ecw

ECW (Extreme Championship Wrestling) is a one-hour wrestling program produced by Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which airs Tuesday nights on the Sci-Fi Channel. It is also an important part of pro-wrestling history, which dates back to the nineties.

During that time, pro-wrestling was a red-hot cultural phenomenon ruled by two competing promotions — McMahon's WWE then known as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and Ted Turner's World Championship Wrestling (or WCW).

As the "big two" duked it out for ratings supremacy on it's competing Monday night shows, Raw and Nitro, Paul Heyman's ECW provided the viable alternative, with an emphasis on both old-school wrestling and elevated levels of simulated violence. This "hardcore" brand of wrestling featuring lots of blood, barbwire, and scantily clad babes soon gained a huge underground following that eventually influenced the big two — particularly in the case of WWF's Raw.

But without national television, Paul Heyman eventually sold the promotion to McMahon, who after a few successful reunion pay-per-views, brought back ECW. Early shows featured original ECW wrestlers like Sandman and Rob Van Dam, but eventually they would be gone. Today's ECW resembles the old one in name only.

ECW fans continue to blog at sites like the Wrestling Blog and Lets Talk Wrestling.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “ecw”

• ECW on Scyfy 12/1/09 Results and Review Boredom Comes to ECW

  
  Sir Jorge's WWE Blog — Authority: 124
  Ecw on Scyfy 12/1/09 Results Goldust defeated William Regal Trent Barreta & Caylen Croft defeated two jobbers Shelton Benjamin & Christian defeated Ezekiel Jackson & Kozlov Ecw on Scyfy 12/1/09 Review The show started with the Abraham Washington show, and it wasn’t all that great. I don’t ...
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• Breaking News: WWEs ECW Brand Set To Die in 2010

  
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  In a very sad story, it is being reported that WWEs ECW Brand will most likely end in early 2010. The WWE has been meeting with the SyFy Network the past few days about re-branding the show. Both the WWE and SyFy are in agreement that WWE’s ECW has been a bust and plans are already being made for a new weekly ...
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• ECW 12/1/09

  
  BoredWrestlingFan.com — Authority: 131
  We’ve got a tag team match for the main event. Four guys who shouldn’t like each other are teaming with Shelton Benjamin teaming with Christian to take on Vladimir Kozlov and Ezekial Jackson. Apparently pummeling the boss and only other employee isn’t firing grounds The show opens with the Abraham ...
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• WWE dropping ECW?

  
  WWE Characters the Blog — Authority: 132
  According to rumors flying around the world wide web, World Wide Wrestling Entertainment may soon drop the Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) brand from SyFy. Thats not to say they will remove their programming completely, only that they will change up the show that airs on SyFy Tuesday nights.SyFy has been ...
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• Whats On Tonight: Presidential Address, Scrubs, Victorias Secret, ECW

  
  TV Squad — Authority: 709
  At 8, the major networks and the cable news networks have the Presidential Address . The CW has a new 90210 at 8, then a new Melrose Place . At 8:30, FOX has a new So You Think You Can Dance . At 9, ABC has the season premiere of Scrubs (two episodes), followed by a new episode of The ...
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• Officially Official: Lauren Mayhew Has Left WWE

  
  Wrestling Deals - WWE News, Deals and More — Authority: 112
  Lauren Mayhew WWE Announcer Sad news for fans of the blonde bombshell Lauren Mayhew, who appeared on ECW as the ring announcer, has parted ways with World Wrestling Entertainment. Both parties were working together on a short term deal, but could not come to terms on a full term contract. The word going around at ...
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• *SPOILERS* This Week’s ECW on SyFy!

  
  TBLWrestling.com — Authority: 143
  - Thanks to Christopher Gaines for these spoilers for this week’s ECW on SyFy, taped tonight in Virginia: Dark Match: * Kaval defeated Paul Burchill ECW: * Goldust defeated William Regal. * Trent Baretta and Caylon Croft debuted from FCW and defeated local wrestlers. * Christian and Shelton Benjamin defeated ...
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• Kyle’s Cyberslam 1996 Recap

  
  The Powerdriver Review — Authority: 132
  Cyberslam 1996 02.16.96 Queens, New York Your Host: Joey Styles Opening Match: Bad Crew, Don E. Allen, the Dirt Bike Kid and Dino Sendoff. This match basically is nothing and ends with Bad news crew hitting a chokeslam on Don E. Allen. Sandman hits the ring, and canes everyone as the crowd goes wild. ...
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• ECW on ScyFy 11/24/09 Results and Review

  
  Sir Jorge's WWE Blog — Authority: 124
  ECW on ScyFy 11/24/09 Results Shelton Benjamin defeated Zack Ryder Vance Archer defeated Jobber (Alex something…I forget) Yoshi Tatsu defeated William Regal ECW on ScyFy 11/24/09 Review Shelton Benjamin defeated Zack Ryder I know I should be interested in ECW a little more than other shows, since it’s ...
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• ECW (Nov 24 09)

  
  Wrestling Blog - Pro Wrestling News and Commentary to the Geek Extreme — Authority: 417
  NEWS: | WWE | Here are the results of ECW with full credit going to Ryan Murphy… After the shocking events of Survivor Series and this Monday’s Raw, the Land of the Extreme underwent some game changing moments of its own. In a night of unforgettable action, a new No. 1 Contender for the ECW Championship was ...
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• Lauren Mayhew Gone from WWE

  
  The W message board thread feed — Authority: 153
  Well, that was quick. Now WWE needs another new Lillian again. http://www.pwinsider.com/​article/​43228/​lauren-​mayhew-​gone-​from-​wwe.html?​p=1 LAUREN MAYHEW GONE FROM WWE By Mike Johnson on 2009-11-24 21:33:57 As we broke earlier today in the PWInsider.com Elite section, ring announcer Lauren ...
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• Whats On Tonight: V, Dancing with the Stars, ECW, Sons of Anarchy

  
  TV Squad — Authority: 709
  At 8, ABC has a new V , then the two-hour season finale of Dancing with the Stars . CBS has a new NCIS at 8, followed by new episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles and The Good Wife . NBC has a new, two-hour Biggest Loser and a new Jay Leno Show . FOX has a new, two-hour So You Think ...
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• Q & A with David Gee

  
  The Casual Optimist — Authority: 122
  I am somewhat in awe of Canadian designer David Gee . Not only does he fashion stylishly left-field book covers for independent publishers and major houses, he is also willing to scorch individual business cards by hand using vice-grips and a blowtorch (see above). And he does it all part-time. While holding ...
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• Heat on Michael Cole, Update on Punk & Low Ki

  
  TBLWrestling.com — Authority: 143
  Partial source: PWInsider - Kaval (the former Low Ki) has returned to WWE developmental action and defeated Donny Marlow in one match and Eric Escobar in another match at this past Thursday’s FCW TV tapings. - Just because some people have asked, CM Punk’s appearance on ECW this past week was a one-time thing ...
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• Hardcore Wrestling, ECW Style, is Alive & Well

  
  Muscle Sport Magazine — Authority: 130
  Ever since the original ECW was swallowed up into the WWE conglomerate, wrestling fans have been clamoring for the type of hardcore action that was only found in the Paul Heyman-led organization. Blood was not a rarity, but rather a necessity to keep the fans coming back for more. Having the action spill over the ...
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