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Pennsylvania Heavyweight Championship
The ECW Pennsylvania State Championship was a short-lived title in ECW ECW may refer to: Professional wrestling * Extreme Championship Wrestling (originally Eastern Championship Wrestling), a professional wrestling promotion that operated from 1992 to 2001 * The Alliance (professional wrestling) (originally the WCW/E ... when it was called Eastern Championship Wrestling. It was also known as the NWA Pennsylvania Heavyweight Championship and existed in 1993. Reigns References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ecw Pennsylvania Championship Extreme Championship Wrestling championships State professional wrestling championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extreme Championship Wrestling
HHG Corporation, doing business as Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), was a professional wrestling promotion and media company that was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The promotion was founded in 1992 by Tod Gordon as National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) affiliate Eastern Championship Wrestling. The following year, businessman and wrestling promoter Paul Heyman took over the creative end of the promotion from Eddie Gilbert and rechristened the promotion as Extreme Championship Wrestling. The promotion was known for highlighting a "hardcore wrestling" style, with matches regularly featuring weapons (including the frequent use of tables and fire) and revolving around adult-themed storylines. Though the hardcore style was the main focus, ECW also showcased various international styles of professional wrestling not usually seen in the U.S., ranging from Mexican lucha libre to Japanese puroresu. Heyman's creative direction created new stars, and established ECW as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Cairo
Thomas Cairo (born February 19, 1958) is an American retired Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with Eastern Championship Wrestling from 1992 to 1994, in particular his Feud (professional wrestling), feud with The Sandman (wrestler), The Sandman. He is the former co-owner of the New Jersey-based Force One Pro Wrestling Professional wrestling promotion, promotion and Glossary of professional wrestling terms#School, school. Early life Cairo was a Bodybuilding, bodybuilder before training as a professional wrestler. As a bodybuilder he placed 9th place in the AAU Mr. America 1985 Medium group. Professional wrestling career Early career (1988–1992) Cairo debuted in 1988. In 1993, Cairo wrestled several matches with the Japanese UWF International Professional wrestling promotion, promotion. Eastern/Extreme Championship Wrestling (1992–1994) Pennsylvania Champion In 1992, Cairo joined Extreme Championship Wrestling, Eastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Stetson
Anthony Matteo (born March 21, 1959) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Hitman" Tony Stetson. He is best known for his time in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) during the 1990s. Stetson was one of ECW's initial stars, appearing at the company's first event in 1992. He quickly rose to success as a tag team competitor, winning the promotion's Tag Team Championship twice while also achieving singles success by winning the Pennsylvania Heavyweight Championship during his career. He later joined Raven's Nest and adopted a character called The Broad Street Bully. Early life Matteo grew up on the corner of at South 11th Street and West Ritner Street in South Philadelphia. He attended Saint John Neumann High School. Professional wrestling career Early career Matteo trained as a professional wrestler at Larry Sharpe's Monster Factory in Burlington County. Stetson would eventually debut in 1985 facing fellow Monster Factory alumni Bam Bam Bigelo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since 1854, the city has been coextensive with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the Delaware Valley, the nation's seventh-largest and one of world's largest metropolitan regions, with 6.245 million residents . The city's population at the 2020 census was 1,603,797, and over 56 million people live within of Philadelphia. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker. The city served as capital of the Pennsylvania Colony during the British colonial era and went on to play a historic and vital role as the central meeting place for the nation's founding fathers whose plans and actions in Philadelphia ultimately inspired the American Revolution and the nation's inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ECW Hardcore TV
''ECW Hardcore TV'' is an American professional wrestling television program that was produced by the Philadelphia based promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) composed of footage from live shows and recorded interviews. It ran in syndication from April 6, 1993 to December 31, 2000. Even after ECW gained a nationally-available television program on The Nashville Network (TNN), ''Hardcore TV'' was considered ECW's flagship program. The rights to the show now belong to the WWE. The show was voted as Best Weekly Television Show in the 1994, 1995 and 1996 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards. Format ''Hardcore TV'' was edited from footage of ECW's live events from the ECW Arena and other house shows. It also included backstage promos & vignettes, which were not shown to the live crowd or included on home video releases of the events. A segment called ''Hype Central'' advertised upcoming events and ECW merchandise in a tongue in cheek manner. Music videos from major mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Royal (professional Wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a battle royal (sometimes battle royale; plural battles royal or battle royals) is a multi-competitor Professional wrestling match types, match type in which wrestlers are eliminated until one is left and declared the winner. Typical battles royal begin with a number of participants in the Wrestling ring, ring, who are then eliminated by going over the top rope and having both feet touch the venue floor. Variations Battlebowl In a two-ring variation on a battle royal, the wrestlers start in one ring and try to throw wrestlers into the second ring, after which they can be eliminated by being thrown out of that ring. The last remaining wrestler in the first ring can rest until only one wrestler is left in the second ring, after which they fight in both rings until one is eliminated and a winner is declared, in similar fashion to a double elimination tournament. The two-version was held in World Championship Wrestling's 1991 Starrcade (1991), Starrcade eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UltraClash (1993)
UltraClash was the first UltraClash professional wrestling card (sports)#Supercard, supercard List of ECW supercards and pay-per-view events, event produced by the American professional wrestling promotion Eastern Championship Wrestling (ECW). The event took place at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States on September 18, 1993. It was the first ECW event to be booker (professional wrestling), booked by Paul Heyman. The event featured the debuts of Ian Rotten, The Public Enemy (professional wrestling), the Public Enemy and commentator Joey Styles. Event In the opening match, the debuting Ian Rotten teamed with Jason Knight (wrestler), Jason Knight to face the debuting tag team The Public Enemy (professional wrestling), the Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock). The match ended when the Public Enemy hit a Professional wrestling double-team maneuvers#Assisted senton, ''Drive-By'' on Rotten, enabling Rock to pin him. Following the match, the Public Ene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extreme Championship Wrestling Championships
Extreme may refer to: Science and mathematics Mathematics *Extreme point, a point in a convex set which does not lie in any open line segment joining two points in the set *Maxima and minima, extremes on a mathematical function Science *Extremophile, an organism which thrives in or requires "extreme" *Extremes on Earth *List of extrasolar planet extremes Politics *Extremism, political ideologies or actions deemed outside the acceptable range *The Extreme (Italy) or Historical Far Left, a left-wing parliamentary group in Italy 1867–1904 Business *Extreme Networks, a California-based networking hardware company *Extreme Records, an Australia-based record label *Extreme Associates, a California-based adult film studio Computer science *Xtreme Mod, a peer-to-peer file sharing client for Windows Sports and entertainment Sport *Extreme sport *Extreme Sports Channel A global sports and lifestyle brand dedicated to extreme sports and youth culture *Los Angeles Xtreme, a defunct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
