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WWE Reveal Footage Of Previously Unseen Plans For The ECW Championship In 2008
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WWE released the following video on their WWE Vault YouTube channel featuring footage of previously unseen plans for the ECW Championship design back in 2008. The unusued design was originally planned for CM Punk during his run, however the design was not received well, with a different design used later by the company.
Sabu To Be Inducted Into 2024 Indie Wrestling Hall Of Fame
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Game Changer Wrestling have announced that ECW legend Sabu will be inducted into the 2024 Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame on April 7th. The event will take place at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and air live on GCW’s official YouTube channel. *2024 Indie HoF Update* Inductee #5:SABU Inducted by:TBA Also Announced:Steve CorinoTrent Continue Reading »
Rob Van Dam Discusses How Paul Heyman Helped To Change The Wrestling Business
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In a recent interview with SportsKeeda’s WrestleBinge podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Rob Van Dam discussed several topics, including Paul Heyman being inducted into the 2024 WWE Hall of Fame, and how Paul Heyman helped to change the wrestling business in the 1990’s. “It’s pretty cool they’re giving him his flowers, because he was the Continue Reading »
ECW Original Chris Chetti Returning To The Ring As Part Of CAP Frostbite 2 On December 14th
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Create A Pro Wrestling have announced that ECW original Chris Chetti will be making his return to the ring for the first time since April 2013 as part of their Frostbite 2 event on Thursday, December 14th at the Create A Pro Wrestling Academy in Hicksville, New York. Chetti will be teaming up with Brian Continue Reading »
Justin Credible Added To GCW C’mon Dude On December 2nd
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Game Changer Wrestling have announced that former ECW star Justin Credible has been added to their GCW C’mon Dude event on Saturday, December 2nd. The event will take place at The Webster in Hartford, Connecticut and air live on FITE+. *HARTFORD UPDATE* Just Signed: JUSTIN CREDIBLE returns to GCW on 12/2 in HARTFORD! Plus:Blake Christian Continue Reading »
Justin Credible Opens Up On His Struggles With Addiction
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In an interview with WWE Hall Of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin, former WWE and ECW superstar Justin Credible discussed a variety of topics and opened up on his struggles with addiction. “As everybody knows, I’ve had a history with drug and alcohol and substance abuse for a long time, and I got clean off Continue Reading »
Justin Credible Thanks WWE For Helping Him Turn His Life Around
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In a series of posts on his official Twitter account, former WWE and ECW superstar Justin Credible (PJ Polaco) thanked the WWE and their Wellness Policy for helping him to turn his life around. When I retired from pro wrestling I honestly didn’t think I would miss it all that much. The last year of Continue Reading »
Taz Undergoing Surgery Today
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Former ECW World Champion Taz will be undergoing surgery on his hand today in an attempt to repair nerve damage that has led to a loss of feeling, muscle atrophy and an inability for him to grip things with his right hand. Taz noted recently that he has nerve damage in his neck from his Continue Reading »
Taz Scheduled To Undergo Surgery
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Former ECW World Champion Taz made an announcement on The Taz Show on CBS Radio this morning that he will be undergoing surgery on his hand soon in an attempt to repair nerve damage that has led to him losing feeling and an inability to grip with his right hand. Taz noted that nerve damage Continue Reading »
New ECW, WCCW & WWE Old School Content Added To WWE Network
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WWE sent out the following: More ECW, WCCW and WWE Old School Nearly 200 episodes of classic footage from ECW, WCCW and WWE Old School are now available on demand on WWE Network. Watch the final year of WWE’s ECW franchise, various classic episodes of World Class Championship Wrestling spanning 1981-85 and unforgettable WWE Old Continue Reading »
UFC Welterweight Star Enlists Former WWE & ECW Wrestler Stevie Richards At Strength & Conditioning Coach
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The following was sent to Wrestling-News.Net: #8 World Ranked UFC Welterweight star Colby “Chaos” Covington (12-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) has enlisted professional wrestler and fitness expert Stevie Richards of Stevie Richards Fitness (stevierichardsfitness.com) to join his camp as a strength and conditioning coach. Stevie Richards is known for his tremendous work ethic and in-ring shape Continue Reading »
Raven Discusses Why Scripted Promos Are Ruining Wrestling
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In an interview with ESPN, former ECW, WWE and WCW superstar Raven commented on why he believes that scripted promos are ruining the wrestling business. “I think it’s bad for the business. Now they write promos for people. In the old days, you got bullet points. They said, ‘Here are the points you gotta hit, Continue Reading »
WWE-Era ECW Content Now Available On WWE Network
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WWE have added WWE-era Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) content to the WWE Network, which includes the first 143 episodes of the show, as well as the WWE versus ECW special. For those wondering, the TV episodes run from June 13th, 2006 up to March 2nd, 2009, with more episodes to be added over the Summer. Continue Reading »
Al Snow Addresses His Arrest Earlier This Week
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In several posts on his official Twitter account, Al Snow commented on the news that he was arrested on Monday in Winchester, Kentucky and later released on $234 bond. To clear up my arrest, I had a ticket from 2 years ago,broken light & expired insurance ID card,took care of it but thanks to a Continue Reading »
Stevie Richards Discusses Life After WWE & ECW, Fitness, Technology & More
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Alan Wojcik sent along the following: Former WWE & ECW Superstar, as well as a fitness guru and technology-geek podcaster, Michael Manna aka Stevie Richards joins Marc Charles for a fun chat about wrestling, fitness, and tech. Marc marks out to some bWo and Kliq questions, that make for some fun stories. What are Stevie’s Continue Reading »
Paul Heyman Discusses Fans Remembering The 20th Anniversary Of ECW Barely Legal
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In an interview with Busted Open Radio, Paul Heyman commented on fans remembering the 20th anniversary of the 1997 ECW Barely Legal pay-per-view. “20 years ago is a long time and I feel like I’ve lived many lives. In that way I’m a very blessed man. Just to pull that off and to be part Continue Reading »
The Blue Meanie Discusses Infamous Real Fight With JBL At ECW One Night Stand
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Hannibal TV sent out the following: Former WWE and ECW star “The Blue Meanie” of “The Blue World Order” talks about his infamous WWE “One Night Stand” ECW PPV real fight with JBL who Meanie had previously stood up to for bullying other wrestlers behind the scenes in WWE!
Former ECW Superstar CW Anderson Responds To Comments From Paul Heyman
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In an update on Paul Heyman taking to his Twitter account to respond to comments made by former ECW superstar CW Anderson on a recent edition of The Two Man Power Trip Of Wrestling podcast, Anderson has taken to his Facebook page to offer his response to Heyman’s comments. “Recently I did an interview that Continue Reading »
Paul Heyman Responds To Claims That He Didn’t Attempt To Save ECW During The End Of Its Run
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Speaking through his official Twitter account, former ECW owner Paul Heyman responded to comments made by former ECW superstar CW Anderson on a recent Two Man Power Trip Of Wrestling podcast where CW Anderson stated that Heyman did not try to save ECW at the end of its run. As we sit here about 2 Continue Reading »
Bubba Ray Dudley & Tommy Dreamer Hosting Seminar During WrestleMania Week
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Speaking through his official Twitter account, former WWE superstar Bubba Ray Dudley noted that he will be hosting a wrestling seminar during WrestleMania week on Thursday, March 30th at the Team 3D Wrestling Academy in Florida. One advanced member trying out will receive a scholarship for the school, as well as a future spot on Continue Reading »