-
- 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
-
-
Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) is a professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The brand is based on the once independent promotion.
-
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.About.com: The History of Extreme Championship Wrestling-
-
ECW Questions
Do you watch WWE? If so, which is your favorite; WWE Raw, ECW, Smackdown? 3 AnswersI watched WWF when I was a kid. I watched until the crumby merger between WCW and WWF. I stopped watching in the summer of 2001. I was always a Monday Night Raw... read more -
ECW Owners
- Tod Gordon (1992-1996)
- Paul Heyman (1996-2001)
- Founder of ECW
- Vince McMahon (2003-present)
Current Wrestlers
- Bobby Lashley
- CM Punk
- Elijah Burke
- Rob Van Dam
- Sabu (wrestler)
- Sandman
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
-
On Twitter Powered by Twitter
-
Episode 224 is up! Tune in to hear our rundown of WWE Survivor Series, TNA Turning Point, RAW, Smackdown, ECW, and... http://bit.ly/077be2U
-
@De_Ba Least ECW is still on. :) Edit: The Chris Jericho show tonight!
-
Smackdown&ecw& raw monday night at 8:00pm
-
@laurenmayhewdot I think Tuesday because I have front row for Ecw and Smackdown.
-
Rob Van Dam at old ECW Part 1: Rob Van Dam at old ECW Part 1 Video highlights RVD's .. http://bit.ly/63URca #rvd #rob #van #dam
view more tweets...
-
About this page
-
Page Views0
No one is currently managing this page.
This page currently has no vertical manager.
