by Josh McCrohon @JoshMcrohon57Chapter 1 was a success I think. I’m looking forward to the next episode, so here we go!
Match #1 - Lion Kidd vs. Stixx Lion Kidd hits a great combo to start off but Stixx immediately slows him down. Kidd hits a springboard head scissors. They take their fight on the outside and Stixx powerbombs Kidd to the steel post on the outside. Lion Kidd takes Stixx off the apron with a dropkick and then dives onto him after doing a massive jump from the top rope. However, it’s Stixx who makes it back into the ring first. Stixx attempts a Crucifix Powerbomb off of the top rope but Kidd headscissors him off the top rope. Lion Kidd rolls up Stixx for the win! Match Rating: 7/10 My Thoughts: After that match, I hope to see Kidd Lion vs. El Ligero at some point! Match #2 - Mark Andrews Vs. Mike Hitchman [BWC Scarlo Scholarship Championship] The match begins with a massive takedown from Hitchman who slams him down. Andrews receives “Draco Malloy” chants which is of course a notorious blonde haired enemy of Harry Potter in the Harry Potter book series. Hitchman slows the pace of this match whereas Andrews is looking to quicken the match. I don’t know when Mark Andrews won the belt, but this is at least a month after the first Progress Chapter. Hitchman wears Andrews down, which is sapping him of his energy. Andrews hits an impressive moonsault off of the apron which takes Hitchman right down to the floor. Hitchman hits a big knee to Andrews in the corner of the ring but only gets a 2 count. Haskins hits a huge slap, and follows that up with a Dragon Suplex which looks LETHAL. The match ends with a Mark Andrews small package. Both matches have ended in roll-ups, let’s look at the third. Match Rating: 7.5/10 My Thoughts: Great match and hopefully, we can see Andrews keep the belt just a little bit longer. After the match, the former champion, Xander Cooper comes out and attacks Andrews, which backfires stupendously! Match #3 - Noam Dar vs. Darrel Allen Dar is showing off his technical skills early but Allen takes him down. Dar is working on the left arm of Darrel Allen, but Allen rallies. Dar hits a brilliant dropkick which sends Allen into the corner which is followed by a Allen hitting a headscissor takedown. Allen throws Noam back into the ring but Dar insists that he takes a timeout. Dar hits a head butt to the back of Allen’s head and follows it with a whopping kick. Noam Dar threatens to throw his chewing gum into the crowd but it’s only a teaser…for now. Allen hits a knee right to the centre of Dar’s face for a 2 count. Dar hits the aeroplane spin and hits a bridging suplex; Allen is dazed. Noam Dar puts his gum in the mouth of Allen, then back into his own and of course receives “You sick fuck!” chants from the PROGRESS crowd, who clearly aren’t massive fans of Noam. Darrell Allen hits a big enzeguri for a 2 count. Dar hits a kick to the knee then a kick to the chest and finally hits a spinning forearm to finish the combo. Allen hits a superkick to the back of Dar’s head and rolls him up but Dar kicks out. Imagine if all 3 matches ended in roll-ups… Dar hits a double stomp onto the knee of Allen and hits a roundhouse kick. Noam Dar locks in the Champagne Nova Knee Bar but Allen throws a vicious punch to try and escape it. Dar refuses to let go, which leaves Allen no choice but to tap out. Match Rating: 8/10 My Thoughts: Quality match! Match #4 - Jimmy Havoc vs. Danny Barnell The referee confiscates a spoon from Havoc’s knee pad before the match starts. They spoon in the ring after the crowd chant; “Jim loves spooning”. They then chant “Spoon the ref!” but he rolls out. I don’t really know what’s going on at this point, to be honest. Havoc hits a nice dropkick. Barnell hits a bodyslam and keeps a knee in Havoc’s back. Havoc locks in a crossface but Barnell puts his leg on the rope. Barnell hits a back body drop which visibly hurts Havoc. Havoc hits a HUGE knee to Barnell’s head while in the corner. Danny hits a middle rope DDT which does a lot of damage to Jimmy Havoc. Barnell hits a German suplex followed by a half Nelson and a Headlock Driver! Jimmy Havoc hits a Lung Blowsr from the middle rope and then he locks in another crossface. Barnell once again finds the rope, Havoc rolls out and finds a chair. The referee stops him but Barnell rolls him up for the 2 count. Havoc hits a headscissors into a crossface but Barnell rolls him up. HOLY CRAP THAT’S THE THIRD ROLL UP VICTORY TONIGHT! Match Rating: 8/10 My Thoughts: This is the first Jimmy Havoc match I’ve seen; superb wrestler. I’m looking forward to his mental character. After the match, Jim Smallman offers to give Havoc another chance but only if the crowd chant “One More Chance”. The crowd does so and we’ll see Havoc in the next chapter. The pair spoon Smallman; wrestling! Match #5 - The London Riots vs. The Velocity Vipers I don’t know any of the individual names which may get this confusing. I do know Will Osperay who is apart of The Velocity Vipers, although I don’t know what he is doing now... The London Riots attack The Velocity Vipers before the bell rings. Osperay makes the tag to Esmail who changes the tide of this match. He hits a slap combo which doesn’t effect the chest of Davis. Add another brutal suplex to PROGRESS’ repertoire as Lynch just lobs Esmail across the ring. Lynch tags out to Davis who hits a massive exploder suplex onto Esmail. Osperay takes care of both of the London Riots, following that by hitting a great Canadian Destroyer onto Davis. Apparently, Alex Esmail is injured after the exploder suplex. Will Osperay goes for a rotation moonsault but Lynch rolls out of the way. The London Riots eventually win this match with a BRUTAL clothesline. Match Rating: 7.5/10 My Thoughts: The first tag match in Progress was great! Match #6 - El Ligero vs. RJ Singh vs. Greg Burridge [#1 Contendership Match] Ligero & Burridge start by taking out Singh taking turns to kick him in the back while he is seated. Ligero & Burridge tap each other with kicks while Singh recovers on the outside, HOW ARE THESE TWO STILL STANDING WHILE RECEIVING THESE KICKS?! Ligero and Burridge finally throw away their little alliance and fight each other. Burride has dice hanging from his crotch now? Ligero hits a flip headscissors and takes out Singh. Singh hits Ligero with the Reverse STO. The match ends with Ligero rolling up Burridge and he grabs the tights; Interesting. Match Rating: 5.5/10 My Thoughts: I’m fascinated with Ligero’s character progression so far. After the match, Burridge cuts a promo with all the words you’d get fired for saying in WWE. Match #7 - Party” Marty Scurll vs. Nathan Cruz (c) [2out of 3 Falls Match for the Progress Championship] They brawl to start this bout for the staff. After a bit of grappling, the two stare off. Scurll hits a nice arm throw and kicks Cruz right in the face. Scurll targets the arms of Cruz and attempts to break his fingers. Marty Scurll hits a massive slap to Cruz’s chest, replying with a chop of his own. They both continue with the chops; I think Scurll came out victorious. Marty Scurll hits a Suicide Dive but Cruz jumps out of the way and I think Scurll may’ve jumped right into the crowd. Nathan Cruz hits a fantastic jumping knee which connects to the head of Scurll. Cruz hits a picture perfect suplex but Scurll kicks out. Scurll holds up Cruz above his head in the jackhammer position, which lasts at least a minute. He follows this up with a suplex from that position. Scurll hits a banger of an enzeguri on Cruz who was in the corner and then lands a Tornado DDT. Scurll is heading towards the top rope but Cruz gives Scurll a big enzeguri, they battle on the top rope with Scurll delivering big knees to Cruz who was in the Tree of Woe position. Scurll eventually hits The Hangover for the first fall. The score is now 1-0 in favour of Marty Scurll. Cruz rolls Scurll up with his legs on the ropes for a 2 count; cheeky Nathan. Cruz keeps knocking Scurll down with punches. Before long, the pair are brawling on the outside and Scurll drops a bionic elbow off the bar - not Sheamus & Cesaro. Cruz is back in the ring and Scurll is banged up on the outside. Marty Scurll returns to the ring at the count of 8. Cruz throws him into chairs on the outside but this time the fans throw him back into the ring, what is happening?! Cruz drags Scurll to the outside and throws him into the sound desk. Marty Scurll is now miles away from the ring but gets back in at the count of 9! Does Scurll know that he CAN afford to lose one fall and still have a chance of winning the title? Marty finally retaliates and hits a combo while Cruz is stunned on the ropes. He second rope suplexes Cruz back into the ring and gets a 2 count for his trouble. Cruz hits a tombstone from out of nowhere for his first fall- it is now winner takes all. I think Marty Scurll is unconscious at this point but Cruz gives Marty a few kicks. The bell rings for the final part but he collapses and Cruz pins Marty and he kicks out - perhaps out of instinct? Marty Scurll hits a rolling elbow from out of nowhere! Both men are down on the canvas and the referee is at the count of 5. Marty gets back up at the count of 8, technically 9. They exchange forearms and the “Yeah, Boo” stuff officially begins. They do several varieties of Roll-up pins. Cruz hits a bridging German suplex but Marty powers out. Marty Scurll locks in a brutal Figure 4 Leg Lock, Cruz might have no choice but to tap but he just reaches the ropes in time. The referee gets knocked down after getting pulled in the way by Cruz to escape a knee from Scurll. Nathan Cruz grabs a chair and is about to hit Scurll but the number one contender, El Ligero, comes out and grabs the chair. Nathan Cruz spits at Ligero and Ligero goes to superkick Cruz but he ducks and hits Scurll. El Ligero shrugs and walks off. Nathan Cruz takes advantage and pins Marty Scurll for the win and retains the championship! My Thoughts: Are we on the verge of an El Ligero heel turn? If so, Chapter 3 should be great! Match Rating: 8.5/10 Overall Opinion: Great chapter; much better than the first! Chapter 1 wasn’t too interesting but unlike 1, Chapter 2 made me excited for the next instalment. I’ve been Josh and I think I’ve made some PROGRESS. Comments are closed.
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