Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling (3PW) History

 


PRO-PAIN PRO WRESTLING (3PW)

Acronym: 3PW
Founded: February 15th, 2002
Defunct: June 18th, 2005
Style: Hardcore Wrestling
Headquarters: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Founder(s): The Blue Meanie and Jasmin St. Claire
Owner(s): The Blue Meanie and Jasmin St. Claire
Predecessor: Extreme Championship Wrestling (unofficially)

Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling or 3PW was a hardcore professional wrestling promotion based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Considered as an attempt at reviving Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) in a way, it ran many shows from the former ECW Arena following ECW's closure in 2001.

The promotion was founded in 2002 by ECW alumni Jasmin St. Claire and her husband at the time Brian "The Blue Meanie" Heffron, later being joined by ECW founder Tod Gordon. Many ECW veterans, such as Raven, The Sandman, Al Snow, Sabu, New Jack and others, made up the roster of the promotion. The promotion closed in 2005 after encountering financial difficulties. 

HISTORY:

The promotion was founded by Jasmin St. Claire and Brian "The Blue Meanie" Heffron and they were later joined by former Extreme Championship Wrestling promoter Tod Gordon. In the beginning, 3PW brought in wrestling greats such as Dusty Rhodes, Terry Funk, Abdullah the Butcher and Bam Bam Bigelow to add to the roster. The first 3PW show ran at the ECW Arena, but with Xtreme Pro Wrestling (XPW) owner Rob Black signed an exclusive lease to the arena, 3PW was forced to move to The Electric Factory, also in Philadelphia. 

In 2004, 3PW had a show featuring a Blue World Order (bWo) reunion with The Blue Meanie and Stevie Richards. The next month, 3PW hosted an NWA Florida X-Division Championship match between Roderick Strong and Mikey Batts.

In December 2004, however, problems began to arise. 3PW booker Tod Gordon resigned, walking out during a 3PW event following an argument with 3PW officials when there was apparently no money to pay wrestlers, security and other staff for the event. In April of 2005, Jasmin St. Claire was officially replaced as CEO by Richard McDonald. Rockin' Rebel took over as the booker of the promotion, but he and The Blue Meanie soon became involved in a business dispute with Pro Wrestling Unplugged (PWU) owners Johnny Kashmere and Trent Acid. When St. Claire stopped receiving her royalty checks, she responded by putting the promotion up for sale in a one-day auction on Ebay.com although, no one responded to the $180,000 asking price. The Blue Meanie attempted to resurrect the promotion, but was unable to find an investor to help keep it afloat. The company held it's final event on June 18th, 2005. In 2007, Force Entertainment began professionally repackaging and distributing 3PW Events through Austrailia commercially and through the companies' websites, as such the DVD releases started turning up in supermarkets, video stores and retail outlets. 

ALUMNI:

  • Don E. Allen (2004-2005)
  • Damian Adams (2002-2005)
  • Mikey Batts (2004)
  • Prince Nana (2003)
  • Nick Berk (2003)
  • Bam Bam Bigelow (2002)
  • Joey Matthews (2002-2004)
  • Kris Krude (2005)
  • CM Punk (2002)
  • Dylan Knight / Mike Brown (2002, 2005)
  • Slyk Wagner Brown (2004-2005)
  • Sabu (2002-2004)
  • Monsta Mack (2003-2005)
  • Kid Kash (2002-2003)
  • Chris Chetti (2002-2003)
  • Colt Cabana (2002)
  • Steve Corino (2002)
  • John Zandig (2003)
  • Christopher Daniels (2004-2005)
  • James Storm (2005)
  • B-Boy (2005)
  • Amish Roadkill (2002-2005)
  • White Lotus (2002)
  • Johnny Grunge (2002, 2004)
  • Homicide (2003, 2005)
  • Tommy Suede (2005)
  • Crowbar (2002)
  • Paul E. Normous (2002)
  • The Sandman (2002-2004)
  • Terry Funk (2003)
  • Ace Steel (2002)
  • Chris Hamrick (2002)
  • Chris Harris (2005)
  • Chris Sabin (2004-2005)
  • Hack Meyers (2002)
  • The Blue Meanie (2002-2005)
  • Curt Hennig (2002)
  • Xavier (2003)
  • AJ Styles (2003-2005)
  • Matt Stryker (2002-2005)
  • Simon Diamond (2004-2005)
  • Ron Killings (2002)
  • Jason Knight (2002)
  • Axl Rotten (2002)
  • Jerry "The King" Lawler (2002-2003)
  • Raven (2003-2004)
  • Roderick Strong (2004)
  • Mafia (2003)
  • Jerry Lynn (2003-2004)
  • Little Guido (2002)
  • Ruckus (2003-2005)
  • N8 Mattson (2004-2005)
  • Mike Kruel (2003-2005)
  • Angel (2002)
  • Greg Matthews (2005)
  • Danny Doring (2002)
  • NOSAWA (2002-2003)
  • Abyss (2005)
  • Rocco Rock (2002)
  • Justin Credible (2003, 2005)
  • Sterling James Keenan (2005)
  • Wifebeater (2003-2004)
  • Balls Mahoney (2003)
  • Jimmy Snuka (2003)
  • Devon Moore (2005)
  • Jack Victory (2003-2004)
  • Dusty Rhodes (2002-2003)
  • Al Snow (2004)
  • 2 Cold Scorpio (2004)
  • Abdullah the Butcher (2002-2003)
  • Low Ki (2003-2004)
  • Christian York (2002-2003)
  • Chris Hero (2002)
  • Derek Wylde (2004)
  • Rob Eckos (2002-2005)
  • Kevin Sullivan (2002-2003)
  • Tank Toland (2002)
  • Towel Boy (2002)
  • Ricky Vega (2003-2004)
  • Trent Acid (2003, 2005)
  • Syxx-Pac (2002)
  • The Messiah (2005)
  • Bill Wiles / Bilvis Wesley (2002)
  • Rockin' Rebel (2002-2005)
  • Ian Rotten (2002-2003)
  • Pitbull #1 (2002-2004)
  • New Jack (2002)
  • Caesar Smalls (2005)
  • CJ O'Doyle (2003-2005)
  • Dead Man Walking (2002)
  • Del Tsunami (2002)
  • Dirk Ciglar (2005)
  • Drew Blood (2005
  • Greg Spitz (2005)
  • Jay Money (2005)
  • Josh Daniels (2002-2003, 2005)
  • Jeff Rocker (2003)
  • JT Moses (2005)
  • Judas Gray (2005)
  • Mike Vandal (2002)
  • Mike Austin (2002)
  • Murder One (2002)
  • Orion (2002)
  • Pierce St. John (2002)
  • Rapid Fire Maldonado (2002)
  • Ric Blade (2002-2003)
  • Robert Pigeon (2002)
  • Rob Zombie (2004-2005)
  • Shawn Donovan (2002)
  • Shirley Doe (2002)
  • Super Hentai (2002)
  • Teddy Fine (2005)
STABLES & TAG TEAMS:
  • America's Most Wanted - Chris Harris and James Storm (2005)
  • The Bad Breed - Axl Rotten and Ian Rotten (2002)
  • The Bad Street Boys - Christian York and Joey Matthews (2002)
  • Blackball'd - Greg Matthews and The Rockin' Rebel (2005)
  • Da Hit Squad - Monsta Mack and Mafia (2003)
  • Danny Doring and Roadkill - Danny Doring and Roadkill (2002)
  • Notorious, Inc. - Devon Moore and Drew Blood (2005)
  • Pitbulls 2004 - Pitbull #1 (Gary Wolfe) and Mike Kruel (2004)
  • The Primetime Players - Mike Brown and Teddy Fine (2005)
  • The Public Enemy - Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge (2002)
MANAGERS & VALETS:
  • George Frankenstein (2003)
  • Jasmin St. Claire (2002-2005)
  • April Hunter (2004-2005)
  • Missy Hyatt (2002-2003)
  • Talia (2004-2005)
  • Diana (2002)
  • Miss Candie (2002)
COMMENTATORS & INTERVIEWERS:
  • Promoter(s): Jasmin St. Claire (2002-2005) and Brian Heffron (2002-2005)
  • Booker(s): Tod Gordon (2002-2004) and Rockin' Rebel (2005)
CHAMPIONSHIPS:
  • 3PW World Heavyweight Championship
    • Last Held By: Roadkill (May 21st, 2005)
    • First Champion: Pitbull #1 (Gary Wolfe) (August 24th, 2002)
  • 3PW Tag Team Championship: 
    • Last Held By: Blackball'd (Rockin' Rebel and Greg Matthews) (May 21st, 2005)
    • First Champion(s): Slyk Wagner Brown and April Hunter (August 21st, 2004)

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