Simon Miller reflects on working with Progress Wrestling.
Prior to Super Strong Style 16 getting under way this year, it was announced that one participant would be out of the tournament due to injury. It would later be announced that Simon Miller was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to a shoulder injury. Miller has competed in Progress several times over the years, previously hosting their shows.
While speaking to Fightful's Corey Brennan in a recent interview, Miller discussed his time in Progress so far.
"I mean, I've never looked at it like that before. But the support of the Progress crowd gets me every time. Like I said to the guys, I said, can I cut a promo? Just explain to everyone. I said, of course, I would never let you do that. I was convinced I was going to come out and I was going to be like, oh, typical Simon Miller. Of course you weren't able to make it. But actually what happened is because they set it up, you know, this person wants to come out and say, sorry, or who's it going to be? Again, you need to pro wrestling these things a little bit. Then when my music hit, I was backstage. I was genuinely floored that the reaction, I could hear it in people's voice, actually disappointed. You actually heard, oh, no. That really got me. I was like, I felt it in my face. It's like, you can't go out there crying. At least cry when you're in the ring. Don't cry. You have to feel for the converse. Exactly, right? What hitter you come out. Oh, I'm so sad. And then everyone came up and said nice words. And listen, it's the same with that Tate match. That Tate match was the end of a trilogy. If we go through the win-loss record, I lost, I lost, I lost. Now, that's a risky that's a risky strategy to take. Yet at the end of all that, people still coming up to me go man you'll get him next genuinely you'll get him next time simon you get him next time simon that that damn tape people are so nice to me there and they support me to such a degree. It genuinely does. It humbles me like hell. So actually, I think in a way, yeah, I probably do see it like that, even if it's subconsciously. Because when i go there, I feel like i can be unashamedly myself. I remember before i did my first hosting gig i had two different i don't i bullet point my promos but I had two different versions in my head one of which was alright, they hate you because you're the YouTube guy and I had some some zingers to throw out there and the other one was just oh sweet they're all good with it and it's always been the other way they've always liked the stuff if i accidentally say you know a word that ties into the show they start charting it which i tried i deliberately tried to stay away from that stuff because i totally understood my role as the host was just to be a conduit but you can't help but love it it was awesome and yeah ever since then again, they've just been so behind me. It's the same for management, too, and the creative team. So, yeah, actually, now you've said i do feel that. That's cool because, you know progress are uh you know, they're a cornerstone of the british wrestling scene. Somebody once did tell me when i first started, Simon, Progress ain't never gonna book a Youtuber I was like, I'll show you, mother hubbard and here we are. So, yeah, no, it's a cool place to work, for sure."
Elsewhere in Simon's interview with Fightful, he reflected on getting the chance to work with Joe Hendry last year. You can read more about that here.
If you want to listen to Simon's full interview with Fightful, you can find the link above.
