Big Damo Wins PROGRESS World Title
Damo captures the gold in Sheffield
Big Damo is the new PROGRESS World champion, after defeating Chris Ridgeway at PROGRESS Chapter 137 on Saturday in Sheffield.
For the former Killian Dain, it's his first time holding the PROGRESS World title. He becomes the fourth person to hold the championship in 2022, following Cara Noir, Jonathan Gresham, and Ridgeway.
Ridgeway's reign as champion ends after just 69 days, and in his second defense. He became champion on June 5, defeating Warren Banks in the Super Strong Style 16 tournament final to capture the belt that Gresham vacated the previous month.
Here are the complete results from the O2 Academy on Saturday:
* Lana Austin def. Eliza Alexander and Raven Creed in a three way match
* Konosuke Takeshita def. Leon Slater
* Gene Munny def. Maggot
* HAYATA def. Dean Allmark
* Laura Di Matteo def. PROGRESS Women's champion Kanji by disqualification
* PROGRESS Tag Team champions The Sunrise Machine def. Greedy Souls
* PROGRESS Atlas champion Luke Jacobs def. Man Like DeReiss and Mark Davis in a three way match
* Big Damo def. PROGRESS World champion Chris Ridgeway to win the title
Written by Justin Henry
In addition to writing lists and commentaries for Cultaholic, Justin is also a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine, and is co-author of the WWE-related book Titan Screwed: Lost Smiles, Stunners, and Screwjobs.
