Revolution Pro
From the eWrestling Encyclopedia.
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| Federation Name | Revolution Pro |
| Abbreviation | REV~Pro |
| Style | Independent |
| HeadQuarters | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Established | July 29. 2008 |
| Closed | October 25. 2008 |
| Owner | George Prax |
Revolution Pro (REV~Pro) is an independent wrestling promotion based out of New England that holds shows all over the United States and Canada. It had no set weekly show, but show names and venues vary from Bars to military bases to state fairs to concert halls, and other unique venues.
On October 25th, 2008, after a mutiny against owner George Prax backstage and having had their roster decimated by quittings, firings and injuries, George Prax decided to close REV~Pro's doors. While George Prax did not say REV~Pro would be dead forever, insiders and close friends believe that Mr. Prax will NOT re-open REV~Pro or a new promotion for a long time.
However, in mid June of 2009, in an unprecedented move, George Prax returned to the promoting world and decided to re-open REV~Pro's doors, and he does so with the return of former REV~Pro Main Eventers Ace Cannon, Windy Bridges, The Virus, and REV~Pro World Champion THK, among others.
The first show back is scheduled for July 29th, on REV~Pro's one year anniversary, and will be entitled Unfinished Business, where the long awaited world title ladder match between Ace Cannon and THK over the REV~pro world title will take place.
[edit] History
Revolution Pro was formed by investor and former MMAer George Prax on July 29th, 2008, after Mr. Prax returned from his exile in Burma, after his failed attempt to establish a wrestling promotion and take over Mayhem Wrestling Entertainment with his elite group of professional wrestlers in Wrestling Alliance Revenge.
[edit] REV~Pro 1: Threshold to Glory
REV~Pro gathered wrestlers for their first show on August 8th, 2008, Threshold to Glory. In reference to both the Olympics and MWE, a torch runner named Montel W. Engels passed the torch George Prax in front of an outdoor crowd in Springfield, Illinois at the Illinois State fair. This ceremony was followed by the quarter-finals to an 8 person tournament for the REV~Pro world championship. Nicki, Trance, THK and Jason Anthony advanced to round 2. Making their debuts were The Virus, attacking Trance, as well as a masked man attacking Ace Cannon and Dick Malibu. The main event saw Windy Bridges pinning Arch Angel in a "One Night Only" "George Prax Original".
[edit] REV~Pro 2: REVElations
At the next show, REVelations on August 20th, 2008, the semi-finals for the tournament were held, and Jason Anthony and THK beat Trance and Nicki, respectively, to advance to the finals. Paige, furious over her humiliating loss to Nicki, attacked her after her match with THK, and tortured her all night, eventually setting her ablaze after purposely causing her ambulance to be in the center of a pile-up on a busy Dallas street (the site of REVelations). In the main event of the show, Joey Dallas revealed himself as the masked man who attacked Ace Cannon and Dick Malibu and defeated Ace Cannon, after interference from D.C.
[edit] REV~Pro 3: BRAWL at the Mall
At REV~Pro's third show at the Mall of America, Brawl at the Mall, on August 30th, 2008 THK and Jason Anthony signed their championship contract. George Prax enlisted The Virus to take care of Paige, and as he was about to throw her off a ledge, Trance saved Paige by hitting his finisher on The Virus. Later, Trance would be attacked by the Virus's father ("Outlaw" Randy Roberts) after losing to Ace Cannon (who pulled out his first victory in REV~Pro). George Prax would go on to book The Virus vs. Trance in a grudge match at the fourth super-show, New York Fever. In the main event of the show, Sick Addiction (D.C. and Windy Bridges), teamed up for the first time since Apocalyptic Enigmar Wrestling against The Maxx and The Grand Mystique, in a match that saw D.C. brawl with Ace Cannon, leaving Windy to fend for himself. Windy eventually lost the match, being pinned by GM.
After the match, GM and Maxx brawled out of the arena and D.C. came back down to the ring, where he proceeded to turn on Windy, informing him of his actions in MWE against Brian Michaels, and proceeding to pummel him and hit him with his finishers and weapons and throw him off the ledge of the second story of the mall, along with Paige.
Since the show, D.C. has been banned from REV~Pro.
[edit] REV~Pro 4: New York Fever
At New York Fever at the Hammerstein Ballroom, Jeff "THK" Jordan made history by becoming the first ever REV~Pro world heavyweight champion, defeating Jason Anthony in a marathon match that many are calling a match of the year candidate.
Also at New York Fever, a budding friendship continued to develop as Joey Dallas saved Windy Bridges from certain doom, during the broadcast premiere of The Dotted line, the talk show of the (S)aintz of Los Angelez (The Shiz and the Biz), when Shiz and Biz attempted to attack the injured superstar. Later on, a match between the two teams was announced and Joey and Windy were officially christened the Redneck Express.
Finally, Trance's and Virus's feud finally came to a head, as Virus pinned Trance in their first match against one another.
[edit] REV~Pro 5: Extreme Consequences
At Extreme consequences, THK will make his first speech since winning the championship.
Also, The Virus and Ace Cannon will square off in a cage to determine the Number one contender to THK's title, in a match that has gone through two other opponents for Cannon. First, it was supposed to be D.C., then, Paige, but both were unable to compete in the match due to unforeseen circumstances.
[edit] REV~Pro 6: Southern Crossroads
After problems and rescheduling, Southern Crossroads finally took place on October 12th at the NorVA in Norfolk, Virginia. To open the show, THK upset Kanto when Ace Cannon accidentally punted Kanto instead of THK (non-title match).
In the main event, the Virus buried Paige in a Buried in a Casket match, and proceeded to blow up the grave. Paige has since been presumed dead, but no body was discovered.
The Young guns cup qualifiers also continued in several matches.
[edit] Mutiny, Controversy and Closure
In mid-October, it was announced that several superstars and backstage officials from REV~Pro decided to attempt a mutiny against George Prax, and all proceeded to jump ship to MWE. Included in the list were Joey Dallas, Number one contender to THK's title Ace Cannon, EW Champion Maxamillion Mustafa, as well as REV's head writer and one of its head bookers.
REV~Pro, its fans, staff and remaining superstars took the news poorly, however decided to stick at it, rescheduling Clash at the Beach, announcing a new main event (The Virus vs. THK for the World Championship), and re-organizing staff and the organizational layout. However, the tension with MWE and the deserters proved to be too much for everyone. Several superstars decided to quit the promotion. Delays and more infighting continued to be persistent.
Eventually, George Prax decided it was enough, and closed REV~Pro's doors only two days before the New Clash at the Beach was scheduled to go on air.
[edit] Return of REV~Pro
After Deliberation and discussion, George Prax, along with his advisors, has decided to re-open REV~Pro, at least for one show in Late July. Once that show goes down, a decision will be made whether it would be appropriate to keep rev~pro open.
[edit] REV~Pro 7: Unfinished Business
Rev~Pro returns on it's one year anniversary, July 29th, 2009. Only 3 matches have been announced for this show. James Young vs. Windy Bridges, The Virus vs. Sonny Williams in a number one contender's match, and REV~Pro World Champion THK vs. Ace Cannon in a Ladder match for the championship. As always, expect good wrestling as well as some unexpected occurrences.
[edit] Broadcasting
REV~Pro does not run normal weekly or bi-weekly television programming, nor Monthly Pay-per-views, however, it broadcasts Super-Shows live on its website at uneven intervals (normally 7 to 10 days), all over the US and Canada in different venues, with different show names.
[edit] Current Champions
| Championship Title | Current champion(s) | Date Won | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Heavyweight | THK | 09/11/08 | New York Fever |
| Young Guns Cup | Vacant | ||
| REV~Pro Tag Team Championships | Vacant |
[edit] Show Results
[edit] REV~Pro 1: Threshold To Glory
- Montel W. Engels passes the wrestling torch to George Prax only to have Ace Cannon confront Prax
- Jeff "THK" Jordan over "The Franchise" Ace Cannon after interference from a masked man in a REV~Pro World Championship Quarter-Final Match.
- "The Sensational One" Jason Anthony over Mac Donald in a REV~Pro World Championship Quarter-Final Match.
- Nicki over Paige in a REV~Pro World Championship Quarter-Final Match.
- Trance over Joe Roberts and Tony Hughes in a REV~Pro World Championship Quarter-Final Match.
- After the match, Trance was attacked by the debuting Leon "The Virus" Roberts.
- Main Event: Windy Bridges over Arch Angel in a No DQ match.
[edit] REV~Pro 2: REVelations
- Jeff "THK" Jordan over Nicki in a REV~Pro World Championship Semi-Final Match.
- Joe Roberts and Mac Donald wrestled to a no contest after Mac Donald was arrested during the match.
- Leon "The Virus" Roberts over Jake Michaels.
- Jason Anthony over Trance in a REV~Pro World Championship Quarter-Final Match after interference from The Virus.
- Tony Hughes over Daniel Devirr.
- A returning Joey Dallas over Ace Cannon after interference from D.C.
- Paige turtured Nicki throughout the night, eventually setting her ablaze during a car accident involving Nicki's ambulance.
[edit] REV~Pro 3: Brawl at the Mall
- The Virus over Nicki
- The Virus interrupted Paige's eulogy for Nicki at the request of George Prax, which led to the match. The Virus tried to get of Paige by throwing her off the ledge of the second story of the mall, but Trance attacked the Virus at the last second.
- Ace Cannon over Trance to earn his first victory in Rev~Pro.
- After the match, Trance was attacked by The Virus's dad, Randy Roberts, as Virus was barred from attacking Trance, or their match at New York Fever would be cancelled.
- The REV~Pro World Championship was introduced in a contract signing for the finals at New York Fever between THK and Jason Anthony, who had a staredown.
- Joey Dallas over Tony Hughes.
- Team Malibu (Mac Donald and Joe Roberts) over The Shiz and The Biz.
- Team Enigmar (The Grand Mystique and The Maxx) over Sick Addiction (Windy Bridges and D.C.) after D.C. abandoned Windy to fight Ace Cannon.
- After the match, D.C. turned on Windy, pummeled him with his finishers and threw him and Paige off the second story of the mall through tables and electrical equipment.
[edit] REV~Pro 4: New York Fever
- George Prax started the night announcing a cage match featuring The Virus vs Ace Cannon at the next show
- Tony Hughes over Kore
- The Virus over Trance
- The Virus forced Trance to wear a blindfold during the match
- Eclipse over Mac Donald
- Mac Donald and Joe Roberts were fired from Malibu Entertainment and released from REV~Pro following the match
- Shiz & Biz interview Windy Bridges before a brawl. Joey Dallas would make the save.
- THK over Jason Anthony: REV~Pro Title Tournament finals (New Champion)
[edit] REV~Pro 5: Extreme Consequences
- George Prax announced a new tournament for the Young Guns Cup starting tonight.
- Tony Hughes and Mr. Markowitz over Eric Derf and Trance in a Young Guns Cup Qualifier.
- Fabio Ferrari made his debut and defeated Byron Michaels.
- Joey Dallas and Windy Bridges defeated the Shiz and the Biz.
- THK made his world championship acceptance Speech.
- "Outlaw" Randy Roberts defeated Kore in a Young Guns Cup Qualifier. Following the match, the Young Guns cup participants made their way to the ring one by one hitting their finishers and accumulating points.
- Ace Cannon defeated Leon "The Virus" Roberts in a Cage match by escape.
- Following the match, Cannon proceeded to punt The Virus's daughter, Liberty, straight across the ring.
[edit] Special Press Conference concerning Southern Crossroads
- On September 28th, REV~Pro's website received a terrorist attack, as well as a thread on REV~Pro headquarters. George Prax decided to hold a special press conference in the Parking lot of the NorVA in Norfolk, Virginia, to explain the situation and make several big announcements.
- Throughout the PC, several bitch matches were announced, including War Games on November 11th at the Battle at the Base: A tribute to the troops.
- The Show ended with a confrontation between Ace Cannon and THK where Prax announced that the title match between the two would be a Ladder Match.
[edit] REV~Pro 6: Southern Crossroads
- Rescheduled for October 12th, 2008
- THK defeated Kanto in the show's opener after Cannon punted Kanto (he was aiming for THK).
- Eric Derf defeated Triple G in a Young Guns Cup qualifier.
- The Bowens defeated Ares Tepes and Mr. Markowitz in a Young Guns Cup Qualifier.
- Fabio Ferrari defeated C.D.
- Eclipse defeated "The Revolution" Chris Cassidy.
- In a Buried Alive in a Casket match, The Virus buried Paige,following interference from both Randy Roberts and Jason Anthony.
- The Virus proceeded to blow up the grave with Paige in it following the match.
[edit] Clash at the Beach
- Cancelled when REV~Pro closed its doors.
[edit] REV~Pro 7: Unfinished Business
- Scheduled to take place July 29th, 2009.
- Will happen on the 1 year anniversary of REV~Pro.
- The Main Event will feature THK vs. Ace Cannon in a ladder match for the REV~Pro world championship
- The Virus will battle Sonny Williams for a chance to face the winner of the ladder match.
- Also scheduled for the show is James Young vs. Windy Bridges as well as an welcome back address from George Prax, among other things.
