House of Hardcore (HOH) is an American wrestling promotion founded by professional wrestler Tommy Dreamer. Its slogan is "No Politics, No BS, Just Wrestling".
History
On June 21, 2012, professional wrestler Tommy Dreamer began promoting House of Hardcore on his Twitter. In the weeks afterward, HOH would be revealed to be a wrestling school run by Dreamer, Hale Collins and Vik Dalishus based out of the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, New York that would also run an event on October 6, 2012. Dreamer wanted a promotion with the spirit of ECW, a former promotion where Dreamer worked and House of Hardcore being the name of the ECW training school. With the success of the first show, the promotion has continued to run events.
In its history, HOH has worked with Family Wrestling Entertainment, Combat Zone Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. At the first event, the FWE Heavyweight Championship, held by Dreamer, was defended against Carlito Colon and Mike Knoxx. On November 9, 2013, the TNA wrestler Bully Ray made his debut in the company to promote the TNA PPV One Night Only: Old School.[1]
Also, for the first time, during House of Hardcore III, two Italian athletes attended the show: King Danza and D3. The only roster members to appear on all 11 HOH shows are Dreamer and announcer Vic Travagliante.
On August 7, 2014, the promotion appeared on the TruTV series Impractical Jokers episode "The Lost Boy." Q's punishment for losing was under the speculation he was joining a musical, dressing as Peter Pan and fighting Tommy Dreamer.[2]
On April 13, 2015, HOH announced it would run its first international show to be held in Toronto, Ontario July 18, 2015. Three days later House of Hardcore announced a global television deal with Fight Network. Starting on May 12, 2015, HOH will televise eight one-hour shows featuring highlights from all the House of Hardcore events to date. House of Hardcore on Fight Network will air on Cablevision’s Optimum TV, Grande Communications, Shentel Cable and Armstrong Cable in the U.S., nationwide in Canada, Roku devices across North America, and globally in over 30 countries across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.[3]
List of events
| Name |
Date |
Venue |
City |
Main Event |
| House of Hardcore |
October 6, 2012 |
Mid-Hudson Civic Center |
Poughkeepsie, New York |
Tommy Dreamer vs. Carlito Colon vs. Mike Knoxx |
| House of Hardcore 2 |
June 22, 2013 |
National Guard Armory |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Tommy Dreamer vs. Lance Storm |
| House of Hardcore 3 |
November 9, 2013 |
Mid-Hudson Civic Center |
Poughkeepsie, New York |
Tommy Dreamer and Terry Funk vs. Lance Storm and Sean Waltman |
| House of Hardcore IV |
June 6, 2014 |
Mid-Hudson Civic Center |
Poughkeesie, New York |
Tommy Dreamer and Devon vs. Abyss and Rhino |
| House of Hardcore V |
June 7, 2014 |
National Guard Armory |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
A.J. Styles vs. Kevin Steen |
| House of Hardcore VI |
June 14, 2014 |
Harrah's Resort Southern California |
Valley Center, California |
The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) |
| House of Hardcore VII |
November 15, 2014 |
2300 Arena |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. The Hardys (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) |
| House of Hardcore 8 |
March 7, 2015 |
2300 Arena |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. Dirty Heels (Bobby Roode and Austin Aries) |
| House of Hardcore 9 |
July 18, 2015 |
Ted Reeve Arena |
Toronto, Ontario |
Team 3D (Bully Ray and Devon) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) |
| House of Hardcore 10 |
November 13, 2015 |
2300 Arena |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Tommy Dreamer and Tajiri vs. Ethan Carter III and Eric Young |
| House of Hardcore 11 |
November 14, 2015 |
Elmcor Center |
Corona, Queens, New York |
The Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) vs. Dirty Heels (Austin Aries and Bobby Roode) |
| House of Hardcore 12 |
April 16, 2016 |
2300 Arena |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Results
House of Hardcore
The inaugural House of Hardcore was held in Poughkeepsie, New York at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center with an attendance of 950 people. The founder of House of Hardcore Tommy Dreamer would take on Carlito Colon and Mike Knoxx in the main event for the FWE Championship. The show also included special appearances by Spike Dudley, Adam Copeland, Raven and The Sandman.
House of Hardcore 2
House of Hardcore 2 was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the National Guard Armory with an attendance of 810 people. The founder of House of Hardcore Tommy Dreamer would take on Lance Storm in the main event, a feud that has been building up over Twitter. Nine professional wrestling matches featured of House of Hardcore II as this was the second annual House of Hardcore event. The show included special appearances by Spike Dudley, The Blue Meanie and The Sandman.
House of Hardcore 3
House of Hardcore 3 was held in Poughkeepsie, New York at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center with an attendance of 780 people. The founder of House of Hardcore Tommy Dreamer and Terry Funk teamed together in a tag team Match against Lance Storm and Sean Waltman, with the match also being the last time Dreamer and Funk would team together at a House of Hardcore event. Many other matches took place on the card including a Hardcore Battle Royal match, Sonjay Dutt taking on Ben "The Beast" Ortiz, as well as Matt Striker taking on Lance Anoa'i.
| No. |
Results |
Stipulations |
Times[5] |
|---|
| 1 |
Sonjay Dutt defeated Ben "The Beast" Ortiz |
Singles match |
11:24 |
| 2 |
Matt Striker defeated Lance Anoaʻi |
Singles match |
8:03 |
| 3 |
Carlito Colón & Thea Trinidad defeated Stevie Richards & Lisa Marie Varon |
Mixed tag match |
11:01 |
| 4 |
Vik Dalishus defeated Anthony Michaels, Bill Carr, Brooke Danielle, CJ Mirror, D3, Danny Doring, Fungus, Hale Collins, Harley Cruise, Joe Caldo, John Redbeard, King Danza, Guido Maritato, Mike Mitchell, Nick Owens, Roberto Castillo, Shooter Schultz, Spike Dudley, T. Sizzle, The Silent Assassin and Tony DeVito |
Hardcore Battle Royal |
24:07 |
| 5 |
MVP defeated Big XLG (w/ Amber O'Neal) |
Singles match |
10:37 |
| 6 |
Devon and Matt Hardy (w/ Reby Sky) defeated Outlaw Inc. (Eddie Kingston & Homicide w/ Amber O'Neal) |
Tag Team Match |
17:56 |
| 7 |
Rhino defeated Kevin Steen |
Singles match |
13:26 |
| 8 |
Tony Nese defeated Alex Reynolds and Petey Williams |
Three Way Dance |
21:46 |
| 9 |
Tommy Dreamer and Terry Funk defeated Lance Storm and Sean Waltman (w/ Angelina Love and Justin Credible) |
Tag team match |
14:51 |
- (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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House of Hardcore IV
House of Hardcore IV was a professional wrestling event produced on internet pay-per-view (iPPV) on June 6, 2014. The event saw "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles face Chris Hero in one of the two co-main events. The other main event featured founder of House of Hardcore Tommy Dreamer partner with Devon to face Abyss and Rhino. The House of Hardcore IV event took place in Poughkeepsie, New York where an attendance of 850 people came to see the 4th Annual House of Hardcore event.
House of Hardcore V
House of Hardcore V was a professional wrestling event that took place at National Guard Armory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This House of Hardcore event featured AJ Styles take on Kevin Steen in the main event and Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) took on Tony Nese and Petey Williams in the co-main event. The event also showed founder Tommy Dreamer fight "The Monster" Abyss in a Monster's Ball match. Many other matches included: Guido Maritato taking on Danny Doring and Chris Hero vs. Adam Pearce and much more.
House of Hardcore VI
House of Hardcore VI was a professional wrestling internet pay-per-view (iPPV) featuring of an attendance of 750 people. The event saw Chris Mordetzky challenge many professional wrestlers to the Masterlock Challenge. The card included Rikishi and Sean Waltman taking on Gangrel and Matt Striker. The founder of House of Hardcore Tommy Dreamer took on Matt Hardy and Carlito in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs Match. The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) took on The Addiction (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) in the main event. The show also included special appearances by The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Saggs) and The Sandman.
House of Hardcore VII
House of Hardcore VII was a professional wrestling internet pay-per-view (iPPV) event produced by House of Hardcore. It took place on November 16, 2014 at the 2300 Arena (formerly known as the ECW Arena) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[9] It was the seventh event in the House of Hardcore promotion. The show included special appearances by Ricardo Rodriguez, Alberto El Patron, CW Anderson, The Sandman, Spike Dudley and Thea Trinidad. House of Hardcore VII was also the last appearance for Tommy Dreamer's wife Beulah McGillicutty in a wrestling ring.[10]
House of Hardcore 8
House of Hardcore 8 was a professional wrestling internet pay-per-view (iPPV) event produced by House of Hardcore. It took place on March 7, 2015 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[11] It was the eighth event in the House of Hardcore promotion.
Before the event several names in professional wrestling signed autographs for the fans. Names including Barbie Blank, Melina, Mike Rotunda, Lanny Poffo, Ashley Massaro, Magnum TA, Earl Hebner and more. Building up to the event, Tommy Dreamer and Eric Young would feud on Impact Wrestling leading up to the House of Hardcore VIII internet pay-per-view.
House of Hardcore 9
House of Hardcore 9 was a professional wrestling event produced by House of Hardcore, which was taped for The Fight Network. It took place on July 18, 2015 at the Ted Reeve Arena in Toronto, Ontario.[12] It was the ninth event in the House of Hardcore promotion and included special appearances by Jessicka Havok and Spencer Rice. House of Hardcore 9 also marked the final wrestling appearance of Traci Brooks.
House of Hardcore 10
House of Hardcore 10 was a professional wrestling event produced by House of Hardcore, which took place on November 13, 2015 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. House of Hardcore 10 also included appearances by Pepper Parks, Cherry Bomb, Sabu, Melissa Coates and The Sandman. The event also marked the induction of Dean Malenko and Eddie Guerrero into the 2300 Arena Hardcore Hall of Fame.[13]
House of Hardcore 11
House of Hardcore 11 was a professional wrestling event produced by House of Hardcore, which took place on November 14, 2015 at the Elmcor Center in Corona, Queens, New York.[14]
House of Hardcore 12
House of Hardcore 12 is a professional wrestling event produced by House of Hardcore, which will take place on April 16, 2016 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. So far the only wrestlers announced are Tommy Dreamer, Rhino, Billy Gunn, Sami Callahan, Brian Cage, Eddie Kingston, Brian Myers, Lance Hoyt, Harry Smith, Chris Hero, Colt Cabana, Pepper Parks, Cherry Bomb, Thea Trinidad, more to come.
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