PROGRESS Wrestling have announced that All Elite Wrestling star Swerve Strickland is off the Super Strong Style 16 Tournament, which will run from June 3rd to June 5th at the Electric Ballroom in London, England, with Swerve now scheduled for PROGRESS Chapter 136: 24/7 on July 24th at the same venue.
PROGRESS later revealed that former WWE superstar John Morrison (going under the name of Johnny PROGRESS) will replace Swerve as the final entrant in the tournament.
The full list of confirmed names for the PROGRESS Super Strong Style 16 Tournament, where the winner will be crowned the new PROGRESS World Champion are Gene Munny, Robbie X, Kid Lykos, Maggot, Aramis, Callum Newman, Jack Evans, Rickey Shane Page, MALIK, Charlie Dempsey, Big Damo, Dean Allmark, Chris Ridgeway, Warren Banks, Charles Crowley and Johnny PROGRESS.
? Sadly, @swerveconfident is unable to join us for Super Strong Style 16
Be ready for that disappointment to be lifted though when we announce his #SSS16 replacement tonight at 8pm…
The good news for now is that he will be back with PROGRESS for Chapter 136 on 24th July. pic.twitter.com/BSfyTCnDox
— PROGRESS Wrestling (@ThisIs_Progress) May 27, 2022
? SUPER STRONG STYLE 16 ANNOUNCEMENT ?
The final entrant into #SSS16 is none other than the man with a million names but known to us as Johnny PROGRESS AKA John Morrison ??
Can @TheRealMorrison go all the way at the ElecDrip Ballroom?
Tickets ?? https://t.co/aHo1WZlSIs pic.twitter.com/V88BZ4PyVS
— PROGRESS Wrestling (@ThisIs_Progress) May 27, 2022