The Popular YouTube Host, Wrestler, & Actor Will Face Multiple Opponents At PROGRESS Wrestling’s FREEDOM WALKS AGAIN event.
Pro Wrestling Illustrated can confirm, exclusively, that Simon Miller is the first announced participant for the Multi-Man bout taking place at PROGRESS Wrestling’s upcoming FREEDOM WALKS AGAIN show in Philadelphia, PA, on Friday, April 5, 2024.
Known to many for his work as a host for outlets such as Whatculture, along with his emceeing for PROGRESS itself, the charismatic Miller is still fighting tirelessly to prove his mettle as an in-ring performer. To that end, he is ready to take on all comers at the BritWres institution’s first U.S. event since 2019.
“I’m super excited about PROGRESS returning to the US for what will be the first of many shows Stateside and feel privileged to be part of it all,” Miller told PWI. “As for FREEDOM WALKS AGAIN, the way I see it is simple. I’m part of the multi-man scramble match, which just means there’s more than one person for me to beat.”
Of course, the calamitous environs of a multi-person contest won’t make things easy for Miller. “It also means there’s more people who can try and beat me,” he admitted. “But I’ve decided to ignore that part … Positive mental attitude!”
PROGRESS co-owner Martyn Best, who, along with Lee McAteer, took charge of the PROGRESS brand in late-2021, further elaborated on the distinct uphill that Miller faces in the Multi-Man Match. “Your great President Theodore Roosevelt wrote stirring words about the difference between a critic and the man who is in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood,” Best wrote. “Simon Miller has been the PROGRESS main ring host for two years, and was so much more than a critic, but his ever-improving transition to one who strives valiantly will be seen to great effect in Philadelphia. I am sure he will take the great Rocky tradition, and in his intriguing Multi-Man Match, if he fails, at least he will fail while daring greatly.”
With the rest of the Multi-Man Match participants yet to be announced, fans will soon know the steepness of the hill (or Art Museum steps) Miller must climb. The card, which takes place in South Philadelphia as part of GCW’s Collective series, is set to include defenses of the PROGRESS Women’s and tag team championships, currently held by Rhio and the Cheeky Little Buggers (Alexxis Falcon & Charles Crowley), respectively.
More information on the event can be found here.
