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• 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

  1. Originally founded: 1992
  2. Declared bankruptcy: 2001
  3. Original location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  4. Formerly known as Eastern Championship Wrestling
  5. Revived as WWE Brand: 2006
  6. 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.About.com: The History of Extreme Championship Wrestling

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