History YMMV / TommyDreamer

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: All due respect to Wrestling/TerryFunk, but, Dreamer defeating Raven at ECW's first [=PPV=] ''Barely Legal'' would have accomplished so much. He would have scored his first official pin on Raven and won the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html ECW World Heavyweight Title]] at the same time. He would have won it on the biggest stage ECW ever had. He would not have lost the title immediately after to Justin Credible.[[note]]The only justification for this is that Dreamer apparently wanted to go his entire ECW career without winning any title, and him ultimately winning the ECW world title was a drastic measure taken after then-champion Wrestling/MikeAwesome infamously jumped ship to WCW while still champion, plus Dreamer being beaten by Credible was most likely a plot to get Credible (who at the time was not considered, well, [[JustForPun credible]] world champion material) nuclear heat (not that it worked, at least not the right kind of heat). Still, this doesn't deny that Dreamer winning the title in hindsight would've been so much fitting.[[/note]]

* DorkAge: The "guy who eats gross things" gimmick he had in WWE.

** Also applies to RealLife as well. After ECW folded in 2001, Tommy spiraled into a depression, especially since plans for him had changed and he wasn't going to be brought to WWF at the time he expected. It got so bad that he contemplated killing Wrestling/PaulHeyman and ''himself'' at ''Wrestlemania X-Seven'' in front of the audience. Jesus Christ, that man needs a hug.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: All due respect to Wrestling/TerryFunk, but, Dreamer defeating Raven at ECW's first [=PPV=] ''Barely Legal'' would have accomplished so much. He would have scored his first official pin on Raven and won the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html ECW World Heavyweight Title]] at the same time. He would have won it on the biggest stage ECW ever had. He would not have lost the title immediately after to Justin Credible.

* TheWoobie: It took him some 2 ''YEARS'' to get an officially recorded pin on Raven, and he went through all kinds of pain and abuse getting there. Then Jerry Lawler showed up to make things worse. Then it was Justin Credible. Then Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys hit Beulah with 3-D, injuring her neck and sending her into retirement. He definitely qualifies.

* GrowingTheBeard: In every sense.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: During his stint in [[FanNickname WW]][[{{Revival}} ECW]], his theme song was a Jimmy Hart Version of "Man In The Box" by Music/AliceInChains, the theme song he had in the original Wrestling/{{ECW}}.

* BadassDecay: Thanks to Tommy's persistence, they managed to swing an ECW reunion show on Spike. For whatever reason, this required Tommy having to proverbially kiss Dixie Carter's feet on television. Then he became an avid fanboy of Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair ("IF ANYONE'S HARDCORE IT'S YOU RIC!") all of a sudden. Tommy eventually did get his PPV after burying ECW, [[KneelBeforeZod along with his principles]], but it was costly to his image, and he started a Twitter war with Dixie to recover some of his cred.

* TheWoobie: It took him some 2 ''YEARS'' to get an officially recorded pin on Raven, and he went through all kinds of pain and abuse getting there. Then Jerry Lawler showed up to make things worse. Then it was Justin Credible. Then Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys hit Beulah with 3-D, injuring her neck and sending her into retirement. He definitely qualifies.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: All due respect to Wrestling/TerryFunk, but, Dreamer defeating Raven at ECW''s first [=PPV=] ''Barely Legal'' would have accomplished so much. He would have scored his first official pin on Raven and won the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html ECW World Heavyweight Title]] at the same time. He would have won it on the biggest stage ECW ever had. He would not have lost the title immediately after to Justin Credible.

* BadassDecay: Managed to swing an ECW reunion show on Spike, which -- for whatever reason -- necessitated Tommy having to verbally fellate Dixie Carter on television. Then he became an avid fanboy of Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair ("IF ANYONE'S HARDCORE IT'S YOU RIC!") all of a sudden. Tommy eventually did get his PPV after burying ECW, [[KneelBeforeZod along with his principles]], but it was costly to his image, and he started a Twitter war with Dixie to recover some of his cred.

* BadassDecay: Managed to swing an ECW reunion show on Spike, which -- for whatever reason -- necessitated Tommy having verbally fellate Dixie Carter on television. Then he became an avid fanboy of Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair ("IF ANYONE'S HARDCORE IT'S YOU RIC!") all of a sudden. Tommy eventually did get his PPV after burying ECW, [[KneelBeforeZod along with his principles]], but it was costly to his image, and he started a Twitter war with Dixie to recover some of his cred.

* BadassDecay: Managed to swing an ECW reunion show on Impact, which -- for whatever reason -- necessitated Tommy having verbally fellate Dixie Carter on television. Then he became an avid fanboy of Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair ("IF ANYONE'S HARDCORE IT'S YOU RIC!") all of a sudden. Tommy eventually did get his PPV after burying ECW, along with his principles, but it was costly to his image, and he started a Twitter war with Dixie to recover some of his cred.

* BadassDecay: Managed to swing an ECW reunion show on Impact, which (for whatever reason) necessitated Tommy having verbally fellate Dixie Carter. Then he became an avid fanboy of Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair ("IF ANYONE'S HARDCORE IT'S YOU RIC!") all of a sudden. Tommy eventually did get his PPV after burying ECW, along with his principles.

* BadassDecay: Managed to swing an ECW reunion show on Impact, which (for whatever reason) necessitated Tommy having verbally fellate Dixie Carter. Then he became an avid fanboy of Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair ("IF ANYONE'S HARDCORE IT'S YOU RIC!") all of a sudden. Tommy eventually did get his PPV after burying ECW, along with his principles. Tommy was invited to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MerlSQu42LE vent about it]] on Steve Austin's podcast.

* BadassDecay: Managed to swing an ECW reunion show on Impact, which (for whatever reason) necessitated Tommy having verbally fellate Dixie Carter. Then he became an avid fanboy of Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair ("IF ANYONE'S HARDCORE IT'S YOU RIC!") all of a sudden. And then, of course, he lost patience with Dixie's baleful stupidity and quit after capitulating on all of his principles on television. Tommy was invited to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MerlSQu42LE vent about it]] on Steve Austin's podcast.

* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: From a despised and mocked suspenders-wearing "pretty boy" to the "Innovator of Violence" and an ECW legend. He's probably the best example of this until Rocky Maivia became [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson the Rock]].