Hardcore Hall of Fame

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Hardcore Hall of Fame
FormationOctober 19, 2002
(22 years ago) (2002-10-19)
Location
Members
26 total inductees
20 Individual inductees
3 group inductee (6 wrestlers)
Website 2300 Arena

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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History

The 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

#ImageYearRing name
(Birth name)		Inducted byNotesRef
1 Rocco Rock - Mar 01 2002.jpg 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]
2 Terry Funk September 2013 (cropped).jpg 2005 Terry Funk
(Terrence Funk)		 Tod Gordon Two-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion. [4]
3 JohnnyGrungeMarch2002.png 2007 Johnny Grunge
(Michael Lynn Durham)		 Gary Wolfe Posthumous inductee. Four-time ECW World Tag Team Champion. [5]
4 Sandman ECW.jpg 2007 The Sandman
(James Fullington)		 Tod Gordon Five-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion. [5]
5 No image available.svg 2008 John Zandig
(John Corson)		 Roger Artigiani Founder of Combat Zone Wrestling. Six-time CZW World Heavyweight Champion. [6]
6 Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert 1986 UWF.png 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 ChrisCandidoMarch1998.png 2009 Chris Candido
(Christopher Barrett Candito)		 The Sandman Posthumous inductee. Three-time ECW World Tag Team Champion. [7]
8 No image available.svg 2009 Tod Gordon The Sandman Founder of Extreme Championship Wrestling. [7]
9 Sabu in ECW.jpg 2009 Sabu
(Terry Michael Brunk)		 The Sandman Two-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion. [7]
10 RIP Trent Acid (Mike Verdi) -crop.jpg 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 JLynn2007.jpg 2010 Jerry Lynn
(Jeremy Lynn)		 Jim Cornette One-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion. One-time ROH World Champion. [9]
12 Tommy Dreamer Oshkosh WI 030808.jpg 2010 Tommy Dreamer
(Thomas James Laughlin)		 Eddie Kingston Two-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion. [10]
13 Fans at New Alhambra Arena during Night 2 of CHIKARA's King of Trios 2008.jpg 2011 ECW Arena FansGreg ExcellentIn honor of the loyal fan base of ECW Arena. [11]
14 Blue Meanie.jpg 2014 The Blue Meanie
(Brian Daniel Heffron)		 Al Snow Founder of Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling. Founding member of the Blue World Order. [12]
15 Pitbull Gary Wolfe 2013.jpg 2014 The Pitbulls
(Anthony Durante and Gary Wolfe)		 Jason Knight Anthony Durante inducted posthumously. One-time ECW World Tag Team Champions. [12]
16 2 Cold Scorpio March 2013.png 2014 2 Cold Scorpio
(Charles Bernard Scaggs)		 Tod Gordon Four-time ECW World Television Champion. [12]
17 Shane Douglas at Alpha-10 April 2016.jpg 2014 Shane Douglas
(Troy Allan Martin)		Roger ArtigianiFour-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion. Two-time ECW World Television Champion. One-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion. [12]
18 Dean Malenko.jpg 2015 Dean Malenko
(Dean Simon)		 Justin Roberts Two-time ECW World Television Champion. One-time ECW World Tag Team Champion. [13]
19 Eddie Guerrero 2004.jpg 2015 Eddie Guerrero
(Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes)		 Dean Malenko Posthumous inductee. Two-time ECW World Television Champion. [13]
20 The Road Warriors, 1986.png 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]
21 No image available.svg 2021Charlie Bruzzese
(Charles Bruzzese)		Stephen DeAngelisTelevision producer for ECW and MLW. [15]
22 RobVanDam.jpg 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 Team3D.jpg 2024 Team 3D
(Devon Hughes and Mark LoMonaco)		The Sandman and Stevie RichardsEight-time ECW World Tag Team Champions. [17]

Ceremony dates

DatePromotionEventInductee(s)Ref
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, 2007Pro Wrestling UnpluggedThe Crazy 8 Johnny Grunge, The Sandman [5]
December 13, 2008 Combat Zone Wrestling Cage of Death X John Zandig [6]
June 27, 2009Legends of the ArenaLegends 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 HeightsECW Arena Fans [11]
June 14, 2014Wrestling with DisasterThe 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, 2021Battleground Championship WrestlingBattleground Championship Wrestling The Road Warriors [14]
November 6, 2021 Major League Wrestling War Chamber Charlie Bruzzese [15]
December 17, 2022Battleground Championship WrestlingA Tribute to the Extreme Rob Van Dam [16]
April 5, 2024Battleground Championship WrestlingA Tribute to the Extreme 2 Team 3D [17]

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