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| Acronym | RPW |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| Defunct | 2017 |
| Style | Professional wrestling Sports entertainment |
| Headquarters | Lockport, Illinois, U.S. |
| Founder(s) | Billy Corgan Jacques Baron Gabe Baron |
Resistance Pro Wrestling was an American professional wrestling promotion, founded by musician Billy Corgan, alongside brothers Jacques and Gabe Baron.[1][2][3][4] The promotion held 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] The company's website was down as of August 3, 2018, and their YouTube channel has been inactive since November 2017. A spin-off/successor promotion called The Resistance briefly ran for less than a year in Summit, Illinois between 2018 and 2019.
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