ext_267981 ([identity profile] bedsitter23.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] defrog 2008-07-29 11:37 am (UTC)

Ah, the ECW. Yes, it was crazy, though this clip is sort of the peak of ridiculousness. You could make a pretty good argument that the best wrestling in the mid 90s was ECW.

There is a ECW (yes on the sci-fi channel)which is run by the WWE, which shares a logo, Taz as announcer, and little else with the original. Essentially, it's the minor league for the WWE. You get to see up and comers wrestle in a developmental league. Not a bad thing, just not ECW.

The closest thing to what ECW was in the 90s is Ring of Honor. This is where the latest stars have come out - Samoa Joe and CM Punk among others. It's more geared at daredevil moves and actual wrestling instead of 'extreme' action like the old ecw. RoH is very vigilant at removing unatuthorized clips from YouTube. Instead they sell videos and they do host some preview clips there. What I have seen is pretty cool.

I guess while I am mentioning it, TNA is on for anyone who is nostalgic for WCW, or for those who forgot why WCW went out of business.

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