The History of EXTREME CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

[@dragonlord316]

I really wanna rewatch "The Rise and Fall of ECW" again after watching this. "ECW" the 3 letters that will never die!

[@wrstldev742]

"Forever Hardcore" should be on here somewhere. It's the other side of the story.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

I haven't seen it in a while myself, what a great watch

[@Drew-dy4hc]

We really did not know how good we had it in the 90s with WWF, WCW, and ECW.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

I would have appreciated it so much more if I knew what was ahead

[@julianbrownlee898]

@@DaveKnowsWrestling ikr

[@jbj7599]

Dave knows how to make a day better with a new video

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

I am very glad to hear it. Hope everything is better

[@erickennedy8534]

ECW was the 90's a Gen X generation. That will be never be duplicate in wrestling history, not even AEW will be like it. Big Up's too Eddie Gilbert

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

I will say everything old is new again and as the song says "it's all a little bit of history repeating" I believe there will be a time when grunge comes back. And it may not be as good as ECW, but I think something like it may return one day

[@pvgreen621]

I miss ECW. Used to come on at 2am here. I had my clock set whether at home or at work...

[@fehner27]

"ECW was a revolution, an evolution of the industry." - Paul Heyman. There will never be another ECW.

[@brookburrell554]

ECW gave birth to the Attitude Era ECW built the greatest era in WWE & Prowrestling

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

It sure did

[@CrazyMammaJamma]

Maybe there is a universe where Paul E. was a great businessman and ECW is still up and running as the premier name in HARDCORE!!!!

[@KastleKrossface]

I remember watching ECW at a friend's house at 1am on DirecTV (New York channel) in the mid90s

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

That's where I watched it as well

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Yes

[@KastleKrossface]

Sports channel new York. Prism in Philadelphia . Sunshine network . MSG Network

[@KastleKrossface]

But it was always on at some early am timeslots

[@yankees29]

I went away to college at SUNY Albany in fall 95. A month or 2 later I saw it late night in buddy’s dorm. Sandman was “training” climbing a ladder and slamming tall boys.😂😂

[@0fficialdregs]

ECW is still my number one favorite promotion

[@newyorkchamp9110]

I first saw ecw here in New York channel 31 sat 11 pm, my little brother put me on to it, I became hooked when jerry lawler came on and rvd and sabu was hanging wwf signs over wrestlers bodies I was like yeah this is extreme the alternative, Justin incredible triple threat and so many others

[@Revcharge]

all we need now is the company that started everything: FMW.

[@KastleKrossface]

Someone needs to let Dave Know we need this video.

[@KastleKrossface]

DAVE!!

[@joejupiter4138]

Excellent presentation, sir. This is a most worthy subject of study, and your knowledge never fails to impress.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Thank you so much for taking the time to say so and for the high praise

[@KastleKrossface]

I hope that we do get a video on the "ECW Mole"

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Thanks for letting me know

[@KastleKrossface]

@@DaveKnowsWrestling anytime Dave. That entire time frame was crazy for wrestling. It was fantastic for fans. Not so much for the pillaged Paul E.

[@ZOOTSUITBEATNICK1]

Good vid on my favorite promotion.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

I didn't know that was your favorite promotion. Never would have guessed, but you have excellent taste

[@ZOOTSUITBEATNICK1]

@@DaveKnowsWrestling Danke. Liking your vids is further evidence of my good taste!

[@MrDp115]

Beautiful Dave 👏

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Thank you

[@cjeffrey86]

Became a huge fan of Tajiri during his Ecw run

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Tajiri is great. Wish he got brought up more

[@Gmal51]

William Oscar garvin: This is why ECW is extreme championship wrestling And ECW is part of that it's a brand that is that extreme championship wrestling.

[@LuisAntonio-hi6jn]

an idea you can make a video of Puerto Rico wwc world wrestling council they started in the 70's

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Not a bad suggestion

[@markwrenn5965]

Back to binge. Hope all is well in Daveville

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Welcome back Wrenn good to have you

[@AzraelDarkness64Gaming]

My favourite Wrestling Promotion

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Well it's a good pick

[@dr.snakes]

Megadeth, Motley Crue, KISS, Kid Rock. Live music never really got over in WCW or WWF. But, could you imagine Pantera or White Zombie in the ECW Arena?

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Big music fan huh, it sure was one of the things that made ECW, ECW

[@Jus2sick]

I remember Steve Corino crashing a lidmp biscuit concert and them calling him a c***, that was hilarious! 🤣 Long Live the King Corino!

[@stewartmeetball3417]

Would love too see the wcw mole video

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

I might just have to do that. I was writing it for this video until I realized that it was way too long of a subject

[@LuisAntonio-hi6jn]

hardcore olmost started in Puerto Rico in capitol sports promotion in the 80's wwc matches like barbwire fire scaffolding and counts counts anywere here came wrestlers like the funk fam. hart fam the sheapers and many thers =)

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

It has been claimed that PR had the first use of a foreign object, as previously covered in another video I made

[@LuisAntonio-hi6jn]

@@DaveKnowsWrestling name please

[@yy-hj4br]

What's a good entry point into ECW on WWE Network's tapes? I'm having a hard time nailing down the right episode to start with.

[@ajgdwn]

PPV: Barely Legal '97 TV: Late August in 1994. That was when they held the NWA Tournament and became Extreme

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Personally, I would suggest the start of the Raven vs Sandman feud. And remember that this was a time when storylines like these never happened

[@ajgdwn]

@@DaveKnowsWrestling that's a good start as well!

[@bloodysabbath1984]

Very well done video man, very informative

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Thank you for taking the time to say so

[@ajgdwn]

Dave be honest... how often did you rewatch Kimona dancing atop the ECW Arena??

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

I was always more of a Beaulah fan

[@Gmal51]

William Oscar garvin: And extreme championship wrestling means ECW.

[@newyorkchamp9110]

Paul e management skills became impeccable, he was good before but he became the greatest

[@DebitAdams]

EC F'n W!

[@stewartmeetball3417]

You know it brother

[@kazuhasgloves]

ECW! ECW! ECW!

[@McMahonHater]

Paul E. Dangerously.

[@thomashenley1903]

When I watch ecw I prefer to torrent it because the product is better unedited

[@KingHayabusa384]

Glad you icluded the TWA. It gets overlooked way too often.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Yeah it has not held as strong a place in ppls memory as other promotions

[@KingHayabusa384]

@@DaveKnowsWrestling Which is sad, because the had lot of good shows and matches. That best of 3 series between Cactus Jack and Eddie Gilbert is still one of my alltime favorites.

[@ryankeefe6222]

No one is saying ECW was bad but I often think the legend of ECW sometimes is more than it was it was a solid territory unfortunately it became too big to be small and it was too small to be big

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

While I disagree with the first part of your assessment, I do agree with the second completely

[@ryankeefe6222]

@@DaveKnowsWrestling what I mean is ECW in the northeast was a big deal but it was really just a regional promotion that had fantastic booking that took inspiration from Florida and Memphis and FMW but a lot of people (not you Dave) have made it out to be bigger than it was

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Dan Evertt I hear what he's saying. It had the budget of and it was run like a regional promotion. If it was the territory days they would have done great and been allowed to grow at their own pace. It was a weird adjustment period back then

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Dan Everett allow me to clarify. I disagree with Ryan when he said "it was more than it was" But I agree that "it got too big to be small..." My second statement was adding to that, as I think if it was in the territory system of old, it could have grown at its own pace. But because it was the new era, it was stuck with having to go national before it was ready to. It grew faster than it was prepared for in my opinion

[@errole]

Yes

[@stewartmeetball3417]

Yes yes yes yes

[@DebitAdams]

@@stewartmeetball3417 YES YES YES

[@rickykeim2005]

I like these History Videos. I never watched ECW but I did play some of the Video Games. they were pretty terrible.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

They were

[@Tonyivanov930]

I want to watch the rise and fall of ecw after this. the 3 letters that will never die!

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

It's a good watch

[@stewartmeetball3417]

Hello my guy

[@MrJJr-lw9zq]

ECW aka the greatest company that the 90s ever had(my opinion) were really a revolution and changed the wrestling game

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

They sure were a game changer

[@acecommander1]

If you didn't read all the magazines and already buy the rf videos you didn't know they had a show on tnn.

[@Jamessmith-xk3fh]

That would have been the perfect company for Lesnar

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Would have been interesting to see what would have happened if he was there

[@coogieman4659]

ECW WRESTLING WAS THE 3RD POWERFUL COMPANY

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Umm ok

[@McMahonHater]

GUESS WHO SOLD THEM OUT!!!

[@Senseitional_comics]

Dave knows ECW

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Thank you for saying so

[@tyoliver4802]

I like the video but Dave a minor mistake Dennis was the nwa president it was Howard Brody Dennis had a say so in who to pick as champion but also Dennis want Chris Benoit to be champion cause he though he was better look for Nwa but Paul Heyman want Shane Douglas

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

I read it the other way, but where did you find that. Do you have a source?

[@spiderphil]

🤘🏿🔥🔥🔥🔥🤘🏿

[@stevewarren4813]

How much money do you imagine Heyman owes to the wrestlers? Millions?

[@circa-iv4st]

dave you should make a video on the uwa the promotion that challenged cmll beat them for a while and closed their doors in the mits of the peso crisis and the rise of AAA they popularized 2 out 3 falls matches in mexico and was the home of many lucha libre legends like perro aguayo el canek fishman and hosted the final match of el santo

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

I did cover that in my Lucha Libre History video

[@newyorkchamp9110]

I heard Todd Gordon did alot of pawning to wcw ha ha lol lol huh huh huh

[@lildevil7786]

ECW! ECW! ECW!