PROGRESS ventured down to the south coast for the first time, and the field for this years Super Strong Style 16 took further shape.
A former combatant and a debutante won their respective qualifying matches, earning a berth at the three day tournament in Alexandra Palace.
#SSS16 ready. @Jordan_Devlin1 defeats @austintheory1 and joins the tournament this May.#Chapter85 pic.twitter.com/xbDmaESOj6
— PROGRESS Wrestling (@ThisIs_Progress) March 9, 2019
DJZ will enter the sixteen-man field for the first time, defeating Angelico with a Super ZDT, and Jordan Devlin bested Austin Theory with a package piledriver to get back into the tournament he was in last year.
Welcome to PROGRESS, @IAmDJZ. #Chapter85 pic.twitter.com/FONQ8m4gpj
— PROGRESS Wrestling (@ThisIs_Progress) March 9, 2019
There was a third qualifying match, but this time it was to earn a spot in the four-way contest for the PROGRESS Women’s Championship. Millie McKenzie won, defeating Session Moth Martina with a spear as Jinny looked on. She then beat down both opponents, still furious at her inability to qualify herself.
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Do Not Resuscitate picked up a huge win in the main event, scraping out a win in a wild six-man tag team match. as Spike Trivet, Bill Eaver and Chuck Mambo beat Mark Haskins, Jimmy Havoc and Eddie Dennis when Eaver used a spare turnbuckle to take out Haskins, leaving Trivet to pick up the win.
@JimmyHavoc diving from the balcony on to #DNR!!!#chapter85 #PROGRESSBournemouth #progronaut pic.twitter.com/7q3zK53kie
— Jon (@JonAtTheGraps) March 9, 2019
Another group in the ascendancy is the newly-reformed South Pacific Power Trip. TK Cooper and NIWA assisted their stablemate Travis Banks, leading to him defeating El Phantasmo with the Slice of Heaven.
The 198 made a claim to the PROGRESS Tag Team Championships, when they defeated yet another team in the shape of the Anti-Fun Police, when Wild Boar Mike Hitchman dropped Chief Deputy Dunne with the Trapper Keeper for the victory.
Hey @ThisIs_Progress here’s the teams #The198 have now beat in 2v2 competition:
Anti Fun Police ✔️
Grizzled Young Veterans ✔️
Chrissy B & [Insert parter here] ✔️
Mills & Mayhew ✔️
Aussie Open ✔️We’re ready for our tag title shot when you are. pic.twitter.com/a5plxh0d5F
— Flash Morgan Webster (@Flash_Morgan) March 9, 2019
Finally, Trent Seven was set to face Jody Fleisch but still picked up the win against another man when Jody was unable to perform. His opponent ended up being Ligero, who Seven finished off with the burning hammer for the victory.