PROGRESS Wrestling Announces Major Ownership Changes
WWE-affiliated promotion issues new statement following recent allegations.
PROGRESS Wrestling has announced a string of major changes at the top of the promotion following allegations aimed at the group as part of the #SpeakingOut movement.
Wrestler Michael Oku tweeted the following from the promotion's official Twitter account last night:-
Glen Robinson is the real name of now-former PROGRESS ownership partner Glen Joseph, whose name has been the subject of multiple allegations over the past few days. He had been a key part of PROGRESS' ownership group for much of the promotion's lifespan, operating primarily alongside the incumbent Jon Briley and Jim Smallman, who now works for WWE.
Matt Richards, meanwhile, is a ring announcer, commentator, and creative team member who has stepped away from wrestling of his own volition, having lost faith in the sport. He stepped into a PROGRESS leadership role in the wake of Smallman's departure.
PROGRESS alumni David Starr, Travis Banks, Ligero, Jordan Devlin, Scotty Davis, and more are amongst the names implicated in sexual abuse allegations during the #SpeakingOut movement. The WWE-affiliated promotion had previously announced that they would no longer work with the bulk of these wrestlers, though Devlin and Davis were suspended indefinitely and stripped of their PROGRESS Tag Team Championships.