Extreme Championship Wrestling

Summary

Extreme Championship Wrestling is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.84% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,118 views/month, #249 of 29,529).^[2]

Key Facts

• Extreme Championship Wrestling is in the country of United States^[3].
• Extreme Championship Wrestling's image is recorded as Tommy Dreamer Giving Justin Credible a "Louiedriver".jpg^[4].
• Extreme Championship Wrestling's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• Extreme Championship Wrestling's instance of is recorded as media franchise^[6].
• Extreme Championship Wrestling's founder is recorded as Tod Gordon^[7].
• Extreme Championship Wrestling's founder is recorded as Paul Heyman^[8].
• Extreme Championship Wrestling's owned by is recorded as Paul Heyman^[9].
• Extreme Championship Wrestling's owned by is recorded as Tod Gordon^[10].
• Extreme Championship Wrestling's owned by is recorded as Vince McMahon^[11].
• Extreme Championship Wrestling's owned by is recorded as WWE^[12].
• Extreme Championship Wrestling's genre is recorded as professional wrestling^[13].
• Extreme Championship Wrestling's genre is recorded as lucha libre^[14].
• Extreme Championship Wrestling's genre is recorded as puroresu^[15].
• Extreme Championship Wrestling's headquarters location is recorded as Philadelphia^[16].
• Extreme Championship Wrestling's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 266757275^[17].
• Extreme Championship Wrestling's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2005088296^[18].
• Extreme Championship Wrestling's Commons category is recorded as Extreme Championship Wrestling^[19].
• Extreme Championship Wrestling's industry is recorded as professional wrestling^[20].
• +1992-04-25T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Extreme Championship Wrestling^[21].
• Extreme Championship Wrestling was dissolved in +2001-04-04T00:00:00Z^[22].
• Extreme Championship Wrestling was dissolved in +2007-01-31T00:00:00Z^[23].
• Extreme Championship Wrestling's publication date is recorded as +1992-04-25T00:00:00Z^[24].
• Extreme Championship Wrestling's start time is recorded as +1992-04-25T00:00:00Z^[25].
• Extreme Championship Wrestling's end time is recorded as +2001-04-04T00:00:00Z^[26].
• Extreme Championship Wrestling's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.9528, 'lon': -75.1636}^[27].

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Founding

Founders include Tod Gordon^[7] and Paul Heyman^[8]. +1992-04-25T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Extreme Championship Wrestling^[21]. Its location of formation is recorded as Philadelphia^[28].

Identity

Extreme Championship Wrestling's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ECW'}^[29].

Operations

Extreme Championship Wrestling's headquarters location is recorded as Philadelphia^[16]. Parent organizations include National Wrestling Alliance^[30], a business^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1948^[33], headquartered in Houston^[34] and WWE^[35], a professional wrestling promotion^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1952^[38], headquartered in Stamford^[39].

Industry

Extreme Championship Wrestling's industry is recorded as professional wrestling^[20].

Ownership

Owners include Paul Heyman^[9], a photographer^[40], b. 1965^[41], of United States^[42], awarded the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame^[43]; Tod Gordon^[10], a businessperson^[44], b. 1955^[45], of United States^[46]; Vince McMahon^[11], an entrepreneur^[47], b. 1945^[48], of United States^[49], awarded the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame^[50]; and WWE^[12], a professional wrestling promotion^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1952^[53], headquartered in Stamford^[54].

Dissolution

Dissolution dates include +2001-04-04T00:00:00Z^[22] and +2007-01-31T00:00:00Z^[23].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Extreme Championship Wrestling include ECW Hardcore Revolution^[55], a video game^[56].

Why It Matters

Extreme Championship Wrestling ranks in the top 0.84% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,118 views/month, #249 of 29,529).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[57] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]

Entities named for it include ECW Hardcore Revolution^[55], a video game^[56].