ECW Wrestling

Extreme Championship Wrestling

Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) is a professional wrestling promotion that began in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992. Since its beginning, this company has performed regular shows of professional wrestling, although the company has changed hands and parent companies several times. ECW actually began in 1992 as Eastern Championship Wrestling under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). At this point, the ECW was known for targeting an older, more rebellious crowd of the early 90s grunge era at a time when its competitors were busy targeting children with cartoonish images of wrestlers with funny personalities. Upon withdrawing from the NWA and changing names to Extreme Championship Wrestling, the group became known for showing a variety of match styles. ECW made its trademark by becoming less glitzy than the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and its other competitors; it was more associated with dirtier, more “hard-core” wrestling since its start-up.

Music

As with any extreme combat sport performed as entertainment, music is key in setting the tone for the match about to be performed. Sparing no detail, the theatricality of Extreme Championship Wrestling included “extreme” music to be played throughout each match, entry of each wrestler, and at the beginning and end of each show. Many of the entrance song associated with the ECW were compiled into an album entitled “ECW: Extreme Music” on which various artists were recorded. Released in 1998, the album included a lot of heavy metal and grunge rock associated with specific wrestlers. From bands like Megadeath to White Zombie, fans of the ECW were now able to listen to their favorite wrestler’s theme song on a daily basis.

ECW Wrestling Media

ECW media is widely available both online and offline. One may find various types of media regarding the ECW available both in ECW specific sources as well as more widely included among other promotions in general professional wrestling sources. ECW Commercial and pay per view wrestling videos are accessible both online and off. Available for purchase at many venues (including mainstream stores that sell video and DVD products), it is possible to purchase media that will let a fan relive the professional wrestling match over and over again. Other types of media, both online and in print, are available that detail matches through the words of both professional sports and amateur fan writers. These are found though a simple web search for either generally professional wrestling news or by more specifically searching for Extreme Championship Wrestling. And finally, music media, as previously discussed, is also available specific to the ECW. One may access and either download or purchase the soundtrack of their favorite wrestler’s entrance and fight songs easily and quickly with the help of technology today.