ECW hyped about TNN debut
By KEVIN NIELSEN -- SLAM! Wrestling
Justin Credible (left) with Dawn Marie (center) and Canadian grappler Lance Storm (right).
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It is the event that many wrestling fans have been waited
years for.
This Friday night at 8pm on the Nashville Network, Extreme
Championship Wrestling will make its first appearance on TV in
Canada.
"We have a saying," Paul Heyman, company owner and head
promoter said over the phone last week. "Watch it, you'll like it to the
extent that you will tell your friends about it."
ECW has been around for about six years mostly gaining a cult
following through word of mouth advertising. The organization is known
for its hardcore style and has alumni such as Steve Austin, Raven and
Mick Foley.
The first show was already taped on Aug.14 in front of 4,000
fans in Toledo, Ohio.
Although the tapings did not go as smoothly as was hoped,
Heyman still promises a solid show.
"There are some things that are not going to air that were
scheduled to air, but the things that are going to air, I'm real pumped
about" he said.
ECW World Heavyweight Champion Taz said that the company is going to
tape the following weeks show this Thursday in Queens, NY. He will
finally have the opportunity to remove a thorn from his side when he
meets up with Yoshiro Tajiri.
"Thats where it all started, thats where he picked a fight
with me and thats where its going to end," Taz said.
"The whole country and half the world can see Tajiri tap out
to the Tazmission."
In order to help Canadian fans who may not have seen ECW this
week SLAM! Wrestling is focusing on ECW. We have interviewed to Taz, Heyman
and hardcore icon Justin Credible. We will also have biographies of all
of the stars of ECW so that our readers can familiarize yourself with
many of these great grapplers.
