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Eastern Championship Wrestling/Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) is a defunct professional wrestling promotion based in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania that operated from 1992 to 2001. Over the course of its existence, ECW staged regular supercards and, beginning in 1997, pay-per-view events.
Supercards
From 1993 to 1994, every supercard event was promoted under the Eastern Championship Wrestling banner, then under the Extreme Championship Wrestling banner, from August 1994 forward.
1993
Date
Name
Venue
City
Main Event
January 23, 1993
Battle of the Belts
Radisson Hotel
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Terry Funk vs. Eddie Gilbert
June 19, 1993
Super Summer Sizzler
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Terry Funk vs. Eddie Gilbert
September 18, 1993
UltraClash 1993
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
The Headhunters (Headhunter A and Headhunter B) vs. Bill DeMott and Miguel Pérez
November 12, 1993
Terror at Tabor
Tabor Community Center
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Tommy Dreamer vs. Johnny Grunge
November 13, 1993
November to Remember 1993
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Road Warrior Hawk and Sabu vs. King Kong Bundy and Terry Funk
December 26, 1993
Holiday Hell 1993
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Battle royal
1994
Date
Name
Venue
City
Main Event
Eastern Championship Wrestling
February 5, 1994
The Night the Line was Crossed
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Terry Funk vs. Sabu vs. Shane Douglas
March 26, 1994
Ultimate Jeopardy 1994
Valley Forge Music Center
Devon, Pennsylvania
Shane Douglas , Mr. Hughes and The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge ) vs. Terry Funk , Hawk , Kevin Sullivan and Tazmaniac
May 14, 1994
When Worlds Collide 1994
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Bobby Eaton and Sabu vs. Arn Anderson and Terry Funk
June 24, 1994
Hostile City Showdown 1994
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Cactus Jack vs. Sabu
July 16, 1994
Heat Wave 1994
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock ) vs. Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk
August 13, 1994
Hardcore Heaven 1994
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Cactus Jack vs. Terry Funk
August 27, 1994
NWA World Title Tournament
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Shane Douglas vs. 2 Cold Scorpio
Extreme Championship Wrestling
November 5, 1994
November to Remember 1994
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
2 Cold Scorpio vs. Chris Benoit
December 17, 1994
Holiday Hell 1994
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock ) vs. Sabu and Tazmaniac
1995
Date
Name
Venue
City
Main Event
February 4, 1995
Double Tables
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Sabu and Tazmaniac vs. The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock )
February 25, 1995
Return of the Funker
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Cactus Jack vs. DC Drake
April 8, 1995
Three Way Dance
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock ) vs. Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko vs. Rick Steiner and Taz
April 15, 1995
Hostile City Showdown 1995
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Cactus Jack vs. Terry Funk
May 13, 1995
Enter Sandman
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock ) vs. The Pitbulls (#1 and #2)
June 17, 1995
Barbed Wire, Hoodies & Chokeslams
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
The Sandman vs. Cactus Jack
July 1, 1995
Hardcore Heaven 1995
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa Saed ) vs. The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock )
July 15, 1995
Heat Wave 1995
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa Saed ) vs. The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock )
August 5, 1995
Wrestlepalooza 1995
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa Saed ) vs. The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock )
September 19, 1995
Gangstas Paradise
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Mikey Whipwreck and The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock ) vs. 2 Cold Scorpio , New Jack and The Sandman
November 18, 1995
November to Remember 1995
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Terry Funk and Tommy Dreamer vs. Cactus Jack and Raven
December 9, 1995
December to Dismember
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
The Pitbulls (#1 and #2 ), The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock ) and Tommy Dreamer vs. Raven's Nest (Raven , The Heavenly Bodies (Jimmy Del Ray and Tom Prichard ), The Eliminators (Perry Saturn and John Kronus ) and Stevie Richards )
December 29, 1995
Holiday Hell 1995
Lost Battalion Hall
New York City, New York
Cactus Jack vs. Sabu
1996
Date
Name
Venue
City
Main Event
January 5, 1996
House Party 1996
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock ) vs. The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa Saed )
February 3, 1996
Big Apple Blizzard Blast
Lost Battalion Hall
New York City, New York
The Sandman and 2 Cold Scorpio vs. The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa Saed )
February 17, 1996
CyberSlam 1996
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Raven vs. The Sandman
February 23, 1996
Just Another Night
Briarcliffe Fieldhouse
Glenolden, Pennsylvania
Raven vs. Shane Douglas
March 8, 1996
Big Ass Extreme Bash
Lost Battalion Hall
New York City, New York
Raven vs. The Sandman
April 13, 1996
Massacre On Queens Boulevard
Lost Battalion Hall
New York City, New York
The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa Saed ) vs. The Headhunters (Headhunter A and Headhunter B) vs. 2 Cold Scorpio and The Sandman
April 20, 1996
Hostile City Showdown 1996
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Raven vs. Shane Douglas
May 11, 1996
A Matter of Respect
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa Saed ) and Tommy Dreamer vs. Brian Lee and The Eliminators (Perry Saturn and John Kronus )
June 1, 1996
Fight the Power
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
The Eliminators (Perry Saturn and John Kronus ) vs. The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa Saed )
June 22, 1996
Hardcore Heaven 1996
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Sabu vs. Rob Van Dam
July 13, 1996
Heat Wave 1996
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Terry Gordy , The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer vs. Raven's Nest (Raven , Brian Lee and Stevie Richards )
August 3, 1996
The Doctor is In
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Sabu vs. Rob Van Dam
August 23, 1996
Requiem for a Pitbull
Bodyslams Arena
Reading, Pennsylvania
Rob Van Dam vs. Tommy Dreamer
August 24, 1996
Natural Born Killaz
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa Saed ) vs. The Eliminators (Perry Saturn and John Kronus )
September 13, 1996
Unlucky Lottery
The Flagstaff
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
Sabu vs. Rob Van Dam
September 14, 1996
When Worlds Collide 1996
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Brian Lee and The Eliminators (Perry Saturn and John Kronus ) vs. "Dr. Death" Steve Williams , Terry Gordy and Tommy Dreamer
October 5, 1996
Ultimate Jeopardy 1996
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer vs. Brian Lee and Stevie Richards
October 26, 1996
High Incident
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Brian Lee vs. Tommy Dreamer
November 16, 1996
November to Remember 1996
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Terry Funk and Tommy Dreamer vs. Brian Lee and Shane Douglas
December 7, 1996
Holiday Hell 1996
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Raven vs. The Sandman
1997
Date
Name
Venue
City
Main Event
January 11, 1997
House Party 1997
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Pitbull #1 vs. Shane Douglas
January 31, 1997
Winter Blowout
Sports Plus
Lake Grove, New York
The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer vs. Raven and Stevie Richards
February 1, 1997
Crossing the Line Again
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
The Pitbulls (#1 and #2) and Tommy Dreamer vs. The Triple Threat (Brian Lee , Chris Candido and Shane Douglas )
February 21, 1997
CyberSlam 1997
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Rob Van Dam and Sabu vs. The Eliminators (Perry Saturn and John Kronus )
February 22, 1997
Sabu vs. Chris Candido
February 28, 1997
Mountain Top Madness
The Flagstaff
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
Sabu vs. Chris Candido
March 15, 1997
Hostile City Showdown 1997
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Raven vs. Stevie Richards vs. Tommy Dreamer
May 10, 1997
Chapter 2
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Terry Funk vs. Raven vs. Stevie Richards vs. The Sandman
May 17, 1997
The Buffalo Invasion
Burt Flickinger Center
Buffalo, New York
Terry Funk vs. Raven vs. Stevie Richards vs. The Sandman
June 7, 1997
Wrestlepalooza 1997
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
The Eliminators (Perry Saturn and John Kronus ) vs. The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley )
June 28, 1997
Orgy of Violence
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Rob Van Dam and Sabu vs. The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer
July 19, 1997
Heat Wave
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Rob Van Dam , Sabu and Jerry Lawler vs. Tommy Dreamer , The Sandman and Rick Rude
August 9, 1997
Born to be Wired
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Sabu vs. Terry Funk
September 11, 1997
WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk
Amarillo Civic Center
Amarillo, Texas
Bret Hart vs. Terry Funk
September 20, 1997
As Good as it Gets
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
The Gangstanators (New Jack and John Kronus ) vs. The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley )
October 31, 1997
Fright Fight
Twin Rinks
Stamford, Connecticut
The Gangstanators (New Jack and John Kronus ) vs. Axl Rotten and Balls Mahoney vs. The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley )
November 8, 1997
Ultimate Jeopardy 1997
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Rob Van Dam and Sabu vs. Taz and Tommy Dreamer
December 6, 1997
Better than Ever
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Rob Van Dam and Sabu vs. Taz and Tommy Dreamer
1998
Date
Name
Venue
City
Main Event
January 10, 1998
House Party 1998
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Sabu vs. The Sandman
January 31, 1998
Hostile City Showdown 1998
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Rob Van Dam and Sabu vs. The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley ) vs. The Gangstanators (New Jack and John Kronus ) vs. The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer
February 21, 1998
CyberSlam
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Shane Douglas and Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Rob Van Dam and Sabu
May 14, 1998
It Ain't Seinfeld
The Elks Lodge
New York City, New York
The Dudley Brothers (Buh Buh Ray Dudley , D-Von Dudley and Big Dick Dudley ) vs. The Sandman , Spike Dudley and Tommy Dreamer
May 16, 1998
A Matter of Respect 1998
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
The Dudley Brothers (Buh Buh Ray Dudley , D-Von Dudley and Big Dick Dudley ) vs. The Sandman , Spike Dudley and Tommy Dreamer
September 19, 1998
UltraClash 1998
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Rob Van Dam , Sabu and Taz vs. The Triple Threat (Shane Douglas , Chris Candido and Bam Bam Bigelow )
December 12, 1998
ECW/FMW Supershow I
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan
Rob Van Dam and Sabu vs. Tommy Dreamer and Hayabusa
December 13, 1998
ECW/FMW Supershow II
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan
Rob Van Dam and Sabu vs. The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley )
1999
Date
Name
Venue
City
Main Event
January 16, 1999
House Party 1999
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Sid vs. Skull Von Krush
February 12, 1999
Crossing the Line
Elks Lodge
New York City, New York
Rob Van Dam vs. Jerry Lynn
April 3, 1999
CyberSlam 1999
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley ) and Mustafa Saed vs. The Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks (Axl Rotten and Balls Mahoney ) and New Jack
June 26, 1999
Hostile City Showdown 1999
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
The Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm ) vs. Jerry Lynn and Sabu
August 26, 1999
The Last Show at the Madhouse
Elks Lodge
New York City, New York
Rob Van Dam vs. Jerry Lynn
2000
Date
Name
Venue
City
Main Event
April 16, 2000
Wrestlepalooza 2000
Family Arena
St. Charles, Missouri
Tommy Dreamer , The Sandman and New Jack vs. The Network (Steve Corino , Jack Victory and Yoshihiro Tajiri
April 22, 2000
CyberSlam 2000
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Justin Credible vs. Tommy Dreamer
June 23, 2000
Midwest Massacre Tour I
The Rave
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Rhino vs. Rob Van Dam
June 24, 2000
Midwest Massacre Tour II
The Odeum
Villa Park, Illinois
Rob Van Dam vs. Little Guido
August 19, 2000
A New Era Begins
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Rob Van Dam and Kid Kash vs. Justin Credible and Rhino
August 25, 2000
Mid-town Massacre Tour I
Hammerstein Ballroom
New York City, New York
Mikey Whipwreck and Yoshihiro Tajiri vs. Tommy Dreamer and Jerry Lynn vs. Simon Diamond and Swinger
August 26, 2000
Mid-town Massacre Tour II
Hammerstein Ballroom
New York City, New York
Rhino vs. Kid Kash
October 7, 2000
Beer, Blood, Babes and Barbed Wire
The Rave
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Rob Van Dam vs. EZ Money
December 23, 2000
Holiday Hell 2000
ECW Arena
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Steve Corino vs. Justin Credible vs. The Sandman
Pay-per-view events
1997
1998
Date
Name
Venue
City
Main Event
March 1, 1998
Living Dangerously
Convention Hall
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Al Snow and Lance Storm vs. Chris Candido and Shane Douglas
May 3, 1998
Wrestlepalooza
Cobb County Civic Center
Marietta, Georgia
Shane Douglas vs. Al Snow
August 2, 1998
Heat Wave
Hara Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Spike Dudley , The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer vs. The Dudley Brothers (Buh Buh Ray Dudley , D-Von Dudley and Big Dick Dudley )
November 1, 1998
November to Remember
Lakefront Arena
New Orleans, Louisiana
Rob Van Dam , Sabu and Taz vs. Bam Bam Bigelow , Chris Candido and Shane Douglas
1999
Date
Name
Venue
City
Main Event
January 10, 1999
Guilty as Charged
Millennium Theatre
Kissimmee, Florida
Shane Douglas vs. Taz
March 21, 1999
Living Dangerously
Convention Hall
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Sabu vs. Taz
May 16, 1999
Hardcore Heaven
Mid-Hudson Civic Center
Poughkeepsie, New York
Taz vs. Buh Buh Ray Dudley
July 18, 1999
Heat Wave
Hara Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Jerry Lynn and Rob Van Dam vs. The Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm )
September 19, 1999
Anarchy Rulz
The Odeum
Villa Park, Illinois
Rob Van Dam vs. Balls Mahoney
November 7, 1999
November to Remember
Burt Flickinger Center
Buffalo, New York
Rhino and The Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm ) vs. Raven , The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer
2000
Date
Name
Venue
City
Main Event
January 9, 2000
Guilty as Charged
Boutwell Memorial Auditorium
Birmingham, Alabama
Mike Awesome vs. Spike Dudley
March 12, 2000
Living Dangerously
O'Neill Center
Danbury, Connecticut
Super Crazy vs. Rhino
May 14, 2000
Hardcore Heaven
The Rave
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Justin Credible vs. Lance Storm
July 16, 2000
Heat Wave
Grand Olympic Auditorium
Los Angeles, California
Justin Credible vs. Tommy Dreamer
October 1, 2000
Anarchy Rulz
Roy Wilkins Auditorium
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Justin Credible vs. Jerry Lynn
November 5, 2000
November to Remember
The Odeum
Villa Park, Illinois
Jerry Lynn vs. Justin Credible vs. Steve Corino vs. The Sandman
December 3, 2000
Massacre on 34th Street
Hammerstein Ballroom
New York City, New York
Steve Corino vs. Jerry Lynn vs. Justin Credible
2001
Number of events by year
Supercards
1993 – 6
1994 – 9
1995 – 13
1996 – 20
1997 – 18
1998 – 8
1999 – 5
2000 – 9
Pay-per-view events
1997 – 3
1998 – 4
1999 – 6
2000 – 7
2001 – 1
Total – 109
See also
References
External links
Championships
World Secondary Tag Team Other accomplishments
Talent Programming
Television Major events Interpromotional events
Video games Miscellaneous WWE revival Independent revivals
Pay-per-view events Supercards