PROGRESS Wrestling’s Jon Briley issued the following statement on his official Twitter account regarding the structural changes made within the promotion, as well as him stepping back due to health issues.

The full statement reads, “A few months ago, I was diagnosed with a serious medical condition. I got my surgery date a month ago. I don’t know how long I’ll be in hospital and I don’t know what I’ll be like on the other side of it, I am scared. I had spent time since the diagnosis putting things in place to keep things ticking over while I was off, that all disintegrated in the past week. 

It became very apparent over this past weekend that I am currently unable to express myself properly in short form, and that I was doing more harm than good. I didn’t want to be on social media, there was no-one else to do it. To anyone who was upset by what was posted, I’m sorry, please know that I had the best of intentions.

A close friend called me and said, ‘I know you’re usually quite blunt, but this doesn’t sound like you’. Others messaged to check if I was OK, I thank those people for taking the time. Yesterday morning, I realised the need for quick and drastic change. Sunday was spent putting the new team in place and I have absolute faith that they are the right people to lead the wrestling industry out of the mess that it’s in. PROGRESS has the platform to be a leader in that. My surgery date is next week; I’m stepping back to give myself the best chance of a full recovery.”