''Chapter 153: Super Strong Style 16 Tournament Edition 2023'', simply known as the 2023 Super Strong Style 16 was the seventh

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produced by

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. It was a three-night event, which took place between May 27 and May 29, 2023. The first night of the event was held at The Dome in

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, while the second two nights were held at the Electric Ballroom in London, England. Kid Lykos won the tournament by defeating Mark Haskins in the final, with

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serving as the special guest referee. The tournament was notable for featuring the return of Will Ospreay (of

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fame) to Progress after a four-year absence. Ospreay reunited with Paul Robinson as The Swords of Essex, with Robinson also returning to the promotion after a two-year absence. At the event, they teamed with Callum Newman to defeat CPF (Danny Black, Joe Lando and Maverick Mayhew). Aside from that, Smokin' Aces (Charlie Sterling and Nick Riley) defeated

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(Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper) in a

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to win the

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, Lana Austin retained the World Women's Championship against Millie McKenzie and Alexxis Falcon defeated Nina Samuels in a Clock Strikes Midnight match.

Production

Background

On November 30, 2022, Progress Wrestling announces the dates and venues for its various events to be held in 2023 and the 2023 edition of the

was scheduled to be held as a three-night event between May 27 and May 29. The first night of the tournament was scheduled to take place at The Dome in

. It was later announced that the second two nights on May 28 and May 29 would be held at the Electric Ballroom in London.

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, while storylines were produced on Progress' events airing on the Demand PROGRESS streaming service. At ''Chapter 143: The Deadly Viper Tour - Codename: Sidewinder'', Nina Samuels made her return to Progress after a three-year absence and defeated Taonga. Alexxis Falcon then interrupted Samuels and insulted her after the match. This led to Samuels facing Falcon in a match at ''Chapter 145: Wrestling Witch Face - Trick Or Treat'', which Samuels won by using underhanded tactics, but Falcon attacked her after the match, forcing her to bleed. The rivalry continued as the two faced off in a

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, also involving Lizzy Evo at ''Chapter 147: Unboxing Live V - Deal Or No Deal''. Evo won the match and Falcon extended a handshake to Samuels to end the rivalry but Samuels attacked her and hit her in the throat with a steel chair. Samuels and Falcon had a rematch at ''Chapter 150: When The Man Comes Around'', which Samuels won by disqualification after Falcon tripped her in the corner and attacked her refusing to listen to the referee's count. It was later announced that Falcon and Samuels would compete in the first-ever Clock Strikes Midnight match at Super Strong Style 16. On February 26, 2023, Progress generated hype for the Super Strong Style 16 event by announcing that

would appear at the event. After defeating Lizzy Evo at ''Chapter 150: When The Man Comes Around'', Millie McKenzie began pursuing the Progress World Women's Championship. She would then defeat Lana Austin Experience members Skye Smitson at ''Chapter 151: Heavy Metal'' and LA Taylor at ''Chapter 152: For The Love Of Progress'', to earn a World Women's Championship match against Austin at Super Strong Style 16.

Aftermath

The Progress World Champion

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responded to Kid Lykos' Super Strong Style 16 victory, stating that he did not consider Lykos a threat to his title reign, setting the stage for a future title match between the two. After months of feuding, the title match took place at ''Chapter 157: Hungry Like The Wolf'', where Trivet retained the title.

Results

Tournament brackets

References

External links

Progress Wrestling official website
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