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WWE.com: ECW Official Site
Wikipedia: Extreme Championship Wrestling
Wikipedia: Extreme Championship Wrestling (WWE)
SciFi.com: ECW
ProWrestlingHistory.com: The History of Extreme Championship Wrestling
American Wrestling Trivia: ECW Results and Info
BlogCritics.org: TV Review: ECW on Sci-Fi

ECW Vital Stats

ECW Owners

Tod Gordon (1992-1996)
Paul Heyman (1996-2001)
- Founder of ECW
Vince McMahon (2003-present)
- Owner, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)

Current Wrestlers

Classic Wrestlers

ECW Fansites, Blogs, and Forums

ECWWrestlingNews.com: Unofficial ECW Fan Site
BlogCritics.org: WWE To Revive Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) Brand (2006)
ECW-Blog.com: ECW Blog
Topix.net: Extreme Championship Wrestling Forum
SciFi.com: SCI FI FORUMS: Extreme Championship Wrestling

ECW Photos

ECW.com: ECW Photos
Google Images: ECW Photos
Flickr: ECW Photos

ECW Videos

ECW.com: ECW Video Gallery
YouTube and Google Video: ECW Videos
Search For Video: ECW Videos
YouTube: The Best of ECW
YouTube: RVD vs. John Cena at One Night Stand (2006)

ECW News and Gossip

ECW.com: ECW News
Google News: ECW News
Topix.net: ECW News
Rajah.com: Wrestling's Latest Headlines and Updates

ECW Timeline

1992: Established as Eastern Championship Wrestling as a member of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)
1993: Paul Heyman takes over as head booker
1994: Withdraws from the NWA and changes name to Extreme Championship Wrestling
1999: ECW begins broadcasting on TNN
2000: ECW on TNN is canceled in favor of WWE Raw
2001: Heyman files for bankruptcy
2003: WWE purchases ECW assets and produces documentary The Rise and Fall of ECW
2005: WWE's ECW One Night Stand
2006: ECW debuts on the Sci Fi Channel as a WWE brand

ECW Merchandise

ECW.com: ECW Products
eBay: ECW Merchandise
Amazon.com: ECW DVDs

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Guide Note

Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) is a professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The brand is based on the once independent promotion.

Fast Facts

Originally founded: 1992
Declared bankruptcy: 2001
Original location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Formerly known as Eastern Championship Wrestling
Revived as WWE Brand: 2006
TV network: Sci Fi Channel

The Original ECW

When ECW broke ties with the National Wrestling Alliance, it changed its name from Eastern Championship Wrestling to Extreme Championship Wrestling. The wrestling storylines became more controversial while the wrestling became more violent. ECW became known as the "hardcore" wrestling promotion and developed a cult following. Despite its dedicated fanbase, ECW could not compete with larger promotions WCW and WWE and the company folded in 2001.

ECW on Sci-Fi

ECW's assets were purchased by WWE in 2003 and was resurrected as a brand to accompany Raw and SmackDown. The new ECW did not follow the same format as the original and much of the violence was toned down to coincide with other WWE programming.¹

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