Nikki Storm (Cross) and Big Damo (Killian Dain) have acquired PROGRESS and DEFY Wrestling. From PROGRESS: In a seismic shift for British and Irish wrestling, two globally renowned figures are coming home. Damian Mackle, known internationally as former WWE star Killian Dain and Big Damo and his wife, Nicola Glencross, known as Nikki Cross and Nikki … Read more
Nikki Storm, formerly with the last name Cross in WWE, will be making her in-ring return. She has not had a match since late 2024. She is booked for an upcoming PROGRESS event on July 26. An opponent is set to be named at a later date. Storm was released by WWE during the most … Read more
Former Progress Women’s Champion, Rhio, will be getting another shot at the title. On May 4, she won the first-ever Women’s Super Strong Style 16 Tournament. Both the semi-finals and finals took place at the same show. Below you will see the results. Semi-Finals – Finals – This women’s match was in the main event. … Read more
The semi-finals of the first-ever Women’s Super Strong Style 16 Tournament for PROGRESS are set. Over the weekend, the quarter-final matches took place. The results were as follows – This makes the semi-finals – These semi-finals matches take place on May 4. The winner of the finals will go on to challenge for the PROGRESS … Read more
A four way match is coming to Las Vegas for PROGRESS. The British based promotion will be joining in on WrestleMania week and taking advantage of the wrestling crowd for its Las Vegas II event. The four way will feature Mercedes Martinez, Emersyn Jayne, Renee Michelle, and one-half of the AEW Women’s World Tag Team … Read more
Following her contract not being renewed by WWE, Shotzi Blackheart is back in the swing of things. She is scheduled for upcoming shows for MLW and GCW for their Japan tour. Now, Blackheart will be challenging a former Progress Women’s Title. Kanji selected Blackheart in a “pick your poison” stipulation for Samuels. The match will … Read more
Rhio is once again the PROGRESS Women’s Champion. Over the weekend, Rhio defeated Nina Samuels to become a two-time champ. What sweetened the pot was that Rhio’s PROGRESS career was on the line. With so many rumors on Rhio possibly signing with WWE, it was definitely an expectation for her to lose here. Kanji was … Read more
Rhio will be getting one last chance against Nina Samuels for the PROGRESS Women’s Championship. If Rhio loses, she will leave PROGRESS Wrestling and her career with the company will be over. Samuels defeated Rhio for the championship back in December. On April 17, Rhio attempted to regain the title in a three way bout … Read more
British wrestling star Rhio (not to be confused with Riho) continues to be on the radar of WWE. Rhio, who has wrestled for British promotions such as PROGRESS, Pro Wrestling EVE, and RevPro is being pushed by many talents in WWE to be signed. Her name is being brought up along with Man Like DeReiss. … Read more
Lana Austin has won the PROGRESS Women’s Championship for the first time in her wrestling career. She defeated Kanji at the PROGRESS Chapter 146: They Think It’s All Over event on Nov. 27 at the Electric Ballroom in London, England. Kanji held the title in her second reign for 175 days. Prior champions of this … Read more
Trish Adora is set to make her debut with PROGRESS Wrestling in March. On March 20, during the Chapter 130 event named Dodge, Dip, Duck, Dive, Dodge, Adora will team up with a returning Holidead to take on Mercedez Blaze & Taonga. Adora gained a lot of momentum in 2021 after frequently appearing for ROH … Read more
Debbie Keitel made her debut for PROGRESS over the weekend as she faced the PROGRESS Women’s Champion Gisele Shaw in a non-title bout. The event was Chapter 126 titled Behold the Turtle and is available to watch on Peacock or the WWE Network. Keitel has been frequent on the British wrestling scene as she has … Read more
Gisele Shaw is now the new PROGRESS Women’s Champion after winning the title in a Triple Threat. She defeated Alexxis Falcon and Mercedez Blaze. This win starts her first reign in Progress. The match can be watched on Peacock and the WWE Network. The British promotion had its Chapter 117: Making Diamonds event over the … Read more
Kanji is the new Progress World Women’s Champion after defeating Gisele Shaw in match three of a Best of 3 Series at Chapter 111: One Leg in the Air. This match was the main event. The bout was for the vacant title from former champion Jinny who had to relinquish the title. It was Jinny … Read more
Progress Wrestling hosted their Chapter 95 Still Chasing event at Alexandra Palace today. The match saw the champion Jordynne Grace take on veteran Meiko Satomura. After a hard-hitting match between two powerhouses, Satomura captured the Progress Women’s Championship. Grace held the title since December when she defeated Jinny. The term 'heavy hitting' doesn't even come … Read more
Jordynne Grace will be defending her Progress World Women’s Championship against Meiko Satomura on Sept. 15. She has held this title for the British promotion since December where she defeated NXT UK’s Jinny. Grace has been the definition of a defending champion based on her recent title defenses last weekend. Over two days, Grace defeated … Read more
UPDATE AS OF MARCH 14: Allie Kat revealed via Twitter that her title match against Jordynne Grace will not take place after all. In fact, she will not be appearing for Nova Pro Wrestling “for the foreseeable future.” Stay tuned to Diva Dirt as we report further updates as to why when further details reveal … Read more
Jordynne Grace made good on her statement at Progress Chapter 76: Hello Wembley back in September by beating Jinny for the Progress Women’s Championship in Progress Wrestling’s final show of 2018, Progress Unboxing. This is the culmination of a meteoric rise that has seen the indie darling make statement after statement in recent months in … Read more
December is a time for caring, sharing and generosity, and the UK wrestling scene has certainly taken that to heart by giving us a match so good that we need it twice: Toni Storm vs. Jordynne Grace. If you ever needed a reason to watch PROGRESS Wrestling, then Jim, Jon and Glen have provided it … Read more
A little over two months ago, a fateful acid rainmaker folded Toni Storm in half and gifted Jinny the victory in her triple threat title defense that also included Millie McKenzie at PROGRESS Wrestling’s Chapter 76 show, Hello Wembley. It wasn’t Jinny’s arm delivering the catastrophic blow, though. It was Laura Di Matteo, in an … Read more
PROGRESS hosted their Chapter 69 event, “Be Here Now”, at the Victoria Warehouse in Manchester, Great Manchester, England UK this past Sunday on May 20th, 2018. The women were the main event on the card and the match did not disappoint. The match was for the PROGRESS Women’s Championship, and it involved rivals Toni Storm … Read more
There sure seem to be a whole lot of womens tournaments happening lately huh? From the WWE Mae Young Classic, to ECWA, to another one (which I will write an article around in the near future), and now you can add British Promotion PROGRESS Wrestling to that list. An 8 woman tournament has been announced … Read more
PROGRESS wrestler Dahlia Black recently tweeted about injuring her ankle during her match with Toni Storm in ‘Chapter 46: I Like To Chill Out Here And Shoot Some Dinosaurs’. The New Zealand performer has since taken to Twitter to announce an update on the injury. It turns out that it isn’t an ankle injury, but a leg … Read more
With the recent news of PROGRESS being a part of Wrestlemania Axxess this year, fans are buzzing about the company’s antics this coming week. And today, PROGRESS themselves have announced the lineup we can expect for the show! For women’s action, the two Natural Progression Series finalists (thus far) will be squaring off as Knightsbridge’s Fashionista … Read more
Today, in the Electric Ballroom in Camden, London, the second semi final contest of the Women’s Natural Progression Series took place. The match featured one half of the South Pacific Power Couple Dahlia Black and New Zealand’s very own Toni Storm. Storm managed to take home the win by pinning Black after inserting a short piledriver. This … Read more
WWE recently revealed the lineup for their WrestleMania Axxess matches that will take place over WrestleMania weekend! On top of Cruiserweight and UK Tournament talent, WWE will also feature women’s wrestling action, featuring three of the finest talents in PROGRESS Wrestling! On Friday, March 31st, as well as Saturday, April 1st, we will witness Jinny, Dahlia Black … Read more