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PROGRESS News: Updated Lineups For This Weekend’s PROGRESS Chapters 80 & 81
A look at the cards for this weekend’s PROGRESS Chapters 80 & 81!
While next week and weekend will be loaded with wrestling between MLW, Ring Of Honor and WWE, this weekend will be a big one for PROGRESS Wrestling as they invade Manchester for Chapter 80: Gods and Monsters on Saturday, followed by Sheffield on Sunday for Chapter 81: Pour Some PROGRESS On Me.
With PROGRESS being among the promotions that WWE’s NXT UK talents are not restricted from as the two companies have worked together now for some time, the cards for both shows feature a number of NXT UK’s top Superstars.
Also of note if you remember, a scheduled match between NXT’s Street Profits and IMPACT Wrestling’s LAX was altered after IMPACT pulled LAX, reportedly not wanting one of their top talents to lost to WWE contracted performers (see that story here). Interestingly enough, Sunday’s Chapter 81 is set to feature IMPACT Wrestling’s Jordynne Grace taking on NXT UK’s Toni Storm. As of now, that match is still set, despite recent reports that was part of WWE’s restrictions in their new, recently handed out NXT UK contracts (for more on that, go here).
Here’s a look at the lineups for both of PROGRESS’ events this weekend. Chapter 80 is sold out, however limited tickets are still available for Chapter 81 in Sheffield at this link:
Chapter 80: Gods and Monsters
Pete Dunne vs. Mark Andrews
Trent Seven’s Atlas Championship Open Challenge
(C) Trent Seven vs. TBA
Tyler Bate vs. Ilja Dragunov
PROGRESS Tag Team Championship #1 Contender’s Match
LAX vs. CCK
Chris Ridgeway vs. Paul Robinson
Drew Parker vs. Ligero
Do Not Resuscitate vs. Eddie Dennis & Mark Haskins
Chapter 81: Pour Some PROGRESS On Me
PROGRESS World Championship
(C) WALTER vs. Shigehiro Irie
Toni Storm vs. Jordynne Grace
Ilja Dragunov vs. Travis Banks
PROGRESS Tag Team Championship
(C) Aussie Open vs. TBD
Mark Haskins vs. Mark Andrews
What matches would you be most interested in seeing? Let us know on social media @theCHAIRSHOTcom and always remember to use the hashtag #UseYourHead!
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Did your picks win points?
The AEW Continental Classic is underway, with almost everyone competing. Check in here if you haven’t seen the winners and losers of week 1!
Here are your Gold League standings!
- Jon Moxley: 1-0, 3 points
- Swerve Strickland: 1-0, 3 points
- Jay White: 1-0, 3 points
- Rush: 0-1, 0 points
- Mark Briscoe: 0-1, 0 points.
- Jay Lethal: 0-1, 0 points
Here are your Blue League standings!
- Brody King: 1-0, 3 points
- Claudio Castagnoli: 1-0, 3 points
- Daniel Garcia: 0-1, 0 points
- Eddie Kingston: 0-1, 0 points
- Bryan Danielson: Yet to Compete
- Andrade El Idolo: Yet to Compete
My Thoughts:
Nothing too crazy, nothing too wild, this tournament only just got started. The only disappointing point is that they could not get Bryan “cleared to compete” Saturday night. Not sure how much of that is shoot given the bad eye, but this was kinda the problem of wanting him in the tournament over tons of other choices. Bryan wants to face Okada for WrestleKingdom 18, how is Bryan supposed to do that at his best if he’s also gonna be in a round robin, doing five top level matches in about as many weeks? And it takes away from Andrade being able to do something. Also a little surprised we didn’t even hear from Andrade on Saturday.
Now as we heard on Saturday, round two’s matches are set. Gold League will see Mark Briscoe VS Rush, White VS Swerve, and of course, Moxley VS Lethal. Nice variety there, a couple 0-1 guys facing off, as well as two 1-0 guys, and then 1-0 VS 0-1. No offense to Lethal, but he feels like an 0-2 going up against Moxley. Hard to call the other ones but that’s the fun of it. Meanwhile, Blue League sees Brody VS Claudio in a showdown to be 2-0, then Bryan and Andrade finally jump in, Bryan against Eddie and Andrade against Garcia. Sadly, feels like Eddie and Garcia are going 0-2, no way Tony Khan is booking Bryan and Andrade to lose their first shots.
In fact, that could be half the reason they did wait on those two, that’s almost too good for just a first round opener. But I still would’ve done it, same as NJPW does stuff like that for round robins, which this is all modeled after anyway.
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Tony Khan Reveals the Blue and Gold “Leagues!”
Originally livestreamed, Tony Khan and Tony Schiavone officially announced the twelve total entrants and divided them into the two round robin blocks known as the “Blue League” and “Gold League.” If you don’t feel like sifting through the almost 30 minute video, the groups are:
Blue League
- Bryan Danielson
- Andrade El Idolo
- Brody King
- Claudio Castagnoli
- Daniel Garcia
- Eddie Kingston
Gold League
- Jon Moxley
- Swerve Strickland
- Rush
- Mark Briscoe
- Jay Lethal
- Jay White
Tony Khan also explains the rules for the Continental Classic:
- Every match has a 20 minute time limit
- The winner of each match earns 3 points, losers earn 0, 1 point for a draw
- EVERYONE ELSE is banned from ringside for true 1v1 action
Eddie Kingston also joined the selection special as his “life’s work” is on the line in this tournament, both the ROH World Championship and NJPW Strong Openweight Championship on the line as part of the modern day North American Triple Crown Eddie, Tony Khan, AEW, ROH and NJPW are looking to create together. Gold League competes tonight on Dynamite while Blue League will have their start this Saturday on Collision. Look for more articles like this one to keep up with the Continental Classic standings over the next six weeks of tournament action!
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