Michael Oku reacts to his return to PROGRESS.
At PROGRESS Unboxing 7 in late December, Michael Oku made his first appearance in PROGRESS in five years, facing off with Mark Haskins and subsequently scoring the victory in the Electric Ballroom.
In a digital exclusive posted to PROGRESS' social media platforms, Oku reacted to his return, noting he couldn't have scripted a better return to PROGRESS.
"I pictured what this would look like. I wondered how the crowd would be. But more importantly, I wondered how I would be. I just thought I'd be all like, I don't know, CM Punk with a purpose. Angry, I'm here and I've got, you know, names and whatever. But that's not what happened, is I got really emotional immediately. I think the reason that happened is because when I walked through that curtain and stepped into the Electric Ballroom for the first time in five years, I thought about the fact that PROGRESS Wrestling was where I had my very first professional wrestling match. There's fans in that crowd that were there to see me at match number one, and have been there 500 matches later. They've seen my rises, they've seen my falls, they've seen my triumphs, they've seen my biggest victories, my biggest defeats, and to walk through that curtain to wrestle a pillar of PROGRESS Wrestling in Mark Haskins. For us to kill it, because that's what happened. It's better than any scripted return that I could have written on a piece of paper. I wanted it to be exactly like this. Now, this overtook it. This was overwhelming. I don't have the words. But the most important thing is, I am back. Maybe. Maybe this isn't the last time you'll see me."
“It was better than anything I could have scripted”
— PROGRESS Wrestling (@ThisIs_Progress) January 3, 2025
-- Michael Oku speaks to us backstage after returning to PROGRESS Wrestling for the first time in FIVE years!#PROGRESSWrestling pic.twitter.com/OBMA7BUrZ0
Oku remains the Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion in RevPro, where he defeated current PROGRESS Heavyweight Champion Luke Jacobs for the gold at RevPro Uprising.
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