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2300 Arena is a multipurpose indoor arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, used primarily for professional wrestling, boxing, mixed martial arts, and concert events. Originally known as Viking Hall, the venue has since been named XPW Arena, New Alhambra Sports & Entertainment Center, New Alhambra Arena, The Arena and Asylum Arena.
On October 21, 2024, WWE announced a special episode of NXT titled NXT 2300 that would take place from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which was the former home venue of the now-defunct Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) from 1993 to 2001 and was referred to as the ECW Arena. [1] WWE acquired ECW's assets in 2001, and had ...
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.
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.
One-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion. One-time ROH World Champion. [9] 12 2010 Tommy Dreamer (Thomas James Laughlin) Eddie Kingston: Two-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion. [10] 13 2011 ECW Arena Fans Greg Excellent In honor of the loyal fan base of ECW Arena. [11] 14 2014 The Blue Meanie (Brian Daniel Heffron) Al Snow: Founder of Pro-Pain ...
South Philly Jam was a professional wrestling live event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) on October 7, 1995. The event was held in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. [1] [2] Excerpts from South Philly Jam aired on episodes #129, #130, and #131 of the syndicated television show ECW Hardcore TV in ...
Break the Barrier was a professional wrestling supercard event held at Viking Hall, better known as the "ECW Arena", in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 15, 1999. The event was organized by the founders of Scoopswrestling.com, Al Isaacs, Remy Arteaga and Barbi Bistrowitz, and brought together some of the top independent wrestlers from around the country. [1]
A Matter of Respect (1998) was the second and final A Matter of Respect professional wrestling supercard event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). It took place on May 16, 1998, in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.