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Extreme Rising Pissed Off At Stevie Richards (Bizarre!)

Staff - March 30, 2013

Source: Pwinsider Extreme Rising is demanding that Steve Richards, their current champion, return their title belt immediately after Richards said he would defend the title...

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Major Update: Extreme Rising Cancelling Events

Staff - March 27, 2013

Source: Pwinsider.com Here are the latest details on why Extreme Rising had to cancel their WrestleMania weekend events. * Extreme Rising is headed by "Five Guys...

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Official Statement On Extreme Rising Cancelling Events

Staff - March 27, 2013

Extreme Rising sent out the following today… "It is with great regret that Extreme Rising must unfortunately cancel all our Wrestlemania Weekend events that include...

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Extreme Rising Cancels WrestleMania Weekend Events

Staff - March 27, 2013

Extreme Rising officials have begun contacting talent to inform them that the promotion's WrestleMania weekend shows in Philadelphia and Staten Island, New York have...

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Barbed Wire City ECW Documentary Update + Brutus Beefcake

Staff - March 26, 2013

-- Here is the preview video for Timeline: History of WWE - 1989 w/ Brutus Beefcake, which is available at this link. We're still in...

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ECW Legend New Jack To Retire – Details

Staff - March 24, 2013

Following the retirement of ECW legend Jerry Lynn last night, Pro Wrestling Syndicate has announced that another ECW Legend, New Jack, will be working...

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Press Release: ECW Documentary Barbed Wire City DVD

Staff - March 18, 2013

UPDATE: The following was sent out today... BWC Films is proud to announce the internationally famous ECW Arena as the venue for the world premiere...

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CHIKARA News: iPPV Return Set, WrestleCon, ECW

Staff - March 18, 2013

Partial Source: Pwinsider -- CHIKARA has announced that they will make their iPPV return on June 2nd for their Anniversario event. -- CHIKARA has announced the...

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Various News: ECW Documentary, Hardcore Roadtrip, NEW, More

Staff - February 23, 2013

-- The documentary on ECW titled Barbed Wire City is set for their April 20th screening in Philadelphia. A trailer for the film was...

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The Former ECW Arena To Re-Open + Mr. Belding Update

Staff - February 3, 2013

-- Here is the latest on the status of the former ECW Arena. Following the end of National Pro Wrestling day, Roger Artigiani, who had...

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WWE.com Releases Top 30 ECW Stars List – Details

Staff - January 30, 2013

WWE.com has a new article up, discussing the top 30 ECW stars. You can check out the full article at this link. Here is...

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The Latest On Plans For An Extreme Rising TV Series

Staff - January 21, 2013

Partial Source: Pwinsider The plan for Extreme Rising's TV series is to have it run on a Philadelphia-area station, as well as one in New...

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Missy Hyatt Cancels Indy Appearance, ECW DVD, McGuinness

Staff - January 21, 2013

Partial Source: Pwinsider -- Hardcore Roadtrip has announced via press release that Missy Hyatt has let them know she can't make the promotion's show due...

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Extreme Rising Trying To Get A 13-Week TV Series

Staff - January 17, 2013

Extreme Rising today announced plans to run a 13 week TV series in the Philadelphia/New Jersey/Delaware market. They are looking to raise money through...

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Jerry Lynn Speaks Out – Retirement, ECW Reunion Shows, More

Staff - January 6, 2013

Credit: Inside The Ropes Radio Jerry Lynn appeared on Inside The Ropes Radio last week to speak about his retirement, the ECW Reunion Shows, asking...

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Wrestling To Return To The Former ECW Arena?, Details

Staff - January 6, 2013

A small piece in the Philadelphia City Paper has reported on a rumor that the former ECW Arena, which held its final live wrestling...

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Hardcore Roadtrip Invades Canada In 60-Days

Staff - January 1, 2013

Hardcore Roadtrip sent out the following today… On Saturday March 2nd, 2013 in London, Ontario Canada the stars of Extreme Championship Wrestling make their way...

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Shane Douglas Speaks Out – Extreme Rising, Credible’s Future

Staff - December 28, 2012

Credit: ShiningWizards.com Shane Douglas recently spoke before the weekend's Extreme Rising show. Here are the highlights… Thoughts on the Extreme Reunion Show: Very small portions of...

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VIDEOS: Rhino, Richards & More Hype Extreme Rising Show

Staff - December 23, 2012

Here are promos by Stevie Richards, Devon Storm, Jay Bradley, Rhino and Papadon promoting Extreme Rising's December 29th show in Philadelphia:

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Joel Gertner Speaks Out – ECW, Neckbrace Look & More

Staff - December 22, 2012

The Shining Wizards Podcast recently interviewed former ECW talent Joel Gernter. Here are some higlights: On breaking into wrestling: "Game shows were my first love,...

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New Jack Out Of December 29th Extreme Rising Event

Staff - December 21, 2012

Extreme Rising sent out the following today… EXTREME RISING CARD SUBJECT TO CHANGE: 12/29 – CHANGE IN STEEL CAGE MATCH NEW JACK OUT DUE TO INJURY. BLK...

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New 8-Disc ECW Compilation DVD Released + SD Rating Is In

Staff - December 19, 2012

-- Tuesday night's episode of SmackDown that aired "live" on USA scored a 2.29 (2.3) cable rating, with 3.33 million viewers. That number is...

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WWE Cancels Puerto Rican Event, New ECW DVD Update, More

Staff - December 19, 2012

-- The WWE house show in Ponce, Puerto Rico on January 6th, 2013 has been canceled. -- The documentary "GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous...

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The Updated Card For The 12/29 Extreme Rising Event

Staff - December 17, 2012

Here is the latest card per Extreme Rising for their December 29th show in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: * Main Event #1: Extreme Rising World Title Match:...

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Jerry Lynn Reminisces About His Career, ECW Run & More

Staff - December 16, 2012

Jerry Lynn recently spoke with Tony Z, Eddie and Matt at Shining Wizards about his career and more heading into his match at ROH...

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The Latest Edition Of ‘The List’ + The Extreme Rising Card

Staff - December 12, 2012

-- Here is the updated card for the December 29th Extreme Rising event in Philadelphia, at the Pennsylvania National Guard Armory… MAIN EVENT #1: EXTREME...

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Matt Hardy vs. Sabu At Extreme Rising, Wrestling Is Awesome

Staff - December 10, 2012

Partial Source: Pwinsider -- AWA on ESPN Classic returns tonight at 9:30PM ET with the following advertised: The Trooper vs. Tokyo Bullet, Mike George vs....

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Paul Heyman Claims He Shoots On A WWE.com Reporter

Staff - December 5, 2012

Paul Heyman posted on Twitter about being interviewed by WWE.com concerning the ECW December to Dismember PPV, which led to his exit from the...

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ECW Documentary Delayed Until 2013 + MTV/Wrestling

Staff - December 1, 2012

Partial Source: Pwinsider -- MTV will be at next Thursday's Bombshell Ladies of Wrestling show that will take place in Metcuhen, New Jersey. The network...

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Backstage Notes From Tonight’s Extreme Rising iPPV

Staff - November 17, 2012

Source: Pwinsider.com -- Extreme Rising will debut on iPPV tonight with "Remember November". The event will take place in Monaca, Pennsylvania. The event had a...

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The Blue Meanie Talks Altercation With JBL, Jerry Lawler/ECW

Staff - November 13, 2012

The Blue Meanie was recently interviewed by Inside The Ropes Radio to promote Extreme Rising's Upcoming iPPV this weekend. Here are the highlights… The ECW...

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Matt Hardy On Why ECW Wrestlers Didn’t Mesh Well In WWE

Staff - November 10, 2012

Hosts Jack E. Jones and One Inch Biceps welcomed Matt Hardy of Extreme Rising to IYH Wrestling Radio. Matt was on the show to...

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Former WCW Wrestler Brad Armstrong Passes Away

Staff - November 1, 2012

The official WWE website reports that Brad Armstrong, who most notably competed for the National Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling throughout the 1980s...

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Extreme Rising News & Notes Inside Here & More

Staff - October 29, 2012

Extreme Rising sent out the following today… EXTREME RISING TO GET HARDCORE IN A NOVEMBER TO REMEMBER AT GOLDEN DOME October 29, 2012 – Extreme Rising...

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Danny Doring Speaks Out – WWE’s Version Of ECW, Heyman, More

Staff - October 26, 2012

"Dangerous" Danny Doring appeared on In The Room with Brady Hicks (audio available here). Highlights from the interview are as follows: Being a young guy...