Author: Today in Pro Wrestling History: On October 2nd, 1993, Tommy Dreamer makes his debut with Eastern Championship Wrestling, just before the organization changed its name to Extreme Championship Wrestling.
Today in Pro Wrestling History (October 2): Tommy Dreamer’s ECW Debut
Dreamer would lose his match to The Tasmaniac, who would later gain wider fame as Taz (and/or Tazz).
Dreamer himself would go on to a career that became synonymous with the letters E-C-W, and he became a vital member of the company both in front of the camera and behind the scenes until its closure in 2001.
Here’s another great story about Tommy Dreamer:Â Tommy Dreamer and His Terrifying Plan to Murder Paul Heyman
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