The Hooper Boyz

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| align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:150%;" | <span style="color: #000000;">'''The Hooper Boyz'''</span><br>
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| bgcolor=lightgrey align="center" colspan="2" |  '''[[Tag Team Match|Tag team]]'''
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Members'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Josh Hooper]]<br>[[Matt Hooper]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Name(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Team Xtreme <br> The Hooper Boyz <br> The Hooper <br> The New Brood
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Heights'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Matt: <br> 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) <br> Josh: <br> 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Combined weight'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |451 lb (205 kg)
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Hometown'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Cameron, North Carolina
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Former member(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[David Heffner (wrestler)|Gangrel]] (as The New Brood)<br>[[Christina Dumas|Lita]] (as Team Xtreme)<br>[[Terri Semmler]]<br>[[Michael Hayes (wrestler)|Michael Hayes]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Debut'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |October 15, 1993
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Years active'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |1993-2002, 2006-2007, 2011, 2014-present
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Promotions'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |NDW <br> [[National Wrestling Alliance|NWA 2000]] <br> [[Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts|OMEGA]] <br> [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|TNA]] <br> [[IWE|IWF/E]]
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'''The Hooper Boyz''' (also known as the '''Hoopers''' or '''Team Xtreme''') are a [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] [[Tag Team|tag team]], consisting of real-life brothers [[Josh Hooper|Josh]] and [[Matt Hooper]]. They are best known for their time in the [[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF), later renamed International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE), and now work for [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] (TNA), where they are TNA World Tag Team Champions.
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They first began teaming together in 1993 in [[Independent Circuit|independent promotions]] in [[North Carolina]], winning the NWA 2000 Tag Team Championship in [[National Wrestling Alliance|NWA 2000]], and founded the [[Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts]], where they held the [[OMEGA Tag Team Championship]]. They both signed contracts with the IWF in 1998, and were given [[Michael Hayes (wrestler)|Michael Hayes]] as their [[Manager (professional wrestling)|manager]]. After dumping Hayes, they had a quick stint with [[David Heffner (wrestler)|Gangrel]], and then [[Terri Semmler|Terri]], before gaining a permanent manager in their real-life friend [[Christina Dumas|Lita]]. The addition of Lita led to them being renamed "Team Xtreme". They split as a team in 2002, but reunited in 2006 to feud with [[MNM (wrestling)|MNM]], before focusing on their singles careers again in 2007, although they occasionally teamed together. Following a scripted feud between the two brothers in early 2009, Josh left IWE in August, with Matt departing in late 2010. The Hoopers reunited in TNA in January 2011 as members of the [[Immortal (professional wrestling)|Immortal]] [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Stable|stable]]. In August 2011, Matt was released from his contract with TNA.
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The Hooper Boyz gained fame for their participation in [[Ladder Match|ladder match]]es and [[Tables, Ladders, and Chairs Match|Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match]]es (TLC matches). Overall, in IWE they are six-time [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|World Tag Team Champions]] and former [[WCW World Tag Team Championship|WCW World Tag Team Champions]]. Both brothers also won singles championships during their run as a tag team.
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==History==
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===OIndependent circuit (1993–1998)===
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===International Wrestling Federation / Entertainment===
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====Rise to popularity (1998–1999)====
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:''See also: [[The Brood#The New Brood|The New Brood]]''
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====Team Xtreme (2000-2002)====
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====Split (2003)====
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====The Hoopers and sporadic teaming (2006–2007)====
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====Feud; departure from IWE (2009–2010)====
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===Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2011; 2014–present)===
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:''See also: [[Immortal]]''
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===Return to the independent circuit (2014)===
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==Other media==
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==In wrestling==
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[[Image:Poetryinmotion.jpg|right|thumb|[[Josh Hooper]] performing Poetry in Motion on [[Billy Morgan|Billy Gunn]].]]
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*'''Finishing moves'''
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**''Event Omega'' ([[Professional wrestling double-team maneuvers#Leg drop, splash combination|Simultaneous diving guillotine leg drop (Matt) / diving splash (Josh) combination]])
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**''[[Professional wrestling double-team maneuvers#Double extreme leg drop|Omega Event]]'' ([[Leg drop#Extreme leg drop|Simultaneous diving guillotine leg drop (Matt) / leg drop to the groin (Josh) combination]])
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**''[[Professional wrestling double-team maneuvers#Extreme Combination|Extreme Combination]]'' (''[[Cutter (professional wrestling)#Twist of Fate|Twist of Fate]]'' by Matt followed by a ''[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#High-angle senton bomb|Swanton Bomb]]'' by Josh)
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*'''Signature moves'''
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**[[Suplex#Leg hook belly-to-back suplex|Double 180° flipping belly to back suplex]]
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**''[[Professional wrestling double-team maneuvers#Poetry in Motion|Poetry in Motion]]''
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**''Rapture'' ([[Professional wrestling double-team maneuvers#Superbomb, neckbreaker slam combination|Simultaneous superbomb (Josh) / neckbreaker slam (Matt) combination]])
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**''[[Powerslam#Side slam|Side Effect]]'' by Matt followed by a ''[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Corkscrew senton|Whisper in the Wind]]'' by Josh
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**''Spin Cycle'' (Simultaneous [[Professional wrestling attacks#Fist drop|fist drop]] (Matt) / [[Professional wrestling attacks#Senton|Standing somersault senton]]  (Josh) combination)
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*'''[[Manager (professional wrestling)|Managers]]'''
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**[[Michael Hayes (wrestler)|Michael Hayes]]
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**[[David Heffner (wrestler)|Gangrel]]
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**[[Terri Semmler]]
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**[[Christina Dumas|Lita]]
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*'''[[Music in professional wrestling|Entrance themes]]'''
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**"Loaded" by Zack Tempest ([[IWE|IWF/E]])
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**"No More Words" by [[Endeverafter|EndeverafteR]] ([[IWE]])
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**"Another Me" by Jeff Hardy and [[Dale Oliver]] ([[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|TNA]])
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==Championships and accomplishments==
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*'''New Dimension Wrestling'''
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**NDW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
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*'''[[National Wrestling Alliance|NWA 2000]]'''
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**[[NWA 2000 Tag Team Championship]] (1 time)
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*[[Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts]]
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**[[OMEGA Tag Team Championship]] ([[OMEGA Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]])
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*[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]
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**[[List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated Awards#Match of the Year|PWI Match of the Year]] (2000) <small>vs. The [[Dudley Boyz]] and [[Edge and Khristian]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|Triangle]] [[Ladder Match|Ladder match]] at [[IWF WrestleMania 2000|WrestleMania 2000]]</small>
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**PWI Match of the Year (2001) <small>vs. The Dudley Boyz and Edge and Christian in a [[Tables, Ladders, and Chairs Match|Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match]] at [[IWF WrestleMania 17|WrestleMania X-Seven]]</small>
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**[[List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated Awards#Tag Team of the Year|PWI Tag Team of the Year]] (2000)
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*'''[[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]]'''
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**[[TNA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of TNA World Tag Team Champions|1 time]])
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**[[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling tournaments#TNA World Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2014|TNA World Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Tournament (2014)]]
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*'''[[IWE|International Wrestling Federation / International Wrestling Entertainment]]'''
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**[[WCW World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of WCW World Tag Team Champions|1 time]])
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**[[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of World Tag Team Champions (IWE)|6 times]])
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**[[IWE European Championship|IWF/E European Championship]] ([[List of IWE European Champions|2 times]]) – Josh (1) and Matt (1)
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**[[IWE Hardcore Championship|IWF/E Hardcore Championship]] ([[List of IWE Hardcore Champions|4 times]]) – Josh (3) and Matt (1)
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**[[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF/E Intercontinental Championship]] ([[List of IWE Intercontinental Champions|1 time]]) – Josh
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**[[IWF Light Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of IWF Light Heavyweight Champions|1 time]]) – Josh
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**[[IWE Women's Championship|IWF Women's Championship]] ([[List of IWE Women's Champions|1 time]]) – Lita
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**[[Terri Semmler|Terri Invitational Tournament]]
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==References==
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==External links==

Revision as of 23:47, 27 August 2016

The Hooper Boyz
Tag team
Members Josh Hooper
Matt Hooper
Name(s) Team Xtreme
The Hooper Boyz
The Hooper
The New Brood
Heights Matt:
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Josh:
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Combined weight 451 lb (205 kg)
Hometown Cameron, North Carolina
Former member(s) Gangrel (as The New Brood)
Lita (as Team Xtreme)
Terri Semmler
Michael Hayes
Debut October 15, 1993
Years active 1993-2002, 2006-2007, 2011, 2014-present
Promotions NDW
NWA 2000
OMEGA
TNA
IWF/E

The Hooper Boyz (also known as the Hoopers or Team Xtreme) are a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of real-life brothers Josh and Matt Hooper. They are best known for their time in the International Wrestling Federation (IWF), later renamed International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE), and now work for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where they are TNA World Tag Team Champions.

They first began teaming together in 1993 in independent promotions in North Carolina, winning the NWA 2000 Tag Team Championship in NWA 2000, and founded the Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts, where they held the OMEGA Tag Team Championship. They both signed contracts with the IWF in 1998, and were given Michael Hayes as their manager. After dumping Hayes, they had a quick stint with Gangrel, and then Terri, before gaining a permanent manager in their real-life friend Lita. The addition of Lita led to them being renamed "Team Xtreme". They split as a team in 2002, but reunited in 2006 to feud with MNM, before focusing on their singles careers again in 2007, although they occasionally teamed together. Following a scripted feud between the two brothers in early 2009, Josh left IWE in August, with Matt departing in late 2010. The Hoopers reunited in TNA in January 2011 as members of the Immortal stable. In August 2011, Matt was released from his contract with TNA.

The Hooper Boyz gained fame for their participation in ladder matches and Tables, Ladders, and Chairs matches (TLC matches). Overall, in IWE they are six-time World Tag Team Champions and former WCW World Tag Team Champions. Both brothers also won singles championships during their run as a tag team.

Contents

History

OIndependent circuit (1993–1998)

International Wrestling Federation / Entertainment

Rise to popularity (1998–1999)

See also: The New Brood

Team Xtreme (2000-2002)

Split (2003)

The Hoopers and sporadic teaming (2006–2007)

Feud; departure from IWE (2009–2010)

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2011; 2014–present)

See also: Immortal

Return to the independent circuit (2014)

Other media

In wrestling

File:Poetryinmotion.jpg
Josh Hooper performing Poetry in Motion on Billy Gunn.

Championships and accomplishments

  • New Dimension Wrestling
    • NDW Tag Team Championship (1 time)

References

External links

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