Mid - Eastern Wrestling Federation The Mid - Eastern Wrestling Federation was a Mid - Atlantic independent professional wrestling promotion based in Essex , Maryland . Founded by promoter Dennis Wippercht and wrestler Tim " Lucifer " Burke in 1991 , the MEWF was one of the leading independent promotions on the East Coast during the 1990s rivaling promotions such as East Coast Wrestling Association , Jersey All Pro Wrestling and Maryland Championship Wrestling . Among its roster included Extreme Championship Wrestling regulars such as Raven , Stevie Richards , The Blue Meanie , Damien Kane , Pit Bull # 2 , referee " Judge " Jeff Jones , and Bad Breed ( Ian and Axl Rotten ) as well as some of the leading independent wrestlers such as Cueball Carmichael , Johnny Gunn , Max Thrasher , Devon Storm , Morgus the Maniac , Boo Bradley , Jimmy Cicero , Hollywood Bob Starr , Ruckus , Dino Casanova , Corporal Punishment , Bad Crew and Darkside ( Glen Osborne and Rockin ' Rebel ) . Former World Wrestling Federation wrestlers such as Barry Horowitz , Road Warrior Hawk , Jim Neidhart , The Honky Tonk Man and The Headbangers as well as World Championship Wrestling veterans " Jumping " Joey Maggs and Disco Inferno also had short stints in the promotion . History . Early history . Dennis Wippercht , after promoting several wrestling events during 1990 , joined Tim Burke in establishing the Mid - Eastern Wrestling Federation holding its first card in Pasadena , Maryland on August 2 , 1991 ; during the event , the Lords of Darkness ( Pain and Agony ) would defeat Cream Team ( Dino Casanova and Rip Sawyer ) to become the first MEWF Tag Team champions . Three months later , the MEWF held a fundraiser for the North Carroll High School in Hampstead , Maryland to help purchase computer software for its business department . The card included stars such as " Hot Stuff " Eddie Gilbert , A . C . Golden , Morgus the Maniac , Axl Rotten , The Cream Team ( Dino Casanova & Rip Sawyer ) , female wrestlers Rusty " The Fox " Thomas and MEWF Women ' s Champion Heidi Lee Morgan , and midget wrestler Haiti Kid . Max Thrasher wrestled The Honky Tonk Man in the main event . During its early years , the promotion featured such wrestlers as Jim " The Anvil " Neidhart , Road Warrior Hawk and Jake " The Snake " Roberts , however , their cruiserweight division gained a considerable following with The Lightning Kid and Jimmy Jannetty feuding over the Light Heavyweight Championship during early 1993 . On July 8 , 1995 , the promotion held an event at the National Guard Armory in Annapolis , Maryland which featured Corporal Punishment , Axl Rotten , Mad Dog O ' Malley and the debut of Pat Patterson , Jr . ( the kayfabe " son " of Pat Patterson ) ; the card was the first professional wrestling event ever held in Annapolis . Expanding outside the Baltimore - area , the promotion regularly appeared at the " Secret Cove " , a popular restaurant and bar in southern Fairfax County , Virginia . During the next several years , some of the top lightheavyweight wrestlers appeared in televised matches for the promotion including Mark " the Shark " Shrader , Earl the Pearl , Steve Corino , Danny Doring , Quinn Nash , Adam Flash and Joey Mercury , as well as participated in the ECWA ' s Super 8 Tournament during the late 1990s . Rivalry with Maryland Championship Wrestling . In 1998 , following a dispute with MEWF management and wrestlers over creative control and payment disagreements , Corporal Punishment and Mark Shrader left the promotion taking half of its roster with them to form Maryland Championship Wrestling . After a nearly 5 year rivalry , the two promotions began working together in October 2002 and eventually co - hosted Maryland Championship Wrestling ' s final event at Michael ' s Eighth Avenue in Glen Burnie , Maryland on July 16 , 2003 . During this interpromotional card , the MCW Championship titles were merged with Mid - Eastern Championship Wrestling most notably the Christian York winning the Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup as well as the MCW / MEWF Cruiserweight Championship defeating Joey Matthews , Reckless Youth , Qenaan Creed , Jay Briscoe and Crash Holly in a six - way elimination match . The event also featured Headbanger Thrasher , Gillberg and Van Hammer . Later years . In early 2002 , Tim ' s wife , Donna Burke took over day - to - day running began promoting shows twice a month at Dundalk ' s North Point Flea Market and held a memorial show for Dino Casanova on June 20 , 2002 . The following year , Burke promoted a show with Ring of Honor in Glen Burnie , Maryland on January 29 and World Wrestling Entertainment in Fair Hill , Maryland on July 31 . The promotion was unable to keep the fanbase of Maryland Championship Wrestling , however , and , within several months , the promotion became inactive after its last card at " Hunter ' s Sail Barn " in Rising Sun , Maryland on October 30 , 2004 ; this was the first wrestling event ever held in the building .