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| Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Acronym | 3PW |
| Established | February 15, 2002 |
| Style | American Wrestling |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Founder(s) | The Blue Meanie Jasmin St. Claire |
| Owner(s) | The Blue Meanie (2002-2005) Jasmin St. Claire (2002-2005) |
| Website | 3PWrestling.com |
Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling, or 3PW, was a hardcore professional wrestling promotion based around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It ran many shows from the former ECW Arena.[1] Following the close of Extreme Championship Wrestling, many former ECW veterans, such as Raven, The Sandman, Al Snow and Sabu, made frequent appearances in the promotion. Independent wrestlers including Rockin' Rebel, Monsta Mack, Ruckus, Joey Matthews, AJ Styles and Lo Ki also competed in the promotion.[2]
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History
The promotion was founded by The Blue Meanie and his partner Jasmin St. Claire, and they were later joined by former Extreme Championship Wrestling promoter Tod Gordon.[3] They staged their first show on February 15 2002 and continued producing shows together for a couple of years. In the beginning, 3PW brought in wrestling legends like Dusty Rhodes, Terry Funk, Abdullah The Butcher and Bam Bam Bigelow to compliment the roster of young and upcoming talent.[4][5][6] The first 3PW shows ran at the ECW Arena, but when XPW Owner Rob Black signed an exclusive lease to the arena,[7] 3PW moved to The Electric Factory. After a show in October 2003 was canceled in Cherry Hill, NJ due to a previously unknown permit not being obtained, 3PW moved back to the Arena in November 2003 for their monthly shows. In 2004, 3PW had its biggest show ever when over 700 fans turned out to see a Blue World Order reunion with Blue Meanie and Stevie Richards.[2] The next month, 3PW hosted an NWA Florida X Division Championship match between Roderick Strong and Mikey Batts.[8] In April, however, the show was postponed on 48 hours notice when 3PW owner Jasmin St. Claire had to have an emergency appendectomy. When Ring of Honor was no longer able to bring in TNA talent after the Rob Feinstein scandal in March 2004, 3PW made an agreement with TNA to bring in former ROH mainstays AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels, and Chris Sabin. In August 2004, Christopher Daniels won the 3PW Championship after his flight into Philadelphia was delayed in Atlanta, Georgia for hours. Daniels arrived in Philadelphia around 9:30 PM, was rushed to the arena by a 3PW office employee, and proceeded to win the Championship in a 4-Way match featuring Joey Matthews, AJ Styles and Chris Sabin. Due to Daniels performance that night, made even more extraordinary by the circumstances, the story became part of wrestling lore and benefited 3PW. In December 2004, however, problems began to surface. The December show was canceled on two days notice when Jasmin St. Claire claimed to have to fly to London due to her mother having a heart attack. Once again, this reason could not be verified even by her partner Blue Meanie, and rumors that she was going to cancel the show as early as that Monday came to light. The next month, Jasmin simply did not make it to a show. A claim on her website stated she actually was in a New York Police Station being questioned over making prank telephone calls, something Jasmin herself has admitted to doing. The January show was nearly canceled, but all the talent at the event agreed to perform even though their payouts would be reduced significantly or they would not be paid at all. 3PW booker Tod Gordon also resigned that day, 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] It was also around this time that Blue Meanie and Jasmin St. Claire had a public separation, with St. Claire claiming that she was never in a romantic relationship with Blue Meanie despite interviews contradicting those comments. Around this time, Blue Meanie found an investor in California, Richard McDonald, who offered to buy the copyright and was able to continue running 3PW events along with Mike Hawes, but with a scaled down payroll and overhead. In April, Jasmin St. Claire was officially replaced as CEO by Richard McDonald.[10] When TNA talent, formerly exclusive to 3PW in Philadelphia, were again allowed to perform for Ring of Honor, they left 3PW for ROH. Around this time, 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] In the Spring of 2005, St. Claire file a lawsuit against the new 3PW Ownership, claiming she had been illegally stripped of the company and was still the legal owner of 3PW. The new ownership settled rather quickly with St. Claire, with unfounded claims that she received $25,000 to legally surrender ownership over to them. Faced with mounting losses, the company showing no signs of turning things around, so company figure head Mike Hawes shut 3PW down officially in the summer of 2005 after stating the company was taking the summer off to reorganize. Blue Meanie attempted to resurrect the company, but was unable to find an investor. The company's final show was on June 18 2005.
3PW titles
3PW Heavyweight Championship
| Wrestler | Times | Date | Place | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Wolfe | 1 | Philadelphia, PA | Won an 8-man tournament to become the 1st 3PW Champion. | |
| Sabu | 1 | October 19, 2002 | Philadelphia, PA | |
| Gary Wolfe | 2 | December 28, 2002 | Philadelphia, PA | |
| Terry Funk | 1 | June 21, 2003 | Philadelphia, PA | |
| Justin Credible | 1 | August 16, 2003 | Philadelphia, PA | |
| Raven | 1 | November 23, 2003 | Philadelphia, PA | |
| Joey Matthews | 1 | April 17, 2004 | Philadelphia, PA | |
| Christopher Daniels | 1 | August 21, 2004 | Philadelphia, PA | |
| Slyk Wagner Brown | 1 | February 19, 2005 | Philadelphia, PA | |
| Amish Roadkill | 1 | May 21, 2005 | Philadelphia, PA | |
| Titles became defunct when the promotion closed down. | ||||
3PW Tag Team Championship
| 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 | Philadelphia, PA | |
| Wolfe was stripped of the title due to a backstage incident. | ||||
| Mike Kruel & Simon Diamond | 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. | ||||
References
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- ^ a b Newsline. 1wrestling.com (2004-01-04).
- ^ Bodkin, Bill (2003-04-24). Slammies. DailyTargum.com.
- ^ Magee, Bob (2003-03-25). As I See It - 3/25/2003: Looking for a wrestling alternative?. Pwbts.com.
- ^ Murdoch, Eddie (2003-11-08). An Introduction to the US Indy Wrestling Scene. Wrestling101.com.
- ^ Inside the Ropes: 3PW Broadcast From Hell. OnlineOnslaught.com (2005-02-23).
- ^ Tuleva, R. Jonathan (2003-01-09). Ring of controversy. SouthwestPhillyReview.com.
- ^ Wojcik, Alan (2004). Interview with Roderick Strong. Alan Wojcik Archives.
- ^ DeBlasi, Anthony (2005-01-15). 3PW News: Tod Gordon & Wrestlers Walk Off Tonight's Event; Owner Absent; Money Issues, & More. Wrestling-News.com.
- ^ Tremley, Matthew (2005-04-07). Indy News: Jasmin St. Claire removed as owner of 3PW. LordsofPain.net.
- ^ DeBlasi, Anthony (2005-05-26). Rockin Rebel On Wrong Side Of Indy Wrestling Once Again; Incident At PWU Today. Wrestling-News.com.
- ^ Young, Doc (2005-04-09). Jasmin St. Claire Tries to Sell 3PW on E-Bay. ProWrestling.com.
