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Names of the wrestlers from countries where the family names come before the given names will be listed as such japan, korea, etc. Wrestlers assigned to the ecw brand wrestled predominately on the ecw television program and ecw branded or cobranded payperview events. The little wrestling promotion that could and did change everything tod gordon started eastern championship wrestling in 1992, with the first event being held on february 25, at the original sports bar in philadelphia, pa as a member of the national wrestling alliance. It was introduced in national wrestling alliance nwa affiliate and ecw precursor, eastern championship wrestling in 1992, but was established under ecw in 1994. August 22nd, 2008 ncw heatwave dedham, ma loomis utilized a championship match he had won earlier in the night against rob the giant araujo in the luck of the draw lottery to challenge summers for the title moments after summers defeated evan hawkeye hunter. Eastern championship wrestling 2nd opening 1994 youtube. It was the original world title of the extreme championship wrestling promotion, later used in wwe as the world title of the ecw brand and one of three in wwe, complementing the wwe championship and.
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The company was originally known as eastern championship wrestling and was owned by. Extreme championship wrestling ecw extreme championship wrestling ecw inactive promotion in the americas region. Ecw eastern championship wrestling extreme championship wrestling wweworld wrestling entertainment world heavyweight title history april 25, 1992present. Eastern championship wrestling results online world of. This mode pits you against each of the eleven other computer opponents twice before you finally face the wcw master. Feb 21, 2008 in 1995 when paul heyman withdrew eastern from the nwa. November 5, 1994november to remember in philadelphia, pennsylvania at ecw arena.
Nwaecw world heavyweight championship belt19921996 ecw world championship belt19961998. Welcome to the extreme playground that is eastern championship wrestling. Extreme championship wrestling ecw, was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in philadelphia, pennsylvania in 1992 by tod gordon and closed when his successor, paul heyman, declared bankruptcy in april 2001. These two features make world championship wrestling one of the best wrestling titles to date. South dakota state the jackrabbits and huskers have a rich tradition together having faced 30 times in the two schools histories. Contentsshow eastern championship wrestling 19921994 extreme championship. Iwa east coast february 27, 2016 zero g tournament 2016 nitro, wv download. Ecw wrestling history list of ecw world heavyweight champions. He died on april 12, 2016 in spring lake heights, new jersey. Formed in 1948, the national wrestling alliance nwa was the most recognized brand and largest governing body in professional wrestling. The flagship program for extreme formerly nwa eastern championship wrestling, featuring a unique combination of wild, hardcore brawls, intense promos and the best wrestling anywhere, featuring the innovator of violence tommy dreamer, the hardcore legend terry funk, the hardcore icon the sandman, the human suplex machine taz. Ecw was originally known as eastern wrestling championship and was originally owned by. The idea was to give wrestlers a place to better themselves, 22. James jim fullington born june 16, 1963 in sandy, utah is an american professional wrestler who is best known for wrestling with extreme championship wrestling ecw under the ring name, the sandman.
The brand was established on may 25, 2006, as a revival of the extreme championship wrestling ecw promotion and was discontinued on february 16, 2010. There were 32 ecw world heavyweight champions from ecws formation as eastern championship wrestling until the wwe deactivated the ecw championship for the final time. This era changes greatly from the beginning to the time in august of 94 that the nwa and eastern split after the infamous nwa whc tourney that resulted in shane declaring himself the first ecw whc. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The ecw world heavyweight championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in extreme championship wrestling ecw and world wrestling entertainment wwe. Eastern championship wrestling 2nd opening 1994 tristen x. After subsequently purchasing the assets of ecw, world wrestling. In january 2008, colours tv on dish network and the nwa announced that they. Jan 15, 2012 the eastern states wrestling classic has quickly become one of the toughest high school wrestling tournaments in the country. In the early 1990s, eastern championship wrestling ecw was a. The grand champion will receive a championship belt and will earn a seat in a newly developed mma team. Extreme championship wrestling pro wrestling fandom. Used for the wwe brand extention revival of the weekly ecw television show. However, its origin is attributed to events that began in the national wrestling alliance nwa, an organization with many members promotions.
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Boldface denotes active wrestlers and highest medal count among all wrestlers including these who not included in these tables per type. The flagship program for extreme formerly nwa eastern championship wrestling, featuring a unique combination of wild, hardcore brawls, intense promos and the best wrestling anywhere, featuring the innovator of violence tommy dreamer, the hardcore legend terry funk, the hardcore icon the sandman, the human. The story of extreme championship wrestling john lister on. It was also known as nwa maryland heavyweight championship, and only existed in 1993 title history.
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First there was the early nwa eastern championship wrestling. Tod gordon announces tv title tourny and a third announcer but eddie gilbert thinks its him but its terry funk, the. Ecw was the upstart promotion which revolutionised the wrestling industry. Histories of the pro wrestling championships recognized by the mid eastern wrestling federation in maryland. As onehalf of the cream team with longtime tag team partner dino casanova, they won the mewf tag team championship in the mid eastern wrestling federation in 1991. I know i can be the first match and get the people rocking, or be the last match of the card, the main event. In 1993, scarsdale, new york native and businessman paul heyman took over the creative end of the promotion from eddie gilbert and rechristened the promotion from eastern championship wrestling to extreme championship. Ecw championshipchampionship gallery pro wrestling fandom. The ecw maryland championship was a shortlived title in eastern championship wrestling, later known as extreme championship wrestling. November to remember usually abbreviated to n2r was a professional wrestling event that was produced by eastern championship wrestling and extreme championship wrestling ecw. Eastern championship wrestling tv series 19932000 imdb.
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Fan information and schedule for the 16th annual eastern states classic wrestling tournament at sullivan community college. Hughes, tommy dreamer b tommy cairo by knock out, dean malenko b the tazmaniac, shane douglas b ron simmons to retain the television. Alternative pro wrestling, 20082012, royston, georgia, nwa georgia. Under the control of the nwa board of directors consisting of various prominent, regional promoters, the organization acted as a governing body for the nwas national territory system which recognized one world champion, participated in talent exchanges. And though santana will remain known for his work in wwf, he became a key performer for a small outfit called eastern championship wrestling. Secw was already alive in knoxville, tennessee see the knoxville section here where promoter ron fuller had been running since 1974. Past midlands resultsbrackets northwestern university. Nwa ecw heavyweight champion terry funk defends the gold against the franchise shane douglas as ecw builds to the night the line was crossed, tommy dreamer and badd company team up against the nwa ecw tag team champions kevin sullivan and the tazmaniac with johnny hot body, a recap of jasons stables issues with the sandman and tommy cairo, and more. The official 201920 wrestling roster for the northwestern university wildcats. Oct 17, 2015 eastern championship wrestling 2nd opening 1994 tristen x. Anthony durante was born on july 25, 1967 in pennsylvania, usa.
The top four place winners in each weight class advance to the regional tournament. Nwa ecw eastern championship wrestling late 1993 intro. Fan info and schedule for the 16th annual eastern states classic. In 1993, scarsdale, new york, native and businessman paul heyman took over the creative end of the promotion from eddie gilbert and rechristened the promotion from eastern championship wrestling. Eastern championship wrestling becomes extreme championship wrestling. When he was wrestling for ecw he was nicknamed a hardcore icon. This is a list of professional wrestlers and other people who appeared in the reincarnation of world wrestling entertainments ecw brand from 2006 through 2010. Heavyweight title southern division southeastern heavyweight title southern. Though some might complain about koopers few vocals, the guest vocalists including mickey thomas and valerie carter do outstanding work on als terrific song choices and arrangements. From the landmark arena in cornelia,ga, ncw was founded in 1995. World championship wrestling download game gamefabrique.
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