10 Most Important Non-WWE Wrestling Moments Of The 2010s

10. Progress Wrestling Forms

We start in the good ol' U of K with a company that changed the game for British wrestling.

Formed by stand-up comedian Jim Smallman and Jon Briley, Progress Wrestling was founded in 2011 after Smallman and Briley noticed a lack of strong style wrestling being promoted in London.

Progress has helped develop some of the biggest names in British wrestling over the last ten years. Their first show featured the likes of Noam Dar, El Ligero, Zack Sabre Jr., and Marty Scurll, and over the next few years, they would generate names such as Toni Storm and the trio of Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate, and Trent Seven.

Following their first show in 2012, Progress grew from a tiny promotion working out of a music venue in London to a global brand that has toured Australia, Germany, and the United States.

The company now works closely with WWE. It hosted qualifying matches for the Cruiserweight Classic in 2016 and contributed several wrestlers to WWE's inaugural UK Championship tournament.

Progress is now one of the biggest "small" wrestling companies in the world and it all started because two British dudes wanted to watch some good wrestling.