Progress Chapter 175: Unboxing VII: The Curtain Call

Chapter 175: Unboxing VII: The Curtain Call
Promotional poster of the event
Promotion	Progress Wrestling
Date	December 29, 2024
City	London, England
Venue	Electric Ballroom
Attendance	cca. 700[1]
Event chronology
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The Chapter 175: Unboxing VII: The Curtain Call was a professional wrestling event produced by Progress Wrestling. It took place on December 29, 2024, in London, England, at the Electric Ballroom.[2] The event aired domestically on Triller TV.[3]

Production

Storylines

The event included matches that each resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results were predetermined by Progress' creative writers,[4] while storylines were produced on Progress' events airing on the Demand PROGRESS streaming service.[5]

As the "Unboxing" category of Progress Chapters tradition hints, the pay-per-view's entire match card was be revealed on the night of the event.

Event

The event started with the singles confrontation between El Hijo del Vikingo and Kid Lykos II which ended by referee stoppage after Vikingo sustained an injury during match. Next up, Axel Tischer defeated Sanity stablemate and the time's partner in the Progress Wrestling Tag Team Championship Big Damo to retain the Progress Atlas Championship for the second consecutive time in that respective reign. The third bout saw Alexxis Falcon defeating "Cheeky Little Boogers" tag team partner Charles Crowley. After the bout concluded, Falcon and Crowley announced that their tag team would split on order to pursue singles careers. In the fourth bout, Michael Oku defeated Mark Haskins in singles competition. Next up, Smokin' Aces (Charlie Sterling and Nick Riley) defeated Mothdog (Gene Munny and Will Kroos) and Simon Miller and Jerry Bakewell to secure the third consecutive defense of the Progress Tag Team Championship in that respective reign. The sixth bout saw Tate Mayfairs last eliminating Eddie Dennis to win the traditional Thunderbastard match. In the semi main event, Nina Samuels defeated Rhio to win the Progress World Women's Championship, ending the latter's reign at 434 days and 20 defenses which was a record at the time.[6]

In the main event, Luke Jacobs defeated Leon Slater, Man Like DeReiss and Ricky Knight Jr. to secure the ninth consecutive defense of the PROGRESS World Championship in that respective reign. After the bout concluded, Jacobs was confronted by tate Mayfairs who won the Thunderbastard match earlier that night and chose the World Championship in a bout set to occur at Chapter 177: My Own Destiny on February 23, 2025.[7][8]

Results

No.	Results[10]	Stipulations	Times[1]
1	El Hijo del Vikingo vs. Kid Lykos II ended in a no-contest	Singles match[9]	16:00
2	Axel Tischer (c) defeated Big Damo	Singles match for the Progress Atlas Championship	9:25
3	Alexxis Falcon defeated Charles Crowley	Singles match	12:08
4	Michael Oku defeated Mark Haskins	Singles match	20:24
5	Smokin' Aces (Charlie Sterling and Nick Riley) (c) defeated Simon Miller and Jerry Bakewell and Mothdog (Gene Munny and Will Kroos)	Three-way tornado tag team match for the Progress Tag Team Championship	8:34
6	Tate Mayfairs won by last eliminating Eddie Dennis	Thunderbastard match Gauntlet-rumble match in which the winner gets to challenge for a championship of their choice.	30:03
7	Nina Samuels defeated Rhio (c)	Singles match for the Progress World Women's Championship	0:15
8	Luke Jacobs (c) defeated Leon Slater, Man Like DeReiss and Ricky Knight Jr.	Four-way match for the PROGRESS World Championship	19:24
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

Thunderbastard match entrances and eliminations

Draw	Entrant	Order	Eliminated by	Elimination(s)
1	Kid Lykos	3	Lana Austin	0
2	Rayne Leverkusen	4	Lana Austin	1
3	Session Moth Martina	1	Rayne Leverkusen	0
4	Eddie Dennis	6	Tate Mayfairs	0
5	Tate Mayfairs	–	Winner	2
6	Lana Austin	5	Tate Mayfairs	2
7	Nico Angelo	2	Disqualified	0

References

1. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "PROGRESS Chapter 175: Unboxing VII: The Curtain Call". cagematch.net. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
2. "UNBOXING VII: THE FINAL CURTAIN". progresswrestling.com. Progress Wrestling. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
3. "PROGRESS Wrestling: Chapter 175 - Unboxing VII, The Curtain Call". trillertv.com. Triller TV. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
4. Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
5. "PROGRESS Wrestling leaves WWE Network". Progress Wrestling. January 17, 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
6. Hetfield, James (December 29, 2024). "PROGRESS Chapter 175: Unboxing VII ~ The Curtain Call Results – December 29, 2024". pwmania.com. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
7. Zerepwrestling (December 29, 2024). "PROGRESS Wrestling 12/29/2024 Chapter 175: Unboxing VII: The Curtain Call Results". pwponderings.com. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
8. Woodward, Hamish (December 30, 2024). "Progress Chapter 175: Unboxing VII The Curtain Call Results". britwrestling.co.uk. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
9. Zerepwrestling (December 5, 2024). "El Hijo Del Vikingo Scheduled For PROGRESS Wrestling Debut". pwponderings.com. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
10. Daly, Wayne (December 29, 2024). "PROGRESS Results: Chapter 175 – Unboxing VII ~ The Curtain Call – London, England (12/29)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved December 30, 2024.

External links

• Progress Wrestling official website