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Progress World Tag Team Championship
Professional wrestling championship
The Progress World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the British professional wrestling promotion Progress Wrestling. Introduced on 24 November 2013, the inaugural champions were FSU (Mark Andrews and Eddie Dennis).
01History
It was announced at Chapter 9 that beginning in November 2013 there would begin a series of matches to determine the first Progress Tag Team champions. The champions were crowned at Chapter 12, the second anniversary show, in March 2014. As with the Progress Championship not being a conventional championship belt, the Progress Tag Team Championship was originally represented by a shield with the Progress eagle on the front. The shield splits into two, one for each championship holder.
At Chapter 46 the Tag Team shields were replaced with traditional strap title belts, with the design on the front plate of each belt representing the defunct Tag shields.
02Reigns
Overall, there have been a total of 35 reigns shared among 22 different teams composed of 44 individual champions. The inaugural champions are FSU (Mark Andrews and Eddie Dennis). As tag teams, CCK (Chris Brookes and Kid Lykos), Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson), and Smokin' Aces (Charlie Sterling and Nick Riley) are tied for the most reigns at three, while Lykos has the most individual reigns at five. Sunshine Machine (Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper) held the titles the longest at 358 days, while The Origin (El Ligero and Nathan Cruz) held the titles the shortest at one day. Big Damo is the oldest champion at 39 years and 45 days, while Scotty Davis is the youngest champion at 18 years and 286 days.
Diamond Eyes (Connor Mills and Nico Angelo) are the current champions in their second reign as a team and individually. They won the titles by defeating The 0121 (Dan Moloney and Man Like DeReiss) at Chapter 197: Wrestling Over Everything on 31 August 2026, in Camden, London, England.
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific team, reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
| 1 | FSU (Mark Andrews and Eddie Dennis) |
30 March 2014 | Chapter 12: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Room | Camden Town, London, England | 1 | 301 | 2 | Defeated Screw Indy Wrestling (Mark Haskins and Nathan Cruz) and Project Ego (Kris Travis and Martin Kirby) in the three-way tournament final to become the inaugural champions. | |
| 2 | The Faceless/The Origin (Faceless #1/Danny Garnell and Faceless #2/Damon Moser) |
25 January 2015 | Chapter 17: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger | Camden Town, London, England | 1 | 119 | 2 | The Faceless unmasked themselves on 24 May, rebranding themselves as "The Origin". | |
| 3 | The Origin (El Ligero and Nathan Cruz) |
24 May 2015 | Chapter 19: Super Strong Style 16 Night 2 |
Camden Town, London, England | 1 | 1 | 0 | Danny Garnell and Damon Moser were kicked out of The Origin. Ligero and Cruz took over as champions. | |
| 4 | Sumerian Death Squad (Tommy End and Michael Dante) |
25 May 2015 | Chapter 19: Super Strong Style 16 Night 2 |
Camden Town, London, England | 1 | 188 | 2 | ||
| 5 | The Origin (Nathan Cruz and El Ligero) |
29 November 2015 | Chapter 23: What a Time to Be Alive | Camden Town, London, England | 2 | 182 | 3 | This was a three-way tag team match, also involved London Riots (James Davis and Rob Lynch). | |
| 6 | London Riots (Rob Lynch and James Davis) |
29 May 2016 | Chapter 30: Super Strong Style 16 | Camden Town, London, England | 1 | 119 | 3 | ||
| 7 | British Strong Style (Trent Seven and Pete Dunne) |
25 September 2016 | Chapter 36: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Room... Again | Brixton, London, England | 1 | 82 | 1 | ||
| , | Vacated | 16 December 2016 | , | , | , | , | , | Progress Wrestling vacated the title after Pete Dunne attempted to give his half of the title to Tyler Bate. | |
| 8 | British Strong Style (Trent Seven and Tyler Bate) |
30 December 2016 | Chapter 41: Unboxing Live | Camden Town, London, England | 1 (2, 1) |
177 | 3 | Defeated London Riots (James Davis & Rob Lynch) and Leaders of the New School (Marty Scurll and Zack Sabre Jr.) to win the vacant titles. | |
| 9 | CCK (Chris Brookes and Kid Lykos) |
25 June 2017 | Chapter 50: I Give it Six Months | Camden Town, London, England | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 10 | British Strong Style (Trent Seven and Tyler Bate) |
9 July 2017 | Chapter 51: Screaming For Progress | Birmingham, England | 2 (3, 2) |
63 | 4 | This was a six-man tag team match with Pete Dunne as Seven and Bate's partner and Travis Banks as Brookes and Lykos' partner. Only Bate and Seven were recognized as the new champions. | |
| 11 | CCK (Chris Brookes and Kid Lykos) |
10 September 2017 | Chapter 55: Chase the Sun | Haringey, London, England | 2 | 77 | 1 | This was a ladder match. | |
| 12 | Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson) |
26 November 2017 | Chapter 58: Live Your Best Life | Camden Town, London, England | 1 | 77 | 2 | ||
| 13 | Jimmy Havoc and Mark Haskins | 11 February 2018 | Chapter 63: Take Me Underground | Manchester, England | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson) |
25 February 2018 | Chapter 64: Thunderbastards Are Go! | Camden Town, London, England | 2 | 160 | 6 | ||
| 15 | CCK (Chris Brookes and Kid Lykos) |
4 August 2018 | USA Coast to Coast Tour | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | 3 | 7 | 2 | Due to Lykos' injury, either Jonathan Gresham or A. R. Fox defended the titles on his behalf with Brookes. | |
| 16 | MexaBlood (Flamita and Bandido) |
11 August 2018 | USA Coast to Coast Tour | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | 1 | 50 | 1 | Chris Brookes and A. R. Fox represented CCK in this title match. | |
| 17 | Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) |
30 September 2018 | Chapter 76: Hello Wembley | Wembley, London, England | 1 | 91 | 4 | This was an eight-team Thunderbastard match, also featuring Anti-Fun Police (Chief Deputy Dunne and Los Federales Santos Jr.), Calamari Thatch Kings (Chris Brookes and Timothy Thatcher), Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson), The 198 (Morgan Webster and Wild Boar), Connor Mills and Maverick Mayhew, and David Starr and Jack Sexsmith. | |
| 18 | The Swords of Essex (Will Ospreay and Paul Robinson) |
30 December 2018 | Chapter 82: Unboxing Live, A Dukla Prague Away Kit | Camden Town, London, England | 1 | 91 | 2 | ||
| 19 | Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) |
31 March 2019 | Chapter 87: Breadknife | Camden Town, London, England | 2 | 119 | 2 | This was Davis' Natural Progression Series cash-in match. This was a tables, ladders, and chairs match. | |
| 20 | Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson) |
28 July 2019 | Chapter 93: Cheer Up Juice | Camden Town, London, England | 3 | 49 | 0 | ||
| 21 | Jordan Devlin and Scotty Davis | 15 September 2019 | Chapter 95: Still Chasing | Haringey, London, England | 1 | 278 | 3 | This was Davis' Natural Progression Series cash-in match. This was a three-way tag team match, also involved Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis). | |
| , | Vacated | 19 June 2020 | , | , | , | , | , | Vacated by Progress Wrestling vacated the title after Scotty Davis and Jordan Devlin were legitimately suspended. | |
| 22 | Lykos Gym (Kid Lykos and Kid Lykos II) |
5 June 2021 | Chapter 112: The Flowers Are Still Standing! | London, England | 1 (4, 1) |
98 | 2 | Defeated The Young Guns (Luke Jacobs and Ethan Allen) in the tournament final to win the vacant championship. | |
| 23 | Smokin' Aces (Charlie Sterling and Nick Riley) |
11 September 2021 | Chapter 121: In 20 Years This Will All Be Orange | London, England | 1 | 195 | 6 | ||
| 24 | The 0121 (Dan Moloney and Man Like DeReiss) |
25 March 2022 | Chapter 131: 10th Anniversary | London, England | 1 | 71 | 1 | This was a five-way gauntlet match, also involved Lykos Gym (Kid Lykos and Kid Lykos II), Sunshine Machine (Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper), and North West Strong (Chris Ridgeway and Luke Jacobs). | |
| 25 | Sunshine Machine (Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper) |
4 June 2022 | Chapter 135: Super Strong Style 16 | London, England | 1 | 358 | 13 | This was a three-way ladder match, also involved Smokin' Aces (Charlie Sterling and Nick Riley). | |
| 26 | Smokin' Aces (Charlie Sterling and Nick Riley) |
28 May 2023 | Chapter 153: Super Strong Style 16 | London, England | 2 | 273 | 2 | This was a ladder match. | |
| 27 | Cheeky Little Buggers (Charles Crowley and Alexxis Falcon) |
25 February 2024 | Chapter 163: Twisted Metal | London, England | 1 | 40 | 1 | Falcon became the first female to win the titles. | |
| 28 | SAnitY (Big Damo and Axel Tischer) |
5 April 2024 | Chapter 166: Freedom Walks Again | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | 1 | 170 | 4 | This was a three-way tag team match, also involved Sunshine Machine (Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper). | |
| 29 | Smokin' Aces (Charlie Sterling and Nick Riley) |
22 September 2024 | Chapter 171: History Is Written By The Victors | London, England | 3 | 189 | 4 | This was a Street Fight. | |
| 30 | Sunshine Machine (Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper) |
30 March 2025 | Chapter 178: Fix Your Hearts | London, England | 2 | 91 | 0 | ||
| 31 | Lykos Gym (Kid Lykos and Kid Lykos II) |
29 June 2025 | Chapter 181: Far From Ordinary People | Manchester, England | 2 (5, 2) |
119 | 3 | ||
| 32 | Diamond Eyes (Connor Mills and Nico Angelo) |
26 October 2025 | Chapter 185: Jump In The Line | London, England | 1 | 154 | 3 | This was a three-way match, also involved Sunshine Machine (Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper). | |
| 33 | Young Guns (Ethan Allen and Luke Jacobs) |
29 March 2026 | Chapter 192: Cause & Effect | London, England | 1 | 70 | 0 | Jay Joshua defended the title on Connor Mills's behalf. | |
| 34 | The 0121 (Drilla Moloney and Man Like DeReiss) |
7 June 2026 | Chapter 195: Wonderbrawl II | Manchester, England | 2 | 85 | 0 | Moloney was previously known as Dan Moloney. | |
| 35 | Diamond Eyes (Connor Mills and Nico Angelo) |
31 August 2026 | Chapter 197: Wrestling Over Everything | Camden, London, England | 2 | 18+ | 0 | ||
03Combined reigns
As of 18 September 2026.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
By team
| Rank | Team | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin' Aces (Charlie Sterling and Nick Riley) | 3 | 12 | 657 |
| 2 | Sunshine Machine (Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper) | 2 | 13 | 449 |
| 3 | FSU (Mark Andrews and Eddie Dennis) | 1 | 2 | 301 |
| 4 | Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson) | 3 | 8 | 286 |
| 5 | Jordan Devlin and Scotty Davis | 1 | 3 | 278 |
| 6 | British Strong Style (Trent Seven and Tyler Bate) | 2 | 7 | 240 |
| 7 | Lykos Gym (Kid Lykos and Kid Lykos II) | 2 | 5 | 217 |
| 8 | Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) | 2 | 6 | 210 |
| 9 | Sumerian Death Squad (Tommy End and Michael Dante) | 1 | 2 | 188 |
| 10 | The Origin (El Ligero and Nathan Cruz) | 2 | 3 | 183 |
| 11 | Diamond Eyes † (Connor Mills and Nico Angelo) | 2 | 3 | 172+ |
| 12 | Sanity (Big Damo and Axel Tischer) | 1 | 4 | 170 |
| 13 | The 0121 (Dan/Drilla Moloney and Man Like DeReiss) | 2 | 1 | 156 |
| 14 | The Faceless/The Origin (Faceless #1/Danny Garnell and Faceless #2/Damon Moser) | 1 | 2 | 119 |
| 15 | London Riots (Rob Lynch and James Davis) | 1 | 3 | 119 |
| 16 | CCK (Chris Brookes and Kid Lykos) | 3 | 3 | 98 |
| 17 | The Swords of Essex (Will Ospreay and Paul Robinson) | 1 | 2 | 91 |
| 18 | British Strong Style (Trent Seven and Pete Dunne) | 1 | 1 | 82 |
| 19 | Young Guns (Ethan Allen and Luke Jacobs) | 1 | 0 | 70 |
| 20 | MexaBlood (Flamita and Bandido) | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 21 | Cheeky Little Buggers (Charles Crowley and Alexxis Falcon) | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| 22 | Jimmy Havoc and Mark Haskins | 1 | 0 | 14 |
By wrestler
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie Sterling | 3 | 12 | 657 |
| Nick Riley | ||||
| 3 | Chuck Mambo | 2 | 13 | 449 |
| TK Cooper | ||||
| 5 | Trent Seven | 3 | 8 | 322 |
| 6 | Kid Lykos | 5 | 8 | 315 |
| 7 | El Ligero | 2 | 5 | 302 |
| Nathan Cruz | ||||
| 9 | Eddie Dennis | 1 | 2 | 301 |
| Mark Andrews | ||||
| 11 | James Drake | 3 | 8 | 286 |
| Zack Gibson | ||||
| 13 | Jordan Devlin | 1 | 3 | 278 |
| Scotty Davis | ||||
| 15 | Tyler Bate | 2 | 7 | 240 |
| 16 | Kid Lykos II | 2 | 5 | 217 |
| 17 | Kyle Fletcher | 2 | 6 | 210 |
| Mark Davis | ||||
| 19 | Michael Dante | 1 | 2 | 188 |
| Tommy End | ||||
| 21 | Connor Mills † | 2 | 3 | 172+ |
| Nico Angelo † | ||||
| 23 | Axel Tischer | 1 | 4 | 170 |
| Big Damo | ||||
| 25 | Dan Moloney/Drilla Moloney | 2 | 1 | 156 |
| Man Like DeReiss | ||||
| 27 | James Davis | 1 | 3 | 119 |
| Rob Lynch | ||||
| Faceless #2/Damon Moser | 1 | 2 | 119 | |
| Faceless #1/Danny Garnell | ||||
| 31 | Chris Brookes | 3 | 3 | 98 |
| 32 | Paul Robinson | 1 | 2 | 91 |
| Will Ospreay | ||||
| 34 | Pete Dunne | 1 | 1 | 82 |
| 35 | Ethan Allen | 1 | 0 | 70 |
| Luke Jacobs | ||||
| 37 | Bandido | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| Flamita | ||||
| 39 | Alexxis Falcon | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| Charles Crowley | ||||
| 41 | Jimmy Havoc | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Mark Haskins | ||||
| 43 | A. R. Fox | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Jonathan Gresham |
Sources and credits
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