Danger And Violence Extreme

NGX Corporation, doing business as Danger And Violence Extreme (DAVE), is a Magisterian defunct professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Calisota, Philadelphia on September 14, 1992 and founded by Buddy Gaines as the Eastern Wrestling Federation. The promotion showcased various international styles of wrestling, ranging to Lucha libre, King's road and Hardcore wrestling. In 1994, Paul Heyman 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 Dragon Fire Pro-Wrestling and Supreme Wrestling Federation.

History
History

Foundation (1992-1994)
Danger And Violence Extreme was founded on 14 September 1992 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 21 September 1992 drawing 1,500 fans which is a huge success to a small promotion like EWF.

In 1994, SWF manager Paul Heyman who recently left the SWF to jump ship to EWF, making his surprise debut at the World War 3 event of EWF. He would later become the head booker of the promotion in March 1994.

The Hardcore Reformation (1994-1997)
In late May 1994, Paul Heyman took over EWF and renamed it to Danger And Violence Extreme, showcasing many different styles of professional wrestling, including hardcore wrestling matches infused with AJPW's Ōdō ("King's Road") style and lucha libre.

The bulk of DAVE's shows remained at the DAVE Arena, a former high school gym. Seating comprised simple folding chairs and four sets of portable bleachers, with the unconventional scene reflective of the gritty style of the promotion itself. Shows were broadcast in National Pride TV, a regional television channel that covers the Magisterian East Coast. Due to the obscurity of the channel and DAVE itself, as well as the lack of MFCC oversight at that late hour, many times expletives and violence were not edited out of these showings, along with extensive use of copyrighted music and music videos.

National expansion (1997-2007)
on March 9, 1997, DAVE broadcast their first pay-per-view (PPV) wrestling event Total Mayhem, highlighted by Joshua Taylor defeating then-DAVE World Champion Johnny Martin. The PPV event was a major success critically and financially receiving anywhere from 80,000 to 105,000 pay-per-view buys, with a gate of US$100,000. After their first pay-per-view, DAVE continued through 1998 and early 1999 with a string of successful pay-per-views.

As DAVE continues to expand nationally, many companies including the then-Big Two (Dragon Fire Pro-Wrestling and the Supreme Wrestling Federation) start to use the hardcore-style matches which makes DAVE an influential promotion when at that time as hardcore wrestling and puroresu was one of their showcase wrestling styles.

Promotional rivalry (2000-2001)
In 2000, DAVE made it's West Yukon debut, holding it's annual March pay-per-view ThunderStruck in Costa Mesa. At the time, Costa Mesa was the home of the Xtreme Federation of Pro Wrestling (XFPW), a professional wrestling promotion that is associated with pornography, and it's owner Charles James "C.J." Weston purchased six front row tickets for the show. The tickets were given to a cadre of XFPW talent, and their mission was to make it clear that DAVE was on enemy turf. At the beginning of the main event, the XFPW contingent donned shirts emblazoned with the XFPW logo, gaining the attention of security and DAVE wrestler Chris Caulfield. Security ejected the XFPW group from the building and later, a brawl broke out in the parking lot between members of the XFPW wrestlers and the DAVE locker room. Both owners of the promotion were involved in the brawl, with Paul Heyman leaving C.J. Weston and his wrestlers in their pool of blood. XFPW would close in January 2001.

DAVE on ACE (2004-2006)
In August 2004, DAVE began to broadcast nationally on ACE (for what was initially a two-year contract) as DAVE on ACE. Despite no advertising, low budget, and disputes with the broadcaster, DAVE became ACE's highest rated show and bolstered the network's Thursday night slot, both in ratings and line-up.

Decline (2006-2007)
By 2006, financial problems began rocking the company; that October, DAVE on ACE was cancelled (with the final episode airing on October 12, 2006) after DAVE's contract with ACE ended. DAVE struggled for months after the cancellation, trying to secure a new national TV deal while Danger Zone TV is on regional TV. In 2007, DAVE broadcast it's four final pay-per-views: Blood and Thunder, Back In Black, ThunderStruck and Rock And Roll Over. Rock And Roll Over was DAVE's final pay-per-view event airing on April 8, 2007 and Danger Zone TV aired for the last time on April 6, 2007. The promotion's April 16, 2007 show in Annesia City, Federal Capital Territory would prove to be its final event of any kind. Total Disruption was scheduled to air on May 6, 2007, but because of financial trouble it was cancelled on April 30, 2007. Heyman can't get out of financial trouble and DAVE closed on May 13, 2007.

After closing
After the closure of DAVE, Paul Heyman disappeared from public eye until 2009 when he reappeared as a Liberal Party member and became a full-time politician. Many DAVE wrestlers jumped ship to Dragon Fire Pro-Wrestling and the Supreme Wrestling Federation. In 2012, Bryan Vessey opened up DAVE's spiritual successor, REX Wrestling. In 2021, Paul Heyman won the 2021 Magisterian snap presidential election and became the 38th and current president of Magisteria.

Legacy and resurface
In DAVE, there were virtually no rules. The role of referees only included counting pinfalls, acknowledging submissions, and upholding rope breaks. DAVE was known for making unique types of matches, including the Five-Way Barbed Wire Massacre, Hardcore Four Corners match, Barbed Wire Cage match, Hell's Circle match, and the Rage in a Cage match among others.

The "Big Two" (Dragon Fire Pro-Wrestling and the Supreme Wrestling Federation) began poaching away their talent. DAVE, according to Heyman, was the first victim of the "Wrestling Raid". DAVE had a brief relationship with numerous of Magisterian and American bands, notably with the American band Evanescence from 2003 to 2007 which allowed them to use the band's songs for it's music videos and entrance songs.

Reunion shows and REX Wrestling
Since 2008, DAVE wrestlers has done many non-televised reunion shows with the help of the Supreme Wrestling Federation and Dragon Fire Pro-Wrestling. The universally acclaimed DAVE One Night Only reunion pay-per-view (PPV), according to Bryan Vessey, inspired him to open REX Wrestling two years later to continue the exceptional legacy of Danger And Violence Extreme.

Documentaries
on January 17, 2008, One Wrestling Promotions, Inc. (parent company of the Supreme Wrestling Federation), purchased DAVE's assets from NGX Corporation in court, acquiring the rights to DAVE's video library. They used this video library to put together a two-disc DVD titled The Legacy of Danger And Violence Extreme. The set was released in December 25, 2008. The main feature of the DVD was a near three-hour documentary on the company's history, with the other disc featuring 10 matches from the promotion. An unauthorized DVD called The Danger Zone: The Unauthorized Documentary of Danger And Violence Extreme was written, directed and produced by former DAVE producer Shawn Doakes in response to The Legacy of Danger And Violence Extreme. The DVD had stories of wrestlers who were not employed by SWF but employed by Dragon Fire telling their side of DAVE's history.

1992

 * EWF When Worlds Collide (September 14, 1992)
 * EWF November to Remember (November 27, 1992)

1993

 * EWF The Night The Line was Crossed (January 3, 1993)
 * EWF Halloween Madness (October 24, 1993)
 * EWF November to Remember (November 27, 1993)

1994

 * EWF World War 3 (January 12, 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
 * 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 The Underground (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 11, 2000)
 * DAVE Winter with the Devil (December 2, 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)

Shows produced by the Supreme Wrestling Federation and Dragon Fire Pro-Wrestling

 * 1) DAVE The Revolution Continues (November 1-29, 2008)
 * 2) DAVE One Night Only (September 14, 2010)

Men's Division

 * 1) Aldous Blackfriar
 * 2) Angus
 * 3) Austin Smooth
 * 4) Atlas
 * 5) Austin Smooth
 * 6) Brandon James
 * 7) Bryan Vessey
 * 8) Chris Caulfield
 * 9) Cezar Carvalho
 * 10) Dazzling Dave Diamond
 * 11) Eagle Kasawa
 * 12) Eisaku Hoshino
 * 13) Eisaku Kunomasu
 * 14) Eric Eisen
 * 15) Ernest Youngman
 * 16) Frantic Ali
 * 17) Frederique Antonio Garcia
 * 18) Grandmaster Phunk
 * 19) Harumi Okazawaya
 * 20) Jack Bruce
 * 21) Jack Griffith
 * 22) Jason Thunder
 * 23) Jimmy Cox
 * 24) JK Lee
 * 25) Johnny Martin
 * 26) Joshua Taylor
 * 27) Julius Moor
 * 28) Logan Wolfsbaine
 * 29) Madman Borne
 * 30) Namboku Makuda
 * 31) Nelson Callum
 * 32) Nemesis
 * 33) Remo
 * 34) Ricky Dale Johnson
 * 35) Rocky Golden
 * 36) Rogue
 * 37) The Sandman
 * 38) SUKI
 * 39) Tadiyuki Kikkawa
 * 40) Takayuki 2000
 * 41) Toshiharu Hyobanshi
 * 42) Valiant
 * 43) Xavier Reckless

Women's Division

 * 1) Alexis Lee Littlefeather
 * 2) Ashley Grover
 * 3) Becca Barton
 * 4) Chiyeko Kita
 * 5) DEVIL Karube
 * 6) Eri Sato
 * 7) Etsuko Arihyoshi
 * 8) Felicia Luck
 * 9) Fuyuko Higa
 * 10) Hellcat Hernandez
 * 11) HEART Saitoh
 * 12) Honey Badger
 * 13) Izzy Quick
 * 14) Kit Hatoyama
 * 15) Kuniyoshi Chishu
 * 16) Lady Lotus
 * 17) Sensational Ogiwara
 * 18) Shiori Jippensha
 * 19) Talia Quinzel
 * 20) Yuma Maruya

Managers and valets

 * Venus Angeletti
 * Allison Addison
 * Emily McQueen
 * Belle Bryden
 * Streetz
 * Shane Sneer
 * Anslem Briggs
 * Eric Tyler
 * Roxy Kitten
 * Cindy
 * Monique
 * R.M. Stones

Commentators

 * Luther Judge
 * Moses Jillefski

Referees

 * Jeffrey Davis
 * Michael Bull
 * Charles Hapstander

Other personnel

 * Alex Braun (Ring announcer)
 * Jason Azaria (Timekeeper)
 * Robert Oxford (Ring announcer)