{"id":45563,"date":"2019-05-06T15:45:07","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T19:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=45563"},"modified":"2019-05-11T10:04:04","modified_gmt":"2019-05-11T14:04:04","slug":"david-starr-wins-super-strong-style-16-sss16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/05\/06\/david-starr-wins-super-strong-style-16-sss16\/","title":{"rendered":"David Starr Wins Super Strong Style 16 (SSS16): PROGRESS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>David Starr <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/04\/29\/david-starr-vows-to-win-sss16-go-on-to-beat-one-of-your-nxt-boys-to-become-your-progress-world-champion\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">released a fantastic promo in the lead up to SSS16<\/a> where he called out PROGRESS for their reliance on WWE contracted superstars and how they have lost their identity as an independent wrestling company.\u00a0 This promo echoed fan sentiments that have been felt since it became evident that PROGRESS was linked with WWE and made Starr a fan favorite and a favorite to win this tournament.<\/p>\n<h2>David Starr Wins Super Strong Style 16<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Main event time Jordan Devlin vs. David Starr for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SSS16?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SSS16<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aj2v77zCEb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/aj2v77zCEb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mort \u3010\u30e2\u30fc\u30c8\u3011 (@brothermort) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brothermort\/status\/1125471854460841984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In his promo, David Starr also promised to beat the NXT guys, so it was fitting that he faced one of the hottest prospects in NXT UK\u00a0<strong>Jordan Devlin\u00a0<\/strong>in the final.\u00a0 The two have prior history in Devlin&#8217;s home promotion\u00a0<strong>Over The Top (OTT) Wrestling<\/strong> and now faced off with the role&#8217;s reversed.\u00a0 Starr would defeat Devlin to win the tournament having overcome other NXT UK talents\u00a0<strong>Ilja Dragunov<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Travis Banks\u00a0<\/strong>on his route to victory<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ooh ahh David Starr! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H9TzNXZuUb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/H9TzNXZuUb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ben \ud83d\udc38 (@BenRogerson_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenRogerson_\/status\/1125472544532959232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>David Starr now earns a title shot against\u00a0<strong>WALTER\u00a0<\/strong>and it would appear that PROGRESS has booked themselves into a corner.\u00a0 David Starr has never beaten WALTER, this is a story that has been told by\u00a0<strong>Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw)\u00a0<\/strong>over the course of a few years, so PROGRESS can&#8217;t have him beat WALTER.\u00a0 But, now that he is the hot babyface who is representing indie wrestling against the sellout WALTER they almost have to have him win.<\/p>\n<p>That is a problem for another day, for now, David Starr has won the most prestigious tournament in the UK and become a main event star in PROGRESS as the voice of the fans and an independent wrestler.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. 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