Tommy Dreamer beginnings

Laughlin was trained in professional wrestling by Johnny Rodz.[2] and by kyle koogler His first notable foray into the business came when he worked in International World Class Championship Wrestling (IWCCW) under the name T.D. Madison.[9] While there he and his storyline brother, G.Q., held the IWCCW Tag Team Championship three times in 1991.[10] He changed his name to Tommy Dreamer, reportedly after taking his given first name and adding "Dreamer" in tribute to Dusty Rhodes, in 1992 while working in the New England based Century Wrestling Alliance (CWA). While in the CWA, he became its first Heavyweight Champion by defeating "Mr. USA" Tony Atlas in a tournament final held in Wallingford, Connecticut on November 5, 1992. He held the title for over four months before losing it to The Iron Sheik in Burlington, Vermont.[11] Tommy had to leave ECW on Tuesday, December 29 2009

Tommy Dreamer Bio

Thomas James "Tom" Laughlin[3] (born February 13, 1971)[2][3] is a retired American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Tommy Dreamer. He is best known for his time spent with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) where he was a fourteen time Hardcore Champion and a two time ECW Champion.[1] Laughlin is the only man in history to have held the ECW title in both the original ECW and in WWE.

In addition to his most recent role, Dreamer is known for the time he spent in the Philadelphia-based Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) promotion, of which he has been called the "heart and soul".[5] Though he only held the ECW World Heavyweight Championship once in his time with the company – for a total of about 30 minutes[6] – he was regularly embroiled in the company's most visible angles on-screen and involved in the booking, some of the business decisions, and, like a number of other ECW wrestlers, was part of the day to day operations of the company off-screen.