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Extreme Rising (formerly Extreme Reunion) was an American
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founded in 2012. Meant to fill the void of
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left behind by the defunct
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(ECW), Extreme Rising assembled a roster of
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, but later expanded to include younger talent. The promotion closed after cancelling all future shows on April 22, 2014.


History

In January 2012,
Shane Douglas Troy Allan Martin (born November 21, 1964) is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his ring name Shane Douglas. He is best known for his tenures in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), World Championship Wrestling (W ...
announced plans for Extreme Reunion, a new promotion influenced by
Extreme Championship Wrestling HHG Corporation, doing business as Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), was a professional wrestling promotion and media company that was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The promotion was founded in 1992 by Tod Gordon as National Wrest ...
(ECW). Douglas cited his dissatisfaction with the state of the professional wrestling industry as his inspiration to create the new organization. To create interest for the inaugural show on April 28, Douglas undertook a
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campaign, which included attending the March 19, 2012, episode of
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''
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''. Douglas stood up during a match, causing cameras to cut away from him, and he was escorted out of the arena. The inaugural event, also named ''Extreme Reunion'', was panned by both fans and critics. The fans in attendance voiced their annoyance at the event by shouting negative chants at Douglas, who had booked himself in the main event. Former ECW Champions Sabu and
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were removed from the card on the night of ''Extreme Reunion'' for medical reasons. Douglas released a video days later, apologizing for the quality of the show, and promised changes going forward. Among the changes were altering the company name from Extreme Reunion to Extreme Rising, and bringing in younger talents, such as
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,
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,
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and
Luke Hawx Oren Hawxhurst (born July 8, 1981) is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling promoter, actor, and stuntman. He is best known under the ring name Luke Hawx and is also known for his time in Xtreme Pro Wrestling under the ring nam ...
, as well as
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wrestlers, to bolster the roster. Extreme Rising held the ''Remember November''
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(iPPV) on November 17, 2012, and the ''Card Subject to Change'' iPPV on December 29, 2012. ''Card Subject to Change'' saw
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become Extreme Rising's first
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by winning a tournament final over
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. The company had planned to offer three shows during
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weekend in April 2013, but the shows were cancelled due to poor sales. After a hiatus, Extreme Rising reorganized and announced that they would resume running live shows on December 28, 2013. Steve O'Neill took control of the promotion and said that he secured a deal that would put them on local television markets in the Philadelphia area. Extreme Rising subsequently became the first promotion to run shows in the
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after it reopened. On April 22, 2014, Extreme Rising cancelled all upcoming events and closed their social media accounts. The cancellations came three days before a scheduled show in Philadelphia and scheduled talent said they were notified via text message. O'Neill advised those who had purchased tickets to contact their bank or credit card company to get a refund.


Former personnel


Extreme Rising World Championship

In 2012, the fledgling promotion announced an eight-man tournament to crown their first world champion, set to include former ECW Champions Sabu and
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; ECW mainstays
Stevie Richards Michael Stephen Manna (born October 9, 1971), better known by his ring name Stevie Richards, is an American professional wrestler. Over the course of his career, Richards has performed for major professional wrestling promotions including Easte ...
,
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, and
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; as well as notable independent wrestlers such as
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,
Luke Hawx Oren Hawxhurst (born July 8, 1981) is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling promoter, actor, and stuntman. He is best known under the ring name Luke Hawx and is also known for his time in Xtreme Pro Wrestling under the ring nam ...
, and Papadon. The two-night tournament took place at the ''Remember November'' iPPV on November 17, 2012, and the ''Card Subject To Change'' iPPV on December 29, 2012, where Stevie Richards became the first champion by defeating Rhino in the finals. The tournament brackets were: In 2013, Richards announced via
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that he wanted to defend the title against
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in a video game. Doring, who was one-half of the final
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, and still possessed the physical belt, also put his title on the line in a "defunct promotion vs. defunct promotion match". After his declarations, Extreme Rising asked Richards to return the title for referring to them as "defunct". Despite this, Richards continued to be champion into 2014. Richards was defeated by
Luke Hawx Oren Hawxhurst (born July 8, 1981) is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling promoter, actor, and stuntman. He is best known under the ring name Luke Hawx and is also known for his time in Xtreme Pro Wrestling under the ring nam ...
in what was billed as a title match at an
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(ECWA) show in Delaware; however, Extreme Rising said the match was not for the title and continued to recognize Richards as champion. Despite the statement, Hawx continued to proclaim himself champion and was to defend the title against Matt Hardy on July 20, 2014, at
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(MCW). Extreme Rising owner Steve O'Neill issued a press release denying that they had sanctioned the match. According to Dan McDevitt of MCW, the match would be for the
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, but said it was up to Hardy or Hawx to bring other titles. Hawx lost to Hardy in the match, who retained the MCW Championship and obtained the Extreme Rising championship belt – but was not officially recognized as champion.


Title history


References


External links

* {{Extreme Championship Wrestling American independent professional wrestling promotions based in Pennsylvania Companies disestablished in 2014 American companies established in 2012 Extreme Championship Wrestling reunions and revivals Professional wrestling in Philadelphia