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Independent wrestling promotions were once the norm. However, with the rise of World Wrestling franchises, the possibility of an independent succeeding grew faint. When Eastern Championship Wrestling, based in a warehouse in Philadelphia, hired a brash New Yorker, Paul Heyman, he created a company that dared to push the boundaries of sports entertainment. Rather than relying on local talent and down-and-out veterans, he created new characters and story lines. In the matches, ECW broke even farther from the mainstream: tables, ladders, barbed wire, and even frying pans were used with abandon. Wrestlers put their bodies on the line, taking ever greater risks, daring to jump, leap, and fall from places never tried before. For nearly a decade, with a reckless, brutal, death-defying, and often bloody style, ECW became the stuff of legend. Extensive interviews reveal what made this upstart company great--and what ultimately led to its demise.--From publisher description.
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Extreme Championship Wrestling, History, Wrestling, WrestlersShowing 3 featured editions. View all 3 editions?
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The Rise & Fall of ECW: Extreme Championship Wrestling (WWE)
May 22, 2007, World Wrestling Entertainment
Paperback
in English
1416513124 9781416513124
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Rise and Fall of ECW: Extreme Championship Wrestling
2007, Simon & Schuster, Limited
in English
1416561560 9781416561569
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The Rise & Fall of ECW: Extreme Championship Wrestling (WWE)
June 6, 2006, World Wrestling Entertainment
Hardcover
in English
- Pocket Books Hardcover Ed edition
1416510583 9781416510581
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"To look at the history of ECW, it is important first to examine the history of the business itself, and the steps that led to the ECW phenomenon."
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