Extreme Championship Wrestling
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Extreme Championship Wrestling was a 1990s American professional wrestling promotion known for its hardcore, ultraviolent style and influential cult following that helped shape the “extreme” era of wrestling.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ECW | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
defunct organization
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professional wrestling promotion ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | World Wrestling Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Paul E. Dangerously’s ECW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
ECW Hardcore TV
NERFINISHED
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pay-per-view ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creativeDirector | Paul Heyman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2001 ⓘ |
| fanBase | cult following ⓘ |
| featuredWrestler |
Dudley Boyz
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Lance Storm NERFINISHED ⓘ Mick Foley NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Awesome NERFINISHED ⓘ New Jack NERFINISHED ⓘ Raven NERFINISHED ⓘ Rob Van Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabu NERFINISHED ⓘ Shane Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ Taz NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Funk NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sandman NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Dreamer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPayPerViewEvent | Barely Legal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPayPerViewEventDate | 1997 ⓘ |
| formerName | Eastern Championship Wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Tod Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | hardcore wrestling ⓘ |
| inception | 1992 ⓘ |
| influenced |
World Championship Wrestling hardcore division
NERFINISHED
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World Wrestling Federation Attitude Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intellectualPropertyOwner | WWE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyPerson | Paul Heyman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
adult-oriented storylines and language
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hardcore matches involving tables, ladders, and chairs ⓘ influential cult following ⓘ use of barbed wire and weapons ⓘ |
| legacy | pioneered the “extreme” era of professional wrestling ⓘ |
| marketPosition | independent alternative to WWF and WCW ⓘ |
| primaryVenue |
2300 Arena
NERFINISHED
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ECW Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotedChampionship |
ECW World Heavyweight Championship
NERFINISHED
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ECW World Tag Team Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ ECW World Television Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ FTW Heavyweight Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | ECW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | ultraviolent wrestling ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1990s wrestling boom ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
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