DEFY Wrestling Returns To Original Ownership Via Agreement With Big Damo & Nikki Storm

DEFY Wrestling has its original owners back after they reached an agreement with Big Damo & Nikki Storm. DEFY announced on Thursday that co-founders Matt Farmer and Jim Perry have returned to the position of company owners. The promotion noted in a press release (per Fightful that they have new shows set on October 1st in Detroit, Michigan and December 4th in Seattle, Washington.

Storm and Damo announced in May that they had acquired PROGRESS Wrestling as well as an ownership interest in DEFY. DEFY had joined with PROGRESS when Jim Perry stepped away in 2024 to focus on other projects.

The announcement noted:

“Farmer and Perry have remained quiet in recent months while the ownership deal was being completed and DEFY worked through significant changes to Washington State’s professional wrestling licensing requirements. With both processes happening at the same time, there was little they could say publicly until the deals were done.

Perry said in the announcement, “The DEFYance has been incredibly important through all of this. Even while DEFY was dormant, they continued to support the Patreon and kept the community around DEFY alive. They may not even fully realize how important that support was during this time. Farmer and I can’t thank them enough for believing in this company while we worked to bring it back. We also want to thank the former ownership group at PROGRESS for shepherding the brand in our absence from ownership, James Amner for his continual support, and Damian and Nicola for their work in helping bring DEFY back home.”

Farmer and Perry will oversee the company going forward. The new live events will take place at The Lincoln Factory in Detroit and Washington Hall in Seattle. Tickets will go on sale soon for the shows.