In a recent interview with The Manchester Evening News, PROGRESS Atlas Champion Luke Jacobs discussed the recent PROGRESS Atlas Tournament, his victory to become the Champion and defeating JONAH in the finals.

“It’s been busy, but it’s been good, my social media has blown up a bit, I’m getting constant notifications. I feel like it’s matured me, given me more confidence and just elevated me to the next level.

It was quite surreal working with a guy like JONAH. Although I’m perfectly confident in my own ability, this is a guy I’ve sat on my couch watching at 3am in the morning. It’s mental now being in that lineage of people to win the title, because a few of them are wrestlers I’ve looked up to and guys like WALTER have completely inspired me as a wrestler.

I’m really fortunate to be in the position I’m in so early on, because there are people who have been doing it 20-odd years and other up-and-coming wrestlers, and now, I’m a flag bearer for the biggest promotion in the UK, I’m really proud of it. When I’m in a promotion where one of the Champions is the Ring Of Honor World Champion, who wrestles in AEW and I’m another one of the Champions, it’s a great place to be in.”

The full interview is available at this link.