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**Al@moe.** · 05-26-2006, 01:00 PM

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WWE® Launches ECW® As Third Brand
STAMFORD, Conn., May 25, 2006 - World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., today announced the official launch of ECW (Extreme Championship Wrestling®) as a brand extension to its RAW® and SmackDown® franchises.

After acquiring the ECW assets in 2003, WWE spent the past few years re-introducing ECW to the global WWE audience and increasing the interest in its unique brand of sports entertainment. To date, WWE has successfully released three ECW DVD’s, all of which have become best sellers, and produced a very profitable ECW pay-per-view event in June 2005, with another ECW pay-per-view scheduled for this June 11, 2006. With consumer interest at an all-time high, WWE is introducing ECW as a complementary brand to RAW and SmackDown.

“After keeping the ECW concept alive and creating an enormous cult-like following for all things ECW from DVD’s to PPV’s to books, we feel that now the time is right to officially launch ECW as its own stand-alone franchise,” said Vince McMahon, WWE Chairman. “RAW, SmackDown and ECW now represent a portfolio of WWE brands for fans of all ages and interests to enjoy.”

Similar to WWE’s RAW and SmackDown brands, WWE will produce, market and promote a full line of ECW products from television programs to pay-per-views to live events to licensed consumer goods.

In a related announcement, The SCI FI Channel today announced it would start airing one-hour episodes of a new ECW live television program, debuting June 13 at 10 p.m. ET. (more on this announcement)

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) is an integrated media and entertainment company headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York City, Los Angeles, Toronto and London. Additional information on the company can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com.

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**R. Hayze** · 05-26-2006, 02:28 PM

wwf just aint what it used to be though. brett hart, yokozuna, bob backlund, diesel, razor ramon, undertaker, lex luger, tatanka, IRS... them golden days boy. I dont know wtf is going on now though, stopped watching in like 97.

**Al@moe.** · 05-26-2006, 02:30 PM

Real Talk^,shit is like hiphop..
Bret Hart is the GOAT though
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**Veracious** · 05-26-2006, 02:47 PM

nice

takers still around..but smackdown sux...i watch raw cuz its better

**HellRazor** · 05-26-2006, 03:08 PM

ecw will be on the Sci Fi channel?? thats a horrible move....NO ONE watches the sci fi channel...shit should go to Spike TV and get rid of that TNA bullshit....

**Mista Dolla** · 05-26-2006, 03:37 PM

foreal thou i was thinkin the same thing, bout them puttin it on sci fi, they could of used usa or spike, or even F/X

**HellRazor** · 05-26-2006, 03:39 PM

USA is being used for Raw, if I'm not mistaken....I say put it on TNT....

**Al@moe.** · 05-26-2006, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by HellRazor

USA is being used for Raw, if I'm not mistaken....I say put it on TNT....

Real Talk^^,Sci-Fi is garbage
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**Veracious** · 05-26-2006, 03:45 PM

thats true i only watch sci fi around halloween cuz then they got the old skool good horror movies on..but other than that they got garbage...ecw will still be the shit tho...hardcore wrestling= good tv...enough of the fake shit bring the blood

**Hamocide** · 05-27-2006, 12:16 AM

I don't think the new ECW will be that good anyways, seeing that alot of wrestlers from it are now wrestling somewhere else...

**R. Hayze** · 05-27-2006, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Veracious

thats true i only watch sci fi around halloween cuz then they got the old skool good horror movies on..but other than that they got garbage...ecw will still be the shit tho...hardcore wrestling= good tv...enough of the fake shit bring the blood

True that. them campy late 70's early 80's slasher flicks are hood.

But on another note, Im pretty sure Spike and WWE had a falling out since Raw moved back to USA. They had to have done that for a reason, so, Im pretty sure you wouldn't see any more wwe on spike. TNT is the best way to go though.

**MetaPhor** · 05-27-2006, 04:35 PM

I think spike and wwe had problems because raw kept going over the allotted time frame....show supposed to go off at 10central and its going off at 10:15 and shit....cutting into its other programing.....