One day, you and all your childhood friends went out to play for the last time, but no one knew it yet. That was ECW.

@SpiralPoliFemboy

3 жыл бұрын

That's deep. And it's true.

@Lostmymind1

3 жыл бұрын

Man.........ain't that some philosophical shit right there???

@loganpaynesouter1170

Жыл бұрын

@@Dark_AbsoI it’s from the sandlot film 😂

@loganpaynesouter1170

Жыл бұрын

@@Lostmymind1 from the sandlot film

@thaheartbreaker

Жыл бұрын

Nah we all knew it was the last time we’d play together

It's insane that ROH and Impact/TNA have longer lifespans than ECW.

@sweetpetergeda

3 жыл бұрын

They always had more money backing them than ecw. Ppl think fans cheering keep a show going lol

@MarquisLeary34

3 жыл бұрын

Money marks are backing them.

@LuckyDT

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarquisLeary34 Money marks? Like Sinclair Broadcasting, or Panda Energy?

@MarquisLeary34

3 жыл бұрын

@@LuckyDT Eeeeyup.

@keithmounirmanjoorsa4997

3 жыл бұрын

Roh have the finances from Sinclair, impact/tna have panda energy before and anthem now. Ecw expected support from tnn /spike tv but spike just used ecw so that they could lure wwf

Paul Heyman 2005 Ecw one night stand "This is not wwf,wcw or wwe this is fuckin E..C..W"

@davidconrad6591

2 ай бұрын

that brought a smile to my face

Too big to be small time too small to be big time, thst quote is perfect for ecw

i remember finding ecw on tv at 3am on a friday night in 1997 when i was 13. i was hooked! you had be there in its hayday to know just how amazing it was. it was fresh and new at the time compared to wwf and wcw.

@SirJoelsuf1

3 жыл бұрын

I discovered in a similar way, in 1996 or so. It was right in the middle of Sandman vs Raven when they brought Sandman's kid into it. I was like "why is there a kid there? Holy shit, did I just see someone get stabbed? This is WAY better than Raw!" 3 in the morning on Sunshine Network (then called SportsChannel Florida). ECW LOVED the South Florida area. If I was only 5 or so years older, I would have went to their shows.

@brandtsavoy6123

3 жыл бұрын

I was 11 in 97 watching it at 1 am on friday night/Sat morning on the local UPN or Cox/Fuse. RVD was starting to rise. The triple threat, Taz going after Bam Bam and Shane. Dudleys being biggest assholes ever

@buddywilliams5650

3 жыл бұрын

I seen that same time slot in 1995 and it was amazing. I still liked WWF better it was just very new and back to the stone age type of wrestling. No fireworks no lasers or flashy crap. The promos are filmed in a basement. It was bizarre.

@girthbrooks1740

2 жыл бұрын

Massachusetts, it was on the Spanish channel, for some reason it turned English for ecw

@nick56677

2 жыл бұрын

I miss those days scanning the tube tv late at night and stumbling across a dingy pictured ECW, or other local wrestling promotions like MCW music city wrestling etc. Good times

How was Paul Heyman never beat up? 7 weeks without pay? Jeez.

@GreyRoseTV

3 жыл бұрын

At least he was smart enough to at least pay new jack or he might’ve been more than beat up

@sweetpetergeda

3 жыл бұрын

Because ppl who make comments like this really anit about that

@Kas58223

3 жыл бұрын

@@GreyRoseTV well New Jack said they bumped heads afew times and said I chase you around your car with a knife and knowing New Jack he would done that

@LuckyDT

3 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure it was attempted a few times. Heyman was cautious about where he went and with whom came with him towards the end of ECW, per a couple shoot interviews at least.

@kevinjackson5654

3 жыл бұрын

His father was a lawyer

Imagine if the ECW faithful found out that the promotion was partly being kept afloat by Vince, at the time.

@superstarreviews9937

3 жыл бұрын

It was actually pretty obvious! The dirt sheets exposed it...but all the cross over talent and pushing each others shows and wwe promoting barely legal..made it obvious. I knew it.

@freedom2084

3 жыл бұрын

Most of us didn’t know it. My friends and I didn’t read the dirt sheets often

@elvistwatty

3 жыл бұрын

It was fairly well known and talked about. Most smart fans knew

@christiancharles2866

11 ай бұрын

​@@superstarreviews9937WWF

It’s insane to believe just how much Vince believed in ECW going as far as paying out of pocket to keep them afloat and fighting for them to stay on air against fucking VIACOM of all companies lol

@freedom2084

3 жыл бұрын

He needed there talent for his future

@plshelpmeawkdough

3 жыл бұрын

@@freedom2084 that’s one reason for sure. ECW was like an early version of NXT of sorts as Heyman mentioned on his documentary.

@freedom2084

3 жыл бұрын

Lazy Eye That’s the only reason

@denniswilliams6519

3 жыл бұрын

@@freedom2084 Not really. Vince had an odd respect for ECW. Not only allowing them to take over Raw in 1997, but even sending Jerry Lawler there to help build an inter-company program.

@BrianSmith-ct3kh

3 жыл бұрын

@@denniswilliams6519 If he kept Heyman close and made sure guys got paid reasonably on time, they'd be less likely to go work for Bischoff.

Really liked the opening for this video, that little cinematic was great!

mid 00s ROH is the closest post ECW thing to capture its feeling for me.

@djgaben6187

3 жыл бұрын

2003 TNA. Literally everybody from ECW appeared there.

@adamshutts5232

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@jrow1668

3 жыл бұрын

09 ECW

@treflosho

3 жыл бұрын

Considering how ROH was formed because RF Video needed a new sellers after ECW died, I think it's safe to say ROH is *the* spiritual successor.

@SuperHyphyOne

3 жыл бұрын

@@treflosho Heymen said that the group of guys that started Ring of Honor would have been the next ones to come into ECW. ECW would have evolved into what ROH presented along with TNA's X-Division. The ECW product in its last year or two was already headed in that direction.

My love of wrestling has not been the same since ECW folded. Growing up 20 miles outside of Philly I was raised in McMahon territory and paid little attention to WCW. My first exposure to ECW was finding it on local TV. My first ECW match was Raven and Richards vs The Pitbulls in a 2/3 falls double dog collar match for the titles. It blew anything that I had seen previously away. I saw them do local CYO shows, went to their autograph signings at the mall, saw John Kronus at my sister's high school graduation and at the airport, proudly wore my bWo shirt to middle school, and loved every minute of it.

@sweetpetergeda

3 жыл бұрын

Please get a hobby 🤣 its not that serious

@christiancharles2866

11 ай бұрын

​@@sweetpetergedaplease shut up. To him it was. I dont care about meeting wrestlers or action figures or shirts, just matches. That's his business what he does not yours.

Funny you never mentioned HEAD HEAD HEAD. I never saw a crowd so lit when Al Snow came out with head and had prodigy playing.

@MrVegasdeuce

3 жыл бұрын

^^^^ This^^^^!

Just imagine a world where Heyman has McMahon levels of money. That’s my happy place.

@williamschaeffer409

3 жыл бұрын

and it ends with heyman going bankrupt

@billcutler9425

3 жыл бұрын

@@williamschaeffer409 why must you piss on my dreams!? 😭😆

@SiPxProductions

3 жыл бұрын

He still probably wouldn't pay his wrestlers

@samuelrussell7003

3 жыл бұрын

Herman's a bigger snake than Vince and he would have still found a way to fuck it all up

@buckyhate7695

3 жыл бұрын

If Heyman had McMahon money, ECW would have sucked. The crappy production, the dingy bingo hall, the ripped off music, is what made it great. Heyman shouldn't have tried to go head to head with the majors.

I love these little docuseries type vids

If Heyman would’ve hired an accountant he’d still be in business

I heard Corino litterally signed with WCW the day after Guilty as Charged '01

@Kas58223

3 жыл бұрын

He did and unfortunately that went out of business and he was wrestling in Japan, ROH and MLW

@mitchellima4736

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kas58223 I liked his work in mlw a lot

@LoganHunter82

3 жыл бұрын

I once saw Corino doing a wrestling show here in Finland in the mid 00's for FCF. He went one-on-one against a local talent Starbuck in the main event.

@Kas58223

3 жыл бұрын

@@mitchellima4736 I enjoyed the fact that he recreated a version of the four horsemen called the extreme horsemen

My guess is that Scott Hall was trying to do the boys a favor by working a couple of shows for free while letting Heyman promote him on the cards so they could make enough at the gate to get some guys paid.

Was watching ECW right up to its dying day at the end of 2000 on Bravo straight after Raw on Friday nights 😎

@Gameking92888

3 жыл бұрын

*2001

@PaulybiGGballZ0820

3 жыл бұрын

Cool story chico

@richard7645

Жыл бұрын

I remember Bravo 🙋‍♂️

Tommy Dreamer is the Sting of ECW

@LuckyDT

3 жыл бұрын

How so? The t-shirt?

@mo0nkid

3 жыл бұрын

@@LuckyDT to my knowledge, they were both super loyal to their brands (sting with wcw and dreamer with ecw) to the point of taking lower paying jobs rather than working with/for WWE until they couldn't. Someone correct me if I'm wrong! I've been a wrestling fan for a long time, but I'm new to trying to learn about the history of the sport and promotions instead of just watching matches.

@shattaredentertainment4782

3 жыл бұрын

Tommy dreamer was ecw

@HA-409

3 жыл бұрын

Tommy Dreamer ....😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 gtfoh!!!!!

@erickh82082

3 жыл бұрын

@@LuckyDT lol

"they were missing top stair JIMMY DEAN MINIS" thank you advertisement lmao

@chayden153

3 жыл бұрын

I got one for pregnancy tests

Fun fact about the last ppv was that the main event came close to not happening. RVD wanted an upfront payment from Heyman before the show, IN CASH. He didn't get it. Jerry Lynn found about before the show that he was only going to get paid half and came not prepaid to work. Not even bringing his tights. He also wanted his full payment upfront, which he got. So if you're wondering why their match was weak from their other previous matches, its cause neither guy wanted to be there.

@elvistwatty

3 жыл бұрын

You mean exactly what was mentioned in the video?

@MrBoswel1

Жыл бұрын

I believe it

Justin's writing and Jack's presenting is a dream duo. Great video guys!

What blows my mind is that Tommy Dreamer told a story of when he saw Heyman on Raw, he actually thought about literally killing him and than killing himself. Thank god that never happened.

I worked security at the pine bluff event. Until now, didn't know it was the last event for ECW

I wasn't even a teenager when this promotion ended, but I still remember it so fondly.... goddam I'm getting old....

@richard7645

Жыл бұрын

I'm 38 and I don't feel old 😄🤫

@christiancharles2866

11 ай бұрын

​@@richard7645cuz that's not old

I was at the poplar bluff Missouri show!!! The show had only about 1000 ppl in a 5000 seat facility but everyone had a good time and the talent put on a good show.

@jstats13

2 жыл бұрын

I went to each of the last two shows but I'm not sure if the attendance is a fair illustration. Jason...maybe you can answer this for me...did Poplar Bluff get any channels out of Cape or anywhere that carried Hard Core TV? The same question applies for anyone out of Pine Bluff, Ark. If neither market carried the syndicated show I wonder if ECW would have drawn all that many people regardless. I like both towns but they are somewhat limited market size. Regardless, I remember enjoying both shows and it was a heck of a weekend road trip for sure

All do respect, this video was waaaaaay too short, this is the type of content the WWE puts on a 3 disk documentary

@mitchellima4736

3 жыл бұрын

I disagree. This is supposed to be short and to the point. Of you are looking for longer videos sorta in this vein check out wrestling bios. Great youtuber

@JayTeeAyy

3 жыл бұрын

@@mitchellima4736 I know I just want to watch more Cultaholic on this type of subject and I love Wrestling Bios, he’s probably the best out there

The nail in the coffin for ECW was Van Dam breaking his leg

@oasisg9

3 жыл бұрын

That's so true! I was watching 2000 ecw for the first time on the wwe network earlier this year and they were building to a huge champion vs champion rvd/mike awesome ppv match. Then rvd had to suffer his first serious injury of his career at the worst possible time. not only did ecw lose out on a huge money maker, but it also caused mike awesome to continue to not get paid consistently and then consequently leave for wcw without giving any notice.

I went to every ECW event when they came home to philly, fun times

@jacobepicmay

3 жыл бұрын

Were you anywear near hat guy

@TheOnemanmoshpit

3 жыл бұрын

Lucky git! 🤣

I’m from Pittsburgh. I’m so glad I got to see quite a few shows during the great years of ECW. Some of the best memories I have from live wrestling events.

I love these mini documentaries that you guys do on here. More more more!!!!!

I always wondered, what if Eric bischoff and vince McMahon would have worked together instead of being petty

@LuckyDT

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrBlazemaster525 Hence "what if"

@elvistwatty

3 жыл бұрын

Turner you mean?

Like joeallan said, in San Diego, I would watch ECW Hardcore TV on FS1 at like 1am... I was hooked. That was in the 90s... It was really sad to watch ECW fall apart😢

Parts of Rollerball being filmed in Lethbridge, Alberta really says a lot about how that film turned out lol

ECW once left a message on my parents' answering machine looking to answer any questions they may have regarding my post-high school education after I sent a letter to find out more about the House of Hardcore

God, with the way Corgan figured out Heyman tried to swindle him, you realize Paul was his own worst enemy.

Someone stole the belt in Queens? Love it !!!

One person I just never "got" from ECW was Tommy Dreamer...I just don't get why he was so popular in ECW at all. His popularity and success certainly didn't carry over to WWE.

@Millwall77

3 жыл бұрын

He gave his all and the crowd respected that. He really won their respect when he took 10 lashes from The Sandmans kendo stick at Hardcore Heaven 94.

Heyman was in wwe at the time he started filming Rollerball, he already became on air colour commentator, they had him appear with Shane as part of a wwe contract to promote the movie on their shows and in things like magazines and on the website. There!

If ECW never wasted money on action figures and video games and if they had a late evening spot on a network that actually supported and advertised them, it could have lasted longer.

@phenomenalone7134

3 жыл бұрын

They almost got a deal with USA after WWF left, but the head of USA was like nah we aint airing wrestling anymore (which backfired horribly)

@isaacgarcia771

3 жыл бұрын

@@phenomenalone7134 I truly wish that Vince McMahon would have kept ECW as his developmental brand instead of incorporating it into the Invasion angle back in 2001. Just imagine how great ECW could have been if it had access to all the wrestling talent that didn't go to WWE at that time! Nwa Tna may have never been created, and ECW could have had the most successful years in its history!

@elvistwatty

3 жыл бұрын

Those things brought them money. It actually says so in the video.

Fantastic job on the in depth research.

I LOVE CULTAHOLIC.

These are always great to watch

Great video, Jack! 👏🏼👏🏼

The people that didn’t work there are giving us the ‘TRUE’ story

@lordswine7962

2 жыл бұрын

That's the theme when it comes to information.

Thank you Jack 😁 Great video

Ok let's be real....the reason ecw went out business is bc Paul was stealing the money and spending it crazy instead of paying talent and the essential bills. Its no big secret its no mystery.

I sometimes wonder if Taz and the dudleys had stayed what would happen

@sweetpetergeda

3 жыл бұрын

Nothing

well researched and informational, thank you

Less lists and more stuff like this. Please and thank you.

I live 20 minutes from Pine Bluff. I can totally believe ECW died there. Probably a person shot per day, lol.

1:29 What's with using a random picture of the XPW crew from Heatwave 2000?

other than Tommy Dreamer, were there any wrestlers that stayed with ECW from Shane Douglas throwing down the belt to it's death?

@MetalMe55iah

3 жыл бұрын

new jack?

@Tomtown007

3 жыл бұрын

@@MetalMe55iah even newer Jack said in the video he left back end of 2000. I mean he basically stayed the whole time but I’m curious if anyone else did a full Tommy Dreamer

@krizash

3 жыл бұрын

Was Justin credible there back then?

@1992geop

3 жыл бұрын

Tommy Dreamer and Little Guido are the only ones I can think of that never left and were there from that timeline and even the RF video guys as well.

@Tomtown007

3 жыл бұрын

@@1992geop cheers Bryan. Just checked and Little Guido was with them from ‘92 until the death, only taking a brief break in ‘95 according to Wikipedia.

The dying days of ECW is the wrestling that I grew up on

Lynn, Sandman n New Jack were owed 8,000$ , said New Jack on a shoot on Paul Heyman

The bedding music in this video gives me massive Evil Morty reveal vibes.

It’s a shame that today, most organizations won’t go as far as ECW did during their Golden Era. As far as Safety Regulations & Health Restrictions, we won’t see Flaming Tables, Cheese Graters, or even a simple Head Shot with a Steel Chair. It’s just because these days, Health Insurances for Wrestlers are not only ridiculously expensive, but also because of long term, and they just don’t wanna see another Chris Benoit incident.

I get mad when people call ECW wrestling garbage wrestling. It 100% had that, BUT, it also had the best Matt wrestling, RVD, Benoit, Eddy... The best Lucas, exposing many Americans, myself included, to the style. The hottest promos at the time as well. So much more then garbage wrestling...

I never understood how ECW couldn't get big sponsors when Raw was doing the same hardcore shit.

@Njmike27

2 жыл бұрын

Tv production . Btw ECW was way more extreme

Vamos Cultaholic. Sending love from California!

I feel like ECW wasn’t much more E than WWF at the time. All those chair shots to the head etc

I'm here! I'm Here! Once again.......STORYTIME!!!!!

I honestly have zero memory of Mike Awesome in the WWE. None whatsoever.

Very well done video

My home town! Pine Bluff!

I remember in the 90s me and my siblings arguing with my Dad to let us watch WWF. He was a tight arse and considered it a bad influence... I can't imagine what he would have said if he caught us watching ECDUB.

FOR REAL SABU WAS ECW FOR ME!!! Once they lost RVD, Dudley's, Tazz, Raven, the FUCKING WORLD CHAMPION AT THE TIME Mike Awesome, etc... REALLY STUCK THE NAIL IN THE COFFIN, I LOVED ECW but I knew it was OVER once all those guys were left and we had like Danny Doring & Roadkill as TAG CHAMPS which is the division that REALLY BUILT ECW & KEPT IT AFLOAT doing main event matches SMFH🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️😵☠🚬🍾💸

In demand actually owed ECW a couple of million, which if paid would of allowed ECW to continue for awhile longer. However the president refused to pay because ECW couldn’t afford to take them to court and with bankruptcy proceedings, in demand would only have to pay out a fraction of it. Heyman was close to a deal with fox but needed the money from in demand in order to be able to produce the first couple of shows to close the deal.

@TimmyTickle

3 жыл бұрын

ECW on Fox?

@CamaroAmx

3 жыл бұрын

@@TimmyTickle most likely they would be on the FX channel.

Well done !

TNA in the beginning was pretty much ECW and WCW together which was a good alternative to WWE, even crazier I believe TNA started in 02, WCW and ECW closed in 01 but it felt like years after that happened...btw do anyone remember the match between Tazz vs Tajiri where tazz choked him with bared wire in his mouth... I cant find that anywhere for yrs

@livinginaterminalstate

3 жыл бұрын

I remember that match it was brilliant think it was on a living dangerously

Didn’t expect to see Black Mask 2 come up.

ECW 2021 everyone! Billychuck Jones is the best ECW wrestler of all time

Rob Van Dunkin Donuts.... Dam

Now I can see why Tommy Dreamer wanted to put Paul E down, lol.

Proud to be from the state ECW had its last show

Please do rise or fall of TNA

@trane1818

3 жыл бұрын

@Dorian Arnold but it's not the post-WCW occasional gem spitter it used to be. It's a great alternative, but there's nothing like the nwa-prehulkhumania era it had.

Even ECW's last days are way better than todays WWE

@sweetpetergeda

3 жыл бұрын

Then stop watching damn

And Wrestling has never been the same again. MLW is kind of filling the hole they left. It's not the same, but satisfies my craving for no BS wrestling, that feels and looks real.

I look at ecw as a necessary evil. It changed wrestling in the 90s for the better by getting away from the family friendly stuff that ruled the 80s. But it cost lives and body's to do so. How meny old school ecw guys are still alive. I think foley put it best. "Theres 4 ways you leave ecw: a drunk, a drug addict, a cripple or a corpse."

@TimmyTickle

3 жыл бұрын

Drunk: Sandman Drug addict: RVD Cripple: Foley/New Jack Corpse: Erich “Mass Transit” Kulas

@shattaredentertainment4782

3 жыл бұрын

@@TimmyTickle well corpse could be 90% of the ecw lockeroom

@christiancharles2866

11 ай бұрын

​@@TimmyTicklenew Jack now dead. Weed isn't hard drugs. Many more ECW wrestlers have died from alcohol, pills, heroin, cocaine.rvd just does weed.

Wish I was younger so I could have experienced prime ecw and czw live

The last night at the arena when we went to get tickets and they weren't selling them...............sad

Living in the Philadelphia region channel 19 on Saturday nights. 40 minutes of advertising for the best 20 minutes of wrestling. I always watched it with my pops.

0:30 you couldn’t find cemetery stock footage that wasn’t Canadian military headstones?

Paul Heyman's shoot promo on McMahon was true, and he easily could have gone further than he did. WWE basically ripped off most everything that made the Attitude Era from ECW. ECW has more to do with modern wrestling than any other promotion. It's amazing that a promotion that was around for such a short time had such a huge influence on the art of wrestling.

@SirJoelsuf1

3 жыл бұрын

I'll be honest, it was the part where Heyman talked about McMahon buying out all the territories that sent shivers down my spine. Was also the most accurate part of the promo. ECW itself ripped off of IWA Mid-South and especially early to mid 1980s NWA with their brawls.

@christiancharles2866

11 ай бұрын

​@@SirJoelsuf1but ECW brawls took things to another level. They were truly groundbreaking.

these were the best of times

I had no idea that Simon Dean was an ECW Original!😲

20 years already, gddm!!

Anyone else from the UK remember watching this on Bravo? Remember that channel?

I love 45 minutes from PB

Only Arkansas XP much thanks and safety to this lovely cult!

I was at this show.... Anarchy in Arkansas! I had no idea that this would be their swan song

Please come back😟that's 😭😢 sad

good video

thanks!

80s and 90s forever

I watched every episode on The Florida Network. But, I never watched a single TNN episode.

@MarquisLeary34

3 жыл бұрын

I did. You didn't miss much with the sole exception of the final match of the first airing.

I miss ecw when i was 9 years old watching rvd cashin his mitb contract or when tommy dreamer appeared

This is nuts because ECW had the best roster of talent. The majority of them left and was successful in other promotions like Tommy Dreamer, Raven, Lance Storm, RVD, Dudley Boys, Justin Credible, etc. Hayman didn’t handle the business correctly.

Glad there was a shot of the Unholy Alliance. 🙌

I loved his feud with Cyrus the Virus. The kayfabe network stooge played by Don Callis who always threatened to shut off ECW on TNN and put on Roller Jam or Grand Ole Opry if Paul didn't tone it down lol. Him and Paul E would always pester each other and had good chemistry of the good guy vs bad guy