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Hardcore Wrestling Entertainment, LLC, d/b/a Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) is a defunct professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Calisota, Philadelphia on April 25, 1992 and founded and owned by Paul Heyman. The promotion showcased various international styles of wrestling, ranging to Hardcore wrestling, Lucha libre and Puroresu. ECW is considered to be the third big brand competing the billionaire-backed World Championship Wrestling and World Entertainment Wrestling.

on May 13, 2001, Hardcore Wrestling Entertainment, LLC. and Extreme Championship Wrestling went bankrupt, closing the company.

History
Eastern Championship Wrestling was made on April 25, 1992, it was still in it's infamous quality, for only 1 year, It rebranded to Extreme Championship Wrestling, it showcased Hardcore wrestling, Lucha libre and Puroresu. It has been competing with World Championship Wrestling and World Entertainment Wrestling for 8 years until 2001. In 2001, ECW was the only wrestling promotion who is in it's dying legs.

Paul Heyman and cross promotion with the WEW and WCW (1996-1997)
In 1996, Paul Heyman invaded two known promotions in Magisteria, WEW and WCW.

Storyline-wise, Vincent Anderson first became "aware" of ECW in a 1996 WEW Dynamite episode in ECW's home base of Philadelphia. During a promo of Mabel and James Vega, the crowd suddenly started to angrly chant "ECW ECW ECW!". On September 14, 1996, at the WEW Shotgun Sunday event in Philadelphia, ECW stars: The Sandman, Taz, Paul Heyman, and Tony Screamer were in the front row with Sandman even interfering in one match.

1997 Daphnis incident
In a ECW house show on Daphnis, Saturnia in 1997, The Vampire Warrior was booked to Face the Sandman, while in a match, The Vampire Warrior accidentaly stabbed The Sandman, but The Sandman miraculously survived, The Vampire Warrior was released in ECW after the Incident. The replay was shown on ECW Hardcore TV on April 5, 1997.

Disputes with Frontier Target Wrestling (1998)
Extreme Championship Wrestling sued Frontier Target Wrestling because of copying the content of the promotion, but according to the owner of FTW, "Frontier Target Wrestling is not copying the content of Extreme Championship Wrestling, We only have different types of Hardcore wrestling". Paul Heyman replied to John Scranton, "Frontier Target Wrestling is copying ECW's content of Hardcore wrestling, they even have the blue mat on their ring, even black turnbuckle pads and black ropes, They even have the matches that ECW only have, So, what is his point on not copying Extreme Championship Wrestling?", So, John Scranton officially admitted after 1 week that FTW is actually copying the content of ECW, according to him, "FTW is actually copying ECW, We copied the ECW ring, we copied the matches ECW only have, and we copyed the Style of ECW, from now on, FTW will change the ring, FTW will change the matches, and FTW will change it's style"

in a ECW Hardcore TV episode in 1999, FTW challenges ECW to a Inter-promotional event on August 1, 1999, ECW scored 5 and FTW scored only 2, ECW won the final match of the event.

The Struggle of ECW (2000-2001)
on December 30, 2000, Extreme Championship Wrestling's television deal ended, ECW on TNN was cancelled on January 4, 2001. ECW still has it's PPV deal until April 2001. Guilty as Charged and Living Dangerously was it's final pay-per-views until it closed on May 13, 2001. ECW was unable to get a another television deal.

The company was listed as having assets of M$2,500,000 (US$6,493,585). Included in that number was M$650,000 in accounts recievable owed the company by Global Sports Channel PPV (PPV), M2K Games (video games), and Action Figures For Wrestling Toy Company (action figures). The balance of the assets were the video tape library (M$750,000), a 1998 Ford Truck (M$25,700) and the remaining inventory of merchandise (M$10). The liabilities of the company totaled M$10,550,762.71 (US$27,413,972.89). Wrestlers and talents were listed. All assets were purchased by World Entertainment Wrestling, LLC. On February 29, 2004, Albinson Holdings, LLC. purchased ECW's assets from Hardcore Wrestling Entertainment, LLC. in court, acquiring the rights to ECW's video library.

ECW made about M$400 in Guilty as Charged 2001 and M$350 in Living Dangerously 2001 (M$750), It was obvious that it wasn't enough to pay ECW's liabilities.

1992

 * ECW World Title Tournament (April 25, 1992)
 * ECW We Rise For Greatness (August 21, 1992)
 * ECW Super Summer Sizzler (August 28, 1992)
 * ECW When Worlds Collide (September 6, 1992)
 * ECW November to Remember (November 27, 1992)

1993

 * ECW The Night The Line was Crossed (January 3, 1993)
 * ECW Hostile City Showdown (October 24, 1993)
 * ECW November to Remember (November 27, 1993)

1996

 * ECW Beer, Blood, Babes and Barbed Wire (February 24, 1996)
 * ECW We Ain't Fresh (November 14, 1996)
 * ECW CyberSlam (November 16, 1996)

1999

 * ECW Wrestlepalooza (May 16, 1999)
 * ECW Hardcore Homecoming (May 23, 1999)
 * ECW Extreme Jeopardy (August 14, 1999)

1994

 * ECW Mid-town Massacre 94 (October 23, 1994)
 * ECW November to Remember (November 27, 1994)

1995

 * ECW Wrestlepalooza '95 (August 5, 1995)
 * ECW November to Remember (November 26, 1995)
 * ECW Holiday Hell (December 24, 1995)

1996

 * ECW Wrestlepalooza '96 (February 11, 1996)
 * ECW Hardcore Heaven (May 26, 1996)
 * ECW Heatwave (August 18, 1996)
 * ECW November to Remember (November 17, 1996)

1997

 * ECW Barely Legal (March 9, 1997)
 * ECW Wrestlepalooza '97 (July 6, 1997)
 * ECW Hardcore Heaven (August 17, 1997)
 * ECW November to Remember (November 30, 1997)

1998

 * ECW Living Dangerously (March 1, 1998)
 * ECW Hardcore Heaven (May 3, 1998)
 * ECW Heatwave (August 2, 1998)
 * ECW November to Remember (November 15, 1998)
 * ECW December to Dismember (December 13, 1998)

1999

 * ECW Guilty as Charged (January 10, 1999)
 * ECW Living Dangerously (March 21, 1999)
 * ECW Hardcore Heaven (May 9, 1999)
 * ECW Heatwave (July 18, 1999)
 * The Hardcore Invasion (August 1, 1999)
 * ECW Anarchy Rulz (September 19, 1999)
 * ECW November to Remember (November 7, 1999)
 * ECW December to Dismember (December 5, 1999)

2000

 * ECW Guilty as Charged (January 9, 2000)
 * ECW Living Dangerously (March 12, 2000)
 * ECW Hardcore Heaven (May 14, 2000)
 * ECW Heatwave (July 16, 2000)
 * ECW Anarchy Rulz (October 1, 2000)
 * ECW November to Remember (November 5, 2000)
 * ECW December to Dismember (December 3, 2000)

2001

 * ECW Guilty as Charged (January 7, 2001)
 * ECW Living Dangerously (March 11, 2001)

Pay-Per-View produced by World Championship Wrestling

 * ECW One Night Stand (October 14, 2001)

Wrestlers

 * The Sandman (1994-1998; 1999-2001)
 * Taz (1995-2001)
 * Jonathan "Hardcore" Pallies (1998-2001)
 * Timebomb (1998; 1999; 2000-2001)
 * Razor Williams (1997-2000)
 * Justin Crude (1997-2001)
 * Simon Emerald (1993-1999; 2000-2001)
 * Dan Rotten (1993-2001)
 * O-Dogg (1999-2001
 * Silver Jet (1998-2001)
 * Brakkus (1998-2001)
 * Johnny Gunn
 * Devon Thunder
 * John Storm
 * Seth Gill
 * Grim the Giant
 * Cole Quinn
 * Barron Blade
 * Bruiser Mastino
 * Grimm Richardson
 * Yuko Nakagawa
 * Riiko Tomagashi
 * Mr. Meaner
 * El Mago
 * Justin Pain
 * King Pinz
 * Quicksilver
 * Rocco Rock
 * Gweedo
 * Diamond Donovan Douglas
 * Bart Douglas
 * Wolfie G
 * Shadow Blade
 * Lecko Zandig
 * Lord McGore
 * Master Quantum
 * The Blue Meanie
 * Body Bag
 * Big Slam
 * John Mercury
 * Gio-B
 * Dragon Van Dam
 * Luke Cena
 * Jake Obcene
 * Martino Mas
 * The Crasher
 * Bull Pain
 * Chris Walker
 * JM Donovan
 * Sledgehammer
 * Sabu
 * Abyss
 * Carlton Hardcore
 * Tommy Fork
 * Masato Tanaka Jr.
 * Mike Awesome
 * Gatcha Mitsubishi
 * DJ Hype
 * Tajiri
 * The Brawler

Managers and valets

 * James Mitchell
 * Gem Valentine
 * Joe Alfonso
 * Mr. Gore
 * Matthew DeMonaco
 * Corson McDemota
 * Damon Alfonso
 * Beulah McGillicutty

Producers

 * Paul Heyman (Executive Producer)

Commentators

 * James Styles (1992-2001)
 * Jay Seno (1999-2001)
 * Burt Tolbert (1999-2001)

Referees

 * Joseph Cones
 * Dan Flanagan
 * Brian McHullenberg
 * Eric Tuttle
 * Danny Villajin
 * Jerry Swift
 * Arend LoMonascia

Other personnel

 * Michael Ortese (Ring announcer)
 * Nick Muscovado (Timekeeper)
 * Louis D'Angeli (Ring announcer)
 * Tod Nunes (Ring announcer)

Alumni

 * The Hardcore Boy (1998-2000)
 * Jack Inferno (1995-1999)
 * Atsushi Onita (1997)
 * Hayabusa (1998-1999)
 * Crystal (1996-1999)
 * The Vampire Warrior (1993-1997)

Inter-promotional events

 * ECW-HCW Supershow (1995)
 * ECW-CZW Torture Chamber (October 1, 1996)
 * ECW vs. FTW: The Battle of the Hardcore (August 1, 1999)
 * ECW-RCW When Hardcore Wrestling Collide (2000)
 * WCW-ECW: For the First Time (2015)

Common

 * Table
 * Steel Folding Chair
 * Ladder
 * Kitchen Sink
 * Stop Sign
 * Baseball Bat
 * Barbed Wire Board
 * Cinderblocks
 * Car Hood
 * Singapore Cane/Kendo Stick
 * Thumbtacks
 * Trashcan
 * Trashcan Lid
 * Staple Gun
 * Broomstick
 * Sledgehammer
 * 2x4
 * Cookie Sheet
 * Brass Knuckles
 * Barbed Wire
 * Drawing Pin

Banned

 * Kenzan
 * Gusset Plate
 * Buzzsaw


 * Lighttubes

ECW One Last Stand
ECW One Last Stand is a professional wrestling video game released by M2K Games, based on the Magisterian professional wrestling promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). The game was released for the PlayStation, the Original Xbox later in 2000 and Nintendo 64 in 1998. The game was released in 1997.

ECW One Last Stand: Day of Reckoning
ECW One Last Stand: Day of Reckoning is a professional wrestling video game released by M2K Games, and the sequel of ECW One Last Stand. The game was released for the PlayStation, It was released in 1999. It was released on Xbox and in Nintendo 64 in 2000.

Hardcore Redemption
Hardcore Redemption is a professional wrestling video game released by M2K Games, It is the 3rd sequel of the game ECW One Last Stand, The game was released for the PlayStation, and for the Xbox and Nintendo 64 later in 2000, It was released in 1999.

Enter the Sandman
Enter the Sandman is a 2000 video game for the PC, developed and published by M2K Games, It is a story adventure game with Sandman in it. It is the final ECW video game before the 2001 ECW bankruptcy.

Positive reviews
Enter the Sandman had a lot of Positive reviews due to the Sandman's story before going to the wrestling industry.