Tag Archives: ECW

The Barbed Wire City documentary will be screening tonight at the Pickwick Theater in Chicago, Illinois and will be followed by a question and answer session featuring Barbed Wire City directors Kevin Kiernan and John Philapavage, as well as former ECW superstar Perry Saturn and Raven. More information on Barbed Wire City is available at  Continue Reading »

WWE have a new article up on their official website questioning what would be if Extreme Championship Wrestling never shut down back in 2001. The article features comments from Paul Heyman, Tommy Dreamer, Jerry Lynn, Joey Styles, Joey Mercury and current Ring of Honor wrestler and commentator Steve Corino. You can check it out in  Continue Reading »

Former ECW Tag Team Champion New Jack will be appearing on tonight’s episode of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart at 11pm, with episode replaying over the next 24 hours, according to a report from PWInsider.com. The report notes that New Jack is said to be appearing as something of an “urban correspondent” on the  Continue Reading »

In Your Head Wrestling Radio sent out the following: Regular host Jack E. Jones and Guest co-host President Clinton welcomed John Philapavage, co-director of the new documentary “Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW)”, to IYH Wrestling Radio. Highlights included the following: Concerning the fans/wrestlers connection to ECW, did you think  Continue Reading »

Barbed Wire City sent out the following: CHICAGO BARBED WIRE CITY SCREENING ANNOUNCED FOR MAY 23, 2013 In coordination with Resistance Pro Wrestling and the Pickwick Theater, we are proud to announce that we will be screening BARBED WIRE CITY in Chicago at the Pickwick Theater (5 S. Prospect Avenue Park Ridge, IL 60068 /  Continue Reading »

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 »

Former ECW Champion Justin Credible announced in a video released over the weekend that he is planning on making a full-fledged comeback on the wrestling scene and that he believes at 39, he could get a full-time gig with one of the wrestling companies, however he noted that he feels that with 20+ years in  Continue Reading »

Barbed Wire City sent out the following: Barbed Wire City is pleased to announce the New York City premiere screening of the documentary film Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling. The screening will take place at the Gramercy Theatre on Saturday May 4th at 12 noon (doors open at 11am), with  Continue Reading »

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:

Tommy Dreamer’s House of Hardcore sent out note today that their 2nd event will take place on June 22nd, 2013 at the National Guard Armory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Currently announced for the event is a rematch from the first event as The Young Bucks (Nick Jackson & Matt Jackson) take on the team of Paul  Continue Reading »

Speaking through his official Twitter account, ECW superstar Tommy Dreamer has landed a role on a TV series: WOW I just got a part in TV series. I auditioned weeks ago. I didnt think i got part.Cool. Shoot tomorrow in Brooklyn. — Tommy Dreamer (@THETOMMYDREAMER) April 16, 2013 Thanks to all for the congrats I  Continue Reading »

John Pollock sent out the following: John Pollock catches up with Brian Heffron a.k.a. The Blue Meanie at WrestleCon about attending the WWE Hall of Fame, the now infamous Bob Backlund speech, memories of ECW and his involvement in the Barbed Wire City documentary.

Barbed Wire City sent out the following: Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling and Highspots.com have partnered up to live stream the unique premiere screening event to the world on Saturday April 20th via Internet Pay-Per-View. “There’s nothing like being there live in person for this, but we realized not everyone  Continue Reading »

Speaking through his official Facebook page, former ECW Champion Tommy Dreamer noted that he will be co-hosting the ECW Unreleased Volume 2 DVD alongside Joey Styles. “On Friday I Co Hosted WWE ECW Unreleased Matches Volume 2. I had a great time with Joey Styles. We were like an extreme Bobby Heenan & Gorilla Monsoon.  Continue Reading »

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 »

Independent wrestling promotion Pro Wrestling Syndicate released the following video of former ECW star New Jack announcing his retirement from professional wrestling at their weekend event in Metuchen, New Jersey. New Jack closed the April 5th event defeating The Necro Butcher. Note: The video features a lot of swearing. You can check out the video  Continue Reading »

WWE sent out the following: Rob Van Dam spotted at 2013 WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony NEW YORK CITY — There was an unexpected face among the WWE Superstars and Legends who filed into Madison Square Garden on Saturday night for the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony. Rob Van Dam, the former WWE Champion  Continue Reading »

Former WWE and ECW Champion Rob Van Dam is at tonight’s WWE Hall of Fame ceremony, according to several fans in attendance. Van Dam appeared at WrestleCon today, so his WWE Hall of Fame appearance is certainly going to raise some eyebrows as he’s currently a free agent and has teased recently that he could  Continue Reading »

Pro Wrestling Syndicate sent out the following: ECW original New Jack has confirmed that his last matches ever will be at Pro Wrestling Syndicate’s Super Card 2013 on Thursday April 4th and Friday April 5th in Metuchen NJ. On April 4th he will be part of an All Out War Hardcore Scramble which includes Tommy  Continue Reading »

ECW legend Tommy Dreamer and former TNA Knockout Rosita (Thea Trinidad) have been cast for Tom DeNucci’s “Army of the Damned”. The movie’s plot is based around the filming of a reality TV show that goes horribly wrong when a group of small town cops respond to a call that brings a whole new meaning  Continue Reading »