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Topic: ECW Arena


  
  WWE: TV Shows > ECW > History > The Evolution of a Bingo Hall
The Arena, as it’s commonly referred to, was the home of Extreme Chamiopnship Wrestling from 1993-2000, and played host to some of the most memorable moments in all of wrestling history.
ECW legend Tommy Dreamer, who wrestled in ECW for the duration of its first existence, remembers his first time driving to the arena.
ECW icon and fan favorite, the Sandman remembers his feelings, which were shared by a majority of the ECW locker room.
www.wwe.com /shows/ecw/history/ecwarena   (3098 words)

  
  Extreme Championship Wrestling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ECW was founded in 1992, under the name Eastern Championship Wrestling, and upon its foundation, it was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance.
Kurt Angle was at the ECW Arena the night that Sandman was "crucified." Angle, who was fresh off of his 1996 Summer Olympic gold medal win was brought to ECW by Taz.
ECW was taking big financial risks by promoting the show in California and felt that XPW was just a small indy fed (even though ECW essentially started out the same way) who was trying to get themselves over at ECW's expense.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/ECW   (4251 words)

  
 ECW One Night Stand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
In a worked shoot promo, McMahon noted that he had helped keep ECW afloat in its latter days, that many ECW stars had gone on to great success in WWE and that he was responsible for the PPV commercials.
The outnumbered Dudleys were then joined by ECW alumni The Sandman, Rhyno, Tommy Dreamer, Axl Rotten, and Balls Mahoney, who routed the WWE wrestlers and hung an ECW banner from the top rope.
A second ECW One Night Stand event is currently set for June 11, 2006, this time at the original ECW Arena.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/ECW_One_Night_Stand   (1985 words)

  
 ECW Arena Results
After the match, Hawk & Terry Funk attacked everyone.* ECW TV champ Jimmy Snuka battled Terry Funk to a no contest June 19, 1993:* Herve Rinestro battled Donn e.
Sabu wins the ECW TV title too, due to a pre-match stipulation.December 26, 1993 "Holiday Hell 1993": * Chad Austin over Pit Bull Psycho Mike* Mike Awesome over Randy Starr * ECW Tag champs Kevin Sullivan & Tasmaniac over JT Smith & Tommy Cairo * Shane Douglas over Tommy Dreamer * Mr.
All 3 men were in the ring and Taz rose his FTW title again like he did at the last Arena show.
members.tripod.com /~nWo4LifeWolfpac69/arenaresults.html   (1711 words)

  
 Coming Home - WCW.COM- August 2001
ECW offered an extreme alternative to the WWF and WCW shows, which at the time were more child-friendly and toned down.
Despite the fact that ECW had limited resources, the connection between the in-ring product and the people of Philadelphia created an on-air product which was second to none.
ECW is no longer on its own, and no longer runs shows at the Arena.
www.theraveneffect.com /info/articles/article21.htm   (1134 words)

  
 As I See It - 3/18/2003: Ten years at the ECW Arena... will they remember?
ECW created unparalleled magic in one of the most improbable locations ever to hold wrestling on a regular basis...
The final ECW match at the ECW Arena, was Steve Corino defending his ECW World Heavyweight Title over The Sandman and Justin Credible.
Ring of Honor is the inheritor of the off-the-charts technical matches ECW ran, especially between 1994-1996, and runs shows 4 blocks away from the ECW Arena at the Murphy Recreation Center.
pwbts.com /columns/b031803.html   (3050 words)

  
 Official WebSite of Roadkill the Angry Amish Warrior - ECW Tag Team Wrestling Champion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Reocrded at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, PA RoadKill vs Monsta Mack
Unknowingly to the wrestlers involved, this was the last ECW pay per view.
RoadKill was featured in the independent film entitled, "Fighting Irish." It is the true life story of a strip club bouncer and his dealings with a biker gang, who were extorting money from the club that he was employed at.
www.amishroadkill.com /amish_news.asp   (336 words)

  
 Wrestling Information Archive - ECW Arena Results - 1994
ECW Heavyweight Title Match (Triangle Match): Terry Funk drew with Sabu and Shane Douglas (60:00) in a "triangle" match to retain the title.
ECW Tag Team Title Match: Kevin Sullivan and The Tazmaniac defeated The Bruise Brothers (Ron and Don Harris) by Disqualification....Sandman defeated Chad Austin by Disqualification....
ECW Tag Team Title Match (Lumberjack Match): Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) defeated The Bruise Brothers (Ron and Don Harris) in a "lumberjack" match to retain the tag team titles....Sabu pinned Terry Funk (12:28).
www.100megsfree4.com /wiawrestling/pages/ecw/ecw1994.htm   (830 words)

  
 tOA: the Other Arena, Biography
Sabu made his ECW debut on October 1, 1993 at the ECW Arena defeating Tasmaniac (Taz).
Sabu won the ECW TV Title by pinning Terry Funk during a tag match on November 13, 1993.
As a result, the promotion buried him, leading the fans to chant "F**k Sabu!" at the ECW Arena.
www.otherarena.com /htm/cgi-bin/biography.cgi?sabu   (490 words)

  
 Extreme Championship Wrestling January - March 1994
ECW Tag Champs Kevin Sullivan & The Tazmaniac NC Ron & Don Harris in a "falls count anywhere" match.
As a result, the ECW Tag Title was held-up.
ECW Champ Terry Funk KO Shane Douglas (22:46) in a "taped fist" match.
www.prowrestlinghistory.com /ecw/results/1994a.html   (735 words)

  
 ECW Events 1995
ECW World Champion Shane Douglas pinned Tully Blanchard (9:26).
ECW Champion Shane Douglas pinned Marty Jannetty (18:19).
ECW World Tag Team Champions The Sandman and Too Cold Scorpio beat The Public Enemy (16:03) when Sandman pinned Grunge.
www.wrestletapes.net /ecw1995.html   (809 words)

  
 As I See It - 6/11/2002: Memories from The ECW Arena
I was at that first show at the ECW Arena back on May 14, 1993 when Eddie Gilbert scheduled his first show of Eastern Championship Wrestling in a nondescript looking bingo hall in a section of Philadelphia that former Strictly ECW head Tony Lewis once described as "West Hell".
The final ECW match at its home, the ECW Arena, was Steve Corino defending his ECW World Heavyweight Title over The Sandman and Justin Credible.
The ECW Arena sat vacant for several months, until Frank Iaedevia of Jersey All-Pro Wrestling ran the Arena during winter and spring 2001.
pwbts.com /columns/b061102.html   (2750 words)

  
 Extreme Championship Wrestling April - June 1994
ECW Tag Champs The Public Enemy beat Ron & Don Harris (10:02) in a "lumberjack" match when Grunge pinned Don.
ECW Tag Champs The Public Enemy beat JT Smith & Tommy Dreamer.
ECW Tag Champs The Public Enemy beat Ron & Don Harris (11:22) when Rock pinned Don.
www.prowrestlinghistory.com /ecw/results/1994b.html   (561 words)

  
 Untitled Normal Page
At ECW's premier Pay-Per-View, Barely Legal, the two clashed for the first time, one-on-one, in what was hyped as "The Grudge Match of the Century." While that match didn't live up to expecations, their future battles would.
In ECW, while Spike was on the same side of the Dudley Boyz for a short time, feuded with his whole damn family, providing fans with very brutal, bloody, and entertaining matches.
ECW Arena 1996: "The Doctor Is In" (8/3/96): Sabu d.
members.aol.com /hhh4lifedx69/ecwfeuds.htm   (2883 words)

  
 NEWSBOARD - Viking Hall aka ECW Arena aka XPW Arena   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Viking Hall (the former ECW Arena) in south Philadelphia will be home exclusively to XPW starting 1/1.
The latest former ECW star to debut in XPW will be Jerry Lynn.
Bryant also reported that XPW is planning to return to southern California in February, and that the promotion has told wrestlers that they plan to run one weekend a month in southern California and another weekend a month in Philadelphia.
www.wrestling-news.com /nm/publish/news_1630.html   (247 words)

  
 Amazon.com: ECW (Extreme Championship Wrestling) - Extreme Evolution (Uncensored) (2000): DVD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Such ECW luminaries as Rob Van Dam, Mike Awesome, and Tommy Dreamer appear in matches that certainly look far more brutal than the usual wrestling fare found in shows put on by the WWF or WCW.
ECW's first commercially-released video is a collection of classic matches hosted by the "voice of ECW", Joey Styles.
While this video is billed as being the "best of ECW", there are a lot of great matches and moments that didn't make the cut while average matches like the slightly dissapointing and extremly overhyped main event from "Barely Legal" between Taz and Sabu are included.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004U5S2?v=glance   (2387 words)

  
 Nunzio
- ECW Arena (April 18, '98) = The F.B.I. were taken down by Super Nova & the Blue Meanie.
- ECW Arena (August 8, '98) = The F.B.I. & Tommy Rich were beaten by Balls Mahoney, Axl Rotten & Spike Dudley.
- ECW Arena (December 19, '98) = The F.B.I. defeated Danny Doring & Amish Roadkill.
www.accelerator3359.com /Wrestling/bios/nunzio.html   (1531 words)

  
 ECW Arena Results   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Cyrus said he had built ECW, but Joey Styles had finally had enough of Cyrus, and said he would risk his reputation and his job, by stating that he would not interview an "*******" like him.
Cyrus took the mic and said that he was there for the ECW World Television Title, and demanded that it be handed to him, no matter what he had to do to get it.
Lou E. insulted the crowd, saying he had built himself into a star over the last four years, while the crowd in the ECW Arena was still the same bunch of losers they always was.
www.sportsonly.com /nb/6203/bin/69.html   (3228 words)

  
 SoCal UNCENSORED Forums - XPW gets exclusive lease on Viking Hall (ECW Arena)
Out of all the ECW wanna-bes, XPW is doing the best job to be the biggest prick orginization out of the three.
The quest to become ECW is again blinded by ignorance.
Black must be thrilled with his success on the east coast, and as such is going to sink tons of money into xpw in the future.
www.socaluncensored.com /board/showthread.php3?t=1961   (2429 words)

  
 ECW Arena 1993
ECW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP- Johnny Hot Body & Chris Candido (Champions) d.
ECW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP- Johnny Hot Body & Chris Michaels d.
ECW TAG TEAM TITLE TOURNAMENT, ROUND TWO- Mr.
www.geocities.com /wmnetwerk2/ecw/archives/1993.html   (561 words)

  
 Confirmed Matches For SmackDown Taping, ECW & More - WrestlingInc.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
There is a story in todays Guardian here in the UK about Sky Sports being censured by a media watchdog for showing wrestler 'who had been "killed off" after being accused of inciting anti-Muslim sentiment among fans'.
And in what could be a cryptically prophetic message, Randy Orton (17) where it says something along the lines of a win over Batista could catapult him way up on the charts.
Former ECW manager Bill Alfonso has put his autographed ECW World TV Replica belt up for sale on Ebay.
www.wrestlinginc.com /index.cfm?page=print&id=5909   (362 words)

  
 MECW Results from the ECW Arena 8-11-01
Their next show at the ECW Arena is scheduled for Sept. 22.
After the match New Jack got on the microphone and said he helped create ECW and that no one and nothing could stop the Original Gansta not even 2 broken legs, a cracked sternum, and losing his vision.
Corino talked about the last time in the ECW arena when had a great match with the Sandman and Justin Credible and said how the fans helped make the arena such a great place.
www.lordsofpain.net /news/articles/99760405881162.html   (2684 words)

  
 CZW 1/8 ECW Arena results - New Light Heavyweight Champion is...
The promotion also had to deal with 15 "letters of complaint" who it appears were sent by what we'll call "an individual" masquerading as concerned individuals in the community sent to the building and/or to the State Athletic Commission...who, according to the ECW Arena's building manager, appear to have been writtten by one individual.
At least two people in and around CZW expressed similar thoughts publicly and to State Atheltic Commission staff, who had taped the Cage of Death and could see clearly that the claims in the "letters from the community" made were unsubstantiated.
CZW returns February 5th (because of boxing scheduled at the ECW Arena for February 12th)...which may well be Super Bowl Weekend for Philadelphia.
www.wrestleview.com /news2005/1105277390.shtml   (479 words)

  
 TPWW.net - Shane Douglas Organizing ECW Reunion Show At ECW Arena
Shane Douglas is reportedly trying to organize an ECW reunion show of his own for Saturday, June 11 at the ECW Arena in Philly, according to Mike Johnson.
Word is that he is also going to try to get some of the old ECW announcers and referees for the show.
However, there are also reports that CZW has already booked the ECW Arena on June 11, so no idea what's going on there.
www.tpww.net /headlines/1108737550.html   (253 words)

  
 Update On ECW Reunion Show; ECW Arena Problems, & More - TWNPNews.com Headline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The original plan was to run the event on Saturday, June 11th at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia.
Douglas is hoping to be able to get CZW to let him run his show, however if he is unable to do so there are other backup plans in place.
He might change the date to 6/4 at the ECW Arena, or he may keep the show on 6/11 and just change to another venue.
www.twnpnews.com /messages2/12773.shtml   (167 words)

  
 CZW 3/6 ECW Arena results - Senaxis Wrestling News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Combat Zone Wrestling returned last night to the ECW Arena in front of a crowd of over 500 with "Extreme Overdrive"...
Zandig (and Hart) tried as hard as they could to get over Hart as a arrogant heel, but the Arena crowd wasn't having one bit of it Zandig finally gave up trying to heel Hart for the time being, and made a 3-way Aerial Assault Match with Hart vs. Jack Evans and.
This spot fest continued before Jack Evans hit what I can only describe as a breathtaking 630 degree kneedrop and a 630 dive off the ECW Arena stage going to the outside where Jack Evans did two beautiful dives.
senaxis.dalpoe.com /Wrestling/postopp/Newsboard/headlines/80692906.shtml   (1529 words)

  
 NEWSBOARD - East Coast Info: XPW at ECW Arena, Survivor Series at MSG   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
XPW tickets for the Philadelphia show on 8/31 at the ECW Arena went on sale today (7/23).
We will be making a big announcement the end of this week regarding the XPW show at the ECW arena.
If you are interested in going to the event, make sure you check back here this weekend for the information.
www.wrestleguide.com /nm/publish/news_850.html   (124 words)

  
 3PW 11/20 ECW Arena results: Simon Diamond returns to ECW Arena
In a less than needed storyline twist, it seems that 3PW is beginning to split up Slyk Wagner Brown and April Hunter, with Low Ki ragging on Brown that he pays "more attention to his 'piece' than his pride", and Brown leaving the ring without Hunter.
For reasons that were not clear at all, the referee reversed the decision and gave Allen the win.
For those so interested, the building is still undergoing renovations, which include parts of the building (not Arena seating area) being opened as a small youth community computer training, with the entrances to the back of the building being reconfigured accordingly.
www.wrestleview.com /news2004/1101044726.shtml   (632 words)

  
 NEWSBOARD - Official XPW Press Release- Details On ECW Arena Lease   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The lease, which was signed on October 5, begins January 1 2003 and continues through December 31, 2005 with an option to renew for another three year period.
The venue, which will be renamed the XPW Arena, will be home to XPW but will also feature a variety of sports and entertainment events from boxing and bingo to concerts and club nights.
The XPW Arena office will open on January 6th.
www.wrestling-news.com /nm/publish/news_1653.html   (237 words)

  
 CZW 10/8 ECW Arena results   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Combat Zone Wrestling returned to the ECW Arena last night with "Point of No Return" in a somewhat lackluster performance; with a good undercard, but iffy main event matches.
Toby Klein inexplicably came into the match about halfway into the match, even though the match had been listed as a three way, with a tub of thumbtacks for the match.
CZW returns to the ECW Arena on November 12.
www.gerweck.net /news/1128855916.shtml   (633 words)

  
 Big Vito
- ECW Arena (November 21, '98) = Skull Von Krush, Danny Doring, & Amish Roadkill fell to Chris Chetti, Super Nova, & the Blue Meanie.
- ECW Arena (December 19, '98) = Skull Von Krush was taken down by Spike Dudley.
- ECW Arena (August 28, '99) = Lograsso was beaten by Simon Diamond.
www.accelerator3359.com /Wrestling/bios/bigvito.html   (660 words)

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