ecw Stories - Cageside Seats
On this date in ECW history: Double Tables!
On February 4, 1995, Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) held its Double Tables event from the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This particular event for me, embodied everything that made ECW great during the mid-to-late nineties. It had crazy spots, gallons of blood and some really...
On this date in WWE history: ECW is dead, long live NXT!
On February 2, 2010, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon did something he should have done back in 2001. He killed off Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). From our original Cageside Seats report: Vince McMahon announced tonight on ECW that the show will be dead in...
Cageside Quote: Steve Corino is a magician who knows the secret behind safe chairshots to the head
One of the worrying trends of 2011 has been how chairshots to the head have started to creep back into mainstream American wrestling, after once being thought banned from the major leagues of WWE and TNA, and performers supposedly being dissuaded from using them in ROH, due to the well known...
On this date in WWE history: Spike Dudley teabags Batista during two minute squash match
Well, look who it is, Mr. Dave "I hate WWE now that I'm gone" Batista. On December 23, 2002, "The Animal" was booked for a squash match against little Spike Dudley, who made a name for himself by taking some crazy bumps in ECW and beyond. This bout, on Monday Night Raw, was no exception. Most...
Ring of Honor (ROH) Video Wire for Dec. 16 and complete Final Battle 2011 card
TNA's Final Resolution came and went and last night (Dec. 18) saw WWE's last 2011 pay-per-view (PPV) offering in the form of TLC. But before the clock strikes midnight on Dec. 31 and ushers in a brand new year, Ring of Honor (ROH) will host their Final Battle. Live on internet pay-per-view (iPPV)...
That was awesome! (clap clap clapclapclap): Mike Awesome and Masato Tanaka collide in a series of hardcore wars
Continuing a feud they started in Japan's Frontier Martial-arts Wrestling (FMW), Mike Awesome and Masato Tanaka wowed even the most bloodthirsty ECW fan with their brutal matches on Hardcore TV and Heat Wave 1998. The two would meet again a year later at Anarchy Rulz in one of the most infamous...
Philadelphia's ECW Arena likely to hold its final wrestling event on Jan. 14
It's a story that could only exist in the world of professional wrestling. In this realm, a man can be beaten on for 15 minutes only to have the energy of his fanbase start to course through his veins, starting an improbable comeback. In professional wrestling, it isn't unreasonable that a...
My local indie fed: Anarchy Championship Wrestling lives up to its name
Taking a cue from Cagesider Finian1, I decided to continue using the "My local indie fed" title in hopes that others will submit similar write-ups of their hometown promotions. The wrestling industry does not begin and end with the WWE. Without independent companies -- from the rinky dink that run...
Ring of Honor (ROH) Video Wire for Dec. 8 and updated Final Battle 2011 card
Here are some quick results from last weekend's pair of shows! Southern Defiance - Dec. 3 Mike Bennett defeated Adam Cole and The Bravado Brothers defeated Los Bendidos. ROH Television Champion Jay Lethal defended his title against TJ Perkins and ROH Tag Team Champions The World's...
Video: 'Inside ROH' allows fans to keep up with Ring of Honor's product
A point of contention some wrestling fans have with Ring of Honor (ROH) -- and most indie feds in general -- is its inaccessibility. Unlike the WWE or TNA, you can't tune in each and every week to USA or Spike to catch the action. And ordering a big show is just about impossible unless the...
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