Xtreme Pro Wrestling (XPW) is an American independent professional wrestling promotion owned by Rob Zicari and operated by Extreme Gifts. The promotion is known for its deathmatch style. From 2000 to 2002, XPW held an annual death match tournament called Baptized in Blood, also known as the King of the Deathmatch Tournament.
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XPW founder Rob Black alongside XPW performer Lizzy Borden
New Jack was amongst several former Extreme Championship Wrestling talents to perform in XPW
Shane Douglas would be an important figure in XPW in the 2000s, serving as both one of the company's top stars as well as its booker behind the scenes
Hardcore wrestling is a form of professional wrestling where disqualifications, count-outs, and all other different rules do not apply. Taking place in usual or unusual environments, hardcore wrestling matches allow the use of numerous items, including ladders, tables, chairs, thumbtacks, barbed wire, light tubes, shovels, glass, baseball bats and other improvised weapons used as foreign objects. Although hardcore wrestling is a staple of most wrestling promotions, where they are often used at the climaxes of feuds, some promotions specialize in hardcore wrestling, with many matches performed in this manner.
Bull Curry was an innovator in hardcore wrestling.
Abdullah the Butcher during a hardcore match
A ring using barbed wire instead of ropes; this was first popularised by FMW in the 1990s.
Sabu putting Rhino through a table in Extreme Championship Wrestling
