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{{Short description|American professional wrestler and promoter (born 1971)}}
{{For|the actor|Tom Laughlin}}
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{{Infobox professional wrestler
| name        = Tommy Dreamer
| image       = Tommy Dreamer Oshkosh WI 030808.jpg 
| alt         = Photo of Tommy Dreamer
| caption     = Dreamer in 2008
| birth_name  = Thomas James Laughlin
| names       = T.D. Madison<br />'''Tommy Dreamer'''
| height      = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}<ref name="WWEbio">{{cite news|url=https://www.wwe.com/superstars/tommy-dreamer|title=Tommy Dreamer|newspaper=[[WWE]]|access-date=June 16, 2019}}</ref>
| weight      = {{convert|265|lb|kg|abbr=on}}<ref name="WWEbio"/>
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1971|2|13}}<ref name="slambio"/>
| birth_place = [[Yonkers, New York]], U.S.
| billed      = "Dreamland, USA"<br />Yonkers, New York<ref name="WWEBio">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/tommy-dreamer|title=Tommy Dreamer|access-date=February 13, 2015|publisher=[[WWE]]}}</ref> 
| trainer     = [[Johnny Rodz]]<ref name="slambio"/>
| debut       = October 29, 1989<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bodyslamming.com/ecw/dreamer.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071227084911/http://bodyslamming.com/ecw/dreamer.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 27, 2007|title=ECW Superstars – Tommy Dreamer|access-date=December 7, 2007|website=Bodyslamming.com}}</ref>
| website     = {{URL|http://www.houseofhardcore.net}}
|spouse=[[Beulah McGillicutty]] (m. 2002)
|children=2}}

'''Thomas James Laughlin'''<ref name="Dreamer Slam Feb 2012">{{cite web|last=Dreamer|first=Tommy|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Dreamer/2012/02/18/19397236.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602171243/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Dreamer/2012/02/18/19397236.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 2, 2019|title=Tommy Dreamer: born in ECW Arena in South Philadelphia|date=February 18, 2012|access-date=June 2, 2019|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> (born February 13, 1971)<ref name="slambio">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/dreamer_tommy.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310035107/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/dreamer_tommy.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 10, 2016|title=Tommy Dreamer bio|access-date=July 12, 2007|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> is an American [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] and [[professional wrestling promotion|promoter]] better known by the [[ring name]] '''Tommy Dreamer'''. He is signed to [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] (TNA), where he is a former one-time [[TNA Digital Media Championship|TNA Digital Media Champion]], and was the owner and promoter of the [[House of Hardcore]] (HOH) promotion.

Dreamer is best known for his tenures with [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] (ECW) in the 1990s and early 2000s and with [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE) (previously the World Wrestling Federation (WWF)), primarily from 2001 to 2010. During this time, he held numerous [[Championship (professional wrestling)|championships]] including, the [[ECW World Heavyweight Championship]] (which he held twice, being the only man to capture the title in both the original ECW and WWE's [[ECW (WWE brand)|ECW brand]]). He has also held the [[ECW World Tag Team Championship]] and [[WWE Hardcore Championship|WWF/E Hardcore Championship]]. Dubbed the "heart and soul" of ECW, Dreamer regularly featured in prominent [[Angle (professional wrestling)|storylines]] for the promotion as well as holding many [[back office]] roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/commentary/styles/011107mep|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070523215348/http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/commentary/styles/011107mep|archive-date=May 23, 2007|title=Most Extreme Player for 1/11/07|last=Styles| first=Joey|author-link=Joey Styles|access-date=July 12, 2007|publisher=WWE|quote=With the ECW faithful in the thriving metropolis of Peoria, Ill., chanting "Thank You, Tiglewiggles," Dreamer – the Heart and Soul of ECW – fought his way back to his feet}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|people=[[Chris Jericho]]|date=November 16, 2004|title=[[The Rise and Fall of ECW|Rise and Fall of ECW, The]]|medium=DVD|publisher=[[WWE Home Video]]|quote=Tommy [Dreamer] was in charge of...he did a lot of booking and, and, you know, behind the scenes stuff.}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|date=November 16, 2004|title=[[The Rise and Fall of ECW|Rise and Fall of ECW, The]]|medium=DVD|publisher=[[WWE Home Video]]|time=1:38:02}}</ref>

Dreamer has also appeared in notable promotions such as Impact Wrestling/TNA Wrestling, [[Ring of Honor]] (ROH), and [[Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion|AAA]]. After departing from WWE in 2010, Dreamer joined Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and was a part of an ECW-inspired stable known as [[ECW Originals|EV 2.0]]. In 2012, Dreamer started his wrestling promotion called House of Hardcore, named in honor of ECW's former wrestling school of the same name. Since then, Dreamer has made sporadic appearances with WWE in 2012, 2015, and 2016, as well as wrestling on the [[independent circuit]].

==Professional wrestling career==
===Early career (1989–1993)===
Laughlin was trained in professional wrestling by [[Johnny Rodz]].<ref name="slambio"/> His first notable foray into the business came when he worked in [[International World Class Championship Wrestling]] (IWCCW) under the name T.D. Madison.<ref name="OwW">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/t/tommy-dreamer.html|title=Tommy Dreamer profile|access-date= July 12, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> While there, he and his [[Kayfabe|storyline]] brother, G.Q., held the [[IWCCW Tag Team Championship]] three times in 1991.<ref name="WT-IWCCW">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/newengland/icw/icw-t.html|title=ICW/IWCCW Tag Team Championship history|access-date=July 12, 2007|publisher=Wrestling-Titles}}</ref> 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 [[Tony Atlas|"Mr. USA" Tony Atlas]] in a tournament final held in [[Wallingford, Connecticut]], on November 5, 1992. He held the title for over four months (March 1993) before losing it to [[The Iron Sheik]] in [[Burlington, Vermont]].<ref name="WT-CWA">{{cite web|url= http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/newengland/cwa/cwa-h.html|title=CWA Heavyweight Championship history|access-date=July 12, 2007| publisher=Wrestling-Titles}}</ref> On August 17, 1993, Tommy Dreamer wrestled a dark match at a WWF Superstars taping in White Plains, NY, losing to [[The Brooklyn Brawler]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/93.htm|title=The History of WWE : 1993|website=Thehistoryofwwe.com|access-date=November 5, 2021}}</ref>

=== NWA Eastern/Extreme Championship Wrestling (1993–2001) ===

====Early appearances (1993–1994)====
Dreamer joined [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] (ECW) in October 1993 at [[NWA Bloodfest]]. His first major [[Gimmick (professional wrestling)|gimmick]] in the company had him wrestling in matches in garish green [[suspenders]] and acting as something of a "[[Effeminacy|pretty boy]]" – at least about the rest of the ECW roster. This gimmick got him soundly booed by crowds, even when he became the first person in wrestling history to kick out of the [[Pin (professional wrestling)|pin]] that follows the ''[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Splash|Superfly Splash]]'' of [[Jimmy Snuka|Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka]] at [[The Night the Line Was Crossed]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/news/nitroshardcorepoint|title=Nitro Makes a Hardcore Point|access-date=July 13, 2007|last=Robinson|first=Bryan|website=Wwe.com}}</ref> He teamed with [[Tom Brandi|Johnny Gunn]] to capture the [[ECW Tag Team Championship]]s. They captured the titles from [[Johnny Hotbody]] and [[Tony Stetson]] in only nine seconds. Less than a month later, the pair would lose the titles to [[Tazz|The Tazmaniac]] (later [[Taz (wrestler)|Taz]]) and [[Kevin Sullivan (wrestler)|Kevin Sullivan]]. Gunn suffered an injury and was replaced with [[Shane Douglas]] for a night, who turned on Dreamer to cost them the tag belts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://prowrestlingstories.com/pro-wrestling-stories/defending-another-competitors-title/|title = Kaye, Griffin (2022-06-22). "10 Times Wrestlers Defended Another Competitor's Title". Pro Wrestling Stories. Retrieved 2022-07-25| date=June 22, 2022 }}</ref>

====Feud with the Sandman (1994–1995)====
After [[Caning of Michael Fay|Michael Fay]] was arrested in Singapore and sentenced to a [[Caning in Singapore|caning]], ECW head [[Professional wrestling booker|booker]] [[Paul Heyman]] decided to capitalize on the publicity by holding a [[Professional wrestling match types#Weapon-based variations|Singapore Cane match]] between Dreamer and [[The Sandman (wrestler)|the Sandman]] – with the loser having to take ten lashes. After losing the match, Dreamer took his lashes, then asked the Sandman for another, causing the crowd to feel sympathy for him as he took the extra and another. This was a launching point to an [[Angle (professional wrestling)|angle]] that ended up blurring the divide between [[Face (professional wrestling)|faces]] and [[Heel (professional wrestling)|heels]] in wrestling, as well as start a new way of [[Work (professional wrestling)|working]] the fans, especially the "[[Smark (professional wrestling)|smarks]]" – fans with some amount of inside information. In a later match, Dreamer [[kayfabe]] accidentally blinded the Sandman, first by knocking a lit cigarette into his eye, then hitting the other with a [[Shinai|Singapore cane]]. Immediately after, Dreamer seemed to break kayfabe and started aiding the Sandman. He professed that he "didn't mean to do it" and that it was "an accident" as other wrestlers – face and heel – swarmed out to help. The feud continued with Sandman planning to announce his retirement at an ECW show, only to attack Dreamer and reveal he was never actually blind.<ref>{{cite AV media|date=November 16, 2004|title=[[The Rise and Fall of ECW|Rise and Fall of ECW, The]]|medium=DVD|publisher=[[WWE Home Video]]|time=12:32–16:00}}</ref> The feud ended when Dreamer defeated the Sandman in a No DQ/No-Holds-Barred match.

====Feud with Raven (1995–1997)====
Though the blind Sandman [[Angle (professional wrestling)|angle]] was his first "major" [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feud]] in ECW, his later, years-long feud against [[Raven (wrestler)|Raven]] that started in January 1995 is arguably his most memorable. The two were portrayed as childhood friends who had been competing in different ways their entire lives. Raven's entrance into ECW had him accompanied by [[Beulah McGillicutty]], an overweight girl from their [[kayfabe]] childhood who had a crush on Dreamer and was now a [[Penthouse (magazine)|Penthouse]] Pet. Dreamer and Raven (and [[Raven's Nest]]) feuded for two years, with Dreamer never getting a win over Raven until Raven's last match in ECW, and a [[Loser Leaves Town match]] at Wrestlepalooza 1997. During the feud, Beulah had left Raven and was Tommy's [[Manager (professional wrestling)|valet]].

Throughout 1996, during the feud with Raven, Dreamer was also involved in an additional feud with [[Brian Lee (wrestler)|"Prime Time" Brian Lee]], who was brought in as Raven's [[Enforcer (professional wrestling)|bodyguard]]. The two had several encounters that ended with Dreamer being [[chokeslam]]med through tables. During other fights, the pair brawled outdoors onto the street and into traffic. The feud culminated in a [[scaffold match]] at [[ECW High Incident|High Incident]] in October 1996, where Dreamer sent Lee off the scaffolding through several tables in the ring below. On February 24, 1997, Dreamer appeared on WWF [[Monday Night Raw]] defeating [[D-Von Dudley]] during ECW's invasion in WWF.

====Various feuds (1997–2001)====
After Raven went to [[World Championship Wrestling]], Dreamer began a feud with the [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]]'s [[Jerry Lawler|Jerry "The King" Lawler]]. The feud was largely symbolic, with Dreamer representing Extreme Championship Wrestling's "new school" style of wrestling as a concept and Lawler (with [[Jim Cornette|James E. Cornette]]) representing the World Wrestling Federation and [[United States Wrestling Association]]'s more "old school" way of doing things.<ref>{{cite AV media|date=November 16, 2004|title=[[The Rise and Fall of ECW|Rise and Fall of ECW, The]]|medium=DVD|publisher=[[WWE Home Video]]|time=38:20–40:08, 1:28:10-1:29:30}}</ref>

In 1998, Dreamer had a short [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feud]] with [[Dudley Boyz]] ([[Bubba Ray Dudley|Buh Buh Ray]] and [[D-Von Dudley|D-Von]]), during which they "broke" Beulah's neck.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2003/05/15/88028.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715192546/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2003/05/15/88028.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 15, 2012|title=The Best of the Dudley Boyz|access-date=July 15, 2007|publisher=[[CANOE]]}}</ref> In August 1999 at [[the Last Show at the Madhouse]], on their last night in the company, they cited this incident to get Dreamer to accept a challenge for the [[ECW Tag Team Championship]] they had won earlier in the night. He did accept, and got the title, but was paired with the unexpected partner Raven, who slid into the ring at the last second and made the [[Pin (professional wrestling)|pin]]. The team only lasted a short time before it dissolved, with Raven taking the title and choosing [[Mike Awesome]] as his new partner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/raven.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629212107/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/raven.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 29, 2012|title=Raven bio|access-date=July 15, 2007|publisher=[[CANOE]]}}</ref> He also, begrudgingly, became [[ECW World Heavyweight Championship|World Heavyweight Champion]] in 2000<ref name="WT-ECWHW">{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship/ |title=ECW Championship history |access-date=July 12, 2007 |publisher=Wrestling-Titles |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222160937/http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwchampionship |archive-date=February 22, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> by beating [[Taz (wrestler)|Tazz]] at [[Cyberslam 2000|CyberSlam]], only to lose it to [[Justin Credible]] just 30&nbsp;minutes later.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/ecw/2000.html|title=ECW Results – 2000|access-date=July 15, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>

When speaking of his title reigns on ''[[The Rise and Fall of ECW]]'' documentary produced by [[WWE Home Video]], Dreamer is quoted as saying:<ref>{{cite AV media|date=November 16, 2004|title=[[The Rise and Fall of ECW|Rise and Fall of ECW, The]]|medium=DVD|publisher=[[WWE Home Video]]|time=2:34:00}}</ref>
{{Centered pull quote|I was actually pissed off. I wanted to go my entire ECW career without winning titles. The only reason I won titles is because guys left.}}

Dreamer stayed with ECW until it folded in 2001, defeating [[C. W. Anderson]] in an [["I Quit" match]] at [[ECW Guilty as Charged#2001|Guilty as Charged]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://prowrestlinghistory.com/ecw/results/2001.html#010701|title=Guilty as Charged 2001 results|access-date=July 17, 2007|publisher=Pro Wrestling History}}</ref> – the final pay-per-view – and [[tag team|teaming]] with [[Danny Doring]] in a win over [[Julio Dinero]] and [[E. Z. Money]] in the final independent ECW show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://prowrestlinghistory.com/ecw/results/2001.html#011301|title=ECW results – January 13, 2001|access-date=July 17, 2007|publisher=Pro Wrestling History}}</ref>

=== World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (2001–2004, 2005–2010) ===

====The Alliance (2001–2002)====
After ECW closed its doors, Dreamer spent time in various [[Independent circuit|independent leagues]] throughout the country, such as [[Jersey All Pro Wrestling]] and [[Combat Zone Wrestling]] before he signed with the [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF). He was introduced to WWF audiences on the July 9, 2001, episode of ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' as a member of [[The Alliance (professional wrestling)|the WCW/ECW Alliance]] during [[The Invasion (professional wrestling)|the Invasion]] [[Angle (professional wrestling)|angle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/010709.html|title=RAW results – July 9, 2001|access-date=July 19, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> When the angle ended in November, Dreamer was sent to the WWF's "[[Farm team|farm territory]]" [[Heartland Wrestling Association]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/hwa/|title=Heartland Wrestling Association results|access-date=July 19, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>

====Hardcore Champion and Heat mainstay (2002–2004)====
He was brought back to the main roster of the WWF (later renamed World Wrestling Entertainment) in March 2002 and placed on the [[WWE Raw|Raw]] [[WWE Brand Extension|brand]]. There, he turned face and was given a [[Gimmick (professional wrestling)|gimmick]] that saw him proclaim that he was "Just a Regular Guy", for which he was featured in [[Vignette (wrestling)|vignettes]] and backstage segments showing him in normal situations that were then augmented by "disgusting" antics such as [[Tooth brushing|brushing his teeth]] and his dog's teeth with the same brush<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/020513.html| title=RAW results – May 13, 2002 |access-date=July 19, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> and eating food from the floor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/020527.html|title=RAW results – May 27, 2002 |access-date= July 19, 2007 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> However, this angle was short-lived. He soon reverted to his "Innovator of Violence" gimmick in the summer and amassed fourteen reigns as [[WWE Hardcore Championship|Hardcore Champion]].<ref name="WT-HC">{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/hard/ |title=WWE Hardcore Championship history |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122014848/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/hard |archive-date=January 22, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> During this time, he was the final person to hold it before it became [[Championship unification|unified]] with the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Championship]] in a match with [[Rob Van Dam]] at [[Madison Square Garden]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/020826.html|title=RAW results – August 26, 2002|access-date=July 19, 2007|publisher= Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> After losing the Hardcore Championship, Dreamer renewed his feud with [[Raven (wrestler)|Raven]], defeating him in a [[Loser Leaves Town match|Loser Leaves ''Raw'' match]] on June 24 to send him to ''Raw<nowiki>'</nowiki>s'' [[sister show]], ''[[WWE Heat|Heat]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/020624.html|title=RAW results – June 24, 2002|access-date=July 19, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>  Dreamer (with a variety of partners) would feud in the fall with [[Lance Storm]] and [[William Regal]] as he sought revenge for his jaw being broken. Dreamer competed in his first [[Royal Rumble match]] at the [[Royal Rumble (2003)|Royal Rumble]] on January 19, 2003, bringing weapons with him and breaking [[Bill DeMott|Bill DeMott's]] hand during the match.<ref name="chinlock.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.chinlock.com/2014/01/an-extreme-original-republished-tommy-dreamers-9th-column/|title=An Extreme Original Republished: Tommy Dreamer's 9th column - Chinlock.com|website=www.chinlock.com|access-date=July 14, 2017|archive-date=April 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418031626/http://www.chinlock.com/2014/01/an-extreme-original-republished-tommy-dreamers-9th-column/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

As 2003 and 2004 went on, Dreamer was used less and less on WWE television,<ref name="OwW" /> and they began allowing him to take [[independent circuit|independent bookings]] and work as [[color commentator]] for their [[Farm team|developmental territories]], [[Ohio Valley Wrestling]], [[Deep South Wrestling]] and on occasion [[WWE Heat|Heat]]. He was taken off the main roster in January 2004. When his performer's contract expired, he took a succession of office jobs inside World Wrestling Entertainment, including being the number two person in Talent Relations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/commentary/styles/101206mep|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070906003147/http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/commentary/styles/101206mep|archive-date=September 6, 2007|title= Most Extreme Player for 10/12/06|last=Styles|first=Joey|author-link=Joey Styles|access-date=July 19, 2007|publisher=WWE}}</ref> During this time he continued to work in the independents and Ohio Valley Wrestling.

====ECW Original (2005–2007)====
{{main|ECW Originals}}
[[File:TommyD.jpg|thumb|Dreamer in [[December to Dismember (2006)|2006 December to Dismember]]]]
On June 12, 2005, Dreamer was a major part of the [[ECW One Night Stand (2005)|ECW One Night Stand]] reunion show [[pay-per-view]] held under the World Wrestling Entertainment banner. He, along with a number of former ECW stars, took part in promotional hype for the event on episodes of ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' and, with [[The Sandman (wrestler)|The Sandman]], he wrestled the Dudley Boyz in the main event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/stand.html#2005|title=ECW One Night Stand 2005 results|access-date=July 20, 2007|publisher=Pro Wrestling History}}</ref> For the second [[ECW One Night Stand (2006)|ECW One Night Stand]] on June 11, 2006, he was placed into an angle that had him and [[Terry Funk]] – who had been his "mentor" in the early days of the original ECW – at odds with then-heels, [[Mick Foley]] and [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] over the meanings of "[[Hardcore wrestling|extreme]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/060508.html|title=RAW results – May 8, 2006|access-date=July 20, 2007| publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/060522.html|title=RAW results – May 22, 2006|access-date=July 20, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wwe/wwevsecw.html|title=WCW vs. ECW head-to-head results|access-date=July 20, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> The angle ended with a six-person-[[Professional wrestling tag team match types#Intergender tag team match|intergender-tag team match]] at ECW One Night Stand where Dreamer, Funk, and [[Beulah McGillicutty]] lost to Edge, Foley, and [[Amy Dumas|Lita]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/stand.html#2006|title=ECW One Night Stand 2006 results|access-date=July 20, 2007|publisher=Pro Wrestling History}}</ref>

When the [[ECW (WWE brand)|ECW brand]] officially launched on the [[Syfy|Sci Fi channel]], Dreamer and the Sandman were put into one of the brands first [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feuds]], an "old school versus new school" feud, against [[Test (wrestler)|Test]] and [[Mike Knox]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/ecw-wwe/060801.html|title=ECW on Sci Fi results – August 1, 2006|access-date=July 20, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/ecw-wwe/060822.html|title=ECW on Sci Fi results – August 22, 2006|access-date=July 20, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> In November and December he engaged in a short feud with [[Shawn Daivari|Daivari]] and [[The Great Khali]], but Khali was sent to the Raw brand before it could come to a conclusion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/ecw-wwe/061114.html|title=ECW on Sci Fi results – November 14, 2006|access-date=July 20, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/ecw-wwe/061205.html|title=ECW on Sci Fi results – December 5, 2006|access-date=July 20, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> Not long after Khali left ECW, [[The New Breed (ECW)|The New Breed]] [[Professional wrestling stable|stable]] was established, consisting of wrestlers new to ECW: Elijah Burke, Marcus Cor Von, Matt Striker and Kevin Thorn. In response, a stable of [[ECW Originals]] was created, and the teams continued to clash in singles and [[Tag team|tag]] matches, trading wins on the weekly ECW show throughout the spring of 2007, while both sides tried to get [[CM Punk]] to side with them. The Originals won a standard-rules four-on-four match at [[WrestleMania 23]] on April 1, which would be Dreamer's first and only match ever on the main card of a WrestleMania. The Originals lost an [[Hardcore wrestling|extreme-rules]] rematch on the following episode of ''ECW''. The feud continued until a number of roster moves left both sides nearly barren, with it ending at [[One Night Stand (2007)|One Night Stand]] on June 3 when Dreamer, Sandman, and Punk beat Burke, Cor Von, and Striker in a Tables match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://411mania.com/wrestling/random-network-reviews-wwe-one-night-stand-2007/|title=Random Network Reviews: WWE One Night Stand 2007|website=411mania.com}}</ref>

====ECW Championship pursuits (2007–2008)====
[[File:Shad and Tommy Dreamer.jpg|thumb|[[Shad Gaspard|Shad]] and Dreamer in 2008]]
In late 2007, Dreamer took part in the ECW brand's [[Professional wrestling match types#Elimination Chase|elimination chase]] to name a number one contender to the [[ECW World Heavyweight Championship|ECW Championship]]. During the series of matches, also involving [[Stevie Richards]], [[Elijah Burke]], and [[Kevin Thorn]] he added a [[Kerchief|bandana]], worn on his head, to his ring gear. He received the original one from a young boy with a brain tumor, and from then on began wearing one as a sign of solidarity and strength to anyone going through that struggle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/09252007/articles/dreambandana|title=Helpful headwear|last=Tello|first=Craig|access-date=September 30, 2007|publisher=WWE}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/superstars/tommydreamer/originalthought/origthought092807|title=An Original Thought|last=Dreamer|first=Tommy|publisher= WWE| access-date=September 30, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071011023306/http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/superstars/tommydreamer/originalthought/origthought092807  |archive-date = October 11, 2007}}</ref> Dreamer emerged victorious in the final match against Burke, only to be surprised by [[Professional wrestling authority figures#ECW brand authorities|ECW's general manager]] [[Armando Estrada]] forcing him to face [[Viscera (wrestler)|Big Daddy V]], who promptly beat him for the number one contenders.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/ecw-wwe/071002.html|title=ECW results – October 2, 2007|access-date=November 9, 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>

In early 2008, Dreamer would have one of his career highlights. Despite not being featured on television leading up to the [[Royal Rumble (2008)|Royal Rumble]], Dreamer would receive a loud ovation and chants from his hometown [[Madison Square Garden|MSG]] crowd even with [[Shawn Michaels]] and [[The Undertaker]] in the match.<ref name="chinlock.com"/>  In February, Dreamer was paired with ECW brand [[Job (professional wrestling)|enhancement talent]] [[Colin Delaney]] as a sort of mentor after Delaney was [[Squash match|consistently and easily defeated]] on the weekly ECW television show. They challenged [[John Morrison and the Miz]] for the [[WWE Raw Tag Team Championship|WWE Tag Team Championship]] after they defeated them in a non-title match, but they lost the title match in an Extreme rules match in March. At [[WrestleMania XXIV]], he participated in a pre-show 24-man battle royal to earn an opportunity for the ECW Championship in the event, a match that was won by [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]]. Dreamer qualified for the five-way Singapore cane match at [[One Night Stand (2008)|One Night Stand]] to determine a number one contender for the championship; Big Show would win the match.

Following Mark Henry's ECW Championship win at [[Night of Champions (2008)|Night of Champions]], Dreamer was named his first challenger. At [[The Great American Bash (2008)|The Great American Bash]], Dreamer was defeated by Henry for the championship after Colin Delaney turned on him and cost him the match. On the following ''ECW'', Dreamer defeated Delaney and again on August 12, 2008, in an Extreme Rules grudge match which would be Delaney's final match in the WWE. Dreamer then turned his attention to the debuting [[Jake Hager|Jack Swagger]], who made disparaging remarks about Dreamer and ECW. They first faced off in an amateur wrestling match, which Dreamer was disqualified from for using his DDT on Swagger. Then Swagger defeated Dreamer in an Extreme Rules match, ending the feud.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/thegreatamericanbash/matches/7635534/results/|title=World's strongest betrayal|access-date=July 20, 2008|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080723193835/http://www.wwe.com/shows/thegreatamericanbash/matches/7635534/results/  |archive-date = July 23, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/ecw-wwe/080129.html|title=ECW results – January 29, 2008|access-date=February 24, 2008| publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/ecw-wwe/080205.html|title=ECW results – February 5, 2008|access-date=February 24, 2008|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>

====ECW Champion and departure (2009–2010)====
On the January 13, 2009 episode of ''[[ECW (WWE)|ECW]]'', Dreamer announced that if he failed to win the ECW Championship by June 6, when his WWE contract was to expire, he would no longer wrestle for ECW. The storyline saw Dreamer start a losing streak that ended when he defeated [[Paul Burchill]] on the February 24 episode of ''ECW''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wwe/ecw-wwe/_2009/_090224/|title=WWE ECW February 24, 2009 Results|website=Online World of Wrestling|date=February 24, 2009|access-date=June 9, 2018}}</ref> On the April 28 episode of ''ECW'', Dreamer received a match for the ECW Championship against then-champion [[Christian Cage|Christian]], which went to a no-contest when [[Jake Hager|Jack Swagger]] interfered.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/9834-ecw-on-sci-fi-results-4-28-09/|title=ECW on Sci Fi Results - 4/28/09|first=Paul|last=Nemer|date=April 29, 2009}}</ref> On the May 21 episode of ''[[WWE Superstars|Superstars]]'' Dreamer had another title match with Christian which once again went to a no contest when Swagger interfered, believing he ruined Dreamer's last title chance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_32226.shtml#.WWleAtUrLrc|title=Caldwell's WWE Superstars Report 5/21: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Jericho vs. Punk, Christian vs. Dreamer|website=pwtorch.com}}</ref> Dreamer was granted a one-day extension on his contract, allowing him one last chance at the ECW Championship, challenging the champion Christian and Jack Swagger in a triple threat match at [[Extreme Rules (2009)|Extreme Rules]], where Dreamer pinned Jack Swagger in a hardcore [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|triple threat match]], capturing his second ECW Championship almost a decade after he claimed the title in the original ECW, being the only man to hold the belt in the original ECW and in the ECW brand of WWE.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/PPV_Reports_5/article_32644.shtml |title=Caldwell's Extreme Rules PPV Report 6/7: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Orton vs. Batista, Edge vs. Jeff Hardy |access-date=June 10, 2018 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609045011/https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/PPV_Reports_5/article_32644.shtml |archive-date=June 9, 2009  }}</ref>

After successfully defending the title against Christian on the June 15 episode of ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'', Dreamer successfully defended the title in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Championship Scramble|Championship Scramble match]] at [[The Bash (2009)|The Bash]], before eventually losing the title back to Christian at [[Night of Champions (2009)|Night of Champions]]. On the July 28 episode of ''ECW'', Dreamer announced he would exercise his rematch clause against Christian the following week. The two faced off in an Extreme Rules match, in which Christian retained the championship.

After his championship pursuit had ceased, Dreamer began teaming up with Christian, [[Yoshi Tatsu]] and [[Dustin Rhodes|Goldust]] on various occasions to take on [[William Regal]] and his allies [[Vladimir Kozlov]] and [[Ezekiel Jackson]], exchanging victories and losses. On the December 29 episode of ''ECW'', Dreamer wrestled [[Matt Cardona|Zack Ryder]] and lost. If Dreamer was to lose the match then he would be ([[kayfabe]]) forced to retire from in-ring competition. After the match, Dreamer made a farewell speech in which he thanked the fans before exiting the ring with his two daughters. A few days later on January 4, 2010, Dreamer was officially released by WWE, ending an eight-year tenure with the company.<ref name=release>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/dreamerreleased|title=Tommy Dreamer released|date=January 4, 2010|access-date=January 4, 2010|publisher=[[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref>

=== Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2010–2011) ===

==== EV 2.0 (2010–2011) ====
[[File:Dreamer TNA.jpg|thumb|left|Dreamer at a ''[[TNA Impact!]]'' television taping in 2010]]
On June 13, 2010, at [[Slammiversary VIII]] Dreamer made his debut for [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] (TNA), appearing in the crowd and thus distracting [[Bubba Ray Dudley|Brother Ray]] and costing him his match against [[Jesse Neal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnappvs/article_41923.shtml |title=Caldwell's TNA Slammiversary results 6/13: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live PPV – RVD vs. Sting, Hardy & Anderson, "nice surprise" |date=June 13, 2010 |access-date=June 13, 2010 |last=Caldwell |first=James |publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116165602/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnappvs/article_41923.shtml |archive-date=November 16, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> On the June 24 episode of ''[[TNA Impact!|Impact!]]'' Dreamer appeared in the crowd of the Impact! Zone, beside fellow ECW alumni Raven and Stevie Richards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_42170.shtml |title=Wilkenfeld's TNA Impact report 6/24: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Spike TV broadcast |first=Daniel |last=Wilkenfeld |date=June 24, 2010 |access-date=June 24, 2010 |publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203033237/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_42170.shtml |archive-date=February 3, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> The following week the three were joined by [[Rhyno|Rhino]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_42295.shtml|title=TNA Impact results 7/1: Keller's ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Spike TV show – Abyss vs. Hardy, RVD refs|last=Keller|first=Wade|date= July 1, 2010|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=July 2, 2010}}</ref> On the July 15 episode of ''Impact!'', Dreamer, Raven, Richards, [[Rhyno|Rhino]], [[D-Von Dudley|Brother Devon]], [[Simon Diamond|Pat Kenney]] and [[Al Snow]], led by Mick Foley, aligned themselves with the [[TNA World Heavyweight Championship|TNA World Heavyweight Champion]] Rob Van Dam by attacking [[Abyss (wrestler)|Abyss]] and the rest of the TNA locker room.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TNA_News_1/article_42456.shtml|title=TNA News: TNA Impact TV taping "virtual-time coverage" for Thursday's episode|date=July 12, 2010|access-date=July 13, 2010|last=Caldwell|first=James|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1279001038|title=Spoilers: TNA Impact for this Thursday|date=July 13, 2010|access-date=July 13, 2010|last=Martin|first=Adam|publisher=WrestleView|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428050636/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1279001038|archive-date=April 28, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1279252015 |title=Impact Results – 7/15/10 |date=July 15, 2010 |last=Martin |first=Adam |work=WrestleView |access-date=July 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100719090613/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1279252015 |archive-date=July 19, 2010 }}</ref> The following week, TNA president [[Dixie Carter (wrestling)|Dixie Carter]] agreed to give the ECW alumni their own reunion pay–per–view event, [[Hardcore Justice (2010)|Hardcore Justice: The Last Stand]], as a celebration of hardcore wrestling and a final farewell to the company, while also placing Dreamer in charge of the show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_42665.shtml|title=Wilkenfeld's TNA Impact report 7/22: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Spike TV broadcast|date=July 22, 2010|access-date=July 23, 2010|last=Wilkenfeld|first=Daniel|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> Dreamer made his TNA in–ring debut on the July 29 episode of ''Impact!'', losing to Abyss in a No Disqualification match. After the match Raven reignited his old feud with Dreamer by turning on him, laying him out with a DDT on a chair, and licking his face.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_42785.shtml|title=Keller's TNA Impact report 7/29: Tommy Dreamer announces new name for ECW faction, Hulk Hogan addresses situation|first=Wade|last=Keller|date=July 29, 2010|access-date=July 30, 2010|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> The following week Raven explained his turn by saying that he had not forgotten how Dreamer had "stolen" his girlfriend Beulah McGillicutty back in 1996; also on that show Dreamer teamed with Van Dam to beat Abyss and Raven.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_42919.shtml|title=Wilkenfeld's TNA Impact report 8/5: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Spike TV broadcast|first=Daniel|last=Wilkenfeld|date=August 5, 2010|access-date=August 5, 2010|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> On August 8 at Hardcore Justice, Dreamer was defeated by Raven in a "Final Showdown" (Final Singles match) match refereed by Mick Foley and featuring appearances by [[Beulah McGillicutty]], [[Dexter Lumis|"Lupus"]], [[The Blue Meanie]] and [[Mike Bucci|Hollywood Nova]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnappvs/article_42979.shtml|title=Caldwell's TNA Hardcore Justice PPV results 8/8: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of ECW-themed PPV headlined by RVD vs. Sabu|first=James|last=Caldwell|date=August 8, 2010|access-date=August 8, 2010|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref>

[[File:Bully Ray vs Tommy Dreamer, 13 March 2011 06.jpg|thumb|Tommy Dreamer vs [[Bubba Ray Dudley|Bully Ray]] in 2011]]
On the following episode of ''Impact!'', the ECW alumni, known collectively as [[ECW Originals|Extreme, Version 2.0 (EV 2.0)]], were assaulted by [[AJ Styles|A.J. Styles]], [[Frankie Kazarian|Kazarian]], [[Bobby Roode|Robert Roode]], [[James Storm]], [[Doug Williams (wrestler)|Douglas Williams]] and [[Matt Morgan]] of [[Ric Flair]]'s {{Not a typo|[[Fortune (professional wrestling)|Fourtune]]}} stable, who thought they did not deserve to be in TNA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TNA_News_1/article_43008.shtml|title=TNA News: Spoilers – detailed Impact TV taping report for "Whole F'n Show" featuring new angle, MOTY candidate?, three title matches|first=Kevin|last=Tomich|date=August 9, 2010|access-date=August 12, 2010|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2010/08/12/15010951.html|title=TNA's 'The Whole F'n Show': Beer Money, Machine Guns put on match of year candidate; Fortune makes statement|first=Matt|last=Bishop|date=August 12, 2010|access-date=August 13, 2010|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|archive-date=June 29, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629172343/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2010/08/12/15010951.html|url-status=usurped}}</ref> The following week TNA president Dixie Carter gave each member of EV 2.0 TNA contracts in order for them to settle their score with {{Not a typo|Fourtune}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_43238.shtml |title=Wilkenfeld's TNA Impact report 8/19: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Spike TV broadcast |first=Daniel |last=Wilkenfeld |date=August 19, 2010 |access-date=August 19, 2010 |work=Pro Wrestling Torch |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501092644/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_43238.shtml |archive-date=May 1, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> At [[No Surrender (2010)|No Surrender]] Dreamer lost an [["I Quit" match]] to A.J. Styles due to Styles putting a fork into his eye.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnappvs/article_43569.shtml |title=Caldwell's TNA No Surrender PPV results 9/5: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live PPV – Angle vs. Hardy, Pope vs. Anderson |last=Caldwell |first=James |date=September 5, 2010 |work=Pro Wrestling Torch |access-date=September 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116131146/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnappvs/article_43569.shtml |archive-date=November 16, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> Dreamer admitted EV 2.0's defeat on the following episode of ''Impact!'' and tried to reach a truce with {{Not a typo|Fourtune}}, but was beaten down.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_43829.shtml |title=Keller's TNA Impact report 9/16: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Spike TV show with Jeff Hardy vs. Kurt Angle |last=Keller |first=Wade |date=September 16, 2010 |work=Pro Wrestling Torch |access-date=September 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111221053341/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_43829.shtml |archive-date=December 21, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> The following week he returned with Raven, Stevie Richards, [[Sabu (wrestler)|Sabu]] and Rhino and announced that Dixie Carter had given the five of them a [[Lethal Lockdown match]] against {{Not a typo|Fourtune}} at [[Bound for Glory (2010)|Bound for Glory]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_44002.shtml|title=Keller's TNA Impact report 9/23: Ongoing coverage of Spike TV cablecast including Bound for Glory hype|last=Keller|first=Wade|date=September 23, 2010|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|access-date=September 24, 2010}}</ref> At Bound for Glory Dreamer, Raven, Rhino, Richards and Sabu defeated {{Not a typo|Fourtune}} members Styles, Kazarian, Morgan, Roode and Storm in a Lethal Lockdown match, when Dreamer pinned Styles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnappvs/article_44417.shtml |title=Caldwell's TNA Bound for Glory PPV results 10–10–10: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live PPV – Angle vs. Anderson vs. Hardy, "they" reveal |date=October 10, 2010 |access-date=October 10, 2010 |last=Caldwell |first=James |work=Pro Wrestling Torch |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512063829/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnappvs/article_44417.shtml |archive-date=May 12, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> After weeks of dissension between Rob Van Dam and the rest of EV 2.0, caused by Van Dam's belief that there was a traitor within the group, Dreamer challenged him to a match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_45047.shtml|title=Wilkenfeld's TNA Impact report 11/4: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Spike TV broadcast|date=November 4, 2010|access-date=November 7, 2010|last=Wilkenfeld|first=Daniel|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> At [[Turning Point (2010 wrestling)|Turning Point]] Van Dam defeated Dreamer and afterwards made peace with him.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnappvs/article_45110.shtml |title=Caldwell's TNA Turning Point PPV results 11/7: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live PPV – Hardy vs. Morgan, EV2 vs. Fortune, Team 3D "retirement" match |date=November 7, 2010 |access-date=November 7, 2010 |last=Caldwell |first=James |work=Pro Wrestling Torch |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320125317/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnappvs/article_45110.shtml |archive-date=March 20, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> On the following episode of ''Impact!'', Rhino turned heel by attacking Van Dam and Dreamer, revealing himself as the traitor Van Dam had been looking for.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_45232.shtml |title=Keller's TNA Impact results 11/11: Styles vs. Stevie, Turning Point fallout, New TNA belt introduced by Hogan |date=November 11, 2010 |access-date=November 12, 2010 |last=Keller |first=Wade |work=Pro Wrestling Torch |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501092450/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_45232.shtml |archive-date=May 1, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> The following week Dreamer defeated Rhino in a Street Fight, but he suffered an injured wrist during the match.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2010/11/25/16322121.html| archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718233344/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2010/11/25/16322121.html| url-status=usurped| archive-date=July 18, 2012|title=Impact: Morgan continues to battle Immortal| date=November 25, 2010| access-date=November 26, 2010|last=Bishop|first=Matt|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|work=Slam! Sports}}</ref> After spending some time off television, Dreamer returned on the February 24 episode of ''Impact!'', becoming entangled in the feud between former tag team partners Bully Ray and Brother Devon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1298610986|title=Impact Results – 2/24/11|last=Boutwell|first=Josh|date=February 25, 2011|access-date=February 25, 2011|work=WrestleView|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311081249/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1298610986|archive-date=March 11, 2011}}</ref> On March 13 at [[Victory Road (2011)|Victory Road]], Dreamer defeated Ray in a Falls Count Anywhere match, following interference from Devon.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnappvs/article_48441.shtml |title=Caldwell's TNA Victory Road PPV results 3/13: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live PPV – Sting vs. Hardy TNA Title match |last=Caldwell |first=James |date=March 13, 2011 |access-date=March 13, 2011 |work=Pro Wrestling Torch |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229165805/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnappvs/article_48441.shtml |archive-date=December 29, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Immortal (2011) ====
{{Main|Immortal (professional wrestling)}}
On the May 5 episode of ''Impact!'', Dreamer was forced to attack A.J. Styles and to join [[Immortal (professional wrestling)|Immortal]] in order to save his job in TNA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_49849.shtml|title=Bax's TNA Impact report 5/5: Main-Eventers Take The Week Off, Hype For Next Week's Show|first=Matt|last=Baxendell|date=May 5, 2011|access-date=May 6, 2011|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> Dreamer was later confronted on his choice by A.J. Styles, which led to a match at [[TNA Sacrifice (2011)|Sacrifice]], where Dreamer was victorious following interference from Bully Ray.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnappvs/article_50080.shtml |title=Caldwell's TNA Sacrifice PPV results 5/15: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live PPV – Sting vs. RVD, four title matches, Chyna PPV return |last=Caldwell |first=James |date=May 15, 2011 |access-date=May 15, 2011 |work=Pro Wrestling Torch |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525103143/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnappvs/article_50080.shtml |archive-date=May 25, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> On the following episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Dreamer officially turned heel, citing the first time he attacked Styles was due to being forced by Ray, before willingly attacking Styles because he wanted to and proceeding to berate the crowd by calling them "pieces of crap" for not sympathizing with his job situation. This is also the first time that Dreamer has wrestled as a heel since being a member of the Alliance during his WWF/E career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1305864142|title=Impact Wrestling Results – 5/19/11|first=Josh|last=Boutwell|date=May 20, 2011|access-date=May 25, 2011|work=WrestleView}}</ref> On the May 26 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Styles and [[Christopher Daniels]] defeated Dreamer and Ray in a no disqualification street fight.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_50380.shtml|title=Caldwell's TNA Impact report 5/26: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of "Impact Wrestling" – Angle vs. RVD, Street Fight, 1990s Night|date=May 26, 2011|access-date=June 3, 2011|last=Caldwell|first=James|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> On June 6 Dreamer confirmed that TNA's [[house show]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee]] on June 11 would be his final appearance for TNA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1307393434|title=Tommy Dreamer finishing with TNA this weekend|date=June 6, 2011|access-date=June 6, 2011|last=Tedesco|first=Mike|work=WrestleView}}</ref> In his final TNA match, Dreamer teamed with Bully Ray in a losing effort against A.J. Styles and Brother Devon.  After the match Bully berates Dreamer, causing Dreamer to turn on him and make up with Styles and Devon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Arena_Reports_10/article_50699.shtml|title=6/11 TNA results in Memphis, Tenn.: Sting vs. Anderson "Basebrawl" main event, rain delay during show, Brown honored|date=June 12, 2011|access-date=June 12, 2011|last=McBride|first=Hunter|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref>

===Independent circuit (2010–present)===
[[Image:Tommy Dreamer April 2018.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Dreamer in 2018]]
Dreamer appeared at the inaugural event of [[Evolve (professional wrestling)|Evolve]] on January 17, 2010, in a non-wrestling role, getting involved in a match which led to him brawling with [[Jimmy Jacobs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/news/127171/EVOLVE-1---Ibushi-vs.-Richards-Results-1.16.10:-Tommy-Dreamer-Appears.htm|title=EVOLVE 1 – Ibushi vs. Richards Results 1.16.10: Tommy Dreamer Appears|last=Csonka|first=Larry|date=January 17, 2010|publisher=411Mania|access-date=April 26, 2010}}</ref> Later that month, on January 23, Dreamer debuted for [[Dragon Gate USA]], saving Jacobs and [[Lacey (wrestler)|Lacey]] from a beating at the hands of [[Dean Ambrose|Jon Moxley]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/news/127858/%28Spoilers%29-Dragon-Gate-USA-PPV-Taping-Results.htm|last=Lansdell|first=Chris|title=(Spoilers) Dragon Gate USA PPV Taping Results|publisher=411Mania|date=January 24, 2010|access-date=April 30, 2010}}</ref> On March 27, Dreamer made his [[pay-per-view]] debut for Dragon Gate USA in [[Phoenix, Arizona]], where he lost a hardcore match to Moxley, which was taped for the Mercury Rising pay-per-view.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Arena_Reports_10/article_40212.shtml|last=Fleeman Martinez|first=Luke|title=3/27 DGUSA in Phoenix, Ariz.: Traditional WrestleMania Weekend six-man tag, Tommy Dreamer, Young Bucks, Jacobs & Jack Evans vs. London & Kendrick|publisher=PWTorch|date=March 28, 2010|access-date=April 30, 2010}}</ref>

On April 25, Dreamer made his debut for Philadelphia-based [[Chikara (professional wrestling)|Chikara]], challenging [[Eddie Kingston]] to a match at the Anniversary show on May 23.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/news/137067/CHIKARA-King-of-Trios-Night-Three-Results.htm|title=Chikara King of Trios Night Three Results|last=Streleckis|first=Brian|work=411Mania|date=April 26, 2010|access-date=April 30, 2010}}</ref> Kingston won the match via disqualification when [[Ares (wrestler)|Ares]] and [[Antonio Cesaro|Claudio Castagnoli]] of the [[Bruderschaft des Kreuzes]] (BDK) attacked him. Dreamer assisted Kingston in taking care of BDK and then made a challenge for a tag team match on July 25 at [[The Arena (Philadelphia)|The Arena]] in Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/video_reviews/142719|title=100 Percent Fordified: Chikara Aniversario Elf|last=Ford|first=Kevin|work=411Mania|date=June 20, 2010|access-date=June 21, 2010}}</ref> Earlier that same day, Kingston inducted Dreamer into the [[The Arena (Philadelphia)#Hardcore Hall of Fame|Hardcore Hall of Fame]].<ref name=HardcoreHallofFame>{{cite web|url=http://wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1278691623|title=Indy News #3: IWC on Saturday, Chikara/Dreamer|last=Martin|first=Adam|work=WrestleView|date=July 9, 2010|access-date=July 10, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428050607/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1278691623|archive-date=April 28, 2012}}</ref><ref name=ChikarasaurusRex>{{cite web|url=http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/news/146870/Chikarasaurus-Rex-Results.htm|title=Chikarasaurus Rex Results|last=Lansdell|first=Chris|date=July 25, 2010|access-date=July 26, 2010|work=411Mania}}</ref> BDK ended up defeating Dreamer and Kingston, when Castagnoli pinned Dreamer.<ref name=ChikarasaurusRex/>

Dreamer returned to Chikara on November 13, 2011, at the promotion's first ever internet pay-per-view, [[Chikara High Noon|High Noon]], accompanying Eddie Kingston to his [[Chikara Grand Championship]] match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/otherppvs/article_55114.shtml|title=Radican's Chikara "High Noon" iPPV coverage 11/13 -Quackenbush vs. Kingston, Young Bucks vs. The Colony|last=Radican|first=Sean|date=November 13, 2011|access-date=November 16, 2011|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> On July 28, 2012, Dreamer wrestled for [[Family Wrestling Entertainment]] in which he defeated [[Brian Kendrick]], [[Carlito (wrestler)|Carlito]] and champion [[Jay Lethal]] in a four-way Elimination match to become the new [[FWE Heavyweight Championship|FWE Heavyweight Champion]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=81195|title=FWE X|last=Kreikenbohm|first=Philip|date=July 28, 2012|access-date=July 28, 2012|work=Cagematch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529034406/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=81195|archive-date=May 29, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 14, 2012, Dreamer returned to Chikara, when he, [[Jerry Lynn]] and [[2 Cold Scorpio|Too Cold Scorpio]] entered the [[King of Trios#2012|2012 King of Trios]] as "The Extreme Trio", defeating Team WWF ([[Sean Waltman|1–2–3 Kid]], Aldo Montoya and [[Tatanka (wrestler)|Tatanka]]) in their first round match.<ref name=ChikaraResults>{{cite web |url=http://www.chikarapro.com/results.php |title=Past results |work=[[Chikara (professional wrestling)|Chikara]] |access-date=September 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225030025/http://www.chikarapro.com/results.php |archive-date=February 25, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1347717623 |title=9/14 Chikara "King of Trios: Night 1" Results: Easton, PA |last=Namako |first=Jason |date=September 15, 2012 |access-date=September 15, 2012 |work=WrestleView |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923000450/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1347717623 |archive-date=September 23, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The following day, The Extreme Trio was eliminated from the tournament by Team [[Ring of Honor|ROH]] ([[Mike Bennett (wrestler)|Mike Bennett]], [[The Young Bucks|Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson]]).<ref name=ChikaraResults/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1347767033 |title=9/15 Chikara "King of Trios: Night 2" Results: Easton, PA |last=Namako |first=Jason |date=September 15, 2012 |access-date=September 16, 2012 |work=WrestleView |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923000515/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1347767033 |archive-date=September 23, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On October 4, 2012, he retained the FWE Heavyweight Championship against Rhino in the first PPV of the company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cagematch.de/?id=1&nr=84415|title=FWE Back 2 Brooklyn « Events Database « Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|website=www.cagematch.de}}</ref>

On November 25, 2012, Dreamer returned to Japan to take part in an independent event produced by The Big Guns. During the event, Dreamer and [[Makoto (wrestler)|Makoto]] defeated [[Akira Nogami|Akira]] and [[Syuri]] in a mixed tag team hardcore match.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://wrestling-newclassic.com/ja/393-20121127.html | title=第3回The Big Guns興行~Big Muscle Classic~試合結果 | date=November 27, 2012 | access-date=November 27, 2012 | work=[[Wrestling New Classic]] | language=ja | archive-date=October 25, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025184147/http://wrestling-newclassic.com/ja/393-20121127.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> The following day, Dreamer made his debut for [[Wrestling New Classic]] (WNC), the follow-up promotion to Smash, entering the [[WNC Championship]] [[WNC Championship#Championship tournament|tournament]] and defeating [[Yusuke Kodama]] in his first round match.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wrestling-newclassic.com/ja/394-20121127kekka.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20121217210632/http://wrestling-newclassic.com/ja/394-20121127kekka.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = December 17, 2012 | title = WNC福岡 西鉄ホール大会 試合結果 | date=November 27, 2012 | access-date=November 27, 2012 | work=[[Wrestling New Classic]] | language=ja}}</ref> Two days later, Dreamer was defeated in his semi-final match by Akira.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wrestling-newclassic.com/ja/396-20121128kekka.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20121216143950/http://wrestling-newclassic.com/ja/396-20121128kekka.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = December 16, 2012 | title = 11･28WNC後楽園ホール大会 試合結果 | date=November 29, 2012 | access-date=November 29, 2012 | work=[[Wrestling New Classic]] | language=ja}}</ref>

Tommy Dreamer worked with [[Ring of Honor]] during 2017 coming to the aid of Bully Ray who had been attacked by former allies [[The Briscoe Brothers]]. Tommy Dreamer and Bully Ray teamed against The Briscoe Brothers in a losing effort at [[Final Battle (2017)|ROH Final Battle 2017]]. He made his debut in [[Lucha Underground]] in Aztec Warfare IV, Episode 1 of Lucha Underground's fourth season on June 13, 2018, at number 7, and was pinned and eliminated by [[Pentagón Dark]].

===House of Hardcore (2012–2020)===
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In 2012, Dreamer opened his own wrestling promotion and wrestling school, [[House of Hardcore]], which is the name of the former ECW wrestling school. The promotion made its debut on October 6, 2012, at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, New York.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.houseofhardcore.net/pressrelease.html |title=House of Hardcore |access-date=April 15, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416175542/http://www.houseofhardcore.net/pressrelease.html |archive-date=April 16, 2014  }}</ref> In the main event of the first show, Dreamer lost the FWE Heavyweight Championship to [[Carly Colón|Carlito]] in a three-way match, which also included [[Mike Knox]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=72467&p=1|title=Complete House of Hardcore live coverage: Dreamer, Edge, Bucks, London, Kendrick, Carlito, and many more|date=October 6, 2012|last=Johnson|first=Mike|access-date=October 14, 2012|work=Pro Wrestling Insider}}</ref> On June 22, 2013, Dreamer defeated Lance Storm in the main event at House of Hardcore 2.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Arena_Reports_10/article_71469.shtml |title=Show results – 6/22 HOH in Philadelphia, Pa.: MVP vs. Sami Callihan, Dreamer vs. Storm main event, Steiners, J-Mo, more |last=Gee Schoon Tong |first=Chris |date=June 23, 2013 |work=Pro Wrestling Torch |access-date=June 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626112108/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Arena_Reports_10/article_71469.shtml |archive-date=June 26, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Tommy Dreamer DDT.jpg|thumb|Dreamer performing a DDT on Scotty O'Shea]]
On November 9, 2013, Dreamer participated in the main event of House of Hardcore 3. Dreamer and [[Terry Funk]] defeated [[Sean Waltman]] and [[Lance Storm]]. The match was promoted as the last time of Funk and Dreamer as a tag team. After the match, Dreamer was assaulted by TNA wrestlers Team 3D, Bully Ray (formerly Buh Buh Ray Dudley) and Devon (formerly D-Von). Ray challenged Dreamer to a match at [[TNA One Night Only]] – Old School.
On June 6, 2014, Dreamer was scheduled to face Team 3D along with Abyss. However, Bully Ray was pulled out of the event, so the main event was Devon and Dreamer vs Rhino and Abyss. Dreamer and Devon won the match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=86138&p=4|title=Dreamer REsponds to TNA Pulling Bully Ray, Styles vs. Hero and More: Complete House of Hardcore IV Coverage|website=www.pwinsider.com}}</ref> At House of Hardcore VII, Dreamer wrestled against Bobby Roode for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, but he was defeated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=89604&p=4|title=HOH on TV? Complete House of Hardcore VII Coverage |website=www.pwinsider.com}}</ref> Dreamer now owns his House of Hardcore promotion. He has made various touring tours across the United States and over the years at his owner's level he is still fighting and defeating his opponents in hardcore matches. On December 2, 2017, House of Hardcore 36 Abyss defeated Dreamer. On January 27, 2018, House of Hardcore 37 Team of Tommy Dreamer and [[Billy Gunn]] beat the team of [[Joey Mercury]] and [[Nick Aldis]]. On March 23, 2018, in the 38 episode of House of Hardcore Tommy Dreamer beat Joey Mercury in one very brutal street fight match; the day after this match, Dreamer was a contender for the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]] against Nick Aldis, but he failed to win the title.

===Return to TNA (2013–2015)===
On January 17, 2013, Dreamer made an appearance ''[[Impact Wrestling (TV series)|Impact Wrestling]]'' as one of [[Mark LoMonaco|Bully Ray]]'s [[groomsmen]] during his wedding to [[Brooke Hogan]]. He was assaulted by [[Aces & Eights]] after they crashed the ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_67961.shtml|title= Keller's TNA Impact Report 1/17: The Bully Ray-Brooke Hogan Wedding Episode – What happened? Did Hulk accompany Brooke? Did the wedding end without a hitch?|date=January 17, 2013|last=Keller|first=Wade|access-date=January 17, 2013|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> Dreamer returned to TNA in late 2013. He faced [[Ethan Carter III]] at two house shows and on December 29, 2013, at TNA [[TNA One Night Only|Hardcore Justice 3]], Dreamer was defeated by Ethan Carter III in a Tables match. The next day, Dreamer was defeated by Bully Ray at TNA [[TNA One Night Only|#OldSchool]] in a Falls Count Anywhere match that happened due to Bully Ray attacking Dreamer and [[Terry Funk]] at [[House of Hardcore III]].

At Lockdown in January 2014, Dreamer returned to the company as a road agent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/tna-news/47358-tommy-dreamer-working-again-with-tna-as-an-agent/|title=Tommy Dreamer working again with TNA as an agent|first=Adam|last=Martin|date=March 15, 2014}}</ref> on the July 17 episode of Impact, Dreamer and Bully Ray faced [[Ethan Carter III]] and [[Rhyno]] in a losing effort. on the July 24 episode of Impact, Dreamer and [[The Dudley Boyz|Team 3D]] faced Ethan Carter III, Rhino, and [[Rockstar Spud]] in a 6-man New York City street fight in a losing effort after a run in by Snitsky and Rycklon. On the August 7 taping of Impact Wrestling, Dreamer, Team 3D, and [[Al Snow]] defeated [[Team Dixie]] (Ethan Carter III, Rhyno, [[Rycklon Stephens]], and [[Snitsky]]) in a hardcore tag team war. Shortly afterward, [[Bully Ray]] powerbombed Dixie Carter through a table.

On the August 27 episode of Impact Wrestling, Dreamer was defeated by [[TNA World Heavyweight Champion]] [[Bobby Lashley|Lashley]] in a non-title New York City [[Hardcore wrestling|street fight]]. The day before [[Bound for Glory (2014)|Bound For Glory]] Dreamer would induct [[The Dudley Boyz|Team 3D]] into the [[GFW Hall of Fame|TNA Hall of Fame]] and at [[Bound for Glory (2014)|Bound for Glory]], Dreamer teamed up with Abyss to face Team 3D in a losing effort. On the October 29 episode of Impact Wrestling, Dreamer helped Devon brawl with Bram and Magnus. On the November 5 episode of Impact, Dreamer and [[Devon Hughes|Devon]] defeated Bram and [[Magnus (wrestler)|Magnus]] in a hardcore tag team match. On the November 19, 2014, episode of Impact, Dreamer faced [[Bram (wrestler)|Bram]] in a hardcore match but lost. on the February 20 episode of Impact, Dreamer faced [[Eric Young (wrestler)|Eric Young]] in a Hardcore match but lost the match. At [[Bound for Glory (2015)|Bound for Glory]], Dreamer competed in the 12-man Bound for Gold Gauntlet match which was won by [[Brodus Clay|Tyrus]]. Bound for Glory turned out to be Dreamer's final appearance with the company. Dreamer was reportedly fired due to an argument with fellow producers after cancelling the India Tour.

===Second return to WWE (2012; 2015–2016)===
On the December 17, 2012 episode of ''Raw'', Dreamer made a one-off appearance as the surprise tag team partner of [[The Miz]] and [[Alberto Del Rio]], defeating 3MB ([[Heath Slater]], [[Drew McIntyre]] and [[Jinder Mahal]]) in a six-man tag team match. Later on in the night, Dreamer was attacked backstage by [[The Shield (professional wrestling)|The Shield]].

On the November 30, 2015 episode of ''Raw'', Dreamer returned, teaming with The [[Dudley Boyz]] in a six-man tag match against [[The Wyatt Family]] which ended in a no contest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2015/1130/604315/tommy-dreamer-returns-to-wwe-raw/|title=Tommy Dreamer Returns To WWE RAW|access-date=November 30, 2015|date=November 30, 2015|first=Marc|last=Middleton|work=Wrestling Inc.}}</ref> The following week on ''Raw'', Dreamer and The Dudley Boyz would be joined by [[Rhyno]], forming [[ECW Originals|Team Extreme]], competing in a 16-man elimination Fatal 4-Way tag team match, where Dreamer would pin [[Erick Rowan]] to eliminate The Wyatt Family before Team Extreme would be eliminated by [[League of Nations (professional wrestling)|The League of Nations]]. Later, Dreamer lost to [[Braun Strowman]].  At [[TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs (2015)|TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs]], Team Extreme was defeated by The Wyatt Family in an 8-man elimination tag team tables match. The following night on ''Raw'', Team Extreme would challenge The Wyatt Family to a rematch, this time in an 8-man Extreme Rules match, in a losing effort. Dreamer continued to make live event appearances for the WWE in 2016 while becoming a regular guest on the [[WWE Network]] exclusive series, The [[Edge & Christian]] Show That Totally Reeks of Awesomeness, alongside the show's hosts, [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] and [[Christian Cage|Christian]]. In November 2016, Dreamer began filming an ECW show for the WWE Network alongside [[Paul Heyman]], [[Taz (wrestler)|Tazz]] and [[Bubba Ray Dudley]].

=== Second return to Impact/TNA  (2018–present) ===
[[File:Tommy Dreamer 2025.jpg|thumb|Tommy Dreamer in 2025]]
Dreamer returned to Impact Wrestling on the April 12 episode of ''Impact'' when he helped [[Eddie Edwards (wrestler)|Eddie Edwards]] and [[Moose (wrestler)|Moose]] from an attack from [[The Irish Airborne|Ohio Versus Everything]] and challenged them to a House of Hardcore Match at [[Impact Wrestling Redemption|Redemption]], in which he lost. On the June 14, 2018, episode of ''Impact'', Edwards brutally hit Dreamer with a kendo stick because of their loss at Redemption. Edwards and Dreamer would later start an intense feud which ended when Edwards beat Dreamer in a street fight in a match at [[Slammiversary 2018|Slammiversary]]. At [[Bound for Glory (2018)|Bound for Glory]], Dreamer saved Edwards from an attack from [[Karrion Kross|Killer Kross]] and [[Moose (wrestler)|Moose]]. This led to a tag team match in which the team was victorious.

On January 23, 2019, it was revealed that Dreamer would now be working as a member of the creative team for Impact Wrestling.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=123486|title=Changes to Impact Creative Following Two Exits From Company|website=www.pwinsider.com}}</ref> He had already been serving as a [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#agent|producer]] for some time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/tommy-dreamer-shares-his-thoughts-watching-dudley-boyz-be-inducted-wwe-hall-fame-and-talks-lu-versus|title=Tommy Dreamer Shares His Thoughts On Watching The Dudley Boyz Be Inducted Into The WWE Hall Of Fame, And Talks L.U. Versus Impact|website=www.fightful.com}}</ref> At [[Slammiversary (2020)|Slammiversary]], Dreamer unsuccessful challenged [[Moose (wrestler)|Moose]] in an [[Hardcore match|Old School Rules match]] for the unsanctioned [[TNA World Heavyweight Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Moose & Dreamer Clash for TNA World Heavyweight Championship|url=https://impactwrestling.com/moose-dreamer-clash-for-tna-world-heavyweight-championship/|work=Impact Wrestling|date=June 7, 2020|access-date=June 7, 2020}}</ref> At [[Victory Road (2020)|Victory Road]], he was defeated by [[Curt Hawkins|Brian Myers]]. On the October 27 episode of ''Impact'', [[Hornswoggle|Swoggle]] helped Dreamer in defeating Brian Myers in a [[hardcore match]] by hitting Myers with a low blow. At [[No Surrender (2021)|No Surrender]] on February 13, 2021, his 50th birthday, Dreamer unsuccessfully challenged [[Rich Swann]] for the [[TNA World Championship|Impact World Championship]].

On September 17, 2021, Impact officials announced that Dreamer had been suspended indefinitely due to the comments he made on an episode of ''[[Dark Side of the Ring]]'', which saw Dreamer defend [[Ric Flair]] concerning the allegation that Flair made multiple unwanted sexual advances towards a flight attendant on a flight from [[England]] to the U.S. in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=150866|title=Tommy Dreamer Indefinitely Suspended by Impact Wrestling|website=Pwinsider.com|author=Mike Johnson|date=September 17, 2021|access-date=September 17, 2021}}</ref> He left Impact in November 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=152453|title=UPDATE: FIVE NAMES REMOVED FROM IMPACT ROSTER PAGE|website=PWInsider.com|last=Johnson|first=Mike|date=November 2, 2021|access-date=November 3, 2021}}</ref> In December, Dreamer returned to Impact both as a producer and semi-active wrestler.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-28|title=Report: Tommy Dreamer Returned To IMPACT Wrestling At Recent Tapings|url=https://cultaholic.com/posts/report-tommy-dreamer-returned-to-impact-wrestling-at-recent-tapings|access-date=2022-01-22|website=Cultaholic Wrestling|language=en}}</ref>

At [[Victory Road (2023)|Victory Road]] on September 8, 2023, he won the [[TNA Digital Media Championship|Impact Digital Media Championship]] by defeating [[Kenny King (wrestler)|Kenny King]] in a [[Title vs. Career match]]. He would hold the title until January 13, 2024, at [[Hard To Kill (2024)|Hard To Kill]], when he lost the title to [[Crazzy Steve]].<ref name="HTK2024">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=TNA Hard To Kill results: Powell's live review of Alex Shelley vs. Moose for the TNA Title, Trinity vs. Jordynne Grace for the Knockouts Title, Josh Alexander vs. Alex Hammerstone|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/01/13/tna-hard-to-kill-results-powells-live-review-of-alex-shelley-vs-moose-for-the-tna-title-trinity-vs-jordynne-grace-for-the-knockouts-title-josh-alexander-vs-alex-hammerstone/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=January 13, 2024|access-date=January 13, 2024}}</ref>

=== Major League Wrestling (2018–2019) ===
Dreamer joined [[Major League Wrestling]] in 2018 as a wrestler and in a backstage role as an [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#agent|agent]] for matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/fighting/article224733945.html|title=Interviews with Major League Wrestling talent in Miami|first=Jim|last=Varsallone|website=miamiherald}}</ref> His first match for the promotion would be at MLW War Games in September 2018. Dreamer would be on the winning team in the [[War Games match]] as himself, [[John Morrison (wrestler)|John Hennigan]], [[Swerve Strickland|Shane Strickland]], Barrington Hughes and Kotto Brazil defeated Abyss, [[Jimmy Havoc]], Sami Callihan and his team The Death Machines. In his match at the next set of television tapings, he would be defeated by [[Brody King]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=487&page=4&search=Mlw|title=Matches « Tommy Dreamer « Wrestlers Database « Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net}}</ref> He then entered a feud with [[Brian Pillman Jr.]] over his lack of respect for veterans such as [[Kevin Sullivan (wrestler)|Kevin Sullivan]] and himself. He beat Pillman in their first encounter, but three weeks later, Pillman would pin Dreamer in a tag team match on the December 21, 2018 episode of ''[[MLW Fusion]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/results/mlw-fusion-episode-36-results-tom-lawlor-vs-simon-gotch-no-holds-barred-no-ropes-match|title=MLW Fusion Episode 36 Results Tom Lawlor vs Simon Gotch in a No Holds Barred, No Ropes Match |website=www.fightful.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/results/mlw-fusion-episode-33-results-mlw-world-tag-team-championship-mexican-rules-match|title=MLW Fusion Episode 33 Results MLW World Tag Team Championship Mexican Rules Match|website=www.fightful.com}}</ref> On January 11, 2019, episode of ''Fusion'', Pillman defeated Dreamer in a [[Singapore Cane match]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/indies/mlw-fusion-results-tommy-dreamer-vs-brian-pillman-jr-274396|title=MLW Fusion results: Tommy Dreamer vs. Brian Pillman Jr.|date=January 12, 2019|website=WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results}}</ref>

===All Elite Wrestling (2019)===
Dreamer participated in [[All Elite Wrestling]] (AEW)'s [[Battle royal (professional wrestling)#Casino Battle Royale|Casino Battle Royale]] at their inaugural pay-per-view event [[Double or Nothing (2019)|Double or Nothing]] on May 25, 2019. He failed to win as he was eliminated by [[Jimmy Havoc]].<ref name="preDoubleorNothing">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=AEW The Buy In pre-show results: Powell's live review of the Casino Battle Royale, Kip Sabian vs. Sammy Guevara|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2019/05/25/aew-the-buy-in-pre-show-results-powells-live-review-of-the-casino-battle-royale-kip-sabian-vs-sammy-guevara/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=May 25, 2019 |access-date=May 25, 2019}}</ref> At their following PPV [[All Out (2019)|All Out]], Dreamer worked backstage as a producer during the event.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/aew-fight-size-update-cody-comments-pharaoh-aew-tnt-young-bucks-more|title=AEW Fight Size Update: Cody Comments On Pharaoh, AEW On TNT, The Young Bucks, More |website=www.fightful.com}}</ref>

==Other media==
Dreamer appeared along with fellow ECW wrestler [[New Jack]] in the "Mel Schwartz, Bounty Hunter" episode of the TV series ''[[Early Edition]]'' as a biker.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?tvobjectid=100133&more=ucepisodelist&episodeid=2482836|title=Early Edition episodes: Mel Schwartz, Bounty Hunter|access-date=July 20, 2007 |publisher=TV Guide}}</ref> In October 2011, Dreamer started his own YouTube series, titled ''The Tommy Dreamer TV''. The show is produced by Brooke Platzner with graphics and music by Jason Platzner.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} He is a playable character in various video games including ''[[ECW Anarchy Rulz (video game)|ECW Anarchy Rulz]]'', ''[[ECW Hardcore Revolution]]'', ''[[WWE Raw 2]]'', ''[[WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008]]'', ''[[WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009]]'', ''[[WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010]]'', ''[[WWE Legends of WrestleMania]]'', ''[[TNA Wrestling Impact!]]'', and ''[[RetroMania Wrestling]]''.

Dreamer appeared on an episode of the [[TruTV]] television show ''[[Impractical Jokers]]'' in 2014, as one of the show's main members, [[Brian "Q" Quinn]], had to wrestle him as part of his punishment for losing the most challenges on that episode. He had another cameo on the show in 2017, in a challenge where he had to take Q's pants off, before a stranger untangles his earphones.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/article/108107/dreamer-bubba-ray-velvet-sky-on-impractical-jokers-notes.html?p=1|title=DREAMER, BUBBA RAY, VELVET SKY ON IMPRACTICAL JOKERS NOTES &#124; PWInsider.com|website=Pwinsider.com|access-date=November 5, 2021}}</ref><!-- also cite episode "catastophe" -->

In 2013, he portrayed Officer Carpoza in the horror film ''Army of the Damned''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/92528/11-top-cops-in-horror/|title=Army of the Damned – Officer Carpoza (Tommy Dreamer)|access-date=July 20, 2007 |publisher=DC}}</ref> Dreamer also has a cameo, alongside fellow wrestlers [[Diamond Dallas Page]], [[Jake Roberts]] and [[Roddy Piper]], in the comedy film ''[[The Bet (2016 film)|The Bet]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Jake "The Snake" Roberts long road to redemption|language=en-us|magazine=Sports Illustrated|url=https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2015/09/23/jake-snake-roberts-documentary-dallas-page-scott-hall|access-date=2021-06-17}}</ref>

In 2017, he starred as Detective Marx in the drama-thriller 'The Abduction of Jennifer Grayson', where he was credited as "Tom Dreamer".{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}

Dreamer is also a co-host for the [[Sirius XM]] program ''Busted Open'', a wrestling-based radio show. Other hosts include Dave LaGreca, [[Bubba Ray Dudley|Bubba/Bully Ray Dudley]], [[Mark Henry]], [[Dolph Ziggler|Nic Nemeth]], [[Thunder Rosa]], Denise Salcedo, Johnathan Hood, Justin LaBar and [[Baron Corbin|Bishop Dyer]] (formerly known as Baron Corbin). ''Busted Open'' is found on SiriusXM Channel "Fight Nation" Monday through Sunday 7 days a week from 9am-12pm.

==Personal life==

Dreamer is of Irish and Italian descent.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

On October 12, 2002, at the Lake Isle Country Club in [[Eastchester, New York]], Laughlin married Trisa Hayes, known as ECW wrestler/manager [[Beulah McGillicutty]]. The two have twin daughters, Brianna Laughlin and Kimberly Laughlin.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

On a November 2011 ''Art of Wrestling'' podcast, Dreamer told host [[Colt Cabana]] his family is "connected" to the [[Five Families|New York mafia]].<ref name="AOW"/> He recounted an incident after one of his first matches in Brooklyn, which was attended by various of his local relatives, in which he was attacked from behind and beaten down by [[Bill DeMott]], wrestling at the time under the name Sweet William. Unaware of wrestling's scripted nature, several of his relatives at ringside got angry; aside from his grandfather jumping over the railing and trying to fight off security guards, his aunt told DeMott as he passed that she would "[[Contract killing|put a hit]]" on him. The misunderstanding was later peacefully resolved.<ref name="AOW">{{cite web|url=http://podbay.fm/show/385017460/e/1322006400|title=AOW 150 Kevin Owens (Kevin Steen Returns) from Art of Wrestling|website=podbay}}</ref>

In 2020, Dreamer claimed that he had planned to assassinate [[Paul Heyman]] at [[WrestleMania X-Seven]] due to Heyman's financial mistreatment of both Dreamer and other ECW wrestlers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://talksport.com/sport/wrestling/728721/tommy-dreamer-murder-paul-heyman-wrestlemania/|title = Tommy Dreamer planned to murder Paul Heyman at WM 17 and then commit suicide|date = July 8, 2020}}</ref>

==Championships and accomplishments==
[[File:Jerry Lynn and Tommy Dreamer HoF 2010.jpg|right|thumb|Dreamer's [[Hardcore Hall of Fame]] banner in the former [[2300 Arena|ECW Arena]]]]
* '''[[Border City Wrestling]]'''
** [[BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship]] ([[BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])<ref name="WT-BCWHW">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/on/bcw/bcw-h.html|title=BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship history|access-date=July 20, 2007 |publisher=Wrestling-Titles}}</ref>
** [[Border City Wrestling#Champions|BCW Can-Am Tag Team Championship]] (1 time) – with [[Mike Bucci|Nova]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.solie.org/titlehistories/cautttbcw.html|title=Solie's Title Histories: BCW - Border City Wrestling|website=www.solie.org}}</ref>
**Most Shocking Moment of the Decade Award (2010)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/canadian/_2010/|title=Canadian Results (2010) |website=Onlineworldofwrestling.com|date=December 30, 2009 |access-date=November 5, 2021}}</ref>
*'''Busted Knuckle Pro Wrestling'''
**BKPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Markus Ryan<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=230354810431424&set=a.101288096671430.1496.100003707191001&type=1 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/100003707191001/230354810431424 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|title=Log In or Sign Up to View|website=www.facebook.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKohoOqKHuo| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/aKohoOqKHuo| archive-date=2021-11-17 | url-status=live|title=The Thrillbillies vs Markus Ryan and Tommy Dreamer|last=Paul S|date=February 24, 2013|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*'''Chinlock Wrestling'''
**Chinlock Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjPPXS_Gc38 | title=Chinlock Wrestling: Revenge - FULL EVENT | website=[[YouTube]] | date=April 10, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=29 August 2022 |title=Chinlock Wrestling CEO Jan Murphy just made TWO huge {{as written|anno|ucements [sic]}} on his Facebook page. |url=https://www.facebook.com/ChinlockWrestling/posts/pfbid05oEHnkNC8kmkJeFV6DEKA8CjpQY9QxA4etsfmK5Un8fKStP7mxuy68HFNaHHMwxil |access-date=30 October 2023 |website=[[Facebook]]}}</ref>
* '''[[Century Wrestling Alliance]]'''
** [[CWA Heavyweight Championship (New England)|CWA Heavyweight Championship]] ([[CWA Heavyweight Championship (New England)#Title history|1 time]])<ref name="WT-CWA"/>
**CWA Heavyweight Title Tournament (1992)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.metrocast.net/~jjakan/title-cwa.html|title=The New England Independent|website=www.metrocast.net|access-date=March 31, 2020|archive-date=August 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829175703/http://www.metrocast.net/~jjakan/title-cwa.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* '''Clash Wrestling'''
**Clash Championship (1 time)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://clashwrestling.com/title-history/|title=Championship History|access-date=February 8, 2019|archive-date=February 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220005027/http://clashwrestling.com/title-history/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*'''Cutting Edge Wrestling'''
**CEW North Atlantic Championship (1 time)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/CuttingEdgeWrestling/photos/a.246525765394556/743153742398420/?type=3 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/187361311311002/743153742398420 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|title=Cutting Edge Wrestling|website=www.facebook.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*'''[[DDT Pro-Wrestling]]'''
**[[Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship]] ([[List of Ironman Heavymetalweight Champions (2010–2019)#Title history|2 times]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/ddt/ironman-hm.html|title=Ironman Heavymetalweight Title|access-date=August 29, 2016|publisher=Wrestling-Titles.com}}</ref>
* '''Devotion Championship Wrestling'''
**DCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=414317|title=DCW 6 Year Anniversary Show « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net}}</ref>
* '''[[Extreme Championship Wrestling|Eastern/Extreme Championship Wrestling]]'''
** [[ECW World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of ECW World Heavyweight Champions|1 time]])<ref name="WT-ECWHW" />
** [[ECW World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of ECW World Tag Team Champions|3 times]]) – with [[Salvatore Sincere|Johnny Gunn]] (1), [[Raven (wrestler)|Raven]] (1) and [[Masato Tanaka]] (1)<ref name="WT-ECWTT">{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwtaghistory/ |title=ECW Tag Team Championship history |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309162848/http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwtaghistory/ |archive-date=March 9, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>
** [[Battle royal (professional wrestling)|Lights Out Battle Royal]] (1993)<ref>{{Cite web |title=ECW Holiday Hell 1993 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database |url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=303 |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=www.cagematch.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ECW Major Events |url=https://www.legacyofwrestling.com/ECWMajorEvents.html |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=www.legacyofwrestling.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Extreme Championship Wrestling October - December 1993 |url=https://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/ecw/results/1993d.html#122693 |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=www.prowrestlinghistory.com}}</ref>
* '''Elite Pro Wrestling Alliance'''
** EPWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref>{{cite tweet|user=THETOMMYDREAMER|author=Tommy Dreamer|number=264936960127270912|date=November 4, 2012|title=I won the Elite Pro Wrestling Alliance Title 2night the champ gets his just desserts}}</ref>
* '''[[Family Wrestling Entertainment]]'''
** [[FWE Heavyweight Championship]] ([[FWE Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=72467&p=4|title=Complete House of Hardcore Live Coverage: Dreamer, Edge, Bucks, London, Kendrick, Carlito, and Many More |website=www.pwinsider.com}}</ref>
** FWE Rumble (2013)<ref name=FWERumble>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/roh-news/42184-6-21-fwe-ippv-results-corona-new-york-rvd-striker/|title=6/21 FWE iPPV Results: Corona, New York (RVD, Striker)|first=Jason|last=Namako|date=June 22, 2013}}</ref>
*'''Gimmick Tree Entertainment'''
**Bruiser Brody Cup (2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=221515|title=Bruiser Brody Cup « Events Database « Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net}}</ref>
* '''Greektown Pro Wrestling'''
**Greektown Cup Championship (1 time)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=3287&page=5&reign=4|title=Title Reigns « Greektown Cup Championship « Titles Database « Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net}}</ref>
*'''[[Hardcore Hall of Fame]]'''
**Class of 2010<ref name=HardcoreHallofFame/>
* '''[[Impact Wrestling|Impact Wrestling / Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]]'''
** [[TNA Digital Media Championship|Impact/TNA Digital Media Championship]] (1 time)<ref name="VR2023">{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Jeremy|title=Tommy Dreamer Avoid Retirement, Wins Digital Media Title at Impact Victory Road|url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/tommy-dreamer-digital-media-title-impact-victory-road/|website=411Mania|date=September 8, 2023|access-date=September 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909211141/https://411mania.com/wrestling/tommy-dreamer-digital-media-title-impact-victory-road/|archive-date=September 9, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''Impact Championship Wrestling'''
** ICW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net?id=5&nr=204|title=ICW Heavyweight Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net}}</ref>
* '''[[International World Class Championship Wrestling]]'''
** [[IWCCW Tag Team Championship]] ([[IWCCW Tag Team Championship#Title history|3 times]]) – with G.Q. Madison<ref name="WT-IWCCW" />
* '''[[International Wrestling Association (Puerto Rico)|International Wrestling Association]]'''
** [[IWA Hardcore Championship]] ([[IWA Hardcore Championship#Title history|1 time]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pr/iwa-pr/iwapr-hc.html |title=IWA Hardcore Championship history|access-date=July 20, 2007 |publisher=Wrestling-Titles }}</ref>
*'''[[International Wrestling Cartel]]'''
** [[IWC Heavyweight Championship|IWC World Heavyweight Championship]] (1 time)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=277|title=IWC World Heavyweight Championship « Titles Database « Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net}}</ref>
** IWC Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Channing Decker<ref>[https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=279 IWC Tag Team Championship] CageMatch</ref>
* '''KYDA Pro Wrestling'''
** KYDA Pro Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kyda.com/v2007/title_history.php |title=KYDA Pro Heavyweight Championship history|access-date=July 20, 2007 |publisher=KYDA.com |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070617045126/http://www.kyda.com/v2007/title_history.php  |archive-date = June 17, 2007}}</ref>
*'''MJN Center Wrestling Hall of Fame'''
**Class of 2025<ref>{{Cite web |title=TOMMY DREAMER TO BECOME FIRST INDUCTEE INTO THE MJN CENTER WRESTLING HALL OF FAME {{!}} PWInsider.com |url=https://www.pwinsider.com/article/195601/tommy-dreamer-to-become-first-inductee-into-the-mjn-center-wrestling-hall-of-fame.html?p=1 |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=www.pwinsider.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=TigmanTigman |date=2025-04-30 |title=First Inductee Announced for MJN Center Wrestling Hall of Fame |url=https://wpdh.com/tommy-dreamer-first-inductee-mjn-center-wrestling-hall-of-fame-ny/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=101.5 WPDH |language=en}}</ref>
* '''LIVE Pro Wrestling'''
** LIVE Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=5654|title=LIVE Heavyweight Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net}}</ref>
*'''[[Ohio Valley Wrestling]]'''
**[[OVW Anarchy Championship]] (1 time)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Title Reigns « OVW Anarchy Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database |url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=3711&page=5&reign=5 |access-date=30 October 2023 |website=CageMatch}}</ref>
* '''Pro Wrestling Fighters'''
** PWF North-European Championship (1 time)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=855|title=PWF North-European Championship « Titles Database « Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net}}</ref>
* '''''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''''
**Ranked No. 28 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]]'' in 2000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi50000.htm|access-date=July 4, 2008|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 – 2000|publisher=Wrestling Information Archive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080802230405/http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi50000.htm|archive-date=August 2, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
**Ranked No. 184 of the top 500 wrestlers in the "PWI Years" in 2003<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.willywrestlefest.fr/Ressources/PWI/PWI500_PWI_Years_2003.htm|title=PWI 500 of the PWI Years|access-date=January 16, 2019|archive-date=December 5, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205003511/http://www.willywrestlefest.fr/Ressources/PWI/PWI500_PWI_Years_2003.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*'''Pure Wrestling Association'''
**Carrot Cup (2015) – with [[Rhyno|Rhino]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=1&nr=136017|title=PWA Carrot Cup 2015 « Events Database « Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net}}</ref>
* '''RetroMania Wrestling'''
** RetroMania Wrestling Championship (1 time, current)<ref>{{cite tweet|user=RetrosoftStudio|number=1599232741425356802|title=Your winner and the first ever RetroMania Wrestling Champion: @THETOMMYDREAMER! 💥 @sawprowrestling}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=357065|access-date=19 April 2023|website=Cage Match|title=SAW Contest Of Champions: Where Heroes Gather}}</ref>
* '''Squared Circle Wrestling'''
** 2CW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=1&nr=129854|title=2CW Roman Empire « Events Database « Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net}}</ref>
* '''Universal Championship Wrestling'''
** UCW Universal Heavyweight Championship (2 times)<ref name=UniversalChampion>{{cite web|url=http://www.universalchampionshipwrestling.com/component/content/article/39-live-events/96-super-clash-re-scheduled|title=UCW Crowns A New Champion|publisher=Universal Championship Wrestling|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626092110/http://www.universalchampionshipwrestling.com/component/content/article/39-live-events/96-super-clash-re-scheduled|archive-date=June 26, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*'''Superstars of Wrestling Federation'''
**SWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* '''Warriors of Wrestling'''
** WOW No Limits Championship (1 time)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Title Reigns « WOW No Limits Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database |url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=2254&page=5&reign=36 |access-date=30 October 2023 |website=CageMatch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://warriorsofwrestling.com/title-history/ | title=Title History | date=January 4, 2019 }}</ref>
* '''[[WWE|World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment]]'''
** [[ECW World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of ECW World Heavyweight Champions|1 time]])<ref name=ECWtitle2>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/ecwchampionship/20090607dreamer|title=Tommy Dreamer's second ECW Championship reign|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|access-date=June 1, 2013|archive-date=January 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105162230/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/ecwchampionship/20090607dreamer|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** [[WWE Hardcore Championship|WWF/E Hardcore Championship]] ([[List of WWE Hardcore Champions|14 times]])<ref name="WT-HC" />

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