![]() ![]() The alumni that had their careers begin at OMEGA were wrestlers like Gregory ‘Hurricane’ Helms, Joey Mercury, CW Anderson, Shannon Moore, Joey Abs, Caprice Coleman, Steve Corino, Christian York, The Dupps and of course the Hardy Boyz. Not exactly household names that you would recognize in pro wrestling today…but many of them went on to have stellar careers. Some of the wrestlers names from OMEGA were Venom, Surge, Kid Dynamo, Ice, Willow the Whisp, Cham Pain and Kid Vicious. While Matt and Jeff began appearing on WWF television as enhancement talent…whatever money they made went in to help fund ECWF/OMEGA. Matt designed and created all of the ring gear the wrestlers wore. Matt Hardy knew that the OMEGA wrestlers needed colorful, outrageous outfits to stand out from any other indie wrestlers. Many of the wrestlers brought in were friends of Caddell and the Hardys. They used a more fast paced, high flying wrestling style combined with hardcore wrestling. The company still operated on a shoe string budget, but what made OMEGA stand out on the indie scene was their willingness to put on a show much different from other indie promotions. Caddell and the Hardys did everything for the ECWF including booking talent, plan the matches, put up and take down the ring and wrestle themselves.Īfter a few years of putting on shows, ECWF changed names to the more hip and modern OMEGA in 1997. They were young, unknown, up and coming pro wrestlers from North Carolina that started ECWF, because there were very few places for wrestlers like themselves to work and hone their craft. The OMEGA promotion was originally known as East Coast Wrestling Federation (ECWF) and was founded in 1992 by three friends….Tracy Caddell and Matt and Jeff Hardy. OMEGA stood for Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts…and saw many of its alumni go on to compete in the ‘Big Three’ companies of that era. The promotion in question, was known as OMEGA. While not as well known during that time period, it was revolutionary and became a breeding ground for many future stars. In the shadows of all these flourishing wrestling companies was a small, independent promotion based in North Carolina. With promotions like WWF, WCW and ECW selling out venues and television ratings skyrocketing, no doubt that the business was on fire. The 1990’s were an era where pro wrestling was red hot.
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