
Brian Knighton, better known by the ring name "Axl Rotten", was an American professional wrestler. In the early 1990s, he was a part of the tag team The Bad Breed with Ian Rotten. He had a short stint with World Championship Wrestling in 1991, but he was best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) from 1993 to 1999.
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Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling President Dixie Carter and “The Extreme Original” Tommy Dreamer announced that “Hard Justice,” TNA’s pay-per-view event will transform to “HardCORE Justice,” a one-night-only celebration of extreme, hardcore wrestling featuring a one last stand. This is it for an event like this, and it’s the perfect send off we never thought we’d receive. It’s funny, because there had never been a wrestling company that the fans would chant for by name since our time… until TNA began.” – Tommy Dreamer

Blood Sport: ECW's Most Violent Matches Vol. 1 features eight of the most brutal matches in the history of ECW - Extreme Championship Wrestling, including all your favorite ECW stars such as Tommy Dreamer, Rob Van Dam, Cactus Jack, Chris Jericho, Sabu and many more.

This 2-DVD set features 19 of the most brutal matches in the history of "ECW - Extreme Championship Wrestling,"

USA Xtreme Wrestling pays tribute to Chris Candido with a tribute show featuring stars of the past and present.

On June 10th, 2005, the legends of the most groundbreaking wrestling promotion in the history of the sport return to the place where it all began for HARDCORE HOMECOMING! It was in Philadelphia, PA that Eastern Championship Wrestling became EXTREME and for one historic night, the stars return home for an EXTREME REUNION! This special platinum edition is packed with bonus footage not seen on Pay-Per-View and includes a bonus 2nd disk with additional matches, interviews, and behind the scenes footage. Hosted by the original voice of ECW, Joey Styles! Featuring: Sabu vs. Terry Funk vs. Shane Douglas, Raven vs. Sandman, Justin Credible vs. Jerry Lynn, New Jack, Axl Rotten, The Eliminators, and dozens of other stars of the revolution!

November 5, 2005, Philadelphia was rocked with one of the greatest shows ever to take place inside the World’s most famous Bingo Hall. See the historic return to Philadelphia of Brother Ray and Brother Devon, Team 3D, as they take on two hardcore legends teaming together for the very first time, Sabu and Terry Funk! Plus, witness the carnage as brothers’ Ian and Axl Rotten dip their gule-drenched taped fists into buckets of broken glass and face off in one of the most violent and brutal matches in wrestling history – The Taipei Death Match 2! Hardcore Homecoming: November Reign was universally praised by fans and critics as a nostalgic trip down hardcore memory lane, settling long-standing feuds in front of one of the most rabid crowds in wrestling history! See how this event set Philly on fire with a NOVEMBER REIGN TO REMEMBER! PLUS: Justin Credible vs. Jerry Lynn in a Steel Cage Match; Shane Douglas vs. Pit-bull Gary Wolfe in a Dog Collar Chain Match, and much, much more.

WWE champ Rob Van Dam hosts this program that includes matches from 1993-2003, bonus features, interviews, promos and more. Van Dam goes up against some of the fiercest wrestlers in this compilation of his best matches. Opponents include Scotty Flamingo, Sabu, The Eliminators, Lance Storm, Tommy Dreamer, Bam Bam Bigelow, Jerry Lynn, Balls Mahoney, Chris Jericho and Christian.

ECW One Night Stand (2005) was a professional wrestling PPV event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held on June 12, 2005 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, New York.The main event was a tag team match between The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von) and the team of Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman. Two of the matches on the undercard were Chris Benoit versus Eddie Guerrero, and Mike Awesome versus Masato Tanaka. Rob Van dam, who had proposed the idea to Vince McMahon, could not compete due to injury but would go on to headline the 2006 event against John Cena.

FOREVER HARDCORE is fearless in exposing the true history of this wrestling revolution, as the faces that shaped an era share their memories through the laughter and the tears.

House of Hardcore 2nd Anniversary is a Professional wrestling event of IWA Mid South which was held on February 9, 2002.
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