The Hardcore Hall of Fame is a hall of fame located within 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that was established to honor the careers of professional wrestlers and wrestling personalities who contributed to the history of 2300 Arena and hardcore wrestling.
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| Formation | October 19, 2002 |
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| Location | |
| Members | 26 total inductees 20 Individual inductees 3 group inductee (6 wrestlers) |
| Website | 2300 Arena |
History
editThe Hall of Fame was established in 2002 following the death of former Extreme Championship Wrestling star Rocco Rock, who suffered a fatal heart attack while traveling to 2300 Arena for a match with Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling.[1]
Banners commemorating the inductees are on permanent display inside 2300 Arena.[2]
Inductees
edit| # | Image | Year | Ring name (Birth name) |
Inducted by | Notes | Ref |
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2002 | Rocco Rock (Theodore James Petty) |
Tod Gordon | Posthumous inductee. Four-time ECW World Tag Team Champion. His former tag-team partner Johnny Grunge was present for the ceremony. | [3] |
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2005 | Terry Funk (Terrence Funk) |
Tod Gordon | Two-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion. | [4] |
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2007 | Johnny Grunge (Michael Lynn Durham) |
Gary Wolfe | Posthumous inductee. Four-time ECW World Tag Team Champion. | [5] |
| 4 | 
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2007 | The Sandman (James Fullington) |
Tod Gordon | Five-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion. | [5] |
| 5 | 
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2008 | John Zandig (John Corson) |
Roger Artigiani | Founder of Combat Zone Wrestling. Six-time CZW World Heavyweight Champion. | [6] |
| 6 | 
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2009 | Eddie Gilbert (Thomas Edward Gilbert, Jr.) |
The Sandman | Posthumous inductee. First booker of Extreme Championship Wrestling. One-time ECW World Tag Team Champion. | [7] |
| 7 | 
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2009 | Chris Candido (Christopher Barrett Candito) |
The Sandman | Posthumous inductee. Three-time ECW World Tag Team Champion. | [7] |
| 8 |
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2009 | Tod Gordon | The Sandman | Founder of Extreme Championship Wrestling. | [7] |
| 9 | 
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2009 | Sabu (Terry Michael Brunk) |
The Sandman | Two-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion. | [7] |
| 10 | 
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2010 | Trent Acid (Michael Verdi) |
D. J. Hyde | Posthumous inductee. Four-time CZW World Tag Team Champion. Three-time CZW Junior Heavyweight Champion. | [8] |
| 11 | 
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2010 | Jerry Lynn (Jeremy Lynn) |
Jim Cornette | One-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion. One-time ROH World Champion. | [9] |
| 12 | 
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2010 | Tommy Dreamer (Thomas James Laughlin) |
Eddie Kingston | Two-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion. | [10] |
| 13 | 
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2011 | ECW Arena Fans | Greg Excellent | In honor of the loyal fan base of ECW Arena. | [11] |
| 14 | 
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2014 | The Blue Meanie (Brian Daniel Heffron) |
Al Snow | Founder of Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling. Founding member of the Blue World Order. | [12] |
| 15 | 
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2014 | The Pitbulls (Anthony Durante and Gary Wolfe) |
Jason Knight | Anthony Durante inducted posthumously. One-time ECW World Tag Team Champions. | [12] |
| 16 | 
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2014 | 2 Cold Scorpio (Charles Bernard Scaggs) |
Tod Gordon | Four-time ECW World Television Champion. | [12] |
| 17 | 
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2014 | Shane Douglas (Troy Allan Martin) |
Roger Artigiani | Four-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion. Two-time ECW World Television Champion. One-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion. | [12] |
| 18 | 
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2015 | Dean Malenko (Dean Simon) |
Justin Roberts | Two-time ECW World Television Champion. One-time ECW World Tag Team Champion. | [13] |
| 19 | 
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2015 | Eddie Guerrero (Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes) |
Dean Malenko | Posthumous inductee. Two-time ECW World Television Champion. | [13] |
| 20 | 
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2021 | The Road Warriors (Joseph Laurinaitis and Michael Hegstrand) |
Bubba Ray Dudley | Posthumous inductees. Their former manager Paul Ellering was present for the ceremony. | [14] |
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2021 | Charlie Bruzzese (Charles Bruzzese) |
Stephen DeAngelis | Television producer for ECW and MLW. | [15] |
| 22 | 
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2022 | Rob Van Dam (Robert Szatkowski) |
Jerry Lynn | One-time ECW World Champion. One-time ECW World Television Champion. Two-time ECW World Tag Team Champion. | [16] |
| 23 | 
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2024 | Team 3D (Devon Hughes and Mark LoMonaco) |
The Sandman and Stevie Richards | Eight-time ECW World Tag Team Champions. | [17] |
Ceremony dates
edit| Date | Promotion | Event | Inductee(s) | Ref |
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| October 19, 2002 | Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling | A Night for the Flyboy | Rocco Rock | [3] |
| November 5, 2005 | Hardcore Homecoming | November Reign | Terry Funk | [4] |
| June 16, 2007 | Pro Wrestling Unplugged | The Crazy 8 | Johnny Grunge, The Sandman | [5] |
| December 13, 2008 | Combat Zone Wrestling | Cage of Death X | John Zandig | [6] |
| June 27, 2009 | Legends of the Arena | Legends of the Arena | Eddie Gilbert, Chris Candido, Tod Gordon, Sabu | [7] |
| July 10, 2010 | Combat Zone Wrestling | Acid-Fest | Trent Acid | [8] |
| July 17, 2010 | Ring of Honor | Ring of Honor Wrestling | Jerry Lynn | [9] |
| July 25, 2010 | Chikara | Chikarasaurus Rex: King of Show | Tommy Dreamer | [10] |
| July 11, 2011 | Combat Zone Wrestling | New Heights | ECW Arena Fans | [11] |
| June 14, 2014 | Wrestling with Disaster | The Final Cut | The Blue Meanie, The Pitbulls, 2 Cold Scorpio, Shane Douglas | [12] |
| November 13, 2015 | House of Hardcore | House of Hardcore 10 | Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero | [13] |
| September 18, 2021 | Battleground Championship Wrestling | Battleground Championship Wrestling | The Road Warriors | [14] |
| November 6, 2021 | Major League Wrestling | War Chamber | Charlie Bruzzese | [15] |
| December 17, 2022 | Battleground Championship Wrestling | A Tribute to the Extreme | Rob Van Dam | [16] |
| April 5, 2024 | Battleground Championship Wrestling | A Tribute to the Extreme 2 | Team 3D | [17] |
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