The Progress World Championship is a professional wrestling World championship created and promoted by the British professional wrestling promotion Progress Wrestling.[2] The current champion is Cara Noir, who is in his second reign. He won the title by defeating Man Like DeReiss in a no disqualification match at Night 1 of Chapter 194: Super Strong Style 16 in London, England on May 3, 2026.
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| Promotion | Progress Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | 25 March 2012[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current champion | Cara Noir | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | 3 May 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||
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History
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The Progress Championship was created on March 25, 2012.[1] On that date, Nathan Cruz was crowned as the inaugural champion after coming out victorious in the four-way final in the inaugural championship tournament against Marty Scurll, El Ligero, and Mike Mason at Chapter One: In The Beginning.[3]
Unlike most wrestling championships which are conventionally represented by a championship belt, the Progress Championship was originally represented by a large staff with an eagle head piece. At Chapter 16 on 30 November 2014, the staff was replaced by a traditional title belt. The title has been defended in the United States at the WrestleCon Supershow in Dallas, Texas, and subsequently defended in Italy on 30 April[4] and Ireland on 16 July in 2016.[5] On 5 May 2019, the Progress World Championship and the Progress Atlas Championship were unified by Walter after defeating Trent Seven. The title was henceforth known as the Progress Unified World Championship.[6]
Inaugural PROGRESS Championship Tournament (2012)
editThis 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.[7]
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Title history
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Overall, there have been 23 reigns among 19 champions and three vacancies. Nathan Cruz was the inaugural and is also the youngest champion, winning the title at 21 years. Marty Scurll and Cara Noir hold the record for most reigns with two. Noir had the longest reign at 791 days and 17 successful title defences, while Mark Andrews had the shortest reign at less than a day and zero successful title defences. Cara Noir is the oldest champion at 39 years, while Nathan Cruz is the youngest champion at 21 years and 197 days.
Cara Noir is the current champion in his second reign. He won the title by defeating Man Like DeReiss in a no disqualification match at Night 1 of Chapter 194: Super Strong Style 16 in London, England on May 3, 2026.[8]
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| <1 | Reign lasted less than a day |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
| 1 | Nathan Cruz | 25 March 2012 | Chapter One: In The Beginning | Highbury, London | 1 | 245 | 1 | Defeated Marty Scurll, El Ligero, and Mike Mason in the four-way tournament final to become the inaugural champion. | [3] |
| 2 | El Ligero | 25 November 2012 | Chapter 4: The Ballad of El Ligero | Highbury, London | 1 | 245 | 3 | [9] | |
| 3 | Rampage Brown | 28 July 2013 | Chapter 8: The Big Boy's Guide to Strong Style | Highbury, London | 1 | 119 | 2 | [10] | |
| 4 | Mark Andrews | 24 November 2013 | Chapter 10: Glory Follows Virtue As If It Were Its Shadow | Highbury, London | 1 | <1 | 0 | This was Andrews' Natural Progression Series cash-in match. | |
| 5 | Jimmy Havoc | 24 November 2013 | Chapter 10: Glory Follows Virtue As If It Were Its Shadow | Highbury, London | 1 | 609 | 9 | Used the open contract given to him by Jim Smallman for an immediate title opportunity. | [11] |
| 6 | Will Ospreay | 26 July 2015 | Chapter 20: ThunderBastard: Beyond ThunderBastard | Camden Town, London | 1 | 182 | 4 | This was Ospreay's Super Strong Style 16 cash-in match. | [12] |
| 7 | Marty Scurll | 24 January 2016 | Chapter 25: Chat Shit, Get Banged | Camden Town, London | 1 | 154 | 7 | [13] | |
| 8 | Pastor William Eaver | 26 June 2016 | Chapter 32: 5000 to 1 | Camden Town, London | 1 | 35 | 1 | This was Eaver's Natural Progression Series cash-in match. | [14] |
| 9 | Marty Scurll | 31 July 2016 | Chapter 33: Malice in Wonderland | Camden Town, London | 2 | 56 | 1 | [15] | |
| 10 | Mark Haskins | 25 September 2016 | Chapter 36: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Room... Again | Brixton, London | 1 | 35 | 1 | This was a triple threat match. also involving Tommy End. | [16] |
| — | Vacated | 30 October 2016 | Chapter 38: When Men Throw Men At Men | Camden Town, London | — | — | — | Mark Haskins vacated the title due to an injury. | |
| 11 | Pete Dunne | 27 November 2016 | Chapter 39: The Graps of Wrath | Camden Town, London | 1 | 287 | 11 | Defeated Jimmy Havoc, Matt Riddle, Sebastian, TK Cooper, Travis Banks, and Trent Seven in a seven-way elimination match to win the vacant title. | [17] |
| 12 | Travis Banks | 10 September 2017 | Chapter 55: Chase the Sun | Haringey, London | 1 | 318 | 17 | This was Banks' Super Strong Style 16 cash-in match. | [18] |
| 13 | Walter | 25 July 2018 | Chapter 74: Mid Week Matters | Camden Town, London | 1 | 417 | 15 | Walter defeated Progress Atlas Champion Trent Seven to unify the titles on 5 May 2019. | [19] |
| 14 | Eddie Dennis | 15 September 2019 | Chapter 95: Still Chasing | Haringey, London | 1 | 126 | 2 | This was Dennis' title opportunity after defeating Mark Andrews at Chapter 76: Hello Wembley!. This was a triple threat match, also involving David Starr. | [20] |
| — | Vacated | 19 January 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | Eddie Dennis vacated the title due to a shoulder injury. | [21] |
| 15 | Cara Noir | 19 January 2020 | Chapter 101: Dalmatians | Camden Town, London | 1 | 791 | 17 | Defeated Ilja Dragunov, Kyle Fletcher and Paul Robinson in a four-way match to win the vacant title. | [22] [23] |
| 16 | Jonathan Gresham | 20 March 2022 | Chapter 130: Dodge, Dip, Duck, Dive, Dodge | London, England | 1 | 56 | 2 | This was a Winner Takes All match in which Gresham defended the ROH World Championship. | [24] |
| — | Vacated | 15 May 2022 | Chapter 134: No Mountain High Enough | Camden Town, London | — | — | — | Jonathan Gresham was stripped of the title due to interference by Lykos Gym (Kid Lykos and Kid Lykos II) in his title defence against Gene Munny. | [25] |
| 17 | Chris Ridgeway | 5 June 2022 | Chapter 135: Super Strong Style 16 Night 3 |
Camden Town, London | 1 | 69 | 1 | Defeated Warren Banks in the Super Strong Style 16 tournament final to win the vacant title. | [26] |
| 18 | Big Damo | 13 August 2022 | Chapter 137: The Deadly Viper Tour - Codename: Copperhead | Sheffield, England | 1 | 15 | 2 | [27] | |
| 19 | Spike Trivet | 28 August 2022 | Chapter 139: Warriors Come Out To Play | London, England | 1 | 546 | 17 | [28] | |
| 20 | Kid Lykos | 25 February 2024 | Chapter 163: Twisted Metal | London, England | 1 | 154 | 3 | This was a Steel Cage match. | [29] |
| 21 | Luke Jacobs | 28 July 2024 | Chapter 169: The Devil On My Shoulder | London, England | 1 | 393 | 13 | [30] | |
| 22 | Man Like DeReiss | 25 August 2025 | Chapter 183: Hundred Volts | London, England | 1 | 251 | 15 | This was a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match. | [31] |
| 23 | Cara Noir | May 3, 2026 | Chapter 194: Super Strong Style 16 | London, England | 2 | 34+ | 0 | This was a no disqualification match. | [8] |
Combined reigns
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As of 6 June 2026.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | Combined days |
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| 1 | Cara Noir † | 2 | 17 | 825+ |
| 2 | Jimmy Havoc | 1 | 9 | 609 |
| 3 | Spike Trivet | 1 | 17 | 546 |
| 4 | Walter | 1 | 15 | 417 |
| 5 | Luke Jacobs | 1 | 13 | 393 |
| 6 | Travis Banks | 1 | 17 | 318 |
| 7 | Pete Dunne | 1 | 11 | 287 |
| 8 | Man Like DeReiss | 1 | 15 | 251 |
| 9 | El Ligero | 1 | 3 | 245 |
| Nathan Cruz | 1 | 1 | 245 | |
| 11 | Marty Scurll | 2 | 8 | 210 |
| 12 | Will Ospreay | 1 | 4 | 182 |
| 13 | Kid Lykos | 1 | 3 | 154 |
| 14 | Eddie Dennis | 1 | 2 | 126 |
| 15 | Rampage Brown | 1 | 2 | 119 |
| 16 | Chris Ridgeway | 1 | 1 | 69 |
| 17 | Jonathan Gresham | 1 | 0 | 56 |
| 18 | Mark Haskins | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| Pastor William Eaver | 1 | 1 | 35 | |
| 20 | Big Damo | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| 21 | Mark Andrews | 1 | 0 | <1 |
References
edit- 1 2 "PROGRESS Unified World Championship". Cagematch. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ "PROGRESS World Title (Great Britain)". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- 1 2 Broadhurst, Harry (10 December 2018). "Chairshot Classics: PROGRESS Wrestling Chapter 1 (3/25/2012)". The Chairshot. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ "Title Reigns « PROGRESS Championship". Cagematch. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ↑ "CCW Project Mayhem". Cagematch. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ "PROGRESS World Title". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "PROGRESS Chapter One: In The Beginning". Cagematch. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- 1 2 Vetter, Chris (3 May 2026). "Progress Wrestling "Super Strong Style 16, Day 1" results (5/3): Vetter's review of the Super Strong Style 16 tournaments, Man Like DeReiss vs. Cara Noir in a No DQ match for the Progress Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ Misawa~ (25 November 2012). "PROGRESS Chapter 4: The Ballad of El Ligero". Peoplesboard (in German). Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ Slade, Gareth (2 September 2019). "The PROGRESS Prerogative – Chapter 8: The Big Boy's Guide To Strong Style". Pro Wrestling Post. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ Slade, Gareth (16 September 2019). "The PROGRESS Prerogative – Chapter 10: Glory Follows Virtue As If It Were Its Shadow". Pro Wrestling Post. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ Court, Oliver (5 August 2015). "PROGRESS CHAPTER 20: THUNDERBASTARD – BEYOND THUNDERBASTARD (JULY 26) REVIEW". Voices of Wrestling. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ Pantoja, Kevin (21 February 2018). "Kevin's Random Reviews: PROGRESS Chapter 25: Chat Shit Get Banged". 411Mania. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ Court, Oliver (14 July 2016). "PROGRESS WRESTLING CHAPTER 32: 5000 TO 1 RESULTS & REVIEW". Voices of Wrestling. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ Slade, Gareth (23 March 2020). "Malice In Wonderland | The PROGRESS Prerogative – Chapter 33". Pro Wrestling Post. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ Court, Oliver (7 October 2016). "PROGRESS WRESTLING CHAPTER 36: WE'RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER ROOM AGAIN REVIEW". Voices of Wrestling. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ Green, Dave (29 November 2016). "PROGRESS CHAPTER 39: THE GRAPS OF WRATH (27/11/16) REVIEW". The Indy Corner. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ Williams, Suit (22 September 2017). "PROGRESS Wrestling "Chapter 55: Chase The Sun" Review". PWPonderings. Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ Furious, Arnold (8 August 2018). "PROGRESS WRESTLING CHAPTER 74: MID-WEEK MATTERS RESULTS & REVIEW". Voices of Wrestling. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ "PROGRESS 09/15/19 Chapter 95: Still Chasing Results". PWPonderings. 16 September 2019. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ↑ Booker, Matt (20 January 2020). "Eddie Dennis Vacates PROGRESS Title | Wrestling News Update, January 19th 2020". TWM News. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ TWMWrestling (22 January 2020). "PROGRESS Wrestling Chapter 101 'Dalmatians' Review". TWM News. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (20 January 2020). "PROGRESS Chapter 101 Results (1/19): Cara Noir Wins PROGRESS Unified World Title". Fightful. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ "PROGRESS Chapter 130: Dodge, Dip, Duck, Dive, Dodge". Cagematch. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ↑ Hamilton, Ian (15 May 2022). "Hamilton's PROGRESS Chapter 134: No Mountain High Enough 05.15.2022 Review". 4IIMANIA. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ↑ "PROGRESS Chapter 135: Super Strong Style 16 Tournament Edition 2022 - Tag 3". Cagematch. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (13 August 2022). "PROGRESS Chapter 137 Results (8/13): New PROGRESS Champion Crowned, New Title Introduced". Fightful. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ↑ "PROGRESS Chapter 139: Warriors Come Out To Play". Cagematch. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ↑ "PROGRESS Chapter 163: Twisted Metal". Cagematch. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ↑ Brennan, Corey (28 July 2024). "Luke Jacobs Wins Progress World Championship At Chapter 169: The Devil On My Shoulder". Fightful. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ↑ Vetter, Chris (26 August 2025). "Progress Wrestling "Chapter 183 – 100 Volts" results (8/25): Vetter's review of Luke Jacobs vs. Man Like DeReiss in a ladder match for the Progress Title, Lykos Gym vs. Sunshine Machine for the Progress Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
External links
edit- Progress World Title History on Cagematch