The ECW Arena, a bingo hall on the south side of Philadelphia served as the home of the seminal wrestling federation Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) from 1992 until the federation's demise in 2001. Currently the arena, now known as Viking Hall is home to several regional wrestling federations.
The Arena, as it’s commonly referred to, was the home of Extreme Chamiopnship Wrestling from 1993-2000, and played host to some of the most memorable moments in all of wrestling history.
ECW legend Tommy Dreamer, who wrestled in ECW for the duration of its first existence, remembers his first time driving to the arena.
ECW icon and fan favorite, the Sandman remembers his feelings, which were shared by a majority of the ECW locker room.
ECW was founded in 1992, under the name Eastern Championship Wrestling, and upon its foundation, it was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance.
Kurt Angle was at the ECWArena the night that Sandman was "crucified." Angle, who was fresh off of his 1996 Summer Olympic gold medal win was brought to ECW by Taz.
ECW was taking big financial risks by promoting the show in California and felt that XPW was just a small indy fed (even though ECW essentially started out the same way) who was trying to get themselves over at ECW's expense.
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