes
  • Darby Allin
  • Paul Robinson
  • Daga
  • David Starr
  • Lucky Kid
  • Kyle O’Reilly

PROGRESS Wrestling announces title unification match

Posted on by Joseph Currier

PROGRESS Wrestling is unifying their men’s division singles titles.

It was announced today that PROGRESS World Champion WALTER will face Atlas Division Champion Trent Seven in a unification match at Alexandra Palace in London, England on Sunday, May 5. That’s the second day of PROGRESS’ Super Strong Style 16 tournament.

WALTER has been World Champion since winning the title from Travis Banks in July 2018, while Seven has held the Atlas title since defeating Doug Williams in September. The Atlas Championship was introduced in 2016 as a title for wrestlers over 205 pounds.

This year’s Super Strong Style 16 is taking place at Alexandra Palace from May 4-6. Travis Banks, Ilja Dragunov, and Trevor Lee have already been confirmed for the tournament, with the winner receiving a future title shot.

WALTER, Seven, Banks, and Dragunov are part of the NXT UK roster, while Lee reported to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida earlier this month.

Trevor Lee set for PROGRESS Super Strong Style 16

Posted on by Joseph Currier

After reporting to the Performance Center last week, NXT’s Trevor Lee will be appearing in May for a promotion WWE has a working relationship with.

PROGRESS Wrestling announced on Monday that Lee will be making his debut for the promotion as an entrant in this year’s Super Strong Style 16 tournament. The tournament is taking place at Alexandra Palace in London, England from May 4-6.

Travis Banks and Ilja Dragunov have also been announced for this year’s Super Strong Style 16. Banks won the tournament in 2017. The tournament winner receives a future title shot.

Zack Sabre Jr. won Super Strong Style 16 last year, defeating NXT’s Kassius Ohno.

Lee said farewell to CWF Mid-Atlantic over the weekend. He defeated Cain Justice in a match that went more than 75 minutes, with Lee vacating the CWF Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship as he departed the promotion.

Lee was part of the group of WWE signees that reported to the Performance Center last Monday. ACH, Rachael Ellering, Karen Q, Samuel Shaw, Jonah Rock, Elliot Sexton, 3.0 (Scott Parker & Shane Matthews), Nick Comoroto, and former college football players Omari Palmer and Ricardo Miller also arrived at the Performance Center.