Extreme Championship Wrestling

HHG Corporation, d/b/a Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), is an American professional wrestling promotion founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 2012 by Gabe Sapolsky. In 2013, Scarsdale, New York native and businessman, Paul Heyman took over the creative end of the promotion from Dusty Rhodes and rechristened the promotion from Elite Championship Wrestling to "Extreme" Championship Wrestling. In 2014, Paul Heyman bought ECW to become the owner while Gabe Sapolsky became the co-owner and controls the financial activities
The promotion showcases various international styles of professional wrestling, ranging from lucha libre, puroresu and hardcore wrestling. Heyman's creative direction created new stars, and established the "third" big brand in the United States, competing with the WWE, and All Elite Wrestling.
== History ==
=== Elite Championship Wrestling era (2012-2014) ===
ECW had it's origins in 2009 under the banner Ring of Honor owned by Rob Feinstein. ECW would, in fact, continue to use the classic ROH World championship belt to represent it's own championship. In 2012, Elite Championship Wrestling was founded as a National Wrestling Alliance member. Dusty Rhodes, a wrestling legend, was the lead booker of Elite Championship Wrestling. Dusty Rhodes would leave the company and was replaced by Scarsdale, New York native Paul Heyman. ECW would leave the NWA in 2014 to compete with the WWE and TNA.
=== ECW Arena and television syndication (2014-present) ===
The bulk of ECW's shows remained at the ECW Arena, a former warehouse secluded under a section of Interstate 95. Seating comprised simple folding chairs and four sets of portable bleachers, with the unconventional scene reflective of the gritty style of the promotion itself. Every ECW Hardcore TV shows are broadcast in CBS' television stations at late evening (formerly midnight from 2013 to 2017). Since 2018, Hardcore TV has been airing on syndication and on Fox Sports 2.
== Championships and programming ==
=== Championships ===
Championship 	Current champion(s)	Reign	Date won 	Days held	Location 	Notes
ECW World Heavyweight Championship	The Sandman 	5 	December 24, 2020	27+ 	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Defeated Kenny Omega at Hardcore TV #404
ECW World Television Championship 	Joe Gacy 	4 	November 8, 2020 	73+ 	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Defeated MJF at November to Remember 2020
ECW World Tag Team Championship 	Suzuki-gun 	7 	December 17, 2020	34+ 	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Defeated SoCal Uncensored at Hardcore TV #403
ECW Women's World Championship 	Vacated 	N/A 	January 14, 2021 	6+ 	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Vacated after Hikaru Shida's knee injury. Tournament will be held.
=== Programming ===
Programming 	Notes
ECW Hardcore TV	(April 4, 2013 - present) Syndicated, also broadcast on the MSG Network and Fox Sports 2
ECW on BeIN 	(August 31, 2019 - present) Broadcast exclusively on beIN Sports
== Video games ==
Title 	Release date 	Platforms 	Developers 	Rating (from Metacritic)
ECW Hardcore Redemption	October 24, 2018 	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One 	Yuke's, Visual Concepts, Rockstar Games	92 (Universal acclaim)
ECW Hardcore Revolution	October 26, 2019 	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One 	Yuke's, Visual Concepts, Rockstar Games	87 (Generally favorable)
ECW Extreme Evolution 	February 22, 2020	iOS, Android 	Mat Dickie 	85 (Generally favorable)
ECW Cold Day in Hell 	November 1, 2020 	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5 (2021)	Yuke's, Visual Concepts, Rockstar Games	94 (Universal acclaim)
ECW Ultimate Jeopardy 	January 7, 2021 	iOS, Android 	Mat Dickie 	TBA
== See also ==
* List of ECW supercards and pay-per-view events
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