Paid Members Big Benny HG Posted July 28, 2015 Author Paid Members Share Posted July 28, 2015 Goodness me, here's the newly-revealed list of dates: 2015 11th August – PTNTL 1 – The Bedford, Balham 27th August – PTNTL 2 – The Bedford, Balham 6th September – Chapter 21: You Know We Don’t Like To Use The Sit Down Gun – The Electric Ballroom, Camden 13th September – ENDVR 12 – The Garage, Islington 18th October – Chapter 22- The Electric Ballroom, Camden 1st November – ENDVR 13 – The Garage, Islington 29th November – Chapter 23 – The Electric Ballroom, Camden 6th December – Chapter 24: Hit the North! – The Ritz, Manchester 2016 3rd January – ENDVR 14 – The Garage, Islington 24th January – Chapter 25 – The Electric Ballroom, Camden 14th February – Chapter 26 – The Ritz, Manchester 13th March – ENDVR 15 – The Garage, Islington 27th March – Chapter 27 – The Electric Ballroom, Camden 10th April – Chapter 28 – The Ritz, Manchester 24th April – Chapter 29 – The Electric Ballroom, Camden 15th May – ENDVR 16 – The Garage, Islington 29th and 30th May – Chapter 30: Super Strong Style 16 2016 – The Electric Ballroom, Camden 19th June – Chapter 31 – The Ritz, Manchester 26th June – Chapter 32 – The Electric Ballroom, Camden 17th July – ENDVR 17 – The Garage, Islington 31st July – Chapter 33 – The Electric Ballroom, Camden 14th August – Chapter 34 – The Ritz, Manchester 28th August – Chapter 35 – The Electric Ballroom, Camden 11th September – ENDVR 18 – The Garage, Islington 25th September – Chapter 36 – The Electric Ballroom, Camden 16th October – Chapter 37 – The Ritz, Manchester 30th October – Chapter 38 – The Electric Ballroom, Camden 13th November – ENDVR 19 – The Garage, Islington 27th November – Chapter 39 – The Electric Ballroom, Camden 11th December – Chapter 40 – The Ritz, Manchester Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted July 28, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted July 28, 2015 Surely with Koko five minutes down the road though it'd make sense to move there? They'd probably sell the place out quite comfortably and it would surely have the same atmosphere as the Electric Ballroom. It appears that for a wrestling show the capacity would actually be smaller than the Ballroom. I believe it's because the venue is designed for people watching a show on the stage. With the ring on the floor, a lot of the balcony seats wouldn't have a clear view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleslie92 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 2016: 11 shows at the Ballroom, six shows at the Ritz and six ENDVRs at the Garage. What a year it's going to be for PROGRESS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Jones Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Surely with Koko five minutes down the road though it'd make sense to move there? They'd probably sell the place out quite comfortably and it would surely have the same atmosphere as the Electric Ballroom.It appears that for a wrestling show the capacity would actually be smaller than the Ballroom. I believe it's because the venue is designed for people watching a show on the stage. With the ring on the floor, a lot of the balcony seats wouldn't have a clear view. Also, ICW runs Koko. Went to the last ICW show there. Amazing looking venue with loads of balconies - standing only on the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Linus Posted July 28, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted July 28, 2015 The logical next step would be The Roundhouse, which would seat around 1400, but they're quite happy at the Electric Ballroom, it seems. It's an intruiging problem to have, because there will be dissatisfaction amongst previously regular customers when they can't get tickets (running more shows won't do anything to alleviate the issue) but it's obviously something they're well aware of and happy to encounter in the short term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Jones Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 The logical next step would be The Roundhouse, which would seat around 1400, but they're quite happy at the Electric Ballroom, it seems. It's an intruiging problem to have, because there will be dissatisfaction amongst previously regular customers when they can't get tickets (running more shows won't do anything to alleviate the issue) but it's obviously something they're well aware of and happy to encounter in the short term. No idea how much the Ballroom is to hire but the Roundhouse will set you back £24,500 + VAT for 24hrs. Link: http://www.roundhouse.org.uk/venue-hire/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Linus Posted July 28, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted July 28, 2015 The logical next step would be The Roundhouse, which would seat around 1400, but they're quite happy at the Electric Ballroom, it seems. It's an intruiging problem to have, because there will be dissatisfaction amongst previously regular customers when they can't get tickets (running more shows won't do anything to alleviate the issue) but it's obviously something they're well aware of and happy to encounter in the short term. No idea how much the Ballroom is to hire but the Roundhouse will set you back £24,500 + VAT for 24hrs. Link: http://www.roundhouse.org.uk/venue-hire/ Jesus tap dancing Christ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members GlennCullen Posted August 1, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted August 1, 2015 Simple. 24 hour show, have to buy tickets in 4 hour blocks. Bet they'd bloody sell it out aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members I Bent My Wookie Posted August 1, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted August 1, 2015 God that would be incredible. I want to see that now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Big Benny HG Posted September 1, 2015 Author Paid Members Share Posted September 1, 2015 So, Chapter Whatever-We’re-Up-To-Now is coming up this Sunday. The show completely sold out in an incredibly impressive 18 minutes, and I only managed to bag Silver tickets this time (which is 4th row if you get there early enough, 5th row if not). You always get a good show from PROGRESS but, purely in terms of announced line-up, this is probably the least ‘excited’ I’ve been ahead of a PROGRESS show. I do, however, think much of that is definitely down to the fact that, after building, peaking and climaxing perfectly with heroic Ospreay’s inspiring victory and evil Jimmy’s satisfying defeat, it definitely feels to me like the “story has been told”. This weekend, then, is like a pressing of the ‘reset’ button, where the new stories for the coming year start to be set in motion. In other words, this is the Raw the night after WrestleMania. So rather than that pre-show excitement and anticipation you normally get from PROGRESS where you’re looking forward to something that has been built-up for ages, I’m expecting the excitement to develop during the show as new directions and developments take shape. Let’s take a look at what we have: PROGRESS Championship Will Ospreay © vs. Mark Haskins Haskins won the ThunderBastard match last time and announced that he would be taking his resultant title match here, so this is new champion Ospreay’s first defence. Two excellent wrestlers, up there with the very, very best, and from an action standpoint this should be a tremendous contest. I think the issue is, though, that PROGRESS’ trademark has become those awesome, epic, dramatic, emotional main event title matches with all the backstory and implications. That’s the one thing they do better than every other UK promotion out there. Against that standard, the simple case of champion versus rightful number one contender with no grudge or history just doesn’t feel as interesting as your usual PROGRESS main event championship bout. The London Riots (James Davis & Rob Lynch) vs. The Origin (Nathan Cruz & El Ligero) While there’s no issue at play here, so far Origin tag matches have mainly been insane brawls. The Riots are, of course, more than willing to play that game, so I’m fully expecting this to be the wild, run-for-your-lives, seat-destroying, audience-scattering portion of the show. Keep your belongings safe, and hold on to your chair! As fun as they have been (especially Ligero as a baddie), The Origin have very much been ‘just another heel tag team’ so far, so I’m hoping things will now start to progress (no pun intended) towards signs of a greater purpose or meaning. Should be fun. Kris Travis vs. Marty Scurll He’s been back about a month, but this is Trav’s first PROGRESS appearance since his comeback and he will get a great response. I know he missed some bookings over the weekend through injury or illness, but hopefully he’s good to go for this one. Marty is just clicking perfectly in PROGRESS at the moment and I reckon he’s going to be one of the top players over the next year. Again nothing to fight for, but I think this will be a really entertaining effort, mixing smooth action with just the right amount of daftness, offering something different to the rest of the card. ‘The Extraordinary’ Jack Gallagher vs. Pastor William Eaver Eaver is the ProJo guy that has shown the most promise on the main Chapter shows so far. This should be solid enough, and a great way of further establishing Gallagher to the PRGRSS audience by putting him in with a firm favourite. Zack Gibson vs. Eddie Dennis I rate both of these guys... they’re going to have a match... should be decent. Erm, not sure what else to say, really. Also: Sumerian Death Squad (Tommy End & Michael Dante) defend their PROGRESS Tag Team Championship in an Open Challenge. Rampage & T-Bone or the Hooligans would be super, but who knows. I also suspect there’s room on the card for something else unannounced too. So there we are. Should be decent. Until then, I’m off to start queuing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted September 1, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted September 1, 2015 I also suspect there’s room on the card for something else unannounced too. It's not unannounced but there's also Toni Storm v Jinny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Big Benny HG Posted September 1, 2015 Author Paid Members Share Posted September 1, 2015 I also suspect there’s room on the card for something else unannounced too. It's not unannounced but there's also Toni Storm v Jinny. Nah, that's on the ENDVR trainee show the week after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Big Benny HG Posted September 6, 2015 Author Paid Members Share Posted September 6, 2015 Happy PRGRS Day!! It's 10:45am and there are 2 people in the queue already. I'm off to the pub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Brooker Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 (edited) Results as they transpire. El Ligero & Nathan Cruz of The Origin defeated The London Riots. Zack Gibson gave Cruz a fork which he used to attack the eye of James Davis & Rob Lynch. The Extraordinary Jack Gallagher beat Pastor William Eaver by submission with a Boston crab. Zack Gibson pinned Eddie Dennis after a low blow and small package. Cruz provided a distraction. Jimmy Havoc came to ringside demanding a match for the number one contender spot for Will Ospreay's Progress championship. Havoc said he'd face anyone Jim Smallman wanted. Jim made a match between Havoc and Paul Robinson of Regression. Robinson then beat Havoc in an insanely violent match following a curb stomp through light tubes. Kris Travis pinned Marty Scurll by reversing a suplex into a small package. Both men embraced after but Scurll nailed Trav in the gut and locked in the chicken wing. Eventually he was prized off by security but ran back in to apply it again. He was eventually driven off by Eddie Dennis, the GZRS and R.J. Singh who came from the commentary desk. The Sumerian Death Squad's open challenge for the Progress Tag Title shield was answered by Roderick Strong and Adam Cole! The SDS retained after a pair of stunning double team moves on Cole. A Michael Dante wheelbarrow into a Tommy End flip cutter from the second rope sealed it. In the main event Will Ospreay retained the Progress Championship against Mark Haskins after an inverted 450 splash followed by a 630 splash. An epic main event and a great first defence for the champ. Edited September 6, 2015 by Chris Brooker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gcf1997 Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 and roddy strong and adam cole answered sds's open challenge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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