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PROGRESS Wrestling: Chapter 181 - Far From Ordinary People

PROGRESS Wrestling: Chapter 181 - Far From Ordinary People

Sun, Jun 29 CDT, 2025

PROGRESS Wrestling returns to Manchester with Chapter 181: Far From Ordinary People, live on TrillerTV+!

Get ready for a night of intense rivalries, hard-hitting drama, and match-ups that are anything but ordinary. With championships on the line, grudges ready to explode, and egos set to clash, the O2 Ritz will shake with the unmatchable energy that only PROGRESS can deliver.

PROGRESS World Championship
Luke Jacobs (c) vs Cara Noir

Luke Jacobs defended his PROGRESS World Championship against Cara Noir in a brutal, 20-minute war of attrition at Super Strong Style 16, scraping through with a roll through pinfall during a Blackout submission. Jacobs went so far as to call the manner of his own victory "embarrassing," framing the rematch not just as a battle for gold but a war of his own pride.

For Noir, who once ruled PROGRESS for a record-breaking tenure, this second chance isn't just a title shot, it could be redemption, whilst for Jacobs, every brutal blow he lands reinforces his belief that he's the superior champion. In Manchester, Chapter 181 becomes the definitive chapter in their long trilogy - strip away the mythology, and it's two men fighting for their identities as much as for the belt.

PROGRESS Tag Team Championship
The Sunshine Machine (c) vs Lykos Gym

Fresh off reclaiming the titles on 30th March at Chapter 178: Fix Your Hearts, Sunshine Machine face Lykos Gym who recently cemented themselves as top-tier contenders with a brutal win over Mills & Angelo in a no‑ropes "I Quit" match at the same show and Boisterous Behaviour one chapter later in Las Vegas.

Which of these two hugely popular staples of the PROGRESS Tag Team division leave Manchester with the gold?

Pick Your Poison Match #1
Lana Austin vs Kanji

Lana Austin and Kanji return to the ring with stakes steeped in history: Lana dethroned Kanji at Chapter 146, snapping her title reign and fuelling a deep-seated rivalry ever since. Now, in a Pick Your Poison bout, Nina Samuels has chosen Lana as her opponent, taking the approach that someone from her past who knows her weaknesses will make her chances of winning their loser leaves PROGRESS match at Chapter 182 in July very low.

Nina Samuels calling out Kanji's poisoned pick, noted that Lana has beaten her "not once, not twice but six times". Austin, ever the charismatic former PROGRESS Women's World Champion, will be on home turf thanks to her Manchester roots . This feels less like a match and more like a reckoning: with Kanji's chance to vanquish a ghost from the past and Lana's opportunity to prove her previous victories were no fluke.

Pick Your Poison Match #2
Shotzi Blackheart vs Nina Samuels

With the Pick Your Poison stipulation in play, Kanji has hand‑picked former NXT Women's Tag Team Champion Shotzi Blackheart as Nina Samuels' next challenge, setting the stage for Shotzi's first-ever PROGRESS UK match at Chapter 181.

Shotzi's return to Europe after departing WWE in May brings her fierce, high‑octane style to a promotion built on grit and intensity - she's made it clear she's hungry to prove herself again on a new stage. Samuels, meanwhile, isn't intimidated-she's been vocal on X, declaring that PROGRESS is "the Nina Samuels show" and vowing to expose Shotzi's 'free-agent' mindset as a weakness.

Their paths have crossed before only in multi‑woman bouts, but this one-on-one gives Samuels her first true shot at dominating Shotzi on her own terms. Don't miss this one!

Chris Ridgeway vs. Man Like Dereiss
Almost three years since his last PROGRESS match, Chris Ridgeway makes a triumphant return to his home city at Chapter 181 to face Man Like Dereiss. Dereiss recently stamped his authority on PROGRESS by winning the Super Strong Style 16 tournament, knocking off top stars Ethan Allen, Masa Kitamiya, Charlie Sterling and Leon Slater to earn a future shot at the PROGRESS Men's World Championship.

On X, DeReiss openly stated his intent: to topple a former world champion and show that his "New Gold Standard" run means something more than just tournament acclaim. For Ridgeway, this match is about laying to rest past ghosts and reaffirming his legacy, a dramatic homecoming that could define his next chapter. In Manchester, expect a clash of momentum versus experience.

Alexxis Falcon vs Hollie Barlow
Fresh from her Manchester debut at Chapter 176 where she lost to Lana Austin, Hollie Barlow is now looking to strike back and claim her first-ever Chapter victory on home soil against Alexxis Falcon, who returns to a Manchester PROGRESS chapter for the first time in over two years.

Falcon, no stranger to this ring, has been on a mission to rebuild momentum, her rivalry with Lana Austin still fresh, and now facing the energetic newcomer from her hometown.

Their singles match will be a test of rising ambition against seasoned resilience and is sure to prove a pivotal moment for both women's futures in PROGRESS.

Four-Way Mayhem
Simon Miller vs Jack Morris vs Ethan Allen vs Charles Crowley

This four‑way has roasted up over the past months: Simon Miller returns to Manchester fresh off laying waste to a battle royal on Super Strong Style 16 weekend, reminding fans he may no longer be the Proteus Champion, but he is still tough to beat.

Enter Jack Morris, the smooth Japanese wrestling export, whose fluid NOAH-infused offence on X has had fans buzzing. Manchester's own Ethan Allen brings high-impact kicks that "literally make people scream" whilst his hometown advantage could tip this into his favour...

Then there's Charles Crowley, the wildcard whose unpredictable style and untold ambition make him a potential spoiler in anyone's plans. At the O₂ Ritz on 29 June, it all boils down to one simple equation: momentum, experience, hometown pride and chaos - with only one of the four leaving Manchester with the win.

Catch all the action from Chapter 181 - where the ordinary ends and PROGRESS begins - live on TrillerTV+!

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Channel: PROGRESS Wrestling
Languages: English
Venue: O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Categories: Pro Wrestling
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