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WWE ECW (officially known as simply ECW and colloquially known as ECW on Sci-Fi or ECW on Syfy and WWECW, a portmanteau of both "WWE" and "ECW") is an American professional wrestling television program that was produced by WWE, based on the independent Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) promotion that lasted from 1992 to 2001.
With rejuvenated interest in the ECW product, WWE began exploring the possibility of reviving the promotion full-time. On May 25, 2006, WWE announced the launch of ECW as a stand-alone brand, congruous to Raw and SmackDown!, with its own show on Sci Fi (now Syfy). [4] On May 29, the WWE held their 2006 brand extension draft.
By 2005, WWE began reintroducing ECW through content from the ECW video library and a series of books, which included the release of The Rise and Fall of ECW documentary. [32] With heightened and rejuvenated interest in the ECW franchise, WWE organized ECW One Night Stand on June 12, a reunion event that featured ECW alumni. [32]
The former owner of Philly-based ECW has been a star in WWE since his promotion folded. Wrestlemania weekend, he'll be inducted in the hall of fame. ECW promotor, legendary manager Paul Heyman WWE ...
On May 25, 2006, WWE announced a launch of a new brand, ECW, a revival of the former 1990s promotion. [3] The new brand debuted on Sci Fi on June 13, 2006, [3] with its final episode on February 16, 2010, on the rebranded Syfy. The ECW brand was dissolved and its show was replaced the following week with the reality series, WWE NXT. [4]
WWE Libraries Inc., [2] branded as the WWE Legacy Department, [3] is an American media company that consists of the largest collection of professional wrestling videos and copyrights in the world. [4] The Legacy Department is a subsidiary of WWE, the professional wrestling subsidiary of TKO Group Holdings.
WWE: ECW and Raw: 43 Mark Henry: June 29, 2008: Night of Champions: Dallas, TX: 1 70: 69 This was a triple threat match also involving the SmackDown brand's Big Show. The title is once again exclusive to ECW due to Mark Henry being a member of the ECW roster. [57] [58] WWE: ECW: 44 Matt Hardy: September 7, 2008: Unforgiven: Cleveland, OH: 1 127 ...
Eastern Championship Wrestling/Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) is a defunct professional wrestling promotion based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that operated from 1992 to 2001. Over the course of its existence, ECW staged regular supercards and, beginning in 1997, pay-per-view events.