Hardcore Homecoming

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Hardcore Homecoming
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Acronym None
Established 2005
Style Hardcore wrestling
Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Founder(s) Shane Douglas
Owner(s) Shane Douglas

Hardcore Homecoming was a professional wrestling promotion that was booked by Shane Douglas, a former ECW World Heavyweight Champion. Its events were advertised as a reunion of talent from the defunct Extreme Championship Wrestling promotion.

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[edit] History

The promotion's inaugural event was held from 8:00pm to 11:55pm on June 10, 2005 at the New Alhambra Arena, formerly known as the ECW Arena, in South Philadelphia; this was two days before the WWE produced/promoted ECW One Night Stand 2005 reunion show that was held in New York City. The show was preceded by a fan tailgate party in front of the former ECW Arena, with several wrestlers in attendance. This was reminiscent of territorial wrestling in the 1980s, when many independent promotions would hold barbecues before and after the event.

None of the former ECW performers under contract to WWE appeared at the event (nor the latter three events which soon followed), although Mick Foley, a retired worker who wasn't under contract to WWE at the time, made an unannounced appearance. Former ECW ring announcers Bob Artese and Stephen DeAngelis worked the event, as did former ECW referee John Finnegan and former ECW timekeeper Rocco Musciano.

Following the success of the inaugural event, Hardcore Homecoming launched an "Extreme Reunion Tour" in the month of September. Originally, the tour was supposed to produce three shows, but the September 17 show in Buffalo was shut down just days before the tour started; it is believed that Vince McMahon pressured the venue to not hold the show with claims of "copyright infringement", according to cryptic messages posted by Shane Douglas in a press release. However, the tour did continue with two shows, and would make a return to Philadelphia on November 5 (billed as November Reign) for what Tod Gordon has said will stand as the promotion's final show.

[edit] Results

[edit] An Extreme Reunion

June 10, 2005 from the former ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

[edit] Extreme Reunion Tour - Night 1

September 16, 2005 from the Agora Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio

[edit] Extreme Reunion Tour - Night 2

September 17, 2005 from the Golden Dome in Monaca, Pennsylvania

[edit] November Reign

November 5, 2005 from the former ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

[edit] Home Video

Unlike One Night Stand 2005, the June 10, 2005 Hardcore Homecoming event was not broadcast on pay-per-view. A two-disc DVD set of the show was released in August 2005 through the promotion's website. A Platinum Edition of the same event was later released commercially, coinciding with the release of Forever Hardcore. Joey Styles was present at the event and provided play-by-play for the DVD release.

The Cleveland show from September 2005 was released later that year through the promotion's website, and is also available for purchase at RF Video.

The second (and final) Philadelphia show from November 2005 was released in early 2006, with a Platinum Edition of the same show released in May 2006. Buck Woodward and Eric Gargiulo were both present at the November 5, 2005 event and provided play-by-play and color commentary for the show's webcast and DVD release. The Platinum Edition does not feature the Sabu/Funk vs. Team 3D match, as Team 3D's contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling prohibits them from appearing on non-TNA video releases. It does however feature several matches from the September 2005 show at Monaca. A bootleg edition of this event featuring the Sabu/Funk vs. Team 3D match can be purchased at RF Video or Highspots.com.

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