Top Rope Promotions
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| Acronym | TRP |
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| Founded | 1984 |
| Style | Professional wrestling |
| Headquarters |
New Bedford, Massachusetts (1996-2000) Fall River, Massachusetts (2000-present) |
| Founder(s) | Joe Eugenio |
| Owner(s) | Steve Ricard (2000-present) |
| Formerly | Yankee Pro Wrestling (1994-2004) New England Wrestling Association (1988-1994) |
| Website | TopRopePromotions.com |
Top Rope Promotions (formerly known as Yankee Pro Wrestling) is a North Eastern independent professional wrestling promotion based in New Bedford, Massachusetts and is the largest promotion in the Southern New England area rivaling other North Eastern promotions including Chaotic Wrestling, the Millennium Wrestling Federation and New England Championship Wrestling. Along with its head trainer Matt Hyson, their seminars have been hosted by Ring of Honor alumni Jamie Noble and A.J. Styles. A number of independent wrestlers competed in Yankee Pro Wrestling during their early careers including Amanda Storm, Andy Jaxx,DC Drake,Slyck Wagner Brown, Johnny Heartbreaker, Shark Boy, Christian York, Metal Maniac, Robbie Ellis,Rick Fuller and Dan "The Beast" Severn.
Following the close of Extreme Championship Wrestling, several ECW mainstays such as Amish Roadkill,Dawn Marie, Simon Diamond, Perry Saturn, Tony DeVito, Little Guido, Jerry Lynn, Steve Corino, Justin Credible, Julio Dinero, Chris Hamrick, Big Dick Dudley and Joel Gertner had brief stints in the promotion. In recent years, TNA wrestlers Christy Hemme, Talia, Abyss, Jay Lethal, Joey Matthews, Ron "The Truth" Killings, Bubba Ray Dudley, and Devon Dudley have also made appearances.
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