TRP CURRENT HEADLINES

EVENTS UPDATED
Submitted Septemeber 19th, 2008

We are currently in the process of moving our office, so we apologize for the lack of updates. Our television show will resume in October & we will be having up to date episodes, as well as exclusive video, and an updated roster page, on the website as well. Also, new TRP merchandise is currently being made and will be available at all of our Fall events.
The Events page has been updated.

SUMMER SHOWDOWN IS TONIGHT! LIVE IN FALL RIVER, MA
Submitted August 29th, 2008

Top Rope Promotions returns to the Police Athletic League Hall in
Fall River tonight, August 29th, for "Summer Showdown IV". Two TRP
titles will be on the line, as well as a Kowalski Cup rematch and the bitter feud between Gino Giovanni and Big Daddy Bravo.

For the TRP Heavyweight Championship:
2008 Kowalski Cup Winner Jason Blade challenges Johnny Angel

For the TRP Interstate Championship:
BK Jordan challenges Freightrain

Grudge Match:
"G3" Gino Giovanni vs. Big Daddy Bravo

Kowalski Cup Tournament Rematch:
"The Epic" Mike Bennett vs. "Straight Edge" Brian Fury

Making his in-ring Fall River return, Spike Dudley vs. The Guy

Challenge Match:
Ryan Waters vs. Frankie Arion

Also featuring a six-person tag team match!!

Top Rope Promotions presents:

SUMMER SHOWDOWN IV

Friday, August 29th
Police Athletic League Hall
31 Franklin Street
Fall River, MA

Doors Open: 6:15 PM
Belltime: 7:00 PM

OPEN TRYOUTS
Submitted August 15th, 2008

Top Rope Promotions and The Lock up wrestling school will be holding a special open tryout, on Tuesday Sep 2nd at 6 PM. The tryout is open both to wrestlers with partial training, as well as those with no experience at all. Anyone intereted should email sricard@topropepromotions.com or call 508-525-1866 for further info. The Lockup is run by Matt Hyson (Spike Dudley) and he will be brining his 15+ years of experience to train you to be the best that you can be! Matt is very excited about the new fall class and hopes that anyone who has interest, reserves a spot today.

JULY 18th RESULTS; SUMMER SHOWDOWN UPDATE
Submitted July 19th, 2008

Top Rope Promotions returned to the Police Athletic League Hall on Friday for "Fan Appreciation Night". A loud and enthusiastic crowd was present as new TRP Tag Team Champions were crowned.

Full results of the event were:

* Frankie Arion made a strong showing by defeating TRP veteran The Kreeper

* In a mixed tag team match, Vain & Taeler defeated the team of Buck
Nasty & Lea Morrison. After the match, Lea verbally berated Buck for losing yet another match and before she left the ring, she slapped Nasty in the face

* Next was the "Freightrain Eating Contest" where Freightrain challenged anyone to face off against him in an Oreo eating contest. "The Strangler" Alex Payne took the challenge. Just as they were about to begin the competition, Freightrain announced that he had obtained the services of a special guest judge who turned out to be Spike Dudley, making his PAL Hall return. Throughout the competition, Payne was cheating as continually caught by Dudley. Frustrated, Payne clobbered Spike and he was then stopped by Freightrain. What followed next was an utter embarassment to Alex Payne and the full video of the Eating Competition will be available soon at www.topropepromotions.com

* "The Lebanese Prince" Jalil Salaam came out to tell everyone that his arch rival Jay Jaillett was not going to be there tonight. Salaam challenged anyone to face him and suddenly the music of Big Daddy Bravo rang througout the PAL Hall. Bravo stated that he had continued to look for Gino Giovanni who had clobbered him from behind with a steel chair over the past two months. Bravo said that since he could not find Giovanni, he wanted to fight someone and he accepted Salaam's challenge. Big Daddy earned the victory quickly by overpowering Salaam. After the match, Bravo once again called for Giovanni to come out and face him as he looked under the ring where Giovanni was hiding in June. As he looked under one of the sides, Giovanni appeared with a chair in hand and he went to nail Bravo from behind for the third straight month. However, Bravo caught Giovanni this time and cut him off. After a very brief physical altercation, Gino Giovanni left the ring, smirking and saying their battle would be on his terms

* In a match for the TRP Heavyweight Championship, BK Jordan challenged "Heavenly" Johnny Angel. The champion retained the title, battling through a bad knee and a hard fought challenge from Jordan

* In the Main Event, The Alden Brothers finally realized their destiny as they defeated their longtime rivals The Stroke in a Steel Cage match to become the new TRP Tag Team Champions. The Stroke gained an early advantage by locking one of The Aldens out of the cage. However, in the end, The Aldens overcame more adversity and emerged victorious

Top Rope Promotions returns to the PAL Hall in Fall River on Friday, August 29th for "Summer Showdown IV". Already announced for 8/29:

* 2008 Kowalski Cup Winner Jason Blade will challenge Johnny Angel for the TRP Heavyweight Championship

* "G3" Gino Giovanni and Big Daddy Bravo will finally square off face-to-face in a one-on-one matchup

* Spike Dudley will make his Fall River in-ring wrestling return!

* "The Strangler" Alex Payne will look for revenge when he challenges Freightrain for the TRP Interstate Championship

Also in action: "Straight Edge" Brian Fury, Frankie Arion, new Tag Champs The Alden Brothers, BK Jordan, Jalil Salaam, "The Epic" Mike Bennett and more to be announced!

FORMER TRP WRESTLER JUAN KING PASSES AWAY
Submitted July 15th, 2008

Juan "The Party Man" King, who wrestled for many years with Yankee Pro Wrestling and other organizations throughout his career, passed away over this past weekend. Below is information found on the New Bedford Standard Times web site. A fan favorite in the New Bedford and Fall River area for almost an entire decade, Juan King will leave behind not only many fans, but friends and family as well. We would like to pass along our condolences to Juan's Family and friends at this time.

Pugh: of New Bedford, Saturday, July 12, 2008, Juan E. "King," 51. Husband of Frances Curley Pugh. A calling hour will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, with a service at 10:30, at the PERRY FUNERAL HOME, 111 Dartmouth St., New Bedford. Burial will be in Rural Cemetery.

WHALING CITY FESTIVAL REUSLTS UPCOMING EVENTS
Submitted July 14th, 2008

Results of this years Whaling City Festival can now be found on our results page. Read who made their debut and also made theor return to TRP at last weekends events in New Bedford!
The road to this years annual Summer Showdown event is quite busy, new events have been added to the events page!

WHALING CITY FESTIVAL TIME CHANGES & UPDATES
Submitted July 10th, 2008

Just wanted to pass along some time changes:
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Friday @ 5:00pm
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Saturday @ 3:00pm
Saturday @ 6:30pm
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Sunday @ 12:30pm
Sunday @ 4:00pm

Also some updates:
Former NYWC Heavyweight Champion Dickie Rodz will make his TRP return on Sat. @ 3pm and both sunday events!

TRP Heavyweight Champion Johnny Angel will be appearing at the 6:30 pm event on Saturday!

Spike Dudley will also be making his return to TRP on this weekend's events as well.

KOWALSKI CUP UPDATE !
Submitted June 19th, 2008

Top Rope Promotions is pleased to announce that New England competitor and Kowalski student DC Dillinger will be replacing Antonio Thomas (who will be out due to commitments in Japan) in the 2008 Kowalski Cup.

Also, the first round tournament matches are set and they are as follows:

"The Epic" Mike Bennett (2006 Cup Winner) vs. Frankie Arion

"Straight Edge" Brian Fury vs. DC Dillinger

Jason Blade (FIP Tag Team Champion) vs. "The Exotic" Kristian Frost

BK Jordan (2007 Cup Winner) vs. The Winner of the 6/27 Battle Royal

As previously announced, the Battle Royal will open the event on
June 27th. Also on June 27th, there will be a Women's Tag Team match.

ANTONIO THOMAS OUT OF TOURNAMENT
Submitted June 12th, 2008

"The Promise" Antonio Thomas will be unable to compete at the 2008 Kowalksi Cup as he will be heading over to Japan to compete for All-Japan Pro Wrestling. TRP would like to wish Antonio the best of luck in Japan and we will look forward to "The Promise" returning to Top Rope Promotions in the future.
TRP will be announcing who will replace Thomas in the tournament very soon, along with the first round matches for the 2008 Kowalski Cup.

TOP ROPE WRESTLING EPISODE 3 NOW ONLINE!
Submitted June 10th, 2008

Top Rope Wrestling Episode # 3 is now online! Alexander Worthington III and Bobby Cruise call the action!
This month features:
- "Lebanese Prince" Jalil Salaam
- The return of Jay Jaillet
- TRP Title Bout: "Die Hard" Eddie Edwards vs. "Heavenly" Johnny Angel (c)
- A Special Edition of The G-Spot & more!

A streaming version of the episode is now available on our video page!

All episodes of Top Rop Wrestling are going to be hosted on veoh.com
To watch the entire episode all you need to do is sign up for an account on veoh.com and install the veoh Tv Player (its free and takes less than 2 minutes) and then you will be able to watch every monthly episode of Top Rope Wrestling, in its entirety!

Heres the link to the video. Its only a 5 minute preview, but after you create an account you can view the entire episode.

http://www.veoh.com/videos/v14177032FAKRPej8

KOWALSKI CUP ENTRANTS RELEASED
Submitted June 4th, 2008

- Top Rope Promotions will present the 3rd Annual "Kowalksi Cup" on Friday, June 27th at the Police Athletic League Hall in Fall River, MA.  The Kowalski Cup is an Eight-Man, One- Night Tournament.  The winner of the Cup will receive an automatic title shot at the TRP Heavyweight Championship at a future TRP event. The first seven participants have been announced and are listed below.  As an added twist to this years event, there will be a Battle Royal that will open the event on June 27th.  The winner of the Battle Royal will capture the eighth and final spot in this years tournament.  The winner of the winner of the match will have their work cut out for them as they will not only have to go through the Battle Royal, but also three other matches to win the tournament, all in one night.

The previous winners of the Kowalski Cup were "The Epic" Mike Bennett (2006), and BK Jordan (2007).

This years entrants are:
* Jason Blade (FIP Tag Team Champion)
* "The Promise" Antonio Thomas
* BK Jordan (2007 Kowalski Cup Winner)
* "Straight Edge" Brian Fury
* "The Epic" Mike Bennett (2006 Kowalski Cup Winner)
*  Frankie Arion
*  "The Exotic" Kristian Frost
*  The Winner of the 6/27 Battle Royal

Be sure to check back for updates on entrants of the Battle Royal as well as any other late breaking news on this years tournament!

BRAND NEW EPISODE OF TOP ROPE WRESTLING NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
Submitted June 3rd, 2008

- A brand new episode of Top Rope Wrestling will be airing this week on Comcast Channel 95 in New Bedford and Fall River this week! The episode will air tonight (tues.) in Fall River at 9pm tommorrow (wed.) in New Bedford at 9pm. In action this month are "Lebanese Prince" Jalil Salaam, the return of Jay Jaillet, a special edition of Gino Giovanni's "G-Spot" and the two out of three falls Heavyweight Title bout bewtween "Heavenly" Johnny Angel and "Die Hard" Eddie Edwards. Also, you will hear from several competitors in this years Kowalski Cup as well. Bobby Cruise and Alexander Worthington III call all of the action this month, on Top Rope Wrestling. Look for the episode online, later this week as well.

- The remaining names in this years Kowalski Cup will be released Wed. June 4th, right here on Topropepromotions.com

NEW KOWALSKI CUP INTERVIEW VIDEOS ADDED
Submitted June 2nd, 2008

New Interviews with Mike Bennett, B.K. Jordan & Brian Fury have been added to our video section.Shane Matthews asks each competitior their thoughts, on this years Kowalski Cup, taking place on June 27th.

NEW KOWALSKI CUP INTERVIEW VIDEOS ADDED
Submitted June 2ndt, 2008

New Interviews with Mike Bennett, B.K. Jordan & Brian Fury have been added to our video section.Shane Matthews asks each competitior their thoughts, on this years Kowalski Cup, taking place on June 27th.

BOBBY CRUISE RETURNS TO TOP ROPE PROMOTIONS
Submitted May 31st, 2008

As we announced recently, there have been some changes within

Top Rope Promotions that should make things very interesting in the coming months. 
 
The company has upgraded it's production with new HD-cameras that will be used to shoot all TRP events.  A brand new edition of TRP's television show will debut soon with matches and footage from the
May 30th event.  The show is available on Comcast Access in Fall River
and New Bedford and we will also be uploading all new episodes on the TRP website.
 
In addition, Top Rope Promotions would like to announce the appointing of Bobby Cruise as the new Talent Coordinator for the company.  Cruise brings fifteen years of experience to the company.  Bobby currently serves as the full-time ring announcer for Ring of Honor.  His experience on the independent scene, in ROH, as well as his multiple tours of Japan and the United Kingdom will be an asset to TRP.  Cruise will handle all of the talent for TRP as well as the booking of shows and he will also assist in the further development of the TRP television show.
 
This change is also sure to bring some exciting new changes to the TRP roster.  Fans have already seen the arrival of Eddie Edwards and Brian Fury to TRP, and current FIP Tag Team Champion Jason Blade will become a full-time member of the roster beginning with the June 27th event.  More exciting additions are sure to come down the road, while TRP also maintains its core roster that the fans are so familiar with.
 
Below are some comments from Bobby Cruise regarding his new position with Top Rope Promotions:
 
"I am excited to be back with Top Rope Promotions.  I announced my first show ever at the PAL Hall in Fall River back in the Spring of 1994 and now things have come full circle in a way.  When I was approached about the talent position with the company, I was eager to accept it.  I have missed the opportunity to work with the New England independent talent over the past few years, and now I will have the chance again.  Hopefully, as a team, we can bring some excitement and great matches to the fans of TRP and beyond with our live events and television show."
 
 
Top Rope Promotions thanks you for your support, and if you have not seen a TRP event lately, check us out and give us a chance.  We feel that the changes and additions to the company will give us and you a better overall product and experience.

MAY 30th RESULTS
Submitted May 31st, 2008

- Top Rope Promotions returned to the PAL Hall in Fall River before a loud and enthusisastic crowd. The fans witnessed a Texas Death Match, a First Blood match and a 2 out-of 3 falls Heavyweight Title match as old feuds were put to rest while new ones were born. Also, the first entrants into the 2008 "Kowalski Cup" were announced. Full results of the show were:

The returning Jay Jaillett defeated Buck Nasty

"" Alex Payne & Mikko defeated Vain & Mr. E

"Lebanese Prince" Jalil Salaam pinned Jim Tanner

"G3" Gino Giovanni hosted an edition of the G-Spot with Big Daddy Bravo interrupting and later being layed out by Giovanni with repeated chair shots

The Stroke retained the TRP Tag Team Titles by defeating The Alden Brotehrs in a Texas Death Match

"Straight Edge" Brian Fury beat 2007 Kowalski Cup Winner BK Jordan

Bryce Andrews defeated longtime partner "The Epic" Mike Bennett in a First Blood Match

"Heavenly" Johnny Angel defeated "Diehard" Eddie Edwards two falls to one to retain the TRP Heavyweight Championship

Top Rope Promotions returns to the PAL Hall in Fall River on Friday, June 27th for Kowalski Cup 2008. Announced for the tournament thus far:

* FIP Tag Team Champion Jason Blade

* Brian Fury

* 2006 Kowalksi Cup Winner "The Epic" Mike Bennett

* 2007 Kowalksi Cup Winner BK Jordan

ANOTHER KOWALSKI CUP PARTICIPANT ANNOUNCED
Submitted May 29th, 2008

- More Kowalski Cup participants have been announced. Fan favorite "Straight Edge" Brian Fury has just been signed to appear on June 27th in Fall River, MA! A multi-time championship holder in New England, Fury hopes to make it past the other 7 competitors in this years Kowalski Cup.

INTERVIEW WITH HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION JOHNNY ANGEL
Submitted May 28th, 2008
- Jay Stevens recently conducted an interview with current TRP Heavyweight Champion "Heavenly" Johnny Angel. The interview can be read by clicking here.

KOWALSKI CUP PARTICIPANTS ANNOUNCED
Submitted May 27th, 2008

- The first three participants in this years Kowalski Cup have been announced. The first is Jason Blade. Blade a regular in both Ring of Honor and Full Impact Pro, has also worked for the WWE this year and is looking forward to his first appearance in this years Kowalski Cup! The second participant is no stranger to the Kowalski Cup, he is 2006 winner Mike Bennett! Bennett not only won the cup in 2006, but put Romeo Roselli to the limit in 2007, for the first ever U.S. title defense of the N.W.E. heavyweight title (at the time held by Roselli). Bennett also went on to make several appearances for the WWE in 2007 as well. The third man announced is 2007 winner BK Jordan! Jordan not only won the cup in 2007, but went on to make appearances for the WWE in a commercial as well as live on monday night RAW!