professional wrestling Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to Real life, real- ...

, Holiday Hell was a

supercard In sports, a card lists the matches taking place in a title match combat-sport event. Cards include a main event match and the undercard listing the rest of the matches. The undercard may be divided into a midcard and a lower card, according to ...

produced by the

promotion Promotion may refer to: Marketing * Promotion (marketing), one of the four marketing mix elements, comprising any type of marketing communication used to inform or persuade target audiences of the relative merits of a product, service, brand or i ...

Eastern Championship Wrestling Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) was an American professional wrestling promotion that was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and operated by its parent company HHG Corporation. The promotion was founded in 1992 by Tod Gordon as Nationa ...

Extreme Championship Wrestling Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) was an American professional wrestling promotion that was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and operated by its parent company HHG Corporation. The promotion was founded in 1992 by Tod Gordon as Nationa ...

(ECW), based in

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, Pennsylvania, United States. Themed around the

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, it was staged in December from 1993 to 1996, and again in 2000.

1993

Holiday Hell: The Body Count took place on December 26, 1993, in the

ECW Arena 2300 Arena is a multipurpose indoor arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, used primarily for professional wrestling, boxing, mixed martial arts, and concert events. Originally known as Viking Hall, the venue has since been named XPW Arena, New A ...

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

in the United States. Four matches from Holiday Hell aired on the December 28, 1993 episode of ''

ECW Hardcore TV ''ECW Hardcore TV'' is an American professional wrestling television program that was produced by the Philadelphia based promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) composed of footage from live shows and recorded interviews. It ran in syndi ...

''.

Event

The announcer for Holiday Hell was

Joey Styles Joseph Carmine Bonsignore (born July 14, 1971) better known by his ring name Joey Styles, is an American former professional wrestling commentator. He is best known for his time with ECW and WWE. Before working for WWE, Styles was a full-time ...

. The referees were Jim Molineaux and John Finnegan. The event was attended by approximately 800 people. The opening bout was a singles match between

Chad Austin Chad Slivenski (born September 15, 1972) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, known by his ringname Chad Bowman, who competed in East Coast and Mid-Atlantic independent promotions during the 1990s and 2000s. Early in his career, ...

and the Pitbull. Austin won in an upset by pinfall following a

spin kick Strikes can be offensive moves in professional wrestling, that can sometimes be used to set up an opponent for a hold or for a throw. There are a wide variety of strikes in pro wrestling, and many are known by several different names. Professional ...

. After the match, the Pitbull attacked Austin until the Sandman intervened, only for the Pitbull to injure the Sandman's shoulder by giving him a

single arm DDT In professional wrestling, a DDT is any move in which the wrestler has the opponent in a front facelock or inverted headlock and falls down or backwards to drive the opponent's head into the mat. The classic DDT is performed by putting the oppo ...

and hitting him in the shoulder with a chain. The second bout was a singles match between the debuting

Mike Awesome Michael Lee Alfonso (January 24, 1965 – February 17, 2007) was an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He was best known for his appearances with the American professional wrestling promotions Extreme Championship Wrestling ...

and Randy Starr. Awesome won the bout by pinfall. The third bout saw

ECW Tag Team Champions The ECW World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). It was introduced in National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) affiliate and ECW precursor, Eastern Championship Wrestlin ...

Kevin Sullivan and

the Tazmaniac Peter Senerchia (born October 11, 1967), better known by the ring name Taz (also spelled Tazz), is an American radio personality, color commentator, and retired professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a color commentator for ...

defend their titles against J.T. Smith and

Tommy Cairo Thomas Cairo (born February 19, 1958) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with Eastern Championship Wrestling from 1992 to 1994, in particular his feud with The Sandman. He is the former co-owner of ...

(with Cairo substituting for

Jimmy Snuka James Reiher Snuka (born James Wiley Smith; May 18, 1943 – January 15, 2017) was a Fijian and American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. Snuka wrestled for several promotions from the 1970s to 2010s ...

). Sullivan and the Tazmaniac won the bout to retain their titles, with the Tazmaniac pinning Cairo. The fourth bout was a singles match between

Shane Douglas Troy Allan Martin (born November 21, 1964) is an American professional wrestler, manager, and promoter, better known by his ring name Shane Douglas. He is best known for his tenures in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), World Championship ...

and

Tommy Dreamer Thomas James Laughlin (born February 13, 1971) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and professional wrestling promotion, promoter better known by the ring name Tommy Dreamer. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestli ...

. Douglas won the bout by pinfall after hitting Dreamer with a chain. The fifth bout was a singles match between

Mr. Hughes Curtis Hughes (born December 7, 1964) is an American professional wrestler, also known by the ring name Mr. Hughes. He is best known for his stints in World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation. He also worked for the Americ ...

and the Sandman. Mr. Hughes won the bout by

technical knockout A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking, a ...

after the Sandman was unable to continue due to his injured shoulder. The sixth bout was a singles match between Don E. Allen and

Rockin' Rebel Charles Williams (January 13, 1966 – June 1, 2018) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Rockin' Rebel. He was best known for his appearances on the U.S. independent circuit with promotions such as Eastern Ch ...

. Rockin' Rebel won the bout by pinfall following a

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. The seventh bout saw ECW Heavyweight Champion Sabu defend his title against

Terry Funk Terrance Dee Funk (June 30, 1944 – August 23, 2023) was an American professional wrestler and actor. Widely considered one of the most influential and greatest professional wrestlers of all time, Funk was known for the longevity of his car ...

in a

no disqualification match Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick matches are more common than others and are often used to advance or conclude a storyline. ...

. Funk won the bout by pinfall, thus becoming the new ECW Heavyweight Champion, following interference by Shane Douglas and

Sherri Martel Sherry Lynn Schrull (née Russell; February 8, 1958 – June 15, 2007) was an American professional wrestler and manager, better known by her ring names, Sherri Martel and Sensational Sherri. Martel began her professional wrestling career in t ...

. The penultimate bout was the titular "Body Count" match between

Pat Tanaka Patrick Tanaka (born August 5, 1961) is an American professional wrestler best known for his work in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) as one half of Badd Company and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) as one half of The Orien ...

and

Rocco Rock Theodore James Petty (September 1, 1953 – September 21, 2002) was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name "Flyboy" Rocco Rock. Rock is best known for his appearances in Eastern Championship Wrestling / Extreme Championsh ...

as part of the

feud A feud , also known in more extreme cases as a blood feud, vendetta, faida, clan war, gang war, private war, or mob war, is a long-running argument or fight, often between social groups of people, especially family, families or clans. Feuds begin ...

between

Badd Company Badd Company was a professional wrestling tag team in the American Wrestling Association in the late 1980s, which later went by the name the Orient Express. They used the song "Bad Company", by the band of the same name as their theme song. His ...

and

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. The premise of the match was that each man's tag team partner (

Paul Diamond Thomas Boric (born May 11, 1961) is a Croatian-Canadian retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name Paul Diamond. He is best known for being one half of the tag team Badd Company with Pat Tanaka and for his time in the Worl ...

and

Johnny Grunge Michael Lynn Durham (July 10, 1965 – February 16, 2006) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Johnny Grunge. He is known for his appearances with Eastern/Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestli ...

respectively) was locked in a cage at ringside, and that the cage containing the losing man's tag team partner would be "blown up". While Tanaka won the bout by pinfall, it was Diamond's cage that was "blown up"; the effect, created using

flash paper Nitrocellulose (also known as cellulose nitrate, flash paper, flash cotton, guncotton, pyroxylin and flash string, depending on form) is a highly flammable compound formed by nitrating cellulose through exposure to a mixture of nitric acid and ...

and sound effects, was underwhelming, receiving an extremely negative reaction from the audience. Despite being heavily promoted, the bout was never aired on ECW programming. The main event was a "Lights Out"

battle royal Battle royal (, also battle royale) traditionally refers to a fight involving many combatants, usually conducted under either boxing or wrestling rules, where the winner is the one who registers the most wins. In recent times, the term has been ...

, with the winner receiving a

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stuffed with one-hundred-dollar bills. The battle royal was won by Tommy Dreamer, with the second-to-last competitor eliminated being Shane Douglas.

Results

1994

The second annual Holiday Hell took place on December 17, 1994, in the

, in the United States. Excerpts from Holiday Hell aired on episodes No. 87, No. 88, and No. 89 of the syndicated

television show A television show, TV program (), or simply a TV show, is the general reference to any content produced for viewing on a television set that is broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, and cable, or distributed digitally on streaming platf ...

'' in December 1994 and January 1995. The event was not released commercially on

VHS VHS (Video Home System) is a discontinued standard for consumer-level analog video recording on tape cassettes, introduced in 1976 by JVC. It was the dominant home video format throughout the tape media period of the 1980s and 1990s. Ma ...

, but a "fan cam" recording was recorded and traded.

Event

The event was attended by approximately 800 people. The referees for the event were Jim Molineaux and John Finnegan. The opening bout was a singles match in which

Stevie Richards Michael Stephen Manna (born October 9, 1971), better known by his ring name Stevie Richards, is an American retired Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and media personality. Since June 2024, Richards has hosted ''#The Stevie Richard ...

defeated J.T. Smith by pinfall following a '' Stevie Kick''. The second bout saw

ECW World Television Champion The ECW World Television Championship was a professional wrestling television championship in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). It was introduced in 1992 as part of National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) affiliate and ECW precursor, Eastern Champio ...

Dean Malenko Dean Shelly Simon (born August 4, 1960), better known by the ring name Dean Malenko, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a senior producer. He is best known for his time in the World Wres ...

defend his title against

Ray Odyssey Ray Samalonis (born January 31, 1968) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "Surfer" Ray Odyssey. Professional wrestling career Odyssey competes primarily in Northeastern United States, Nor ...

. Malenko defeated Odyssey by submission using the '' Texas Cloverleaf'' to retain his title. The third bout was a singles match between

Chris Benoit Christopher Michael Benoit ( ; May 21, 1967 – June 24, 2007) was a Canadian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He worked for various pro-wrestling promotions during his 22-year career, but is notorious for Chris Benoit double-murd ...

and

Hack Meyers Donald Haviland (December 7, 1973 – December 5, 2015) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Hack Meyers. He was best known for his time in Extreme Championship Wrestling from 1993 to 1996. Professional wrestling ...

. Benoit defeated Myers by

after Meyers could not continue upon receiving a dragon suplex. Following the match, Meyers was removed on a stretcher. The fourth bout saw

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face both members of

the Pitbulls The Pitbulls (sometimes written as The Pit Bulls) were a professional wrestling tag team who consisted of "Pitbull #1" Gary Wolfe (wrestler), Gary Wolfe and "Pitbull #2" Anthony Durante. They were best known for their tenure in Extreme Champions ...

in a

handicap match Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Gimmick, gimmick matches" in the Glossary of professional wrestling terms, jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick m ...

. Prior to the match, 911

chokeslam A chokeslam is a type of body slam in professional wrestling, in which a wrestler grasps an opponent's neck, lifts them up, and slams them to the mat. It is common in televised wrestling because it is simple and relatively safe, yet looks powerf ...

med the Pitbulls' manager

Jason Jason ( ; ) was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece is featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Med ...

along with a man dressed as

Santa Claus Santa Claus (also known as Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle or Santa) is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Chris ...

. 911 went on to win the match, pinning both of the Pitbulls after chokeslamming both men. The fifth bout was a singles match between Don E. Allen and

Mikey Whipwreck John Michael Watson (born June 4, 1973), better known by his ring name Mikey Whipwreck, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his career with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), where he was an ECW Triple C ...

. Whipwreck won the bout by pinfall following a

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. Following the match, Whipwreck was attacked by his former tag team partner Paul Lauria. The sixth bout was a

tag team match Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick matches are more common than others and are often used to advance or conclude a storyline. ...

pitting Cactus Jack and

against the Sandman and

. Cactus Jack and Dreamer won the bout when Cactus Jack pinned Cairo following a

double arm DDT In professional wrestling, a DDT is any move in which the wrestler has the opponent in a front facelock or inverted headlock and falls down or backwards to drive the opponent's head into the mat. The classic DDT is performed by putting the oppo ...

. The seventh bout saw

ECW World Heavyweight Champion The ECW World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship originally used in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and later, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was the original world title of the ECW ...

defend his title against

Ron Simmons Ronald K. Simmons (born May 15, 1958) is an American former professional wrestler and Gridiron football, football player. He is best known for his tenures in WWE and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Prior to becoming a professional wrestler ...

, who wrestled with one arm in a

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. Douglas defeated Simmons by pinfall following a chop block to retain his title. The main event saw

ECW World Tag Team Champions The ECW World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). It was introduced in National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) affiliate and ECW precursor, Eastern Championship Wrestlin ...

defend their titles against Sabu and

. The bout was won by the Public Enemy when

drove both Sabu and the Tazmaniac through a table using the '' Drive By'' then pinned the Tazmaniac.

Results

1995

Holiday Hell: The New York Invasion took place on December 29, 1995, in the Lost Battalion Hall in

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New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

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, US. It was the first ECW supercard to be held in New York City. Excerpts from Holiday Hell aired on episodes No. 141 and No. 142 of the syndicated

'' in January 1996. Holiday Hell was released on VHS in 1995 and on DVD in 2002. In 2019, it was made available for streaming on the

WWE Network WWE Network is a subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and digital television network owned by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE, a division of TKO Group Holdings. The service relied on technology develo ...

. The bout between

and

Raven A raven is any of several large-bodied passerine bird species in the genus '' Corvus''. These species do not form a single taxonomic group within the genus. There is no consistent distinction between crows and ravens; the two names are assigne ...

also appeared on the 2013

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DVD ''ECW Unreleased Vol 2'', while the main event bout between Cactus Jack and Sabu also appeared on the 2015 DVD ''ECW Unreleased Vol 3''.

Event

The commentator for the event was

. The ring announcer was

Joel Gertner Joel Gertner (born September 20, 1975) is an American professional wrestling announcer, color commentator, and manager. He is best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling from 1995 to 2001. Professional wrestling career ...

. The event was attended by 1,283 people. The event began with announcer Joey Styles giving an introduction. Styles was interrupted by

and

the Blue Meanie Brian Heffron (born May 18, 1973), better known by his ring name The Blue Meanie, is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation between 1995 and 2 ...

, with Richards giving a

promo PROMO (Promoting Missouri) is a Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territ ...

in which he claimed the audience had come to see him. While insulting members of the audience, Richards spotted

Missy Hyatt Melissa Ann Hiatt (born October 16, 1963), better known by her ring name, Missy Hyatt, is an American retired professional wrestling valet, commentator, model and occasional professional wrestler. She is best known for her appearances with Wo ...

, who was seated at ringside. Hyatt agreed to kiss Richards after he promised to get her a date with

. The opening bout was a

submission match Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick matches are more common than others and are often used to advance or conclude a storyline. ...

between

Koji Nakagawa is a Japanese semi-retired professional wrestler best known for his work in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW) between 1992 and 2002. He is perhaps best known for his “Hitman” character, heavily inspired by Canadian professional wrestler B ...

and

Taz Taz or TAZ may refer to: Geography *Taz (river), a river in western Siberia, Russia *Taz Estuary, the estuary of the river Taz in Russia People * Taz people, an ethnic group in Russia ** Taz language, a form of Northeastern Mandarin spoken by ...

. At the time of the bout, Nakagawa was wrestling for the Japanese promotion

Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling-Explosion (FMW-E) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded on July 28, 1989, by Atsushi Onita as (FMW). The promotion specializes in hardcore wrestling involving weapons such as barbed wire and fir ...

, where he was the Independent World Junior Heavyweight Champion. Taz won a short

squash Squash most often refers to: * Squash (sport), the high-speed racquet sport also known as squash racquets * Squash (plant), the fruit of vines of the genus ''Cucurbita'' Squash may also refer to: Sports * Squash (professional wrestling), an extr ...

after giving Nakagawa multiple

suplex A suplex is an Offense (sports), offensive move used in Wrestling, sport wrestling as well as amateur wrestling and professional wrestling. It is a throw that involves lifting the opponents and Bridge (grappling), bridging or rolling to slam the ...

es then forcing him to submit using the ''

Tazmission Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by performers to immobilize their opponents or lead to a Submission wrestling, submission. This article covers the various pins, stretches and transition holds used in the ri ...

''. The second bout was a singles match between

and J.T. Smith. Meyers won the bout by pinfall following a modified diving facebuster. The third bout was a singles match that saw

2 Cold Scorpio Charles Bernard Scaggs (born October 25, 1965) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name 2 Cold Scorpio. He gained fame for his performances in professional wrestling promotions such as World Championship Wrestling (WCW ...

defend both the

ECW World Television Championship The ECW World Television Championship was a professional wrestling television championship in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). It was introduced in 1992 as part of National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) affiliate and ECW precursor, Eastern Champi ...

and the

ECW World Tag Team Championship The ECW World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). It was introduced in National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) affiliate and ECW precursor, Eastern Championship Wrestli ...

against

. 2 Cold Scorpio dominated the match, repeatedly breaking his own pin attempts. Whipwreck won both titles by pinfall after Cactus Jack interfered and gave 2 Cold Scorpio a

, then dragged an unconscious Whipwreck on top of 2 Cold Scorpio. Cactus Jack then claimed one-half of the ECW World Tag Team Championship for himself. The fourth bout was a tag team match between

the Eliminators The Eliminators were a professional wrestling tag team which consisted of Perry Saturn and John Kronus who were best known for their time in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) between 1995 and 1997. History Formation While working as the ...

and

. When Pitbull #1 was distracted by the Pitbulls' manager

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fighting with The Eliminators' manager

outside of the ring, the Eliminators won by pinfall after delivering ''

Total Elimination In professional wrestling double-team maneuvers are executed by multiple wrestlers instead of one and typically are used by tag teams in tag team matches. Many of these maneuvers are combination of two throws, or submission holds. Most moves are k ...

'' to Pitbull #2. The fifth bout was scheduled to be between

and

, with the winner to face the Sandman for the

ECW World Heavyweight Championship The ECW World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling Professional wrestling championship#World championships, world heavyweight championship originally used in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and later, WWE, World Wrestling Ent ...

later in the evening. After Dreamer came to the ring, Raven's henchmen Stevie Richards and the Blue Meanie came to the ring and claimed that Raven could not wrestle due to a

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. The Blue Meanie and Richards then attacked Dreamer, who defeated both men by pinfall in quick consecutive

matches following a pair of DDTs. After Dreamer threatened to piledrive Raven's

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Beulah McGillicutty Trisa Laughlin (née Hayes; born March 14, 1969) is an American author and retired professional wrestling valet, better known by her ring name, Beulah McGillicutty. She is best known for her appearances in Extreme Championship Wrestling from 1995 ...

, Raven entered the ring to begin their match. Raven went on to win the bout by pinfall following a DDT after repeated interference from the members of

Raven's Nest Raven's Nest was a professional wrestling stable led by Raven that was present in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) between 1995 and 1997. Later, Raven created other incarnations of the group in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) such as The ...

. The eighth bout was a singles match between Bruiser Mastino and

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. Mastino won a short bout by pinfall after reversing a diving crossbody into a

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. After the match,

came to the ring and

med Mastino, which drew out referee

Bill Alfonso William Matthew Sierra (born August 11, 1957), better known by his ring name Bill Alfonso, is an American former professional wrestling referee and manager, currently performing for Major League Wrestling (MLW), where he serves as the manager of ...

, who had banned the chokeslam in ECW. This in turn drew out ECW commissioner

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who beat down Alfonso. Taz then came to the ring and brawled with 911 until the ECW roster came to the ring to separate them. Following the eighth bout, Stevie Richards threatened to fire Buh Buh Ray Dudley from Raven's Nest unless he could defeat the Blue Meanie. Dudley went on to defeat the Blue Meanie by pinfall in a short impromptu match following a

diving splash Aerial techniques, also known as "high-flying moves" are performance techniques used in professional wrestling for simulated assault on opponents. The techniques involve jumping from the ring's posts and ropes, demonstrating the speed and agility o ...

. After the match, Buh Buh Ray Dudley and the other

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left Raven's Nest. The tenth bout saw

The Sandman defend his title against Raven. After Raven attempted to give the Sandman a superplex, the Sandman reversed it into a

, then pinned Raven to retain his title. The penultimate bout was a tag team match between

the Gangstas The Gangstas was a professional wrestling tag team and stable, consisting of New Jack and Mustafa Saed in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). The group originally started as a three-man group with D'Lo Brown in Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW), ...

and

. The Gangstas won the bout when

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pinned

using a roll-up following a

chair shot Strikes can be offensive moves in professional wrestling, that can sometimes be used to set up an opponent for a hold or for a throw. There are a wide variety of strikes in pro wrestling, and many are known by several different names. Professiona ...

from

New Jack Jerome Young (January 3, 1963 – May 14, 2021) was an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name New Jack. He was best known for his time with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), where he became notorious for his willingn ...

. The main event was a singles match between Cactus Jack and Sabu. Prior to the match, Cactus Jack claimed that the match would be conducted under

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rules, with strikes and weapons banned and points awarded for takedowns and escapes. However, 911 came to the ring and chokeslammed referee John Moore, taking over the refereeing himself. Sabu won the bout by pinfall after reversing a

attempt into a crossbody.

Results

1996

The fourth annual Holiday Hell took place on December 7, 1996, in the

in the United States. Excerpts from Holiday Hell aired on the syndicated

television program A television show, TV program (), or simply a TV show, is the general reference to any content produced for viewing on a television set that is broadcast via Terrestrial television, over-the-air, Satellite television, satellite, and cable te ...

'' on December 10 and December 17, 1996, while the

between

and

was included on the 2009 compilation

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''ECW: Extreme Evolution''.

Event

The announcer for the event was

. The referees were Jeff Jones, Jim Molineaux, and John Moore. The event was attended by approximately 1,150 people. The opening bout was a

pitting

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against

the Full Blooded Italians The Full Blooded Italians (F.B.I.) are an American professional wrestling stable, and tag team that wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) from the mid-1990s to early-2000s and for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) during the mid- ...

. Before the match,

Little Guido James Maritato (born March 12, 1972) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) under the ring names Little Guido and Nunzio. A high-school ...

introduced Davey Pazano as a new member of the Full Blooded Italians, replacing J.T. Smith who had lost a

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the prior month at

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. The Dudley Brothers won the bout when

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pinned Little Guido following a

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. The second bout was a singles match between the debuting

Balls Mahoney Jonathan Rechner (April 11, 1972 – April 12, 2016), better known by his ring name Balls Mahoney, was an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and WWE, W ...

and

Devon Storm Christopher Ford (born March 4, 1974) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his tenure in World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Crowbar, where he was a one time Hardcore Champion, a one time World Tag Team Champion w ...

. Mahoney won the bout by pinfall following a

tombstone piledriver A piledriver is a professional wrestling driver move in which the wrestler grabs their opponent, turns them upside-down, and drops into a sitting or kneeling position, driving the opponent head-first into the mat. The technique is said to have b ...

. The third bout was a singles match between

Gary Albright Gary Mitchell Albright (May 18, 1963 – January 7, 2000) was an American professional wrestler best known for his work in Japan, first with UWF International (UWFi), and later All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). In AJPW, Albright was a two ...

and Rick Rage. Albright won a short

by pinfall following a dragon suplex. The fourth bout was a singles match between Brian Lee and

Louie Spicolli Louis Mucciolo Jr. (February 10, 1971 – February 15, 1998) was an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He performed in Mexico under the ring name Madonna's Boyfriend, for the World Wrestling Entertainment, World Wrestling Fed ...

. During the match, the referee John Moore was knocked unconscious, prompting Lee's Triple Threat

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and

come to the ring and assist Lee. After the three men attacked Spicolli, Lee gave a '' Prime Time Slam'' and then pinned him, with Moore recovering in time to count the pinfall. After the match, the Triple Threat attacked Spicolli again, with Pitbull #2 unsuccessfully coming to his aid. The fifth bout was a singles match between

Rob Van Dam Robert Szatkowski (born December 18, 1970) better known by his ring name Rob Van Dam (frequently abbreviated to RVD) is an American professional wrestler. Known for his unique ring style—which includes his variety of kicks, acrobatic movemen ...

and

. The bout was won by Taz by

after he applied the ''

'' to Van Dam until he was rendered unconscious. The sixth bout saw

defend their titles against

Axl Rotten Brian Knighton (April 21, 1971 – February 4, 2016), better known by the ring name Axl Rotten, was an American professional wrestling, professional wrestler. In the early 1990s, he was a part of the tag team The Bad Breed with Ian Rotten. He had ...

and

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. The Gangstas won the bout when

pinned Rotten following a

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from

and a ''

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'' from New Jack, thus retaining their titles. The seventh bout was an

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tag team match pitting

and

against

and Shane Douglas. Francine and Douglas won the bout when Douglas pinned McGillicutty following a

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. The penultimate bout was a singles match between

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and Sabu. Sabu won the bout by pinfall following an '' Arabian Facebuster''. Following the match, Saturn and his tag team partner

John Kronus George B. Caiazzo (January 13, 1969 – July 18, 2007) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, John Kronus, and later simply Kronus. Caiazzo worked for Extreme Championship Wrestling, the United States Wrestling Ass ...

attacked Sabu, leading to a brawl that also included Gary Albright, Rob Van Dam, and Taz. The main event saw

the Sandman defend his title against

in a barbed wire match. Raven won the bout by pinfall after giving the Sandman an '' Evenflow DDT'' through a table, thus becoming the new ECW World Heavyweight Champion.

Results

2000

After a three-year interval, the fifth Holiday Hell was held on December 23, 2000, in the

, in the United States. This was the fourth-from-last event to be held by ECW, and the last ever event to be held in the ECW Arena. The event was released on DVD in 2013 by RF Video with commentary from

Danny Doring Daniel Morrison (born February 19, 1974) is an American professional wrestling, professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Danny Doring. He is best known for his appearances with the professional wrestling promotion Extreme Championsh ...

and

Event

The commentators for the event were

and

. The event was attended by approximately 1,000 people. The opening bout was a singles match between

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and

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. The match ended in a no contest. The second bout saw

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defend their titles against Da Baldies. Doring and Roadkill defeated Da Baldies by pinfall to retain their titles, with Roadkill pinning

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. The third bout was a singles match between

and Bilvis Wesley. Mahoney won the bout by pinfall. The fourth bout was a singles match between

Jerry Lynn Jeremy Lynn (born June 12, 1963), better known by the ring name Jerry Lynn, is an American retired professional wrestler signed with All Elite Wrestling as a producer and coach. Lynn has worked for professional wrestling promotion, promotions ...

and

. Lynn won the bout by pinfall. The fifth bout was a singles match between C. W. Anderson and

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. Anderson won the bout by submission. The sixth bout was a singles match between

E. Z. Money Jason Broyles (born April 27, 1973) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) under the ring name E. Z. Money. He also briefly wrestled for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in ...

and

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. The bout ended in a no contest. The seventh bout was a

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pitting Hot Commodity against

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, and

. Hot Commodity won the bout when

pinned

. The eighth bout was a two-out-of-three falls

between

and the Unholy Alliance. The first fall ended in a draw after

submitted

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and

Tony Mamaluke Charles John Spencer (born July 19, 1977) is a retired American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Tony Marinara and with Extreme Championship ...

submitted

simultaneously. The Unholy Alliance won the second fall when Tajiri pinned Mamaluke, then won the third fall when Tajiri submitted Mamaluke. The main event saw

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defend his title against

Justin Credible Peter Joseph Polaco (born October 16, 1973) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name Justin Credible. Debut ...

and the Sandman in a

three way dance Three Way Dance was a professional wrestling live event produced by Eastern Championship Wrestling (ECW) on April 8, 1995. The event was held in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. It was a "double header" event wit ...

. Corino eliminated Credible by pinning him, then pinned the Sandman to win the bout and retain his title.

Results

References

External links

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