ECW historian here. i own alot, read alot, talk to everyone i can about the original ecw. this is a VERY good history. obviously the whole history would be a 5 hour video and nobody is doing that. you did an amazing job my friend

@coolnerdsclothing6377

3 ай бұрын

why not? he did 2hrs why not 3 more?

@Tampafan33

3 ай бұрын

@@coolnerdsclothing6377because the other 3 hours would be pointless shit that didn’t matter. After watching this there’s still some stuff he could’ve left off that wasnt a big deal. But it was awesome to watch

@yoholmes273

2 ай бұрын

​​@@Tampafan33NO. If you're doing a proper history. You tell it like it is. Unfiltered & historically accurate. To state the actual history "didn't matter" is shortsighted

@Tampafan33

2 ай бұрын

@@yoholmes273 nobody gives a fuck about jobber matches and storylines that never materialized dude lmao

@cult_of_odin

2 ай бұрын

​@@yoholmes273why don't you make it? Because you know as well as I that a handful of people would watch it. There is a balance. 5% of people would watch while the other 95% don't care enough. Videos have to be made so a larger portion of people will watch not the small minority.

These documentaries are absolutely incredible

@rodpjr21

4 ай бұрын

They're very good... can't even argue.

@HoosierDaddy2a

4 ай бұрын

It's a nice break from the list videos. I think cultaholic should do a history of wrestling docu-series

@FcukWitReiDay

4 ай бұрын

Wait how's your comment from 4 days ago? Special access?

@r0bertf.949

4 ай бұрын

@@FcukWitReiDay haha no no. I watched the WWE Golden Years ones and had a hunch this would be great too

@WillyKillya

4 ай бұрын

CORRECT OPINION

I was at the last ECW Queens show and got a ride home from the person who stole the belt. I’d known them for a quite a while and they were a lifelong wrestling fan who saw an opportunity while Taz was in the ring talking about security not getting paid, and the locker room was empty, and they took it. Literally. Fun fact about them: Years later they worked in a film with one Phil “CM Punk” Brooks. Small world indeed.

@zacharythomason7359

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info, Did not know that.

@JaimeD.

4 ай бұрын

@goatspeak3613 Wow. Guess life works in its mysterious ways. 😎

Honestly did not know that HBO was thinking about airing ECW. That would've been perfect considering shows like The Sopranos, Oz, The wire, boardwalk empire, true detective, detective,

@mtgamateurnight

3 ай бұрын

It was way before all the shows you listed but hbo always showed more adult entertainment for sure.

@GreatMewtwo

17 күн бұрын

@@mtgamateurnight Could you imagine ECW on HBO though? Time Warner would have had their wrestling programming on a premium channel as well as getting WCW programming from Turner.

@mtgamateurnight

16 күн бұрын

I'm not sure how well it would have worked out in the long run. HBO had a HUGE fan base however HBO was expensive and I would argue the "average" wrestling fan did not have the channel due to the extra expense. If you have 2-3 wrestling shows on cable that you already pay for, are you really going to subscribe to a paid channel for another wrestling show? The other side of the coin is most companies don't keep two products that are aimed at the same target audience. I think eventually no matter what ECW would have been dropped by HBO/Warner. @@GreatMewtwo

@whitebread940

2 күн бұрын

I remember my friend had a satellite dish and discovered ECW by accident. I was broke but was going to BestBuy to try to figure out how to buy one. Hadn’t watched wrestling since Mid-South went off the air. I’m surprised there isn’t some sort of catalog of episodes.

@mtgamateurnight

2 күн бұрын

There is a catalog of episodes.@@whitebread940

These long form documentaries have been incredible. Can’t wait to get your take on ECW! One of my favorite time periods in wrestling.

@reimixo

4 ай бұрын

?? ecw??

@TheWayneleadoff06

4 ай бұрын

@@reimixo ECW was getting a lot of attention at the same time that the Monday Night War was raging hot. DX, NWO, the peak of the attitude era….

@CheckmateFixit

3 ай бұрын

I thought this was about ECW... Lol

@Jerome889

2 ай бұрын

Ecw😮...what what what?!

@giants2k8

2 ай бұрын

I assume that OP wrote the comment before watching the video and was looking forward to it.

Sam always brings the A game to these documentaries it’s so great to see how far he came from his first appearance in REDACTED COMPANY

It's ONLY 2 hours? Y'all are slipping over there. Seriously, thanks for these quality videos. Best wrestling channel on KZread by far.

@miguelnewmexico8641

3 ай бұрын

@@Matthew-qu1ql for fuckin what?

@coolnerdsclothing6377

3 ай бұрын

@@miguelnewmexico8641 cursing now

@Tampafan33

3 ай бұрын

@@miguelnewmexico8641reported u to

I went to all ECW Super Cards and PPVs from 1993-2001 in NY CT NJ and PA too many memories

@ch1ckp1uxd56

Ай бұрын

Thats wild, im jealous

Blows my mind and warms my Pro Wrestling Fan Heart that shows still take place at the ECW Arena and Hammerstein Ballroom. Bully Ray is correct when he said ECW was to Pro Wrestling, what Napster was to Digital Music.

Great video . I was at that ill fated first TNN taping in Toledo Ohio .Spike and Balls Mahoney beat the Turkey's for the tag titles. During the taping Paul Heenan was seen yelling at someone at TNN about the production . Another crazy thing to note was the fact that they let the people in first that they gave tickets to before the fans that actually paid for there tickets. The chant we paid money echoed the arena as the crowd filed in.

@richardlaceyfield9

4 ай бұрын

Sorry I ment Dudley Boys not Turkey's.

@user-tu9vk1rb8r

4 ай бұрын

​@@richardlaceyfield9we forgive you......😂but funny

ECW made their own stars. I had no idea who any of them were. My brother saw a commercial on direct tv. He said..”I think you would like this wrestling. Watched 1 episode and was hooked. Easily as good talent as anywhere. Half the ECW roster are legends now. Great video.

Sam needs a well deserved rest. First the golden era series. Now this. Incredible viewing

@canibmeplz260

9 күн бұрын

You don't rest when your foots on the gas

Got to see a number of shows live at the ECW arena when I was in high school. My older cousin lived in Philly. When I told him all about how much I liked it would would love to see a show, he was like “That place is 15 mins from here” I got yelled at by Terry Funk, saw New Jack get slammed through 3 stacked tables, Taz “break” Sabus neck, and a bunch of other memorable moments. It was an amazing experience each time.

Seriously these documentaries are amazing. I hope we see the same for the New Generation Era, Attitude Era, Ruthless Aggression Era, and the PG Era. These are absolute gold and hope they continue.

ECW left an unforgettable legacy across professional wrestling that can't be ignored and is referenced plenty of times in podcasts, interviews, community documentaries, or promoted hardcore matches. The fire from *the Land of Extreme* will never die in people's hearts with its ups and downs.

@emperortrevornorton3119

4 ай бұрын

How many other promotions that were damn near indie by scale had people so attracted that it felt like a cross between territory days of pro wrestling mixed with a sporting event riot not even the big leagues could find that feeling

Ohhhh fuck!!! I absolutely cannot wait to watch this you guys have been absolutely killing it with the documentary videos!!

I saw ECW at the Rosland Ballroom in NYC in 1997. I live in Connecticut so it's basically a 1 hour train ride away I was 15 years old and the show was absolutely outstanding and completely out of control. I will always love ECW

Heyman gets credit, rightfully so, for making ECW what it became that so many people enjoyed.

My years of watching ECW are easily my favorite years as a wrestling fan, and its insane to realize that time was only 2 years long (if that) 😂 Great work! Loved every second of it!

I didnt know Eddie's frog splash was a tribute to his former tag partner Art Barr (sp?) So when people do the frog splash they are really comemorating Eddie's friend, that's so cool

@DavidBarton777

4 ай бұрын

Ya he still lives on 🙏🏻

This was great! Thanks Sam and the whole crew. I knew most of this, but it was great to hear little tidbits like why Benoit is The Crippler, and the origin of the Guerrero frogsplash. Thanks!

There have been so many retellings of ECW history you can almost begin with the whimsical song lyrics, "Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme..."

Tommy Dreamers sister is the VP of IT at my old job lol, DVon was from the same city as me, lived around the corner and was married to my friends sister.

@taylorclouse7636

27 күн бұрын

Small world

You guys have been on fire this year with those documentaries. Thank you again for all the work you've put in making an other amazing one!

You made me look up the word hagiography 😅 well done I learned something

Wouldnt be surprised if Vice drops a “complete history of ECW” in the next month or so

Another stellar biography from the Cultaholic team. Much respect for utilizing "hagiopraphy" in the script. It's good to hear underused words getting thrown out there.

That 4 part WWF golden era was🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

20 years ago, I would've had to drive half an hour to a mall, while hoping that 1 of the 2 FYE/SAM GOODIE had this in stock and then paid $35 for a DVD. Absolutely incredible job, all ❤

I'd love to see something like this for WCW

@alexanderarce3341

4 ай бұрын

How about for Memphis, World Class, SMW, AWA and even ROH

@KevenSylvain

4 ай бұрын

​@@alexanderarce3341it's all koming... be patient 🤷🏾‍♂️

@ashleynewman3360

Ай бұрын

Ner. Just WCW.

@user-qc9jc2wx3t

14 күн бұрын

How about pure N.W.A., when it was the true GOLD STANDARD of all professional wrestling???

Best wrestling documentaries ever. Keep em coming

Proud to say that I was at every ECW event held in Poughkeepsie, NY. Those events were some of the best times (for me) of the late 90s as a high-school weirdo. Many thanks for this and helping me relive those times even just a bit through memory

Oh neat. A nice little break from Titan land and onto ECW.

The first time I watched ECW it was on a VHF channel coming out of Syracuse NY. I was just randomly going through the channels and it popped up

This is f’n awesome. I enjoyed watching this. Great job.

Cultaholic does it again… these documentaries almost put WWE Home Video to shame.

Cultaholic proving once again that they are the best in class at this kind of presentation. Thank you for another excellent, extreme, if you will, viewing experience

I saw ECW in 1997 at a small venue in New Britain Connecticut. The main event was Sandman vs. Sabu. I was 11 and will never forget it.

Damn growing up near Philly but being born in 2000 I missed out on a lot of good wrestling I could’ve been going to live

This documentary was well done! You treated this with the love and respect it deserved. I felt a flood of emotions at your well written epilogue. Bravo!

This is one of the best lives in a long time fair play lads

Iam from Philly and when we where teens ecw was the talk of the town..and we could never find the building..until we became adults..best times ever❤

I remember watching ECW PPV tapes which I would get from my local video ezy store in Australia. Probably knew more about ECW then than I did WWE and WCW. ECW is forever in my memory and all its talent will live forever in my heart.

Love the docs, would love to see complete history of WCW and JCP

@KevenSylvain

4 ай бұрын

Eyem sure it's koming.. be patient patient x happy new year yea🎉🎊🎉

@treyperkins2667

4 ай бұрын

History of WCW would be 8 hours long

My first ever ECW show was the company's last ever show. That broke my heart. EC effing W forever!

13:35, as a lifelong native Philly/South Jersey resident I had no idea that the famous Mummers had a hand in helping create ECW!

I was there. I saw Snuka win the first match. Salvatore Bellomo was my dad. It's worth mentioning he won the belt 5 minutes earlier in the night during a Battle Royale

I'm only 20 minutes in and already am I loving this. I seriously thought I knew a lot about the history of ECW, but my mind is blown, and it just started.

I worked at that sports bar in the early 90s and remember this well

I wish wrestling fans today could have experienced what it was like to watch ECW when I was a kid. The matches happened in that place, Psychosis VS Rey Mysterio in the 2 out of 3 falls. Benoit VS Sabu, The bangers RVD and Jerry F'n Lynne had. I grew up in Indianapolis & Indianapolis was one of the few markets that actually aired new weekly episodes of ECW on WAV TV 53 at the time. They had a 4 hour block on Sundays S.M.W., then U.S.W.A. followed by our local indy promotion Circle City Wrestling then at 7 pm it ECW. I personally witnessed the only time in wrestling history That a WWE talent Taz took on a WCW talent Mike Awesome for the ECW championship. I witnessed that with my own eyes I was there, in the building it is to this day the craziest thing i ever witnessed at a live show, crazy it was surreal. I remember watching the 3 Way Dance and some dude came in i had never seen before and joey styles saying bout how he has this frog splash move as a tribute to Art Barr that guy turns out Eddie Guerrero. ECW even though it's nice to go back and watch the videos and Experience the history It is truthfully one of those things if you got to experience it then as a wrestling fan.. It was euphoric, It was a breath of fresh air when the rest of wrestling was stagnant Saturday morning cartoon characters pretty much, They were literally doing Rated R, hardcore wrestling every week, They used to have bring your own weapons night 😂 And fans would really bring things from home one guy literally brought a kitchen sink! 😂 another guy one time sacrificed his artificial leg, There was Nintendo involved once 😂 I'm about to watch this video now and I know it's gonna be good It just makes me miss the experience of a live ECW event, not a WWECW! But the real E.C.F'N W!!

@user-ec3ji5lo2y

4 ай бұрын

ECW Used to air on MSG Network in the NY Metro Area. They were on at 3am!! LOL😂

Todd Gordon's book must read

I hope you decide to make a documentary about the Tennessee-based Jarrett Promotions (CWA/USWA).

This brought back so many memories from my teen years. I bought every ppv and got to see them live a few times. Brought a little tear to my eye reliving it.

I was incredibly lucky to grow up on ECW. I had a brother 6 years older than me and he was a big mark at the time. Reading Meltzers dirt sheets every month, the whole 9. I actually remember the old newsletter. White paper and stapled together lol. Its wild to have been apart of that before the internet! Anyways my brother introduced me to ECW and took me to my first show in 1996 , outside of Boston, and was an infamously bloody mess. ( will likely be covered in this video . Mass transit). After that i was hooked. I would stay up til 1 am on Fridays (and later 12am on Saturdays ) to watch ECW come on the local spanish channel lol! I watched religously from 96 thru 98 . One of my good friends at the time, his uncle was best friends with ECW Fan cam guy, and we were front row at every local ECW show from then on. Thru this connection we met loads of the roster. I can say Balls Mahoney and Super Crazy were the 2 coolest guys. Down to earth and would remember us and talk with us after shows. Balls especially was a great guy. Stevie Rochards was another fn cool guy never too big to talk to us. Man. Those were the day's. I look back now, seeing the influence ECW has had, and a part of me feels like i , as a fan. Was along for such a unique ride and witnessed the rise and fall of a storied promotion. Man. I miss that old group of friends and i miss those good old days ! We were front row to something so special

2 hours!? I’m in…. These are always amazing

Bro you are kiiilling it with these videos. The golden age videos have been tremendous. Thank you.

Tod Is God by Tod Gordon and Sean Oliver was a great read.

"The ECW audience was used to extremity, but this was too much for even a few of them" LOL, shaaaade.

I love these docs narrated by Sam. And I LOVE non-WWE wrestling history. Id love one on JCP/WCW.

I was at most shows from about 93 to 94 until the end. I recall that night differently. I remember the towel flew off the chair into the first couple rows. It looked like something from a movie. I seen the flames spread on the floor from the fuel used. The lights cut out and there were some dim lights then I remember a cloud stuff from the fire extinguishers filling the air and being rushed out by someone. First time I ever had a extinguisher used close to me it sucked. A lot of people where walking around saying they thought ECW was done after that. It wasn’t fun explaining what happened to my grandfather that picked us up that night.

THIS....IS EXTREEEEMMMMEEEEE-ly good content to look forward to

Something to watch instead of the ball dropping.

Can't wait for this one, if the recent docs are anything to go by, this one should be absolutely top class also! ECDUB! ECDUB! ECDUB!

Fantastic documentary. Been watching a lot of Wrestling stuff over Christmas and there's been a fair bit of ECW stuff among it. Though you can follow the timelines of the same subject, different content creators follow different beats. Seems a very fitting compliment with your comparison of playing the same notes but not playing the same tune. With one exception... the songs are both good.

Cultaholic is really doing some top shelf work here although I would love to hear Ross do some more narration like Sam is doing here, would also really like to see Ross do predictions again for maybe WWE or AEW or whatever he wants. Just more Ross along with this amazing stuff and the Golden Age 4 parter. 😄👍

I always wondered what happened to ECW on Sunshine Network. That was my only way to watch ECW and then it was gone and i never knew it came back.

Happy New Year!

I hear Sam's voice and I know it's gonna be a banger

Oh I'm excited for this!!!!

Cultaholic truely is THE premier wrestling channel

These videos are my favorite thing to look forward to on a Sunday.

The Golden Age video followed by this one was a great couple of docs, Thanks for the hard work and taking us older fans on these trips down memory lane, and teaching the younger ones about the glory days or wrestling.

Oh man, when you put it all together like this in one big video...wow, it sure was a whole lot of crazy in a pretty short period of time.

Thank you for making this. Watching ECW as a kid on Bravo, after reading about it for years in Power Slam wrestling, was my childhood. Laughter, smiles and wows as I remembered the happenings in the early video, turned to sadness by the end. What a whirlwind. ECW, FTW.

Absolutely great work guys! Love this format and in awe of the effort here

This is so in-depth and so well done. Such a great job.

There is a reason y Cultaholic Wrestling is one of the most respected Wrestling KZread Channels...

Excellent work as per usual. Throroughly entertained for the whole 2 hours and learned a lot.

I hope you guys can continue these documentaries in some fashion. Im waiting for some one to do something about memphis one day. Anyway, thanks for this ecw video, really enjoyed the golden age series.

RVD & Sabu Vs. Hayabusa and Shinzaki is a classic.

@thepolarphantasm2319

2 ай бұрын

Them heat wave shows were always badass RVD vs Jerry Lynn at that same show 🔥🔥🔥

@dylanogg347

2 ай бұрын

@@thepolarphantasm2319 Careful, dude! Don't put that fire near RVD!

Perfectly done. I love these docs bc they take what I grew up with and filled in all the info gaps in one great video. Well done 👏

You are the hardest working wrestling content creators out there! Goals!

I love those illustrations so much, especially how large Bubba Ray looks and how jacked and angry the ECW fan is

Absolute legends, lads. These documentaries are some of the best on YT PERIOD.

Thank you to everyone that puts these together.

Great,great works (WWE Golden is great job too). I'm 45, I watched wrestling since 1987 and I had the chance to live theses moments. I remember reading articles in magazines about this new and extreme federation. I live in the province of Quebec, Canada,I got my "first live ECW " experience on VHS because WWE ruled supreme on tv in the province (WCW was strong too between 1996 - 1999). I had TNN on my cable so I was happy to see ECW on tv, The show aired friday night

Absolutely incredible work on this one, just as with the others!

U guys did it again. Great work as always. This is and was the best part of my New years eve. 🍺

Crazy seeing all these top tier future wcw guys in ECW.

This absolutely amazing, please never stop making these, its truly appreciated

Joel Gertner will forever be a legend. One of a kind. Great recap all round, nice one \m/,

These Documentaries are top class please keep them coming. Thanks 🙏

I found ECW on the Sunshine channel and absolutely loved it . They stopped showing it I thought permanently but this video says it was only temporary! Dam I missed out

Beyond high quality documentaries you've been putting out. Incredibly impressive 👏👏👍👍

Nobody knows their audience like Cultaholic❤️

I flit in and out of Cultaholic because I flit in and out of wrestling (only so much I can take before I need a break for a few months 😅). This is Sam Driver led content I assume. Loving this recent run. As good as any “legitimate” documentaries. Seems to be an excellent editor. Just really enjoyable content.

Absolute belter of a doc, so much here that is not in other documentations of the brand, 10 out of 10 editing to.

I remember being 8-9 years old when ECW really began gaining popularity and my adolescent mind kept thinking someone is going to be killed and how awesome it was going to be!!! Man being 8-9 years old during the Attitude Era and the rise of ECW and a rabid fan taking it all in it’s amazing I’m not even more messed up than I am!!!

Another home run b6 cultaholic. Thank you for all the hard work that goes into these. Perhaps a WCW doc is in the future….

That Kerry match has a funny story behind it . He was supposed to be a masked surprise wrestler who would take his mask off and shock the crowd . But .....he came out with the mask on as planned , yey also wore his elaborate ring jacket with HIS NAME on the back of it in HUGE bedazzled letters ! LOL ! I guess he missed the point of "surprising " the fans as he asked Tod Gordan 5 times over the two days before the match " So...Tod , why am I wearing a mask again ? " . Gordan tells it much funnier .