OMEGA Championship Wrestling

Professional wrestling promotion

OMEGA Championship Wrestling

Acronym| OMEGA/OCW
Founded| 1997
Headquarters| Cameron, North Carolina, United States
Founder(s)| The Hardy Boyz
Owner(s)| Gregory Helms
Matt Hardy

The Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts, also known as OMEGA or OMEGA Championship Wrestling (stylized as ΩMΞGΔ CHΔMPIΩNSHIP WRΞSTLIΠG), is an independent professional wrestling promotion based in central North Carolina, United States.[1]

It featured and helped launch the careers of both Hardys,[2] Shannon Moore,[2] Joey Matthews, Christian York,[2] Joey Abs,[2] C. W. Anderson,[2] Shane Helms,[2][3] and others. The promotion has been inactive since 2017.

## History

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Established in 1997, OMEGA was run and created by Matt and Jeff Hardy. They began the promotion because at the time, there were not many places to wrestle, nor did they know anyone who could help.[1] Both Matt and Jeff Hardy took apart the ring and put it back together at every event they had, while Matt Hardy sewed all the costumes worn in OMEGA.

### Closure

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The promotion folded in October 1999,[4] after both Matt and Jeff Hardy had signed with the World Wrestling Federation, leaving the other wrestlers to make careers for themselves, with many moving onto NWA Wildside.

In 2007, Highspots.com produced a two-disc DVD set entitled OMEGA: Uncommon Passion, chronicling the history of the promotion, including matches and interviews with many OMEGA wrestlers.

### Revival

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Matt Hardy had announced that OMEGA would return in January 2013 with an event titled "Chinlock For Chuck" a fundraising event for former wrestler Chuck Coates (MADD Max) who at the time was suffering from Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. The main event featured Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Shane "Hurricane" Helms and "Cowboy" James Storm defeating Gunner, Steve Corino, CW Anderson and Lodi. On October 12, 2013 at "Chapel Thrill", Hardy announced a Tournament for the OMEGA Heavyweight Championship which featured Matt Hardy vs. CW Anderson and Shane "Hurricane" Helms vs. "The King" Shane Williams. After Hardy's qualifying match he was attacked by CW but was saved by the returning Willow the Whisp. Hardy won that match and now advanced to the finals. In their April event "Chaos in Cameron" The Hardy Boyz defeated The Briscoe Brothers in the main event.

On February 28, 2015, OMEGA held an event called Night of a Champion, featuring the finals of the OMEGA Heavyweight Championship tournament. Jeff Hardy (replacing an injured Shane Helms) defeated his brother, Matt Hardy, to become the first OMEGA Champion since 2000.

On August 14, 2015, OMEGA announced a partnership with Global Force Wrestling (GFW).[5] On January 25, 2017, OMEGA announced it would crown its first tag team champions since 1999.[citation needed]

## Championships

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### Active championships

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Championship  | Current champion(s)  | Previous champion(s)  | Date won  | Location

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OMEGA Heavyweight Championship | Matt Hardy | Trevor Lee | November 21, 2015  | Smithfield, North Carolina
OMEGA Tag Team Championship | The Broken Hardys
(Broken Matt & Brother Nero)  | N/A  | January 29, 2017  | Gibsonville, North Carolina

### Defunct championships

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Championship  | Final champion(s)  | Previous champion(s)  | Date won  | Location

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OMEGA New Frontiers Championship | Cham Pain | Kid Dynamo | January 29, 1999  | Wendell, North Carolina
OMEGA Light Heavyweight Championship | Joey Matthews | Christian York | January 29, 1999  | Wendell, North Carolina

## Roster

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### Male wrestlers

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* Andrew Everett
* Caleb Konley
* Jeff Hardy
* John Skyler
* Matt Hardy
* Matt Sydal
* Matt Riviera
* Ricky Morton
* Robert Gibson
* Scott Steiner
* Shane Helms
* Trevor Lee

### Female wrestlers

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* Amber O'Neal
* Reby Sky
* Mia Svensson
* Kacee Carlisle
* Jayme Jameson

### Notable alumni

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* Cham Pain
* Rambunctious
* Christian York
* Joey Matthews
* Kid Dynamo
* Krazy K
* Lita
* The Dupps
* Mike Maverick
* Otto Schwanz
* Rick Michaels
* Venom
* Caprice Coleman

## References

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1. ^ a b Jim Varsallone (December 2001). "Matt and Jeff Hardy - Interview". Wrestling Digest. Archived from the original on 2007-03-31. Retrieved 2007-06-04.
2. ^ a b c d e f Hardy, Matt (2007-05-29). "Will Not Die-aries: Thoughts on rival Gregroy Helms". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2008-03-29. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
3. ^ Milner, John M. (2005-06-13). "The Hurricane". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved 2007-05-14.
4. ^ "Organization Of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts" (in German). Cagematch.de. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
5. ^ Caldwell, James. "News: Global Force & OMEGA starting a working relationship, title match added to Friday's Global Force show in N.C." Pro Wrestling Torch. PWTorch.com. Retrieved 14 August 2015.

## External links

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* OMEGA Championship Wrestling Facebook
* OMEGA Championship Wrestling Twitter

## Further reading

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* Dumas, Amy and Michael Krugman. Lita: A Less Traveled R.O.A.D.--The Reality of Amy Dumas. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003. ISBN 0-7434-7399-X
* Hardy, Matt and Jeff. The Hardy Boyz: Exist 2 Inspire. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2003. ISBN 0-06-052154-6
* Keith, Scott. Wrestling's One Ring Circus: The Death of the World Wrestling Federation. New York: Citadel Press, 2004. ISBN 0-8065-2619-X

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Championships|

| Men's Division|

* World
* reigns
* X Division
* reigns
* International
* World Tag Team
* reigns

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Women's (Knockouts) Division|

* Knockouts World
* reigns
* Knockouts World Tag Team
* reigns

Former|

* List

Accomplishments|

* Bound for Glory Series
* Call Your Shot Gauntlet
* Super X Cup
* Tournaments
* Awards
* Hall of Fame
* Triple Crown
* Grand Slam

Specialty matches|

* Feast or Fired
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* King/Queen of the Mountain
* Lethal Lockdown
* Monster's Ball
* Ultimate X

Talent|

* Roster
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* Knockouts
* Former personnel
* A–C
* D–H
* I–M
* N–R
* S–Z

Programming|

| Television|

* Impact!
* special episodes
* move to Monday nights
* Before the Impact
* Xplosion
* Global Impact!
* Reaction
* Epics
* Today
* British Boot Camp

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Pay-per-view and supercards|

* Pay-per-view events
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* Twitch specials (2018–2019)
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Subsidiaries|

* TNA Home Video
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* TNA Knockout Music
* Albums

Parent company|

| Current|

* Anthem Sports & Entertainment

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Former|

* Panda Energy International

Sister company|

* Invicta Fighting Championships

Partnerships|

| Current|

* WWE (NXT)
* AAA

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Former|

* All Elite Wrestling
* New Japan Pro-Wrestling
* Alianza Universal De Lucha Libre
* All Japan Pro Wrestling
* Border City Wrestling
* Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
* CWF Mid-Atlantic
* Dragon Gate
* Evolve
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* House of Hardcore
* Inoki Genome Federation
* IWA-PR
* International Wrestling Revolution Group
* Lucha Underground
* Lucha Libre Elite
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* Pro Wrestling Noah
* Reality of Wrestling
* Ring Ka King
* Ring of Honor
* Toryumon Mexico
* The Crash
* WWC Lucha Libre
* World Wrestling League
* Wrestle-1

Video games|

* TNA Wrestling
* TNA Impact!
* TNA Impact!: Cross The Line
* TNA Wrestling Impact!

See also|

* AXS TV
* Fight Network
* Global Wrestling Network
* Impact Zone
* TNA Entertainment, LLC v. Wittenstein

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