Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW)

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Starting operation in the very near future, a new independent wrestling promotion setting its sights on showing the big boys, namely the NWA, what wrestling is all about.

Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) will operate out of its home state of Pennsylvania. The company boasts an open door policy so any wrestler in the world today can come and try their hand.

ECW will not be a part of the NWA, which currently has International Championship Wrestling (ICW) and the United States Wrestling Association (USWA) among its members.

Here is the initial roster that will participate in a 24-man tournament to crown the first ECW champion. There will be three, eight-man brackets with the winners facing off in a Three Way Dance Elimination match for the title.

Chris Hero
Claudio Castagnoli
Ricky Landell
Arik Cannon
Adam Pearce
Larry Sweeney
Drake Younger
Necro Butcher
Mike Quackenbush
Delirious
Sam Hayne
JD Michaels
Timber
Dupae Rupa
Savage T
Harker Dirge
Chris Candido
Justin Credible
Sandman
Sabu
Steve Corino
Danny Doring
Terrible Turk
Ox Baker


(Promoter's note) After over a year of not playing any of my LOW feds, I think I'll be picking everything up again. Eventually I'll start threads for my ICW and USWA promotions once I've got a little background to give everybody, since all my history is over on the old message board.

I name my feds after real life companies, not because I can't think of anything original on my own. I'm also considering a fourth promotion that would work under my NWA banner, that way I would be able to use all of the LOW cards without having very large rosters.

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ECW #1
Viking Hall
Philadelphia, PA
July 1, 2118

Dark Match

Harker Dirge def. Savage T

These two squared off before the televised portion began, having to earn their way onto TV. Dirge was relentless in his attack, using the Dirt Nap twice to put away Savage T, and then using his finisher again after the match.

ECW TV

Paul E. Dangerously welcomed the rabid ECW fans to Viking Hall in Philadelphia, Pa., for the very first first show taped for tv.

"Tonight, you will see the young superstars in this business. The ones hungry for success and to prove how good they are. We also have the veterans, looking to show they aren't done in this sport yet, and to put the newcomers in their place.

"Next week the ECW title tournament will begin with the first of three, eight-man brackets. The three winners will meet in a Three-Way Dance Elimination match for the title July 29."

ECW Title Tournament
First Round

Savage T vs. Danny Doring
Timber vs. Chris Hero
Steve Corino vs. Ricky Landell
Adam Pearce vs. Sandman

Necro Butcher vs. JD Michaels
Chris Candido vs. Arik Cannon
Harker Dirge vs. Delirious
Ox Baker vs. Mike Quackenbush

Claudio Castagnoli vs. Drake Younger
Sam Hayne vs. Justin Credible
Dupae Rupa vs. Sabu
Larry Sweeney vs. Terrible Turk

Ricky Landell def. JD Michaels

Landell wasted no time in taking out JD, stringing together a double underhook suplex, the top rope fist drop and then the Fisherman Buster for the pin.

Larry Sweeney def. Dupae Rupa

The Belgian Brawler got the fans on his side by battling with everything he had. Sweeney was able to put him down after a butterfly suplex.

Claudio Castagnoli def. Danny Doring

Claudio put Doring down and kept him there, winning with the Ricola Bomb.

Sam Hayne def. Timber

A really good back and forth fight, in and out of the ring. Hayne had to use the Hell's Flames to get the pin.

Terrible Turk def. Drake Younger

Younger never got the chance to show if he could go with the Turk as he hit hit the floor head first and never recovered.

Chris Candido def. Chris Hero

Candido had the answer for everything Hero did, and won with the Blond Bomb.

Justin Credible def. Mike Quackenbush

A tremendou battle with Quack taking many shots from the Singapore Cane. They fought on the floor many times and Credible finally got the pin. When Credible used the cane after the match and Candido came out, Hero raced out as well.

Arik Cannon def. Sabu

Cannon stunned the crowd with a huge upset. Sabu missed the Triple Jump Moonsault and the Glimmering Warlock ended the match.

Steve Corino def. Adam Pearce

The King of Old School made his point in winning a tough match with Pearce. Corino did have to go outside and use anything he could find before winning with the Old School Expulsion.

Ox Baker def. Necro Butcher

Necro Butcher, like Drake Younger, didn't get to see if he could go hardcore with the Ox as two Heart Punches ended his night.

Delirious def. Sandman

The main event was filled with great action. The Sandman couldn't put Delirious away, despite all the brawling and the DDT. Delirous kept coming back and needed the Chemical Imbalance twice to pick up the win.

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ECW #2
Viking Hall
Philadelphia, PA
July 8, 2118

Dark Match

JD Michaels def. Dupae Rupa

The Belgian Brawler in search of his win in ECW. Michaels took over right away, came off the top rope then won the match after a rolling fist drop.

ECW TV

Tonight, the ECW heavyweight title tournament will begin with the first of three, eight-man brackets.

Mike Quackenbush def. Harker Dirge

Dirge never got anything going at all and Quackenbush won with the Quackendriver.

Necro Butcher vs. Drake Younger -- No Contest

These two requested a match after both didn't look good at all in last week's debut. They went right at it with all sorts of hardcore tactics, with no end in sight. The match did end when both Ox Baker and the Terrible Turk interjected themselves into the fight. It was these two that Necro and Younger lost to last week.

ECW Heavyweight Title Tournament
Bracket A
First Round

Danny Doring def. Savage T

Doring almost took Savage T out for a count out, but got the pin with the Danaconda.

Chris Hero def. Timber

An excellent contest between a great wrestler and a hardcore battler. Timber really took it to Hero, but couldn't put him away. Hero fought and scrapped to win with a big boot.

Ricky Landell def. Steve Corino

In somewhat of an upset, the King of Old School fell to the upstart Landell. Corino really punished him throughout the match. Landell hit the Fisherman Buster twice to get the big win, then Danny Doring ran out to help Corino add some more punishment.

Sandman def. Adam Pearce

Pearce really gave Sandman a beating and almost advanced to the next round. The Sandman wouldn't go down for good and rallied with a DDT and a leg drop for the pin.

Non-Tournament

Chris Candido def. Larry Sweeney

Candido wasted no time in leveling Sweeney at the bell, then hitting the Blond Bomb for the pin.

Ox Baker vs. Terrible Turk -- No Contest

Even though these two interfered in an earlier match, they had no problems fighting each other now. They gave the fan a great back and forth brawl, then Necro Butcher and Drake Younger returned the favor by coming back out to cause another wild four-way donneybrook.

ECW Heavyweight Title Tournament
Bracket A
Semifinals

Chris Hero def. Danny Doring

Hero took care of business with the Hero's Welcome twice, then finishing off Doring with the Hero Sandwich.

Sandman def. Ricky Landell

The Sandman avoided another loss after Landell had him down and ripe for the pickings. The Sandman hit the DDT and then a shot with the cane pulled out the win.

Non-Tournament Matches

Justin Credible def. Claudio Castagnoli

These two really entertained the fans with a serious hard-hitting match. Credible got the upperhand on the outside and used the cane for the win. Candido then came out to help inflict further punishment.

Sabu def. Arik Cannon

Sabu asked for and received a rematch, this time it lasted a lot longer and Cannon gave Sabu a real run for his money. Cannon really had it all going his way, but Sabu hit the Arabian Face Buster three ties to avoid a second straight loss.

Delirious def. Sam Hayne

Both men have looked real good two weeks into ECW. Delirious came back to win after his 20 clotheslines in the corner.

ECW Heavyweight Title Tournament
Bracket A
Finals

Chris Hero def. Sandman

These two fought and fought for the right to be in the championship match. Sandman almost pulled off another win after having taken most of the beating, but Hero won with the stomp.

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ECW #3
Viking Hall
Philadelphia, PA
July 15, 2118

Dark Match

Dupae Rupa def. Savage T

These two gave a good opener for the fans before going on the air. Savage T actually enjoyed more offense, but it was the Belgian Brawler picking up the win with a big slam.

ECW TV

Paul E. Dangerously welcomed everyone to ECW. The second of three 8-man tournament brackets will take place tonight as we head closer to crowning the first ECW champion.

Ricky Landell def. Danny Doring

These two went at it right away as it was Doring helping Corino work over Landell last week. Landell overcame a slow start to win with the Fisherman Buster.

ECW Heavyweight Title Tournament
First Round
Bracket B

JD Michaels def. Necro Butcher

Necro Butcher just hasn't gotten his game going so far in ECW. JD looked great and took the win with a rolling fist drop.

Chris Candido def. Arik Cannon

Candido used the Blond Bomb three times to finally get past Cannon.

Delirious def. Harker Dirge

Dirge put together a lot of offense, but Delirious came back to win with the Chemical Imbalance.

Ox Baker def. Mike Quackenbush

A great matchup of power vs. speed. Both had their shots at winning, but the power advantage for Baker was too much as the match kept going. Baker finally won after a shoulder breaker.

Non-Tournament

Drake Younger def. Terrible Turk

These two had problems with each other right from the first show of ECW. Turk put a hurting on the neck of Younger, but Drake battled back with the use of the lighttubes, and then a spinebuster for the pin. Necro Butcher joined him in a double team attack afterwards.

Larry Sweeney def. Adam Pearce

A good back and forth fight. The two fought on the floor and it was Sweeney using the ropes to steal a win.

Sabu def. Timber

Timber had the early offense, but Sabu hit a move off the top rope to grab a three count.

ECW Heavyweight Title Tournament
Bracket B
Semifinals

JD Michaels def. Chris Candido

JD comes up with another big upset win. A great match that saw Tammy try to interfere, but it backfired and Michaels was able to grab the pinfall.

Ox Baker def. Delirious by C.O.

A really good match that saw Delirious live through the Heart Punch twice. Delirious fought back but missed a dive to the floor and was counted out.

Non-Tournament

Steve Corino def. Claudio Castagnoli

Another really good fight. Corinio took control and won with the Old School Expulsion.

Justin Credible def. Chris Hero

Credible takes a nice win over one of the men qualified for the championship match. The Singapore Cane put Hero down in a hurry.

Sandman def. Sam Hayne

Sam Hayne had things in hand most of the way, but the Sandman comes back with the Heinecanrana for the win.

ECW Heavyweight Title Tournament
Bracket B
Final

Ox Baker def. JD Michaels

JD fired up early and looked like he could win yet another match. Ox comes back though and beats Michaels down for a knee drop to finish him off. Chris Candido paid JD back after the match for knocking him out of the tournament.

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ECW #4
Viking Hall
Philadelphia, PA
July 22, 2118

Adam Pearce def. Savage T

The opening bout almost produced a big upset. Savage T looked great for most of the match. Pearce got things going but KJ Hill interfered from ringside after his jumping piledriver to keep T in the match. Pearce went on to put him away after that.

Harker Dirge def. Ricky Landell

Dirge came throught with a big win, dominating Landell. Dirge finished off Landell with a second Dirt Nap.

ECW Heavyweight Title Tournament
Bracket C
First Round

Drake Younger def. Claudio Castagnoli

Castagnoli never got on track as Younger nailed him with a pair of exploder suplexes. From there the Drakes Landing pinned Castagnoli.

Justin Credible def. Sam Hayne

Credible got the better of Hayne after fighting on the floor. He used the Singapore Cane and then got the three count by coming off the top rope.

Sabu def. Dupae Rupa

Rupa had a fast start, but missed off the top and Sabu beat him with the Camel Clutch.

Terrible Turk def. Larry Sweeney

These two went toe to toe in and out of the ring. The Turk came out on top with his power advantage and won with a cross backbreaker.

Non-Tournament

Timber def. Necro Butcher

Necro Butcher has not been able to do much of anything so far in ECW. Timber tore right through him, coming off the top for the pin.

Sandman def. Arik Cannon

Both men missed high-risk moves off the top rope. Sandman got up and DDTed Cannon for the pin.

ECW Heavyweight Title Tournament
Bracket C
Semifinals

Justin Credible def. Drake Younger

Younger had several nearfalls on Credible. They went back and forth until Credible hit the superkick.

Terrible Turk def. Sabu

The Turk put Sabu in a stranglehold and choked him out in a hurry. The Sandman and Ox Baker ran out for a major brawl. Then the ECW Areana erupted when Bruiser Brody stormed out, swinging his chain, and hitting everybody he could.

Non-Tournament

JD Michaels def. Chris Candido

A rematch from last week's win for JD in the tournament. Candido attacked Michaels later in the show. JD has Candido's number, stringing together three big-time moves to take another pinfall, then escaping before Candido and Justin Credible could get ahold of him.

Ox Baker def. Delirious

Ox put Delirious out of the tournament last week by a countout. These two had another great match, and Baker used the Heart Punch three times in a row to get the win.

Steve Corino/Danny Doring def. The Super Friends

Chris Hero and Mike Quackenbush looked great in this one, but Corino took the pin with a Northern Lights Suplex on Quackenbush. They knocked Hero to the floor and he was slow to get back in the ring while Quackenbush was being double teamed.

ECW Heavyweight Title Tournament
Bracket C
Finals

Justin Credible def. Terrible Turk

This match was mostly a wild brawl. Credible was able to take the pin with the Singapore Cane. Ox Baker came out again, then Bruiser Brody made his presence known as well, clearing the ring as ECW went off the air.

[jasonjaconetti]

Chris Hero, Ox Baker, and Justin Credible in the championship 3-Way Dance. This one could get out of control very quickly!

[holland227]

Gotta go with Credible..... he is an ECW Alumni

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ECW Hardcore TV #5
Viking Hall
Philadelphia, PA
July 29, 2118

The biggest show in the short history of ECW, as the first heavyweight champion will be crowned!

Dupae Rupa def. Harker Dirge

Dirge started off hot with a lot of offense, but the Belgian Brawler turned it all around. He put together several big moves and won with the Belgian Waffle.

In the ring: Larry Sweeney told the fans not only is he showing what a great wrestler he is in ECW, but he will be the best manager in the world today. Sweet & Sour Inc. will be forming soon and he is watching everyone for possible members.

Larry Sweeney def. Savage T

The Savage one took the fight right at Sweeney for awhile, but not very long. Sweeney then put a beating on Savage T and won with the 12 Large Elbow Drop.

Chris Candido def. Ricky Landell

Candido nailed Landell with an enzuigiri right at the bell, then got the three with a superplex for the win.

JD Michaels def. Danny Doring

A real nice match that JD controlled most of the way. Doring couldn't keep Michaels down, and JD eventually won with a flying elbow.

Claudio Castagnoli def. Adam Pearce

A very even matchup that neither could keep the upperhand for long. Both men went down in a heap and Claudio was able to roll over and get a three count.

Sam Hayne def. Delirious

A big win here for Hayne and manager Eddie Fyne. Delirious took a pounding but kept firing back. Delirious missed multiple high risk moves, and yet almost won but Fyne interferred. Hayne put the Devil Lock on for the win.

Arik Cannon/Timber def. Necro Butcher/Drake Younger

A real hardcore battle here that saw Necro and Younger dominate most of the match. The fighting went all around the ringside area. There were many different weapons used and Younger came off the ropes and got nailed by Younger for the pin.

Steve Corino def. Mike Quackenbush

Corino fought on the defensive most of this contest. It was a great battle that neither could find a way to put the other man down. Corino got the Old School Expulsion on for the win, then Danny Doring came out again to put a double team smackdown on Quackenbush. His partner Chris Hero was nowhere to be found.

Sandman def. Terrible Turk

Another very good back and forth brawl. A DDT by the Sandman gave him the win.

Bruiser Brody def. Sabu

A big reason to be at this show was to see Brody's first match back after a loss to Jimmy Snuka that sent him out of the LWA for 90 days. That term is not quite up yet, but Brody hit ECW hard last week.

Both wrestlers came with their 'A' game and had many nearfalls and huge moves on the other. Brody came away with a hard fought win, but the night wasn't over for him yet. After the bell, The Sheik stormed the ring and attacked Brody. These two fough through the crowd and all the way to the back.

ECW Heavyweight Title Tournament Final
Three-Way Dance Elimination Match
Chris Hero def. Justin Credible and Ox Baker

An instant classic for the ECW title. Ox and Credible spent most of the match fighting each other, stopping occasionally to knock down Hero. It was Hero who pinned Credible with a Hero Sandwich. Then the Hero's Welcome twice put Baker away to win the title.

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ECW Heavyweight Ch: Chris Hero
1. Justin Credible
2. Ox Baker
3. Sandman
4. JD Michaels
5. Chris Candido
6. Steve Corino
7. Larry Sweeney
8. Delirious
9. Sabu
10. Ricky Landell

[jasonjaconetti]

Hero better be careful, as the ECW can get very dangerous very quickly