The Hoopers

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The Hooper Boyz, Josh (left) and Matt
Tag team
Members	Matt Hooper Josh 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)	Lita (as Team Xtreme) Terri Semmler Gangrel (as The New Brood)
Debut	October 15, 1993
Disbanded	August 20, 2011
Promotions	NDW NWA 2000 OMEGA TNA IWF/E

The Hooper Boyz (also known as The Hooper or Team Xtreme) was a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of real-life brothers Matt and Josh Hooper. They are best known for their time in the International Wrestling Federation (IWF), later renamed International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE), while also working briefly together in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).

They first began teaming together in 1993 in (WWF) 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.

History

OMEGA Wrestling and TWF (1993–1998)

International Wrestling Federation / Entertainment

Rise to popularity

See also: The New Brood

Team Xtreme

Split

The Hoopers and sporadic teaming (2006–2007)

Feud; departure from IWE (2009–2010)

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2011)

See also: Immortal

Other media

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

National Championship Wrestling
- NCW Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times) - Josh
- NCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) - Matt

New Dimension Wrestling
- NDW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) - Josh
- NDW Tag Team Championship (1 time)¹

New England Wrestling Alliance
- NEWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) - Matt

New Frontier Wrestling Association
- NFWA Heavyweight Championship (2 times) - Josh (1) and Matt (1)
- NFWA Tag Team Championship (1 time)<ref name="oww"/> – with Venom - Matt