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Cold Waves XIII Day Two – 9/27/25 at Metro

Cold Waves XIII continued on Saturday at Metro with a lineup heavy on newer bands, plus a couple of return visits. It was a pretty diverse lineup and a whole lot of fun. E.T., which does not feature the Recees Pieces eating being from another...

Retro Circus 4/23/22 at Brauerhouse

Saturday night, the Brauerhouse hosted a very special event, the debut of Retro Circus. What is that you ask? Retro Circus is an entertainment show that puts a modern spin on the old time carnivals, and featured Professional Wrestling, live music, a...

Resistance Pro/Freelance – Rumble In Summit 9/23/17

On Saturday the two best independent pro wrestling companies in the Chicago area teamed up to put on an afternoon show in Summit, IL. Resistance Pro Wrestling and Freelance Wrestling presented, Rumble In Summit. It was well into the 90’s...

Resistance Pro Wrestling: Power Play 3/18/17

Resistance Pro returned to the Spark Recreation Center in Summit on Saturday for their latest event, Power Play. This show featured some of the RPro regulars as well as some new faces and one fairly new member of the roster became the breakout star...

Resistance Pro Wrestling: Dynasty 1/28/17

Resistance Pro kicked off their 2017 season in Summit last Saturday with Dynasty. The show featured the first title defense by the new women’s champion as well as the next chapter in the story of the Cobra Dynasty. The show also featured the...

Resistance Pro: Road To Ruin 11/5/16

Resistance Pro ended their 2016 on Saturday with their fifth anniversary show which was also the fourth annual Sam Thompson memorial show. One of the main attractions of the show was a tournament to crown a new women’s champion after Crazy...

Resistance Pro: Exile 9/10/16

With the pending changing of the seasons came some changes in Resistance Pro Wrestling. They just crowned a new heavyweight champion at the last show and their long-running women’s champion made her final appearance for the company on Saturday...

Resistance Pro: Sabotage 7/9/16

The best day to be a wrestling fan in the Chicago area comes every other month when Resistance Pro Wrestling hosts an event and last Saturday they held their latest offering, Sabotage. The show featured three title matches and some big surprises...

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Resistance Pro – Chain Reaction 5/7/16

Resistance Pro brought their great wrestling action back to Summit, IL on Saturday night with their latest event, Chain Reaction. The show was full of surprises including the return of a former champion and the return...

Pro Wrestling Blitz: Old School 3/19/16

Pro Wrestling Blitz returned to their old stomping ground at the Cantigny VFW in Joliet for one night only for the appropriately titled, Old School. On top of their usual array of great talent they brought in WWE...

Resistance Pro: Asylum 3/5/16

Resistance Pro Wrestling returned to their home base of Summit, IL this past Saturday with their latest event, Asylum. This was at the Spark Recreation Center which was very large and they drew a really big crowd to the...

Pro Wrestling Blitz: Locked and Loaded 1/16/16

Pro Wrestling Blitz started their new year off with a bang out in their home base of Joliet with Locked and Loaded. Not only did it feature the first round of a tournament to crown new tag team champions but they also...

Resistance Pro: Resolution 1/9/16

A new year means a new season of Resistance Pro Wrestling and they kicked it off on Saturday in Summit, IL with Resolution. The show featured the first title defense for new heavyweight champion, Cobra, as well as a...

Pro Wrestling Blitz: Capture The Crown 12/19/15

Pro Wrestling Blitz ended the year with their annual tournament to crown a new King. The tournament used to be called King Of Joliet in previous years but was given a new (and better) name this year. Aside from the...

Resistance Pro: Rolling Thunder 9/19/15

Saturday night wasn’t just another show for Resistance Pro, this one had special meaning. Rolling Thunder was the third annual Samuel J. Thompson memorial tournament show. Sam Thompson was the most beloved member...

Resistance Pro: Death Proof 8/1/15

Resistance Pro returned to the familiar confines of the Barn at Arabian Knights in Willowbrook Saturday night with Death Proof. It was a hot summer night which meant it was hot in the barn both in temperature and...