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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.
WWE ECW: Professional wrestling: 2006–10 5 seasons, 193 episodes: Also known as ECW on Sci-Fi. WWE NXT (seasons 1–3) Professional wrestling: 2010; 2021–24 3 seasons, 32 episodes (plus six specials) Also known as NXT 2.0. Moved online to multiple websites and streaming services partway through season 3. Moved again to USA Network partway ...
Syfy (a paraphrased neology of former name Sci-Fi Channel, later shortened to Sci Fi; stylized as SYFY in all caps since 2017) [a] is an American basic cable television channel, owned by the NBCUniversal Media Group division and business segment of Comcast's NBCUniversal. [1]
Soon afterwards, the company promoted shows for ECW alumni entitled, One Night Stand in 2005 and in 2006. [4] On May 25, 2006, WWE announced the launch of a new brand, ECW, a revival of original promotion. [5] The new brand would later debut its television show on the Sci Fi Channel on June 13, 2006. [6]
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.
The first person to qualify for the match was Sabu, who defeated Kevin Thorn on the October 31, 2006 episode of ECW. [13] The following week, CM Punk and Test qualified by defeating Mike Knox and Tommy Dreamer, respectively. [14] The final place was to be given to Hardcore Holly in a contract signing segment on the November 14, 2006 episode of ECW.
On June 13, 2006, WWE officially relaunched ECW as a brand equal to Raw and SmackDown! with its own show on the Sci Fi Channel. In the new ECW, The Sandman was used for the first few weeks as a character who emerged from the crowd when a non-ECW style character was annoying the audience.
After the releases of Rob Van Dam in June 2007, Balls Mahoney in April 2008 and Stevie Richards in August 2008, Dreamer was the last remaining member of ECW Originals in WWE, until his release was announced in January 2010, ending the ECW Original blood line. Eventually, ECW was cancelled on February 16, 2010, and replaced with NXT.