Danger And Violence Extreme

NGX Corporation, doing business as Danger And Violence Extreme (DAVE), was a Magisterian professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Calisota, Philadelphia on July 27, 1991 and founded by Buddy Gaines as the Eastern Wrestling Federation. The promotion showcased various international styles of wrestling, ranging to Lucha libre, Puroresu and Hardcore wrestling. In 1994, Phil Vibert took over DAVE, turning the promotion from a regional promotion to a cult phenomenon. DAVE was considered to be the third big brand at that time competing the billionaire-backed World Wrestling Association and OMEGA Wrestling Alliance between 1999 and 2007.

Foundation (1991-1994)
Danger And Violence Extreme was founded on 27 July 1991 as the Eastern Wrestling Federation, becoming the other half of the Universal Championship Wrestling that also closed in the same year. EWF's first show was on 11 August 1991 drawing 1,500 fans which is a huge success to a small promotion like EWF.

Early beginnings (1994-1996)
In 1994, Ring crew member Phil Vibert became the head booker - and later became the owner in 1995 - and started to bring changes to the company, including it's name, changing it to 'Danger And Violence Extreme'. The company began to promote a mix of styles, including hardcore wrestling, lucha libre, and Ōdō ("King's Road") style that was popularized by All Japan Pro Wrestling, which many call this mix of styles as Vibert's Vision, and is most closely associated with the 'Fantastic Five' (named after the fictional superhero team of the same name), the informal nomenclature for 1990s-2000s DAVE wrestlers Yoshimi Mushashibo, Shuji Inukai, Nobuatsu Tatsuko, Chris Caulfield, and Yuma Maruya (each wrestler specialized in the mix of styles: Mushashibo, Inukai, Tatsuko specialized in the more physical storytelling style, Caulfield specialized in the more hardcore style, and Maruya specialized in the lucha libre style thanks to her small size).

Expansion and the final days of Underground Era (1996-2000)
By 1996, DAVE started to attract more wrestling fans with it's hardcore style and they landed a pay-per-view deal in 1997, with Total Mayhem being their first ever pay-per-view. Despite the hardcore style being very popular, it proved to be physically detrimental to the wrestlers.

Glory Days era (2000-2005)
Between late-1999 and mid-2000, DAVE was in a rebuilding phase. The style saw a big change, hardcore wrestling was still a key feature but it was toned down to attract sponsors. Between 2000 and 2005, DAVE was in it's so-called 'Glory Days', as it's profits were at it's record high, attendances reaching ten to more than ten thousand attendees, and it led them landing a network deal with major network ACE.

Decline (2005-2007)
By 2005, financial problems began rocking the company, with injuries plaguing the roster (Shuji Inukai, arguably DAVE's biggest star during this time, suffered a torn ACL in 2005). Yoshimi Mushashibo, DAVE's ace since it's rebranding in 1994, was physically torn down thanks to the years of wear and tear. In addition, Phil Vibert was diagnosed of prostate cancer in mid-2006, and DAVE on ACE was cancelled after the contract expired. The company could not get out of financial trouble, and it led into the conclusion of DAVE closing on May 13, 2007, with Mushashibo opening Pride Glory Honor Wrestling two months after.

After closing
After the closure of DAVE, Phil Vibert disappeared from public eye until 2009 after being declared cancer-free in 2008. He reappeared as a Liberal Party member and became a full-time politician. He became the only person to win two presidential elections in one year in Magisteria.

Legacy
At the outset of DAVE's existance, the company was strongly identified with the physical style of professional wrestling (i.e., hardcore wrestling and puroresu), which emphasized athletic, violent, legitimate, and competitive in-ring performances over the showmanship of both WWA and OMEGA. DAVE dominated Magisterian pro wrestling television ratings between 1999 and 2003 due to it's Mushashibo-Maruya storyline, and the 'Extreme 5'. Since after the storyline, DAVE continued to progress but began to lose ground as they slowly distanced themselves to the original hardcore style they were promoting between 1994 and 2000.

During the 14-year run of DAVE, 16 matches were rated 5 stars, with 1 match rated 6 stars by the Magisterian Sports Observer, and 6 matches were rated 5 stars by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

1991

 * EWF The Beginning (August 11, 1991)
 * EWF When Worlds Collide (September 9, 1991)
 * EWF Halloween Madness (October 31, 1991)
 * EWF Nirvana in November (November 25, 1991)
 * EWF WrestleChallenge (December 30, 1991)

1992

 * EWF Survival Of The Fittest (January 13, 1992)
 * EWF February Madness (February 17, 1992)
 * EWF Spring Break (March 23, 1992)
 * EWF Super Wrestling Showdown (April 20, 1992)
 * EWF March Into Victory (May 25, 1992)
 * EWF June Madness (June 22, 1992)
 * EWF Heatwave Havoc (July 13, 1992)
 * EWF Fight For Supremacy (August 31, 1992)
 * EWF When Worlds Collide (September 14, 1992)
 * EWF Halloween Madness (October 31, 1992)
 * EWF Nirvana in November (November 27, 1992)
 * EWF WrestleChallenge (December 19, 1992)

1993

 * EWF Survival Of The Fittest (January 3, 1993)
 * EWF February Madness (February 6, 1993)
 * EWF Spring Break (March 27, 1993)
 * EWF Super Wrestling Showdown (April 17, 1993)
 * EWF March Into Victory (May 15, 1993)
 * EWF June Madness (June 12, 1993)
 * EWF Heatwave Havoc (July 24, 1993)
 * EWF Fight For Supremacy (August 28, 1993)
 * EWF 21st Night of September (September 21, 1993)
 * EWF Halloween Madness (October 24, 1993)
 * EWF Nirvana in November (November 27, 1993)
 * EWF WrestleChallenge (December 18, 1993)

1994

 * EWF World War 3 (January 12, 1994)
 * EWF February Madness (February 5, 1994)
 * EWF Spring Break (March 5, 1994)
 * EWF April Madness (April 9, 1994)
 * EWF May Madness (May 21, 1994)

1994

 * DAVE Extreme Warfare (June 11, 1994)
 * DAVE The Extreme Double Header, Day 1 (June 25, 1994)
 * DAVE The Extreme Double Header, Day 2 (June 26, 1994)
 * DAVE Heatwave (July 9, 1994)
 * DAVE The Underground (August 6, 1994)
 * DAVE The Extreme Birthday Bash (September 10, 1994)
 * DAVE The War To Settle The Score (October 1, 1994)
 * DAVE The Alternate Showcase (November 5, 1994)
 * DAVE Cold Day in Hell (December 3, 1994)
 * DAVE The Extreme New Year Smash (December 31, 1994)

1995

 * DAVE Counter Culture (January 28, 1995)
 * DAVE Back in Black (February 4, 1995)
 * DAVE The Rage in the Cage (March 25, 1995)
 * DAVE Tripalooza Challenge (April 1, 1995)
 * DAVE Urban Warfare (May 13, 1995)
 * DAVE Gangsta's Paradise (May 27, 1995)
 * DAVE The Extreme Double Header, Day 1 (June 3, 1995)
 * DAVE The Extreme Double Header, Day 2 (June 4, 1995)
 * DAVE Hardcore Havoc (July 18, 1995)
 * DAVE The Underground (August 5, 1995)
 * DAVE The Extreme Birthday Bash (September 9, 1995)
 * DAVE The War To Settle The Score (October 28, 1995)
 * DAVE The Alternate Showcase (November 4, 1995)
 * DAVE Cold Day in Hell (December 23, 1995)

1996

 * DAVE Counter Culture (January 27, 1996)
 * DAVE Back in Black (February 3, 1996)
 * DAVE The Rage in the Cage (March 23, 1996)
 * DAVE Tripalooza Challenge (April 6, 1996)
 * DAVE Urban Warfare (May 25, 1996)
 * DAVE Gangsta's Paradise (June 1, 1996)
 * DAVE The Extreme Double Header, Day 1 (June 29, 1996)
 * DAVE The Extreme Double Header, Day 2 (June 30, 1996)
 * DAVE Hardcore Havoc (July 27, 1996)
 * DAVE The Underground (August 31, 1996)
 * DAVE The Extreme Birthday Bash (September 14, 1996)
 * DAVE The War To Settle The Score (October 12, 1996)
 * DAVE The Alternate Showcase (November 30, 1996)
 * DAVE Cold Day in Hell (December 21, 1996)

1997

 * DAVE Counter Culture (January 18, 1997)
 * DAVE Back in Black (February 8, 1997)
 * DAVE The Rage in the Cage (March 22, 1997)
 * DAVE Tripalooza Challenge (April 12, 1997)
 * DAVE Urban Warfare (May 31, 1997)
 * DAVE Gangsta's Paradise (June 21, 1997)
 * DAVE The Extreme Double Header, Day 1 (June 28, 1997)
 * DAVE The Extreme Double Header, Day 2 (June 29, 1997)
 * DAVE Hardcore Havoc (July 5, 1997)
 * DAVE The Underground (August 16, 1997)
 * DAVE The Extreme Birthday Bash (September 11, 1997)
 * DAVE The War To Settle The Score (October 11, 1997)
 * DAVE Ultimate Alliance (November 29, 1997)
 * DAVE Cold Day in Hell (December 27, 1997)

1998

 * DAVE Counter Culture (January 17, 1998)
 * DAVE Back in Black (February 21, 1998)
 * DAVE The Rage in the Cage (March 21, 1998)
 * DAVE Tripalooza Challenge (April 11, 1998)
 * DAVE Urban Warfare (May 7, 1998)
 * DAVE Gangsta's Paradise (June 20, 1998)
 * DAVE The Extreme Double Header, Day 1 (June 27, 1998)
 * DAVE The Extreme Double Header, Day 2 (June 28, 1998)
 * DAVE Hardcore Havoc (July 4, 1998)
 * DAVE The Underground (August 1, 1998)
 * DAVE The Extreme Birthday Bash (September 19, 1998)
 * DAVE The War To Settle The Score (October 10, 1998)
 * DAVE Ultimate Alliance (November 8, 1998)
 * DAVE Cold Day in Hell (December 12, 1998)

1999

 * DAVE Counter Culture (January 23, 1999)
 * DAVE Back in Black (February 19, 1999)
 * DAVE The Rage in the Cage (March 20, 1999)
 * DAVE Tripalooza Challenge (April 17, 1999)
 * DAVE Urban Warfare (May 15, 1999)
 * DAVE Gangsta's Paradise (June 5, 1999)
 * DAVE The Extreme Double Header, Day 1 (June 26, 1999)
 * DAVE The Extreme Double Header, Day 2 (June 27, 1999)
 * DAVE Hardcore Havoc (July 17, 1999)
 * DAVE The Underground (August 26, 1999)
 * DAVE The Extreme Birthday Bash (September 18, 1999)
 * DAVE The War To Settle The Score (October 30, 1999)
 * DAVE Ultimate Alliance (November 6, 1999)
 * DAVE Cold Day in Hell (December 25, 1999)

2000

 * DAVE Counter Culture (January 8, 2000)
 * DAVE Back in Black (February 26, 2000)
 * DAVE The Rage in the Cage (March 4, 2000)
 * DAVE Tripalooza Challenge (April 16, 2000)
 * DAVE Urban Warfare (May 6, 2000)
 * DAVE Gangsta's Paradise (June 3, 2000)
 * DAVE The Extreme Double Header, Day 1 (June 24, 2000)
 * DAVE The Extreme Double Header, Day 2 (June 25, 2000)
 * DAVE Hardcore Havoc (July 1, 2000)
 * DAVE A New Beginning (August 12, 2000)
 * DAVE The Extreme Birthday Bash (September 16, 2000)
 * DAVE The War To Settle The Score (October 28, 2000)
 * DAVE Ultimate Alliance (November 25, 2000)
 * DAVE When Hell Freezes Over (December 23, 2000)

Since 2001, DAVE stopped running supercards to focus on pay-per-views.

1997

 * DAVE Total Mayhem (March 9, 1997)
 * DAVE Total Disruption (May 11, 1997)
 * DAVE Heatwave (August 17, 1997)
 * DAVE The Alternate Showcase (November 30, 1997)

1998

 * DAVE Blood and Thunder (January 11, 1998)
 * DAVE ThunderStruck (March 1, 1998)
 * DAVE Total Disruption (May 3, 1998)
 * DAVE Heatwave (July 12, 1998)
 * DAVE Zero Hour (September 6, 1998)
 * DAVE The Alternate Showcase (November 1, 1998)

1999

 * DAVE Blood and Thunder (January 17, 1999)
 * DAVE ThunderStruck (March 21, 1999)
 * DAVE Total Disruption (May 23, 1999)
 * DAVE Heatwave (July 11, 1999)
 * DAVE Zero Hour (September 19, 1999)
 * DAVE The Alternate Showcase (November 7, 1999)

2000

 * DAVE Blood and Thunder (January 16, 2000)
 * DAVE ThunderStruck (March 5, 2000)
 * DAVE Total Disruption (May 21, 2000)
 * DAVE Heatwave (July 16, 2000)
 * DAVE Zero Hour (October 1, 2000)
 * DAVE The Alternate Showcase (November 5, 2000)
 * DAVE Cold Day in Hell (December 3, 2000)

2001

 * DAVE Blood and Thunder (January 7, 2001)
 * DAVE Back In Black (February 11, 2001)
 * DAVE ThunderStruck (March 11, 2001)
 * DAVE Rock And Roll Over (April 1, 2001)
 * DAVE Total Disruption (May 13, 2001)
 * DAVE The Extreme Double Header, Day 1 (June 29, 2001)
 * DAVE The Extreme Double Header, Day 2 (June 30, 2001)
 * DAVE Attitude Adjustment (July 15, 2001)
 * DAVE Heatwave (August 12, 2001)
 * DAVE Zero Hour (September 9, 2001)
 * DAVE Counter Culture (October 7, 2001)
 * DAVE The Alternate Showcase (November 4, 2001)
 * DAVE Cold Day in Hell (December 2, 2001)

2002

 * DAVE Blood and Thunder (January 6, 2002)
 * DAVE Back In Black (February 10, 2002)
 * DAVE ThunderStruck (March 10, 2002)
 * DAVE Rock And Roll Over (April 7, 2002)
 * DAVE Total Disruption (May 12, 2002)
 * DAVE The Extreme Double Header, Day 1 (June 29, 2002)
 * DAVE The Extreme Double Header, Day 2 (June 30, 2002)
 * DAVE Attitude Adjustment (July 14, 2002)
 * DAVE Heatwave (August 11, 2002)
 * DAVE Zero Hour (September 1, 2002)
 * DAVE Counter Culture (October 6, 2002)
 * DAVE The Alternate Showcase (November 3, 2002)
 * DAVE Cold Day in Hell (December 1, 2002)

2003

 * DAVE Blood and Thunder (January 5, 2003)
 * DAVE Back In Black (February 9, 2003)
 * DAVE ThunderStruck (March 9, 2003)
 * DAVE Rock And Roll Over (April 6, 2003)
 * DAVE Total Disruption (May 11, 2003)
 * DAVE The Extreme Double Header, Day 1 (June 28, 2003)
 * DAVE The Extreme Double Header, Day 2 (June 29, 2003)
 * DAVE Attitude Adjustment (July 6, 2003)
 * DAVE Heatwave (August 10, 2003)
 * DAVE Zero Hour (September 7, 2003)
 * DAVE Counter Culture (October 5, 2003)
 * DAVE The Alternate Showcase (November 2, 2003)
 * DAVE Cold Day in Hell (December 7, 2003)

2004

 * DAVE Blood and Thunder (January 4, 2004)
 * DAVE Back In Black (February 29, 2004)
 * DAVE ThunderStruck (March 28, 2004)
 * DAVE Rock And Roll Over (April 18, 2004)
 * DAVE Total Disruption (May 16, 2004)
 * DAVE The Extreme Double Header, Day 1 (June 26, 2004)
 * DAVE The Extreme Double Header, Day 2 (June 27, 2004)
 * DAVE Attitude Adjustment (July 18, 2004)
 * DAVE Heatwave (August 8, 2004)
 * DAVE Zero Hour (September 5, 2004)
 * DAVE Counter Culture (October 3, 2004)
 * DAVE The Alternate Showcase (November 7, 2004)
 * DAVE Cold Day in Hell (December 19, 2004)

2005

 * DAVE Blood and Thunder (January 9, 2005)
 * DAVE Back In Black (February 6, 2005)
 * DAVE ThunderStruck (March 6, 2005)
 * DAVE Rock And Roll Over (April 10, 2005)
 * DAVE Total Disruption (May 8, 2005)
 * DAVE The Extreme Double Header, Day 1 (June 25, 2005)
 * DAVE The Extreme Double Header, Day 2 (June 26, 2005)
 * DAVE Attitude Adjustment (July 17, 2005)
 * DAVE Heatwave (August 14, 2005)
 * DAVE Zero Hour (September 4, 2005)
 * DAVE Counter Culture (October 2, 2005)
 * DAVE The Alternate Showcase (November 6, 2005)
 * DAVE Cold Day in Hell (December 11, 2005)

2006

 * DAVE Blood and Thunder (January 8, 2006)
 * DAVE Back In Black (February 5, 2006)
 * DAVE ThunderStruck (March 5, 2006)
 * DAVE Rock And Roll Over (April 9, 2006)
 * DAVE Total Disruption (May 7, 2006)
 * DAVE The Extreme Double Header, Day 1 (June 24, 2006)
 * DAVE The Extreme Double Header, Day 2 (June 25, 2006)
 * DAVE Attitude Adjustment (July 16, 2006)
 * DAVE Heatwave (August 13, 2006)
 * DAVE Zero Hour (September 3, 2006)
 * DAVE Counter Culture (October 1, 2006)
 * DAVE The Alternate Showcase (November 5, 2006)
 * DAVE Cold Day in Hell (December 10, 2006)

2007

 * DAVE Blood and Thunder (January 7, 2007)
 * DAVE Back In Black (February 11, 2007)
 * DAVE ThunderStruck (March 11, 2007)
 * DAVE Rock And Roll Over (April 8, 2007)

Men's Division

 * 1) Ace Von Skull
 * 2) Aldous Blackfriar
 * 3) Alexander Robinson
 * 4) Alex Braun
 * 5) Blue Dragon
 * 6) Bret Kyle
 * 7) Charlie Corner
 * 8) Chico Martin
 * 9) Chris Caulfield
 * 10) David Stone
 * 11) Davis Wayne Newton
 * 12) Eddy Orion
 * 13) Eric Tyler
 * 14) Ernest Youngman
 * 15) Frantic Ali
 * 16) Flex Garcia
 * 17) Gold Phoenix
 * 18) Jason Thunder
 * 19) JD Morgan
 * 20) Jimmy Cox
 * 21) Joshua Taylor
 * 22) Lee Bennett
 * 23) Lee Wright
 * 24) Logan Wolfsbaine
 * 25) Martin Montana
 * 26) Madman Borne
 * 27) Nelson Callum
 * 28) Nemesis
 * 29) Nobuatsu Tatsuko
 * 30) Raymond Diaz
 * 31) Ricky Dale Johnson
 * 32) Rip Chord
 * 33) Rocky Golden
 * 34) Shuji Inukai
 * 35) Takayuki 2000
 * 36) Yoshimi Mushashibo

Women's Division

 * 1) Alexis Lee Littlefeather
 * 2) Anne Stardust
 * 3) Ashley Grover
 * 4) Bad Nurse Heather
 * 5) Becca Barton
 * 6) Chiyeko Kita
 * 7) Chloe Bourel
 * 8) DEVIL Karube
 * 9) Erin Grey
 * 10) Felicia Luck
 * 11) Fuyuko Higa
 * 12) Hellcat Hernandez
 * 13) HEART Saitoh
 * 14) Honey Badger
 * 15) Izzy Quick
 * 16) Katrina Kozlowska
 * 17) Lady Lotus
 * 18) Sara Marie York
 * 19) Selina Svelte
 * 20) Talia Quinzel
 * 21) Yuma Maruya

Managers and valets

 * Venus Angeletti
 * Honey Golightly
 * Emily McQueen
 * Belle Bryden
 * Streetz
 * Shane Sneer
 * Anslem Briggs
 * Roxy Kitten
 * Cindy
 * Jen Neptune

Commentators

 * Mitch Naess

Referees

 * Jeffrey Davis
 * Michael Bull
 * Charles Hapstander
 * R.M. Stones