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#81 |
Last of a Dying Forum
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you could leave storm as a trainer, but honestly if you push him in the main event and give him a title run, he'd go for it. Storm in ECW was/is gold.
Speaking of this... Did they ever find Axl Rotten? |
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#82 |
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HELL FUCKING YES!!!!!!!!!!!
From PWINSIDER For ECW fans, the impossible dream may be about to become a reality. WWE has entered negotiations to book the former ECW Arena on Saturday 6/24 for an Extreme Championship Wrestling house show in Philadelphia, PA. The venue, which has been remodeled since the company shut down operations in 2001, is now known as the New Alhambra Arena. During ECW's legendary run, the former Bingo Hall was the base of operations for ECW during its rise into a cult phenomenon in 1993, hosting major ECW events every few weeks. It was also the site of the company's first PPV, Barely Legal, in April 1997. With the reputation of having the best ECW shows, the Arena was a throwback to the legendary old "smoky arenas" where the in-ring action was so intimate that you could end up with the ECW stars landing in your lap, diving over (or past you) into the third row onto their opponents, or even decimating your entire section of seating during bloody brawl. The venue quickly evolved into a special destination point for hardcore fans to converge from all over the globe for major events. Many of the fan chants and antics that have become synonymous with ECW over time were born in the venue, which was considered at the time to have the greatest of any ECW venue for atmosphere. The last official Extreme Championship Wrestling event held in the building was December 23, 2000, headlined by then-ECW World champion Steve Corino defeating Justin Credible and the Sandman in a Three-Way Dance that saw fans throw dozens of chairs into the ring. The undercard featured Mikey Whipwreck and Yoshihiro Tajiri defeating the FBI in a best of Three Falls bout, Jerry Lynn defeating Spike Dudley, CW Anderson defeating Super Crazy, EZ Money defeating Nova (now known as Simon Dean), and a six man tag featuring EZ Money & Julio Dinero & Chris Hamrick defeating Tommy Dreamer & Christian York & Joey Matthews (now known as MNM's Joey Mercury). Other stars who appeared included the final ECW World Tag Team champions Danny Doring and Roadkill, Da Baldies, Rhino, The Blue Meanie, Chilly Willy, Bilvis Wesley, Balls Mahoney, Joey Styles, Joel Gertner, and Cyrus. Since ECW shut down operations, the venue has become a haven for independent wrestling promoters. Hardcore Homecoming has run several successful events in the venue, shattering it's all time gate record last June for their debut event. Other companies past and present that have run the venue since ECW closed it's doors include Combat Zone Wrestling, JAPW, Pro Wrestling Unplugged, XPW, CHIKARA, IWA Mid-South, Ring of Honor, MLW, MECW, Women's Extreme Wrestling, among many others. TNA is slated to make their debut in the Arena on Friday 6/9, with a show titled "Hardcore War" that will be headlined by AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe vs. Christopher Daniels for the X-Division championship. I never got to go downtown to the ECW arena and may get another chance! This just better not be watered down crap. |
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#83 |
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ECW arena is the biggest piece of crap in the world.
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#85 |
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Yeah I know
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quesque fuck?
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Credit: WrestlingObserver.com
As noted, WWE has entered negotiations to book the former ECW Arena on Saturday 6/24 for an Extreme Championship Wrestling house show in Philadelphia, PA. WWE is not only looking to book the ECW Arena for a 6/24 ECW show, they are looking to book almost all the former ECW venues for shows. Cities being included are Detroit, Chicago, Poughkeepsie, Buffalo, Cleveland, Boston, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Long Island, New Jersey, Pittsburgh, and the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. According to several sources, Paul Heyman is not in Louisville, KY tonight for the OVW tapings. Heyman wrote the television show, but Al Snow is in charge of tonight's show as for the former ECW boss is currently in ECW meetings. Al told the wrestlers this morning at the meeting that Paul would be back next week. |
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I wish they'd air OVW on their website.
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