Extreme Rising was a professional wrestling promotion based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 2012 to 2014. Former employees in Extreme Rising consisted of professional wrestlers, managers, play-by-play and color commentators, announcers, interviewers and referees.
Birth name: | Ring name(s): | Tenure: | Notes |
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Tony Borcherding | 2 Tuff Tony | 2013 | [1] |
Terry Brunk | Sabu | 2012–2013 | [1] [2] [3] |
Mike Cichowicz | Facade | 2012–2013 | [1] [3] |
Steve Corino | Steve Corino | 2013 | [1] |
Nelson Erazo | Homicide | 2012–2013 | [1] [3] |
Chris Ford | Devon Storm | 2012–2013 | [1] [3] |
Jim Fullington | The Sandman | 2012 | [2] |
Terry Gerin | Rhino | 2012–2013 | [1] [3] |
Leonardo Gómez | Damián 666 | 2013 | [1] |
Matt Hardy | Matt Hardy | 2012–2013 | [1] [3] |
Oren Hawxhurst | Luke Hawx | 2012–2013 | [1] [3] |
Brian Heffron | The Blue Meanie | 2012–2013 | [1] [2] [3] |
Miguel Hernández | El Hijo de Rey Misterio | 2012–2013 | [1] [3] |
Walter Kirney | Azrieal | 2012 | [3] |
Darnell Kittrell | BLK Jeez | 2012 | [3] |
Brian Knighton | Axl Rotten | 2012 | [2] |
Scott Levy | Raven | 2012 | [2] [3] |
Leornardo Lizarraga | Bestia 666 | 2012–2013 | [1] [3] |
Jerry Lynn | Jerry Lynn | 2012 | [2] [3] |
Michael Manna | Stevie Richards | 2012–2013 | [1] [2] [3] |
James Maritato | Little Guido | 2012 | [2] [3] |
Claude Marrow | Ruckus | 2012 | [3] |
Troy Martin | Shane Douglas | 2012 | [2] |
Jamal Mustafa | Mustafa Saed | 2012 | [3] |
Eddie Orengo | Bandido Jr. | 2012 | [3] |
Jay Pugh | Jay Briscoe | 2012 | [3] |
Mark Pugh | Mark Briscoe | 2012 | [3] |
Julio Ramirez | Dramatic #2 | 2012 | [3] |
Kelvin Ramirez | Dramatic #1 | 2012 | [3] |
Jonathan Rechner | Balls Mahoney | 2012–2013 | [1] [2] [3] |
Francisco Rueda | Super Crazy | 2013 | |
Allen Sarven | Al Snow | 2012 | [2] |
Perry Satullo | Perry Saturn | 2012 | |
Charles Scaggs | 2 Cold Scorpio | 2012 | [2] |
Jason Spence | Christian York | 2012 | |
Charles Spencer | Tony Mamaluke | 2012 | [2] |
Bradley Thomas | Jay Bradley | 2012 | [3] |
Matt Tremont | Matt Tremont | 2012 | [3] |
Gary Wolfe | Pitbull #1 | 2012 | [2] |
Chris Wright | C. W. Anderson | 2012 | [2] |
Jerome Young | New Jack | 2012 | [2] [3] |
Richard Young | Ricky Ortiz | 2013 | [1] |
Rob Ziccardi | Robby Mireno | 2013 | [1] |
Alex Zikos | Alex Reynolds | 2012 | [3] |
Unknown | Blake Wilder | 2012 | |
Unknown | Bolt Brady | 2012 | |
Unknown | Brian XL | 2012 | [3] |
Unknown | Bu Ku Dao | 2012 | |
Unknown | Jake Manning | 2013 | [1] |
Unknown | John Silver | 2012 | [3] |
Unknown | Matt Lancie | 2012 | |
Unknown | Papadon | 2012–2013 | [1] [3] |
Unknown | Pesadilla | 2012–2013 |
Tag team/Stable(s) | Members | Tenure(s) |
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BLKOUT | BLK Jeez and Ruckus | 2012 |
The Blue World Order | Big Stevie Cool, Da Blue Guy and Thomas "The Inchworm" Rodman | 2012 |
The Briscoe Brothers | Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe | 2012 |
El Dramaticos | Dramatic #1 and Dramatic #2 | 2012 |
Four Loco | Azrieal and Bandido Jr. | 2012 |
The F.B.I. | Little Guido and Tony Mamaluke | 2012 |
The Gangstas | New Jack and Mustafa Saed | 2012 |
Da Lost Boys | Lost Boy #1 and Lost Boy #2 | 2012 |
Rough & Wild | Matt Lancie and Blake Wilder | 2012 |
Rush Hour | Bu Ku Dao and Bolt Bradley | 2012 |
The Slophunters | Alex Reynolds and John Silver | 2012 |
Team Blue Balls | The Blue Meanie and Balls Mahoney | 2012 |
Birth name: | Ring name(s): | Tenure: | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Rebecca Reyes | Reby Sky | 2012 | |
Sylvester Terkay | Sylvester Terkay | 2012 | |
Unknown | Christina Vicious | 2012 | |
Unknown | Thomas "The Inchworm" Rodman | 2012 |
Birth name: | Ring name(s): | Tenure: | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Joel Gertner | Joel Gertner | 2012 | |
Rob Ziccardi | Robby Mireno | 2012 |
Birth name: | Ring name(s): | Tenure: | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Kevin Consolo | Kevin Consolo | 2012–2013 | Promoter |
Mark Keenan | Cody Michaels | 2012–2013 | Promoter |
Kevin Klienrock | Kevin Klienrock | 2012–2013 | Promoter |
Troy Martin | Shane Douglas | 2012 | Promoter |
Steve O'Neill | Steve O'Neill | 2012–2014 | Promoter |
Company name to Year | |
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Company name: | Years: |
Extreme Reunion | 2012 |
Extreme Rising | 2012–2014 |
Notes | |
† ^ Indicates they are deceased. | |
‡ ^ Indicates they died while they were employed with Extreme Rising. |
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Extreme Rising was an American independent professional wrestling promotion founded in 2012. Meant to fill the void of hardcore wrestling left behind by the defunct Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), Extreme Rising assembled a roster of ECW alumni, but later expanded to include younger talent. The promotion closed after cancelling all future shows on April 22, 2014.