Tag Archives: ECW Arena
Ring Of Honor & House Of Hardcore Sign Exclusive Deals With 2300 Arena (Former ECW Arena)
The 2300 Arena (former ECW Arena) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania announced today that they have signed exclusive deals with the Ring of Honor Wrestling and House of Hardcore promotions. The 2300 Arena, located at 2300 S. Swanson St. in Philadelphia PA, has long been known as the premier destination for live events throughout the region. With its Continue Reading »
Shawn Michaels To Make First-Ever Appearance At Former ECW Arena Next Year
WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels will make his first-ever appearance at the 2300 Arena (former ECW Arena) on April 16th, 2016 as part of a wrestling convention that will be taking place prior to Tommy Dreamer’s House of Hardcore event that will run in the same venue later that night. For those wondering, Michaels Continue Reading »
Venue Change For ROH’s Return To Philadelphia
Ring of Honor Wrestling sent out the following: Venue Change for ROH’s Return to Philly, Sat – January 24th Ring of Honor is ready to make 2015 our absolute greatest year ever! This January, we return to Philadelphia with the best wrestling on the planet – and we make our long-awaited return to a legendary Continue Reading »
House Of Hardcore To Debut At The Former ECW Arena This November
Tommy Dreamer’s House of Hardcore promotion announced last night that the company will be debuting at the former ECW Arena on November 15th, 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The promotion had previously been running events in Philadelphia at the National Guard Armory.
Tickets On Sale For Upcoming Extreme Rising Event At Former ECW Arena
Extreme Rising sent out the following: Extreme Rising Pro Wrestling presents a marquee event, “Unfinished Business” that will take place Saturday, December 28th 2013 at the Arena located at 7 W. Ritner Street on the corners of Swanson and Ritner in South Philadelphia, PA. Bell time is at 7pm. Tickets went on sale today starting Continue Reading »
Update On The Former ECW Arena
In an update on the former ECW Arena in Philadelphia, a report from Mike Johnson of PWInsider notes that there has been a lot of construction work done on the arena and that the original hope was to re-open the facility later this month, however the current talk is that the arena won’t open possibly Continue Reading »
Barbed Wire City Documentary Airing In New York City This Saturday
Barbed Wire City sent out the following: We invite EVERYONE to join us in NEW YORK this Saturday, May 4th for a live screening of BARBED WIRE CITY (with Q&A to follow immediately) at the GRAMERCY THEATRE located at 127 E. 23rd Street in New York, NY 10010. Doors open 11am. Film at 12 noon. Continue Reading »
ECW Arena To Re-Open This Fall
The popular ECW Arena will be re-opening this fall, according to a video that aired at the former arena in Philadelphia during the screening of the Barbed Wire City documentary on the defunct promotion. You can view the hype video below:
Paul Heyman On The ECW Arena Closure, How He Would Run WWE & More
Brian Soscia sent out the following: An extremely rare Paul Heyman interview as we not only speak about what he loves, but also peel a layer back from the mastermind. We find out his first memory as a fan, who inspired his promo work, his greatest ECW creation, what he would do if he ran Continue Reading »
Former ECW Arena To Re-Open Later This Year
Following yesterday’s National Pro Wrestling Day event at the Philadelphia National Guard Armory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Roger Artigiani from the former ECW Arena came out and congratulated 2 Cold Scorpio on his victory in the Rey de Voladores Tournament and said that a banner for him in the Hardcore Hall of Fame would be hung Continue Reading »
Press Release: Joey Styles On VOC Nation Interview Recap
Bruce Wirt sent along the following: The VOC Nation was LIVE on 1360 WNJC Philadelphia and WORLDWIDE at http://vocnation.com on 3/14/12. Joey Styles returned and didn’t hold back. The full interview can be heard at http://vocnation.com. Among other things, Joey discussed: On the closing of the ECW Arena: “It was sad to be there for Continue Reading »
Dragon Gate USA Issue Video Update On Johnny Gargano
Dragon Gate USA sent out the following: Dragon Gate USA has just released this emotional video on DGUSA Champion Johnny Gargano The video looks at Gargano’s past as he fights through the back injury from EVOLVE 10 that caused him to leave the building in an ambulance. When will Gargano’s next Open The Freedom Gate Continue Reading »
BREAKING NEWS: Venue Announced For CHIKARA’s Upcoming iPPV
CHIKARA Pro Wrestling sent out note that “Chikarasaurus Rex: How to hatch a Dinosaur” on Saturday, June 22nd, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania will be held at the longtime Philadelphia concert venue The Trocadero. The venue is owned by Joon Associates and Joanna Pang, the company who are in ownership of what was the ECW Arena, Continue Reading »
Johnny Gargano To Be Stripped Of DGUSA Title Due To Injuries?
Dragon Gate USA sent out the following: We finally have an official update on Open The Freedom Gate Champion Johnny Gargano Anyone who saw “EVOLVE 10: A Tribute To The Arena” witnessed one of gutsiest performances in recent memory as Gargano struggled through a back injury to retain the title in a grueling 25 minute Continue Reading »
Attendance Revealed For CZW/EVOLVE & Crossfire Entertainment Events
With Combat Zone Wrestling and EVOLVE Wrestling closing out the ECW Arena as the final two promotions to run events at the building prior to renovation work, as well as Crossfire Entertainment holding an event at the Nashville Fairgrounds in Nashville, Tennessee, attendances figures for all 3 events which took place on January 14th have Continue Reading »
DGUSA/EVOLVE News Update; Low Ki Arrives In DGUSA!
Gabe Sapolsky sent out the following: “EVOLVE 10: A Tribute To The Arena” last Saturday delivered surprises, great matches, a gutsy effort for the ages from Johnny Gargano and a controversial ending everyone is buzzing about. Some loved it, some hated it, we urge you to check it out and judge for yourself. It’s easy Continue Reading »
CZW Secures Philadelphia Area Venues For First Post-ECW Arena Events
Combat Zone Wrestling issued the following: As you are all probably aware; this past weekend saw possibly the final CZW live event in the Asylum Arena. The Combat Zone offices have been flooded with messages asking where we are going from here, if we have a building to call our own yet, etc. What we Continue Reading »
Johnny Gargano Issues Statement On Injury Suffered At EVOLVE 10 iPPV
Johnny Gargano, who suffered an injury at the EVOLVE 10 iPPV, issued the following statement via his Twitter account, painting a really scary picture of what he put himself through on Saturday night in order to finish his match with Ricochet and retain his title. “Alright. Here goes.. I’ll give you guys a basic synopsis Continue Reading »
Update On The Extreme Reunion Event Involving Shane Douglas
In an update to the planned Extreme Reunion event involving “The Franchise” Shane Douglas, scheduled to take place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 28th, the event is not being planned as a one night event as had seemed and is instead being planned to run as a regular series of events using names familiar to Continue Reading »
Update On Johnny Gargano Following Last Night’s EVOLVE 10 Event
In an update on Dragon Gate USA’s Open The Freedom Gate Champion, Johnny Gargano, the top-level independent superstar was taken to a hospital via ambulance following his match last night against Ricochet. Gargano was been kept overnight in the hospital, after it was suspected that he may have suffered a concussion during his match against Continue Reading »