51. Tommy Dreamer

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Tommy Dreamer may not have been the best wrestler in ECW, but he was its soul. There from the beginning to the end, Dreamer won the hearts of the harsh ECW fan base with his resilience and was rewarded with the “He’s Hardcore” chant that may not seem like much of a compliment, but was symbolic in ways that words cannot describe without writing bible length prose. In Extreme Championship Wrestling the pretty boy with the green suspenders became the Innovator of Violence, and a man who next to Paul Heyman may have been the most important man in the company.

If ECW ever had a Hall of Fame, Tommy Dreamer would have been a first ballot inductee. As his WWE run was a pale imitation, it is difficult to see him getting inducted, despite the high regard that he is held within the industry.

Should Tommy Dreamer be in the Hall of Fame?

Definitely put him in! - 85.2%

Maybe, but others deserve it first. - 8.1%

Probably not, but it wouldn't be the end of the world. - 1.3%

No opinion. - 0.7%

No way! - 4.7%

The Bullet Points

Other Aliases: Tom Laughlin (Real Name)
T.D. Madison
Billed From: Yonkers, New York, U.S.A.
Key Championships Held: IWCCW Tag Team w/G.Q. Madison
CWA Heavyweight (New England)
ECW World Tag Team (3) 1w/Johnny Gunn, 1w/Raven & 1w/Masato Tanaka
ECW Word Heavyweight
IWA Hardcore (Puerto Rico)
WWE Hardcore (14)
ECW World Heavyweight (WWE Version)
Why they will get in: IWCCW Tag Team w/G.Q. Madison CWA Heavyweight (New England) ECW World Tag Team (3) 1w/Johnny Gunn, 1w/Raven & 1w/Masato Tanaka ECW Word Heavyweight IWA Hardcore (Puerto Rico) WWE Hardcore (14) ECW World Heavyweight (WWE Version)
Why they won't get in: His run (though lengthy) in the WWE was not that good.
Five Greatest Matches/Moments: 1.   Loses a Singapore Cane to the Sandman and takes ten lashes; earning the respect of the ECW crowd and beginning his legacy (8/13/94)
2.   Feuds with Raven (1995-96)
3.   Defeats Jerry Lawler at Hardcore Heaven (8/17/97)
4.   Becomes the ECW World Heavyweight Champion, albeit for an hour (8/22/00)
5.   Won the WWE version of the ECW World Title (6/7/09)