Natural Progression Series
Annual independent wrestling tournament by Progress Wrestling

Natural Progression Series is a professional wrestling tournament produced by Progress Wrestling, annually since 2012. The tournament is used to showcase upstart rising wrestlers from the United Kingdom. The winner receives a championship match of their choosing at anytime and any place. The winner also gets to name a participant of their choosing in the next Natural Progression Series.[1]

List of winners

# Winner Finals date Runner-up Finals location Ref.
I Mark Andrews November 24, 2013 Paul Robinson London, England [2]
II Morgan Webster January 25, 2015 Zack Gibson
III William Eaver April 24, 2016 Damon Moser [3]
IV Toni Storm May 28, 2017 Jinny and Laura Di Matteo [4]
V Mark Davis June 24, 2018 Chris Ridgeway [5]
VI Scotty Davis September 14, 2019 Danny Duggan
VII Luke Jacobs February 27, 2021 Warren Banks [6]
8 Ricky Knight Jr. November 27, 2022 Tate Mayfairs [7]

Championship match for winner

  – Championship victory
  – Championship match loss
  – Tournament was for a championship
Winner Event Year Championship match
Mark Andrews Chapter Ten: Glory Follows Virtue As If It Were Its Shadow 2013 Andrews defeated Rampage Brown to win the PROGRESS Championship.
Morgan Webster Chapter 24: Hit The North 2015 Webster lost the trophy to Zack Gibson due to outside interference at Chapter 23: What A Time To Be Alive!. As a result, Webster was inserted into the PROGRESS Championship match between Will Ospreay and Gibson, making it a three-way match. Webster lost as Ospreay retained the title.
Pastor William Eaver Chapter 32: 5000 To 1 2016 Eaver defeated Marty Scurll to win the PROGRESS World Championship.
Toni Storm Chapter 49: Super Strong Style 16 Tournament Edition 2017 (night 2) 2017 Storm defeated Jinny and Laura Di Matteo in three-way match in the NPS final to become the inaugural Progress Women's Champion.
Mark Davis Chapter 87: Breadknife 2019 Davis and his Aussie Open tag team partner Kyle Fletcher defeated The Swords of Essex (Will Ospreay and Paul Robinson) in a ladder match to win the PROGRESS Tag Team Championship.
Scotty Davis Chapter 95: Still Chasing 2019 Davis and his partner Jordan Devlin defeated Grizzled Young Veterans and Aussie Open in a three-way match to win the PROGRESS Tag Team Championship.
Luke Jacobs Chapter 106: Stick A Pony In Me Pocket 2021 Jacobs lost to Cara Noir for the PROGRESS World Championship.
Ricky Knight Jr. Chapter 150: When The Man Comes Around 2023 Knight defeated Big Damo for the PROGRESS Atlas Championship.

Tournament history

Natural Progression Series I

First Round Semifinals Finals
         
Mark Andrews Pin
Will Ospreay 10:31[8]
Mark Andrews Pin
Jonathan Windsor 10:00[12]
Mike Hitchman 11:24[9]
Jonathan Windsor Pin
Mark Andrews Pin
Paul Robinson 13:28[14]
Eddie Dennis Pin
Darrell Allen, Joey Lakeside and Xander Cooper 13:36[10]
Eddie Dennis 10:35[13]
Paul Robinson Pin
MK McKinnan 7:40[11]
Paul Robinson Pin

Natural Progression Series II

First Round Semifinals Finals
         
Zack Gibson Pin
Will Ospreay 12:10[15]
Zack Gibson Pin
Ali Armstrong 12:53[19]
Chuck Mambo and Pastor William Eaver 9:00[16]
Ali Armstrong Pin
Zack Gibson 15:57[21]
Morgan Webster Pin
Pete Dunne Pin
Robbie X 10:51[17]
Pete Dunne 7:42[20]
Morgan Webster Pin
Josh Bodom 10:34[18]
Morgan Webster Pin

Natural Progression Series III

First Round Semifinals Finals
         
Pastor William Eaver Pin
Tyler Bate 8:57[22]
William Eaver Pin
Damian Dunne ** 10:34[26]
Damian Dunne 8:58[23]
Sebastian * Pin
William Eaver Pin
Damon Moser 11:10[28]
Ashton Smith Pin
Kyle Ashmore 9:30[24]
Ashton Smith 10:10[27]
Damon Moser Pin
Jack Sexsmith and Shen Woo 6:54[25]
Damon Moser Pin
  • (*) Sebastian had to withdraw from the tournament due to injury.
  • (**) Replaced Sebastian.

Natural Progression Series IV

This was the only edition of the tournament to feature female participants. This tournament was held to crown the inaugural PROGRESS Women's Champion.[29]

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[41]
1Chakara defeated PollyannaNatural Progression Series IV Final Spot Qualifying Match9:26[30]
2Jinny defeated PollyannaNatural Progression Series IV First Round16:25[31]
3Nixon Newell defeated Katey HarveyNatural Progression Series IV First Round[32]—
4Toni Storm defeated Bea PriestleyNatural Progression Series IV First Round[33]—
5Alex Windsor defeated Livvii GraceNatural Progression Series IV First Round13:43[34]
6Laura Di Matteo defeated ChakaraNatural Progression Series IV First Round[35]—
7Dahlia Black defeated MartinaNatural Progression Series IV First Round9:32[36]
8Jinny defeated Nixon NewellNatural Progression Series IV Semi Final7:39[37]
9Toni Storm defeated Dahlia BlackNatural Progression Series IV Semi Final6:52[38]
10Laura Di Matteo defeated Alex WindsorNatural Progression Series IV Semi Final[39]—
11Toni Storm defeated Jinny and Laura Di MatteoNatural Progression Series IV Final Three Way match for the PROGRESS Women's Championship[40]—

Natural Progression Series V

Qualifying matches held for the tournament were:

Live At The Dome #3 – January 10, 2018 (The Dome – London, England)
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Maverick Mayhew defeated Connor MillsSingles match21:27
Live At The Dome #4 – July 2, 2018 (The Dome – London, England)
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Mark Davis defeated Kyle FletcherSingles match21:27

The tournament brackets were:

First Round Semifinals Finals
         
Chris Ridgeway Pin
Omari [42]
Chris Ridgeway Pin
Drew Parker 11:39[46]
Spike Trivet 5:42[43]
Drew Parker Pin
Chris Ridgeway 17:50[48]
Mark Davis Pin
Danny Duggan Pin
Danny Jones 13:26[44]
Danny Duggan [47]
Mark Davis Pin
Maverick Mayhew [45]
Mark Davis Pin

Natural Progression Series VI

First Round[49] Semifinals[49] Finals[49]
         
Scotty Davis Pin
Gene Munny [49]
Scotty Davis Pin
Cara Noir [49]
Dan Moloney [49]
Cara Noir Pin
Scotty Davis Pin
Danny Duggan [49]
The OJMO Pin
Veit Müller [49]
The OJMO [49]
Danny Duggan Pin
Malik [49]
Danny Duggan Pin

Natural Progression Series VII

First Round[50] Semifinals[51] Finals[51]
         
Warren Banks Pin
Big Guns Joe 7:24
Warren Banks Pin
Danny Black 10:49
ELIJAH 10:59
Danny Black Pin
Warren Banks 10:14
Luke Jacobs Pin
Ethan Allen Pin
Kid Lykos II 12:12
Ethan Allen 12:48
Luke Jacobs Pin
Man Like DeReiss 9:39
Luke Jacobs Pin

Natural Progression Series 8

Qualifying matches held for the tournament were:

Chapter 138: The Deadly Viper Tour - Codename: Cottonmouth – August 14, 2022 (O2 Academy – Birmingham, England)
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Liam Slater defeated Screwface Ahmed and ShreddyThree-way match7:12
Chapter 142: The Deadly Viper Tour - Codename: California Mountain Snake – September 25, 2022 (The Boiler Shop – Newcastle, England)
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Peter Tihanyi defeated Alexander Roth, Hari Singh and Tom ThelwellFour-way match6:18

The tournament brackets were:

First Round Semifinals Final
         
Peter Tihanyi Pin
Ricky Knight Jr. 11:40
Ricky Knight Jr. Pin
Leon Slater 12:08
Leon Slater Pin
Liam Slater 11:35
Ricky Knight Jr. Pin
Tate Mayfairs 15:11
Sam Bailey Pin
Tate Mayfairs 10:55
Tate Mayfairs Pin
Nico Angelo 9:29
Joe Lando Pin
Nico Angelo 8:35

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