The inaugural ECW Pay Per View was Barely Legal on April 13, 1997. With its origins in Joel Goodhart's Tri-State Wrestling, ECW would morph from Eastern Championship Wrestling to the more defined and shambolic Extreme Championship Wrestling. Barely Legal was significant for the company and the wrestling business. Most fans and insiders considered ECW the 3rd most pertinent promotion in North America in the 90s. The announcement of its first PPV seemed to indicate that ECW had arrived.
Read MoreWhen one thinks of Extreme Championship Wrestling, many names will inevitably come to mind, but for many, those two names are Raven and The Sandman. After all, the intense and personal feud between the two was one of the launching pads that helped bring ECW to the mainstream, or as mainstream as the violent brand could become.
Read MoreWhile murders that have been wrestling-adjacent are few and far between, most haven’t heard much about the murder-suicide of Charles Williams, known as Rockin’ Rebel. We relive this tragic story.
Read MoreOn September 6th, 1997, two wrestlers in similar phases of their ECW journey embarked on a feud that spanned nearly a decade across multiple promotions. This is the highly overlooked feud of Justin Credible vs Jerry Lynn.
Read MoreIn early 1997, WWF was being pummeled by WCW in the battle for rating supremacy, so Vince McMahon invited ECW and its stars to make a few special appearances on the flagship show, Monday Night RAW, as both an attempt to boost sagging ratings as well as allow ECW some more mainstream exposure leading into their big PPV. We look at this invasion's what and how.
Read MoreComprised of Perry Saturn and John Kronus, The Eliminators' tenure as a tag team only lasted four years, but their influence has been felt throughout tag team wrestling to this very day. Today, we put the spotlight on this highly overlooked duo.
Read MoreIn the summer of 2000, Rob Black’s XPW, a knock-off ECW at best, attempted to invade Heat Wave 2000, resulting in one of the strangest wrestling tales of the time.
Read MoreIn the later years of Extreme Championship Wrestling, once many of the original stars such as Shane Douglas, The Sandman, Raven and Taz had left for WCW or WWF, there were two men who would become the new anchors of the promotion, putting on matches that would go on to define an entire generation, Rob Van Dam and Jerry Lynn.
Read MorePaul Heyman has extended his vast creativity, knowledge and experience to countless professional wrestlers, but he too once sat under the learning tree. From Dusty Rhodes to managers such as Lou Albano, the Grand Wizard of Wrestling and Freddie Blassie, Paul would gain an incredible perspective on the business. One name often overlooked is Eddie Gilbert's, and we explore that partnership.
Read MoreCactus Jack was a crazed, unpredictable character who seemed to bask in the anguish he inflicted on his opponents and the pain he was forced to endure. Still, his ascension into stardom would truly be showcased as he denounced the bloodthirsty fans during his time with the Philadelphia-based promotion known as ECW.
Read MoreIn 2005, Terry Funk was approached with two separate offers to appear on Hardcore Homecoming and One Night Stand, but at 60-years-old, he knew his body wouldn't be able to handle two matches so close together and had to choose one. Find out why he turned down appearing on ECW One Night Stand.
Read MoreThe cigarette-smoking, beer-drinking, Singapore cane-swinging badass who entered the ring amongst the fans to Enter Sandman was the embodiment of ECW. Still, a guaranteed six-figure contract from WCW would lure The Sandman away from the promotion that endeared him to wrestling fans. No matter who you are or where you are, instinct tells you to go home. Read about his journey to WCW and back.
Read MoreWhen it comes to the emotional moments of 2019, Cody vs Dustin Rhodes at Double or Nothing alongside Kofi claiming the WWE Championship should be at the top of any list, but one moment I treasure just as much and is often overlooked was the night Paul Heyman returned home to the World’s Most Famous Bingo Hall.
Read MoreWhen Mike Awesome signed with WCW and took the ECW World Championship with him, Paul Heyman made a request for a WWF wrestler to help him out, Tazz.
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