| Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling | |
| Acronym: | 3PW |
| Established: | February 15, 2002 |
| Folded: | June 18, 2005 |
| Style: | Hardcore wrestling |
| Location: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Predecessor: | Extreme Championship Wrestling |
| Founder: | The Blue Meanie Jasmin St. Claire |
| Website: | 3PWrestling.com |
Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling, or 3PW, was a hardcore professional wrestling promotion based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Considered an attempt at reviving Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), it ran many shows from the former ECW Arena.[1]
The promotion was founded in 2002 by ECW alumni Jasmin St. Claire and Brian "The Blue Meanie" Heffron, later being joined by ECW founder Tod Gordon. Many former ECW veterans, such as Raven, The Sandman, Al Snow and Sabu, made up the roster of the promotion. The promotion closed in 2005 after encountering financial difficulties.
The promotion was founded by Jasmin St. Claire and Brian "The Blue Meanie" Heffron and they were later joined by former Extreme Championship Wrestling promoter Tod Gordon.[2] In the beginning, 3PW brought in wrestling greats like Dusty Rhodes, Terry Funk, Abdullah The Butcher and Bam Bam Bigelow to add to the roster.[3] [4] [5] The first 3PW shows ran at the ECW Arena, but when XPW Owner Rob Black signed an exclusive lease to the arena,[6] 3PW moved to The Electric Factory.
In 2004, 3PW had a show featuring a Blue World Order reunion with Blue Meanie and Stevie Richards.[7] The next month, 3PW hosted an NWA Florida X Division Championship match between Roderick Strong and Mikey Batts.[8]
In December 2004, however, problems began to surface. 3PW booker Tod Gordon resigned, walking out during a 3PW event following an argument with 3PW officials when there was apparently no money to pay wrestlers, security and other staff for the event.[9] In April, Jasmin St. Claire was officially replaced as CEO by Richard McDonald.[10] Rockin' Rebel took over as booker, but he and the Blue Meanie soon became involved in a business dispute with Pro Wrestling Unplugged owners Johnny Kashmere and Trent Acid.[11] When St. Claire stopped receiving her royalty checks, she responded by putting the promotion up for sale in a one-day auction on Ebay.com although, no one responded to the $180,000 asking price.[12] Blue Meanie attempted to resurrect the company, but was unable to find an investor. The company's final show was on June 18, 2005. In 2007 Force Entertainment began Professionally repacking and distributing 3PW Events throughout Australia commercially and through the companies' websites, as such the DVD releases started turning up in supermarkets, video stores, and retail outlets.
| Birth name: | Ring name(s): | Tenure: | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don E. Allen | sort | 2004–2005 | |||
| Damian Adams | sort | 2002–2005 | |||
| Mikey Batts | sort | 2004 | |||
| Prince Nana | sort | 2003 | |||
| Nick Berk | sort | 2003 | |||
| Bam Bam Bigelow | sort | 2002 | |||
| Joey Matthews | sort | 2002–2004 | [13] [14] | ||
| Kris Krude | sort | 2005 | |||
| CM Punk | sort | 2002 | |||
| Dylan Knight / Mike Brown | sort | 2002, 2005 | |||
| Slyk Wagner Brown | sort | 2004–2005 | |||
| Sabu | sort | 2002–2004 | |||
| Monsta Mack | sort | 2003–2005 | |||
| Kid Kash | sort | 2002–2003 | |||
| Chris Chetti | sort | 2002–2003 | |||
| Colt Cabana | sort | 2002 | |||
| Steve Corino | sort | 2002 | |||
| Zandig | sort | 2003 | |||
| Christopher Daniels | sort | 2004–2005 | |||
| James Storm | sort | 2005 | |||
| B-Boy | sort | 2005 | |||
| Amish Roadkill | sort | 2002–2005 | |||
| White Lotus | sort | 2002 | |||
| Johnny Grunge | sort | 2002, 2004 | |||
| Homicide | sort | 2003, 2005 | |||
| Tommy Suede | sort | 2005 | |||
| Crowbar | sort | 2002 | |||
| Paul E. Normous | sort | 2002 | |||
| The Sandman | sort | 2002–2004 | |||
| Terry Funk | sort | 2003 | |||
| Ace Steel | sort | 2002 | |||
| Chris Hamrick | sort | 2002 | |||
| Chris Harris | sort | 2005 | |||
| Chris Sabin | sort | 2004–2005 | |||
| Hack Meyers | sort | 2002 | |||
| The Blue Meanie | sort | 2002–2005 | [15] [16] [17] | ||
| Curt Hennig | sort | 2002 | |||
| Xavier | sort | 2003 | |||
| A.J. Styles | sort | 2003–2005 | |||
| Matt Striker | sort | 2002–2005 | |||
| Simon Diamond | sort | 2004–2005 | |||
| Ron Killings | sort | 2002 | |||
| Jason Knight | sort | 2002 | |||
| Axl Rotten | sort | 2002 | |||
| Jerry "The King" Lawler | sort | 2002–2003 | |||
| Raven | sort | 2003–2004 | |||
| Roderick Strong | sort | 2004 | |||
| Mafia | sort | 2003 | |||
| Jerry Lynn | sort | 2003–2004 | |||
| Little Guido | sort | 2002 | |||
| Ruckus | sort | 2003–2005 | |||
| N8 Mattson | sort | 2004–2005 | |||
| Mike Kruel | sort | 2003–2005 | |||
| Angel | sort | 2002 | |||
| Greg Matthews | sort | 2005 | |||
| Danny Doring | sort | 2002 | |||
| NOSAWA | sort | 2002–2003 | |||
| Abyss | sort | 2005 | |||
| Rocco Rock | sort | 2002 | |||
| Justin Credible | sort | 2003, 2005 | |||
| Sterling James Keenan | sort | 2005 | |||
| Wifebeater | sort | 2003–2004 | |||
| Balls Mahoney | sort | 2003 | |||
| Jimmy Snuka | sort | 2003 | |||
| Devon Moore | sort | 2005 | |||
| Jack Victory | sort | 2003–2004 | |||
| Dusty Rhodes | sort | 2002–2003 | |||
| Al Snow | sort | 2004 | |||
| 2 Cold Scorpio | sort | 2004 | |||
| Abdullah the Butcher | sort | 2002–2003 | |||
| Low Ki | sort | 2003–2004 | |||
| Christian York | sort | 2002–2003 | |||
| Chris Hero | sort | 2002 | |||
| Derek Wylde | sort | 2004 | |||
| Rob Eckos | sort | 2002–2005 | |||
| Kevin Sullivan | sort | 2002–2003 | |||
| Tank Toland | sort | 2002 | |||
| Towel Boy | sort | 2002 | |||
| Ricky Vega | sort | 2003–2004 | |||
| Trent Acid | sort | 2003, 2005 | |||
| Syxx-Pac | sort | 2002 | |||
| The Messiah | sort | 2005 | |||
| Bill Wiles / Bilvis Wesley | sort | 2002 | |||
| Rockin' Rebel | sort | 2002–2005 | |||
| Ian Rotten | sort | 2002–2003 | |||
| Pitbull #1 | sort | 2002–2004 | [18] [19] | ||
| New Jack | sort | 2002 | |||
| Caesar Smalls | sort | 2005 | |||
| CJ O'Doyle | sort | 2003–2005 | |||
| Dead Man Walking | sort | 2002 | |||
| Del Tsunami | sort | 2002 | |||
| Dirk Ciglar | sort | 2005 | |||
| Drew Blood | sort | 2005 | |||
| Greg Spitz | sort | 2005 | |||
| Jay Money | sort | 2005 | |||
| Josh Daniels | sort | 2002–2003, 2005 | |||
| Jeff Rocker | sort | 2003 | |||
| JT Moses | sort | 2005 | |||
| Judas Gray | sort | 2005 | |||
| Matt Vandal | sort | 2002 | |||
| Mike Austin | sort | 2002 | |||
| Murder One | sort | 2002 | |||
| Orion | sort | 2002 | |||
| Pierce St. John | sort | 2002 | |||
| Rapid Fire Maldonado | sort | 2002 | |||
| Ric Blade | sort | 2002–2003 | |||
| Robert Pigeon | sort | 2002 | |||
| Ron Zombie | sort | 2004–2005 | |||
| Shawn Donavan | sort | 2002 | |||
| Shirley Doe | sort | 2002 | |||
| Super Hentai | sort | 2002 | |||
| Teddy Fine | sort | 2005 |
| Tag team/Stable(s) | Members | Tenure(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| America's Most Wanted | Chris Harris and James Storm | 2005 | |
| The Bad Breed | Axl Rotten and Ian Rotten | 2002 | |
| The Bad Street Boys | Christian York and Joey Matthews | 2002 | |
| Blackball'd | Greg Matthews and The Rockin' Rebel | 2005 | |
| Da Hit Squad | Monsta Mack and Mafia | 2003 | |
| Danny Doring and Roadkill | Danny Doring and Roadkill | 2002 | |
| Notorious Inc. | Devon Moore and Drew Blood | 2005 | |
| Pitbulls 2004 | Gary Wolfe and Mike Kruel | 2004 | |
| The Primetime Players | Mike Brown and Teddy Fine | 2005 | |
| The Public Enemy | Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock | 2002 |
| Birth name: | Ring name(s): | Tenure: | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Frankenstein | sort | 2003 | |||
| Jasmin St. Claire | sort | 2002–2003 | |||
| April Hunter | sort | 2004–2005 | |||
| Missy Hyatt | sort | 2002–2003 | |||
| Talia | sort | 2004–2005 | |||
| Diana | sort | 2002 | |||
| Miss Candie | sort | 2002 |
| Birth name: | Ring name(s): | Tenure: | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasmin St. Claire | sort | 2002–2003 | Promoter[21] | ||
| Tod Gordon | sort | 2002–2004 | Booker[22] | ||
| The Blue Meanie | sort | 2002–2005 | Promoter |
| Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| † Indicates they are deceased. | ||
| ‡ Indicates they died while they were employed with 3PW. | ||
| Wrestler | Times | Date | Place | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Wolfe | 1 | August 24, 2002[23] | Philadelphia, PA | Won an 8-man tournament to become the 1st 3PW Champion. | |
| 1 | October 19, 2002[24] | Philadelphia, PA | |||
| 2 | December 28, 2002[25] | Philadelphia, PA | |||
| 1 | June 21, 2003[26] | Philadelphia, PA | |||
| 1 | August 16, 2003[27] | Philadelphia, PA | |||
| Raven | 1 | November 22, 2003[28] | Philadelphia, PA | ||
| 1 | April 17, 2004[29] | Philadelphia, PA | [30] | ||
| 1 | August 21, 2004[31] | Philadelphia, PA | |||
| Slyk Wagner Brown | 1 | February 19, 2005 [32] | Philadelphia, PA | ||
| Amish Roadkill | 1 | May 21, 2005[33] | Philadelphia, PA | ||
| Titles became defunct when the promotion closed down. | |||||
| Wrestler | Times | Date | Place | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slyk Wagner Brown & April Hunter | 1 | August 21, 2004 | Philadelphia, PA | Won a battle royal to become 1st champions. | |
| Pitbulls 2004 (Gary Wolfe & Mike Kruel) | 1 | October 16, 2004[34] | Philadelphia, PA | ||
| Wolfe was stripped of the title due to a backstage incident. | |||||
| 1 | February 19, 2005 | Philadelphia, PA | Diamond was awarded the title to replace Wolfe | ||
| Title vacated on March 29, 2005 when Kruel left 3PW. | |||||
| Blackball'd (Rockin' Rebel & Greg Matthews) | May 21, 2005 | Won a battle royal to win the vacant titles. | |||
| Titles became defunct when the promotion closed down. | |||||