Natural Progression Series
{{Short description|Annual independent wrestling tournament by Progress Wrestling}}
Natural Progression Series is a professional wrestling tournament produced by Progress Wrestling, annually since 2012. The tournament is used to showcase upstart rising wrestlers from the United Kingdom. The winner receives a championship match of their choosing at anytime and any place. The winner also gets to name a participant of their choosing in the next Natural Progression Series.{{cite web |title=PROGRESS Wrestling returns with Chapter 104: Natural Progression this Saturday on WWE Network |url=https://www.wwe.com/article/progress-wrestling-chapter-104-wwe-network-feb-20 |website=WWE |access-date=30 May 2023 |date=February 13, 2021}}
List of winners
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! Winner ! Finals date ! Runner-up ! Finals location ! Ref. |
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I
|{{dts|2013|11|24}} |Paul Robinson |
II
|{{dts|2015|1|25}} | |
III
|William Eaver |{{dts|2016|4|24}} |Damon Moser |
IV
|{{dts|2017|5|28}} |Jinny and Laura Di Matteo |
V
|{{dts|2018|6|24}} |
VI
|Scotty Davis |{{dts|2019|9|14}} | |
VII
|{{dts|2021|2|27}} |Warren Banks |
8
|{{dts|2022|11|27}} |Tate Mayfairs |{{cite web |title=Ricky Knight Jr. Wins The NPS 8 Tournament |url=https://progresswrestling.com/2022/11/28/ricky-knight-jr-wins-the-nps-8-tournament/ |website=Progress Wrestling |access-date=31 May 2023 |date=November 28, 2022}} |
=Championship match for winner=
:{{Color box|#c3fdb8|border=silver}} – Championship victory
:{{Color box|#fbb|border=silver}} – Championship match loss
:{{Color box|#ffd700|border=silver}} – Tournament was for a championship
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|+ !Winner !Event !Year !Championship match |
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|Chapter Ten: Glory Follows Virtue As If It Were Its Shadow |2013 |Andrews defeated Rampage Brown to win the PROGRESS Championship. |
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|Chapter 24: Hit The North |2015 |Webster lost the trophy to Zack Gibson due to outside interference at Chapter 23: What A Time To Be Alive!. As a result, Webster was inserted into the PROGRESS Championship match between Will Ospreay and Gibson, making it a three-way match. Webster lost as Ospreay retained the title. |
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|Pastor William Eaver |Chapter 32: 5000 To 1 |2016 |Eaver defeated Marty Scurll to win the PROGRESS World Championship. |
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|Chapter 49: Super Strong Style 16 Tournament Edition 2017 (night 2) |2017 |Storm defeated Jinny and Laura Di Matteo in three-way match in the NPS final to become the inaugural Progress Women's Champion. |
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|Chapter 87: Breadknife |2019 |Davis and his Aussie Open tag team partner Kyle Fletcher defeated The Swords of Essex (Will Ospreay and Paul Robinson) in a ladder match to win the PROGRESS Tag Team Championship. |
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|Scotty Davis |Chapter 95: Still Chasing |2019 |Davis and his partner Jordan Devlin defeated Grizzled Young Veterans and Aussie Open in a three-way match to win the PROGRESS Tag Team Championship. |
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|Chapter 106: Stick A Pony In Me Pocket |2021 |Jacobs lost to Cara Noir for the PROGRESS World Championship. |
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|Chapter 150: When The Man Comes Around |2023 |Knight defeated Big Damo for the PROGRESS Atlas Championship. |
Tournament history
=Natural Progression Series I=
{{8TeamBracket-NoSeeds
|RD1=First Round
|RD2=Semifinals
|RD3=Finals
|RD1-team1 = Mark Andrews
|RD1-team2 = Will Ospreay
|RD1-score1 = Pin
|RD1-team3 = Mike Hitchman
|RD1-team4 = Jonathan Windsor
|RD1-score4 = Pin
|RD1-team5 = Eddie Dennis
|RD1-team6 = Darrell Allen, Joey Lakeside and Xander Cooper
|RD1-score5 = Pin
|RD1-team7 = MK McKinnan
|RD1-team8 = Paul Robinson
|RD1-score8 = Pin
|RD2-team1 = Mark Andrews
|RD2-team2 = Jonathan Windsor
|RD2-score1 = Pin
|RD2-team3 = Eddie Dennis
|RD2-team4 = Paul Robinson
|RD2-score4 = Pin
|RD3-team1 = Mark Andrews
|RD3-team2 = Paul Robinson
|RD3-score1 = Pin
}}
=Natural Progression Series II=
{{8TeamBracket-NoSeeds
|RD1=First Round
|RD2=Semifinals
|RD3=Finals
|RD1-team1 = Zack Gibson
|RD1-team2 = Will Ospreay
|RD1-score1 = Pin
|RD1-team3 = Chuck Mambo and Pastor William Eaver
|RD1-team4 = Ali Armstrong
|RD1-score4 = Pin
|RD1-team5 = Pete Dunne
|RD1-team6 = Robbie X
|RD1-score5 = Pin
|RD1-team7 = Josh Bodom
|RD1-team8 = Morgan Webster
|RD1-score8 = Pin
|RD2-team1 = Zack Gibson
|RD2-team2 = Ali Armstrong
|RD2-score1 = Pin
|RD2-team3 = Pete Dunne
|RD2-team4 = Morgan Webster
|RD2-score4 = Pin
|RD3-team1 = Zack Gibson
|RD3-team2 = Morgan Webster
|RD3-score2 = Pin
}}
=Natural Progression Series III=
{{8TeamBracket-NoSeeds
|RD1=First Round
|RD2=Semifinals
|RD3=Finals
|RD1-team1 = Pastor William Eaver
|RD1-team2 = Tyler Bate
|RD1-score1 = Pin
|RD1-team3 = Damian Dunne
|RD1-team4 = Sebastian *
|RD1-score4 = Pin
|RD1-team5 = Ashton Smith
|RD1-team6 = Kyle Ashmore
|RD1-score5 = Pin
|RD1-team7 = Jack Sexsmith and Shen Woo
|RD1-team8 = Damon Moser
|RD1-score8 = Pin
|RD2-team1 = William Eaver
|RD2-team2 = Damian Dunne **
|RD2-score1 = Pin
|RD2-team3 = Ashton Smith
|RD2-team4 = Damon Moser
|RD2-score4 = Pin
|RD3-team1 = William Eaver
|RD3-team2 = Damon Moser
|RD3-score1 = Pin
}}
- (*) Sebastian had to withdraw from the tournament due to injury.
- (**) Replaced Sebastian.
=Natural Progression Series IV=
This was the only edition of the tournament to feature female participants. This tournament was held to crown the inaugural PROGRESS Women's Champion.{{cite web|url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/kevins-progress-chapter-49-super-strong-style-16-night-three-review/|work=411mania.com|title=Kevin's PROGRESS Chapter 49: Super Strong Style 16 Night Three Review|date=June 9, 2017|access-date=February 3, 2024}}
{{Professional wrestling results table
|match1 = Chakara defeated Pollyanna
|stip1 = Natural Progression Series IV Final Spot Qualifying Match
|match2 = Jinny defeated Pollyanna
|stip2 = Natural Progression Series IV First Round
|match3 = Nixon Newell defeated Katey Harvey
|stip3 = Natural Progression Series IV First Round{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=135795|title=PROGRESS Chapter 39: The Graps Of Wrath - Event @ Electric Ballroom in London, England, UK|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=November 27, 2016|access-date=June 23, 2021}}
|time3 =
|match4 = Toni Storm defeated Bea Priestley
|stip4 = Natural Progression Series IV First Round{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=135796|title=PROGRESS Chapter 40: Intercepted Angel - Event @ O2 Academy Sheffield in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=December 11, 2016|access-date=June 23, 2021}}
|time4 =
|match5 = Alex Windsor defeated Livvii Grace
|stip5 = Natural Progression Series IV First Round
|match6 = Laura Di Matteo defeated Chakara
|stip6 = Natural Progression Series IV First Round{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=107447|title=PROGRESS Chapter 43: Tropic Thunderbastard - Event @ Electric Ballroom in London, England, UK|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=January 29, 2017|access-date=June 23, 2021}}
|time6 =
|match7 = Dahlia Black defeated Martina
|stip7 = Natural Progression Series IV First Round
|match8 = Jinny defeated Nixon Newell
|stip8 = Natural Progression Series IV Semi Final
|match9 = Toni Storm defeated Dahlia Black
|stip9 = Natural Progression Series IV Semi Final
|match10 = Laura Di Matteo defeated Alex Windsor
|stip10 = Natural Progression Series IV Semi Final{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=162677|title=PROGRESS Chapter 47: Complicated Simplicity - Event @ Electric Ballroom in London, England, UK|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=April 23, 2017|access-date=June 23, 2021}}
|time10 =
|match11 = Toni Storm defeated Jinny and Laura Di Matteo
|stip11 = Natural Progression Series IV Final Three Way match for the PROGRESS Women's Championship{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=162685|title=PROGRESS Chapter 49: Super Strong Style 16 Tournament Edition 2017 - Tag 2 - Event @ Electric Ballroom in London, England, UK|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=May 28, 2017|access-date=June 23, 2021}}
|time11 =
}}
=Natural Progression Series V=
Qualifying matches held for the tournament were:
;Live At The Dome #3 – {{dts|2018|1|10}} (The Dome – London, England)
{{Pro Wrestling results table
|stip1=Singles match
|match1=Maverick Mayhew defeated Connor Mills
|time1=21:27
}}
;Live At The Dome #4 – {{dts|2018|7|2}} (The Dome – London, England)
{{Pro Wrestling results table
|stip1=Singles match
|match1=Mark Davis defeated Kyle Fletcher
|time1=21:27
}}
The tournament brackets were:
{{8TeamBracket-NoSeeds
|RD1=First Round
|RD2=Semifinals
|RD3=Finals
|RD1-team1 = Chris Ridgeway
|RD1-team2 = Omari
|RD1-score1 = Pin
|RD1-team3 = Spike Trivet
|RD1-team4 = Drew Parker
|RD1-score4 = Pin
|RD1-team5 = Danny Duggan
|RD1-team6 = Danny Jones
|RD1-score5 = Pin
|RD1-team7 = Maverick Mayhew
|RD1-team8 = Mark Davis
|RD1-score8 = Pin
|RD2-team1 = Chris Ridgeway
|RD2-team2 = Drew Parker
|RD2-score1 = Pin
|RD2-team3 = Danny Duggan
|RD2-team4 = Mark Davis
|RD2-score4 = Pin
|RD3-team1 = Chris Ridgeway
|RD3-team2 = Mark Davis
|RD3-score2 = Pin
}}
=Natural Progression Series VI=
{{8TeamBracket-NoSeeds
|RD1-team1 = Scotty Davis
|RD1-team2 = Gene Munny
|RD1-score1 = Pin
|RD1-team3 = Dan Moloney
|RD1-team4 = Cara Noir
|RD1-score4 = Pin
|RD1-team5 = The OJMO
|RD1-team6 = Veit Müller
|RD1-score5 = Pin
|RD1-team7 = Malik
|RD1-team8 = Danny Duggan
|RD1-score8 = Pin
|RD2-team1 = Scotty Davis
|RD2-team2 = Cara Noir
|RD2-score1 = Pin
|RD2-team3 = The OJMO
|RD2-team4 = Danny Duggan
|RD2-score4 = Pin
|RD3-team1 = Scotty Davis
|RD3-team2 = Danny Duggan
|RD3-score1 = Pin
}}
=Natural Progression Series VII=
{{8TeamBracket-NoSeeds
|RD1-team1 = Warren Banks
|RD1-team2 = Big Guns Joe
|RD1-score1 = Pin
|RD1-score2 = 7:24
|RD1-team3 = ELIJAH
|RD1-team4 = Danny Black
|RD1-score3 = 10:59
|RD1-score4 = Pin
|RD1-team5 = Ethan Allen
|RD1-team6 = Kid Lykos II
|RD1-score5 = Pin
|RD1-score6 = 12:12
|RD1-team7 = Man Like DeReiss
|RD1-team8 = Luke Jacobs
|RD1-score7 = 9:39
|RD1-score8 = Pin
|RD2-team1 = Warren Banks
|RD2-team2 = Danny Black
|RD2-score1 = Pin
|RD2-score2 = 10:49
|RD2-team3 = Ethan Allen
|RD2-team4 = Luke Jacobs
|RD2-score3 = 12:48
|RD2-score4 = Pin
|RD3-team1 = Warren Banks
|RD3-team2 = Luke Jacobs
|RD3-score1 = 10:14
|RD3-score2 = Pin
}}
=Natural Progression Series 8=
Qualifying matches held for the tournament were:
;Chapter 138: The Deadly Viper Tour - Codename: Cottonmouth – {{dts|2022|8|14}} (O2 Academy – Birmingham, England)
{{Pro Wrestling results table
|stip1=Three-way match
|match1=Liam Slater defeated Screwface Ahmed and Shreddy
|time1=7:12
}}
;Chapter 142: The Deadly Viper Tour - Codename: California Mountain Snake – {{dts|2022|9|25}} (The Boiler Shop – Newcastle, England)
{{Pro Wrestling results table
|stip1=Four-way match
|match1=Peter Tihanyi defeated Alexander Roth, Hari Singh and Tom Thelwell
|time1=6:18
}}
The tournament brackets were:
{{8TeamBracket-NoSeeds
|RD1=First Round
|RD2=Semifinals
|RD3=Final
|RD1-team1=Peter Tihanyi
|RD1-team2=Ricky Knight Jr.
|RD1-score1=Pin
|RD1-score2=11:40
|RD1-team3=Leon Slater
|RD1-team4=Liam Slater
|RD1-score3=Pin
|RD1-score4=11:35
|RD1-team5=Sam Bailey
|RD1-team6=Tate Mayfairs
|RD1-score5=Pin
|RD1-score6=10:55
|RD1-team7=Joe Lando
|RD1-team8=Nico Angelo
|RD1-score7=Pin
|RD1-score8=8:35
|RD2-team1=Ricky Knight Jr.
|RD2-team2=Leon Slater
|RD2-score1=Pin
|RD2-score2=12:08
|RD2-team3=Tate Mayfairs
|RD2-team4=Nico Angelo
|RD2-score3=Pin
|RD2-score4=9:29
|RD3-team1=Ricky Knight Jr.
|RD3-team2=Tate Mayfairs
|RD3-score1=Pin
|RD3-score2=15:11
}}
References
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External links
- [https://progresswrestling.com PROGRESS Wrestling official website]
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