WATCH: Battleground Championship Wrestling's A Tribute To The Extreme II ECW Tribute Show

 

Event took place in April 2024 at 2300 Arena (formerly the ECW Arena) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Tri-State Wrestling Alliance - One and Done (TWA Reunion Show) - May 3rd, 2025

 

Tri-State Wrestling Alliance - One and Done (TWA Reunion Show) - May 3rd, 2025

2300 Arena (fka ECW Arena) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Attendance: 200~

Commentary: Joe Dombrowski and Joel Gertner

Results: 

• Special Referee: Madusa Micelli: Gabby Ortiz def. Notorious Mimi
• Special Referee: Jim Molineaux: Angel Medina def. Super Crazy 
• 4-Way Match: Joey Ace def. Clutch Robinson, Darius Carter and Jay D. Luscious 
• Lumberjack Match: Tony Stetson def. Mike Tartaglia
• Special Referee: John Finegan: Pitbull #1 (Gary Wolfe) and Shane Douglas def. Memphis Mafia (Doug Gilbert and Tommy Rich)
• 6-Man Tag Team Match: Kerry Morton and The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) def. The BackSeat Boyz (Johnny Kashmere, JP Grayson and Tommy Grayson)
• Special Referee: Heidi Lee Morgan: Tessa Blanchard def. Vicki Venuto
• South Philly Street Fight for the TWA Heavyweight Championship: Chris Wylde (c) def. Breaker Morant to retain the title 

2025 Hardcore Hall of Fame Inductees:

• JOEL GOODHART
• TONY STETSON 
• JOHNNY HOTBODY 
• LARRY WINTERS 
• DC DRAKE

Battleground Championship Wrestling - A Tribute To The Extreme II (ECW Tribute Show) - April 5th, 2024

 

Battleground Championship Wrestling - A Tribute To The Extreme II (ECW Tribute Show) - April 5th, 2024

2300 Arena (fka the ECW Arena) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Results:

• Team 3D (Bully Ray and Devon) def. Atsushi Onita and Tommy Dreamer
• CW Anderson def. Shane Douglas with Francine
• Crowbar def. Danny Doring
• Alvin with Missy Hyatt def. Jason Knight
• Special Referee Tod Gordon: Bill Alfonso def. Joel Gertner
• Rhino def. Masato Tanaka
• 6-Man Street Fight: The Pitbull Revolution (Alec Odin, Pitbull #1 Gary Wolfe and Traxx) def. Da Baldies (Angel, HC Loc and Tony DeVito)
• The Samoan Gangsta Party (Lance Anoa'i and Samu) def. The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido and Tommy Rich)
• Juventud Guerrera def. 2 Cold Scorpio
• Mexican/Japanese Death Match: Super Crazy def. Yoshihiro Tajiri

ECW Reunion Show 'A Tribute To The Extreme II' Set For April 5th @ 2300 Arena (fka ECW Arena) in Philadelphia, Loads Of ECW Originals + Meet & Greet and Live iPPV

Battleground Championship Wrestling is set to return to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 5th, 2024 for a HUGE day of professional wrestling with a DOUBLE HEADER (afternoon and evening shows) and a  4 hour long Meet & Greet session!

Battleground Championship Wrestling's A Tribute To The Extreme II will begin at 8 PM at the 2300 Arena (formerly known as the ECW Arena). Set to take part in this event are such names: The Sandman, Rhino, Pitbull #1 Gary Wolfe, Shane Douglas and Francine, Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley, Masato Tanaka, Atsushi Onita of FMW fame, 2 Cold Scorpio, Super  Crazy, Yoshihiro Tajiri, Joel Gertner, Angel and Tony DeVito of Da Baldies, Little Guido and Tommy Rich of The Full Blooded Italians , Danny Doring, Devon Moore aka Crowbar, Al Snow with Head, Juventud Guerrera and The Manager of Champions Bill Alfonso

Matches announced for the Tribute to the Extreme II portion of the festivities include:

• Team 3D (formerly known as The Dudley Boys) (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) vs. Atsushi Onita and a MYSTERY PARTNER
• Yoshihiro Tajiri vs. Super Crazy
• Al Snow vs. Shane Douglas with Francine
• Bill Alfonso vs. Joel Gertner
• Danny Doring vs. Crowbar
• The Full Blooded Italians (Tommy Rich and Little Guido) vs. The Samoan Gangsta Party (Samu and Lance Anoai
• Rhino vs. Masato Tanaka
• 2 Cold Scorpio vs. Juventud Guerrera
• 6-Man Street Fight: Da Baldies vs. The Pitbull Revolution (with Pitbull Gary Wolfe)

& MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED! 

Also, in the afternoon they present: Battleground Championship Wrestling's Born To Die which begins at 1 PM and features:

• Battleground Championship Match: Brian Kendrick (c) defends against Lince Dorado
• Battleground Women's Championship Match: Dani Mo (c) defends against Miranda Gordy (the daughter of Terry "Bam Bam' Gordy)
• 3-Way Match: Matt Riddle vs. Jake Something vs. PCO
• Juicy Finau vs. Wrecking Ball Legursky
• Lance Anoai vs. Rich Swann
• Crowbar vs. Facade
• Fallah Bahh and Beastman vs. Brian Myers and Swoggle (Curt Hawkins and Hornswoggle)
• Sex With Your Next Ex Express vs. The Nu Backseatz 

& MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED!

Then, in between the two events in the afternoon-evening between 4 PM - 7 PM is the Battleground Block Party Meet & Greet! Meet: Team 3D, Atsushi Onita, Missy Hyatt, Yoshihiro Tajiri, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, 2 Cold Scorpio, Masha Slamovich, Super Crazy, Rhino, Henry Godwinn, Doink and Dink The Clowns, Francine, Dani Mo and many more names!

Also, if you cannot attend these events, don't worry because they will be hosting a LIVE INTERNET PAY-PER-VIEW through Title Match Network!

Tickets for this HUGE day of wrestling action can be purchased directly through the official webstore of the 2300 Arena by clicking HERE!

 

ALSO! Battleground Championship Wrestling has some cool merch that is a throwback to the classic EC F'N W t-shirts from the Original ECW days. Get a BC F'N W T-Shirt or Hat, or Full Blooded Italians Throwback T-Shirt that looks just like their shirt from the 1990s. You can get all of these designs of merch at the event on April 5th! 

Legends Of The Arena - June 27th, 2009 (ECW Reunion)

Legends Of The Arena - June 27th, 2009

ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

• 2 Cold Scorpio def. CW Anderson
• Bilvis Wesley def. The Musketeer
• Chris Hamrick def. Devon Storm
• 3-Way Match: Rhino def. Jamie Dundee and Scotty Anton\
• The Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks (Axl Rotten and Balls Mahoney) def. Da Baldies (Angel and Tony DeVito)
• The Blue World Order (Nova and The Blue Meanie) def. The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido and Sal E. Graziano)
• Al Snow def. Jerry Lynn
• Tag Team Match with Special Referee Terry Funk: Sabu and The Sandman def. Justin Credible and Raven

Video courtesy of YouTube:

ECW Reunion - July 8th, 2001

 ECW Reunion Show - July 8th, 2001

Lancaster Speedway in Lancaster, New York

Results:

• Chilly Willy def. Tom Marquez
• Kid USA def. The Mighty Finn
• Nova def. Chris Chetti
• Mikey Whipwreck def. Johnny Swinger
• Balls Mahoney def. Jack Victory
• Danny Doring and Roadkill def. The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido and Tony Mamaluke)
• Sabu def. Angel
• Tommy Dreamer def. CW Anderson

Watch courtesy of YouTube:

Battleground Championship Wrestling - A Tribute To The Extreme - December 17th, 2022

Poster for the ECW Tribute Show by Battleground Championship Wrestling 

Battleground Championship Wrestling - A Tribute To The Extreme (ECW Tribute Show)

December 17th, 2022

2300 Arena (fka ECW Arena) in Philadelphia, PA

Results:

• Tod Gordon def. Bill Alfonso
• Loser Is Banned From 2300 Arena: Bully Ray def. Matt Cardonar
• Frankie Street Tough vs. Philadelphia Playboy went to a no-contest
• The Vampire Warrior def. Al Snow
• The Pitbull Revolution (Gary Wolfe, Craig Steel and Traxx) def. The New Triple Threat (Shane Douglas, Ray Jaz and Wreckingball Legursky)
• The New Breed of Extreme (Adam, Jr. and Beastman) def. The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido and Luigi Primo)
• 4-Way: Facade def. Breaux Keller, Danny Miles and Vinny Mac
• Super Crazy def. Juventus Guerrera
• 2 Cold Scorpio def. Rich Swann 
• Rob Van Dam def. Rhino

Other names that appeared at the event include: D-Von Dudley, The Sinister Minister, Francine, The Blue Meanie, Tommy Dreamer, Joel Gertner, Sabu, The Sandman, Terry Funk and 911!

You can order a DVD of the event through RF Video by clicking HERE!

TNA Hardcore Justice 2010 - August 8th, 2010

TNA Hardcore Justice 2010 - August 8th, 2010 from the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida:

• Six-Man Tag Match: The Full Blooded Italians (Guido Maritato, Tony Luke and Tracy Smothers) with Sal E. Graziano def. Kid Kash, Johnny Swinger and Simon Diamond
• 2 Cold Scorpio def. CW Anderson
• Stevie Richards with Blue Tilly and Hollywood Nova def. P.J. Polaco (Justin Credible)
• 3-Way Dance: Rhino def. Al Snow and Brother Runt (Spike Dudley)
• South Philadelphia Street Fight: Team 3D (Brother Devon and Brother Ray) (The Dudley Boys) with Joel Gertner def. Axl Rotten and Kahoneys (The Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks)
• Special Guest Referee Mick Foley: Raven def. Tommy Dreamer
• Hardcore Match: Rob Van Dam def. Sabu

Previously this event was known as TNA Hard Justice, but in 2010 TNA changed it's name to Hardcore Justice in honor of Extreme Championship Wrestling. The show was originally to feature Rob Van Dam vs. Jerry Lynn as the main event. However, the match was pulled after Lynn had to back out of the event due to a back injury he had at the time. The replacement main event was made to be Rob Van Dam vs. Sabu.

Impact Wrestling (formerly TNA Wrestling) has made this pay-per-view viewable for FREE on YouTube! Check it out below:

Extreme Reunion - April 28th, 2012

 

Extreme Reunion - April 28th, 2012 from the Pennsylvania National Guard Armory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:

• Dark Tag Team Match: El Dramaticos (Dramatic #1 and Dramatic #2) def. BLK OUT (Jeez and Ruckus)
• Tag Team Match: The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido and Tony Mamaluke) def. The Blue World Order (Stevie Richards and The Blue Meanie) with Thomas Rodman
• CW Anderson def. Al Snow
• Axl Rotten def. Balls Mahoney
• Dark Match: Pitbull Gary Wolfe with Christina Vicious vs. Raven went to a no-contest.
• Jerry Lynn def. Devon Storm
• Shane Douglas def. 2 Cold Scorpio

This event was put together by Shane Douglas and 3 others. It was a pretty negative show, from Sabu being pulled from the show due to being found unconscious backstage, to the out of shape Douglas trying again to have a match, to Raven and Gary Wolfe's match never getting started due to Raven refusing to wrestle. It was a pretty horrible ECW reunion event and the fans let everyone know about it. 

Hardcore Homecoming - November Reign - November 5, 2005

 

Hardcore Homecoming: November Reign - November 5th, 2005 from the Viking Hall (formerly the ECW Arena) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:

• The Blue Meanie def. Danny Doring
• Balls Mahoney def. John Kronus
• Matt Hyson (formerly known as Spike Dudley) def. C.W. Anderson
• Taipei Death Match: Axl Rotten def. Ian Rotten
• Dog Collar Match: Pitbull #1 (Gary Wolfe) def. Shane Douglas with Francine
• Team 3D (Brother Devon and Brother Ray) (formerly known as The Dudleys - Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) def. Sabu and Terry Funk
• Steel Cage Match: PJ Polaco (formerly known as Justin Credible) with Dawn Marie and Jason Knight def. Jerr.y Lynn

Here is the event via YouTube:

Hardcore Homecoming: Extreme Reunion Tour: Night Two - September 17th, 2005

Hardcore Homecoming: Extreme Reunion Tour: Night Two - September 17th, 2005 from the Golden Dome in Monaca, Pennsylvania:

• Smasher Le Blanc def. Jermaine Jubilee
• TracySmothers def. The Blue Meanie
• Danny Doring and Roadkill def. Chris Chetti and C.W. Anderson
• New Jack def. Balls Mahoney and Ian Rotten in a Three-Way Dance
• Jerry Lynn def. Justin Credible
• Pitbull #1 def. Shane Douglas in a Dog Collar Match
• Sabu def. The Sandman in a Stairway to Hell Ladder Match

Hardcore Homecoming - Extreme Reunion Tour: Night One - September 16th, 2005

Hardcore Homecoming: Extreme Reunion Tour: Night One - September 16th, 2005 from the Agora Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio:

• The Blue Meanie def. Tracy Smothers
• Danny Doring def. Chris Chetti
• New Jack def. Roadkill
• Raven def. Rhino
• Shane Douglas def. Jerry Lynn and Sabu
• Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) (formerly The Dudley's - Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) def. The Blue Meanie and Ian Rotten
• The Sandman def. Justin Credible 

Hardcore Homecoming - June 10, 2005

 

Hardcore Homecoming - June 10th, 2005 from the New Alhambra Arena (formerly the ECW Arena) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:

• Introduction by Joey Styles, Joel Gertner and Cyrus
• Mikey Whipwreck  and Chris Chetti def. Simon Diamond and C.W. Anderson
• Tracy Smothers with J.T. Smith def. The Blue Meanie
• 2 Cold Scorpio def. Kid Kash
• The Gangstanators (New Jack and John Kronus) fought The Bad Breed (Axl Rotten and Ian Rotten) to a no-contest.
• Jerry Lynn def. Justin Credible with Jason Knight
• Raven with The Blue Meanie and The Musketeer def. The Sandman
• Sabu with Bill Alfonso def. Shane Douglas with Francine and Terry Funk with Tammy Lynn Sytch in a Barbed Wire Three-Way Dance Match with Mick Foley as special guest referee.
• Also, a Tribute to the Fallen Heroes of Hardcore: Johnny Grunge (former tag team partner of Rocco Rock), Pitbull #1 (former tag team partner of Pitbull #2) and Tammy Lynn Sytch (widow of Chris Candido) delivered a eulogy. They are interupted by Danny Doring and Roadkill, who are then chokeslammed by 911.

Here is the event via YouTube:

ECW One Night Stand 2006 - June 11th, 2006

ECW One Night Stand 2006 - June 11th, 2006

Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, New York

Results:
 

• Taz def. Jerry "The King" Lawler by submission.
• Kurt Angle def. Randy Orton by submission.
• The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido and Tony Mamaluke) with Big Guido def. Super Crazy and Yoshihiro Tajiri
• WWE World Heavyweight Championship: Rey Misterio, Jr. (c) vs. Sabu went to a no-contest (Misterio, Jr. retained)
• 6-Man Tag Team Match: Edge, Lita and Mick Foley def. Beulah McGillicutty, Terry Funk and Tommy Dreamer
• Balls Mahoney def. Masato Tanaka
• WWE Championship: Rob Van Dam def. John Cena (c) to win the title. (This was Van Dam's Money in the Bank cash-in match.)

*This was a WWE-produced Pay-Per-View that served as the second ECW Reunion event. (The first one happening a year earlier in June 2005). This event was more of a WWE vs. ECW themed show with it being the start of WWE's third weekly brand "ECW", which as we now know failed miserably compared to the original thing.*

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ECW One Night Stand 2005 - June 12th, 2005

 ECW One Night Stand 2005 - June 12th, 2005

Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, New York

Results:

• Lance Storm with Dawn Marie def. Chris Jericho
• 3-Way Dance: Super Crazy def. Yoshihiro Tajiri and Little Guido 
• Rey Misterio, Jr. def. Psicosis
• Sabu with Bill Alfonso and Rob Van Dam def. Rhino
• Chris Benoit def. Eddie Guerrero
• Mike Awesome def. Masato Tanaka
• The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) def. The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer

*This was a WWE-produced Pay-Per-View that served as a ECW Reunion event in June 2005, which followed the success of WWE's The Rise and Fall of ECW documentary. This Pay-Per-View was so well received that they brought it back again in 2006 for ECW One Night Stand 2006, which was more of a ECW vs. WWE event that served as the start of WWE's ECW brand which as we all know failed miserably compared to the original thing.*

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