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Deonna Purrazzo

In 2014, Purrazzo started working as extra talent for WWE appearing in several skits with former talent Adam Rose as a "Rosebud".

She appeared on the November 11, 2015, episode of *NXT* where she was defeated by Nia Jax. On the November 19 episode of *NXT*, Purrazzo lost to Asuka. On the January 13, 2016, episode of *NXT*, she participated in a battle royal to determine the number one contender for the NXT Women's Championship. She kept appearing throughout 2016, losing to the likes of Asuka, Emma, Nia Jax, and Bayley.

On the December 13, 2016 episode of *SmackDown Live*, Purrazzo was set to face SmackDown Women's Champion Alexa Bliss, however, Bliss attacked her before the match began.

Purrazzo was selected as an alternate for the inaugural Mae Young Classic tournament where she competed on night two of the tournament in a dark match. Alongside Jessica James, Purrazzo was victorious  against Nicole Matthews and Barbi Hayden.

On May 31, 2018, it was reported that Purrazzo had signed a contract with WWE. On the same week, WWE announced that Purrazzo would be competing in the second Mae Young Classic. On the August 22, 2018, episode of *NXT*, she made her official TV debut since signing with the company against Bianca Belair in a losing effort. On the September 19, 2018, episode of *NXT*, she teamed up with Dakota Kai in a losing effort against Lacey Evans and Aliyah. During the Mae Young Classic, Purrazzo made it to the Quarterfinals, defeating Priscilla Kelly and Xia Li before being eliminated by Io Shirai. Purrazzo made her *NXT UK* debut on the December 26 episode of the show, when she unsuccessfully challenged Rhea Ripley for the NXT UK Women's Championship. After their match, Ripley attacked Purrazzo until she was rescued by Toni Storm.

On December 16, 2019, Purrazzo made her first main roster appearance losing to Asuka on *Raw*. Purrazzo appeared on the April 6, 2020 edition of *Raw* in a singles match against the returning Nia Jax, where she was defeated. On April 15, 2020, Purrazzo was released from her WWE contract.
David Schultz

In 1984, Schultz would debut for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), and, within a short time, had become one of the top heels in the promotion, being aligned with Roddy Piper, Bob Orton and Paul Orndorff in their feud with "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka. He later teamed with Piper and Orndorff to defeat S.D. Jones, Rocky Johnson and Bobo Brazil in a 6-man tag team match in Landover, Maryland. On June 17, he would also face WWF World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
ECW December to Dismember 1995

**December to Dismember: Ultimate Jeopardy** was a event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). It took place on December 9, 1995 at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

## Results

* The Dudley Brothers (Buh Buh Ray and Dances With Dudley) (with Big Dick Dudley, Chubby Dudley, and Sign Guy Dudley) defeated The Bad Crew (Dog and Rose) (with Damien Kane and Lady Alexandra).
* Taz (with Bill Alfonso) defeated El Puerto Riqueño.
* Hack Meyers defeated Bruiser Mastino.
* The Eliminators (Perry Saturn and John Kronus) defeated The Pitbulls (Pitbull 1 and Pitbull 2).
* Raven defeated Tommy Dreamer.
* J.T. Smith defeated Tony Stetson.
* The Sandman (with Woman) defeated Mikey Whipwreck and Steve Austin in a three-way dance to win the ECW World Heavyweight Championship.
* The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) defeated The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray).

## Main Event

* Tommy Dreamer, The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge), and The Pitbulls (Pitbull 1 and Pitbull 2) defeated Raven, The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray), The Eliminators (John Kronus and Perry Saturn), and Stevie Richards in an Ultimate Jeopardy steel cage match.
Duke Hudson

Tony Modra

On February 11, 2019, it was announced that Hudson had signed a contract with WWE and that he would report to the WWE Performance Center. He debuted under his real name **Brendan Vink** at an *NXT* house show on March 15, 2019, defeating Nick Comoroto. He went on to spend the remainder of March and the following month of April wrestling on house shows. Vink made his televised debut on the March 25, 2020 episode of *NXT*, teaming with Shane Thorne in a losing effort against Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch.

In March 2020, Vink began appearing on *Raw* alongside Shane Thorne, where they faced teams such as The Street Profits and Cedric Alexander and Ricochet, but were defeated. On the April 27 episode of *Raw*, Thorne and Vink became MVP’s newest associates as he challenged Alexander and Ricochet to a match the next week on their behalf. On the May 4 episode of *Raw*, Thorne and Vink defeated Alexander and Ricochet, earning their first victory. However, their alliance with MVP ended after they were both traded back to *NXT* and Thorne and Vink would quietly disband as a team soon after.

In July 2021, Vink, under the new ring name **Duke Hudson** was announced to be a part of the 2021 *NXT* Breakout Tournament. On the July 13 episode of *NXT*, Hudson defeated Ikemen Jiro in the first round. On the August 17 episode of *NXT*, Hudson was eliminated in the semi-finals by Carmelo Hayes. Hudson would then confront Kyle O'Reilly and a brawl would ensue, leading to a match being made between the two on next week's episode of *NXT*. Hudson would go on to lose the match. On December 5, at NXT WarGames, Hudson lost to Cameron Grimes in a hair versus hair match, and therefore had to shave his head per the match's stipulation.

On the November 1, 2022 episode of *NXT*, Hudson seemingly turned face for the first time in his WWE career by accompanying Thea Hail and Andre Chase as Chase U's flag bearer since Bodhi Hayward was released from his WWE contract the same day.

On October 24, 2023, on night one of NXT Halloween Havoc, Hudson and Chase defeated The Family (Tony D'Angelo and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo) to become the NXT Tag Team Champions, winning his first championship in WWE. Hudson and Chase would go on to lose the titles back to The Family on the November 14 episode of *NXT*, ending their reign at 22 days.
ECW Hostile City Showdown 1994

**Hostile City Showdown 1994** was the first Hostile City Showdown event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). It took place on June 24, 1994 in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

## Results

* Tommy Dreamer defeated Hack Meyers.
* Chad Austin fought Don E. Allen to a no contest.
* The Tazmaniac defeated The Pitbull in a Dog Collar match.
* The Bruise Brothers (Ron and Don) defeated Mr. Hughes and Shane Douglas.
* Tommy Cairo (with Peaches) defeated The Sandman (with Woman) by disqualification in a Singapore Cane on a Pole match.
* The Funks (Dory and Terry) fought The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) to a no contest.
* Mikey Whipwreck defeated Rockin' Rebel (with Jason) by disqualification to retain the ECW World Television Championship.

## Main Event

* Sabu (with Paul E. Dangerously and 911) defeated Cactus Jack.
Disciples of Apocalypse

**The Disciples of Apocalypse** began to form in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) on the June 9, 1997 edition of *Raw is War* when the leader of the Nation of Domination, Faarooq, fired both Savio Vega and Crush from the stable. As a result, Crush proceeded to form his own biker-themed stable. The group consisted of Chainz, Skull and 8-Ball. They were introduced on the June 23, 1997 edition of *Raw is War* and proceeded to feud with the new Nation of Domination led by Faarooq and Los Boricuas, led by Savio Vega.

Late in 1997, Crush left the group and the WWF. The WWF addressed this by saying Crush was put out of action by Kane. DOA continued as a stable with Chainz assuming leadership. With the loss of Crush, DOA started to team on a semi-regular basis with Ken Shamrock and Ahmed Johnson to battle The Nation of Domination. They also feuded against the Truth Commission and their spiritual leader, The Jackyl.

As time passed, Skull and 8-Ball began to focus on their tag team career, leaving Chainz to compete as a singles wrestler. In June 1998, Chainz left the WWF, and Skull and 8-Ball continued as a tag team using the DOA name. They entered a feud with The Legion of Doom and Droz, during the course of which the Legion's former manager Paul Ellering turned on his former charges and sided with DOA. However, that angle soon died out and DOA entered a brief feud with Southern Justice. Soon after that, Ellering left the duo and they formed a short lived alliance with Brian Christopher and Scott Taylor, known then as Too Much. Their last match in WWF as a tag team was a loss to Ken Shamrock and Mankind on May 14, 1999 at a house show. Soon after that angle, DOA left the WWF later in May 1999.
Dave Taylor

In the mid-1990's, Taylor joined World Championship Wrestling. Taylor, as **Squire David Taylor**, formed a stable with Lord Steven Regal and Earl Robert Eaton, known as The Blue Bloods. After Eaton left the group, Taylor and Regal feuded with him. Taylor continued to team with Regal until Regal was fired from WCW in 2000, at which point Taylor also left the promotion.

On the October 20, 2006 episode of *SmackDown!*, Regal announced that Taylor would be joining him on the brand. The two debuted the same night, earning a dominating victory over Scotty 2 Hotty and Funaki. Though the pair reformed their previous tag team, Regal and Taylor would not reuse the Blue Bloods gimmick, instead portraying themselves as sadistic fighters. The team was quickly put into jeopardy in their second match together when Taylor suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee. Taylor took a more relaxed role for a couple of weeks as a corner man for Regal and only wrestled a few short house show matches. Taylor would quickly heal from his injury and the pair went on to feud with Paul London and Brian Kendrick in the hunt for the WWE Tag Team Championship. After defeating London and Kendrick on several occasions, they earned a Tag Team Championship match at Armageddon in December. The match was changed into a fatal-four way ladder match also involving MNM and The Hardys, and London and Kendrick retained their titles. In a subsequent regular tag rematch on *SmackDown!*, Regal and Taylor came up short of winning the titles.

After WrestleMania 23, Regal and Taylor began a feud with Kane when, after a match between Kane and Taylor, Taylor and Regal attacked Kane. The Boogeyman soon joined the feud as Kane's tag team partner, but the feud ended after Kane defeated Regal in a singles match. On the May 25 edition of *SmackDown!*, Regal and Taylor competed in a number one contenders match for the WWE Tag Team Championship against Kendrick and London, which they lost when Deuce 'n' Domino interfered, making both teams the number one contenders. This led to a triple threat match the next week on *SmackDown!*, where Deuce 'n' Domino retained. Taylor and Regal's tag team would come to an end on June 17, when Regal was drafted to *Raw* during the Supplemental Draft.

Following Regal's departure, Taylor was absent from *SmackDown!* for several weeks and began teaming with Paul Burchill at house shows and dark matches. Taylor only competed on *SmackDown!* sparingly, competing in a 20-man battle royal for the then-vacant World Heavyweight Championship and losing a match to former rival Kane. Taylor brought Drew McIntyre to *SmackDown!* in October 2007 and acted as his mentor, but McIntyre would only make a few appearances before moving to the *Raw* brand in January 2008. Following McIntyre's move, Taylor went on a leave of absence from WWE television. He was released by WWE on April 28, 2008.
ECW CyberSlam 1996

**CyberSlam 1996** was the first CyberSlam event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). The event took place on February 17, 1996 in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

## Results

* The Bad Crew (Dog and Rose) and Judge Dredd defeated Dino Sendoff, Don E. Allen, and The Dirt Bike Kid in a six-man tag match.
* Spiros Greco defeated El Puerto Riqueño.
* Taz (with Bill Alfonso) defeated Joel Hartgood.
* Buh Buh Ray Dudley (with Big Dick Dudley, Chubby Dudley, Dances With Dudley, and Sign Guy Dudley) defeated Mr. Hughes.
* The Bruise Brothers (Don and Ron) defeated The Headhunters (Headhunter 1 and Headhunter 2).
* J.T. Smith defeated Axl Rotten.
* Francine and The Pitbulls (Pitbull 1 and Pitbull 2) defeated Stevie Richards and The Eliminators (Perry Saturn and John Kronus) in a six-man Dog Collar match.
* 2 Cold Scorpio fought Sabu to a time limit draw to retain the ECW World Television Championship.
* Shane Douglas defeated Cactus Jack.

## Main Event

* Raven (with Kimona Wanalaya, Stevie Richards, and The Blue Meanie) defeated The Sandman (with Missy Hyatt) to retain the ECW World Heavyweight Championship.
Desmond Troy

Troy debuted for WWE October 27, 2018, during an *NXT* live event, competing in a Halloween-styled number one contender battle royal for the NXT North American Championship. The following month, Troy, under the name **Denzel Dejournette**, returned for the November 29 live event, where he competed in a twelve-man number one contender battle royal for the NXT Championship. The following month, Dejournette wrestled his first singles match during the December 7 live event, losing to Wesley Blake.

Dejournette made his first television appearance on the April 6, 2020 episode of *Monday Night Raw*, in a loss to Seth Rollins. A week later, Dejournette appeared on the April 17 episode of *SmackDown Live*, losing a match to Sheamus. Ten days later, he returned to *Raw* on the April 27 episode, losing a match to Bobby Lashley. Dejournette made his *NXT* television debut in 2020, on the May 6 episode, during which he lost a singles match against Cameron Grimes. On the September 16 episode of *NXT*, he debuted under the new name **Desmond Troy** in a match won by Tommaso Ciampa. He finished the year with a match during the December 16 episode of *NXT*, losing to Karrion Kross.

Troy's final television appearance was on the July 2, 2021 episode of *205 Live*, during which he participated in an *NXT* Breakout Tournament qualifying match, losing to Joe Gacy. He was released the following month on August 6, 2021.
Dave Hebner

In the 1980's, Hebner began working for the World Wrestling Federation, where he refereed many historic matches such as Randy Savage versus Ricky Steamboat at WrestleMania III and Randy Savage versus Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania V. Perhaps his most memorable appearance came on the February 5, 1988 episode of *WWF The Main Event*, when he was assigned to referee a match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship between Hulk Hogan and André the Giant. André defeated Hogan after Hebner's twin brother Earl had switched places as Ted DiBiase had locked Dave in a closet. Earl Hebner quickly counted to three as André pinned Hogan, despite Hogan clearly having his shoulder up. The match and the WWF Championship were awarded to André as a result.

Prior to WrestleMania IV, the WWF attempted to extend the "evil twin" referee storyline through a kayfabe "investigative report" published in the promotions' flagship publication, *WWF Magazine*.

After retiring as a referee following knee replacement surgery, Hebner became a road agent. He worked as a road agent until July 2005, when he was released from his WWE contract.

Hebner passed away on June 17, 2022.
ECW Living Dangerously 1999

**Living Dangerously 1999** was the second Living Dangerously pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). It took place on March 21, 1999 in Asbury Park, New Jersey.

## Results

* Super Crazy defeated Yoshihiro Tajiri.
* Balls Mahoney (with Axl Rotten) defeated Steve Corino.
* Little Guido (with Big Sal) defeated Antifaz del Norte.
* Rob Van Dam (with Bill Alfonso) defeated Jerry Lynn to retain the ECW World Television Championship.
* New Jack defeated Mustafa Saed.
* Spike Dudley and Sid defeated The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von) (with Joel Gertner and Sign Guy Dudley).
* Tommy Dreamer and Shane Douglas (with Francine) defeated The Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm) (with Jazz, Jason, and Dawn Marie).

## Main Event

* Taz defeated Sabu (with Bill Alfonso) in an extreme deathmatch to retain the ECW World Heavyweight Championship and win the FTW Heavyweight Championship, effectively unifying the titles.
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1994

**Hardcore Heaven 1994** was the first Hardcore Heaven event promoted by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) that took place on August 13, 1994 in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

## Results

* Hack Meyers defeated Rockin' Rebel.
* Chad Austin defeated Tommy Cairo.
* Jason defeated Mikey Whipwreck in a no disqualification match to win the ECW World Television Championship.
* The Tazmaniac and Jimmy Snuka defeated The Pitbulls (Pitbull 1 and Pitbull 2).
* 911 (with Paul E. Dangerously) defeated Mr. Hughes (with Shane Douglas and Angel).
* The Sandman (with Woman) defeated Tommy Dreamer by disqualification in a Singapore Cane match.
* The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) defeated The Bad Breed (Axl Rotten and Ian Rotten) in a Baseball Brawl match to retain the ECW World Tag Team Championships.
* Sabu (with 911 and Paul E. Dangerously) defeated 2 Cold Scorpio.

## Main Event

* Cactus Jack fought Terry Funk to a no contest.
ECW Holiday Hell 1995

**Holiday Hell 1995** was a live event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) that took place on December 29, 1995 in Rego Park, Queens, New York City, New York.

## Results

* Taz (with Bill Alfonso) defeated Koji Nakagawa.
* Hack Meyers defeated J.T. Smith.
* Mikey Whipwreck defeated 2 Cold Scorpio to win the ECW World Television Championship and the ECW World Tag Team Championships.
* The Eliminators (John Kronus and Perry Saturn) (with Jason) defeated The Pitbulls (Pitbull 1 and Pitbull 2) (with Francine).
* Tommy Dreamer defeated The Blue Meanie (with Beulah McGillicutty).
* Tommy Dreamer defeated Stevie Richards (with Beulah McGillicutty).
* Raven (with Stevie Richards, The Blue Meanie, and Beulah McGillicutty) defeated Tommy Dreamer.
* Bruiser Mastino defeated El Puerto Ricano.
* Buh Buh Ray Dudley (with Big Dick Dudley, Dances With Dudley, and Sign Guy Dudley) defeated The Blue Meanie.
* The Sandman (with Woman) defeated Raven (with Stevie Richards and Beulah McGillicutty) to retain the ECW World Heavyweight Championship.
* The Gangstas (Mustafa Saed and New Jack) defeated The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge).
ECW A Matter of Respect 1996

**A Matter of Respect 1996** was the first A Matter of Respect event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). It took place on May 11, 1996, in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

## Results

* Damian fought El Puerto Ricano to a no contest.
* Damien Kane and Devon Storm (with Lady Alexandra) defeated the Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) (with Chubby Dudley, Sign Guy Dudley, and Dances With Dudley) by disqualification.
* The Full Blooded Italians (J.T. Smith and Little Guido) defeated Axl Rotten and Hack Meyers.
* Raven (with Stevie Richards, The Blue Meanie, and Miss Patricia) defeated Pitbull 2 (with Pitbull 1 and Francine) and The Sandman (with 2 Cold Scorpio and Missy Hyatt) in a three-way dance to retain the ECW World Heavyweight Championship.
* Chris Jericho defeated Mikey Whipwreck.
* Shane Douglas defeated 2 Cold Scorpio to win the ECW World Television Championship.
* Rob Van Dam defeated Sabu.

## Main Event

* Tommy Dreamer and The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa Saed) defeated Brian Lee and The Eliminators (Perry Saturn and John Kronus) in a six-man tag team match.
Duke Droese

In 1994, Droese was signed to a contract by the World Wrestling Federation. Droese was given the gimmick of "The Dumpster", a garbage man who carried a trash can to the ring. He debuted on *Monday Night Raw*, defeating Barry Horowitz on May 23. In the summer of 1994, Droese found himself as an opponent for color commentator Jerry Lawler. In the course of a confrontation with Lawler, Droese was struck in the head with his own can, one of the first instances of hardcore wrestling on *WWF Monday Night Raw*.

Droese took part in the 1995 Royal Rumble and the 1995 King of the Ring, but did not win at either event. Later in 1995, Droese began feuding with Hunter Hearst Helmsley. At the 1996 Royal Rumble, Droese handed Helmsley his first WWF loss by disqualification in a match with the stipulation that the winner would enter the Royal Rumble match at number thirty, while the loser would be obliged to enter at number one. Despite entering at number thirty, Droese failed to win the Royal Rumble, and was eliminated by Diesel and Kama. The feud between Droese and Helmsley intensified on the January 27, 1996 edition of *Superstars*, when Helmsley attacked Droese after his match and cut off his hair. The feud culminated in a match that Helmsley won at In Your House 6 on February 18. Droese left the WWF in the summer of 1996. His final televised match was aired on the July 13, 1996 edition of *Superstars*, a loss to T.L. Hopper.

Droese returned to the WWF for a single night on April 1, 2001 at WrestleMania X-Seven in the "gimmick battle royal", where he was eliminated by Doink the Clown, which was won by The Iron Sheik.
Dudley Dudley

In 1993, Dudley was brought into the World Wrestling Federation as an enhancement talent and given the ring name **Charlie Hunter**, and worked for the WWF for two years, in the course of which he wrestled both The British Bulldog and Shawn Michaels and appeared on *Monday Night Raw*.

Renamed **Dudley Dudley**, he arrived in Extreme Championship Wrestling on July 1, 1995. He was billed as being part of the Dudley family along with his storyline half-brothers Snot Dudley and Big Dick Dudley. Dudley Dudley was known for his deep voice and strange laugh during interviews.

The Dudley Boys feuded with The Pitbulls, and were members of Raven's Nest. In late 1995, the Dudleys were joined by Dances with Dudley and Buh Buh Ray Dudley. Dudley Dudley teamed with Dances With Dudley after his former partner, Snot, was badly injured. He left ECW in early 1996.

In October 1997, Dudley appeared in WCW as a jobber. He had previously appeared with WCW as a jobber in 1995, wrestling Brian Pillman at a house show.
Dory Funk, Jr.

In 1986, Dory (given the nickname "Hoss") made his WWF debut in a team alongside his brother Terry. The brothers performed at WrestleMania 2, defeating the Junkyard Dog and Tito Santana. Terry left the WWF shortly after WrestleMania, but Dory remained, mostly tagging with storyline brother Jimmy Jack Funk, who in truth had no relation to the Funk family.

He made an appearance for WCW at Slamboree 1993: A Legends Reunion, wrestling Nick Bockwinkel to a time limit draw.

In 1994, Funk made his debut for Extreme Championship Wrestling, where he reunited with Terry. They feuded with The Public Enemy during Dory's stay in ECW. On June 26, they teamed up with Tommy Dreamer to defeat Hack Meyers and Public Enemy on *ECW Hardcore TV*. They lost to Public Enemy at ECW Heat Wave 1994 in a no rope barbed wire match. Dory returned to ECW on September 27, 1997, losing to ECW Champion Shane Douglas.

He made a single appearance with the WWF once again as a participant in the 1996 Royal Rumble.

On the February 16, 2009 episode of *Raw*, it was announced that Dory along with his brother Terry would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2009 by Dusty Rhodes.
ECW Hostile City Showdown 1998

**Hostile City Showdown 1998** was the fifth Hostile City Showdown event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). It took place on January 31, 1998 in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

## Results

* Chris Chetti and Jerry Lynn defeated The F.B.I. (Little Guido and Tracy Smothers).
* Rob Van Dam and Sabu defeated Axl Rotten and Balls Mahoney by disqualification.
* Spike Dudley defeated Gran Naniwa.
* Justin Credible defeated Gran Hamada.
* Bam Bam Bigelow and Taz fought The Triple Threat (Chris Candido, Lance Storm, and Shane Douglas) to a no contest in a 2-on-3 handicap match.
* Al Snow defeated Doug Furnas.

## Main Event

* Rob Van Dam and Sabu defeated The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von) and The Gangstanators (John Kronus and New Jack) and The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer in a four-way dance tag team match.
Doug Stahl

Doug signed with Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1992, where he formed a tag team as a heel with AJ Petrucci known as "The Super Destroyers". Petrucci would become Super Destroyer #1, while Stahl would become **Super Destroyer #2**.

The Super Destroyers teamed for the first time on April 26, 1992 when they teamed with HD to face The Pitbulls, Jimmy Jannetty and JT Smith in a 6-man tag team match, but the match ended in a double disqualification. On May 19, they defeated The Pitbulls in a match by disqualification. On May 25, they squashed Chris Michaels and John Rock.

On June 23, the Super Destroyers had their biggest night in their career. They participated in a tournament to determine the first-ever ECW Tag Team Champions. They defeated Jimmy Jannetty and JT Smith in the semifinals. In the finals, they defeated The Night Breed (Max Thrasher and Glen Osbourne) to become the first-ever ECW Tag Team Champions. This started a rivalry between Super Destroyers and Night Breed. On July 14, the two teams had a rematch for the ECW Tag Team Championship, which was the first title defense of Super Destroyers. They defeated Night Breed to retain their titles in the rematch. On August 22, they squashed EZ Ryder and The Super Ninja in a title defense.

On September 12, Super Destroyer #2 faced Rasta the Voodoo Mon in a singles match. The two fought to double countout. On September 30, the two Super Destroyers faced each other for the first time. The two fought each other to a double countout. They moved to tag team competition once again squashing Samoan Warrior and Super Ninja in a title defense on October 2. On October 3, Max Thrasher and Super Destroyers were defeated by The Cream Team (Rip Sawyer and Dave Casanova) and Glen Osbourne in a 6-man tag team match. On October 24, they had a successful title defense against Rip Sawyer and Dave Casanova.

On January 23, 1993, Super Destroyers faced The Lords of Darkness in a title match; the Super Destroyers won the match. On March 12, they squashed Super Ninja and Canadian Wolfman in a non-title tag team match. On April 2, Tony Stetson and Larry Winters ended the lengthy reign of Super Destroyers over the ECW Tag Team Championship, which made Super Destroyers the longest reigning champions reigning over 283 days.
Colonel DeBeers

DeBeers competed in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) from 1985 until the organization stopped promoting in late 1990. He was billed as being from Cape Town, South Africa, though he bore no accent whatsoever.

During his stint in the AWA he feuded with "Big" Scott Hall and "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka in 1986, Sgt. Slaughter in 1988, briefly with Derrick Dukes in 1989, and jobber Jake Milliman throughout 1990.

DeBeers and Milliman competed in, quite possibly, one of the most infamous matches in the history of wrestling while in the AWA. In the company's dying months, the AWA created the Team Challenge Series to try to attract more viewers. One of the matches in the TCS pitted DeBeers and Milliman in the Great American Turkey Hunt, a match where the object was to be the first to pull an uncooked turkey off of a pole tied to one corner of the ring. DeBeers was the first to grab the turkey, although the referee had been knocked out. Milliman pulled a fast one and stole the turkey from DeBeers just before the referee got back up, and was awarded the victory. Also in the AWA in 1988, DeBeers was briefly managed by Diamond Dallas Page, the leader of the Diamond Exchange stable, and his Diamond Dolls. During that short time, he would try to force his opponent to leave on a stretcher.
ECW Championship

The **ECW World Heavyweight Championship** was a world heavyweight championship originally used in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and later, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

The title was deactivated in 2001 when ECW went out of business. ECW was then purchased by WWE two years later during the summer of 2003. In 2006, WWE reactivated the championship as the world title of their newly established *ECW* brand. It was a third concurrently-active world championship in the promotion, complementing the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship of the other two brands, *Raw* and *SmackDown*. The ECW Championship briefly appeared as the sole world title of the *Raw* brand in 2008 as a result of that year's draft. When WWE disbanded the *ECW* brand in 2010, the championship was subsequently retired.
Dances with Dudley

Dances debuted in Extreme Championship Wrestling on the September 17, 1995 episode of *ECW Hardcore TV*. Wearing overalls, a tie-dyed shirt and high-tops, Dances became a member of the Dudley family stable. Dances with Dudley was said to be the child of Big Daddy Dudley - the patriarch of the Dudley family - and a Native American woman from Cheyenne, Oklahoma.

Dances with Dudley formed a tag team with his half-brother, Dudley Dudley, replacing the injured Snot Dudley. Dances with Dudley and Dudley Dudley lost to the Steiner Brothers and The Public Enemy during August, although they later defeated Chad Austin and Don E. Allen at Gangstas Paradise on September 16, 1995, and later faced J.T. Smith and Hack Meyers in singles matches.

After losing to ECW Tag Team Champions The Pit Bulls on September 23 and The Gangstas on October 6, Dudley Dudley left to pursue a singles career and was replaced by Buh Buh Ray Dudley. They, however, lost to The Pit Bulls, Public Enemy and The Eliminators during November and early December. Reuniting with Dudley Dudley at December to Dismember to defeat The Bad Crew on December 9, he and Buh Buh Ray Dudley also defeated Bad Crew on December 28 although they lost to them in a rematch two days later that month.

In early 1996, Dances suffered a leg injury during an ECW event on April 13 and was attacked by D-Von Dudley; this was D-Von Dudley's first appearance in the promotion. Following the attack by D-Von Dudley, he and the other members of the Dudleys feuded with the renegade Dudley. He and Chubby Dudley soon left the promotion however.
Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic

The **Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic** was an annual tag team tournament held by WWE, and is featured on its *NXT* brand, having first been established in 2015. In subsequent years, wrestlers from the *NXT UK* and *205 Live* brands have also been included. While originally just for men, a women's version of the tournament was introduced in 2021. The tournament was established in 2015, following the death of WWE Hall of Fame wrestler Dusty Rhodes.

## Winners

* Finn Bálor and Samoa Joe (2015)
* The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) (2016)
* The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly) (2018)
* Aleister Black and Ricochet (2019)
* The Broserweights (Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne) (2020)
* MSK (Wes Lee and Nash Carter) (2021)
* Dakota Kai and Raquel González (2021)
* The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus) (2022)
* Io Shirai and Kay Lee Ray (2022)
Dorian Mak

Mak debuted for WWE on March 16, 2016 at an *NXT* live event, where, under the name **Dan Matha**, he won his first singles match, defeating Alexander Wolfe. The following month on April 8, Matha won his second *NXT* singles match, defeating Christopher Girard.

In April 2018, Matha entered the Greatest Royal Rumble, which was won by Braun Strowman. The following year in 2019, Matha returned to the ring during a March 28 live event, where he defeated Albert Hardie, Jr..

In 2019, Matha formed a tag team with Riddick Moss on the *NXT* live event scene. Their first match was during a May 3 live event, wrestling two tag team matches. They won their first tag match, defeating Cal Bloom and Denzel Dejournette. During the May 17 live event, Robert Strauss introduced the team under their new name The Outliers. They went on to wrestle in further live events against the Street Profits during the month. During the June 29 live event, Matha debuted his new ring name **Dorian Mak** in a four-way elimination tag match.

On April 16, 2020 he was released from his WWE contract.
DJ Gabriel

While WWE was touring England in 2005, Gabriel would make three appearances on its main programming, once as a jobber on Carlito's Cabana interview segment, again as a jobber to Kurt Angle after Angle disrespected England and once as part of the WWE security squad that helped keep the warring *Raw* and *SmackDown!* wrestlers apart. During April 2006, WWE would once again tour England, allowing Gabriel to make another appearance on *Raw* on 24 April, losing to Umaga.

On November 18, 2008, Gabriel made his debut as a face in *ECW*, with a dancing persona, and was managed by Alicia Fox. He defeated local wrestler Sal Rinauro in his debut match for the brand. Over the next weeks, he defeated several jobbers, before defeating Paul Burchill on the last episode of *ECW* in 2008. On the January 13, 2009 episode of *ECW*, Gabriel and Fox defeated The Burchills, Paul and Katie Lea, in a mixed tag team match. On February 24, he suffered his *ECW* first loss since coming to the brand against Mark Henry. Several weeks later, Gabriel lost to Tyson Kidd in a singles match, which was his last televised match on the brand. On April 15, 2009, Fox returned to the *SmackDown* brand as a part of the 2009 Supplemental Draft, leaving Gabriel on his own. After not appearing on television for the rest of the year, Gabriel was released from his WWE contract in January 2010.
Dick Murdoch

In 1984, Murdoch joined the World Wrestling Federation and formed a tag team with Adrian Adonis called the North-South Connection, since Adrian was a New York native while Dick was a Texas native. Both men were involved in a series of vignettes alongside Mean Gene Okerlund, with both men visiting each other's hometowns and not being used with each other's urban and country lifestyles. They captured the World Tag Team Titles, defending them against Jack and Jerry Brisco, Barry Windham and Mike Rotunda, The Wild Samoans, Paul Roma and Salvatore Bellomo, and many other teams. He left the WWF in 1985 after dropping the tag team titles to The U.S. Express.

Murdoch joined World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1986 as a babyface. He feuded with Ric Flair and attempted to win Flair's WCW World Title. He also teamed with Ron Garvin against Flair and the Four Horsemen. In early 1987, Murdoch turned heel and joined Ivan Koloff and Vladimir Petrov in their attempt to thwart Nikita Koloff and Dusty Rhodes. Then one half of the WCW United States Tag Team Champions with Ivan, he injured Nikita's neck after a brain-buster suplex on the floor that summer, resulting in his suspension for 30 days and the team being stripped of the titles. He briefly left the company before reappearing and teaming with Dick Slater as the Hardliners in 1991. They feuded with Rick and Scott Steiner but were unable to win the WCW World Tag Team Titles.

Murdoch was the twenty-seventh entrant in the 1995 Royal Rumble. He was eliminated by Henry O. Godwinn. That May, he wrestled Wahoo McDaniel in a black-and-white "Legends Match" at WCW Slamboree.

On June 15, 1996, Murdoch passed away.
ECW Hostile City Showdown 1997

**Hostile City Showdown 1997** was the fourth Hostile City Showdown event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). It took place on March 15, 1997 in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

## Results

* The F.B.I. (Little Guido and Tommy Rich) defeated Chris Chetti and Tracy Smothers.
* Taz defeated Rob Van Dam.
* Sabu defeated Spike Dudley.
* Chris Candido defeated Louie Spicolli in a two-out-of-three falls match.
* Shane Douglas defeated Pitbull 1 in an "I Quit" match to retain the ECW World Television Championship.
* The Sandman defeated Balls Mahoney.
* The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von) (with Sign Guy Dudley) defeated The Eliminators (John Kronus and Perry Saturn) to win the ECW World Tag Team Championships.
* Terry Funk defeated Brian Lee.

## Main Event

* Raven defeated Stevie Richards and Tommy Dreamer in a three-way dance to retain the ECW World Heavyweight Championship.
Colin Delaney

Delaney made his World Wrestling Entertainment debut as a jobber, seen wrestling on the *ECW* brand. He was first beaten by Shelton Benjamin on the December 18, 2007 episode of *ECW*, before getting squashed by Big Daddy V two weeks later. On the January 8, 2008 episode of *ECW*, Delaney was beaten again, this time by Mark Henry from the *SmackDown!* brand. Delaney would also be squashed by Kane and The Great Khali. On the January 29, 2008 episode of *ECW*, WWE Tag Team Champions The Miz and John Morrison defeated Delaney in a handicap match. After the match, The Miz and Morrison continued to attack Delaney, but he was saved after Tommy Dreamer came to the ring.

Delaney picked up his first win in WWE on the February 26, 2008 episode of *ECW*, defeating The Miz and John Morrison in a tag team match with Tommy Dreamer. On March 11, he and Dreamer challenged The Miz and Morrison for the WWE Tag Team Championships in an Extreme Rules match, but came up short after having lost a subsequent title match the week before. In subsequent weeks, *ECW* General Manager Armando Estrada informed Colin that he would have to acquire his first singles victory to win an "official" *ECW* contract. Delaney unsuccessfully faced a number of superstars, including his own mentor Dreamer, whom Estrada threatened to fire if he lost the match. Finally, on the May 6, 2008 episode of *ECW*, Delaney defeated Estrada himself via a sunset flip to win his contract, which he had legitimately signed in February. He lost his "first match as an *ECW* superstar" against Mike Knox and then was beaten by Estrada when he signed himself to the *ECW* roster. Estrada was defeated by Delaney after already being defeated by Matt Hardy moments earlier, thus removing Estrada from the roster, per the orders of new *ECW* General Manager Theodore Long. On July 20, 2008, at The Great American Bash, Delaney turned heel by costing Tommy Dreamer his ECW Championship match against Mark Henry. On July 29, however, on *ECW*, he lost to Matt Hardy, which caused Henry to turn on him. The next week on *ECW*, Delaney remained a heel and helped Estrada beat Dreamer to earn his *ECW* contract. This led to an Extreme Rules match against Dreamer, where he was easily defeated. On August 15, 2008, Delaney was released from his WWE contract.

Delaney returned to WWE on the December 12, 2017 episode of *SmackDown* in a squash match, teaming with Joe Monroe in a losing effort against The Bludgeon Brothers. He made another WWE appearance on the December 19 episode of *205 Live*, losing a match against the debuting Hideo Itami. On the July 10, 2018 episode of *205 Live*, Delaney lost to Lio Rush.
ECW Hostile City Showdown 1995

**Hostile City Showdown 1995** was the second Hostile City Showdown event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). It took place on April 15, 1995 in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

## Results

* Mikey Whipwreck (with Hack Meyers) defeated Stevie Richards (with Raven).
* Tsubo Genjin defeated Tony Stetson.
* Ian Rotten defeated Axl Rotten in a Barbed Wire Baseball Bat match.
* Raven (with Stevie Richards and Beulah McGillicutty) fought Tommy Dreamer to a no contest.
* Eddie Guerrero fought Dean Malenko to a time limit draw in a match for Guerrero's ECW World Television Championship.
* The Sandman defeated Shane Douglas (with Woman) to win the ECW World Heavyweight Championship.
* The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock) defeated The Pitbulls (Pitbull 1 and Pitbull 2) (with Stevie Richards) to retain the ECW World Tag Team Championships.
* 911 (with Paul E. Dangerously) defeated Ron Simmons.
ECW Anarchy Rulz 2000

**Anarchy Rulz 2000** was the second and final Anarchy Rulz pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). It took place on October 1, 2000 in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

## Results

* Danny Doring and Roadkill defeated The Bad Street Boys (Christian York and Joey Matthews).
* Kid Kash (with Joel Gertner) defeated EZ Money (with Cyrus, Elektra, Julio Dinero, and Chris Hamrick).
* Joel Gertner defeated Cyrus.
* Da Baldies (Angel and Tony DeVito) defeated Balls Mahoney and Chilly Willy.
* Steve Corino (with Jack Victory) defeated C.W. Anderson to become the number one contender for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship.
* The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido and Tony Mamaluke) (with Big Sal) defeated The Unholy Alliance (Yoshihiro Tajiri and Mikey Whipwreck) (with The Sinister Minister) to retain the ECW World Tag Team Championships.
* Rhino defeated Rob Van Dam (with Bill Alfonso) to retain the ECW World Television Championship.

## Main Event

* Jerry Lynn defeated Justin Credible (with Francine) to retain the ECW World Heavyweight Championship.
Corporal Kirchner

After working as a preliminary wrestler for the World Wrestling Federation under the name **RT Reynolds**, Kirchner was eventually given the character of a military hero. Kirchner then adopted the ring name **Corporal Kirchner** and used a militaristic character with several vignettes airing showing him in typical army survival training exercises to help build his character as a patriotic American. He is known for his feud with Nikolai Volkoff in 1986 and into 1987 which included a victory over Volkoff at WrestleMania 2 in a Flag Match; they would trade victories, with Kirchner winning many of the early matches, but Volkoff coming up victorious in most of the matches near the end of the feud.

He was a member of the WWF's Australian tour in mid-1986, wrestling in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. In 1987, Kirchner was released.

In 2001, Kirchner was announced as a participant in the Gimmick Battle Royal at WrestleMania X-Seven. The WWF went as far as to picture him in a graphic on WWF.com promoting the match, though he was removed weeks before the event.

On December 22, 2021, Kirchner passed away.
ECW Heat Wave 1995

**Heat Wave 1995: Rage In The Cage!** was the second Heat Wave event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). The event took place on July 15, 1995 in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

## Results

* Mikey Whipwreck defeated Mike Norman.
* Tony Stetson and Don E. Allen defeated Raven and Stevie Richards (with Beulah McGillicutty) by countout in a match for Raven and Richards' ECW World Tag Team Championships.
* Hack Meyers defeated Big Val.
* The Pitbulls (Pitbull 1 and Pitbull 2) and Tommy Dreamer (with Luna Vachon) defeated Raven and The Dudley Brothers (Dudley Dudley and Snot Dudley) (with Beulah McGillicutty, Stevie Richards, and Big Dick Dudley) in a six-man tag team match.
* Dean Malenko and 2 Cold Scorpio defeated Eddie Guerrero and Taz (with Paul E. Dangerously).
* The Sandman (with Woman) defeated Axl Rotten to retain the ECW World Heavyweight Championship.
* Luna Vachon defeated Stevie Richards in an intergender steel cage match.

## Main Event

* The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa Saed) defeated The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) in a tag team steel cage match.
Danny Doring

Doring joined Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) in 1997, facing Taz in his debut match in May 1997. Doring's original gimmick was that of a wrestler who used many unexciting holds and had vertigo, so would not use high-flying moves. When the audience chanted "boring", Doring would pretend that they were chanting for him.

In December 1997, Doring changed his gimmick to that of a womanizer, and formed an unlikely tag team with Roadkill. They were managed by Angelica, his on-screen girlfriend, for six months, until she left ECW in November 1999, and then by Elektra until she turned on them in 2000.

Doring and Roadkill quickly embarked on a two-year-long feud with Nova and Chris Chetti. This was followed by a series of matches with Simon Diamond and Johnny Swinger and Joey Matthews and Christian York. The team won the ECW World Tag Team Championship on December 3, 2000, at the Massacre on 34th Street pay-per-view, defeating Tony Mamaluke and Little Guido. They held the title until ECW declared bankruptcy in April 2001.

Doring appeared at the WWE-promoted ECW reunion show, ECW One Night Stand 2005 on June 12, 2005. Following this appearance, he competed in try-out matches for the *WWE SmackDown* brand alongside Roadkill.

On May 5, 2006, WWE announced that Doring had signed a contract with them to appear on the upcoming *ECW* brand. On the June 13 edition of *ECW*, Doring took part in a battle royal (with the winner facing John Cena at Vengeance). Doring appeared on an episode of *ECW* against Mike Knox and lost to him. After losing a match to Rob Van Dam on the August 22 episode of *ECW*, he and Van Dam were both attacked by the returning Hardcore Holly. Doring wrestled a match of an *ECW* show in 2006 against CM Punk, which Danny would lose. He competed in live events with the likes of Nunzio and Kurt Angle, mostly in losing efforts.

He was released from WWE in December 2006.
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1996

**Hardcore Heaven 1996** was the third Hardcore Heaven event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). The event was a supercard that took place on June 22, 1996 in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

## Results

* Shane Douglas defeated Mikey Whipwreck.
* The Full Blooded Italians (J.T. Smith and Little Guido) (with Salvatore Bellomo) defeated The Dudleys (Big Dick Dudley and Buh Buh Ray Dudley) (with Chubby Dudley, Sign Guy Dudley, and Dances With Dudley) by disqualification.
* Taz (with Bill Alfonso, The Eliminators (John Kronus and Perry Saturn), Rob Van Dam, and Shane Douglas) defeated Paul Varelans.
* Raven (with Stevie Richards, Super Nova, and The Blue Meanie) defeated Terry Gordy to retain the ECW World Heavyweight Championship.
* The Eliminators (John Kronus and Perry Saturn) fought The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa Saed) with the Eliminators' ECW World Tag Team Championships on the line to a no contest.
* The Eliminators (John Kronus and Perry Saturn) fought The Bruise Brothers (Don and Ron) with the Eliminators' ECW World Tag Team Championships to a no contest.
* Axl Rotten and Hack Meyers fought The Samoan Gangsta Party (Matty Smalls and Sammy the Silk) to a no contest.
* Chris Jericho defeated Pitbull 2 (with Francine) to win the ECW World Television Championship.
* Tommy Dreamer (with Beulah McGillicutty and Kimona Wanalaya) defeated Brian Lee in a weapons match.
ECW Barely Legal 1997

**Barely Legal 1997** was the inaugural pay-per-view (PPV) event held by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). It took place on April 13, 1997, from the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

## Results

* The Eliminators (John Kronus and Perry Saturn) defeated The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von) (with Joel Gertner and Sign Guy Dudley) to win the ECW World Tag Team Championships.
* Rob Van Dam defeated Lance Storm.
* The Great Sasuke, Gran Hamada, and Masato Yakushiji defeated Taka Michinoku, Terry Boy, and Dick Togo in a six-man tag team match.
* Shane Douglas (with Francine) defeated Pitbull 2 to retain the ECW World Television Championship.
* Taz (with Bill Alfonso) defeated Sabu.
* Terry Funk defeated The Sandman and Stevie Richards (with The Blue Meanie, Hollywood Nova, Thomas Rodman, and 7-11) in a three-way dance to become the number one contender to the ECW World Heavyweight Championship.

## Main Event

* Terry Funk defeated Raven to win the ECW World Heavyweight Championship.