On day one of the 2024 Super Strong Style 16 tournament, there was some bad news for fans as one participant who was set to be involved was Simon Miller, who was originally scheduled for an opening round match with Ricky Knight Jr.
Unfortunately for Miller, he would announce that he would not be able to compete in the tournament and would be replaced by Jack Bandicoot. Bandicoot, a Progress fan favorite, was brought in on short notice due to his connection with the fans.
Fightful Select’s Corey Brennan has learned that Progress found out on Saturday evening about Miller’s injury, and Simon is expected to be on the shelf for at least six weeks with a shoulder injury, with Miller said to be “devastated” by the timing of the injury.
Bandicoot would come up short, losing to Ricky Knight Jr in the opening round of the tournament.
Other notes
- As previously reported, Simon Miller suffered a shoulder injury earlier in the week, and found out on Saturday he would be ruled out of the weekend.
- KC Navarro got banged up in his match with Tate Mayfairs, but was ok afterwards.
- Despite his nasty spill at the hands of Shelton Benjamin on night two and subsequent near removal from the tournament, Man Like DeReiss was ok after a brief check over backstage.
- After their match on night one, Leon Slater and Shelton Benjamin shared a moment together both in front of the crowd and backstage after their match. Slater’s family were in attendance for the event.
- While speaking to Mark Haskins earlier this week, Haskins told Fightful that Super Strong Style 16 was his current final date with Progress. We’re told there’s interest on both sides in more appearances for Haskins in the near future in Progress.
- There is significant interest from Progress to bring back in Will Ospreay now that he is AEW International Champion.
- There was a number of alternates ready in case of injury for Super Strong Style 16 2024.
- The women’s title ladder match was largely classed as the show stealer for tonight’s show backstage. We were told a women’s Super Strong Style 16 tournament is in consideration for next year.
- As of Super Strong Style 16, Danhausen’s opponent for his upcoming July appearance with Progress has yet to be decided, but there are multiple Progress names who have advocated for the match since the announcement.
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