Retro Reviews: ECW Return of the Funker

This week takes us back to the land of extreme and the birthplace of hardcore; the ECW Arena in South Philadelphia. Before ECW made it to pay-per-view, their major shows were monthly supercards at the corner of Swanson and Rittner. Those matches would would usually end up airing over the following several weeks of HardcoreContinue reading “Retro Reviews: ECW Return of the Funker”

Retro Review: WWECW December to Dismember 2006

It’s been a while since I’ve tortured myself with a card that is widely recognized as being outright bad. And tis the season so why not travel back to the last time the WWE tried to start a third brand, 2006’s December to Dismember. ECW had returned over the summer and as we got towardsContinue reading “Retro Review: WWECW December to Dismember 2006”

Retro Reviews: In The Summertime, We Look At ECW Heat Wave, part 2

So, yes it’s officially not summer any more. But hey, it was 90 here on the first day of fall so we can stretch it. Here’s the last of the run of the most extreme event of the summer. As always, we’ve got all the matches you must see together at the end of thisContinue reading “Retro Reviews: In The Summertime, We Look At ECW Heat Wave, part 2”

Retro Reviews: In The Summertime, We Look At ECW Heat Wave, Pt. 1

I haven’t gotten the chance to go back and look at any classic ECW shows so far, and since it’s now all hot again it seemed like the perfect time to look back at the original ECW’s premiere summertime event. At some point, I’d like to wax poetic about that Philadelphia promotion and what itContinue reading “Retro Reviews: In The Summertime, We Look At ECW Heat Wave, Pt. 1”