Jimmy Havoc Jim Mcahren ( March 19 , 1984 ) is a British professional wrestler better known by the ring name Jimmy Havoc . He is known for his work through the British and European independent promotions . Havoc is currently regularly working forInternational Pro Wrestling : United Kingdom and Insane Championship Wrestling , and is currently on a hiatus fromPROGRESS Wrestling and is the former and longest reigning Progress Wrestling champion , Independent circuit ( 2004 – present ) . Jimmy Havoc trained at NWA UK Hammerlock under Andre Baker and Jon Ryan , alongside the likes of Zack Sabre Jr and Fergal Devitt before making his debut in 2004 . Wrestling exclusively under the Hammerlock banner until 2006 , he made his first appearances outside of the promotion for Triple X Wrestling where he first started appearing as a " deathmatch " or hardcore wrestler . He quickly became known as one of the top deathmatch wrestlers in Europe , debuting for International Pro Wrestling : United Kingdom in 2008 , Germany ' s Westside Xtreme Wrestling in 2009 and appearing on a joint show between WXW and U . S . hardcore promotionCombat Zone Wrestling in 2010 . Havoc appeared in European versions of the CZW Tournament of Death in both 2010 and 2012 . As of 2013 has made appearances in other independent companies such as Mid - Atlantic Wrestling and Full Impact Pro In February 2015 he captured the FPW Championship , adding the IPW : UK All - England Championship in March . In August 2015 he became IPW : UK World Heavyweight Champion after defeating Bad Bones in a TLC match . Also towards the end of February 2015 Jimmy havoc made special appearances for Melbourne City Wrestling . His first one was at MCW At Out Best where he Faced Mikey Nichols from TMDK . however he got injured at the St Kilda Festival and missed out on facing Mr Juicy at MCW Uncensored Insane Championship Wrestling ( 2012 - present ) . On April 1 , 2012 , Havoc made his debut for Insane Championship Wrestling , " So ' s Yer Maw " . On January 24 , 2016 Havoc entered the ICW Square Go ! match . PROGRESS Wrestling ( 2012 - 2015 ) . Havoc debuted for Progress Wrestling on the Chapter Two event in May 2012 and went on to lose six matches without registering a victory , though became very popular with the Progress fans as an underdog babyface . At Chapter Ten in November 2013 Havoc attacked promoter Jim Smallman and aligned himself with the London Riots , turning heel in the process . Havoc would then use an open contract given to him by Smallman to defeat Progress champion Mark Andrews ( who had just wrestled both Paul Robinson and Rampage Brown in consecutive matches ) to become champion and pick up his first victory in Progress . In his first title defense at Chapter Eleven , Havoc defeated Zack Sabre Jr . with the help of his newest associate , Progress trainee " The Omega " Isaac Zercher . Havoc was joined at Chapter Thirteen by Paul Robinson , and the group later christened themselves " Regression " as a play on the name of the company and to symbolize their hatred of Progress Wrestling . The group lost its first members at Chapter Fifteen , as the four members of the group ( not including Zercher ) took on Progress Tag Team champions Eddie Dennis and Mark Andrews , Will Ospreay and Noam Dar in a " titles vs careers " match . Ospreay pinned James Davis of the London Riots , meaning that the Riots were gone from Progress . Havoc eventually lost the title at Chapter Twenty to Will Ospreay in a no disqualification match , with his 609 day reign equaling that of all previous champions combined . At Chapter Twenty - One , Havoc and Robinson were placed in a number one contenders no disqualification match against each other . The two engaged in a bloody contest with Robinson emerging victorious , seemingly signalling the end of Regression . After the match , a beaten and bloody Havoc was helped to his feet by longtime nemesis Jim Smallman , and left the Electric Ballroom to a thunderous standing ovation from a respectful crowd . He has yet to return to the promotion . Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( 2016 ) . In February 2016 , Havoc entered Total Nonstop Action Wrestling saying he had " unfinished business " with Decay ' s valet Rosemary , Decay would later confront Havoc , with the ensuing beat down leading to Havoc taking on Abyss in a losing effort in a " no disqualification match " on the March 1st episode of " Impact Wrestling " . On March 4 , Havoc teamed with Big Damo for TNA ' s One Night Only : Joker ' s Wild pay - per - view losing to Drew Galloway and Mike Bennett . Havoc also unsuccessfully competed for the TNA King of the Mountain Championship in a King of the Mountain match against champion Eric Young , Bram , Big Damo and Will Ospreay on the March 8th edition of " Impact Wrestling " .