DEFY x Progress Toronto
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| Promotion(s) | Progress Wrestling DEFY Wrestling | ||
| Date | June 25 (Aired July 13, 2023)[1] | ||
| City | Toronto, ON | ||
| Venue | Toronto Rec Room | ||
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DEFY x Progress Toronto was a professional wrestling event co-promoted by Progress Wrestling and DEFY Wrestling. It took place on June 25, 2023, at the Toronto Rec Room in Toronto, Canada.[2][3]
Six matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Gurv Sihra and Harv Sihra defeated Matt Cross and Psycho Mike to retain the DEFY Tag Team Championship.
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]
Event
The event started with the six-man tag team confrontation between the team of Evan Rivers, Judas Icarus and Travis Williams, and the team of Brent Banks, Psycho Mike and Vaughn Vertigo, solded with the victory of the latters. Next up, Schaff defeated Bryan Keith to retain the Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship. The third bout saw Spike Trivet defeating Artemis Spencer to secure the thirteenth consecutive defense of the PROGRESS World Championship in that respective reign. Next up, Vert Vixen defeated Allie Katch, Nicole Matthews and Session Moth Martina to retain the DEFY Women's Championship. In the semi main event, Charles Crowley picked up a victory over Gringo Loco in singles competition.[6]
In the main event, Gurv Sihra and Harv Sihra defeated Matt Cross and Psycho Mike to retain the DEFY Tag Team Championship.[7]
Results
| No. | Results[8] | Stipulations | Times[1] | ||
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| 1 | Brent Banks, Psycho Mike and Vaughn Vertigo defeated Sovereign (Evan Rivers, Judas Icarus and Travis Williams) by pinfall | Six-man tag team match | 17:31 | ||
| 2 | Schaff (c) defeated Bryan Keith by pinfall | Singles match for the Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship | 9:03 | ||
| 3 | Spike Trivet (c) defeated Artemis Spencer by pinfall | Singles match for the PROGRESS World Championship | 13:02 | ||
| 4 | Vert Vixen (c) defeated Allie Katch, Nicole Matthews and Session Moth Martina by pinfall | Four-way match for the DEFY Women's Championship | 11:50 | ||
| 5 | Charles Crowley defeated Gringo Loco by pinfall | Singles match | 10:04 | ||
| 6 | The Bollywood Boyz (Gurv Sihra and Harv Sihra) (c) defeated Matt Cross and Psycho Mike by pinfall | Tag team match for the DEFY Tag Team Championship | 10:08 | ||
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References
- ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 29, 2024). "DEFY/PROGRESS Onslaught - Tag 1". cagematch.net. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
- ^ Joey G. (May 2, 2023). "DEFY and PROGRESS Announce Major Joint Event In Toronto Ahead Of AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2". Wrestling Headlines. Archived from the original on May 13, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
- ^ "PROGRESS Wrestling returns to North America in June!". Progress Wrestling. May 17, 2023. Archived from the original on May 28, 2024. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
- ^ "PROGRESS Wrestling leaves WWE Network". Progress Wrestling. January 17, 2023. Archived from the original on January 18, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
- ^ Hillhouse, Dave (June 26, 2023). "Smash, DEFY, Femmes Fatales, and Progress open their own forbidden doors in Toronto show". Slam Wrestling. Archived from the original on December 5, 2025. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
- ^ Brennan, Corey (June 30, 2023). "DEFY x PROGRESS Results (6/25/23)". BodySlam.net. Archived from the original on December 5, 2025. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (June 29, 2023). "DEFY x PROGRESS Results (6/25): Bollywood Boyz, Gringo Loco, Bryan Keith In Action". Fightful. Archived from the original on December 5, 2025. Retrieved November 16, 2025.