What is Progress Wrestling? History, roster and ticket information on Britain’s wrestling phenomenom
Everything you need to know about the wrestling company taking Britain by storm
PROGRESS Wrestling has boomed since its creation five years ago.
Beginning at The Garage in North London in front of 350 people, the show now plays to sell-out crowds across the country and this year went abroad for the first time with shows in Toronto and Oshawa in Canada.
Here is everything you need to know about Britain's answer to WWE...
How did Progress Wrestling start?
In 2011 Jim Smallman and Jon Briley formed the company and spent seven months putting the show together.
Smallman was a huge fan of Japanese 'strong-style' wrestling which involved more realistic and unplanned moves than anything seen before in the UK.
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However there will be nine further shows in London next year, eight of which will be at the Electric Ballroom in Camden and one at the Brixton Academy, as well as four shows in Manchester and a further show in Birmingham.
Before selling out, tickets for the upcoming shows ranged from £13.50-£22.
What is the Progress Wrestling training school?
In late 2012, Progress launched the only full-time wrestling school in London and the South East, known as the ProJo.
He added that a priority for him is keeping shows at music venues, which suit the product, over larger arenas.
However Progress did host two qualifying matches for the WWE Cruiserweight Classic in April and will perform two shows in Orlando this year as part of the Wrestlemania weekend.
Incredibly the link all came about through a phone call from Smallman's close friend and WWE star William Regal.