Jersey All Pro Wrestling (2000-2001) Both trained by
Homicide and Laithon, Buff E and Mace Mendoza both made their singles debuts during the late-1990s prior to their debut as the Christopher Street Connection. Their name was a reference to the real-life
Christopher Street in
Manhattan, New York where the
Stonewall Riots occurred in 1969. They were introduced with their manager Fun Athletic Guy and later joined by
Chris Cabana as well as valets
Allison Danger, Ariel and
Jailbait. They also competed for the Long Island Wrestling Federation during their early careers. In early-2000, they began wrestling for
Jersey All Pro Wrestling facing The Sickness (Twiggy Ramirez and Adorable Anthony) and NC-17 (Lil Joka and Angel Martinez) at house shows in
Bayonne and
Sayreville, New Jersey before losing to Da Hit Squad (Mafia and Monsta Mack) at
Halloween Hell at Schuetzen Park Ballroom in
North Bergen, New Jersey. On November 17, they defeated PapaDon and Terra X at
Battle In Bayonne and NC-17 at
South Philly Invasion: 3rd Anniversary Show at the
ECW Arena the following night. They lost to
The Backseat Boyz at
Seasons Beatings on December 8, 2000. On February 2, 2001, the Christopher Street Connection lost to Da Hit Squad in a match for the
JAPW Tag Team Championship. The next night at
The New Beginning, they lost to Skinhead Ivan and Judas Young at the ECW Arena. They also lost to The Moondogs 2000 (Moondog Wenzel and Jak Molsonn) at the first night of
March Madness on March 23 and JAPW Tag Team Champions Da Hit Squad at
Proven on April 21. At
The Upset on May 18, the team lost to
Low Ki in a
handicap match. Returning to the ECW Arena, they lost to The Moondogs 2000 at
The Meltdown the next day. The team hosted an interview segment,
Out of the Closet, at
Royal Consequences two months later. On November 9, they faced their former trainer Liathon in a handicap match. Chris Cabana was also joined in the match but ended up being pinned by Laithon after a
Northern Lights suplex. They lost two more handicap matches to Laithon at
Halloween Hell and
November Pain. At the 2-day
Seasons Beatings supercard, they lost to Da Hit Squad but defeated the Rednecks From Hell (Big Jay and Matt Lariat) the second night.
Ring of Honor (2002-2003) On February 22, 2002, the Christopher Street Connection made their Ring of Honor debut at the promotion's first show in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They appeared in the opening match against Da Hit Squad and, after Mendoza was pinned by Mafia, Da Hit Squad attacked Allison Danger by putting her though a table. They made their second appearance in ROH at
A Night of Appreciation losing to Da Hit Squad once again in a three-way match with
Prince Nana and female wrestler Simply Luscious. The two would continue to appear in JAPW at various times throughout the year. On May 3, the Christopher Street Connection lost to the Shaolin Wrecking Crew (Suba and Magic) when Magic pinned Chris Cabana despite not being officially in the match. Cabana, who was at ringside, had attempted to interfere in the match but was pinned costing them the match. On July 13, they defeated Eddie Thomas and Tony Lazaro in
Seaside Heights, New Jersey. As well as being one of Alison Danger's earliest appearances with the group, it was the return match for Eddie Thomas since being injured in a car accident earlier that year. Later that year in ROH, they would also face the Badstreet Boys (
Joey Matthews and
Christian York),
The Carnage Crew (Loc and Devito) and Da Hit Squad. On December 28 at ''Final Battle '02'', Mendoza and Eddie Guapo teamed as the New Christopher Street Connection. Facing The Carnage Crew at the Murphy Rec Center in Philadelphia, they were awarded the match via disqualification when their opponents attacked them with
hubcaps. During most of 2003, they would feud with The Carnage Crew in Ring of Honor. At ROH's
First Anniversary Show at the
Elks Lodge in
Queens, New York, the Christopher Street Connection interfered in a match between The Carnage Crew and
Texas Wrestling Academy students Hotstuff Hernandez, Don Juan and Fast Eddie. Rudy Boy Gonzalez, the school's head instructor, was at ringside. On March 22, Mace Mendoza teamed with Hotstuff Hernandez at
Night of Champions losing to The Carnage Crew in Philadelphia when Mendoza was pinned by a second rope
spike piledriver. On June 14, the Christopher Street Connection lost to The Carnage Crew at
Night of Grudges in a grudge match. Following the match, Loc and Devito attacked their valet Ariel with a top rope spike piledriver. On April 8, the Christopher Street Connection faced Josh Daniels and Matt Striker in a match to decide the first Pro Wrestling WORLD-1 Tag Team Champions in
Pottstown, Pennsylvania. The two teams fought to a double-countout however, and the titles remained vacant. The next night, the Christopher Street Connection faced
Simon Diamond and
Justin Credible at a show for Pro Wrestling WORLD-1 at the Solanco Fairgrounds in
Quarryville, Pennsylvania. This was the first ICW event held in three years. On May 22, a match involving themselves, Special K (Izzy and Dixie) and The Ring Crew Express ended in a no-contest when
Generation Next (
Alex Shelley,
Austin Aries,
Jack Evans and
Roderick Strong) broke up the match attacking all three teams. While in USA Pro Wrestling the next year, they defeated
Simon Diamond and
Matt Striker to win the promotion's tag team titles on June 19, 2004. They also made a brief return to Ring of Honor at
Do or Die III where they lost to
Colt Cabana in a
handicap match on July 17. Defending their titles against Matt Striker and M-Tizzle on September 17, they later appeared on a USA Pro show two months later in a
same-sex wedding. The wedding was interrupted however when Matt Striker, serving as Buff E's
best man, objected during the ceremony with Buff E admitting an affair between the two of them. Mendoza also confessed that he too was guilty of an affair with their valet
Dana Dameson, who was also Mendoza's
maid of honor, and it was revealed that she was pregnant by him. The Hard Line stable (Simon Diamond,
John Shane, Mike Tobin and The Solution) came out to the ring, however the two made up and later wrestled in the main event against The Solution (Havok and Papadon) and lost the titles to them. On December 10, 2004, they defeated The Solution for the JAPW Tag Team Championship at ''JAPW Seasons Beatings '04'' in
Rahway, New Jersey. The Christopher Street Connection held the titles for over a month before losing to the Strong Style Thugs (
B-Boy and
Homicide) at
JAPW Wildcard on January 28, 2005. On February 19, they defeated The Heartbreak Express (Sean and Phil Davis) at an ROH show. Appearing at the former ECW Arena, Buff E and Mace Mendoza also faced The Carnage Crew at an event celebrating JAPW's 100th wrestling show on March 26. Making appearances for UXW during the first half of 2006, the Christopher Street Connection lost to The Outcast Killahs (Oman Tortuga and Diablo Santiago) on February 3. Several months later at the second annual
Chris Candido Memorial Show, they wrestled two matches in one night defeated Wacky Wayne and Ron Sampson in the first match before losing to Monsta Mack and Havok later in the evening. At an October 28 event for JAPW, they did manage to score a victory over
Beef Wellington and
SeXXXy Eddy.
Later career In early-2007, the Christopher Street Connection faced and defeated female wrestlers Cha-Cha and Alicia in an
intergender match at an April 21 JAPW show. On June 15, the Christopher Street Connection made their debut in
World-1 South Pro Wrestling with
The Honky Tonk Man at the Alee Shrine Temple in
Savannah, Georgia. They also faced The Heartbreak Express in the first ever "Alternative Lifestyle San Francisco Street Fight" match at UXW's
Xtreme Havoc at the Central Florida Fairgrounds Pavilion in
Orlando, Florida. As a result of their victory, the CSC won the vacant UXW Tag Team Championship. Appearing in several independent promotions during the summer, including AWA World 1 South and Wrestling Superstars Unleashed, they faced Team Macktion (
Krazy K and T.J. Mack) and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (E.C. Negro and Casey Blade). At
Hell and Back on September 29, the Christopher Street Connection finally lost the tag team belts to
Demolition (
Ax and
Smash), former 3-time
WWF World Tag Team Champions, ending their three-month reign as champions. Buff E and Mendoza also feuded with Havoc & Monsta Mack in JAPW later that year. ==Championships and accomplishments==