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As a tag team, they excelled in ECW's hardcore environment, competing in highly entertaining brawls. They had many memorable moments in ECW including being buried in the ring by every fans' chairs ...
Known as The Sandman in ECW and WWE, and Hardcore Hak in WCW, the Hardcore Icon amassed a cult following in the late 1990s. This was due in no small part to his entrance, which saw him make his ...
By the late ‘90s, ECW wasn’t just a cult curiosity anymore. It had a national TV deal. It had action figures in Toys “R” Us.
It’s a big day for WWE 2K25, as the game gets a major new update and comes to a new format. As well as the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 version of the record-breaking game, the Fearless DLC pack ...
Rob Van Dam and ECW were early beneficiaries of an Internet rumor, and the brief run that RVD had as "Mr. Monday Night" on "WWE Raw" in 1997 wouldn't have happened if not for said rumor.
Paul Heyman is lauded as one of pro wrestling's visionaries. He's spent five decades honing that vision, from launching ECW ...
The "Queen of Extreme" with ECW Francine joins the show to talk about changing the industry for women in the 1990s in ...
WWE's version of Extreme Championship Wrestling was what many fans of the original promotion a slap in the face. Basically since ECW was not RAW or Smackdown, it was the C-Show and treated as such ...
ECW's version of the universal WWE HD set has been used since January 21, 2008. ECW brand shows are held in large arenas as a part of the SmackDown! brand's Tuesday taping schedule.
After his short stint at Total Nonstop Action, Sabu also had a notable run in WWE and during the 2006 revival of ECW under Vince McMahon. Though the environment was tamer than his heyday, he still ...
In addition to Van Dam, ECW helped develop future stars such as Lita, Mick Foley, and even "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. The company folded in the early 2000s, however, and was bought out by WWE.
Forever known as the “Voice of ECW,” Styles was a mere 21 years old when he was first hired by ECW. He worked for ECW until the company’s end in 2001, and ultimately signed with WWE in 2005.