In professional wrestling, Holiday Hell was a supercard produced by the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States-based promotion Eastern Championship Wrestling/ Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). Themed around the Christmas and holiday season, Holiday Hell was staged in December from 1993 to 1996, and again in 2000.

1993

Holiday Hell: The Body Count took place on December 26, 1993 in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. Four matches from Holiday Hell aired on the December 28, 1993 episode of '' ECW Hardcore TV''.

Event

The announcer for Holiday Hell was Joey Styles. The referees were Jim Molineaux and John Finnegan. The event was attended by approximately 800 people. The opening bout was a singles match between Chad Austin and the Pitbull. Austin won in an upset by pinfall following a spin kick. After the match, the Pitbull attacked Austin until

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intervened, only for the Pitbull to injure the Sandman's shoulder by giving him a

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and hitting him in the shoulder with a chain. The second bout was a singles match between the debuting Mike Awesome and Randy Starr. Awesome won the bout by pinfall. The third bout saw ECW Tag Team Champions Kevin Sullivan and

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defend their titles against J.T. Smith and Tommy Cairo (with Cairo substituting for Jimmy Snuka). Sullivan and the Tazmaniac won the bout to retain their titles, with the Tazmaniac pinning Cairo. The fourth bout was a singles match between Shane Douglas and Tommy Dreamer. Douglas won the bout by pinfall after hitting Dreamer with a chain. The fifth bout was a singles match between Mr. Hughes and

. Mr. Hughes won the bout by technical knockout after the Sandman was unable to continue due to his injured shoulder. The sixth bout was a singles match between

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and Rockin' Rebel. Rockin' Rebel won the bout by pinfall following a piledriver. The seventh bout saw

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Sabu defend his title against Terry Funk in a no disqualification match. Funk won the bout by pinfall, thus becoming the new ECW Heavyweight Champion, following interference by Shane Douglas and Sherri Martel. The penultimate bout was the titular "Body Count" match between Pat Tanaka and Rocco Rock as part of the

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between Badd Company and the Public Enemy. The premise of the match was that each man's tag team partner (

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and Johnny Grunge respectively) was locked in a cage at ringside, and that the cage containing the losing man's tag team partner would be "blown up". While Tanaka won the bout by pinfall, it was Diamond's cage that was "blown up"; the effect, created using flash paper and sound effects, was underwhelming, receiving an extremely negative reaction from the audience. Despite being heavily promoted, the bout was never aired on ECW programming. The main event was a "Lights Out" battle royal, with the winner receiving a turkey stuffed with one-hundred-dollar bills. The battle royal was won by Tommy Dreamer, with the second-to-last competitor eliminated being Shane Douglas.

Results

1994

The second annual Holiday Hell took place on December 17, 1994 in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. Excerpts from Holiday Hell aired on episodes #87, #88, and #89 of the

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television show '' ECW Hardcore TV'' in December 1994 and January 1995. The event was not released commercially on VHS, but a "fan cam" recording was recorded and traded.

Event

The event was attended by approximately 800 people. The referees for the event were Jim Molineaux and John Finnegan. The opening bout was a singles match in which

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defeated J.T. Smith by pinfall following a ''

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''. The second bout saw

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Dean Malenko defend his title against Ray Odyssey. Malenko defeated Odyssey by submission using the '' Texas Cloverleaf'' to retain his title. The third bout was a singles match between Chris Benoit and Hack Meyers. Benoit defeated Myers by technical knockout after Meyers could not continue upon receiving a dragon suplex. Following the match, Meyers was removed on a stretcher. The fourth bout saw 911 face both members of

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in a handicap match. Prior to the match, 911 chokeslammed the Pitbulls' manager Jason along with a man dressed as

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. 911 went on to win the match, pinning both of the Pitbulls after chokeslamming both men. The fifth bout was a singles match between

and Mikey Whipwreck. Whipwreck won the bout by pinfall following a bulldog. Following the match, Whipwreck was attacked by his former tag team partner Paul Lauria. The sixth bout was a tag team match pitting

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and Tommy Dreamer against

and Tommy Cairo. Cactus Jack and Dreamer won the bout when Cactus Jack pinned Cairo following a

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. The seventh bout saw

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Shane Douglas defend his title against Ron Simmons, who wrestled with one arm in a

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. Douglas defeated Simmons by pinfall following a chop block to retain his title. The main event saw ECW World Tag Team Champions the Public Enemy defend their titles against Sabu and

. The bout was won by the Public Enemy when Rocco Rock drove both Sabu and the Tazmaniac through a table using the ''

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'' then pinned the Tazmaniac.

Results

1995

Holiday Hell: The New York Invasion took place on December 29, 1995 in the Lost Battalion Hall in Rego Park, Queens, New York City,

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, US. It was the first ECW supercard to be held in New York City. Excerpts from Holiday Hell aired on episodes #141 and #142 of the

television show '' ECW Hardcore TV'' in January 1996. Holiday Hell was released on VHS in 1995 and on DVD in 2002. In 2019, it was made available for streaming on the WWE Network. The bout between Tommy Dreamer and

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also appeared on the 2013 WWE Home Video DVD ''ECW Unreleased Vol 2'', while the main event bout between

and Sabu also appeared on the 2015 DVD ''ECW Unreleased Vol 3''.

Event

The commentator for the event was Joey Styles. The ring announcer was Joel Gertner. The event was attended by 1,283 people. The event began with announcer Joey Styles giving an introduction. Styles was interrupted by

and the Blue Meanie, with Richards giving a promo in which he claimed the audience had come to see him. While insulting members of the audience, Richards spotted Missy Hyatt, who was seated at ringside. Hyatt agreed to kiss Richards after he promised to get her a date with

. The opening bout was a submission match between Koji Nakagawa and

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. At the time of the bout, Nakagawa was wrestling for the Japanese promotion Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, where he was the Independent World Junior Heavyweight Champion. Taz won a short squash after giving Nakagawa multiple suplexes then forcing him to submit using the '' Tazmission''. The second bout was a singles match between Hack Meyers and J.T. Smith. Meyers won the bout by pinfall following a modified diving facebuster. The third bout was a singles match that saw

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defend both the ECW World Television Championship and the ECW World Tag Team Championship against Mikey Whipwreck. 2 Cold Scorpio dominated the match, repeatedly breaking his own pin attempts. Whipwreck won both titles by pinfall after

interfered and gave 2 Cold Scorpio a

, then dragged an unconscious Whipwreck on top of 2 Cold Scorpio. Cactus Jack then claimed one-half of the ECW World Tag Team Championship for himself. The fourth bout was a tag team match between the Eliminators and

. When Pitbull #1 was distracted by the Pitbulls' manager

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fighting with The Eliminators' manager Jason outside of the ring, the Eliminators won by pinfall after delivering ''

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'' to Pitbull #2. The fifth bout was scheduled to be between

and Tommy Dreamer, with the winner to face

for the

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later in the evening. After Dreamer came to the ring, Raven's henchmen Stevie Richards and the Blue Meanie came to the ring and claimed that Raven could not wrestle due to a broken leg. The Blue Meanie and Richards then attacked Dreamer, who defeated both men by pinfall in quick consecutive squash matches following a pair of DDTs. After Dreamer threatened to piledrive Raven's valet Beulah McGillicutty, Raven entered the ring to begin their match. Raven went on to win the bout by pinfall following a DDT after repeated interference from the members of Raven's Nest. The eighth bout was a singles match between

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and El Puerto Riqueño. Mastino won a short bout by pinfall after reversing a

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into a body slam. After the match, 911 came to the ring and chokeslammed Mastino, which drew out referee Bill Alfonso, who had banned the chokeslam in ECW. This in turn drew out ECW commissioner Tod Gordon who beat down Alfonso. Taz then came to the ring and brawled with 911 until the ECW roster came to the ring to separate them. Following the eighth bout, Stevie Richards threatened to fire Buh Buh Ray Dudley from Raven's Nest unless he could defeat the Blue Meanie. Dudley went on to defeat the Blue Meanie by pinfall in a short impromptu match following a

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. After the match, Buh Buh Ray Dudley and the other Dudley Brothers left Raven's Nest. The tenth bout saw

The Sandman defend his title against Raven. After Raven attempted to give the Sandman a superplex, the Sandman reversed it into a bulldog, then pinned Raven to retain his title. The penultimate bout was a tag team match between the Gangstas and the Public Enemy. The Gangstas won the bout when Mustafa pinned Rocco Rock using a roll-up following a chair shot from New Jack. The main event was a singles match between

and Sabu. Prior to the match, Cactus Jack claimed that the match would be conducted under National Collegiate Athletic Association rules, with strikes and weapons banned and points awarded for takedowns and escapes. However, 911 came to the ring and chokeslammed referee John Moore, taking over the refereeing himself. Sabu won the bout by pinfall after reversing a body slam attempt into a

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Results

1996

The fourth annual Holiday Hell took place on December 7, 1996 in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. Excerpts from Holiday Hell aired on the

television program '' ECW Hardcore TV'' on December 10 and December 17, 1996, while the tag team match between Beulah McGillicutty/ Tommy Dreamer and

/ Shane Douglas was included on the 2009 compilation DVD ''ECW: Extreme Evolution''.

Event

The announcer for the event was Joey Styles. The referees were Jeff Jones, Jim Molineaux, and John Moore. The event was attended by approximately 1,150 people. The opening bout was a tag team match pitting the Dudley Brothers against the Full Blooded Italians. Before the match, Little Guido introduced Davey Pazano as a new member of the Full Blooded Italians, replacing J.T. Smith who had lost a

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the prior month at November to Remember. The Dudley Brothers won the bout when Spike Dudley pinned Little Guido following a

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. The second bout was a singles match between the debuting Balls Mahoney and Devon Storm. Mahoney won the bout by pinfall following a tombstone piledriver. The third bout was a singles match between Gary Albright and

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. Albright won a short squash by pinfall following a dragon suplex. The fourth bout was a singles match between Brian Lee and Louie Spicolli. During the match, the referee John Moore was knocked unconscious, prompting Lee's Triple Threat stablemates Chris Candido and Shane Douglas come to the ring and assist Lee. After the three men attacked Spicolli, Lee gave a '' Prime Time Slam'' and then pinned him, with Moore recovering in time to count the pinfall. After the match, the Triple Threat attacked Spicolli again, with Pitbull #2 unsuccessfully coming to his aid. The fifth bout was a singles match between Rob Van Dam and

. The bout was won by Taz by technical knockout after he applied the '' Tazmission'' to Van Dam until he was rendered unconscious. The sixth bout saw ECW World Tag Team Champions the Gangstas defend their titles against Axl Rotten and D-Von Dudley. The Gangstas won the bout when New Jack pinned Rotten following a powerslam from Mustafa and a ''

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'' from New Jack, thus retaining their titles. The seventh bout was an

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tag team match pitting Beulah McGillicutty and Tommy Dreamer against

and Shane Douglas. Francine and Douglas won the bout when Douglas pinned McGillicutty following a

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. The penultimate bout was a singles match between Perry Saturn and Sabu. Sabu won the bout by pinfall following an ''

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''. Following the match, Saturn and his tag team partner John Kronus attacked Sabu, leading to a brawl that also included Gary Albright, Rob Van Dam, and Taz. The main event saw

defend his title against

in a

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. Raven won the bout by pinfall after giving the Sandman an ''

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'' through a table, thus becoming the new ECW World Heavyweight Champion.

Results

2000

After a three-year interval, the fifth Holiday Hell was held on December 23, 2000 in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. This was the fourth-from-last event to be held by ECW, and the last ever event to be held in the ECW Arena. The event was released on DVD in 2013 by RF Video with commentary from Danny Doring and Tommy Dreamer.

Event

The commentators for the event were Joel Gertner and Joey Styles. The event was attended by approximately 1,000 people. The opening bout was a singles match between the Blue Boy and Chilly Willy. The match ended in a no contest. The second bout saw ECW World Tag Team Champions Danny Doring and Roadkill defend their titles against Da Baldies. Doring and Roadkill defeated Da Baldies by pinfall to retain their titles, with Roadkill pinning Angel. The third bout was a singles match between Balls Mahoney and

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. Mahoney won the bout by pinfall. The fourth bout was a singles match between Jerry Lynn and Spike Dudley. Lynn won the bout by pinfall. The fifth bout was a singles match between

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and

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. Anderson won the bout by submission. The sixth bout was a singles match between E. Z. Money and

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. The bout ended in a no contest. The seventh bout was a six-man tag team match pitting Hot Commodity against Christian York, Joey Matthews, and Tommy Dreamer. Hot Commodity won the bout when E. Z. Money pinned Tommy Dreamer. The eighth bout was a two-out-of-three falls tag team match between the Full Blooded Italians and the Unholy Alliance. The first fall ended in a draw after Little Guido submitted Yoshihiro Tajiri and Tony Mamaluke submitted Mikey Whipwreck simultaneously. The Unholy Alliance won the second fall when Tajiri pinned Mamaluke, then won the third fall when Tajiri submitted Mamaluke. The main event saw

Steve Corino defend his title against Justin Credible and

in a

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. Corino eliminated Credible by pinning him, then pinned the Sandman to win the bout and retain his title.

Results

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