Saturday, October 1, 2016

High School Newspaper Classics: Remembering Extreme Championship Wrestling!

ECW was a wrestling promotion created in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon, and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001. WWE bought the rights to ECW and its video library after its 2001 closure. ECW was the first of its kind. It was best know for a loyal fan base as well as its tendency to push the envelope with storylines. The group has showcased many different styles of professional wrestling, ranging from lucha libre to hardcore wrestling. Paul Heyman’s goal for ECW was to beat WCW (WCW is now owned by WWE also). ECW was the first wrestling promotion to do a lesbian storyline in wrestling (between Beulah and Kimona Wanalaya). You readers may not be wrestling fans (and I know its fake don’t worry), but ECW really helped the wrestling business. ECW is now on the Sci Fi Channel (with the help of the WWE). ECW will never die, because the fans will make it live on!

A Quick List of ECW’s popular wrestlers!

·      Shane Douglas

·      Tommy Dreamer

·      Raven

·      The Sandman

·      Cactus Jack

·      Terry Funk

·      Sabu


·      Tazz

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