Resistance Pro Wrestling
| Private | |
| Industry | Professional wrestling |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder |
Billy Corgan Jacques Baron Gabe Baron |
| Headquarters | Lockport, Illinois, U.S. |
| Website | Official website |
Resistance Pro Wrestling is an American privately controlled organization dealing primarily in professional wrestling, founded by musician Billy Corgan, alongside brothers Jacques and Gabe Baron.[1][2][3][4] The promotion holds monthly events around Chicago, attracting "between 300 and 600 people per event."[5] The company's headquarters are located in Lockport, Illinois.[6] Corgan left the promotion in November 2014.[7]
History
Their first show, Black Friday, debuted November 25, 2011 at the Excalibur nightclub in Chicago. 22 wrestlers competed in the original event. Chicagoans Jay Bradley, Taylor Made, Miss December and Colt Cabana were involved in Black Friday. Other wrestlers included The Sheik, El Generico, Harry Smith, Kevin Steen, Raven (Agent), Teddy Hart and Cheerleader Melissa.
Corgan has also launched a concussion-awareness program tied to Resistance Pro. The wrestling promotion company has partnered with the Chicago Concussion Coalition and doctors from Midwest Orthopedics at Rush hospital. Doctors conduct screens with the wrestlers before and after each event. Corgan and his partners also forbid certain wrestling moves that involve contact to the head to minimize the risk of concussions.
Corgan's group is the first professional wrestling promotion to follow guidelines set by the Sports Legacy Institute (SLI). Corgan is personal friends with SLI founder Christopher Nowinski.
During Black Friday, Resistance Pro crowned its first Resistance Pro Women's Champion, Melanie Cruise. Although the Smashing Pumpkins were on tour in Europe for the first Resistance Pro show, Corgan watched it live, via Skype.
Resistance Pro's second show, Rise, took place on January 13, 2012 at Excalibur. Wrestlers Melanie Cruise, Colt Cabana, The Daivari Brothers, Teddy Hart, Mr. 450, Da Soul Touchaz, Robert Anthony, Serenity and Taylor made all took part in the first all-ages show. Corgan was on hand to crown the first Resistance Pro Men's Champion Harry Smith.[8]
The promotion company's third show, Vicious Circle, took place on February 17, 2012 at Excalibur. The all-ages show featured professional wrestlers: Mr. 450, “The Ego” Robert Anthony, “Lonesome” Jay Bradley, Resistance Pro men's champion Harry Smith and women’s champion Melanie Cruise. “Lonesome” Jay Bradley issued an “Open Challenge” for the event.
Resistance Pro men’s heavyweight champion Harry Smith successfully defended his title against Rhino Friday night at the Vicious Circle show at Excalibur in Chicago. Rhino, the final original ECW champion, challenged Smith to a rematch and put his vacated ECW championship belt against Smith’s Resistance Pro’s heavyweight belt.
One of wrestling's most famous tag teams, The Rock 'n' Roll Express, Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson, made an appearance, taking on Kentucky Fried, "Original Recipe” Matt Cage and “Extra Crispy” Alex Castle.
Resistance Pro's fourth event, Obsession, is scheduled for March 23, 2012. The event broke attendance records for the promotion with over 1,600 people attending in an arena in Crystal Lake, Illinois, the arena is usually reserved for mixed martial arts events but will now hold regular Resistance events.
On November 15, 2014, Corgan announced he had left Resistance Pro.[7]
Reality series
In March 2014, it was reported that that Corgan was in discussions with American television channel AMC to develop an unscripted reality series about Resistance Pro.[4][9] The premise being a behind the scenes look at the promotion as Corgan "takes over creative direction for the independent wrestling company." The show was given the green light by AMC, under the working title of "Untitled Billy Corgan Wrestling Project," the same month.[10] However, the project was canceled shortly thereafter by AMC.[7]
Roster
Current
Women's
Championships
RPW Heavyweight Championship
The RPW Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling heavyweight championship and the highest ranked title in the promotion.[23]
| # | Order in reign history |
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
| Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won |
| — | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
| + | Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
| # | Wrestler | Reign | Date | Days held |
Location | Event | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Smith | 1 | January 13, 2012 | 275 | Chicago, Illinois | RPW Rise | Defeated Kevin Steen and The Sheik in a three-way match to become the inaugural RPW Heavyweight Champion. | [24] |
— |
— |
October 14, 2012 |
— |
— |
Smith was stripped of the title. |
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| 2 | Robert Anthony | 1 | October 20, 2012 | 399 | Racine, Wisconsin | RPW/GLCW Point of Entry | Defeated Bobby Lashley and Jay Bradley in a three-way match to win the vacant RPW Heavyweight Championship. | |
| 3 | Jocephus | 1 | November 23, 2013 | 349 | Williamstown, New Jersey | RPW Caress of Steel | ||
| 4 | Marshe Rockett | 1 | November 7, 2014 | 71 | Lockport, Illinois | RPW And Justice For All | ||
| 5 | Scott Young | 1 | January 17, 2015 | 0 | Summit, Illinois | RPW Animals | ||
| 4 | Suge D | 1 | January 17, 2015 | 245 | Summit, Illinois | RPW Animals | ||
| 5 | Da Cobra | 1 | September 19, 2015 | 115+ | Lockport, Illinois | RPW Rolling Thunder |
RPW Tag Team Championship
The RPW Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship.[25]
| # | Order in reign history |
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
| Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won |
| — | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
| + | Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
| # | Wrestler | Reign | Date | Days held |
Location | Event | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lock Up (Aaron Epic and Suge D) |
1 | November 30, 2012 | 358 | Chicago, Illinois | RPW Sad Wings of Destiny | Won a four-way match to win the Inaugural RPW Tag Team Championships. | |
| 2 | Da Soul Touchaz (Acid Jaz and Willie Richardson) |
1 | November 23, 2013 | 174 | Williamstown, New Jersey | RPW Caress of Steel | ||
| 3 | Jocephus and Robert Anthony | 1 | May 16, 2014 | 70 | Willowbrook, Illinois | RPW Savage Amusement | ||
— |
— |
July 25, 2014 |
— |
— |
The Titles were vacated after Anthony was injured. |
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| 4 | Eve and Jocephus (2) | 1 | July 25, 2014 | 49 | Willowbrook, Illinois | RPW The Mob Rules | Defeated Jay Bradley and Mr. 450 to win the vacant RPW Tag Team Championships. | |
| 5 | Jay Bradley and Mad Man Pondo | 1 | September 12, 2014 | 0 | Chicago, Illinois | RPW Draw The Line | ||
— |
— |
September 12, 2014 |
— |
— |
Bradley and Pondo were stripped of the titles. |
|||
| 6 | Body Magic (Brady Pierce and Eric St. Vaughn) |
1 | September 26, 2014 | 225 | Willowbrook, Illinois | RPW Practice What You Preach | Won a four-way tornado tag match to win the vacant RPW Tag Team Championships. | |
| 7 | Mad Man Pondo (2) and Shane Mercer | 1 | May 9, 2015 | 245 | Summit, Illinois | RPW Delirium | ||
| 8 | Main Street Youth (Jake Omen & Scotty Young) |
1 | September 26, 2014 | 3+ | Summit, Illinois | RPW Resolution! | This was a Hardcore match. |
RPW Women's Championship
See RPW Women's Championship
The RPW Women's Championship is a professional wrestling championship.[26]
| # | Order in reign history |
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
| Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won |
| — | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
| + | Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
| # | Wrestler | Reign | Date | Days held |
Location | Event | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melanie Cruise | 1 | November 25, 2011 | 330 | Chicago, Illinois | RPW Black Friday | Won an Eight Man Gauntlet Battle Royal to win the Inaugural RPW Women's Championships. | |
— |
— |
October 20, 2012 |
41 |
Racine Civic Center, Wisconsin |
RPW/GLCW Point Of Entry |
Melanie Cruise and Nikki St. John Double DQ. |
||
| 1 | Melanie Cruise | 2 | October 30, 2012 | 80 | Chicago, Illinois | RPW Sad Wings Of Destiny | Match (vakant). Won a Melanie Cruise defeats Nikki St. John. | |
— |
— |
January 18, 2013 |
0 |
RPW Stay Hungry |
— |
|||
| 2 | Awesome Kong | 1 | January 18, 2013 | 126 | Chicago, Illinois | RPW Stay Hungry | Fatal Four Way Elimination Match (vakant) | |
— |
— |
May 24, 2013 |
0 |
RPW Lights Out |
— |
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| 3 | D'Arcy Dixon | 1 | May 24, 2013 | 336 | Chicago, Illinois | RPW Lights Out | Match (vakant). Won a D'Arcy Dixon defeats Nikki St. John. | |
| 4 | Mickie Knuckles | 1 | April 25, 2014 | 330 | Chicago, Illinois | RPW Don't Tread | RPW Women's Title Match. Won a Mickie Knuckles defeats D'Arcy Dixon. | |
| 5 | Crazy Mary Dobson | 1 | March 21, 2015 | 297+ | Summit, Illinois | RPW All The Colors Of The Dark | RPW Women's Title Match. Won a Crazy Mary Dobson defeats Mickie Knuckles. |
References
- ↑ Galil, Leor (November 28, 2011). "Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan Sort of Steps Into the Wrestling Ring". Forbes. Forbes, Inc. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ↑ Lipsyte, Sam (September 2013). "Billy Corgan, Lord of the Ring". GQ. Advance Publications. p. 2. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ↑ Sonneveld, Stephen (April 2, 2012). "Resistance Pro: Billy Corgan's Wrestling Obsession Is the Dark Horse to Watch". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- 1 2 "Billy Corgan In Talks With AMC For Reality Show Based On His Indie Pro Wrestling Company". The Huffington Post. March 31, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
- ↑ Kapos, Shia (February 18, 2013). "Billy Corgan in the ring with Walter E. Smithe". Crain's Chicago Business. Crain Communications. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
- ↑ Boudway, Ira (March 15, 2012). "Billy Corgan, From Smashing Pumpkins to Smashing Heads". Bloomberg Businessweek. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- 1 2 3 Johnson, Mike (November 15, 2014). "Corgan leaves Resistance Pro". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Resistance Pro "RISE" – Results". Wrestling Clique. 2012-01-14.
- ↑ Steinberg, Brian (March 26, 2014). "AMC To Develop Scripted Comedy, Latenight Project with Kevin Smith". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
- ↑ "AMC Picks Up Billy Corgan's Wrestling Reality Show". RTTNews. March 29, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
- ↑ "Cameron Star". Cagematch.net.
- ↑ "Crazy Nart Dobsob". Cagematch.net.
- ↑ "Dani". Cagematch.net.
- ↑ "Eryn". Cagematch.net.
- ↑ "Lucy Mendez". Cagematch.net.
- ↑ "Mickie Knuckles". Cagematch.net.
- ↑ "Mickie "Moose" Knuckles".
- ↑ "Paloma Starr". Cagematch.net.
- ↑ "Paloma Starr".
- ↑ "Maria James". Cagematch.net.
- ↑ "Angel Dust". Cagematch.net.
- ↑ "Thunderkitty". Cagematch.net.
- ↑ "RPW Heavyweight Championship history".
- ↑ "RPW Rise results".
- ↑ "RPW Tag Team Championship history".
- ↑ "RPW Women's Championship history".
External links
- Official website
- Resistance Pro on Twitter
- Resistance Pro on Facebook
- Resistance Pro's channel on YouTube
