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expansion</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-ECW_Arena_shows_and_television_syndication_expansion-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Cross-promotion_with_the_WWF_and_USWA" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cross-promotion_with_the_WWF_and_USWA"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3.2</span> <span>Cross-promotion with the WWF and USWA</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cross-promotion_with_the_WWF_and_USWA-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Gaining_access_to_pay-per-view_broadcasting" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gaining_access_to_pay-per-view_broadcasting"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3.3</span> <span>Gaining access to pay-per-view broadcasting</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gaining_access_to_pay-per-view_broadcasting-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1999_to_2000:_National_television_and_talent_departures" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1999_to_2000:_National_television_and_talent_departures"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>1999 to 2000: National television and talent departures</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1999_to_2000:_National_television_and_talent_departures-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2000_to_2001:_Cancellation_of_ECW_on_TNN_and_collapse" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2000_to_2001:_Cancellation_of_ECW_on_TNN_and_collapse"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5</span> <span>2000 to 2001: Cancellation of <i>ECW on TNN</i> and collapse</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2000_to_2001:_Cancellation_of_ECW_on_TNN_and_collapse-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2001_to_2007:_The_Invasion_and_acquisition_by_WWE" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2001_to_2007:_The_Invasion_and_acquisition_by_WWE"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6</span> <span>2001 to 2007: The Invasion and acquisition by WWE</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2001_to_2007:_The_Invasion_and_acquisition_by_WWE-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Reunions_and_revivals" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Reunions_and_revivals"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Reunions and revivals</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Reunions_and_revivals-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Reunions and revivals subsection</span> </button> <ul 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id="toc-Other_reunions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Hardcore_Homecoming" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Hardcore_Homecoming"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3.1</span> <span>Hardcore Homecoming</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Hardcore_Homecoming-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Hardcore_Justice_in_TNA" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Hardcore_Justice_in_TNA"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3.2</span> <span>Hardcore Justice in TNA</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Hardcore_Justice_in_TNA-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Extreme_Rising" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Extreme_Rising"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3.3</span> <span>Extreme Rising</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Extreme_Rising-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-House_of_Hardcore" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#House_of_Hardcore"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3.4</span> <span>House of Hardcore</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-House_of_Hardcore-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Controversies" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Controversies"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Controversies</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Controversies-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Legacy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Legacy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Legacy</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Legacy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> 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class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Programming"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>Programming</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Programming-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-References-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle References subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Works_cited" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Works_cited"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.1</span> <span>Works cited</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Works_cited-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_reading"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Further reading</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Further_reading-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> 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Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Extreme Championship Wrestling" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_Championship_Wrestling" title="Extreme Championship Wrestling – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Extreme Championship Wrestling" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el badge-Q70894304 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_Championship_Wrestling" title="Extreme Championship Wrestling – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Extreme Championship Wrestling" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li 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class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none"> Defunct American professional wrestling company</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the former WWE brand, see <a href="/wiki/ECW_(WWE_brand)" title="ECW (WWE brand)">ECW (WWE brand)</a>. 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For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/ECW_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="ECW (disambiguation)">ECW</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Extreme Championship Wrestling</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image logo"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ECW_logo_2001.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Extreme Championship Wrestling logo"><img alt="Extreme Championship Wrestling logo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/15/ECW_logo_2001.svg/200px-ECW_logo_2001.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/15/ECW_logo_2001.svg/300px-ECW_logo_2001.svg.png 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class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br />January 31, 2007 (de jure)<sup id="cite_ref-2007D_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2007D-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Style</th><td class="infobox-data note"><a href="/wiki/Hardcore_wrestling" title="Hardcore wrestling">Hardcore wrestling</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a>, U.S.</li> <li>Corporate offices in <a href="/wiki/Scarsdale,_New_York" title="Scarsdale, New York">Scarsdale, New York</a>, U.S.</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Founder(s)</th><td class="infobox-data note"><a href="/wiki/Tod_Gordon" title="Tod Gordon">Tod Gordon</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Owner(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Tod Gordon (until 1995)<br />HHG Corporation (from 1995)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Formerly</th><td class="infobox-data">Eastern Championship Wrestling</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data">Tri-State Wrestling Alliance</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Official:</b><br /><a href="/wiki/ECW_(WWE_brand)" title="ECW (WWE brand)">ECW (WWE brand)</a><br /><b>Unofficial:</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Pro-Pain_Pro_Wrestling" title="Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling">Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Hardcore_Homecoming" title="Hardcore Homecoming">Hardcore Homecoming</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Extreme_Rising" title="Extreme Rising">Extreme Rising</a><br /><a href="/wiki/House_of_Hardcore" title="House of Hardcore">House of Hardcore</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wwe.com/classics/ecw">ECW on WWE.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Extreme Championship Wrestling</b> (<b>ECW</b>) was an American <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_promotion" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional wrestling promotion">professional wrestling promotion</a> that was based in <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> and operated by its parent company HHG Corporation. The promotion was founded in 1992 by <a href="/wiki/Tod_Gordon" title="Tod Gordon">Tod Gordon</a> as <a href="/wiki/National_Wrestling_Alliance" title="National Wrestling Alliance">National Wrestling Alliance</a> (NWA) affiliate Eastern Championship Wrestling. The following year, businessman and wrestling manager <a href="/wiki/Paul_Heyman" title="Paul Heyman">Paul Heyman</a> took over the creative end of the promotion from <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Gilbert_(wrestler)" title="Eddie Gilbert (wrestler)">Eddie Gilbert</a>. Under Heyman, the promotion was rechristened as Extreme Championship Wrestling. </p><p>The promotion was known for highlighting a "<a href="/wiki/Hardcore_wrestling" title="Hardcore wrestling">hardcore wrestling</a>" style, with matches regularly featuring weapons (including the frequent use of tables and fire) and revolving around adult-themed storylines. Though the hardcore style was the main focus, ECW also showcased various international styles of professional wrestling not usually seen in the <a href="/wiki/U.S." class="mw-redirect" title="U.S.">U.S.</a>, ranging from <a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexican</a> <a href="/wiki/Lucha_libre" title="Lucha libre">lucha libre</a> to <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japanese</a> <a href="/wiki/Puroresu" title="Puroresu">puroresu</a>. </p><p>Heyman's creative direction created new stars, and established ECW as the third major national wrestling promotion in the United States in the second half of the 1990s, competing with the <a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">World Wrestling Federation</a> (WWF, now WWE) and <a href="/wiki/World_Championship_Wrestling" title="World Championship Wrestling">World Championship Wrestling</a> (WCW). HHG folded ECW in 2001 when it was unable to secure a new national television contract, and World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. purchased the assets of the company from bankruptcy in January 2003. The company would nominally remain active until 2007. </p><p>Following the success of the <a href="/wiki/ECW_One_Night_Stand_(2005)" title="ECW One Night Stand (2005)">One Night Stand</a> tribute show in 2005, WWE relaunched the ECW franchise as a <a href="/wiki/WWE_Brand_Extension" class="mw-redirect" title="WWE Brand Extension">third brand</a> in 2006 alongside their existing <a href="/wiki/Raw_(WWE_brand)" title="Raw (WWE brand)">Raw</a> and <a href="/wiki/SmackDown_(WWE_brand)" title="SmackDown (WWE brand)">SmackDown</a> brands. 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Wrestling_-_Sikeston%2C_MO_1938_-_1.jpg/175px-Wrestling_-_Sikeston%2C_MO_1938_-_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Wrestling_-_Sikeston%2C_MO_1938_-_1.jpg/263px-Wrestling_-_Sikeston%2C_MO_1938_-_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Wrestling_-_Sikeston%2C_MO_1938_-_1.jpg/350px-Wrestling_-_Sikeston%2C_MO_1938_-_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1300" data-file-height="865" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #3633FF; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">History</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_professional_wrestling" title="History of professional wrestling">History of professional wrestling</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Template:Years_in_professional_wrestling" title="Template:Years in professional wrestling">By year</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Early_wrestling_championships" title="Early wrestling championships">Early wrestling championships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gold_Dust_Trio" title="Gold Dust Trio">Gold Dust Trio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980s_professional_wrestling_boom" title="1980s professional wrestling boom">1980s boom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Saturday_(professional_wrestling)" title="Black Saturday (professional wrestling)">Black Saturday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NWA_World_Title_Tournament" title="NWA World Title Tournament">1994 NWA World Title Tournament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_War" title="Monday Night War">Monday Night Wars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attitude_Era" title="Attitude Era">Attitude Era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_All_Japan_Pro_Wrestling_mass_exodus" title="2000 All Japan Pro Wrestling mass exodus">2000 All Japan Pro Wrestling mass exodus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Invasion_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Invasion (professional wrestling)">The Invasion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wednesday_Night_Wars" title="Wednesday Night Wars">Wednesday Night Wars</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #3633FF; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Notable promotions</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/All_Elite_Wrestling" title="All Elite Wrestling">All Elite Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Japan_Pro_Wrestling" title="All Japan Pro Wrestling">All Japan Pro Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Japan_Women%27s_Pro-Wrestling" title="All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling">All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Star_Wrestling" title="All Star Wrestling">All Star Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Wrestling_Association" title="American Wrestling Association">American Wrestling Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consejo_Mundial_de_Lucha_Libre" title="Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre">Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Extreme Championship Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frontier_Martial-Arts_Wrestling" title="Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling">Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorgeous_Ladies_of_Wrestling" title="Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling">Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Crockett_Promotions" title="Jim Crockett Promotions">Jim Crockett Promotions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Promotions" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Promotions">Joint Promotions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucha_Libre_AAA_Worldwide" title="Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide">Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maple_Leaf_Wrestling" title="Maple Leaf Wrestling">Maple Leaf Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Wrestling_Alliance" title="National Wrestling Alliance">National Wrestling Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Japan_Pro-Wrestling" title="New Japan Pro-Wrestling">New Japan Pro-Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_Noah" title="Pro Wrestling Noah">Pro Wrestling Noah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ring_of_Honor" title="Ring of Honor">Ring of Honor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soft_Ground_Wrestling" title="Soft Ground Wrestling">Soft Ground Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stampede_Wrestling" title="Stampede Wrestling">Stampede Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Joshi_Pro-Wrestling" title="Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling">Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Total_Nonstop_Action_Wrestling" title="Total Nonstop Action Wrestling">Total Nonstop Action Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UWF_International" title="UWF International">UWF International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women_of_Wrestling" title="Women of Wrestling">Women of Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Championship_Wrestling" title="World Championship Wrestling">World Championship Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Wonder_Ring_Stardom" title="World Wonder Ring Stardom">World Wonder Ring Stardom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_professional_wrestling_promotions" title="List of professional wrestling promotions">Others</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #3633FF; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Notable people</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"><small><b>Early 20th Century</b></small> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Hackenschmidt" title="George Hackenschmidt">George Hackenschmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Gama" title="The Great Gama">The Great Gama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Gotch" title="Frank Gotch">Frank Gotch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Sandow" title="Billy Sandow">Billy Sandow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toots_Mondt" title="Toots Mondt">Toots Mondt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Lewis_(wrestler)" title="Ed Lewis (wrestler)">Ed Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Pfefer" title="Jack Pfefer">Jack Pfefer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Londos" title="Jim Londos">Jim Londos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salvador_Lutteroth" title="Salvador Lutteroth">Salvador Lutteroth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Thesz" title="Lou Thesz">Lou Thesz</a></li></ul> <p><small><b>Mid 20th Century</b></small> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gorgeous_George" title="Gorgeous George">Gorgeous George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Santo" title="El Santo">El Santo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Muchnick" title="Sam Muchnick">Sam Muchnick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mildred_Burke" title="Mildred Burke">Mildred Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Fabulous_Moolah" title="The Fabulous Moolah">The Fabulous Moolah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Demon" title="Blue Demon">Blue Demon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verne_Gagne" title="Verne Gagne">Verne Gagne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Gotch" title="Karl Gotch">Karl Gotch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rikid%C5%8Dzan" title="Rikidōzan">Rikidōzan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stu_Hart" title="Stu Hart">Stu Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruno_Sammartino" title="Bruno Sammartino">Bruno Sammartino</a></li></ul> <p><small><b>1970s and 1980s</b></small> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Funk" title="Terry Funk">Terry Funk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harley_Race" title="Harley Race">Harley Race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Solie" title="Gordon Solie">Gordon Solie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Inoki" title="Antonio Inoki">Antonio Inoki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giant_Baba" title="Giant Baba">Giant Baba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mil_M%C3%A1scaras" title="Mil Máscaras">Mil Máscaras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_the_Giant" title="André the Giant">André the Giant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Heenan" title="Bobby Heenan">Bobby Heenan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Col%C3%B3n" title="Carlos Colón">Carlos Colón</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dusty_Rhodes" title="Dusty Rhodes">Dusty Rhodes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Crockett_Jr." title="Jim Crockett Jr.">Jim Crockett Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Crabtree" title="Shirley Crabtree">Big Daddy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_McMahon" title="Vince McMahon">Vince McMahon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dynamite_Kid" title="Dynamite Kid">Dynamite Kid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satoru_Sayama" title="Satoru Sayama">Satoru "Tiger Mask" Sayama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hulk_Hogan" title="Hulk Hogan">Hulk Hogan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Savage" title="Randy Savage">Randy Savage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hisashi_Shinma" title="Hisashi Shinma">Hisashi Shinma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akira_Maeda" title="Akira Maeda">Akira Maeda</a></li></ul> <p><small><b>1990s</b></small> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Turner" title="Ted Turner">Ted Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sting_(wrestler)" title="Sting (wrestler)">Sting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keiji_Muto" title="Keiji Muto">The Great Muta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Ross" title="Jim Ross">Jim Ross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsuharu_Misawa" title="Mitsuharu Misawa">Mitsuharu Misawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenta_Kobashi" title="Kenta Kobashi">Kenta Kobashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toshiaki_Kawada" title="Toshiaki Kawada">Toshiaki Kawada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atsushi_Onita" title="Atsushi Onita">Atsushi Onita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Pe%C3%B1a" title="Antonio Peña">Antonio Peña</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Bischoff" title="Eric Bischoff">Eric Bischoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Heyman" title="Paul Heyman">Paul Heyman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Cornette" title="Jim Cornette">Jim Cornette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bret_Hart" title="Bret Hart">Bret Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shawn_Michaels" title="Shawn Michaels">Shawn Michaels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Nash" title="Kevin Nash">Kevin Nash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Hall" title="Scott Hall">Scott Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_Russo" title="Vince Russo">Vince Russo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin">Stone Cold Steve Austin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Johnson" title="Dwayne Johnson">The Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triple_H" title="Triple H">Paul "Triple H" Levesque</a></li></ul> <p><small><b>2000s</b></small> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho" title="Chris Jericho">Chris Jericho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Angle" title="Kurt Angle">Kurt Angle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Jarrett" title="Jeff Jarrett">Jeff Jarrett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Guerrero" title="Eddie Guerrero">Eddie Guerrero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rey_Mysterio" title="Rey Mysterio">Rey Mysterio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brock_Lesnar" title="Brock Lesnar">Brock Lesnar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Orton" title="Randy Orton">Randy Orton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshi_Tanahashi" title="Hiroshi Tanahashi">Hiroshi Tanahashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%C3%ADstico" title="Místico">Místico</a></li></ul> <p><small><b>2010s and 2020s</b></small> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CM_Punk" title="CM Punk">CM Punk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Danielson" title="Bryan Danielson">Bryan Danielson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roman_Reigns" title="Roman Reigns">Roman Reigns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazuchika_Okada" title="Kazuchika Okada">Kazuchika Okada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Omega" title="Kenny Omega">Kenny Omega</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Khan" title="Tony Khan">Tony Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Khan" title="Nick Khan">Nick Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cody_Rhodes" title="Cody Rhodes">Cody Rhodes</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #3633FF; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">By region</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Australia" title="Professional wrestling in Australia">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fighting_Cholitas" title="Fighting Cholitas">Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Canada" title="Professional wrestling in Canada">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_China" title="Professional wrestling in China">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_France" title="Professional wrestling in France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_India" title="Professional wrestling in India">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Iran" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional wrestling in Iran">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Israel" title="Professional wrestling in Israel">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Japan" title="Professional wrestling in Japan">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucha_libre" title="Lucha libre">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_New_Zealand" title="Professional wrestling in New Zealand">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Puerto_Rico" title="Professional wrestling in Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Russia" title="Professional wrestling in Russia">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional wrestling in Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_the_United_States" title="Professional wrestling in the United States">United States</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #3633FF; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Styles</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_wrestling" class="mw-redirect" title="British wrestling">British wrestling</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/All-in_professional_wrestling" title="All-in professional wrestling">All-in style</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiral-Lord_Mountevans_rules" title="Admiral-Lord Mountevans rules">Mountevans rules</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cruiserweight_(professional_wrestling)" title="Cruiserweight (professional wrestling)">Cruiserweight</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/X_Division" title="X Division">X Division</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hardcore_wrestling" title="Hardcore wrestling">Hardcore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intergender_wrestling" title="Intergender wrestling">Intergender</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lucha_libre" title="Lucha libre">Lucha libre</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midget_wrestling" title="Midget wrestling">Midget</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Mini-Estrella" title="Mini-Estrella">Mini-Estrella</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Puroresu" title="Puroresu">Puroresu</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shoot_wrestling" title="Shoot wrestling">Shoot style</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/U-Kei_(martial_arts)" title="U-Kei (martial arts)">U-Kei</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_professional_wrestling" title="Women's professional wrestling">Women's</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #3633FF; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Concepts</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li>Attire <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wrestling_mask" title="Wrestling mask">Masks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrestling_singlet" title="Wrestling singlet">Wrestling singlet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrestling_shoe" title="Wrestling shoe">Wrestling shoe</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Backyard_wrestling" title="Backyard wrestling">Backyarding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blading_(professional_wrestling)" title="Blading (professional wrestling)">Blading</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_championship" title="Professional wrestling championship">Championship</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:World_heavyweight_wrestling_championships" title="Category:World heavyweight wrestling championships">World Heavyweight</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dirt_sheet" title="Dirt sheet">Dirt sheet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_professional_wrestling_terms" title="Glossary of professional wrestling terms">Glossary of terms</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kayfabe" title="Kayfabe">Kayfabe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gimmick_(professional_wrestling)" title="Gimmick (professional wrestling)">Gimmick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Face_(professional_wrestling)" title="Face (professional 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name</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sports_entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Sports entertainment">Sports entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tag_team" title="Tag team">Tag team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Professional_wrestling_weight_classes" title="Category:Professional wrestling weight classes">Weight classes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrestling_ring" title="Wrestling ring">Wrestling ring</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #3633FF; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Culture</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cauliflower_Alley_Club" title="Cauliflower Alley Club">Cauliflower Alley Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cauliflower_ear" title="Cauliflower ear">Cauliflower ear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_wrestling-based_comic_books" title="List of wrestling-based comic books">Comic books</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Professional_wrestling_films" title="Category:Professional wrestling films">Films</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Lucha_libre_films" title="Category:Lucha libre films">Luchador films</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_professional_wrestling_magazines" title="List of professional wrestling magazines">Magazines</a></li> <li>Paintings <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Wrestlers_(Courbet)" title="The Wrestlers (Courbet)">Gustave Courbet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrestlers_(Eakins)" title="Wrestlers (Eakins)">Thomas Eakins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Wrestlers_(Etty)" title="The Wrestlers (Etty)">William Etty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Wrestlers_(Luks)" title="The Wrestlers (Luks)">George Luks</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ribera_Steakhouse" title="Ribera Steakhouse">Ribera Steakhouse</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/File:Air_Sabu_-_Rhyno%27s_Head_About_to_go_Through_Table.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Air_Sabu_-_Rhyno%27s_Head_About_to_go_Through_Table.jpg/220px-Air_Sabu_-_Rhyno%27s_Head_About_to_go_Through_Table.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Air_Sabu_-_Rhyno%27s_Head_About_to_go_Through_Table.jpg/330px-Air_Sabu_-_Rhyno%27s_Head_About_to_go_Through_Table.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Air_Sabu_-_Rhyno%27s_Head_About_to_go_Through_Table.jpg/440px-Air_Sabu_-_Rhyno%27s_Head_About_to_go_Through_Table.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1188" data-file-height="793" /></a><figcaption>ECW became known for its <a href="/wiki/Hardcore_wrestling" title="Hardcore wrestling">hardcore</a> style, frequently incorporating weapons into matches. <a href="/wiki/Sabu_(wrestler)" title="Sabu (wrestler)">Sabu</a> (putting <a href="/wiki/Rhyno" title="Rhyno">Rhino</a> through a table in this picture) especially was connected with this practice.</figcaption></figure> <p>Following the lead of the World Wrestling Federation, the majority of American professional wrestling promotions in the 1980s and early 1990s orientated their style and presentation towards catering to mainstream audiences, families and casual fans. However, under the creative direction of Paul Heyman, ECW rebranded itself as "Extreme Championship Wrestling" in 1994 and orientated its entire style and presentation towards a gritty, counter-cultural, underground-style presentation directly inspired by the emerging cultural forces of <a href="/wiki/Grunge_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Grunge music">grunge music</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hip-hop" class="mw-redirect" title="Hip-hop">hip-hop</a> and <a href="/wiki/Extreme_sports" class="mw-redirect" title="Extreme sports">extreme sports</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELoverro200621_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELoverro200621-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Davidson_Wilson_2021_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Davidson_Wilson_2021-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In contrast to clean-cut wrestling shows centred around "superhero" archetypes, ECW pioneered the use of adult-orientated shows featuring high levels of violence, vulgarity, and sexuality centred around <a href="/wiki/Anti-hero" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-hero">anti-hero</a> characters to develop a niche separate to that of its peers.<sup id="cite_ref-Davidson_Wilson_2021_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Davidson_Wilson_2021-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ECW further accentuated the ruckus atmosphere of its shows through the use of contemporary chart music instead of using <a href="/wiki/Stock_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Stock music">stock music</a>; the performers in ECW would make their entrances accompanied by the music of artists such as <a href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alice_in_Chains" title="Alice in Chains">Alice in Chains</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pearl_Jam" title="Pearl Jam">Pearl Jam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dr._Dre" title="Dr. Dre">Dr. Dre</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ice_Cube" title="Ice Cube">Ice Cube</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Fightful_ECW_Music_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fightful_ECW_Music-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although the concept of "hardcore wrestling" (a style of professional wrestling associated with the use of objects as weapons) did not originate with ECW, they were widely credited with popularizing the style in the United States and were intimately associated with it.<sup id="cite_ref-Davidson_Wilson_2021_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Davidson_Wilson_2021-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although hardcore wrestling became the calling card of the promotion, ECW has also been credited with helping to introduce other professional wrestling styles such as lucha libre and puroresu to the American audience. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extreme_Championship_Wrestling&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1989_to_1994:_Origins,_founding,_and_NWA_membership"><span id="1989_to_1994:_Origins.2C_founding.2C_and_NWA_membership"></span>1989 to 1994: Origins, founding, and NWA membership</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extreme_Championship_Wrestling&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1989 to 1994: Origins, founding, and NWA membership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NWA_Eastern_Championship_Logo_1993.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/NWA_Eastern_Championship_Logo_1993.png/200px-NWA_Eastern_Championship_Logo_1993.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/NWA_Eastern_Championship_Logo_1993.png/300px-NWA_Eastern_Championship_Logo_1993.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/NWA_Eastern_Championship_Logo_1993.png/400px-NWA_Eastern_Championship_Logo_1993.png 2x" data-file-width="1163" data-file-height="435" /></a><figcaption>Eastern Championship Wrestling logo.</figcaption></figure> <p>Based in the working-class city of Philadelphia, ECW had its origins in 1989 under the banner Tri-State Wrestling Alliance (TWA) owned by Joel Goodhart.<sup id="cite_ref-WON_Sept_1997_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WON_Sept_1997-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-shaggs_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shaggs-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1992, Goodhart sold his share of the company to his partner, <a href="/wiki/Tod_Gordon" title="Tod Gordon">Tod Gordon</a>, who created his own promotion from TWA's remnants, <b>Eastern Championship Wrestling</b> (ECW).<sup id="cite_ref-WON_Sept_1997_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WON_Sept_1997-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-HardcoreHistory_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HardcoreHistory-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When Eastern Championship Wrestling was founded, it was not a member of the <a href="/wiki/National_Wrestling_Alliance" title="National Wrestling Alliance">National Wrestling Alliance</a> (NWA), though it joined the alliance on September 3 1993 at the behest of its lead booker <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Gilbert_(wrestler)" title="Eddie Gilbert (wrestler)">"Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert</a>. Gilbert,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> through his position as lead booker of ECW, managed to secure television time on <a href="/wiki/SportsChannel_Philadelphia" title="SportsChannel Philadelphia">SportsChannel Philadelphia</a> starting in April 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELoverro200661_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELoverro200661-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gilbert, after a falling out with Tod Gordon, was replaced in September 1993 by then-28-year-old businessman <a href="/wiki/Paul_Heyman" title="Paul Heyman">Paul Heyman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WON_Sept_1997_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WON_Sept_1997-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2012_Styles_history_of_ECW_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2012_Styles_history_of_ECW-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Heyman, known in professional wrestling as Paul E. Dangerously, had just been fired by <a href="/wiki/World_Championship_Wrestling" title="World Championship Wrestling">World Championship Wrestling</a> (WCW) and was looking for a new challenge.<sup id="cite_ref-HardcoreHistory_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HardcoreHistory-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Heyman's creative influence had an immediate impact on ECW, and throughout 1993 and into 1994 the terms "Hardcore" and "Extreme" were increasingly used to characterize both the in-ring style and the general presentation of the promotion. Instead of relying on former WWF stars such as <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Snuka" title="Jimmy Snuka">Jimmy Snuka</a>, Heyman pivoted the promotion to centring around local up-and-coming talents such as <a href="/wiki/Shane_Douglas" title="Shane Douglas">Shane Douglas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sabu_(wrestler)" title="Sabu (wrestler)">Sabu</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Sandman_(wrestler)" title="The Sandman (wrestler)">The Sandman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Dreamer" title="Tommy Dreamer">Tommy Dreamer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WON_Sept_1997_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WON_Sept_1997-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1994:_Secession_from_the_NWA">1994: Secession from the NWA</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extreme_Championship_Wrestling&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1994: Secession from the NWA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/NWA_World_Title_Tournament" title="NWA World Title Tournament">NWA World Title Tournament</a></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><span><video id="mwe_player_0" poster="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/ca/Shane_Douglas_throws_down_NWA_title.ogv/300px--Shane_Douglas_throws_down_NWA_title.ogv.jpg" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="300" height="225" data-durationhint="194" data-mwtitle="Shane_Douglas_throws_down_NWA_title.ogv" data-mwprovider="local" resource="/wiki/File:Shane_Douglas_throws_down_NWA_title.ogv"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/transcoded/c/ca/Shane_Douglas_throws_down_NWA_title.ogv/Shane_Douglas_throws_down_NWA_title.ogv.480p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="480p.vp9.webm" data-width="640" data-height="480" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/ca/Shane_Douglas_throws_down_NWA_title.ogv" type="video/ogg; codecs="theora, vorbis"" data-width="640" data-height="480" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/transcoded/c/ca/Shane_Douglas_throws_down_NWA_title.ogv/Shane_Douglas_throws_down_NWA_title.ogv.144p.mjpeg.mov" type="video/quicktime" data-transcodekey="144p.mjpeg.mov" data-width="192" data-height="144" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/transcoded/c/ca/Shane_Douglas_throws_down_NWA_title.ogv/Shane_Douglas_throws_down_NWA_title.ogv.240p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="240p.vp9.webm" data-width="320" data-height="240" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/transcoded/c/ca/Shane_Douglas_throws_down_NWA_title.ogv/Shane_Douglas_throws_down_NWA_title.ogv.360p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="360p.vp9.webm" data-width="480" data-height="360" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/transcoded/c/ca/Shane_Douglas_throws_down_NWA_title.ogv/Shane_Douglas_throws_down_NWA_title.ogv.360p.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-transcodekey="360p.webm" data-width="480" data-height="360" /></video></span><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Shane_Douglas" title="Shane Douglas">Shane Douglas</a> threw down the <a href="/wiki/NWA_World_Heavyweight_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NWA World Heavyweight Championship">NWA World Heavyweight Championship</a> in favor of the <a href="/wiki/ECW_World_Heavyweight_Championship" title="ECW World Heavyweight Championship">ECW World Heavyweight Championship</a> in 1994</figcaption></figure> <p>By 1994 ECW was proving to be the strongest member of what remained of the National Wrestling Alliance. It was therefore decided by consensus between ECW and the rest of the NWA that ECW's main star, Shane Douglas, would win a tournament to win the vacant <a href="/wiki/NWA_Worlds_Heavyweight_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship">NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship</a>. However, unbeknownst to the NWA, ECW operators Tod Gordon and Paul Heyman secretly planned to use the occasion to publicly break from the NWA and relaunch ECW as its own standalone entity.<sup id="cite_ref-2013_Heyman_interview_NWA_tournament_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2013_Heyman_interview_NWA_tournament-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gordon and Heyman had lost faith in the NWA to provide any value to them as wrestling promoters. Additionally, instead of offering cooperation and mutual support, other member promotions of the NWA were undermining ECW's business with underhanded tactics, something Gordon and Heyman wanted revenge for.<sup id="cite_ref-2013_Heyman_interview_NWA_tournament_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2013_Heyman_interview_NWA_tournament-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the <a href="/wiki/NWA_World_Title_Tournament" title="NWA World Title Tournament">NWA World Title Tournament</a> held on August 27, 1994, Douglas threw down the NWA World Heavyweight Championship title upon winning it, stating that he did not want to be champion of a "dead promotion" that "died seven years ago."<sup id="cite_ref-HardcoreHistory_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HardcoreHistory-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He then raised the Eastern Championship Wrestling title belt and declared it to be a <a href="/wiki/World_Heavyweight_Championship_(professional_wrestling)" class="mw-redirect" title="World Heavyweight Championship (professional wrestling)">World Heavyweight Championship</a> – calling it the only real world title left in professional wrestling. When recalling this event years later, Paul Heyman stated the following in a 1998 chat: </p> <dl><dd><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>The National Wrestling Alliance was old-school when old-school wasn't hip anymore. We wanted to set our mark, we wanted to breakaway from the pack, we wanted to let the world know that we weren't just some independent promotion.<sup id="cite_ref-shaggs_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shaggs-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote></dd></dl> <p>NWA representative <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Coralluzzo" title="Dennis Coralluzzo">Dennis Coralluzzo</a> was interviewed after the event and declared that Douglas would be the world champion of the NWA "whether he likes it or not", calling Douglas' actions a "disgrace" and said he would move to have Douglas stripped of both the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and the Eastern Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Championship, as he was "undeserving" of both titles.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gordon made the following announcement on the next edition of ECW programming: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>I listened with great interest as the representative of the NWA board of directors took it upon himself to inform you that they have the power to force NWA-Eastern Championship Wrestling not to recognize The Franchise, Shane Douglas, as a world heavyweight champion. Well, as of noon today, I have folded NWA-Eastern Championship Wrestling. In its place will be ECW- <b><i>Extreme</i> Championship Wrestling</b>- and we recognize The Franchise, Shane Douglas, as our World Heavyweight Champion. And we encourage any wrestler in the world today to come to the ECW to challenge for that belt. This is the ECW, Extreme Championship Wrestling, changing the face of professional wrestling.</p></blockquote> <p>Douglas' metaphorical and literal casting down of the NWA and Gordon's subsequent renaming of the promotion were later considered the definitive beginning of Extreme Championship Wrestling as not just an independent promotion, but a prominent player in American professional wrestling.<sup id="cite_ref-2013_Heyman_interview_NWA_tournament_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2013_Heyman_interview_NWA_tournament-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1995_to_1999:_Rapid_growth_and_launch_of_pay-per-view_events">1995 to 1999: Rapid growth and launch of pay-per-view events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extreme_Championship_Wrestling&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1995 to 1999: Rapid growth and launch of pay-per-view events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="ECW_Arena_shows_and_television_syndication_expansion">ECW Arena shows and television syndication expansion</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extreme_Championship_Wrestling&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: ECW Arena shows and television syndication expansion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/ECW_Hardcore_TV" title="ECW Hardcore TV">ECW Hardcore TV</a> and <a href="/wiki/2300_Arena" title="2300 Arena">2300 Arena</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:TheArenaPhiladelphia.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/TheArenaPhiladelphia.jpg/170px-TheArenaPhiladelphia.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/TheArenaPhiladelphia.jpg/255px-TheArenaPhiladelphia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/TheArenaPhiladelphia.jpg/340px-TheArenaPhiladelphia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>The former <a href="/wiki/ECW_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="ECW Arena">ECW Arena</a> as it appeared in 2010. The former "Bingo Hall" was ECW's primary venue for the majority of its existence.</figcaption></figure> <p>ECW's primary venue was the <a href="/wiki/2300_Arena" title="2300 Arena">ECW Arena</a>, a former warehouse secluded under a section of <a href="/wiki/Interstate_95_in_Pennsylvania" title="Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania">Interstate 95</a>. Seating comprised simple folding chairs and four sets of portable <a href="/wiki/Bleachers" class="mw-redirect" title="Bleachers">bleachers</a>, with the unconventional scene reflective of the gritty style of the promotion itself. It was from this venue that ECW's TV show <i><a href="/wiki/ECW_Hardcore_TV" title="ECW Hardcore TV">ECW Hardcore TV</a></i> was filmed for broadcast on a Philadelphia local cable sports station (<a href="/wiki/SportsChannel_America" class="mw-redirect" title="SportsChannel America">SportsChannel America</a>'s local affiliate, <a href="/wiki/SportsChannel_Philadelphia" title="SportsChannel Philadelphia">SportsChannel Philadelphia</a>) on Tuesday evenings. After Sports Channel Philadelphia went off the air in 1997, the show moved to <a href="/wiki/WPPX" class="mw-redirect" title="WPPX">WPPX-TV 61</a>. It later moved to a former independent broadcast station (<a href="/wiki/WGTW-TV" title="WGTW-TV">WGTW</a> 48) in Philadelphia on either Friday or Saturday night, and at 1:00<span class="nowrap"> </span>a.m. or at 2:00<span class="nowrap"> </span>a.m. Shows were also aired on the <a href="/wiki/MSG_(TV_network)" class="mw-redirect" title="MSG (TV network)">MSG Network</a> in NYC on Friday nights (early Saturday morning) at 2:00<span class="nowrap"> </span>a.m. Due to the obscurity of the stations and ECW itself, as well as the lack of <a href="/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission" title="Federal Communications Commission">FCC</a> oversight at that late hour, many times expletives and violence were not edited out of these showings, along with extensive use of copyrighted music and music videos.<sup id="cite_ref-Fightful_ECW_Music_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fightful_ECW_Music-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1995, <a href="/wiki/Tod_Gordon" title="Tod Gordon">Tod Gordon</a> sold Extreme Championship Wrestling, to his head <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_booker" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional wrestling booker">booker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Heyman" title="Paul Heyman">Paul Heyman</a>, trading as HHG Corporation. Afterward, Gordon remained in ECW as a figurehead commissioner. Years after being the ECW "Commissioner", Gordon left ECW in May 1997, his absence was explained on-air that he retired from wrestling due to family. Rumors circulated, however, that Gordon was fired by Heyman after he was suspected as a "locker room mole" for a rival wrestling promotion, helping to lure talent to World Championship Wrestling. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sandman_ECW.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Sandman_ECW.jpg/170px-Sandman_ECW.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="224" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Sandman_ECW.jpg/255px-Sandman_ECW.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Sandman_ECW.jpg/340px-Sandman_ECW.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1271" data-file-height="1674" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/The_Sandman_(wrestler)" title="The Sandman (wrestler)">The Sandman</a> held the <a href="/wiki/ECW_World_Heavyweight_Championship" title="ECW World Heavyweight Championship">ECW World Heavyweight Championship</a> a record <a href="/wiki/List_of_ECW_World_Heavyweight_Champions" title="List of ECW World Heavyweight Champions">five times</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Cross-promotion_with_the_WWF_and_USWA">Cross-promotion with the WWF and USWA</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extreme_Championship_Wrestling&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Cross-promotion with the WWF and USWA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Storyline-wise, <a href="/wiki/Vince_McMahon" title="Vince McMahon">Vince McMahon</a> first became "aware" of ECW while at the 1995 <a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Ring_(1995)" title="King of the Ring (1995)">King of the Ring</a> event in ECW's home base of Philadelphia. During the match between <a href="/wiki/Viscera_(wrestler)" title="Viscera (wrestler)">Mabel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Savio_Vega" title="Savio Vega">Savio Vega</a>, the crowd suddenly started to chant, "ECW! ECW! ECW!". On September 22, 1996, at the <a href="/wiki/In_Your_House_10:_Mind_Games" title="In Your House 10: Mind Games">In Your House: Mind Games</a> event in Philadelphia, ECW stars <a href="/wiki/The_Sandman_(wrestler)" title="The Sandman (wrestler)">The Sandman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Dreamer" title="Tommy Dreamer">Tommy Dreamer</a>, Paul Heyman, and <a href="/wiki/Tazz" class="mw-redirect" title="Tazz">Taz</a> were in the front row with Sandman even interfering in one match (when he threw beer on Savio Vega during his strap match with <a href="/wiki/John_Layfield" title="John Layfield">Bradshaw</a>). McMahon acknowledged ECW's status as a local, up-and-coming promotion on the air. The following night on WWF <i>Monday Night RAW</i>, broadcast on September 23, 1996, at the onset of a match between The Bodydonnas vs. The British Bulldog and Owen Hart, Bill Alfonso, and Taz could be seen invading the program. Both Taz and Alfonso were able to successfully jump the security rails, and Taz was able to prominently display a bright orange sign with black lettering that read "<a href="/wiki/Sabu_(wrestler)" title="Sabu (wrestler)">Sabu</a> Fears Taz-ECW". On February 24, 1997, ECW "invaded" <i>Raw</i> from the <a href="/wiki/Manhattan_Center" title="Manhattan Center">Manhattan Center</a>. They advanced a storyline, plugged their first ever pay-per-view and worked three matches in front of the WWF audience while McMahon called the action with both Jerry "The King" Lawler and Paul Heyman. The Manhattan Center in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a> was peppered with a large number of ECW fans, who gave the WWF wrestlers "Boring!" chants when they felt it was warranted. Likewise, when the ECW performers arrived, they <a href="/wiki/Pop_(professional_wrestling)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pop (professional wrestling)">popped</a> and introduced the WWF Monday night audience to some trademark ECW group chants. This invasion sparked an inter-promotional feud between ECW and Lawler's <a href="/wiki/United_States_Wrestling_Association" title="United States Wrestling Association">United States Wrestling Association</a>. Lawler disparaged ECW on-camera and convinced wrestlers such as <a href="/wiki/Rob_Van_Dam" title="Rob Van Dam">Rob Van Dam</a> and Sabu to join him in an anti-ECW crusade. Throughout 1997, ECW wrestlers appeared on USWA television programs, and vice versa. As part of the working relationship between ECW and the WWF, a number of WWF-contracted wrestlers were sent to ECW for seasoning in 1997, including <a href="/wiki/Darren_Drozdov" class="mw-redirect" title="Darren Drozdov">Droz</a> and <a href="/wiki/Achim_Albrecht" title="Achim Albrecht">Brakkus</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Torch28Dec02_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Torch28Dec02-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Torch21Nov04_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Torch21Nov04-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Gaining_access_to_pay-per-view_broadcasting">Gaining access to pay-per-view broadcasting</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extreme_Championship_Wrestling&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Gaining access to pay-per-view broadcasting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After approximately 18 months of negotiating with <a href="/wiki/Pay-per-view" title="Pay-per-view">pay-per-view</a> providers, ECW broadcast their first pay-per-view (PPV) wrestling card <a href="/wiki/ECW_Barely_Legal" title="ECW Barely Legal">Barely Legal</a> on April 13 1997, highlighted by <a href="/wiki/Terry_Funk" title="Terry Funk">Terry Funk</a> defeating <a href="/wiki/Raven_(wrestler)" title="Raven (wrestler)">Raven</a> to win the ECW World Heavyweight Championship.<sup id="cite_ref-2012_Styles_history_of_ECW_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2012_Styles_history_of_ECW-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gaining access to PPV was seen both internally and externally as a major milestone for ECW as it added a major revenue stream to the company in addition to greatly expanding the size of the company's audience. Although Barely Legal was broadcast from the ECW arena, ECW's transition to PPV would see ECW gaining access to much larger venues. For example, ECW's <a href="/wiki/November_to_Remember_(1997)" title="November to Remember (1997)">November to Remember 1997</a> PPV just months later saw the company perform before at 4,634 fans at the <a href="/wiki/Golden_Dome_(Monaca)" title="Golden Dome (Monaca)">Golden Dome</a> in <a href="/wiki/Monaca,_Pennsylvania" title="Monaca, Pennsylvania">Monaca, Pennsylvania</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 1997, the company's <a href="/wiki/ECW_Wrestlepalooza#1997" class="mw-redirect" title="ECW Wrestlepalooza">Wrestlepalooza '97</a> event featured Raven's final ECW match before leaving for WCW. In this match, Tommy Dreamer finally beat Raven, his longtime nemesis.<sup id="cite_ref-2012_Styles_history_of_ECW_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2012_Styles_history_of_ECW-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dreamer's celebration was short-lived, though, as <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lawler" title="Jerry Lawler">Jerry Lawler</a>, along with Sabu and Rob Van Dam showed up to attack Dreamer. This set up a match between Dreamer and Lawler at the pay-per-view, <a href="/wiki/Hardcore_Heaven#1997" title="Hardcore Heaven">1997 Hardcore Heaven</a>, on August 17, which was won by Dreamer. ECW continued through 1998 and early 1999 with a string of successful pay-per-views. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1999_to_2000:_National_television_and_talent_departures">1999 to 2000: National television and talent departures</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extreme_Championship_Wrestling&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 1999 to 2000: National television and talent departures"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Paul_E._Dangerously.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Paul_E._Dangerously.jpg/220px-Paul_E._Dangerously.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="193" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Paul_E._Dangerously.jpg/330px-Paul_E._Dangerously.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Paul_E._Dangerously.jpg/440px-Paul_E._Dangerously.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1135" data-file-height="998" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Paul_Heyman" title="Paul Heyman">Paul Heyman</a> appears with ECW security guard Ronnie Lang in 1998</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MikeAwesome1999cropped.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/MikeAwesome1999cropped.png/170px-MikeAwesome1999cropped.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="241" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/MikeAwesome1999cropped.png 1.5x" data-file-width="255" data-file-height="361" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Mike_Awesome" title="Mike Awesome">Mike Awesome</a> left ECW for WCW whilst still reigning as <a href="/wiki/ECW_World_Heavyweight_Championship" title="ECW World Heavyweight Championship">ECW World Heavyweight Champion</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>In August 1999, ECW began to broadcast nationally on <a href="/wiki/The_Nashville_Network" title="The Nashville Network">TNN</a> (for what was initially a three-year contract) as <i><a href="/wiki/ECW_on_TNN" title="ECW on TNN">ECW on TNN</a></i>. Despite very limited advertising, a minimal budget, and disputes with TNN (reflected in <a href="/wiki/The_Network_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Network (professional wrestling)">The Network</a> stable), ECW became TNN's highest <a href="/wiki/Nielsen_ratings" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen ratings">rated</a> show and bolstered TNN's Friday night slot, both in ratings and line-up.<sup id="cite_ref-2012_Styles_history_of_ECW_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2012_Styles_history_of_ECW-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, within weeks of debuting on TNN ECW was raided by the WWF, who hired away reigning ECW World Champion Taz as well reigning ECW Tag-team Champions the Dudley Boyz.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Furthermore, in April 2000 reigning <a href="/wiki/ECW_World_Heavyweight_Championship" title="ECW World Heavyweight Championship">ECW World Heavyweight Champion</a> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Awesome" title="Mike Awesome">Mike Awesome</a> jumped ship to WCW in a move completely unforeseen by ECW.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It has been suggested that Awesome refused to sign a new contract with ECW until Paul Heyman paid him overdue wages.<sup id="cite_ref-2012_Styles_history_of_ECW_14-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2012_Styles_history_of_ECW-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There were rumors that WCW Executive Vice-President Eric Bischoff wanted Awesome to drop the ECW World Championship belt in the trash can on television, as had been done previously with the <a href="/wiki/WWE_Women%27s_Championship_(1956%E2%80%932010)" title="WWE Women's Championship (1956–2010)">WWF Women's title</a> by <a href="/wiki/Debrah_Miceli" class="mw-redirect" title="Debrah Miceli">Madusa</a> when she jumped from the WWF to WCW. After Paul Heyman filed an injunction, WCW refrained from having Awesome appear on <i>Nitro</i> with the belt, but did acknowledge him as the champion. Eventually, a compromise was reached. Awesome (a WCW employee and the reigning ECW World Heavyweight champion) appeared at an April 13, 2000, ECW event in <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis, Indiana</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where he lost the title to Taz (who was working for the World Wrestling Federation).<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Taz would then lose the title to Tommy Dreamer at <a href="/wiki/CyberSlam_(2000)" title="CyberSlam (2000)">CyberSlam 2000</a> to return the title to ECW's possession, ending what is considered to have been one of the more peculiar arrangements in professional wrestling history. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000_to_2001:_Cancellation_of_ECW_on_TNN_and_collapse">2000 to 2001: Cancellation of <i>ECW on TNN</i> and collapse</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extreme_Championship_Wrestling&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2000 to 2001: Cancellation of ECW on TNN and collapse"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By October 2000, <i>ECW on TNN</i> was cancelled (with the final episode airing on October 6, 2000) in favor of <i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Raw" title="WWE Raw">WWF Raw is War</a></i> moving to TNN. Paul Heyman stated he believed that the inability to land another national television deal was the cause of ECW's demise.<sup id="cite_ref-riseDVD_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-riseDVD-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Paul_(E)_Heyman_Addressing_Crowd.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Paul_%28E%29_Heyman_Addressing_Crowd.jpg/220px-Paul_%28E%29_Heyman_Addressing_Crowd.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Paul_%28E%29_Heyman_Addressing_Crowd.jpg/330px-Paul_%28E%29_Heyman_Addressing_Crowd.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Paul_%28E%29_Heyman_Addressing_Crowd.jpg/440px-Paul_%28E%29_Heyman_Addressing_Crowd.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1188" data-file-height="793" /></a><figcaption>Heyman addressing the crowd at an ECW television taping in 1999</figcaption></figure> <p>ECW struggled for months after the cancellation, trying to secure a new national television deal. On December 30, 2000, <i><a href="/wiki/ECW_Hardcore_TV" title="ECW Hardcore TV">ECW Hardcore TV</a></i> aired for the last time and the January 7, 2001, broadcast of <a href="/wiki/Guilty_as_Charged_(2001)" title="Guilty as Charged (2001)">Guilty as Charged</a> was ECW's last PPV. ECW's January 13, 2001 show in Pine Bluff, Arkansas would prove to be its final event of any kind. <a href="/wiki/Living_Dangerously" title="Living Dangerously">Living Dangerously</a> was scheduled to air on March 11, 2001, but because of financial trouble it was canceled in February.<sup id="cite_ref-BetweenTheRopes_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BetweenTheRopes-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Heyman could not get out of financial trouble, part of this was because the PPV Distributors would not pay the money that was owed to ECW due to them by that point still not being able to have found a TV Network / Distribution by which time they then would have had their money released to them, Subsequently, ECW closed on April 4, 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-BetweenTheRopes_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BetweenTheRopes-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELoverro2006223_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELoverro2006223-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Heyman, who became color commentator for <i>Raw is War</i> that February (replacing <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lawler" title="Jerry Lawler">Jerry Lawler</a>, who quit the WWF in protest after his then-wife, <a href="/wiki/Stacy_Carter" class="mw-redirect" title="Stacy Carter">Stacy Carter</a>, had been fired by McMahon), had supposedly never told his wrestlers that ECW was on its last legs and was unable to pay them for a while.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELoverro2006233_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELoverro2006233-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Heyman also noted in later years that he had made an effort to put ECW on the <a href="/wiki/USA_Network" title="USA Network">USA Network</a> (then the former home of <i>Raw is War</i>) unsuccessfully, despite McMahon having sent an email encouraging USA Network executive Steven Chau to add ECW to their programming.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>ECW was listed as having assets totalling <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">$</a>1,385,500. Included in that number was $860,000 in accounts receivable owed ECW by <a href="/wiki/In_Demand" title="In Demand">In Demand</a> Network (PPV), <a href="/wiki/Acclaim_Entertainment" title="Acclaim Entertainment">Acclaim</a> (<a href="/wiki/Video_game" title="Video game">video games</a>) and Original San Francisco Toy Company (<a href="/wiki/Action_figure" title="Action figure">action figures</a>). The balance of the assets were the video tape library ($500,000), a 1998 <a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford truck</a> ($19,500) and the remaining inventory of merchandise ($4). The liabilities of ECW totalled $8,881,435.17. Wrestlers and talent were listed, with amounts owed ranging from $2 for Sabu and <a href="/wiki/Steve_Corino" title="Steve Corino">Steve Corino</a> to hundreds, and in some cases, thousands of dollars. The highest amounts owed to talents were <a href="/wiki/Rob_Van_Dam" title="Rob Van Dam">Rob Van Dam</a> ($150,000),<sup id="cite_ref-HardcoreHistory_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HardcoreHistory-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BetweenTheRopes_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BetweenTheRopes-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shane Douglas ($145,000),<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tommy Dreamer ($100,000),<sup id="cite_ref-BetweenTheRopes_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BetweenTheRopes-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Joey_Styles" title="Joey Styles">Joey Styles</a> ($50,480),<sup id="cite_ref-HardcoreHistory_11-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HardcoreHistory-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BetweenTheRopes_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BetweenTheRopes-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Rhyno" title="Rhyno">Rhyno</a> ($50,000),<sup id="cite_ref-HardcoreHistory_11-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HardcoreHistory-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BetweenTheRopes_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BetweenTheRopes-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Francine Fournier ($47,275). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2001_to_2007:_The_Invasion_and_acquisition_by_WWE">2001 to 2007: The Invasion and acquisition by WWE</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extreme_Championship_Wrestling&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 2001 to 2007: The Invasion and acquisition by WWE"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/The_Invasion_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Invasion (professional wrestling)">The Invasion (professional wrestling)</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Alliance_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Alliance (professional wrestling)">The Alliance (professional wrestling)</a></div> <p>A few months after ECW's 2001 demise, ECW resurfaced as a stable as part of the World Wrestling Federation's (WWF, later WWE) Invasion storyline. On the July 9, 2001, edition of <i>Raw is War</i>, Heyman, who had been hired by the WWF as <i>Raw</i> color commentator while ECW was still in bankruptcy proceedings, joined several former ECW alumni on the WWF roster (including the debuting Rob Van Dam and Tommy Dreamer) and claimed that he was bringing ECW back to participate in the Invasion by themselves (at the time, however, the ownership of ECW, including the use of its name on-air, was disputed despite Heyman still technically owning ECW when he jumped ship to the WWF. In addition, WWF faced legal action by <a href="/wiki/Harry_Slash_%26_The_Slashtones" title="Harry Slash & The Slashtones">Harry Slash & The Slashtones</a> for the use of the song "This Is Extreme!" which was eventually settled). Before <i>Raw is War</i> was over that evening, Heyman and <a href="/wiki/Shane_McMahon" title="Shane McMahon">Shane McMahon</a>, who had (<a href="/wiki/Kayfabe" title="Kayfabe">kayfabe</a>) purchased <a href="/wiki/World_Championship_Wrestling" title="World Championship Wrestling">World Championship Wrestling</a> (WCW), revealed that they were in cahoots with each other and that Heyman had (also kayfabe) sold ECW to <a href="/wiki/Stephanie_McMahon" title="Stephanie McMahon">Stephanie McMahon</a>, forming <a href="/wiki/The_Alliance_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Alliance (professional wrestling)">The Alliance</a> to try and wrestle power from Vince McMahon. At that time, the original inter-promotional feud devolved into another internal power struggle among the McMahon family. The defection of WWF superstars to The Alliance continued the shift as less focus was placed on WCW and ECW performers – in fact, with rare exceptions such as Van Dam, the ECW alumni in The Alliance were given even less focus than WCW's performers, with WCW's logo even representing the entire stable. The feud lasted six months and concluded with WWF defeating The Alliance at the 2001 <a href="/wiki/Survivor_Series_(2001)" title="Survivor Series (2001)">Survivor Series</a> when <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Angle" title="Kurt Angle">Kurt Angle</a> attacked <a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin">Stone Cold Steve Austin</a>, allowing <a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Johnson" title="Dwayne Johnson">The Rock</a>, who had himself gotten attacked by <a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho" title="Chris Jericho">Chris Jericho</a> during the match (trying to help The Alliance in the process), to get the winning pinfall. The WWF's victory also marked the end of the Invasion storyline and WCW and ECW wrestlers were reintegrated into the WWF. </p><p>On January 28, 2003,<sup id="cite_ref-scribd.com_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scribd.com-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. purchased ECW's assets from HHG Corporation in court, acquiring the rights to ECW's video library. HHG would nominally remain active until it became defunct on January 31, 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-2007D_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2007D-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reunions_and_revivals">Reunions and revivals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extreme_Championship_Wrestling&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Reunions and revivals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2004_Rise_and_Fall_of_ECW_documentary">2004 <i>Rise and Fall of ECW</i> documentary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extreme_Championship_Wrestling&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 2004 Rise and Fall of ECW documentary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/The_Rise_and_Fall_of_ECW" title="The Rise and Fall of ECW">The Rise and Fall of ECW</a></div> <p>Following World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.'s purchase of ECW's assets in January 2003, they used the video library to put together a two-disc <a href="/wiki/DVD" title="DVD">DVD</a> titled <i><a href="/wiki/The_Rise_and_Fall_of_ECW" title="The Rise and Fall of ECW">The Rise and Fall of ECW</a></i>, which was released in November 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The main feature of the DVD set was a nearly three-hour documentary on the company's history, with the other disc featuring 7 matches from the promotion. The documentary proved to be one of the most popular pieces of media ever produced by WWE, with DVDs of the documentary selling in the 100,000s.<sup id="cite_ref-Pollock_August_2023_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pollock_August_2023-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2005 an unauthorized DVD called <i><a href="/wiki/Forever_Hardcore" class="mw-redirect" title="Forever Hardcore">Forever Hardcore</a></i> was written, directed and produced by <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Borash" title="Jeremy Borash">Jeremy Borash</a> in response to <i>The Rise and Fall of ECW</i>. The DVD featured interviews with ECW alumni who were not employed by WWE telling their side of ECW's history.<sup id="cite_ref-WZ_Forever_Hardcore_DVD_launch_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WZ_Forever_Hardcore_DVD_launch-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The success of <i>Rise and Fall of ECW</i> and <i>Forever Hardcore</i> led to WWE reassessing the value of the ECW brand and directly resulted in WWE hosting <a href="/wiki/ECW_One_Night_Stand_2005" class="mw-redirect" title="ECW One Night Stand 2005">ECW One Night Stand 2005</a> to further test how much strength remained in the ECW fandom.<sup id="cite_ref-Pollock_August_2023_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pollock_August_2023-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="WWE">WWE</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extreme_Championship_Wrestling&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: WWE"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/ECW_(WWE_brand)" title="ECW (WWE brand)">ECW (WWE brand)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ECW_at_Milan,_Italy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/ECW_at_Milan%2C_Italy.jpg/220px-ECW_at_Milan%2C_Italy.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/ECW_at_Milan%2C_Italy.jpg/330px-ECW_at_Milan%2C_Italy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/ECW_at_Milan%2C_Italy.jpg/440px-ECW_at_Milan%2C_Italy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Rob_Van_Dam" title="Rob Van Dam">Rob Van Dam</a> in an ECW ring in April 2007, a year after the relaunch</figcaption></figure> <p>By 2005, WWE began reintroducing ECW through content from the ECW <a href="/wiki/WWE_Video_Library" class="mw-redirect" title="WWE Video Library">video library</a> and a series of books, which included the release of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Rise_and_Fall_of_ECW" title="The Rise and Fall of ECW">The Rise and Fall of ECW</a></i> documentary.<sup id="cite_ref-wwe58_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wwe58-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With heightened and rejuvenated interest in the ECW franchise, WWE organized <a href="/wiki/ECW_One_Night_Stand_(2005)" title="ECW One Night Stand (2005)">ECW One Night Stand</a> on June 12, a reunion event that featured <a href="/wiki/List_of_Extreme_Championship_Wrestling_alumni" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Extreme Championship Wrestling alumni">ECW alumni</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wwe58_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wwe58-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shane McMahon had the idea of an online, low budget show, but they asked television stations and PPV producers and they were interested in ECW.<sup id="cite_ref-PaulHeymanDVD1_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PaulHeymanDVD1-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Due to the financial and critical success of the production, WWE produced the second <a href="/wiki/ECW_One_Night_Stand_(2006)" title="ECW One Night Stand (2006)">ECW One Night Stand</a> on June 11, 2006, which served as the <a href="/wiki/Premiere" title="Premiere">premiere show</a> of the relaunch of the ECW franchise as a <a href="/wiki/WWE_Brand_Extension" class="mw-redirect" title="WWE Brand Extension">WWE brand</a>, complementary to <a href="/wiki/Raw_(WWE_brand)" title="Raw (WWE brand)">Raw</a> and <a href="/wiki/SmackDown_(WWE_brand)" title="SmackDown (WWE brand)">SmackDown</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-SciFi_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SciFi-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 13, Heyman, the brand's former owner and newly appointed figurehead for the <a href="/wiki/ECW_(WWE_brand)" title="ECW (WWE brand)">ECW brand</a>, recommissioned the <a href="/wiki/ECW_World_Heavyweight_Championship" title="ECW World Heavyweight Championship">ECW World Heavyweight Championship</a> to be the brand's world title and awarded it to <a href="/wiki/Rob_Van_Dam" title="Rob Van Dam">Rob Van Dam</a> as a result of winning the <a href="/wiki/WWE_Championship" title="WWE Championship">WWE Championship</a> at ECW One Night Stand 2006. During the first few months of <i><a href="/wiki/ECW_on_Sci_Fi" class="mw-redirect" title="ECW on Sci Fi">ECW on Sci Fi</a></i>, the show operated under the creative direction of Paul Heyman and was supervised by Vince McMahon. The ECW brand initially retained many elements of the wild and ruckus original ECW promotion, but gradually over the following months these were scaled back at the behest of McMahon and the show was brought in line with other WWE productions. This caused considerable discontent with Heyman, who walked off the project and left WWE entirely in December 2006,<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> beginning a six-year hiatus from professional wrestling. </p><p>WWE's ECW brand would continue to operate until February 16, 2010, when it became defunct and replaced with <a href="/wiki/NXT_(WWE_brand)" title="NXT (WWE brand)">NXT</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_reunions">Other reunions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extreme_Championship_Wrestling&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Other reunions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Hardcore_Homecoming">Hardcore Homecoming</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extreme_Championship_Wrestling&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Hardcore Homecoming"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On the same weekend as the ECW One Night Stand 2005 event another reunion show was held at the <a href="/wiki/The_Arena_(Philadelphia)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Arena (Philadelphia)">ECW Arena</a>. Booked and promoted by <a href="/wiki/Shane_Douglas" title="Shane Douglas">Shane Douglas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cody_Michaels" title="Cody Michaels">Cody Michaels</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Borash" title="Jeremy Borash">Jeremy Borash</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hardcore_Homecoming" title="Hardcore Homecoming">Hardcore Homecoming</a> was held on June 10, 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The show featured former ECW performers who were not contracted to work the WWE produced event. Because of the success of the initial event, three additional shows were held in Autumn 2005 and later the <a href="/wiki/DVD_documentary" class="mw-redirect" title="DVD documentary">DVD documentary</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Forever_Hardcore" class="mw-redirect" title="Forever Hardcore">Forever Hardcore</a></i> was released by the same production crew as a counterpart to WWE's <i>Rise and Fall of ECW.</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Hardcore_Justice_in_TNA">Hardcore Justice in TNA</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extreme_Championship_Wrestling&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Hardcore Justice in TNA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tommy_Dreamer_TNA.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Tommy_Dreamer_TNA.jpg/220px-Tommy_Dreamer_TNA.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Tommy_Dreamer_TNA.jpg/330px-Tommy_Dreamer_TNA.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Tommy_Dreamer_TNA.jpg/440px-Tommy_Dreamer_TNA.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1728" data-file-height="1152" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Dreamer" title="Tommy Dreamer">Tommy Dreamer</a> in <a href="/wiki/Impact_Wrestling" class="mw-redirect" title="Impact Wrestling">TNA</a> after his debut in 2010. He subsequently founded the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Hardcore" title="House of Hardcore">House of Hardcore</a> promotion in 2012.</figcaption></figure> <p>Following <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Dreamer" title="Tommy Dreamer">Tommy Dreamer</a>'s June 2010 debut in <a href="/wiki/Total_Nonstop_Action_Wrestling" title="Total Nonstop Action Wrestling">Total Nonstop Action Wrestling</a> (TNA), a new stable was formed called <a href="/wiki/ECW_Originals#EV_2.0" title="ECW Originals">EV2.0</a> consisting of former ECW alumni.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> TNA President <a href="/wiki/Dixie_Carter_(wrestling)" title="Dixie Carter (wrestling)">Dixie Carter</a> agreed to give the stable their own reunion show at TNA's annual <a href="/wiki/Hard_Justice" class="mw-redirect" title="Hard Justice">Hard Justice</a> pay-per-view.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Billed as the last ECW reunion show, <a href="/wiki/Hardcore_Justice_(2010)" title="Hardcore Justice (2010)">Hardcore Justice</a> aired on August 8, 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> EV2.0 remained on the active roster for the remainder of the year. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Extreme_Rising">Extreme Rising</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extreme_Championship_Wrestling&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Extreme Rising"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2012 Shane Douglas led a project called Extreme Reunion, later renamed <a href="/wiki/Extreme_Rising" title="Extreme Rising">Extreme Rising</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The concept of the promotion was to produce shows in the style of ECW and feature new and upcoming talent, rather than strictly only feature ECW alumni. The promotion ran several shows in 2012 but folded soon thereafter. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="House_of_Hardcore">House of Hardcore</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extreme_Championship_Wrestling&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: House of Hardcore"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2012, Dreamer founded <a href="/wiki/House_of_Hardcore" title="House of Hardcore">House of Hardcore</a> (HOH), a wrestling promotion named after the ECW wrestling school and inspired by the hardcore style of wrestling. Since then, HOH has held numerous wrestling events mainly in areas where ECW was held such as the ECW Arena.<sup id="cite_ref-househardcore_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-househardcore-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversies">Controversies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extreme_Championship_Wrestling&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Controversies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:New_Jack_in_the_ECW,_1998.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/New_Jack_in_the_ECW%2C_1998.jpg/200px-New_Jack_in_the_ECW%2C_1998.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="260" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/New_Jack_in_the_ECW%2C_1998.jpg/300px-New_Jack_in_the_ECW%2C_1998.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/New_Jack_in_the_ECW%2C_1998.jpg/400px-New_Jack_in_the_ECW%2C_1998.jpg 2x" data-file-width="949" data-file-height="1233" /></a><figcaption>ECW roster member <a href="/wiki/New_Jack" title="New Jack">New Jack</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Throughout its existence, ECW cultivated an image of a rebellious organization that lived on the edge and "pushed the envelope". Not only did ECW engage in a wrestling style considered more dangerous than its larger competitors, but it also performed riskier and more controversial angles (storylines) as well. This culture within the company sometimes led to major controversies within the professional wrestling industry. </p><p>One such instance was the "Sandman Cruxification angle" at <a href="/wiki/ECW_High_Incident" title="ECW High Incident">ECW High Incident</a>. As part of a long-running storyline between Raven and the Sandman, Sandman was attacked by <a href="/wiki/Raven%27s_Nest" title="Raven's Nest">Raven's Nest</a>, which included The Sandman's real-life wife Lori Fullington and their young son Tyler, who in the storyline had become devotees of Raven. As part of the attack, a wooden cross was brought from under the ring and the members of Raven's Nest proceeded to "Crucify" Sandman with it, and enforced the use of religious iconography by placing a "crown" made out of <a href="/wiki/Barbed_wire" title="Barbed wire">barbed wire</a> on his head in a direct allusion to the <a href="/wiki/Crucifixion_of_Jesus" title="Crucifixion of Jesus">Crucifixion of Jesus</a>. ECW's normally rowdy crowd was shocked into silence and the angle was immediately considered to have backfired. That same night, Raven was forced to make an out-of-character apology to the live audience. The footage of the "crucifixion" was never aired on ECW television. Olympian wrestler Kurt Angle, who was in attendance for the show and who had been considering wrestling for ECW in future - immediately left the ECW Arena in disgust due to the incident.<sup id="cite_ref-Duffy_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Duffy-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Williams2006_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Williams2006-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FritzMurray2010_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FritzMurray2010-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Raven_on_Cruxification_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Raven_on_Cruxification-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Another instance of a high controversy that occurred in ECW was the <a href="/wiki/Mass_Transit_incident_(professional_wrestling)" title="Mass Transit incident (professional wrestling)">Mass Transit incident</a>. The Mass Transit incident took place during an ECW <a href="/wiki/House_show" title="House show">house show</a> on November 23, 1996, at the Wonderland Ballroom in <a href="/wiki/Revere,_Massachusetts" title="Revere, Massachusetts">Revere, Massachusetts</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Hardcore_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hardcore-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Headlocks_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Headlocks-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 17-year-old Erich Kulas, an aspiring professional wrestler who used the ring name "Mass Transit," was seriously injured in a tag-team match against <a href="/wiki/The_Gangstas" title="The Gangstas">The Gangstas</a>; the most severe injury occurred when Kulas was <a href="/wiki/Blading_(professional_wrestling)" title="Blading (professional wrestling)">bladed</a> too deeply by <a href="/wiki/New_Jack" title="New Jack">New Jack</a> (Jerome Young), severing two of his <a href="/wiki/Artery" title="Artery">arteries</a>. Further controversy arose when it came to light that Kulas had lied to ECW owner and booker <a href="/wiki/Paul_Heyman" title="Paul Heyman">Paul Heyman</a> about his age and professional wrestling training. The incident led to the temporary cancellation of the inaugural ECW pay-per-view Barely Legal, and legal action against New Jack. Due to Kulas's deception, however, Barely Legal was reinstated and the legal action ended in Young's favor. </p><p>In July 2000, ECW made its West Coast debut, holding its annual summer pay-per-view <a href="/wiki/Heat_Wave_(2000)" title="Heat Wave (2000)">Heat Wave</a> in Los Angeles, California. At the time Los Angeles was home to <a href="/wiki/Xtreme_Pro_Wrestling" title="Xtreme Pro Wrestling">Xtreme Pro Wrestling</a> (XPW), a recently established promotion which imitated the style and presentation of ECW. Six members of the XPW roster<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> purchased front-row tickets to the PPV and attended the show.<sup id="cite_ref-PWI_XPW_Heatwave_2000_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PWI_XPW_Heatwave_2000-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior to the start of the main event, a legitimate out-of-character brawl broke out between the XPW contingent and members of the ECW roster, which spilt out into the parking lot of the venue.<sup id="cite_ref-PWI_XPW_Heatwave_2000_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PWI_XPW_Heatwave_2000-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although ECW and XPW as organizations were considered to have great dislike for each other, several ECW talent would perform for XPW following the folding of ECW in 2001. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extreme_Championship_Wrestling&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/The_Invasion_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Invasion (professional wrestling)">The Invasion (professional wrestling)</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Alliance_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Alliance (professional wrestling)">The Alliance (professional wrestling)</a>, and <a href="/wiki/ECW_(WWE_brand)" title="ECW (WWE brand)">ECW (WWE brand)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Public_Enemy_Hardcore_Hall_of_Fame.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Public_Enemy_Hardcore_Hall_of_Fame.jpg/220px-Public_Enemy_Hardcore_Hall_of_Fame.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Public_Enemy_Hardcore_Hall_of_Fame.jpg/330px-Public_Enemy_Hardcore_Hall_of_Fame.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Public_Enemy_Hardcore_Hall_of_Fame.jpg/440px-Public_Enemy_Hardcore_Hall_of_Fame.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Hardcore_Hall_of_Fame" title="Hardcore Hall of Fame">Hardcore Hall of Fame</a> banners commemorating <a href="/wiki/The_Public_Enemy_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Public Enemy (professional wrestling)">The Public Enemy</a> hang at the <a href="/wiki/2300_Arena" title="2300 Arena">2300 Arena</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>ECW was very influential within professional wrestling in the 1990s and several elements innovated and introduced by ECW would continue to be used in professional wrestling decades after its closure. </p><p>In the immediate aftermath of ECW collapse, a significant portion of ECW's active roster was brought into the WWF. These former ECW talents would be used as part of a storyline that ran in the WWF throughout 2001 that pitted the WWF against the "invading" WCW and ECW. The storyline began proper at the <a href="/wiki/WWF_Invasion" title="WWF Invasion">WWF Invasion</a> pay-per-view, which received 775,000 buys and became one of the highest-grossing wrestling pay-per-views of all time.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The storyline ran until November's <a href="/wiki/Survivor_Series_(2001)" title="Survivor Series (2001)">Survivor Series</a>, and thereafter former ECW talent were integrated into the WWF without being directly tied to the ECW branding. Former ECW talent such as Rob Van Dam would be prominent parts of WWF/WWE programming thereafter. Outside of the WWF, former ECW talent were integral in helping new promotions find their feet. Alumni such as Raven were important figures during the startup phase of <a href="/wiki/Total_Nonstop_Action_Wrestling" title="Total Nonstop Action Wrestling">NWA: Total Nonstop Action</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ring_of_Honor" title="Ring of Honor">Ring of Honor</a>. Many promotions, such as <a href="/wiki/Combat_Zone_Wrestling" title="Combat Zone Wrestling">Combat Zone Wrestling</a> and <a href="/wiki/Xtreme_Pro_Wrestling" title="Xtreme Pro Wrestling">Xtreme Pro Wrestling</a>, attempted to directly imitate ECW and capture its audience once it folded, to the point that these companies directly competed for control of the ECW Arena.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PWI_XPW_2007_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PWI_XPW_2007-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Throughout the 2000s, ECW's home base of Philadelphia was considered a highly potent source of fans for Independent wrestling promotions.<sup id="cite_ref-PWI_XPW_2007_57-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PWI_XPW_2007-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the release of commercially successful ECW retrospectives by WWE in the mid-2000s, WWE tapped into the legacy of ECW with reunion shows before attempting to fully revive ECW. This move was mirrored all across American professional wrestling, with several independent revivals springing up and several established promotions pivoting their content to incorporate hardcore wrestling and former ECW stars. </p><p>The former ECW Arena, now known as the <a href="/wiki/2300_Arena" title="2300 Arena">2300 Arena</a>, is host to the <a href="/wiki/Hardcore_Hall_of_Fame" title="Hardcore Hall of Fame">Hardcore Hall of Fame</a>, which recognizes its history with hardcore wrestling.<sup id="cite_ref-househardcore_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-househardcore-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Championships_and_programming">Championships and programming</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extreme_Championship_Wrestling&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Championships and programming"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Championships">Championships</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extreme_Championship_Wrestling&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Championships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="background:#fcfdff;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Championship</th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:lightgrey; text-align:center;" colspan="5"><b>Extreme Championship Wrestling titles</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/ECW_World_Heavyweight_Championship" title="ECW World Heavyweight Championship">ECW World Heavyweight Championship</a> </td> <td>The <a href="/wiki/World_Heavyweight_Championship_(professional_wrestling)" class="mw-redirect" title="World Heavyweight Championship (professional wrestling)">world title</a> of ECW. It was established in 1992 while ECW was still a member of the <a href="/wiki/National_Wrestling_Alliance" title="National Wrestling Alliance">National Wrestling Alliance</a>, and continued to be defended within the promotion until 2001. The title was also defended within <a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">World Wrestling Entertainment</a> from 2006 through 2010. The first champion was <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Snuka" title="Jimmy Snuka">Jimmy Snuka</a> and the final champion was <a href="/wiki/Ezekiel_Jackson" title="Ezekiel Jackson">Ezekiel Jackson</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/FTW_Championship" title="FTW Championship">FTW Heavyweight Championship</a> </td> <td>An unsanctioned world title, akin to the <a href="/wiki/Million_Dollar_Championship" title="Million Dollar Championship">Million Dollar Championship</a>, created for <a href="/wiki/Taz_(wrestler)" title="Taz (wrestler)">Taz</a>. Was defended within ECW from 1998 through 1999. It was unified with the <a href="/wiki/ECW_World_Heavyweight_Championship" title="ECW World Heavyweight Championship">ECW World Heavyweight Championship</a> by Taz. The title was revived by <a href="/wiki/All_Elite_Wrestling" title="All Elite Wrestling">All Elite Wrestling</a> in 2020, where it is still currently used. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/ECW_World_Tag_Team_Championship" title="ECW World Tag Team Championship">ECW World Tag Team Championship</a> </td> <td>The <a href="/wiki/World_Tag_Team_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="World Tag Team Championship">world tag team title</a> of ECW. It was established in 1992 under <a href="/wiki/National_Wrestling_Alliance" title="National Wrestling Alliance">National Wrestling Alliance</a> affiliate and ECW precursor, Eastern Championship Wrestling, and continued to be defended until 2001. The first champions were <a href="/wiki/The_Super_Destroyers" title="The Super Destroyers">The Super Destroyers</a> and the final champions were <a href="/wiki/Danny_Doring" title="Danny Doring">Danny Doring</a> and <a href="/wiki/Roadkill_(wrestler)" title="Roadkill (wrestler)">Roadkill</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/ECW_World_Television_Championship" title="ECW World Television Championship">ECW World Television Championship</a> </td> <td>The title was established in 1992 under <a href="/wiki/National_Wrestling_Alliance" title="National Wrestling Alliance">National Wrestling Alliance</a> affiliate and ECW precursor, Eastern Championship Wrestling, and continued to be defended until 2001. The first champion was <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Hotbody" title="Johnny Hotbody">Johnny Hotbody</a> and the final champion in the original ECW was <a href="/wiki/Rhyno" title="Rhyno">Rhyno</a>. The championship was briefly revived by <a href="/wiki/Game_Changer_Wrestling" title="Game Changer Wrestling">Game Changer Wrestling</a> in 2022. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:lightgrey; text-align:center;" colspan="3"><b>Eastern Championship Wrestling titles</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/ECW_Pennsylvania_Championship" title="ECW Pennsylvania Championship">ECW Pennsylvania Championship</a> </td> <td>The title was established March 14, 1993 under Eastern Championship Wrestling. It briefly featured on a number of ECW shows in <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> before it was deactivated circa early 1994. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/ECW_Maryland_Championship" title="ECW Maryland Championship">ECW Maryland Championship</a> </td> <td>The title was established October 16, 1993 under Eastern Championship Wrestling, but was never defended following its creation and was deactivated circa early 1994. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Programming">Programming</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extreme_Championship_Wrestling&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Programming"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="background:#fcfdff; font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Programming</th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/ECW_Hardcore_TV" title="ECW Hardcore TV">ECW Hardcore TV</a></i> </td> <td>Aired from 1993–2000. A syndicated program, that was broadcast on the <a href="/wiki/MSG_(TV_network)" class="mw-redirect" title="MSG (TV network)">MSG Network</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/ECW_on_TNN" title="ECW on TNN">ECW on TNN</a></i> </td> <td>Aired from 1999–2000. Broadcast exclusively on <a href="/wiki/The_Nashville_Network" title="The Nashville Network">The Nashville Network</a>. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extreme_Championship_Wrestling&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1259569809">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-entry{display:table-row;font-size:85%;line-height:110%;height:1.9em;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-image{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-link{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em 0.2em 0.2em 0.3em;vertical-align:middle}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .portalleft{clear:left;float:left;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0}.mw-parser-output .portalright{clear:right;float:right;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em}}</style><ul role="navigation" aria-label="Portals" class="noprint portalbox portalborder portalright"> <li class="portalbox-entry"><span class="portalbox-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania.svg/32px-Flag_of_Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="32" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania.svg/48px-Flag_of_Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania.svg/64px-Flag_of_Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="533" /></span></span></span><span class="portalbox-link"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Philadelphia" title="Portal:Philadelphia">Philadelphia portal</a></span></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_former_Extreme_Championship_Wrestling_personnel" title="List of former Extreme Championship Wrestling personnel">List of former Extreme Championship Wrestling personnel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ECW_supercards_and_pay-per-view_events" title="List of ECW supercards and pay-per-view events">List of ECW supercards and pay-per-view events</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extreme_Championship_Wrestling&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>ECW on TNN</i> began in August 1999. The Dudleys were signed away that month while Taz had his last full-time match for ECW in September 1999.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Not only did Awesome appear on <i><a href="/wiki/WCW_Monday_Nitro" title="WCW Monday Nitro">WCW Monday Nitro</a></i>, he did so while wearing the ECW World Championship. This was considered a "dirty tactic" by ECW, who sued WCW for featuring a piece of their intellectual property as part of their television show.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-52"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-52">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The XPW roster members were <a href="/wiki/The_Messiah_(wrestler)" title="The Messiah (wrestler)">The Messiah</a>, Kid Kaos, Supreme, <a href="/wiki/Kristi_Myst" title="Kristi Myst">Kristi Myst</a>, Homeless Jimmy and XPW announcer Kris Kloss.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extreme_Championship_Wrestling&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-BetweenTheRopes-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-BetweenTheRopes_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-BetweenTheRopes_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-BetweenTheRopes_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-BetweenTheRopes_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-BetweenTheRopes_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-BetweenTheRopes_1-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-BetweenTheRopes_1-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFFritzMurray2006" class="citation book cs1">Fritz, Brian; 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Sports Publishing LLC. pp. 106–111. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-59670-021-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-59670-021-5"><bdi>978-1-59670-021-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Hardcore+History&rft.pages=106-111&rft.pub=Sports+Publishing+LLC&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=978-1-59670-021-5&rft.aulast=Williams&rft.aufirst=Scott&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AExtreme+Championship+Wrestling" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Headlocks-51"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Headlocks_51-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAssaelMooneyham2002" class="citation book cs1">Assael, Shaun; Mooneyham, Mike (2002). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/sexliesheadlocks00shau/page/199"><i>Sex, Lies, and Headlocks</i></a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 22,</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Wrestleview&rft.atitle=AS+I+SEE+IT%3A+ECW+Arena+memories%2C+part+2&rft.date=2011-12-27&rft.aulast=Nemer&rft.aufirst=Paul&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wrestleview.com%2Funcategorized%2F29242-as-i-see-it-ecw-arena-memories-part-2%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AExtreme+Championship+Wrestling" class="Z3988"></span> </span> </li> <li id="cite_note-PWI_XPW_2007-57"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-PWI_XPW_2007_57-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-PWI_XPW_2007_57-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJohnson2007" class="citation news cs1">Johnson, Mike (April 6, 2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=23787&p=1">"XPW one night stand? Plans underway for one night reunion, DVD releases for California's XPW promotion"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_Insider" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro Wrestling Insider">Pro Wrestling Insider</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 22,</span> 2024</span>. <q>The promotion ran weekly TV in Los Angeles and later Philadelphia. The XPW insurgence into the former ECW Arena sparked a hot period for Philadelphia's indy scene with a number of companies all running at once in the market, including CZW, Ring of Honor, and XPW with XPW painting themselves as the enemy coming into the market looking to take over. At one point, they even leased the ECW Arena, locking all other independent promotions from running the facility.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Pro+Wrestling+Insider&rft.atitle=XPW+one+night+stand%3F+Plans+underway+for+one+night+reunion%2C+DVD+releases+for+California%27s+XPW+promotion&rft.date=2007-04-06&rft.aulast=Johnson&rft.aufirst=Mike&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pwinsider.com%2FViewArticle.php%3Fid%3D23787%26p%3D1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AExtreme+Championship+Wrestling" class="Z3988"></span> </span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Works_cited">Works cited</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extreme_Championship_Wrestling&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Works cited"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLoverro2006" class="citation book cs1">Loverro, Thom (2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=KYrCt0kt3iYC"><i>The Rise & Fall of ECW</i></a>. Gallery Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781416513124" title="Special:BookSources/9781416513124"><bdi>9781416513124</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Rise+%26+Fall+of+ECW&rft.pub=Gallery+Books&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=9781416513124&rft.aulast=Loverro&rft.aufirst=Thom&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DKYrCt0kt3iYC&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AExtreme+Championship+Wrestling" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Extreme_Championship_Wrestling&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Hardcore_History" title="Hardcore History">Hardcore History: The Extremely Unauthorized Story of ECW</a></i> (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-59670-021-1" title="Special:BookSources/1-59670-021-1">1-59670-021-1</a>) – Scott Williams</li> <li><i>The Rise and Fall of ECW</i> (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-4165-1058-3" title="Special:BookSources/1-4165-1058-3">1-4165-1058-3</a>) – Thom Loverro for <a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">World Wrestling Entertainment</a></li> <li><i>Turning the Tables</i> (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" 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style="width:1%">Championships</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">World</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ECW_World_Heavyweight_Championship" title="ECW World Heavyweight Championship">ECW World Heavyweight</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_ECW_World_Heavyweight_Champions" title="List of ECW World Heavyweight Champions">reigns</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/FTW_Championship" title="FTW Championship">FTW Heavyweight</a> (<a href="/wiki/FTW_Championship#Title_history" title="FTW Championship">reigns</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Secondary</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" 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Wars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_ThunderDome" title="WWE ThunderDome">ThunderDome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_McMahon_sex_trafficking_scandal" title="Vince McMahon sex trafficking scandal">Vince McMahon sex trafficking scandal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_WWE_television_programming" title="List of WWE television programming"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: ; text-decoration: inherit;">Programming</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Weekly in-ring shows</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Raw" title="WWE Raw">Monday Night Raw</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_WWE_Raw" title="History of WWE Raw">history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_WWE_Raw_special_episodes" title="List of WWE Raw special episodes">special episodes</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_SmackDown" title="WWE SmackDown">Friday Night SmackDown</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_WWE_SmackDown" title="History of WWE SmackDown">history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_WWE_SmackDown_special_episodes" title="List of WWE SmackDown special episodes">special episodes</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_NXT" title="WWE NXT">NXT</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WWE_NXT_seasons_1%E2%80%935" title="WWE NXT seasons 1–5">Seasons 1–5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_WWE_NXT_special_episodes" title="List of WWE NXT special episodes">special episodes</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_NXT_Level_Up" title="WWE NXT Level Up">NXT Level Up</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Speed" title="WWE Speed">Speed</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Main_Event" title="WWE Main Event">Main Event</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Recap shows</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Afterburn" title="WWE Afterburn">Afterburn</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Bottom_Line" title="WWE Bottom Line">Bottom Line</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Week_in_WWE_(TV_show)" class="mw-redirect" title="This Week in WWE (TV show)">This Week in WWE</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Vintage" class="mw-redirect" title="WWE Vintage">Vintage</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Wal3ooha" title="WWE Wal3ooha">Wal3ooha</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Seasonal shows<br /> and specials</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Biography:_WWE_Legends" title="Biography: WWE Legends">Biography: WWE Legends</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Miz_%26_Mrs." title="Miz & Mrs.">Miz & Mrs.</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WWE%27s_Most_Wanted_Treasures" title="WWE's Most Wanted Treasures">Most Wanted Treasures</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Rivals" title="WWE Rivals">Rivals</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night%27s_Main_Event" title="Saturday Night's Main Event">Saturday Night's Main Event</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Tribute_to_the_Troops" title="WWE Tribute to the Troops">Tribute to the Troops</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Tribute_to_the_Troops_results" title="WWE Tribute to the Troops results">results</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_WWE_pay-per-view_and_livestreaming_supercards" title="List of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards">Pay-per-view and<br />WWE Network events</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble" title="Royal Rumble">Royal Rumble</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Elimination_Chamber" title="WWE Elimination Chamber">Elimination Chamber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NXT_Stand_%26_Deliver" title="NXT Stand & Deliver">NXT Stand & Deliver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WrestleMania" title="WrestleMania">WrestleMania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Backlash" title="WWE Backlash">Backlash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Ring" title="King of the Ring">King of the Ring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Clash_at_the_Castle" class="mw-redirect" title="WWE Clash at the Castle">Clash at the Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Money_in_the_Bank" title="WWE Money in the Bank">Money in the Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SummerSlam" title="SummerSlam">SummerSlam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Bash_in_Berlin" class="mw-redirect" title="WWE Bash in Berlin">Bash in Berlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Bad_Blood" title="WWE Bad Blood">Bad Blood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="WWE in Saudi Arabia">WWE in Saudi Arabia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Crown_Jewel" title="WWE Crown Jewel">Crown Jewel</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Survivor_Series" title="Survivor Series">Survivor Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NXT_Deadline" title="NXT Deadline">NXT Deadline</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_WWE_broadcasters" title="List of WWE broadcasters">Broadcasting rights</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Home bases</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/UFC_Apex" title="UFC Apex">UFC Apex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Performance_Center" title="WWE Performance Center">WWE Performance Center</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amway_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Amway Center">Amway Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Full_Sail_University" title="Full Sail University">Full Sail University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tropicana_Field" title="Tropicana Field">Tropicana Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yuengling_Center" title="Yuengling Center">Yuengling Center</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_WWE_personnel" title="List of WWE personnel"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: ; text-decoration: inherit;">Personnel</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame" title="WWE Hall of Fame">Hall of Fame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_former_WWE_personnel" title="List of former WWE personnel">Former personnel</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_former_WWE_personnel_(A%E2%80%93C)" title="List of former WWE personnel (A–C)">A–C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_former_WWE_personnel_(D%E2%80%93H)" title="List of former WWE personnel (D–H)">D–H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_former_WWE_personnel_(I%E2%80%93M)" title="List of former WWE personnel (I–M)">I–M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_former_WWE_personnel_(N%E2%80%93R)" title="List of former WWE personnel (N–R)">N–R</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_former_WWE_personnel_(S%E2%80%93Z)" title="List of former WWE personnel (S–Z)">S–Z</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Notable rivalries<br /> and matches</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_the_Giant%E2%80%93Hulk_Hogan_rivalry" title="André the Giant–Hulk Hogan rivalry">André the Giant–Hulk Hogan rivalry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bret_Hart_vs._Tom_Magee" title="Bret Hart vs. Tom Magee">Bret Hart vs. Tom Magee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mankind_vs._The_Undertaker" title="Mankind vs. The Undertaker">Mankind vs. The Undertaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Streak_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Streak (professional wrestling)">The Streak</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Affiliated properties</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_2K" title="WWE 2K">WWE 2K</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Books" title="WWE Books">WWE Books</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Libraries" title="WWE Libraries">WWE Legacy Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Music_Group" title="WWE Music Group">WWE Music Group</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Music_Group_discography" class="mw-redirect" title="WWE Music Group discography">Discography</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Network" title="WWE Network">WWE Network</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Network_(Canadian_TV_channel)" title="WWE Network (Canadian TV channel)">Canada</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Studios" title="WWE Studios">WWE Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tapout_(clothing_brand)" title="Tapout (clothing brand)">Tapout</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct businesses</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Bodybuilding_Federation" title="World Bodybuilding Federation">World Bodybuilding Federation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_World_(WWE)" title="The World (WWE)">The World</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Classics_on_Demand" title="WWE Classics on Demand">WWE Classics on Demand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Home_Video" title="WWE Home Video">WWE Home Video</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Niagara_Falls" title="WWE Niagara Falls">WWE Niagara Falls</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Magazine" title="WWE Magazine">WWE Magazine</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Podcast_Network" title="WWE Podcast Network">WWE Podcast Network</a></li> <li>XFL <ul><li><a href="/wiki/XFL_(2001)" title="XFL (2001)">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/XFL_(2020%E2%80%932023)" title="XFL (2020–2023)">2020</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Notable acquisitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Wrestling_Association" title="American Wrestling Association">American Wrestling Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dragon_Gate_USA" title="Dragon Gate USA">Dragon Gate USA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evolve_(professional_wrestling)" title="Evolve (professional wrestling)">Evolve</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Extreme Championship Wrestling</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WWE_ECW" title="WWE ECW">WWE revival</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida_Championship_Wrestling" title="Florida Championship Wrestling">Florida Championship Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Championship_Wrestling" title="Georgia Championship Wrestling">Georgia Championship Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Global_Wrestling_Federation" title="Global Wrestling Federation">Global Wrestling Federation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heartland_Wrestling_Association" title="Heartland Wrestling Association">Heartland Wrestling Association</a> (video library)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Championship_Wrestling" title="International Championship Wrestling">International Championship Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smoky_Mountain_Wrestling" title="Smoky Mountain Wrestling">Smoky Mountain Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Championship_Wrestling" title="World Championship Wrestling">World Championship Wrestling</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_World_Championship_Wrestling" title="History of World Championship Wrestling">history</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Who_Killed_WCW%3F" title="Who Killed WCW?">Who Killed WCW?</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Class_Championship_Wrestling" title="World Class Championship Wrestling">World Class Championship Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Wrestling_Council" title="World Wrestling Council">World Wrestling Council</a> (video library)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Investments</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Avid_Technology" title="Avid Technology">Avid Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cloud9" title="Cloud9">Cloud9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DraftKings" title="DraftKings">DraftKings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drone_Racing_League" title="Drone Racing League">Drone Racing League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FloSports" title="FloSports">FloSports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvel_Experience" title="Marvel Experience">Marvel Experience</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phunware" title="Phunware">Phunware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_Lacrosse_League" title="Premier Lacrosse League">Premier Lacrosse League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tout_(company)" title="Tout (company)">Tout</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related companies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Owners</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/TKO_Group_Holdings" title="TKO Group Holdings">TKO Group Holdings</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Endeavor_(company)" title="Endeavor (company)">Endeavor</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sister company</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Fighting_Championship" title="Ultimate Fighting Championship">Ultimate Fighting Championship</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Partnerships</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/All_Japan_Pro_Wrestling" title="All Japan Pro Wrestling">All Japan Pro Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Game_Changer_Wrestling" title="Game Changer Wrestling">Game Changer Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_Noah" title="Pro Wrestling Noah">Pro Wrestling Noah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dream_Star_Fighting_Marigold" title="Dream Star Fighting Marigold">Dream Star Fighting Marigold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reality_of_Wrestling" title="Reality of Wrestling">Reality of Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Total_Nonstop_Action_Wrestling" title="Total Nonstop Action Wrestling">Total Nonstop Action Wrestling</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lucha_Libre_AAA_Worldwide" title="Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide">AAA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deep_South_Wrestling" title="Deep South Wrestling">Deep South Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Insane_Championship_Wrestling" title="Insane Championship Wrestling">Insane Championship Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Wrestling_Association_(Puerto_Rico)" title="International Wrestling Association (Puerto Rico)">International Wrestling Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Championship_Wrestling" title="Memphis Championship Wrestling">Memphis Championship Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michinoku_Pro_Wrestling" title="Michinoku Pro Wrestling">Michinoku Pro Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Wrestling_Alliance" title="National Wrestling Alliance">National Wrestling Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Japan_Pro-Wrestling" title="New Japan Pro-Wrestling">New Japan Pro-Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley_Wrestling" title="Ohio Valley Wrestling">Ohio Valley Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Power_Pro_Wrestling" title="Power Pro Wrestling">Power Pro Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Progress_Wrestling" title="Progress Wrestling">Progress Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smoky_Mountain_Wrestling" title="Smoky Mountain Wrestling">Smoky Mountain Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_World_of_Sports" title="Super World of Sports">Super World of Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Pro_Wrestling" title="Ultimate Pro Wrestling">Ultimate Pro Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Wrestling_Association" title="United States Wrestling Association">United States Wrestling Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Lucha_Libre" title="Universal Lucha Libre">Universal Lucha Libre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Wrestling_Association" title="Universal Wrestling Association">Universal Wrestling Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Wrestling_Federation_(Japan)" title="Universal Wrestling Federation (Japan)">Universal Wrestling Federation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WAR_(wrestling_promotion)" title="WAR (wrestling promotion)">WAR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westside_Xtreme_Wrestling" title="Westside Xtreme Wrestling">Westside Xtreme Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Wrestling_Alliance_(Massachusetts)" title="World Wrestling Alliance (Massachusetts)">World Wrestling Alliance</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Championships</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_champions_in_WWE" title="List of current champions in WWE">Current champions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_former_championships_in_WWE" title="List of former championships in WWE">Former championships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_world_champions_in_WWE_born_outside_the_United_States" title="List of world champions in WWE born outside the United States">Foreign champions</a></li> <li>Types of championships <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Secondary_championships_in_WWE" title="Secondary championships in WWE">Secondary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tag_team_championships_in_WWE" title="Tag team championships in WWE">Tag team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_championships_in_WWE" title="Women's championships in WWE">Women's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_championships_in_WWE" title="World championships in WWE">World</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Accomplishments</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Diva_Search" title="WWE Diva Search">Diva Search</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Money_in_the_Bank_ladder_match" title="Money in the Bank ladder match">Money in the Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Tough_Enough" title="WWE Tough Enough">Tough Enough</a></li> <li>Awards <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Slammy_Award" title="Slammy Award">Slammys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NXT_Year-End_Award" title="NXT Year-End Award">NXT Year-End</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Year-End_Award" title="WWE Year-End Award">WWE Year-End</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Slam_(professional_wrestling)" title="Grand Slam (professional wrestling)">Grand Slam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triple_Crown_(professional_wrestling)" title="Triple Crown (professional wrestling)">Triple Crown</a></li> <li>Battle royals <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_the_Giant_Memorial_Battle_Royal" title="André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal">André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_match" title="Royal Rumble match">Royal Rumble</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_Women%27s_Battle_Royal" title="WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal">WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_tournaments" class="mw-redirect" title="WWE tournaments">Tournaments</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WWF_Brawl_for_All" title="WWF Brawl for All">Brawl for All</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cruiserweight_Classic" title="Cruiserweight Classic">Cruiserweight Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dusty_Rhodes_Tag_Team_Classic" title="Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic">Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Ring_tournament" title="King of the Ring tournament">King of the Ring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mae_Young_Classic" title="Mae Young Classic">Mae Young Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Mixed_Match_Challenge" title="WWE Mixed Match Challenge">Mixed Match Challenge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NXT_Breakout_Tournament" title="NXT Breakout Tournament">NXT Breakout Tournament</a></li> <li><a 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Axxess</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_action_figures" title="WWE action figures">WWE action figures</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wrestling_Superstars" title="Wrestling Superstars">LJN Wrestling Superstars</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_ID_and_WWE_NIL" title="WWE ID and WWE NIL">WWE ID and WWE NIL</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="23x15px&#124;border_&#124;alt=United_States&#124;link=United_States_Professional_wrestling_in_the_United_States" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div id="Active_promotions"><b>Active promotions</b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;white-space:normal;">National promotions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/All_Elite_Wrestling" title="All Elite Wrestling">All Elite Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Wrestling" title="Major League Wrestling">Major League Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Wrestling_Alliance" title="National Wrestling Alliance">National Wrestling Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ring_of_Honor" title="Ring of Honor">Ring of Honor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Total_Nonstop_Action_Wrestling" title="Total Nonstop Action Wrestling">Total Nonstop Action Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_women%27s_wrestling_promotions_in_the_United_States" title="List of women's wrestling promotions in the United States">Women's</a>:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Women_of_Wrestling" title="Women of Wrestling">Women of Wrestling</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;white-space:normal;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_independent_wrestling_promotions_in_the_United_States" title="List of independent wrestling promotions in the United States">Independent promotions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AAW_Wrestling" title="AAW Wrestling">AAW Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Pro_Wrestling" title="All Pro Wrestling">All Pro Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beyond_Wrestling" title="Beyond Wrestling">Beyond Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Championship_Wrestling_from_Hollywood" title="Championship Wrestling from Hollywood">Championship Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaotic_Wrestling" title="Chaotic Wrestling">Chaotic Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combat_Zone_Wrestling" title="Combat Zone Wrestling">Combat Zone Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coastal_Championship_Wrestling" title="Coastal Championship Wrestling">Coastal Championship Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deadlock_Pro-Wrestling" title="Deadlock Pro-Wrestling">Deadlock Pro-Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DEFY_Wrestling" title="DEFY Wrestling">DEFY Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Coast_Wrestling_Association" title="East Coast Wrestling Association">East Coast Wrestling Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Empire_Wrestling_Federation" title="Empire Wrestling Federation">Empire Wrestling Federation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NWA_Exodus_Pro_Midwest" title="NWA Exodus Pro Midwest">Exodus Pro Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Full_Impact_Pro" title="Full Impact Pro">Full Impact Pro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Game_Changer_Wrestling" title="Game Changer Wrestling">Game Changer Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hoodslam" title="Hoodslam">Hoodslam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/House_of_Glory" title="House of Glory">House of Glory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Wrestling_Federation" title="Independent Wrestling Federation">Independent Wrestling Federation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Innovate_Pro_Wrestling" title="Innovate Pro Wrestling">Innovate Pro Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juggalo_Championship_Wrestling" title="Juggalo Championship Wrestling">Juggalo Championship Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaiju_Big_Battel" title="Kaiju Big Battel">Kaiju Big Battel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keystone_State_Wrestling_Alliance" title="Keystone State Wrestling Alliance">Keystone State Wrestling Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Main_Event_Championship_Wrestling" title="Main Event Championship Wrestling">Main Event Championship Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MCW_Pro_Wrestling" title="MCW Pro Wrestling">MCW Pro Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northeast_Wrestling" title="Northeast Wrestling">Northeast Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley_Wrestling" title="Ohio Valley Wrestling">Ohio Valley Wrestling </a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PCW_Ultra" title="PCW Ultra">PCW Ultra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_Guerrilla" title="Pro Wrestling Guerrilla">Pro Wrestling Guerrilla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premiere_Wrestling_Xperience" title="Premiere Wrestling Xperience">Premiere Wrestling Xperience</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reality_of_Wrestling" title="Reality of Wrestling">Reality of Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_States_Wrestling" title="Southern States Wrestling">Southern States Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ultra_Championship_Wrestling-Zero" title="Ultra Championship Wrestling-Zero">Ultra Championship Wrestling-Zero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrior_Wrestling" title="Warrior Wrestling">Warrior Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harley_Race%27s_Wrestling_Academy" title="Harley Race's Wrestling Academy">World League Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Xtreme_Wrestling" title="World Xtreme Wrestling">World Xtreme Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xtreme_Pro_Wrestling" title="Xtreme Pro Wrestling">Xtreme Pro Wrestling</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Women's:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shine_Wrestling" title="Shine Wrestling">Shine Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sukeban_(professional_wrestling)" title="Sukeban (professional wrestling)">Sukeban</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women_Superstars_United" title="Women Superstars United">Women Superstars United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Wrestling_Army" title="Women's Wrestling Army">Women's Wrestling Army</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;white-space:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Puerto_Rico" title="Professional wrestling in Puerto Rico">Puerto Rican promotions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/International_Wrestling_Association_(Puerto_Rico)" title="International Wrestling Association (Puerto Rico)">IWA Puerto Rico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Liga_Wrestling" title="La Liga Wrestling">La Liga Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Wrestling_Council" title="World Wrestling Council">World Wrestling Council</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;white-space:normal;">Governing bodies and interpromotional alliances</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Wrestling_Network" title="United Wrestling Network">United Wrestling Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWNLive" title="WWNLive">WWNLive</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;white-space:normal;">Notable <a href="/wiki/List_of_professional_wrestling_television_series" title="List of professional wrestling television series">TV programs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/AEW_Collision" title="AEW Collision">AEW Collision</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/AEW_Dynamite" title="AEW Dynamite">AEW Dynamite</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/AEW_Rampage" title="AEW Rampage">AEW Rampage</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/TNA_Impact!" title="TNA Impact!">TNA Impact!</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_NXT" title="WWE NXT">WWE NXT</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Raw" title="WWE Raw">WWE Raw</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_SmackDown" title="WWE SmackDown">WWE SmackDown</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;white-space:normal;">Notable streaming programs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/NWA_Powerrr" title="NWA Powerrr">NWA Powerrr</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ring_of_Honor_Wrestling" title="Ring of Honor Wrestling">Ring of Honor Wrestling</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/TNA_Xplosion" title="TNA Xplosion">TNA Xplosion</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Main_Event" title="WWE Main Event">WWE Main Event</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_NXT_Level_Up" title="WWE NXT Level Up">WWE NXT Level Up</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Speed" title="WWE Speed">WWE Speed</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div id="Defunct_promotions"><b>Defunct promotions</b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;white-space:normal;">National promotions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Wrestling_Association" title="American Wrestling Association">American Wrestling Association</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Extreme Championship Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Crockett_Promotions" title="Jim Crockett Promotions">Jim Crockett Promotions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Wrestling_Federation_(Bill_Watts)" title="Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts)">Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Wrestling_Federation_(Herb_Abrams)" title="Universal Wrestling Federation (Herb Abrams)">Universal Wrestling Federation (Herb Abrams)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Championship_Wrestling" title="World Championship Wrestling">World Championship Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Class_Championship_Wrestling" title="World Class Championship Wrestling">World Class Championship Wrestling</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;white-space:normal;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_independent_wrestling_promotions_in_the_United_States" title="List of independent wrestling promotions in the United States">Independent promotions</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Wrestling_Alliance_territories" title="List of National Wrestling Alliance territories">regional territories</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/50th_State_Big_Time_Wrestling" title="50th State Big Time Wrestling">50th State Big Time Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Wrestling_Federation" title="American Wrestling Federation">American Wrestling Federation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assault_Championship_Wrestling" title="Assault Championship Wrestling">Assault Championship Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Time_Wrestling_(Boston)" title="Big Time Wrestling (Boston)">Big Time Wrestling (Boston)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Time_Wrestling_(Detroit)" title="Big Time Wrestling (Detroit)">Big Time Wrestling (Detroit)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Time_Wrestling_(San_Francisco)" title="Big Time Wrestling (San Francisco)">Big Time Wrestling (San Francisco)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capitol_Wrestling_Corporation" title="Capitol Wrestling Corporation">Capitol Wrestling Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Century_Wrestling_Alliance" title="Century Wrestling Alliance">Century Wrestling Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Championship_Wrestling_from_Florida" title="Championship Wrestling from Florida">Championship Wrestling from Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chikara_(professional_wrestling)" title="Chikara (professional wrestling)">Chikara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_Championship_Wrestling" title="Continental Championship Wrestling">Continental Championship Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_Wrestling_Association" title="Continental Wrestling Association">Continental Wrestling Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CWF_Mid-Atlantic" title="CWF Mid-Atlantic">CWF Mid-Atlantic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deep_South_Wrestling" title="Deep South Wrestling">Deep South Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dragon_Gate_USA" title="Dragon Gate USA">Dragon Gate USA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extreme_Rising" title="Extreme Rising">Extreme Rising</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evolve_(professional_wrestling)" title="Evolve (professional wrestling)">Evolve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Family_Wrestling_Entertainment" title="Family Wrestling 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