  thomas james "tom" laughlin (born february 13, 1971) is an american professional wrestler, promoter and actor better known by his ring name tommy dreamer. he is currently working for various promotions on the independent circuit and is the founder and owner of house of hardcore. he is best known for his time spent with extreme championship wrestling (ecw) and world wrestling entertainment (wwe). after leaving wwe after a nine-year stint in 2010, dreamer worked a year for total nonstop action wrestling (tna). among other accolades, he is a fourteen-time wwf/e hardcore champion and a two-time world champion, having won the ecw world championship twice, and is the only man to have won this title in both the original company and in the wwe relaunch. in addition to his most recent role, dreamer is known for the time he spent in the philadelphia-based extreme championship wrestling (ecw) promotion, of which he has been called the "heart and soul".{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/commentary/styles/011107mep|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070523215348/http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/commentary/styles/011107mep|archivedate=2007-05-23|title=most extreme player for 1/11/07|last=style
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