Xtreme Pro Wrestling
Xtreme Pro Wrestling (XPW) is an independent professional wrestling promotion formerly owned by Extreme Associates CEO and director Rob Zicari, who appeared on shows under the name Rob Black. Zicari appeared on-camera as owner alongside his wife Lizzy Borden. The promotion focuses on hardcore wrestling, and under Zicari, had connections to the Los Angeles porn industry. From 2000 to 2002, XPW held an annual deathmatch tournament called Baptized in Blood.
XPW was originally based in California, where controversy and X-rated content were of huge importance. In 2002, Shane Douglas returned to XPW, and the "All-New XPW" was relocated in Pennsylvania. Thanks to promotional efforts on the part of Shane Douglas and Cody Michaels, the East Coast invasion featured XPW garnering some success in cities like Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
Big Vision Entertainment held a second XPW reunion show in August 2009.
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