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”
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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”
Extreme Rules Predictions! Summerslam changes! Cage and Taz To Split? Top ECW Champs!
In what turned out to be a rather uneventful week in the business, we somehow found a way to come up with a show. We did our predictions for tomorrow night’s Horror Show at Extreme Rules, talked changes for Summerslam, whether or not Brian Cage and Taz are already headed for splitsville and went overContinue reading “Extreme Rules Predictions! Summerslam changes! Cage and Taz To Split? Top ECW Champs!”
Hardy Arrested Again? Mysterio Retiring? Fav ECW Matches?
Tons to cover this week as we had a big debut, a retirement announcement, an insane main event in Jacksonville and a tasteless angle in Orlando. Now for the stuff you really came for, our Top 5 Favorite Original ECW Matches (mostly). If you’re listening along, we get the lists started at the 34:10 mark.Continue reading “Hardy Arrested Again? Mysterio Retiring? Fav ECW Matches?”
The Finisher 