Progress Wrestling Atlas Championship
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Professional wrestling championship
| Progress Atlas Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Progress Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | 25 March 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current champion | Gene Munny | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | 15 February 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The Progress Atlas Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the British professional wrestling promotion Progress Wrestling. Initially, the title was designated exclusively for wrestlers weighing over 205 pounds (the cruiserweight weight limit) in weight, but the rule was scrapped in time.[1]
Title history
[edit ]Rampage Brown became the inaugural champion after winning a two-block round-robin tournament in 2016.[2] On 27 February 2019, Progress Wrestling announced a unification match for the Progress Atlas Championship and the Progress World Championship at Night 2 of Chapter 88: Super Strong Style 16 on 5 May. The Progress World Champion Walter defeated Progress Atlas Champion Trent Seven to unify the two titles.[3] [4] On 21 July at Chapter 95: Still Chasing, Progress Wrestling replaced the Progress Atlas Championship with the Progress Proteus Championship, officially retiring the title.[5] Three years later, the title was reactivated and an 8-man tournament was held to crown the new champion. The tournament was won by Luke Jacobs.[6]
Inaugural PROGRESS Atlas Championship Tournament (2016)
[edit ]Main article: List of Progress Wrestling tournaments § Inaugural PROGRESS Atlas Championship Tournament (2016)
This round-robin tournament was held to crown the inaugural PROGRESS Atlas Champion. It used a two-block system with the two participants with the most points each block advancing to the semifinals. For the block matches, two points were awarded for a win and one point for a time-limit draw. The tournament began at Chapter 28: Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want on 10 April 2016[7] and ended at Chapter 36: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Room... Again on 25 September. The tournament was won by Rampage Brown.[8]
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Matches Legend
Block A match
Block B match
Semifinal match
Tournament final match
Blocks
Playoffs Semifinals Chapter 35: Writing Nirvana On Other People's Bags 28 August 2016 Final Chapter 36: We're Gonna Need A Bigger Room ... Again 25 September 2016 A2
Dave Mastiff
9:24[16]
B1
Joe Coffey
13:53[8]
B2
Rampage Brown
Pinfall
A1
T-Bone
9:46[16]
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Rampage Brown
Pinfall
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Reigns
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Overall, there have been 17 reigns among 14 champions and one vacancy. Rampage Brown is the inaugural champion. Walter holds the record for most reigns with three. Axel Tischer held the title the longest at 426 days with zero successful title defenses, while both Matt Riddle and Mike D Vecchio held the title the shortest at 29 days with two successful title defenses. Doug Williams is the oldest champion at 45 years and 261 days, while Luke Jacobs is the youngest champion at 21 years and 240 days.
The current champion is Gene Munny, who is in his second reign. He won the title by defeating Saxon Huxley at Chapter 190: In Brightest Day in London, England on 15 February 2026.[17]
| No. | Overall reign number |
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| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
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| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
| 1 | Rampage Brown | 25 September 2016 | Chapter 36: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Room... Again | Brixton, London, England | 1 | 112 | 3 | Defeated Joe Coffey in the tournament final to become the inaugural champion. | [18] [19] |
| 2 | Matt Riddle | 15 January 2017 | Chapter 42: Life, the Universe and Wrestling | Birmingham, England | 1 | 175 | 9 | [20] | |
| 3 | Walter | 9 July 2017 | Chapter 51: Screaming For Progress: | Birmingham, England | 1 | 34 | 1 | [21] | |
| 4 | Matt Riddle | 12 August 2017 | Progress: New York City | New York City, New York, U.S. | 2 | 29 | 0 | [22] | |
| 5 | Walter | 10 September 2017 | Chapter 55: Chase the Sun | Haringey, London, England | 2 | 238 | 2 | This was a three-way match, also involving Timothy Thatcher. | [23] |
| — | Vacated | 7 May 2018 | Chapter 68: Super Strong Style 16 | Haringey, London, England | — | — | — | Walter vacated the title. | |
| 6 | Doug Williams | 20 May 2018 | Chapter 69: Be Here Now | Manchester, England | 1 | 133 | 2 | Defeated Joseph Conners, Rampage Brown and Rob Lynch in a four-way match to win the vacant title. | [24] |
| 7 | Trent Seven | 30 September 2018 | Chapter 76: Hello Wembley | Wembley, London, England | 1 | 294 | 6 | [25] | |
| 8 | Walter | 5 May 2019 | Chapter 88: Super Strong Style 16 | Haringey, London, England | 3 | 77 | 1 | Progress World Champion Walter defeated Progress Altas Champion Trent Seven to unify the two titles. | [26] |
| — | Deactivated | 21 July 2019 | Chapter 95: Still Chasing | — | — | — | — | Progress Wrestling retired the championship and replaced it with the Progress Proteus Championship. | [5] |
| 9 | Luke Jacobs | 18 April 2022 | Chapter 133: Stop Motion Skeleton Battle | Camden Town, London, England | 1 | 160 | 5 | Defeated Jonah in the tournament final to win the reactivated championship. | [27] |
| 10 | Big Damo | 25 September 2022 | Chapter 142: The Deadly Viper Tour | Birmingham, England | 1 | 154 | 3 | [28] | |
| 11 | Ricky Knight Jr. | 26 February 2023 | Chapter 150: When The Man Comes Around | London, England | 1 | 404 | 6 | [29] | |
| 12 | Yoichi | 5 April 2024 | Chapter 166: Freedom Walks Again | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | 1 | 52 | 1 | [30] | |
| 13 | Axel Tischer | 27 May 2024 | Super Strong Style 16 (Night 2) |
London, England | 1 | 426 | 2 | [31] | |
| 14 | Mike D Vecchio | 27 July 2025 | Chapter 182: Stay Humble | London, England | 1 | 29 | 0 | This was a Tables match. | [32] |
| 15 | Gene Munny | 25 August 2025 | Chapter 183: Hundred Volts | London, England | 1 | 34 | 0 | This was a three-way match also involving Will Kroos. | [33] |
| 16 | Will Kroos | 28 September 2025 | Chapter 184: Camden Lock Up | London, England | 1 | 95 | 3 | [34] | |
| 16 | Saxon Huxley | 1 January 2026 | Noah The New Year 2026 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 45 | 1 | This was a Pro Wrestling Noah event. | [35] |
| 17 | Gene Munny | 15 February 2026 | Chapter 190: In Brightest Day | London, England | 2 | 116+ | 3 | [17] | |
Combined reigns
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As of 11 June 2026.
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Indicates the current champion
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
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| 1 | Axel Tischer | 1 | 2 | 426 |
| 2 | Ricky Knight Jr. | 1 | 6 | 404 |
| 3 | Walter | 3 | 4 | 349 |
| 4 | Trent Seven | 1 | 6 | 217 |
| 5 | Matt Riddle | 2 | 9 | 204 |
| 6 | Luke Jacobs | 1 | 5 | 160 |
| 7 | Big Damo | 1 | 3 | 154 |
| 8 | Gene Munny † | 2 | 3 | 150+ |
| 9 | Doug Williams | 1 | 2 | 132 |
| 10 | Rampage Brown | 1 | 3 | 112 |
| 11 | Will Kroos | 1 | 3 | 95 |
| 12 | Yoichi | 1 | 1 | 52 |
| 13 | Saxon Huxley | 1 | 1 | 45 |
| 14 | Mike D Vecchio | 1 | 0 | 29 |
Notes
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "PROGRESS Atlas Title (Great Britain)". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Court, Oliver (7 October 2016). "PROGRESS Wrestling Chapter 36: We're Gonna Need A Bigger Room Again Review". Voices of Wrestling. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ^ Progress Wrestling (27 February 2019). "The biggest match in PROGRESS history takes place on Sunday 5th May, when World Champion @walteraut faces Atlas Champion @trentseven in a TITLE UNIFICATION MATCH. This huge clash goes down as part of #SSS16 at @yourallypally!". Twitter . self-published. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ^ "PROGRESS Chapter 88: Super Strong Style 16 Tournament Edition 2019 - Tag 2". Cagematch. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ^ a b Lambert, Jeremy (21 July 2019). "PROGRESS Announces New Proteus Championship; Current Champion Picks Match Stipulation". Fightful. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ^ "PROGRESS Chapter 133: Stop Motion Skeleton Battle". Cagematch. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ Furious, Arnold (21 April 2016). "PROGRESS: CHAPTER 28 "PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, LET ME GET WHAT I WANT" REVIEW"". Voices of Wreslting. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "PROGRESS Chapter 36: We're Gonna Need A Bigger Room ... Again". Cagematch. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ^ "PROGRESS Chapter 28: Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want". Cagematch. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ^ a b "PROGRESS Chapter 29: Practically PROGRESS In Every Way". Cagematch. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ^ "ENDVR:16". Cagematch. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ^ "PROGRESS Chapter 30: Super Strong Style 16 Tournament Edition 2016 - Tag 1". Cagematch. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ^ "PROGRESS Chapter 31: All Hail The New Puritans". Cagematch. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ^ a b "PROGRESS Chapter 32: 5000 To 1". Cagematch. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ^ a b "PROGRESS Chapter 34: Keep It Unreal". Cagematch. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ^ a b c d "PROGRESS Chapter 35: Writing Nirvana On Other People's Bags". Cagematch. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ^ a b Mitchell, Scott (15 February 2026). "PROGRESS Wrestling 2/15/2026 Chapter 190: In Brightest Day Results". PWPonderings. Archived from the original on 21 February 2026. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
- ^ "PROGRESS Atlas Title Round Robin Tournament (2016)". Cagematch. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "PROGRESS Chapter 36: We're Gonna Need A Bigger Room ... Again". Cagematch. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "PROGRESS Chapter 42: Life, The Universe & Wrestling". Cagematch. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "PROGRESS Chapter 51: Screaming For PROGRESS". Cagematch. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "PROGRESS New York City". Cagematch. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "PROGRESS Chapter 55: Chase The Sun". Cagematch. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "PROGRESS Chapter 69: Be Here Now". Cagematch. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "PROGRESS Chapter 76: Hello Wembley!". Cagematch. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "PROGRESS Chapter 88: Super Strong Style 16 Tournament Edition 2019 - Night 2". Cagematch. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "PROGRESS Chapter 133: Stop Motion Skeleton Battle". Cagematch. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ Daly, Wayne (25 September 2022). "PROGRESS Chapter 142 Results: The Deadly Viper Tour ~ Codename: California Mountain Shake – Birmingham, England (9/25)". Wrestling-News.net. Archived from the original on 6 November 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Thomas, Jeremy (26 February 2023). "PROGRESS Wrestling Chapter 150 Results: Atlas Championship Changes Hands, More". 411Mania. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (5 April 2024). "PROGRESS Chapter 166 Results (4/5): New Champions Crowned". Fightful. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ Brenna, Coreyn (27 May 2024). "Luke Jacobs Wins PROGRESS Super Strong Style 16 2024". Fightful. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ Vetter, Chris (27 July 2025). "Progress Wrestling "Chapter 182: Stay Humble" results (6/27): Vetter's review of Rhio vs. Rayne Leverkusen vs. Kanji for the Progress Women's Title, Axel Tischer vs. Mike D Vecchio in a tables match for the Atlas Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ Vetter, Chris (26 August 2025). "Progress Wrestling "Chapter 183 – 100 Volts" results (8/25): Vetter's review of Luke Jacobs vs. Man Like DeReiss in a ladder match for the Progress Title, Lykos Gym vs. Sunshine Machine for the Progress Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ Vetter, Chris (29 September 2025). "Progress Wrestling "Chapter 184: Camden Lock Up" results (9/28): Vetter's review of Nina Samuels vs. Kanji in a loser leaves Progress match, Man Like DeReiss vs. Charlie Sterling for the Progress Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ Thompson, Andrew (1 January 2026). "Pro Wrestling NOAH 'NOAH The New Year 2026' Results (1/1/26): Yoshiki Inamura Retains GHC Heavyweight Title". Fightful. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
External links
[edit ]- Progress Atlas Title History at Cagematch