Picking up steam over the course of the early to mid-'90s, ECW grew from an NWA territory to the third-biggest wrestling promotion in the United States. However, it simply wasn't meant to last. For ...

H.H.G. Corporation, ECW’s parent company, officially filed for bankruptcy on the promotion’s behalf in New Jersey. It was revealed that ECW owes a total of $8,881,435 in unpaid bills for such things ...

Rob Van Dam and ECW were early beneficiaries of an Internet rumor, and the brief run that RVD had as "Mr. Monday Night" on "WWE Raw" in 1997 wouldn't have happened if not for said rumor. On a recent ...

ECW emerged on the wrestling map at a time when WWE and WCW dominated the industry. The promotion would establish itself as NWA-affiliate Eastern Championship Wrestling before dropping “Eastern” for ...

Nobody will forget where they were when news filtered in that the WWF had purchased remnants of WCW in 2001. It was one of the most shocking moments ever, and it turned pro wrestling in the United ...

Wrestling pundits often note the Invasion as a failed storyline. It was a very complex angle that was very difficult to pull off given the circumstances. Four things in particular caused the Invasion ...

The WCW/ECW Invasion angle looked good on paper, as somehow WWE seemed to keep both promotion, at least in name only, alive after purchasing them, and could make the acquired talent come over into ...

Throughout history, professional wrestling has seen many championships. In WWE, there are six major titles. Not many know that the company has had a total of at least 19 different titles, 13 of which ...

ECW's demise was another of 2001's big, earth-shattering news items. Paul Heyman was wheeling and dealing like some pro wrestling version of Del Boy from Only Fools & Horses by the end. In truth, he ...